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Stye Bamberg Beralb ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor! Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, cylinder press, folder, two jobbers, all run by electric power, with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year, $1.00, or 10 cents a month for less than one year. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$ 1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising.' Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first i insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters of those pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, Sept. 22,1910. At least we can be thankful that it as all over. Also that Cansler was defeated. \ Hon. J. O. Patterson made an absolutely clean campaign for re-election as congressman, and he and his friends have nothing to regret. Some months ago the Chester Lantern installed a new press and made other improvements. Now it has put in a linotype machine and enfe,' \ larged to a six-column eight-page sheet. Our congratulations to Caldwell on his prosperity. And they do say that Barnwell county wants the dispensaries back. No doubt that county will not be alone in this respect, for we feel sure that other counties and towns are needing the revenue that they once enjoyed from the sale of whiskey. The business men of Bamberg . surely have very queer ideas as to where their interest lies. President Carter advertised a meeting of the business league for last Friday ( afternoon, and the president, the writer, and one other were present. If our busines men let the business league die because of lack of interest, they wil regret it. The citizens of the town of Brunson have organized a company and t built a cotton warehouse. This is a much smaller town than Bamberg. &? > - . and yet the citizens do things Bamberg's business men will not do. Bamberg needs a cotton warehouse and needs it badly, but it will never p;..V. , be built unless our business men wake up and take some interest in the prosperity of the town. The Aiken Sentinel is indulging in some pretty plain talk as to rotten> . ness in politics in that county, and : In a strong: editorial on the subject this week it says: '"Not until re- i >Z strictions are thrown about the ballot in our Democratic primaries, jffc. safeguarding the rights of the people, will we be enabled to overcome i the corruption that to-day characterizes Aiken county politics as the rottenest in the State." ?. When he went home the other night Mr. Blease made a speech to the people of Newberry, in which 4ie is quoted as saying: "To you boys of Ward 5 in Newberry I owe all that I am to-day." We notice in the same issue of the Newberry paper that Hub Evans carried Ward 5 in the second primary against Dr. C. T. Wyche by a vote of 132 to 48, both being candidates for the house of representatives. So it seems that the boys of Ward 5 have other friends besides Mr. Blease. Between the primaries the statement was made in some of the newspapers that Featherstone men in various sections of the State voted for Blease in the first primary so as to keep McLeod out of the second race. If this be true and there was enough of it done, Blease was made governor by Featherstone's friends. This may or may not be true, and we only mention it to show what goes on in political circles. But if it is true Mr. Blease should be very grateful to the friends of his opponent. GOVERNOR BLEASE. Cole L. Blease has been elected governor of South Carolina, and it is hoped that he will develop a true conception of the honor and dignity of the position. This newspaper did not support him, but the people have spoken and we accept the result without bitterness. The welfare of South y?' - * v v * Carolina is more to us than the polit- r ical success of any man. But we are h free to say that unless there is a f change in the utterances and acts of i! Mr. Blease he will please his en- t emies as chief executive. However, t we hope for the best, and we are led s to the belief that there will be a v difference between Candidate Blease n and Governor Blease. He has the opportunity to make a record which h will do him credit if he but have the y grace and gumption to rise above par- t tisanship and demagogism and keep a before him always the honor and t prosperity of his State. ? He has ability and some of his v ideas of government are good? t others bad. Let him discard the bad a and cling to the good. For some e years he has been crying out against r excessive appropriations by the gen- v eral assembly, which is well, and in a other matters we have agreed with s him and have not hesitated to say so. Frankly we consider our State government in a bad way along financial and taxation lines, and if Mr. Blease will do something to relieve the situation, or at least make r an honest and earnest effort to do so, F he will do well. 5 While most of the newspapers of South Carolina opposed his election, c we feel sure thar as governor he will ? be given a square deal by the press ^ generally. He will be commended or v condemned just as his work deserves. He should