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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

During the trial of case, an at
torney. was making strong plea for
his client when an ass began to bray
outside the court room, the window
of which opened on pasture, &C
cording to the Philadelphia Ledger.
"Wait a moment" said the judge
calmly. "One at time, if you
please"
The lawyer presently had good
chance to retort. When the Judge
was charging the jury the ass again
began to bray, this time at a greater
distance t,cm the court room win
dow.
81 beg your lorship's pardon
said the attorney. May ask you
to repeat your last words? There is
such an echo mere I did not quite
catch that sentence"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Office Declined.

English as she is spoke will ever
have its pitfalls for foreigners, though
some are not so deep as the follow
ing:
A Frenchman was forced to go to
a friend for advice
"Can you tell me-" he asked, "vat
neem is-vat you call pole bear!
Vot is pole bear?"
"a polar bear, you mean"
Eyes, yes, vat is heem.''
"Oh, he is a bear that lives on the
ice and eats fish,
'Mon Dieu! And one do that!
Nevaire! Nevaire!"
"You do it? What do you mean?
'Vell, an man in de house we're l
leeve, he die, and dey say to me will
1 pc pole bear for heem. Live in de
ice and eat fish! Not even for dead
man! Nevaire! Observation-Disclosures
Record-Herald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

There are others more heartrending.
1t has dismembered human beings,
and twisted the hair Of women into
and twisted the haid of women into
ropes. In Kansas it drove a piece Of
scantling six inches ugh the
body of a hog. At another time it
blew in the door of farmers house
and carried the owner away on the
door, to drop MIN in the branches of
tree. The tornado did not hurt
him, but he broke his neck falling
from the tree to the ground No one
has succeeded in measuring the full
force of a tornado, but it is known to
travel at the rate of 200 miles or
more an hour.
Tornadoes are exciting more gen.
eral attention than formerly because
of the greater number of towns and
villages located in the tornado belt.
Each successive one is more dan
gerous than it's predecessors, because
it is apt to find more human material
to destroy Formerly it migh@ travel
half the length of continent with
out finding anything in it's path to
destroy except grass, trees, and oc--
casionally the crops of solitary far
mer. Today, if it followed the same
route, it might pass over a dozen vii
lagos and towns.
The only thing that can possibly
break the force of a tornado is a
range of mountains. 1t may create
wild havoc among the trees and bowl
ders of mountain, but it cannot car
ry the mountain itself away. 1t will
uproot giant forest trees, suck the
water from the wells and streams,
twist and demolish iron bridges, and
carry up houses, but the mountains
are proof against the mighty force of
the wind Until we know how to con-
troll the tornado or find some means
of battling it, its menacing danger
must always be a source Of consid
erable uneasiness in the great plain
sections of the country. But, like
earthquakes, the tornado and cyclone
do not come every year, and some
times they defer their visit for de-
cade or so, for which we may be
thankful-Harper's Weekly.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Something Unusual.

"You newspaper fellows are ordi-
narily hard pressed for funds, are
you not?' asked the genial stranger
according to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Our natural pride forbade US to
agree with this outsiders conclu-
sion. So we said:
"Why-er-not necessarily. What
makes you think so?'
"I'll tell you. l am acquainted
with a member of your profession
and fine chap he is, too. The other
day l wanted to talk to him, so |
called him up on the phone and
asked him if ne would lunch with
me- He accepted, and at the ap-
pointed hour we sat at the table.
opened the conversation thus:
"'Well, what's the news? Any
thing unusual in your line?
eyes, answered the reporter,
'this!'"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Well Deserved Rehuke.

A lady in talking to some of her
friends one day told of a well-merit-
ed rebuke which a workman admins
tered to ner once. She said:
"On several occasions 1 had missed
little things after workmen had been
in the house. 1 had no proof that the
men had taken them and, of course,
made no accusations One day car
penter came to the house to make
some repairs and it chanced that
some work in my room was leces-
sary. He and his helper came into
the room, and after they had looked
around 1 thought they had left. Mind
full of my former losses, l said to the
maid in low tone: Mary, see that
the bureau drawers are locked be-
fore you leave the room.
"Just as / spoke I looked up into
the mirror, and to my horror l saw
that the carpenter and his assistant
had not left the room at all, but were
standing only a short distance from
me. From the look on his face I saw
that he understood, but I was scarce
ly prepared for what followed.
Taking his watch from one pocket
and his pocketbook from another, he
turned to his assistant and said with
a significant air, as he handed them
over to the younger man:
"'John, take these things back tc
the shop at once. 1t seems that
things amt safe in this house.
Needless to say" continued the
lady, 81 apologized to him and also
needless to say the bureau drawers
we're not locked up. l concluded that
it wasn't necessary, and it wasn't
Philadelphia Ledger.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
ALWAYS Took PrecautiOn.

