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Middletown transcript., 1921-02-26
Planning For Big Dance

The young men of Elkton, Md. have
issued invitations for formal dance to
be held in the Armory Friday evening.
March 1,th. The committee in charge
is planning to make this the biggest
dance Of the season.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-26

NOTICE-Notice is hereby given
that Candidates for Town Com
missioners, Assessor, Treasurer,
and Alderman, to be voted on al
the Town Election Monday, March
7tb, 1921 must be filed with Town
Clerk by noon March Sd.
By order Of
TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-26

FOR SALE-Seven Airedalc thor
oughbred puppies.
e. s. COLLINS,
Phone 254R2. Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-26

Middlstown Transcript. ;l.oo per year
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-26
Alice Brady in "Cut Of The
Chorus, at the movies next Friday
night.
Local Ice Crop a Failure

With the very mild weather of the
past months and such days as Sunday
and Monday, the local ice crop is fail
ure, and much apprehension is felt for
the summer supply. Unless several
freezes occur in the weeks elapsing be-
tween now and spring, many Of Della
ware farmers will be without ice for
next summer. In some sections of the
State some of the farmers have cut
ice, but in lower Delaware and on the
Eastern Shore the weather has been so
warm that little ice has been made on
the ponds.
Middletown transcript., 1921-02-26

FOR SALE-Residence and stable
located in Odessa. Will be sold cheap.
Also Cypress Incubator.
MRS. C. E. STIDHAM,
Odessa, Del.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
REDUCING THE ARMY.

When the cloud Of war first hover
ed over America a few years ago,
the hue and cry was that the coun-
try was unprepared. Now congress
has voted Overwhelmingly to reduce
the army to a mere pittance. Verify,
the people cannot be pleased. we
do not anticipate the entrance OF the
United States into any more wars
soon, but if there is anything en-
uraging for world peace any time
soon, it has escaped our notice. 1t
seems to be an unquestionable fact
that there is far more need of pre-
paredness today than there was six
years ago. So long as the world re-
mains in an unsettled tumult, we fail
to see the wisdom of telling the
world that America no longer needs
an army.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
HOUSE MEMBERSHIP.
Size of House Will Remain the Same,
Congress Decides.

Washington.-At the end of the
most turbulent session of the present
congress the house late today adopt
ed the reapportionment bill limiting
it's membership for the next ten years
to he present total Of 435.
The fight to prevent increase to
483 was won several hours earlier
however, when the house, sitting in
committee of the whole, refused to
question consideration of the whole
question of redistricting, and then
voted 1913 to II to keep the present
maximum. It was after long par
liamentary wrangling that the bill
was brought before the house itself
for final showdown. The 435
amendment was finally agreed to by
a vote of 267 to rs, and the meas
ure made ready for senate concur
renee.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
AUDITORS APPOINTMENTS,

For the convenience of those liv-
ing in different sections of the cOun-
ty, the auditor or his deputy will be
at the following places on the days
and dates mentioned for the purpose
of taking returns of personal proper
| ty In order to avoid errors all per-
sons owning real estate are request
ed to make returns of same. By do
! ing this the auditor will know what
real estate to put back on the books
for 1921. Another request I wish
to make is that all large and small
! farmers get up list of all the hands
| in their employ and make their re-
turns for them. This would save
lot of trouble. If you have bought
or sold real estate during the past
your return.
st. John Thursday, January 13,
from II to 1890 O'Clock.
Kearse-Thursday, January 13,
from 1870 to 3 o'clock.
Ehrhardt-Friday, January IA.
Olar-Thursday, January 20.
Govan-Friday, January 21.
Denmark-Thursday and Friday,
January 27 and 2S.
i Lees-Thursday February 3.
Farrell's- February 4,
from 1890 to 1880 o'clock.
Snowstorms or unusually bad wea-
ther will cancel dates which will be
provided later.
Before coming to make your return
please find out what school district
YOUR property is located in, and
come yourself, for by so doing mis-
takes will be avoided.
In sending your returns by mail,
be sure and swear to same before
some notary public, and write as
plainly as possible.
All male persons between the ages
of 21 and 60 Except Confederate
veterans and sailors, who are
exempt at 5O) are liable to
a Doll tax of S1.0O. All able
bodied male persons between the
aces of 21 and 55 are liable to the
communication road tax OF $500, ex-
cept those living in an Incorporated
town. -
The time for making returns IS
from January the first, 1921, to rep
ruarv the goth, 1921. After the
Goth of February the so per cent.
penalty will be added to all returns
not made.
The auditor will be at the court
house every day except the days ne
is out taking returns.
Much annoyance will be avoided
If all persons will make their returns
nrom ptly, so try to make yours be-
fore the goth of February.
A'1 W. D. ROWELL,
Auditor Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
MAY "GAS" THE WEEVIL.

