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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-05
Halloween Party.

| f7dllOW cen FdTLys
Quite an enjoyable Halloween party
was given Saturday evening by seven
young lady members of the younger
social set at the elegant Mitchell
home in West End During the even
ing fortunes were told, and games
played. An elegant luncheon was
served. the table being appropriately
decorated in witches and pumpkins
The guest list included: Misses Sal
lie Hughes, Sallie Watson, Sarah Al
ford, Lillian Brant, Matilda McClel-
Ian, Margaret Mitchell and Leonora
Williamson, and Messrs. Milton Eliot,
William Mcclellan, James Wooteh,
Ernest McLemore, Jr., Horace Rainey,
Meade Frierson and Minter Cant.
S.
Whist Luncheon.
Mrs. Fred Latta entertained num-
Der of her friends Wednesday at her
country home on the Sowell Mill pike.
Bridge was played at several tables.
At / o'clock an elegant course lunch
con was served.
y
To Compliment Mrs. Shields.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Fetter were
hosts last evening at charming thea
tire party al the Masonic Theatre to
see These Are My People by Ed
win Milton Royle, in honor of Mrs.
Julia M. Shields, of Nashville, the
guest of Mrs Caldwell Norton. Mr..
and Mrs. Fetter's guests included the
following: Mesdames Julia M. Shields,
Matilda Tyler Mesdames and Messrs.
Caldwell Norton, John T. Pope, Sam
lel p. Jones Charles Shields. Messrs.
Edward Milton Royle, Edwin b. Ba-
ION. John B. Fetter Judge A. Rich
ards
Mrs George w Nield entertained
afternoon at a theatre party
II the Mary Anderson in honor OF MIS-
shields. Louisville Courier-JournaL
-iftieth Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Hendley VINO
yere married November !, 1859 cele-
rated the fftieth anniversary OF /
heir marriage last evening at tie f
ONE Of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Frier- =
on. on w. sixth street The occasion 4
as notable one, many members OF o
20 two families being present from =
his and adjoining states. s.
Mrs uendley was formerly Miss d
Iizabeth Jones, one of the bellies OF "
aury county in the ante-bellum days. &c
or marriage half century ago was s
social event of much consequence b.
a was largely attended by the aris- d.
cracy of the old South. Such have Y
,or the ravages OF Time, that but bi
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29
notiz an StsusrzabIer.
@apor's Office.

San antonio, Ser, go. Sept. 1909.
Siermit miro Scotia eeseben, oaB
Der @usglei9ungs- MnsihuB, am /.
0opember 1909 i'm 3immer SEQ. IS,
Staotbaae, 5uiammentreten miro,
Inn iiber ale Appelationen BON ben
gnti6eioungen oes Staot-aiieiiors,
uno ollie alieiiments, ourd ben ri.
iellor fir gigentum I'M Siscaliabre,
enoen6 am 81. Mai 1910, gemad)t
(angegebenes mie nidt ongegebenes)
ab5unrteilen. Ser MusiduB lit tae-
LID lSonntoge uno Seiertage ausse-
lhlonen) in SiBung uno miro
so Gage in Sisung bleiben. @eoer
Der Staotrat, nod oag aiieiiements-
4omite uerben Betitionen beriidiib-
tlgen, nofoem Der MuSi9uB feline
Sibungen beenoet bat.
8rpan gaIIagban
atteit: Mapor.
Sreo. Sries, Sta6t-gIerf.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29

