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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
Fraternity in War.

Christmas between the trenches in
what the military persons call the
western theatre of war-a phrase
which reduces war to the prosalc OF
scene shifters, a stage manager, ana
an orchestra leader-was unpremed-
itatedly human. The nations mad
decided that to recognize perlod
of good fellowship would be impollt-
ic. if not inhuman, and there was no
official sanction for what happened.
Brief cable dispatches carried the
information that there was an infor-
NAL adjustment Of matters Christ
mas day and that in one bit of terri
torv the Germans and British had a
football game, but the whole illogl-
cality and utter humanity of the ar
rangements does not appear until the
letters of British officers to folk at
home, appearing in the London news
papers, have been read.
One officer quotes a dazed sergeant
major who had taken a tWo-mlle
walk between the trenches observing
the proceedings and exclaiming at
every other step: -.
Its 'ardly credible. l never would
ave believed it,
These "'ardly credible proceed
ings started in various ways accord
ing to the courage, good nature and
DISPOSITION of the men facing each
other. In one spot the British stop
ned firing from sort of feeling that
if the other fellow didn't molest
them they would molest the other
fellow.
Opposite them were some SaXons'
who, when it seemed safe, put their
heads up above the trenches and
called: "Englishmen, sing us some
thing" The British sang them
something" and then two or three
men went over to see what sort OF
folk the other fellows were. Ihev
we're received in the trenches and
ioined song. A British major wrote
home: They were jolly, CHEEKY fel-
lows for the most part and it seemed
silly to be fighting them
In one trench they sang God save
the King" and the Saxons brought
ont a bottle of wine for the health
Of King George. In another trench,
also occupied by Saxons, caution was
urged on the British not to take
chances with the Germans to the left
of the Saxon trenches. They were
truculent and later proved it by WaV-
ing back certain British soldiers VINO
had taken Christmas liberty OF in
vading the space between trenches
unarmed and shot at them to make
the intimation as plain as brick.
In another stretch Of territory the
Germans and the British had foot
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
FLOWER OF INDIAN ARMY.
splendid Fighting Men From the
Province of the Puniab.

The Twenty-fifth Punjab Infantry
is called by the English a regiment
typical of all that is best in the Brit
ish Indian army 1t is composed of
class companies three being Sikhs,
one Dogras, one Punjab, Mohamme-
dams and three Pathans. The first
two races mentioned are Hindus and
the last two are Mohammedans.
Gurkhas excepted, it is undoubted-
ly true that the flower of the Indian
army is recruited from the enormous
province of the Punjab. From there
come the "Queen's Own Corps of
Guides who distinguished themselves
times without number in the mutiny
and in many other Indian battlefields;
the Ninth and Eleventh Bengal Lam
GERS whose horses are the envy of all
the old Second Sikhs of the Punjab
frontier force, who, when British
regiment was hurled back at the bat
tie of Ahmed Khel, advanced through
the retiring English and captured the
position.
The cavalry regiments that come
from the Punjab look upon them
selves as being the finest light caval-
ry in the world They are mounted
on smallish lightweight, well-bred
horses, which can not only get
through a lot of work but keep in
condition in Indifferent provender.
Every one of the troopers or Sow
ars," as they are called, is more or
less a man of means. When he en-
lists he has to bring with him sum,
which varies according to the corps,
of from 500 to S175, to pay for
his sword, saddle and horse. Not a
few of the native officers are entitled
to be called "shazada' (prince)
many of them are rich men and large
land owners. To serve gives that
"izzat" (military glory and the
sword to them is much mightier than
the pen.
The infantry are physically fine
and are bigger, heavier men than
are found in the cavalry, some of the
tug-of-war teams and regiment wrest-
lers being of extraordinary strength.
All of them are agriculturists, and
the out-of-doors simple life they
lead makes their eyesight extremely
keen, incidentally accounting for
their being fine shots. The mountain
batteries are recruited from much
the same class of men as the infan-
try, but no weed can get into
mountain battery. 1t is no joke
lifting a gun onto a 16-hand mule.
The natives describe service in the
cavalry as "shazadaki-nouki'
(prince's service) of the infantry as
"noukri'' (service,) but in the noun
tain battery as "sheitan-ki-noukrl' =
(devil's service.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
Chr Eiumirerg Nrralh
ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891.
Published every Thursday IN IN

Published every Thursday in The
herald building, on Main street, IN
he live and growing City OF BAN
berg. icing issued from printing
oftice which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, Baococh
cviinder press. folder, one Jobber, a
fine Miehle cylinder press, all run oy
electric power with other material
and machinery in keeping, the whole
equipment representing an invest
uent OF $4,000 and upwards.
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Liberal contracts made for three' SIX
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Obituaries, tributes of respect, reso'
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acter are charged for as regular ad'
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insertion.
Communications are always
glad to publish news letters or those
pertaining to matters of public inter
est. We require the name and ad'
dress of the writer in every case
No article which is defamatory OF
offensively personal can find place in
onr columns at any price, and we are
not responsible for the opinions ex'
pressed in any communication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

