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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25

cutter we went some 10 miles further
I" visit Tupai. perfect atoll island,
with Il circular lagoon Of cxauisitclv
beautiful pale green water, cncirclcd
by lhr dark green border Of rocoauu,
frees on the narrow strip Of coral
formed lnnd We crossed 1hr ]onunu
m Il large ,lug-nut canoe. On thiS is
land people live only Il few weeks in
the year I" make rnpra. On the dav
ct "ur visit ] could not hclp thinking
or what Booker Washington is re-
ported tn have said about rntiinr all
thr negroes ON Il reservation hv them
selves: IF YOU lu thai Won wnulL
have I" build Il wall around il In
keep the negroes in and six walls
around II t" keep the white men ont
IT there waS anything inside the
white man wHntrd' For ON ihnI
PARKWAY atoll ON that day were two
Americans who were rnmpctinu in
their efforts to buy he rnpra from
thc natives!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
Watching an Eclipse.


Zone Of The most interrstiu~ ry-
prrl"nrcS OF our stay in the Snuth
seas waS Il trip TO Flint Island. Il
British possession some 400 miles
north Of Tahiti. We went there ON
the nItrd States "umhnat Annapolis
from Samoa aS the quests Of The
tr"rkrrlick observatory expedition
t" observe the total eclipse Of lI,r sun
ON january :. zoos. DurilI" uur ,iay
"I llv" days on that rucUamut island
we lived in little green hu, bull, Of
r"r"annI leaves especially for us. 1t
WAS most mtrrrSiin" To see lhr nrc-
partitions made under the Suprrin
lrndriIcr Of DR.. W. ". Campbell. Ii-
rector of The Lick observatory. and
DR.. {. G. Abbot Of the Smithsonian
institution. and their aS<urialrs. who
had ""n" (" Flint Island ON the Anna-
polls carly in December ln rel cvrrv-
thin" i'm readiness Ia observe ihr
eclipse
'All the instruments were in place
and We were in time 10 90 THROUGH
the d"Zrn or more rrhrarSnlS prrparn-
tory t" the great event. a certain
part was assigned 10 each member Of
th" expedition. and also to Mrs.
Campbell and Mrs. Drrhrr. the only
ladies IN the party. IN spite Of u
hrlci shower .iu~- ~ III" eclipse be-
"am" total. ah"mt - rhntn.rauh~ Of
various nhaSrs Of thr crli,,$r were
taken and the results Of the rvlir.ltiun
proved successful. |, would take u
Ion" article 10 describe in detail the
lntrrr>iin" mrihnh~ Of nbSrrvin" the
eclipse. An Illustrated account Of if
''n~ been published bv H." A>irunnmi-
"nl Society "f tn" I'arifir in San
Francisco.
d.. Dr"hrr', visit j. necessarily
limited in lime, although he ha, no;
hrrn back 10 ~" United States in
two years.
"Onr plans. said he. care +, leave
from Columbia on thc 29tA Instant,
spend some days in Washington and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
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The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
They Chung Six Days to the Wreekaee.

into a hurricane. The schooner's
masts were carried away and she was
absolutely helpless. The heavy seas
opened her seams and she soon filled
with water. The captain and his crew
dashed themselves to the top of the
poop, which was the only part of the
vessel above water. All they had sue
ceeded in saving was a little hard
tack and a gallon Of water.
The water was exhausted in "a
hours, and the bareback was doled out
to each man daily. On the 10th the
men caught two gallons of rain, and
when rescued they still had a gallon
left and eight hardtacks.
They had almost abandoned hope.
realizing that their position was off
the regular course of vessels, but new
ertheless a strict lookout was kept,
the men taking turns at the watch,
although almost exhausted and with
their hands and feet badly swollen.
The light of the Luckenbach was seen
at 11:40 Wednesday night. 1t looked
like a tiny star in the far distance,
but soon vas made out to be a ships
light. With some matches and a few
%splinters Clipped from the rail a fire
vas started in a tin bucket.
The Luckenbach was 100 miles off
her course, having proceeded in that
direction to avoid the hurricane. Chief
Officer Thomas Haley sighted the
little fire on the schooner several
miles away and bore down upon it.
The sea was rough, but volunteers
were not wanting, and soon a lifeboat
was launched. 1t was found impossi-
BILE to bring the boat neal enough to
the wreckage to take the men off,
and, one by one, they leaped from the
schooner into the sea and were
dragged aboard.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
FOOLS UNDERTAKEN TWICE.
On Third Call, However, EmbaImer
Finds Her Dead.

