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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
The Natives Had ScrunIcs.

There is an amusing story told about
an old time south sea trader. He had
been in the habit Of carrying all sorts
OF timed meats, which the natives
bought with avidity. Each tin was
branded with colorcd picturc-a COW
for beef. sheep for mutton and q
fish for SardincS.
1t happened that the firm who fur.
nished tAc mutton thought it good
plan to change their labels, that their
goods might he more easily distinguish
cd from others. The mark chosen was
red dragon.
The nativrS came with their coDra to
trade as usual. The new tins were
shown them. but they rccuilcd with hon.
ror and cave tie trader to understand
that they had had some religious in
struction and were not to be dcludcd
INTO eating timed devil.
Inc trader was forced TO eat his
stock Of mnttor himself, for not a na.
tive could be persuaded TO touch the
nccurScd thing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
Exchange OF Compliments,

village sexton in Il PENNSYLVANIA
TOWN., IN addition to being gravcdiggcr,
actcd as Stonccuttcr. carpenter and
furniture mover. The local doctor, hav
ln% dCcidcd to locate in another county,
employed the sexton to assist in re-
moving his household goods. All went
well until it came to settlement, when
lhc doctor deducted an old account due
pE the sexton. He wrote at the same
time objccting to the charge made for
removing his furniture using thcs"
words: "lf this was steady it would
pay much better than gravcdigging."
In Il few days back came this reply:
"lndcch. ] would be glad of steady
Job. Gravcdigging is very slack since
you l"ft the county. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
Our Small Country.

one brother is Il rich merchant in the
Straits Settlements. on the Malay pen.
1nsula. The other brother was thr
cook in cheap restaurant on South
Clark street.
The merchant sent to the cook a
draft for sufficient money to pay his
expenses out to Asia, and the cook
gave up his job and has started for
his brothers home. The interesting
thing about the whole incident is the
letter written by the wealthy mcr-
chant which accompanied the draft.
In the first place, the draft was made
payable in New York.
Il send YOU the money in Il draft
payable in New York." wrote the
brother from farolf Asia. You can
go over and get it cashed there. On
the way | wish You would stop at Ten
as and sec Brother Thomas haven't
heard from him for two years now.
and Id like to know how he's getting
along."-Chicago Tribune.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
THE WORD GUT"
An Analysis OF the American Habit
OF Using 1t,

The word but Is sometimes said to
be characteristic Of Americans. 1t
marks the qualifying spirit. which hesi-
tatcs ut extremes and likes to adjust
the balance Of truth. If. for instance,
somebody speaks extravagantly Of EN-
frsons genius the critical spirit replies,
Yes, he~was genius. but" he had
such and such limitations. If, on the
other hand. the limitations are men-
Toned first ut another time, the same
spirit observes, Yes, he has those
faults. but he is genius with it all"
"But" Expresses the desire to have
both sides presented. Carried to eX-
cess, the Eahit leads to argumcntative-
ness and cnrping. The person who
gets only argument out Of conversation
is usually a barren companion. Some
times also 1t shows an unllind nature
when the word Is used regularly after
hearing others praised. 1t becomes the
index Of envy or of the absence Of ell
thusiasm. Qualifying too constantly IN
appreciation is like dnmnlng with faint
praise. or. rather. praiSing with an ac-
compartment Of faint damns. The az
dent, imaginati tiv" temperament makes
less use Of qualification. Carried along
with Il rush. whether Of praise or re-
proach. it seldom stops to split the
hair Of exact truth. but me no butts"
1t says. The little word is moro
lcnicntly treated hy judicial and scicn-
tlic minds. If It's constant use is typ
ically American. rs the English not in.
frequently allcgC. it fits in with the
proVcrbial idea Of Uncle Sam-n sort OF
cautious and skcptical Now England
farmer, with his "Waal. I don't Jest
KNOW rather than with the American
type which has been developed since
the west became Il greater clement In
the cOmpound.-COllicr's Weekly.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
WHY CUBS ARE KILLED.
Prison Life often Robs Animals of
Maternal Spirit,

