Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?br Bamberg Brralft 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 -nr ViV? {< . onninnpd with \Tfir ViUV/V/ nutva vMVk*nrvv* ? genthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, one jobber, a fine Miehle cylinder press, 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 atrictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal ad y. wertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special bead, 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 no 1 1tUM 1 C1C6S 01 & personal ur punnuu vumacter are charged for as regular adv; vertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters of those pertaining to matters of public intereat. We require the name and ad?. dress 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, June 8,1911. ?1 A headline in a contemporary says: f "Do Women Dress Too Lightly?" C Shouldn't it have read "Too Scant?" |f;;' The governor of New Jersey and pE the governor of South Carolina do not j|-t seem to be very chummy. Well you |::v wouldn't wonder at it if you could look at the two men side by side. Woodrow Wilson is a statesman p.; and a gentleman, and is fine presi0.. dential timber. The delegation from ;-n tho notinnQl riom DUUlll uaivima tu tut uuwvuu> ^v<^> ^ ocratic convention will favor him for president, and that's exactly right. Col. August Kohn, as^ president p^ >-bf the press association, set a pace |p ' which will be hard to follow, and the . g; . inagnificent entertainment accorded pj the newspaper men by the citizens of Columbia last week will be hard to HpHequal. jfc." The newspaper men of South Carojp; lina regretted very much that under fej- -g the constitution they could not reelect Col. August Kohn as president v of the Press Association. He has I teen president for the past two years, and Ills energetic efforts and executive ability have been recognized and appreciated by his brethren of the press. We are indeed glad to publish the I communication from ?tev. m. m. Brabham, which appears in this issue, and we trust he will write us < further communications containing reminiscences of the old days in ' Barnwell county and Buford's Bridge. This historic section produced many fine men, and reminiscences of the ; olden times and the men who made : history is always interesting and welcome. t Columbia is really a city, although many people in South Carolina do ; not realize it. Most of us from the 3 country have been going to Colum- s !>ia for years, yet we have never got- i ten off Main street and in conse- j quence do not really know how much : the town has grown. A ride over i J the city last week was a revelation to 1 most of the party. And yet with all 1 this growth and prosperity, the peo- 1 pie of the capital city are not put- 1 fe. ting on airs. The presence of Maj. John W. < Holmes, of the Barnwell People, was < a great pleasure to the newspaper < ^ men at the meeting in Columbia last -week. He had not attended a meetjp ing in several years. They missed f!oi_ Crews of Laurens, who recently died, and Mr. N. G. Osteen, of Sum-| ter, who suffered a recent bereavement in the death of his wife. These i older members of the Association are ; x highly esteemed by the younger men of the organization. The meeting of the State Press Association in Columbia last week was indeed a delightful occasion and was *><> rlrmK* mnst larerelv attended - ?~ ?* and most interesting gathering of newspaper men yet held. The social side of the meeting was well looked after by the people of Columbia, in fact they left nothing to be desired 5n the way of entertainment and social courtesies. The several papers sread which dealt with newspaper problems were timely and interesting, and there can be no question "but that the meeting will be of great benefit to every newspaper man present. The management of the Colonia hotel took mighty good care of the pencil pushers, and this hostelry held up well the claim of Columbia as the square meal town. . jgy*'. >j-r ' ik' * j&r / . Our only regret is that we are not going back to Columbia next year. But then even the "square meal town" couldn't stand the hungry newspaper men two successive years. That was a fine looking bunch assembled in front of the Colonia hotel in Columbia last Friday morning when they Jiad their picture taken. Even the governor might have a better opinion of the newspapers could he have looked into the faces of the hundred or more editors assembled there. m ? For the benefit of our Charleston friends we will state that it is the railroad from Bamberg to Ehrhardt upon which work has been commenced. The grading was begun a few weeks ago and the work is going forward rapidly. Several miles have al-1 ready been graded, and the contractors are pushing the work right along. The. people of Bamberg are not doing much talking these days, they have gone to work, and they have only themselves to thank for the success of their efforts, for they made a success of this railroad x 1 ~/^An'n in project uy siuijjx^ uu?u their pockets and raising the money. Things Getting Warm. There have been several sensational happenings in dispensary circles during the past week. The new dispensary commission had served notice on the old commission to turn over its books and vouchers which Chairman Murray declined to do. Therefore the new commission had him arrested and he at once went before the supreme court and had the proceedings dismissed, the court holding that the new commission had no right to require the vouchers of the old commission. However, the court decided that the new commission could summon the old commission to testify before it, and the membe|fc of the old commission have been Summoned to appear this week. Attorney General Lyon wrote a letter to the new commission protesting against the employment of counsel without his sanction and the commission came back in a warm * ? a*. a ax n 1 repiy. 