The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 31, 1908, Image 7
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NINE NEW INVENTIONS.
Edison Says They Will Soon Come l
and Pave the Way for Hundreds
More.
(Thos. A. Edison in N. Y. Times.) 5
The next era will mark the most
wonderful advance in science and in- i
vention that the world has ever ,
known or hoped for. So vast will that .
advance be that we can now have
scarcely any conception of its scope, 1
but already a great many of the in- 1
ventions of the future are assured. (
It is only of those which I regard as
practical certainties that I shall
speak here.
1. Within the next twenty or thirty i
years?and it will start within the
next two or three?concrete archi- ^
tecture will take enormous strides :
forward; the art of moulding con- :
crete will be reduced to a science of 1
perfection, and, wnat is equally im
portant, of cheapness; there will rise 1
up a large number of gifted archi- <
tects, and through their efforts cities 1
and towns will spring up in this 1
country beside which Turner's pic- i
ture of ancient Rome and Carthage ]
will pale into nothingness and the
buildings of the Columbia exhibition '
will appear common. But great ex- 1
pense will not attend this; it will be J
done so that the poor will be able to <
enjoy houses more beautiful than the '
rich now aspire to, and a man earn- '
Ing $1.50 a day, with a family to sup- '
port, will be better housed tnan me j
man of today who is earning $10.
2. Moving picture machines will 3
be so perfected that the characters J
will not only move, but will speak '
and all the accessories and effects 1
of the stage will be faithfully pro- 3
_ duced on the living picture stage. 1
This, oi course, will not be done as 1
well as on the regular stage, but its 1
standard will approach very near to <
that, and the fact that such entertainments
will be furnished for 5 i
cents will draw vast numbers of the
working classes. The result will be 1
that the masses will have the advan- 1
tage of the moral of good drama, 3
they will find an inexpensive and im- 3
proving way of spending the evening i
and the death knell of the saloon j
will be sounded. 1
3. In perhaps fifteen or twenty 3
years?depending on the financial <
condition of the country?the loco- 1
motive will pass almost out of use, 3
and all our main trunk lines will be <
operated by electricity. 1
4. A new fertilizer will spring in- <
to existence, containing a large percentage
of nitrogen. This will be 1
drawn from the air by electricity, and i
will be used to increase the arability 1
" of the land. Even now this is done to
; a large extent in sweaen.
5. All our water power will be utilized
by electricity to an extent now
almost unthought of, and will be 1
used with great advantage, both in- 5
k dustrial and for railroads. .
6. A successful aerial navigation j
i will be established?perhaps for
mails?and achieve a sound, practi- J
cal working basis. (
7. We shall be able to protect our- '
selves against environment by the !
use of serums and things of that sort, |
so that the general state of health '
will be improved and the average 1
span of life will increase by a large !
percentage. The grand fight which is J
being made against tuberculosis and '
cancer will reach a successful cul- 1
mination, and those diseases will be j
entirely mastered. , '
8. A new force in nature, of some
f. sort or other, will be discovered by 1
fwhich many things not now under- [
understood will be explained. We, j
unfortunately, have only five senses; |
if we had eight, we'd know more. j
9. We shall realize the possibili- J
ties of our coal supply better and (
learn, how to utilize them so that 90 1
per cent of the efficiency will not be !
thrown away, as it is today.
Finally, let it be said, hardly any *
| piece of machinery now manufactur- {
ed is more than 10 per cent, per- j
feet. As the years go on this will be
improved upon tremendously; more
automatic machinery will be devised J
| and articles of comfort and luxury
will be produced in enormous numbers
at such small ? cost that all :
classes will be able.to enjoy the bene- 1
fits of wuem. 1
These are some of the inventions ^
which the wond is awaiting which it
is sure of seeing realized. Just how 1
\ they will be realized is what the in- J
ventors are working now to determine.
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Negro Waylaid and Robbed. i
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Monday night Branchville was ]
treated to a sensation when it be- \
came known that a man had been
held up and robbed after the most
approved style of highway robbery .
near the town limits. .
