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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-11-13
Pearls in River CLANS.

The clam fishing industry has be-
come one of the most prominent in
austries on the Illinois river, says
Ieslies. Passing over the upper
bridge at Peoria, on bright sunny
day. one may see the whole of Peoria
lake dotted with the boats of the
clam fishers. They do not depend
entirely on the value of the CLANS
for their livelihood, but they take a
gamblers chance on finding valu-
able pearl secreted in one of the
shells.
Here each clam is opened and the
shells are thrown in pile ready for
the buyer. The men crush the meat
of each clam in their search FOL
pearls, which are generally found in
the necks of the clans. The little
pearls and the slugs are used in pearl
necklaces and bring from So to S5
an ounce
4 pearl found in a dead clam is OF
Eo value whatever It is of interest
to know that there are pearls in all
crippled clans, and these pearls are
of the greatest value as a rule. In
the clam fishers camp, cne can al
ways sell crippled clam unopened
for IS.
Pearls valued at $500 have late
Iy been found in the Illinois river al
Peoria. Some men make life busi'
ness of hunting for them. One man
secured only wooden bucket Of
clans, and on opening them found q
$1,000 pearl
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-11-13
And We Are Prepared To Furnish Your Needs All Kinds Of Winter Goods

We kept complete of the fact that we have had the
fall have had We quote special values
this week and next that will to take advantage Of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-11-13
LETTING DOWN DUTY WALL.
How 1t Makes 1t Easier For Out
siders to Sell Those Inside.

While the United States has re-
duced the average duties on imported
goods from 40 per cent to % per
cent, Mexico has this month added
63 per cent in the shape Of surtaX
to the duties previously in force,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. lnvad-
ing the land OF the Aztec with mer-
chandise is now almost as difficult a
feat as the scaling Of Chapultepec
was for Gen. SCOTS army.
We hear so much about free trade
and protection that one grows skep-
tical about the immediate results of
a higher or a lower tariff. But let
ting down the duty wall does not
make it easier for outsiders to sell
to those inside.
Thus, in the last fiscal year, the
United States sold to the Filipinos
so per cent of all the cotton goods
which were imported. But four years
ago we sold to these same Fillplnos
only I per cent of the cotton fab
RIGS which they purchased outside the
islands. Why this big increase?
The United States made free trade
with the PHILIPPINES a fact between
1903 and 1913, that's the answer.
We removed the barrier which had
separated US from our own posses
sion so that a Philadelphia manu-
facturer can now sell calicos to a
Manila merchant on the same terms
that he can sell to a storekeeper in
Camden.
Since every man, woman and child
in the United States has SO invested
in the PHILIPPINES, it would seem as
if they had purchased the privilege OF
doing business with the islands on
the most favorable terms.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-11-13
Effie's Brother-Do you love III

Effie's Brother-Do you love my
sister Efie?
Efie's Steady Company-Why,
Willie. that is a queer question. Why
do you want to know?
Effie's Brother-She said last night
she would give a dollar to know,
and Id like to scoop it in.-Puck.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
THE SERVANT QUESTION.


Women spot their servants because
they do not trust them. and the fault
Is more with the mistress than with
the maid. for women who are edu-
Gated aud mature should be clearer
aud wiser 10 their dealings than WON
eD who are not educated and who, be-
cause OF their antecedents and limited
experience. are 80 immature that In
many ways they are very Ike children.
II the maid suspects her mistress of
trying 10 get every bit OF work out Of
her that Is possible and of paying her
the smallest wages that she can per-
suade her to take. II the mistress is
sure that the maid will do as little
work as she can and will strike" for
the maximum wages, what else can
they be but enemies. how else can they
iook at each other but asknnce7 fan
cy having In your house not only a per
feet stranger. but q who considers
you e be her enemy. with the certain
knowledge also that she is unfriendly
to you. And yet that is the kind OF
dIscord which exists every day and all
day IN 'the best regulated families"
A practical knowledge of the work
20 be done. an ability TO convey that
knowledge TO servants. to observe
without appearing 10 observe, TO cor
rect without nagging aud to show
friendiincss without familiarity all
these will enable us TO give to a maid
q sense OF personal freedom and re
sponsibillty and a practical knowledge
OF the details OF her work which will
tend TO dIssipate the hostility engen
dered by years Of misunderstanding
Century.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
DESERTS PROF. WILSON
Why a Democratic Editor Declares for
President Taft.

