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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24
THE SLEEPING PREACHER.
just One of the Many Strange Things
of the World.

Quite a number of our people
availed themselves of the opportun-
ity to hear Major Perry, the negro
sleeping preacher, here last Thurs
day night. Nearly everyone in Lees
Vile has heard this man preach in
his sleep, and the few who have not
should do so at the next opportuni-
ty. 1t is remarkable and strange at
the same time how this colored man,
who is not really a preacher at all
in his every day life, breaches the
word of God so accurately and force
fully in his sleep. 1t is a mystery
which has never been explained. The
man has preached every night for
several years, and, in fact, has done
so continuously since 1890, with the
exception of very few nights. Some
years ago he did not preach on Fri
day nights at times. He follows a
regular order of service each night,
praying first and then preaching a
regular sermon. He always states
very distinctly from what part of the
Bible his text is taken and then
quotes it just as clearly. In this he
never makes an error. Many people
have gone to the Bible for compar-
ison of his texts and words of Scrip
ture, but they have always found
them correct.
The man breaches in an earnest
and pleading manner at all times, US
ing much better language and express
sions than he is capable of using
when he is awake. Many people who
have never heard him say that he is
not asleep when he is preaching
However, if they should see and heal
him preach they would be convinced
that he is sound asleep. Truly, thu
preaching of the negro in his sleeI
is strange thing, and equal!
strange is the fact that he cannot b.
awakened while he is preaching. HI
has been carried on a number o
trips through different sections o
this State, and on certain occasion
hard hearted men cruelty pierced
him with pins in an effort to aWakel
him while he was preaching. In thi
they failed, not being able to arous
him at such times. On account o
this cruel treatment, he has takel
very few such trips during late years
This world is made up of strang
things and this is one of the strang
est of them all.-Leesville Twill
County News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24
TAX NOTICE.

The treasurer's Office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
18th day of October, 1917, until the
18th day of March, 1913, inclusive.
From the first day of January,
1918. until the 31st day of January,
1918, a penalty of one per cent. will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1918, a
penalty of 2 per cent. will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1918, until the 18th
day of March, 1918, a penalty or Z
per cent. will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24

All persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years of age,>
except Confederate veterans and sail
ors, who are exempt at so years OF
age, are liable to a poll tax of one
dollar.
Capitation dog tax so cents.
All persons who were 21 years of
age on or before the 1st day of jan
uary, 1917, are liable to a poll tax
of one dollar, and all who have not
made returns to the Auditor are re-
quested to do so on or before the
1st of January, 1918.
will receive the commuta ton
road tax CT two $4,000 dollars from
the 18th day of October. 1917, until
the 1st day of March, 1918.
G. A. JENNINGS,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24

Read The Herald $50 the year
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24

Read The Herald $3.50 the year
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04

ways-a tropical climate with a
quaint people. The city reminded me
Of Damascus, or pictures of it. wish
1 could tell you all about it, but
some day will be able. Oh, how we
enjoyed It, Men and women all bare
footed-pineapples sold on every
oorner-narrow streets--many dogs
and herds of goats, etc. spent my
birthday there.
We then journeyed on with
pleasant travel. There was much ex-
element in the danger zone, but all
was we'll. we landed safely and stop
ped for rest at world-famous bar
racks built by one of the worlds
greatest heroes. | wish l could tell
you all about it and its age, etc.
lived over again some of her old his
tory with great warriors.
We then travelled thru many
places to our present place or camp,
and here we are nicely situated and
very happy. I never thought
I'd be so happy. l am the only col
ored officer here, but have nice equal
treatment given me. Wish you could
see your proud soldier brother. Real
ly this is a fine camp. The travel in
this country is great--the wonders
I've seen since coming. This is my
schooling, someday will be back to
tell the story. Our boys are doing
well their part, making their mark.
have visited two cities this week
Europe is a great place. l think this
is my opportunity to continue up,
don't you? Some are sorry to see me
thus elevated. Why should l fret if
| should go up the ladder?
Some day l expect to make my
people proud of me. I'm going to
push on to the end.
Your devoted brother,
Chaplain Henry M. Collins.
A.P. o. No. 712, A. E. F.via N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
Farm and Live Stock