Senator Vardaman, at a luncheon
at the New Willard, said Of a certain
trusts defense:
"The defense is worse than the Of
fense. 1t takes me back to Bath
Beach.
ga young lady at Bath Beach had
occasion to complain about one of the
bathhouse attendants, an old fellow
who, in the hurry of cleaning up
would sometimes burst in upon hel
in the bath-house without knocking.
zone morning after this had hap.
pened for the sixth or seventh time
the young lady took the old fellow tt
task.
"'see here, Peters, she said, there's
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

no lock On my bath house, as you
know, and l must insist on your
knocking before you enter. 1t hasn't
happened yet, but it might very we'll
happen, that you'd come in Oh me un-
dressed
Peters, with a chuckle, fastened
to reassure the young lady on this
point
"'No fear of that, MISS he said
No fear of that. There's knot hole
in the door what 1 always look
through before l venture in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
FREAKS OF THE TORNADO.
Interest in the 'Big Wind" Grows
With Increased Population.

The weather bureau at Washington
has been collecting statistics and
facts about cyclones and tornadoes
for. many years, and the experts
have succeeded in securing consider
able valuable data about the big
winds; but, after all, the freaks OF
the storm are the things that give II
special interest, and if all these were
properly classified some remarkable
reading would be furnished. Every
visitation Of tornado adds to this
valuable storenouse Of queer freaks.
It is not uncommon for the Whlrl-
;no wind to cut a house in half, de-
molishing one side and leaving pne
other undisturbed. This happened IN
an Iowa tornado, and the part that
was left intact was so little disturb
ed that the clock on the mantel con-
timed ticking as if nothing had nap
pened In the Texas town OF Sher-
man. which was visited by a tornado
in 1896. two houses we're picked up
and carried into the air, where they
exnloded. Every one in them was
severely injured except oapy
which did not receive so much as
scratch. A man milking COW IN a
shed saw the COW and shed carried
I'M in the air, but he was not so mucn
as touched. Not drop Of the milk
IN his pail was spilled or disturbed.
In the st. Louis tornado of the
same year, a carpet in the parlor OF
one house was pulled up by the tWls-
ter and carried away few hundred
Yards without so mucn as a rent be-
.ng torn in it. The tacks had been
pulled up as neatly as if extracted by
careful carpet layer. IN another
house the bed clothing and mattress
vas lifted from the bed, and the bed
stead was left intact. A resident was
carried through the roof of another
house with the bed and dropped a
quarter of a mile away without in
Jury. The mattress saved him in the
fall, and he picked himself up in a
vacant lot to dress, without knowing
exactly what had happened to him.
The "twisters" have been known
% pull nails out of shingles and
hen go on to pick up a chimney bod
:ly and carry it through the air. In
Kansas one picked up buggy and
landed it in the branches OF tree.
st another time it ripped the harness
completely off a horse and left horse,
buggy, and man uninjured. In Louis
vile in 1908 a tornado carried the
roof off a house and pulled child
from the mothers arms and carried
it safely to another house six blocks
away.
But these are merely among the
harmless freaks of the big wind
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Suffered Eczema Fifty Years-Now
Well.

Seems a long time to endure the
awful burning, itching, smarting,
skin-disease known as "tetter"-an-
other name for Eczema. Seems good
to realize, also, that DIR. Hobson's Ec-
zema Ointment has proven perfect
cure.
Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes: "I can
not sufficiently express my thanks TO
you for your Dr. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. It has cured my letter,
which has troubled me for over fifty
years." All druggists, or by mail,
SOC.
PFEIFFER CHEMICAL co.
St Louis, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

Amity Lodge, No. 81, A. F. NJ
Amity Lodge, No. 81, A. F. Nd, meets
every first Monday night at 7.5O O'CLOCK
in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren
cordially invited.
T. F. Johnson
5, W. Earhardt, W. N.
Secretary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
LODGE DIRECTORY.