'men ine Aiiuruey ueucmi came ba& in a strong letter to which the commission again replied. T. B. Felder also got into the limelight by issuing a statement in regard tp his attempted arrest, and followed that up by a scathing open letter to Blease, which ought'to mean a fight or a foot race. The commission met in Columbia again yesterday, and we may expect sensational happenings again this week. The whole affair is a reflection on the State, and the sooner it is ended the better for us all. A street fight between two citizens in Columbia was "played up" by the Columbia papers. In places where they are common?Bamberg for instance?only brief mention is made of them by local papers.? Greenville Piedmont. How to Obtain Sanitary Milk., Very few of the consumers of milk give much thought as to where the milk they drink comes from or under what conditions it was produced. So long as it has no bad color, taste, or smell they drink and are satisfied. If the purity of milk could be judged by the above standard, the milk inspector would have nO work and there would be no such office. It is a sad fact, however, that such a standard will not hold good, as milk may have no bad taste, color, or odor and yet be very dangerous to the health. Many of the outbreaks of typhoid fever, scarlet fever, dysentery, and other diseases can be traced to the milk supply. What then is sanitary milk? It is milk that is produced by healthy cows, and which is handled in a cleanly manner from the time it is drawn until it is consumed. To be healthy the cow should not only show no outward signs of disease, but should give no reaction when tested for tuberculosis. She should be kept clean and her udder be washed well before each milking. The milker Bhould milk with dry hands and not follow the bad practice of dipping the fingers into the milk while milking. The milker should not be allowed to handle the milk at all if there should be a cotftagious disease in his home. As soon as the milking is finished the milk should be removed from the barn and at once strained through a good grade of cheese cloth. If it is to be sold at retail, it should be cooled and bottled. If it is to be kept for home use, it should be put aside in as cool a place as possible and away from anything that has much odor. Milk will very quickly absorb the odor of meat, vegetables, etc., if kept near such. Especial care should be given at this season to the milk that is fed to babies and children. Much of the stomach troubles could be avoided if only clean milk was given them to drink. PROF. J. M. BURGESS. J n X. 4 KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK. Wife of Railroad President and Native of Walterboro, S. C. Vergas, Minn., June 3.?Mrs. L. Berg, wife of the president of the New Orleans, and Chicago Railroad, was killed and Mr. Berg seriously injured in the wreck of a minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie train, north-bound for Thief River Falls, at 11 o'clock last night. A few other passengers sustained slight injuries. The wreck was caused by a washout in a cut a mile south of Vergas, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Berg were en route to Winnipeg in their private car, which was destroyed. Mrs. Berg's body is still- in the depot at Vergas. Many passengers had narrow escapes. Eight of the eleven cars in the train left the track following the engine and three cars burned completely, including Mr. Berg's private coach. The washout was the result of a heavy rain last night. The rails were stripped from the ties a distance of four hundred feet. Two relief trains were rushed to the wreck. One from the south returned with Mr. Berg and about ten passengers, who had been shaken up. The others, returning northward, carried more than one hundred persons. Mrs. Berg was before her marriage Miss Grace Agner Sampson and was a native of Walterboro, S. C. Besides her husband, Mrs. Berg is survived by two daughters, both residents of New York, and six sisters. | Four of her sisters live in New York, one in New Orleans and one in Del Rio, Texas. A J?1 V* Am ' f n_ J\ telegram wao ictcucu uciv^ wday from Mr. Berg advising his relatives of the accident. The fact that the telegram was signed by Mr. Berg is believed to indicate that he is not dangerously injured. The Hasty Case. Spartanburg, June 2.?Solicitor J. C. Otts when seen Thursday in reference to the report that he is to try George Hasty again said that while he did not mind talking, he did not care to discuss the case in full because it might cause some misunderstanding. He stated that in another interview part of the story printed was correct and part incorrect. People of Spartanburg are too familiar with the Hasty case to need any comment on it. Hasty shot and killed two actors in Gaffney. He was tried for the murder of one and found guilty and given a life sentence. After serving five years Gov. Blease