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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-22
Judge Gary Badly Hurt.

Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary,
Of the supreme conrt of South Caro-.
lima, while ont horseback riding at
Abbeville the past week, was over
come with vertigo aud fell from his
horse in the upper part of the city.
John Ferguson, who was coming IN
from his farm, found Judge Gary and
carried him home. No bones were
broken, but Judge Gary was long
time in gaining consciousness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

ground in that state of great resource
es and large ideas. The demand for
the half cent comes from those Sec
lions of the country where the strug-
gle for existence is becoming more
difficult and where the subdivisions OF
business and competition in prices
cause the loss Of even half cent in
making change to be serious matter.
There are many things sold for cent
which would be sold for a half cent
if such a coin existed. The dollars
would probably take care Of them
selves better If the half cant We're In
existence to be taken care of than
they are now, when the cent is the
least coin that can be looked after To
add the half cent to our coins would
increase the profits of small dealers
and the possible economies to that
class of people who are obliged to
make small purchases. AS 1t is now,
either the seller or purchaser in these
small dealings, which by their number
are of great Importance, loses or gains.
To save cent each day amounts to
s3.65 year, and to save half cent
each day effects saving Of one-halt
of the same. The country should have
the half cent.-Bankers' Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
HALF CENTS WANTED.
Demand Is sprinslng Up for small'

Demand Is springlng Up for Smaller
Coins than Now Circulate.
The coinage of the half cent is be-
ing demanded from numerous quar-
tiers. In the early history OF the coun-
try this coin did not seem to be need
ed. Business had not reached the de-
gree Of division and specialization that
rendered 1t useful. In all new coun-
tries, where resources have to be de-
veloped, there is a disregard for detail
and of small things. AS civilization
progresses and population increases
the trading and every day business is
done on finer lines. Convenient small
coins for use in small transactions
conduce to economy and saving. In
California of the pioneer days there
were no coins less than a dime All
transactions In which change could
not exactly be made, less than a dime
caused loss to one side and gain to
the other. For long time California
affected to despise nickels, but the
advantage of making closer and juster
change gradually recommended itself
and now even the copper cent is gaining
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
"A Dublia
+ nr',v1 *

A visit to the dahlia farm of II. T.
citation to any save commercial
grower or an enthusiastic, up-to-date
fancier of the flower. The dahlia has
had its ups and downs of popularity,
but since that general fever of enthu-
siasm when the European gardeners
had at last succeeded in semi-doubling
and doubling the new conner from
Mexico, garden lovers, true flower
deyotees. have mostly been cold, when
they We're not hostile, to the florists
flower, the big. top-heavy round-upon-
round of petals futed and quilted with
depressing uniformity. Even its
velvet surface, its superb tinting. its
fantastic freakishRess of color COM
blnations, even the pictorial helpful
ness of the plant in the garden scheme
and even that strongest argument, its
long season OF bloom, rising to its
greatest splendor after the autumn
rains, failed to win it any warmth of
appreciation. That came first from
oi lAoIit olSSCi nilS uOWel iUSSIS w ZIG
single dahlia, when modern taste and
feeling began to insist upon their
restoration to their true place in the
garden.
But that appreciation has persistent
iy remained "cayiare to the general"
and the dahlia in any form, so infre-
quently and scantily appears in the
ordinary gardens that q farm devoted
to its culture seems as if it must be
an indulgence to the craze OF wholly
monumental specialist. But MIR.
Burt's seven acres of dahlias mean
business and as, beginning with a
single plant, he has gone on to the
LEGO varieties that crowd these acres
and has been dozen years in the
work, it is plain that dahlias have a
standing and future. All kinds there
have been,but the addition of the cac-
tus form to the single, great double.
and pompon ones familiar to most peo-
pie. but the variations upon these
four motives in color, texture, size,
shape, curve and timbriation OF petal,
in foliage, robustness and manner OF
growth of the plant, seem endless to
the visitor treading these mazes of
bloom. Single flower loyalists will
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
CHINA'S QUEER BOOKS
LANGUAGE WITHOUT ALPHA.
BET IS CURIOUS.
Tho Written Language Cannot Bs Rcad
Aloud So That n Listener May Com
prehend tt Eighth "Tone'' OF . Chinese
Noun. q