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Newbery Camp, No. 542, W. o. W.,
meets every second and fourth We'd
nesday night in Klettner'S Iall, at 8
o'clock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Reroeu Tribe, No. "a, I. o. B. Il.

BergeIl Tribe, No. "a, I. o. 3. Il.
Bergell Tribe, No. "a, Improved CE-
der Red Men, meets every Thursday
night at 8 o'clock in Klettner's Hall.
". G. Peterson,
n Kle++v r Sachem.
chief of Records.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Wodmen Of the World

WOdmen Of the World.
Maple Camp, No. 437, W. o. W.
meets every first and third Wednes-
day evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting
brethren are corially welcome.
D. D. Darby,
J. A. Derrick, CLERK
C.. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Omaha Tribe, I. O. 3. Il.

Omaha Tribe, No. Is. I. o. r Ill.,
Prosperity, S. c., meets every first and
third Friday night at So'clock in Ma
sonic hall. Visiting brethren are well
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Pulaski Lodge. No. 20. l. 0. 0. F.

Pulaski Lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F..
meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock
in West End Hall. Visiting brethren
are cordially invited to attend.
Jas. L. Aull,
Noble Grand.
W. G. Peterson,
Secretary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Lacota Tribe. /. 0. g. d.

Lacota Tribe, /. 0. q. d.
Lacota tribe, No. 70, I. o. r. NJ, Jae
lapa, s. c., meeting every other Wed
nesday night at o'clock in Summer
hall. Visiting brethren are welcome.
T. C. Dobbins,
J, VIM. Folk, Sachem.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02
Chief of Records.

Newberry Commandery, No. 8, z. 4.
Newberry Commandery, No. 8, K T.,
meets every third Monday night at 0
o'clock in Masonic Hall.
Fred. II. Dominlck,
T. P. Johnson, 3. G.
Recorder.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

come. G. II. Dominick,
Prof. J. s. Wheeler, Sachem.
Chief Of Records.
Caoteechee Council, No. 4, d. Of p. L
O. R. d.
Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. OF p
meets every other Tuesday night at D
o'clock p. m, in Klettner's Hall.
Signet Chapter, No. Is, 3. A. IL
Signet Chapter, No. 1S, R a. H.,
meets every second Monday night %
8 o'clock in Masonic Hall.
Van Smith,
T. P. Johnsou. E. q. p.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

Palmetto Camp, No. 694, Boys OF
Woodcraft, meets at Odd Fellows
hall, West End, every second and
fourth Wednesday night, at o'clock.
G. W. Harrison,
Commander.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

Willow Camp, No. 694, W. o. W.
Willow Camp, No. 694, W. o. w,
meets every second and fourth Tues
day nights in each month at West End
school house.
T. B. Kibler,
Council Commander.
A. C. Ward,
Clerk.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-02

Newberry Camp, No. 542, W. o. W.,
meets every second and fourth Mon
day night in Klettner's hall, at 8
o'clock.
I. o. Burton,
G. G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15
ARSENAL MEN CANNOT BE FOOLED