remember that both his words and acts will be watched, but it is not what he says he will do ? that counts but what he does as gov- 0 ernor. * A BIT PERSONAL. r The first day of July, 1899, the ^ present editor of The Bamberg Her- ^ aid took charge. At that time the newspaper was a little four-column eight page sheet, printed on a job ^ press, the whole outfit being worth ^ possibly $300 or $400. Sitting at our desk to-nignt our iuouguu> iuu j back to the happenings and incidents of the last eleven years, this being j the term of our Bamberg newspaper experience. Thinking along this q line, we went to our files and looked over a number of the papers running through these eleven years, and it a was very pleasant and interesting to p note the changes in the style of the ^ paper and its growth, yet there was sadness because in many of these issues was noted the passing away of b those men who were our friends, p and men who stood for highest citi- p zenship and the best in all things, b loyal to their town, their con_muni- d ty, and State. Bamberg has suffer- p ed heavily by death in the eleven b years we have lived here, but it t is pleasant to recall that these men e were of that high type of citizenship jj which left their impress for good n upon the town and county. g The Herald has grown and devel- p oped somewhat in this time,' but ? ' * 1 *vi i or V* f*r V? O cnere nas uwu 2>uuic migui; u?iu work connected with it. Often there came times when we felt like quitting r the whole business, because we knew ^ that our efforts in other lines would jj bring larger returns with possibly y less work and worry. However, we ^ have clung to The Herald and to-day we have a property which ia valuable. True Bamberg merchants have never been large advertisers, and we have never received the local support which the merits of the paper warranted and have always been b confronted with low prices for our p work, but through it all we have f managed to make a fairly decent living, while by strict economy we are a somewhat ahead of the game. To v those who have always stood by us (and The Herald has some loyal * friends in Bamberg who have never wavered in their allegiance) we re- * turn our hearty thanks. While we have given value received 1 for every dollar, still we are duly apnro^iative ftf the lOValtV Of the ? friends who have always given us ? their business and support. The recollection of the many kindnesses P bestowed is most pleasant. At this time The Herald is in g better position to render good ser- ., vice than ever before. Without v meaning to boast, our plant is a - - - - v model one, ana iew omces iu<ii wc c know of turn out a better grade of work. As always, we shall be grate- ^ ful for all business thrown our way, and we want and need the hearty support of the business interests of ? s Bamberg. In an editorial way, in looking t over our record we see nothing spe- t cial to regret. That we made mistakes is true, but an unintentional t error brings no feelings of regret f but rather a determination to, be a more careful. We have stood for c what we conceived to be for the best c interests of our town, county, and T State, and while possibly our ideas j. have often been crudely expressed, we have stood for the right as we ^ saw it. That our efforts for the good r of the town have brought some re- i suits is gratifying, and we will al- t ways continue to do all in our power, c both personally and through this j newspaper, for the growth and prog- t ress of Bamberg. The Herald has t never earned a dirty dollar. We have t efused to "crook the pregnant .inges of the knee that thrift might ollow fawning," but do you know I is a great satisfaction to knowhat what you have has come hrough no sacrifice of principle or elf-respect, and we'd rather feel this ray than to be worth a great deal nore than we are. To our friends and our enemies, tail and good-day. Fact is, we wish ou all mighty well. "With malice oward none and charity toward ,11" (and gracious, how- often do we lave to exercise this virtue!) w-e rill stand with you in all things rhich tend, to build up Bamberg nwn and county. You may not gree with us always, and we don't xpect you to, but we are always eady to join with you in all good rorks. In the work for a greater nd better Bamberg we want your upport and co-operation. About The Herald. , The editor of this paper is not Quch of a farmer, but he has a small atch of the finest cotton he has ever ecn this year.?Bamberg Herald. If it was fine corn, instead of fine otton, that Brother Knight was brag:ing on, the Advertiser would chalsnge The Herald.?Edgefield Adertiser. The newspaper brethren of Newarry do not appear to be dwelling toether in unity just now. This sort f thing is very unprofitable. Forget hat you have a local comtemporary. ?Bamberg Herald. In these five lines our contempoary has hit the nail squarely on the ead, as it usually does.?Edgefield Ldvertiser. The Bamberg Herald says that it sn't yet ready for State-wide prohiition and doesn't like the pill, precribed by the local option advocates, n other words, The Herald is sitting n the fence, undecided which way to