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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
Keeping Track of Baby.

"My DEAR" said Mr.. Hemmand-
haw, according to the Washington
Post, 81 hope you are not planning
to buy a lot of new furniture"
81 am not" replied Mrs. Hem
mandhaw, "and l don't know what
gives you the idea"
This shopping list gives me the
idea"
"What shopping list?'
ION this paper which just picked
up off the floor are written, wash
stand, parlor chairs, dining room ta-
Bile, writing desk, refrigerator, piano
stool, pedestal, stepladder, cedar
chest, music cabinet and garbage
can.'"
"Oh, that is just a record 1 was
keeping of the things the baby has
fallen from this week."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
No. 666

This 10 a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLLS e. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripe or sicken. 25c
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
No Place for a Mere Boy.

The business man had advertised
for a boy. One likely applicant was
ACCOMPANIED to the interview by his
mother
"You think your son would make
a good messenger" said the busi-
ness man.
"I do" she replied. "Whateve1
Jim does he does quickly.
every we'll, I will test him., SAID
the gentleman. Here, take this let,
ter to the Commercial bank and be
back here in 20 minutes
Come along home, Jimmy she
said.
'sIt amt a boy they want here, it's
an angel. ."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
Negro Troopers craftsmanship.

The fight between Mexican soldiers
and negro troopers Of the 10th Unit
ed States cavalry at Carrizal, proved
one thing, at least. The official re-
port of the surviving Mexican COM
mander shows that the negro troop
ers were pretty good marksmen.
Lieut.. Col. Genovevo Rivas, re-
porting to his government, shows
that thirty Mexicans were killed and
thirty-three wounded. He also shows
that the Mexicans put five squadrons
in action against the two troops of
Americans, and also that several ma
chine guns were used by the former.
Col. Rivas places the strength of
the opposing American forco at "be-
tween eighty and ninety men, OF
course four were officers not equip
ped with rifles and at least dozen
were horseholders, who did not en-
gage in the fighting.
Thus it appears that, with sixty
three Mexicans struck by bullets,
each of the American troopers en-
gagged must have accounted for one
enemy, on an average.
This is good shooting, especially
under the conditions of repulsing an
attack by an overwhelming force on
ground selected by the latter Mem
phis News-Scimitar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
SITES FOR NEGRO COLONY.
One Near Charleston, Second Near
Beaufort and Third Near Savannah.

Charleston, Aug. 18.-According
to letter received by the News and
Courier from Mr.. John T. Patrick,
one of the promoters of scheme to
launch a great colony exclusively for
negroes, the community is not un-
likely to be established near Charles
ton.
Mr.. Patrick and his party, investi-
eating suitable sites for such col
ony, were in Charleston recently on
the Savannah steamboat Attaquin,
having inspected sites near, Beaufort
on the way here from Savannah. Mr..
Patrick, while here, was taken by a
representative of the chamber of
commerce, into the adjacent coun-
try.
Mr.. Patrick, in his letter to the
News and Courier from Spartanburg,
says:
81 am able to say definitely that
the great negro industrial town en-
terprise will be located in South Car
olina. The three places to choose
from are to be near Charleston, Beau
fort and a point about fifteen miles
from Savannah, Ca, but on South
Carolina soil.
"The kind treatment of your cham
Der of commerce people had it's in
fuence and Charleston was includ-
ed.
"It now depends on the most fa-
vorable prices as to lands and the
desirability of the lay of the land.
High lands preferred to the rich
farming land.
"The first thing to go into after the
lands are secured is the publicity de-
partment which will have with it a
large printing outfit to do all lines
of printing. This department alone
will give employment to more than
one hundred clerks, printers and
helpers.
"The money to purchase lands and
to establish the various enterprises
that are to be put in during the first
two years is in hand
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
SOCIOLOGY IN THE "ADS."
They May Furnish Most Interesting
Reading in the Future.

