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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

he is responsible to the council Tor the
disbursement Of the funds. The council
has the power to investigate the expend-
| iture Of money and to publish the result
of such investigation.
Other checks on civic management are
being brought to bear by state govern
ments in the form Of laws for the super
vision Of public utilities, as for example
In New York.
The people of city can have a good
government If they insist on 1t. and I'M
less they do insist they will not get it.
On this subject the Municipal Engineering
Magazine, in an article on "City Govern
pent by Commission" says:
Like every other business organiza-
zion, the city Is served as well as Its
stockholders. the voters, desire. II they
as whole do not know what they want
or what Is good they are at the mercy
Of the self-seeking men who play politics
tor the purpose Of concealing the real
issues and putting up those which will
take the voters eyes. The remedy is
education. Meantime. the palliation Ia to
be found In thorough checks upon the &C.
ton of the city's chosen representatives
and the localizing OF responsibility so
Of his wrong-doing or mistakes by shift
Ing 1t upon other shoulders"
Sound education will elevate the average
Intelligence and sense of responsibility in
electors. English cities arrive at this re-
suit by restricting the franchise by means
Of property qualification.
President Eliot of Harvard University
after an investigation Of the Galveston
or commission plan Of municipal govern
ment. Endorses it, and. writing on the sub
1ect Of ''City Government by Fewer Men"
in Worlds Work. on the evils of the
mayor-and-council system of administra-
ton says:
''The result of all these difficulties has
been that the entire business of a great
city is usually done in an uninteliigent
and inefficient way. and often in a dis
honest way. Direct municipal stealing
has been notorious, and indirect stealing
still more frequent and mischievous
Some of the worst injuries to the COM
munity, however, have been the result
rather of stupidity and Incompetence on
the part of the municipal authorities than
Of dishonesty. Schools have not been
provided in sufficient number or In the
right places; roads and bridges have
maintained: water systems have been fire.
quently polluted, and even left polluted
for long periods; the police department
has sometimes been so corrupt and Ill
disciplined as to become in parts of great
cities the ally of vice and the corruption
instead of the protector of society; pay
rolls have been padded; inspectors have
been unfaithful; unreasonable wages have
been paid for a bad days work and ex-
aggerated prices for street lamps and
other city supplies"
. An examination Of the government Of
many American cities ought to convince
many skeptical persons that the govern
ment Of Washington, despite certain draw
backs and sundry features, IL a good
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
THE DoCToR,CAPTAIM.

The captain scanned the sea 6ne land.
He used his stethoseope.
Then, Gwell-arTayed, hts scalpel blade
He polished with green soap.
"Aloftr' he cried, and gwelled with pyide.
let nurse lay out the course.
Let speed be made, the anchor Welehed-
On chemists scales, pefforce."
TO engineer. cap says. II hear
Much throbbing down below.
You can reduce those throha b. use
OF sedatfyes. and 80
I win prescribe and you'u imhibe p.
Some information new.
And, through With these, TN disguose
The chart tor cnurses true"
''The steering gear Is knocked way ciearw
The startled bo6in bawled-
s'My one best hints to bin In epltpfsl~
The gallant captain called
Then through the bath Of home pan
he steered, Just missed rock.
4 Jack tar pafed, said: when w sailsA
New York World.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
ALL ABoARDI

Hail! HALL The gangs all here
The gang that getteth aboard each year
The same old crew with the same old ''stew,"
That planneth to ride all the long year thru.
Hail! HALL Though the crowd ma: SCOT.
The cry still rings, I'VE will never ret of
But wen hold our seat down the long dry beat,
In spite OF the drouth and the hfstering heat
Hail! Hail! For the dear old cart:
All aboard for the New Years start;
Never dagon shall 60 in this wagon;
Never rider who getteth jag On. @
Hail! Hail! Rings the well-worn cry:
But the tongue gets thick and the pipes get dry I;
And alas and alack. when the cart gets back
Even the driver returns In hack.
Nashville Tennesseean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
THE new YEAR BOOK.

Look at the New Year Book bit.
Both you and you and yosi. and you
And tell me what you think Of 1t:
It's new. +
It opened up at 70 last night 49,.
Mayhap you heard the roar and ciapk 3.
And all Its pages still are white
Aud blank.
Today. no matter how you burn. -
Their meaning won't unfold for you;
Let 90 the leaves! No hand can turn y
Them through.
But day By day, as still as sleep,
And one by one, howe'er you rack
They will npfold; and Bone can keep ".-
Them back. s
And now's the First Wei, We be men
Born to our tasks and bred to fight
We lead our souls; 90 take the peu
And write.
And when this Tear Books done for NJ
And sealed for you beyond al wit,
Aay we be proud to read what we
Have writ!
-Richmond Times -Dispsed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Similarity.