When any newspaper forsakes its
ideals and strays off after false gods,
it means loss of influence and neces-
sarily financial loss. Temporary
prosperity may come through en-
dorsement of venal politicians and
policies, but it is only temporary
This newspaper thanks itself every
day for the friends it has made and
also for the i'll will of those who
have not been able to use it for their
own purposes. Whether the owner
will ever enter active work again he
does not know. but while mistakes
no doubt have been made, he is proud
of the record so far.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

The writer was out of town Satur-
day afternoon. but we have been in
formed that there was more drunk
enness among the negroes Saturday
afternoon and night than there has
been in some time. One thing is GER
tain: If some determined effort is
not made to stop the drinking OF
whiskey among negroes, in the years
to come farm lands in this country
will be worth very little, for there
will be no labor to work them. Liquor
drinking among the negroes is in
creasing rapidly all the time, and the
effect upon them is of the worst
kind. A negro who drinks whiskey
is absolutely unreliable and, to a
great extent, worthless, especially il
he drinks to any extent, and thei1
drinking as a rule is only measured
by their ability to buy. In fact, mos
of those who patronize the dispen
saries are negroes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
All in Turn.

Pierre Rodjestvensky, the Russian
consul to San Francisco, said on a
recent military argument: r
These assailants Of the Russian
campaign are ignorant. Their argu-
ments show a military ignorance as
great as the sea ignorance that was
shown by the young tripper on his
first visit to Coney Island.
LAS this tripper and his girl stood
on the Coney Island beach, the young
woman said:
"Al, is the tide going out or COM
ing in?"
"'Comin' in, of course you Ounce,
AL answered. Cant you see which
way the waves are turnin' Overt -
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
1t is admitted that the split-log-

1t is admitted that the split-log'
drag is the cheapest and most ef.
fective system of road working. We
hope to see them more generally used
on the roads of Bamberg county
There is no better time to start than
now. Miles of read could be let by
contract for dragging as often as
needed and the cost of upkeep of ouI
roads would, We feel sure, be ma
terially reduced. We trust the au-
thorities will try the experiment any
way.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

We sincerely regret the enforced
retirement of our good friend, E. H
Aull, from the Newberry Herald and
News. He has been editor of the
paper for many years. There is
lesson in the failure OF this news
paper for newspaper men if they viii
only heed it. We shall not say wha'
it is, but all of them know or ough,
to know. The outfit is to be sold
and no doubt the paper will be con
tinued.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

If the money spent for whiskey IN
Bamberg went into clothing and shoes
and groceries-the necessaries OF
life-think how many poor children
who now barely have enough to wear
possibly would be warmly clad and
better fed. Whiskey is the worst
enemy of the negro race-and the
white man, too, for that matter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

Something should be done about
fire insurance rates in Bamberg. The
town has never had square deal
from the Southeastern Tariff associa-
ton, which We believe. is the organi-
zatiop which arbitrarily fixes rates
on property in South Carolina towns.
There is no uniformity here at all
in some instances too low and in
others too high. If there should be
a wholesale cancellation of policies
by our people generally, We imagine
there would be revision of the tariff
for Bamberg, and that right speedily
No doubt the revenue of the insur-
ance companies has been greater
since the water works were put in
than they were previously. 1t should
be remembered, too. that there has
not been disastrous fire on Main
street since the system was installed.
Yet the rates here are entirely out OF
proportion, and the tax of carrying
insurance is indeed heavy on any
business.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

1t strikes US that little work on
some of the streets of the town would
help some. Some has been done re-
Gently on various streets, and the
Improvement is marked. Let the
good work be extended to other
streets.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
And a Liberal Free List.