Hebttlrt9sIabre 6t,973,7 O3 on
Benlione1r, mdbreno inn Sabre 1890
ols Die @roBe Irmee rl1no 100000
Wfitglieoer = Getero1en oes 8iireer-
frieges = 5dbIte, mir $106, $50
~ousbe5oblt mur0en, uno sic Sabre
1894 bis 1906, einI6lieBli9 BET ee-
ringen llnteri6ieoen einen 9ur6-
idnitt bon 139 MiIionen (obgeieben
BON ben Soften ergaben. Cine lolde
3unabme Der 9eniions5ablungen A
Sabre nod S6luB bes groBen &rie-
ges (ote pipaniiden" uno uGbilippi-
nen" =Benlionen betragen erit rullo
3M Weiaionen) uno angeli6ts Oes
4blebens BON 1851 Ben1ionaren
lbei1t an6 Dem 8eniionsfommiiiar
lelbit etmas ungebelerlid, uno er
filblt li6 5n Ser @rflarung geordngt:
Die 3unabme lei in Ser &alptla6e
Der groBen 3abl bon 8enitonell gu
oanfen, Die unter Dem 8eies bonn 6.
Sebruar 1907 bemtIigt muroen on
neberlebenoe oes merifmiiben &rie-
ges uno bes 8iirgerfrieges Die bas
SO. ($12) begin. bos 70. $3.50 70.
1920 Den Monot) 2ebensiabr erreid=
ten.
Sen often Geteranen miro ieDer-
mann oas S6erflein gDn11en, oos Sic
0ation ibnen als Beniion oorbrinet.
9ubei miro aber ieoer ebrlide nno
patriotiide 8iirger oas EeniionstDe-
len, mie es ii1 bero1sbiloete, tieT be-
flagen ur1o perabi6elten als einerl linz
gebeuren 8etrltg uno &al1b am 8olfe
nno Elm gang nieoertrd6tiges 8olfs-
&orrumpierungsmittel! Man oarf
getroit annebmen, oaB oIe mirfliden,
ebenaligen Sampler inn 8iirgerfriege
anf Seiten Der Union in oen &eiben
Der @roBen @rrnee 51 finoen iino -
rnno 100000. uno oie 3abI Ser
giireerfriee : 8enfionen iteat 1id auf
runo 900,000! @er Iino Sic iibrigen
100000 u8eniion1re~2 Neben iol-
6en oeren u&riegsreforo~ vltnfIar"
i'll, 8ittuen unb @aiien BON 8iiraer=
friegsloloaten 5nn1eiit MIR ioge=
nannten 8ittpen uno @aiIen 1ol-
der. 9enn Die uedten" @itttpen, Sc
men bon redtspegen l1nterltiisung ae-
bibrte, iin6 fDie Die 8eteranen 1elbIt,
idol lett langem IN i1nenem Serge
ben, nno Die e6ten @ai1en ioGten
beute, "A Sabre nod 6dluB oes 8iir=
gerfrieges, Oob mol Der l1nterftiibunq
entbebren fonnen.
Mm fennt i'm, SEN 5oloaten-
pitttpen= uno @aiienldminoel, man
neiB, oaB iebr pieIe Der an ueberle-
|benoe beipiaigten 8enlionen ourd
nidts, aber au6 gar nifts peroient
iino nno nidt our6 balbmegs quite
@riinoe geredtfertigt peroen fonnen.
W1an neiB, oaB bas, mas @breniolo
iein lonte, 5umeiit @rabid lit; u16
Der @eoanfe an Dos Reimbursement
ltatt er6ebeno, beid1meno un6 oelno-
raliliereno Dirfen ml1B. @ber - Of
riibret, rilbret nidt oaron, beiBt es.
ODER 10 oenft man uno man boroelt
oanad aus Mngit Dor oen @robid-
g%mpfdngern uno neil man es imnte.
nod beqliem finoet, lidl auf alaenlei-
ne Soften cine berldBli1e @efolgz
ihaft 81 erfaufen. --
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29

