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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
WOOD EATING HERMIT.
Japanese Who Calls Himself Incarna-
ton of God of Fire.

A hermit who has set up his pri-
vate shrine by the wayside calls him
self the incarnation of Fudosama, the
god of fire. This mysterious man
makes his abode in little coop near
the botanical gardens, paying a
monthly rental of s2.25. On the
plaster just below the paper window
is written:
s'The worshiping place of the wood
eating hermit
Day and night one can see the flare
of fire on the paper window and a
low voice can be heard, says the East
and West News. Every passer feels
a queer sensation as he goes by. The
visitor knocked at the dismal looking
entrance. The one who came to an
swer was the mysterious man. He
looked to be about 55 and in his
brawny and reflective features he
showed a magnetic smile.
It seems he began his pious life by
scorching his body with lighted
candle to save the life of his sick
child. He tasted 21 days and prac-
ticed water meditation. The child
recovered. His faith grew stronger.
For 80 years past he has touched no
rice or other cereal. Before the visi-
tor he chewed some laurel leaves.
Fifty of these, five raw potatoes,
little salt and water, were his daily
fare. He is said to effect miraculous
cures.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
Getting 1t Straight.

Unless one puts on binders, stuffs
cotton wool in ones ears and covers
them with fur earlaps, involuntary
sightseeing and eavesdropping are
sometimes unavoidable. At table
in. a restaurant the other day two
women friends were exuberantly re-
counting the varied wonders of their
offspring.
zssAnd my boy, Charlie-he's four
teen, you Knows just crazy about
q signorina,' wound up Charles
mother, a complacent smile ripping
her plump features.
Her lean companion looked shock
edly amazed. "My, but he's young
For that, isn't he?"
Yes, he certainly is; but, then,
Charles a forward boy for his age,
you know" proudly.
$50 / would say dryly remarked
the friend.
'tHe thinks of nothing else; I'm
afraid he doesn't even do his lessons
properly" pursued the mother.
But don't you mind that? And
signorina, of all people!"
A puzzled look chased away the
calm content of the mothers face.
sPeople? Wy, what do you mean?
He's writing for the movies signo-
rina, they call it,
"Oh!" The friend looked relieved.
"A scenario, guess you mean; I
thought you meant one of those
Spanish things!"- Orleans
sTfines-Picayune
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
PROBLEM IN TRANSPORTATIO
Temporary Railway More Economical
Than Motor Hauling.

The temporary railway appears to
be more economical than the motor
truck in handling freight for large
construction operations. The city
engineer of San Francisco estimates
that in building the Hetch Hetchy
dam the hauling of about 225, 900
tons of materials will be necessary
and that by laying a special railway
of about 60 miles from the nearest
available point on an existing line,
a saving of about s1,O00,OO0 can be
effected The opening of highway
of 29 miles between Hetch Hetchy
and Hamilton is a part of the under
taking required of the city. This
would form a portion of the railway
route and will cost about $600,000,
while the additional outlay necessary
for the railway is placed at $780,
600. Adding the calculated operat-
ing expenditure for the go mile haul,
the total cost of the line and the
freight transportation is found to
amount to $2,O19,O0O, or 14.9 cents
per ton mile. If motor trucks are
used the maintenance Of roads will
be a considerable expense and it is
believed safe to say that transporta-
ton will cost not less than 25 cents
per ton mile or s13.75 per ton over
a. somewhat shorter route of SIS miles.
This would make the total cost of
transporting 225,0OO tons s3,094,-
600, or $1,OS5,OOO more than by
railway.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
Essay on the Duck.

A little school girl in Michigan has
written the following essay on the
duck: The duck is low, heavy-set
bird. He is mighty poor singer,
having a coarse voice, caused by get
ting so many frogs in his neck, and
he likes the water and carries a toy
balloon in his stomach to keep from
sinking. The duck has only two
legs, and they are set so far back on
their running gears by nature that
they come pretty near missing his
body, some ducks when they get big
curls on their tails are called brakes
and don't have to set or hatch, but
just loaf and go swimming and eat
everything in sight. If l were to be
a duck I would rather be drake
they have a wide bill like they use it
for a spade they walk like a drunk
man side to side if you scare them
they will flap their wings and try to
make pass at singing.-Chicago
Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
THE GEORGIA VARIETY.
Has a Long Expense Account Every
thing Considered.

