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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-04-20

tinued Scott mildly, "as to shoot into
that fellow in a room with closed doors
and expect to get away with it. The
only way the bunch can ever kill that
man, without getting killed themselves,
is to get him from behind and at that,
John, the man that fires the gun" muir
INJURED the scout, fought to be behind a
tree.
"You say he is hit. l grant it," he
concluded. But / knew him once,
when he was hit, to lie out in the bush
for week. He got cut off once from
scrimmage outside Williams Cache
two years ago"
"You don't believe, then, he's dead,
Bob?" demanded Jeffries impatiently.
Not till l see him dead" persisted
Scott unmoved.
De Spain. when he climbed into Sas-
soon's saddle, was losing sight and
consciousness. He knew he could no
longer defend himself, and was so
faint that only the determination of
putting distance between him and any
pursuers held him to the horse after
he spurred away. With the instinct of
the hunted, he fumbled with his right
hand for his means of defense, and
was relieved to find his revolver, after
his panicky dash for safety, safe in its
place. He put his hand to his belt for
fresh cartridges. The belt was gone.
The discovery sent a shock through
his failing faculties. He could not
recolIect why he had no belt. Believ-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-04-20
Asks Sheriffs to Prepare for Elmer
uencies

urlington-Sheriff James H. Al
len and U. s. Deputy Marshal Thorn
as Reyes have received instructions
from United States Marshal A p.
Carpenter of Dutland to be ready
for any emergency that may arise
locally because Of the war situation
The letter of notification sets forth
that every available precaution must
be taken to guard against acts hos
til to the interests and the welfare Of
the people and the governments, and
unusual vigilance is necessary to
thwart those intent on performing
hostile acts before they have had OPP
portunity to carry out their intention.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-04-20

With the disappearance OF the
snow from w. c. Sweeneys orchard
at Lakeside a pile of apples was
found to contain few bushels OF
sound apples untouched by frost and
in better condition than any OF the
40 barrels stored in the cellar. The
apples on top of the pile were frozen
md decayed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-04-20
And then a very strange thing
happens to De spain--an event
that changes the whole course
of his life. 1t is described fully
In the next installment.
(To BE CONTINUED
A. a Man Thlnka-

A young man thinks he Is a devil
and an old man likes to think that
there was a day when he was q devil.
-Atchison Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
S. G.. Does Her Part.

The old Palmetto State did her
self proud in the matter of sub
scriptions to the second Liberty loan,
and everyone should feel mighty good
over it. This states allotment. by
the government authorities was $751;
100000 and for a time the chances
of obtaining that amount in bonds
for South Carolina appeared to be
very gloomy. But the campaign
closed Saturday night in blaze of
glory and as South Carolinians have
made history in the past they again
rallied to the nations cause, and the
states total subscriptions mounted to
practically 100000, thus exceed
ing our allotment by $4,000,000
The old city of Charleston is far in
front with over s5,000,000 worth of
bonds purchased and and the boys
from the "Bottry" are to be con-
graduated. The minimum which the
entire country was to subscribe in
order to make the loan success was
three billion dollars, while the
government hoped for maximum of
five billion if.possible. 1t is announced
from official headquarters in
Washington that the maximum of
five billion had been exceeded by
several hundred million. The loan
was offered to the public on Octo-
Der 1st. Thus the answer is hurled
back to the Kaiser More than a
billion a week for the boys in the
trenches"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
SAVING SWEET POTATOES.
York County Farmer Wraps Them in
Newspapers.

