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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25
BANK CASHIER MISSING.
Audit OF Books Reveals Shortage OF
SsO. sO.OOO-Deticit Made Good.

Cochran, Ga, March 21.-A notice
was posted on the front door of the
Citizens Bank of Cochran late today
stating that the cashier, G. H. Pat
rick. was reported to have disappear
ed and that an audit of the books of
the bank disclosed an alleged short
age of 100000.
The last statement Of the bank dat
ed March 18th showed individual de-
posits of s41O,112. The total re-
sources are given at s575,692 in d
statement dated March 10th.
The directors signed the statement
on the door of the bank, which added
that the shortage had been made good
and that the bank would open as
usual Monday morning, R. P. Pea
cock having been elected cashier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25
BIO z55iGs PROFIT / ISa
elk s:ssl,.AsZ AND BU ] ! TEER
Small Investment Brings Big
Return. Mr. Weayer's
Plan is Simple.

II bought a package of DR.. L.
Gears Stock Powders from my local
dealer and after feeding it to my
Jersey Cow, she increased from 6
quarts to IL quarts of milk per
DAY, and after continuing the Pow
ders for 80 days longer, she in
creased in butter fat from 5 pounds
to 10 pounds Per week, and at the
end of 5 months, she was making
~ pounds of butter fat per week"
L: B. Weaver, Grand Rapids Mich.
Mr. Weaver followed the advice
Of DR.. LeGear, Graduate Veterinary
Surgeon Of q years experience, and
is money ahead. Here is the Doc
tors offer to you: Get a package
Of DR.. LeGear's Stock Powders from
yo1r dealer; feed it to your horses,
milk COWS, steers, hogs and sheep as
per direction and after a thorough
trial, if results are not satisfactory,
Just return the empty carton to
your dealer and your money will be
cheerfully refunded.-Dr. L. D.
teGear Med. Co., St. Louis, Mo.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25

est vigilance to prevent her from elop-
ing with any other man whom she
may prefer, as this seems to be her
privilege. In the northern New He
brides bride who is unhappy seeks
the earliest opportunity of running
away from her husband and seeking a
home with some man she likes better.
If her parents can not induce her to
return to the injured husband they
usually send him a pig to soothe his
wounded feelings
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25
Ill-Bred Daughter.

Editor (to unsuccessful artist
but cheer up! Dame fortune will
come to our door one of these fine
days.
Artist-"She'll jolly we'll have to
knock, then. Her daughter, Miss
Fortune, has wrecked the bell!'-
London Tit-Bits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25
J. McCoyd Swingle
Orangeburg, S.
Distributor
HabituaI Constipation Cured
in Il to II DaVS

"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for IA to 81 days
to induce regular action 1t Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c
per bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-25
C()RA,JA

MIR. AUTO OWNER, when you buy
INNER tube patches. why not buy the
best. Coraja is the best in the world
Sold in three sizes. soc, $1.00,
$1.755. Free sample. Dealers wanted
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
After the Fashion Set by Fannie Hurst

nished ROOM" said Hatfield. "She
would not tell me where they were. II
I ever wanted to reach her, she said, I
need only address letter General
Delivery, Chicago
"There was no trouble between US.
Irene used to come home every Sun
day. The last Sunday she was mel
ancholy-cred all day long. She'd had
spells of that kind ever since our first
baby died."
When the baby became sick, Hat
field hurried it to the home of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Emma Anderson
of 4O61 North Mobile avenue. Then he
began to search for his wife.
A general delivery letter was dis
patched. No reply. Hatfield procured
classified newspaper sections of the
date when his wife left home. He
checked up over 20l addresses appear
ing in the furnished rooms" column,
trudging rom place to place in a
tireless, truitless pilgrimage. Not even
a trace of his "lost" Irene.
Hatfield is nearly frantic, for the
doctors tell him that before long little
Shirley will be toddling on the long,
long journey, unblessed by a mothers
good-by kiss.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
BEST OPERATION OF
THRASHING MACHINE
Time and Grain Can Be Saved by
Proper Adjustment.
Careless Operator Who Doesn't Know
Different Parts Is Compelled to
Make Frequent Stops for
Needed Repairs.