A language without an alphabet
sounds sufficiently curious. especially
when it is added TINT it is a written
language and the medium Of communi-
cation throughout that enormous cx
panse OF territory, the Chinese En-
pire. Not only has the Chinese Ian
guaSe no alphabet, but it is actually
true that in its purest form, though
it could, literally speaking, be read
aloud, the sounds would have abso-
lutely no significance whatever to a
listener. To the reader, OF course. the
written or printed page would con-
vey all that the author wished It to.
But in order to convey its meaning,
say, to blind person, the reader
would be compelled TO find his own
words, chosen from the spoken Chi
nese language. And his translation"
would be much more roundabout than
the written version. Some idea Of
this singular fact may be gathered
from the estimate that the fable of
The Fox and the Grapes" which
Ss%1a DS Iolu lll24oV ElSl.Su WOTdS, COu ia
be narrated in eighty-fye Chinese
written characters. To tell the story
in spoken Chinese would require 1853
words. Written Chinese is practically
uniform throughout the Empire, and
has hardly altered during the entire
course Of Chinese history. The spok-
en- language on the other hand, Is
constantly changing, and prevails in
several dialects, some Of which are
quite unintelligible to Chinese from
the different provinces. But even the
purest form Of spoken Chinese Is al
most incomprehensible to foreigner,
except by the most arduous study, and
after years of application the Euro
pean continues to make the most lud-
ferrous plumbers. The reason for this
is that the Chinese tongue has but 500
to 1000 elementary words, which form
the base of their language-as the al
phabet does Of ours. In order to spin
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Rr.dpe. Whine Train w.,,,.


Between and 8 o'clock on a recent
morning there was quite novel ex-
ment in bridge building at the East
Creek station on the New York Central
railroad, about eight miles east of Lit,
tie Falls, N. Y. The bridge is No. $50
and it is built to carry off flood waters
when the East Canada creek is frozen
or the channel is choked The old
bridge was Is feet long and sixty feet
wide, containing four tracks. In order
not to delay traffic more than was abb
solutely necessary the new bridge,
which is thorough plate girder bridge
of steel, was constructed by the side.
of the old one. Both bridges were at
an elevation of ten feet above grade
To facilitate moving them, both
bridges were placed on car trucks, .un-.
der which rails were laid. A power
full locomotive was placed on the regu-
lar track and attached to heavy chains
fastened to both bridges. These chains
were passed around pulleys to give the
bridge a sidewise motion. When ev-
erything was in readiness the locomo-,
tive was started. AS the Old bridge
was moved to the south. the new.
bridge. which weighs $50 tons, took its
place. The old bridge was left by the
side of the tracks, where 1T will bai
taken apart and removed at leisure
The new bridge having. been put In
place, went into use at once. So quick
ly was the change made that the pas
senger tracks of the road were blocked
but 20 minutes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
PR OsSP EC TO x
IN ROCK les. *
Leads a Life OF
Hardship That
Few Would Care
to Follow. - -

are not sufficient to Keep him warm
erns and riffs in the rock, exploring
caves only perhaps to be chased out
by wild beast occupants, Drawing a
thousand dangers that he may find
the means of passing the rest of his
days in ease. And how does 1t all
end? In most cases the daring pros
pector who sets out alone meets his
death miles and miles away from any
human being. How, nobody ever
knows Ills bones may never be
found. He disappears as completely
as last winters snow. But should the
prospector strike it rich his adventures
will go on as long as he remains in
the Rocky mountains. If his find is
worth anything as poor mans
claim" he will put up rude cabin
and go to digging, concsaling what
gold he takes out in place secret to
himself But he will have to guard
it all the time, for covetous miners
who are not so fortunate would not
hesitate to take his life il they could
get possession of his little pile of yell
low metal. His rife must be ready
to use it at the first sign. At night
he must sleep with one eye open. II
stranger approaches the cabin he
must be ready to dispute his right to
be there. The few years man may
put in at this kind of life are most
wearing. and should the prospector
/ onn all rjcl. N oct honly 10 10
native town with pile" his friends
will look upon him as an old man,
though he is still under 40. Only the
unknowing oLes will envy his for
! tune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

