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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-08-28
alE77iIrl;ENE GAS.
Carbide Of Calcium, Which Produces
Il and an Accident.

Il, and IN Accident.
The immense production at Niagara
falls Of carbide Of calcium, the curious
artificial stone which when bathed In
water gives OF acetylene gas. recalls
that this substance was first manufac
tured in America by accident through
the metallurgical operations Of T. l..
Wilson, near a small stream In North
Carolina.
While using limestone and salt in
smelling he noticed among the melted
Stag which day by day ran nearer to
the brink Of the little stream a gray.
ish-white substance new In hts expert
ence. but thought little Of It until one
day the molten Stag overhung the wa
ter and began to flow into It. Then
suddenly a bright white fame burst
out of the molten mass and enveloped
It for some time.
He drew from the dry Stag some OF
the strange material and touched a
match to It, but without result. Then
he poured some water upon 1t, and at
the next trial the liberated ~acetylene
gas broke into fame.
Thus In 1892 accident discovered a
practicable way OF producing that
acetylene gas first discovered IN Eng
land In 1896 by Edmund Day while
experimenting with potassium tartrate
and charcoal. It remained, however,
for the intense heat Of the hydroelec-
trical furnaces Of Niagara to turn out
this wonderful stone In almost perfect
purity and immense Quantities.-Na-
tiOnal Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-08-28
Plane Treee Of cannosa.

Not least among trees which have be-
come celebrated are two giant plane
trees at CannOsa. near Ragusa, that
pearl Of the Adriatic." Within three
hours walk Of Ragusa, on an elevation
above the tideless sea, Hes the famous
garden Of Count Gozze. From q prim-
tive landing place a path leads up be-
tween olives and pomegranates, myr-
ties and Oleanders to the level spot
where the two colossal trees have stood
from time immemorial. The effect
OF the larger tree upon q spectator
standing beneath It IL positively over
whelming. 1t takes twenty-five PAGES
merely to walk closely round the trunk,
while the spreading branches reach
horizontally for from thirty to forty
PAGES and then bend upward and fork.
A good sized public meeting could be
held In the shade Of either OF these
immense trees.-Wide World Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-08-28
Got Away From che Odd One.

A curious story comes from the peo-
pie Of the Niger. A very rich man
died, leaving the vast fortune (for M
geria) Of 2O.O01 cowries. It fell to the
lot Of the king to divide them among
three sons, and he was at his Wits
end to know what to do with the one
cowrie. A wizard was called In, who
gained boundless credit by doing out
the cowries n by one until only SIX
remained. These he divided into three
lots Of two each and gave q lot to each
son. The king to this day attributes
this very satisfactory outcome to con
juring.-Independent.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-08-28
Food o. The chickadee.

The food Of the chickadee 10 made
up Of insects and vegetable matter In
the proportion Of seven Of the former
to three Of the latter. Moths and cat
erpillars r favOrftes and form about
one-third Of its food, while beetles,
ants. wasps. bugs. grasshoppers and
spiders make up the rest. The vege-
table food consumed 10 composed OF
seeds, largely those Of pine, poison ivy
and weeds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-08-28
Sky eHocta

This scenery isn't what It was,''
complained the artist.
II can't sec q bit Of difference" de-
clared the old farmer. "What do you
miss2"
I'm looking for q cloud like the one
l painted last year."-eeattle Post-In-
telllgencer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-08-28

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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
PICKENs, S. c., JANUARY 1, 1914

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aboard the steamship Baltic az sea.
He had just been denied nomination
by Tammany Hall and had accepted a
nomination rendered by body Of cit-
zens.. His death had big effect on
the New York city campaign.
Other deaths in the year were James
R. Keene. fnancier and turfman; DR.
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, founder Of the
Lowe observatory: Captain Grin: R.
Smith. designer Of the Confederate
flag; James McCrea. former president
OF the Pennsylvania railroad; Con
gresham c'Big Tim"} Sullivan Of New
York; Benjamin Altman. dry goods
merchant. and Charles G. Gates.
The crowaing event in The sport.
world was the triumph of Connie
Alack's Athletics over John McGraw's
Giants. incidentally the series was
rebuke to the knockers, who are ever
ready to cry fake. The series was
ended in Eve games. the Athletics win,
ming four and the championship.
rlHs -
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
Northwestern Railway

- - - - y Ts. =
The Northwestern Electric
railway, which is to build an
interurban line from Easley. to
Augusta. Ca. through Ander-
son, Abbeville and EdgefeId
towns, and through these coun-
ties, was commits ssioned: Tuesday
morning by the secretary of
state. The minimum capital is
S1o0, 600, with the right to in
crease to$2, ,0O0. 900. Citizens Of
the counties interested are the
incorporators, and they declare
the linewiH be operated inde-
pendently The principal place
of business viii be Abbev1lle.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
Allies Quit Fighting; Turkey
Gets Adrianople
Scott and Brave Com.
panions Perish
BY JOHN j. eREEN.