That delightful book, "A Summer
in Skye" by Alexander Smith, was
published in 1865. In it the author
tells of reading on a windy rainy day
odd volumes of the old Monthly Re-
view, 'sdingy literary catacombs,' y
dated at the end of the eighteenth
century. The advertisement sheets
had been bound up with the maya
zines proper. And just as the to-
baccoless man whom we met at the
entrance of Glen Sligachan smoked
the paper in which his roll of pigtail
had been wrapped so when l had
finished the criticisms, attacked the
advertisements, and found them
much the more amusing reading.
Might not the magazine buyer of to-
day follow the example of the un-
known Isleman? Depend upon it,
to the reader of the next century the
advertising sheets will be more in
teresting than the peotery of the es-
says, or the stories.'
This was written when the pages
of advertisements in magazines were
not anywhere so numerous, nor were
they so fully illustrated, if they were
illustrated at all. Was it not Kip
ling who in this country threw away
the pages of literary matter" and
eagerly read the advertisements? The
student of sociology hundred years
from now, yes, so years from now,
will study the advertisements in
magazines as important documents.
He will throw away the pages of
puffs by publishers Of books, but he
will study carefully the ADVERTISE
ments of plumbers, motor car max
ers, tailors, makers of hosiery and
collars and of others that supplied
wants, real or fancied, in the life of
men and women.-BostOn Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
ROUND TRIP FARES
From Ehrhardt.
WEEKEND EXCURSION FARES

WEEKEND EXCURSION FARES
$2.95 to Isle Of Palms.
$2.95 to Sullivan's Island.
Tickets on sale for all trains on
each Saturday and for forenoon
trains on each Sunday from May 27
to September, inclusive, limited re-
turning to reach original starting
point prior to midnight of Tuesday
next following date of sale.
SUMNER EXCURSION FARES
s4.15 to Isle of Palms.
$4.15 to Sullivans Island.
$11.70 to Myrtle Beach.
S20.75 to Norfolk.
Tickets on sale from May Is to
October Is, inclusive, limited return
ing until October 81. Liberal stop
oyer privileges.
Schedules and further particulars
cheerfully furnished upon applica-
ton to M. T. JOHNSON, Ticket
Agent, Bamberg, S. G.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
The Standard Railroad of the South.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
Profit and Number of Acres.

The size of business often has
much to do with making the farm
profitable. Farm management rec
ords show that farms are often either
too small or too large for the most
successful farming. There may be
too few as well as too many acres.
A man may not have enough land or
he may be "land poor" thereby rem
dering all his acres improbable.
3. About 80 years ago a Wisconsin
farmer with large family was deep
ly in debt. His farm consisted of
120 acres, half of which was under
the plow. The remainder was wood
land, and expensive to clear. For
twelve years the farmer had not been
able to meet his interest. To him
the whole farm consisted of unprofit-
able acres. He finally decided that
the farm was too small for efficient
use Of the labor available. Having
an opportunity he bought an adjoin-
ing eighty acres of cleared land, 60
ing in debt the full amount of the
purchase price. From that time on
the farm was prosperous, and in ten
years the entire farm was paid for
and enough additional money saved
to build a good house and barn. Dur
ing this period. there had been no
great change in prices of farm pro-
ducts. The smaller farm had been
unproftable because the overhead
expenses were too high for so small
a business. In this case, acres were
made profitable by increasing their
number.
In the early nineties North Da-
kota farmer owned three quarter
sections of land. His farm was quite
heavily mortgaged, and for a num-
ber of years he had not been able to
pay interest in full. His family was
small, and for most of the work he
had to depend on hired help. He
concluded that under the circum-
stances he was working, or trying tc
work, too many acres. Finally he
sold a quarter section and paid his
debts. Seven years later he had So
900 in the bank. Increased prices o1
farm products during this period on
ly account in part for this farmers
increased prosperity. In this case al
the acres had been Improbable be-
cause there were too many OF them
J.C. Mcdowell, in 1915 Year Book.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
Lax.Fos, A Mild, Effective Laxative & Liver Tonic
Does Not GIipe nor Disturb tho Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos
contains Cascara in acceptable form,
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. SOC.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
START OF HANS WAGNER.
Real Beginning of Honus Has Been
Unearthed by Writer.