ump. Get off the rail, Knight, and ome out one way or the other.? )hester Lantern. If our friend had read other ediorials in the same issue he would., not ccuse us of sitting on the fence. The lerald does not straddle on any uestion. While in Bamberg last Friday we ad the pleasure to call on Bro. [night at the Herald office. Bro. [night does not exaggerate a single it when he says he has an up-toate office and a good paper. The act is the standard set by the Bamerg Herald is just a little higher han the average country newspaper ditor is willing to follow. We beieve we can safely say that there is ot another country newspaper ip the tate so well equipped as A. W. [night at Bamberg?unless it is The orchester Eagle.?Dorchester Eagle. In republishing our editorial in eference to reforming the primary, tie News and Courier uses the followig head lines: "Here's Heresy for 'ou. The Bamberg Herald Dares ittack the Sacred Primary." THE PRIMARY PLAN. [Greenville Piedmont.] Editor A. W. Knight, of the Bamerg Herald, thinks that unless the rimary is reformed it is bound to o. He declares that he believes that i has about outlived its usefulness nd he is ready to return to the conention plan. "We believe in changes in, all hings," says he "The people get 30 careless and indifferent when hings are allowed to get in a rut." Beginning a very strong editorial Ir. Knight says: "The editor of this newspaper has o political axe to grind, but we are f the opinion that the time is ripe or stricter rules for the Democratic rimaries. It must be evident to very intelligent man that our priaary system v& conducted at present ives too much room for fraud and llegal voting and while we do not rant any wlite man disfranchised, re do think f a voter has not sufflient patriotism to comply with trict regulations he has only himself o blar 3." Continuing he declares: "The ballot is a sacred right and hould be jealously protected, but an lecessary safeguards should be hrown around it. It seems to us hat unless our primary system is eformed we may look for a return o the convention plan of nominating andidates. To be entirely frank bout it, we believe the primary has >utlived its usefulness. At the time >f its inauguration it was no doubt rise, as conventions were possibly >eing manipulated In the interest of the ring,' as it was called in those lays. But any system becomes corupt. and we are free to say that we >elieve better results would accrue in bis State were we to return to the onvention plan. Then when that >lan again becomes too easily conrolled by a few men or is used to hwart the will of the people, why reurn to the primary." | Trunk u MM M I Ml In a few da; ? will be Ieavi ? ? i > i > ? and schools ? * I > |f buy trunks 4* thought is, ? who has th( s? II will sell the ? ? i > ? We ask you i < ? ? ? others, if w< ? ? i > can sell yot ? ? nice for ver ? i i* ft I w ( > fr < ? A Pl?l Ml Sel zn I C.R.B I BAMBERG, - - ?;Ii !? ;Q !Ii ?" WOUND PROBABLY FATAL. Wife of City Editor of Spartanburg! Herald Shoots Herself. Spartanburg, Sept. 19.?Mrs. Max Henrici, formerly Miss Ernestine Vaughn of this city, wife of the city editor of the Spartanburg Herald, in a moment of despondency here to-day, attempted to end her life by firing a i pistol ball into her breast. The ball | entered the body between the sixth* and seventh ribs of the right side, ranged slightly downward penetrating the lungs and the liver, its further course being undetermined at this hour. She is at Dr. Stedley's hospital to-night, where an operation has been performed and X-ray photographs have been taken in an effort to locate the ball. Mr. and Mrs. Henrici were married here about six months ago and left; immediately for New York, where Mr.! _ i Henrici held a position on the staff of | the New York Herald. Mrs. Henrici's health was not good in New York and a few weeks ago she returned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Vaughan, of this city. To be with his wife Mr. Henrici resigned from | the New York Herald's staff and accepted a position on The Herald here. He is an exceedingly capable newspaper man and, though he has been in. Spartanburg only a short while, has made many friends. No cause other than extreme nervousness and momentary despondency is assigned for the shooting. The shooting occurred about 4 o'clock in her room at her parents' home. The pistol used was of .38 calibre and belonged to her father. Dedicated to Lillie Sue Brabham, t Dear litle flower, we miss you, i No more your gentle voice we hear, For death has taken you from us, Over your grave we drop the silent tear. No more we hear your laughter ring. Your footsteps, too, are silent now; Earth seems but a lonely place, , As the heart grieves to our loss we bow. All nature is hushed in sadness, To loving hearts you've left behind; Dear little girl, too pure for earth, Rest in peace in heaven you'll find. ; So, cheer up, sad hearts of earth, She sings in a new and happy strain, i For what we feel in this sad hour, Is our loss but her eternal gain. ?OLD TIMER. > *t? ? '- ift -rfi'f; ;f; :f; ffi . ?; 22gg?22g2E322I3I3Z3I323I5 s&Suit vs the vftuno- men / J o ng their