Der &eiie erfiat lit, ob Stalien cine
S6menfl1ng gemabt bat, OF es felt
gum 9reibuno bolt, a1es oas Mill
fen mir p%orlaufig unentI6ieoen lai=
fen.
Son oteiem @eii9tspl1nft aus BE-
tradtet, miirbe Die &eile oes Carer:
etpos iebr 8eoenfli9es baben. Sic
piiroe bepeiien, oaB Die @egeniase
mieoer idarfer %genoroen iin0, Jet
Der 3eit, % Ser goar na9 Cher
bolirg unb 8ortsmoutb reiite nno
porber uno nadber 8eiu6e in
Deutidlano ma6te; oaB Die 8eme=
gungen, Die Dor Elm paar Sabren TO-
bel unruben berurladten mieoer
a%ufgenommen iinO uno OaB oaourd
Der Sriebe mieoer beorobt lit.
aaen oieien SbliiIen ldeint ilrll
aber bas ct. Hetersburger offi5ioic
8latt r&oiiia" gu beeegnen nit ser
Grflarung, Die 3ulaumenfunft bes
G5aren nit Dem &onig BON Sta
lien peranidaulihe BEN groBen POI
litiI6en 8ert enter engen Srennb-
i6aft 5mii6en &uBlano uno Stalien
als Saftor our Soroerung BEG @eIt-
frie0ens; cine anoere 8eoeutlt1e als
oieie babe Die gntreple ~iiberbaupt
ni6t. 9as flingt ia re6t ifon, aber
eritens fam man lt6 anf Die gr-
flarung offi5ioier 8ldtter nidt inlmer
p~erlaiien II. 5peitens fam einem BEL
10 piel Sroerung bes Srieoens ollitG=
Zig angit uno bange merben. Ser
9reibuno foroert i'm, Ser 3neibuno
foroert ibn, Der &onig BON gng-
lano foroert i'm, nun auf Ser Sal
Ter bon &uBlano. @enn benz armcn
Srieoen BET 10 biel Soroerung nur
ni6t I9lieBIid Elm 2eios gei6iebt!
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29
Wie lit otes!

Bir bteten etnbitnoert 9ouars geIohs
ning fir ie0en Gau BON @atarrb, Ser
nid1t oltr9 ginnebme11 bon 9ars ans
tarrb<SaI gebeiIt tperben fann.
s. S. @beneb & o., gigentb.
Solebo. o.
Bir, Die 1lnter5eidneten, baben s. s.
gbeneb felt ben lebten Is Sabren ses
fannt unb balten i'm fir boIfommen en-
renbaft IN alien Observation-Disclosures
unb finan5ien 6efdbigt, ale bon ieiner
Sirma eingegmgenen @erbinbli1feiter
81 erfilen.
SO EFT & gruag, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
guiften, Solebo, 9.
8 aloing, &innnn & @arpin
@rpBbmbeIsz 9roguiiten Sple6o, 8.
9aH's &ntarrb~@nr trirb imerli9 igez
nor1mer1 unb ipfrft brett auf 6as BImi
nn6 bic i6leimisen Sberfldden oes
Sbfems, 3elianifie frei berfanbf. Breia
Is Gents per SIai6e. @erfauft bon anef
Gpotbefen.
8au's Gamilien<giIen finb oie belten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29
@el6 foutmt in Sanfen

an M. M. CHISHOLM, bon Ereaomen,
g. 9. Sein @run6 lift ser Miibe inert
81 leien. nSeit longer 3eit Tit ifl
an unper6auli6feit TRIGGER Seller,
Sartleibigfeit, Nerbofit6t nno ange-
meiner Sdmdde", idreibt er. Sd
fonnte nidt idIafen, batte feinen ZIP
petit, feinen gbrgeia nnb nuroe nit
ieoem Gage i6udder, trot aner me
6i5iniiden 8ebanolung. Damn ge.
braudte i6 Electric 8itters". IL
Slaiden gaben mir Die alte &rafi
uno 8%eiun0beit pieoer. Nur1 fam id)
Dieoer ie6en Sag meine @el91ftc
beioreen. Sc lit cine n~unoerbare
Meoi5in. l1nfebIbar fir Magen, Sc.
Der, Nieren, 8Iut un6 Merbe. so
gts. Bel alen DruaaiIten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29
Gmtartet.

