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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Reunion of Company G.

The annual Confederate reunion of
company G was held last Thursday
at Bethesda church a few miles from
Bamberg. A large crowd, as usual
was present, attending from Bamber.
and neighboring counties, and quite
a few from considerable distance
Many old soldiers who once followed
the colors of the famous old company
G were present, as we'll as number
of other veterans, all of whom en-
joyed themselves greatly. Coroner
Zeigler, as usual, called the roll OF
his company from memory.
DR.. Davis. of Orangeburg, was to
have made the address on the occas-
ion, but was prevented from being
present, and J. F. Carter, Esq, OF
the Bamberg bar, delivered an ad-
dress in his stead. After the memo,
rial exercises in the church, dinner
was served on the grounds to all.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
FARMERS CURING TOBACCO.
Large Quantities Of the Weed Being
Prepared for the Markets.

The tobacco farmers of Bamberg
county are busy these days curing
their product. Tobacco cutting and
curing began about two weeks ago,
and the first barns are cured up and
ready for shipment to the tobacco
markets. Bamberg has no market
for tobacco this year, but it is likely
that next season it will be unnecessa
to ship the product, as it is believed
the acreage will be increased another
season sufficiently to bring the buyers
to Bamberg.
This is Bamberg county's second
season with the weed" Last year
perhaps 100 acres was planted in the
vicinity of this city, purely as an eX-
pertinent. A tobacco expert was en-
ployed by the farmers to superintend
the cultivation and curing of the first
crop. This experiment proved to be
so profita BILE that the acreage was in
erased this year to approximately
1000 acres, distributed throughout
the county. AS it is usually estimated
that an acre of average tobacco will
produce 1000 pounds, it will be seen
that somewhere in the neighborhood
of 100000 pounds of tobacco will
be harvested in Bamberg county this
season. At thirty cents a pound
which is less than was received last
year-the local crop is worth approxi-
mately S300,000, which is big boost
for this county.
The process of curing tobacco is a
most interesting one. When the low
er leaves on the tobacco plants begin
to turn yellow, the harvest begins.
The ripper leaves are gathered at
the first cutting. After the leaves
have been cut from the plants, they
are tied, about four or fFe leaves to
the bundle, and the bundles are
strung on to poles, which are hung
in the tobacco barn to await the cur
ing process. Once the fire is started
in the barn, it must be kept going
continuously until the weed is thor
oughly dried out. This requires
about three days and nights. after
which the tobacco is ready to be TAX
en- out of the barn, packed in boxes
or wrapped in sheets ready for the
market.
On account of there being NO mark
ct in Bamberg, It is necessary for To-
cal planters to ship their product to
some other market. Last year large
quantities were shipped to Mullins;
Sumter and Timmonsville, and pos
sible other tobacco marketing towns
in the Pee Dee section. This, Of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
DEATH OF DR.. j. H. WILSON.
Former Bamberg County Pastor Bur-
ried at Nit. Pleasant Church.

On Sunday the remains of Rev. j.
H. Wilson, D. D., of Sumter, were
inferred at Mt. Pleasant Lutheran
cemetery, near Ehrhardt. DR.. Will
son died very suddenly at his home
in Sumter at 1890 o'clock last Fri
day morning at the age of 65 years.
While not a resident of Bamberg
county, his long pastoral services
here gave the family such strong at
tachments that he desired his re-
mains to be brought to his old home
and inferred here. DR.. Wilson was
pastor of the Mt. Pleasant church for
fourteen years, removing some ten
years ago.
ago.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by the Rev. NJ, O. ]. Kreps. D. D.,
of Columbia, and Rev. P. D. Risinger,
present pastor of Mt. Pleasant. The
funeral was attended by large num-
Der of people from all over the State,
DR.. Wilson being one of the most
prominent preachers and beloved
men in this section. His remains
were laid beside those of his wife,
who preceded him to the grave by
several years.
DR.. Wilson is survived by two
daughters and one son.
DR.. Cromer, of Newberry, an init
mate friend of DR.. Wilson, had been
on a visit to the latter, and when he
was preparing to leave on the $3.50
train Thursday night, DR.. Wilson
started to accompany him to the sta
ton, and then asked to be excused as
he was not feeling entirely well.
Later he complained of slight pain
in the chest, but declined to call in a
physician as he thought the pain
nothing serious. Not finding relief,
however, a physician was called to
his assistance later in the evening.
Although he experienced very lit
tie pain, his condition gradually grew
worse until his death in the early
morning.
DR.. Wilson was born April 10,
1854. Early in life he decided to en-
ter the ministry and after passing
through college he served number
of churches in the Carolinas and
Georgia, going from Savannah to
Sumter six years ago, becoming pas
tor of St. James Lutheran church at
that place. He. was president of the
Sumter Ministers Union at the time
of his death, and was recognized as
being one of the strongest preachers
in the State.
The deceased is widely known
throughout this county and section,
although it has been ten years since
he resided here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
BAMBERG ONE OF LEADERS.
People Here Stand Third in Number
of Automobiles.

