The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 05, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
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Thursday, March 5,1914.
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Jimmie Byrnes is keeping it up out
West. He has no babies of his own,
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DUt ne manes ineuus wuu tuc uhic
ones wherever he goes.
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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. *
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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. ^
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The legislative committee appointed
to investigate the asylum made its c
loot \V or!-need av and ftverv ^
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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. *
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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.
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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
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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
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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'
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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.
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Clemson College was well represented
at the Student's Voluntary
Convention held in Newberry last
week. R.-14.
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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.
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! FIGHT TO CONTROL CONVENTION
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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.
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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
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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
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ENTERPR
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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.
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Jones
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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
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PRICE &
"T&e Right Pn
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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.
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age, Gentleness, Affection.
lty, Arrogance, Ingratitude. /
'?Health, Friends and Cheerful
mess, Loquacity, Flippant Jesting.
-Honor, Country, Home,
nt?Life, Death, Eternity.
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s. Pay your bills by check.
nt on savings.
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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
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