The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-15
SWINGING ROUND The CIRCLE
People and Places Within Twenty
Miles Of Bsmberg.
FARMERS AND THEIR FARMS.
What a Staff Correspondent Of The
Herald Saw and Heard Along
the COunty's Highways
and Byways.
JENNY. :. {. Mar. II, 1900

If YOU were to draw a circle around the
city of Bamberg forty miles in diameter,
its outer edge would touch the lowest cN-
tremities of the county and at places its
perimcter would dehouch into the counties
of Orangeburg, Hampton and Barnwcll.
1t is within this circle comprising an area
of 1aO square miles that propose to travel
during the next three or four months,
keeping my eyes and ears open, and lot-
TING down for the benefit of TIE BAN
RERG HERALD readers matters of inter
est, 1t must not be misunderstood from
this introduction that am a candidate;
on the contrary, as my paper gets S3 Tor
each candidates card inserted in its col
umns, and Mr. Knight needs money in
his business, shall try with all the elo-
quence and persuasive powers at my
command to induce as many of our pat
riotic and self-denying citizens as l can
to "stand" for office, and incidentally t"
fork over their little three old American
dollars. This idea is entirely my own
and I'm rather proud of it. At the same
time I shall get as many new SUBSCRIBERS
as possible to the only live newspaper in
the county, and remind some of the Ole
ones that there is a small amount due the
publisher, for which I shall be very glad
to give them a receipt provided they re-
ciprocate with the cash equivalent. Peo-
ple en- route who should see good look
ing man, wearing spectacles and dressed
in a suit that has seen better days chats
to remind delinquents that our request
for back dues is no idle dreamy and driv-
ing high stepping black mare geared to
blackboard, will know that it IS The
BAMBERG HERALD's travelling correspon-
dent, and will govern themselves accord
insly," as they say in the legal docu-
ments.
I'm rather proud of that mare, and as it
is the first piece of horsefesh that have
owned in sometime, took her out for q
preliminary spin last Wednesday after
noon. My destination was Cope, and l
was in search of fodder" for the aforc-
said equine, there being marked scarcity
of that article of horse food in Bamberg,
which should not be, as there are many
nearby farmers who have plenty to spare.
They can always find sale for it in the
shire town at good prices. They can also
sell eggs, butter, chickens, corn and
almost any of their farm products. My
companion on this preliminary drive was
Mr.. Edward A. Hunt, a newspaper man
| from the North, who is down here for his
health, and already finds himself much
benefited by the delightful climate and
superb artesian water to be found always
on tap at Bamberg county's capital city.
Southern customs and manners are all
new to Mr.. Hunt, and as he's keen OBJ
server and a fellow of ready wit his crltl-
icisms are sometimes very amusing. For
instance, when we were picking our way
cautiously among the quagmires and bog
holes that render the New Bridge road,
after you enter the swamp on the Bam-
berg side disgrace to any civilized COM
munity, and, reaching long stretch OF
fordable water halted for moment be-
fore taking a plunge that sometimes floats
horse and buggy, he looked down at the
| watery vista and exclaimed:
81 wish had my camera along, I'd snap
that place, label it, This is not river,
but a road and send it to one of my pa
pers, with a description of the perllous
passage we have just made of the mud
holesv'
Some day hope to be able to drive Mr..
Hunt over that same road, when it has
been repaired and scientifically piked and
drained. But that is something of the
future. 1 only mention the circumstance
in order to convince our people that what
we need, need badly, and must have is
GOOD ROADS, not only through the Edisto
swamp, but all over the county.
Thursday morning, bright and early,
THAT bright is only figure Of speech for
it was as dark, lowering, chilly and disa-
greeable day as ever saw solitary
blackboard driver chats me} might have
been and was seen spinning along the
road leading to Rivers Bridge. 1t is not
particularly good thoroughfare, although
like well-fattened side meat it has streaks
of fat and streaks of lean. By that mean
there are places where the road is in fair
ly good shape, that's the lean. There are
long stretches of bad, in many places very
bad road, that's the fat. Ipassed the en-
trance to the Cedar Springs road without
meeting solitary traveller. In the pine
grove, Just beyond was Mr.. j. T. ONeal.
Pm glad that he has the enterprise and far
sightedness to contemplate fixing up that
delightful resort, and hope none of his
plans will miscarry. A modern laid out
park, with the addition of baths, hot and
cold, ought to attract lots Of Bambersians
in search of rest and recreation during
the hot summer months, and I'll warrant
Mr.. O'Neal will find that his investment
is a paying one if he will only see to it
that there is bicycle path from Bamberg
to the springs, and above all there is
GOOD ROAD.
I noticed as | skirted the edge Of the
pine grove surrounding Mr. ONeaIs
house that the ground had been "burned
off," and this fact suggested the little ser
mon Pm about to preach: Farmers
don't burn your land. Itinjures the land,
it Injuries the timber growth, and Injuries
your pocket book. If You must burn up
the brush and trash cut the former out
with one of these Yankee "bill-hooks"
and throw it into piles, then grub up the
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