these out to their needs they pro,
noun~e them in different tones each
tone" giving an entirely altered mean,
ing. In some parts of the Empire "A
many rs eight tones are in use, Civ,
ing eight significations to worda
whose actual pronunciation is other.
wise the same. No wonder the Euro
pean ear jibs at the task! thu
ninth meaning of Greek particle Ia
nothing to the eighth tone" ofY Chi
nese noun. Chinese has no grammar.
as we know grammar. According to
its position in sentence q word is
either noun, adjective, verb, or adj
verb-the word itself remains the
same. In this respect Chinese Is a
baby among languages. But, like
SO many other things that the Celes-
tial has invented and left as he in
vented, the Chinese tongue has never
grown up. And yet with all It's draw
backs, the literary men of the Flow
cry Land have contrived to make 1t
serve their purpose. But almost all
the classical philosophical, and historic
cal works Of the Chinese are written
in the queer characters that only mean
something to the eye, and cannot be
Enade to mean anything to the ear.
Where the Chinese INCARCERATION
'sr spoken-came from nobody knows,
any more than they know where the
original Chinese themselves came
from. But it is probable that the
primary Chinese characters existed s.
600 years ago pretty much as they do
today. They, are written in vertical
columns, which begin on the right Of
the paper. The instrument Is a brush
and thick solution OF Indian ink is
the medium-the paper the familiar
flimsy material made from rice straw.
Oddly enough, though the Manchus-
who are the ruling race in China--aA
we'll as their Tartar relatives, the
Mongols, speak language related TO
the Chinese, they have proper al
phabet, derived indirectly from the
West. It has borrowed from the Sy-
riac, which came from the Phoenician
alphabet. And the Roman letters OF
today owe more than little to the
Phoenician. So the Tartar writing
is at one end of the chain that which
was derived from the Aramaic,
stretches to our own A B c.. The Tar
tars owe. their alphabet to the Chris
tan missionaries known as the Mes
torians. But that is another story
London Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

The prospector is the adyenturer OF
the Rockies, says writer in Ainslee's
Magazine. From the moment he starts
upon his career in the mountains, leav-
ing behind him the collection of color
less and wind-beaten shanties, known
as "the city, adventures greet him
ut every turn. AS he picks his way
through wilderness Of rocks and
fallen trees, having left the meager
trail far behind, ever on the lookout
for q faint sign of the outcropping of
the precious metal, his passage is al!
most sure to be disputed by wild
beasts. But what an excitement there
is III seeking for gold! 1t is stronger
and more intense than that OF the
gambler at the green table, stalking
his last dollar on the turn Of card.
The prospector may be penniless, he
may have put his last cent into the
grub" that is now fastened onto the
back of his burro; yet one stroke of
his pick is likely to uncover treasure
that will transform him into mil
lionaire. He sits down to a meager
meal, cooked over rude fire between
a few stones. but all the time fees
about him the presence of gold. Per-
haps his FIRE is built on the end of a
ledge that is "chockful" Of gold; per-
maps he is sitting on rich outcfopping
that Is simply covered with small
stones. perhaps there is gold beneath
the big tree just across the ravine.
Gold may be everywhere. if. he can
only find it. Ee must find it. Surely
his luck is not less than other mems
And so he goes on, scaling the Hottest
peaks where snow lies all the year
round, and even his heavy blankets
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
THE UPS AND
DOWNS OF
THIS FLOWER

