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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
Bamberg, S. c., Dec. ~, 1919.

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. ~, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
I won't ask you for very much this
Xmas. Me wants tricycle., a rake,
hoe and shovel and a boy doll. Me
want some fruit and fire crackers
too and be sure and bring me some
chocolate candy. Your little friend,
G.. FRANKLIN FREE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
MARGARET STANLEY.

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
Dear Mr.. Santa:
wish you would please bring me
a little toy dog, sheep, cow, horse,
mule, chicken, pig, and duck, doll,
doll trunk, some clothes for the doll,
a bicycle, a teddy pair, some candy,
and nuts, so 1 don't want much, so
I will close. Your little girl,
FLOSSIE FENDER
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
want you to bring me doll that
can shut and open her eyes and car
riage, a tea set and some sparklers
and fire crackers and some fruit.
Much love to you and Mrs. Santa.
CAROLINE HIT.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
Ehrhardt, s. c., Dec. S, 1919

Ehrhardt, s. c., Dec. 5, 1919.
Dear SAINT Clarse:
\ I am going to write you a letter
what I want you to bring me
a bicycle and some fruit if you can
and if you can't bring me me fash
light Yours truly,
JOHN JACOB CARTER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
hope Christmas eve will find you
coming in your airplane to all the
little children. Bring me a book; go
to the Herald Book Store; you can
find many there. I can read now;
1 am going to school; my teachers
name is Miss Luc;le Turner and l
love her. Don't forget the poor chill
dren. I will thank you if you will
bring me a doll; it will make me
happy, good child. / am seven years
old and in the first grade. Your lit
tie friend,
Erlene Matthews Hightower.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, 8. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
want you to bring me a doll, doll
bed, and carriage, a big teddy bear,
and some story books, also some fruit
and nuts. Yours truly,
JULIA KATHLEEN BISHOP.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dee. 9, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
My wish is for you to bring me a
doll and doll carriage, some fruit,
and fire crackers, little bicycle and
a monkey, a teddy bear and a pig
that will go "off! off," I will grad
uate this year. Your friend,
LOUISE FREEMAN.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
want you to bring me doll that
can shut and open her eyes, a table
and some chairs, and some fire works,
and some sparklers and some fruit.
DOROTHY HIT.
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Ehrbardt. s. c.. Dec. 9, 1919.

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
am going to write you letter.
want you to come and bring me doll
and doll bed, doll carriage, little
stove and a tea set for my Christmas
presents. 1 want me some rais;ns,
apples, oranges, candy, and some ba-
nanas. My birthday will be next
March, the ninth. I will be twelve
years old. I will have to close for
this time. Yours truly,
EULA KINARD.
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Clause:
1 want you to please bring me a
rocking horse, tricycle., some spark
lers and little timber cart. I want
some fruit and candy and little
teddy bear and a dog, please Santa.
Your little boy, H. NJ. FOLK.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
Letters to SantaClaus
Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
1 will write you a letter to tell you
what 1 want you to bring me Christ
mas. / want tricycle., climbing
monkey, train, air rife, paddle car
and some fruit and nuts. I am six
years old. Yours truly,
GETAWAY BISHOP.
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Continued on page 7, column q.
Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 8, 1919

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 8, 1919.
Dear old Santa:
am the good little girl that wrote
to you last year, but I went write
for much this year. 1 want doll
that will 90 to sleep, a doll bed, doll
trunk and plenty Of clothes for the
doll. I want a teddy bear, lots OF
fruit and candy, some fire works.
Your little girl,
,E.DcAprr crANTEV
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PHOEBE KINARD.

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
Dear Santa Clause:
T am eight years old and I am 60
ing to school and I am just writing
you to let you know what want for
Xmas, a train, boat, rubber ball,
car, cap pistol and some caps to and
all kinds of fruits and fire works and
I wish you and Mrs. Santa Clause a
merry Xmas and happy new year.
will have to close, from your little
friend. HOMER MITCHUM.
Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dearest Sanity:
I am a little girl three years old
and have tried to be very good and l
want you to bring me a doll, ring,
a pair of little scissors to cut paper
dolls and a box of powder, also fruit,
candy, and anything else you might
think of. Lovingly,
ELEANOR KEARSE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
Bamberg S. c., Dec. 10, 10.