Even with the most efficient opera
ton of thrashing machines under the
best field conditions it is probably not
possible to save all the wheat, say
specialists of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. The careless OPP
orator, however who does not know
what the different parts of the ma
chine are for, or who does not watch
them closely while the separator is
running, may waste il great amount of
grain unnecessarily. He will surely
have to make frequent stops for re-
pairs and adjustments Every time
machine stoDS the whole crew, usually
several men and teams, must be idle
until it starts again, a loss of time to
everybody concerned.
The waste of grain through inefil-
cient operation Of the thrashng ma
chimes, though possibly not serious
matter to the individual farmer, is a
matter of perhaps millions of bushels
TO the nation as whole. When we
consider that there are 100000 farms
IN tne I Iitcu SUITES, IL II tNldtHl THAT
q waste of only q bushel Il set would
be an enormous loss In the aggregate.
Any standard thrashing machine
will do its work with little waste of
grain or loss Of time if kept in good
condition, adjusted properly for the
particular job on which it is engaged,
furnished with the proper amount of
power applied correctly, and watched
intelligently while in operation. Never
thelesS, it is true that a great deal
of time is lost and large amount of
grain wasted unnecessarily in thrash
ing. All thrashing machine manufac-
facturers have endeavOred to make
their machines as efficient as possible,
with the idea of having the construc-
ton such that they will give a mini
mum Of trouble and do satisfactory
work. However, there are so many
parts to a thrashing machine that it
requires careful attention at all times,
and it must work under such a wide
range of conditions that numerous ad-
iustments must be left for the opera
tor to make In the field.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
IN SELECTING FARM
SCAN 1T CAREFULLY
Idle Land May Be Liability In
stead of Asset.
Avoid Large Areas Without Utility OF,
Account Of Streams, Swamps, or
Rough, Stony Places Not Suit
able Even for Pasture.

In selecting farm often too little
attention is given to the condition Of
the soil and the lay of the fields with
reference to ease of cultivation. Crop
land in itself is of little value unless
it is so situated that it can be made
to yield profitable returns through the
use or labor and machinery. A farm
of 160 acres valued at 500 Der acre
may be much better bargain if prac-
ucalfy all of the land can be put to
some profitable use than another farm
OF 100 acres purchasable at $50 per
acre OF which large areas are practi-
cally without utility owing to streams.
swamps which cannot be drained or
rough stony areas not suitable even
for pasture.
lt is essential, therefore, that not
the total area as conveyed by the deed
or contract be considered, but the area
available for profitable use. ANY adj
ditional land may be really a liability
instead OF an asset, since very often
the returns are not even sufficient to
pay the taxes. A great many mistakes
are made on this point alone. the buy
er frequently thinking that he can croD
the land In one way or another, but
later finding that conditions are such
that 1t is more profitable to permit il
to grow up to brush or woods than TO
attempt to cultivate it.
Farmers Bulletin 1888, "Selectins
Farm" gives many valuable srgges-
lions to the prospective buyer. The
bulletin may be had free, upon request.
OF the United States department Of
agriculture, Washington, D. C.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

4 URORA, III. - Daniel VOlintine,
"A Aurora's poor little rich boy"
who was left $1OOO,OOO when he was
ii and found himself an unwilling
husband at IS, is at last free to marry
the sweetheart of his school days,
Miss Mildred Wessner.
Judge Adam A. G. Cliffe in the Kane
county circuit court at Geneva granted
his plea for an annulment of his mar
riage to Nora Udstad VOlintine. The
latter is said to have withdrawn her
opposition following a settlement of
approximately $4,000.
Volintine, who is now % years old,
told Judge Cliffe he was attending the
Northwestern Military academy at
Lake Geneva, Wis, when, on Oct. y,
1916, J. Bruce Amell, now assistant
states attorney of Kane county, and
DR.. Eugene Pritchard, the Volintine
family physician, appeared at the
school and told him he would have to
marry Miss Udstad. A warrant had
been taken out for his arrest, he said
they told him.
He said he was brought to Chicago
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
Zone of the Ridgelys of Springfield

g PRINGFIELD, HIT will be many
y a day before the Old-timers of this
city stop talking over "the Ridgely
case"
A strange story of hidden identity
was told in the court of Judge Denis
E. Sullivan in Chicago when the judge
entered a decree which made it pos
sible for Robert Edwards to become
Robert Edwards Ridgely and legally
assume his place as zone of the
Ridgelys of Springf1eld"-a leading
family in the Illinois capital.
Attorney David B. Woodwork, rep
resenting the young man, told the
story.
young Ridgely is son of Edward
R. Ridgely, a national bank exami-
ner, who died few years ago." the
attorney said: "He is also a nephew
of the late William Barrett Ridgely,
comptroller Of the currency in 1908,
and a nephew Of Mrs. William A.
Vincent. widow Of the late judge"
Attached to the petition for a
change of the name was a certified
CODY Of a marriage license issued in
Little Rock, Ark, in October. 1888, to
Edward Ridgely and Miss Fannie
Clark. According to the young mans
petition, he is son Of that union,
having been born in st. Louis.
"After the civil marriage in Ar
kansas" said Attorney Woodwork,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
Who Got the Drop on Theae Diamonds?

