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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-04
RAILROADS.

Right along side of the Trust ques-
ton in importance is the question OF
the just and proper, and vitality neces-
sary control of the railroads. No SIN
gle enterprise in the nation is laden with
more power for good or evil influences
upon the business interests of the
country than the railroads. The ten
dency towards the monopoly or Trust
idea of their operation stands in need
of the most profound thought of our
ablest men. The roads now have it in
their power under the law to make or
unmake any community. The railroads
are better able to develop the waste
places of our country than any other
single agency, therefore the necessity
is the greater that the interests Of the
roads and the interests Of the people be
handled with the more care and the
more justice. 1t is very certain how
ever, that justice as between the roads
and the people will not prevail with the
halls of legislation filled with railroad
lawyers in a representative capacity. A
case in point as developed in the recent
campaign was the introduction into the
State Senate of what is known as the
TEST Case Bill" in behalf of the
Southern Railway, by Mr.. Mayheld. In
the introduction and passage of this
bill, the claims of citizens of this State
aggregating, it is variously estimated,
at from $2oo,ooo to $I,5oo,ooo, were
barred from hearing in the courts.
While am not a lawyer, common
sense teaches me that there is an ef-
fective way to protect the interests OF
the people, and with the lights before
me now, I would suggest that the be-
ginning must be had in Washington IN
the shape of q. law increasing the pow
ers of the Interstate Railway Commis-
sion to deal with the rate schedule. AS
the law is now the commission can do
nothing but pretend to annul a rate
which appears to them to be unjust,
and while the railroad is fighting their
ruling in the courts the old rate fixed
by the railroads remains in force.
think the commission should be en-
powered to annul an unjust rate and at
the same time to promulgate just one
and put it in force while the railroad
is fighting the justice of their decision
The people of the country who patronize
railroads are paying interest and diW-
dends on more than six billion dollars
of watered stocks and bonds. The cap,
italization of the railroads of the United
States in 1909 was twelve billion, one
hundred and ttirty-four million dollars
and the mileage being 2o2,471 simple
calculation will show that the roads are
capitalized at about sixty thousand dol
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TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
L. J. WILLIAMS.

It p,ay be said that the tariff is not a
live issue in this campaign tor the reas-
son that the u. S. Senate must remain
Republican for four years. | hold that
it is, for the reason, first, that II the
start is not made to change the COM
plexion of the Senate, it will always be
Republican, and second, that since tne
trusts are made possible by the a1n'
the two must be studied together IN
order to arrive at clear understanding
of their affects upon the welfare OF the
country.
The Republican doctrine in regard to
the Tariff is, that the Capital and Labor
of this country engaged in the manufac-
ture of articles necessary to the comforts
Of the masses of this country, are una
BILE to compete with the Capital and
Labor of foreign countries engaged II,
similar manufacturing enterprises ana
that it is a desirable policy OF govern
ment that the masses of this country
engaged in farming and other pursuits
and who are doing paying business
without government aid, be taxed by the
tariff for the benefit of the raanutac-
turer in order to enable him to DO a
losing business in competition with tor
eigners. In other words, that 1t pays a
few of the people so we'll to engage IN
manufacturing that it is desirable 70
tax all of the rest of the people in order
to nav their losses. Now, as matter
of fact, the government is not pro-
ducer of wealth, and has none OF its
own except that which it takes from the
pockets of productive enterprise through
its power to tax.
The Democratic party holds that it is
proper that the government should tax
its subjects in order to raise the neces-
sarv revenue to pay legitimate expen-
ses of the government itself, but that
rverv dollar taken from one citizen OF
enterorise for the benefit OF another citi-
zen or enterprise is robbery. so tna1
The essential difference between the
democrats and Republicans on the
Tariff question is, that the Repuollcalll
idea of prosperity is the. amassing OF
great fortunes in the hands OF the rev,
wh;le the Democratic idea is that II
r,,rst he general among the masses. ne
Pennblicans believe that to leglslate
money out of the pockets Of the classe:
;e GREAT financiering. The Democrats
he,;eve that it is a great scheme u
plunder.
The Republicans believe that the wa,
70 hing prosperity and happiness to the
oeon1e of the country is to leglslate th'
eearp;nes of the people into the coffer:
of the hnanciefs through the treasur.
re route, and the Democrats believe tina
+here can be no permanent prosperit,
h,,t m that based upon honest toll.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-04

