The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 17, 1910, Page 3, Image 3
FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS. !
Seaih Carolina Gets Good Share of J
Government Appropriation.
Washington, Feb. 10.?The sum of
|6fl,000 will be appropriated to raise
the Granby dam so as to permit ves- <
aela up to the foot of Gervais street, i
if the rivers and harbors bill passes, 1
and this is Dractically assured. The 11
bill, which carries about $40,000,000, j
wil he reported to the house tomor- 1
row afternoon. Charleston harbor 1
will get $150,000 for one year's :
work. Various other South Carolina !
projects are provided for, and Messrs. I
Ellerbe, Lever, Legare and Patterson <
are feeling good. The South Caro- 1
liaa items in the bill are as follows:
Improving Charleston harbor, $150,- "
000; Winyah bay,, $150,000; Great "
Pee Dee river, maintenance of im- )
provement up to Cheraw, $30,000; '
.Little .Fee uee, continuing lmyruvcnaent
and maintenance, $20,000; <
Mingo creek, maintenance, $1,000; ;
Santee, Wateree and Congaree rivers, i
maintenance including the Esther- <
viHe-Minin canal and the Congaree i
river as far up as the Gervais street
bridge, Columbia, $95,000 (of this
amount $56,000 shall be expended
for raising the dam at Granby); ;
Wassamaw, maintenance and continued
improvements, $14,000; improving
waterways between Charleston
and Alligator creek, continuing
improvements on inland waterways
between Charleston harbor and Mc- i
Clellanville, including branch to Morrison's
landing, $25,000. :
In addition to these items a number
of surveys of projects in South i
Carolina were authorized. These are
waterways from Orangeburg to <
Charleston, including cut-off canal :
from Edisto river and Ashley river,
in order to provide a more direct
route from Orangeburg and other
points to Charleston; waterways from (
Columbia and Camden to Charleston,
including cut-off or canal from Santee
by any existing or proposed route
to Cooper river or Wando and any
of their tributaries, in order to pro- j
vide a more direct route from Co- j
lumbia to Charleston; Salkahatchie'
river to Morris crossing; South Fork ;
Edisto river to Guingard landing;
harbor at Charleston with a view to securing
a depth of 30 feet, and ,
Archer's creek. i
Egyptian Cotton for Mills. :
Six hundred bales of Egyptian cot- (
ton are en route to several mills in
the upper part of the State, having
been received here a few days ago
a Baltimore liner, which received
it from a Liverpool ship, the cotton 1
being imported to supply the place i
of the American staple whose advancing
prices have now put the ,
cotton out of reach of many of the ,
pinners.
It seems like bringing coal to New- i
castle for cotton to be unloaded at
Charleston for distribution in the interior
of the State, when the usual '
order is for the staple to be brought
here from the up-country, and shipped
to Liverpool. But, this condition i
has been brought about by high price ,
x of the American cotton which the ;
mills declare has reached a price that
makes continued use too costly for i
manufacture.
Recent experiences have demonstrated
the success of the Egyptian
otton which is a couple of cents
cheaper, and it is expected that con- i
siderable of this foreign cotton will
he brought to South Carolina. The
lot which came in was shipped by
Jersey & Co., of Liverpool and it is
aaderstood that another lot is on the
way to Charleston.?Charleston
Evening Post.
The Other One.
An old Irishman who had recently
recovered from a severe attack of
sickness, chanced to meet his parish
priest, whom he had summoned during
his illness, to administer the rites
of the church to the dying, as he
was considered to be near death's
door, and the following conversation
took place.
"Ah, Pat, I see you out again. We
thought you were gone sure. You
had a very bad time of it."
"Yes, yer riverence. Indade I did."
"When you were so near death's
door, were you not afraid to meet
jour God, your Maker?"
"No, indade, your riverence. It
was the other gentleman I was afraid
to meet."
Incompetent.
"Father," asked the small boy of
a? editor, "is Jupiter inhabited?" "I
don't know, my son," was the truthful
answer. Presently he was interrupted
again. "Father, are there
any sea serpents?" "I don't know,
my son." The little fellow was manifestly
cast down, but presently rallied
and again approached the great
source of information. "Father,
what does the north pole look like?"