Below is an item of news, contain
ed in Washington, D. c., dispatch
to the New York Times Of some days
ago:
eThe Chemical Warfare Service OF
the army, in cooperation with the
Department of Agriculture, is prepar-
ing to lay down a barrage of poison
gas in the cotton district of the south
calculated to exterminate the boil
weevil. Brig.-Gen. Amos Fries, chief
of the service, said today that ex-
periments already conducted promls-
ed success.
military gas has already been
used against rats in seaport cities, he
added, a ffteen-minute application
along wharves and under Waterfront
buildings killing every rat IN the
area. The army is 'gasslng' locusts
in the PHILIPPINES, he added.' .
This bit of news, if true, is radl-
cal departure. The scheme would
not appear to be without the realms
of possibility, at that. If gas can
subdue an army of intelligent sold
iers. and it certainly played an all
important part in the recent war, 1t
may be assumed that if undertaken
on an extensive scale it may serve
the purpose of eradicating the Doll
weevil. Anyway, the experiment
would be worth while.
Since the above was put into type,
a statement has been issued by the
department that no such attempt to
exterminate the weevils is planned;
that more gas is required to kill wee
wills than human beings, and that the
idea is not feasible.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
SUBSCRIPTIONS.

lust a word or two to our suDscrlo-
ers. The first of February is a time
when an unusually large number OF
subscriptions expire. In the haste
of issuing the paper under adverse
working conditions, we failed to notl-
fy these subscribers by marking the
paper in the usual manner, and we
are. therefore, sending this issue OF
the paper to subscribers whose sub
scriptions expired February l. Mall
ing lists will be revised before the
next issue. If you do not wish to
miss your next weeks paper, forward
us YOUR renewal at once.
The price of The Herald is a small
thing to the individual subscriber,
so small that there is not suoscrlD-
er who cannot pay it without diff
Guilty. And yet, in the aggregate, 1t
means considerable money to us, and
like everything else, it takes money
to run a newspaper. The price OF
The Herald did not advance with 9TH
er prices. During the past two years
when it cost us more than double
ordinary expenses to print the paper,
it was sent out for $500.
The Herald MANAGEMENT is not in
position to extend credit for subscrip-
tions, even if it were in keeping with
modern newspaper methods, which it
is not. We attempted to do this in
1914 and as a consequence we now
have hundreds of dollars on our
books in unpaid subscriptions We
not only lost the cash, but many sub
scribers as well, and we are Of the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
PEOPLE NOT INTERESTED.

In the last issue of The Herald we
published a call, from E. W. Dabbs
and others, for meeting of citizens
at the court house last Monday to
discuss the tax question, and make
such recommendation as seems just
to the legislature, and to elect dele
gates to a state meeting in Columbia.
There we're a few citizens at the court
house Monday who came here with
the intention of attending this meet
ing, but very feW-so few in fact
that the matter was not even discuss
ed.
The only inference that can be
drawn is that the people are interest
ed in the tax question. AS stated in
the call for the meeting, if the state
is burdened with an unjust tax levy,
the people have themselves only to
blame
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
THE MANIA FOR BILLS.