not in the least be shaken in their al
legiance by the masses of double tri-
umphs of the florists art and patience.
in Mt. Burt's fields, for there are long
rows of single dahlias growing with
freedom and decorative grace vouch-
safed no other variety.
AS for that latest addition to dahlia
varieties, the cactus, even the most
passionate devotees OF the single form
must acknowledge the SURPRISING
beauty OF the newcomer. 1t is to tho
old double forms what the japanese
chrysanthemum was to the few formal
Chinese varieties that were our earli-
est acquaintance--a contribution OF
airy, irregular grace and elegance. The
and the color oftenest yellow, but oc-
casionally a reddish purple adds great
ly to the effectiveness Of the flower.
According to Mr. Burt the dahlia
is of the easiest culture. The same
treatment that will produce an abund-
ant crop OF potatoes light, air, room,
a thoroughly pulyeriZed soil filled with
food-will produce an abundant crop
of dahlias, bloom and tubers, though
not all varieties are of equal constitu-
tional vigor. Some lavish producers
of the choicest flowers are meager
root makers. To secure a fairly uni
form size among his mailing stock Mr..
Burt grades his varieties according to
their characteristics, giving those deli
cate the heaviest application of fer
tilizer rich in potash. He uses both
barnyard and commercial fertilizers,
the dahiia fields are plowed and cross
plowed, the tubers are planted in rows
precisely like potatoes. and after the
young plants pierce the ground the
cultiyator is kept going until their
!usty growth forbids. Happily, with
the dahlia there are no insects to fight,
but the flower is very sensitive to
frost. Mr.. Burt constantly increases
his collection with the choicest of ma
tive and foreign novelties, the best
coming from England, where, strange
ly, climatic conditions seem to suit
the native OF Mexico. September is
the month when the dahlia is at its
best in this country, but this year Mr..
Burt's fields were in their fullest
glory in October.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

Mr.. Martin Dodge, director Of the
Office OF public road inquiries, an
nounces that the secretary OF agricul-
ture has established in the division
of chemistry laboratory for testing
physically and chemically all varieties
of road materials. These substances
include rocks of all kinds, gravel,
shells, brick, clays and other bodies
used in road building in country dis
tricts, but do not include materials
TOR municipalities. This laboratory
will be ready for operation about De-
cember /. Any person desiring to
have road materials tested in this lab
oratory is advised to write to the Of
fice Of public road inquiries, depart
ment of agriculture. Washington, D.
c., for instructions in regard to the
methods OF selecting and shipping
samples.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

"A recent magazine contains re-
markable picture of wild white-foot-
ed mouse nursing her four young ones.
II is a reproduction of a photograph
made from life under circumstances SO
pleasant that they are worth reteiling.
The owner of the camera was walking
In the woods with a friend, when he
came upon the interesting family
group. The frightened mother instant.
" disappeared, and could not be found
even after the most careful search. 1t
vas only when the two men reached
home that the little creature was
found in the pocket of one OF them.
Fearing that the young ones would
die, the photographer ran back two
miles with the old mouse in his hand,
end the charming picture referred to
represents the first meeting OF tho re-
united family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
sei.moiogical soc,ety,s Meeting,

Thesfirst meeting Of the information
al chronological Society, which had its
origin at the Berlin Geographical Con
gress, will be held in strasburg on
April IL, 1901. The subjects selected
for discussion are: The organization
fand extension Of microse ismicAinv
cations, the organization OF dnterna-
tional microseismic observe tions, the
selection Of apparatus for Information
al and local seismic observations, the
annual publication Of international
seismic reports and the status Of the
new society.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Life worth Living for Football.

Perhaps in no other counties is the
craze for football carried toss,lch an
extent as in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
There the people, especially of the
working order go wild over the noble
game. Il Each Saturday they turn out
to a man, and the weather must be
truly formidable, the winter cough
truly distressing to keep the enthusiast
within doors. A remarkable feature Of
this love for football is the almost in
cessant excursion making to follow the
home club when the latter plays away.
Thirty or forty miles by train ara
nothing to the habitual attender, and,
as sometimes happens, the teams are
booked to play on foreign ground for
three or four weeks in succession, SO
that railway fares run away with a
nice sum throughout the season. To
render the burden apparently lighter
the enthusiast saves a few pence week
~ throughout the summer. thereby in
surfing for himself the series of de-
lightful trips when the season of sport
again comes round. Saving clubs are
established in many large factories
and workshops, with secretary and
treasury complete; any sum being ac-
cepted, according to the disposition of
the workman. One young fellow had
$50 to his credit when the money was
distributed the. day, before the first
match of the season. In the same fac
tory boy OF 13s pocketeda IS, every
penny of which be declared would ego
in football" There are girl enthusi-
astss among theseshappy factory work
ers, but as "ladies are admitted free, .
it is not necessary to save so rigidly.
However, there are railway fares, and
the excitement of a trip is irresistible
to these Airl workers with taste for
football. 30 a penny oritwo pence are
handed Is the treasurer, as circum-
stances will allow; ham tea being
provided when the, date Of distribution
arrives The first excursion is hailed
with delight, even If the distance to be
Travelled is but eight or ten miles. To
prove how fascinating Is the hold OF
the game on some people, it is observ-
! ed that tone elderly fellow refused to
derive benefit from his sick club
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

