The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-30

want, say We. We fellows at noHie
know how we'll goes a cob and can
of P. A.. or a plug of twist. and OF
course it is much better ''over there.
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Barnwell has just finished paving
it's main street. What about paving
Bamberg's main thoroughfare? EV-
ervbodv knows how muddy the street
is during the rains and how dusty 1t
is when it is dry. We really don t
know when it is worst, in rainy or
dry weather. Either one IS bad
enough.
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A good many people insist upon
pronouncing it "cantonement, Dut
this is the pronunciation as given oy
Webster: kan-tun-ment. The "a in
the first syllable is pronounced as in
cam" the ''u'' in the second syl-
liable is pronounced as in up Can
ton, is pronounced exactly as if you
we're saying canton flannel.
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We have lately heard quite num-
humber of well-informed people fall
into the error of saying that America
declared war against Germany. Such
is not the case. Congress declared
that a state of war existed. AS
matter of fact Germany has made
war upon America for three years.
America simply said that there was
already war.
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II is not a very complimentary
thing to say, but Bamberg is the only
town we ever knew that allowed
drain pipes from the tops OF build
ings to empty out upon the side
walks. And another thing that ought
to be forbidden is the placing OF
awnings so low. A moderately tall
person has to be continually dodglng
his head when walking along Main
street to keep his hat upon his heao'
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The difference between the present
governor and his predecessor in Of
fee is this: Governor Manning is no
politician, and is a candidate for no
office next summer. The former
governor is thorough politician,
has been a continuous candidate for
about 25 years, and will be candl-
date next summer unless he realizes
how silly he has made himself and
has sense enough to keep out OF
politics.
Last week The Herald spoke a
word of commentator for the work
of the Bamberg county Local Board
Inadvertently we omitted mentioning
the unselfsh work of the physicians
who assisted in the work of examin-
ing the 800 and odd registrants call
ed so far. These doctors left their
practice and stayed in the court house
for days, without pay. The physl-
clans have contributed literally to
the cause.
CONGRESSMAN Sam Nichols, John
L. McLaurin and Mr.. Sawyer, OF
GEORGETOWN, have come out square
" for the administration. These
three are among the few infiuentla!
leaders of the Bleaseite faction. Thell
views, as published, differ very wide
" from the. utterances of Blease
We suspect a good many more OF
.Blease's lieutenants do not share the
ex-governor's anti-draft and anti-ad
ministration views.
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The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston American consumes al
most two columns in arguing thai
there is no split in the ranks OF the
reform party" Maybe not; but wher
one fellow says that man who says
so and so ought to be arrested anc
hung, and another fellow who belongs
to the same patty has said just those
things, it looks very much a.
if those fellows were not the bes'
friends in the world.
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Ex-Governor Blease in speech a
Pickens Saturday, boasted for al
hour or so of his ''patriotism anc
"Americanism," but he does not at
tempt to explain his utterance
Pomaria: Il don't care what kind O
America we have after l am dead.
The only reason that he does no
denounce the newspapers as liar:
for reporting him as making tina
statement is that his speech was re
ported by friend of his.
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