Maternal Spirit.
Among tho huge cages Of the carniv-
orous animals--thc 1.-THE tigress. tho
treachcrous and soft footed leopardess
and frequently even the generous lion
ess herself--thc life Of baby wild ami
NAL becomes sometimes Il tale Of blood
shed and tragedy. Naggcd and CALLED
by prison bars, by narrow confines that
make exercise impossible and by tho
excitement Of throngs Of sightsccrs,
these naturally nervous and high
strung brutcs become ovcrwrought to
pitch where they satisfy an unnnt
ural tannbal appetite on their own
flesh nd blood.
Like little bundles Of sunshine the
kittens Of these ferocious brutes ap-
pear. .newing plainiively with tight
shut eyes and cropping in tho darkness
thousands of them have been born be.
hind the bars of mcnageric cagcS-no
fault lies with the Storli himSclf-but
most frequently the irresponsible crazy
mothers pouncc upon and dcvour them
or else injurc them beyond hope Of re-
cOrrry. When the watchfulncss and Il
pitchlork of Il keeper succeed in rcscu-
ing on" of these kittens, it is given in
charge of some big mother dog. which
adopts the stranger and rrarS him.
Nov and then, however. some &tr0n.
healthy. intelligent member OF this
fcrociuCS family ceases to worry and
fret at captivity, and, the maternal in
stincl cropping to the fore. the care OF
Il litter OF cubs becomes Il welcome re-
lief from the stern mdnotony of prison
lifc.-A. W. Rolllcr In McClurc's.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
Getting Around 1t.

THOMAS, You have disobcyed your
old grandmother"
"NO, | didn't, ma"
Yes. you did. Have you not been
swimmng?"
eyes. ma"
"Didn't | hear her say to you not to
go swimming?"
'Oh, she didn't tell us that. She only
came out and said, Boys, | wouldn',
go swlmmin'. and | shouldn't thinl
she would. an old rheumatic woman
like her. But she didn't say anvthir.
about our goin Swimmin'."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

Mr.. l.. Golding gives in Chambers
Journal some remarkable instances of
narrow escapes and curious fatalities
during the siege of Ladysmith. "Whilc
at lunch In their mess hut which was
protected by sand bags, certain officers
were engaged In Il heated discussion
In anger, one of the officers rose from
the table and hastily left the hut.
Hardly had he closed the door behind
him when Il shell came kissing through
the air and pitched on the roof Of the
hut. Penetrating the insutlicicntly pro-
tcctcd roof. the shell fell and exploded
In tho center of the group Of officers.
killing or mortaIly wounding every one
or them. The officer who q moment
before had gone out Of the hut did not
receive the slightest injury" a doctor
who had not stirred from his tlugout
for fortnight came out one Sunday.
day on which the Beers, as n rule,
did not fire. and was killed by n shell.
and the writer was "impellcd by a
power he could not resist" to dismount
from his horse. whose saddle was i'm
mediatcly afterwnrd slit by a fragment
Of shell
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
TWO TURNS OF THE WHEEL
The story of the Rise and Fall OF a
COmstOck Fortune,

COmstOck Fortune.
Sandy Bowers was teamster, his
wife buxom and not uncomely Scotch
woman who took in washing and kept
a miners boarding house. 1t was In
the early days Of Virginia City, before
men had graspcd the full value Of the
discovery, and the tcamster, in COM
! pany with Others Of his kind, came
UNTO possession Of sevcral hundred feet
ION the lode ut Gold Ii Il.
} Ills claim became one Of the bonan.
Zas of the region. and Sandy found
himself richer than he had ever thought
any one could be. Neither he nor his
wife ever rose to the level Of their for
tune. They remained the tcamstcr and
the washcrwoman to the end. There
Is story that neither could read nor
write. After giving an entertainment
at the international hotel such as that
lostclry of many grandcurs had never
cfore seen they went to Europe for
wo years.
when they came back they were still
me tcnmstcr and the waShcrwoman.
Europe had added no veneer. But the
Smoney was still in plenty. Money to
RthroW to the DirdS,' rs the old man
Hwas wont to say. Nevada was more to
thelr taste than anywhere else, so they
elected to remain there, and that
strange monument Of wealth, which Is
known all through Nevada and Cali
forna us the Bowers mansion, was
built on the shore OF WaShOc lake
The site was one Of eXtrnordinary
beauty, with the wall of snow caDpcd
I1 hnl,i int h>, Il,
water in front. Money was never con
sidcrcd in its construction. 1t WAS
built Of quarried stone and furnished
with the costlicst San Francisco could
supply. ~ library of books with San
dy's name on every volume was one of
It's features. The door handles were
OF silver the table furnishings tle fin
est to be had at that place ut that
time.
Here the old people-for they were
getting old-settled and dispensed a
lavish hospitality. Here an adopted
child whom they dearly loved and had
named Persia died. Here. too, later on
Sandy died and was buried in the gar
den under the shadow Of the Sierra.
Ana herc-the shades Of evening begin
nln& TO close OH this strange drama
poverty overlook his widow. She
strove to redeem her first losses by
speculation, throwing good money after
bad. In her case the wheel Of fortune
made complete revolution Her old
age saw her rs poor as she had been i'm
her youth. She passed from stage to
stage and finally made livelihood by
Dracticing fortune telling in San Fran
cisco. it having been always under
stood that she had tho gift Of second
sight. The crystal in which she gazcd
mad shown her many things. but moth
ing stranger, more dramatic and va
r1ed than her own life.-San Francisco
Argonaut
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
DO Right Now,

