The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, January 01, 1920, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C.
Entered as second-class matter April
t891, under Act of March 3, 1879.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
Volume 29. No. 1.
Thursday, January 1,1920
THE BLIND TIG KB NUISANCET
The reports of deaths thorughout
the country due to drinking blind tiger
liquor poisoned with wood alcohol
are sufficient to call forth drastic
action of some sort to put an end to
this nuisance. It is true that these
reports appear much larger in print
than they probably really are. Although
some eighty persons are reported
to have died of wood alcohol
poisoning during a few days last
week, it is very likely, at that, that
the number of deaths is less than
would have occurred from drinking
plain old corn and rye, about the only
difference being that the latter requires
a little longer in the killing.'
However, illicit liquor making is
getting to be a pretty big problem,
' > and it is not confined to the North?
or to distant cities. It is prevalent
here in Bamberg. Liquor is flowing
pretty freely here?that is stuff that
is called liquor. We believe that anyA
thing that has a "kick" is popularly
called liquor.
\' Sheriff Ray has repeatedly suggested,
and truly, that blind tiger liquor
making will not be stopped by the
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imposing of fines on those guilty of
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the offence. We do not like to be
put in the position of criticising the
Courts, and it is not our purpose to
do so. We will assume, until we are
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shown to the contrary, that they are
carrying out the laws as the laws are
en the statutes.
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Several years ago it was certainly
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our understanding that a law was en
acted in this State imposing a fine for
. the first offence; the second was to be
punished by a chain gang sentence
I; l without the option of a fine. What
has become of this law, if ever there
was such a law?
Every time court meets in Bam^
here. tha blind tieer pases are all
. ; huddled in a bunch and permitted to
"plead guilty." The court usually imposes
a uhiform fine on the 'crowd,
white and black. Somebody pays the
& line to get a plow hand, and there the
matter ends, until the next term of
court when the same performance is
repeated?except that the crowd is a
fm little bigger the next time. ,
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The reason for permitting the 11^
quor cases to plead guilty is usually 1
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because of the time that it would require
to try them and also the un- ,
certainty of conviction. At the last <
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session of court there were, we be- i
lieve, some dozen or so cases of vio- 1
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a" lation of the prohibition law. To
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have tried all these cases would likely
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have required a week or more, and <
perhaps half of them would have i
been acquitted.
But the time has come to treat
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these cases in the light they deserve.
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If it takes a month to try the liquor i
^ ' cases they should be tried?else let 1
the offenders clearly understand that ;
to dead eruiltv will be nothinsr in ^
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their favor. The welfare of the per
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pie demands more rigid puunishmen* ?
for this class of lawbreakers. If tV i
court is without authority to imposv. 1
heavier sentences in these cases, then
the Bamberg delegation has an opportunity
to do the people of the
State a real service at the coming
session of the general assembly. 1
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WAR MAP IN SCHOOLS.
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Campaigns and Bird Migrations On
Modern Charts.
The type of map the war made faT*>
rtno % O T> A! rloo A
uiv/uo 10 iiuiAs
an innovation in teaching the
conquests of Julius Caesar during the
Gallic wars, students in University of
Minnesota lrigh schools are requ'red
to trace the progress of his campaign
and battles on special maps.
And in the animal biology department,
Dr. T. S. Roberts is keeping up
to date a huge map showing the migration
of various birds. Reports are
rece'ved from all parts of the States
indicating the kind of birds which appear
at the various points from time
to time.?St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Read The Herald, $2 per year.
PRACTICE ECONOMY
THROUGHOUT STATE.
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of beef cattle can be successfully
conducted, and that is true with certain
individual farmers who have
river bottom lands. Peanuts and tobacco,
where the lands are adapted
to growing these crops, should be
produced. Those who have never
had any experience in growing these
crops necessarily should start on a
small scale; aga n the Extension Service
of Clemson College stands ready
to give detailed information. Of
course, we are going to continue to
grow some cotton, but it will be wise
to reduce our acreage to six or eight
acres to the plow, planting on our
lighter lands, using a high-grade fertilizer,
selecting an early maturing
variety of seed and cultivating rapidly.
Difficult Problem.