There was never time when
ton of manure was worth as much
money as it is today, according to
M. F. Miller of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture.
The high prices of farm crops and
the great need of increased produc-
tion have given manure a remark
able value Results of experiments
conducted for ten years on the Mis-
souri, soil experiment fields, which
represent most of the important soil
types in the State, show that each ton
of manure has brought an increase
in crops which at present prices is
worth $4.20. On some fields the re-
turn has been considerably greater,
For instance, on the experiment
fields at st. James, in Phelps county.
the return has been approximately
$3.50 on the basis Of present crop
values. The farmer who has allowed
manure to accumulate around the
barn or shed should consider it a
most paying proposition as well as
patriotic duty to get every load of
it back to the land during the sum-
mer or fall. Not a ton of it should
so to waste this year.
Sometimes / run across one of
IL ese Household Hints that starts
sad recollections," says the Corder
Journal. This, for instance: The
tough end of boiled ham can
be put thru a meat chopper and serv-
ed up as hash 1t really can; yes, it
can. !"
F. w. Isgregg says he is sure tired
of some of this war bread. He has
been trying rye. 1t is bad. Sticks to
your teeth. He gave some of it to his
dog and the poor animal came near
choking to death.
The continued prevalence of high
wool and meat values has placed the
sheep business in new light. The
result will be that this phase of ami
NAL industry will contribute materi-
ally to the Nations food and cloth
ing supply. 1t will also add stability
to our systems of farming and play
an important part in the more COM
plete utilization of our agricultural
resources.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given, That Let
ters of Administration upon the es-
tate of Ira F. Hendricks, deceased,
have been granted to the undersign-
ed, by the Probate Court of Audrain
County, Missouri, bearing the date
18th day of November, 1911.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within
six months from the date of this no
tice, or they may be precluded from
any benefit of such estate; and If
said claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date of the publi-
cation of this notice, they will be for
ever barred.
FIELDING w. SMITH,
Administrator.
Attested by me, this 9th day of
June, 1918.
W. w. Bolts, Judge of Probate.
First publication, July 4, 1918.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
1. Householders to use not to exceed
total of Ia pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than liz pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and One-half
9ound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate Of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing total
of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, tnuS con-
forming with the limitations requested
Of the householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of barrel Of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
a. We ask the bakers and ocers to
reduce the volume of yictoi bread
sold, by delivery of the three, ,uartef
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
IN other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount OF theiI
wheat flour purchases beyond 40 pei
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04

cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased in the four months prior to
March l.
: 8. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
9. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, fiours, and meals, corn,
barley, buckwheat, potato flour. ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There Is no reason why all of
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subslst perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme In order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large pro-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are abb
solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
tion Of the public by further limita.
tion OF distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
| tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary natlence sacrifice
and co-opcntich of lw d:sfribuilnG
!, trades
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
A LETTER FROM FRANCE.

The black man is taking an inter
est in the war, too, H. M. Collins,
colored, United States Army chap
lains writes the following letter to
his sister in Mexico, the wife of Rev.
C. w. Wright, pastor of the colored
Baptist church here, as follows;
Dear Sister:
At last l am about settled in my
new home, and can write to you all,
l wrote to you as was leaving the
States.
Well. we had most delightful
trip, stopping at the most beautiful
city Zone of them) I've seen, in many
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
America Consumed 100000 Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 2l,OOO,OOO.
RATION PER PERSON is Il POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls for Greater Sacrifice HereAed War
Bread Must Be Manifestations Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.

If to furnish the Allies with the proper
ton of wheat to maintain their bread from until the
next harvest and this military necessity must reduce
our monthly consumption to 21O0O0OO bushels month as
against normal consumption of about Az 100000 bushels
so cent of normal consumption This the sua
ton set forth by the u Food Administration at Washing
ton Reseng margin for distribution to the and for
special leaves for general consumption approximately
M pounds of wheat products weekly The Food
Administrations statement connues Many of
dependent bakers bread Such bread be durable
and therefore, requires larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the household Our and
require full allowance The wetodo in population
make greater sacrifices in the consumption of wheat
products than the poor In addition population in
the agricultural districts where the other cereals abun
dant skilled the preparation of breads from these
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations
With improved transportation conditions avail
able surplus of potatoes We also have the spring months
surplus of milk and have ample and oats for human
consumption The drain and barley substitutes
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
THE YOUNGEST BoNDHoLDER.

The Laddonia Herald comments as
follows:
Edward Albert Kennen, son of AL
bert Kennen and wife, was present
ed with $50 Liberty Bond by his
grandfather. e. c. Kennen, when he
was week old. He is believed to
be the youngest bondholder in the
county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
CHICAGo&nAEroN RY.

