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Sty? HamburgESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.

A. W. KXIGHT, Editor.

vPublished every Thursday in TheHerald building, on Main street, inthe live and growing City of Bam1~~~ V\*it-> o- iociind fr.im o nVlTltinSfWCA UCiiljj icouvu jli vixi u 0

office which is equipped with Mergenthalerlinotype machine, Babcockcylinder press, folder, one jobber, a

fine Miehle cylinder press, all run byelectric power, with other materialand machinery in keeping, the wholeequipment representing an investmentof $10,000 and upwards.

Subscriptions.By the year $150;six months, 75 cents; three months,50 cents. All subscriptions payable

:_

. strictly in advance.Advertisements.$ 1.00 per inch

I- r first insertion, subsequent inserv'-ms50 cents per inch. Legal advertisementsat the rates allowed bylaw. Local reading notices 10 centsa line each insertion. Wants andother advertisements under specialhead, 1 cent a word each insertion.Liberal contracts made for three,-six,

f&v,and twelve months. Write for rates.Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions,cards of thanks, and all noticesof a personal or political characterare charged for as regular advertising.Contracts for advertisingnot subject to cancellation after first

|( insertion.Communications.We are always

glad to publish news letters or those*

i pertaining to maiteis ul puunu im.ti-1

est. We require the name and addressof the writer in every case.No article which is defamatory or

offensively personal can find place inour columns at any price, and we are

' not responsible for the opinions expressedin any communication.

Thursday, Sept. 14,1911.Let us hope that city council will

take a notion to strictly enforce theordinance against placing trash and

£ papers on the street and the law

against displaying goods on the sidewalks.And they do say that the Hon. W.

Jasper Talbert, some time politician,gsfc- y and at one time congressman from

|j|W the second district, will be a candidatefor the United States Senate to

|fc succeed Senator Tillman. We thoughtUncle Jas. had joined the "downan<* outs."

It is a saying among politicians,jplS> especially by those holding office,

ithat "one good term aeserves another."Very good, but it does notdeserve two. We believe in rotationin office, and we believe that no man

should have more than two terms inany county office.

We suggest to city council that itwould be a good idea to have the

county chain gang round up some

of the streets in town with the roadmachine. The county must be duethe town some work for town prisonerssent to serve their sentenceson the county gang, and the workwould cost no money.

THE SUPPORT OP NEWSPAPERS.

The last issue of The BambergHerald is one of the neatestand best that we have ever seenfrom the standpoint of readingmatter. Brother Knight hascause to be proud of the news««««»io cri-trinc hie <m haprib-

Kg->J uc id t>"'us uiu ..

:§pfc\- ers. But it lacks an element

ppfcy, that goes to make a newspapera paying proposition.advertising.andtherein the local merchantsand business men of

B&f;'; Bamberg are failing to supportone of the best county newspa»£ '*

pers in the country.The issue in mind contained

v 38 20-inch columns of good read&ing matter, all home set. Butit contained but 10 columns of

f advertising. This is only 200

Kp- vr inches. Considerable of this isforeign advertising. It requiresno end of work to publish a

newspaper with this amount of

|p| reading matter, and EditorKnight must labor hard to keep

ll|;- from use of plate matter as a

iPSSi: ffller.But the point we wish to

stress is that a city should notallow a county newspaper to

| suffer from lack of advertising.Everywhere we hear the crythat people should trade at

* home, and they should. Butjp;'> why is it that local merchants

wish the people to trade with

||;V them when they do not advertisein the county newspapers, whenthe merchants in other townsdo advertise in these same newspapers?The people of Bambergwould be very unfortunate ifThe Herald should suspend publication,and it would be a calamityto the neighborhood, and

Ip we certainly trust that BrotherKnight secures enough coin fromjob work and subscriptions to

; make up for this lack of advertising,but we repeat the peopleof Bamberg are losing an excel|fc\7lent opportunity of lending a

