The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29
Visit to Columbia.
Ramhers. July 26th. 1909.

| BamDerS, July lotn, 15VS.
Mr.. Editor, Dear Sir: Spent q
short and very pleasant visit in Co.
Ilumbia. The city is spreading her
wings on all sides, as if in race for
growth, progress and Improvement.
If not in the lead, she is endeavorlng
to hold her place, whatever of prog
ress she may have attained in recent
years. This is most evident when
you see how she has and is improv-
ling some of her streets, which are
smooth and beautiful, over which the
ever-present auto skins along most
gracefully. The contrast is great,
should you drive over some of the
other streets which have not been
worked upon.
Had the pleasure of riding over
some of the public roads leading out
from the city into the suburbal coun-
try. This was indeed pleasant, for
the roads were quite smooth and in
good repair.
There is nothing more clearly in
dicative of the material progress OF
country than to mark the condition
of her public roads. AS they are so
| is the status of the State and country.
Not only do good roads show mate
rial growth, but in their wake will
follow sooner or later other benefits,
such as moral, social and educational
endeavors, which will lift us to a
higher plane of hristian civilization.
Lest l stray from my first thoughts,
let us return to the city, and let US
| take a stroll down one of the quiet
streets. Here we are on high emf
nence, overlooking much of the city
that lies below. See that panorama
of landscape and the beautiful seen
cry spread out before us. See the
extensive valley, where meanders
the great Congaree as it breaks
through the hills and with mighty
flood flows on to the sea. Now, look
far beyond this broad expanse of ter
ritory to the Southern boundary and
you may see the smoking hills in
Lexington county, now composing
part of the new county, Calhoun. AS
l. you look upon those far-off hills you
are ready to exclaim:
&c 'Tis distance lends enchantment to
to the view,
And clothes the mountains in their
azure hue"
And so it really is, for only few
years since, while surveying the baby
county, I had to traverse those
rough, rocky, rugged hills. Wearied
and exhausted from tramping over
those steep hill sides, I did not then
enjoy the poet view, unless it was
when tried and fatigued we
would ever and awhile stop, and,
bending low to mother earth, drink
of the pure, cold crystal waters,
which those hills so abundantly sup
fply.
AS l was standing near the old
college I could not resist the inclina-
ton to go within it's sacred enclos-
ure To me these venerable walls
are more than to the casual visitor.
Here it was, in the early years of the
last century, that my father and his
brothers attended college. Visiting
these hallowed grounds, I am only
| following close in the foot prints
where they once stood in all the
vigor of their young manhood. Dear
old college! Since the days Of the
learned DR.. Thos. Cooper, and those
that have followed in his place, what
good has each one in his time done
for the young men that have gone
out from these classic walls? 1t can
not be estimated. For, in addition
to what it has been to each individ-
ual, that light has gone out far be-
yond the confines of their own State,
and there is not State in all our
Southern land where the influence
for good has not been felt. Dr..
Mitchell, who now stands at the head
| of this great institute of learning,
with clear and penetrating mind,
looking to the best interest OF the
college and his adopted State, he Is
now exerting his able and best ef-
forts in the cause of prohibition. We
may run our schools and pay our
taxes to some extent, but count the
cost and we are at a great discount.
LIT may be asked should we 60 dry
will we be better off? Hardly possi-
BILE to be in a worse condition than
we are. In the no-licensed State OF
Maine, about the size of our State,
there are few murders committed.
How is it in our State? There is
surely room for improvement. Let
|us not stop to consider the few or
many dollars that may be lost to our
schools, when life and liberty is in
volved. When hard pressed, Nelson,
the great naval commander, cried
out: England expects every man
to do his duty" So, at this crisis our
land and beloved State is cry
ing out to each and every good citi-
zen conscientiously to do their duty.
Consider the common country, and
what may temporarily benefit any in
dividual.
L. n. BELLINGER.
Arrested on Fraud Charge.
Charleston, July 22.-The postof-
flee department has determined to
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