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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19

spirited. Col. Hobbs family bore OH
the honors of the season. Mrs. Hobbs,
besides winning most of the smaller
Drizes bore off the coveted silver bowl
ing prize, for the lady's highest score
for the season, and was presented with
a lovely clockpiece for the seasons
championship for ladies. Miss Ethel
Hobbs stood third in the championship
class and stood first for girl boWlers
under 16 years of age, making l86.
She bowled five successive games for
14e, 146, 151, 100, 165, 159, thus max
ing the highest average for girls and
the second highest average for lady
bowlers for the season for six conse-
cutive games. Baby Claire Hobbs
bowled 40, with a small ball. She's
only four years old and boWled the
highest score in the infant class" Col.
Hobbs, after recovering from a severe
illness, got in the game late, but won
the honors for the seasons hlgnest
score for ladies or gentlemen. Sitting
on a chair, before being able to bear
his weight standing, bowled the splen-
did score of 1873. He racetiously dub
led himself the champion squat bow
ler." The colonel is naturally proud OF
the performance Of his "team."
One night a negro chauffeur ap~
cared and claimed the right to ooWl'
Col Hobbs said, IF that nigger bow
les or doesn't get out Of here at once
I'll never come or bowl here again.
The proprietor told the "cullud pus1
SON. to vanish--and he did.
"Camp Comfort" Col. Hobbs lovely
summer home, is one Of the sno"
places in the Catskill mountains II
is 1900 feet up, with beauty all
around.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
Wanted an Encore.

She remembered him quite clearly.
He was the honest-faced tramp who
had called some months ago, and who
had so touched her that she gave him
some of her husbands left off cloth
ing.
"Come inside, my poor man, she
said, warmly, "and I will give you a
cup of nice hot tea and some cake.
s*No, thank yer, num-" answered
the tramp; 81 don't want yer tea or
yer cake. I've just called to tell YER
mum, that in one of the pockets OF
that weskit you gave me last summer,
mum, found five-pound note!'
Good gracious!' exclaimed the as
tonished housewife. "And you mean
to tell me, you good, honest man, tnat
Won have called to bring it back?''
"No. num-" answered the tramp
"not exactly, mum, I've called for an
other veskit." t."-London Tit-Bits.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
Farm telephones.
around.

Editorial from Jacksonville Times
Union.
An increasing number Of farmers
are coming to an appreciation OF the
merits of the telephone as useful ao-
junct to the farm, both IN an. lnous-
trial and a social aspect. In the seven
Southern States Of Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Virginia and West Virginia there
are now 26,468 farm telephones con-
nected with the Southern Bell COM
nany or under contract. Georgia leads
with 1888, showing that her farmers
are indeed progressive. How many
has Florida? She occupies the bottom
Of the colu mn with a beggarly array
Of 118 farm telephones.
During the first five months OF this
year there were added to the number
Of farm phones so connected 6,222, OF
which 2,O92 wer in West Virginia, the
number on January having been TO-
246. Six of the States enumerated ad-
ded more phones to their farm conVen-
fences. Again we find Florida in the
list with blan-all her beggarly ac-
count of 11S phones having been
erected during the previous years.
Evelyn. Harris, the special agent of
the company, from whose entirely I'M
partial report in communication TO
the Raleigh, n. c., Progressive Far
mer, written in response to a request
for information, we quote, says, IN ex-
planation of the plan under which
they cooperate with farmers to en-
able the latter to secure telephone SER
vice in their homes:
I'm each case the farmers living
along a. certain road, or in a particu-
lar community, form themselves into
a company, build the line, buy the
equipment, and connect this line with
our nearest telephone exchange or toll
station. Where the line is connected
with one of our exchanges We make a
charge for the service based On the 10
cal rate. This charge is divided equ-
ally among the farmers, and the cost
to each farmer is rarely more than so
cents per month. This entities them
to service with all subscribers in our
exchange, and they talk with each
other by ringing On the line. They
also have access to our toll system by
payment of the usuai charge for long
distance messages, and in practically
every case the line is so constructed
that satisfactory long distance ser
vice is possible to very distant points"
The plan looks like a, fair one to
all parties concerned and seems to
have so impressed quite number OF
Southern farmers. But it does not
seem to have appealed to more than
11s of our Florida farmers, as yet
Virginia stands next to Florida IN
backwardness in this respect yet Flor
ida's 17s will serve to keep her 2,01O
in counteance.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
DOGS WERE CHIEF MOURNERS.
One Hundred Canine Attend Funeral
of a Fellow Dog-The Burial.

