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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Too Much Cipherinu.

Congressman Lamb OF Virginia has
an old "befo' de wah" darby working
on his place. whom he pays 81 day.
The old man is not very fond of work
and loses a day often because OF his
alleged inflrmities.
The other day the congressman told
him he was going to raise his wages
from Sc a week to 81. The old darby
emphatically refused the raise. and
when his boss asked him why, he
answered.
ITS lax dis. Mister John. When
loses day from work now. l kin
count NAH money; but II you glib me q
raise an loses day. won know
how much Use got comm tub me-
Judge.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
"oRK OF ELECTRIC coBBL ER
Oh e to Sound Death kneI, o,
shoemaker and His Bench
work 10 Done Quickly

so mnen the great shoe factories
49, 'trated that they could make
49, Uo.' and shoes better and cheaper
Inn, ,na' the best hand cobblers these
n'sh's OF the awl and last were re.
- ea,eu TO the pastor they managed
q, enc out meager living by repair.
e worn boots and shoes.
a"u now comes the electric cobbler
anu the days OF the hand cobbler and
r, Us bench are numbered. says the
e.trc News. The electric cobbler.
"u,h as can be found in most large
'es consists OF one long machine.
~hich is. In reality, number OF
, maen'hes connected on the same shaft.
us smart is turned BY an electric
A,otor The electric cobbler fixes
9"oes while you wait. II will sew on
Soie' put on a patch, fix the heels
VI ie,ihe a shoe in very few minutes,
90 All lhe work is done by machinery
at nigh rate of speed. And Il is not
70 De denied that the finished product
% iuliy as good as though the best
evoo'er mad spent half day on the
Jop' IL the shoe needs residing the at.
'ehdaht picks up and places a piece
Vi leather OF the right size and the
machine stitches It fast to the upper.
AZ 'he next machine an emery wheel
cuts uown the edge OF the sole and
tTlnls II 10 the right shane The NEXT
machine finishes and polishes the
edges From the stitching machine 20
Tue poIlsher is but step and the work
Is zone long before the old fashioned
shoemaker could have the shoe fitted
to the last.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
No Expert,

A gang OF Italians were employed
on railway contract removing earth
with wheelbarrows. While proceed
ing with his work one OF the men no
ticed that the wheel OF his barrow
was squealing terribly. and to put q
stop TO the noise he turned the bar
row over. and was in the act of greas
ing It when the boss noticed him and
shouted out:
'fIalloa, Pietro Halloa. Sir. What
the dickens are you doing?"
I'm greasing my barrow, sir"
who to!3 you TO do that?"
NO one. sir. | took ii upon my.
self"
Well. don't let me catch you at II
again. Every man here must stick 10
his own job What do you know about
machinery" -Tit.Bits.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Lessen DAMAGE by Lightning.

Investigations made over Europe
seem 70 justify the belief that the
damage by lightning, in the cities
particularly. has decreased TO a very
marked degree in recent years, and 1t
is explained by the presence OF cleo
trio wires. which act as protection
in diverting he electric bolts. As
thu wires are put underground 1t is
expect that there will be noticed a
great increase and return will be
generally made to the use of lightning
rods.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
ELECTRICAL
@NOTES151

An electrically-driven machine TO
split kindling wood is a novelty.
Seven electric motor trucks viii be
purchased by the Manila postofiice.
Electrolytic etching is used by q
now process to produce hardened steer
dies
Liberia will be given wireless STA
,ior with $500 miles radius, by a
French company.
Motor vehicles worth S9l9,2l9 we're
hropcht into South Africa at Port
Elizabeth last year.
Electric power has been adopted by
andy faAories because OF its ease or
control and cleanliness
poginning June | New York will pro-
,ihi, the use OF wooden mouldings Tor
enclosing electric wires.
The first electric plant in Arabia mas
the, been installed In the palace of the
Su,,an OF Oman. nj Maskat.
The United States and Canada to-
oe,her have about 10000 electric
Gins containing about S,oOO,ooo
In nroportion to population Stock
holm has the greatest number OF tele-
homes for any European city and
Madrid the fewest.
In new electrical steering gear Tor
,sssels hydraulic cylinders protect the
'.o,or from shocks caused by waves
striking the rudder'
A speed exceeding two miles min
,,,a has been made by cars on short
Corman electric railway built by army
orcers for experimenting.
United States engineers claim that
oorlv n million.horsepower could be
ssaa,oped from the Green river.
.N,sutary to the Colorado.
A motor, controlled by switch
IN, his house, is used by an Illinois
am,,s TO give lifelike notions TO
sen rscrow in his corn field.
sea- To promote the mutual interests OF
...,.s,ess telegraph operators and their
w n,n,oyers an international operators
,n:pn has been organized.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Aanoinu Prophets,