§£.- helping hand toward makingprosperous a mighty goodnewspaper..AikenSentinel.It is needless to say that we appreciatevery much indeed the kind

words above, and they give us oc£casion to say a few things which we

have felt for some time must be saidin the business men of Ramhere. We

I. have hesitated to do so because we

did not like the publicity which mustnecessarily attach, and we did not-want to say or do one thing thatwould injure Bamberg. But the timehas come when we must speak frankly,and we shall do so, trusting thatresults will justify the publicitywhich we deprecate, for it seems

that our business men will not be

aroused by anything but radical action.The Herald is not getting the supportit merits and must have in order

to succeed. We do not care to spendthe balance of our life waiting on a

better support for the paper. Wehave put in a most expensive plant,and by strict economy and good businessmanagement have kept going so

far. But, to be plain, if The Heraldis to remain in Bamberg it must bebetter supported. We are not "busted"by any manner of means, but we

do not care to spend the balance ofour life working like the dickensday and night for a bare subsistence,which must be eked out by the strictestkind of economy. Until recentlywe felt anchored at Bamberg, and we

have no desire to leave now, but itall depends on the attitude of our

business men. If they want a goodnewspaper, we are willing to furnishit, but we must have a decent livingfor our efforts. It is up to the townto say whether it wants a newspaperor not. If they want a "ready-print"paper, with two or three columns ofhome set matter, we are not the man

they are looking for. We have a

number of attractive propositions tomove our plant elsewhere, where we

will be assured of the hearty supportand co-operation of the businessmen, and in towns that will supportus handsomely. But we do notcare to leave, for we have manyfriends all over the county, and we

appreciate our friends. We are wellsatisfied to spena me Daiance 01 our

days in Bamberg, but we are tiredworking without proper remunerationfor our efforts. In several placesthe business men are ready to takeover our plant at its true value bya joint stock company, provided we

will manage the business.The Herald has stood for the

growth and progress of Bamberg atall times, and every movement forthe good of the town has had notonly the hearty support of this newspaper,but we have "come down" withour money just like anybody else.We have taken stock in many of theenterprises started, and our financialinterest in them is as great or greaterthan" that of any man in town, accordingto our means.

We have not been a drone or a

parasite. We have given our timeJ . ia Vv AT* + "D Om

ana our JLUUUC^ nccij IV ucuciit juamberg,as every one who has anyknowledge of public affairs knows.Yet many business men go elsewherefor job work even, if they can getit a little cheaper. What little publicadvertising there is.and it is a

mere pittance after all.is divided,The Herald only getting half. Truewe get practically all of the commercialadvertising, but how few merchantsin Bamberg advertise! Weare not saying these things to developany controversy with anybody,we are simply stating facts whichmust be brought out in order to putthe matter squarely up to Bamberg'sbusiness men. Just think of what a

black eye it would give the town ifthis newspaper had to move its plantelsewhere to make a living for itsproprietor. The question is: Is TheHerald worth anything to your town?Do you want to keep it? Your futureaction will give the answer.

OIL CAN EXPLODES, MAN DIES.

Anderson County Man Meets HorribleDeath from Burns.

Anderson, Sept. 8..J. B. Burdette,a blacksmith of Iva, this county,died last night from the woundsreceived from the explosion of a fivegalloncan of kerosene. Mr. Burdettekindled a fire in his cook stoveyesterday morning. He went out ofthe kitchen for a few minutes, andwhen he returned he thought theblaze had died out. He thereuponpicked up the kerosene can to saturatethe wood in the stove to startthe fire again. The explosion followed,and Mr. Burdette was horriblyburned. After suffering untoldagony he died last night.

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Drowned in Buttermilk.

Gilmore, Neb., Sept. 6..ThomasIler, a milkman, was drowned near

here in 1,000 gallons of buttermilk.He was driving a tank containing thebuttermilk to this city, when thewagon dropped into a depression intne roaa ana overcurnea. rne ianKburst and the milk filled the depression.Iler wag caught beneath thetank. He was dead when found halfan hour later.

Condition of Crops.

Washington, Sept. 8..The cropreportingboard of the departmentof agriculture for the Septembercrop report issued this afternoonshowing the condition September 1,and yield per acre, as indicated on

that date, of the country's principalfarm crops showed the following:Corn, condition 70.3 per cent, of normal;yield per acre 26.6 bushels;spring 'wheat, condition 56.7 percent, yield per acre 9.8 bushels; potatoes,condition 55.8 per cent., yieldper acre 74.2 bushels; tobacco, condition71.1 per cent., yield per acre714.6 pounds; rice, condition 87.7per cent., yield per acre 32.1.

==^^SUICmE IX CALHOUN.

Thriving Young Farmer Dies by HisOwn Hand.