On last Monday Abraham Mays, a
hard working, respectable colored
farmer, who lives a few miles out of
town, brought in some cotton which
f he sold, and pocketing his hard earned
dollars, he went to Sixty Six,
where he paid up a bill which he was
owing. About nine o'clock, as he
was coming back to Branchville in a
lonely and dark part of the road a
little ways out of town he was starty
led by the command, "Hands up!" In
another instant a blow from a heavy ;
f club came crashing through the
darkness, felling the poor darky to
I * the ground. As he arose a pistol
J was presented by one assailant,
[ while the other went through his
I pockets, relieving him of all the
I money he had left. He was then orI
dered to move on, and more dead
than alive, he finally reached town
and told his story.
No trace of the robbers could be
found. All the clue which he could 1
give to aid in the search for them
was that there were two men whom
he thought by what he could see of
them, were white and had bearded
faces. So far they have not been
I discovered.
A severe gash several inches long
above his left ear proves the severity
of the blow.?Branchville Journal.
Much the Same.
Mrs. Homer: "Mrs. Naggsby was
here to-day. She reminds me of a
motor car."
Homer: "What's the answer, my
dear?"
Mrs. Homer: "She's always running
other people down."
XEGRO FIRES OX OFFICER.
Ulysses Mays, Wanted for Murder in;
Bamberg, Escapes.
Aiken, Dec. 24.?Yesterday Sheriff
Rabon, Deputy Busbee, and
Messrs. Samuels, Weeks, Alderman,
and Cato formed a posse who went
to arrest Ulysses Mays, a negro
wanted for murder in Bamberg
county, and after a fusillade of shots
the negro escaped and has not been
captured.
The officers learned that the negro
was located in this county and yesterday
they were informed that the
negro with his two brothers, Jake
and Wash, were coming a certain
road toward Aiken. The posse was
quickly formed and they started to
meet them. When they got about
two miles from Aiken they stopped
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ana were uispusmg tucmociy uj
the roadside to wait for them. Mr.
Cato went up the road about 100
jrards and at a turn of the road he
met the three negroes face to face.
Ulysses Mays opened fire on him
with a pistol. His brothers dodged
to one side on either side of the road
[n the bushes. This confounded Mr.
Cato, he thinking that the criminal's
brothers would fire on him from the
bushes. Mr. Cato fired four times
with a Winchester rifle, but so far as
known none of the balls took effect.
By this time the others of the posse,
bearing the shooting, rushed to the
assistance of Mr. Cato. Meanwhile
Ulysses Mays turned and fired before
the other gentlemen arrived,
Mr. Cato firing after him. The two
brothers were ordered to "hands
up," which they did. A pistol was
found on one of them, which, howaver,
he did not attempt to use.
They were lodged in jail late last
aight.
Several of the posse returned to
the city about 8 o'clock last night,
while the rest followed the track of
Mays for several miles, but could not
find him. He had got on a mule and
rode in the direction of Graniteville.
A.t a negro house near Graniteville
they found the mule which he had
left there. The mule was taken in
charge and was found to be one
that Mays stole from a Mr. Willis at
Elko. The mule is now in charge
if the authorities here. It is
thought that Mays escaped into
Georgia.
Mays is a bad negro and it is not
believed here that he can be taken
ilive unless a drop can be gotten on
bim.
$6,000 on Six Mule Farm.
One of the most instructive examples
of what can be accomplished on
i small farm through the cultivation
>f food crops almost to the complete
exclusion of cotton, is afforded in
the case of Sheriff F. G. Edwards, of
Dougherty county, Ga.
During the crop year of 1908,
Sheriff Edwards, whose place is just
jutside the corporate limits of Albany,
had under cultivation about
20 A acres of *and. He had 60 acres
In cantaloupes, 60 acres in corn, 30
icres in oats and 24 acres in cotton.
He cut hay from 140 acres. Ninety
3f these acres were turned into hay
fields after the cantaloupes and oats
crops had been gathered, the other
fifty being sown in peas for hay.
