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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
DUCKS WE'RE DECEITFuL.
Ingenious Fraud Prncticed by tho
Heather Chinee. ....r.s q ..

The ingenuity OF the Chinaman Is
wonderful. surprising ut times the be-
lief OF his European and American
brothers. ~ striking instance of 1t, not
unmiNcd with guile. was brought to
light recently during the trading trans
actions OF two Foreigners ut Boone
Road market.
This husband and wife. having decid
Ell that duck should figure on the menu
OF the day, went the round of the mar
kct in search of Il fat. plump we'll fla.
vortu bird.
After uwNilc two were purchased
They were brautitully dressed ducks
young. but plump, AMI promised TO
show up well ut the evening table.
When the domestic pair got home the
lady chancrd 10 punctErc one Of the
birds with Il sharp knife, and it col,
lapscd like II toy balloon. The other.
subjected to similar treatment. follow.
ed suit. Their crstwhlc inflated bodies
became HAT and bony and mere ghosts
Of the ducks that had been bought.
Investigation showed that Il thin
piece OF wire had been fastened round
the birds necks and elsewhere, and
everything pointed to the conclusion
that the ducks had been blown up with
bicycle pump.
How the ducks had been drawn and
then made to stand the strain Of the
air pump is evidently an oriental trade
secret
When the young couple again go
shopping for ducks they will take
skrwrr along with them.-Shangha
Times.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
SursuD HEiOOrs Them"

"Of all til" drinks asked for at this
COUNTER" said the soda water clerk,
"tho&r doctorcd up with sarsaparilia
are most frequently mispronounced
Not one person in ten speaks that word
correctly. Most people call it either
'saSnprlla' or 'SaSaprclla.'
"Even people who know how to spell
the word don't seem to be able to twist
their tongues around the combination
OF SylluDlcS and make sarsaparilla out
OF them. They may be able to pro-
nouncc words much harder without a
stummcr. but 'Sarsaparlla' floors them
every tme."-Ncw York Times.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
n Com mon Weak neSs,

DR.. JosrpA lie Conte WAS an author
ity, recognized 10y the world at large.
on IL" science Of vision. One day he
was Showin@ Il class how to detect the
blind spot in the human eye. lie took
two coins and held them, one in each
hand. hcfor" him on the table.
"l.ook ut both of these steadily" said
he. "aHd gradually move them in op.
poSitc directions. Presently they will
pass LrvoiIl t!.c range of vision. That
IS due to thc blind spot. Continue the
movement. and the coins will again
emerge to NSW.'
Then TIE philosopher and naturalist
had his little joke. You can expert
mcnt for yourself at hOmc." said he
"Rut if yOu arc unsuccessful try SOM
other object instead Of a coin. Some
people have no blind spot for money"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
SDcniSing and stopping.

The knowledge Of when to sit down
is invaluable to public speakers and to
their audiences. Perhaps the best plan
is to secure Il candid friend who will
pull you down by your cOattailS. ~
man ION his legs" is one with whom
timc gal!ops; he has spoken for half an
hour. and to him 1t seems but five Min
utcs. The excitement of the brain
suggests new and ever new ideals, and
the cXtcmporal; talker in the pulpit
or after Il public dinner founders in
pur nit of ,hcSc will o the Wisps
through swampS and thickcts of bad
grammar haunted by the nuncolOuthon
and other fearful wild fowl. In the
pUlpit there is no man to pull the
prrach"r down. and many are his 1.-TWO
words moro, my brethren" After pub.
lie dinners Il bored audience begins to
talk and laugh, but these symptoms Of
uiSapprOval are not marked by the self
absorbed public speaker. In short, the
know !C,t:yC OF when TO sit down is rare
and hard to acQuirc.-LonGman'S
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
MEXICAN HOUSES.
Little Wood Used In Them, md They
Arc Practically Fircproof.