St. Matthews, Sept. 10..In hislonely bachelor quarters, five mileseast of St. Matthews, a physicianand several anxious assistants strovevaliantly for three and one-halfi . n,'<TfVi+ + r\ tVin-ort Plintnn TJ1UUI & ICL3L 1115111, CV1 tn »» «*1 K u»u^M V.

Whetstone in his effort to end hisown life. At one time there was a

slight response from his livid lips,his pulse reasserted itself and "the

pleasures of hope" revived thedrooping spirits of those who were

helping him to regain his consciousness,but the soothing potions whichhe had imbibed bound him too securelyin their grasp to allow permanentrelief. Just why a young man,23 years old, in the pink of health,of a splendid family and in prosperousand well-to-do circumstancesshould wish to die will doubtlessnever be fully known, but there was

abundant evidence to show that hedeliberately planned the deed. Hewas apparently of a- happy and genialdisposition and a young man of greatenergy.

Had Been Drinking.His father noticed during the day

yesterday that he was drinking some

and pleaded with him to abstain andgo to his home in the country. Hetold him that he would lose the respectof his friends and injure his

prospects in life. The young mancncniriniislv rpmarked that he would"wind it up to-night" and drovealone to his farm in the country.Others noticed that he wabbledslightly in >his gait, but displayedevidence early of being somewhatunder the influence of a "dope." Heand his younger brother, it appears,had some words during the day abouta horse trade, but there was no row

or great ado over it. The coloredwoman at his home said that heemerged safely from his buggy andentered his house unattended; thathe complained of feeling very badlyand refused supper. He preparedfor bed and knelt down for some

time as if in silent prayer.Left Note to Parents.

As he arose he called for penciland paper to write a note. Sealingit up he put a fish hook through theenvelope and a St. Matthews bank

deposit slip for $35, and then passedthe hook through the paper coveringthe little table upon which hewrote, thereby making sure that theywould not be lost. Upon tne outer

envelope was written "Mr. and Mrs.J. M. Whetstone (his parents.)Please don't open except yourselves."Across the top of the inner envelopewere the words in a bold hand: "Idid it myself." Within the inner

envelope, on a large sheet of paperand in a still bolder but steady hand,was written the six lines as follows:"I have been cursed out for the lowestI have all of this life. I willfind a better home above." Hisfather and brother testified to thegenuineness of the writing, to whichhe did not sign his name. In one

hip pocket of his trousers was a

small vial of laudanum with a neatand fresh label and barely a tea

£..1 4-nlfunm lfo orintoritcspuumui uxrvcii xiuiii iuj wuwuw.

Buried by Woodmen.Mr. Whetstone was a member of

the Woodmen of the World and willbe buried by the order in West Endcemetery, St. Matthews.

SALUDA'S NEW RAILROAD.

Grading Almost Completed.TrainsWithin Four Miles of Town.

The Independent ConstructionCompany, which has the contract for

building the railroad from Wards to

Saluda, is now on the last stretchof grading. The camp has been movedto the southern edge of Saluda.All told there are not over two milesof grading yet to be done. The steelbridge and trestle over Mine Creek,four miles from Saluda, is about

completed. The track laying iscompleted to that point and trainsare running as far as the track iscomplete.

SPECIAL NOTICES.Advertisements Under This Head 25c.

For 25 Words or Less.

For Rent.Store room 25x75 feet,on Main street in town of Bamberg.Apply to J. T. O'NEAL.

Lost..Savings bank book of BambergBanking Company, No. 87.Finder will please return or mail tobank or H. Z. McMILLAN, Ehrhardt,S.%C.Wanted..A good cook and housekeeper,white or colored; liberal salary.Apply at once. W. W. CONE,

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.L.oage, ». u.

For Sale..Five thousand feet ceiling,in lots from 1,000 up. Cost$24 per thousand; will sell for $22.00per thousand. CLIFF JOHSON,Bamberg, S. C.

For Rent..Nice office rooms inThe Herald building. Have electriclights and water. The most desirableoffices in the city. Will rent singlyor in suites. A. W. KNIGHT.

If You Wish to Sell That farm,timber land, store or residence,write us at once and send fulldescription as we have an attractiveproposition to offer you.

LIGON LAND CO., Sumter, S. C.J

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BANK STATEMENT.Statement of the condition of the

Peoples Bank, located at Bamberg,S. C., at the close of business September1, 1911.