Sheriff Edwards ran six plows. He
3hipped eight cars of Rocky Ford
cantaloupes before the 1st of July,
ind several more cars during the
first ten days of that month. He
gathered 1,200 bushels of corn from
bis 60 acres, and 1,200 bushels of
pats from 30 acres and he sold 100
tons of fine hay at an average price
Df $14 a ton, and has on hand a
larger supply than he needs for his
own use. He also sold 200 bushels
3f corn from his 60 acres, has sold
$650 worth of se^d oats, and has a
large supply still on hand. His hay
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there was no expense or deterioration
on account of storage.
The net profit of the six-mule
farm for the crop year was $6,000
or $1,000 to the plow. The cultivation
of cotton was distinctly a "side
issue," 19 bales being gathered
from the 24 acres cultivated. It was
sold at an average price of 8 % cents
a, pound.
Next year Sheriff Edwards will
not plant a cotton seed. He does
not believe cotton will be a profitable
crop in 1909, but has every reason
to believe that food crops will
be. He will plant 80 acres in cantaloupes,
65 acres of oats and 50 acres
of corn, besides other smaller
patches. He will probably make
150 to 175 tons of hay, and will sell
all his crops with as little difficulty
as he would experience in marketing
cotton at the ruling 1909 market
price for that staple.
And Sheriff Edwards will not he
talking hard times in the fall of
1909 But farmers who raise all cotton
may have a different tale to tell.
?Anderson Mail.
Effort to Save Victim's Life.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24.?While
David Schane, manager of an Atlanta
automobile agency, was lying
on an operating table at Grady hos"
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pital to-nignt giving up mu uxuuu iu
a supreme effort to save the life of
Alfred Smart Grandy, 11 years old,
whom he had Injured earlier in the
evening by running over him in his
automobile, the little victim died of
his injuries.
Mr. Schane ran over the child late
in the afternoon at the intersection
of Mitchell and Washington streets.
The boy's right leg was cut off, his
left badly fractured, and he sustained
internal injuries. The little fellow
was hurried to the hospital, followed
by Mr. Schane, who volunteered
to give up his blood in the effort
to save the boy's life, and it was
while Mr. Schane was on an operating
table opposite that on which lay
the boy, with the blood passing from
his left arm into the child's body,
that the little fellow died.
Dr. Grandy, father of the child,
died in the Philippines several years
ago, where he occupied a position in
the regular army, and, while returning
to America with his body, his
wife, the mother of Alfred Smart,
was taken sick and died two weeks
after landing.
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HAD A HURRAH START.
Prof, and Mrs. Spencer Start Honeymoon
Trip.
Spartanburg, Dec. 23.?Daring
students of Wofford College made a
bold attempt last night to kidnap
Prof. M. L. Spencer, who occupies
the chair, of English at Wofford College,
to prevent him from taking his
honeymoon trip with his bride. The
bride and groom escaped the kidnappers
after the friends of the
groom had had a lively scuffle with
students. Lady friends of the bride
used their umbrellas on the heads
of the students with teling effect.
Prof, and Mrs. Spencer were hurried
to an automobile and an exciting
trip was made through drenching
rain and muddy roads to a point six
miles out of the city, where they
took the train for Jacksonville. Prof.
Spencer and Miss Lois Hill, formerly
of Anderson, were married last
night at the residence of Dr. C. B.
Waller.
Innocent Man Pardoned. \
liovernor Ansel yesteruciy giaiiued
a pardon in a peculiar case,
one in which even the prosecuting
attorney expressed the opinion
that the prisoner should never have
been prosecuted, much less convicted.
According to the petition in behalf
of Elliott Jones, colored, he
was convicted in April, 1906, in
Bamberg, on charge of stealing a
hog, and was given a sentence of
thirteen months, which he is now
serving, the case being taken up on
appeal at first, but later dropped by
his lawyer. Jones was not notified
that the appeal had been abandoned,
it is stated, and was very much surprised
when he was made to begin
his sentence. It appears that Jones
had renewed a bill of sale to D. J.
