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% ======= Our Latin=Am President Finley Writes in Southeri a / . Southern Railway Company?Of- j fice of the President. Washington, D. C., July S, 1909. Editor Herald, Bamberg, S. C. Dear Sir: Referring to my letter I of December 14, 1908, to editors of Southern newspapers, on ine mieresi of the South in the expansion of our ^ export trade with the Latin-American countries, I take the liberty of addressing you on the great importance of direct and regular steamship communication between the South Atlantic and Gulf ports and those countries. , It is obvious, of course, that if the! I products of the Southern States are | [ to be sold in Mexico, Central and, f South America, and the West India j islands, they must be carried to those j countries. Mexico is the only one with which we have rail communication, and to a great part of that country, especially from our territory south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi, traffic can be moved efficiently by water as well as by rail. There are direct and regular lines from some of the South AtIlantic and Gulf ports to some of the Mexican, Central American, and West Indian ports. There are no such lines to any South American port. New York is the only port on our Atlantic coast from which there are regular steamship sailings to ports south of Venezuela. There are four regular steamers per month from New Yorkj to Brazil; seven to the River Plata, and three or four to the West coast, making a total of seventeen or eighteen. From European ports there are fourteen to Brazil; eighteen to the River Plata, and three to the West coast, or a total of thirty-five. The inferiority of the service from the United States is even greater than * is indicated by the comparative number of sailings, as the steamers from European ports are generally faster and have superior passenger accommodations. From our South Atlantic and Gulf ports there is occasional communication by tramp steamers with ports 4 south of Venezuela, but as a rule such of the products of the Southern States as find their way into the markets of South America are sent through Northern ports. In fact, a ' considerable proportion of the exports from the United States to the east coast of South America, south of Para, Brazil, go from New York across the Atlantic to Europe, and across the Atlantic again to South America. For instance, in a report on trade conditions in Brazil, by Special j Agent Lincoln Hutchinson, published by the Bureau of Manufactures, it is \ stated that at least fifty per cent, of' the American hams sold in Brazil- are ; shipped by way of England, and con- j siderable proportions of other kinds j ^ ' of traffic move by the same route. It is sometimes argued that, if our ! merchants and manufacturers would . devote sufficient attention to cultivating Latin-American trade, and would develop a sufficient volume of traffic, there would be no difficulty about securing adequate transportation facilities. To a certain extent this is true. There are large numbers of so-called tramp steamers constantly ^ looking for traffic wherever it is to be found, and any shipper in any American port, who had a full cargo for South America, would doubtless have little difficulty in finding a ship to carry it. The difficulty is that our merchants and manufacturers, in their efforts to build up trade with the Latin-American countries, come into competition with Euro. pean rivals who are generally served " by regular lines of steamers receiving aid, either in the form of subsidies or of liberal payment for carrying the mails, from the countries whose flags they fly. Vessels from these countries sail on regular sched-1 rnv. ~ O iV * Ultra. lilt; ouutu Arnciitau mciuuaui ordering goods in Liverpool or Hamburg by mail knows when his order will be received, by what steamer it will be shipped, and just when he may expect it to arrive. If he sent his order to the United States, unless it was from one of the comparatively few points having regular sailings, he could have no idea when it * would be received by the American shipper or when the goods would be shipped. Therefore, while it is true that, after trade has once been developed, there would probably be no difficulty in obtaining all the ships needed to carry it, the difficulty of V building up such a trade is greatly increased by lack of direct and regular steamers carrying the mails and passengers as well as freight. In the report on trade conditions in Brazil, above referred to, Mr. Hutchinson tells of instances in which it took twice as long to get mail orders from the United States as from Europe, and says: "In a very large part of * our Brazil trade the mails are an important factor, and