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(Ehr Bamberg ifrralh - = i ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. Published every Thursday in The * Herald building, on Main street, in 2 the live and growing City of Bam- 1 berg, being issued from a printing ( office which is equipped with Mer- . genthaler linotype machine, Babcock 1 cylinder press, l'older, one jobber, a t fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by t electric power with other material j and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an invest- 15 ment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $150; j 6ix months, 75 cents; three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable -..It- Q/lTTQnPP t fctXiV_"Li> 1U auiuuvv. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch Tor 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 insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters or 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, March 5,1914. = Jimmie Byrnes is keeping it up out West. He has no babies of his own, - * 1 I J ~ ?*V. ^ U + fla DUt ne manes ineuus wuu tuc uhic ones wherever he goes. ? i Fifteen or twenty years ago there was not so much liquor drinking! ( among the negroes, but the habit i . seems to have assumed alarming pro- j ^ portions in the past few years. Wej , shudder to think what it will be 11 ten years from now if the habit; j among them continues to increase. j ( Last Saturday afternoon we stood j * in front of our place of business for, 1 about five minutes, and we never saw j 60 many drunk negroes in a short! ^ space of time before. There was a 11 large crowd of negroes in town, and }2 ^ it seemed to us that one out of five!1 who passed along was nearly drunk, i * What is to become of the negroes in ! * this country if whiskey drinking among them does not decrease, is a J !?: problem. * S Bamberg is certainly getting a j 2 move on her these days. The grow< h I j of the town for the past year was g remarkable, and it seems that the ( pace will be kept up during 1914. ^ There is no reason to doubt the fu- j ture of Bamberg, for we are bound to 2 keep right on growing. All we need is for the people who live here to s stick to their town and have faith t in it. Quit buying away from home r what can be procured here. ^ > The legislative committee appointed to investigate the asylum made its c loot \V or!-need av and ftverv ^ IttOV If I ? ? - ? member of the committee signed the r report. Dr. Saunders was complete- a ly exonerated, as every one knew from the testimony that she would be. However, the governor is not satisfied with the report, and sent a special message to the legislature on the subject. Representative J. A. Hunter, of this county, was a member of the committee. Bad Spellers. * t The recent revival in America of that admirable educational device, r the spelling bee, is none the less to t be welcomed because we are not, per- t haps, so inferior in orthography to , our grandfathers as pessimists would ^ have us believe. p Some years ago a group of horrible ( examples of the bad spelling suppos- <. ea to be then prevalent was going j the rounds of the American press./ j "A young lawyer in a country i town," the pessimist of half a century begins, "one morning locked his j office door, and left upon it this mys- ? terious sentence: , " 'Gon to braxfus.' j \ "In Pittsburg the foreman of a 2 jury handed up to the judicial bench j a communication thus addressed: ? " 'To the onerable gug.' ] "The proprietor of a country store | worked himself nearly into brain ? fever endeavoring to interpret a note, ] presented by the son of one of his j important customers: / t " 'Mister Gream, Wunt you let my j boay hev a pare of ezy toad shuz?' ^ "He was. however, somewhat less horrified than the schoolmaster to t whom a prospective pupil brought a ( note from his father that beg*a: " 'I have decided to inter my boay j in your scoul.' < "And it was not to a bear, but to ^ the bearer of a note presented to a druggist that the note had reference. It ran: 44 'Please give the bare sumpthing to physic him 15 sense worth.4 "? London Tit-Bits. _ 1 Read The Herald, $1.50 a year. ORIGIN OF PERFUMES. ."set! at First to Kill the Odors oi Bin ning: Flesh. In the good old times the use ol Perfumes was originated to counterict the offensive odors arising from )urning flesh which was being offered as a sacrifice. For this reasor ncense was always burned in the emples and from that burning comes he literal significance of the word ncense, which mean "through the ?moke." Arabia has always been the land ol >erfume, the "scents of Araby" being Classic. Lady Macbeth refers to "all he perfumes of Arabia" in her sleep valking agony when she fancies she cannot wash the smell of Duncan's frnm hor hnnrl J A wu JLA v MV* UMUM. While Arabia has most !of the ame, it is undoubtedly a fact thai o Egypt belongs most of the credit or the art of perfuming was praciced there to its fullest extent. Ever ;he embalmed dead were saturated vith spices and scents which have etained their delightful aroma afer thousands of years. It was froir Did Egypt that the Greeks anc Romans learned the use of the still or