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Poetizing About Dogs.

We have noticed of late several
poems on dogs. Dogs, it was sup
posed, we're going out-they are
germ carriers and all that. Also one
in 10000 get the rabies. Besides,
fussy persons can't abide them. But
the verses indicate that dogs are, af-
ter all, rather popular-not only
dogs of high degree or of approved
grotesqueness, collies or dachshunds,
but also any sort of pup, purp, mon
grel, whelp that has grateful tail
to wag, a Whimsical ear to cock, a
companionable bark.
These fugitive verses we have late
ly seen have the same note that was
struck by Matthew Arnold in his ia
nous poem, "Geist's Grave" that was
sounded in that tale by the Edin-
burgh doctor, "Rab and His
Friends" and by poor Ouida in "The
Dog of Flanders. Those little mas
terpieces bring tears, and these re-
cent verses breathe tender grief.
The trouble about dogs is that they
die too soon. Their span of life is
so short compared to ours. So, that
every friendship a man has with a
dog is bound to end in bereavement
all too quickly. And the loss of a
beloved dog is almost as bad as that
Of human being.
If one likes dogs so we'll that one
has a succession, the last dog may
be as dear as the first; but there will
be a last one, because the grief of
losing such friends is too great to
be borne, cannot be again invited.
Bismarck, standing over his dogs
graves, could not be comforted. And
many a poor man, losing mere cur,
has felt that he has parted with his
only friend.
Strange that to call a man dog is
to insult him! Strange that a man
who loves the dog should use its
name to heap opprobium on an en-
envy! Ourselves, we had rather have
the soul of that Belgian dog OF
Ouida's story, his faith, his loyalty
than the soul of one of Belgium's op-
pressors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Briar Creek Briefs.

Briar Creek, Aug. 29.-Editor,
please allow a reader space in your
paper for a few words from the
country. The farmers around Briar
Greek have about finished pulling
fodder and are picking cotton like
maddogs in a meat house. Some
have sold a bale or two and have
received a fine price, which is max
ing them feel like living again.
Mr.. A. J. Page and family motored
to Augusta Saturday morning, re-
turning Monday afternoon.
Mrs. G.. H. Garris and son, Hay
wood, of the Hunters Chapel section,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Bessinger Sunday.
Mr.. Rudolph Bessinger was the
guest of Mr.. Horace Bessinger Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Smoak and family, of
Hunters Chapel, were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Morrow Sunday.
Mr.. J. E. Zeigler and family spent
Sunday at Mr.. w. H. Bessinger's.
Mrs. Elijah Zeigler, who has been
in the hospital for several weeks, has
returned home much improved. She
was accompanied from Denmark by
her sister, Mrs. Kate Sandifer, of
Denmark. They attended services at
Spring Branch church on their way
home, meeting a good many of their
friends and relatives who were very
glad to see them.
Little Eliza Rebecca Bessinger
celebrated her sixth birthday Satur-
day afternoon, August 26, and what
jolly crowd of little girls was pres
ent Besides the little girls, present
were: Mr.. G. w. Bessinger and wife,
Mr.. J. A. Bessinger and wife, Mr.. j.
E. Zeigler and wife, Mr.. A. Bessinger
and Mr.. G.. H. Garris. Lemonade
was first served and when the little
girls were playing the dining table
was spread with ice cream and cake.
The little girls were first called.
When they left the table the older
folks enjoyed the cooling refresh
ments also. There was music by
Miss Fairy Steedly, Mr.. G. w. Bes-
singer and Mr.. Rudolph Bessinger.
Little Miss Bessinger received some
nice and useful presents. All went
home with smiling faces at o'clock.
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SchOfeld Sketches.

schofield, Aug. 2S.-Mr. Edward
Mccormick, of Eden, Ga., returned
home Sunday after several days visit
with relatives here.
Mr.. Geo. Beard and family spent
Sunday last with relatives in the
Colston section.
Mr.. G.. C. Sanders and family visit
ed friends and relatives near Barn.
we'll Sunday.
Negro labor seems to be scarce in
this community at the present time,
as the Saltkeatchie Lumber company
is in need of a lot of hands and it
seems almost impossible to get them.
Guess most of them have gone to the
cotton fields.
Mr.. G.. Wilton Smith spent Sunday
with friends at Garnett.
Mr.. G.. C. Beard, of Mileys, was a
visitor here last week.
Mr.. F. NJ. Elliot and Miss Mable
Sewers motored to Glendale Springs,
near Bamberg, last Sunday evening.
Mrs. J. NJ. Odom, of the Govan Sec
ton, visited her sister, Mrs. S. D.
Lain on last Saturday..
DRAEBLR.
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Value of "A. p" Franchise.