]. Holman Buck, the Democratic
editor Of the Western Nevada Mine
at Nina, in ~voicing his allegiance to
the Taft administration. Is not sparing
In his criticisms of the actions and
policies Of Governor Woodrow Will
son, the Democratic nominee, or of
Roosevelt. Buck lie a Democrat of the
old school and readily sees the error
of his ways In supporting the Demo
cratic nominee for the presidency. In
speaking of Wilson he says:
"a mar utterly untried in the affairs
of government: whose administration
as governor OF New Jersey has proven
a failure and a farce; whose views
have been contracted by a lifetime
spent In the narrow confines of the
school room; whose associations have
naturally been the classes rather than
the masses and whose radical views
and vagaries outrival those of Debs
and Emma Goldman and that no more
represents real Democracy than does
the ~frothings OF Roosevelt. The is
sues then are Taft, conservatism, the
preservation OF the constitution and
a free Republican form of government.
versus Wilson, %socialistic radicalism
and the turning over of established
form of government to mobocracy.
Believing as we do we would be un.
just to ourselves and false to princi-
Piles and the public did we not align
ourselves with Mr.. Taft and the princi-
pies he represents. We hope that In
the coming fray that he will be vic
torious and shall lend every effort at
our command to bring this about
Party lines, by thu issues promul.
gated, have been swept ssids and con-
sentative Democrats. be they true to
themselves and principles, win SUP
Pert William Howard TAFT for presi.
ssst. asd rebuke the arrogant dozsiaa.
sios OF Bryan and his piratical hand
Of secialistic s~gitsters."
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

The first curtain call took place OF
the evening OF Feb. 26. i1f3. On that
memorable evening Voltaire's ME
rope" was performed for the nrst time
In Paris. The author was known to the
Paris public. but nothing that they had
seen OF his had pleased them so much
M 'Merope," and the enthusiasm found
expression In noisy demands to see the
author. In n letter voltaire says this
of the Incident; They dragged me out
aud led me by force TO the box occu-
pied by the Duchess de Viilars and
her daughtcr-in-law The whole thea
ter seemed to have gone mad-all
shouted TO the duchess TO kiss me.
The noise became 30 great that the
lady finally obeyed. So ! was. like
Alain Charter, publicly kissed. but he
was asleep. while I was wide awake"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
LODGES BULLS EYE SHOTS
Massachusetts Senator States Some
Truths In Few Words.

When Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts opened the Taft campaign In
Ohio recently he uttered some truths
In a few words. Here are sentences
which should be read and remembered;
II believe most profoundly that now,
as In the past, the success OF the Re
publican party is for the best inter
ests Of the people of the United
States"
"The Democratic house presented
the wooden schedule in a form which
would put an end to the wooden manu-
facturers Of the United States and
would slaughter the product of the
American sheep raiser"
"If you desire to strike down the
sheen and wooden Industries OF the
United States, give the Democrats full
power, and you will have 1t done; II
you do not, the only way to preserve
them is to elect a Republican congress
and a Republican president"
IF the proposed constitutional
changes should be carried into eff
feet they would completely revolution
lie our system and theory OF govern
ment, as we have known 1t since the
the beginning OF history"
"All the progress that has been
made in this country In so years has
been by the Republican party"
1.-The Republican party has always
been the party Of sane and rational
progress under the Constitution.
"The Republican party stands for lib
erty as against license; for order as
against confusion; for loyalty to the
great principals Of justice and freedom
which have been handed down to us
from the days of Washington; in one
word, 1t stands for the constitution
which Marshall interpreted and which
Lincoln saved"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

What Il not co,~i FOR the swarm l.
good for the hss Marcus Aur~lis-
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

The way for y young man to rise Is
TO improve himself Ia every way he
can. never ~suspecting that anybody
wishes to hinder him. Allow me TO
assure you that suspicion and jealousy
never dld help amy man In any situa
hon There may sometimes be ungen-
erous attempts TO keep a young man
down. and they will succeed. too. n hs
allows his mind to he diverted from its
true channel 10 brood ove the attempt
ed injury Cast about and see II this
failing has not injured every person
you have ever known to fall into it,
Ahra ham Lincoln.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
FLOATING GARDENS.