Joe Nolan, of the Cincinnati En-
quirer, has, through correspondent,
found the story of old Honus Wag-
ener's real start in professional base
ball, and an interesting tale it is.
I'm the spring of 1885, writes
Nolan's informant, "the Interstate
league was formed, consisting OF
Wheeling Canton, Kenton, the Twin
Cities (Urichsville and Dennison) and
two others. They signed players for
the Twin Cities team, which worked
out at Urichsville, and was finally Sc
lected there.
'sAl Wagner, brother of Honus, had
made quite a record with the St.
Luke amateur team of Carnegie, Pa,
and he was signed for the Twin
Cities team. When he reported he
brought Honus along. Honus was
signed as utility man, but could not
make good, but Al was such a star
that the owners were afraid to let
Honus go, for fear Al would quit,
too.
This league applied for protection,
and thought they had it, but on a
trip to Wheeling Frank Bowerman
played such good game that a scout
for Ned Hanlon, of Baltimore, took
him away from the team, and the
club went away without him. The
. attendance in the Twin Cities was
poor, so finally they had to let Honus
go, Al giving his consent.
eve took up a collection and
bought him a new suit and arranged
with a freight conductor to take him
in the caboose on his train to Carne-
gle. When the freight stopped at
Steubenville for water Honus got off
and hung around there for day or
two until they finally gave him
trial.
$50 Wagner had his first contract
as a. professional there, and he was
released on account of failing to
make good. A complete record of
these early incidents in the career
of Wagner is held by Harvey Carr,
of Dennison, and Al Wagner states
that his history of Carr's is the only
correct one published.
ttI know this is true, as had fifty
cents in that suit Of clothes given
Honus to get out of town in
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07

Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves
The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QU1N1NE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO certs.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07

Boston 81 pencil sharpners at
Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-07
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TAS1 ELESS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria enriches the blood, and builds upthe sys'
TEN. A true tonic For adults and children. soc.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19

happened? Do you know him."
Helen's smiling, confident mien re-
manned unchanged.
Il know that he is in the way of
getting himself into a whole lot of
trouble. You have the means of judg-
Ing whether or not / am right If you
are friendly disposed toward him"
Mrs. Sloan did not wait till she had
finished. With low, choking cry, she
darted away-through the buffers pan
try to The dining room, thence to the
hall, and finally the girl heard door
slam.
Following more leisurely and com
posedly, Helen presently discovered
that Mrs. Davenant's bedroom door
was locked. On the other side she
heard the low murmur of women s
voices-by which she surmised that
Mrs. Davenant, was herself concerned
in Mr.. Stanley Halls welfare.
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there in that alcove I trust you are
q light sleeper?"
Il can be if occasion requires" Hell
en- assured her
The woman sighed again and re-
Taxed amongst the pillows Il be-
lieye | can sleep" she murmured.
Accepting this as a dismissal, Helen
arranged the pillows, saw that her
charge was otherwise comfortable, and
quietly went away.
The enormous boarhound, she re-
Elected, had been provided to protect
this isolated household; yet a speech
Of Mrs. Sloan's the night before i'm
piled that she was in the habit of keep
ing him chained up of nights Why?
The woman Enthusiastically had been
surprised that the beast had slipped
his leash.
Thought of Boris led her to the rear,
where she found that high wire
fence separated yard from orchard !;
which accounted for the dog having so
soon given up pursuit of the fleeing
man.
Turning her back to the gate and
facing the house, her glance was ar
rested by a porch that had been con
Verted into a flower conservatory
though one now empty of flowers.
One Of the glass panels stood slightly
aJar, and some inner prompting
scarcely intuitive, but more a subcon-
scious deduction from her observa-
tions-led her steps across an inter
vening expanse of turf and the crushed
limestone driveway to the partially
open panel. She opened it wide Up
on the sill and upon the floor inside
were unmistakable traces of limestone
poWder-of course, from the driveway.
Again her thoughts went back to the
dog. He was chained up of nights
when, as protector, he should be al
lowed to roam at large. And in this
connection the midnight prowler came
into her mind. He was not only a
prowler, but at least once had sur
reptitiously entered the house Mrs.
Sloan was responsible for the beasts
nightly captivity; hence was suggest
ed collision between her and the mid
night visitor.
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close to her, restricted the girls op-
portunities. Nevertheless. certain de-
tails did not escape her.
On this second night, for instance,
she noted that Boris was permitted to
run free.
Next, some time after eleven she
missed Mrs. Sloan. Excusing herself
from her charge. she confirmed her
suspicious that the housekeeper was
nowhere to be found about the place
She returned to Mrs Davenant's
room, seating herself close by one Of
the windows. All her senses were
alert. And some time after midnight,
when she beheld Boris make a sudden
purposeful plunge toward the rear.
and then just as suddenly halt, as if he
had recognized the occasion of his
alarm she knew that Mrs. Sloan had
returned.
The woman's entry into the house
was noiseless. Not a sound disturbed
the stiffness till daylight. Then the
girl heard the housekeeper, quite in a
herself about her regular duties.
This day brought Helen a letter
from Felix Hazard. "Davenant has
got busy about the raised cheque," it
informed her. 'If you can do so with
out exciting suspicious. try to find out
who Stanley Hall is. That festive
gentleman. it is my present convic-
ton, will be pinched"
She read the epistle carefully two
or three times then burnt it at the
kitchen range under the curious, I'M
friendly regard Of Mrs. Sloan's un-
blinking stare.
Mrs. Sloan" she asked, did you
ever know anyone named Stanley
Hall?"
II, without warning, she had hurled
the stove-lid at the woman instead of
carefully putting it back in it's proper
place, the effect scarcely could have
been more startling. Every muscle
of the tall, gaunt body seemed to leap
into quivering strain; her lean, wrin-
kled countenance grew ashen; the fire
that always smoldered in the deep-set
eyes leaped to the surface; she re-
coiled to the wall with sharp. Kissing
intake of breath.
For a long pause the tension contin
ued, then Mrs. Sloan asked in a gasp
ing voice:
Why do you. Has anything
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19
vi.