Winsted, Conn.-Mrs. John Barnum,
whose suspended animation deceived
a doctor, an undertaken, relatives and
friends twice within a week and who
narrowly escaped being embalmed
alive a few days ago., died at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hawley Wickwire, in
Falls Village. That life is extinct now
there is no doubt.
After she had been pronounced dead
for the third time relatives watched
the body as before for signs of re-
turning life, but in vain. Undertaken
1. P. Hornbeck was called again, and
this time prepared the body for burial.
Mrs. Barnum was ill six weeks with
general debility. At times she lapsed
into Inconsistencies and appeared as
if dead. Her heart seemed to stop
beating, but of a sudden she would
revive and chat with those at her bed
side. She was in a state of coma for
hours before she breathed her last.
Mrs. Barnum was 76 years old.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Senator Crane Trust Ally.

The appearance of Senator w. Muir
ray Crane of Massachusetts, upon the
Republican scene as chief adviser"
of Chairman Hitchcock in the man.
agement of Mr.. Tafts campaign, is
regarded as further unmistakable evil
dence of the alliance of the Republi-
can party with the trust interests for
the election of Taft. Senator Crane
may not be very well known by the
farmers and laboring men of the west,
but he has a very extensive and in
innate acquaintance in Wall street
and with the trust-protected interests
Of the east. He belongs to that little
coterie of men who rule the United
States senate. He is the principal ad-
wiser of Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
of Rhode Island, who stands at the
head of the Standard Oil list of ena
tors. Senator Crane is second in
command.
The failure of Chairman Hitchcock's
campaign for Taft had made it. neces-
sary for the Republicans to form q
closer relationship with the trusts in
order to procure funds with which
to carry on their propaganda. No
man is better suited to do the ce-
menting than is Senator Crane. He is
a Republican of high standing and is
a trust magnate. His interests lie
with those who are monopolistsl and
with the trusts.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
TRUST CONCERN ENJOYING BIG
MONOPOLY oEEKs TO INTIMI.
DATE EMPLOYEES.
TAFT GAVE HIS APPROVAL
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SANG.
TONS PLAN TO HOLD THREAT
OVER WoRKINGMEN.
Wages Reduced by Tariff Protected
Undergraduates Good, But Res
toration Of Pay Contingent on
Taft's Election.

Chicago, September (SpeciaD.-The
trusts, monopolies and be~neficiaries Of
high tariff have ihaugurated anew
their scheme of intimidating their en-
ployes to vote for Taft. This form
of bribery is well illustrated in the
notice which has been posted in the
shops Of the Standard Roller Ball Bear
ing Company of Philadelphia, a copy
of which has come into the hands Of
n Democratic national committee.
The notice reads:
THE reduction of ten per cent. in
wages last winter was to have been
restored when business conditions
would warrant it. While we are busy
at present, we feel that its continue
ton will depend upon the result of the
presidential election, and that If Mr..
Taft is elected 4 general improve
ment in all lines Of business will er.
suit.
"On November % we will, therefore,
restore the I'D rating to all employees
whose wages were reduced ter per
cent. last winter, provided Mr.. Taft
is elected president.
(Signed) IS. S. EVELAND.
President"
An investigation reveals the fact
that before this notice was posted Mr..
Eveland made a trip to Hot Springs,
Va, saw Mr.. Taft, and obtained his
approval Of the course. Mr.. Eveland
admitted that he had done this when
questioned about the matter, and
stated that others in the iron and
steel business would do the same.
1t will be noticed that the reduction
in wages was made last winter under
a Republican administration, and still
continues while the concern Is enjoy
ing the benefits Of the Dingley tariff,
which it has had for IL years; it
should also be observed that the no
tees cite the fact, I'VE are busy at
present" SO that the advance might
now be made as was promised. But
the company is holding out the bride
that it will not be made unless Taft
is elected.
Mr.. Eveland said further when these
facts were called to his attention,
that his company had 1000 men at
work now, and that orders were pill.
ing up so fast that we a hardly catch
up with them" In spite of that he
holds over the heads of his employees
the threat that their wages will not
be restored If Bryan is elected.
In explaining why he had reduced
wages under Roosevelt and proposed
to restore them under Taft, Mr.. Eve
land said:
Taft is a very different man from
Roosevelt. 1t is all right for the peo-
pie out west to think that Taft is just
like Roosevelt. Just keep them think
ing that way, but we in the east know
different. Why, there is no compar-
ison between the two"
The Standard Company is a trust
and controls the roller ball bearing
output of the country. 1t makes the
small steel ball bearings used on chill
dren's roller skates, and also $40, 900
ball bearings, the largest made in
the country for big machines. Among
those who are interested in it are the
Vanderbilts and Astors of New York,
and several of it's directors are also
directors of the United States steel
trust. The company maintains an
open shop"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Assistant ~Entomologist
Permanent.

