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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that upon
the written petition Of more than
one third of the resident electors,
and a like proportion of the resident
freeholders of Hutto School District
No. 6, of Bamberg county, S. c., of
the age of 21 years, an election will
be held at G.. E. Hutto's mill on
Wednesday, February %, 1910, for
the purpose of levying special
school tax of 2 mills on all real and
personal property in Hutto School
District No. 6. Only such electors
as return real or personal property
for taxation, are residents Of Hutto
School District No. 6, and exhibit
their tax receipts and registration
certificates, as required in general
elections, shall be allowed to vote.
Electors favoring the levy of 2
mills special tax will cast a ballot
containing the word Eyes" printed or
written thereon, and electors opposed
to the levying of the 2 mills special
tax will cast a ballot containing the
word mo" printed or written thereon
The polls will be opened at 7 a. m.
and close at p. m.
J. B. Padgett, A. Bessinger, and
J. H. Hutto are appointed managers
to conduct said election.
R. w. D. ROWELL,
S. G. MAYFIELD,
J. H. A. CARTER,
County Board of Education.
Bamberg, S. c., Feb. 10th, 1910.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
Good Ship ''South Carolina"

The battleship South Carolina will
very probably arrive in Charleston
on April 10. Gov. Ansel has received
letter from A. F. Fechteler, in
charge of the Dreadnaught, with
reference to the presentation of the
silver service. The silver service
commission will meet in a few days
to decide on the date of presentation.
The following is the letter received
by Governor Ansel:
Dear Sir: I have just returned
from Philadelphia, where I straight
ened out a number of matters in con-
nection with the South Carolina.
'.Will our arrival at Charleston on
April 10, to remain there five days,
be satisfactory? The silver service
can then be presented on any day
between the 10th and 18th. If this
time is entirely agreeable let me
know and also inform the secretary
of the navy. I shall call on Senator
Smith this afternoon and tell him of
my letter to you. The senator saw
Secretary Meyer the other day about
the presentation.
81 am in receipt of a letter from
Mrs. Bratton, of Guthriesville, stat
ing that the D. A. R. of South Caro-
lima wish to present a State flag i'm
mediately after the ceremony in con-
nection with the presentation Of the
silver service, and asking when we
will be there. I shall inform her of
the date after it has been fixed by
YOU"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
Published every Thursday in The

Published every InurSQay III ue
Herald building, on Main street, in
the live and growing City of Bam-
berg, being issued from printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
genthaler linotype machine, cylinder
press, folder, two jobbers, all run by
electric power, with other material
and machinery in keeping, the whole
equipment representing an invest
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Advertisements per inch
for first insertion, subsequent lnser-
tions so cents per inch. Legal ad-
vertisements at the rates allowed by
law. Local reading notices 10 cents
q line each insertion. Wants and
other advertisements under special
head, l cent a word each insertion.
Liberal contracts made for three, six,
and twelve months. Write for rates.
Obituaries, tributes of respect, reso-
buttons, cards of thanks, and all no.
tices of a personal or political char
acter are charged for as regular ad-
vertising. Contracts for advertising
not subject to cancellation after first
insertion.
Communications are always
glad to publish news letters of 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 for the opinions ex-
pressed in any communication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
MODERN POLITICAL METHODS.
Used by Successful Candidates of
Present Time.

Used by Successful Candidates OF
Present Time.
Possibly no political campaign in
New York city in years has been at
tended by a greater use of advertis-
ing space of various kinds and de-
scriptions than the one which ended
recently with the election of Judge
Gaynor to the mayoralty and the
defeat of the remainder of the Tam
many ticket. Figures as to the total
amount of money expended are not
available, but it is safe to say that
the total amount spent for paid pub
licity for the numerous candidates
was many thousands of dollars.
A marked feature Of this years
electioneering through the ordinary
channels of advertising was the use
of newspapers, hundreds of columns
of space in which were utilized for
display ads and reading notices, set
ting forth the promises and virtues
of the leading aspirants to office and
for calling attention to mass-meet-
ipgs. The space varied from few
inches to a full page, used in the
concluding hours of the contest by
the managers of the Barnard cam
paign in list of morning and even
ing papers. This one ad alone is said
to have cost nearly $4,000.
One of the largest items of adver-
tising expense to both Tammany and
the fusion forces was incurred in pub
fishing and sending out through the
mails enormous quantities of their
official campaign booklets. Tammany
and the Barnard managers sent cop
les of their booklets to most of the
voters in the greater city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
DRAINAGE ITEM THROWN OUT.
Lever Much Disturbed
by an Act of the House.

