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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-23
CAREER OF ''PASTOR" Russell.
Once a Merchant and Then a Rei-
gious Organizer.

Probably the highest price ever
paid for wheat was paid to "Pastor" "
Russell, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
who died on a Texas railway train a
few days ago. He had variety
called "Nliracle Wheat" which he
sold for S a pound or $50 bushel.
1t was advertised widely and it was
claimed for it that it would yield five
times as much per acre as any othe"
wheat on the market. Tne proceeds
of the sale were to so to RussellS $
publication. the Watch Tower.
Some of the newspapers took the
matter up and Mr.. Russell sued the
Brooklyn Eagle for S10n.G0o dam
ages for libel. Government experts
examined the wheat and reported Il
of inferior quality. The newspaper
won the case. "Miracle Wheat
dropped out of the market.
Pastor Russell had many money
making schemes. When he was -
he was engaged in the mems furnish
ing business in Allegheny, Pa. He
gave this up and began to edit a pa
per called the Watch Tower. Then
he became a preacher a.-d established
churches all over the country, and
although never ordained as a minis
ter in any church but his own. man.
aged to get a large following. HIS
sermons were printed in newspapers
all over the world as advertisements.
In 1909 he went to Brooklyn Id
established a tabernacle. 1t was a
small building. The downstairs
rooms were used for business offices
and the upstairs for preaching hall.
Money flowed into his offices from all
over the world. He soon had to en-
large his plant and built a seven
story building in the rear of his old
house and acquired several other
buildings in the neighborhood. He
succeeded in making his magazine
paw. In 1912 the annual report
showed that he had received $685.
243.23 but many of the sums were
not included in that total. He pub
lished a book of which he sold 7OO,-
600 COPIES a year ever since 1886.
In the last few years of his life he
went in for photodramas and pro-
duced one "Creation, which was
witnessed by more than 90,O0O,O00
persons.
Last July he was deported from
Canada because he was hindering en-
listments by his preaching. He had
predicted the world would come to an
end in 1914 and when the war broke
out his followers considered that his
prophecy had been fulfilled.
Russell's publicity methods were
those of the quack religious teacher
He gained a large following as any
man who advertises may. He started
out by abolishing hell. In the days
when he started his mission that sort
of thing was good enough advertis-
ing for anyone.-Commerce and FL
nance
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-23
WHAT CANADA HAS DONE.
How Canadian, Efficiency Met War
Problems,

How Canadian Efficiency Met War
Problems,
During the two years following the
opening of hostilities abroad, Canada
raised an army of 340,250 men, de-
clares Francis ]. Dixie, in Popular
Mechanics Magazine. This number
was recruited from among the $780,
00O subjects, eligible for service, out
of total population of about S,O75,-
600. 1t fitted these men with the
most modern equipment and estab-
lished six large training camps in
Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British
Columbia and Quebec, where volun-
teers have been and are being round
ed into shape. In July of this year
the various provinces had sent 19O,-
600 troops to the aid of the allies
and were drilling the remainder of
it's forces.
The Canadian soldier receives the
present conflict Privates are paid
at the rate of $1.10 day, while the
maximum for a commanding officer
amounts to s25 a day. Thirty-three
thousand casualties have occurred
among the 100000 men sent over
seas, in addition to a large number
of manned and permanently disabled
fighters who have been returned.
At the time of writing, Canada has
raised s4OO,OOO,O00 for carrying on
the war and is understood to be on
the verge of voting additional funds.
The country has contributed liberal
ly to relief funds; up to last April
had supplied $4,000 horses for it's
own and England's cavalry and ar
tillery, and has sent nearly 10000
physicians, surgeons and nurses to
the front.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-23
A SERMON ON LIQUOR.
Judge j. E. Peurifoy Makes Scorch-
ing Talk to Malefactors.