"One of the most difficult problems
is the handling of tenants and
keeping them contented. It will be
disastrous if an exodus of our labor
takes place. The best way to satisfy
a man is to keep him well fed, but
under boll weevil conditions he must
be made to feed himself. He mayi
just as well recognize the fact that j
our renting system has to be readjusted.
This is the problem that will
have to be handled largely by the
individual farmer, as no fixed and
fast rule can be established. It is
the purpose of the extension service
to work out a definite programme and
hold meetings in January in those
counties where the boll weevil is now
present, offering for discussion with
the farmers, bankers and merchants
a systematic and logical plan of operations
which they may adopt or
make such changes as they th'nk advisable
for the year. We trust that
these meetings will be largely attended.
It may be well to mention that
the funds of the extension service
have been greatly reduced (practically
$30,000) by the withdrawal of
thA annrnnriatirms made bv Congress
for war purposes and we are unable
to secure the necessary number of experts
that we should have to do the
best work. We are sadly in need of
two experts in tobacco and peanuts,
and addit'onal beef and dairy cattle
and marketing experts. To this end
I would suggest that representatives
from those counties that will suffer
from the weevil in the very near future
m'eet with the Governor and director
of extension and at once provide
sufficient funds to employ these
experts whose entire time can be given
to the problems in those counties.
This, to my mind, is a most important
step. Men of the caliber necessary
cannot be obtained for a meager
salary. Of course, sufficient funds,
must be provided for traveling expenses.
I am including a statement
from Prof. A. F. Conradi, entomologist
of Clemson College, giving the
list of counties that may be seriously
damaged next season.
"Prof. Conradi says:
"We are continually asked to forecast
weevil damage for th's State for
1920. This cannot be done by anyone
with any degree of dependence
owing to the fact that the weevil
damage is directly dependable on
winter minimum temperatures or
summer rainfall, or both. Furthermore,
in invad ng South Carolina the
pest appears under climatic conditions
which present new features and
it will be necessary to see the pest in
action for at least one year in this
State for the students of this pest to
get their bearings.
Little Damage First Year.
" 'It is a general rule in the history
of weevil damage that little injury
occurs during the first year after
the weevil's appearance the previous
fall. The first year after its appearance
is called the first year of its es:ahl'shment.
Serious damage may he
axpected under favorable conditions
especially on low lands, during its
second year of establishment, and if
the pest receives no backset it may
be expected to develop full strength
the th'rd year of its establishment.
"If the winter is mild, followed by
a wet season in 1920, severe damage
may be expected also in lowlands of
Berkeley, Williamsburg, Georgetown
and Horry counties. Furthermore,
damage may occur in spots in lowlands
as far north as the latitude of
Columbia. In the coastal counties
lying below a line from the southern
part of Aiken county to Conway, in
Horry county, cotton production is1
rapidly becoming a gamble, and, as
already stated, serious damage will
occur in 1920 if the season is wet,
and it is of the greatest importance
that the farms of that section of the
State become self-supporting and selfsustain'ng
immed'ately.
"The boll weevil enters its third
year of establishment in areas as far
north as a few miles above Hardeeville
in 1920. It enters its second
year of establ;shment in the counties
of Hampton, Jasper, Colleton, Dorchester,
Orangeburg, Bamberg, A*ken,
Barnwell and Allendale in 1920.
In the balance of the count'es of this
State the weevil made its first appearance
during the past summer and
MOST WASTEFUL PRINTER.
Uncld Sam Holds World's Record in
Both Volume and Expense.
Uncle Sain is the world's greatest
publisher. His business equals that
of any half dozen book publishers in
New York or London. He is also the
most wasteful publisher under the
sun. The latest reports of the publ'c j
printer shows that last year more
than 61 million copies of government
publications were distributed, the
government mail'ng lists, containing
more than a million names, made a
net growth of 19,000, the employees
reached 5,300, and the value of the
product approached $13,000,000.
Our government published anything
and everything, sometimes in
reckless quantities. Last year it issued
12 dailies, 26 weeklies and 58
monthlies, their circulations ranging
from 100 to 207,000. Its volumes
run from heavy tomes to small brochures
and the list includes monographs
on Yucatan archaeology, retail
prices of dry goods in Walla Walla,
and abstruse chemical and geological
treaties. The distribution of
some items is amazing. A million
copies of the "The Small Vegetable
Garden" have been called for yearly.