San Francisco, Sept. 14.-One hum
dred thousand dollars worth of dogs
100 animals in all-%n the custody OF
their mistress, attended a canine fun
eral yesterday that was marked by
all pomp generally displayed in al
eminent human.
The funeral cortege wended it's way
from the Crocker kennels to a little
dog cemetery. where the two terriers
were laid awav in coffins Of concerto
fashioned on the Egyptian style.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
"DOG BITES AMT NOTHING"
Denyer's Dog Catcher Gets His Two
ThOusandeth Bite.

Denver, Sept. 14.-Herman earn, Of
fetal dog catcher of the city of Denver,
yesterday received his two thousandth
dog bite. Following MS custom, he
annointed the wound with carbolic
acid and pursued HIS work.
DOG bites amt nothing" he re-
marked cheerfully. I'D a good deal
rather have 'em than mosquito bliss.
There's nothing to this hydrophobia
business"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
land. Ohio, September IA, 1911.
(Signed) wilson BroOks,

|
(SeaD Great Chief Of Records
The resolutions wre drawn up and
presented by Judge Sewall, of Idaho,
and H. J. Feltus, of Louisiana, and
we're read and Offered by Past Great
Incohonee Green, Of New York. They
were seconded by James T. Rogers, ex-
Senator of New York; Judge Cunning,
of California, and others. These gen
| tlemen were with the governor during
the entire afternoon before at the
Elks' annual banqut, where the COVER
nor responded to a sentiment, and at
which he was elected chief ruler OF
the Elks' organization of the great
council for the ensuing year, and these
gentlemen made a personal investlga-
ton of the matter, and they presented
the resolution to the great council
with their personal statements, as the
result of their investigations, that the
newspaper story was absolutely with
out foundation in fact. +
The governor had a, hard fight to
secure the next meeting of the great
council for Charleston. The governor
has been prominently spoken of as
the next great junior sycamore, in di-
rect line of promotion to the head Of
the order, and was the leading repre-
sentative spoken of for the position
and probably would have been elected
had he been able to attend the meeting
Of the great council last summer. The
governor was at that time engaged in
his campaign here, and could not at
tend, and for that reason his name
could not be presented. While he is
now being even more strongly urged,
it is authoritatively stated that the gov
ernor will not be candidate for great
junior sycamore at the Charleston
meeting, and that the name of no
South Carolinian will be presented by
a South Carolinian for any Office in
the great council. The elections come
every two years, and this having been
an off year, the next elections will take
place at the Charleston meeting.
Following is the story sent out from
Cleveland as to the alleged bell-boy
incident:
"Cleveland, Ohio.-Governor Cole. L.
Blease, of South Carolina, who is will
ing to succeed Senator Tillman in the
senate if that gentleman is ready to
quit, is attending the National Conven-
ton of Red Men.
"The governor was a. the idollanden
hotel with a number Of othe' dlstln-
guished men, when negro teli boy
attempted to push his way through the
crowd. The boy yelled *gangway
Governor Blease raised his cane and
delivered a husky swat on the bell
boys back and then made :: grab for
him to chastise him some more.
"*Down South they hang 'en for in
sulting white people in that way ex-
planned the irate governor"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
TALBERT WILL RUN FOR
UNITED STATES SENATE
NO MATTER WHO ELSE RUNS:
TILLMAN INCLUDED.
EdgefeId Man Was a Leader in Re.
form Movement-Has Held Many
Public Offices.