Arc Practically Fircproof.
There is Il minimum Of wood used
for house construction In the cities Of
Mexico, and there is absolutely. nothing
to burn except what furnishings the
houses may contain. The walls are
solidly built of stone and brick or in
the less costly structures Of adobes,
which are thickly plasterod irside and
out with mortar or stucco. The floors
are of brick stone or tiles, while the
roofs are Of brick laid in mortar or in
some cities Of semicylndrical clay
tiles. Many roofs are arched with
brick laid fiat, not on edge, and 1t Is
marvellous how slight curve some OF
these arches have. Yet they support
heavy weights and have lasted through
centuries.
Flat roofs are supported by by 6
inch hcwn pine joists placed eight inch
es apart. These joists arc often TWEEN
ty feet in length. The doors are heavy
hanging upon ornamcntcd wrought
strap hinges and secured by strong.
handmade locks. which have remark
ably large complicated keys. Practi-
cally the only wood used In conSiruc
ton is for the doors and ioists which
support the roof. The church roofs are
invariably Of brick arches. usually SOW
eral arches in each. There are no such
fire traps in Mexico us those mansard
roofs of French and American cities or
the frail dwellings OF China or the uni
vcrsal wooden structures which have
made fire insurance so great burden
In the United States and which cause
so great and continuous expenditures
for fire On.-Arboricuturc.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
ODD ROCK FORMATIONS.
Two Queer Freaks Of Nature ON tho
Islnnd of St. Helena.


Island OF St. Helena.
There are 1T least two queer freaks
IF nature on the island OF st. Helena
OF rather four. for one Of them Is a
group OF three tigures-known the
world over as the devils Nose" and
"I4ot and His Daughters" Any one
who Is able TO study the island as it is
and not run wild over the Nnpolconic
legends which have clustered about
that "seabound rock" since the days
when the Little Corporaw was housed
there in his living grave will find much
that will repay for investigation. time
and study.
The Quccrest of the natural forma-
tionS are the oddities above alluded to.
The first OF these initiative forms is Il
rocky promontory which has becn
known by names which signify Ole
Nick's nasal projection since May 80.
1902. when Juan CaStclla and his men
sighted the island just in time to seq
the devil disappear beneath the waves
in tho best hnrbor leaving his nose as
Il reminder Of what might happen
should the vcnturrsomc Spauiard seek
W likt lltSStSSlbu vi HIS SuluulN ttlNJ-
esty'S tHroritr haunts.
Lot and His Daughters" are three
cOnical rocks which can only be con-
jared into representing 4 man aud two
women 10y Il strong play OF TIE iWuG-
ination. According ito the views OF
some writer's they are weather worn
statues Of colossal size. probably the
work OF some aboriginrs Of the island
Their gigantic size, however, would
seem to preclude this idea. When or
by whom they were dubbed Lot and
His DaughtrrS' no authority has ven,
turcd to say.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
Remarkable River In Spain.

There is il spain Il river called the
Tinto. which has very extraordinary
qualities. Its waters. which aye as
yellow as Il topaz, harden the sand and
pctrify ii in Il most surprising manner.
If a ston" falls into the river and rests
upon another they both become per-
frctly united ana conglutinatcd in
year. II wiiHprS ali the plants on its
banks rs we'll rs the roots Of trees.
which ii dyes OF the same hue as its
waters. No fish live i'm its stream.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
Discomfort With Work.

That there is much discomfort with
work among the so called middle class
es in America Is due in large part to
the pamprrng Of children, to the sup
plying Of their natural and artificial
wants and to the sentimental idea that
"thcir day OF toll will come soon
enough" In general. work is not a
curse, but blessing, a positive means
of grace. One can hardly begin too
early to impress upon children lessons
Of self help by tasks appropriate to
their age and forces and to bcgct in
them scorn Of idlcncss and Of depend
cnce OH others. TO do this is to make
them happy through the self respect
that comes with the realization Of
power and thus to approximate Tenny-
sons goal Of man, "Sclf reverence, sell
knowledge, self control.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
Comforting.

A man who had buried three wives
took to himself fourth lately. and. Il
Is wont in Lancashire the pair wen
for a walk one Sunday aftcrnoon. o.
the way they called at the cemetery
where the three former wives reposcd
In the one grave. The new wife read
the inscriptions with some interest, but
her feelings may well be imagined
when she came TO TIE usual text from
tho Scriptures. 1t ram. BE yc also
rcady.'--I .ondOn Standard
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
The Ants mad the E,Jeohant.

