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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
The Pine Tree,

The forestry department tells us
that the American pine forests are
at present menaced by the invasion
of the European pine-shoot moth, an
insect which has worked immense
damage in the forests of Continental
Europe. 1t is a small orange-redish
moth with wings. It's larvae feeds on
pine buds and the twigs Of young
trees. The larvae attacks trees be-
tween the ages of six and fifteen
years and occasionally other trees up
to the age of thirty.
The pine-shoot moth was accident
ally introduced into this country on
some imported pine twigs. Its raw
ages were almost Immediately OBJ
served on Long Island though at
first the experts did not know what
to attribute the blight to. AS soon
as they discovered the presence of
the pine-shoot moth, measures were
taken to protect the country from
the foreign danger. The department
of agriculture has forbidden the i'm
portation of European pine trees af-
ter July /, 1915, under a quarantine
order. 1t is difficult, however, to
tell how far the pest has extended
itself, and the forestry department
may be called on for a vigorous de-
fense of the native pine.-Montgom-
cry Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
OLD-FASHIONED ROSES.
The Kind That Bloomed in Grand.
mothers Garden.

No manual of rose culture, no trib-
ute to the rose, nor any history OF
the rose, is complete without includ-
ing the Damask and the Cabbage
roses, says Georgia Tarrey brennan
in Southern Womans Magazine. The
Damask is the most ancient of all
roses. AS far as is known, 1t is CO.
existent with Damascus, the oldest OF
living cities. There is no record OF
a wild rose of double form. Roses
discovered in every part of the world
have been single. Therefore, it is
logical to suppose that the Damask
rose has been made double by Gu tlva-
ton before it was known in Europe.
1t was brought by the Crusaders from
Damascus to England, and from
thence has gone into all civilized
lands. Our colonial ancestors
brought it to their wilderness homes.
Its culture became a part of every ad-
vance in developing and beautifying
American gardens. Missionaries
have planted it in pagan lands, and
among the thousands of roses that
bloom in thousands of gardens, one
of the two roses universally referred
to is the rose of 'grandmother's gar
den is the Damask. 1t is much old
er than the Centifolia, or Hundred
Leaf rose of Pliny, as the city of Da-
mascus is older than Rome or Greece.
The Cabbage is the Centifolia. or
Hundred Leaf rose of Pliny. the same
as the Gallican. Province or Rose of
France. 1t has quite as interesting
a history as the Damask. though it is
not so ancient. The petals are not so
broad as those of the Damask. but
the rose is double, hence Pliny's
specific name.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
A Smart Boy.
Ledger.

The Marquis of Butte, who recently
sold his extensive colliery property
in the Aberdare district of Glamor-
gan, is one of the very wealthiest
members of the peerage. He is a
first-rate all-around sportsman, and
is very fond of good story.
He tells an amusing yarn about a
certain clergyman who asked a
small boy:
who is the elderly gentleman l
have seen you in church WITH"
"Grandpa," was the reply.
WELL" said the clergyman, "if
you will promise to keep him awake
during the sermon l will give you a
penny week."
The boy agreed, and for the next
few Sundays the old grandfather was
made to hear the sermon. The cler-
gyman was delighted at the success
of his little scheme and handed over
the weekly penny according to con-
tract.
One Sunday, however, the old gen.
tleman went to sleep as before. Very
much vexed, the clergyman accosted
the boy at the end of the service.
Il am very angry with you," he
said. Your grandfather was asleep
as usual during the sermon today. I
shall certainly not give you a penny
this week."
1T doesn't matter" replied the
boy coolly; grandpa gives me two
pence not to disturb him.'-Ex-
change.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
Still Use Gunfints.

Down in a wall street Office the
war stocks were being discussed, and
also the truth or falsity of the large
orders said to have bee4 received by
various industrial corporations. From
this the conversation turned on im-
proved war appliance and then some
one said:
"Yes, but ! know a man who is
still making and selling the old-fash-
ioned gunf1int."
There was some comment on this,
and then the first speaker said that
his friend had large factory in
England for the making of gunf1ints
and exported thousands of them
every year. They are used in va
rious tropical countries where the
natives still use the old flintlock
muskets," said the speaker. Then
there are several countries where the
British government sees to it that
no modern arms reach the hands Of
the natives. The government per-
mits the sale of the old f1intlock for
the killing of game, but would at
once confscate any more modern
style of firearm. My friend goes
ahead year after year making the
old gunflints and finding good sale
for them, but l don't think that the
present war has caused any increase
in the output of his factory. Wall
Street Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
Winthrop College.
SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.