But alas! again the answer, "I don't
know, my son." At last in desperation
he inquired, with withering emphasis,
"Father, how did you get to
? an editor?"
S
SILVER SERVICE TO HEMPHILL.
Friends of Editor Present Handsome
Testimonial.
Charleston, Feb. 10.?Maj. J. C.
Hemphill was presented to-night with
3. $1,000 silver service at the conclusion
of the banquet tendered to him
by hi6 Charleston friends in recognition
of their friendship and the regard
which they attach to his services
in a commercial way to Charleston,
where he has labored for 30
years on The News and Courier, resigning
the editorship to take a similar
position on The Times-Dispatch
RiohmnnH Tha hanrmet took the
form of a "Gridiron club" affair during
which a number of addresses
were made, in which sincere tribute
was paid to Col Hemphill's qualities
as a man, citizen and newspaper
worker in furthering the welfare of
Charleston and the State. A number
Df skits and stunts were gotten off
and the speakers generally took hits
at Col. Hemphill, to the amusement
of the entire company, in which, of
course, Col. Hemphill entered in the
proper feeling.
He was not permitted to speak until
the handsome silver service was
presented when he feelingly acknowledged
the great compliment which
was paid to him by the hundred business
men, representative of the commercial
and social life of Charleston
who sat at the banquet boards in the
dining hall of the Commercial club,
beautifully and appropriately decor
ated in nonor or tne occasion.
The program provided for the presentation
of the much-famed "Hong
Kong gander and goose," but the
silver service was the surprise whicn
appeared instead of the much-maligned
bird.
Numerous fake telegrams were
read which with the speeches wer^
directed to show the many sides of
the public and private life of the distinguished
editor.
It was an affecting and beautiful
tribute but the sadness of the parting
was not permitted to control the
Bpirit of the banquet
The banquet was presided over by
P. H. Gadsden, chairman of the committee
in charge, who filled the role
most successfully and who, with the
efforts of the members of the committee
and those who had part in directing
the "Gridiron club" dinner, made
the occasion one of the most memorable
which has ever taken place in
Charleston.
New Depot Wanted.
Branchville, Feb. 10.?A delegation,
consisting of the following gentlemen,
Prof. P. P. Bethea, the Rev.
E. A. McFarlane, the Hon. J. J.
Jones, Mayor J. B. Williams and Dr.
3. D. S. Fairey, appeared before the
House of Representatives yesterday
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urging the passage or a Din requiring
the Southern Railway to build a new
passenger and freight depot here.
These gentlemen returned early this
morning and said that the House was
favorable to the bill, and they felt
sure a measure would pass at this
Bession requiring the company to
yield to the /wishes of the public. No
doubt a more convenient passenger
station could be built than the present
one here. But the business people
and merchants feel the greater
importance of a freight ware house
at present and has requested the
company to build a larger and better
freight depot on account of the growing
business. The present freight
depot was built here in 1859, and is
still doing service. The railroad
company has been requested time and
again to give better freight accomodations
and has paid very little attention
to appeals.
Negro Bishop in Jail.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 9.?Denounced
as a menace to society and an imposter,
Jonas Samuel Sturdevant, negro
bishop of the "Holy Church of
the Living God, the Pillar and
Ground of Truth," was sentenced today
to jail for three years. He was
rtrmxrirtoH nf hftvinsr assaulted and
beaten Mrs. Rose Deu?*nard, one of
his white "disciples."
She testified she was influenced by
him to leave her husband and children
in Brooklyn and follow the negro
under whose spell she lived for
eight months. She tells a revolting
story of tbe Quarters of white
women over whom the negro had the
mastery.
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED.
Prisoner at Aiken Relived to be Slayer
of Augusta Physician.
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 11.?William
E. Stone, an alleged lunatic of Baltimore,
Md., is under arrest at Aiken,
S. C., on a technical charge, but in
reality is suspected of being the murderer
of Dr. Charles W. Hickman,
who was killed here last week. The
warrant was sworn out for Stone last
night by a lieutenant of the local police
department. Stone is said to
ornwAr tho dAsoriDtion of the man I
wanted. An officer from Baltimore
is on his way to Aiken and a legal!
tangle as to extradition is expected.j
SMITH UNLIMBERvS.