Yorkville, Oct. 24.-Isaac ?. Boyd,
superintendent of the county home of
York county, is farmer of no mean
ability, and he is doing his bit to win
the war for America. Besides being
one of the most successful truck
farmers in York county, Mr.. Boyd has
made a discovery in the way of saV-
ing sweet potatoes through the win
ter that is as effective as it is simple,
and which requires no expensive spe-
cial buildings or a special cellar to
save the tubers, which heretofore
have caused lots of worry to farmers
who would keep the sweet potato for
consumption through the winter
months.
Mr.. Boyd when. in town showed a
sample of sweet potatos that were
dug a year ago, and that had been
saved in perfect condition by his
method that is in use at the county
home. Instead of putting the pota-
toes away in hacks or pits, or in
dry cellars as do many potato grow
ers, Mr.. Boyd when he digs his crop
simply has his children and other
help to wrap each individual >tuber in
a piece of newspaper, torn to con-
venient size, and then packs the po-
tatoes away in barrels or boxes, or
piles them on floors wherever it may
be convenient to do so. The potatoes
so packed away keep in perfect con-
dition for months, and the specimen
he was showing today was still in
good condition and fit for food.
At first thought this method might
seem to be a rather tedious one, but
it is hardly any more trouble than
is the process of putting the potatoes
in hacks and running the risk OF
losing the whole crop. Mr.. Boyd's
method has been tried by him thor
oughly and it works to perfection.
Another wrinkle in regard to sweet
potatoes that Mr.. Boyd works in get
ting sweet potatoes for next years
crop is this: Along in the middle OF
the summer he clips cuttings from his
vines and sticks these in the ground,
and these clippings will at once start
growing, and will produce tubers OF
sufficient size to use for bedding to
furnish "slips" for next years potato
crop.
Mr.. Boyd contributes these two
ideas as a contribution in food con-
ServatiOn
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Clippings.

Colston, October 3O.-A good
many of the Colston people attended
the State fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Beard and fam
lily were the Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Clayton.
Miss Cora Mcmillan is spending
several days with Misses Natalie and
Alberta Kearse.
Miss Mamie Mcmillan, of Bamberg,
spent last weekend at home.
Miss Sadie Boyd spent last week
end with Mrs. T. H. Whitlock at
Edgefeld.
Misses Evelyn Kirkland, Mary
Clayton and Messrs. Gerald Kearse
and Frank Kirkland, Jr., visited Mrs.
Anna Kirkland, of Ulmers, Saturday
night and Sunday.
Miss Bessie kirkland spent Satur-
day night with Miss Mamie Mcmillan.
Mr. Sammie Clayton was the guest
of Mr. Grady Mcmillan Saturday
night.
Mr.. Talbert Padgett, of Bamberg,
was at home Sunday.
Miss Minnie Kirkland spent Sun
day night with Miss Mamie Mcmillan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
LONDON TELEPHONE GIRLS.
Bombs Did Not Drive One of Them
From Their Duty.

Scenes of bravery among the girls
of a London telephone exchange dur
ing the recent air raid are vividly de-
scribed by ]. w. Kennedy, who was
present. He says:
Bombs were actually dropping in
the immediate vicinity, while the
presence over and on both sides
of the building was reported and
while the smoke from exploded
bombs was distinctly seen from the
windows, and through, it all the su-
pervisor nearest to me hovered over
her section like strong spirit seek
ing to help those under her charge.
. I can paint no picture of stolcal
insensibility. Some nervous cries
there were as the bombs dropped.
white faces were the rule, but in
many of these lines Of determination
were the strongest. Silent tears were
dropped but only for moment. No
one near me left her post, and calls
were passing and cords connected
with the music of death in our ears.
$50 near and insistent was the hor-
rible thud of the bombs that most of
us thought that some part of the
building had been struck. 1t seemed
to US that the rattle of guns contin-
ued longer than during the Zeppelin
raids. Some day it may add some
value to our lives to know that there
were times when, for duty's sake,
We faced the chance of death. 1t
must add infinitely more to the lives
of women whose finer nervous and
physical organization makes them
feel more acutely." london Tele-
graph and Telephone News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
PERSHING VIEWS BATTLE.
General Visits German Second Line
Trenches on the Aisne.

American Training Camp in
France, Oct. 24.-Gen. Pershing ac-
companied one of the French gener-
ais yesterday as far as the second
German line in the French attack on
the Aisne front.
Gen. Pershing was with Gen. D. Es-
percy at first observing the attack
from a favorable post some distance
in the rear of the French front line.
Then Gen. Pershing suggested going
into the French trenches.
This they did, but Gen. Pershing
was not satisfied and went on through
the she'll fire into the first line of
the captured German trenches and
then into the second line. Gen. Per-
shing's imperturabable attitude dur
ing this time is the talk of the French
army.
The American general afterwards
went with Gen. Frenchet D. Esperey
to Gen. Pershing's headquarters and
was present when Franchet D. Els
percy gave the commander-in-chief a
detailed report of the successful at
tack.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Killed BY Window Sash.