Washington, February 5.-Repre-
sentative Lever is much disturbed be-
cause of the fact that during the con-
sideration of the agricultural appro-
priation bill on Thursday Represen
tative Perkins, of New York, made a
point of order against the item in
the bill which carried the appropri-
alton for the continuance Of work OF
drainage Investigations, and thus
knocked it out of the bill. Mr.. Lever
made a strong but unsuccessful per-
sonal appeal to Mr.. Perkins to with
draw the point of order and permit
this work to go on.
This is a division of the depart
ment which is doing especially fine
work in South Carolina, areas hav-
ing been investigated and reported
upon near Charleston, Georgetown,
and Columbia, and requests are now
on file for surveys near Columbia and
on James Island.
Unless this item can be put back
in the bill when it reaches the Sen
ate, the good work of this division
and all it meant to the lower part of
South Carolina will have to be dis
continued. Mr.. Lever called this
matter to the attention of Senator
Simmons of North Carolina to-day
in a conference with him and ex-
pressed the hope that the Senate
committee would act favorably upon
his suggestion that this item of $780,
900, involving so much to the swamp
lands of the country, be acted upon
favorably by the committee. Unless
this is done no more such investiga-
tions will be made after June 80,
1910.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
OUR GRADED SCHOOL.

Last fall the trustees of the Bam-
berg graded school levied fee upon
pupils of $500 per session, which
was made necessary by the loss OF
dispensary profits, this fee being alb
solutely necessary to maintain the
school. Most of the patrons have
paid this fee, but some have not
The trustees have prepared a state
ment showing all probable income
for the school from all sources, and
even with this there will be deficit
at the close of school in June of $4OC
or more. And this deficit will exist
even; if every patron pays this fee
Heretofore we had not paid this fee
for the reason we did not like this
way of raising money to run the
school. However, we have put aside
our ideas in the matter, and expec
to pay whatever assessments thu
trustees may levy upon the patrons
because we USllSfc IL lS 6oOo SAIAHSA
ship to hold up the hands of thu
trustees who are doing a thankles'
public work at a sacrifice of time ant
other interests. They have a hare
proposition to handle. and it is nj
more their school than it is that o
ever tax payer and patron in th'
district. Money is needed-this il
no time to discuss what would have
been best or what did not exactly sui
you. The school must be maintained
it is your school-your childrel
are attending it, and it is PROPOSE
'tion which every patron must face
Therefore we urge every patron to a
once pay the fee levied by the board
for it is necessary for the interest
of the school.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10

Tennessee bids fair to pass all the
other Southern States in educational
progress. In addition to the three
million dollars raised by the counties
themselves for public education, a
new law sets apart 25 per cent. Of
the gross revenue of the State for
educational purposes, and the towns
getting the location of the three new
normal schools, Memphis, Murfrees-
boro, and Johnson City, together
pledged more than a million dollars
apiece in order to secure their loca-
tion.-Progressive Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10

If there is any one man who makes
us good and tired it is the fellow
who will not improve his methods OF
farming lest there should be an
''over-production" of farm products.
Over-production indeed, with South
ern children living on corn bread
Western bacon and black molasses
when they should have vegetables
and fruits and butter and eggs every
day in the year! The great trouble
is non-production of many things that
should be staples on every farm
Progressive Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
Preacher Shot While Praying.