That night was destined to be mem
orable for Helen Bertel.
To begin with, as night fell. the very
air became tinctured with a dread IN.
fuence that keyed her up to a high
pitch Of expectancy. Mrs. Sloan seemed
more furtive than usual in finding pre-
texts to keep Mrs. Davenant's bed
chamber under an almost unbroken
surveillance
And then Mrs. Davenant was rest
less. The girl fancied she labored
under a strain. as if constantly alert
to catch some distant sound that she
was afraid to hear.
Somewhere around ten o'clock
Helen's keen ear detected certain
vague noises on the outside that made
her at once suspicious of their cause.
Satisfied after tense minute that the
coast was clear, she stole noiselessly
to the shed where Boris slept.
AS she had surmised. he was
chained.
She quietly released him and has
tened back to the house. The glass
panel she purposely left open, as she
entered.
Before returning to Mrs. Davenant.
she went to her own room, where she
procured from her travelling bag the
automatic pistol and her electric torch.
These she concealed in the capacious
pockets of her apron.
Somewhere in the house clock
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19

chimed midnight, and by and by the
half hour. Unmoving, Helen waited in
the semidarkness. Without warning,
Mrs. Davenant suddenly sat upright
and fixed upon the girl a terrified
stare.
''Listen!" she exclaimed in a hoarse,
strained whisper. 'Now-there! Don't
you hear it?"
Helen had heard. Along the hall
was approaching a muffied football
OF sudden the doorlatch gave out
an almost indistinguishable sound
The footsteps had halted Their OBJ
jective could no longer be doubted, for
a stealthy hand had been laid upon tho
knob. Just as stealthily Helen's hand
stole to her apron pocket and closed
upon the pistol butt. In a half crouch
ing position, she waited for what the
open door might disclose.
She fancied for moment that there
were vague whisperings and STRINGS
on the other side of the thin wooden
barrier. but could not be certain. The
vague sounds ceased. Then, very
slowly soundlessly, the knob began
to turn. The pistol crept from her
pocket and came to rest with it's muz-
zle trained upon the door.
What tragedy might have been pre-
cipitated within the next few seconds
there is no means Of telling, because
the whole course of events was altered
in most unexpected manner.
The door swung slowly open. Helen
was aware OF a tall vague figure, n
mans, in the gloom of the hall. She
was about to address it when her arm
was violently clutched from behind.
and before she could brace herself to
resist the shock she was Slowed round
and outward against the doorjamb In
this position her back was toward the
now open door and she was confront
with terror, had stolen upon her and
placed her at this cruel disadvantage.
And the opportunity was not neg
iected by the intruder. A forearm
was passed quickly under her chin and
her head was jerked back so forcibly
that she thought her neck must be
dislocated. The impetus of the jerk
sent her staggering into the hall.
A cloth was thrown over her head
and twisted tight. Resourcefulness
courage, strength and intelligence had
won for her the place she held with
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19