extracting perfumes from plants md flowers. To this Roman love foi Perfumes no doubt as much as tc ler own habits was due the fact thai Dleopatra's barge was so overwhelmngly scented. Shakespeare describes t with: Purple the sails and so perfumer that The winds were lovesick wit! them. ?Philadelphia Record. Byrnes Out West. Congressman Jas. F. Byrnes is nov >ut West with the committee or nines and mining, and they are investigating conditions in Colorado .vhere there has been some laboi rouble in the past. Under the headng, "Real Investigators," the Trini iaa, toiurauu, ^mwun,?riivn?i ^ Friday, February 20th, has the folowing to say: "Time was when congressmen left Washington on an investigating ex)edition that the event was accepter is an excuse to sidetrack the dul outine of public life and enjoy 8 )lissful, care-free period of delightul idleness at the expense of the gov;rnment. On such occasions a congressman, who is only human like he rest of us, has been known tc ipend one hour a day investigating md twenty-three hours of sightseeng and pleasure junketing. But five States of the Union, Illinois, Soutfc Carolina, Montana, Tennessee anc Vest Virginia have elected at some ;ime or other representatives whe ire real investigators. "The congressional committee ince entering the State of Coloradc en days ago have had but rew Idle ninutes. They have eaten and slept vith the investigation. They are lere to work and not to play?to ac:omplish something and to make vhen they get back some kind of a eport. It's true that a day or twe igo the distinguished gentlemai rom Montana, Mr. Evans, did straj linnca r\ f i n n 11 i T*T7 InnC ,1UU1 bUC Iivuot v/i j mough to visit the coal camps and neet a nljlitary Munchausen who did hen ar.d there "fill him up" to capaciv with a dramatic narrative oi )loody conflicts, but the soldier has onfessed and all is again well. "Hundreds of witnesses have beer (xamined by this committee since the ;essions began. The hearings have >een conducted without bias and gen:rous lattitude has been given attorleys. All the committee has soughl o obtain is the facts. The commitee wants to know the truth, the ivhole truth and nothing but the ruth. They are men of wide ex >erience in public affairs, men or unluestionable integrity, men wh< ;tand at the head of their individua )rofessions and who "stand well a" lome," as Congressman Pumphrey ol ' ^ ^ * * A..1J ^ ucuutcneun iame wuuiu reiuaia. "They are sociable and compan onable fellows. They are not of th< ;tiff-backed, unbending type. Thej ire 'men of the people.' At the board ing house at Hastings Wednesda: ifternoon they dug their fork prongs nto steaks with the relishing zest o: i hungry cowpuncher and dispensec pleasantries like the good fellow: Lhey <are. Representative Bryne: made up' to the boarding houss iaby, scraped his feet, when he en ;ered and bowed low to the waitresi :hat served him his tea. He carriec lis South Carolina courtesy right in o the camp boarding house. "The committee is going deep in ;o the strike probe. They are let ;ing no 'guilty fact' escape. Thei ire doing what they were sent dowr iere to do. They are conducting ar honest and truly' congressional in restigation." New York City uses about nine ;een million tons of coal annually. Constantinople, March 1.?Sai: Pasha, former grand vizier, died hen : o-day. Read the Herald, $1.50 a year. EXTRA COURT FOR HAMPPTOX. Judge E. F. Warren Appointed to Preside. Hampton, March 2.?An extra . term of court of common pleas, with j Special Judge E. F. Warren presiding, . convened here this morning. The L purpose of the court is to clear the ; congested civil dockets in this coun. tv. The term will continue two [ weeks from to-day. There has been > prepared and agreed upon a roster for trial, containing about one hun Major Warren is a local attorney [ of marked legal ability and an ex) perience of thirty years of active ? practice. His appointment as special . judge is a deserved honor. ? Clemson College vs. Calhoun Univert sity. Would the change be legal? l Would it be right? I Would it be best? i A reading of the will of Mr. - Thomas G. Clemson and the act of t acceptance clearly shows that the 1 State of South Carolina accepted a I valuable consideration in lands and 5 money and in return agreed to cer tain conditions. One of the condi> tions was that the State would use t the property "for the purpose of es tablishing and maintaining an agrij cultural and mechanical college" upon the terms and conditions of said I will. Also the State of South Carolina hereby expressly declares that it i accepts the device and bequest ol Thos. G. Clemson subject to the terms and conditions set forth in his last will. What were these terms and condi! tions? One was that the institu' - * * i i 1 tion should oe namea me ^leinsuu Agricultural College of South Carolina." Another was that seven of the thirteen trustees should be life j and self perpetuating trustees. Anoth 1 ! er was that the State should remain j in possession of the property so long e! as it in good faith devotes said pro pertv to the purpose of the donation. , Section 10 of the Constitution of the United States distinctly states j that "No State shall pass