Few of the fruits of civilization may
be looked upon as ultimate.
For the most part they have their
day, and pass.
The plug hat, however, discovers at.
tributes of permanence, notably that
uniformity in variety which best at.
tests an essential fxity of species.
Whether in the pot of Paris or the top
of Tomkinsville, there is always to be
found the element of crowning alb
surdity which is the character Of the
plug.
Moreover, religious sentiments are
the longest abiding, especially where
they are touched with superstition;
and now that no man whose wife con-
siders herself somebody will venture
to walk up the aisle of a Christian
church at the morning service, any.
way, without a plug hat deftly sup.
ported on the crook of his elbow, we
may not expect soon to see the finish
of this remarkable article of headgear.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
SHAKING DOWN THE TRUSTS.
Charles G. Dawes Visits Wall Street
and Promises Republican Party
Will Be Good.

Under New York date line of Sep
TENDER 10 the daily papers of the coun-
try publish a dispatch from which the
following is taken:
1.-THE visit of Charles G. Dawes of
Chicago, formerly comptroller of the
currency, had more influence than any
thing else in arousing Wall street un-
e~asiness. MI. Dawes came to New York
primarily to raise money for the Re-
publican congressional campaign COM
mittee, and he gave the people he
called upon very clearly to understand
that the Republican majority in the
house is in danger.
wall street had steeled itself
against the opportunities of political
canvassers for funds, but Mr.. Dawes
visit was unquestionably impressive.
The people who saw and heard him
were convinced that he really meant
what he said when he announced that
unless means were taken to arrest the
current and change the situation the
Democrats would swing into control
Of the popular branch of congress and
probably elect a president. Mr.. Dawes
did not confine his visit alone to bank
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

selves to their mound, but penetrate
the soil directly beneath it to a great
depth. sometimes as far as ten or
more feet. The circular chambers.
with their low arched ceilings and
level floors. vary from one to three
inches In diameter and from one-half
to n inch in height. The connect
ing galleries have a uniform diameter
of about ~three-eighths of an inch and
vary in length with the distance be-
tween chambers. Beyond the first
three or four inches below the base of
the mound the chambers decrease
markedly in number and in proximity
to one another. Sealed and unsealed
storerooms filled with seeds occur
throughout the nest; larvae, pupae
and young ants occupy many cham.
bers, and adult members of the colo.
ny use the remainder for working and
living rooms.
The mound building prairie ant
shows three distinct classes of indi.
viduals-the queens fertile femaIes),
b ohu Will CHS kStcIll0 l6I1dI6SD.
Males and fertile females, which are
equal in number, form a com.
paratively small portion of the colony,
while the workers in large nests seem
almost numberless, there being at
least 10000.
The queen is about seven-sixteenths
OF an inch long, of uniform yellow
brown color, with one pair of small
compound eyes and three very small
ocelli. Her mandibles are large, black
and armed with seven teeth, and she
Is provided with a sting.
The male is about three-eighths of
an inch long with head and throax
nearly black, abdomen brown and
more pointed than that of the queen.
His head is small and bears two large
compound eyes and three ocelli, the
middle one of which is much larger
than the other two. He has no sting.
The workers vary in length from
three-sixteenths to f1ve-sixteenths of
an inch. The head is very large, two
or three times the width of the pro.
thorax. The mandibIes are large,
curved, and armed with seven teeth.
They are well fitted for the tasks of
Selling, cutting, crushing and saving.
The head bears no ocelli and the com.
pound eyes are small-about the size
OF those of the queen. The workers
also are armed with stings. They vary
in size from a large form known as
the worker major to a smaller form
known as the worker minor. Inasmuch
as this distinction is based on char.
acters all of which show such a clear
intergrading that ten well-selected
workers may be so arranged that the
characters of the worker major grad.
ually shade off into those of the work.
er minor, there is no good reason for
distinguishing the two extremes OF
the series by special names. Not only
are there nc structural characters but
there is no difference in function to
justify such a distinction.
Although these ants are larger than
most species and have two of the
most formidable weapons known
among insects-large, pointed man.
dibles and most efficient stings-they
are not quarrelsome, and fight only in
self-defenSe.
G. A. DEAN,
Assistant FntOmologjSt Kansas
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Warned hy Eather's Ghost.