RESOURCES.Loans and discounts $142,468.30Overdrafts 3,495.86Furniture and fixtures. . 2,459.36Banking house 3,329.40Due from banks and

bankers 19,959.86Currency 577.00Gold 65.00Silver and other minor

coin 215.52Checks and cash items.. 1,956.43Expenses, including taxesand interest paid.... ' 5,731.19

TOTAL $180,257.92LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in....$ 25,000.00Surplus fund 4,000.00Undivided profits, less

current expenses andtaxes paid 10,080.17

Individual deposits subjectto check 29,530.58Savings deposits 30,493.14Time certificates of deposit 436.50Cashier's checks 436.50Bills pajrable, including

certificates for moneyborrowed 80,000.00

TOTAL $180,257.92State of South Carolina.County of

Bamberg. f.

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Before me' came W. P. Riley,Cashier of the above named bank,who, being duly sworn, says that theabove and foregoing statement is a

true condition of said bank, as shownby the books of said bank.

W. P. RILEY, Cashier.Sworn to and subscribed before

me this 11th day of September, 1911.C. B. FREE,

Clerk of Court, S. C.Correct-Attest:

C. B. FREE,JOHN F. FOLK,N. P. SMOAK,

Directors.


Bamberg Banking Co., located atBamberg, S. C., at the close of businessSeptember 1st, 1911.

RESOURCES.Loans and discounts .... $257,135.51Overdrafts 417.27Bonds and stocks owned

by the bank 1,000.00Furniture and Fixtures.. 2,051.61Banking house 6,199.00Due from banks and

bankers 31,835.55Currency 4,860.00Gold 265.00Silver and other minor

coin 462.22Checks and cacsh items.. 4.47


Capital stock paid in $ 55,000.00Surplus fund 40,000.00Undivided profits less currentexpenses and

taxes paid 17,747.51Due to banks and

bankers 1,282.82Individual deposits subjectto check 48,020.77Savings deposits 32,714.59Time certificates or deposit9,447.22Certified checks 5.22Cashier's checks 12.50Bills payable, including



Bamberg.Before me came D. F. Hooton.

cashier of the above named bank,who, being duly sworn, says that theabove and foregoing statement is a


D. F. HOOTON, Cashier.Sworn to and subscribed before

me this 8th day of September, 1911.M. W. BRABHAM,

Notary Public, S. C.Correct-Attest:

J. B. BLACK.W. D. RHOAD,J. A. BYRD,

Directors.

of the most deliflavor and of th<

\ are always to be 1| A supply of our (r Coffee, or Tea wiij good friend to e\

t who prides hers<

fM. A fresh supply of* fast Bacon, Large ]

liced to order. 'Phone u* r

i's GroceiTelephone 24

®©©©©©©©©@©©©gBANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition of theEhrhardt Banking Co., located atEhrhardt, S. C., at the close of businessSeptember 1st, 1911.

RESOURCES.Loans and discounts $70,505.13Furniture and fixtures 1,396.47Banking house 2,250.00Due from banks and

bankers 4,477.84Currency .. .. : 3,022.00Gold 272.50Silver and other minor

coin1 224.57Checks and cash items.... 16.95


Capital stock paid in $20,000.00Surplus fund 4,550.00Undivided profits, less currentexpenses and taxes

paid * 4,482.36Individual deposits subjectto check 23,477.51Time certificates of deposit24,655.59Bills payable, including

certificates for moneyborrowed 5,000.00!

,

. TOTAL i $82,165.46State of South Carolina.County of

Bamberg.Before me came A. F. Henderson,

Cashier of the above named bank,who, being duly sworn, says that theabove and foregoing statement is a


A. F. HENDERSON. Cashier.Sworn to and subscribed before me.

this 8th day of September, 1911.F. H. COPELAND,


J. L. COPELAND, M. D.,J. C. KINARD,JACOB EHRHARDT,

Directors.BANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition of TheFarmers & Merchants Bank, locatedat Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close ofbusiness September 1st, 1911.

RESOURCES.Loans and discounts $22,899.52Overdrafts 97.60Furniture and fixtures.... 2,150.06Banking house 1,435.75Due from banks and

bankers 1,105.17Currency 1,870.00Gold 60.00Silver and other minor

coin 516.02Checks and cash items.... 192.42


Capital stock paid in $10,800.00Undivided profits, less currentexpenses and

taxes Daid 461.23Individual deposits subjectto check 6,858.85Savings deposits 444.74Time certificates of deposit' 3,761.72Bills payable, including



Bamberg.Before me came W. Max Walker,

cashier of the above named bank,who, being duly sworn, says thatthe above and foregoing statementis a true condition of said bank, as

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shown Dy tne dooks oi »a,m uau*..