To Ny FelloaV Citssens:-
1t is my intention to appear before you
on the stump and to meet as many OF
you personally as I possibly can, but
since the limited space of time at my
disposal makes it impossible to discuss
at length all of the important political
issues, l take this method of acquaint-
ing you with the opinions that l enter
tain upon some of the most important
of them. You we'll know that the ten
dency of nearly all national legislation
is towards the interests of the trusts,
promoted by Corporation lawyers.
l am a farmer whose interests are
identical with those of the masses OF
the Second Congressional District, and
l solicit your support in the primary
election to be held on the thirteenth OF
August.
L. J. WILLIAMS.
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BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.

While discussing the tariff and
Trusts, it is also proper to discuss the
effects of bounties and subsidies in
connection Herewith, and to that
scheme of plumber l am also opposed.
First, as l have already said, / cannot
agree that it is a just principle to tax
an individual doing a prosperous busl-
ness in order to subsidize another in
dividual doing an Improbable business.
| cannot view that policy in the light If
success, except as being policy of law
full theft. And second, it magnifes the
excuse for building the tariff wall still
higher in behalf of the Trusts. The
crime of the lawful taking of the earn
ings Of one citizen and giving it to
another is in this way magnihed in
that, for every dollar collected by the
government to be bestowed as bounty
or subsidy, the Trusts are thereby en-
abled to collect two or three more from
the helpless consumer.
AS between the Mayheld plan of plum
der in behalf of the navy, and the
bounty plan of plunder in behalf Of
the merchant ships, l should much pre-
fer to submit to the latter, if submit l
must. The fact that the South is so
largely the consuming section of this
nation makes it the more unfortunate
that these Republican policies of pro-
lection and plunder prevails. While
the South is paying tribute on all she
consumes, she is getting next to none
of the benefits of spoilation, and when
a Southern politician shows a tendency
to fall in with the Republicans in their
schemes of plunder he should be shown
the door of exit from the Democratic
camp, just as McLaurin was kicked out
in 1897.
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lars per mile-more than one-half of
which is water which should be
squeezed out by law.
In addition to this the commission
should be given other powers too
tedious to argue here. l also think
the power of the State Legislature to
deal with interstate commerce should
be enlarged, so that the State law and
the State Railway Commission could
give some relief from the outrages
committed in the name of interstate
commerce
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GOOD ROADS.

No community, especially in the rural
sections, can be truly prosperous with
out good public highways and I favor
their improvement by the aid of the
National Government under proper reg
ulations. 1t is true that the principle
is paternalistic in its tendency, but no
more so than the grant of the govern
ment of the hundred of millions of land
and money to the trans-continental rail-
way lines and since we could not pre-
vent the one we should not be so foolish
as to decline the other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
DOCFiSH PEST IN CANADA.
Great Havoc Wrought Among the
Fisheries During the Last
Few Seasons.

The minister of marine and fisheries
has determined on a plan to rid coastal
waters of the dogfish pest that has been
causing such havoc among the fisheries
during the last few seasons After con-
sidering the proposal for a government
bounty on dogish, to encourage the
fishermen to exterminate the species,
the minister has concluded that this
method offers no prospect Of complete
success, and has decided, instead, to es-
tablish three reduction plants to con-
vert the fish into fertilizer and glue.
One will be erected in northern New
Brunswick, another will be on the
southern coast of Cape Breton, and a
third will probably be on the Magda-
lene islands. They will cost $4,000
each, and the government will itself
operate them. paying the fishermen a
good price for their fish. offal and for all
the dogfsh they car bring In. The min
lister is satisfied that the venture can
be made to yield a satisfactory profit,
as it already does along the American
coast. He calculates that the price
paid for dogfsh and the desire Of the
fishermen themselves to get rid OF the
nuisance will be incentive enough to
them to keep the reduction works sup
piled with all the material they require
W. r.. HOLLOWAY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
Curioua Alien Problem.