Newberry, Oct. 24.-A very pecu-
liar accident, which cost the life of a
young negro, Coleman McMorries,
occurred Monday night near Whit
mire. The boy in some manner got
his head fastened under window
sash, and when found by his family
life was extinct. -
1t is supposed that McMorries at
tempted to enter his home through a
window, the doors being locked at the
time, and in order to reach the win
dow he stood upon box. Upon rails
ing the window the box slipped from
under him and the sash fell upon his
neck, and he was unable to extricate
himself before being smothered to
death. His body was. found some time
fater
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Buford' Bridge Budget.

Buford Bridge, October 31.-The
farmers are having excellent weather
for gathering thei rcrops. They are
making good progress with their
gathering and they seem to be de-
lighted over the high price of cotton.
Mrs. H. C. Kirkland has been con-
fined to her bed for several days with
tonsilitis.
Misses Leita Everette, of Colum-
bia, and Myrtle Everette, of Colum-
bia college, are visiting their sisters,
Mesdames Victor and Roscoe Kearse.
Misses Ruby Kinard and Louise
Copeland, of Ehrhardt, spent last
weekend with their aunt, Mrs. H.
G. Kirkland.
Mr.. S. W. Copeland and family, of
Ehrhardt, spent last Sunday with
Mr.. H. C.. kirkland and family:
DR.. Frank Kirkland and son, Rob-
ert Alfred, of Allendale, were in the
community last Sunday.
Mr.. Wallace kirkland attended the
Georgia-Carolina fair in Augusta last
week.
Several from this community at
tended the State fair last week.
Mr.. Roscoe Kearse has purchased
a handsome new seven-passenger car.
It is to be hoped that John Gilbert
has found his lost dog, although it
would be difficult to find one that
would answer his description.
Little Mary was found one day
teaching her dolls to say this: =
Il have a little finger,
have a little toe,
And when 1 get little bigger,
I'll have little beau"
BOAGUS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Exposed to Literature.

"Why cannot literature be taught?"
asks a professor of English. Why
can you not teach a person how to
fall in love, or have the measles?
Expose him and if he be susceptible.
the trick, is done, and you may wise
ly call in the parson or the doctor,
as the case may be. But no amount
of lecturing will improve or hasten
the matter. I have analyzed with
loving care the dark beauty of Shell
ley's maiden spirit, and found no
man among about forty willing even
to acknowledge the Introduction later,
l have paraded the sturdy English
virtues of Tom Jones before damsels
whose economic dependence, and
need to be supported in literature,
was all too evident, and they have
turned up their noses at him as not
in our set. And then suddenly
have discovered the oldest matings
the two mile runner eloping with
Jane Austen, to whom he had never
been formally presented, and for
mer preceptress Of mathematics, with
neck bottle shoulders, dizzilly delight
ed by the rough wooing of George
Borrow, whom she had met by chance
in the stacks. New Republic.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
MIR. Wilson Gives Full Endorsement
as Issue i'm Every State.

Washington, Oct 25.-President
Wilson today gave full endorsement
to- woman suffrage as an immediate
issue in every State. Addressing a
delegation of one hundred leaders of
the New York State Woman Suffrage
party, who called at the White House
to obtain an expression in support of
the campaign in that State, the Presi-
dent, in emphatic terms, declared that
woman suffrage is one of the funda-
mental questions of democracy, whose
proper settlemnt is demanded by the
issues of the war. He praised the
spirit, capacity and vision of Ameri-
can women in the war.
Il believe" he said, that just be-
cause we are quickened by the ques-
tions of this war, we ought to be
quickened to give this question of wo-
man suffrage our immediate consider
ation."
Speaking as lone of the spokesmen
of great party the PRESIDENT
pledged his hearty support, and add
ed:
81 want to speak for myself and say
that it seems to me that this is the
time for the States of this Union to
k.1r. ,,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
THEN AND NOW.
Granfather Lived More "Real' Life
Had But One Chance.

