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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
GOSPEL TO FOLLOW FLAG.
Khaki.bound Testaments Are Printed
in All Languages.

Complete testaments bound in kha-
XII, so that they can go into the field
in regulation fighting clothes, are be-
ing prepared for the soldiers of the
country, and Bibles in every tongue,
from Chinese to Yiddish, are being
published by the hundreds of thous-
ands, so that the Gospel may follow
the flag. Ministers and priests of all
the churches in the United States,
Protestant and Catholic, are offering
their services for religious work at
the training camps.
New York and New Jersey Guards
men have received invitations from
the ministers of Spartanburg, Peters,
burg, Atlanta, Louisville and Houston
to accept the religious hospitality that
is to be provided in the vicinity Of
their camps. Twenty million Sunday
school children are being organized
to take part in the war work, with all
sorts of tasks assigned to them. Sixty
societies of Catholic women are busy
forming a war board to help the
knights of Columbus to furnish the
buildings that are to be erected in
this country and France.
The demands for newly appointed
chaplains for equipment has caused
the American Bible Society to ask for
S150,0O0 to be used in printing new
works. One about to fight to make
the world safe for democracy can get
St. Johns Gospel for two and half
cents and the Proverbs on the same
scale, with complete Testaments for
eight cents.-New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
Double Tragedy.

A Washington man tells of a din
ner at a hotel in that city at which
were a number of gentlemen inter
ested in various reforms. About the
most conspicuous of these was man
who talked loudly against both
vivisection and the eating of meat.
He afforded great interest to certain
obscure physician.
Toward the end of the dinner the
latter leaned forward and said to the
man first mentioned:
pardon me, but am l not to un-
derstand that you are both an anti
vivisectionest and a vegetarian
your understanding is correct
"Then," continued the doctor,
"you will probably be greatly
shocked to learn that you have just
eaten a live caterpillar with your
lettuce salad. ."-Chicago Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-Paragrap About
Men and Happenings.

There are now approximately 5000
soldiers Of the national army at Camp
Jackson.
Mobiles of the order of the Mystic
Shrine are to have a great confab in
Columbia November 9th.
J. H. Rogers, young white man,
is under arrest in Spartanburg charg-
ed with enticing labor from the State.
William ]. Cormack has secured
the position Of Columbia correspond
ent of the Charleston News and Cour-
ier.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke, one of the
most noted ministers and authors in
the world, will visit the boys at
Camp Jackson some time next month.
The First Baptist church of Ander-
son has furnished SO men for service
in the army and navy. A roll of
these men has been made and will
be placed on the walls of the church.
Fitz Hugh McMaster, insurance
commissioner, who will not seek re-
election before the general assembly
has accepted a position as city ed
itor of the Columbia State, and will
enter upon his duties as newspaper
man early next year. He was en-
ployed as newspaper man before he
became insurance commissioner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
Comparatiye Market Prices.

The Augusta Chronicle of March
16, 1916, contained the following
market quotations for that date:
"Whiskey, 81 4-2c per gallon; cot
ton, 26 1-2c per pound; tobacco, 1Sc
per pound; -four, $3.50 per barrel;
pork, SC per pound; lard, IL 1-2c per
pound; corn, 75c per bushel; coffee,
27c per pound; peach brandy, S1.OO
per gallon" D"
Fifty years later, May 16, 1857,
the following were the Augusta quo
tations.
Cotton, soc per pound; bacon. TIC
per pound; corn, s1.15 per bushel;
-four, s14.O0 to $1,000 per barrel;
molasses, 55c per gallon and scarce;
butter, soc to SAC per pound; eggs,
90c per Dozen"
1t seems that cotton is the only
thing now lower in price, -four. corn
and porh being worth about two to
three times as much as it brought
10l years ago.
The quotations of 1916 and 1867
and the quotations of today are the
bes, examples for the farmer to see
that the raising of foodstuffs for him
self and stock is the only way to
bring about a change in prices.
Though the farmer is paying three
times as much for food as he did 1Ol
years ago, he is not getting as much
for his cotton, though it costs con-
siderably more to produce cotton now
than it did then, and the South was
then the richest section of the coun-
try.-Augusta Chronicle.
tain Pens at Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
Beard and their families motored ov-
er to Donora last Sunday.