There has recently been opened on
one of the lower slopes of Mount Lee
banon, Syria, near the road from
Beirut to Damascus, a newly built
hospital for the insane. It's founder is
Mr.. Theophilus Waldmeier, veteran
missionary in Abyssinia and Syria. A
considerable area of land and gardens
for the growth of wheat, olives and
other fruit surrounds the buildings 1t
is the first organized lunatic asylum
in Syria, where the need for such in
stftutions is said to be great.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
SEA SONGS.
The Origin OF Rule Britannia' Was a
Princes Order.

The origin OF "Rule Britannla'' Was a
Princes Order.
Songs of the Sea" from the subject
of an instructive sketch by Alan Wal
tiers in Temple Bar. He claims that
England is richer in sea songs than
any other country. Dutchman and
German and Norseman and Dane have
only a few. And who ever heard Of
French sea song worthy the manner"
We are told of tie earlier composers.
But: I'VE possessed no real national
song of the sea until James Thomson
received a commission to write words
for musical medley at the Prince of
Wales private theater, at Cliefden, in
Buckinghamshire, on the first Of
August, 1740. The result was Rule
Britannia" set to music by Arne, and
touched up afterwards by Lord Boiling
broke. So the watchword song of
Britons all over the earth was written
to the order of 2 prince who had no
English sympathies, and whose nauti-
cal knowledge was bounded by trips
from Whitehall to Twickenham, in
company with pretty ambassadresses."
Charles Didbin, who wrote 1900 songs
the best numbering only a score
was the "Tyrtaeus of our feet" yet
he made some glazing mistakes, and
his ideal of seaman was 'hopelessly
unreal" The writer inquiries why
Scott or Wilson or southey never
wrote sea song, but they left the task
to the Dibdins. He fears that the age
Of sea songs is past.
Etiquette at Wedding Feast.
1t is not usual now to seat guests at
wedding receptions. The bride would
therefore approach the table and stand
while cutting the cake. If the party
was small and seated, the bride would
not rise to insert the knife in the cake.
When a story-cake is used, the knife
is inserted over the first story. The in
cision is then made all the way round
by a waiter or some male member Of
the family. The whole top part Of the
cake can now be lifted off and placed
on a cleananske-staNl. The lower story
! 1. r. :.a ass HANDED ssss ne e
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS. l8
Queer Flowers Tho snapdrason,
Charming Tigwort, Is Delightfm
Flowor-Thc Monkey Flower The
Mouse-Es and Cranesbilt Arc odd
On the Other Hand.

On the Other Hand.
Said young and tactless husband
To his inexperienced wife:
If you should give up leading
Such a fashionable life,
And devote more time to cooking
How to mix and when to bake s
Then perhaps you might make pastry
Such as mother used to make"
And the wife, resenting, answered
(For the worm will turn, you know |:
If you would give up horses
And a score of clubs or SO,
To devote more time to business
When to buy and what to stake
Then perhaps you might make money
Such as father used to make
Boston Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Homo for Ex-s11,l,onatrs..

A home for ex-millionaires is plan
ned, by one Of their kind, and plung-
sers who are broken at theswheel can
find rest and quiet in Poughkeepsie.
Richard B. Ferris. who for fifty years
has been vice-president OF the Bank
sof New York, closed q deal recently
for the purchase OF a historic man
sion In Poughkeepsie. the fund for
which was left by Samuel M Pingle.
The home is intended solely for men
who have made and lost fortunes
Cleveland Leader
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Unique Group Before Camera.

A photographer at Seneca, Kan, re-
Gently took one OF the most unique
groups that ever stood before cam
era. In Centralia there is woman
who is living with her second husband.
having been divorced from her first.
The other day the divorced husband
visited the town and called on his
former wife and her new partner.
Seized by an impulse, the woman pro-
posed that all three should have their
pictures taken together. The husbands
had no objections and the group pro-
ceeded to the photographer, where a
likeness was taken with the woman
standing between the two men