"A little girl at our morning serv-
ice yesterday" said Rev. James f.
Craig. "knelt beside her mother while
the commandments were being read.
When the rector said. On these two
commandments hang all the law and
the prophets the little girl whis-
pered:
Mamma. how many
"'Sh,' Kissed her mamma.
But. mamma. how many prophets
are there?
why. Isaiah, jeremiah, Habbakuk,
Jonah, Haggai. Malachi. Zephaniah,
dearie. ! can't think OF all of them
without looking them up. but | fancy
there must have been about twenty
Twenty? And they hanged EN-
all on two commandments"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
ELECTRICAL TRAP FOR RATS
apparatus So Arranged That Each
Rodent Drops Out OF Sight Soon
as Eiectrocuted.

The electric rat trap shown In the
lustration is somewhat complicated
~ construction and operation, but its
obstruction is such that each rodent
'Iectrocuted drops out of sight, SO
That the bodies will not brighten others
away, says the Popular Mechanics.
he electrocuting circuit has one
'Ioctrode on trapdoor. while the sec
oHd electrode constitutes movable
uait'holder. When the rodent steps on
TO the trapdoor and nibbles at the bait.
'hc electrocuting current passes
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

|LBCTRICAl
EWORLD&
EcTRIcITY TO POP CORN
I,,Iar Diversion May BE Enjoyed by
Inv one Living In Modern Flat
No Burned Hands.

Ipartment dwellers who have wist.
recalled the days when they
med corn In an open fireplace, will
|rlad to Known that they now can
|oy this diversion In their very
bern dining rooms-or In any room.
that matter. A New York man
designed an electric corn pepper
\ IS attached to the electric light
lures In tho room for It's heat. The
bper which has n capacity OF a
nrt OF corn. Is surmounted by a
tc mesh dome to keep the kernels
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
HEATER FOR FACE STEAMING
Electric Device Invented by Idaho
Man Adaptable for Use in Mas
sage Paricrs and by BARRIERS.

An electric heating pad SO shaped as
to fit the contour Of the face is the in.
vention OF Alfred p. Blenkner and Bert
Z. Smith OF Mountain Home, Idaho.
says the Popular Electricity. The
device is adaptable FOR use in barber
shops. massage parlors and the like.
A wet towel is first applied to the
face and then the heater laid on over
this, generating steam. The heater
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Hard TO Swallow,

Shimmerpate Is in an awful pre-
dicament."
What's the trouble?"
"He lost an election bet and has TO
rat his own hat"
I've heard of that before"
Yes. but Shlmmerpate has been
wearing one of those fuzzy caterpillar
lids, Judge.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
A Bio Contract,

How did this fight start?" asked
the police judge.
In an argument az 10 whether Ba-
con wrote Shakespeare's plays"
"T see. Well. I'll settle that ques-
ton first, and then we can find ont
who was in the wrong. Swear the
witnesses, Mr.. Clark"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Electric Face Heater.

has double walls. the heating elements
being located between the walls.
Moreover the heater is adjustable in
size and It's arrangement such that an
air chamber is formed between il and
the face. giving a more even distribu'
ton OF heat.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Smart Woman.

Mrs. Gotham (wife OF clubman)--
Why do you live in such an isolated
neighborhood?
Mrs. Suburb live here because
nv husband Is afraid to leave me
alone evenings.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Business Instinct.