any.... J ....law impairing the obligation of I contracts." Therefore the Supreme Court of the United States could decide the validity of a law changing the najpe of the college and the composition of tile board of trustees. Already this tribunal has rendered a ' verdict that Mr.; Clemson's title to ' the Fort Hill property was good. So much for the legal phase; the important question is our second ^ query?Would it be right to make the change? A reading of the two articles already referred to would show how deeply Mr. Clemson was concerned in the agricultural welfare of his adopted State, and to accom' plish this purpose had become the one great desire of his life. He made provision for the building of such a college in case the State of South Carolina declined to accept his gift. But the State did accept and made it 1 plain that acceptance was based upon terms and conditions set forth ' in Mr. Clemson's will. Hence it is unthinkable that the State of South r j Carolina could afford to do what no ^ honorable citizen would consider, or would seek to honor her greatest ^ statesman at the expense of her solemn obligation to his friend and son-in-law, Mr. Clemson. Surely the great Calhoun,-who stood for honor above all else, would not willingly be a party to such a breach of trust. We come now to the last consideration?would it be best to change the name and status as proposed. It is the verdict of all thinking men, that Clemson College should be let alone to work out its greai destiny of service to the agricultural people of he State for whom it was founded and by whom it is supported. Too often do politicians bring the college into political arena, but the college has no need to go there except in self-defense. It is idle to continue threshing over a question that was settled by the legislature twenty years ago. The college itself in its greatness and usefulness is the best answer to its critics. Why not let good enough alone. It will be time enough to complain when the workman is no longei "worthy of his hire." The members of the Student Presa Association enjoyed a delightful oyster supper op Saturday night last, and at which time the new general secretary, Mr. Rittenburg, made a short, but impressive talk. J Clemson College was well represented at the Student's Voluntary Convention held in Newberry last week. R.-14. 1 " t Hampton Town Election. Hampton, March 2.?At an election held at Hampton to-day for town officers. Mr. C. H. Cummings was elected mayor and Messrs. J. W. McGowan, T. A. Bowers, L. M. Sauls f and J. F. Rivers were elected war* dens. There was an opposing ticket out and much local ^nterest was manifested. The vote was close. f 1 ! FIGHT TO CONTROL CONVENTION ! Storm Clouds Indicate Trouble for May 20th. Columbia, March 2.?rThe storm clouds are gathering for a tremendous struggle to control the Dem ocratic State Convention, which assembles in Columbia on the third Wednesday in May. Conservatives and radicals, and other of the socalled factions of the Democratic party are laying plans to capture the State Convention which carries with it the control of the primary election machinery. Realizing that the contest for the United States senatorship will be a titanic struggle, followers of the governor have banded administration supporters of both branches of the general assembly into a compact organization and administration measures have received the undivided support of the minority in both houses. A regular organization of the governor's legislators has been maintained and frequent caucuses have taken place to determine the course the administration minority would follow. Resulting from this understanding the vetoes of the governor in the house have invariably been sustained, except in two minor instances, when the caucus did not bind its members. Several vetoes met death in the house the past we?k, the solid vote of the governor's minority preventing the necessary two-thirds to override the veto. The administration minority in the . senate is not sufficient io sustain a veto. The majority against the governor there is over two-thirds. T>l?r?o fA? P1?K Mppfill (TS. x iauo ivfj Well satisfied with the results ot their action in the legislative session now drawing to a close, the governor's followers are planning for the Democratic club meetings, which take place the fourth Saturday night in April. At these meetings the clubs are reorganized and delegates selected for the various county conventions, which meet the first of May, at which time delegates from the various counties are chosen to the State Convention and the members of the Estate executive committee elected. The control of the club meetings r is the all-important thing; for obviously that will insure control of the majority of the county conventions, and through that the State Convention and the State committee. This is the fight and to this end the administration forces are now directing their efforts. Already the cry has been sent forth to the followers of the governor to organize and control the club meetings. Smith Men Not Idle. But while the supporters of Sena tor E. D. Smith are not taiKing tney ' are far from being idle. There is enough surface indications