The examination for the award Of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege and for the admission of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July 2, at 8
a. m. Applicants must not be less.
than sixteen years Of age. When
Scholarships are vacant after July 2.
they will be awarded to those max
ing the highest average at this exam.
ination, provided they meet the con-
ditions governing the award. Apph-
cants for Scholarships should write
to President Johnson before the ex-.
animation for Scholarship examina-
tion blanks.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session Will
open September IS, 1915. For fur.
ther information and catalogue, adj.
dress Pres. d. B. Johnson, Rock Hill,
S. G.. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
Interesting Horse Trade.

Mr.. Henry B. James. of Yorkville,
has Just returned from Bennettsville,
where he went for the purpose of
trading his we'll known iron-gr2y
mare to Hon. John L. McLaurin.
Mr.. McLaurin, who is a passionate
lover of superior horseflesh, became
covetous of the mare during his re-
cent visit to Yorkville the latter part
of April, and he and Mr.. James be-
gan a dicker that has resulted in a
trade. Mr.. McLaurin gave up a fine
horse and three mules for MIR. James
mare. The James horse, now owned
by Mr.. McLaurin, is held by many
good judges. to be one of the finest
specimens of superior horselesh in
the State. So lar as is known, Mr..
James has never put price on the
animal. but otheIs have named fig
ures all the way up to $500. The
last cash offer was 5000. which was
laughed at. Mr.. McLaurin. who
keeps his automobile for business
and horses for pleasure. says he
prizes the new horse very much more
higher than the handsome Hudson
touring car in which he made his
recent trip to York county.-fork-
Vile Enquirer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
False Pride.

Charles W. Morse, the noted finan-
cier, began life humbly and hates
false pride.
False pride" Mr.. Morse said at
a dinner in New York in honor of
his new steamship line to Bermuda,
besides being silly is very real i'm
pediment to business success.
I'll never forget the wise advice
that an old employer of mine once
gave to a youth who had a good deal
of false pride.
The youth was complaining about
the hard times. his enforced idleness
and so forth. My old employer cut
him off gruffly with the words:
We'll. George. if YOU cant obtain
position these days, why don't You
look up a job?'"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
Fowl Names.

The fat plumber was in philoso-
phical mood.
There is simply no understand
ing woman" he observed.
"Whaddye mean, understand?
the thin carpenter asked, just to
start the conversation.
We'll, for instance, a woman does
not object to being called duck
No"
And she even smiles if one hap
pens to refer to her as chicken.
TOO true"
And most of them will stand fol
being called squads, broilers or tur-
tie doves"
Yes, yes, but what's the idea?"
Its just this" the fat plumber
exclaimed. "A woman objects to be-
ing called a hen, and hen is the
most useful bird of the whole bloom
ing bunch. ."-Ycungstown Telegram
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
HAS A CHEWING GUN TREE.
Slow Grower. But ENperimenter Be-
Iieye> 1t Will Pan Out.