Columbus" said the boy who is
studying history. discovered Amer
lea"
Yes" replied his father. who is In
finance: 'he discovered IT, But II
took a number OF people like myself
to put the proposition on a paying
basis"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
In 1910.

Say. my boy. you're o5 now. It's
time you settled down and got mar
ried."
"Oh. I'm not ready 70 get married
yet, dad"
Not ready? WY, young man.
want you to know that when ! was
your age ! had been married twice"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Trod the Path Before.

Miller-Just as Millet and the
widow started up the ailse to the al
tar. every light in the church went
out.
Mumford-What did the couple do
then?
Miller-Kept on going. The widow
knew the way.--Judge.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
These Boys.

Howard-Hasn't Bachelor waited
rather long before choosing wife?
Coward-Bless you, no! He's only
had a marrying income since he was
sixty-I.ife.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Fair for Both.

Kind.Hearted Stranger-Soe here.
my friend. take my advice and let
those dice alone. They're loaded.
Intoxicated Gambler-Certainly they
are! ?So'm ]. Fair for one as tits
for the other.-Puck.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

rom hopping out II is mounted on
kbbcr tired wheels so that 1t can
)e pushed about on 4 highly polished
|able without damaging the finish
H. advantage OF this device. even in
ZONES where there are fireplaces and
Foal ranges to pop corn over. is the
comfort with which 1t can be used-no
Icorched face and hands.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
He and His Present

How did you feel at that fashion
able wedding?"
About as conspicuous as my pickle
dish looked among the jeweled
bronzes and ropes OF pearls"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
nnmeatic Peace Assured.

Wife-And SO you got your life In
sured for my benefit? That's lovely.
Husband--Yes. my dear; but just
remember. II you drive me to suicide
you won't get cent
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03
Adept at the Art.

"She carries her age the same way
she carries her money"
How is that?"
Carefully concealed"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

through its body. and at the same time
motor Is set going. This motor
drives shaft. one revolution OF which
causes the trapdoor to first tilt, drop
ping the electrocuted body into the
pit. then restores 1t to It's normal
position. in which position 1t remains
until another rodent steps upon It ana
,nibbles the bait.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

First Electrical Fire Engine.
New York has the first electricaliy
driven fire engine in use In tne
United States.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

Hixon-You say you raise flowers
and yet you live In dat?
Dixon-Oh. yes. You see, plant
EN- In folding beds.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

She--l'll be yours on one condition.
He-And what is that one condition?
She-That YOU give up smoking,
drinking, gambling, swearing. dancing
and flirting and-and--
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

The common method OF flushing the
ewes is 10 turn them onto some fresh
succulent pasture that has been saved
up for them
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

Green feed fed to milk cows will
insure larger profits, and as a good
aid to this result Is q silo.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

Extra feed for the turkey fock from
now on will mean extra pounds Of
weight by Thanksgiving time.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

In very short time. ground bone
meat scraps. etc. will have to take the
place OF bugs ard worms in the daily
diet OF the flock.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

A choking COW may sometimes be
relieved by using creased rubber
hose rs a ram TO force the obstruc.
ton down.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

See that You calves don't get poor
this fall. for II they do the chances
are they win stay poor all winter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
BITTEN BY MAD DOG.
Lady and Physician Attacked by
Animal in Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Sept. 23.-Mlss Bar
bara Brown was attacked and bitten
bv dog on Magnolia street yesterday
evening. Dr.. NJ. w. Chambers, OF
Jonesville, tried to drive the dog
away and was bitten also. There
were many people on the street and
the incident caused excitement. The
dogs actions led to the report that it
was suffering from hydrophobia and
there was rush 10 places of safety.
Somebody called policeman, who
killed the dog.
Miss Brown and DR.. Chambers
were taken to DR.. B. B. Steedly's s
hospital, where their wounds were
dressed. If the dog did not have hy-
drophobia the decorations which it
inflicted will soon heal. The dog s
head was sent to Columbia for exam
nation. If it develops that the ami
NAL was rabid Miss Brown and DR..
Chambers will take the Pasteur treat
ment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02

North Carolina Legi>latu. COnvenes
i'm Extraordinary Session.