ARSENAL MEN CANNOT BE FOOLED.
The shop employees at Rock Island
arsenal have been quick TO resent the
suggestion made by Chief of Ordnance
+ Crozier that they are satisfied with the
/ operation of the Taylor system so far
as it has been installed at the arsenal,
/ and are opposed 10 any further extern
I sion Of so-called scientific" plan OF
( shop regulation. They regard it as
grinding and oppressive and slave
. making. Through the exposures made
. by Clyde II. Tavenner as a Washing
ton newspaper correspondent before he
became a congressman. the installation
OF the system in its broadest scope at
Rock Island arsenal was checked two
years ago. but the chief of ordnance
nevertheless has apparently gone
ahead quietly in putting it into effect
( in small way. hoping that gradually.
and before the men realized il. it
would go into general far reaching
force
The employees Of the government
arsenal. as intelligent and loyal a
/ class OF workmen as are TO be
found anywhere, regard the Tay-
Tor system as un-American, as
. il reduces labor TO the level of a
common commodity bought by weight
b and measures. They see in it the at
tempt OF the competitive employers OF
I labor on the outside 70 lower the stand
ard OF employment set by the govern
ment. instead OF permitting themselves
I 10 be elevated to a higher standard set
/ by the government. The men believe,
/ and righteously do they believe, that
the government should set high plane
! Of justice and fairness in the employ
I ment OF labor such as the private cor
porations should be made TO emulate.
b In other words the arsenal men hold
that the government should set the
example. ald. having set that example,
should not permit selfish interests out
side 10 tear il down.
General Crozier is not in sympathy
with the government employees, and
| has never been regarded as their
friend. and they nave never looked
for redress at his hands
As said before. Secretary of War
Garrison is a fair-minded able man
and The Argus is confident that when
he learns of the true situation
the men viii get a square deal. In the
meantime no better means OF ascer-
tanning what is best FOR the govern
meut or for the men employed by the
government could he suggested TO the
secretary than that ne come 10 Rock
Island and see for himself.
The opposition TO the Taylor system
is nothing new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15
Life Sentence for Penman.

Champaign. Ill. Dec. 15.-Prayers
for the parents Of Gus Penman OF
Philo. who Saturday night was found
guilty o: Jhe murder OF Harold shaw
OF Urbans and sentenced 20 life i'm
p-isonme1t IN the penitentiary. and
fer the father and mother OF his vic
I'm were offered in the Emanuel
Episcopal church here yesterday. The
jury found Penman guilty and fixed
his punishment a" seven hours de-
liberation. The prisoners counsel
announced yesterday that he would
argue a motion for q ae~ trial on Dec.
%. and II that fails that he would
take an appeal. PenmAn. who is u
years old and the son OF Robsrt Pen
man. a wealthy land owner of Cham
psign county, on Aug ? killed Harold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15

two wears ago. the extension of the
decentralization features OF the Taylor
system from the Waterfowl arsenal
to the Rock Island arsenal was under
taken il met with strenuous opposl-
ton from a number OF the employees.
which opposition was fostered and 10
a certain extent led by officials of
labor organizations outside the arsen-
al Some OF these officials went 10 the
vicinity of IN arsenal used their efforts
to prevent the installation of the sys-
tenn. Labor representatives in Wash
ington also eXerted their influence
against it. and political pressure was
resOrted to. The opposition took the
form of a stand against what is known
as the Job card" which is ticket
upon which is noted the name of the
Job upon which a workman is en-
ployed the name of the workman. the
designation OF the machine to be used,
the tim of starting on tn job. the time
of finishing il. and few other items
OF information. Its object is to Sc
cure accurate record of the time re-
quired to do the work and OF certain
other facts, such as its inspections.
etc. in order that its cost may be prop
belongs. which often includes a num-
her of Just such job The opposition
10 the card was at the beginning of
the Taylor system. whose introduc-
ton i. was intended TO fcrestall at its
inception. II was not yielded to; but
careful explanation of the object of
the card was made, and of the fact
that il had nothing TO do with the
subject OF wages, but was intended
to promote accuracy of cost keeping,
and its use was insisted upon. No
trouble fOllowe ed. or has followed since,
and the employees have learned from
experience that neither this nor any
other part of the system which has
been introduced contains any element
to their disadvantage, as was fully ex-
planned TO them in the beginning.
The work OF installing the system
ization and Standardization features of
the Watertown arsenal system or shop
and storehouse management, begun at
Rock Island arsenal in September.
1911. has made gratifying progress
during the year. The responsible en-
ployees are gradually becoming IA
miliar with the new methods and are
approaching their advantages. The
engineering division is completely or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15

The TRICKY Morning Register. with
publication Office 81 1909 Third avenue.
Rock Island and branch Offices IN Nc
Line ami Davenport. made its initial
efpcaraucc Saturday. and Will be priIt-
% every morning with the exception OF
kunday. hereafter. r p Brown, late
ef Monmouth. il editor and manager.
1'hs publication seeks 20 MI long felt
Rant in the tri-City newspaper mora
ing field II promises 10 be .ndepend-
Ont in politics and aims 10 prose a
factor I'm the upbuiiding OF the com
snunity. MI Brown. due To whose en-
ferprise the paper T. launched. has had
considerable newspaper experience IN
sIonmouth and also az MstherviIle and
a as engag ed successfully in the news
paper publication u the east before
coming west some years ago. The
dri-City Morning Register presents a
neat appearance and The Argus wishes
n good luck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15