Junior Senator Jumps Into the Battle
on Exchanges.
Washington, Feb. 11.?Senator
Smith got into action to-day at the |
hearing on the question of regulat- \
ing or abolishing the cotton exchanges
before the house committee on agriculture.
The senator was a spectator
but spectators had been allowed
to interrupt witnesses and he inter- ^
rupted J. E. Latham, a cotton dealer
of Greensboro, and a member of the
r
New York cotton exchange. L. Man- ^
delbaum, another member of the New t
York cotton exchange, got into the a
colloquy and he and the junior South C
Carolina senator waxed warm for a
while. ^
. "Don't you honestly believe, Mr.
Latham," began Senator Smith, "that r
the wild fluctuations in cotton are G
due entirely to the easy means by
which speculators can get together, g
compare sheets, and then irrespective
of the crop, drop the prices down so
as to wipe out those fellows who
have put up $100 or so in some
bucket shop in the small towns?"
Mr. Latham said that he was not
in position to answer of his own
knowledge.
"I know it to be true; I have
watched it," said Senator Smith.
"It's the margins the speculators are
after, not the commissions."
Mr. Mandelbaum arose at this
point. "I want to know if the senator
is testifying or asking questions.
If he's testifying, I want him put under
oath, for he is making some
statements that I know are not true."
"A senator or representative is always
under oath, Mr. Mandelbaum,"
said the chair, just to smooth down
matters.
"Then levant to examine the senator
about what he says he knows to
he facts," said Mr. Mandelbaum. "I
vant to say that this is not the case."
Mr. Mandelbaum was told that he
would be given opportunity to ask
the senator questions if he desired.
"If these speculators had to deliver
the actual cotton," continued
Smith, who held the floor for a mo- ment,
asking a direct question of the
witness, "they would not dare to have
these fluctuations. They take advantage
of the unfortunate disposition of
an American to gamble, and they run
down the prices, clearing the little
fellows out that way, and then they
run the prices up and clean them going
up. The gambling in cotton has
overshadowed the legitimate dealing
In cotton and we are going to stop
it." V*
The senator banged his fist down
upon the table and shook his head
excitedly like he meant business.
Representative Lever asked Mr.
Latham if it were not true that the
local buyers had to be controlled by
the quotations on future from 9 until
2 o'clock each day, the spot quotations
not being posted from New
York until the latter hour. Mr. Latham
replied in the affirmative, qualifying
the statement, however, by saying
that Liverpool spots controlled
the markets in the earlier morning
hours until about 10 o'clock.
Mr. Latham, like all the other
members of the New York cotton exchange,
was arguing against the proposed
measure.
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Ohio. R. R. No. 3. "as when a
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Now I weigh 160 pounds and can
work hard. It also cured my four i
children of croup." Infallible for j
coughs and colds, its the most certain
remedy for lagrippe, asthma, desperate
lung trouble and all bronchial i
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bottle free. Guaranteed by Peoples
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
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ranging in price from 1 cent to $6
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We build the most satisfactory
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trinkets to get out of order.
l genuine pleasure to operate it.
Jompetitive field tests invited.
Our Cutter won the highest award
t N. C. and S. C. state fairs over all
Vestern cutters.
Has movable boxes which can be
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A Southern product, built for the
louthern farmer.
Forty Cars Sold Last Season.
h M. DICKINSON, Agent,
BAMBERG, 8. C.
J. H.DIXON
Machinist and Engineer
General Repair Shop.
We repair all kinds of machinery
and carry a full line of
Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Injectors,
Lubricators, Oilers, etc.
Bring your engine and have the
cylinder bored. Make it run like
new and give you more power.
Bring your cotton gins and
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paired before the busy season.
A stitch in time saves nine. We
repair saw mills, grist mills,
cane mills; in fact we run a
hospital for sick and disordered
machinery. Bring it in and
have it cured. Gas engines and
automobile engine cylinders
bored, and new pistons and
rings made that won't leak.
Gives you more power and better
efficiency. We repair and
charge storage batteries. Call
when in trouble and see what
we can do.