Raleigh, y. c., Sept. 24.-The
North Carolina Legislature convened
IN extraordinary session to-day to
consider proposals made by several
railroads for readjustmert of freight
rates to and from Western, Northern
and Eastern cities. After etfectlng
organization, both houses adjourned
until tomorrow, when Governor
Graig's message on the proposed
rate changes will be received.
At a mass meeting of shippers this
afternoon Governor Craig declared
himself in favor of accepting the
roads proposals. He said such a
recommendation will be incorporated
in his special message tomorrow.
Reductions amounting, it is estl-
mated, to approximately two million
dollars annually in freight rates from
Northern, Eastern and Western cities
have been proposed by the carriers.
Commodity rates on west-bound
freight have also been offered. Ac-
ceptance of the proposals has been
recommended by the State corpora
ton commission. A lively contest is
expected in the Legislature.
At it's opening session to-day the
House of Representatives elected
Walter Murphy, Speaker.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
Hurt in Fight With Constables.

Anderson, Sept. PA telephone
message from Pelzer at 9 o'clock to-
night states that John Sargent, a
white man, suffered a crushed skull
at the hands of Constable Allie Stepp
of the sheriff's Office and Constable
Smith of Pelzer this afternoon when
he resisted search of his premises
by the officers. It is understood that
Stepp and Smith appeared at Sar-
gents home to make a search for
contraband whiskey and Sargent Sc
cured a gun and offered resistance.
The gun was taken by the officers
and in the melee that followed blow
was dealt Sargent. His condition is
critical, so it is stated.
1t is said that the officers found 81
pints of whiskey on the premises.
Constable Stepp reported the mat
ter to Sheriff Ashley and Ashley and
Stepp went back to Pelzer tonight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
Schoolboy Drowned in Reservoir.

Union, Sept. 25.-Little Amos
Singleton, the seven-year-old son of
Mrs. Pearl Singleton, met a tragic
death late Tuesday afternoon by
drowning in the reservoir of the gin
merry at Santuck.
1t appears that the boy was re-
turning from school with some COM
panions when he left them and went
alone by the ginnery reservoir, where
he apparently looked over into the
water and losing his balance fell in
and drowned in the water which was
four or five feet deep.
For several hours Mrs. Singleton
thought that her little son was out
playing with his schoolmates, but
when night approached and he did
not return she became so alarmed
that a search was instituted, and
when the boys cap was found near
the reservoir it was not long before
his body was seen and recovered.
Mrs. Singleton's sorrow has excit-
ed for her much sympathy, as this
tragic affair adds another to the list
that marks her life, her father being
Sims Gilmore, who was shot and in
stantly killed at Jonesville about six
years ago, and her husband, Roy Sim
gleton, having been killed by being
struck by a derrick engine when he
was working on the dam at Great
Falls about three years ago.
Little Amos was a bright lad and
besides his mother he leaves a little
brother and sister.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
Car Badly Damaged.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 26.-The
entire train that was held up at Bibb-
vile last night was taken to-day to
Meridian, Miss, the southern ter
minus Of the division. The baggage
car had . large hole torn through the
roof by the explosions, which blew
the safes and the mail car showed
bullet holes.
The negro porter, who last night
was removing a veloclpede usually
used to flag trains, when ordered to
halt by one of the robbers, pushed
the pistol away from his face and
grappled with the highwayman,
throwing him and holding him secure
ly until another masked man stepped
up and hit him over the head. The
negro then ran under the baggage
car
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
Lazy Husbands Go to ROckpile.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 24.-Nurs-
ing hands decorated with large water
blisters and backs that ached after a
long day under blazing sun on the
county rock pile, six recalcitrant hus-
bands, who, according to their wives,
are possessed of chronic objection to
work, sat in their cells in the county
prison Friday night muttering curses
on Judge Bregy. From the bench of
the Desertion court Judge Bregy sent
them to the rock pile for ninety days,
with orders that the 65 cents day
that the county pays for their labor
be given to their wives. The men had
been ordered on previous occasions to
pay various sums to their wives each
week, but had failed to obey the Or
ders Of the court.
All six of the men had hands white
and soft as women when they went to
the workhouse. On the way they
seemed to regard the whole perform
ance in the light of a joke They
laughed and chatted about it. But
their mirth did not last long. Bright
and early in the morning they were
reused out of bed to breakfast Of
coffee, BUTTERFLIES bread and molasses.
Then a big guard led them to pile
of brand new sledge hammers espec-
tally bought for the occasion. 1t SEEM
ed to the guard that a couple of the
husbands were little slow in picking
up their hammers. He gave them a
heart to heart talk and illustrated his
remarks with forcible gestures. After
that the hesitancy disappeared.
Out through the Jail the men were
marched to pile of big rocks. There
they halted.
"Gwan!" said the guard. This is
for you. Get busy and make these
big ones into little ones. And remem-
her this: The county is paying 6a
cents a day for what you're going to
do and I'm here to see that we get
all of 65 cents worth of work done
and then some.y Go to it, now-and
the first man l catch loafng will wish
he hadn't. Get me?"
The husbands evidently under
stood. Each picked out a particular
spot and began to WELD his sledge
hammer. While they didn't display
any undue enthusiasm about it, they
kept at it steadily.
The sending of these six husbands
to the rock pile was the first practi-
cal application of new law designed
especially to meet the cases of hus-
bands who won't give any money to
their wives. Under the old law men
were sometimes sent to Jail, but they
did not mind much Besides, the
mere fact of having them in jail did
not help the wives from financial
standpoint.
Judge Bregy threatened to enforce
the new law about a week ago.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
Greenville Man Under Heavy Bond.