there can be no doubt that many orders which might otherwise go to our manufacturers, go to Europe instead." In a similar report on trade conditions in Argen' tina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, Mr. Hutchinson says: "There are some direct mails to the River Plata, but ? they are carried on slow freighters and the service in general is greatly inferior to that from Europe, both in dispatch and in frequency. Constant annoyance and delay results, and merchants who have no direct > American ties will, other things being equal, place orders in Europe rather than in the United States." There are differences of opinion as to the methods which should be * adopted for the improvement of our steamship communication with the Latin-American countries. I think we can all agree, however, that if we > are to realize the full benefits of our geographical relation to those markets and of the demand which ex-i ists in them for goods which we pro- j duce, something practical must be & done to secure the establishment of regular steamship lines. Whatever policies may be adopted to this end, it is so manifestly to the interest of our section that all Southern products shipped to those countries % V ieL lerican Trade. Regard to Developing Our n Ports. should go through Southern ports, that, not only those engaged in business at those ports, but the Southern people generally, should work together in some practical way to secure direct lines from the South Atlantic and Gulf ports. Those ports have the great advantage of shorter distances, especially to all points in Mexico, Central America, the west Indies, the northern coast of South America, and points on the West coast reached by way of the Tehuantepac and Panama Railways, This advantage with respect to the West coast ports will be greatly increased on the completion of the Panama Canal, and it is important that the people of our section should be prepared to make the most effective use of that waterway. This is a matter which concerns all the people of the South so vitally that I believe all those interested in Southern development should work together in an effort to bring about an improvement in our steamship service to all the Latin-American countries. Yours very truly, W; W. FINLEY, President. P. S. I enclose herewith a copy of a chart which I have had prepared showing the steamship lines from the United States to the Southern part of South America and the West coast as compared with those from Europe. It may be impracticable tc reproduce this in your paper, but 1 think you will be personally interest* *? ? *a TTT TIT ea m siuaymg 11. w. w. r. The Prosperity of Bamberg. Editor The Bamberg Herald: In a recent issue of your paper you have been extolling the prosperity of Bamberg, giving her a "boost." This is commendable if true, but is it true': If there is prosperity it must all Je in the town, for it surely is not in the country. I fear Bamberg's prosperity is like some fruit I have seen this season. Presents a fair exterior, but cut into it and it is rotten to the core. Now, I am aware these are unpleasant facts, but that does not alter them. As a rule the people of Bamberg county are hopelessly involved in debt. The sooner we realize this, the better for all concerned. It is useless to cry "peace" when there is no peace. Under the dispensary regime we are getting poorer each year. Actual want is pinching the poorer classes to-day. It is only a question of time when gaunt famine will be stalking through the land, unless we mend our ways. When an architect plans a greal building what is his first step? Is it to -put on the finishing touches? No, indeed. He first lays a good, solid foundation, then builds on that. We have not laid the foundation foi real prosperity in Bamberg. We began wrong. Let us acknowledge oui mistake, which is only saying "we are wiser to-day than we were yesterday." We have a number of banks it is true. But could they not be in a more prosperous condition? Theii chief business is to loan money; much of this is not wisely expended and oftentimes the people cannot pay it back, or have to make sacrifices to do so. Is not this a losing game? If the people of Bamberg were to live up to their privileges they could lend money instead of borrowing it at a high interest. We Americans have put up a god ?the god of "self," which we are worshipping instead of the true God. Daily we burn incense at its shrine. Just as surely as the Israelites of old bowed to idols are we bowing tc idols of silver and gold. Just as surely as they were punished are we being punished. Can we wonder at it? History repeats itself. Remember, God is a jealous God. His first command was, "Thou shalt have nc other gods before me." We have been