The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 21, 1916, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISH*:]! APRIL. 1891.
Thursday, Dec. 21, 1916.
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The Herald wishes each of its j
readers a merry Christmas and a'
happy New Year. VY? hope every j
one of them will enjoy to the fullest,'
amount possible the glad season, and \
that their Christmas tables will be |
piled high with good thngs to eat.
The carnival is scheduled, we be-1
lieve. to show in Bamberg next week.
Some weeksi ago in Greenwood some,
of the so-called shows were so bad
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that the mayor had them closed up
as a public nuisance. Will the citi-j
zens of Bamberg allow disgraceful
and demoralizing exhibitions to be:
shown in this city? Some city should
* take the leadership in teaching these
aggregations that they cannot flaunt
their gambling schemes and their degrading
"shows" in the faces of de-1
cent people. j
A large crowd should attend the I
citizens' mass meeting at the court!
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house on the second Monday in January.
Bamberg county is not making
the progress she should in the
matter of good roads. Something
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snouid oe aone. Damucifc o I
tion will act if they know that the
people are behind them, and this
should be the occasion for the peo'
pie to get behind the . delegation.
Whatever steps are necessary to se-|
cure for the county a system of good {
roads should be taken, and provision
should especially be made for maintaining
the roads after they are
built. The supervisor is doing the
best he can with the means at hand,
but further means must be" provided.
We hope that every person in the
county interested in good roads will j
be present at this big good roads rally.
Without a doubt the coming legislature
will be called upon tc#do something
in regard to the prohibition
la^*. It is a hard matter to say just
what ought to be done. It is generally
agreed that things are rup too
loosely at present. It is too easy for
the blind tigers to get their liquor.
However, we understand that Florida i
is soon going to be dry, as the#new
legislature in that State was elected
pledged to prohibition, and the governor
was elected upon a prohibition
platform. Tins, win maKe u more
difficult to get liquor, as the bulk of
the shipments now come, we believe,
from Jacksonville. It would probably
help to require that all liquor
shipments be contained in one bottle
' or jug, as it would then be more dif
ficult to ply the hip pocket trade.
And it would not be a bad idea to
require the express companies to file
monthly a list of those receiving liquor
with the clerk of court or other
county officer.
This is a bad time of the year to
talk shop, but we hope our friends
will not forget us before the first
of the year. We have just any number
of subscribers whose subscriptions
will expire about the first of
the year. Suppose every one of
them should come in and pay us.
We would promise most solemnly to
. forget all about that two hundred
per cent advance in the most of paper
cent, advance in the cost of pagain
as The Herald were offered by
the stores, the places would be
crowded with eager purchasers. Just
think of it: Here's an article (just
lots of people consider it an absolute
necessity) selling for the same
old price, when the cost of making
it is about double. If there is anything
like it in the merchandise line
we have yet to hear of it. And right
here, we want to say if there are
any subscribers who don't think The
Herald is worth the price, all they
have to do is to let us know it. This
is one newspaper that does not worry
people. It never goes where it is not
/ wanted if we know it. We don't
believe we have any subscribers who
would be guilty of reading the paper
every week without any intention
of ever paying for it. At least
we hope not.
AX UNIQUE HONOR.
City of Verdun Decorated by Allied
| Rulers.
Verdun, the city which for months
bore unflinchingly the brunt of the
terrific German offensive in the western
theatre, has been decorated by
France and its allies, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. This extremely
unusual, if not unique, honor was)
conferred upon the town as a tribute!
to its defenders in which all might
share. The idea was proposed by the
czar of Russia some time ago. The
j ? i ? ^~;c.r\f tVio 'Rnecian Cross
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of St. George, the British Military
Cross, the Italian Gold Medal for
Military Valor, the Belgian Cross of
Leopold, the Serbian Gold Cross for
Military Bravery, the Montenegrin
Obilitch Gold Medal the Cross of the
Legion of Honor, and the French War
Cross. The emperor of Japan has
also awarded a sword of honor.
SKKS A Kl'MLKSS NATION. I
Bryan Thinks I'nited States Will
Stop Debauching tlie Citizens.
The water wagon which William
Jennings Bryan has been driving
around the country for several years
and which is now equipped with new
speeds, right and left hand drive, enlarged
tanks and extra tires so that
it will reach its goal by 1920, stopped
for a few hours in New York
last Friday to sprinkle some young
men and women at the West Twentythird
street branch of the Young
Men's Christian association.
"Already twenty-three States have
declared against the liquor traffic,"
Mr. Bryan said? "and it is certain
that in a few years prohibition will
be nation-wide."
Mr. Bryan divided his talk into remarks
aboiit four pictures. The one
that opened his discussion on prohibition
is that entitled. "Breaking
Home Ties." showing the son about
to pass from his mother to enter the
world.