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Remember the Place
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Top dressing for your top.
Compression grease in a density
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Automobile Oil
that will please yon by eliminating
half the trouble you
are now having.
Remember that the winning
car in the New Yorkto-Paris
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miles without carbonizing,
on this oil. We have oil for
air cooled engines, too.
Say, have you heard about
our gasoline contract to automobiles?
We also rebuild any kind
of automobile and sell new
tops.
The Delk Motor Co.
Shoe & Harness Repairing
I have moved my shop to my new
mil ding in rear of Johnson's Hotel,
>y the passenger depot, where I am
ead to serve you with all kinds of
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ItirilCTO OUU lT7|nium^ mo ?iv.? ?~ ? -vork
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BAMBERG. S. 0.
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ng a first-class Soda Fount, and
iss service day and night. Nothrinks
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)rug Store]
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I This bank wishes to all its patrons and friends as happy I
a new vear as it is nossible for anv one to have. Times I
are good. The 1910 outlook is bright. To everyone
with a cheerful and optimistic spirit who is looking for : \
chances to better himself, the coming year is going to
offer abundant opportunities. Here's hoping that every
one of our readers finds himself or herself much farther
along on the road to fortune and independence at
the end of 1910 than at the beginning. We are very
sure that our bank will be a help, in this respect to
everyone that uses it. And we ask your patronage
with the assurance that It will De 01 great oeneiu 10 you m
as well as us. In the coming year, as in all previous I ; ,'031
years, this bank will be found to be loyal to the best fl
interests of all its customers.
Resources over $117,000.00. 4 per cent, interest al- B
lowed on sayings deposits. 9
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4 Some People Say Were Fussy, fJ39
about bttle things?the purity and goodness of the eatables 7 *.?
for instance. Well, so we are and so we ought to be. We
W are for the Pore Pood platform every time, and we do our V
A best to practice what we preach. You really can depend :-M
JL on anything you buy from us. We're as careful of the ML ,
* things we sell to you as of the things we buy and eat our- M
J selves. In our unusually extensive stock of general grocer- X'. Js
ies you can always rely upon finding exactly what you need. |
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'Phone No. 32. Bamberg, 8. 0. w Ayg
|[ The Small Depositor is Welcome at This Bank! jfjli
A hundred small accounts make a bank stronger than
a dozen large ones. This is one of our reasons for 'M
urging the man of limited means to transact his busi- p
ness with us.
Large accounts are- welcome too, for it is our purpose *
to serve all classes, whether the business be small or
We Pay Four per cent. Interest on Savings Deposits jjl
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Mr. Fanner! >1
Bell telephone system of America, Mr. Farmer?
Yl|# I the greatest system in the world?is at your service. |
l You can have it in your home as soon as you want it.
I ' You can talk to your neighbors, your friends in town, to >|j
I your doctor, or to folks in New York, Chicago or any other .
I Installing a telephone on your farm is the ||||
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a We would like to tell you about our plan for installing M .1
m rural telephones. Ask the nearest Bell telephone manager
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I FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT 8 I
l^gSogth Pryof Street ' AtUnu. Geo**
i If 9,896 Farmers 1
and planters told you that their yields per acre
of cotton, corn, tobacco, wheat, fruits, peanuts* 3fa
rice, sugar cane and truck crops were great'y
increased and even doubled " I
By Using '^rfi
Virginia-Carolina , |
fertilizers j
and which they thought the best and biggest crop pro-. '
ducers on earth?wouldn't you feel that you should, in
justice to yourself, try these fertilizers and get the same
increased yields on your own farm? We have many |
thousands of un-asked-for letters from farmers blessing
the day they bought Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Many 4 ^
of these letters are in our 1910 Farmers'Year Book, which ; ??
can be had free of your dealer, or by mailing us the coupon
SALES OFFICES*
Richmond, V*. Atlanta, Ga,
Mail o? this Conpon Norfolk, V*. Javaaaah, Gt?
j viagiwia Caaouka Cmmical '
I Company. Durham, R. C. ^ ?sH
Pleaje tend me a copy of yonr 1910 T[. " , ? I'/-'') \ igi
Fanaera* Year Book free of coat. B ahfaaore^ Mi
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