All the gospel in the world can he
boiled down into n single prcccpt-.D"
right now. | have observed that the
boy who starts in the morning with a
determination TO behave himself til!
bedtime usually gets through the day
without Il rashing.-Charles Dudley
Warner
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
An InfDuly

some years ago W" remember NEE.
ing at tho door Of secondhand book
SHOP an excited Irishman He had
Jllst bought the Irish Melodies" for y
shilling, when he turned round on tlr
bookseller and burst out 'But 7 could
XIII yc for selling these immortal gems
80 chcap!'-Athcnnum.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
SAW His l'iniSh

"Oh. oh" "%ciaimcd Mrs Nnggs
"l'vc bitten off the end Of my tongrcw
"Wcll, | certainly feel sorry for my.
self.' rcioncd the hcartlcss NaggS
'llcrcaftcr there will be no end TO
your tongue "-BulIalO News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
The Difference In SInnr.

"She uses slangw said the cultured
young woman in a tone Of deep disap
proval.
That isn't the worst OF it," answered
MISS Cayenne. "Shc uses slang that
haslt yet received tho sanction Of
smart socicty."-BoSton journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

We YOU Il good cook 7"

"liaVc YOU Il good cOokI'
Npl"ndlu. exclaimed the bride
ny. when | want TO experiment
WIN new cookbook she takes ih"
hIam" for all the failures and lets nl"
nav" III" credit for al the successes"
Chicago Post.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

Wcavcr-poetry is something that j.
born In some one. II cannot be a.
quircd. The making Of poetry is GIT,
Bravrr--So is the disposing Of il, ;p
far as lfayc had any experience.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

M rrEuinr trains frou Bolton TO Wullnlu
nav" precedence over trains OF y me class
owing in the opposite direction unless oth
wis" spccihcd BY train order
w i'll aiGo stop at tho following stations To
LAX" on nnd let of passengers: phinncy's
.Jnmcs and Sandy Springs
j. II. E.ANDEItSON, superintendent
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

'Auntic. ought Bcrtic Wilson to hav
smll"d so often at me i'm church?"
NO. dear. Where was he sittingr"
Behind me-"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

Art is th" work. of man under -
guihAnc" ami inspiration OF mf"l''
power. Hare.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
"hy. indeed.

Hhe ny docs woman take a man
name when she marrics him?
ne Nhy does she take cvcrythin
else he's got?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27

For further information relative to ratrs
G'c coli on, u addrnas
GEO J. BEI \, Gen. Az GrrnnvilIe g e.
EtNE I WILLIAMS, GcN. Pass Agt
,r Nu"ustn. r".
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
::>ii~!sE:: 8iDGsS F2A'LROAD,

~. G Bf;hH T!T;, Eeceivor.
In Eic .InnrT l8N?
'etw'cn 'hGcr'. II ,.' 'nlhr'la
EAhfboUR TFIB' I"D
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
Columbia IsHeWbe''y&LsurbhsR.H.

(EhStoi standard 't'iu cD
South bound. N,rIno,,,
Schedule IN En"ct Sunday, Jun" i2Sih i9o3
ST&IIONS
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-11-27
Charleston and Western Carolina RWy 20
AUgusta nd Aahevillo Short Line

;&chr''u.o in effect .ngust |, I205.)
(RGad Down iR.nt lrl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
PROGRAMME OF MANoEUvREs.
Exercises and Duties for Regular
Troops and the Militia.