ING Foddos IN moSicos
The Imagination of man has always
been impressed by boating Islands. In
ancient times such islands were re
garded with superstitious reverence.
and the romantic story Of Delos-the
natal isle OF Apollo and Artemis-is
but one Of the many cases recorded In
classical literature OF vagrant islands
In the sea.
Pliny says that In the lake of Vadi-
monis there Is a dark wood which Is
never seen In the same place for a day
and a night together. and he describes
the Islands called Calaminae q e.,
"mude Of rceds'), In Lydia. which were
not only driven by the wind, but could
be pushed about from place to place
with poles
Floating gardens-some natural and
some ARTIFICIAL have iourished In many
parts of the world from early times
They are particularly advantageous In
regions exposed 10 floods, where a gar
den planted on terra drma would be
ruined by these occurrences. while the
floating garden Is u~ndisturbed by the
rise Of the waters. The famous float
Ing gardens OF Kashmir are a case In
point.
The lake Of Xochimilco, near the
city Of Mexico. Is nearly covered with
floating gardens. called chinampas, on
which are raised vegetables and flow
ers for the city markets They are
formed OF floating masses of water
plants. covered with soil and secured
by poplar stakes. The latter take root
and surround the islands with living
hedges Philadelphia Ledger,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

rarnsr, Win Mot Foreet.

And farmers have not forgot'en
that during the period which brought
such untold disaster to labor tney
themselves were neither prosperous
nor happy. They worked hard ano
raised big crops, but their market
was gone because their customers
could not buy.
The candidate and the party whose
policy puts labor out Of a job roDs
the farmer OF his profit just as truly
az II the blow were aimed at him
direct.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
D0DGED TARIFF REVISION
sssssVstt. When President. Failed "a
Take Any Action.

NssSsN@fx WheN ProstdeHt Failed "a
Take Any Action.
ones In his life Mr.. Roosevelt al.
NEST expressed al opinion on the
tariff suestios. In a preliminary draft
of orc Of his messages to congress-
~ IL came from the printer was this
sentence. Tn q later mssssk shall
6sssuss ths tsriE." or revising the
pxsof shssts Of his messxss Mr.. Roose
~~t slas-psaoilss that lixs. And he
ss~~ came sv~s that nsar to ale.
ssssfxx the sssss$s~ sEsiz a. Lass
- 10 rso~k~s< In the White Hsu.c
As< yst Ne tsris law tAe~ % the
s~sss~ sssss wa sr ~scs ~ss@sssssr.
Ses nHss ne rNyss law. whsJM Ne
= nee - vtSsssv.r dms0nssax. VIA
AesAs h rsvtss the ta<S4 Va. wa,
he ssw s~ss n s~~et 10 have s..n
wAss he . As psw~. Ne ~xx a.
hs vs@s - Tx " 10 Ast wsre ~
ne ss<<x 'p~s~s nsasy' vita 20 into
As psy envelope ef tss workman =
Wsy sss't he ~ax IL" tasst "a srr.
sx us ssvea sEd sse-kslf years hs
was in The White Herser
In Other words. In the face Of his
recsra wsns In sGsoe, ia not an the
Third Terriers present talk about IA :
am tss tasse transparent gsF and
elaR and bal1srdASh?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

In Luck.
"rfow's your son getting xiong since
ne graduated az a dOctorY'
~"Splcndidly"
Building up a good practicef"
Yes indeed He's only been prae-
dciuE a year, but he's already got one
family which pays itx bin promptly
os the 10th Of every ~onth Detroit
Free Pres~
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16
PROF WILSON'S ANTAGONIST TO
oAsANgxED LABOR is a MAT
rER OF RECORD.
REMEMBER SOUP HOUSES
The Dark Times of Democracy still
Fresh In the Memory OF the
WorkInamen Who Had Moth
Ina to Eat and No Place
60 Sleep.
PROF. WILSON ON LABOR.