to show that the governor is going to face i the fight of his career for further political honors. The doctrine of anti-administration is being spread through the length and breadtn the State and everywhere his opponents are preparing for the club meetings and the county and State conventions. They propose, if possii ble, to again control the State Convention and the election machinery 1 and will go into the fight behind ' Senator Smith to retrieve the defeat ; of 1912 and if possible ?wipe Blease' ism from the policitcal map of the State. Not talk, but work, is the motto, as it is evident from surface ' indications. Unless signs are misleading, another factor will have to be reckoned with in the fight for the senatorial toga. Former Governor John Gary Evans, it is believed, is considering ; going into the fight, and his friends . aver that his entrance would drive a wedge right across the chasm between the governor's and Smith's i forces and make a new faction out of portions of both and present ones. ; They say it will be an Evans faction made up of voters from both adminis ! trative and anti-aamimsirauvt ? camps and that it will be"a formidai ble wedge. Stevenson a Power. Then it would not surprise politi! cal observers to witness still another entrant into this race in the person of Representative W. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw. In fact, Mr. Stevenson has told friends in the past few days that he is considering entering the 1 race. He is well known all over the State and is a public speaker well : able to hold his own on anyt stump with any opponent. His hold on the - people, his friends point out, is illustrated in his re-election from Ches terfield county last election in the face ' of the fact that Chesterfield went ; several- hundred majority for the governor. This is another possible TT-orio-o [atAd to sDlit into still smaller factions the administrative and the anti-administrative of South . Carolina. If the Evans and Stevenson wedges rip open and break up the i two factions the race will be hard to forecast with any accuracy. A four-cornered fight between Smith, the governor, Evans and Stevenson would make a race the like of which has never been seen in South Carolina, it is believed. Four better 1 -' v . -.-r v; i v'..: stump speakers could not be picked. Each is the veteran of many a rough and tumble debate and when these four measure strength on the hustings it is likely that much more than fur will fly. With the legislative and public records each has made in public life at thefr sides the senatorial candidates are preparing for the attack. The prize, the senatorial toga, is dangling in the distance, and while the people wait the would-be senators are sharpening their forensic weapons and making ready for the titanic struggle, due before the coming primaries. Senator Stone of Missouri, is a lover of coffee* and unless it is both Three Thing Three Things to Govern?Te Three Things to Love?Cour Three Things to Hate?Crue Three Things to Wish For Spirit. Three Things to Avoid?Idle Three Things to Fight For? Three Things to Think Aboi THREE TH Open an account with uj Draw 4 per ce ENTERPR Plenty < , / \ We have a nice lot on hand. Our M: recently returned fi he bought an extra Horses. They are . and we can suit yoi any ^purpose. A Buggies, Wagons, I I ho found here. ' I Jones Why Wc I We have just ment of Dres: folks. Why w make, not to m making, when our store and i ready made, fo just about whai cost you. We sizes and sty] when you see i1 the latest thinj rlonrror r>"f CTPr t l UUXlgVJ. WO. gv/WA. of-date and old! just opened for I i??? PRICE & "T&e Right Pn . -' .j . ;,.'j . j- . * - strong and good the waiter at restaurant or hotel soon hears from him. Recently he took a little trip to Baton Rouge and went into a restaurant for dinner. On raising his cup to his lips he made a wry face and then beckoned to the proprietor. "What do you call this stuff?" he asked. "Coffee," meekly replied the man, somewhat surprised. "Coffee!" repeated Stone with scorn. "I could put a coffee-bean into my mouth, dive into the Missisip ! pi River from the end of this street, swim 'way up to Vicksbury, and I'll guarantee that any one could bail up much better coffee than this ove? the entire route!"?New York Tri- f bune. i <2 ============================ n pi s to Think of ' >?' i * mper, Tongue, Conduct. V v age, Gentleness, Affection. lty, Arrogance, Ingratitude. / '?Health, Friends and Cheerful mess, Loquacity, Flippant Jesting. -Honor, Country, Home, nt?Life, Death, Eternity. ' s. INGS TO DO s. Pay your bills by check. nt on savings. .J ? ? ? - a m. ? w ' fl :iSt BANK I )f Stock * of Horses and Mules r. W. P. Jones has rom the West where nice lot of Mules and now at our stably, 1 with an animal for j full assortment of ?1M iarness, etc. can also * ?H PIUS. >rry received a ship- v( ses.lor the little "J orry over how to lention the time in . v< you can come to - * secure a dress alr the little one, at t the goods would , ;? i j.t ?n | nave mem 111 an les. Remember, ' '||h t in our store it is J * to be had. No \ ng something out timy, for -we have > | business . \ johnsoni j A ice Ladies Store" ??_mm???J ^11 ''M