It is said that the New York Sun
lost $2,00O,000 in ten years through
it's method of gathering news. In
other words, it's inability to secure
an Associated Press franchise was
that expensive to the Sun. Munsey
"scrapped' the New York Press when
he bought the controlling interest in
the Sun, and now the veteran Dana
paper has the "A. P" At one time
the Sun could have had a franchise
in the Associated Press for the ask
ing. But it preferred to gather It's
own news. Later all of the morn
ing franchises that the Associated
Press would grant in the New York
field were allotted and the Sun
couldn't buy one at any price. The
Sun then became one of the bitterest
enemies of the Associated Press, car
rying it's fight into the federal courts
on monopoly charge.
The valuation Of the A. P. fran
chise to the Sun can't we'll be ex-
pressed in dollars and cents. Not
only is the Associated Press cheaper
and far more reliable and thorough
than the plan of the Sun in gathering
it's own news, but it is far more con-
venient and far less trouble. Mr..
Munsey is said to value the A. P.
franchise now possessed by the Sun
at s2,000,OO0. Original membership
in the Associated Press costs $1,000.
Arthur Brisbane is reported to have
valued the Worlds Associated Press
franchise, after the death of Joseph
Pulitzer, at $4,000. This appraisal
is now recognized as riduculously
low.-Chattanooga News.
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Miss Della Hair, Of Williston, is
visiting Mrs. Robert Black.

Miss Della Hair, Of Williston, is
visiting Mrs. Robert Black.
Miss FAINT, of Belton, is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. P. w. San
differ.
DIR. Charles F. Black has return
ed to the city after spending week
visiting points in Georgia.
Miss Ottawa Easterling has re-
turned to the city from Saluda, N.
c., where she spent a few weeks.
Mrs. U. G.. Turner, of Lawtey,
Fla, has returned to her home after
a short visit to relatives in the city.
Mr.. F. B. Wheeler, of Sumter,
has accepted a position in the me-
chanical department of The Herald.
Mr.. B. S. Brown and children,
of Beaufort, spent few days in the
city last week with Mrs. M. l.. Johns.
Miss Ochie May Jennings and
Mrs. A. D. Jordan are visiting the
family of Mr.. w. NJ. Jordan, in Green
vile.
Mrs. J. B. Black and Miss Urma
Black returned home Friday from
Paris Mountain, where they spent
some time.
Miss May Bassett has just re-
turned from a pleasant visit to Ehr-
hardt and Olar-Sandy Dam cor.
WATERFORD Press and Standard.
Mrs. J. A. Byrd and Misses Lalla
and Ruth Byrd have returned to the
city from Saluda, N. c., where they
have been spending the summer.
Mrs. F. H. Hobein and Miss
Grace Weeks, Of Fernandina, Fla,
arrived in the city Saturday night for
a few weeks visit to their sister, Mrs.
H. G.. Delk.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
Buy a Pie.

T. G. Reilly, of the Reily-Taylor
company, makers of Luzianne coffee,
was in Fountain Inn Saturday.
We were talking of business, OF
the art of getting business, and of
the fact that the good will of the
public isn't worth much unless it
bears fruit in sales.
Mr.. Reilly told story to illustrate
the point.
Two old country friends, who had
prospered, went to New York to
make their little fortunes grow into
big ones. One of them managed to
get as much as he wanted, and had
sense enough to go back to the
country to enjoy it. The other lost
what money he had and was reduced
to a state resembling want.
His wife, who had both sense and
grit, came to the rescue. Said she,
"John, I'm going to make some pies,
and you must take them out to the
street corner and sell them
John consented. While he was
standing there trying to dispose of
his wares, the rich old friend from
the country came along and, recog'
nizing John, stopped to offer sympa-
thy.
"Why, John!" he exclaimed. "Are
you reduced to this? Man, am sor-
ry for you.
"Sorry, hell!' grunted John. "Buy
a pie."- ."-Fountain Inn Tribune.
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j. F. Carter B. d. Carter
CARTER & CARTER
Attorneys-at-Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
BAMBERG, S. C..
ELECTION NOTICE.