Greenville, Sept. 24-Benjamin F.
Chapman, charged with violating the
Mann white slave act, having trans
ported a Greenville woman from this
place to Augusta, Ca, for immoral
purposes, was given preliminary
hearing in Augusta and placed under
$500 bond for his appearance at
the next term of the United States
coart when he will be tried on the
Federal charge. The preliminary
hearing was given before United
States Commissioner C. J. Skinner,
Jr., Mr.. Sidney Smith, white slave
officer for Augusta, arguing the case
for the United States.
Della Dixon, the white woman
from this city, whom Chapman is
charged with transporting to Angus
ia, was present at the hearing. Judge
Picquet finished reading the affec-
tionate letters which passed between
Chapman and Della Dixon, and then
made an eloquent plea for the dis
misal of the charges against Chap
man.
The Dixon woman is said to have
lived at No. II First street, this
city, and she claims to have been
born in Pickens county. A full story
of the case was carried in Yesterday 8
issue of The News and caused con-
siderable comment. The outcome Of
the case is awaited with interest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
Can Prove Her Charges.

Atlanta, Sept. 25.-Do Atlanta So
ciety girls get drunk? Shorn of eu-
phonious qualifying phrases that's
the bold question that has been raised
by recent Christian Citizenship
meeting. Has aroused a storm of
Indignation and denial? You bet it
has.
Mrs. G. B. Lindsey of College Park
secretary of the Civic League of
America, who said in a speech here
that many society girls are carried
drunk from fashionable cafes and
clubs" has today reiterated the truth
of her statement.
The ladies who first said that Mrs.
Lindsey was mistaken, now declare
she is a slanderer. They say Mrs.
Lindsey has never been in any of
the fashionable clubs whose morals
she denounces, and that she has sim
ply repeated slanderous stories that
have no foundation in fact.
But Mrs. Lindsey declares that she
based her statement on absolute and
incontestible evidence and that if she
is pushed to it she will produce proof
to back up her assertions.
Mrs. Lindsey wants it to be under
stood however, that she it not try
ing to indict Atlanta society as a
whole or Atlanta society girls as a
class. She insists, however, that
some of them drink straight whiskey
and get drunk on it. She says they
also swear, gamble and smoke Gig
arettes.