~ Sy SSf7IN Ss OrEEN.
@GTAR. rumors of war, suffra-
REAB gette outrages, assassina-
tons, aviation fatalities and
the deaths OF Captain Scott
and four OF his antarctic explorers
made up the burden Of the disma!
news from abroad in the year that is
at an end Among the more cheerful
tidings were the celebrate OF the
twenty-hfth anniversary of the acces-
sion of Emperor William and the we'd
ding of Princess Victoria Louise Of
Prussia and Prince Ernst August of
Cumberland.
For months the fight. or, rather, Sc
ries Of fights. between the allies and
Turkey occupied the attention Of all
Europe. and for time it was feared
that some Of the great powers would
become involved. After they had
souldly .trounced Turkey the allies fell
to quarreling among themselves. Fol-
lowing the signing Of peace pact in
London. Roumania invaded Bulgaria.
and then the allies, like Kilkenny
cats, began to mix it up among them
selves. Turkey viewed with III con-
cealed g,ee the fine old row that start
ed among her former foes. ALI during
the war with the allies Turkey insist
ed that she be permitted to hold
Adrianople. Finally, when the allies
ceased quarre,ing among themselves,
Turkey gained her point and was
awarded Adrianople While as yet no
final adjudication Of the boundary. lines
has been signed. there has for months
been cessation Of hostilities, and the
powers have breathed easier. At one
time the peace Of entire Europe was
threatened by the pugnacious smaller
countries.
Early in the year the British house
of commons passed the home rule bill
for Ireland. This result was attended
by joyous outbursts in the south OF
the country and hostile demonstrations
in the north Some days later the
British h0nSe of lords rejected the Dill
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
Baraca. .Phllafhea BANQUET.

One Of the most enjoyable oc-
casions Of the Christmas season
was the banquet given by the
Baraca and Philathea classes Of
the Baptist church on the even
ing of the 26th inst.
The Masonic hall, in which it
was held, was appropriately dec
Grated and the four long tables
used were laden with all the
good things available. Hot oys-
tiers, coffee and chocolate was
served by ten pretty Young la
dies from an adjoining room,
There were about 80 people in
attendance the greater number
of whom were members Of the
above ioned classes. I'm
.nlediateIy after the delightful
repast there. were some most
pleasant speeches made by
Messrs. r. T. Hallums, J S.
Christopher, E. H. Craig, j. M.
Stewart, J. T. Taylor and Misses
Lorena Taylorand Nellie Grandy
G. E. Robinson, acting chair
man. These speeches were all
full Of fun as well as other good
things and thoroughly enjoyed
by all. The crowning speech
was the last, that of DR.. Ram
sey. His pleasant words and
kind admonitions can never be
forgotten, and, although the
midnight hour had drawn near,
all were sorry when he sat down.
It was an undecided question
as to who was happiest, Mr..
Robinson with his girls or Capt.
Taylor with his boys. each class
numbering about IS
Altogether it was a glorious
celebration, which we hope may
be repeated next year.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01