Public Offices.
That Hon. William Jasper Talbert
of Edgefeld, will be a candidate for
the seat in the United States senate
now held by Hon. =. R. Tillman is
declared to be certain by those who
are in the confidence of Mr. Talbert.
It is known that he has made the pos
tive statement, in Ietters to friends
that he will be in the race, Providence
permitting, says the Columbia Record.
Col Talbert was chairman OF the
State Democratic convention in 1890,
which nominated Capt. B. R. Tillman
for governor. Prior to that time he
had served, from 1880 to 1884, in the
house of representatives, and in 1884
was elected to the State senate from
old Edgefeld. He was active IN the
Farmers Alliance, having always been
farmer, and was One of the leaders
of the reform movement which swept
the State in 1890. He was made super
intendent of the State penitentiary,
supplanting Col. T. J. Lipscomb. A
few years later he defeated for con-
gress Col. George D. Til1man, the eld-
er brother of B. r. Tillman. The two
Tillmans were not, however, at that
time politically friendly. Col. Talbert
served in congress until 1902; when
he became a candidate for governor,
and was in the second primary with
Capt. D. G. Hayward, who was elected
Since that time Col. Talbert has not
been active in politics, but he took
prominent part in the fight for prohi-
bition in Edeefeld county few years
ago when the dispensary was voted
out under the Brice law. During that
campaign Senator Tillman. supporting
the dispensarv, and Col. Talbert, sup
norting prohibition, met in joint de-
hate at Edgefeld, and it was not
school bov debate. either. At the re-
cent meeting If the Edeefeld Baptist
aseocis ton, Col. Talbert took a prom
inent part in the discussion Of the tenn
,,or.,oo nuection
Against All Corners.
It is understood to be the intention
nf Col. Talbert to enter the race for
the senate in the primary next year
70 matter what other candidates are
in tho contest. This means, in simple
language. that ne will run whether
Senator Tillman is a candidate or
not. That Senator Tillman cherishes
the desire to be given another term is
very we'll understood throughout the
State. His health has been such since
his critical illness in the winter OF
1910 that he has not been able to
~oena rr,rch ~ hie tina in WIashin0-
+o,, h,+ he has roecntlv visited sew
oral eeotinne of the State and is nome
e,1 ~ ,,oo-o oo-on1n+e raoovnrv +ha+
10y, o,o1-1o h'-,1 tn o.va constant ATTon-
+:o,, - his eonoto-ia1 1,-i'2e. Whnthnr
lo VIII Lo ah1o ~ +a%n the e+'1nn r'oV+
o- 10, >~+ oe oo7,rco nnw ho
t~~ocae+ed. hut his strongest fr'~
o.eor+ that he co-, he re-o1ected WITH
ont making a sneech.
Col. Talbert, in the hot DAYS OF the
Tillman movement. was relied rnon
as one of the strongest stump speakers
of the reform faction, and he evident
ly intends to give the boys a sample OF
his stv1a next SUMMER, against al
co,ners. Col. Talhert is IS years old,
wc'7o Senator Tillman was 64 on Au-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
WHITMLRE ORGANIZES
FINE CONCERT BAND
AN INDEX OF THE WAY WHITMIRE
PUSHES AHEAD.
Mr.. William COleman's Liberality-
Sudden Death of Mr.. J. J. Baker.
Personal Mention.

personal Menu0n.
Whitmire, Sept 18.-Mr. ]. J. Bak-
er died here Wednesday about noon,
of heart failure. Mr.. Baker lived on
Mr.. Frank Fant's place, about two
miles above Whitmire. On Wednesday
morning he came to town with load
of seed cotton. He was standing on
the platform at the ginnery of the
Glenn-Lowry Manufacturing company,
when Mr.. Tom Watson noticed that he
was falling, and caught him in his
arms. He died Immediately. Mr..
Baker leaves a wife and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. H. W. Bowles, Mrs. j.
Henry Baker and Mrs. Henry Seymore.
The body was consigned to its last
resting place in the family graveyarA
at Beth Eden Friday. Rev. 0, A, jeff
coat conducted the burial services in
the presence of large number of sor-
rowing friends and relatives.
Prof. R. q. Thomas, Of Newberry
college, came over to Whitmire last
week in the interest of education. He
visited the graded school Friday
morning and in a pleasing and grace
full manner addressed the teachers and
pupils. He made obedience, punetu-
ality and gentleness the requisites OF
happy and successful school days, ,Sand
the corner stones of a good character.
He complimented the school very high
ly on punctuality and good behavior.
Whitmire can boast of fine band
worth five hundred dollars. These are
the officers:
President-Mr. A. B. Yeargin.
Vice President-Mr. D. P. Ward, Jr.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mr. W. R..
Watson.
At the solicitation of President A
B. Yeargin, the citizens of Whitmire
were induced to give about one hun
dred dollars, and Mr.. VIM. Coleman,
our liberal cotton mill president, who
has done so much for the up-building
of Whitmire, gave the rest.
The ban dis named Coleman's Con-
cert band.
Mr.. R. Hallman has been employed
to teach the band, and is proving him
self a competent and enthusiastic
teacher, for after seven lessons the
band played upon the streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Tidmarsh, Mr..
Nets Fant. and Miss Mary B. Fant
came over to Whitmire Tuesday. in
Mr.. Tidmarsh's fine new touring car.
They spent a day or two here visiting
relatives.
Miss Myrtle Suber entertained all
the young people of Whitmire and
many of the surrounding country at
the elegant country home of her
father, Mr.. Jno. NJ. Suber, Thursday
evening.
Mr.. Adolphus Lyles, of Columbia,
was here several days of this week
the sale Of his property.
Mrs. NJ. E. Abrams anG children are
spending the week with her father,
Mr.. James Henderson, near Maybin-
ton.
Ross Burton, Raymond and James
Abrams, Guy an1 .'onr Shannon, and
Missse Cornelia Shannon and Mollie
Baker are attending the Whitmire
graded school this year.
DR.. and Mrs. R. G. Blackburn have
arrived in Whitmire and are at home
to their friends at Mr. Jas. Tidmarsh's.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19