Just before Judge ]. E. Peurifoy
sentenced eleven defendants yester-
day afternoon. an attorney asked that
the court rule again as to whether
or not it is imperative that chain
gang sentence be imposed when de-
PENDANTS are convicted under the new
prohibition law. The court ruled
that he could impose no other SEN
tence and then added: If | could
do otherwise | would not He then
told the audience that in his opinion
when the law places chaingang
stripes on a man for selling whiskey
then the law has gone long way in
stamping out the whiskey traffic.
The court made some very emphatic
remarks in this connection and they
were received with rapt attention.
Judge Peurifoy said in part: II
am only sorry that in the present To-
cal instances we could not get the
man higher up. Beyond doubt some
of these defendants are merely tools
and if we could have here the man
responsible for their dealing in Ii
quor we would be able to more effect
lively stop the illicit sale of liquor in
Spartanburg."
The court said: q feel sorry for
the man buying this gallon-a-month
whiskey, because choose to attribute
this to ignorance and probably be-
cause the citizen knows no better,
but for the man selling liquor to
boys and young men, have the most
absolute contempt and l feel that no
punishment is too severe for him.
Judge Peurifoy pointed out that
the laws of the State provide great
er punishment for the man stealing
a COW from a citizen than it does for
the wretch stealing the manhood, the
constitution and the intelligence
from another citizens son. The
court said that he could impose a
severe penalty for the theft of an ami
: NAL, but for the theft of boys soul
the penalty is small.
The court remarked that many of
the countries now engaged in the
foreign war had realized the benefits
to be derived from the prohibition
laws and said. present indications
are that the greatest king this war
will dethrone will be King Alcohol
He pointed out that Russian peasants
had saved s2,000,O00 in savings ac-
counts since the war broke out.
Judge Peurifoy said: IF we can
rid the country of alcohol, it will be
the greatest blessing this country
ever knew; if we can rid South Car
olina of alcohol, it will be the great
est blessing that South Carolina ever
knew; if we can rid Spartanburg
county of alcohol, it will be the great
est blessing that Spartanburg coun-
ty ever knew" The court then
closed the remarks by thanking the
county officials for the splendid work
they had done in stamping out the
Illicit sale of liquor and concluded
with the sentences: 81 hope the Of
fcers will keep up their good work. y
-Sna nartanhurp Herald
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-23
Not Worrying.

"Mrs. Dorfling used to get all her
clothes from Paris
THAT being the case, the war must
be a great veXation to her.
mo, Mrs. Dorfing is a sensible
woman. All she wanted was a good
excuse to patronize home indus
tries. boston Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-23
YOU

are the only one to be held RESPONSE
BILE for a shabby appearance. Strang-
ers Judge you, not by what you are
but what you appear to be. And
though you be dressed in the height
of fashion if your hair and face are
neglected, you are considered shabby.
Let us show you what real worth
in a Barber Shop is. For this is no
ordinary place. We render efficient
service, and do so promptly. Come in
and let US show you.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-23

See those 25c Fountain Pens al
The Herald Book StC
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
SOUR, ACID STOMACHS,
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Diapepsin" digests 5000
grains food. ending all stomach
misery in five minutes.

Time it! In five minutes all stom.
ach distress will go. No indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belching of
gas, acid, or eructations of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Papes Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
It is the surest, quickest stomach rem
edy in the whole world and besides it
is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
five minutes how needless it is to suf
fer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any
stomach disorder. It's the quickest,
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

ed himself from beneath the pillow lay,
the point of which had pierced his
back, inflicting terrible injury. He had
evidently fallen on the wheel and thus
was thrown in front of the plowshare.
Thomas Cameron raised 400 bush
els of fine potatoes on little over an
acre of land on his farm near st. John.
He also got about 80 bushels Of good
corn on little less than an acre of
ground. The ears are large and we'll
hardened. One potatoe from the patch
"a sort of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
over five pounds.
c. l.. Northrup of Hankinson is an
ardent sportsman and occasionally he
bags more ducks than he can use in
his own family. Occasionally he SER
we'd the delicacy to his guests at the
Northrup cafe. A game warden learn
ed of this violation of the game laws
and recently dropped in to the cafe
and was served with a juicy teal duck.
He informed MIR. Northrop of the fact
that he was a lawbreaker and the lat
ter "came across" with $41.25 to set
tie the matter. This happened cou-
pie of weeks ago, since which time
wild game has been taken from the
menu.
Peter Weikum, aged IL years, of
Gackle, had his arm torn from the
shoulder in a runaway accident when
he was thrown from the rig, his arm
becoming entangled in wheel. Weik-
UNI was taken to hospital at Bis
marck, the arm being amputated. 1t
was twisted, broken and mashed in a
horrible manner. Blood poisoning, it
is feared, will cause death, there being
evidence of infection.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
A Departed Glory Of This Town !.

