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The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
FLIGHT OF MYSTERIOUS
AMERICAN STIRS GERMANS
Severe Blow Struck at Yankee Tourist Whose
Checks Are Refused as Result of Mr..
Draper's Game

Berlin. July 1.-The recent night from
Berlin of the mysterious American. Mr..
Draper. has struck severe blow at
American regulations here. and checks
offered IN payment BY Amefican tourists
are almost everywhere refused unless
properly certified Even American paper
money. formerly Of ready acceptance. Is
hard to get rid Of outside Of banks, who
have experts to examine the yeIlowhacls.
Indignation is felt net only because Of
Drapers hypocritical pretense that the
Travellers Club was founded chiefly ia
the interests Of German art ana artists.
but because Of his audaclous forging OF
3 telegram IN the Kaiser:s most approved
lmpuisipe style. wishing the club pros
porous career
4 curious thing Is chat no Journalist
vas ever able TO set nearer to Draper
than an interview with his Hungarian
factotQu Or q message through . hail
porter. that be was busy with & dnka. .
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
LAWS FOR AvIAToRs.

Must Avoid Flying Over Crowded
ThOrOughfares in France.
Paris, July 1.-The minister of public
works, NJ. Charles Dumone, is framing
code of laws for governing aerial navi-
cation in France. 1t Is stipulated that
aerial pilots, in addition to the certif-
cate of efficiency, must also be in pos
session Of a permit, to be granted by the
local administrative authorities, before
beginning an aerial flight. No aviation
meeting to which the public is invited
can be held without first obtaining the
necessary authority.
A special garage or anchoring ground
will, where possible, be set apart in the
vicinity of large cities or towns, and
aviators must descend there. AS far as
possible, flights aboye crowded thorough
fares must be avoided. Aviators coming
from foreign countries must Immediately
on descending give notice Of their ar
rival to the local municipal authorities
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
COATING OF TAR
ON PARIS STREETS
Numerous Complaints Made
by French Motorists.

Paris, July 1.-Periodically the princI-
pal thoroughfares of the city, notably
the Champs Elysees, are covered with a
coating of tar, on the supposition that
it helps to allay the dust and preserve
the roadway paved with wood blocks.
Numerous complaints against this
practice have been lodged with the muni-
ctpal authorities. The tar coating, it is
asserted, plays havoc with pneumatic
tires, and in warm weather it exudes a
poisonous vapor, which seriously at
tacks the growth of street trees and
plants, when it does not kill them out
right.
The prefect of the Seine has appointed
a commission, whose duty it will be to
study very carefully the pros and cons
Of the whole question. This body has
been empowered to make the necessary
practical experiments.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

London, July IA deputation OF Boy
Scouts, who are later to attend the
Kings Boy Scout review under Lieut..
Gen. Sir Baden-Powell at Windsor on
July 4. has brought a message from
Oldham to the Boy Scouts headquar-
ters in London. covering the distance
of 1s1 miles in three days and a few
hours.
The message invited the chief scout.
Lieut.. Gen. Baden-Powell, to visit the
Oldham Scouts.
At 4 o'clock Wednesday morning four
scouts set out from Oldham and covered
sixty-seven miles by 8 o'clock at night.
They slept in barn, with no covering
beyond the hay and straw.
One boy had to go back, owing to
sore feet, but the others, who all be-
long to the Beaver Patrol" of the
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

The duke turns out ts be person sport.
ing Frehch title Of doubtful authen.
ticity and with as nebulous a past a.
Draper himself
After alI not much damage was done
by the club. for its character became an.
parent. on the opening night. when I'M.
mediately after an Inaugural banouet.
at which the KaiseTs telegram was en-
Enthusiastically eheered. the Chairman pro-
posed an adjournment to the next room,
where baccarat and other card game
tables were standing ready.
The mere name Travellers. club. also
aroused suspicion, for most people in
Berlin society were already aware AZ
the history Of 4 similarly named inati.
tgsion n Paris Draper furnished he
club goreeously and paid months rent
Of tie spacious premises IN advance. but
he forgot to pay for the furniture. ana
there is now question Is to whether
sne landlord can saIzs 4 for rent.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
GRAVE DIGGER DIES
IN A CURIOUS WAY
Overcome by Gas, but Two
Others Recover.