The late Bamberg candidates can
compare notes with the following ex-
pense account recently rendered by
a Georgia candidate:
:. .s'Lost months and 33 days can
vassing; 1,349 hours thinking about
the election; acres of cotton; 23
acres of corn; sheep, 6 shoats and
1 beef, given barbecue; front
teeth and considerable quantity of
hair in a personal skirmish. Gave
81 plugs of tobacco; Z Sunday school
books; 2 pair of suspenders; cali
co dresses; Z dolls and 13 baby rat
ties.
sTotal 2,SS9 lies; shook hands
33,475 times; talked enough to have
made in print 1000 large volumes,
size of patent Office reports; kissed
l26 babies; kindled IA kitchen fires;
cut 3 cords of wood; 474 bundles of
fodder; helped pull wagon loads
of corn; dug IA bushels of potatoes;
toted q buckets of water; put up Z
stoves; was dog bitten times;
watch broken by baby, cost So to
have repaired.
LOANED out barrels of flour, SO
bushels of meal, $50 pounds of ba-
can, 81 pounds of butter, IL dozen
eggs, 3 umbrellas, 1 NOW blade, 2
hoes, 1 overcoat, 5 boxes, 13 lead
pencils, 1 Bible directory, none of
which have been returned.
"Called by opponent perambu-
lating liar-doctor's bill $40. Had
five arguments with my wife-re-
suit, / flower vase smashed, broom
handle broken, 1 dish of hash knock
ed off the table, 1 shirt bosom ruined,
2 handfullsN of whiskers pulled out,
1Oc worth of sticking plaster bought.
Besides spending $1,76S."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
The Old General Muster.

In considering the subject of pre-
paredness it might be wise to look
up the old militia system that pre-
vailed so or 70 years ago, when
States were divided into districts,
each one haying a company to which
all men of soldier age were required
to belong and give few days each
year to military drill.
Every year there would be a "gen-
eral MUSTER at which the various
companies would gather, and under
the command of a plumed and be-
spangled officer would perform the
various evolutions and go through
the manual of arms that would strike
with awe the surrounding crowd of
women and children, gathered to wit
ness the heroic displays of fathers
and brothers.
These general musters were great
events in the times of our grand
fathers. They were social, as we'll as
military, and often adorned with
fronts of war-like provender. In one
of his speeches Tom Corwin tells of
a general muster in which the brave
militiamen, with bayonet and sword,
charged on pile of watermelons and
cut the red hearts out of the enemy.
Chicago Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
The ouinlns That Does Not Affect Tho Head

Because of its tonic and laxative effect LAXA-
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of e. W. GROVE. 2Sc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
CITATION NOTICE.

The State of South Carolina
County of Bamberg-By Geo. P. Har-
mon, Esq, Judge of Probate.
Whereas, Mrs. Josie Bessinger hath
made suit to me to grant her letters
of administration of the estate of and
effects of G. w. Bessinger, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said G. w. Bes-
singer, deceased, that they be
and appear before me in the Court Of
Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on
Thursday, Oct. 10Th, next, after pub
lication thereof, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, If any they
have, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this
4th day of Oct., A. D., 1916.
GEO. P. HARMON,
Judge of Probate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12

This is true every year, they say,
but during the present season the re-
stricted crop and limited supplies at
the mills, coupled with the steady
demand, have sent prices to high
levels, making the increase in returns
to the grower for each higher grade
proportionately greater.
Ordinarily the grades do not re-
ceive nearly enough attention, the
specialists declare. AS result,
farmers lose several million dollars
annually. This loss would be pro-
portionately greater under high rul-
ing prices this year if there were no
improvement in handling practices.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
More Profits for Cotton Growers.