labor Ia standardized by
trades unions and this 10 the
standard to which II 10 made to
conform. need not
point out how economically dis
sstrous such a regulation Of la
Dor is. II 10 so Improbable 10
the employer that In some
trades II will presently not be
worth while to attempt any
thing at all. Our eco
nomIc supremacy may be lost
because the country grows more
and more full Of Improbable
servants."-F rom an address by
Prof. Wilson TO thu graduating
class Of Princeton university,
June 30, 1909.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

Her What's hat rasping sound In
she periodical roomr
Him Oh that's where they are dline
the magazines New York American.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-16

Il hate TO pat some Of my phsteA
graphic suhjects on any plates"
way sos'
~R~cHuss they are such sensitive
plates baltimore American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31

ground with cry OF despair that left
with me another memory.
My legs we're growing numb from
the exertion OF it all. Ahead of ma
fed the army. or what was left OF 1t,
Behind me echoed the wall Vi the
wounded, the vivas OF the victorious
F'ederals, the hiss and scream of their
bullets. Ever present was the mem
DRY of the Alamo and Tecate, where
our wounded and those Of our fellows
taken prisoners had experienced liv-
ing hells before death relieved them
OF their torment
On and on | stumbled, falling now
and then, but always my burden. 1t
had ceased to urge me forward. this
manned bit of boyhood, but it's lone
arm still encircled my neck with a
vise-like grip that at times made 1t al
most impossible to breathe.
Sounds of the battle left me now.
| no longer saw men. | dared not
stop, however, for fear of not being
able to rise again, but at last | STUN
bled and fell with my burden for the
last time. For long time | remained
on the ground, breathing heavily and
resting
How sweet that rest was. cared
not for Federal soldado or rural Let
them come, would sleep The
weight slipped from my back and
breathed freer. | must have lain
there for an hour. When | arose the
little figure at my side did not speak
| bent over him. He had cheated the
torture chambers They could not
get him now. From his pocket a
worn and thumb-marked bit OF paper
protruded. In the hope of learning
his name | read it.
1t was a message from mother to
her son. There was no post-mark
No address. Nothing to lead to his
identity. Just Jim. come home
Mother needs you. Your little sister
and l pray for you every night. We
a.o very lonely with you away. Come
home, dear boy"
That was all. Just a good-by mes
sage-the last he was ever to receive
from that little mother somewhere in
the states. II she could see her boy
now.
The Price OF the Wanderlust.
And what did he die for?' asked
myself. What would i have died for?
Just the battle-lust, that is all. The
something inside Of us that makes us
soldiers of fortune. The wanderlust!
buried him, in the night. on the
side of hill where the soil was softer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31
First Floor Plan.

should be rather large and laid at ran.
dom, not In rows. and should tit to.
gether closely. 80 that few OF the NOR.
tar Joints are more than one-balf inch
thick The stones should stand out
prominently and should not be plas.
tered to a smooth surface with NOR.
tar. neither should any broken edges
be visible. A good workman. by the
proper use OF cobble stones, as shown
Ia this design can secure a very orna-
mental effect and one exactly In keep.
ing with the general atmosphere Of
The rustic site on which the house is
built
For the walls OF this house either
clap-boards or shingles may be used
Shingles are always appropriate for
the walls OF house Of simple design,
especially In connection with cobble
stone work There are various pleas.
Ing ways in which shingles may be
laid to suit those who consider the
ordinary method Of laying the shingles
ia uniform rows, five inches to the
weather. too monotonous A pleasing
variation Is to place the shingles In
alternate rows Of two and eight inches
10 the weather This requires no
more material or labor and gives a
very attractive appearance. The
shingles on the roof, however, should
always be laid In the regular way.
A glance at the floor plans will show
very convenient and comfortable ar.
r4ngoment 81 space ip tails house.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31