Another man who was at Ford's
theatre the night Lincoln was assas-
sinated has just died. That house
must have had an immense capacity.
-Fittsturg Gazette-Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

Of wine by a German might within
the next twenty-four hours have put
a bullet through that Germans head,
but he understood that he. had been
dealing in the one case as in the
other with a man much like himself
in everything that makes a man
Chicago Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

1t may never be expected that the
town will grow materially until an
adequate system of waterworks and
sewerage has been installed. Either
the present waterworks system should
be extended to cover the city, or a
new supply sought.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

1t seems to us that it would be q
good idea for the fire department OF
the city to have regular practices.
This is done in other places where
there are good fire departments.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
Thursday, Feb. 4, 1915

If the important roads Of the coun-
ty were dragged after each rain we
feel sure there would soon be great
improvement in our highways.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04

Read The Herald. $3.50 per year
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
Feed Out Your Hofs Sir
Wae1ra Earlfar

In every lot Of hogs on feed two or
three fatten quickly and actually eat
less than others If all would fattsn ike
these, the entire drove would be ready
for the market six weeks earlier, and
to save six weeks feed Is an item that
you fully understand.
the hog that fsttens easily must be
In prime physical condition. The g. A.
Thomas Hog Powder is 3 conditioner
for hogs. It keeps their system clean
and healthy and enables them TO fatten
quickly without falling prey to the
usual diseases OF hogs. The B. A.
Thomas Is not stock food. It's straight
medicine, and we took the agency be-
cause it enables you 70 feed out your
hogs much earlier. G. W. Meyers,
Hays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

fist to determine the amount of graf
itude in the hearts of men.
oooo
A K Trimmer of the Cove Repub-
Hcan-Gazette is a great booster for
Hays. The Spectator wishes to take
this opportunity to pass across the
footEghts of the newspaper an editorial
bouquet
Our little god, Dan Cupid, has one
more shot at the White House and then
he may be invited to visit Kansas.
Oooo
The Humane Society, the Insanity
Commission, and the prosecuting attor-
ney should all do rushing business the
day after Christmas.
The fellow who says that it is a great
accomplishment to keep your mouth
shut is generally the Ioudest talker in
the county.
Someone has said that the devil has
less to do on December 18th than any
day IN the year. That's right, he gen
orally gets in his work few days be-
fore that and you have to buy some
/ extra exchanges.
oooo
Advice which is good the>year round
is given by Strickland w. Gillian. He
says that when the girl expectantly
gives ear to what her ardent lover saws
she means, "Shop early, sir"
Once there was magazine cover pic
ture in which beautiful woman did
not stick up her foot at you.
oooo
The. ego in man is his worst fault and
it takes a woman to take it out.
oooo
It's funny how many times some PEG
pie think they are doing and saying
things that will be the ruination Of
somebody else, when what they are
really doing is to rub off the faults Of
the person they seek to ruin. These
people are content because it does hur
the person attacked but it helps him il
the long run.
When a person is between two grind
stones through no fault of his own ant
people whom he likes are turning them
the ego begins to wear away.
5000
When you are slapped in the face yo1
generally are in a mood to slap tn
other cheek yourself and it [generall
needs it too.
A Hays woman, whose husband
away from home frequently, has
small revolver for protection which sh
, places under her pillow. She keeps
unloaded and the cartridges are in a
envelope in the next room and the doc
is kept locked.
Some kinds of preparedness do nc
: take into account untoward events.
oooo
eff Parsons does not quarantm
, against the Town Row that is threaten
. ing to locate there permanently, sh
will have the undertakers fighting owe
her corpse some day. As a town killer
a Town Row has smallpox, fires, ma
+ order houses and merchants who don
+ advertise, backed off the boards say
/, the astute, shrewd Herbert Cavenes
in this weeks Chanute Tribune
Don't throw away your old shoes jus
yet. Give Gassman's Shoe Hospital
chance at them and save money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

ton Of men so employed In order that
those dependent upon them may find
some share of relief. The Square Deal.
Good shoe repairing is important.
We do it. Gassman's Shoe Hospital.
The Citizens State Bank, HAYS
City, Kansas, will not be open for
business on Christmas, Dec. 25th
Wanted: Unclaimed clumps of rhu
barb roots which have not been move
for two years. Telephone I31, P. o
box 81
To Rent: A garage on Juniata Street,
for one auto Telephone 1S1, P o
box 81.
We have sections of land in Trego
county on the ten year or railroad plan
for sale The prices are right
J-H- Wood.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

The Golden Belt Road Association
will go before the next legislature with
a bill providing for the construction of
a rock road, extending across the state
from east to west a distance of four
hundred and ninety miles, to be built
by prison labor.
The state needs good roads and there
is no better way of employing prisoners.
Open air work under outside conditions
fits a man for liberty better than any
other known method of employment.
He goes out into the world accustomed
to manual labor minus the ear marks
of the prisoner able to make an honest
living if he so desires.
The majority of inmates discharged
from penal institutions really intend
to go straight but they find the handi-
cap too great to be successfully over
come. In many instances they have
refrigerated physically, mentally and
morally while in confinement and the
demands of efficiency in every line of
effort bar them from the vocations
where competition is keen. In fitting
these men for manual labor the paving
stones of rehabilitation are laid, The
services of competent road builders are
in demand and in that line the dis
charged prisoner can always find en-
ployment until the time comes when
ne is able to readjust himself to condi-
tions and enter the competitive labor
market with a chance for success.
We hope that this Legislation goes
through and that it carries with ii
some clause including the compensa-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
Protecti-.s for Sugar Beet Industry.