Beard and their families motored ov-
er to Donora last Sunday.
Mr.. F. NJ. Elliott went to Columbia
Saturday and will probably be away
for several days. He is at the Bap-
tist hospital under the care of a ply
sician.
Mr.. F. B. Drawdy has returned
from trip to Owensboro, KY, where
he went to accept a position with a
lumber company. He says there is
no place like Schofeld.
Mr.. P. K. Shultz spent the week
end in Savannah
Mr.. D. L. Shiplett spent Sunday at
Fairfax.
Miss Grace Inabinet, of Ulmers,
visited relatives here this week.
Mr.. J. L. Owen spent Sunday last
at Columbia. DRAEBLR.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
WANTED TO BRIBE CONGRESS.
Bernstorff Asked Germany for $780,
900 to Use "aS Previously"

Washington, Sept. 21.-The Amer
lean Governments publicity spot
light revealing German intrigue in
neutral lands turned today upon the
expenditure of money by the Berlin
foreign office in an effort to influence
Congress on the eve of the ruthless
submarine campaign which drove the
United States to war.
Secretary Lansing made public
without comment the text of mes
sent by Count Won Bernstein to Ber-
lin last January asking authority to
use $4,000 to influence Congress
through an organization which the
foreign Office was reminded had per-
formed similar services before. To
supplement this move Won Bernstorf
suggested an official declaration in
favor of Ireland for it's effect here.
Organization Not Named.
The organization to be employed
was not named. 1t was freely sug-
gested among other officials, how
ever, that it was one Of the societies
which flooded members of Congress
with peace messages when President
Wilson was asking that state of
war be recognized.
This disclosure adds another chap
ter to the amazing story begun with
publication of the famous thinner
mann note. It connects the German
government and Count Won Bernstorf
directly and conclusively with ma
chinations which the American pub
lie had assumed was part of the
worldwide Teutonic intrigue, but
which many people firmly believed
were carried on or financed by Ger
man-Americans without actual au-
thority from Berlin.
Caused Little Surprise.
Little surprise was occasioned
either in official circles or at the,
Capitol, although members of Con-
gress were highly indignant. There
was some talk at the Capitol of de-
manding an investigation and Senator
Overman, chairman of the Senate
lobby committee and Representative
Flood, chairman of the House fore
ign affairs committee, arranged to go
to the State Department tomorrow
and ask for more information.
On the floor of the House, Rep
resentative Hefin, of Alabama, as
serted that he could name thirteen or
fourteen members of the two branch
es of Congress who had acted sus-
picuously and expressed the opinion
that they should be investigated
Generally, however, the disposition
was to regard as absurd any sugges-
ton that any part of the $4,000
sought by Won Befnstorff was intend
ed for members of Congress.
The Won Bernstorf message, dated
January %, follows:
Bernstorff's Message. y
81 request authority to pay out up
to $4,000 (fifty thousand dollar9
in order as on former occasions to in
.1uence Congress through the organi-
zation you know Of, which can per-
haps prevent war.
Il am beginning in the meantime
to act accordingly.
I'm the above circumstances pub
lie official German declaration in ia
vor of Ireland is highly desirable, In
order to gain the support of Irish in
fuence here.'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
SchofieId Sketches.

Schofeld, Sept. 24.-Mr. H. T..
Kearse spent several days in Savan-
nah this week on business trip.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs G. c.. Sanders is very i'll at this
writing. We hope to see her out
again soon.
Messrs. L. E. Drawdy and George
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
Foodstuffs Used in Liquor.

According to the report of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
for the year ended June 80, 1916,
there were used during that year for
the production of distilled spirits in
the United States the following ma
terials:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
HISTORY OF COTTON TINTS
PAPER READ By A. w. BRABHAM
BEFORE PLANT BREEDERS.
Cotton Wizard Says That Originally
Color of Lint Cotton Cores
ponded to Color of Seed.

The following paper on colored cot
ton was read by Mr.. A. W. Brabham,
of Olar, before the Plant Breeders as
sociation at Florence on September
4th:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27

Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens
the best pens made, sold by the Her.
aid Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
Total pounds. ,260,266,146

Total pounds. ...2,260,266,146
These seem to be the latest positive
figures available. The materials US
ed in 1915 may be estimated as fol-
lows, though there is possible mar
gin of error: The production of fer
mented liquors for the year 1900
was 3S,664,5S4 barrels. By 1915 it
had risen to 58,633,624 barrels. (See
report of commissioner of internal
revenue for 1916, page 145.) The
production increased SIS per cent.
Assuming an increase of at least
so per cent. in the materials used,
We get 3,390,399,219 pounds.
Combining the figures for the man
ufacture of fermented liquors and
distilled spirits, we get total of
6,994,311,135 pounds of grain and
molasses.
This omits all minor ingredients
and says nothing about the fruit
and glucose used in the production
of various other alcoholic beverages.
In a time of food shortage, when
conservation of foodstuffs is an i'm
portant public question, the 7,O0O,-
100000 pounds of food materials
which are used in these industries
form an item which is worth consid-
ering.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27