Der 500 bdlt iGbrIif reife @rnte
unter ben 9iirgerfrieg 8eteranen
uno irn1ner reid)ere bon ssabr gu
Sabr. @enn man oie ualten ana-
ben" am @rdberidmiidlngs Gage
ausriiden liebt oie NubepIdse Der H.
men gum lebten MppeG boraufgegan=
genen &ameraoen gu ldmiiden, balm
gebort Elm itarfes Ser5 ba5u, iib DER
@ebmut gu ertpebren. 90 brangt iid
~unabtpeisbar Die Srage alf: llnb
iiber's Sabr? 8ie piele BON gu6
Der6en iiber's Sabr nod mitmarIdie=
rem? @ie bieleu miro man oas Ieste
Eager bereitet baben unter griinem
Stolen uno iiber's Sobr Elm Sabnlein
aufitefen nuf Dos Grab In famerob=
idaftlibem @eoenfen uno gum 3ei=
den, baB 90 Elm Witglie6 Der @roBen
Irmee Der &epublif rubt, elm Mit-
Fglieo BEG Iterben6en Seeres2
IS gebt idnea at gnbe nit Der
groben Mrmee. Settles Sobr gina
nod Dem ioeben peroffentlitten Be
ridt oes BenfionsfommiIi6rs @ar-
ner Elm gan5es Mrmeeforps NIT benz
CODE ab. Die Namen BON nift ,pe-
niger nls 1881 .ueberlebenoen oes
8iirgerfrieges" tpliroen mn 2aufe oes
Sabres BON ben 8eniionsIiften geltri=
den, neil lire gr6ger itarben. Mon
6arf annebmen, oaB menigItens oie
SaIfte iener Mitglie6er Der @roBen
@rnnee paren, uno menn bas 10 1T,
oann miro Die Mrmee, Die inn Sabre
1890 nibt neniger aIs 408, 489 So
pfc 5dblte, CUR 3eit fhon auf rllno
100000 aopfe 5ufmmengeitmol5eil
iein, troboem, 9anf ben eifrigen uno
unausgeiebten 8~emiibunger, mog=
lifit ole ueberleben6en oes 8iirger=
frieges gum MnidluB an oie @roBe
@rmee gu beDegen, ftetig nelie Wait-
glieoer bin5utraten. SIN Sabre 1890
itellte ii6 Die Sterberote Der Wtit-
glieoihaft auf 1873 bonn @unoert;
fir 1907 mar tie NIT 1922 CODES
fdIen auf 4.45 Broaent angefpadien
fin lebtes Sabr itelt fif Die Ster-
berate auf rlno 8 Hro5ent ~ cine err
idiittern6e 3unabme IN Dem ei.ieu
Sabr: es sebt febr i6nea 51 gnoe
nit Der @roBen Mrmee.
Na6 Dem 8erifte oes Yeniion5-
fommiii1rs nalroen I'M 2alfe bes SEE
| ribtiabres insgeinmntt 51581 20
men BON ben Bitten geitriden. Croft
Dem eing Die 3abl Der Beniiondre
MIR Tim 5493 anriid - BEL 8cginn
oes Sabres itanoen 951,687 Nan,en
alf ben 2iiten, m Sdluiie nod 946,-
1874, un6 BON bieIen peroen 500, 961
ais yI1eberlebenoe oes girgerfrieg5"
be5eihnet. @enn bas beoeutet: iiber-
lebenoe Soloaten oes 8iirgerfrieges,
oann mliB man iih munoern, oaB im-
mer nod 10 biele nibt Mitglieoer Der
@roBen Irmee Der 8epnblif finb, Die
fih ooh 10 lebr piel Wtiibe gab, aQe
Dieienigen, Die in Der giireerfrieg-
5eit Snfel Cams uniform trugen,
gum InidlmB gu b~etpegen.
Nob iebr bel ieltiamer mliB es err
ifeinen (o6er miiBte es eribeinen,
menm mar Die @riinoe ni1t femlte),
ooB trob Der groBen @rnte, Die Ser
600 unter. ben Teniionsempfdngert
belt, uno Der aueroings lange niht
10 groBen, aber ooh immerbin belrter
fensperten 8erfiir5ung Der 8eniions-
LITE (lm 5493 Hamen; fnapp elf
Hro5ent Der 3abl Der nit Dem SoOe
obgegangenen) Die Benfionsausgaben
i'm lebten &ednungsiabre groBer lua-
rem als ie 5ubor in einem Sabrel Die
&egierung 5ablte in Dem am 80.
SUM- 1909 gum MbIdfiB e~elangten
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29
Sci nieraehn mitn[iener