homes for . Some of them and suit cases, where can I get tht i best line; then of same goods for the to compare our li i can not sell you, i if you wish son y little money. i 1 1 rabharr i m m m m m m m , ft ft ft ft %ft ft ft ft ft; Darlington Wants Dispensary. Darlington, Sept. 17.?Petition! addressed to the county supervisor praying for an election on the ques tion of dispensary or no .dispensary are being circulated and freely signec in this county. There are those whc profess to see in the recent electioi returns in this county a willingnesi on the part of the people to abandor what they term the "howling farce' of prohibition, and return to som< saner way of regulating the sale o alcoholic drinks. Some of the strongest anti-dispen sary men of former days are interest ing themselves in behalf of the prea ent effort to have a vote ana, it is said, that the petitions are being more readily signed at this time thai wl^en an effort was made, about twc years ago, to have an election on th( question. Messrs. A. G. Kollock, T E. Sligh, George 0. Lee, D. D. Wit cover, C. Alexander and others an looking after the circulation of th( petitions. Negro Had Soft Skull. Rock Hill, Sept. 19.?Walker Je ter, a negro employed on J. M. Cher ry's highway between this city anc the Catawba river, was hit on th( head with a shovel by another negn named Sam Hart, and his skul crushed so badly that he died fron the effects Saturday night. One of the negroes was driving z wagon Wednesday and met a gentle man in an automobile and possibly did not give as much of the road a: the other negro thought he shoulc and he accosted him about it. Aftei considerable words Hart hit the oth er negro two blows with the shovel. Coroner Louthian, of Yorkville held an inquest over the remains here Saturday and they were after wards buried. Hart made his escapt and up to this time has not been ap An /I A/^ |/I Cll^UU^U.. Struck on Head by Negro. Walhalla, Sept. 20.?Late yesterday afternoon in West Union, Boi Scott, colored, aged about 16 years made an assault upon J. B. Schultz a son of a prosperous farmer. Young Schultz is about 15 year: old and was struck in the back of the head by Scott with a piece of iron inflicting what may prove a fata blow. Scott is a bad character, having served one term on the county chair gang and had more recently escapee from the West Union guard house. Scott was immediately arrested anc carried to jail. . 1 1 ' . if f*Sfi. *f*T T li rmXji' ^pR ^ Cases! I # Ml 17 i 17 m I? IX ^ 1$ < - - - I w ana women $ h ii the colleges will have to H n 'M Their first 1 fc \ 5 f j 5 i 1 ' t I iliSl gm Z 4 1 " 1 J i | mg i i \ ^ j c H ill i s Sons H | SOUTH CAROLINA \\ ??^? * I? *4* ?i? %* A* ?i? ?i? *! ?4? ! *4? ?$?? ! ===?=? -1m Operator Blamed for Wreck. ' jpn Cairo, 111., Sept. 18.?Four men . were killed and two injured in a ;: A> * head-on collision between Mobile & 1 Ohio and Iron Mountain, freight ) trains seven miles north of here this -V; ^ i morning. s The dead: Claude Rollins, enginl eer, M. & O.; A. C. Rosner, fireman, ? M. & O.; W. E. Stephenson, brakej man, M. & 0., all of Jackson, Tenn.; - v f unidentified negro. Injured F. A. Burgdorf, St. Louis, , . engineer Iron Mountain, serious; E. . C. Buckminster, conductor, Iron V . Mountain, slight. 4 5 Witnesses testified before the corr oner's jury that Charles Clarke, the { operator on duty at Beech Ridge, had ) been drinking and failed to transmit * , ? train orders. I PI or-lr ttqo arrAotMl fh-ftrctvl lrit.h * W CJ. *'?' . responsibility for the wreck and lodg> ed in jail here to-night ? ? . :H Catarrh Cannot be Cured with local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional ' - disease, and in order to cure it you . must take internal remedies. Hall's i Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and - mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh * >1 Cure is not a quack medicine. It' lf was prescribed by one of the best l physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. I* is composed of the best tonics known, * combined with the best blood puri fiers, acting directly on the mucous - i j surfaces. The perfect combination J of the two ingredients is what pro- "* 5 duces such wonderful results In cur1 ing catarrh. Send for testimonials -- X r free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., . Toledo, unio. 7 Sold by all druggists, price 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for coa stipation. 3 . SPECIAL NOTICES. * _______ - Advertisements Under This Head 25c. < For 25 Words or Less. One Milch Cow for Sale.?Calf two weeks old. Apply to Box 18, Govan, - S. C. > : Stolen.?One open face silver watcn, twentietn ceniury mane, guiu , deer on back. Reward for return or information leading to return. * 3 L. B. FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C. i For Sale.?Splendid buggy horse. 1 , Fast, young, sound and gentle. Api ply to A. S. EASTERLING, Bamberg, S. C. r > i For Rent.?Eight-room house In < I front of graded school building. Good water, good cook house, one and a half acres of land, good barn and 1 stables. Ready for occupancy September 1st. Apply to E. C. BRUCE. % ,