Omitting wheat, oats, barley, and
"other materials" and reducing corn
rye, malt, and molasses to pounds,
we get a totaLof 3,603,911,916 lbs.
of grain and molasses.
The census for 1900, volume 8,
page 6O2, gives the following figures
as to materials used in the manufac-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09

placed in the boxes of any grade should
be uniform in shape and each grade
must have size limit, below which
none in the grade falls. Not more
than 10 per cent of the first-grade ap-
pies should vary from the standard
type or size. ..t....,.. ,....
Regular apple barrels, or bushel or
half-bushel baskets for the local mar
ket, are most convenient for packing
choice apples. The first few layers
should be packed with the stems down
and after each half-bushel is put in,
the barrel should be shaken to settle
the fruit. The top should be put on
firmly to keep the apples in place.
A screw or d lever press is best for
putting on the top. 10. ..:.s.a. ...a4
After the barrel is filled and the
head nailed securely in place, it should
be turned over and should have the
variety, the grade, and the size of the
smallest apple written on the other
end. This end is to be opened as the
top.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09

some knowledge of the way in which
the fruit buds are formed and on
what portion of the tree the fruit, is
borne. The orchardist who practiced
the same system of pruning for his
apples as for his peaches would make
a failure Of his crop. .-. . .
"The apple produces its fruit buds
on short, crooked or irregular spurs
that are two or more years old. In
pruning, the object should be to pro-
duce the formation of new spurs and
to save all that are already on the
tree. Don't let desire for regularity
influence you to cut off those ugly OBJ
jects, for they are, the source of your
crop. If the growing conditions are
good, these spurs may persist for many
years, but If the sunlight is shut out
they soon die. If these die or, are
broken, they can never grow again, and
the only way they may be replaced is
by training watersprouts. This Is q
slow and uncertain process"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
New Menace.

An oldtime son of the Fatherland
was reading the evening news after
the days work was ended. CHANGING
over the various headlines, his eyes
fell on one which threatened to call for
the services of a Sherlock Holmes or
PhilO Gubb.
He read and reread, muttering the
puzzling words over and over to HIM
self. He wiped his glasses, turned up
the light and looked again. But the
words read exactly the same.
Some terrible thing had fallen on
the front of a street car at Niagara
Falls and killed motorman. The old
Germans son just then stepped into
the room, and was amazed to hear his
father say swell, I'll be hanged-Ic-
Nck-Ic-kick-kel. What In the - is
an ic-kick-kelY ~-.-
The son took the paper and read
that large icicle, breaking from the
gorge, had fallen on the passing car
and had killed the motorman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
Never Knows What He Want.

Inc nuisance for the man who has
acquired great financial resources usu-
ally is that he doesn't know what he
wants. Possessing the resources and
Keeling the normal necessity to have
recourse to them, he looks about for
something to want, and he selects the
most costly thing. The acquisition of
this most costly thing always involves.
In practice, the separation of the rich
man from society. Thus he will ac-
qulre a large estate, or several large
estates, and cut himself off from the
world by gates, doors, miles of drive.
iodge Keepers, menials, and secreta-
nes. Or he will acquire a 2,OOO-ton
yacht and cross the Atlantic privately.
though less quickly, less comfortably.
and even less privately than on great
liner. Or he will keep a private or
chestra, instead Of being seen at con-
certs. All which, though magnificent.
Is antisocial and silly, and Is secretly
felt to be so by the rich man when he
happens to wake up in the middle of
the night and can't 60 to sleep again.
Woman's Home Companion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
THE PRICE WILL
DOUBLE

AS announced heretofore the price
of subscription to The Idaho Republi-
can will be doubled on account of
the fact that the price of paper has
nearly trebled since the beginning of
the war in Europe. The exact date
for the change has not been determ-
ined, and that matter involves some
fine points to be studied. One i'm
pointant feature about it is that the
poor people who have not paid in
advance will be affected first, because
the well-to-do who are prompt about
paying their little bills have already
paid for the present year, and they
will receive the benefit that always
goes with paying cash and paying
promptly.
The man who has paid his SUBJ
scription to January, 1918, will not
be affected till that time, while
the man who is in arrears will be
affected from and after the date of
the change in price. The manage
ment will hold the matter open for
a while to give the poorer people a
chance to get in on even terms with
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
RECLAMATION WILL > '',a.
INCREASE ACREAGE
Soils Department of the Iowa
College Will Make Sugges-
tons on Best Methods.