EycWitnCSS"S Of the marches which
ants make aver that when they come to
an obstacle they go through it or Ovcr
1t or take ii with them. They march
as straight rs Il Roman road. Human
occupants fly when an ant army takes
It's way through Il house occurring on
its line of march. The lcgionS pass OH
and destroy nothing but such as will
serve rs food. but after they have gone
not Il beetle, scorpion. rat or Il
mouse or an insect or reptile Of any
size, shape or name remains. All have
been eaten by the army. 1t Is on rec
ord that one Of these moving compa-
MES was obstructcd in it's passage by
an elephant. 1t took the army eight
hours to pass that spot, and then there
remained nothing but the picked bones
Of the elephant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
rrUdiEnlity OF Life In Ancient ESypt

The reckless prodigality with which
i'll ancient Egypt the upper classes
Suuandercd away the labor and lives
of the people is perfectly startling. In
this respect, rs the monuments yet re-
manning ahundantly prove, they stand
alone and without Il rival. We may
tnrM some idea of the almost incrcd
ihlr waste when we hear that 1000
men were occupied for three years in
carrying Il &.uGir stone from El"phan-
tine to Sal. that the canal Of the Red
sea alone c'>t the lives OF 100000
Egyptians and that to build one of the
pyramids required the labor OF 100000
men for twenty years.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
MASTER OF THE VESSEL.
A story OF Farr:.xut III Command
When hut INNHiNe NcMrn Of Ago.

Whcn but Twelve Years OF Age.
The story vi - boy Of twelve years
nc;ing as comni..ut,cr Of IL ship seems
rather won,lrr.,:i yet FarraEut was
but twelve years and four days old
when he WAS nui in command OF the
Ba"rE.; :! l,!iH" snip taken by Captain
rOr,y.. IL consideration Of lis tender
years. says the author Of "Twenty-SiX
Historic Ships" the former. English
master of the vessel was sent in her
for the possible benefit the young prize
master m!.,ht find in his advice. Far
rag'it tells the story Of the queer di-
vision OF authority in his journal as
follows:
Il considered that the day OF trial
had arrived, for i was Il little afraid Of
the old fellow. as every one else was.
But the time had come for me at least
to play the man. So | mustered up
courage and Informed the captain that
| desired the main topSail filled away
in order that we might close up with
tn" Essex Junior. He replied that he
would shoot any man who dared 10
touch Il rope without his orders. He
would go his own course and had no
idea Of trusting himself with Il blasted
NUTSHELL and then he went below for
his pistols
II called my riGht hand man Of the
crew and told him Of my situation.
also informed him that | wanted the
main tUi,Sal filled. He answered with
clear Aye, aye. sir in II manner that
was not to br misunderstood. and my
confidence WAS perfectly restored.
''From that moment ! became master
Of the v"SScl and Immediately gave all
necessary orders for making sail. no
tifying the captain not to come on with
his pistols unless he wished 10 go over
board. COR | really would have had
very Etlc trouble in having such an
order ubrycu."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
A Creature From the Fire,

Aristotle believed that some crea-
lures were capable Of supporting life
even though confined to the dcvourn;s
element He says: I'm Cyprus. when
the manufacturers Of chalcitis Qimc)
burn it many days iii the fire, q winged
creature something larger than a great
fly is seen emerging from the stone
and lcaping and walking about in the
fire. These creatures perish immcdi-
1tcly upon being removed from the fur
nocr -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
fIc WINS IIiS Own (.ruu Il IN her

or all grnrAiogica! curiu%itirs the one
set forth below is probably the oldest
a singular piece Of reasoning to prove
that Il manmHy be his own grandfather.
Here ii is: There wuS Il widow (Annr)
and her daughter CJanr) and Il man
NrorGr) ANA his son Ulrnryl. This
widow married the son. and the uaugh-
ter married TIE father The widow was
therefore mother lin iaWD to her nus
bands father and grandmother TO her
own huShN.H. Ny this husband she
had II son Unvid), to whom she was, Of
course, great -Grandmothrr. Now, the
son Of :. %rrat-GrandmOthrr must be
Gla annfathrr or Grandunclc to the per-
son to whom his mother was or is
great grundmothCr. but in this instance
Anne was 2s"Hai -Grandmothrr to him
Davih: therefore David could not be
mh"r than his own grandfather.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
American Drums Excel.