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Clause:
want you to please bring me 3
air rifle and some fire crackers and
roman candles and some fruit Of all
kinds that you think g little boy Z
years old would like. Your friend,
ERNEST BRICKLE.
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 4, 191

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 4, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a pretty curly
head doll when you come to see me
Christmas eve night. When you come
down the chimney and bring little
Freddie a little gun and a train and
plenty of nice fruit and candy. Your
sweetheart,
GUSSIE ELIZABETH HUTTO.
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1918

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus: >-.. ..-
I want you to bring me a tool
chest, a hoe, rake and spade,, and
fire works, some story books and
some fruit. Much love to you,
MELVIN HIT.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
CALCIUM ARSENAIE
DEATH FOR WEEVIL
POISON RECOMMENDED TO KILL
COTTON PEST.
MUST USE CAREFULLY.
Federal Department Of Agriculture
Announces Successful Method
to Destroy Insect

Poisoning the cotton weevil is one
of the most extensive problems facing
experts in the United States depart
ment of agriculture at this time, and
although it is believed that the death
of the weevil is near at hand, there
yet remains much to be done. The
sprinkling of dry powdered calcium
arsenate is the method which will be
literally pursued to secure the COM
plete and lasting destruction of the
weevil, according to B. R. Coad, an
expert, who discussed the matter to-
day as follows:
'By far the most eflcacious poison
for weevil control which has been de-
veloped in the work thus far is dry
powdered calcium arsenate. This
chemical is decidedly new develop
ment as an insecticide and owing to
the fact that there is certain amount
Of difficulty attendant on it's manu-
facture, which may result in unsatis-
factory material being made, the de-
partment has consistently urged the
farmers to purchase it on specifca-
tions.
Follow Specifications.
'If calcium arsenate only is called
for, the material furnished may be
too low in arsenic content to poison
the weevil successfully or the soluble
arsenic content may be 80 high that
it will burn the plants or it's mechan-
ical condition may be such that it can
not be successfully used as dust.
Consequently every man buying cali
'cum arsenate should require that it
conform to the following specifica-
tions: Not less than 40 per cent.
arsenic pentoxide, nor more than 0.75
per cent water soluble arsenic PEN
toxide, density not less than 80 nor
more than 100 cubic inches per
pound.
eff the material conforms to these
specifications, it is absolutely impos-
sible to burn the cotton plants with
it. 1t may be applied in unlimited
quantities daily with no danger what
ever to the cotton plants. -
1.-The amount of poison required to
treat an acre of cotton is a very i'm
portant point. 1t has come to my at
tention that many planters have been
Informed that two or three pounds
per acre will be satisfactory for a
single treatment. 1t will not do for
them to proceed on this basis as. it
will be found that this amount Of ma
terial simply can not be satisfactorily
distributed over an acre Of cotton.
Of course, the primary point to con-
slider in the application is absolute
thoroughness of dusting. Every par
ticle of the cotton plant should be
covered with the exceedingly fine
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. II, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
y Please bring me a little automo-
bile full of candy and a little cry
baby, little whistle and little neck
tie and little dancing boy, and some
fruit. Your little boy,
J. B. SANDIFER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

(Being unable to decipher this let
ter to Santa, we pass It on to him,
believing that he will understand the
situation and do the right thing
Editor Herald.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18
OUR NEXT ISSUE.

The next issue Of The Her
aid will be printed on Tuesday
afternoon, instead Of Wednes-
day afternoon as usual. All
advertisers and others will
bear this in mind. All copy
for insertion in next weeks
Herald should be in our Office
by Monday; certainly not later
than Tuesday morning.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, s. G., Dec. 9. 1919.
Dear Santa Clause:
am little girl six yrs old and 1
have just started to school and I am
a good little girl and I want you to
please bring me a cradle, pull cart, a
doll baby, a Xmas stocking and fruit
and fire works and all kinds of nuts
and candy and chewing gum, and l
wish you and Mrs. Santa Clause a
merry Xmas and happy new year,
will have to close from your little
friend, CARRIE KIRKLAND.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
My dear Santa Clause:
I want a watch and knife and BY
cycle and some fire works. I will be
very thankful.
CHARLES EHRHARDT.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
Dear Sanity Clause:
VIII be pleased if you will bring
me a % rifle and fire works and %
bullets, cap pistol. RODOLPH.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 16, 1919.
Dear Sant;e Clus:
Please bring me wash board set
and a big doll. Your little friend,
CHARLOTTE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Sauta Claus:
want you to bring me doll, doll
bed, some fire works and nuts, and
fruit; some candy also.
PHOEBE KINARD.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. 16, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll, doll car
riage and a stove. Your little friend,
FRANCES DELK.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-12-18

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 9, 1919.
Dear Santa Claus:
want you to bring me doll, a
doll carriage, and rocking chair
for the doll, also table, please. From
SARAH COGGINS.
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Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.