Montgomery, Ala.-News has been
received here of the death of Bose
Skipper at Moneraville, Ala, under
peculiar circumstances.
A few days ago he walked out to his
well. Returning, he told his family
that he had met his father (who is
dead, and had shaken hands with
him. He said that his father told him
that he was going to die and leave
his business in "a tangle, just as his
father had done. He said his father
told him to wind up his business, that
he would soon come after him.
Skipper, or the next day, went to
Greenville with his cotton, paid for his
grave, returned home, and went to
bed. The family physicians were
called, but he was beyond the aid of
medical science. He finally clinched
his teeth and refused to take any
medicine.
He died the other day, leaving a
wife and several children.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
FZNGER-BOWLS OF SHELLS

nearly perfect than the most exquisite
models of ancient Greece. 1t is deli.
cately hued with pale brown in the
inner part and with deep sienna brown
outside.
This bowl is half a cocoanut-shell-
beautiful, useful, practically unbreak.
able, yet not of sufficient worth to pre-.
rent it's being thrown away tomorrow
and replaced by a fresh n from the
nearest palm. Fresh plates and cups
for ones food are a refinement civil.
cation has not yet attained. You must
go to savages to look for them
Youths Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Underground Rivers Of Australia.

Underground Rivers of Australia.
There are comparatively few rivers
of any size or importance in Australia,
and a local learned professor of
science has been explaining the rea-
son. In consequence of the geological
formation of the commonwealth most
OF its rivers are at present impris-
oned subterranean streams. He de-
clares that one of these underground
rivers Is the largest in the world, be-
ing no less than 200 miles wide and
running right through the center of
the continent. If these vast supplies
Of subterranean waters were brought
to the surface and properly utilized
Australia would become the richest
country in the Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
BEATEN BY TERRIFIC
SEA FOR SIX DAYS
CAPTAIN AND CREW HAVE
THRILLING EXPERIENCES
IN A HURRICANE.

San Juan, Porto Rico.-After a thrill.
ling experience in a hurricane, Capt.
j. b. Morris and five seamen OF the
schooner Mary B. Judge, from Mobile
Tor San Juan, were rescued by the
steamer Julia Luckenbach. The Luck.
enbach. under command Of Capt. w.
). Council, arrived here from New
York, bringing the rescued men.
The Mary B. Judge left Mobile for
San Juan with a cargo of lumber. She
was due here in the early part of Sep
TENDER, but during a considerable part
or the voyage Gains prevailed. She
ran into a gale on September 10, and
on the following day it had developed
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

A telegram received at Democratic
headquarters recently stated that the
Democrats of Idaho had agreed
upon one set of presidential electors.
and are now confident of carrying that
state. 1t will be remembered that the
Democrats divided in the state con-
vention and nominated two sets of
electors for Bryan and Kern. This
fact has given the Democratic author
tiles much concern, and they we're
much gratified to learn that all differ
ences have been settled and one set
Of presidential electors decided upon.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
In Use in the South Seas for Many
Hundred Years.