London, July Harry Spencer, fore
man grave digger, lost his life under
curious circumstances at Abney Park
Cemetery, Stoke Newington. recently.
While digging a grave he was over
come by gas. James Hexell, who was
with him, raised an alarm and promptly
descended to his assistance, followed by
another workman named Prentice. Ali
three men were later discovered to be
overcome by the gas. When brought TO
the surface they were in an unconscious
condition, and Spencer, after artificial
respiration had been resorted to, was
found to be dead.
The other men were attended to by
DR.. MacDonnell, of Stamford Hill, Prem
tice being eventually removed home.
Hexell was removed to the Metropolitan
Hospital, Kinsland road, where he re-
gained consciousness.
The precise nature of the gas Is un-
known. Two fire engines had to be en-
ployed to pump it out of the grave.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
SAPPHO, THE GREEK LADY,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Stories Recklessy Invented About Her, While One of
Her Lovers Was a Hundred Years DID,
.<s. Says English Medico

London, July 1.-sappho, the Greek
lady whom we have been brought up to
believe was, to put it mildly, not quite
nice, was whitewashed by DR.. w. L.
Courtney at the Royal Institution the
other day. f..
1t was necessary, he said, to imagine
a society in which 1t was not considered
improper or indelicate to write frankly
and openly about emotions, feelings, and
passions. Sappho's poems contained in
stances of that frank speech, and they
had been misinterpreted because. we read
into the words some associations which
belonged only to much later stage Of
civilized ufe.
sappho, it seems, spoke sometimes with
unconventional directness, but to argue
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
POSES AS LABORER {
FOR TEN YEARS.
Woman Curses Mayor and
Arrest Reveals Sex.

Madrid, July IA -woman's ten vearsSl
career as man has just been brought to
an abrupt end at Ciudad Real. The NAV
or Of the town was accosted in the street
by apparently an agricultural faborar-j
who asked for money. When refused ns
used such bad language that he was
given into custody. He struggled vio-
lently with two civil guards, who had!
great difficulty in taking their prisoner
to goal
Inside the prison he defied the gov
ernor and refused to take the regulation
oath. He fought with hall a dozen
warders, but eventually was overpow- !
cred. when it was then discovered that !
the supposed laborer was q woman in
disguise.
Inquiry showed that for ten years she
had worn mans clothing in order to fol-
low the calling Of an AGRICULTURAL Iaborer,i
which she preferred to the ordinary life
of a woman.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
CHAPELON WHEELS
IS CONSECRATED
Novel Place Of Worship in
Charge of Priests.

(. q
London, July LA chapel on wheels
has just been consecrated here by Arch
bishop Bourne.
This novel place Of worship is to be
sent on tour ip charge of two priests
for whom it will also be residence. 1t
is an ordinary motor van, the interior of
which is fitted with miniature altar for
the celebration of mass, with prie-dieu
kneelers for dozen worshipers.
When not in use for divine services the
benches are slowed away. the altar
cleared of its ornaments. and the vehicle
becomes a travelling van with beds for
the accommodation of the two. priests.
The chapel on wheels win start for East
Anglia on Monday, and the first stop
ping place is to be Haverhill. where
Father Bernard Vaughan will deliver a
series of lectures during weeks sojourn
in that town.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
HAT VALUED At $1,000.
Unusually High Price of Bonnet Due
to Ospreys.

Unusually High Price of Bonnet Due
to Ospreys.
London, July 1.-The most expensive
hat In the world is on view at the annual
exhibition of Ascot and Grand Prix hats,
held by the Maison Lewis at their salons
IN Regent street. 1t has been especially
designed by NJ. Lewis for Princess Mia
hesco de Bukahrest, one of the wealthiest
and most fashionable women in Rou-
mania, and its price is $1,000.
1t is large black tagal hat. lined with
silver lace and covered with wealth of
white ospreys, which tower high into the
air. A cluster of silver roses in front
completes the trimming.
The unusually high price of the model
Is due to the ospreys. This particular
millinery has become so scarce that the
small quantity which is still on the mar
YET has risen enormously in price.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
WOMAN REGAINs SIGHT.

blind Twelve Years, She Now Sees
100 Yards Away.
London. July latter being blind for
twelve years, woman eighty-seven
years old. Mrs. Boyiand. OF South street,
Taunton, has regained her sight.
1t was found. just after her husbands
death. that her eyes began to fail, and
soon she became totally blind. Yet she
has continued to pray that she should
regain her sight, and about month ago
she could see gilmmer of light Gradu-
ally the blindness has disappeared. and
she can now see what time It is by the
church clock. 100 yares away.
She saw g motor car for the first time
q few days ago; previously she I'D only
heard their noise.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