Similarity.
In spite of all the cheers with which 1t
started. nineteen eight
Is pretty much the same as other years.
It only brings to popular attention. up to
date,
The usual hopes and customary fears.
The same philanthropists are handing
colleges their cash;
The ragtime song is sounding as Of yore:
Poor Boni Castellane's involved In enter
prises rash;
The yellow peril's knocking at our door
The presidential booms all wear a sweet
familiar look;
The Rockefeller fine is still unpaid.
TIE same old shock distinguishes the
most conspicuous book;
The same advertisements are still dis
played.
King Edward takes things easy and the
kaisers feeling blue:
They say revise the tariff" but they
won't.
We're still inquiring why our great men
do the things they do
And why they do not do the things they
don't.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
WHEN He RUNS.

A politician may descant
OF many things today
OF tafiR and the oyster plant,
Or Of the price Of hay.
The public veal, the cost Of steel,
The navy and its guns
But up and ask him where he stands
On prohibition. and, my lands.
He ups and runsl
4 politician may discourse
OF very many things,
Haranguing Us till he 10 hoafse
With all his hellowtngs,
OF Panama or better law
he ever may enthuse--
But up and ask him where he's at
On prohibition, and, my seat.
The gentleman skidoosi
Hes not afraid to come out bold
On issues that pertain
To party platfoFms-stivef, gold
Hes fearless IN the main.
He thinks aloud before q crowd
With dnely frenzied eyer
But up and ask him where he ID
On prohibition. and, gee-whis,
The politician dies. =.
st. Louis Post.Dispatch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Tom Johnson.
A dispatch from Lincoln. Neb.. says:

A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says:
Elm letter received today Mayor Tom
L. johnson declines an invitation to the
democratic dollar dinner of January Is for
the reason that the three-cent fare is to
go into effect on the street car lines OF
Cleveland on that date"
This is the proper spirit for reformer.
Patronize home reforms first. Mr.. john
sons loyalty to Mr.. Bryan's reforms is
not, and cannot be, questioned. He need
not travel hundreds of miles by railroad
to testify to that But his whole heart is
In this three-cent car fare business. and
having won the fight he should be at
home when the victory is celebrated. Mr..
Johnson overlooks no important point In
the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
The TRANSITION.

TO 1902 we would say good bye,
And let 1t 60 without single sigh
Because we couldn't stop Ii II we would;
30 signing wouldn't do bit OF good.
AM 1908. though we don't know its Style
~ yet, Wen greet with our most friendly smile,
Because we've got 10 take whate' err NAV come
And there's no use In starting out all gium.
Besides. we've stood years that have gone before
With strength to bear the strain upon our purse
AND It's not likely that In this one more
Prosperity IL going to set worse.
indianapolis News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
REQUITAL.

There was q time thought, dear,
That you gave al to me
Thy dawns and tender tvthghts,
And days Of melody.
But now that yen are lying
Beneath the wind-swept yua,
Ny lonely heart discovers
That gave all to you
Smart Set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Preference.

(which do you like best" asked the
man who is fond of animals. dogs or
horses?"
Dogs" answered young Mrs. Torkins
promptly. They don't lend themselves
to the schemes Of the bookmakers to get
Charleys money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Still Anxious.

$50 your financial apprehensions are
over?"
Not entirely" answered the man who
is never satisfied to be happy. u have
quit fretting about getting any money
out of the bank, and am now worrying
about how to get more in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

The announcement that he has gotten
the worst of 1t does not seem to exercise
much Of discouraging influence on J. B.
Foraker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Convinced.

do you believe that mosquitoes carry
malaria?"
mot the mosquitoes around here
answered Farmer Corntossel. They
couldn't possibly do it and be so healthy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

Possibly much of the gloom which Mr..
Cleveland perceives in the situation of an
ex-President is purely personal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

The battle between Fish and the Harri-
man forces has gotten far behind the
physical encounter stage and settled down
to genuine warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Self-Approyal.

your colleague has a certain amount
of vanity said one statesman.
Vanity" echoed the other. HE thinks
everybody ought to buy the city directory
because his name Is in it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

1t must be interesting to the Cinnamon
in western America to see SO many of
their old-time enemies, the Japanese, fig
uring in street rows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

Nearly every one discovers that it was
| impossible to think of all the resolutions
| that might have been made January !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

So silent man as Judge Parker would
be utterly defenseless If the convention
should take a notion to stampede and
nominate him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

On the whole, Admiral Evans should be
glad that there is not SO much enthusiasm
as to compel him to make speeches at the
way stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

Gov. John Johnson's friends think that
he is the man to obviate a certain fear of
too much Bryan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

The occasion will seem incomplete un-
less the Denver convention witnesses
some sort of boom for w. R. Hearst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

Mr.. Taft no doubt has hopes Of using
in future messages to Congress some of
the good things he says in his speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

The verdict against Editor Harden con-
firms the belief that Germany Is not al
ways inexpert in the use of whitewash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

In a little while men OF wealth will be
expected to compete for the distinguished
privilege Of contributing to campaign
funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

Much interest is now manifested In the
question OF first aid from the first assist
ant postmaster general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Question.

