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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-09-15
CHAPTER II.
The "TaIkinq Paper"


DR.. Robert Wayne, herculean OF
stature, appeared in the doorway of
his bungalow and stood toying moodi-
ly with his Bible In the outdoor
kitchen the Kafr cook and mess boys
were preparing breakfast-of fried
vans and coffee. Across the clearing,
at the Kafr village, not black was
stirring, though it was now a half
hour since sun-up-a fact which
seemed to trouble Doctor Wayne.
The doctor was joined now by his
man Friday-the man-of-all-work in
the missionary camp. This man, Hart,
had come all the way from California
with the Waynes, ard for three years
had acted as their guide, philosopher,
friend and campmaster
There's something troubling you,
DOCTOR" Hart now said. What's ailin'
you, sir?"
Come aside-away from the house
Hart. l don't want Mrs. Wayne 10
hear what I've got to say. Hart" he
continued, when they were we'll away
from the house, "Wambo is expecting
an attack from his old enemy, Amazu.
I'm sure of it. He has been expecting
the attack for several mornings past
az sunrise At sun-up each morning
he and his men keep within their
huts, all armed. Their object is thus
to mislead Amazu's spies into believ-
ing that he, Wambo, can be taken by
surprise at sunrise. But, careful!
Here comes Mrs Wayne. We must
not let her know
Mrs. Wayne came from the bunga-
low, looking searchingly about. And
now when she joined the two men, she
asked:
Where is Edith?"
Here she comes" cried Wayne, as
Edith and Bantu bounded into view,
coming from the jungle.
They bring news" said Hart. See!
Bantu calls excitedly into the hut
of Wambo, his father
At the same time Chief Wamho ap-
preached. And as if his coming forth
conveyed the signal, the whole village
all the Kafrs of both sexes
emerged from their huts in hordes and
set about the work Of the day.
Little Edith ran to her parents.
ooh, papa-mamma! Did you hear
what Bantu told his papa? He said:
One horse-and many men-coming
this way"
Hart looked his alarm. He whis,
pered to Doctor Wayne: 1T is Amazu
coming to the attack"
But Doctor Wayne, to Hart's sur,
prise, smiled. NO" he said. Not
with a horse. You forget, Hart, that
only the whites can afford a horse in
this country" He turned to Mrs.
Wayne 'Mollie," he said, guess who
is coming. A horses hoofs have been
heard pounding along the trail-and
as horses are too expensive for the
blacks, it means that this particular
horse is ridden by a white man
Guess who he is.''
Edith answered for her mother by
exclaiming: 1T is Uncle Steve!"
Yes, my ebrother Steve Mrs.
Wayne said. But how strange! Why,
he's a week ahead Of time Didn't you
tell me only last night, Robert, that
Steve would not get back from the
river station with the mail for at least
a week to come? Why is he hurrying
back so soon? But come, papa!-come
Edith! = come Hart. - breakfast is
ready
A little later a great hullabaloo
burst forth in the Kafr village, and
"one horse and many men, just as
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+ CHAPTER vi.
ooh, the Pity Of I'll"