hundred and th1rty-SlX or ner paSSeH
gers and crew were lost. There were
pathetic scenes when the ships bear.
ing the survivors docked in New York
city.
Floods Sweep Middle West.
The great floods of the middle west
which occurred in March aroused the
sympathy of the country for the suf-
ferers. For weeks great sections OF
this country were under water. Entire
cities were marooned. Secretary OF
War Garrison took personal charge OF
the relief movement It was impos.
sibte for days to get any authentic
news from the stricken territory, and
exaggerated stories Of loss Of life were
circulated. For days entire communi-
ties lived on the upper floors Of tall
buildings to escape the rising waters.
It was common sight to see entire
families go drifting by on trees and
small frame houses carried along by
the rushing streams. A conservative
estimate Of the damage to property is
S163 100000.
Other casualties which caused more
than passing interest were two wrecks
on the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad: cyclone which
swept the central and southwestern
states, entailing Il loss Of over 100 lives
and several million dollars in prop
erty: thirty-four killed and many in
jured by the collapse Of d pier at Long
Beach, Cal; twenty killed and many
injured by the explosion of mill dust
in a Buffalo mill; fifty lives lost in a
factory fire at Binghamton, n. T.;
twenty killed in a mine accident at
Tower City. Pa; Hot Springs, Ark.
was swept by fire, with loss estimat-
ed at. S6,O00,000 In a wreck on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad at Bucka-
tunna. Miss. forty-fve soldiers Of the
coast artillery were killed and 100 in
jured.
Two Of the social events Of the year
which attracted more than passing in
terest were the weddings Of Miss Jes-
sic Wilson, daughter Of the president.
and Francis Bowes Sayre and Helen
Gould and Finley j. Shepard. Miss
Wilson and Mr. Sayre were married
at the White House Nov. 25 and went
on honeymoon trip abroad. Mr.
Sayre is a lawyer and when his en-
eacement was announced was attach
ed to the Office of District Attorney
Whitman in New York city Miss
Gould and Mr.. Shepard were married
on Jan. %. Mr.. Shepard was a rail
road man, and Miss Gould met him
while she was on tour Of lnspechs n
Of the Gould railroad properties in the
west.
Among the Soted men who died dur
ing the year were Jsnn Pierpont Nor
ean tho 6nancis d Mayor William
J. eaynor Of New tx city. Mr: Nor
sea search of L health Mayor Gaynor died
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
Happenings hat Held
| Attention In Year 1915
Middle West Devastated BY
Floods Which Caused Great
Loss-Jessie Wilson and
Helen Could Brides

puke the forces that sought his I'M,
peachment. Sulzer announced himself
as a candidate for the assembly in a
lower east side district in Manhattan.
BE ran on the Progressive ticket and
was elected There was a union OF
the forces against the Tammany Hall
candidate. Edward F. Mccall. and
John Purroy aiitchel was elected
mayor.
President Wilson took personal in
terest III the subernatorial election IN
New Jersey and WIS pleased when the
returns showed tb:lt James Falrman
EYpkle, was e,pc.ed Fielder has beer
r:iiied Il progressive Democrat. and his
e,.efion w;l< r"garded as perS>.i;ii
tribute to the president. In the No
Serber elections also David |. Walsh
Democrat. was elected governor OF
Massachusetts. and Henry Z. Stuart
Democrat. was elected governor OF
Virginia.
Wher President Wilson entered OF,
fee he wasoconfronted with the tan
CLEO Mexican situation. and toward
the end of the year our relations with
that country came near the breaking
point. Matters became so threatening
that troops and marines were dis.
patched to the border line. a great
feet of American warships assembled
in Mexican waters. and the border
patrol was REINFORCED by several dl
visions Of regular troops.
Following the assassination Of Fran
cisco l. Madero Feb. % and the as
sumption Of the presidency by Genera
Ruerta. President Wilson fatty de
clared that this country never would
! recognize the new order Of things
which was characterized as rule Of
blood and iron. This government fig
ured that Huerta was near the end o.
his financial resources.
The year had its usual quota OF dis
asters and ACCIDENTS. WRen the wire
less Or Oct 9 told thatS the steam
ship Volturno was burning~m mo
ocean there came visions Of another
Titanic horror But the wireless
brought quick aid to the doomed
ship, and 500 Of its passengers were
removed in safety to other vessels
that answered the calls for help. One
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
RoZser, Thornley, ( Co.
q 898 1919

We wish to thank our friends
and customers for the liberal
patronage given US during the
past year and for making 1913
the banner year for us. We re-
spectfully solicit a continuance
of your patronage, and if good
service. the best quality of mer-
chandise and right prices count
for anything, we are sure to get
a fair share of your patronage.
Our motto shall be in the fu-
ture, as it has always been in
the past, fair dealing to all and
the best merchandise that the
markets afford at the right
prices.
We wish you one and all a
happy and prosperous New
Year. Yours truly,
Folger, Thornley, & Co.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
Near the border were massed rssou.
sands of United States troops