"I first saw that picture over twenty
years ago at the Chicago World's
Fair," said Mr. Bryan, "and it made
a very deep impression on me, for in
it was written the sermon on what
that mother wanted that boy to be.
"In the Spanish-American war I
was a colonel in a Nebraska regiment.
Before we were more than
mobilized I knew we should not have
to enter the war, for protocol was
about to be signed. My chief interest
was in bringing those men and
boys back to their homes in as good
condition, if not better, than th|t in
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"Many of the young men had never
touched liquor. The question of establishing
a canteen came up and I
was told that we should have one in
camp rather than let the men go outside
to get their liquor. T failed to
see why that should be done, and
I declared against a camp canteen. I
thought that if some of the men
really had to have their alcohol it
would not be unfair to subject them
to the inconvenience of going some
distance to get it.
"It is argued that if we close the
saloon we open the way to the blind
tiger. My answer to that is that I
prefer a blind tiger to one that can
see. The tiger with sight can go
looking for my boy, but my boy has
to go looking for the blind tiger.
"The saloon has no logical place in
our life. We encourage the butcher
to open a store in our community;
we tell the harness maker he is welcome
with us, and we raise no barrier
against the grocer who wants to
conduct his business among us. Butj
when the saloon keeper gets to our j
state line we stop him and tell him J
he can't do business until he pays a
license, due quarterly in advance.
"Why doesn't the saloon keeper
take hold of his finished pfoduct, [
nose colored a deep, rich red, eyes
exquisitely inflamed and face swollen,
and place him in front of the saloon
as an advertisement? But that
is not done. When the finished product
is given the final touches the
police look him up and the next day
the judge fines him for getting
drunk. I never could see the. logic
of licensing one man to get anothef
man drunk and then fining the drunk
man.
"We license saloons. Did you ever
hear of granting a license to spread
hog cholera among hogs? You never
will, and the day is coming when
men will be elevated to hog level,
and it will not be possible to obtain
a license to spread disease among
men.
"A significant feature of the reelection
was that both great political
parties stood for prohibition. When
the Democrats stand for it and the
Republicans against, all the bad
Democrats go over to the Republicans.
And when the Republicans
stand for prohibition and the Democrats
against it, all the bad Republicans
go over to the Democrats. And
we don't like that, for we can't find
room for them."
In talking about peace, Mr. Bryan
beeran by saying he was a journalist.
"And I am proud that I am a
i journalist," he added, "though I am
! not proud of all the members of my
profession. And I think it would be
a wise thing if, in the event of war,
all the jingo editors could be made
to get into the front line to give
them a full opportunity to enjoy
themselves."
Our Tropical Imports.
Tropical products to the value of
$1,000,000,000 were brought into the
United States last year. This means
an increase of $r?00.000,000 in a little
more than a decade, notwithstanding
the development in that period of
citrus fruit culture within the United
States. Of course, the amazing
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growth in the popularity or me uanana
must be taken into account.
And then, again, it should be remembered
that a large part of the tropical
fruit coming into the United States
annually is reexported.
Christmas and New Year Cards at
the Herald Book Store.
Planning; for Next Year.
This is the time of year to plan
for the crops another summer. There j
is nothing that pays better than some1,
time spent in planning things: this
is very necessary for the best results
in managing the farm. We must j
first build our plans, and as we plan !
so we do. If we get a faint idea
in our mind about any given thing,
but don't take the trouble to think
out the details before we begin such
work, we can never do this work to
the best advantage. We are groping
in the dark, so to speak, and in fact
we may do a good part of the work
in tliA wrnne wav.
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We must be able to see to the end j
of any undertaking before we begin]
it. if we are to work to the best
advantage all the way through the
task. We may have to modify our!
plans as we progress to meet the j
changed conditions, but if we have
planned well we wilj/'ltnow better
how to change our plans so as to
conform to the next step. Nearly
every kind of work except farming
is done by some well-worked out
plan. Take all the workmen in some
large factory, nearly every one of
them has a* plan or "blue print" to
work by. Take the carpenter, watch
him build a house.
See him first get his plan and
work by it. He may have to
change some feature of his plan, but
he always has the plan to go by and
make such changes so as to meet
the important parts of his original
plan. Now don't think I am saying
that we can plan our crops out and
make a "blue print" of same and
work by this. This is impracticable.
What I mean to say is that we ought
to work out some plan of farming.
or farm management, in our mind,
keep this plan there and work by
it. Put some thought into farming.
Think about the farm as a place of
great possibilities; in fact, as a place
of unlimited possibilities, and that
you can get the benefit of these great
opportunities and possibilities, according
to the afnount of thought
you give to this place or farm. Don't
say this is not true.
There is always a chance to make
any farm return more, money than
it does at present; this is true, if
not, why can an acre of land lie
idle and produce no crops, that are
worth any money value, while there
are other acres of land that will
produce crops worth $50 or $l()0;
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and there are acres of land that produce
crops worth $1,000 in a single
year, and more.