upon her left and a harsh feminine
voice inquire who was there She
stepped back away FROM the door and
saw, framed in one of the ground
floor windows. woman in a kimono.
which she was holding together at the
throat 1t was too dark in the shadow
to determine more than this; but
Helen informed the apparition that
she was Mrs. Davenants new COM
panion and that she had just ar
rived.
For a second there was silence. The
woman in the window craned this way
and that-apprehensively, the girl i'm
aglned-and SO perceived the dog.
She gasped and exclaimed, in a
hushed. frightened voice:
Good Lord; That dogs loose
again! Quick, miss, climb in this
window; he's vicious as tiger.
You, Boris, go away this Instant"
at this instant" however, Boris
shaggy head was pressed against
Helen's side in the friendliest fashion
imaginable. The girl tugged his ear.
We'll, | declared" marveled the
woman in low voice. Don't that
beat the Dutch! Why, | wouldn't
take such liberties with that beast,
not for anything in the world. And
me that feeds him, too. I'm thank
ful enough to get him to mind me
without being torn to pieces.
But you mustn't stand there al night;
I'll open the door"
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This story throbs with real.

This story throbs with real
ism in the words narrowesr
meaning. 1t is a faithful rem
dering of an authentic expert
ence in the career of a riqh
official of detective agency
whose name is household
word throughout the English
speaking world. Real names of
persons and places are some
times disguised. In all other re-
spects the amazing, often thrill
ing, always gripping facts are
recorded just as they happened.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19
His Scheme.

The Suburbanite's Wife-Tommy.
what do you mean by cutting up all
those chickens
The Suburbanites Boy-Pop said
last night that there was money in
chickens and | was trying to find
some.
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Helen did not begin by overwhelm-
ing Hazard with questions Instead
she first revealed her interest by tell
ing him about her assignment, and
wound up by asking: why, do you
suppose, didn't the chief inform me
of this?" She struck the check smart
ly with the knuckles of one gloved
hand
Well returned Hazard, Il can't
see that there's any connection be-
tween the check and your assignment.
The two just happen to fall together.
that's all. Davenant, you know, from
time to time has a good bit of work
for the Sutherlands."
Helen was not satisfied. She noted
the checks amount-$2, 200; it was
made payable to Grace E. Davenanl
Turning 1t over she perceived that it
had been properly endorsed by the
payee. But the instrument also bore
a second endorsement, name unfa-
miliar to her-Stanley Hall-and it
had been cashed by a downtown
bank.
She returned the slip to the desk
Grace e. Davenant,' she said; that's
Mrs. Davenant. But who is Stanley
Hall? And which OF the two raised
the check?"
Don't know. But since you ask
me to express an opinion offhand. Id
say that an artistic job of check-rais-
ing. like this, would hardly be within
the scope of Mrs Davenant's abili-
ties"
Helen once more gathered up her
luggage. The mans dark eyes rested
on her fondly.
Good luck, Helen he said in
dropped voice. If you need me
don't forget ="
Her pretty face all at once was trans
figured by one Of it's rare smiles.
Il shan't, you goose" she said, her
tone softening. "Tata"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19

For observing what went on in other
parts of the premises after dark. Mrs.
Davenant's desire that Helen keep
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19

Reasons for Keeping Still.
Because you know II is not always
good reason for talking.-Atchison
Globe.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-02-19

The signature which he so conf,
IDENTIFY declared not to be forgery
was that of p. d. Davenant.