Lancaster, Feb. Last night
while the Rev. VIM. Mcdonald, pas
tor of the colored Baptist church,
of Waxhaw, just across the line in
North Carolina, was on his knees en-
gagged in prayer in front of the pull
pit of his church and surrounded by
his congregation, three pistol shots
rang out on the night air, one going
wild and two striking the minister
in his left side, one inficting wound
that is serious, though not necessari-
ly fatal. The shots were fired
through the rear window of the
church, and all were aimed at the
colored preacher, one inficting the
fearful wound, a second striking his
watch and glancing and the third
burying itself in the floor. The con-
gregation Immediately dispersed.
No clues were discovered, no one in
the confusion being able to find out
anything. The shooting took place
while all heads were bowed in prayer,
and hence no one saw the face at the
window. 1t is presumed that some
enemy of the minister fired the shots,
although it was generally believed
in the town that he had none.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
MEAT MARKET

If you want the best meats obtain
able, call on the market in rear of
j. d. Copeland's store, second door
to his warehouse, opposite the arte-
sian well, Broad street, or phone No.
7S and tell us your wants, which will
be filled at reasonable prices. A
trial order will convince you that
this is the place to get your fresh
meats. Prompt delivery. also buy
beef cattle, pork, hogs, hides, chick
ems and eggs.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
Thursday, February 10, 1910

The Columbia Record now comes
cut as twelve page paper, carrying
the full press dispatches of the AS
sociated Press, and printed on a new
stereotype press of the latest pattern.
The Record is growing right along,
and Editor Hoyt is to be congratu-
lated on the paper he is building up.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10

Unless you have very carefully
selected your own seed corn, cotton,
tobacco, etc., it is getting time to
arrange for some improved varieties
to plant this year. The finest illus
tration of the meaning of improved
seeds is furnished by taking the
measly little dwarf tomatoes of a
generation or so ago, when they were
called '1ove apples" and thought un-
fit for food, and comparing them
with the beautiful and luscious va
rieties everywhere grown to-day. The
difference between improved seed
corn, cotton, tobacco, etc., and the
scrub varieties you have been grow
ing may mean the difference between
profit and loss in your 1910 farming.
Progressive Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
Limit FREE POSTAGE,
Hitchcock Will Supply Special
Stamps Instead Of Franks and
Save Millions.

Observation-Disclosures that one
Eof the greatest sources of loss to
the Postoffice Department lies in
The existing method of franking
government mail matter without
check, Postmaster General Hitch
cock has taken the first step toward
the condition. He ap-
proved the issuance of a special
stamp and stamped envelopes for
use instead of franks in the trans
mission of official mail, resulting
from the business of the new postal
savings system. Eventually Mr..
Hitchcock hopes to extend the re-
form to all branches of the govern
Ement service.
In the past the transmission of
government and official mail under
franks has cost the government mil
lions Of dollars a year. Astounding
abuses of the privilege have been
noted from time to time. The re-
form is part of the general plan by
which Mr.. Hitchcock expects even
tually to place the Postoflce De-
partment on a self-sustaining basis,
wiping out an annual deficit of sew
eral million dollars.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
aim 10 UNITE CHURCHES
Triennial Convention Of Episcopal
Church Initiates Movement
Morgan Gives 100000.

Cincinnati.-A gift of 100000 to
the campaign fund for the worlds
conference on church unity, made
by ]. p. Morgan, served as a fitting
climax at the close of the triennial
convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal church.
Mr.. Morgan was named as treas
urer, Of the movement to raise the
funds required to bring about
what is hoped will be the greatest
worlds conference of Christian
churches Throughout the universe.
The joint commission created to
call a world conference on Christian
faith and order was organized and
is preparing to take immediate
action. The Right Rev. Charles An
derson, D.. D., bishop Of Chicago,
was chosen president; ]. Pierpont
Morgan, treasurer, and Robert H.
Gardiner, Me-, secretary. A COM
mittee on place and scope, consist
ing Of the Rev. w. T. Manning OF
New York, Bishop Anderson of
Chicago, Bishop Brent of the Philip
pines, Bishop Kinsman Of Delaware,
the Rev. P. M. Rhinelander of Cam
bridge, Mass, Francis Lynde Stet-
son of New York and r. d. Gardiner,
were appointed with instructions to
prepare a statement as to the OBJ
ieets and methods Of procedure.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
FRIENDS RESCUE DOOMED MAN
Mountaineer Under Sentence 6
Death is Set Free.