One Of the beauties Of springtime
life In New York is not to be enjoyed
by the present generation. The COM
pensating substitute Is probably much
better suited to the needs Of the
present day. Yet there are many
New Workers who will remember with
regret the days in which the park
drive was a feature Of life in the me-
tropolis mt this season Of the year.
There was always brillIancy about
this afternoon turnout of smart eQui-
pages which lasted we'll into June.
The East Drive is, in the late spring,
a more beautiful avenue than any
other park In the world possesses. 1t
was against this background Of flow
ering shrubs that the elegant pageant
Of the clty's social life was to he
Horses were finer and vehicles
MORE elaborate than any other park
in the world could show. There was
nothing like the drive I'm Central Park
eitil"r IN the BOtS de BOulOgne or
Hyde Park. 1t was one Of the special
beauties Of out of door life in town.
But there Is to be seen now no
trace Of this afternoon turnout. The
preponderating motor has made the
afternoon drive in the park seem a
spiritless diversion. With the auto
mobile 1t is possible to travel far out
into the country and he home again
within the time that was allotted to
the progress through the park. So
the age of the automobile has sue
ceeled the leisurcly hour in which
the beauty Of nature used to he on.
joycd by those who took part in the
park drive of former years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19

he no doubt II was a major operation,
II mighty cast for victory. Two such
Offensives spontaneously would be
impossible.
In the meantime there has been no
lull, but almost constant fighting on
the front held by the British. now
estimated to be o%nc-fourth Of the
whole line. Here the Germans In
spite Of their great efforts ut Verdun
seem TO he holding their own. Day
by day the British losses have signi-
fed something more than "nibbling."
On April IL twenty-fOur officers were
killed and 1O7 wounded. but only a
few words that disclosed nothing were
devoted to the days work. The cen.
sorship let's no word through TINT
sheds the faintest light on what Is
going on behind the curtain. Spring
Is well advanced in that part Of
France and the ground Is hardening
for the opportunity Of the Allies.
They must soon strike with all their
resources or be recOncilcd to a dead.
lock on the western front as the
most favorable issue Of the war for
themselves. That they will attempt
the greatest of their o~fensivcs. before
which Ioos. Neuve Chapelle and
Champagne will pale in Importance,
may he assumed. On what part of
the line It will he launched General
JorrRE has probably decided and the
German staff may suspect.
AS the French have hitherto done
the lions share Of the fighting for the
Allies 1t Is the turn Of KIrCHENER's
armies. or late the British troops
have been constantly engaged In
minor but still costly operations. II
may be the case that General HNTG
Is feeling for a weak spot. Any day
the die may be cast. when we shall
hear Of a great thrust Mt the Ger.
man line on a verdun scale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
Preparedness and Efficiency Ap.
proved.

The Kentucky Court Of Appeals has
mule has rights. That State has
fewer Of the tribe than Missouri, but
still enough to give weight to its die.
tum on the mule.
To some folks who have been lam
basting him and then getting mad
because he struck back. this will he
something of a surprise. They have
always looked upon, him as n burden
bearer and considered kicks and cuffs
ms Il part Of his fardels. Except in
Spain. where he wears silver mounted
harness and draws kings and princes.
his mission is lOwly. Even In war.
where he has been especially in de.
mand. his usefulness has been Ques-
toned. But it has been noted that
when IN army wager sticks in II hole
nothing can yank it out like n mule
team.
4 darky and Il mule will get along
on n plane of c~omradeship for the
lifetime of either: but some white
men naturally enjoy laughing ut a
mule and giving him p%rovocation tn
kick. one of these brought the case
into court. He struck Il mule and the
mule struck back harder. The In.
ference to he drawn from the deci-
sion Is that n mule has temperament
and spunk and that the man by rc-
! naming within the danger zone after
his act Of injustice courtrd punish.
mcnt. The mule. both prepared and
efficient. administered it.. The argu.
ment seems good and the decision
Just.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
Poor old Uncle SAM. He's trying
so hard to love his enemies.