Delk, including a hog, which Lxelk
had allowed Jones to retain in his
possession. A difference arose, settlement
was had, and Jones paid up
the account in* full, supposing that
the hog was included. He then removed,
and either sold or killed the
hog. Later prosecution followed on
a warrant charging Jones with the
theft of the hog, and he was convicted.
In recommending that a pardon
be granted, on the showing made,
Travis savs that he has
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made a personal investigation and
finds the facts stated in the petition
to be true. "It is not very creditable
to those people at Bamberg,
who prosecuted this negro," says
the solicitor, "to impose upon the
prosecuting officer the unpleasant
duty of convicting an innocent
man." He recommends pardon
which has been granted.?Columbia
correspondence to News and Courier.
Took Laudanum to End Life.
Asheville, N. C., Dec. 24.?Lying
on the ground with four empty laudanum
bottles close by, the dead body
of William Byers, aged 60 years,
who disappeared from his home in
Balfour, N. C., ten days ago, was
found yesterday morning, near the
foot of Stoney mountain, half a mile
from Balfour. The condition of the
remains indicated that Byers had
been dead about a week.
There is no known reason why
Byers should have committed suicide.
He left the home of his daughter,
Mrs. James Gallmore, at Hendersonville,
about ten days ago and
had not been seen or heard of up to
the discovery of his body yesterday.
He was apparently in good health
and spirits when he left his daughter's
house, but is known to have
brooded considerably over the death
of his son, who committed suicide
some years ago. Mr. Byers, who up
to several months ago, was employ
ed by the Balfour yuarry uomyauj,
was a brother-in-law of ex-Congressman
Gudger, of Asheville.
When the Weather Was Cold.
An American and a Scotchman
were discussing the cold experienced
in winter in the north of Scotland a
I few Christmases ago.
I "Why, it's nothing at all compared
to the cold we have in the
States," said the American. "I can
I recollect one winter when a sheep,
i jumping from a hill-lock into a field,
became suddenly frozen on the way
and stuck in the air like a mass of
I ice."
"But, man," exclaimed the Scotch1
man, "the law of gravity wouldn't
allow that."
"I know that," replied the talepitcher.
"But the law of gravity
(was frozen, too!"
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I Santa Claus Was Good to Us
I We Hope He Was to You
E Our holiday trade was very good, and we are now pre8
paring to close oar business for 1908. In order to re
1 dace the stock as much as possible before oar Annual
Stock Taking, we will offer all small musical instru
ments, such as Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Violins,
Accordeons, Drums and all Musical Merchandise at
One-Third Off.
All Popular Music ioc per Copy
This is AH New from the Standard Publishers
Five Hundred New Standard Teaching
Pieces at Five Cents Per Copy.
We will also make a special > redaction on . pianos.
Square Pianos, in good condition, from $20 to $75. A
few used and second hand Upright Pianos at specially
attractive prices.
Remember This Sale Only Lasts One Week
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I The Millinery House News 1
? We want you to keep as busy as we have been, so jsg.
we will offer goods still lower, such as ?
Ladies' Coats, Kid Gloves, Corsets, Under- @
wear, Zephyr Goods, Dress Novelties, Etc. @
!We offer a beautiful prize for you to work for yourself
We sell you a piece of stamped work and floss to
work it with, and party doing best work of this gets ?
the prize. This prize is furnished by the Corticelli A
Silk Co. Call and see it. A competent lady of the
city will be judge of the work. Work of this kind
makes a nice Xmas present, and is easy. Sk
Line of Stylish Millinery just in, all going cheap
nts. K. I. Shuck & Co. I
BAMBERG SOUTH CAROLINA
i Hardware Bargains 1
If you want bargains in Hardware, ?
call on us at the ware house in rear of @
our burned building. We have a lot of @
goods saved from the fire, all of which Q
are being sold way below cost. Come @
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TAX NOTICE.