.Lovingtson, Va. = M%ountaineer
friends of John Moore, under SEN
tence to be e%lectrocuted for the muir
der of Frank Howl, descended upon
the Nelson county Jail here, storm
ed the building and rescued the
prisoner. 1t is supposed that he
was taken to the mountains and lib
Grated.
Moore was condemned to pay the
death penalty by electrocution at
Richmond o n November Is. He
had been convicted of having muir
dered Frank Howl in Nelson county
last May. Many of the m%ountaineer
friends of the condemned man be-
lieved him innocent. The only tele-
phone wire leading into the Sec
ton of the county where he crime
was committed and where Moore's
friends live was cut before the res
cue operations began. This leads
to the belief that Moore has been
carried there to be liberated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
RATE PROVISIONS
Section 4 of Interstate Cofi-
merce TO be Enforced.
NO CHANGE UNTIL FEB. Ii, 1911.
Carriers May File Higher Rates Pro-
vided They Do Not Discriminate
Against intermediate Points High
er Than on August II, 1910.

Washington.-In a formal order
issued the Interstate Commerce
Commission announces its intention
to administer strictly Section 4 (the
long and short-haul provision of
the recently amended interstate
commerce act. The order was the
outgrowth of a hearing held by the
commission many days ago ON the
matter of the application of inter-
state carriers generally for relief
under the long and short-haul pro-
vision.
By the terms of the order there
will be no change in the existing
status or in the present reports. Of
carriers until February II, 1911.
They may file with the commission
such changes in rates and tariffs as
ordinarily would be filed in the
course of their business under the
present rate basis or adjustments.
This accords to the transportation
companies the right to file higher
rates or fares to intermediate points
and through rates or fares higher
than the combinations of the inter-
mediate rates or fares, provided that
in so doing the discrimination
against intermediate points is not
made greater than in existence on
August II, 1910.
The commission says that through
this permission, it does not neces-
sarily approve any rates or fares
that may be filed, all of them being
held subject to complaint,
1t is ordered that the commission
reaffirm its previously expressed
view that a thorough rate or fare
that is higher than the combination
of the interstate rates CT fares is
prima facie unreasonable and will
insist upon the application of that
principle at the earliest possible
date in every instance except pos
sible extreme and very unusual
cases."
This is understood by the COM
mission to mean that only in extra
ordinary conditions will it exercise
it's authority conferred by Congress
to permit in it's discretion, technical
violations of the long and short-haul
provision.
Tba ordor nrovidoc that sI1ch car.
riers as may desire to be relieved OF
the requirements of Section 4 OF
the act shall file with the commits
sion on or before February II, 18Th,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
Inventor Of stereotype Dead.

Washington. : Willard Stephen
Whitmore, inventor of the papier
mache matrix process of stereotyp-
ing used by nearly every newspaper
in the country, and from which in
vention he gained no material bene-
fit, is dead at his home here, aged
SO. He was born in Laporte, Ind,
and was founder of the Saltwater,
Minnesota, Gazette, and Minneapolis
Chronicle, then the only paper in
Minneapolis, which later was con-
solidated with the Tribune. AT the
time Of his death Mr.. Whitmore held
opposition as %stereotyper in the Gov
eminent printing office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
BIG SUM FOR Y. NJ. C. A.
Rockefeller Gives S54O,OOO-Work
Will be Expanded.

Washington = Contributions OF
100000 for the worldwide expan-
sion of the Young Mems Christian
Association, $4,000. of which was
given by John D. Rockefeller, were
announced at the conference of the
Young Mems Christian workers in
the east room of the White House.
President Taft addressed the dele
gates and heartily endorsed the or
g%anization.
Mr.. Rockefeller's gift, rendered on
the condition that a like amount be
raised, was met by contributions
from many laymen interested in the
movement, among them John Wan
namaker.
Dr.. John R. Mott, general secre-
tary of the Worlds Student Chris
tian federation, outlined a pro-
gramme for the expansion of the
movement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
DAVID B. HILL is E A
Became Famous as a Political Lead
With Cleveland.