W. MAX WALKER, Cashier.Sworn to and subscribed before

me this 11th day of September, 1911.F. E. ROBINSON,


S. W. COPELAND,J. H. ROBERTS, M. D.,G. B. CLAYTON,

Directors.

Road Notice.All road overseers of Bamberg

county are hereby notified to warn

out the road hands at once and workup the public roads. By order ofthe board of county commissioners.

J. B. KEARSE,H. D. FREE, County Supervisor.

Clerk of Board.Bamberg, S. C., Sept. 12, 1911.

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cious taste and ®e highest grades fjlad at Herndon's. 1 .

2ocoa. Chocolate. £11 always stand a 8 Irery housekeeper 8slf on her table. ©

Hams, Break- 1 . ]Fat Mackerel, $ ,s your orders. 8

ry Store 1Bamberg, S. C. A

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Bank of Olar, located at Olar, S. C.,at the close of business September1st, 1911.

RESOURCES. «Loans and discounts $160,821.89Overdrafts 285.74Furniture and fixtures.... 565.54Banking House 915.50Du£ from banks and

bankers 8,370.13Currency 1,251.00Silver and other minorcoin 8(15.38

Checks and cash items.... 113.57

TOTAL $173,188.75 MLIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in $ 20,000.00Surplus fund .20,000.00Undivided profits, less

current expenses andtaxes paid 9,617.40

Individual DepositssubIndividualdeposits sub-ject to check 22,718.85

Time certificates of deiposit 22,852.50 iBills payable, including '-.1

certificates for moneyborrowed 78,000,00

i. TOTAL $173,188.75State of South Carolina.County of

| Bamberg.Before me came G. M. Neeley,

Cashier of the above named bank,who, being duly sworn, says that theabove and foregoing statement is atrue condition of said bank, asshown by the books of Baid bank.

G. M. NEELEY, Cashier.Sworn to and subscribed before

me this 8th day of September, 1911.A. H. NEELEY,

Notary Public.Correct-Attest:

C. F. RIZER, Director.

NOTICE OF SALE.State of South Carolina.County }

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j of Bamberg.In the Probate Court.W. G. Hutto, administrator of the

estate of L. B. Lee, deceased, plainjtiff, against Annie Lancaster, MaryHutto, R. F. Lee, R. E. Lee, Irene

I Rush, Mildred Lee, Henry Lee endMrs. M. C. Bellinger, defendants.

I Pursuant to an order of this Court,in the above stated action; bearingdate the 31st day of August, 1911,I will sell at public auction to therighestbidder, for cash, on the firstMonday in October, 1911, (being the

j 2nd day of the month,) within thelegal hours of sale, before the courthouse door in Bamberg, S .C., thefollowing described tract of land, towit:

All that certain piece, parcel ortract of land lying, being and situatein the County of Bamberg and Stateof South Carolina, containing onehundred and seventeen (117) acres,more or less, and bounded on theNorth by lanas 01 n. r. uws, uu

the East by lands formerly of WadeH. Faust, now of Williams, on theSouth by lands of Scott Kennedy,and on the West by lands of Mrs. S.

j H. Counts.G. P. HARMON,

Judge of Probate of BambergCounty.GRAHAM & ASKINS,

Plaintiff's Attorneys.

Piano Contest.j

Following is the standing of thej contestants in the contest for the

j piano now being given away by TheBamberg Herald and Hoover's drug

| store. No names of contestants are

published, each contestant having a

number. Get in the game early andj make the contest interesting:

j 1 .. .. 36,995 75 .. .. 35,220! 2 .. .. 36,525 79 .. .. 63,090! 9 .. .. 6,625 89 .. .. 2,225! 21 .... 142,990 90 ..... 136,000i 23 .. .. 6,140 112 2,335! 35 .. .1 3,025 119 .. .. 2,005i 41 .. .. 53,790 140 .. .. 65,840I 42 .. .. 2,035 141 .. .. 2,04043 .... 2,715 146 .... 42,285

i 49 .. .. 2,030 147 .. .. 42,000i 50 2,050 179 .. .. 62,000: 59 .. .. 12,240 197 .. .. 45,0751 66 .... 2,785 198 .. .. 69,10o' N

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