There are in New York about hail
q dozen "noblamen' hanging around
the hotels waiting for an invitation tC
90 to Newport or any place where
there may be a possible chance 81
picking up a ready-money girl. Any
afternoon one of them may be sect
playing billiards or pool at one of the
big hotels and Quitting in" wher'
ever he can get a chance. He is not
q guest Of the aristocratic hostelry 70;
reasons best known to himself. Should
he fail to get the necessary invita-
ton this summer he may get a job
as an actor this winter. and, falling
In that, there may be a chance as the
driver of a hanson cab. This is gen
orally preferred by an Englishman to
waiting on table. In the matter Of
success the German and French are
not usually so fortunate as their Eng.
lish brothers. After a short cam.
paign they are to be seen carrying
o tray in one Of the city restaurants,
What shall we do with our surplus
noblemen?" is a problem that con.
fronts Europe, New York has helped
In a measure, to solve this problem.
1t Is simply another phase of the i'm.
migration question that Is now both,
ering the officials OF the United
States.-Chicago Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

Potatoes are quite largely fed to
hogs, but it is found advisable to boil
them. In the New England states they
are fed extensively, being boiled in
milk and mixed with meal in a barrel.
Frequently several bushels n boiled
at a time, and when mixed with corn
meal make an appetizing ness. The
only fault to be found with this COM
bination is that it is badly out Of bal
ance. The potatoes are rich in starch
and so is the corn. To such of our
readers as are still following the old
practice we would advise the substitu-
tion of bran or of ground oats for the
cornmeal. This would make a fairly
well balanced ration. The Canadians
say that potatoes have a good effect OH
the quality of bacon produced. There
is probably no better use to which
small potatoes may be put than this.
st. Louis Republic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
THE SEASON FOR CULLING.
Now Is the Time for Sending Every
Old and Supertiuous Bird
to the Market.

The season is at hand when all loafers
in the poultry yard should be culled
out and sold. Old hens, unlikely pull
let's and superfiuous boosters, young
and old, should be placed in fattening
quarters and fed for the market. 1t
pays either the fancy poultry breeder
or common market poultrymen to win
ter prime birds only. There is no
room to spare for non-paying fowls,
and quite an amount is lost by Keep
Ing the culls that are found in the best
as well as the poorest fiocks.
Full blooded poultry is always in de-
mand, and those who would sell atfancy
prices must be very careful TO
closely Gull down to the best specimens
Of varieties according to standard re-
quirements. The breeder makes a
mistake in keeping any fowls thai
are understood or lacking in. good nat
ural vitality though they come from
a high-priced strain. The best is none
too good for breeding purposes in the
production Of market poultry just the
same as In the direction of the show
room. Culling severely now and keep
ing only the best is the way to get
business chicks next spring. strong
enough to get out Of the shell and
grow and thrive In spite of the vicis-
situdes they may encounter durink
growth. 1t is a good plan TO dispose OF
hens that are late In melting unless
hey are Of extra value. Such hens
won't lay eggs enough in winter to
pay their board.
Spring chickens are a fair price on
the market the latter part of Septem-
Der, and the whole flock will be in bet
ter condition If they are sold closely
with the other surplus fowls at this
season. Then in November before the
nrst cold snap comes to cause them TO
lose flesh, we fatten and dispose Of the
rest Of the culls to give the laying
hens plenty Of room. Crowding the
poultry house causes disease and dis
comfort. and it is the healthy, happy
hens that lay the high-priced winter
eggs.--Fanny M. Wood, in Ohio Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
ADOPT AMERICAN METHODS
English Railway Managers Profit by
Study of Systems of the
United States.