Through the jungle and down into
the valley Bantu ran. At last, painting
from race lasting an hour or more,
he sighted the wagon standing in a
clearing a little way off the trail. There
was smoke from fire. They were
cooking the noonday meal.
Edith was the first to see. the black
bow. and she shouted with delight:
"Bantu.,"
The boys eyes searched the camp
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the stealth of panther, suddenly
paused in his tracks. He beheld
the child, yet he gave her little
heed He noted with particular
ity, however. that all the cattle were
grazing unguarded in the clearing
just beyond the Kafr village, and
that now, at sunrise, all the Kairs
who owned the cattle still slept within
their huts. For this warrior belonged
to a tribe hostile to Wambo, who
ruled the sleeping kraal. Moreover,
this warrior was engaged in a recon
noissance for his own chief, Amazu,
to whom he would presently return
and report that Wambo and his men
had become slothful and permitted
their cattle to remain unsentineled
after sun-up. For Chief Amazu cov-
eted the cattle of the rich Wambo, and
wished to annex them as his own
property at an hour when there was
small chance of having to fight as well
as to steal.
The little, golden-haired girl glanced
back into the bungalow of her father,
assuring herself that all within still
slept. Her eyes then wandered to the
Kaflr huts of Chief Wambo and his
people. Not sign Of life among the
blacks. Seemingly the only human
being "up with the sun" in all that
settlement was Edith Wayne, the mis-
sionary's daughter She glided across
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providing for them so long as they
shall live SO tomorrow, at sun-up,
we p1ust leave here and take the river
trail"
To the missionary's speech Wambo
listened stoically till the doctor an
nounced that he would take the trail
through the jungles. It was then that
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a~2r=. @ IL cr.od.
yo.r iGl.5.I:
My "antu What are yoa cong
hegn2 RS Hayne asked, as Size
joined the children.
Where is your father, Missy Edith"
Bantu Insisted
Gone" Eti.h answered, "but ne
Will come risHJ back"
Gone" gasped BaEtu. Then he
went away with Chief Amazu?
Yes, Bantu Look. Edith proudly
held up a necklace OF shells for Bantu
to inspect. He recognized the shells
as cowry They had monetary value,
and were used, in some respects, as
currency in the jungle.
"Amazu, when he was here Il Jew
minutes ago, gave me this necklace"
Edith now explained. And, Partu,
I'm now going to give it to you. You
will wear it, and every day while am
gone it will remind you of me"
"Bantu!" Mrs. Wayne now said,
why do you look so frightened? Tell
me, is anything wrong? Amazu came
here little while ago and told US
that a member Of his band was down
with the sleeping sickness-perhaps
dying He asked my husband to get
his medicines and go with him to treat
the poor sick man
I'm too late" Bantu said, looking
in alarm toward the forest.
What do you mean, Bantu?" Mrs.
Wayne asked, in growing uneasiness.
"Amazu's men are going to attack
you" Bantu said. "AmaZu knows the
white medicine man is fine shot and
took him away so he couldn't shoot SO
many Kafrs when they come to fight
you"
Mrs. Wayne called to Uncle Steve
and Hart, who were busy at the camp
fire. Come here, quick! Listen to
Bantu!"
Uncle Steve and Hart ran up. Bantu
told them of seeing the long line of
warriors and what he had heard ANA
zu and the medicine man say at the
hollow tree.
"By heavens" exclaimed Uncle
Steve Amazu's story Of sick man
was only ruse to lure Robert away
from this camp. They've got him
alone now-at their mercy"
Listen" cried Bantu, looking to-
ward the jungle He was quicker than
the white men to catch an unusual
sound. "They are coming" Bantu
varied, in an awed voice.
In confirmation Of the warning a
shot pierced the stiffness and one Of
the horses fell dead in its tracks. More
shots followed. The remaining three
horses bolted and disappeared in the
jungle.
Quick We must defend ourselves!"
shouted Uncle Steve, He hustled Mrs.
Wayne and Edith and Bantu into the
wagon. Then he and Hart piled rolls
of tent canvas one upon the other on
top of provision boxes, thus forming q
barricade Behind this improvised for
tification the two men took their places
with guns ready
In a mass Amazus warriors emerged
from the jungle and advanced cau-
tiously across to the clearing. Amazu
fired a shot from his rife. A shower
Of assegais struck the wagon. Uncle
Steve and Hart began pouring dead
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CHAPTER w.
"Santu, Where Art Thou I"

In Wambo's village veldt wagon
stood ready to carry the Wayne fam.
lily over the trail to the river. Mrs.
Wayne had already taken her place in
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.@.al !u.I ont
I..r wagon relied out Of the VII 2e,
cr.sN.ng as il ca@caaad over The
rcu2h ground. witG MS Wayne wav-
'rg coed byes 70 III Ea-rs, Willie
Edith shouted q lest shr!ll farewell 10
Hantu. Eoctcr Wayne and Uncle
Steve followed The wagon on their
horses.
The warriors started also to follow
the wagon. But Wambo stopped them
with a gesture.
The white medicine man wishes no
escort to the river" the chief told his
men, He carries the cross, thinking
it will protect him. He forgets that
Amazu closed his ears to the teachings
of the Good Book. And Amazu is still
a heathen."
In his hut Wambo said to Swat, his
wife: Where is Bantu, our son.
Yes, where is Bantu?" Swazi re-
piled, in sudden wonderment.
They went out and peered up and
down the village street. Bat nowhere
was Bantu to be seen.
"Bantu Oh, Bantu!" Swazi called.
"Bantu. where art thou?" Numbered
the chief
But there came no answer-no
Bantu.
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and Piosares Copyright, sl4, by selts Polyscopec
CHAPTER |.
Little PIaymates.