Washington, September 18th pro-
gramme of exercises n duties at West
Point, KY, during the period Of COM
bined manoeuvres of regular troops and
militia, was announced at the war de-
partment today.
The ground available for manOeuvres
does not permit of s~trategical exercises
of several days duration, but requires
detached exercises in each case not
lasting more tina "a hours. The general
s~trategical assumption upon which the
exercises are based is the same in each
case. namely, the blue army is supposed
to have it's base on the Ohio river al
Louisville and to be operating against
the brown army which has it's base on
the Tennessee river at Nashville. The
brown army has advanced to the vicin-
ity of Louisville. The blue army, sup
posed TO have been forced back in pre-
viOuso operations, has been REINFORCED
and now resumes the offensive. The
manoeuvre ground lies in the vicinity
of the Midraugh hills n was the scene
of actual m~anoeuvres during the civil
war
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
HAMA NOT SERIOUSLY ILL.
He Says the Newspapers May be Try
ing to Kill Him Off.

Cleveland. O.. September Ex-senator
Hanna, referring to the sensational re-
ports sent out to the effect that he had
suffered a relapse and that his condition
was worse han at any time since he
was taken i'll, said today:
We'll. some of the newspapers may
be trying to kill me off in print, but
nevertheless 1 am still attending to bus
mess every day, although it is true
AVE not entirely recovered my normal
condition.
While he 5e still under the care of a
physician, the senator declares that the
reports being constantly SEM out about
his health are misleading and without
foundation.
Senator Hanna will probably make a
reply to Mayor Johnson and John H
Clarke in the speech that he will deliver
at the Onening of the republican state
campaign at ChillicOthe, September
18th
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
CAR LOAD OF POWDER ExPLODEs.


Eldorado. Kas.. September IA car
load of powder set on a Frisco siding
neal Beaumont by 4 freight crew,
which did not want to handle it while
switching, got beyond control and ran
several miles on a branch line towards
Winfield. collided with a train which
had left that station shortly before and
exploded. killing two and injured two
more. The dead are: Milton Pennefock,
fireman, Enid. Okla: j. n. Holt. brake
a Enid, Okla.
The injured are: A. H. Merrill, At
lanta, Kas., will die; Fred Orr. Atlanta.
KaS.
In addition, the explosion tore up
several rods of track and dismantled
a locomotive. The shock of the eX-
plOsion shook the ground for miles
around. People in Eldorado ran from
their houses fearing an earthquake.
Other towns in the vicinity also were
shaken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15

Alleged Irregularities Discovered in
Cigar Department.

Philadelphia. September 11.-Alleged
irregularities have been discovered in
the cigar department of the state peni-
tertiary in this city and acting upon
the suggestion of inspectors Robinson
and Hart. United States internal reve-
hue officials are investigating the bust
ness methods of the institution. War
den Daniel w. Bussiner has been grant
ed an Indefinite vacation and OverSeer
Robert Armstrong, in charge of the
cigar manufacturing department has
been suspended.
The internal revenue officials have
closed the CIGAR department and have
impOunded all of the raw and manufac-
tured material. 1t is stated by United
States officials that so far at least
fifty thousand cigers are unacounted
for and these. at the minimum price of
so per thousand indicate loss to the
states eXcheQuer of not less than So
1N0
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Convicted of Misappropriating Gov
rnmen Funds.

Manila. September 11.-Customs In
spector Thomas P. Coates and Lieu
tenant Osborne. constabulary supply
officer. both stationed at San Fernan-
dino. who were arrested recently on
the charge of misappropriating govern
ment funds have been tried and con-
victed. Lieutenant Osborne has been
sentenced to ten years and Inspector
Coates to eight years imprisonment.
Dean Tompkins. treasurer of the pro-
vince of LaUnion has also been con-
victed of forgery but sentence has
been reserved. The minimum penalty
for the crime is imprisonment for
twelve years
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
Letter to John Mcmillan.
OF Wilmington, y. c.