Washington, Oct. 4.-Cotton grow
ers now have one of the best oppor-
tunities of many years to profit by
increased care in handling their COT
ton, according to cotton growing and
marketing specialists of the depart
ment of agriculture, which today is
sued suggestions for practices which
will tend to raise cotton grades.
Care in picking, assembling and
handling seed cotton and in ginning,
as well as in the handling of the
bales, they point out, may result in
raising the selling value of the fibre.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
Guardsmen on Border Over 1O4 900.

Washington, Oct. 5.-War depart
ment statistics show that there are
about 100000 militiamen now on the
border. The 5000 ordered south to-
day will relieve a similar force which
will be returned to their home STA
tions for muster out of the federal
service.
While officials generally expect the
entire militia will be withdrawn
within a few weeks, no definite de-
cision on this question has been an
nounced. Secretary Baker, however,
has said there would be no general
redisposition of troops in the South
ern department until the American
Mexican joint commission, in session
at Atlantic City, evolves some sys-
tenn of border control.
All army department commanders
were ordered by the war department
today to dispatch militia organiza-
tions still in State mobilization
camps to the border as soon as they
can arrange transportation facilities.
The orders affect only troops which
have not seen service on the border,
or about 5000 men in Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia,
Colorado, New Hampshire and New
York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12

Read The Herald, $3.50 per year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
''Purifying' Darkey Songs.

We learn from the Birmingham
Age-Herald that New York music
teachers have started out to ''puri-
fy'' negro dialect songs and tamper
with the ''Star-Spangled Banner -
The music teachers ask the public
school teachers to eliminate all ne
gro dialect from songs appearing in
text books. The purists, says the
Age-Herald, object to ''de" for "the, !"
tnebber'' for never" ''ribber' for
river" and other words commonly
found in folk songs of the negroes.
This is silly, of course, and won't
get anywhere. Why purify negro
dialect and continue to read Bobby
Burns's poems and the Scotch Wy
RIGS? Why not purify Irish dia-
lect songs, and revise the Road to
Mandalay' and the other poems that
Kippling wrote?
If New York school children should
not be permitted to sing and read
negro dialect, why should they be
permitted to read any kind of dia-
lect? Why should dialect be allow
ed to appear in our literature at any
time and under any circumstances?
"Marse Chan" should be translat-
ed into purest English, E'Uncle Re-
mus's> Tales" should be burned in the
public square and the memory of Joel
Chandler Harris obliterated or at
least made ignoble. The Foster
songs-up to now the sweetest negro
ballads in the world-do this day de-
file the mouths of those who sing
them, and should be tabooed!
Let US run the blue pencil through
all literature and strike from it what
the characters actually said and sub
stitute, say through an Esperantist
what the characters should have said
Of course we should be mutton
heads to do it, but it would tickle the
vanity of the purists; besides it is
possible for the world to survive and
prosper without real literature
Montgomery Advertiser.
Read The Herald. $3.50 per year
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
Careful handling and storing of cot
ton seed also pays.

A small pocket light has no bat
terry. The current is generated by
small dynamo concealed in the han
die and worked by one finger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works of the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
e. w. GROVES signature on each box. 2Sc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-12

Free electricity is supplied to the
citizens of Ashland, Ore., for porch
illumination.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29
LIVE STOCK REPORT
Fat Cattle in Good Demand and Fully
Steady-Hogs Sell Dime
Higher.

Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Neb,. Jan. 26.-Cattle receipts were
fairly liberal. 6,l0O head. but the
quality Of the offerings was rather
common as a rule. Demand was very
good, however. and beef steer prices
were generally in about the same
notches as on Monday. The same was
true as to cows and heifers. Business
IN stockers and feeders was very
quiet and prices steady all around.
Cattle quotations: Good to choice
choice beeves. $7906840; fair to
good beeves, $735@TS5; common 10
fair beeves. s6S5@735; good to choice
heifers. $62596.75; good 10 choice
cows. s6.00665o; fair to good cows,
$52596.o0; Gamers and cutters. $4.25
G525; veal calves, sT25Q9.75: bulls,
stays. etc, S500@640: good to choice
feeders, $6.856765; fair to good feed.
ers, $6.4006.SO; common to fair feed.
ers, $550Q6.30: good to choice stock.
ers. S7009765; fair to good stockers,
$6,35G6S5: common to fair stockers,
$5.5096.25; stock heiters, s575Q6.75;
stock cows, s4759625: stock calves.
$6.500750.
There was very liberal run OF
hogs, nearly $4,000 bead. but demand
from all sources was active and pri.
ces were 5Q10c. mostly 10c higher,
than Monday all around. Tops brought
$3.50 and the bulk of the trading was
at $7.25Q740. On last Tuesday the
top was $3.50 and the bulk of the
trade was at s7.0087.30.
Only a moderate run OF sheep and
lambs showed up yesterday, about
5000 head, and the quality was not
good Demand was fairly active, but
prices ruled lower for the lambs,
about 1O@l5c lower than Monday,
and the best OF them sold at $l055.
Fat ewes were IN keen demand and
some Colorados brought $745 the
high price of the season.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs, good to choice, s1o.40Q1055;
lambs, fair to good. s10I5910.4o;
lambs clipped. $90OQ95O; yearlings,
good to choice light, s900G940; year
lings, fair to choice heavy. 5000
S75; wethers, fair 10 choice $1,000
Z 90; ewes good TO choice, $7004745;
ewes, fair to good. $6.25Q7o0.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.
January 26, 1916.

January 26, 1916.
Winter still continues mighty fierce.
Jack Thomas made trip to Buffalo
Gap Monday.
Ethel Gumm has resumed her school
duties after a weeks absence.
Miss Jess Pengra returned to her home
at Buffalo Gap Thursday evening.
J. B. Barnes "autoed" up from Hot
Springs Sunday in his new FIVE passenger
Buick.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Darlington Of Edge
mont spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Blaine at the Ranger Station.
While coasting at school last Wednes-
day Anna Conlon had the misfortune to
have her ankle quite badly sprained.
Mrs. Frank Smith returned Sunday
from Hot Springs where she has been
with her sister Mrs Frank Peterson.
The Pope and McClaren threshing
machine have nearly everyone "thresh-
ed" and will be pulling in home one of
these cold days.
Mr.. and Mrs Webster and daughter
are at the Booker home where they ex,
pect to spend the winter. Mr.. Webster
is brother of Mrs. Booker.
Jack Frost is bound be is going to nip
few more noses and toes before be
gives up. Still he did some very artistic
work Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and made the landscape quite beautiful
The Basket Social was quite we'll at
tended last Wednesday evening and 6
pleasant time reported. The proceeds
were Sl6.25. 1t is expected We will soor
have full fiedged Basket Bail team al
| Pringle now.
There will be a social gathering at the
NJ K. Church Wednesday, February
at 7:30 p. m. There will be short pro
gram of readings and violin solo. A
collection will be taken so new lamps
can be bought. The ladies will furnish
lunch for which small price will bt
asked Everybody come and get &C
quainted with Rev. Spencer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29
MOTHERS CONGRESS CORNER.

In some strange way the impression
has gone abroad that in order to become
a member of the Congress of Mothers
one must purchase a set of books at a
cost of Sl5. This is entirely erroneous.
Only ten cents year is required from
each member. The purchase of
the books or she subscrip-
ton to the Child Welfare Magazine is
optional. The cost of the magazine is
Sl.00 year, published monthly. This
is recognized as the leading publication
on Child Welfare and contains a fund
of information on all subjects in which
all are vitality interested.
Every person desirous of promoting
the welfare of children Is eligible to
membership. You can become an as
sociate member for $500 per annum,
and this entities you to the Child We'll
fare Magazine.
On Friday afternoon, February 11th,
the local congress will entertain the Gus
ter mothers and arrange to participate
in the Nationwide Baby Week in
March. Come to this meeting in the
Congregational church and learn more
about the work of the Congress and the
plans for the Baby Week.
MRS. PERCY Ii. HELM,
Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29
METHODIST HAPPENINGS.