The shakcup or reorganization Of
the Army Aviation Section Of the Sig
nal Corps announced by Secretary
BAKER was due some time ago. In the
statement Mr.. BAKER gives out he says
that the conduct OF the officers in
volved does not disclose any unwor-
thy motive" There has been no
charge of dishonesty against them,
but the Congressional investigation
which was proposed would. II author
lied. have shown not only an made
quste but a demoraliZed aviation SER
vice. Can there be any doubt Of II
when the Secretary's order relieves
.Lieutenant-Coloncl SAMUEL REFER of
his post az chief for. to quote from
Mr.. BAKERS statement. "disrespcct 10
a coordinate branch Of the Govern
ment. failure 10 observe the restraints
imposed by law with regard To the
| personnel and pay OF members OF the
aviation section, and for lack OF busi-
ness method with regard to the prop
erty Of the Government in discarded
machines"
Colonel REFER is also admonished
for lack of loyalty to his superior
l IIlte 'r'li' \bF'Nb H. SUM- EN
| Chief Of the Army Signal Corps. Then
there was the court-martial OF Lieu
tenant Colonel LEWIS +. GoopiER
Judge Advocate Of the Western De.
partment. whose friends regard him
as n scapegoat. General SCRIvEN, who
has always had An excellent record,
is censured for not maintaining disci-
pllne and apparently for not knowing
what was going on. Exactly why
Secretary BAKER ~eXtenuates what has
happened and finds the aviation work
Of the army so excellent. 1T is dim
cul, to understand. As a matter OF
fact, the management OF the section
could not possibly have produced sat
isfactory results. and II is To be re-
GREETED tina a Congressional investl-
CATION was not ordered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
The Rose, the Thrush and the Con.
stltutiOn.

In New Jersey they are saying that
no Democrat is 50 bold as to enter
the primary struggle against the Hon.
JAMES T.. MARITIME for n seat in the
United States Senate. The reason
for this phenomenal timidity is easily
found Not only no Democrat, no hui
man being in New Jersey but knows
that the Dcmosthcncs Of Plainticld
could with the artillery of his ora
tory 81 encircle II political opponent
with liquid fire of rl"quence that M!
constituency would in very pity give
Knock out JIM the decision, the belt
and the toga with n voice.
Listen to him In the Senate only
so recently ms Friday of last week
when with one vOlley he withered tho
ranks of Senators who dared yet 10
contend, X. q. jim TO the c%ontrnr!
Notwithstanding, that Congress shoulC
not pass laws offensive to the Con
stitution:
~ say ! ar sorry for them. for
wonder, Mr.. President, whether the sun
rise and the glorious sunset, with II.
wondrous colors and its flashes of light
Is moi robbed OF half its delights an,
beauty TO them "a the softened rays o
that great orb come 20 their syss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
ON THE OLD BOWERY.
Gay Days on u ThOroughfare of n
lustriOus History.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir. The
'emi~n iscences OF the Bowery by John
:. W" carried me back in memory to
my owr residence there from 1873 to
1889.
I came from Missouri In 1873. and for
five years occupied "A room opposite the
Rowerv Theatre. as Il was called then.
NV father had been IN business In that
vicinity In the sos. and up to 1863.
when he wen, west. He had often told
the story OF Kirby. the Rowery Theatr"
favorite, and how the boys-when the
current playing did not satisfy-would
cry out. Wake me up when Kirby
dies" which climax seems to have been
Klrby's strong play.
Naturally I attended the Bowery
Theatre. and a "Mazeppa" I can
picture the scene now. as the voluptuous
heroine. in white tights. strapped across
the back OF a white horse did she wear
a red wigD slowly assembled the peril
Gus, ziezag course UP the mountain
pass out Of sight into the flies. thirty
feet up the back OF the stage.
But John :. w" has his dates mixed.
II he came to New York In 1885 he did
not see "Mazeppa' nj this theatre The
old Bowery changed owners about 1850
or thereahout and became the German
ThalIa. william Kramer. who owned
the adjoining Atlantic Garden. was the
new owner. and the manager were
Amberg and Heinrich Conried. with such
members in the stock company as Cot.
trelly. Max IAbe. Adolphi, Carl Hauser.
| and others now FORGOTTEN.
Opposite the old Bowery was the Ger
man Stadt Theatcr. which about the
| Same time became the Windsor Theatre
The Eowcry was "A live retail street
In those DAYS. and was crowded IN tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
LOUISVILLE FORECASTS.
Defence Of Colonel Watterson as
Political Prophet.