Protecti-s for Sugar Beet Industry.
1t is announced from what appears to
be reliable sources that the duty on sug-
ar, which is to be removedin 1916 by
the terms Of the present Tariff bill, viii
be retained, leading members of the
majority party in Congress having ex-
pressed desire to repeal the clause
touching the matter This will be good
news TO the beet sugar industry.
Of the sugar consumed in this country
in 1914-I5 1,941 GOO, 900 pounds were
produced on the mainland, l ,281, 200, 900
pounds in Hawaii, $50, OO0, 900 pounds In
Porto Rico, 327, OOO, 900 pounds IN the
Philippines, and the remainder in for
eign countries. Cuba, the leading
source Of our imported sugar, sent Us
4, 785, 600 COO pounds in the last fiscal
year, that quantity being nearly four
times as much as that from Hawaii and
eight times as much as from Porto
Rico. But while we imported heavily,
the cutting off OF the sugar supply of
! European countries has resulted IN a re-
markable expansion of our sales of sug-
ar to foreign countries. For the fiscal
year 1915 they aggregated $50, OOO, 900
pounds, as against p, 500, 900 pounds in
1900 and 4O, 800, 900 pounds in 1880.
Of course, the beet sugar producers
of the United States cannot compete
with the cheap cane product OF the
tropical islands in the markets of the
world, but they can largely supply the
home demand and will do so unless sug-
ar is put upon the free list and the bars
thrown down for the benefit of the for
eigners. Encouragements means much
{ to the beet sugar industry just at pres
ent and all business and political inter
ests should unite in an effort to secure
the necessary Protection.
According to figures furnished by the
Department of Commerce, beet sugar
now leads cane sugar by nearly 1, 900,
600, 900 pounds in the yearly domestic
product, having reversed the conditions
which obtained twenty years ago.-De'
Moines Qa.) Farmer, Nov. Is.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25

The Spectator has no advice to offer
the newest club in Hays, The Gullible
GOssipers.
The purpose of this organization is to
stick knife in people from behind.
oooo
The Spectators idea of nothing to
eat is apple pie.
Lewis Keller, senior college student
at the Normal and who was for many
years county superintendent Of Finney
county, has defined life and love-''Life
is just one damn thing after another,
and Love is two damn things after each
other"
A Christmas suggestion to young
women of Hays-A pair of scissors with
which to cut loose danglers.
It's all right if some one steps on you
accidentally, but if he steps aside to
step on you he cannot apologize grace
fully.
I There's a grear deal of good that
can be done in the world if we are not
too careful as to who gets the credit. -
Ir-Talcott Williams.
oooo
/ A young fellow has everything when
he has nothing but brains.
5000
The safe way to be sure of getting a
Christmas present you really want is to
buy it yourself. IS the advice of Herbert
Caveness.
/ Although Hays has state school, a
new $4,000 hospital, a mill with a
capacity of 1000 barrels day, and an
elevator holding 250, 200 bushels OF
wheat, most of its citizens felt that the
town was really put on the map when
woman walked down the street with
an ankle watch on.
5000
! Little Mary Kathryn Bird says that
she will never be happy moment now
! that she has found out that she was
born in Hays.
There's woman in Hays who has
christened her hope box, my God
knows When Box
1t is not safe to seat Harry King and
DIR. Haas next to each other at ban
quet, especially if Harry is to make a
speech. As everyone in Hays knows,
! the doctor cannot resist some forms of
temptation and Harry knows it better
than anyone else.
You have often used the word but
how often have you seen it in print, the
word and the idea-picayunish.
5000
Do you belong to the legion of mere
emblem wearers or are you really some
body?
81 never think have hit hard unless
it rebounds, - says old DR.. johnson. eff
you are not being criticised, you are not
doing anything"
| ooOO
Critics kind-never mind,
Critics fiatter-no matter,
Critics blame-all the same,
Critics curse-none the worse,
Do your best-damn the rest
"A. Conan Doyle.
5000
A man has really become wise in the
ways of the world when he ceases TO
expect gratitude.
oooo
Dr. Winship says that it is great
comfort for some people TO think that
the moon controls the weather.
oooo
A scientist is said to have weighed
the atom and that the figures of the
lower side of the fraction are forty
eight zeros. The Spectator IS much i'm
pressed as. to the smaIlness of the atom.
It is smaller than he had expected.
!
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-25
SATURDAY, DEC. 25, 1915
SUNFLOWER PETALS.

Plucked by the Golden Belt Spectator.
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