Dear Sir: Here's a bully one.
Mr.. Dooley not of Chicago, painter,
Lancaster n. H.. got the job of paint
ing the Episcopal parsonage. He was
used to a paint, as pure as Devoe, but
weak and short-measure-he didn't
know it was weak or snort-measure.
Dooley surveyed the job, and said it
would take 20 gallons.
Mr.. l. F. Moore. our agent, offered to
give 10 gallons Devoe. Accepted of
course.
Eleven gallons did it: the 10 plus one.
Mr.. Moore isn't painting parsonage
on share this year,
YoYurS truly,
F. w. DEVOE & co.
P. S.-M. W. Divine & Co. sell our
Daint
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
ODD FELLOWS PICNIC.
Will be Guests Of Honor.
Mass Meeting in Interest of Tenn
perance.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., September 1.-THE
Odd Fellows Of this city and section
will have a big celebration and picnic
at the Sulphur Springs near Fremont
next Tuesday. Nahunta lodge at Ere
mont will give h picnic and has in
vited the lodge of this city to join in
the festivities of the occasion. The
children from the Odd Fellows orphan
home in this city will be the guests Of
honor. The orphan home will be closed
On that day and the superintendent and
his family and all the children, over
forty in number will go to the picnic.
~ special coach on the regular train
has been chartered for the orphans.
They will go to Fremont on the early
morning train and return home that
night. All Odd Fellows of this city who
intend going should notify Mr.. c.. G.
Smith not later than Monday afternoon.
There will be a mass meeting in the
First Baptist church tomorrow night
in the interest of temperance. The
other churches Of the city will not hold
their usual Sunday night service and
all the congregations will meet with the
Baptist church. There will be address
es by DR.. F.. D. Swindell and others.
Al a meeting Of the trustees of the
graded school last night it was decided
to establish a course of domestic sci
ence. which will include cooking and
sewing, in the colored graded school
The trustees are looking out for q
teacher for this department.. A simila,
branch of study is being considered fol
the white graded school and it is prob.
able that if such a course will be in.
stituted at the beginning Of the 1904:
| session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
UNIONS CHARTER ANNULLED.
Local No. 2 of HOuseSmiths and
BridGemen Violated it's Contract.

New York, September 11.-President
Frank Buchanan, of the International
Association of Bridge ard Structural
Ironworkers, tonight announced that he
had annulled the charter of local No.
2. OF the housesmiths and bridgemens'
union, the organization of which Sam
Parks is the virtual head and has sus-
pended the local union. This action he
takes under the authority vested in
him by Section 2 Article 6, of the con-
stitution of the International Associa-
ton. President Buchanan's reason for
annulling the charter is that the local
violated it's contract, for arbitration by
going on strike and that it's business
agent ordered strikes illegally.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
StrOm

Washington. D. c., September -
Hurricane warnings nine thirty a. m.
Mobile. Pensacola, Cedar Keys, Punta
Rassa, KEY West. Storm of decided
character evidently entering Gulf of
Mexico near extreme southwest Flor
ida. Dangerous winds expected along
central and southern portions of West
ern Florida coasts and middle and east
Gulf.
Continued northeast storm warnings
three thirty n. m. Jacksonville, Sa-
vannah, Charleston. Hurricane evil
IDENTIFY in vicinity of Tampa. Com
munication interrupted below Tampa
and future movement or storm cannot
be given as telegraph service may be
interrupted north of Tampa.
FRANKENFIELD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
WILL NOT BE Returned.
Announcement That British Squad
ron Will Visit America Denied.

London, September 1.-the Press
Association today announced that the
British Home Squadron will be sent
to the United States on a courtesy
visit in return for the American ac-
ton in sending a squadron to Ports
mouth
The Home Squadron, which is COM
manded by Vice Admiral Sir Arthur
K. Wilson. has just returned from a
successful participation in the naval
maneuvres and will sail September
18th for a six weeks cruise around
Scotland. Shortly afterwards accord
ing to the announcement, the squad
ron will fail for America.
The British admiralty tonight au-
thorized a contradiction of the state
ment that a British squadron will visit
the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
SHOT HIS GRAND son.
Fatal Accident Near aancaster-Maj.
Riddle Shoots Robert NackOrell.

Charleston, s. c., September IA
special TO The News and Courier from
Lancaster says:
Yesterday afternoon Major J. NJ. Rid
die, one of the proprietors of the Lam
caster Review accompanied by his son
]. VI. Riddle, Jr., and his little grand
son Robert Mackorell. a lad about eight
years old went over TO Chester county
on a squirrel hunt.
While hunting on the river bank this
morning Major Riddle fired On what he
supposed to be a squirrel in the bushes
but on approaching the object of his
aim he discovered his grand son IN the
agony of death, the boy having receiv-
ed the entire load. When Major Rid
die reached him the boy exclaimed:
Grand Pa you V shot me-
The child died in the grand fathers
arms on the way TO a spring near by.