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To . the one who spent his childhood,
youth and young manhood in
Bamberg, the announcement of the
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with a feeling of genuine interest
even though it is a sad interest.
As a child a number of negroes in
and about* Bamberg formed a part of
my world. I saw them frequently:
talked with them often and always
considered them necessary to the
completion of a town as great and
big as Bamberg seemed to me. Not
all of them were old negroes but
most of them were getting old even
twenty and twenty-five years ago.
Each of them I thought cf for
some particular reason; usually it
was because of some characteristic.
Down at the end of Railroad avenue
there stood for many years the
little log house belonging to old
Annette and her husband "Daddy
Jack"; their step son was "Stiff Legged
Jim," who by the way was the
best friend many white boys ever
had in that section of the town.
Daddy Jack is remembered for the
split bottom chairs he made and
sold; the shavings in front of his
house would be found there now if
you dug deep enough, I am sure.
? Wash Sally is remembered for the
cart and oxen he invariably drove
into town from his home on the outskirts
where the Bamberg Nursery
afterwards served its fine purpose.
Old Woodberry was the standard;
for many a year of laziness, raggedness
and uncleanliness. He slept
under the old freight depot many a
night and so far as I know was the
only local tramp the town supported.
"Guinea Charles" was known to
many generations as the little old
man with a little old sorrel mule. He
furnished many a boy and girl with
an opportunity to imitate the "pa-j
trac" "pa-trac" of the guinea; thei
tradition was that he had stolen a
guinea when a boy. His name was
Charles McMillian, but if you want
to talk to any boy about him, they
will not know who you mean unless
you refer to him as "Guinea
diaries."
Wash Brabham was known for
many a day as the umpire who never
let the colored boys of Bamberg lose
a game?if he was allowed to
officiate. I felt a distinct loss as a
lover of base ball when Wash was
drowned.
Prof. Eli Moye was a source of
perpetual joy to every boy who had
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word which seemed big. Eli was a
good subject to try it out on, and as
a rule Eli had a word just a little
bit bigger. He was also tne omcial
prognosticator and though he
never failed to miss the weather, he
could always be counted on to give
his opinion as readily as if he had
never missed it at all. Eli used to
describe some wonderful dreams to
the boys of Railroad avenue, and he
seemed to know his crowd pretty well
for he could thrill them with marvelous
scenes of the underworld
where the devil had charge of things.
Old Bill Moye was the symbol of
drunkenness. To us as boys the
familiar sight was to see him being
dragged to the guard house.
"Tobe" I remember as the man
who worked about the house and
caused me to get a whipping which
I very much deserved.
Of the old colored women there
were old Henrietta Kearse, Old
Ma'ma Daphne, Judy, Annette, and
others, some of whom are still alive.
But of the men I come back to the
one who seems to have been most
closely wrapped up with my own life.
This was "Daddy John" Geiger. My
earliest recollection of going to Sunday
school and church in the old
Methodist church, which stood where
Mr. J. F. Carter's home now stands,
was that of seeing Daddy John. My
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John would invariably ring the belli
longer than the sexton of the neighboring
church. He boasted, though
quietly, of the fact that he had never
been "rung down." It became such
a standing order that people frequently
listened when the bells were
ringing to see if by any chance
old John had stopped before
the other sexton. Four white
boys made up the plan to ring
the bell of the other church, one
| after the other, thus seeking to out
i ring him. The fact that John was
: still ringing when the other had
'quit was the only satisfaction he
I needed. But the authorities step-1
iped in and no such long competition
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I remember ~one Wednesday night
as I went to prayer meeting Daddy
John was alone on the steps waiting
jfor the congregation. As I walked
j up I asked. "Are you alone Daddy
John?" His reply came instantly,
"Yessir, jist me and the Lord."
I don't think Daddy John ever
failed to attend any kind of service
held in the Methodist church. Sundays
or week days he never failed.
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Urged to Change Law Affecting Classification.
Washington, March 17.?Army
draft legislation, renewal of controversy
over government reorganization
and the administration bill for a
war finance corporation will occupy
most of this week at the capital.
Bills affecting operation of the
selective draft are pending before
both senate and house with much
pressure for immediate action because
of their effect on the new draft.
The senate bill changing the basis
of quotas from State population to
the number of men in class 1 is on the
house calendar with its opponents insisting
upon a substitute which
would base quotas upon total registration
and liability to service. It is
understood President Wilson may call
some of the house leaders into conference
in an effort to adjust their
differences.
Xew Registration Bill.
Senate military committee members
plan to seek early consideration
of the war department bill subjecting
to registration youths reaching 21
years since June 5, 1917.
The war finance corporation bill,
upon which the house tomorrow resumes
debates, is expected to pass
within a few days and be sent to
conference. The army legislation is
scheduled to follow.
Recently while in Bamberg during
the Christmas season, I went to the
church when the weather was unusually
cold; no service had been
planned and when I later saw Daddy
John I asked him how it was that
there was no fire in the furnace and
no bells rung. He proudly explained
that he was there ready but had
orders not to as the furnace was out
of commission.
This was characteristic of the old
man. He was not always as careful
in his work as we might have desired;
he was not as well trained as
we could have wished. But come
rain or shine, cold or hot, I never
knew Daddy John to fail to do not
simply "his bit" but always his best,
interesting and helpful citizens but
when the honor roll of those who
Bamberg has had its share of
shared in its building by their faithfulness
in little things, such as the
ringing of bells, making of fires and
caring for lots in the cemeteries of
the town, I know of none who will
have a better or brighter record than
old Daddy John.
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Interest in Home Made Soap
Women all over the country are
saving money by making their own
soap. Try this:
First, set a large can or jar in your
kitchen; throw into it all meat skin,
waste grease, bones and other kitchen
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