- 4ASSANt SO- -
haired girl-in the
eighth summer OF
her childhood and
in the third summer
Of her life in the
jungle of British
E a S t A fric "a
emerged. from the
big thatched bunga-
low that stood a lit
tie apart from the
conical grass huts
comprising the Ka-
fir kraal or village.
In the thicket
yonder a Kadr war
rior, moving with
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-19

all time. is indicated by the jump In the sales of American products to foreign countries. That there are mar kets which this country needs to de- velop and nations eager to increase their trade relations with this country is thoroughly established and these are what are likely to be permanent. Just at present and while the war lasts many demands will come from the belligerents and an increased market will exist in certain lines there for some time to come, but there is the permanent field of business which must also be catered to. That the past year showed this country leading any other in furnishing supplies to Central and South America is gratify- ing, but it must be realized that now is the chance for further demon strating the merits of American made goods. Therefore this is the time when
 trade balances should be decidedly in our favor. Foreign trade is grow ing and it should increase.
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REcLAMArIoN woRk-

z Extensive has been the advocacy of sreclam2iion as applied to the large areas of waste land to be found in every state. Considerable progress has been made in such an endeavor through educating the people to the Importance Of such work as applied to agriculture and forestation. As the result not only has the abandoned farm" practically disappeared, but a wider interest has been created in ! improving the condition of what was rated as yafueless land While indi- ,yidual efforts have accomplished much states have not failed to realize their duty in such a matter.
 At. the present time attention is ! directed to the operations of this na- . lure wb2ch s9have been conducted by the state of Oregon. There Governor West, recognizing the existence of ex- , tensive tracts where provision could be made for hundreds of families If the land was reclaimed and made workable, so impressed the
 state with the possibilities that the
 work was undertaken. The result fs that 17,000 acres Of formerly unpro-
 ductive land have been reclaimed at J as. cost of @ half million dollars. rep- Z resenting an expenditure of $32.5 an
 acre. While it is now planned fir : dispose of this land at an advance ,..of .$7.50 an acre over the cost of re- z clarnafion. and thersoy net a good profit to the state as we'll as providf { 300 families. with productive land
 lfere is q far greater benefit to s.ttat Commonwealth than the cash prof,
 it may eventually get from the trans. action 7
 Oregon has accomplished a con-
 structfve work which is going to be o- : lasting value and as an example fir Z reclamation it cannot fail to be Q,
 help to many others. What Oregon
 has done others can do.
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SPUR TO GREAT RRITAIN.

Whether the daring and successful exploit Of bombarding the English coast will so encourage the Ger man navy that more and stronger as- saults of that kind will be attempted must wait for proof. but it is cer- tain that this weeks achievement has given the British empire the necessary spur, not only to accord any repeat ed performance 8 warm reception. but to stimulate 8 greater activity about the recruiting offices and to create a thirst for reprisals.
 In full realization of the fact. from past circumstances, that the British lion is the most ferocious of beasts when it comes to reprisals, the New York Commercial in anticipation of a Ioiig war declares that ''The people of England will now demand reprisals in kind and this will render the work of the peacemaker more difficult. The German navy has given signal proofs of it's audacity, but the shells fired at Whitby, Scarborough and HartIe- pool wiH enable Lord Kitchener to get the recruits he needs. Failing prompt volunteering, the British par liarnent cannot refuse to pass a con- scription law. All scruples about bringing Japanese mercenaries into the European theatre of war will now be wiped out Men who blew whole files of Sepoys from the mouths of cannon at Agra and Cawnpore 56 years ago do not bother about scruples when the thirst for revenge burns their throats."
 It has never. been the policy of Great Britain ar any of the allies to Fslent and certainly such a demon stration, even though intended to off, set the South Atlantic victory, will 1 not directly hasten the coming of the peacemaker. If such thing is pos sible it will only add to the fierce ness of the war.
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FAMOUS TRIALS
TRIAL OF MICHAEL EYRAuo.