Near the border were massed fsiou-.
sands of United States troops;
Huerta was beset by enemies 70 his
own land. Rebel forces won repeated
! victories. and there seemed TO be 1oun-s
datien for the report that Huerta could
expect no further financial supp porE As $
story to the effect that powerful Eng
lish interests were helping Huerta was
met By prompt denials. Apparently IS
was the purpose Of the administration
at washington to let the rebels and
low funds take care OF Huerta.
On Feb. 10 the world was shocked at
the news of the death Of Captain Rob
EFT f. Scott and four OF his compan-
Ions while returning from an expedi-.
ton In which they had discovered the
south pole. The pole was reached
March %, 1912. and subseq equently.
Scott and his companions perished IL
a blizzard. The bodies were found II
tent by a searching party. Captain
Scott and his companions had run ont
Of fuel and provisions.
Nazim Pasha. commander Of sthe
Turkish army. was killed in a polEical
uprising which oyerthrew the govern
ment. On March Is King George of
Greece was assassinated by Creek
anarchist at Saloniki. and three days
later King Constantine took the throne
Another statesman met death at the.
hand Of an assassin in Shefket Pasha.
Turkish grand vizier BE Tas slain n
Constantinople.
Although there were several unions
Of royalty. the one that attracted the.
most attention was the marriage or
Princess Louise. only daughter OF the
German emperor. 10 Prince Ernst :au- u1.s
gust of BrunSwicli. TIE ceremony
took place in the royal castle in Ber-
lin and WIS attended 10 person OF by
representatives by al the crowned
heads Of Europe, 6 Prince Ernst is a.
son Of the pretender to the throne OF
Hanover. and his great-grandfatheF
was one OF the sons of King George
III. of Englaad.
Other unions Of royal personages
were those of ex-King Manuel of Por-s
tugal to Princess Augustine Victoria OF
Hohenzoltern and Prince Arthur Of
Connarsht. cousin Of King George o.
England, to the Duchess Of Fife. On;
the 18th day Of June Berlin and ail
the cities Of Germany were in gala at
tire to- celebrate the twenty-dffth aces
sion to the throne of Emperor Wi iiliam
On Aug. 1S the eighty third birthday ee
Emp peror Franz Joseph was celebrated
Throughout Austria and Hungary
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
Review OF Important
Doings In Old World
England In Turmoil Over
Suffragette Campaign.
Emperor William Gel
ebrates Anniversary

by a vote of S26 to 90. 1,nls resul,
had been looked for. but it was said
that eventually Ireland would get home
rule.
Early in February were started the
events in Mexico which have caused
more than their share Of woe in the
troubled republic and which threaten
ed the country with Intervention by
the United States. A band Of rerolu-
tionists. headed by Colonel Felix Diaz.
besieged President francisco l. Ma
dero In his palace. and in battle
which ensued General Bernardo Reyes
was killed a few days later the
Mexican reyolutioniSts and govern
ment forces bonbarded each Others
positions with heavy artillery The
revolution gained fresh adherents. and
when the government troops revolted
Madero agreed to resign the presi-
dency.
Madero Shot to Death.
After Madero had been arrested By
General Banquet. one of his officers,
General S-ictoriano Huerta. command
er Of the nationalist army, assumed
the presidency Two days later Ma
dero and his vice president. Jose Pine
Suarez, were shot to death while being
conveyed from the national palace to
prison. Huerta and his followers at
once disclaimed any participation in
the assassina tons.
Huerta's rule was not to be peace
full long. lie tried in vain to secure
recognition at the hands of the Unit
ed States. President Wilson refused
to recognize the government that be
set up. Henry Lane Wilson, ambas-
sador TO the troubled republic. was
recalled and later rendered his resiS-
nation. which Immediately was accept
ed by the president
In the month Of October relations
between Mexico and this country
became more strained. Provisional
President Huerta Of Mexico assumed
the powers of dictator and dissolved
congress. Foreign ENJOYS in Mexico
asked their governments to send war
ships to guard their legations. Presif
dent Wilson demanded that Huerta ref
sign and was met by fat refusN
Vera Cruz viewed with concern the
assembling Of warships in her harHor
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01

raTINGING like an aeroplane
through the; atmosphere OF
time, another year is gone
Each day brought its quota
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-01
lar With Mexico Threatened.
alzer Removed Volturno
Burned al Sea Mosgan
and Gaynor Died
By JOHN J. gREEN.