Inasmuch as Bamberg has led the
State in nearly all things where mon
ey has been factor, it is no cause
for surprise to learn that the county
is one of the leading counties in the
State in point of number of motor
vehicles per capita. The recent sta
tistics of the State highway commits
sion show that the county stands
third in this respect, only Lexington,
with a percentage of 50 and Richland
with a percentage of 66.5 per 1000
population being ahead of Bamberg.
This fact may or may not be credit
to the county, according to the way
one looks at it. Following are the
percentages of motor vehicles for
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
RAIN AND HAIL MONDAY.
Some Damage Results From Local
Hail Fall to Growing Crops.

One of the hardest rains, accom-
panied by hail, fell in Bamberg Mon
day that the town has experienced in
some time. The fall of hail seems to
have been confined to a small area,
and no material damage has been re-
ported to the growing crops. Some
of the gardens in town were beaten
up, and some farm patches in and
about town were more or less dam
aged. The rain was accompanied by
a heavy wind for a few minutes, and
a peculiar circumstance was that at
first that the storm blew right down
Main street from the north; in al
most moments time it Swerved and
drove directly opposite up the street
from the south At about the turn
ing point Of the wind, the hail began
to fall, and in some sections of town
the ground was covered, but the
stones were too small to materially
damage anything. The rain was also
confined to a rather small area. While
on Main street a veritable torrent
fell, a quarter of 4 mile away on the
north and west only a small shower
fell. The rain was greatly needed
here, as the town of Bamberg has
escaped rains that have fallen all
around within the past two weeks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
None of His Business Anyway.

Out in California one year, instead
of changing the license numbers on
the automobiles, the bear insignia
which each plate carried was chang
ed to a poppy. One young lady, en-
tirely ignorant of any such regula-
tions, was driving her absent-minded
fathers car downtown one day and
was held up by d policeman.
81 beg your pardon, miss, but
where is your poppy" asked the po-
liceman.
'Oh," she replied, hes at home
with mommy."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Senator Black Ill.

The many friends all over BAN
berg county of Senator ]. B. Black,
NJ. D., will learn with much regret
that he continues to be quite i'll. DR..
Blacks health has not been good for
some time, and recently he has suf-
fered much pain from an old malady
Saturday he consented to being car
ried to a hospital in Charleston,
where he is now under treatment. Dr.
Black has been senator from Bamberg
county for long term of years, and
his friends all join in the hope that
the treatment will be effective and
that he will soon be able to return
home.
DR.. Black was operated on Tuesday
and is getting on nicely.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
May Enlist for 2, 3 or 4 Years.