Perhaps the most characteristic
feature of present-day legislation Is
the mania for bills. Bills, bills, more
billie. laws, and more laws, seems to
be the order Of the day. The acts
of the last legislature Of South Caro-
lima form a large volume of closely
printed laws enacted in one session
of the general assembly.
What is the need for all these
measures? All modern laws are
supposed to be patterned from the
old Masonic law, which, reduced to
working effectiveness, was composed
of the ten commandments.
There is now a laW-nO, not law,
but many laWs-coverlng every
phase of human activity from the
cradle to the grave Every day prac-
tically every inhabitant of Bamberg
violates numerous laws, and If tried
and convicted would have to live
several lives in order to serve out
the sentences. We have so many
laws that we don't know where we
are at
It appears to be the chief ambition
of the majority of legislators to in
troduce and have passed at least sew
eral laws. The statutes are encum-
bered with useless legislation as a
consequence. All of which brings us
to the belief that a session of the
legislature every two years is an en-
tire suficiency for South Carolina,
and We look forward to the day when
biennial sessions will be held. Even
every two years we should think that
a week or two weeks session would
suffice to frame and pass the supply
bills. AS far as laws are concerned
we have enough to last century.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
Orangeburg-Bamberg Road.

A committee of the county com
missioners in company with Attor-
ney Hugo S. Sims went over the pro-
posed right of way for the Orange
burg-Bamberg highway recently and
it is stated that consent has been Sc
cured from all parties affected by the
proposed route to have the road
through their property without legal
resistance, the right being reserved,
and granted by the board, to have
competent authority pass upon the
amount Of monetary consideration
to be awarded for the property used.
-Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
Pulling New Stuff.

do you notice the large number
Of horny handed sons Of toll who are
now riding in Pullman cars?"
q do,' replied the travelling sales
man. And, for my part, I'm glad to
see them"
"Why so?'
I'm hearing some brand new stor-
les in the smoker
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
Disappointing.

To a boy whose face plainly indi-
Gated mental distress a kind old lady
said, what is the matter?"
PA fell downstairs replied the
boy.
"Well," don't cry. He'll be all
right soon, 70 doubt
Yes, 1 know" said the boy, "bu1
ne sister seen him fall all the way
an never saw nOthin'."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
1t Could Not Be Worn.

Everett, aged six, had been left
with a neighbor while mamma and
papa attended an amateur theatrical
show.
When they were alone together the
neighbor remarked: Your mother
certainly looked nice. She was Ger,
tainly dressed up
"Yes'm," Everett responded, "she
had on everything new she got fol
Christmas 'cepting her percolator. -
Houston Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
Wasted Effort.

Black-"What are you licking
Johnny for?"
Mrs. Black-''I told him to get
cleaned SOS | could take him tC get
vaccinated, and when l got to the
doctors he had washed the WrOne
arm. New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
Modern Economy.

Il don't spend as much money on
my girl as used to a couple of years
ago.
Flows that?"
"Well, l used to bring her candy
when I called. Now she's satisfied
with a package of cigarettes. ."-Sa-
vannah Morning Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
No Available Port.

Russia has no Baltic or Pacific port
into which ships can come from No.
vember to April.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
Battle of CunaXn.

The eagle borne on a spear was
used by the Persians as a standard
in the battle Of CunaXa, B. c., 401.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10

belief that this is credit that is not
appreciated by the majority OF news
paper readers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
RUB . MY TISM

Is q powerful Antiseptic and
Pain killer, cures infected
cuts, old sores, letter, etc.
Relieves Sprains, Neuralgia,
rheumatism.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10

If you want to buy or sell anything
use The Herald Want column.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10

Read The Herald, So per year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
6 6 6

will break Cold, Fever and
Grippe quicker than anything we
knew, preventing pneumonia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10

Read The Herald, $500 per year.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03
THURSDAY FEBRUARYs

Broomfeld, Colo, Jan. "a, 1921.
H0iermale & ELAN,
West Liberty, Ky.
Gentlemen
You will find enclosed check for
1886 to cover arrearage and subscrip-
ti0n for the present year. Please
change address from 2114 8. Clayton
street, Denver, to Broomfiield, Colo.
Wife and l have spent over 18
months in Colorado, and have been
enjoying to the fullest extent the
scenic grandure of the Rocky Noun
tains. The climate Is certainly CON
ducive to health.
/ am attending the 1lliff Seminary
here In Denver and hope to finish next
year. Have very fine type of folk
in my parish to work with, in fact ]
think would have to travel all the
way to dear old Morgan to find a
more congenial type of folk.
The Courier is very welcome WIS.,
itor at our home each week, for it
gives all of the news from our native
county.
Allow me to express the wish that
this year may be one of uninterrupted
success for the Courier in all of its
ambitions and activities.
Yours sincerely,
9. NJ. MCCLURE.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03
LILLE B. HENRY