BY THE CHURCH OPTiMIsf.
A meeting of the men Of the congre-
CATION was held in the pastors Office on
Thursday evening and full report Of
the proceedings will appear in these
columns next week.
The Workers Conference under the
leadership of Miss Bailey will be held
next Tuesday evening and parents and
teachers should come to this Bible Study
and Teacher Training class.
The social held under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid was a complete success.
Over so took part in cleaning down q
large cob-web that had accumulated in
the room of Mrs. Georges home, during
the afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society has assisted
other ladies of the community in rend-
ering aid TO needy families of the district.
A "Get Together social" will he held
at Pringle Wednesday evening next.
No charge for admission,
Next Sunday morning the Rev. J. H.
Spencer will talk especially to children
on growing" Mothers come and bring
vour children. The Popular Evening
Service at 7:30. Come.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29
CUSTER COUNTY STARTS
ACTION AGAINST BOZ

The Rapid City Guide of January 2lst
says Ira McFadden, a former Rapid
City resident, and before that Register
of Deeds in Custer county has been dis
covered to be 1858 90 short in his ac-
counts, according to an investigation
which has just been made of the books
of that office. OF this amount S207 90
is represented by fees which he collect
ed and never turned in, and the balance
is covered by an oyerpayment Of salary
this being due to a mistake on the part
of the county commissioners. Action
has already been started by States At
torney Percy II. Helm of Custer county
against the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company which was the
bondsmau for McFadden as Register of
Deeds
II is understood that McFadden is
also in trouble over the matter of a real
estate loan which he made some time
ago for a Mrs. McKirahan living near
Baskerville. The application for the
loan was taken by McFadden, and the
mortgages and notes later returned to
him by the loan company, and signed
by Mrs. McKirahan. According to her
statement she never received the mon
ey, which the loan company says was
turned over to McFadden. This was
some time ago, and an investigation on
the part of the company it is claimed
disclosed the facts as stated above He
was also making loans for another COM
pany, the Mitchell Loan & Trust com
pany, and it is understood that the same
condition of affairs exists in regard to a
loan which he made for this company.
McFadden left here some time ago
and went to Omaha. He later returned
here, and remained for a few days,
when he left again. According to all
the information obtainabIe his present
whereabouts are unknown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29

The following clipping from the Buff
falo Times will be of interest to many of
our local readers. Capt. Willard was for
merly a resident of this city, and for
two terms sheriff of Custer county. He
is now located about eighty miles north
east of Belle Fourche in Hardin county {:
Capt" Willard and son, w. B. Willard
and wife, have been in town this week
They were on their way to Camp Crook,
but became weather bound here. Dur
ing their enforced stay, we have enjoy.
ed several long talks with Cap, and to
say they have been interesting is to put
it mildly. He is veteran of the Civil
War, was a resident of the Black Hills
during the wild and woolly days, hunt
ed the buffalo throughout this country,
and rode the range with Teddy Roose.
welt, and all this he weayes into a most
interesting tale.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-29
FAVOR OF CLAIMANTS
Department Decides in Favor of Claimants
Involving Title to Mining Claims
in State Forest.

James Demereau and Cy Robbins re-
ceived a decision from the Department
of the Interior some time ago in their
case against the State involving their
right to hold certain mining claims in
the state reserve adjoining their Cop
per Queen claims. The decision was a
very full one concerning the many
points involved in a mastery manner
The Department held that the claimants
had proven by prepouderanCe of the
testimony that the claims were mineral
in character and that values had been
found and proved sufficient to warrant
a reasonably prudent man in expending
time, labor and money in their further
development
The testimony of the chief witness for
the state, j. G. Cannon, U. S. mineral
expert, was jolted rather hard by hold
ing in effect that even though all he tes-
titled to might be true, still it was only
negative in character and did not show
Ihat HS baH ulduS sulhCleuJ oAdliud-
ton or had such knowledge as would
entite his testimony to be considered
affirmative, he having testified, that
there was not such a showing of mineral
values as to warrant further expendi-
ture of time or money. The time has
now passed in which the state might
have appealed from the decision. At
torney Helm represented Demereau and
Robbins.