One of the most remarkable mur- der trials in France within the mem ory was that of Michael Eyraud, who became known as the '-Strangler of Paris,' and who was executed on Feb. 8, 1891. The murder for which he met his death occurred in Paris, in July, 1890. With the assistance of Gabrielle Bompard, Eyraud had strangled to death a notary of Paris, named Toussaint Gouffe.
 The trial was begun in Paris on acter of the murder and the sub seouent career of both Eyraud and Gabrielle frightened the interest ;n the case. The former had had a most picturesuue career. When he was only 19 years of age he joined the French army and served in the war between France and Mexico While in the latter country he deserted from his regiment and joined the guerTillas French forces, for which treachery he was tried by a French court-martial and condemned to death in Con- tunaaciamux, but the amnesty of 1889 enabled him to return to France.
 After his return he led an adven- turous life, committing rObberies and other crimes, until the murder of Gouffe was fixed on him. On the first day of the trial he confessed his guilt. although he tried to place the responsibility for its inception upon Gabrielle. He told how the woman had gotten GoufKe into her clutches, ana how she had rented elaborate apartments. to which he should be enticed. when the murder was to be
 The death of Gouffs was brouxht
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eAME AND FoResr FIREe.

An effort which is going to be watched with much interest is that undertaken by the Forestry association of New Jersey. which in planning to prevent forest fires which during the opening of the hunting season this year caused loss of $2o0,0o0 urges the extermination of the deer and rabbits. Contending that the gunners in the field are largely responsible for forest fires it is maintained that the state should devote it's efforts to saving it's forests even at the expense of it's game.
 This will be the signal for mobil- izing an army of hunters, but it cannot help being realized that there are go- ing to be a great many who realize the wisdom of such action. It is a situation which is developing in more states than New Jersey. There is much opposition to the trespassing upon property which goes with the hunting. Much damage other than fires often follows, and here in Connecticut there is a steadily increasing opposition to the deer and the protection under which they are now multiplying. There is extensive complaint from the destruction which the deer cause as we'll as the loss which follows the hunter -kindIed fires.
 The elimination of the deer and rabbits would make New Jersey much less of game preserve and eliminate the danger of accidental deaths in a fairly thickly populated state. but there are states which are much more densely populated than New Jersey which have not found it necessary to adopt such measures even though they realize the necessity of prevent ing the needless forest fires.
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about in this way: When the victim arrived at the appointed time he took Gabrielle upon his lap and fondled her hair and kissed her. Then she showed him a handsome new girdle she had purchased and playfully passed it around his throat. saving how attractive it would look as a necktie. Having done this, she passed the two ends through a swivel in the wall to Eyraud, who pulled on the cords and Gouffe was stransied-
 Eyraud claimed that they did not mean to Kill him, but only force him to indorse some notes. Then Gabrielle was called and she gave her version of the crime. She said she did not know that 1t was to be committed with Eyraud after dinner, and then she was afraid to refuse to carry out her part of the plot for fear Eyraud would kill her, as he had threatened.
 After the murder, she said. Eyraud took off all the victims
 clothes and began dissecting the body
 and placed it in a trunk After that he left the house, leaving the woman alone with the murdered man. The | day after the murder the woman | went to Lyons with the corpse in the | trunk.
 Although the murder was com- | mitted on July ?. it was not until Aug. 1 following that the body was found in the trunk upon the platform | of 8 suburban railway station. In
 spite of every effort of the ssolfce no | trace of the murderer could be found. Gabrielle herself visited the police ] headquarters the following January ! and told the story of the crime. She | told how3 following the murder, ! Eyraud and herself had fled to Amer I ica, remaining a while in New York, | and then went to San Francisco. f While living fin the latter city she told | the story of the murder to a French man named Garanger, who advised
 her to return to Paris and confess. From the time of Gabrielle's con- | fession the French detectives began
 a search for Eyraud in Canada, the United States and Mexico, following | various clues, but with no success until May, 1890, when he was appre-
 hended in a hotel in Havana. Ht was taken back to Paris.
 It was brought out at the trial that
 Garanger and Gabrielle were in love l with one another and that the woman confessed in order to get Eyraud out | of the way, as they feared him l Every detail of the trial was followed closely, and no similar affair at tho Court dASsiZes ever attracted mort fashionable or larger crowd.
 | A more or less serious attempt wal
 made to show that Gabrielle had beer
 hypnotized by Eyraud, and hypnotisn
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coNNEcrIcur,s DEBT.