The author of a recent English
book, In the Strange South Seas"
being a woman, mentions many things
which the ordinary book OF travel
omits to notice. Miss Grimshaw tells
us more of how the people live in
their homes and less of head-hunting
than books of travel and adventure
commonly relate. Among other domes-
tic matters, she describes the finger
bowls of the more refined tables at
which she was entertained with true
Polynesian hospitality.
If we of civilized countries think
that we invented fnger-bowls either
in form or in use, we are mistaken.
The South seas invented them a few
hundred years before we found out
they were necessary to our own deli
cate refinement. A bowl full of water
is handed round to every diner in a
South sea house.
The water is from the river, pure
nnd fresh. The bowl is Of a mold more
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

The New York Journal has a car
toon showing a Standard Oil can Ia
king the place Of the dome in a pic
ture of the capitol at Washington.
Good. 1t is another evidence that the
people do not rule at Washington, but
that the trusts rule through the agency
Of the Republican party. AS to legis-
lation, Mr.. Sherman, candidate for
vice-president, said: The Republican
party is willing and ready to accept
full responsibility" Exactly, and the
Standard oil and other trusts rule
prevent such rule is to elect Bryan.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
The Methodist conferences continue

The Methodist conferences continue
to denounce Speaker Cannon because
he refuses to let proposed laws have
a hearing. 1t is all right to vote
against Cannon for his dictation as to
what legislation shall or shall not be
considered, but it is essential also to
vote out the Republican party that
makes Cannon's boss-ship possible. De-
feat of Cannon is good, but would not
remedy the situation unless the Re-
publicans are turned out. If Republi-
cans win, and Cannon is defeated, the
same iron rules will be carried out by
a Sherman or a Dalzell, or some other
Republican pupil of Cannon.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Electricity and the Human Body.

The average resistance of the hu.
man body from the feet to the hands,
when the soles of the shoes are sat.
urated with water and the hands are
wet, is about 5000 ohms, and may be
represented approximately by the re
sistance of a copper wire about one
two-hundred and fifty-fourth of an inch
in diameter and 7,710 feet in length.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
A Marvellous Eye Remedy.

Those who know what intense pains
come with some diseases of the eye
can hardly believe Mitchelps Eye
Salve is able to do all hat is claimed
for it, but a trial soon convinces n
Of the extraordinary curative powers
of this little remedy. Sold all over
the United States. Price 25c.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Put Him Wise.

First Porter-Gee! Dat man glib
me a large tip.
Second Porter-Yep. An yo done
glib yo'self away by thanking him and
smilin'.
why, amt dat all right"
mo, sab! II yo had acted nachul,
he'd felt obligated to do it mex time.
See?"-Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
He ApolouIzed.

Henry, aged three, was left alone
with his three-months-old brother. His
mother, hearing the baby cry. re-
turned to find out what had happened.
"Oh," said Henry, Il choked him a
little. but | asked him to 'scuse me-"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

ers and financiers. He devoted a
good share of his attention to leading
representatives of the manufacturing
interests. He carried away some
money, but not nearly as much as he
had hoped for"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
A Useful Thing.

Three days after a man becomes the
owner Of an automobile he begins to
learn what a useful tool the monkey
wrench is.-Washington Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

Theo. A. Bell of California, who
was the permanent chairman of the
Denver convention, is making a
splendid canvass of the Pacific coast
states. He writes from Portland,
Ore:
After spending three days in this
state, my judgment is that Bryan and
Kern will get the electoral vote. l am
reliably informed in one county which
l visited there are 800 Republicans
who are known to have declared for
Bryan. If the drift continues in Cal
ifornia and Oregon both these states
will be ours without a doubt. Much
interest is shown on the coast in the
coming of Senator Gore. He will re-
ceive fine audiences everywhere"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Advice from = Wise Man.

After getting the best of a man In
one deal steer clear of him, for he
will begin to sit up and take notice.
Exchange.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

When he clasped hands with For
aker at Toledo, Mr.. Taft could never
have suspected that Foraker was go.
ing to be caught, and right before elec-
ton, too.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16

At the time he casts his first vote q
man is too young to realize that he
doesn't know it all.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND RUILD Up THE

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELES5
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle.
showing tits simply Quinlne and Iron In a tasteless
form. and the most eiectual form. For grown
people and children. Soc.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Hicks, capudine Cures Headache,

Whether from colds, heat. stomach or
nervous troubles. No Acetanilid or dan
gerous drugs. It's liquid and acts imme-
diately. Trial bottle 10c. Regular 25c and
50c at all druggists.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-10-16
Unsatisfactory Menu.

TimpkinsI saw Windig partake OF
a linguistic meal yesterday.
Simpkins-What do you mean by
that?
Timpkins-Biffkins made him eat
his words.-Chicago Daily News.