Ehrhardt, S. c., Dec. 10, 1919.
Dear Santa:
What are you doing these days?
1 want you to please bring me for
Christmas little toy automobile,
some fruit and fire works. 1 will not
ask for any more. Don't forget the
other little children. Your little
friend, TOMMIE COPELAND.
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{Continued on page Z, column IL
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16
here Is Plan That Will Serve
You All the Year
Around
FEED RlGHT---GET EGGS

No One Should Overlook the Money
Making Possibilities In the Farm
Flock When Well cared-for and
Well Housed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16

do that in time Of war what ought we
to do in time of peace, when our
thoughts are not burdensd with the
attendant exigencies Of warfare!
Let US pray that We may clearly
see the conditions of the ripened har-
vest and present ourselves as laboref-
ers to do our Masters will and He
will give us souls for our hire. He
always gives US good measure, heaped
up, shaken down, running over. In
the Memorial Chapel Department, Of
which am assistant superintendent.
and when the superintendent was
away on health recuperating trip.
on single Sunday, there were six
conversions in the Sunday school.
Prove me. saith the Lord, and see
if ! won't pour you out a blessing so
great that you cannot contain ii I"
Yours truly,
G. M. GoocH.
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70 Litigants and Witnesses.

Circuit Court will convene here on
next Tuesday morning instead Of Mon
day morning. Litigants and witness
es need not come until the morning
of the goth.
This may 13, 1919.
]. B. GRAHAM, Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16
Dog Lost.

On the night Of May 1, one black,
white and tan fox hound left me in a
fox cease 81 miles northeast of Ra-
mer, going east, and did not return,
Dog is 23 inches tall at shoulders, a
black spot across shoulders. and black
across hips, has "dewclaws" on hind
feet. $1,000 reward will be be paid
for his return to me. For further in
formation, write.
L. H. HILL, Ramer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16
hei Back Yard.

% well crock yard good forf 1t
withstand 10 supply the average
Matching y ksh vegetables through
st : mar hson.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16

Don't save for "rainy day.
Save so that there won't be any
rainy days.
That isn't the forward-looking, en-
pire-buildfng spirit OF America.
That Is the philosophy Of optimism
the kind Of thinking that Is going 70
make you happy and make-your old
age period OF fullest enjoyment.
There Is a lot Of Joy In saving
Don't let II be a dull, hateful duty
saye so that you can win the delights
Of competence. not because you can
not afford to spend. Save so that yos
can AFFORD. q little later. 70 buy some
ching you want very much.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16

The closing Of the Selmer
High School this week ends
about the best session the
county ever had, and as w.
G. Robinson, with practical
ly all the present corps of
efficient teachers, has been
elected principal for another.
year, we predict a splendid
school next session.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16
WILL THEY SIGN?

There can be no reasonable
doubt but what the Germans
will sign the peace treaty by
the expiration Of the fifteen
days, which is next Thurs
day. The whole of Germany
seems to be opposed to the
terms. They characterize it
as the most bloody demand
any government made to a
fallen foe. They allege that
it means slavery for the Ger
man people for years.
It should not be a question
of severity. but one of, can
we avoid it? They cannot
refuse, and hope to get as
good terms afterwards. Two
courses may be, and one of
which will be adopted by the
Allies in case of a refusal to
sign. One will be to enforce
an actual blockade of every
avenue to Germany, and
starve them in thirty days,
and the other, and the one
most likely, is to march at
once a million soldiers into
the heart Of Germany and
take Berlin and all other i'm
portant cities, and hold them
and the country until they
sign peace terms then inn
posed Wnlcn VIII result 70
Lne en1lre destructlon q tne
German government Dy ol-
vldlng up ner eerfitory 6, ~
payment q lnaemnlsles' me
Germans are tnlnklng people
ana q course !, tney nave e, con-
sidered tne results. inese
terms proposed are more
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16

Circuit court for McNairy
county will convene in Sell
mer Tuesday, and the illicit
sellers, buyers and makers
of liquor are shaking in their
sandals. Wehope the grand
jury will have sufficient evi-
dence to indict and the court
to convict all violators Of the
Whiskey laws.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16
Washington Letter.