The following telegram has been
received from the bureau by the
Bamberg naval recruiting station:
NAVAL appropriation bill APPROX
ed July II, 1919, provides in part:
Until June 80, 1920, enlistments in
the navy may be for terms of two,
three or four years, and all laws
now applicable to four year enlist
ments shall apply under such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the
secretary of the navy to enllstments
for shorter period with proportion
ate benefits upon discharge and re-
enlistments.' Enlistments authoriz-
ed for two, three or four years at
option of recruit in all ratings now
open for first enlistments except that
applicants for machinists' mates
school and for aviation mechanics
schools will not be enlisted for short
er periods than three years. Minors
under eighteen may be enlisted for
two or three years or for period of
minority at their option, with consent
of parent or guardian as before. Ex-
ercise greatest care in preparation OF
shipping articles and all enlistment
papers to the proper term of enlist
ment in each case. Men reenlisting
for two, three or four years are en-
titled to extra pay for reenlistment
under continuous service, extra pay
for citizenship, and to two, three or
four months honorable discharge
gratuity respectively, if reenlisting
after honorable discharge. Present
war pay now permanent for men dur
ing current enlistment and for all
men enlisting or reenlisting prior to
July 1, 1920, for the term of such
enlistment or reenlistment. Give
fullest publicity and endeavor to in
crease enlistments to maximum.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
All the Same to Her.

II shall have to ask you for a tic
ket for that boy, ma'am," insisted
a conductor, speaking to a quiet look
ing little woman. The woman de-
clined to pay.
"I'm afraid if you don't pay for
that boy I'll have to stop the train
and put him off, he persisted.
"All right; all the same to me" !"
she said.
"You ought to know the rules. How
old is that boy?"
81 don't know. I never saw him
BEFORE"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Cotton Condition 6S.

According to report issued by B. B.
Hare of the bureau of crop estimates,
the condition of the cotton crop in
South Carolina on June 25 was 70
Per cent. of normal. The condition
on the same date last year was S3
per cent, II per cent. in 1917, the
ten year average being II per cent
The estimated acreage shows a de-
crease of II per cent. compared with
last year, the total acreage planted
and standing on June 25 being g.
100000 acres. Following are the
percentages of cotton in the counties
in this section of the State:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Watch Your Tobacco!

County Agent Geo. R. Briggs ad-
vises that while prices are very good
for mature, well-cured yellow tobac-
co, that there is hardly market at
all for tobacco which has not been
pulled fully ripe and colored yellow.
Make your tobacco bring the top
price by being careful with the gath
ering and curing:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Discharged From the Army.

The following Bamberg county
men have recently been discharged
from the army at Camp Jackson:
Wilson earn, Bamberg.
Bezeel Morris, Olar.
Melvin Zone. Govan.
Bill Porter, Ehrhardt.
Robert Maynard, Bamberg.
Kistler Richwine, Bamberg.
Hartwell Walker, Olar.
John Williams, Ehrhardt.
Willie Williams, Bamberg.
William Barnes, Govan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
Slight Difference.

An officer was endeavoring to get
an expression from a storekeeper in
France as to his idea of the differ
ence between the Canadians and
Americans. Finally he asked him,
"Well, when a Canadian comes into
your store, how does he act?" "Why
the Canadian acts as if he owns the
whole darn place." replied the trades
man.
"Then how does the American
act?"
ooh, he acts as if he doesn't give
a darn who owns the place."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17

The country will soon be in the
condition prevailing after the Civil
war, wheny you couldn't throw a brick
in any direction without hitting a
colonel or major or at least cap
tain
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17

Mrs L. E. Livingston, Mrs. Ida
Schwartz, Miss Mary Livingston and
Mrs. NJ. C. Livingston and little
daughter leave today for Biltmore,
n. c., where they will spend few
weeks with Capt. and Mrs. D. G.
Fielder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
counties in this section per 1000

The percentage of Barnwell, Allen
dale and Hampton is an average for
the three counties, division of terri
tory recently being made on account
of the formation of Allendale county
from Barnwell and Hampton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17

For Sale-A few cotton sheets. H.
c. FOLK CO., Bamberg, S. C. tin
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17

Read The Herald, 5000 per year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

For Sale-White leghorn roosters.
H. n. FOLK, Bamberg, S. C. tin
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17

Place your orders now for Roof
Paint. L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg,
S. G.. 7-24-n
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-17

For Sale.-Seven head fat steers to
quick buyer. G.. B. CLAYTON, Ehr-
hardt, S. G.. tin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02
WAKE UP-TAKE ADVANTAGE
Canada Offers the Greatest Oppor-
tunity for Settlers That Was
Ever Known.