A man doesn't worry so much
about what's going to happen to him
in the next world after he has been
bumped and knocked around this one
for about Sc years.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19

Some men can oe good-natureo
about everything in the world except
+-o v~>ne telephone number
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-24

day evening from Galesburg. She
was the guest of Mrs. J. Adams Of
| that city.
I Mrs H. G. Knickerbocker and her
( little niece, Gertrude ADercrom1ie, re
turned Sunday from a visit Of several
days in Milwaukee and Chicago.
DR.. E B. David went to Springfield
Monday and viii also spend a few
days in Chicago before his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gillespie of
Rock Island and Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby
Saunders Of Reynolds, who were called
here TO attend the funeral services OF
Mrs. Z. l.. Emerson Saturday, left
Monday for New Windsor TO spend the
day with Dr.. Emerson and family.
They were accompanied BY Mrs. 4. j.
Mcdonald.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goddard Of
MiIlersburg, who represent the lodge
al that place; Charles McChesuey,
delegate from the AledO lodge. Ralph
Hause. the subordinate delegate. and
Mrs. HaIse as the Rebekah lodge req.
reserttauve, left Monday for Sp.E-rg.
field 10 attend the state I. o. 0. T. Ell
cam p444ELAL A4tA II G4AA4fta1lg menu
there.
Mrs J. A. Kleinsmaid and daughter
Nan returned Friday from OAK Park,
where they have spent a few weeks
with relatives.
The funeral services Of Mrs. Sarah
Elizabeth Chinlund, the vile Of John
Z. Chillund Of Aledo, were held
wednesday afternoon a. the Swedish
Lutheran church, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. 2. Swenson. Her death
occurred al her home north Of AIedO
SATURDAY. at y p. n. after an illness
Of several weeks. She is survived by
her husband and children and q largl
circle e friends.
The annual Thanksgiving service
viii BE held Thursday. Nov. 90, IA the
Baptist CHURCH. Rev. J. 3. Pollock,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-24

pastor of the United Presbyterian
church, will preach the sermon.
Mrs. N. z. jenkins, who has made
an extended visit at the home Of Mr..
H. l.. walker, left Monday evening for
keokuk, Iowa, to visit friends.
Miss Sue Wiley went to Burlington
Monday evening to enter the hospital
for treatment. Mrs. -. 4 Hebel ac-
companied her to that city.
Mrs. A. ". Afmquist Of Tulsa.
Okla, arrived here Monday to visit
relatives and friends il Aledo.
Miss Title Johnson arrived in A.oa.
Monday morning from Kansas City
Mo, TO make ar extended visit VITA
ner relatives here
5. y Adams is spending this week
in st. Louis, MJ., on busiu
". J.. York concluded a visit Of two
months with relatives and friends .u
Mercer county, leaving Tuesaag for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-24
Go be Continuedl
A1edO