making poor crops for several years, receiving only moderate prices for them; everything we consume is unreasonably high. It takes no great skill to see that we can't prosper under such conditions. As long as we work in opposition to God's plans, we will be harassed in this way. Let us get intc unison with his plans, and all will be well. When we do wrong, "God is a consuming fire." ,He is manifesting his displeasure in various ways. "See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven." If we only can be brought to a realization of our condition, then half the battle is already won. Read Malachi, 3rd chapter and follow instructions. "I beg you, take courage: the brave soul can mend even disaster." PRO BONO PUBLICO. SENTENCES COMMUTED. Governor Extends Clemency to Two Penitentiary Prisoners. Columbia, July 7.?Governor Ansel granted two commutations today, one in the case of Tom Leach, of York county, whose sentence of three years for statutory burglary was reduced to two years at the request of the solicitor, and the other in the case of J. M. Connerly, a ginner, of Horry county, who was convicted of falsely packing cotton and given a fine of $200 and one month's imprisonment. His sentence was commuted to a fine of $40. It was made clear to Governor Ansel that the false packing, though done at uonneriy's gin, was done without Ins knowledge or consent. Just Goes Out. "Mother, when the fire oges out, where does it go?" asked a child of her parent. "I don't know, dear," replied the mother. "You might just as well ask me where your father goes when he goes out!" DEAD NEGRO FOUND. Searching Party Found Body in a Ditch in Horrible Condition. L. S. McAlhanev, colored, was miles from this city in the Fork secmiles from this citty in the Fork section of the county on Wednesday a ternoon. after having been missing frr?m hie hnmp s?rice the afternoon of Saturday previous. The body was in a horribly decomposed condition, and it was with considerable difficulty that a post mortem examination, necessary for the coroner's inquest, was performed. The negro was found in a ditch in one of his fields, which was about two feet deep, and a bush was found over his .face. Just what the cause of his [ death was due to is not known, as he J was a healthy negro. McAlhaney worked a share crop on the plantation of Mr. James Green, and on last Saturday morning came to Orangeburg. He returned to his farm on a wagon driven by Joseph Tyler, one of Mr. Green's drivers. He reached his home about i noon, and leaving his coat on his front porch, went into his field. Nothing more was seen or heard of the man until Wednesday afternoon, a searching party in quest of him, i found his body in a state of decomposition in a ditch in one of his fields. It being the Fourth of July, it was thought that McAlhaney had gone off to some festive gathering, and that he would return to his home on . Monday at latest. On that day, however, as he did not appear, his fam| ily grew disturbed, and began to ; search. The search was not fully organized until Tuesday, however, I when neighbors joined in looking for the lost man. On Wednesday after-.1 ! noon a party consisting of Mannie Funchess, Perry Forrest, Geo. Hampton and Richard Forrest, all colored, came upon the body. He was found lying on his left side with a bush over his face in a two foot ditch. His hat was found nearby. The body was in such a state of de> cay that the men were unable to > stay around. The coroner was in formed of the finding of the body i and an inquest held. No bruises i were found on the man's body, and the physician was at a loss to say what the cause of death was due ^ to. ! Wherther the man was murdered i or died a natural death is not known. ! He was last seen walking through r his field, and tracks were followed through the field as far as a patch of wooded land. There were two tracks i to this point, but after this no trail could be detected. > McAlhaney was a good negro about thirty years of age, and held i the respect of both white and color1 ed, he being a very hard working ' and law-abiding citizen. He had I never been sick, and * his sudden death is somewhat of a mystery.? t Orangeburg Evening News. i More Places for Somebody. The following is from the Colum' bia Record: The next legislature will be asked ' to create a board of three men of ' ability, experience and character with appropriate salaries to devote their entire time to inspecting, ini vestigating and general supervising l the penal and charitable institutions of the State, including the county jails and almshouses, as well as the 1 State hospital for the insane, the ' penitentiary, the reformatory at ? Florence and the institute for the: deaf^ dumb and blind near Spartan! burg. i rne