ever know that Americans were the
greatest drum makers in the world:'
said Il man in the business. Fact.
Not only do they make the most drums.
but they make the finest drums too.
And there's great deal more to the
manufacture Of a drum than YOU would
think OF course the cheap variety
doesn't amount to anything. They're
simply toys. There is Just rs much
difference in drums rs in any other
musical instrument, though most poo
pie wouldn't think so. The drums re-
uuirrd in orchestra and band work
hAv" i certain sharpness of tone, while
thOS" used in corps and military work
mus hHNr Il hulIrr tome and the drum
must not J." 80 sensitive To the touch.
"Nni how many parts do YOU think
a we'll made drum consists of? Wrong.
1t has Dis pieces, no, including sticks,
hooks and belt. Everything must be of
first quality. too. FOR Il drum must have
tone first of all, and it must be con-
slrllctrd to withstand ruHgh usage.
Great business is drum making and in
tcrcSting too
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
SteNvcd Snapper,
Times.

"Stewcd Snapprr." said the proprie-
tor OF 4 restaurant THAI makes Il special
ty OF tile toothSomc dish, lis almost as
diStinCtivcly Philadclphian as Scrapple
and pepper pot Prepared by the same
formula rs tcrrapin, with liberal sea-
souing of sherry, snapper is quite as
palatable as the diamond back, provid.
cu the meat comes from young turtle.
In fact, l defy any one but an epicure
to tell the difference. The snappers that
como 10 Philadelphia are mostly caught
in the muddy bottomcd creeks that
flow into the Delaware up the Jersey
side. and just now they are coming in
very plcntifully. The snapper is Il diff.
cult catch TO handle. but the Jcrscymcn
know how tC turn The trick and get
them to market alive. They run in
weight from four pounds all tn" way
up 10 forty pounds, the smaller ones be.
ing naturally more tender and consc-
Qucnuy better meat Some few are
shipped to Trenton and New York, but
most of them como to phiadclphia."-
Philadelphia Record.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
curb the TEMPER.

The prculiarlty Of Ill temper Is that !"
IS III" vice or the virtuous. It Is off,
the one blot on an otherwise M
character. You know men ar" IL
who are all but perfect an
easily r"Illcd' quicf .l'cred or
'o''c'E dlSpoS''~ ~ compatible.
ly OF III tenn nigh moral char.
acter Is Ill" strangest and sad
dcS' > Of ethics.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
She Guessed, Right,

"Did the Spirilunlistic medium tell
you anything that was trur:' asked
the willing believer eagerly.
"Oh. yes" replied the hard hcaH"d in
dividual.
"And that wnS"-
"That | spent my money foolishly,
which was right. You see, | had paid
10 hear her tell me that. "-Cinclnnatl
Times-Star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30

First Young Wife-The photographer
said my baby was the prctticst baby
he'd ever seen.
Second Young Wifc-rhat's strange,
He said the same thing about mine.
First Young Wifc--Wcl, / SUPPOSE
he saw your baby before he saw mine
--ROSclcaf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
Damaging Admission.

"Thc baby weighs twelve pounds.
does hc?" said the proud young moth.
or. Are you sure the scales are cor
rcct?"
"Corrcct" exclaimed the equally
proud young father incautiously. "Of
course they are They're the scales
always use for weighing the fish
catch" ."-Chicago Tribune.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
Mess system on Board Il 3lun"ot-yv,ti 4


Th" l.CSSing system Oh beard i b.
man 0f-war is rs complex and complete
as the table service of Il big hotel. The
modern wan ship. with its five or six
hundred persons on board. must be Il
floating hotel and StOrchOuSe in itself.
Every vessel OF the navy is required by
the regulations governing the navy to
have Il general messing system. The
enlisted m"n on ship are divided into
squads OF about twenty each, forming
Il mess. Chief petty officers and otli.
cCrS' servants are not included in tniS
division. Every mess has one OF Two
petty officers III its table, who fare lis"
the men. Every mess has It's Sp"c,"i
mess man, who brings the food lroiI 80
galley AMI serves il M the rAhl" ., -
also the mess mans duty 80 >,"l %
mess table ami ntc5s gear az.
in order. The mcSSrS on nu,,'
under the direct supervision ui l..'
misSary department, Whir.s J.. d..
the control Of the pay officers. G,..r
tons Magazine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30

Brannigan-Thc doctor told me to got
n porous plaSthcr for me stomach
DruggiSt-Ies, sir. What sort do "
want?
Brannigan-"Tis little care wnat
sort 1t is SO long rs it's aislly digcstcd
Catholic Standard and Times.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
i,IiSincSS princiDles.