To III EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Jo-
seph Bucklin Bishop In more sarcastic
than accurate in his disquisition upon
the lurid predictions OF the veteran
editor Of the Louisville Courter-Journa"
when he says:
He sees spooks whenever q Presidential
election draws near. His vision of 1892,
in regard TO the awful fate OF the Demo-
cratic party II It ventured to nominate
Grover Cleveland for q third ttrae. IL
quite familiar. In May OF that year the
Kentucky Democratic convention chose a
solid Cleveland delegation to the national
convention. and Immediately following
that action Colonel watterson stood up
before II and declared that II Cleveland
were nominated the party would walk
through = slaughter house to or open
grave"
Immediately following the speech
from which Mr.. Bishop makes his quota
ton the Democratic state convention Of
May, 1892. elected Mr.. Watterson by ac-
clamatlon to head the Kentucky delega-
ton In the national convention over
that national convention Mr.. Waiter
sons nominee, w. G.. Owens OF Kentucky,
was chosen to preside as temporary
chairman and from the floor of that
convention Mr.. Watterson, opposing the
report Of Its platform committee. OBJ
tanned a two-thirds vote setting II aside
In favor of a substitute tarln resolution
prepared by himself and offered by Mr..
Neal OF Ohio.
1t was the opinion OF the we'll informed
In the spring Of 1892 that owing to the
division In New York Mr.. Cleveland
could not carry the Empire State and
therefore could not he elected. In the
late summer the Homestead riots came
nhOilt within a week fhp la nor unions
were transferred bodily from the Repub-
Leans to the Democrats n Mr.. Cleve-
land swept the country. But from h
day to this whenever a critic has wanted
TO say something saucy to or about the
veteran editor of the Louisville Courier
JoHrHol' he has had recourse to the
slaughter house and the open grave" the
one forecast which seemed to go astray
in "A hundred other forecasts which he
fore and since have held true. say
seemed" for In 1896 both came duly
TO pass.
That a single ep.gram should be re-
membered and serve as a text during
twcnty-four years IL itself some tribute
To a prophet. Mr.. Watterson has lately
perpetratcd two other epigrams which
Mr.. Bishop might consider either as
prophecies" or ''conundrums.' The first
Of these reads as follows: III God
raised mp Washington to win che Revo-
luton and Lincoln TO save the Union.
what have Gary. Bacon, Root &. Co.
raised up Roosevelt for"' The other IL
like unto this: "ff one Relehazzar's
feast did the business for Blaine. what
nay two Belshazzar's feasts be expected
to do FOR Roosevelt"
C. T.. JOHNSON.
OF the Courter-Journdl stan.
LOUISVILLE. kv.. April Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
What Shall Re Done for the Rail.
roads?

Our correspondent "Civitas." whose
remarkable letters to THE SrS on the
Federal incorporation Of railroads
have attracted much attention, now
%cry>tallizcs his ideas on the subject
into the form of n proposed act of
Congress.
"Civitas's' draft ~ a law appears
on this page. We are sure that its
length will deter nobody interested
from examining it thoroughly for If
the general plan Of reform is revolu-
tionury it Is distinct. coherent, care
fully studied in its details with refer
ence to Constitutional limitations. and.
last but not least, consistent with the
actual legislation that now defines the
Governments regulation of the bank
ing business through the Federal re-
serve system.
1t will be observed that this scheme
contemplates Il great deal more than
what has previously been suggested
by the term Federal Incorporation"
that is to say. the mere transfer of
the business Of Incorporating and the
attendant duties and responsibilities
from the State capitals 20 Washing
ton. Our description of it as revolu-
tionary Is fully justified by such fea-
lures as the proposed Government
dividend on the railroad stocks; the
limitation Of dividends and the en-
forced application Of earnings
to extension and improvement; the
appointment Of Government directors :
the destruction of proportionatc pri,
vate ownership control by the cstab-
lishment Of n new scale Of value for
shares voted.
Would the railroads themselves,
meaning both majority management
and investors. minority as we'll as
majority, welcome 10 radical a
change? That remains to be seen.
Certain it Is that In the present chaos
Of regulation. with the hapless and
helpless railroads held rs between the
two manganese steel jaws Of n Gov
eminent wise, one forcing down the
possible income, the other forcing NJ
the inevitable expenditures of opera
ton. it Is easily conceivable that rail
road men and railroad are IN
II mood to welcome with eagernes,
and study with heartfelt interest an.
intelligent plan Of relief short Of alb
solute Government ownership.