Nearly 200 professional gum chew
ers and others were disappointed
yesterday, when they went out TO
Joe Shepard's experimental grove,
near here. to get some natural chew
ing gum fresh from the tree. Joe
is a sort of Luther Burbank in mat
tiers relating to peppermint and gum,
and, unless he is kicked by horse
or falls off a roof before next fall,
intends to astound the known world
with the results he obtains. The
reason for the disappointment yester-
day was that he has not obtained the
results yet.
Mr.. Shepard's entrance into the
project of gum building occurred by
the merast chance last fall, when
mass of lightning splattered all over
the woods edging his property. A
cottonwood tree was split in two, a
big sweetgum next to it was splinter
ed and a slippery elm adjacent was
hewn from branch to base. Joe
looked them over for less than 20
minutes, and promptly went into the
natural chewing gum business, with
his entire plant and equipment on
the spot. He yanked the two other
trees over the sweet gum tree and
tied the hole collection up tightly
with heavy canvas, winding it tight
and supplementing whole lot OF
rope and chain. Then he sat down
and waited.
After about Is hours he decided
that he could trust the trees to look
out for themselves overnight and
went to bed. He got better at his
new profession every minute, and af-
ter a week had made up his mind
that it would be spring-this spring,
in fact-before he could expect the
tree to turn out the finished product
all ready for the muscular jaw.
with the tree and made every effort
to keep it we'll and ambitious. 1t has
grown together, and he was so salts
fed with developments couple Of
weeks ago that he notified his friends
that if they convened yesterday he
would give them something to think
about and chew over.
Quite throng collected and look
ed askance at the bandaged tree,
while Joe Walked around it couple
of times and patted it in friendly
way, Just to show that he and the
tree understood each other. Then
he took off the splints and let every
one see the tree. 1t had grown to-
gether in uneven fashion, but there
was no sign OF the packages of wrap
ped up gum in cotton piles that Joe
had led everybody to expect.
He acted pretty impatient when
some one up and said so, and after
snorting 4 couple of times in rage,
bandaged the tree up and told all
that by next fall he would have some
gum worthy of the name. He asked
them to come around in October, but
a lot of the throng said that they
didn't think they would.-Eagle
Lake, Miss, correspondence to New
York Herald
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
The Geography Lesson.

a large map was spread upon the
wall and the teacher was instructing
the class in geography.
Horace" said she, to a small pu-
pill, when you stand in Europe fac
ing the north. YOU have on your
right hand the great continent of
Asia. What have you on your left
hand?"
"A wart," replied Horace, but |
can't help it. teacher
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
piles Cured In E to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money II PAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure sny case OF itching,
Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to u days.
The frst application gives Ease and Rest. soc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
W. II. CAFFEY, D. p. A.,
CHARLESTON, s. c..
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves ~

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as .
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QU1NlNE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 certs. 3
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01

Glendale Springs water will keep
you healthy. For sale a. Herndon S
grocery store.-adv.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-07-01
Has been selected as the official route

A get-together movement under
auspices of Chambers of Commerce OF
the State for South Carolintans to-
travel together and become better ac-
quainted, boosting their communities
enroute and taking part in the exer-
cises at the Exposition South Caro-
lima Day. Stop-overs and attractive
side trips going and returning.
Make your arrangements through
your local Chamber Of Commerce, or
address
w. II. CAFFEY, D. p. A.,
cuaRTESTON SC a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
COL. /. N. bOYk|N
WILL RESIGN soon
FROM POLICE BOARD
Declares He Is Through With
Politics and VIII Quit in
Few Days
BUSINESS REASONS
GIVEN AS CAUSE
Says Resignation Has Been
Under Consideration for
Some Time; Has Not Been
Precipita.ed BY krensel


Following closely behind tho
action q the Board Of Police
Commissioners II fA1afng 20 re-
oaect Detective Sergeant Fred
Krengei at the Anplrn&1On Of his
term Thursday u1ghA On1onea
Henry n. HOya1n, = n1eubor Of
the board, yesterday Afternoon,
announced hin Intention OF re-
signing from tlne body within the
next dAy or tvvo.
Shortly after announcement wal
made that he would tender his resig.
nation, news was spread broadcast Il
the effect that he had reconsideTet
and expected to remain on the board
However, when seen late yesterday
afternoon Colonel Boykin declared:
Il am through with politics and ex
pect to submit my resignation Il
Mayor Ainslie within the next few
days"
4 Colonel Boykin declared that he had
been considering resigning from thu
board. and that some time ago he con
hded In number Of his friends tha'
he would not remain = member many
days longer. He says that he 10 II
no way concerned In the controversy
between Commissioners Goode and Wei
and Detective Krengel. and his resi8
nation b for business rcasona only.
e 10 believed that hts resignation
will reach the Mayor not later thar
and will be effective from thu
time submitted. Colonel Boykin as
serted that ne had no statement I.
make regarding his action other thar
to say that II was for business rea
sons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02