Eleventh Oldham Troop, tramped pluck
fly onward
The next night, after covering forty
five miles, they found a scout camp.
They received a hearty welcome, and
had the luxury of blankets to sleep in.
Although another boy had now to
drop out because of sore feet, he did
not give up. but borrowed a bicycle at
Loughbrough. Friday night was spent
in barn, and this morning, soon after
10, the three dusty, but cheerful "Bea-
vers' arrived at the Boy Scouts head
quarters in London
Like all adventures, they travelled
light. One carried a spare shirt and
a pair of stockings; also an ambulance
outfit. The others confined their lug
gage to a towel and a piece of soap
each.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

meals is considered a luxury which only
the weather. members of the tribe can
enjoy, the poorer Maka having to con-
tent themselves with eating the bodies
OF slain enemies. The slaughter of the
slaves who have been fattened takes
place in manner identical to the slaugh-
ter Of an OK. Dragged to the slaughter
house, and tied to block, the unhappy
victim is killed by the blow of an ak,
directed against the neck.
BY way Of explanation for these hor-
rible customs among the Maka it is
stated that their country is extremely
poor in cattle. and contains neither wild
animals fit to eat nor fish.
AS a result Of the punitive expedition
sent by. the German authorities to sup
press cannibalism every person hence
forward convicted of eating human flesh
will, be sentenced to death.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

| from unconventionality Of language to
disorderliness of behavior was to go a
great deal beyond what the record war
ranted.
Then, according to DIR. Courtney, the
worst OF it was that the early Christian
writer's accepted and popularize3the mis-
Interpretation which the Greeks them
selves invented. It suited their argu-
ments to paint Sappho as terrible ex-
ample OF corruption in heathenism.
Stories were recklessly invented about
her. She was supposed to have many
lovers. but we can take the statement for
what it is worth when we know that one
Of those supposed lovers was 100 years
old when she was born and another had
not been born at the time of her DEATH"
said the. doctor in conclusion.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
KILLS THREE; THEN SELF.

WeI1-dressed Man Terrorizes Pa
irons OF Berlin Tavern.
Berlin, July LA sensational shooting
affair occurred recently in the Friedrich
strasse. the most frequented street In
Berlin A well-dressed young man. who
had been denounced to the police for
Offering violence to woman. was fol-
lowed into a tavern by three policemen.
who summoned him to follow them to
the police station.
The man drew pistol and shot the
policemen dead. at the same time wound
ing waiter. He then tried to escape by
the back entrance, but finding the exit
cut on by the police. he returned to the
bar and shot himself through the head
and dropped dead.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
FIFTY BADLY POISONED.

Paris Pastry Cook Can Give No Ex-
planatfOn.
Paris, July More than fifty people
have been badly poisoned at Canbrai by
some cakes and pastry sold by one OF
the best pastry cooks in the town. One
Of his customers is dead and many Of
the others are seriously i'll.
The pastry cook cannot give any ex-
PLANTATION. He has handed over the con-
tents Of his shop to the authorities, who
are having his wares analyzed, and his
only theory is that his goods have been
poisoned by some unknown person who
wants to ruin him. The pastry cook ap-
pears to be above suspicion.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
ANCIENT STATUE FOUND.
Figure of Venus Discovered I'm Ro
man Theafer

Figure of Venus Discovered I'm Ro.
man Theater.
Rome, July 1.-According to Prof
Dante Vaglieri, director of the excava-
ton at Ostia, the statue of Venus, re-
Gently discovered there while workmen
were clearing away the accumulated
earth and rubbish covering the Hiposce-
MUM, or lower stage of an ancient Roman
theater, is type of Aphrodite or Venus
created about the fourth century, B. c.,
by Praxiteles or one Of his immediate
followers.
1t is probable that the original work
was copied by a sculptor Of TroJan's
time, who added the reversed amphora
on which the goddess right hand rests,
transferring it into a decorative motive
for a fountain.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

late ptcture Of the Prince Of Wales heir apparent
to the throne of Great Britain, who will be the
principal figure In an ancient ceremony Of inveSti-
ture at Canaryon Castle, Wales, on July L.
Eight thousand people will be seated in the castle
court yard and hundreds of thousands viii see the
royal procession it passes from Grifith's Cross
ing to Carnaryon, ..
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09
Valuable Land for Sale.