"AU of the raw material which WIS
stored in the attics and storerooms
of the different departments has been
brought together in the material store
house and entered on balance of stores
records. AS a result large quantities
o. material which had been considered
obsolete ny one department have been.
and are being, used in other depart
meats Similarly. all steel and brass
formerly variously stored have been
collected in the steel storeroom, from
which issues are made as required.
The new storehouse methods devel-
oped that large quantities of steel and
other materials were on hand which
will now be utilized. where suitable.
before further purchases are made.
The saving to the government from
bringing to attention and using these
forgotten or supposedly obsolete ma
terials is difficult to estimate, but, un-
questionably. is very large. Nearly
all reuuisitions for material are now
furnished by the Balance of Stores
Division. greatly reducing the number
of acquisitions, and resulting in the
purchase of material in large Quanti-
ties at correspondence lower prices.
his concentration Oh TeSpOHSIDiIitg
for the maintenance of stock also
more certainly insures raw material
being on hand when required for man.
featuring purposes. The Cost and Time
Division is well organized and making
commendable progress in securing ac-
Curate costs of all articles fabricated.
While much remains to be done be-
fore the system can be regarded as
fully installed, the progress made
and the economical results obtained.
in the q months since it was started
cenno. but be regarded as most salts
factory
do not believe the men at
Rock Island arsenal are salts
fed with the system, even so
fas as it is applied, and am
confident they would oppose any fur
Their extension of it, such as it is OBJ
viously the purpose of General Crozier
to attempt.
But as / have said before l am quite
willing that the men should speak for
themselves. ] am not seeking to preju-
dice them. but ! am with them in
whatever course they may see fit to
pursue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15

Billy Henderson woke up on New
Years morning with a headache. Il
bad taste in his mouth and a feeling OF
general depression all over him. He
remembered confusion Of sounds and
scenes. There were music. the popping
Of champagne corks. laughter and a
babel OF voices Billy saw himself
sitting in curtained window with a
girl and had, a dim remembrance OF
having spoken things to her that now
seemed very ridiculous.
81 wonder" he said to himself. IF
I've been making an ass of myself
again"
Billy had seen the old year out and
the new year in. in company with a
party of boon companions. A new
year lay before him. Should it be as
Improbable as the last? Should he
continue to mingle with the fast set
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15
Takind No Chance.

"Why is It that you have never
cared to run for a public office"
You're popular here, and I have no
doubt that you could be elected to al
most any place within the gift of the
people"
I've often thought of becoming a
candidate for something, but my wife
always objects. You see, / was once
a member of the brass band in the
little town I came from, and the
missus is afraid the papers would
print something about it if l ran for
office"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15

We've married sister eff at last. and pa
and ma are glad:
The troubles that we had are past: we've
ali quit felin sad.
Now mebby I'll have things to wear that
wasn't pas before.
And none of Us Will have to care about
expense more.
They say his fathers got pile; be gave
a house to sis.
Where him and her will live in style. with
servants. after this;
Pa used 10 fret a lot about the price OF
meat aEd COAL
But now his heart IS free from doubt and
joy IS in his soul.
We put on all the airs we could when he
began to come;
I acted as they said I should and pa quit
helm GUM:
Ma. every chance she got. would tell
about our pedigree,
And made him think we had Il swell and
OLD, old family tree.
We all pretended 70 believe that sis was
somethin' great
And that we'd set around and grieve II
she would meet her fate:
Ma often got him CoaXed aside and in
Would tell about the boys who'd tried to
win her for their own.
we went IN debt 70 dress her well-of
course he rever knew;
Gee, but We kept her lookin' swell; she
was outcicsspd by few;
Pa cut my hair 10 save expense; we kept
things clean and neat.
And everything cooked immense
when he stayed here to eat.
We've got her married OF at last. and pa
and glad:
The troubles that had are past; we've
all quit bein' sad.
II took all we could T. Use to dress her so
she'd catch n prize:
The way the plan worked out I guess 1t
pays 10 advertise.