TIME STABLE
East Bound.
No. "a daily for st. Louis 4:02 a. M
No. 16 ex Sun. for Bloomington 1920
a. m.
No. &c daily for Jacksonville 12:40
p. m.
No. % daily for St. Louis 1852 p. m.
No. 10 daily for Chicago 1910 p. m.
No. 1876 ex Sun from Slater 1920 p m
West Bound.
No. 2S daily for Kansas City 2:45 am
No. 1876 ex Sun for Slater 7:45 a. m.
No. 81 daily for Kansas City 12:40
p. m.
No. 25 daily for Kansas City 1:46
p. m.
No. II ex Sun. from Bloomington
7:15 p. m.
No changes in C. B. and Q. or
South Branch trains.
T. L. MARSHALL,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
The First Gas Fighter
II Was The Skunk Who Also Uses
His Perfume" As A Sort OF Wire
less To Let His Friends Know He
Is Coming To Call.

Inc mesSdBe quotes the IOilOWlnB
from the st. Louis Journal of Agri-
culture, which is written by ]. New
ton Basket, formerly of Mexico:
1t was a moist, warm afternoon.
The observant would have said that
it was going to rain.
1 met the skunk in a woods path
l had smelt him some time before
1t was a long range dilution of him.
said. ut is a pity you have such a
belief in perfumery. You are really
attractive otherwise"
well, It pays in the long rum"
he answered. 81 have just been sig
mailing some friends with It,"
What! A love billet like that
down wind? Was that what my nose
intercepted"
YES" he nodded. 1--WE often do
it, We had wireless long before you
house people did"
But down wind" said, "she can
not talk back"
well, she'll know I'm coming
and she can be at home" he winked,
land l can do the rest"
Tell me, is your perfumery as dis
agreeable to you and friends as it is
to the rest of us?"
"Oh, not at all. In fact, we rather
like it. Once when 1 was spending
the day in hollow log, the hunters
ran a fox into it. He wanted more
room and pinched me. filled that
log with a vapor that finished his ca
reer, but it never hurt me. The only
trouble was that they chopped us
both out and l had the whole pack
of men and dogs to subdue. l did it,
but found myself short of the NUM-
tions of war at the end. We usually
keep ourselves overstocked. When
we have a surplus we sometimes
throw it off without provocation, or
signal with 1t as l did just now
When we fight we never use the fluid
on each other; we bite"
II know" l said, 81 have seen
your babies play at mock bitingy and
roll each other on the grass"
Eyes, ours is a family of fighters.
l belong to the mink-weasel folks.
1t is said that for its weight nothing
can conquer my cousin, the wolver-
inc: and our relative, the fisher,
chases the coon and slays him just
for sport. l never took to that sort
OF thing. My legs are short that l
may root for grubs. Well, have a
pigs nose, and since l am not fitted
for speed, l developed the perfum-
cry trick All of our folk carry a
small syringe, but no one has equal
ed me at that game. The European
polecat is pretty we'll endowed, and
that is why they gave me his old
name, but the Indians called me Sc,
kanku. or course, skunk is the
best you white folks could do with
it. You have made it into a WORD
which means, to whip out checkers
completely That's from me. Wher
you skunk some one at cards OIL
checkers, that means that he did no
get a chance to even bite you. Quite
suggestive, isn't it?"
"By the way. did you know tha
my people were the first, wearing I
backbone, who used gases in war
fare? Some of the insects had beel
at It earlier. Besides being phospho
rent at night my perfumery will fiasl
if it be ignited as it is thrown out
So l am ahead of the Greeks there
The Chinese were the first to stea
patents from me. Goodbye! ] mus
be getting down wind to see wher
my wireless struck"
A LETTER FROM FRANCE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
A. Il. q. a.

Rush hin, Mo. Meets on Monday
night on or before full moon In each
month. Hedgedale School House.
ID. il. ROGERS. President
VAL ERDEL, Secretary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-04
~ WABASH
WABASH fIAIE TABLE.

WABASH TIME TABLE.
EFFECTIVE JUNE "a, 1917.
East Bound.
No. 4, st. Louis and East. 1892 am.
No.14St. Louis and East. .4:28 a. m.
No. so st. Louis Accom-. .6:15 a m.
No. 20 st LouisSt. Paul
Limited. 80. 80. .12:33 p. m.
No.2 Colorado-St. Louis limited. -.
1910 p. m.
No. IL st. Louis Express. .6:42 p. m.
No. 70 Local Freight except Sun.
day ......... .12:09 p. m.
West Bound.
No. IL for Omaha and Des Moines.
..............1 .11:55 p. m.
No. for Kansas City west 1:46 a. m.
No. 13 Moberly Accom-. ..11:15 a. m.
No. st. Louis-Colorado Limited.
.12:09. p. m.
No. for st. Paul, Kansas City west
ABB p. m.
No. 81 Moberly Accom-. S:49 pm
No. 73 Local Freight except Sum.
day. -. ..9.20 a. m.
I. M. RICHARDS,
Agent, Mexico, Mo.
J. ID. MCNAMARA,
Passenger Traffic Manager,
st. Louis. Mo.
Evening star., 1918-01-13
GERMANY'S GREATEST EVIL
IDOLATRY, SAYS LORD CECIL