In an editorial on the half years work
ing Of those English railways which
have already announced their dividends.
the Birmingham Post says that: After
vigorously protesting against the in.
PRODUCTION Of American methods as be,
ing unsuitable, if not impracticable, on
English railways" British railway
managers are evidently profiting by
American experience to the extent, at
all events, Of eheapening the transport
of merchandise and minerals by means
of more careful loading, the employ.
nent of trucks of larger carrying capac.
ity and engines of greater hauling pow
er, and the discontinuance of superfiu-
Gus trains, more particularly on branch
lines. In many cases, also, they are in
creasing the carrying capacity of their
passenger coaches without adding mate
rally TO the cost and weight of the
trains. and utilizing motor cars in coun-
try districts as feeders for their rail-
ways. A good deal still remains to be
done in the way CT staff reorganization
and the compilation of really instructive
statistics for the guidance of
and directors, and but little improve.
ment is apparent yet in the handling of
passenger traffic, so far as regards the
working expenses. But the work of re.
form has evidently begun, and the
period of depression through which We
are passing will not have been without
its compensations If it serves, as we hope
it will, to stimulate and strengthen the
reform movement"
Owing to the many evidences of trade
depression and the downward tendency
IN weekly railway tariff returns, public
expectations, the Post says. were not
pitched very high. and it is an agreeable
surprise to find that out of 20 railway
companies whose statements have been
printed, Z have increased their diyi-
dends. ) pay the same dividends. and
only 3 have reduced them, and nat
though only Z have raised their divi-
dendS, l0 companies carried forward a
bigger balance than last year. The re.
suits testify ito the economical effect
OF the greater care, skill and science
which have been brought to bear on
railway workings in this country"
The Post holds hal the results should
go far to reassure investors, for il the
companies are able to do so well In
times of depression, what may not be
expected in normal trade conditions.
more particularly when the reforms
now in progress are carried out? Il
estimates that one-ffteenth of the
total wealth of the nation is inves,ed
in British railways.
MARSHAL HALSTEAD.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
No Pay, No Cure.

Mister said a little child TO the
herb doctor, or root DOCTOR" as they
are sometimes called In som parts
Mister, mamma says them las pills
you sold her didn't do no good and
she told me to ask you to send her
some other kind this time" and say
ing which, she placed the empty box
ON the doctors rickety desk.
"Lemme see" said the doctor as he
adjusted his glasses and looked over
lis book. After inspecting the bool;
for a few moments he looked up and
said:
"Humph, humphi ! g whar de
trouble Is. You tell 20 nanny,
honey, dat she nepah paid fur dem
las pills she got, an tell her she can't
spec fur dem to do her no good 'cept'n
dey's paid fur!"--Silas X. Floyd. In
September LiDpincott's.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
FISH WITH MOTOR BOATS
Expensive Craft Used to Some Exten'
by the Fishermen of
Sweden.

In Sweden there has been consider
able Improvement in the fisheries dur
ing the last year. THE greater number
of the fishermen retain their old-time
boats, but English fishing cutters have
been bought by some. Some of the cut
the coast, The only steam trawler hail
ing from Gothenhurg is selling Its
catches mostly in England and Holland,
where the people are more used to fish
caught and handled this way and pay
more for it. The company owning it
will, however. buy another steamer,
which shows that this method of fish
ing has been found profitable. 1t is
said that the company has received a
dividend of ten per cent. besides which
another ten per cent has been added
to the reserve fund.
"a good many of the fishermen buy
petroleum motors for their boats or
cutters, some from Denmark and some
from the mechanical works at Lysekil.
The motors are expensive. but save SO
much work and delay at sea that they
are Still considered advantageous, |
think that the first motors used by the
fishermen here we're made In the United
States. Boat motors are now made at
several places in Sweden, however, and
Denmark seems also to have gained a
market here. The Northern Fisheries
exposition was held in July. in the city
of Marstrand. and made the fishermen
more familiar with the advantages of
boat motors and increased the demand
for them
ROBERT s. S. BERG.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
THE KEGS WERE LIGHTER.
DR.. Lorimer's Easy Explanation Of
an Apparently Difficult Per-
Torrance.