measure will nave sucn able l support as that of Chairman Christensen, of the asylum investigating [ committee, and other members of ; that commission, and perhaps not a , few newspapers and State officials. ( Eleven Hurt in Wreck. s Asheville, N. C., July' 10.?Passeni ger train No. 7 on the Toxaway : branch of the Southern railway, due in this city at 6:30 p. m., was derail; ed by spreading rails near Etowah, ten miles from Brevard, at 4:45 this afternoon. Eleven passengers were ? injured, some of them painfully, r though no serious results are antici pated. The injured were hurried to r Brevard on a special, where medical i aid was given them. i The train left Lake Toxaway at l 3:20 this afternoon and was running ! OH snhedlllp timP whtn if roontioH fViQ ? curve near the town of Etowah, 32 i miles from Toxaway. The engineer, i who was unhurt, claims that he had slackened his speed for the curve, , when the rails spread, derailing the ; engine and. three coaches. The first; class coach and the parlor car were i turned over. Milker Struck. Beverly, Mass., July 9.?There was a strike in the Taft household ; yesterday. It ended in a lockout and the importation of a strike breaker from Washington. Mrs. Jaf! fray, the housekeeper, settled it with a quick show of dettermination. The good old cow, Rosebud, brought from Derry, N. H., to supply the president's family with fresh milk, was to blame for the trouble. Rosebud has a habit of supplying enough milk for a whole dairy. Consequently her milker has a wholesale job on his hands. Thomas J. Wallace, a Beverly lad, j ' 16 years old, who always was voted the best milker around these parts, had the job. He was filled with pride ur.til he discovered the kind of contract he had taken. Then he struck tor higher pay. Mrs. Jaffray discharged Wallace ? J - iuiluvviiu. xucu sue xciegiapnea 10 Washington for William Scott, official milker of the Taft household there, to come to Beverly. He arrived last night. Dr. C. W. Stiles, at a meeting of physicians last week in Raleigh, stated that there were 2,000,000 persons in the South, mainly poor white people, afflicted with hook worms, which cause laziness and anemia, and ail annual loss of $100,000,000. He says the negro spreads the parasite but is immune from its effects. "I WANT MY PAPA!" Little Child Pleads Before Pardon F Board. Columbia. July 8.?"I want my papa," "I want my papa," "Papa, pa- t pa," prattled a chubby little boy of I about two years this morning as he t played about the chair in which his p piother was seated as she made a s ^u,.* + i'A T-*1 Knf nra tViO o sxnipit: uui yatucut pita utiuiv. a.... u board of pardons for the liberty of i: her husband, Daisy Cook, who was fi convicted ii; Hampton county several a ;years ago on the charge of being an t accessory to the murder of a constable and given six years on the I chaingang of that county. t At the same time, Boss Cook, his e brother., was given ten years in the t State penitentiary and W. J. Cook, j also his brother, was sentenced to six d years an the Hampton county chain- i gang, but was pardoned about one year ago by the board. i Mrs. Cook, who is a very young I woman, appeared before the board c this morning together with her two a children, one about two years of age, t and the other a small baby. She c stated that she had no home and no i one to take care of her and asked i: that her husband be given his liberty. She submitted a petition signed by a large number of people. Supervisor C. J. Gray, of Hampton j county, spoke in her behalf, saying that Daisy Cook had been on the Hampton county chaingang for about two years, and had made a most ex- ] cellent prisoner, at the present time l being a trusty. He also stated that t he knew the woman to be in desti- i tute circumstances with no one to c take care of her and her children. t The board refused the pardon. c ( $100 Reward, $100. * The readers of this paper will be 1 pleased to learn that there is at j least one dreaded disease that sci- i ence has been able to cure in all its < stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's i Catarrh Cure is the only positive t cure now known to the medical fra- t ternity. Catarrh being a constitu- ? tional* disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. WEARS BARREL. Man Takes Woman's Clothes While She is Bathing in Canal. Miss Mary Hart, sixteen years old, "hung her clothes on a hickory* limb" when she went bathing in a canal near Patterson, N. J. While she was in the water a man stole her garments, but by the aid of a barrel, furnished by a woman, who heard her screams, she was able to rparh Tipr hnmp The girl later obtained a warrant for John Doe, saying she could identify the man if she saw him. NEW ARRIVALS Curtis Brand