bound to be colossal and far-reachinx.
They mean the degeneracy of the whole
German structure. and the effects are al
ready seen in the wave Of crime and i'm
morality which is sweeping over Ger
many. So long as the governing classes
are infected with this doctrine there is
no limit to the wfckedness and cruelty
which will be put into execution, II means
the undermining ultimately of the whole
fabric OF their civilization. This in what
President Wilson has foreseen. This in a
reason for the determination Of President
Wilson and the leaders Of the allies on
both sides OF the water to carry this war
through. whatever the cost, in order that
the world may be fit world to live In
The Lansdowne letter has been thought
by some TO indicate some weakening of
determination on the part Of this country,
i, some change OF attitude. l believe any
such impression is a profound delusion,
know 1t is a delusion as far as the actuai
government Of England is concerned, and
believe that the British peopIe az a
whole. including Lord Lansdowne HIM
self, are more determined than ever to
bring the war to a victorious conclusion.
Il see that 1t Is being alleged with a
certain degree Of plausibility that there
are many points In which Lord Lans-
doWne Is IN agreement with President
WILSON'S message. That may be 30. But
IN the case Of the Presidents message
| there breathes through every line not
only determination to win-for in that
there is no difference between the two
men-but. also certainty of victory.
President Wilson'S message has an In
spiration OF leadership which Ians-
'downe's letter lacks"
Evening star., 1918-01-13
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 28.-"The funda-
mental evil of Germany today is idol
atry," said Lord Robert Cecil in a
statement for the Associated Press.
'They have set up for themselves a
craven image. just as truly as did the
worshipers Of Baal. against whom the
prophets of the Bible preached.
"Germany's idol Is the state. They
place the state above religion. above
morality, above all laws of God or man.
They believe that any act is justified
which advances the interests of the
German state. however base that act
may be. however immoral. however in
considerate Of the lawful rights OF
others.
lotto Kahn, himself a German by
origin, has defined this -idolatry
as the demoniacal obsession of power
worship and world dominion
.sThis idolatry is at the battom OF
our whole fight against Germany. II
is tho secret of the whole revoltine
Germany has committed against the
ciyiiixed world. The violation Of Bel.
9ium. the Armenian atrocities, the un.
speakable horrors of submarine. war.
fare-all these are the outcome of 8
creed which holds that no laws OF mo.
raiity are binding when the defense o,
the state-idol is at stake.
saThe results Of this violating Of the
foundations Of morality by Germany arr
Evening star., 1918-01-13
HIGH WAGES FOR TYP1srs.
Salaries Up to $500 a Month Now
Paid in Paris.
BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
Cable4ram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
Correspondence Of The Sunday Star
and the Chicago Daily News,)

Correspondence Of The Sunday Star
and the Chicago Daily News.)
PARIS, December 28.-The big. ga
rious result of the presence of the
American Army In France. with ever In
creasing numbers. is new confidence of
the allies in final victory. but some Of
the little. lighter conseq6ences are as
annoying to some people in France as
they are agreeable to others, Princi-
pal1y these changes are the Increased
cost of luxurfes and Of wages. While
Injuries do not seem to be scarce. Labor
does. In both cases the buyer Ia tha
only one who suffers The dealers in
good things to eat and pleasant thines
to wear are making more money thai
before and so are people who see,x am
ployment. from civilian chauYeurs ~
offices.
In Paris the employment of typists
and stenographers as we'll as less skill-
ed feminine Office labor has cauaed an
unprecedented scarcity Of office workers
Of this kind. Those available demand
gher-typist has more than doubled.
Some are now earning 1900 francs
(more than 5000 monthly instead OF
400 francs (about $75). / know Of one
case where an inexperienced Rirl clerk
who had been earning 140 francs (about
$3.50 monthly obtained, position in the
aviation star ofiices at 400 francs 3
month. 1t is now difficult to engage an
| expert steno-typist In Paris for lesa
thau-1.0oQ francs ($56a a-month.