Anew York.-A bullet which shat
IN tered several diamonds in $780,
900 diamond necklace Is causing a
controversy between Mrs. Gurnee
Mum, daughter of Rodman Wanna
maker, and the American Express
company.
Mr.. Mum purchased the necklace
and sent it to his wife In Radnor, Pa,
but before she received it bullet
had been fired into the package caus'
Ing several thousand dollars damage.
Mr.. Mum claimed damages from the
express company, but the latter. Set
ting forth that receipt from the
Mum housekeeper shows the package
was delivered in good order has re-
fused to accept responsibility.
Both sides have called In experts
to decide whether the shot might have
been fired into the package before or
after the outer wrappings had been
removed. The company's theory is
that somebody, after removing the
wrapping, fired at the box, fearing it
might be a bomb. The wrapping was
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

general in the volunteer army. As
after the Mexican episode, he returned
again to the law; he was Governor of
Utah from 1873 to 1881, and minister
to Turkey from 1881 to 1855, when as
. good diplomat he won the esteem of
the late unlamented Abdui-Hamid and
could really put through business with
that scientifically dilntory tyrant.
He fl known by his three books,
DThe Fair God" 1s73), "Ben-Hur"
(ISSO), and sThe Prince of India"
t1sS3). The first is a very clever re-
construction of the story of the con-
quest of Mexico by the Spaniardss The
render feels a great sympathy with the
highly developed natives who fell help
Jess before the superior arms of the
Invaders. The story, however, is by
no means to be put I'm the same class
with "Ben-Hur." The skill, the knowl-
edge, the reverence with which the
story of Christ is told largely through
the lives of others) have made "Ben-
Hur" one of the books to take secure
hold on the public, both as book and
ON the stage, where the famous chariot
race has won a classic place.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
Sorrows of a "Poor Little Rich Boy

in an automobile, and that Miss I'd
stad joined the party here. They
then drove to Crown Point, Ind,
where, he says, Amell told him he
would have to swear he was p years
old in obtaining q license. The mar
riage was performed and young Nolln-
tine went back to school.
Four months later a baby girl was
born to Mrs Nora Volintine. Young
Volintine denied parentage and pro-
duced Gustave Anderson of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who admitted he was
the child's father. Mrs. Nolintine
then obtained alimony Of $50 month.
When America entered the war
young Volintine went into the army
and was studying aviation when the
armistice was signed. During his alb
sence, Mrs. Ammon Wessner and her
daughter. Mildred, occupied his home.
In the meantime the court had re-
duced Mrs. Volintine's alimony from
$50 to $50 month She filed suit for
$4,000 damages against Miss Wessner
and the latter was ordered to come
into court and explain who purchased
automobiles, diamonds and me
clothes for her.
Mildred and I have been sweet
hearts for years" Volintine said.
Now l hope We will be married be-
for long"
"Our engagement never has been
broken" said Miss Wessner, who Is
now. 90. "We were engaged long be-
fore Dan was forced into this elope-
ment with this other girl. We became
engaged Dec. % 1914"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

nendinc on the nature OF the parlI~F
lar container. the size of the eggs, ah>
the hacking and wrapping used. IL
the container be a very ilsht one anu
the eggs small, the parcel may ran
within the two-pound limit, and the
postage, therefore, within the nfst anu
second zones, or the BO-mile limit,
would be cents. Most parcels con-
tanning dozen eggs will exceed two
pounds, but will not reach three'
therefore the postage on them Will %
T cents within the first and second
zones A parcel containing TWO dozen
eggs will add perhaps cents 10 lhe
hostage. though sometimes only 1 cent,
depending on the nature OF the con-
tainer and the packing and wrapping.
It should be observed that the larger
the parcel (within the size and "elshe
limits) the cheaper is the postage as
the first pound of every package COSTS
: cents within the first and second
zones. while each additional pound, up
to 80. costs but l cent; so that Wflle
mound parcel would cost cents
postage. 4 two-pound parcel would cost
only 6 cents, or 8 cents pound. A
2O-pound parcel would cost p cents, or
is cents per pound, and 5O-pound
parcel would cost 81 cents, or but
| 30 cents a pound.
y Wrapping and Addressing Parcels.
\The appearance of the parcel de-
naAlds largely upon the manner in
w,Aich it is wrapped. Odds and ENDS
,s 1N,aper and Irvine are not desirable
for this purpose. Every producer who
aims to make a business of shipping
eggs by parcel post should procure
supply of good, tough paper Of the
proper size to wrap his parcels, and
also good, strong, though not too
heavy, cord or Irvine that stretches
very little.
To insure prompt delivery the adj
dress should be written plainly on the
wrapping of the parcel. Much mail
matter is delayed or altogether fails
to reach its destination because of an
incomplete or poorly-written address.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