Baton Rouge, La, Oct THE
death list resulting from the hurricane
which swept the New Orleans section
and the Mtzsissippi Gulf coast We'd
nesday IL expected to reach sixty-flve
or seventy, while property damage
will amount into the millions. accord
ing to the latest reports compiled here
today.
The losses are distributed a. fol-
lows:
New Orleans, nineteen dead. 400 IN
jured: property loss not more than
$1,000. 900.
mississippi coast. thirteen dead.
scores injured or missing; property
loss estimated at $2,000,00o.
Premier, La. twenty-five dead, about
twenty injured: heavy damage to rail-
roads
Automobiles arriving here from
New Orleans early to-day reported tlKat
the work Of reisA biiitation ef the city
wns progressing rapidly. the streets
were being cleaned Of debris ana
buildings left In q dangerous condition
by the storm were being torn down.
Railroad trafl1c from the WeoG into
the city has been partially resumed.
and tho telegraph and telephone conn
panles are working day and ntght 70
restore wire communication between
the stricken city and the cutsida
world.
Reports reaching the capital from
tho Lons1iana coast south OF New Or
hams were sne4xeys hut Indications
IWtre tlsak thh 1aej of life was mot
he6x essdn9 ~ - a1nple vlxntne1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS.
Will Be CLOSED TODAY
Amount of Big Foreign Loan Has
Been Subscribed In Full Say
Bankers.
EVEN MEN OF GERMAN
NAMES SUBSCRIBE
Chicago Coming Across With Liberal
Contribution-Ioan VIII BE Paid
In Three Installmcnts Of IS Per
Cent Each.

New York. Oct. $50 great has
been the demand for participation in
the Anglo French loan that It was
Said In Wall Street this afternoon
that the subscription books could be
closed at night-faii. II that were
necessary. Formal announcement
may come tomorrow that the $780,
600. 900, has been more than sub
scribed and the act Of opening and
closing the books may become .
formality.
Henry r. Dawson. of J. p. Morgan
+ Co.. after a very busy day. de-
clared tonight that subscriptions to
the Joan reported by the sixty banks
and trust companies of New York
city in the syndicate had exceeded
all expectations considering the
limited time tho loan has been as
rIlss SUBSCRIPTIONS nave come from
SOURCES we did not expect to heay
from. he said. ''They, are coming IN
larger numbers than We anticipated
ana In greater amounts"
Asked ~ to these sources Mr..
Dawson replied that It was too soon
I'd 70 into details. but he admitted
that ne had heard that some Of me
subscriptions were from sources
which might be classified a. In favor
OF &ArmAny. ...4A ss z4 n.
u formal statement issued ~ Jacob
n. 9chl6. Of Kuhn, Loeh = Company.
dennitely settled that the second larg-
at pFasate hAahtnk Arm In the co0ntFy.
II not to hecomo ! member OF the
aynAtentes ~. eAhi& frAAlkly explainad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
VpDNCH MOLD THEIR
OWN AGAINST ATTACKS.

EAris, Oct Lin spite Of vigorous
Il 1hter-attacks by She Germans At
3x1ona points Of the line and heavy
hardment by the German artillery
II Hrench advance had not yet boon
aghk 10 4 stop and all the efforts
e enemy to retake tho offensive
6Vo he4n frustrated. The weather
sm ppon which 10 . Ereat de-
euccess OF the allied offensive
T. apNna. appear to continue Ak
A1ea9 much pf the front. n the
T. 1Syf$s!SSl the British and FfeHch
J. nay be regarded ~ cri-
~ counter attacks In the Gt-
~ WOOD have failed to drive tho
~ from thsir nnwly conquered
4 1aSle ana some further progres4
ISan made n this reRions m
Z " ~ no further German counter
Il q haNe hesn stepped ana the
4 fk hAvo addAd both 70 their booty
4 Us - VI m - inc number of prisoners
Un5mls fAfoWefs NAfN auccAaa.
n 11nnStng ! boInherdmant " ths
kunehea III the AfKOnne. a. tho
enetfs aE.A 1etlet Gune
T : ~, l9nG fenES HIT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
E1,oN CLOSES GREAT MEETING.
Rev. George d, tastes. Of Norfolk
WulE.ntcr Evangelistic Work.