Rev, George {, Loriucr, whose death st
AK was recently reported, was the main
impetus that carried on the building OF
Boston's magnificent fremont Temple, and
DIR, Lorimers N3t, tinceriiy and magma.
tive sympathy made him a great f~ayorlte
with the students Of Harvard during his
residence IN Boston.
At Cambridge. one day. according TO .
current story, an undergraduate asked the
opinion Of DIR. Lormer On drinking mod.
crate drink ny.
II anu opposed to il, the clergyman said.
1T Is p~erilous, Ii frequently leads 10
drunkenness, In fact, most drunkards were
moderate drinkers first
Naturally malt liquors and wines,
though, are strengthening, aren't they!
the student asked.
DR.. LorineT smiled,
Beer he said, lis very Strengthening
/ have known young men to nave sent 10
their rooms large kegs OF beer that they
could not bulge at frst, aud 3 day or Two
later they would be able to lit these kegs
with ease"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
A Menace in In Breeding.

There is a menace in in-breeding II
II is carried toe far. The most care
fIl breeders of cattle, those that have
in the past built up the great herds to
which we refer as the found9fion of
u improvements in cattle realize this
and it was to them the most serious
nroblem with which they had to con-
tend. Fortunately animals increase so
fast that the time is quickly reached
when matings may be made between
animals quite distantly related though
al, Of the same lood.--Farmers' Re-
view.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
N PARAGRAPHS.

Many a man fails to get there be.
cause he has dizzy feet.
Some men lead double lives because
they are driven TO it.
Most people eat their sorrows ard
drink their disappGintments,
Duty is a thin disguise often as
sumed to hide a mans meanness,
In We ancient times Lots wife was
considered the salt Of the earth.
More people would dance il they
could escape the demands Of the
fiddler.
Girls waste kisses on each other be
cause they know where to get plenty
more.
An Ohio genius has worked himself
to death trying TO invent a lab0r-say'
ing machine.
In accordance with the eternal fit.
ness of things a book of love poems
should be bound in calf.
Man is the only animal that uses q
handkerchief. Women's handkerchiefs
are merely for show.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
An Incubation experiment.

In the incubation experiments,
s,sT eggs from various sources have
been set in the incubators. OF these,
1905, or SO per cent, were fertile.
Three Thousand three hundred and
forty-eight, or 46 per cent, Of the fertile
eggs were Matched. This was 1856 per.
rent OF the total number. The efficiency
of Matching under various conditions
ranged from . per cent. to 81 per cent
These experiments were planned In the
direction OF testing the efficiency OF the
m~achinesta and the influence Of moisture
and ,oom temperature upon the batch
Rhode Island Station.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
THE NOTING OF POULTRY
Process Was fastened Successfully
by the Experts at Rhode Island
Experiment Station.

An interesting discussion is nov 60
ing on among poultry raisers as to
the possibility of fastening the mott
ing of fowls. 1t has not been believed
that any method except a steady feed
of well-balanced rations would do
this. There is an impression, how
ever that event this does not always
hasten the desired period. as the egg
laying period of the summer is some
times extended by the high feeding,
thus pushing the period OF mott
ing. Some one conceived the idea
of starving the fowls long enough to
stop the production of eggs and after
ward so feeding that the formation
of new feathers would be begun. 1t
was reported that great results were
obtained with this method. 1t does
not appeal to reason very much, but
the little experimenting that has been
done to discover what there Is in it
has given results favorable to the
method. AT the Rhode Island expert
ment station last year fowls that
We're laying were deprived of feed
on the 5th of August and were made
to fast for 10 days. The hens finally
stopped laying eggs on the seventh day
of the fast. After the thirteenth day
of the deprivation of food the fowls
were again given food a little at a time.
but of highly heterogeneous nature. In
q short time the result was seen in
the formation of new feathers, and with
In 30 days from that time the melting
was concluded and the hens began to
lay. This experiment was made with
Rhode Island Reds. Whether the re-
suits can be obtained always is yet
to be proved. 1t is a matter, welrVorth
looking into.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08
Rinrine Bells 70 SWARM Bees.

It is a foolish notion to suppose that
the ringing Of bells or Hanging" of tin
pans will cause a swarm Of bees to set
tie. The real origin Of this custom
dates back to the reign Of Alfred the
Great. who In order to prevent disputes
regarding the ownership Of a swarm
ordered that the owner should always
ring a bell when his bees swarmed, and,
ever since then, the good farmers wife
has been rushing out with ringing bells
whenever the bees ~swagfned, and the
fact that they settled verified, hi her
own mind. the belief that the bell did Il
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