The official bulletin of the committee
on public informat;on started with
eight pages and 80,000 copies and in
six months reached some issues 48
pages and 123,000 copies.
The biggest stock of ledgers, cash
books, journals and day books carried
by any store in this section of
| the State. All bought before the
recent advances in price. Our prices
have not been advanced. The Herald
Book Store.
fall.
"If we should have low temperatures
this winter, and if the growing
season of 1920 is dry, then no very
serious damage is expected in any of
the counties. If, on the other hand,
we should have a wet season, serious
damage may be expected in all of the
counties above enumerated, and occurring
approximately below a line
drawn from a point on the Savannah
river, a few miles below Augusta, to
Mount Pleasant on the coast.
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Data Not Complete.
"The data in reference to Texas and
Louisiana is not complete as I would
like to have it, but it is sufficient to
illustrate the object of this article. 1
am enclosing a letter from Dr. L. L.
Howrard and Dr. W. D. Hunter, of the
United States department of agriculture,
in reference to the report of
the South Carolina bool weevil commission.
The value these gentlemen
placed upon this publication is evident.
It gives full and detailed iiformation
and should be in the hands of
every man, woman and child in South
Carolina. No more valuable publication
on the subject has ever been
printed. It can be obtained from the
extension service.
"I cannot conclude without calling
attention to the fact that it has been
the invariable history of the- boll
weevil movement that the farmers
always plant one full crop too many.
Let us use our utmost endeavors to
avoid in South Carolina this same serious
mistake." \
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Returning Home From Church When
Accident Occurs.
Edgefield, Dec. 26.--Mrs. Cheatham,
wife of Col. L. W. Cheatham, editor
of the Edgefield Chronicle, while returning
home from church Thursday
morning, was knocked down and
run over by an automobile, driven
by a Mr. McKay, of Saluda county,
She received a number of gashes and
bruises about the head and face and
suffered a nervous shock. Her injur
es are not considered serious
After the accident Mrs. Cheatham
was carried home and is now undei
the care of her family physician. The
accident, it is stated, was considered
unavoidable.
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And All the Rest, Too.
Bob?There goes the original numismatist
in th's town.
Jake?Must have some swell collection
of coin.
Bob?He has. He (is the head
waiter in a restaurant down town.
it is worth"its weight
IN GOLD, SAYS LIPPETT.
Atlanta Man Takes Ferrolax and
Now Enjoys Best of Health in
Every Way.
"When it comes to building a man
up from weak, rundown condition,
and putting new energy and vitality
in his whole system, Ferrolax beats
anything I have ever seen or heard
of," said A. F. L ppett, who lives at
80 Sells avenue, Atlanta, Ga., while
talking with a Ferrolax representative
a few days ago.
"Yes sir, Ferrolax is all right,"
continued Mr. Lippett, "and it is the
only medicine I have ever taken that
hit the spot .n my troubles. I suffered
from indigestion and stomach
troubles and nearly everyth'ng I ate
would cause me to suffer afterwards.
I would often be so bloated up witn
gas after meals, I could hardly get
a good breatn. Sometimes th's
gas would rise up into my chest and
cause my heart to palpitate soiik*,
th ng awiul. I felt tired and worn
out all the time. I never felt like
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rarely ever like eating any
breafast.
"I finally dee ded to give Ferrolax
a tr.'al, and, s'r, it is simply wonderful
the way that medicine overcame
my troubles. Why, I never
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l'fe. I have a fine appetite and eat
three big, hearty meals every day,
and never have a sign of indigestion
any more. Ferrolax is worth its
weight in gold to anybody who suffers
as I did, and I am more than
glad to re:ommend it to anybody."
Ferrolax is sold in this county by
Copeland & Farrell, Ehrhardt, S. C.
Get a bottle at this store today. Take
it according to directions and if it
does not do you the good you want
done come in and get your money
back. Your bare word is good enough
for us. Watch for the next issue
of th's paper and see what Ferrolax
is doing for others.
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CEDAR SHINGLES.
I have just received a carload of
Cedar Shingles. See me at once if
you need some of the shipment.
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