Dr.. Y. X. IoCEhead was a visitor
in Rock Island on Monday.
Fred Mitchell left Monday via Rock
Island for Mobile. Ala. 70 spend the
winter. His father, J. T. Mitchell, ac-
conpanied him as far as Rock Island
On TIE trip.
'. c. sundberg Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, who has been guest a. the
home OF Jonas Rumbom a few days.
Left Monday for his home.
Attorney c. :. SearIe Of Rock Island
spent Monday IN Aledo.
:. c. Shannon and Y. P. Zentmire
went 70 Davenport Monday for a
short stay.
The members Of the women's class
q tie - Z. Sunday school will hold
their class party a. the home Of fIrs.
Fred Hartman Thursday afternoon.
Yrs. Flora T-inEer retu1ed Sunday
ron Gzlesburzs vhes she aas visited
relatives since Tuesday.
Mrs. Flora 3. Graham returned Fri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-24
MIL q,

So many Of the ills OF women are
due TO habitual constipation, probably
Because 81 their false uodesty ON the
subject that their attention cannot be
too strongly called 70 the imyorta1e-
OF keeping the bowels open. II !.
always important to do that, regard
less Of the sex, but II is c5pc-.a.Iy
important In women.
From the time the girl begins 20
menstruate until meutsrua1iou ceases
she has aIways vastly better pro poets
Of coming through healthy D. she
watches her bowel movements. T r-t
find Yourself coustipated, wi.h bad
breath. pimplv complexion, headaches.
belchi1g gas and other symptom
OF Indigestion and constipaticHi take
z small dose Of DR.. Caldwelis Syrup
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-24
Az OFFER OF NAERIAGE.

AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE.
0TA Ut where was she during the
- nor wester:" Sheldon asked
AT Langa-Langa. Ran up
there as II was coming On
and laid there the whole week and
traded for grub with the niggers.
When we got to TuIagi there she was
waiting for Us and scrapping with
Burnett. 7 tell you, Mr.. Sheldon, she's
a wonder, that girl, a perfect won
der"
Munster refIed his glass. and while
Sheldon glanced across at Joan's
house. anxious for her coming, Spar
rOwhawk took Up the tale
Gritty. She's the grittiest thing,
man or woman, that ever blew into
the Solomous. You should have seen
PoOura- Poonga the morning we arriy-
ed-SniCers popping On the beach and
IL the manEroves, war drums booming
IL the bush and signal smokes raising
everywhere. It's all up says Cap
tain Munster. Up your granny she
says TO him" SparrOwhawk went on
why. we haven't arrived yet. much
less got started. Wait till the an
Chor's down before you get afraid"
That's what she said to me-" Nun
ster proclaimed. And Of course it
made me mad, so that I didn't care
what happened. We tried TO send a
boat ashore for a powwOw. but it was
fired upon What we want. says
Miss Lakeland. is u hostage I'm go
ing ashore tonight 10 fetch ktna hina
himself on board, and I'm not asking
who's game to 20 with me. for I've
got every mans WORK arranged for
him I'm taking my sailors with me
and one white man OF course I'm
that white man / said. for 10y that
time l was mad. OF course you're
not says she. You'll have charge OF
the covering boat Curtis stands by
the landing boat. Fowler goes with
me Brahms takes charge Of the Flib-
berty and Sparrow hawk Of tie Emily
And we start at O'Clock.
My word. IL was a tough job lying
there in the covering boat. / never
thought doing nothing could be such
4ard work. We stopped about hr.y
lIthoius OF and watched the other
boat go in.
"Of course there was a row. 1t had
10 come. and knew il. but it startled
me just the same / never heard such
screechIuG and yelling ia my lie. The
nIgGcrS must have just diyed for the
bush without looking 10 seq what was
up. while her TaLir.auS let loose. shoot
ing in the air and yelling to hurry EN-
on And then / heard them coming
through the mau=rOyeS and an oar
strike on n guuwale and Miss Lack
land laugh, and l knew everything
was all right We uullcd on board
without a shot being fired. And there
was old KiuI-Eina himself being
hoisted over the rail. shiyering and
chattering Ike an ape. The rest WAS
easy. Xmas word was law.
and be was scared TO death. And we
kept him on board issuing procIama-
tons all the time we were in Poonga-
PUOnga.
1T was n good move. too, in other
ways. she made Kina hina order his
people TO return all the gear they'd
stripped from the Martha. She-here
she comes now"
II was with IA shock of surprise that
Sheldon greeted her appearance. The
ready made clothes from sydney had
transformed her. 4 simple skirt and
shirt waist Of some sort Of wash goods
set of her trim figure with a hint Of
elegant womauhoCd that was new to