The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
THURSDAY, January s, 1903.

THURSDAY, January s, 1903.
Railroad Commissioner Wharton 1t
seems is failing to make good his promise
to bring "old 1S" into Florence on time.
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Railroad Commissioner Garrls hgures
prominently in the newspapers these
days. He richly deserves all the good
things said of him.
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The day of the bargain sale is at hand,
and at this season many woman Will
buy things she has no earthly use for,
simply because they are cheap.
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The town of Union has recently ex-
perienced street carnival, and a paper
published there, in speaking ofthe trapeze
feats of a woman performer, said her
''acting on the trapeze was simply up to
the scratch" Wonder what that means!
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1t is said that in case the nomination OF
W. D. Crum, negro, to be collector OF
the port of Charleston, is sent to the
Senate, that Senator Tillman will oppose
the confirmation. 1t is to be hoped he
will be successful in preventing Charles
ton from being served by negro.
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1t is getting high time for President
to 'smake good" by appointing some negro
to Federal position in Northern or
Western city. If they are such desirable
officials, as he seems to think when South
ern appointments are being considered,
really our Northern friends should not be
sighted.
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A fellow up in New Jersey is living
literally up to the idea that marriage is
a lottery. He proposes to rattle himself
off as husband at 25 cents chance, the
winner to take him, his savings, and a
farm of 1877 acres. Five negro women
have bought tickets, and now he's worried
lest one of them win.
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Our good brother Holmes, of the Barn
well People, makes very wise sugges-
ton when he says rule should be adopt
ed by the legislature limiting the length
of all speeches to FIVE minutes each. But
the legislature will hardly adopt it. Too
many members of that body like to hear
themselves talk too well to pass any such
thing.
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The Southern Christian Advocate made
it's appearance last week from its new
home in Spartanburg. The printing is
not as good as formerly, but this is &C
counted for by moving and getting out
the first issue under the great difficulties
incident to such an event. Rev. Geo. Il
Waddell is the new publisher, and we be-
ieye he will make the paper success in
every way.
It is to be hoped the legislature will
not be so stupid as to pass child labor
bill, but if they do, they should certainly
have in it compulsory education clause.
Fact is too many white children are grow
ing up in ignorance in South Carolina
anyway, and many of these uneducated
ones are not the offspring of cotton mill
operatives either. A compulsory educa-
tion Jaw would be good thing all around.
It should be passed, with or without
cotton mill legislation.
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Commissioner Garris has just made
another decision for the railroad commits
sion. This time in the matter Of the port
of Charleston by R. G.. Rhett against the
Southern Railway, alleging discrimina-
tions, delays and refusals to move cotton.
The commission decides that there has
been no discrimination in rates, but that
there has been d;scriminative delay. The
railroads say this delay in forwarding
shipments was caused by shortage OF the
car supply This same shortage has ex-
listed for two years or mopc, and the COM
mission called the sstention of the legis-
lature to it last year and asked fora rene
dy. This paper of Commissioner Garris
is indeed an able one, going into the ques-
tion deeply and reviewing it fully and ex-
haustively. Tie decision shows plainly
the necessitSN the legislature giving the
railroad commissioners more power. The
board is now often blamed for not correct
ing abuses which it has no power to
remedy.