Now as the orators return
On duty at increase Of pay.
Since they have this much more to earn
VIII they have SO much more to say?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05

The government would seem to have
enough critics without trying to run a
newspaper.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17

In recent address before the con-
vention of mayors at Charlotte, the
mayor of Yorkville stated that his
town furnished electric lights at 6A
cents per kilowatt, and that the
power rate up to ten horse power
was as low as two cents per kilowatt.
Yorkville owns her water and light
plant, but we imagine their electric
current is not generated by steam,
else they could not furnish electricity
at the prices named. In Bamberg we
charge IL cents per kilowatt, and
find no big money in it at that price,
while The Bamberg Herald pays
seven cents a kilowatt and furnishes
generator and all equipment. We
have a generator at the cotton mill
here, with a private line to our Of
flee. We furnished the entire equip
ment and paid for the installation
and pay the mill seven cents a kilo-
watt to generate the current, and
the minimum charge to US is SO a
month. We can't see how Yorkville
furnishes power at two cents kilo-
watt, even if, as we suspect, they
purchase power from the Southern
Power Co., which has big plant on
the Catawba River, near Yorkville.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17
Lynching Feared.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 15.-The
usually quiet county of Stanly is in
a state Of intense excitement tonight
over the first case in the history Of
the county of criminal assault of a
white woman by negro, and it is
feared that there may be mob vio-
lence before tomorrow at Albemarle,
where Henry Young, colored, is in
Jail, having been beaten into uncon-
sciousness at the home Of John r.
Moss, near Whitney, late to-day by
Moss and George Letter, who, at
tracted to the home of Moss by the
screams of Mrs. Moss, found her in
the clutches of the negro, making
desperate efforts to reach the tele-
phone to call for help.
When the negro attacked Mrs.
Moss she ran into the house and
locked the doors. Young broke
down a door and entered, and seiz-
ing the woman, a desperate struggle
ensued. Upor the arrival of Moss
and Letter, they had struggle and
fist fight with the negro before they
subdued him. Sheriff Green was
called and took the prisoner to the
Jail at Albemarle, six miles away,
after he had been guarded for two
hours at the Moss home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17

Why wouldn't it be good idea
for the town of Bamberg to secure
the Carlisle Fitting School and es-
tablish there the high school and
commercial departments of our city
graded school? 1t will only be a
few years until an additional school
building is needed, and if the Fit
ting School property was secured
and used as above stated we would
have as fine school system as any
town in the State. Students would
then be attracted here from all over
the low country as no tuition would
be charged, the only expense being
for board in one of the halls. What
say our citizens? For our part, we
favor the plan. We know of moth
Ing which would benefit the town
more, and we believe if the plan
above outlined was carried out, ad-
ditional halls would have to be
built to accommodate the boarding
students who would come here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17
Subscriptions-By the year. $l:0'

Subscriptions-By the year. Sl.0O'
or 10 cents a month for less tnan
one year. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance. :,
Advertisements per 1nch
for first insertion, subsequent lnser-
tions so cents per inch. Legal ad-
vertisements at the rates allowed oy
law. Local notices 8 cents the line
for first insertion, cents line Tor
subsequent insertions. Wants ana
other advertisements under speclal
head, l cent a word each insertion.
Liberal contracts made for three, Six
and twelve months. Write for rates.
Obituaries, tributes Of respect, reso-
lutions, cards of thanks, and all no
tees of a personal or political char
ccter are charged for as regular ad-
vertising. Contracts for advertising
not subject to cancellation after first
insertion.
Communications-We are always
glad to publish news letters or those
pertaining to matters Of public inter-
est. We require the name and ad-
dress of the writer in every case.
No article which is defamatory or
extensively personal can find place In
our columns at any price, and we are
not responsible fol-, the opinions e8-
pressed in any communication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17
COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS.