Sci pier5ebn Mitglieoer bes
6reioenfer-8ereins IN Miinfen lit
BON Der Yoli5ei itrenee S~ausiudlun-
gen oorgenommen Doroen. Sic bot
ten fid an ben fiir5lidJen &lnogebun-
gen anlGBlib berSinritdrung bes ipu-
&epolutionars 6errer berpor-
ragen0 beteiligt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29
@ir a(anben an i'm,

neil mir feline @irfung fennen, ia=
gen Die 2eier oieier 3eitung, melde
Or. &i6ter's u9ain-grpeaer" ge-
brouft baben lange bepor iie @me-
rifa ioben. Gin alt betp1brtes,
lfrteu uno lifer mirfenoes Mittel ge-
gen &beumatismus, @idt, @euroI-
gle, @rfaltungen II. /. 10. @s lit in
allen oertihen @potbefen 81 baben
81 25 @ts. uno 80 Cts. Die SIoi6e.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-10-29

9arin liegt elm gusgleid, oaB
zoe quite Sahe lire boie Seite itno
eoe boie Sade lire quite Seite bat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-19
Christmas Buying Booming at Donohue's


We the. comc q
o IL
u ouohueal sold :
of
pon"hue do business capacity limit Help help
,ou this week. if possible
- Il q
old come II the morni an
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-19

NJ store shows such IN I'M
,nense variety. lon could Sc
ieci at random ami he sure ..
giving Il desirable quality. Fiji
and compleI. line of initial
handkerchiefs. neM for the hol-
iday selling: silk; soc. 75c
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
IntelIioence of the Fox.

The intelligence Of the fox Is often
shown by the way he refuses to be
headed when he has made up his mind
as to the safe course to take. The West
Somerset have an excellent fixture at
Kilve, but 1t has one drawback-the
sea Is not far Off, and foxes naturally
often make for the cliffs, a secure ref
uge. A fox can be easily headed at
times, but that is nearly always when
to be seen would betray him to his
enemies the hounds and give them an
advantage; but when If he makes his
point the advantage is on his sider
then nothing will turn him.
To return to the West Somerset at
Kilve; they found fox, and the whip
perrin, seeing that the fox meant to go
to the cliffs If possible, started to head
him off. The ground was open, and
for half a mile the whipperin and fox
were taking parallel lines, the fox clear
~ meaning to slip by and find a ref
uge in the cliffs. The man turned the
fox away at last, but in short time
the hounds lost him, and I believe he
got back after ALL
Again the master ranged up some OF
the field to prevent another fox going
back into a certain covert. In vain
whips were ratified against saddle
flaps; the fox went right through the
watchers and made his point. 1t Is
thing I have often noticed both with
stag or fox, that the quarry seems to
distinguish between real and false
dangers.--London Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
DEATH BY ELECTRICITY.
Investigators Discover That Snoek
Produces E!eetrolysis Of Blood.