At the request of the owners we
will offer for sale Immediately after
the legal sales on the first Monday
in December the following described
real estate, to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land situate lying and being
near Jamison, Orangeburg County,
South Carolina, containing two hum
dred and forty acres, more or less,
and bounded by lands Of T. P. Hor-
ger on the North, by lands of John
Vaughn or Harley on the East, by
lands of ]. B. Robinson and Estate of
James M. Bell on the South and on
the West by the Southern Railway.
This is the home place of the late
Dr.. Andrew l. Horger and is being
sold for division among the heirs.
It is one of the most valuable plan
tations in the County, and has a fine
twa story dwelling with barns, out
houses, and tenant houses thereon.
Will be sold privately before sales
day if desired. For information ap-
ply to Dr.. A. A. Horger, Harleyville,
S. c., or the undersigned. st..
Wolfe and Berry, Attys.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09
Rern1leker g. Riggs,
THE FASHION SHOP.
TEXAS WOMAN
GETS RESULT is
When the Doctor Failed TO Help
Mrs. Moncrief, She Helped
Herself With Cardui.

Bolton, Tex.-In a letter written
from this place. Mrs. Ethel Moncrief
says: II suffered with womanly
troubles ever since T. first entered wo-
manhood. The doctors failed to help,
30 1 began with Cardui. From the
first, 1 could see good results, and J
kept on taking it. was relieved OF
all my dreadful suffering. Cardui has
built up my system, and my friends are
all surprised to see the good results I
obtained. Cardui is as good q doctor
as any woman needs. 1t can't be beah
I cannot praise Cardui too highly"
For more than half century, Cardui
has been used successfully to prevent
unnecessary pains caused by womanly
troubles, such as headache, backache,
side ache, dragging sensations, etc.
It also acts as general tonic, for the
weak, tired, worn-out womanly system.
Whether seriously sick. or simply
weak and ailing, take Cardu!.
It helped a million others.
1t will help you, too.
NB-Hrite to-: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Ghatta7
noo9a Medicine Co.. Chattanooga. Ienn for Spec'L1
Instructions, and 6l-page book Home Treatment
for Women" sent In plain wrapper. on request
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09

may work all right not unoften the
names given are sort Of misf1t. 1t
is rather incongruous that hot
quick-tempered woman should bear
the name of Patience, or that one
tipping the scales at ESQ pounds
should be known at '"Tiny,' Lilly, !"
DAISY" or 'tBfrdies." And SO with
lien. It makes one smile that some
peor creature who dare not call his
soul his own has such misfit name
as "Lycurgus," tnat one mentally de-
ficient should go through the world
as "Solon," that domineering un-
charitable egotist should be introduc-
ed to society as Robert E. Lee" and
that a George Washington" should
be a mean, low down derelict. The
ancient Jews and other nations gave
names that reflected some character
istic or that spoke of some notable
achievement, and often on occasion
they changed a mans name. Such a
practice cannot we'll be followed In
these days, but it might be well for
some parents to show greater discrlm-
ination in the names they give their
children and not weigh them down
through life with some absurdity.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09
Fifteen Million Bales Needed.

With the publication Of govern
uent estimates to the effect that the
world demand for cotton the ap-
preaching season will approximate
100000 bales, the bottom should
drop from the bear market, and cot
ton should rise in price at once. In
this issue we publish the Associated
Press dispatch sent out from Wash
ington that the world will need over
fifteen million bales of American cot
ton. According to this government
report, worldwide in its sources and
official, if cotton is worth cent to
civilization, it is worth not less than
fifteen cents.
Consuls from around the globe tell
Washington that world consumption,
ending next September, will be in ex-
cess of 12,5O0,00O. bales. This es-
innate excerpts Italy and England.
The former country will take in the
neigh borhood of half a million bales
of American cotton, the latter, nearly
tnree million. Consolidating these
statistics and making due and con-
serrative discount, it appears that
world demand for the year will be
in the neighborhood of 100000
bales. The Atlanta Constitution says
in the face of these seeming reliable
facts, the attempt Of market thimble-
ringers to take advantage of the
fears of the cotton producer because
the crop is large is nothing short of
criminal.
Fold your cotton. The bankers of
the south, the merchants of the
south, southern business men gener-
ally are equally interested in seeing
that the section is not actually trick
out of millions of dollars. 1t should
be simple business transaction for
all factors to cooperate in financing
distress" cotton, in advancing mon
ey needed to hold cotton until the
world learns that the south will not
be mulcted of a just return for the
most important staple in civilization.
Read the government statistics. An
alyze them. Then hold your cotton.
In the language of the Contsitu-
ton, why could not the government
have compiled these estimates before
three or four million baies went on
the market at unjust prices? Why
should it be literally coerced into aid
ing the producer, when it has, here
tofore, appeared so eager to save the
hide of the welching bear gambler
The National Agricultural Depart
ment by it's false and unwarranted
crop estimates robbed the cotton
planters of the South of millions OF
dollars. Congress should Investigate
its open espousal Of the bear cause in
, the cotton market.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09