For tho purpose Of nominating
candidates for governor and all other
State officers, congressman, solicitor
and all county officers, direct pri-
mary election will be held at the
usu1l places of voting in Bamberg
county on Tuesday, September IL,
1916.
The managers shall open the polls
at o'clock a. M, and shall close
them at 4 o'clock p. m.
For the purpose of holding said
election the following managers and
clerks are hereby appointed:
Bamberg-P. B. Murphy, G. A.
Rice, E. F. Free, w. D. Rowell,
clerk.
Clear Pond. B. Padgett, J. B.
Folk, C. K. Smoak, R. F. Mcmillan,
clerk.
Colstop-G. w. Kearse, G. w.
Beard, Jr., G. A. Mcmillan, C. M.
Warn, clerk.
Denmark w. B. Kittrell D. S.
Hartzog, D. M. Cox, sr., I. G. Jen-
Edisto-J. w. Webster, Aquilla
Drawdy, C. S. Herndon, B. c. Kin
sey, clerk.
Ehrhardt-J. E. Mcmillan, NJ. W.
Rentz, 1. D. Copeland. J. J. HERS,
clerk.
Govan-B. P. Hartzog, D. w. Kit
trell, ]. B. Zorn, l.. V. Williams,
clerk.
Hightower's-C. J. Creech, A. B.
Hightower, J. H. Hartzog, L. w.
Abstance, clerk.
Hunters Chapel! G. Rhoad, J.
w. Wilson, J. W. Steedly, c. S.
Rhoad, clerk.
Kearse-L. A. Brabham, w. H.
Ritter, G. E. Kearse, H. w. Chitty,
clerk.
Lee's-H. B. Grimes, H. S. Walsh,
J. C. Kemp, w. D. Mayield, clerk.
Midway-B. D. Donald, w. E. Ut
sey, J. Y. Hicksj E. w. Duensing,
clerk.
Olar-H. C. Kirkland, J. J. Brab-
ham, G.. W. Cave, G. o. Barker,
clerk.
After tabulating the result the
managers shall certify the same and
forward the ballot boxes, containing
the ballots, poll list and all other
papers relating to the election, by
one of their number to the chairman
of the county committee within 36
hours after the close Of the polls.
The county committee will assemble
at the court house on the morning
of the second day Thursday after
the election, at 10 o'clock, to tabu-
late the returns and declare the re-
suit of the primary. Managers will
please telephone, telegraph or send
by MESSENGER to the county chair
man, Immediately after the votes arc
tabulated, full statement of the re-
suit. The expense of same will be
paid by the county chairman. The
same managers and clerks will serve
in second and third primaries if they
are necessary.
The ballot boxes and ballots will
be ready for delivery to managers OF
election on and after the Thursday
before each primary election. Please
call at the court house for same.
H. c.. FOLK,
County Chairman.
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Wildcat Skull His Violin.

To demonstrate to the students at
the Carlisle Indian school that the
chirp of grasshoppers is according to
the principles of music, Roy Young,
now at Shippensburg, will appear be-
fore the student body. He contends
that the songs and sounds of insects,
snakes and fishes are musical, and is
portraying these together with bird
songs on his violin.
In order to catch the sounds OF
these strange musicians he has made
his own violin from the vertebrae,
skull and ribs of a full-grown wild
cat. The unique instrument is val
ued at s25,0O0.-Carlisle, Pa, dis
patch to Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Why He Lied.

Tommy, you broke that vase,
said his mother, according to the
Philadelphia Ledger.
"No, mama,' said Tommy, 81 did
not do it,"
But you did," persisted mother
"You did, though, and you mustn't
lie to MOTHER and mother took lit
tie Tommy in her arms and told him
how it hurt her much more to have
him lie to her than the loss of the
vase, and mother would cry if Tom
my persisted in lying.
Nov, Tommy" said mother, you
will tell mama the TRUTH know
you will. You broke the vase, didn't
you?" And Tommy said, as he look
ed into mothers eyes:
"Y.es, mother, 1 did it; now, you
won't cry, will you?"
"No," said mother, but you must
never do it again"
The next day mother gets a note
from the gas company saying the
meterman stumbled against the ped
estal in the house when moving the
stepladder and broke the vase. "If a
bill is sent the damages will gladly
be paid.'
Mother calls Tommy to know why
he "lied." He explained.
"But, mama, you said I did it,
didn't you?-and you would cry if
didn't tell you, and I didn't want
you to cry"
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just been erected in the grounds at
Camden Hill, each wall being COM
posed of a different mixture of mud,
with view to testing which proves
most suitable to the English climate.
In each case the earth has been
subjected to a different process of
preparation. In one case waterglass
has been added, in another soft soap
and to the earth and soft soap in an
other case lime has been added. A
"grouting' of cement has been pour
ed over the mud wall in yet another
case and there is one wall made of
earth alone-London dispatch to
New York Sun.
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MUD HOUSES FOR ENGLISH.
Experiments Now Being Carried on
by London College.