The County Treasurer's office will ii|
be open for the, collection of State,
county, school and all other taxes
from the 15th day of October, 1908, :j
until the 15th day of March, 1909.
From the 1st day of January, lavs, l,
until the 31st day of January, 1909,
a penalty of 1 per cent, will be added 3
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st .<3
day of February, 1909, until the 28th v
day of February, 1909, a penalty of . jsg
2 per cent, will be added to all un
paid taxes. From the 1st day of I
March, 1909, until the 15th day of : :y
March, 1909, a penalty of 7 per cent.
will be added to all unpaid taxes.
Following is the levy: I . ".gi
For State purposes, 5% mills. *
For county purposes, 3 mills.
Constitutional school tax, 3 mills. |
Total, 11% mills. ' , ;
Special school levies:
Bamberg, No. 14, 7 mills. ...
Binnaker's, No. 12, 4 mills.
Clear Pond, No. 19, 2 mills. '{$
Colston, No. 18, 2 mills.
Cuffie Creek, No. 21, 6 mills. f.
Denmark, No. 21, 6 mills. J v|
Ehrhardt, No. 22, 2 mills. m v:^
Govan, No. 11, 4 mills.
Hunter's Chapel, No. 16, 1 mill.
Hopewell, No. 1, 3 mills.
Hey ward, No. 24, 2 mills.
Hampton, No. 3, 2 mills.
Lees, No. 23, 4 mills.
Midway, No. 2, 2 mills.
Oak Grove, No. 20, 2 mills.*
Olar, No. 8, 4 mills.
All male persons between the ages
of twenty-one and sixty years, except
Confederate soldiers and sailbrs,
who are extempt at fifty years of age, / ~
are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, . .. );i
Capitation dog tax, 50 cents.
All male persons who were 21 ye^rs %
of age on or before the 1st of January,
1908, and have not made re- M
fnrncj fn thft Auditor, will do SO On ^
or before the 1st of January, 1909. 2
I will receive the road commuta- "M
tion tax ($2.00) from October 1:5th,
1908, until March 1st, 1909.
JOHN P. FOT.X,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. C., Sept.. 15, 1908.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE. :-M
I or my deputy will be at the fol- . '
lowing places on the days and dates v
named below for the purpose of re- \
ceiving returns of personal property ^|?
and notice of real estate bought or
sold since last return:
Lees?Tuesday, January 5th, 1909 !
Denmark?Wednesday and ThuraJanuary
6th and 7th, 1909.
Olar?Monday and Tuesday, Jan- i
uary 11th and 12th, 1909.
Govan?Wednesday, January 13th,
1909. ;-|g
Midway?Thu'rsday, January 14th,
1909.
Farrell's Store?Monday, January '
18th! 1909.
Hunter's Chapel?Tuesday, Jan- T X
uary 19th, 1909. \f
Colston?Wednesday, January 20, \
1909. \M
Ehrhardt?Monday and Tuesday, \
January 25th and 26th, 1909. v /
St. Johns?Wednesday, January > X*
27th, 1909.
Camp Hill?Thursday, January 28, .
until 11 a. m., 1909.
Kearse?Thursday, January zstn,
12 to 4 p. m.
All male persons between the age
of 21 and 60 years are liable to a poll
tax of $1.00 (except Confederate
soldiers who are exempt at fifty
years). _ / 31
All dogs whether owned by head
of family or children must be returned.
I will appreciate it if every tax
payer will meet me in person and
make their returns. (tAfter
the 20th of February a pen- ' .. .P
alty of fifty per cent, will be added .
to all personal property not returned.
R. W. D. ROWELL,
Auditor Bamberg County. " ^vBamberg,
S. C., Dec. 10, 1908.
Shoe& Harness Repairing
I have moved into the store lately occupied
by The Bamberg Herald, where
I am better prepared to serve you than
ever. All sorts of harness and shoes repaired
and satisfaction guaranteed. I
manufacture harness ofallklnds, bridles
halters, etc. Give me a trial.
H. V. Johnson, Bamberg, S. C.
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