of the Secretary of State written
Declaration and Petition, under and
pursuant to Chapter XLVIlI. of the
Code of Laws of South Carolina OF
1902" and Acts Amendatory thereto,
which Declaration and Petition sets
forth the names and residences of the
Petitioners; the name of the propos-
ed corporation; the place at which 1t
proposes to have it's principal place OF
business or be located; the general
nature of the business which 1t pro-
poses to do; the amount of the capt.
tai stock, and how and when payable,
and the number of shares into which
the same is to be divided; which dec
laration has been recorded as requir-
ed by law.
Now, therefore, I, R. NJ. McCown,
Secretary Of State, by virtue OF the
authority in me vested by the afore-
said Code and Amendments thereof,
do hereby constitute and commission
the above named petitioners Boaro
Of Corporators, and hereby authorize
and empower them to open books
OF subscription to the capital stock of
The Springfield, Sally and Wagener
Telephone Company, to be organized
and created under and pursuant to-,
and with the rights, powers and priv
ilcges set forth in the said Declara-
ticn and Petition.
It is hereby required that one
days previous notice thereof be CIV
en- in the Times and Democrat, a
newspaper published in the County
OF Orangeburg.
Given under my hand and seal of
the State, at Columbia, this 1st day
of November in the Year or our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and elev-
en- and in the one hundred and thirty
sixth year of the Independence of
the United State.
R. NJ. McCown,
Secretary of State.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09
Fruits and Vegeta
bles i'm Season.
GIVE HIM A CALL
Fires In Scotland.

But they were fires of merriment
lighted by three jolly American girls,
who took a literary historical and
social saunter through the land OF
the heather. Nothing more laughable
than "Penelope's Progress" by Kate
Douglas Wiggin. Formerly published
at s1.25; now fifty cents, at Sims
Book Store.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09

Farm for Sale--Tract of land con-
tanning 63 acres in Hebron town
ship, one mile from Livingston,
and one and one-half miles from
Neeses, 80 acres in cultivation,
some timber and plenty of wood.
Nice pasture. Good mprovements:
eight-room dwelling house, barns,
stables, buggy and cotton house.
Within reach Of good school and
church. A nice place for home.
Apply to A. S. Hughes Neeses, S.
c., for terms. ll-l-3t"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09

For SaIe--Store, out-buildings and
saleable stock Of general merchan-
disc in small town of Orangeburg
County. Doing this year about
$4,000 credit and $4,000 cash
business Will take $4,000 for store
and the invoice price for stock OF
goods which can be reduced. to
$4,000 by January l. If interested
address all communications to Bar
gain, care The Times and Demo
crat. 11-7-2t"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09

Fine Farm For Sale-Will sell my
farm seven miles from Orange
burg, one and a half miles from
Jamison, S. C. Land consists of
$50 acres. 225 cleared and in
high state of cultivation. Seven
room dwelling. Five Tenant hous-
es. Thoroughly equipped with out
buildings gin etc. Only enough
cash wanted to insure sale. Bal
ance on easy terms. Apply to
E. J. Wannamaker, Orangeburg,
S. C.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09
Numbers Instead of Names

How would it do to number instead
OF naming children until they reach
an age when their bodies and minds
are developed and their characteris-
tics displayed beyond doubt?
While as a rule the present system
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-09

The vexed question of whether
Thanksgiving should be held on Nov-
ember twenty-third or the thirtieth
has been decided by the President for
the later date. II it means that the
small boy has to wait another week
for a slice of turkey and mince and
pumpkin pie, it also means that the
turkey will have one more week to
fatten for the dinner.