Such waste land as is represented
by the eroded, sandy, acid, gumbo,
hardpan, peat, alkali and push" soils
of the state need not be "dead CAPT.
tal," as is most often the case on
farms in Iowa where such land occurs.
The soils section Of the agricultural
experiment station at Iowa state COL
lege has shown how much of this
waste land can be made very produc-
tive and profitable. The department
has worked out methods of success
full soil management and stands ready
to suggest to owners Of such land the
best treatment for their particular
type of dead capital' soil.
"A little planning and careful work
In retaining such lands will mean an
Increase of acreage of from 5 to 10
per cent on many FARMS" says w. 81.
Stevenson, Of the department.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
Generous Mani

A Scotch comedian whose frugalitv
Is as notorious as he himself is famous.
had an engagement. in Glasgow some
years ago, and as he had a friend who
could put him up for the week, no no.
tel was going to get free advertising
through his residence within its walls.
His host had just become the proud
possessor of a son and heir, but his
pride in the kid did not prevent him
from giving the star all the attention
the most exacting guest could expect.
The Saturday night brought a taxi
to the door, and while the host was
carrying down the luggage the come
dian, after bidding his hostess good
by, pulled handful of silver out of
his pocket and said: do We ken.
Mrs. Whitewood, If I had copper I
wad leave it for the BARN !'-Saturdav
Evening Post. ,.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
WHAT OF THE
FUTURE? .-.. -- :.

The braying of trumpet and the
ringing of bugle calls is stirring the
world to conflict in the greatest har-
vest of death that history has ever
mentioned. 1t is hard to believe that
suffering on such a stupendous scale
is a good thing or that it is neces-
sary in order to bring about good
results. 1t Is hard to believe that
human suffering, such as now fills
the world, can have any adequate
compensation. 1t is hard to believe
that suffering purifies and strength
ems the soul, or that premature death
ripens the spirit, but on what other
theory Christianity can justify cur
rent events, we are unable to say.
1t may be said that the events of
a single generation are but drop
in the bucket of time, and the lives
Of all the people on earth today are
only an insignificant atom in the
events of eternity, and that all the
and sacrifice that can be
crowded into a single generation of
the human race are an inconsiderable
when viewed in the light
of divine achievements. 1t may be
said that hundred generations to
come will be happier and freer, and
in every way better off by reason of
what grows out of the world conflict
of today, and if that hope or that be-
lief shall help to sustain character
and endeavor along the lines of plain
duty it is we'll to cherish that
thought.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
CORN SMUT IS NOT. e. {.
INJURIOUS TO cows
No III-Effects Shown After Forty
Nine Day Test at Colorado
Experiment Station. ...

By W. W. ROBBINS, Colorado Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins.)
1t is a quite common belief that
corn smut is injurious to cattle. Num-
erous experiments have been made to
ascertain whether or not this is true.
One experimenter started feeding two
ounces day Of the smut to each of
two cows. Later the amount was in
creased to II pounds. The test last
ed 40 days, but no serious results
were evident. The cows had normal
milk yield at the end Of the period.
Other experiments have given prac-
tically the same results, so that it
may safely be said that corn smut,
either in the field or in the prepared
ration, is not poisonous to cattle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
ADVERTISING STILL
CHEAPER

A year and half ago the advertis-
ers of Blackfoot were using two
newspapers each having a circulation
of about a 1000, and were paying
1S cents an inch in one and Is cents
per inch in the other, making a total
OF 81 cents per inch to get their an
nouncements carried to 1000 homes.
Both newspaper announced that
their lists were at all times open to
inspection by advertisers, and one
Gay three local men laid the two
lists side by side and checked off all
the names that appeared in both lists
and then counted to see just how
many different persons were reached
when an advertisement was inserted
in both papers. The total was less
than 300, and the rest represented
people who took both papers. That
showed that advertising space was
really costing two and one-half cents
an inch per 100 Of circulation. The
Idaho Republican then undertook to
increase its list so that advertisers
could reach 1900 and yet deliver ad-
vertising service at two-thirds of that
price, and it has done it. ut
The list is still increasing and is
just under the 1000 mark. The cost
of space is less than it was for 1900
III two papers. When the list reaches
the 1000 mark the price will be ad-
vanced to 80 cents and will still be
three cents less than it cost under
the old two-paper arrangement to
reach a little over half as many peo-
pie.
The incident affords a good illus
tration of the advantages the public
receive by having fewer newspapers
and better circulation. The paper
famine is putting hundreds of news
papers out of business, and If the
survivors have proper management
the public will receive much better
service for less money.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-09
Plan Monument on Mountain.

The General-Anzeiger Of Breslau re-
ports that gigantic war monument
to commemorate fallen Silesian SOL
diers is to be erected in the heart of
the province Of the Angels mountain
Of the Zobten range. This mountain,
which is about 5000 feet high, is a
prominent object, and is seen from all
parts of the Silesian lowlands. The
intention Is to cut into terraces about
800 feet of the upper part of the noun
tain, and to give this portion regu-
lar conical form. On the summit of
the mountain. and raised on mighty
base Of rock, colossal building sur
mounted by cupola is to be erected.
At the four corners of the building on
the roof fire will flame out all night
long to be visible from all parts of
Silesia.