Lille 3. Henry, wife Of Claude
Henry, died at 80 O'Clock saturday
evening at the family residence 24z7
East Praigie avenue. She was iortv
years old last August. Her death was
caused by a complication of diseases
after an ILLNESS of two years
Mrs Henry was born in West LIB
orty. Ky.. Aug. 30. 1880. The family
n owed TO Decatur five years ago. shc
wars a member of the Christian church
AMI the Order of the Eastern Star.
pa Sides her husband she is survlIec
by two daughters, Nina May Henry
aud Marie Henry. She also lea yes he'
mother, Mrs. Anna Robert. ana 'w'
brotbets, L. II. and J. II. RoitrTs' Wh'
live in Kentucky.
Funeral. servicls were conducted II
the chapel Of Moran & Sons TueSdh!
afternoon by Rev. r. E. Henry ~"
attended by friends of the family. IN
flowers were carried by Mrs. lula Con
dor. Mrs. Troy Harris, Mrs o. l.. WIN
and Miss Lucille Bronson.
The burial was in Fairlawn cemt
tery. The bearers were ]. A. Fulwit
er. Adolph Babel, w. H. Moore, b.
Sheldon, Gedrge Lebo and John Free
!. manSS
c. p. Henry and L. II. Roberts
West Liberty, KY, attended the II
neral.-Decatur Qn.) Times
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03
PrOgranl:
Tn Honor of Mr.. ard Mrs. w. X.
RpIlamy.

Morrow. Ohio, Jan. -. 1921.
ON Sunday. Jan. %, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. NJ. Baker entertained mum
her of relatives and friends at their
hospitable home. "Maplewood Fruit
FARM" in compliment TO their daugh-
ter and her husband. Mr. and Mrs
winiam r. Bellamy, recent bride and
.roont. At noon a most delicious and
repast, prepared by capable
cooksa was servedto forty guests, and
which all enjoyed. After a social
.,oc,o, time in general the day drew
to n close AM. the guests 4 arted to
their respective homes, leay.ag the
bride and groom with hearty c'agrat
ulations and best wishes for happy
and useful voyage on the m@trimo
NAL sea.
The bride and groom were the re
cepients Of many beautiful ana use
full presents.
Those present were: Mr. and Mr'
w. r. Bellamy; Mr. and Mrs oh"'
$. Baker and son. Myron; Mr. an
Mrs. ]. O. Baker, Mr.. and M'rS'
o. worley; Mr.. and Mrs A. j. W"'
llins; Mr. and Mrs, Hal Brant an
son, Harold Mr.. and Mrs H. N
Harris and daughters Helen; Mr. an
Mrs. Ford -Sanford and sons, Clair
and Donalds sMr. ami Mrs. s ]. WI
tiams and sons Nya1e and Dale; MI
land Mrs. Earl Dugan and daughter
| Audrey: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Meistel
sons, Robert and P'illy; Benz. wa
bins, Mary Foreman. Jesse Mo"
Herman Marshall and Louie Mas"'
ling.
The groom is the son of Mr. an
Mrs @. NJ. Bellamy, of West Libert
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03