The report of State Treasurer Rob erts, just issued, gives further evil tience of the problem which lies be- fore. the next general assembly. The net. debt at the close of the fiscal year amounts to practically eleven million dollars and such in itself might not be an alarming state of affairs but for the fact that the situation is con- stantly growing worse.
 It will be generally agreed, as the treasurer points out among his rec concentrations, that "it is time to call "a, halt in all but the most pressing ,r Expenditures" and emphasis is added . fp.. this by the fact that in the last Ewo years the, deficit has been $6,0S3,- :f 41515.
 The fact is that state iss stead- x. 5Iv going behind. It is not producing ssf1fTicient rerehue to meet the expen- 7 CItures which are voted and with the 7 aEebE there is facing the state each fif ear the obligation of about a half million dollars for interest thereon.
 No provision is being made to meet 7 fhe bonds at maturity, but the sugges- x fion of the treasurer that half mill 7 state tax for a sinking fund would Accomplish it. This with the two mill state tax which he also recommends for the needs of the state declaring that it will be none too much'' makes z, it evident that more than passing at-
 tention must be given to the question
 of the states finances.
 = It is not only time to call a halt 7, isl the expenditures but it is time that a thorough overhauling was given to T the manner of doing business, if this unsatisfactory piling up of the debt is going to be checked.
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A NORWICH INQUIRY
Answered By the Statement Of Nor.
 wich Resident.

When first the long series of re- ports of Norwich people who have been relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills were published in the local press, great enthusiasm and interest were aroused But Norwich is now in- curing How are these people keep ing today? How has the benefit they received vfthstood the test of timer For that, after all, is the essential test of a cure. On this point doubt can no, longer exist, for after many years those who have been cured, emphati- cafly declare their cures to be lasting.
 D. J. Brown, Summer St. Norwich. says: "The results that followed the use of Doan's Kidney Pills in my case were satisfactory. got this remedy at \. D. Sevin & Sons Drug Store and it proved effective in strengthen ing my kidneys and relieving ether symptoms of kidney trouble.'
 4 LASTING EFFECT. At a later interview. Mir. Brown said: T still hold a high opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills and confirm the public statement I gave in their praise some years ago. Kidney trou- bIe and have been strangers for . long time"
 Price soc. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pilis-tile same that Mir. Brown had. Foster Milburu CO, ! Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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ItttNandNOM

Today the seismologist sits with his finger literally on the pulse of the earth. With his acutely at tuned seismograph at hand, he can feel the slightest tremor of the restless world, which scientists claim passes through contoftions of more or less violence at the rate of one every half hour. During seven recent years Japan alone recorded S,231 Quakes, an average of more than 1000 year. Easing their experiments upon the crude contrivances of Winthrop, who, during a disturbance. observing bricks hying from a thfrty-two foot chimney of his house to dIs- tance of thirty feet. calculated the speed of their motion at twenty feet per second, seismologists today are able with their delicate instru- ments to calculate the force and distance of origin to a fraction. The great Japanese earthquake of 1891 was recorded in neighboring Shanghai; today such a tremor would be recorded accurately all over the civilized world. The Mexican earthquake of 1911 was re- corded as far away as Tffiis in the Caucasus Mountains. SeisTno1ogists do not yet hope to be able to con- troi an earthquake, but they have rapidly advanced in the knowledge of where they may reasonably be expected to occur, of the nature of the rocks in which they arise. of the causes that produce them and Of the best methods of avoidirg 6 their terrors. The ambition of the earthquake student is now to be able to predict an upheaval as cer- tainly as weather is prophesied, Sd as to give inhabitants an oppor- tunity to flee the doomed spot be- fore disaster overtakes them SeismoIogists have discovered that an earthquake never originates al a distance of more than 25 miles below the earthiS surface.