We have over three hundred well
improved farms for sale, in what is
known as the Canadian Red River
Valley, not far from the city OF VIM
nipeg. Prices range from S35 to $40
and $55 per acre. Also 100000 acres
of rst class wild land to pick from.
Close to railroad. Prices range from
$1S to $25 per acre. Good terms.
Please bear in mind that we do not
handle land in the dry belt district.
No war tax on land in Canada. Every
person going to Canada must have a
Canadian government certificate be-
fore crossing the boundary line, and
emitting him the one cent per mile
railroad fare. We look after this for
the Canadian government.
Write, call or phone us for appli-
cation Blanks and full particulars.
A. G. EngIund Land Co.
Starbuck, Mimi
Local Agent. Henry Otto,
16tf. Sank Centre, Mimi
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02

Agriculture course and many more
are expected. If many more studen.s
enroll we shall have to put in new
row of seats
The singing in chorus period is
greatly improving. Now we can sing
all the parts. With little more pa
thence and persistence, we can all
sing together and then we will have
singing that any school may well
enjoy.
Of late many queer sounds can be
heard from the Public Speaking class,
but after class investigation it was
found that the students were only at
tempting to make different sounds
correctly.
The classes in the Senior High
School have organized. The follow
ing are theinr officers:
President Leonard Pray2k.
Vice Pres.-Mildred Geuting.
Sec.-Mildred Dubeau.
Treas.-Harvey Kernighan.
Class Advisors-Miss Davis and
Mr.. Schroeder.
Juniors.
President-Ariel Whipple.
Vice Pres.-Eva Johnson.
Sec. and Urea Hazel King.
Glass Adv;sor-Miss Iva.son.
Sophomores.
P-,,s-Corene Schroeder
Vice President-Harold Brown.
Sec.-Ieona Evans.
Treas.-Luella Steiner.
Class Advisors Miss Lewis and
Mr.. Alger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02
FORMER BIRCHDALE RESIDENT
DIES AT GREY EAGLE SEPT.
12-CAME no STATE IN 1874

Mrs. Ellen M. Bl,ees, resident OF
Birchdale and Grey Eagle for the
past so years, passed away at p.
M, Sept. 18th at her home in Grey
Eagle, MINI.
Ellen NJ Rutan was born at Wam-
bacsu, N. Y, March IL, 1843. She
was united in marriage to Squire W..
Brees of Households, N. Y, March
IL, 1861. To this union were born {
children, all of whom are living and
were at Ter bedside at the time OF
her death.
They came to Minnesota in 1874,
settling at Owatonna, and from there
came to Todd county, where they
have resided excepting about 8 years
that they resided in Douglas county.
She leaves to mourn her loss Z
children, all residing in or near Grey
Eagle except Mrs. Allen of Cheney,
Wash, and Mrs. Watts of Vern,
Mimi, also numerous other relatives.
Her husband died May II, 1906.
She was loving mother and never
tired of doing good to others.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the United Brethren
church of this place, Rev. Sparkes OF
Sank Centre, officiating. Interment
was made at Lakeview cemetery.
The Gazette joins with the many
friends in extending sympathy to the
bereaved relatives. = Grey Eagle
Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02
OWNERS WARNED TO CLEAN
OUT FURNACES SCOT ROBS
LARGE PORTIONS OF HEAT

SCOT robs Sank Centre furnace own
,srs of a large part of the heat they
SHOULD get from their coal, in the
opinion of dealers. A thin layer of
SCOT exerts as much resistance to heat
as 10 inches of iron, and dirt has the
same effect. A. J. Casey, editor of the
American Coal Journal, warns house
holders who have habit of starting
their autumn fire without giving the
furnace thorough cleaning.
Cracks in hot air plant should be
filled with cement, he says, and the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02
Junior High School Notes

