The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-22
SWINGING ROUND THE CIRCLE,


l have swung way out of my orbit
in an endeavor to see the commander
of the Bamberg Guards, Major Have
lock Eaves, given authority to put Lieu
tenant Colonel before his name. am
sorry-and so are his Spanish-American
war friends in this city-that he was de-
feated, but it is a consolation to know
that he was defeated by good man,
Capt. D. o. Herbert, of Orangeburg, who
is both soldier and gentleman. Well,
l reckon we Bambergians can stand it,
but the next time we 60 into battle, we
ought to be prepared as old General N. B.
Forrest, of blessed memory recommended:
Get thar fustest with the mostest men"
Ihave been so busy with affairs mill
tary that I have not had time to look
after affairs newspaporial. Of course,
being in the capitol city, l paid my re-
spects to the gentlemen on the hill" all
of whom are candidates for reelection.
1 had occasion to visit the adjutant gen
erals office this morning, and found the
corridors of the capital filled with negroes,
of varying degrees of blackness. 1t was
the convention of South Carolina repub-
licans, and I wish William Mckinley
could have been there to have seen the
outfit. By the way, General Floyd has
lust returned from national convention
of adjutant generals, and he reports that
the prospects for South Cardinals militia
ry force are bright. 1t is likely that in
July the State will get its share OF the ma
tional appropriation, amounting to some
thing like $4,000 The adjutant general
and his assistant, Col. John D. Frost will
Immediately proceed, as soon as the fund
is obtainable, to new-uniform the South
Carolina troops, arm them with Krag-
Jorgensen rifles, and bag tents and other
equipments for an encampment. Col.
Willie Jones, the commander of the Sec
ond Infantry, is anxious to take his men
into summer encampment and school of
instruction, and it is to be hoped that he
will be able to do so.
The genial colonel, and, without excep-
ton, all Of the "gentlemen on the hill"
from His Excellecy down, have agreed to
come to Bamberg this summer and par
ticipate with B Company, in the ceremo-
MES incidental to the opening of Cedar
Springs. The military commands that l
have seen are also anxious to come, and If
low rates can be arranged over the rail-
roads, Mr.. O'Neal may confidently count
on having his opening big thing.
was up in Fairfield the other day. The
people there are exceedingly backward in
spring farm work. Their soil is clayey,
and heavy rain puts them back two or
three days. If we could only get a por-
ton of their clay to mix with our sand,
and make with them Ian exchange which
would be no robbery" what a good thing
it would be. But, then, we have the clay
subsoil, and all that would be necessary
to make our super-sandy soils extra pro-
luctiye would be the use of the sub-Soll
plow-but here, that's another story, which
| shall have something 50 say about
later on.
Senator Mayfield is here, awaiting the
result of an operation upon the throat OF
his little son, William, who is threatened
with total blindness and deafness. The
operation is to be performed to-day, and
both the Senator and his estimable wife
are in attendance to comfort and ecour-
age the little sufferer, who, to quote the
attending physician, has the courage OF
a Spartan"
GEoRGE WOJSEY SYMONDS.