ton and success of the project Is also
greater and the attractiveness OF the
piace increases as the years go by,
while the extra labor at the beginning
IL very soon forgotten.
Almost any style Of house harmon
ICES well with such surroundings and
is improved in appearance by the nat
ural beauties OF the building site.
Some materials and some styles Of do.
mestic architecture seem especially
wen suited. however, for such use.
Tho accompanying design Is one OF
these.
IT is planned something on the bun
galow order, with prominent roof
broad on the ground and not overly
nigh
4 distinctive feature of this design
ia the use Of cobble stones in the large
chimney and fire place. These could
also be employed very effectively for
the foundation OF the building.
A cobble stone wall can be made
very attractive II the man laying II
properly understands the work In
any kind OF stone work the mason
must use his head as well as his
hands The more variety Of color
shape and size can be obtained the
more attractive appearance viii n
cobbn stone wall present The stone
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31

and little grass grew. A namelesG
grave with not even a mark to show
that body rested there.
| Perhaps the mother may read these
lines and recognize in the little soldier
Of fortune her boy. At least she may
console herself with the thought that
his flesh was not food for coyotes; his
bones not bleaching white in the sun
| like two hundred others Of his CON-
rades who in five short months paid
the penalty Of the battielust in Mexi.
| co.
AS for myself, stole like thief in
tao night across the border and sur
| rendered to the United States author
tiles. With ninety-thre> of my fellows
was peni,ed up in Fof' Rosecrans at
San Diego for five DAYS. while the
government In Mexico we had sought
to overthrow pleaded for our posses
sion. Uncle Sam refused to give Us
up, but he kept our general. daring
young Jack Mosby, veteran OF FIVE
wars, beloved Of his men, who is now
at the naval disciplinary barracks Pu,
get Sound, for taking French leave
OF the United States navy when the
Mexican war cloud broke
OF the ninety-three who survived
that bloody day which cost US so
many men. some are now fighting in
the Balkans under different flags and,
if the powers of Europe clash over
the division of the spoils. feel that
l must join them, even at the penalty
of the cost!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31
Uallest Man the Most Married.

Lupungu, chief of the Basongi, one
of the wealthiest chiefs in the Congo.
is much-married man. for he is the
proud possessor Of 800 wives, for each
OF whom he pays yearly tribute u
two francs to the state. This. how.
ever, is not his sole claim to distinc.
ton. for he has also been dubbed by
the Off cials OF the province che ug.
Hest man on earth" with some rea.
son." says Vice-Consul Casteus, who
describes him as a Misunderstanding
native possessing but one eye. and a
countenance horribly SCARED by small
pox.
AS young child, Lupungu was de.
serted by his father, and afterwards
adopted by sub-chief. In later years.
he persuaded the gullible natives that
his one eye gave him certain occult
powers: he then made friends with a
band of Arab traders. and with their
assistance made war upon his father
whom he conquered and succeeded as
chief Of the Basongi.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE or
COST on al, subjects pertaining TO the
subject OF building. for the readers or TINS
paper on account OF his wide experience
rs Isditor. Author and Manufacturer, ne
f. without doubr, the highest authority
on al, these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford. No us West
Jackson boulevard Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply
II often seems that the style or ap-
pesrance Of the house doesn't make so
much difference as the site on when
It Ia built In every town and village
there are examples that prove TINS.
There are delightful little places set
back among shade trees and flowers
which give one restful. home-like
feeling just by walking past; yet the
house is really very plain and ordinary
In design.
Then for every one of this kind
there is one OF the other sort to keep
the balance. probably. Every town
has them-the house is large and
pompous, quite an architectural crea-
ton in fact, but It is set down onto a
small lot, crowded in, with all the
trees and shrubbery cut down to make
room for it. In spite Of its size and
cost a residence Of this kind is very
far from attractive. The home build
er would not knowingly take such as
a model; yet. many times he does be-
cause he does not understand the real
elements of success in planning an at
tractive home, and barren uninyit-
ing place Ia the result.
The experienced home builder WILL
always. If possible, select a rough and
wooded site; II it is slightly billy 80
much the better The labor and ex-
pense, 1t Ia true. for grading and pre-
pairing the site for the building, and
for smoothing up the ground after
wards are greater; but the satisfac-