pardoned him. Solicitor Otts then assisted in the prosecution of the case, Judge Sease being the State's attorney. Mr. Otts will not try Hasty again for at least a year and possibly two, for he believes that should he get another conviction that the governor would again pardon .him, and for this reason he will hold off in trying Hasty again till he sees whether or not Blease is re-elected governor. Mr. Otts says, however, that he will not nol pros the second case and that he will try it again sometime if he continues as solicitor in this circuit, but as long as Blease is governor he will not attempt to handle the case. Must Admit Inferiority. Washington, June 5.?Senator Joseph W. Bailey .of Texas, addressing a gathering of Confederate veterans to-night declared that if the two races tare to live in peace in this country, it must be 'with the black race in constant recognition of its inferiority. Speaking of Jefferson Davis, in observance of whose birthday the gathering was held, Senator Bailey said he was less responsible for the conflict between the States than any other man, and was the last man in all the South to abandon the hope of a reconciliation. "The truth of history was with the Confederate people, "said the senator. "The fathers would never have formed this Union if they had not believed that it could be dissolved for cause. If the Southern people believed they could not remain in the Union with honor and safety they had a right to secede." There was applause when Senator Bailey presented an aged negro, James A. Jones, who had served as Mr. Davis's body servant. "He is the only man living," said Senator Bailey, "who knows where the seal of the Confederate States is, and he won't tell." _ _ i Many shook hands with the -old negro, who had Jefferson Davis's cane with him. Joe Bates, a former policeman of Spartanburg, has again been sentenced to be hanged Friday, July 21st. Bates killed a white woman, named Docia Boiter, and was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. A commission was appointed to examine him, as it was claimed he was insane, but the commission has decided that he is not crpzy and he will therefore, have to pay the penalty for his crime. I Thii GO ] ? If you a ? refreshi ? place to ? tain. A ? the han ? up-to-di ? ? it is woi ? to take ? most an ? and are ? to serve ? ofourn at I s i V\ 1 ; reopl An Hi any uotton <jrop. The making of an early cotton crop is not so important an item at present in South Carolina as it will become when the boll weevil has spread over the State. It has been found that there is almost no cotton produced in South Texas after July 20 when boll weevils are abundant in the fields. In South Carolina August 1 or a few days later may be safely assumed as the limit under the same conditions, consequently the cotton crop will have to be made before that date. Can a South Carolina farmer make a bale of cotton per acre by August 1st? I feel sure that it can very easily be done. In 1908 the writer planted one acre in cotton April 28 and by July 28, ninety days later, had fixed beyond the bloom enough bolls to produce five hundred and seventy pounds of lint cotton. The cotton was picked September 8, six weeks after the 28th of July. It requires from six to seven weeks from the bloom to the open boll.. The making of this early crop was accomplished as follows: The land was in cowpeas in 1907. In January 1908 it was plowed with a reversable <jisc plow to a depth of eight inches. Fifteen tons of manure were spread broadcast over the land and the disc harrow run over it. April 1st it was laid off in four foot rows and listed with a one horse plow. Later the middles were run out and just before planting a section harrow run over the land. The soil was in fine condition when the planting was done and a stand was secured in a few days. The side harrow was used at once and subsequent shallow cultivations followed rapidly. No commercial fertilizer was used. Nothing unusual or difficult is needed in making such a crop. It consists wholly in the art of getting a supply of decaying matter in the soil; in preparing a perfect seed bed, finely pulverized, firm, and well supplied with available plant food; planting good seed of a well bred, early or medium early variety; planting the latter part of April; not more than one-half bushel of seed to the acre and cultivating rapidly to get an early and quick growth. One thousand pounds or more of a good fertilizer can be substituted for the manure in South Carolina. It is easy and a bale to the acre can be made before August 1st almost any yfear. PROF. W. R. PERKINS, Director Agricultural Department . sty? | B . "T": "^ > VP vp ire and feel like a nice, cool, ' $ 1 ng drink there is no better | ?..; 1 ? secure it than at our founVe have just installed one of j| | G0 dsomest, most sanitary, and $ J j site fountains ever built, and $ ? | rtn coming a long ways jusi j? a look at it. We make al- S A ly kind of cold drink known, 9 1' ^ ! always ready and anxious gj ! you. Come in and try one j| lany drinks, we will please you | Wi; Mil tv n i m es lirug to. ] I Bamberg, South Carolina I I I bors, friends, market, doctor and store can be reached in an instant I I by the home having telephone service. The Rural Telephone I: provides this home necessity and pleasure at very low cost, to peo pie who live in the country. 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