Dolly SO SimpkIS. the cashier Of
the Bank, proposed to YOU last night.
Polly Yes, and | promised to marry
him.
"Did he ask your fathers permis.
sion:'
EYES; he said he would ask papa to
indOrsc my promissory note"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30
Not His Kind,

"Would you die for meT she asked
drenmily.
ooh. say" he retortcd in a matter of
fact way, "if you haven't any more am
bition than to be looking for dead ones
you're not the girl for mep'-Chicago
POst.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-30

-cachcr (ot class in Gramnar)--What
90 you understand by "parts Of
speech"
Tommy~~l's-it'S when a man stu,
ters.--Chcago Tribune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
A RUMOR DENIED

There has been persistent rumoI
abroad on the streets during the past
week which has it that the Inter.Isl
and Company intends running to Hilo
in competition with the Kinau. Those
who spread the report. pointed to the
fact that the Waialeale was making
regular runs to Maui, sailing on Mon.
day afternoons.
When seen yesterday. President
Kennedy laughed at the rumor, at the
same time stating that he had heard
the same thing himself, upon his re.
turn from Hawaii. However, the ru'
NOR emanated from some outside
source and not from the Office. There
was no truth in the rumor.
Speaking Of the Waialeale, Mr.. Ken.
Ledy said: THE Waialeale Is the only
boat that has license to carry explo.
slves and the trip made each Monday
night is for that purpose alone and for
the convenience of the Maui people
who heretofore have had to wait two
and three weeks sometimes before
having a chance to get their explo
sives, The Waialeale runs to Kauai
as of old, making this trip during the
middle OF the week. She Is not com,
pcting In any way with the Wilder
boats"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
war On MOSQUITOES

New York. July 23.-There has been
an Indignation meeting OF mosquitoes
on Staten island. This was apparent
when an army of the pestiferous insects
invaded Stapleton village hall where a
solemn conference was being held with
a view to Kidding the island forever Of
the anopheles family. The hall was
jammed with delegates representing
the various towns.
After several speeches and displays
Of maps it was decided to drain the
whole of Staten island and not TO leave
as much as Il tomato can full of stag
nant breeding water. A committee Of
public safety also was decided upon.
Then the mosquitoes appeared upol
the scene and the delegates were kept
busy beating them Off. It Is even as
serted that the meeting which was cut
short, adjourned before the commit
teemen on public safety had beo"
chosen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
FREIGHTER ALASKAN.

The Chronicle of July 22 contains
the following with reference to the
lreighter Alaskan:
The big freight steamer Alaskan is
expected to arrive today from New
York with an S00O.ton cargo for the
Observation-Disclosures Company The
Minnetonka, under charter to the same
une, left Tacoma yesterday for this
pert en- route for New York on her re-
turn with full cargo. The Neyadan
Of the Honolulu line, with a large car
go OF island products. is still in the
stream No report has yet been re,
cCiyed Of the Mlnnewaska's arrival at
San Diego from New York.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30

New York, July 23.-Ex-Senator John
NJ. ThurstOn Of Nebraska has taken
the temperature of the seawater at
Coney Island, but his enjoyment of the
experience was curtailed by the fact
that he had his clothes on. The Ne
braskan and his wife visited the island
as the guests OF an old acquaintance
who Is now proprietor of an amuse,
ment resort there. They were taken
on board an electric launch for a trip
down the lagoon. They made a cir
cult OF the grounds. and then passed
out through a small lock into Graves
end Bay. After pleasant trip the
launch was headed back to the park.
Owing to a change in the tide the lock
had been closed The visitors were
confronted with a walk over the dam.
a foot wide, or climbing the fence. They
chose the former and Mrs. Thurston
negotiated the distance without diff
Guilty. Her husband ventured across
next and when half way over he lost
his balance. The creek is only four
feet deep but there was plenty of mud
and the former Senator was not pre-
sentable when he finally reached shore.
A change OF clothing was found for
him and the party came back to town
declaring they had a good time despite
the accident