Peas, per can 15c. Jumbo Tomatoes, 3 lb. can, 10c Mackerel, fine, 2 for 25c. Misletoe Hams, per pound 16c. Good Old Country Syrup, in barrels, 50c. per gallon. In quart bottles, sealed, 15c. a quart. Just received fine line of 10c. packages Lowney's Chocolate Candies. The finest lot of Fresh mines iriac ever nil ine town. Seeded Raisins on hand all the time. Have you ever tried our Butter? We only ask 35c. the pound. Don't forget that we handle Snowflake Flour, the best that is put up, in sacks. Don't forget to ask for anything in the grocery line. We come mighty near having it. E. BART PRICE BAMBERG. S. C. 8.2^;' ....A.... C. St K. HAT; For $3.00 and $3.50 and a \ Florsheim Shoe; For $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 J C. R. BRABHAM'S SONS i BAMBERG, S. C. j \ FOUGHT PISTOL DUEL. hominent Man Dead at Oliver, Ga., ' and Another Dying. ' Oliver. Ga., July 10.?With a rivial quarrel as the cause, John W. 1 lodges and Rufus Lucas, both well- j o-do and with families, fought a , listol duel here to-day in Hodges's tore and to-night Hodges lies dead J ,nd Lucas with a bullet in his breast . 3 probably dying. Both men emptied ive-chamber revolvers, but Hodges's ,im was bad because he was the first o be wounaea. It is said by an eye-witness that jucas complained to Hodges because he latter, as he charged, had repeatd a statement made by someone else hat Lucas had been "drunk on the lublic road." Hodges, it is said, or- < iered Lucas from the store and was < nvited to follow Lucas out. Suddenly Hodges called out: "Put ip that," and Lucas's pistol flashed. ' lodges staggered but grasped his iwn pistol from the desk in his office md returned the fire. The men talked up the length of the store on pposite sides of the counter, firing mtil their pistols were empty. Lucas s at his home, four miles from here. ENGINEER'S INJURIES FATAL. dr. Bouchillon, Hoisting Engine Man, Dies at Anderson. Anderson, July 7.?Mr. Stonewall 3ouchillon, who \pas caught beneath lis engine as it was overturning on he Charleston and Western Carolina ailway, near Barne's Station Monlay, and who was hurriedly brought :o the hospital here for treatment, lied to-day from the injuries receivid. He was the engineer of a hoistng engine of the wrecking train. The engine and one car overturned. The other members of the crew umped to safety, but Mr. Bouchillon vas caught as he jumped. Mr. Bouihillon was 25 years of age and unnarried. His aged father, who was it the bedside when the end came, ;ook the body to Bordeaux this aftirnoon for interment. Breaks Into Lady's House. Fort Mill, July 11.?The little ;own of Pineville, in North Carolina, just across the line from this place, s considerably stirred up to-day over i crime which occurred in that place last night when a burglar )roke into the home of a well known ady. The first that was known of ;he presence in the house of the iurglar was when the lady awoke md saw him in her bedroom. She icreamed and the burglar ran from :he room, but not before the lady vas able to see that he was a white nan. Every effort is being made to Ind the man. In North Carolina lousebreaking in the night-time is a capital offense. It is not known vhat was secured by the burglar. Looking Back Six Years We have seen the American public change its mind from the idea that flUTCWCEILES were a rich man's passing I fad to the fact that tney are a necessity of modern times. To-day, as the Americans look into the future they see the great, industrial developer?the machine that makes time and cuts distance in half. It makes no difference what car you intend to buy, you should ^ 18 i The Delk Motor Co. They Sell Automobiles. L^?-gj J. H. DIXON Machinist and Engineer General Repair Shop. 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I MEAT MABEET. Same men at a different place. When 70a want the best meats obtainable call at our market opposite The Herald Building, Alain street. Our prices are right. We also buy -W? beef cattle, pork, hogs, ^ hides, chickens and ^ eggs. BB0NS0N&GBANT IS BAMBEBG, S. C. -vSi TOWN PROPERTIES 1 FOK SALt 1 One two-story dwelling, with, six rooms, on corner of New Bridge and Second street One two-story dwelling, with eight rooms, on corner of Calhoun street >: and Railroad avenue. One two-story dwelling, with six rooms, on Second street. t ^ One five-room cottage, on Main street. One seven-room dwelling, on east wing of New Bridge street. ' One block of five tenant houses, on south end of New Bridge street Two open lots, on south end of ' New Bridge street. r';J One open lot, on Church street Several building lots on Elmoor y4 Heights for sale at reasonable prices. ^ Description, with price and terms, on application. %'M J. T. O'NEAL, || Real Estate Agent Bamberg, S. C.