"I amt never had no chance -
These words in the valedictory OF
Mr.. J. T. Bigham, who retired two
weeks ago from the editorship OF
the Chester Lantern, expresses exact
ly the feelings of the editor of this
newspaper and we have wanted to
say something along this line since
his article appeared, but we have
simply not had time. Often have
we desired and still long to be in a
position where we can edit a news
paper as we believe it should be-,
without being called on for so many
other duties. AS it is, we are any
thing and everything from Office boy
to editor-printer, pressman, book
keeper, salesman, and so on and so
on-in fact our work is like a wo-
mans: never done. Were we to tell
of the many different things we do in
one day most people would not be-
lieve US, and yet we are not differ
ent from the average country news
paper editor. We never find time to
edit our papers carefully because OF
the pressing demands of the mechan-
ical and business departments.
Few country newspaper. men there
are who are not overworked, and the
reason is that their income is not
sufficient to employ enough compe-
tent help. Too few of us know what
our work is worth, and we do entire
ly too much free work, which costs
us money and yet we do not seem to
realize it.
This editor does not lose sight of
the fact that newspaper is in a
measure a public servant, and there
fore cannot expect remuneration for
all the service it renders, but it is
nevertheless true that if the average
weekly editor would employ real
ness methods in the management OF
his business he would materially in
crease his income.
But the real reason is there are
too many newspapers, and as re-
suit too much price-cutting, poorly
edited and printed newspapers, and
overworked, always-hard-up editors.
Most county seat towns in South
Carolina cannot do more than fur
nish enough business for one first
class newspaper, and yet how many
have two in the same town, with
others possibly in the county. And
so it goes. There they all are, doing
no more than holding soul and body
together, hanging on by the skin OF
the teeth as it were, eking out a pre-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17

We want to print a semi-weekly
paper after January, but we cannot
do it unless our merchants will
keep up their advertising. During
last spring and summer we had to
cut down to four pages because ad-
vertising dropped of so after jan
uary, and we can only print a four
page weekly if we do not get a
number Of yearly contracts from To-
cal advertisers. AS it is, we have a
lot of advertising during the three
fall months, and for the other nine
months of the year we have very lit
tie. It rests with the business men
of Bamberg as to whether they will
have a semi-weekly newspaper or
not. We have the equipment to give
it to them, but we must have. more
business throughout the year-not
spasmodic advertising during a few
months, but contracts running every
week in the year. We do not ex-
pect to make money out of the ven
ture. All we want to do is to come
out even, but we cannot, print a
semi-weekly at a loss. We have re-
duced our advertising rates for ad-
vertisements to run twice-a-week,
and will soon call on our merchants
to ask them for yearly contracts. If
they respond as they should, Bam-
berg will have a semi-weekly paper,
but if we do not get the advertising
patronage we cannot afford the ad-
ditional expense.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17
BUSINESS GOOD.

We are glad to hear from our mer-
chants that trade has been so good
this fall, and from the reports we get
from our business men generally, no
doubt Bamberg's merchants have
sold more goods this fall than ever
before. We are delighted to hear
this, as it shows that our merchants
are reaching out for new business
and that the trade of the town is be-
ing extended.
There is no reason why business in
Bamberg should not increase. We
have the territory to draw trade
from, and all we have to do is to go
out after it. We are pleased to know
that our town is getting to be
known as the best shopping center
in this section.
Our merchants should do more
advertising, and thereby extend the
territory from which they draw
trade, for The Herald circulates
largely in four counties: Bamberg,
Barnwell, Orangeburg, and Colleton,
with a number of subscribers in
Hampton. Come in and look at our
subscription list, and you will see
why advertising in The Herald pays
so well.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17

carious existence, with no capital to
make improvements in their plant
many of them having only a shirttal1
full of type and the bare necessities
needed for printing a newspaper,
oftentimes quarreling like dogs over
a bone, having no fixed rates for ad-
vertising or job work, but taking
any price they can get, with an hum
BILE, servile attitude toward the pub
lie, taking pay for subscriptions in
produce, wood, or anything they can
get, and agreeing to trade OUT with
the merchant the amount of his ad-
vertising bill. Is the picture over
drawn? Answer truthfully and about
seventy-fve per cent. of the weekly
editors will agree with us.
But there is a remedy. Improve
your paper, make it newsy, print 1t
neatly, use attractive type faces If
you have to go in debt to buy it, find
out what your work is worth and
charge accordingly, have fixed rates
and make all customers pay the same
prices. Some of you editors quit the
newspaper business. Go to farming.
It's a blamed sight more healthy and
Independent.
Good advice, all of this, possibly
you will say. Maybe so, and the
writer ought to take every bit of it to
himself. But will he do it? We
guess not.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17

If every man in Bamberg county
who carried a pistol was fined ten
dollars the public treasury would be
so replete with money that we would
have to levy very little taxes next
year.-Bamberg Herald. Why don't
you report some of them to the grand
5ury?-Anderson Advocate. Be
cause it's, not our business in the first
place, and the grand jury knows as
much about it already as we do. If
you think sit's a newspaper mans
duty, why don't you report the pis-
tol toters of Anderson?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-17

Every few days some merchant OF
the town tells us of having a Gus
toner come in his store and tell him
that he came in to buy because he
saw the merchants ad. in The
Herald. That is the right way for
our readers to do. The merchant
appreciates it, and naturally he
takes extra care to give good values
and make a permanent customer.
Always tell the merchant you saw
his ad. in The Herald. It helps the
as we'll as the customer.