Produces E!ectroiySis OF oiooa'
A discovery regarded by prominent
physicians as having revolutionary
Importance in surgery was made py
Coroners Physician O'Hanlon and Prof.
John H. Larkir Of Columbia university
during an autopsy recently, says the
New York Press. Death by electricity,
II was definitely established by the two
medical men, may be caused not only
from a rupturing Of certain blood Ves-
sells of various vital organs, put also
from an air embolism, or compression OF
air, in the region about the right side OF
the heart. This never before, 1t Is as
serted. had been observed with regard
to the body Of a human being. Five
thousand or more volts Of electric power
have, however, produced the same ef-
feet in animals.
The autopsy which brought to light
this discovery was performed on the
body of Frank Wolf, Of 81 Prince street,
Brooklyn. Wolf met death by coming
into contact with live, electric wire In
73s Water street, Brooklyn. An exam
ination Of the direct causes Of his death
was ordered by the coroners office. The
embolism was found in cutting into the
venous system Of the right side Of the
heart. 1t was in the shape Of clot
about that organ, formed by compressed
air, which so distended the heart that
paralysis ensued, bringing with 1t death.
The ernbolism is regarded as remarka-
BILE, in that It was created by electricity
from a current, causing electrolysis OF
the blood, which in turn liberated GER
tain gases. These in combination
pressed on the heart in the shape Of an
embolism.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
ON THE DEAD RUSH.
An Experience In Getting Acquainted
In New York.

An Experience In Getting Acquainted
In New York.
Getting acquainted in New York is
thus described by man from Atlanta.
He brought a letter Of introduction
to the person he was to meet at the
latter's office in Nassau street.
This is the Atlantan's report to his
house:
Called at p. m Boy on the gate
asked my name and business. Gave
him the letter of introduction. Boy
returned and told me to sit down.
Sat down twenty-five minutes.
Saw a man come out of his Office and
break through the gate as If he was
chased by hornets.
who's the man from Atlanta who
wants to see me?' asked the hurried
individual.
"I am the man. I replied, trying
to act as If 1 was also hurried.
"'Come along with me- said the
man as he grabbed me by the arm.
He dragged me through the main door
into the hallway. He caught sight of
descending elevator and shrieked
to the man in the car to stop.
1.-The door Of the car slid ajar, and
the man who had me by the arm said,
Come along; let's get acquainted as
we go down.
by that time the cer had reached
the landing on the main floor. AS the
door of the car was pushed back the
man who had my letter in his hand
said:
"T haven't had time to read this
letter, but we know each other. Come
in day after tomorrow. I've got to
make a train. I'll know you when we
meet again. Goodby.'
Before I could say goodby he had
turned the corner and was out Of
sight. That's business in New York. "
Success Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
HERO OF BOXER UPRISING.
The Late A. F. Shamot Distinguished
Himself In the Pekin Sieqe.

Auguste F. Chamot, who recently
died at Larkspur, Cal, was the hero
of the Boxer uprising in China. His
life was romantic and adventurous.
He went to Pekin in 1888, before he
was sixteen years old, with only 40
cents in his pocket. Missionaries to
whom he appealed for aid supplied
him with funds, and he built small
Motel. 1t gradually grew into the Ho-
tel de Pekin, an establishment Of 400
rooms.
Mr.. Chamot distinguished himself
in the siege of Pekin during the Box
er uprising in June and July, 1900.
Prior to the siege he had the fore
sight to lay in a large store of rice
and other foodstuffs. which are said
to have saved the foreigners in the le-
CATION quarter from starvation.
I'm less than twenty-four hours
one reads in "The Siege of the Lega-
tions," by Captain Darcy, Mr.. Cha
mot has been able to find enough food
to supply 4,200 persons during seven
ty-eight days. AS miller, baker, en-
gineer builder Of barricades, chief of
coolies, ETC., he has been everything
and done everything through that
memorable siege without the advice
of any one"
Mr. Chamot and his wife between
them killed 700 Boxers during the
siege. One day he himself killed ff-
ty-four, while she killed seventeen In
a single day. They were both wound
ed themselves.
He was in Pekin eighteen years, but
came to the United States in 1901.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
TOO CLEAN.
African Natives Who Were Lavish In
Their Use Of Soap.