The possibility of using mud as
building material and so solving the
urgent problem of providing cheap
country cottages in the rural dis
tricts and housing accommodation in
the areas where there has been a
sudden influx of war workers'ls be-
ing made the subject of an interest
ing experiment by the new household
and social science department of
Kings College for Women, Univer-
sity of London.
Six mysterious looking walls have
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tend a swimming and lunch party.
Mir. H. F. Steedly left last night
or Darlington on a business trip, to
return tonight.
Messrs. F. E. Steedly and Frank
Herndon, of Bamberg, spent Sunday
afternoon and night in this vicinity.
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Read The Herald, $3.50 per year.
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his brother, Mr.. J. w. Jennings.
Miss Marie Steedly returned to
her home in Branchville Sunday af-
ternoon after spending few days in
the city with Miss Bette Steedly.
Mrs. Olivia Minis, Miss Lucille
Murray, Messrs. Paul Hutto and VIC
tor Harvey, of Holly Hill, spent the
weekend in the city with their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ducker.
Mrs. E. D. Bessinger, of Olar,
returned to her home from a Column
bia hospital this week. Mrs. Bes-
singers friends will be glad to learn
that she was greatly improved
Barnwell Sentinel.
Miss Beatrice Vinson, who has
heen visiting at the home of Mr.. }.
r Kilgus, has returned to her home
at Charleston. She was accompanied
bv Mrs. C. H. E. Ortman, of Ander-
son who is spending few days in
Charleston.
Mr.. T. Paul Lee, of Bamberg,
was a member of a jolly marooning
marty from up the State who have
heen camping out along the coast
during the past week and enjoying
the fine fishing, bathing and other
pleasures to be found there.-Char-
lesion Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
|ANE LIQUOR LICENSE
APPLICATIONS FILED
Seven OF The> Were Turned Down
in Makug Up of
Years lists.

Since the beginning o. IN. ,ioror
license year. November 1,.ba excise
board has received seven I,.u .nd
two wholesale applications. ,asvs ne
the retail and both wholesale3,n,i-
cants were turned down by the b.. ri
when 1t made up the list of licenses j.,
be granted for the year. The renewed
appeals will be considered at hearings
to be conducted by the board. The
number of saloons now licensed is
25s. and the number that may be Ii
censed under the law is 900.
Included among the renewed appeals
are those of the Cairo apartment. 1915
Q street northwest; John J. Brosnan.
sos An street southwest: Jolly Fat
Mems Club. 933 D street northwest. and
Bernhard Endres, 1915 / street north
west. A. II. PIugge, who failed in his
effort to obtain a license at 1917 7th
street northwest, requests transfer OF
the license held by Michael Daily at
1919 7th street northwest.
The original retail applications are
made by James p. Byrne, at 1900 E
street northwest. which was refused
to David w. Sullivan. and the Dom
oghue Company, Joseph A. Donoghue.
president. at 1924 New York avenue
northwest. formerly occupied by Den
mis- J. Mccarthy.
The wholesale applicants are Harvey
s. Byrd. trading as Byrd & Barry. at
621 G street northwest, and the German
Brewing Company, at LIST and I streets
southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
CHANGES IN THE BUoYs.
Notice Issued to River Men Regard.
ing the Lighting Service.

Notice is given by the lighthouse
authorities of changes in Potomac
lights to be made as follows:
Maryland-Potomac river: Charac-
teristics of lights to be changed. about
November II. 1915
Lower Cedar point beacon light, to
be changed to flashing every nve sec
onds. fash 0.5 second duration.
Port Tobacco river fats light, to be
changed to flashing every five seconds,
nash o.s second duration. of thirty can
dlepower.
Notice also is given OF changes in
euoysge In Chesapeake hay. as follows:
Virginia = Chesapeake bay. main
channel. changes in buoyaee to be
made about December ]. 1915:
ty-nve-foot channel gas buoy.
Ia. number to be changed to /.
Thfrty-hvs-foot channel buoy. !. to be
moved about Tee yards degrees. to a
point midway between 35-foot channel
Thirty-nve-foot channel buoy. s. to
be discontinued.
Thirty -nve-foot channel buoy. 4. to
be moved about $50 yards 8 degrees,
abreast Of buoy in its new position.
Thirty -dve-foot channel buoy, 8. to
be moved about roe yards 3 degrees, to
point abreast Of 35-foot channel
buoy. ..
Thirty-nve foot channel buoy. 10. to
be discontinued.
Thirty-nvs-foot channel buoy. II. to
be moved about 225 yards degrees.
midway between buoys II and Is.
Thtfty-dve-foot channel buoy. IL, to
be moved about 100 yards 1Se degrees,
to point abreast OF S5foot channel
buoy. IL. In Its now position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION
is HELD BY SCHOOLGIRLS
Students of National Park Seminary
Have Torchlight Procession
and Hear Oratory.