walk on bricks, and my harding
er of spring is usually cold in the
head; my New England forebear
heard the whistling wings of north
bound wild fowl, the whisper of un-
sealed streams, and saw the greening
grass and foliage, says the author of
''The Point of View in the October
Scribner. To me summer is matter
of wilted collars and few hurried
weeks at the seashore; to him it
meant the sober work of the year,
bending the back with nature in the
efficient aid of her great task, light
ened by the camavaderi of having
time. I know autumn by her chill !;
he knew her by her ruddy warmth OF
fruition in red apple, golden apple,
and wigwam shocks of corn. Winter
gives me slush and snow; for him
the northeaster and blizzard lent an
added grace to the homely sitting
room and the quiet family circle. And
about him, from cradle to grave, the
shuttle of real social intercourse wove
it's homespun thread. That old life
was so neighborly. Not all neighbors
were good neighbors; there were bit
ter and petty hatreds and backbitings
but in the long run of a life time a
man stood forth to his community
pretty much as he was. The twin ac'
id tests of af1iction and good fortune
were applied to him in broad day; il
he finched or rioted it was known
My worldly goods are a secret bank
balance, not patent acres, and | car
lose an evil reputation by moving tc
the next block. l think my grand
fathers was the more manly part;
he had but the one life and the one
chance; he lived the life and did moi
mar it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Schofield Sketches.

Schofield, October 30.-Mr. D. l..
Shipiett spent Sunday last in Co.
iumhia.
Mr.. James L. Owen visited Bam-
Derg yesterday.
Messrs./ C. G.. Sanders and F. B.
Drawdy motored over to Donora on
last Sunday.
Mr.. L. E. Drawdy visited relatives
here last Sunday
MRS. J. NJ. Odom, of Govan, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. D.
Lain. last Sunday. DRAEBLR.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Billy Sunday in Atlanta.

Billy Sunday, the world famous
evangelist, will conduct a series of
meetings beginning next Sunday, No
vember 4th, in a great tabernacle be-
ing erected for the occasion in At
lata. He will be there several weeks,
and We have already heard of several
Bamberg people who are going to
make the trip to Atlanta to hear him.
This will be Billy's first public ap-
pearance in this section of the coun-
try, and doubtless quite few of our
people will hear him before he leaves.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Pershing's Men in Battle.

Three cheers for Pershing's men.
They are in action, and may the
hearts and prayers of every American
be with them in their godgiven task
of teaching the Hun something. The
first American gun of the war bark
ed across "No mans land" at six
o'clock one morning of the past
week. It was fired by red haired
American artilleryman amid the
cheers of his fellow comrades and
officers. Our boys are now actually
in the trenches on the front line fight
ing forces. So the enemy might as
well sit up and take notice. for their
old uncle will be on the job from
now on.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01

The boys in the military branches
of the government service are not
only offering their lives upon the
alter of their country, but they sub
scribed generously to the second
Liberty loan. The men in the army
subscribed s75,000,000. while those
in the navy purchased S6,0O0,000
worth of bonds That's a fine ex-
ample of true loyalty and patriotism.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
PORK CURING METHODS.
Meat May Be Preserved Dry or in
Brine.