umny reverbrated against the very
doors of his sick chamber.
But the two terms of wO odrow
Wilson will soon pass into history /;
he is about to enter into that retire
ment and repose that has been so
dearly earned by eight years of hard
and strenuous work. AS his star goes
down we can zee the powgr and pres
tige of the money kings rising. Or
ganized labor is being forced into a
truggle for her existence, She will
soon be standing with her back to the
wall. Already the news dispatches
are saying that in the st,el mills they
ore preparing to put the men back to
Itwelve-hour shifts-from eight hours a
day back to twelve and seven days
week.
To the man who must eat his bread
by the sweat OF his brow, what does
this mean? II means to him that
there Is no more need for daylight
saving law; no more summer gar
dens, no more evening picture shows
no more joy.rides, nor Sabbath bells
| II means that he must dof the robes
of ease and place ON his mawny back
the garb Of toll. take his dinner pai
and kiss his slurnberine, babe and
hurry on to the whistles call; to re
turn to his abode at dusky night t'
fall. tired and weary. upon his be-
and rise again before the dawn !
means TO him, perhaps. long life o
unremitting toll, and at his appoint
ed time, approach his grave a victim
TO the greed of man.
President Wilson has always. h'v
n friend to the Laboring mnn. lu
they said: Cruelty him! Crncif
him.
"Oh. Jerusalem Jeruseleml Tho
that stoneth the prophets and klllet
them that are sent unto thee how OF
would have, gathered you togethe
eson as a hen doth gather her broo
nnder her wings, and We would not
Yoms worry truly
\ p. NJ, BENTON.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03
Yours truly,
MOSES TURNER.
Batavia, O.. Jan. PC. 1a21

Batavia, o., Jan. 20. 1921.
Licking Valley Courier,
West Liberty, Ky.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed find s1.50. Please renew
my subscription to your paper for one
year. Am always glad to hear from
Morgan county, as l was born and
reared and spent forty years OF my
life there. Am now living in this vi.
cinlty and like the country aud people
fine. We had good crops here the last
year but times are not good. low
prices ON the farms and unempIoy-
ment in the cities is the order of the
day, When we were rolling IN pros
perityethe man that was Saying: "To
hell with everybody but us must
now realize that we can not remain
prosperous and the rest Of the world
In distress. He must realize that we
are our brothers keeper. and that II is
ours duty to help bind up the wounds
of the other nations. The fellow wis
vas making ten dollars day and
abusing Wilson will soon know What
1t means TO get back to "norwal,'
Mr.. Harding, Il is said. has been com,
planning Of being tired and weary and
almost exhausted in trying to reconcile
the divergent elements of his party IL
selecting cabinet. IL that Is IN,
case now, what will be his perIdexi
ties when he must meet and grapplC
with the problems of government ant
reconstruction and be forced to max,
great and momentous decisions of pol
icy. He win then know how to sym
pathize with President Wilson, who
has had all that TO encounter WITH be
sides, hostile group of politician,
excoriating and harassIng him on ev
cry hand, when his burden was Sc
n great that he broke down,
The howllng, instead Of ceasng
became louder until the voice OF cal
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03
ROssville, kus.,' Jan. 81 1921

Rossville, kas,' Jan. 21 1921.
Mr.. Willie ELAN
West Liberty, KY,
Dearest Friend Bill;
Just word to let you and other
dear old Morgan county friends know
that am still. In the family circle.
We don't get the paper regularly,
but nevertheless we are glad when II
arrives. 1t is always a welcome Wis
ltor. / realize the possibility OF
newspaper getting mispIced sometimes
times in the mail, Say, Bill, II you
have room In your next issue, you
might state that / have big girl.
born Dec. 10, 1920, to whom we hay,
given the name-Madaline Clyde.
want to ask You not to take on too
much ''home brew when you publish
this If you viii read the enclosed
clipping you will find that home brew
brings forth bad results. In order to
impress upon our frieends what home
brew can do you. might publish the
clipping. Tell my old West Liberty
friends, Hello" and keep the paper
coming this way, r
With wishes to you anu the Cur.
Ter crew.
am Yours for Success
CLYDE McCLIN.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-02-03
Weldon, ILL.,, Jan. "A, 1922

Weldon, ILL.,, Jan. "a, 1921.
Mr.. Willie Elan,
West Liberty, KY,
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find money ordeer
for S2.35 which will settle my pas
due account and extend my subscrip.
tion another for year. We like to
i've here and like the country fine.
ilut we could not do without the Lick
ing, Valley Courier which brings III
news from home. Wishing you a
very Happy and successful New Year
and thanking you for past favors,
Yours truly,
NOAH THOMAS.