Rev. George d, Tastes. Of Norfolk,
WulEntcr Evangclistic Work.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Elon College. N. c., Oct. Thurs
day night the ten-day evangelistic
for the present fall term
closed in splendid meeting, Rev.
George D. Eastes. Of Norfolk, Va. was
in charge as preacher each evening
and directed the campaign through
out At the conclusion of this cam
paign not more than twelve members
OF the entire student body are nom
Christians. The campaign
was not quite 40 ready to get under
way as in former years. but the final
result was entirely satisfactory and IL
Is felt that no better meeting has been
held here for some time.
1t is announced that the minister.
Rev George d tastes, who. for the
past two years has been pastor of the
Third Church. Norfolk, Va. has de-
cided to enter upon evangelism as his
life work. beginning In January. 1916.
Mr.. Eastes has many points Of excel
lence as an evangelist and 1t Is felt
that he will achieve a marked sue
cess in that field Of church work, to
which he feels especially called. He
will locate In Norfolk. Va, until Sep
TENDER. 1915. at which time he will
remove TO some more central point.
likely Elon College.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
Would Have Mayor Name the
Chief Of Police and That Of
hcer Select Force
CAPTAIN MCCARTHY
ON POWERS OF MAYOR
He Declares hat 0mcisf Has
Much More Authority Than
Present Executive Of City
Assumes

without disssuf1ng voico last
night the Chaxte1 Change Com
mitteo adopsed tho Peters rcso-
tuition abolish1ng tho police board,
and CoufeGY1ng tho dntacD now de-
voay1ng upon tl,a& board upon the
Mayor, With tho power 20 appoint
the chief, who asall appoint the
ofIiccrs of the department.
The Christian resolution. outlining
the duties Of the Mayor. was also
adopted. This resolution provides
such powers as are given by the Con-
and tho charter. and gives the
Mayor the power to remove any ofncer
in the city government. who shall.
however. have power Of appeal to the
Judge of the Hastings Court, the
thirty days. The term Of the Mayor
shall be for four years, and no in
crease or decrease In salary shall be
made during the term Of ONCE. In the
event Of a vacancy. the Council shall
fiI the vacancy until the following
municipal election.
Discuss Administrative BOARD.
There was considerable discussion
on n resolution presented by Mr.. Pull
Ter as TO the method Of electing the
Board. and before a
vote was reached the committee. on
motion OF Mr.. Adams, adjourned to
next Friday night.
The Peters resolution was not dis
cussed Every member appeared to
have determined upon what action TO
take. Coming as 1t did. following the
action Of the police board on Thurs
day night, there appeared to be fnIl
satisfaction in the expressions Of the
citizens present A smile OF commer-
dalton spread over the faces OF those
gathered In the Council chamber.
Councilman Pollock sought TO per
feet the resolution by placing the
business of tina Police Department
such A. the purchase Of horses. the
selection OF uniforms. and such mat
tiers in the hands OF the Administra-
tive Board, but Mr.. Peters declined
to accept an amendment to his resoiu-
ton. declaring that such matters were
details which could be taken care OF
later.
Commissioner Mccarthy addressed
the committee further on the duties
OF the Mayor and the Administrative
Board. He emphasized his former
statement that the Mayor had limit.
less powers In the conduct Of the
municipal government. II he would
only exert them. According to Com.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
Tlairty IAve. Inst In FIRE.

Bern. Switzerland. Oct. 1.-Investf-
CATION has disclosed that between
thirty and flfty workmen were killed
In the IRE which destroyed a large
comb factory at Muemliswyl. follow
ing dust explosion yesterday Four
hundred persons were ct work In the
factory at the time Of the explosion,
and the majority Of them were more
or less injured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
LIST STILL
GROWING on GULF
WORK OF REHABILITATION IN
PROGRESS IN NEW ORLEANS
Debris Is Beink Removed From
Stxecfs and Buildings Arc Being
Torn Down Which We're Rendered
Dangerous by Flood

New Orlcans~ Oct. 1.--Reports
from scattered sections Of the
hurricane area in LDu1sianA md
the Mississippi Gulf C0ase latc to-
night eavo 40 known dad. iO0
reported dead and los mlnsang.
Hum1Eods u persons along the
Mianasippl ana interior pclnta arc
mnroone6 In flooded seCttonA
Tho properly damAge win run
into millions.