Albany, N. Y.-David Bennett Hill
died at his country home, Wolfert's
Roost. He had been ill nearly three
weeks with a cold and a bilious at
tack bit his condition had not been
considered serious. He was sitting
up in bed to take a drink of water
when he was seized with an acute
diliationef the heart. Death quickly
followed with no one but a nurse at
his bedside.
Mr.. Hill had long been a sufferer
from Bright's disease, which primar-
lily brought upon him the condition
that endedsin his death.
Governor White issued a procla-
nation requesting hal the flags up
on all the public buildings of the
State be displayed at half-mast until
shutdown on the day of Senator
Hills funeral and that the citizens
of the State unite in appropriate
marks of respect to his memory.
ut is with sincere sorrow that l
announce the death of David Ben
nett Hill, former Governor of the
State of New York. said Governor
White. This sad event marks the
close of a remarkable career. For
more than5thirty years David Ben
nett Hill was a prominent figure in
the public life of the State. . /.
The force of his personality i'm
pressed itself not only upon the
people of New York but upon the
whole country, and at the expiration
of his final term as Governor he
became the candidate of his party
in the State of New York for the
presidential nomination before the
Democratic national convention. AS
United States Senator from 1891 to
1897, he found an ample opportun-
ity for the exercise of his skill as a
parliamentarian, his brilliant pow
ers as an orator and his uncommon
gifts as a leader of men,"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
VITAL PALMEITO EVENTS
Euondsensed News items Of General
Interest Gathered Within The
State boundary Lines.
POPULATION.
Increased 24.7 Per Cent-Charleston
Only 81 Per Cent.

Only 81 Per Cent.
The population of Columbia, ac-
cording to the census of 1910 is &c.
$40, an increase of 5,2i1 over that
shown in 1900, which was 2i,108;
The per cent. of increase was 24.f
as compared with an increase OF
37.5 per cent. from 1890 to 1900. 1t
will surprise all Carolinaians' no
doubt, to learn. that the city grew
more rapidly between 1890 and
1900 than between 1900 and 1910.
The increase in population in the
former decade was 5,755 as against
5,2t1 in the latter period. It will
be seen that while the per cent. OF
increase was one.third greater in
iS9O-t9OO the acutal gain in popu-
lation was only about 500 greater.
While every one knows that the
actual population of Columbia is
much greater than 26,319, yet the
geomtrical line which is fixed by
the city's charter stands between
Columbia and its full credit in the
matter of population. Waverley,
Shandon, Brooklyn and one or two
other suburbs should be included in
any population figures of the city,
but the census bureau has not yet
compiled the figures of these smaller
places and they Can not be given.
Gharleston's growth in the past ten
years has been 3,O26, making that
city's present population 1888, as
against 55,807 in 1900, and 1885 in
1890. The increase in that city from
1890 to 1900 was 1852, or i.6 per cent,
while its increase from 1900 to 1910
was 5.4 per cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
Completely Pauperlzed.

Albert W. Hebberd, New York's
charity expert, said at a recent din
ner:
"The great danger Of charity 10 its
pauperizing effect. This effect must
be avoided, or the recipients will all
become Jack Ranches. ,
Jack Hanch, ON the score OF bad
health, never worked, and the pastor
of the Methodist church, a man whose
heart sometimes outran his head, sent
the idler and his family weekly gifts
of food and clothing-supported the.
whole crew, In fact.
"a church visitor, after listening to
Jacks complaints n day, said:
Eyes, Of course, you have had bad
health, we know that; but one thing
at least you ought to be thankful for,
and that is our pastors kindness In
sending you all this bread and meat
and Jelly and blankets. and 80 on
Don't you. think it is good OF him TO
look after you so well?'
Good Of him?' said Jack, imps,
tiently. why, what's he for?'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-10-26
yicim of Niqht Riders Dead.

Paducah, Ky:-Henry Bennett,
formerly a prosperous farmer Of
Dyckusburg, KY, died at Metropolis,
ILL.,, from complications believed to
have resulted from a whipping ad-
ministered by night riders in Feb
ruary, 1908. At that time Mr.. Ben
nett was dashed with thorn switches
and numerous small thorns were
imbedded in his body. Mr.. Ben
nett entered suit for $4,000 dam
ages in the Federal Court against
the alleged night riders, which has
NOT vet been decided.