NHICAGO.-The domestic schedule
- a la Fannie Hurst calls for hus-
band and wife to breakfast together,
twice a week. Every Sunday has been
the rule with Mrs. Irene Hatfield ever
since the monotony of home drove her
into the whirl of commerce.
Now her 2-year-old daughter has
been allotted by her physician a very
short time to live, and Irene's hus-
band. U. C. Hatfield, who manages a
printing establishment at 6157 Went
worth avenue. cannot find her. About
month age his wife announced she
wanted to work. He had taught her
how to operate a typewriter.
"She started out one Thursday
and found herself Job and a fur
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

there was q fashionable church we'd
ding in Springfield, after the birth
of the boy Robert.
with his birth his parents strange
" hid his existence from friends of
the family in Springfield. The boy
himself, through the years Of his
childhood and education, was told by
his father that he was the son of a
very dear friend of the fathers
named Edwards.
at was not until Roberts pres
ence was necessary in contest over
the will of his grandfather, Charles
Ridgely, that the son learned his real
identity. Then his father and Judge
Vincent produced him In court as one
of the heirs of the elder Ridgelys
S5,OOOOOO estate"
Eventually, the attorney said, Rob-
ert will receive a portion OF the es-
tate.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

Parcel posting eggs has long since
passed the experimental stage us
practicability is demonstrated by the
fact that more parcels Of eggs pass
through the mails than of any other
product.
While the great bulk Of eggs which
come from distant producing territory
will continue to be shipped by other
methods, it is no doubt true that many
cities can be supplied with consld-
cradle portion of their fresh eggs from
within the first and second zones by
parcel post to the advantage OF both
producer and consumer. BY such oil
rect contact the producer should Sc
cure better prices for his eggs than
are realized by present methods OF
marketing and the consumer should
obtain a fresher quality at no in
creased cost, or, frequently, even at
a reduction in price.
Packing Eggs for Shipment.
Eggs for direct marketing, if the
trade requires it or if it can be done
without any disadvantage, should be
assorted as to size and color. Eggs
irregular in shape, those which are
unusually long or thin Shelled, or
which have shells otherwise defective,
should be kept by the producer for
| home use, so that breakage in traDsit
may be reduced as much as possible.
Regardless of the particular lyle
! or design Of the container used each
egg should be wrapped accortHS to
parcel post requirements so tlF- t |
will not shake about. Soft wrapping
paper or newspaper should be used
around each egg, marketing experts OF
the United States department of agri-
| culture suggest. Should the eggs shake
about in the container, the danger of
! breakage in handling is increased.
Average Weight of Eggs.
Average hens eggs will weigh about
one and a half pounds to the dozen, or
two ounces apiece. The weight of a
single dozen of eggs in carton prop
erly packed and wrapped for mailing
will run from two to three pounds, de-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
POUITPYNOTEs
NM&A = 9aoao

any good grade, wholesome fooa
VIII grow chickens if fed rightly.
Oyster shells and grit sbor,d ~
p''eo 10 the fowls at all times.
Clean the house ana
lar intervals and 81 ronaa res'
itary. 'neln SAL
ned mites can be eliminated on.,.
i ~ os painting the roosts and sny otr
INFESTED places with equal ns,t.e
gas tar and kerosene. paf's
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18

replaced when it was discovered what
the box contained, they allege, and
some one poked his finger through the
paper to make it appear that the shot
had been fired while the package was
intact.
Anyway, the Wanamakers are bomb
shy. A bomb was delivered at the
Wanamaker home at Tuxedo in an in.
nocent-looking wrapping. Albert Gus
tave Kurth, former butler in the
home. who had been discharged. was
arrested and sent to prison.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
By LEW WALLACE

Lewis Wallace.
generally known
by the shorter
name Lew, was
born in 1927 mt
Br0okvilfe, Indl-
ana, and perhaps
was, quite uncOn-
sciously, potent In
spreading the idea,
to some, that In
that state In To-
Gated the literary
c e n { er of this
country. He died
in 1906. .-....
Like the stu
dents Of today In
the great strug-
gle, he left his
books for the
Mexican war. He
served again In
the Civil War and
an hn asn~-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
MiIkinu Cows.

No two cows can be MIXED alike
the individuality of the animal must
always be studied. Thousands Of good
cows arc ruined annually owing to In
different milking.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
Naturally.

81 hear the young woman designer
in Madame Paree's dressmaking es-
tablishment is a very estimable per-
son."
"She has to be. It Is her business
to lead a pattern life"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-18
An Adventure.

Miss Yellowleaf-A man never saw
before spoke to me today on the street
car.
Miss Peachblow-You don't tell me?
What did he say?
Miss Yellowleaf-He told me to step
lively, please.