I1OS IlIuO ID COlI1pS. IL 40
especially important this year that
each family cure an abundant supply
of meat. P. F. Trowbridge of the
University of Missouri College of
Agriculture offers two methods of
curing pork, as follows:
Dry Cure-Do not cut up the pork
till the carass is we'll chilled. Make
mixture of 40 pounds of clean, fine
salt; ten pounds of sugar, four
pounds of white or black pepper and
one-half pound of red pepper. This
will make enough cure for about
1000 pounds of pork. If saltpeter
is desired, use two pounds in the
above mixture. It will0give a red
color to the lean meat, but has a
tendency to harden the meat too
much. Chill saltpeter may be used
instead of the regular saltpeter by
taking about 20 per cent. less.
Rub each piece of meat thoroughly
with the cure. Take special care to
work the cure around the ends of
the bones of hams and shoulders.
Pack skinside down on table or in
box, in a cool, airy place. Do not
place in direct sunlight nor in
damp, musty cellar. After four or
five days overhaul the meat, rub
thoroughly with the cure and repack.
Repeat this in about week. Hams
and shoulders should remain in the
cure from one and one-half to two
days per pound weight of piece; the
latter time is safer for meat that is
to be kept during the summer. Bacon
should be in the cure shorter time.
Ten days will give very nice, mild
cure to six or eight pound piece.
Brine Cure-Make brine by boil
ing seven, pounds of clean salt and
two pounds of white or brown sugar
with two gallons of water. If salt
peter is desired, add one-fourth
pound This gives about enough to
cover 100 pounds of pork when we'll
packed, sprinkle little, clean fine
salt in the bottom of the barrel, rub
each piece of meat lightly with salt,
sprinkle light layer of salt on each
layer of meat Put a board on and
weight it down with a rock. Allow
to stand over night. Tip barrel on
side and allow the liquor to run out.
Cover the meat with the cold brine
and allow it to stand in cool place
for four or five days. Overhaul, re-
pack and cover with the same brine.
Repeat in about a week. Give the
meat the same length of time for
curing as with the dry cure. y
When the curing is complete, wash
off the excess cure and hang the meat
in the smoke house. Meat kept in
the cure too long should be soaked
in warm water to remove the excess
of the cure. Smoke with hickory,
oak, apple or any non-resinous wood.
Avoid all wood of the pine family.
With continuous smudge, the
the smoking can be completed in "a
hours. With intermittent smoking,
a longer time is necessary, as cold
meat takes the smoke slowly. Wrap
the meat to keep it away from the
shippers. If rats or mice get at the
meat, they open way for the skip
pers. In damp weather cured meats
! will mold. This is not injurious,
except that it is advisable to use
up shoulders, as the mold grows in
| the cracks and calls for excessive
| L
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Another Loan TO Britain.

Washington, Oct. 24.-An addi-
tional loan of s3O,OO0,OOO to Great
Britain was today granted by the
This makes the total
loaned the Allies s2,S06,400,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The South Carolina negro State
fair is being conducted this week in
Columbia.
The University of South Carolina
has eight of it's professors in the
government service.
The 1917 meeting of the State con-
ference of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution will be held at
Camden on November 13.
Governor Manning has paroled, du-
ring good behavior, John Mouzon,
convicted in Darlington in 1912, of /.
manslaughter, and sentenced to serve
eight years.
A school for 100 horseshoers has
been opened at he remount station
at Camp Sewer. The course will re-
quire three months to complete
Other schools are to be established
shortly
B. B. Gossett, a cotton manufac-
turer Of Anderson, has been appoint
ed federal fuel administrator for /,
South Carolina by DR.. H. A. Garfield,
national administrator. Mr.. Gossett
has accepted the appointment.
Greenville suffered a gasoline fam
inc during last Saturday and Sunday.
From one to three thousand cars we're
stranded for. lack of gas during Sat
urday and Sunday. The last 500 gall,
Ions of gasoline was sold at 40 cents
a gallon.
At the various training camps
throughout the country athletics
and exercise are urged upon the men.
All the camps in this section have
organized splendid football teams,
and the government furnishes them
with excellent paid coaches. The
teams are made up of former great
university and college stars.
Willie Parks and Robert Norton,
two young white men, have been
charged with manslaughter as the
result Of the death Of David G. Briggs
in Columbia on Thursday night OF
fair week. Briggs was run over by
an automobile, which it is alleged
was being driven by either Parks or
Norton. Parks is out on a $1,5O0
bond and Norton has been released
under $500 bond.
Governor Manning has ordered an
election to be held on December 18th
for the purpose of determining
whether or not the people of the
territory involved desire a new
county to be formed from certain
portions of Florence and Williamsburg
counties. If the new county is
formed Lake City will probably be
, the county seat, and John Rutledge
is the name proposed for the county,
which will include 436 square miles.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01

Probably many people will be sur
prised to know that already 2S Off
GERS and men of the American navy
have been killed in the war with
Germany, but it is fact.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01

Bullets and SILL. fragments are To-
Gated in the human body by means OF
a wireless detector.