@ATINGING like an aeroplane
MMs through the atmosphere Of
time, another year is gone
Each day brought it's quota
f happenings. some great and others
...,I There were fast and strenu-
leioinss ii, the world of politics, the
reai,er zxacfed it's usual toll.
ins 40 favnrites: the menace OF
ls ssS 4..,we9n the United States and
xi;,., inuiled large. and the Athle tics
in Slp,Nrd The Giants hoYnto play
great n;,tion;il game
zSiaep, N-ilSon from the date OF
a-aration started out to make
&S$%is promises of tariff and cur
sgrn After months of jockey
%branches Of congress and
amendments had been
gnszs : the original 1ssfft of the
sment fhe Underwood-simmons
# bill became law. It is too soon
yet to say just what effect it will
We on the prosperity of the coun-
II. 1t has long been held by some
Eatesmen that new tariff bill VIII
L a panacea for all ills, real or mag
harry. Others have held that any
snkerins with this important subject
sould result in national disaster. IL
q too early as yet to say who are
be false prophets.
SHaving succeeded in passing new
aAf bill. President Wilson at once
about getting new currency
"a asure. Toward the end Of She year
q supporters declared that he would
$50 win this fight. Just what kind of
q bill would finally meet the favor Of
pnsress none would say. Some bank
rs maia.ained that any radical inter
Srence with the monetary system of
he country would work disaster,
Shile bankers Of the south and west
$sisted that money reform would
Neatly help the crops and would
lake for unprecedented prosperity.
sulzer Helps Mitchell.
is agreed that the removal Of Gov
8nor Sulzer was a big factor in the
sew York city election. Many who
bought Sulzer guilty wanted to re
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
tContinued on Page 0.
Noted Singers Husband
Anxiously Awaits News
By Associated Press

New York. May 1. = George w.
Young, banker of this city, is anx-
iously awaiting further news to-day of
the condition OF mis- wife. Nine. Lillian
Nordica, the prima donner, who is
critically i'll in Batavia. Java.
The first news of the singers re-
lapse came to Mr.. Young on Wednes-
day in a cable dispatch from E. r.
Simmons, Nine. Nordicas accompanist,
who has been with her on this trip.
The cable said:
Have postponed departure. Nine.
Nordica's condition serious. Ply
sicians in consultation. Very anxious.
Advise later"
Yesterday he received another cable
message from Mr.. Simmons that Nine.
Nordica was sinking rapidly and that
the physicians held out little hope.
Press dispatches confirmed this bad
news.
When Nine. Nordica's tour of the
world was interrupted by her illness
following the wreck of the steamer
Tasmania, on which she was a passen-
ger, she was saying farewell to her
musical career. At the conclusion of
the tour she had determined to retire
with series of concerts In this
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01

LEBANON COUNTY
MANUFACTURERS
FOR PENROSE
B. Dawson Coleman Appeals For
Election Of Republican to
Bring Back Prosperity
Specio! 10 The Telegraph

Lebanon, Pa. May 1T am here
to plead the cause of United States
Senator Boies Penrose before the
people of Lebanon county, for the rea-
son that l believe this nation is face
to face with the most serious indus
trial and financial crisis in its history"
This was the introduction of a
speech delivered this afternoon in the
directors room of the First National
Bank by q. Dawson Coleman, perhaps
the most prominent manufactures in
Lebanon county, to a large number
of manufacturers who had gathered
there for the purpose of ratifying and
giving out for publication a declaration
in favor of Senator Penrose. Nearly
all of the large employers were rep
resented, many of them were men who
have been rated as independent" in
local and State politics, but there was
not the slightest question as to where
they stood on the great national issue
of protective tariff.
Two years ago. continued Mr..
Coleman, the opinions and advice of
manufacturers on political questions
was neither appreciated nor accepted,
but a great change has taken place.
The public has learned that in hurt
lHS tHe eInployeT, IL was hurting the
employe. and, incidentally, itself. We
have come to realize that industry is
one large vessel that carries us all and
that If the ship is scuttled. everybody
aboard must go down with her-the
cook and the cabin boy, as well as the
captain and the mate.
Lebanon at Low Ebb
I'VE all know that business in Leb-
anon county is at low ebb and those
of us who read the newspapers also
know that the trouble is not confined
to Lebanon county. | saw not long
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
Steamer Reported
Sinking; May Mean
Loss of 700 Lives
Wireless Calls For Help Have Ceased and Fear Is Enter
tanned For Safety Of Passengers and Members Of
Crew; Hinted That Chinese Pirates May Have
Caused Disasters Wife Of Governor General of the
Philippines Among Passengers

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