African Natives Who Were Lavish In
Their Use Of Soap.
Miss Mary Kingsley, who made
many journeys in the widest of Afri-
ca, used to relate how once, finding
it necessary to cleanse much soiled
and stained blouse, she carried 1t,
with a cake Of soap, to a neighbor-
ing spring, where an interested group
of native women watched her wash
it. They were much impressed by the
way in which the spots disappeared,
and II emerged as good as new.
The next morning when 1t came
time to break camp Miss Kingsley
missed her soap-a precious COM
modify in the wilderness. Suspicion
soon pointed to certain woman, VINO,
on being accused, confessed boldly
that she had taken it and cast 1t into
the spring that its extraordinary pow
ers of renewing old garments might
be permanently impaired to the wa
ters. She was deeply mortified to
learn that her effort had been In vain.
The Rev. Peter Mcqueen Of Charles
town, Mass, tells a kindred story.
His soap, however, was not lost, al
though misused. He still had 1t with
him.
"I told our native servants to be
sure to lay in a supply Of clean water
when we crossed the Taru desert, a
scorched belt Of sand stretching
some seventy-six miles," he relates.
"Tidings had reached us that an Eng
lish explorer who had attempted to
cross that desert shortly before us
had perished from thirst, so we
wanted to be careful.
You can imagine my surprise
when, upon taking my first draft of
water, I discovered that 1t tasted
strongly of soap. All the casks were
similarly tainted, and we rounded up
the natives and held hasty court
martial.
1T was a tough predicament, but
couldn't refrain from smiling within
when the leader of them meekly con-
fessed that as the master had instruct
ed him to lay in supply Of clean wa
ter he had seen to it that bars Of soap
were added, for soap, he said, was
used to clean things"
They did not perish Of thirst, but
after sixteen days Of drinking soap
suds, which agreed with neither pal
ate nor stomach, no native of that
particular gang was again likely to
try to purify water with soap
Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
WIZARD OF THE RIFLE.
Woman of San Antonio, Tex, Shoots
With Marvellous Precision.

"There isn't a woman in America
or. indeed, in the whole world, tha'
can duplicate the wonderful ride ano
trap-shooting Of lady Of my town.
said Major G. P. Butts Of San Anto-
MO. Tex, to reporter Of the Balti-
more American.
"This feminine wizard Of the gun
Mrs. Toepperwein, shoots with pre-
cision that is simply marvellous ano
the best male shots in the United
States take off their hats to her as the
onlv creature in skirts that can beat
them at their own game. But, curl
ously enough, San Antonio is the nome
Of another woman, Mrs. Dan o'Con-
nell. who falls only a little below Mrs.
Toepperwein, in her speciality. MIS-
o'Connell has been doing some extra
ordinary shooting Of late, and ner
friends say she will, If she keeps up
practicing, surpass her neighbor. On
ly few days ago I saw her make ~
out of a possible SO, a performance tha1
even the top-notchers Of the male sex
are proud to achieve. When 1t Is re-
called that trap shooting is a severe
strain on the nerves and senses, and
that it requires so much in the way Oh
endurance and self-control, the more
extraordinary it seems that Texas
should have the two greatest female
exponents of the sport in the entire
nation"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
ORIGIN OF THE ROD.
Used In Driving Oxen, 1t came Handy
In Measuring Land.

The origin of the rod, pole or perch
as a lineal and superficial measure
has been traced to the rod, pole or
goad used to urge and direct a team
Of oxen pulling plough. So 1t came
about it was used as a convenient
and handy land measure in feudal
times by the lords in allotting plots
Of land for agricultural purposes to
the villeins and others.
One rod wide and forty long Il. e.,
one furrow long, deep) built up a
quarter of an acre. The furlong, or
four poles wide and same depth
|. e., forty poles, one acre-was a
convenient length for furrow before
turning the plough. OF course these
lengths somewhat varied in differ
ent parts Of the country where soils
and agriculture varied, but gradu-'
ally the slight variations grew less
and finally the present accepted stat
utory acre was evolved.
Gunter's chain of sc feet (ten
square chains to the acre. was In
vented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter
(15S1-1626). He was a professor of
astronomy at Gresham college, Lon
don, and ingeniously adapted it to
facilitate decimal calculations in
land measurements. The use Of the
rod in superficial measurements Of
brick work and lineally in hedges,
bitches and fences followed as con-
venient existing measure.-From the
Builders Journal.