The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-09-16
STATE HOUSE AND GROUNDS.
Much to Interest the VisitOr.-SOme
of the Things to be Seen.


of the Things to be Seen.
Most States call their administra-
tive buildings the capitol, but South
Carolina calls hers the State house. 1t
is we'll named, it is the building that
concerns the whole State and all the
people in it. This is shown by the
constant numbers of visitors that are
always going over the building.
Whenever the people come from 9TH
or parts of the State they always 60
over the State house, they feel that
they are interested in it, and they
want to see it. There was an excur-
sion down from the upper part OF the
State a few days ago, and hundreds
visited the building. One of the
men in the governors Office said he
spent most all day showing visitors
over the building, but he was glad to
do it; they were all interested.
In the secretary of States Office
are many objects of interest, and a
great many too in the Office of the
secretary of the historical commits
sion. The supreme court room is OF
interest, and 50 is the library up
stairs. The view from the library
windows is fine. The senate cham
ber and the house of representatives
are well worth visiting, but they are
closed most of the time, except when
the legislature is in session. A place
to be looked at is the outside west
wall, just above the windows OF the
governors Office. Here are yet to be
seen, marks where Sherman's shells
hit when he fired on Columbia before
he crossed the river and occupied the
city in his famous march to the sea.
Inside the downstairs hall OF the
State house are to be seen some OF
the largest pieces of single stone IN
the world. for many of the giant pill
lars are all one piece of granite. In
deed, it is said that this State house
contains more monoliths of their size
OF any building. A monellth IS a
solid unbroken pillar or. monument
OF stone.
The State house grounds this year
are especially beautiful. The great
square-it comprises four city blocks
lis we'll grassed with every here and
there beds of bright celored flowers.
On the grounds every here and there
are beds of bright colored flowers
that show up well against the dark
green. There are dozens of orna-
mental. trees on the grounds, and be-
zzsides there are many more OF the
commoner varieties Of trees. At diff
ferent points on the grounds are va
rious monuments, at one point is an
historic grave; there is one large
cannon that came as trophy from
the war with Spain, and many small
5er guns from the bygone days. The
grounds are pleasing; and several
hours could we'll be spent on the
state house and grounds together.
The governors Office is in way
the centre of the State, and the
events of that Office are an index to
the times. Last fall the great cry
was diversity your crops Up to
now grain had been a negligible fac
tor in this State, and wheat almost
unthought of. Now, however, comes
8 letter to the governor asking to
inform the writer what is lawful
toll for grinding wheat. The answer
is found in sections 1887 and 1888
of Vol. / of the code Of 1912, which
reads:
S...2387. No person shall take
more toll for grinding wheat, rye, or
any other grain into good meal or
-four than one eighth part OF any
quantity under ten bushels, and for
ten bushels, or any quantity above
at one time brought, one tenth part
only; and for all grain as aforesaid
chopped for hominy, feeding stock
or for distilling, one sixteenth part. y
1s23SS. ANY person or persons
taking more than lhereinbefore di-
rected shall be subject to pay a fine
to an amount to ten times the value
Of the toll so taken, to be recovered
in most summary way before the
nearest magistrate; one half to the
prosecutor and the other half to the
person aggreiyed.
Those Stranded Tourists.