There is no place where the right
kind of thinking pays a larger dividend
than on the farm. Any one can
make some money on a farm, but
the man or woman that puts their
brain to work in connection with
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the most at farming. Maybe you
have never tried ' putting a great
amount of thought into your farming.
Maybe you have gone about
your work on the farm while your
thoughts were far away, on some
other subject. If this is the case,
try thinking about your farming operations,
with a view to improvng
these operations and making them
return a better profit on your labors.
You may not be able to see
any benefit from these thoughts at
first, but keep it up, get interested
in your farming, enjoy your work;
it will be a pleasure. Use good common
sense. If you are farming and
intend to continue farming, aim to
make it more profitable as time goes
on. Don't forget to plan for the
permanent fertility of your land. If
you do, all your other plans are
bound to fail.?Home and Farm.
One Mexican Policy.
^ Representative McLemore, defending
our Mexican policy, said: "Opponents
of our Mexican policy would
like us to treat Mexico as the Pecos
river magistrate treated the dead
Mexican.
"A Mexican was found dead near
Pecos river. They arrested the corpse
and brought it before the magistrate.
A revolver and $50 were found in its
pockets.
" 'The corpse,' the magistrate said,
'is fined $2.50 for carrying concealed
deadly weapons. The revolver is, of
course, confiscated. The costs in this
case are $4 7.50, which settles the
estate.' "?Washington Star.
The Open Fire.
People who are privileged to sit
before an open wood fire and watch
the "sparks fly upward," and just
dream and think, are more than
merely fortunate?they are blessed.
When we say an open wood fire, we
mean an open wood fire: one of the
old-fashioned sort, with an opening
in the mantle big enough for a calf
to stand up in; a pair of brass and
irons, such a pair as George Washington
might have polished when a
boy; a fender with the free curves
of a pasture fence; three hickorylogs,
the front one nearly burned
in two; pecks of ashes well out on
the hearth; and a box of chips in the
corner. The poor deluded mortal i
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who invented the gas log, had a
craving in the right direction, but
he also had a soul that could be satisfied
with a mighty poor substitute
of the real thing. The poor little
flame that was brought there in a
pipe, and tried to look natural and
careless as it runs, or rather walks,
round thei artificial knot on the
earthen-ware log. is more than pitiful.
Besides, one's imagination is
apt to become strained, as one stands
before it, and tries to believe that
it emanates the least amount of
heat. The man who could sit before
such a travesty and sham, and
feel other than depressed, would see
something to laugh at even in an
English joke. An open grate is the
nearest imitation of the real thing,
but it is at best, but a delusion and
a snare, and fails utterly to open up
the flood gates of memory, and set
one to dreaming. As the eoal sputters
and smokes, one is just obliged
to think of the perfectly good dollars
that are following the smoke up
the chimney, and such thoughts are
not cohducive of sentimental musings.
The base-burners and the
heaters, that stand out in the room,
like some kind of engines just dropping
in for a call, are even farther
removed from the real thing. And
there are the radiators?that last
call in make-believe comfort, with
their gutteral groans and choking
grunts, as they strive to lead a minimum
of heat into places where it is
needed, rne man wno used to consider
it a mark of good breeding
either to kick the fire or punch the
fire on entering a room, finds himself
now with nothing to do unless
he jerks open a damper here, or
closes a draft there, lays his hand
on the thing to see if it is Yeally
warm. They are all mighty poor
make-sliifts, and all lack the welcoming
warmth, and the cheerful
sight of the wood fire a^fd the open
hearth. To sit before an old time
fireplace, when the logs have ceased
to be logs, and have turned into a
glowing mass of coals, and graywhite
ashes: half close one's eyes
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and look for "faces in the fire;" to
hear the wind moaning through the
trees, and to catch the occasional
tinkle of a falling icicle: to take the
bridle of one's thoughts and give
them free range, is about the nearest
approach to real bliss that this
old world knows anything about.
The genial warmth brings back the
memory of long gone summer days,
when a barefoot boy lingered in the
old "wash hole" until his skin took
on the chilled blue of goose flesh,
and his finger tips the shriveled effect
of raisins-: the recalling of feet
that had to be washed before, going
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i happenings that long since had been;
forgotten: of things left undone that;
should have been done, and of;
things done that had better been
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are, but what we used to be. Imagine j
if you can. one sitting before one of
these cast-iron heaters, black and , '
forbidding, with no sign of fire vis- \
ible, only the scorched dryness of a \
steamer's stoke-hole, and dare to lthink
such thoughts. The open fire, j
with its blazing logs, except in a \
few favored localities, is destined, i
before long, to follow in the wake )
of the buffalo, the snuffbox, the pas- j
senger pigeon, the young woman too I
modest to allow her instep to be .1
seen, and the man who would not J
nail a letter on Sunday.?C. O. D. in /
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