An elaborate political demonstration
was staged by the girl students of Ma
tional Park Seminary on their campus
at Forest Glen, Md, last night,
A torchlight procession. for which
arrangements have been in progress for
two weeks, began at o'clock. A COM
mittee from the Woman's National Re
in various Washington political Or
ganizations were present to assist the
girls in their fun. In the procession
were groups representing prepared
ness" THE Spirit of re- and other
ideas. many of the marchers carrying
banners in favor of Mr.. Hughes or Mr..
Wilson.
Stump speeches were delivered from
the veranda of the administration
building of the school.
Among those who spoke were Hugh
H. Obear. for the democrats. and Mrs.
V. w. Speel. president of the Woman's
National Republican Club of this city.
Accompanying Mrs. Speel were Miss IL
n. OConnell. secretary of the organiza-
ton; Mrs. S. II. Carr and Mrs. A. H.
Gentry.
Miss Matte Harrell of Sherman, Tex.
impersonated Mr.. Hughes. wearing a
set of false whiskers. Miss Melinda
Rose Jones Of Springfield. ILL.,: Miss
Rosalind Gardner OF Fort Worth. Tex,
md Miss Jane Christian of Lancaster,
~, students at the school, extolled the
Use of the democratic party.
~ students took straw vote
uponshe conclusion Of the speeches and
| the pr cession, which resulted in 240
ballots cling cast for Mr., Hughes for
Hresldeht against 160 for President
| wilson reeleetion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
ELECTION FIGURES NOT
EASY OF COMPARISON
Effort Will Be Made to Contrast
Them With the Results
for 1914.

Comparative figures. hitherto ex
come of the national elections as the
returns come in, will not be as general
ly INDUCED in this year The Star
wishes to let it be known that such
comparative figures as appear in the
election editions and in the bulletins
tonight viii be. in the majority of in
stances. based upon the elections Of
1914 and not those of 1912.
II is generally regarded as practically
impossible to compare the vote being
polled today with that cast in 1912. 1t
is felt that such factors as party di-
visions and the innumerabie changes
in voting precincts throughout the
country, combined with such difficulties
as present themselves in figuring in the
vote of women in states where Suffrage
has been granted them, would make
any comparison of this presidential
campaign and the last impracticable.
In so far as it is possible The Star
will strive to compare the vote as 1t
is poiled with the vote cast in the
Gov. whitman of New York in that
year polIed total vote of 6S6,101, as
compared to 541.19 for Glynp, the dem
ocratic candidate. In Greater New
York, comprising New York, Kings.
Queens and Richmond counties. the
democratic candidate had a plurality
of 1851, yet the republicans swept the
upstate counties. yielding their candi-
date plurality in this section of
l930SS and the governorship by total
plurality of 145.501.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
HEAVY VOTE BEING CAST
IN TOWN OF EVANSVILLE
Ralston, Democrat, for Congress
Slightly Leading Tcket-Pro-
hibition Issue Election Factor.

Special Correspondencs Of The Star.
EVANSVILLE. November Am un,
usually large vote is being polled In
Prince Georges county, much interest
being taken in the question as to
whether or not intoxicating liquors
shall be sold in the county after May
!. 1917. Both sides are putting up a
stubborn fight and are getting out the
votes.
Jackson II. Ralston. the democratic
candidate for Congress from the NTH
congressional district, is apparently re-
Giving many republican votes. especially
here in his home town. and II looks as
though he will run slightly ahead of VII
son and David J. Lewis. the democratic
senatorial candidate. In this county
Prince Georges county has always been
classed as doubtful ground and while
the democrats have a substantial majority
on party utilization, past elections show
that number OF affiliated democrats
vote with the republicans. As an evidence
Of the closeness of the county, the figures
in the presidential and congressional cleo
ton in 1912 can be cited. At this election
Wilson received 2.4e4 votes to LASS for
Taft and 1908 for Roosevelt. or $40 less
than the combined vote of Taft and
Roosevelt. IL Hughes receives all of the
republican votes today he will. IL is be-
heved. carry Prince Georges county by
a small majority.