Augusta Kruse has dropped out OF
the fourth grade.
Miss Mabel Brown visited the Nor
NAL Training Department Monday.
Mrs. August Dahlem and Mrs. Al
bert Dahlem visited the Special In
dustrial Dept, the Normal Training
Dept, and the Junior H. S. Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. S. A. Challman of the State
Dept. of Education, st. Paul, Mr..
Cooper. school architect and Mr..
McGibbon visited the various de-
partments of the school on Friday.
A new room was opened Monday
to relieve the over crowded condition
in some of the grades. Miss Mabel
Brown has charge of this room.
Senior High School Notes
Sank Centre High has a winning
football team this year. Saturday
the score was 33 for Sank Centre
and Z for Long Prairie. There was
good turn out of students who
yelled until they were hoarse. 1t APP
pears that we shall have a record
year in athletics.
Lloyd Tanner has enrolled in the
Agriculture course and incidently
is good in foot ball.
Ten students have enrolled in the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02

water container in the air jacket
should be kept filled with c4ean water.
Before starting the furnace, draw
off the water and renew it," is MI.
Casey's advice. A hot water plants
success depends on the radiators be-
ing kept full of water and free of air.
The same is true of steam heating
plant, and twice week in cold wealth
er the householder should draw off a
buckatful of water and let a similar
quantity of fresh water run through
the inlet pipe. The water gage should
show the boiler half full of water at
all times. Too much water wastes
steam space and coal while too little
will result in damage to the plant"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02

of them that would answer the pur-
Lvse in the canning OF both fruits
and vegetables. They canned peaches
in the One Period Cold Pack Way.
They used for a quart of fruit, 2-3
cup of syrup tKaro) to 2-3 cup OF
water, boiled until the water and
syrup were well mixed. They then
poured it over the jar of fruit. Syrup
can be used just as easily for the
Open Kettle Method. If more syrup
is necessary take equal parts OF
syrup (Karo) and water, boil till
mixed. Have syrup hot, add tie pre-
pared fruit boil for some length OF
time that you would if sugar was
used, and put into hot stenlized jars.
Karo syrup can also be used for the
making of conserves, but it is not
advisable to try to make jelly, with
syrup.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-02
SCHOOL NOTES
A Substitute For Sugar

A Substitute For Sugar
All of us have had to undergo the
discomfortune of doing without sugar
but it is especially hard for those
who are trying to can fruit, for the
winter season. The Sophomore Do
nestle Science class, tried to use
different substitutes and found one
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-13

ice course were served. The guests in
cluGed besides the honoree Misses
Nlola and Pearl SNOW, Gladys Scivally,
Maggie Webb, Anna Lou and Isabel
Beane, Olive Cline. Jeannette and
Dorothy Ellsworth and Mesdames
George Avis, Sallie Dnunlap. T.. $. Nc
CURE, j. \. Hamilton, Joyce Adams
and e. stevens.
Thursday evening at the Mobley cafe
the Junior class of the Wilson High
School entertained the Seniors the
alumni faculty and the Board of Educa'
ton with Il seven-course banquet. The
cafe was beautifully decorated with
the Seniors colors purple and white,
and covers were laid for sixty guests.
Music was furnished 10y the Nictrola.
Prof. a. \. Grogcrs, who acted as toast
master, called for the following toasts
during the course of the evening: "Our
School; w. IL. Midkiff, "Our Seniors; ;
David Rucher, zone Year Ago; Prof.
Q. 5. Wood, "Our School Board; (;
Prof r. o. webb, "The Banquet
Mayor W. a. Harris. The menu was as
follows: /. Olives and radishes. :.
Cherry cock. tail. 3, Fruit salad. !. Tur-
key and peas in timballs. :. Cherry pie
n In mode &. Coffee, Coca. I. Salted
Peanuts and Mints.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-13

Blind Edward Jones, of jefferson
City, Mo, has made u record in keep
ing poultry which many who have eyes
have not equaled. Moving among
his birds, which seem to understand
how he is handicapped, and guided only
by his sense of touch. he performs his
daily work. lie has built his own poul
try house and brood cOops, and has
hatched and raised all his chicks.
Blindness does not prevent him from
culling his flock The birds not in
tended to be kept are marketed as broil
ers, and the others are kept for the
production of winter eggs.
Mr.. JONES attended every poultry
meeting held in his section last fall. He
is now trying to organize a poultry
club for blind people, and the home
demonstration agent in the county has
volunteered to read to the members
the publications on poultry sent from
the United States Department of Agri-
culture.