Editor independent.
We have just gotten home from
Sunday school and church. Calvary
Baptist church. where we attend. has
che largest membership, the largest
Sunday school, the largest mems BIZ
BILE class. the largest young ladies'
class. and our pastor, DR.. Samuel
Greene, having served the church con-
tinuously for forty years, has been
pastor the longest single period Of any
church in Washington. The adult de-
partment, which is also the largest
Of any church in the city, was the
first adult department organized in
the world. The Anti-Saloon League
Of the District Of Columbia, which be-
ing in our nations capital, and per-
haps, exercised the greatest influence
upon national legislation, thereby be-
ing a strong factor in securing our
constitutional prohibition amendment.
which makes the nation dry, also had
its origin in this church. Congress-
men. Senator's, University presidents,
and Supreme Court Judges, are mem
bers Of this church. Chas. Z. Hughes,
whom his wife kissed, as her compli.
ment. when it was reported, during
the counting of the votes, that he
had beaten President Wilson Id the
race for the Presidency. is member
Of this church. This church supports
a missionary in Mississippi among the
Indians there, and also one among the
Rocky Mountain Indians. Though a
number Of the Northern Baptists Con-
ventiol, it makes nice annual con-
tribution to our own Southern Bap-
tist Convention. At one collection, a
few Sundays ago, over $4,000 we're
received. A former president of the
Furman University, who has been in
many foreign countries, told me that
this church welded, perhaps. the
most nearly worldwide influence of
any one church in America.
You perhaps would infer from the
foregoing information that this church
would be very formal and aristocrat-
far from it. 1t makes you feel
like you are in a real church the very
moment you enter it. A stranger can
hardly get out, once he enters its
walls, without being found out and
given warm welcome. The poor are
as welcomed to its membership as the
rich, the one requirement-regener-
alton being the credentials neces-
sary.
My mind has been wandering over
the various portions of McNairy, and
of the people who have SO many. manv
times welcomed the editor, Mr.. j. W.
|Prather, Hon. H. P. Wood and myself
into the Sunday School Conventions,
and there joining with US in the ef-
fort to SOW the seeds which / pray
have already and will continue to
spring up and produce abundant har-
vests in the Sunday Schools there.
Being Of this trend Of mind, | felt
sure the readers Of this article would
Iat least appreciate some insight to
1.-THE religious surroundings here.
Now that your conventions will be
held at various times and places as
1.-The summer comes and goes, do not
lose sight Of the opportunity to en-
courage the people to recognize the
fact that in throwing ell our energies,
religious and otherwise. into the war
THAT christianity also gained . mo-
lmentum that moved forward in the
winning Of mems hearts to God. In
Iour Southern camps alone, there we're
lover 10000 conversions. II we can
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-16

(By r. N. Crane, Division OF Exten-
sion, University Of Tennessee.)
A balanced ration for poultry is one
that contains the proper amount OF
protein, carbohydrates, and mineral
matter.
In balancing ration for poultry,
the protein furnished from vegetable
sources does not give as good results
as that furnished from meats known
as animal protein. A ratien that gives
splendid results is composed as fol-
lows:
Scratch Feed
Cracked corn ............2 200 pounds
Heavy White oats. ...... 100 pounds
Wheat ................... 100 pounds
One can add to the above, so pounds
each of any other small grains that he
may have available, such as cane seed,
buckwheat, kafir corn, or field peas.
This will contain the most of the
carbohydrates and fats, and should be
fed to the fowls in q litter Of straw
which will necessitate their taking ex-
ercise About one-third Of the grain
should be fed in the morning and two
thirds late In the afternoon.
Protein win be secured largely from.
Z dry mash which should consist Of
the following:
Dry Mash
Ground oats .............100 100 pounds
Wheat bran or middlings. 100 pounds
Ground corn 200 pounds
Meat scraps ..............lOO pounds
This should Be thoroly mixed, and
to each 100 pounds Of the mixture add
not more than l pound Of table salt,
4 or pounds each Of grit and oyster
shell, and 2 pounds Of granuiated or
beat-up charcoal.
This mixture should be kept in an
open hopper before the fowls. The
fowls should be fed about as much Of
the scratch grain as they consume of
/ the dry mash.
In addition 1t Is necessary to supply
clean, fresh drinking water In abun-
dant quantities. This water should
not be allowed to freeze, and should
be so arranged that It cannot be pol
luted.
II one does not have growing oats,
wheat, barley, kale, rape, or crimson
clover where the hens can get supply
Of It. he may substitute, with fairly
good results, a bucketful Of clover hay.
Pour boiling water over this and allow
II ito steam for couple Of hours.
After that time It should be mixed
witha enough of the dry mash mixture
to make crumbly, but not sloppy,
mash for the fowls. Feed them what
they viii eat up clean in 10 or 10
minutt1
One will not get many eggs during
the fall and winter months, no matter
how carefully he wfs considering
matches his puract to compel the
This gives Aks along The improved
to get gos Empire state.
Bets In, ans s-----
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Notes Lost.

On the LIST Monday in March lost 3
notes for $lS3 S3 and 2 for $lS3.34.
Return to ALyA REID, R. 2, Selmer.
who will pay you for your trouble.