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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-10-20
Sorry About It.

Regret was expressed by the cham her that the board of supervisors had seen fit to reject the proposition Of Nancy Brothers & Company to con struct the road through the Granite Dells to the Dry Farm.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
u.bi+s Of the Wildcat.

To say that a dog can whip MS
weight in wildcats" is to pay about tne
highest tribute to his strength. cour-
age and activity, and there are very
few dogs that would care to earn sucn
q tribute if they understood all it nm
nl;ed Not that wildcat is Of spe-
c;allv aggressive disposition. On the
contrary. he would sooner mlnd MS
own business any time than fight. so
anxious is he as a rule to keep out
Of trouble that he has often been ac-
cused of cowardice. but he has on so
many occasions given evidence OF the
most desperate courage that it Is
doubtful if the accusation is fa1r
one. When wounded or at bay ne ID
perhaps as dangerous as any creature
of his size.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Mythical Horses.

Pegasus C'born near the source Of
the ocean, was the winged horse Of
Apollo and the Muses.. Bellerophon
rode this animal when he charged the
Chimera.
Sleipnir C'the black horse of Odin')
had eight legs and could carry his mas
ter on sea as we'll as land. This ami
NAL is believed to typify the wind,
which blows from eight different
points.
AL Borak t"the lightning'') was the
horse commissioned by Gabriel to car
ry Mohammed to the seventh heaven.
He had a human face and the wings
of an eagle Every step be took was
equal to the farthest range Of human
vision.
According to Thessalian legend, the
first horse was miraculously brought
forth by Neptune striking rock with
his trident.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
This Country of sianess.

America is a quarter section. not a
square foot country. 1t is the land OF
the biggest lakes. the longest rivers
the fastest trains, the tallest buildings,
the land of the huge corporation ana
the spacious farm and the prodlglous
industrial enterprise The inhabltant
of this country Of bigness feels the
urge of these immeasnraole interests;
therefore his fascination for large ng-
ures and enormous scales Of measure
ment. He feels that he must keep up
TO the pace of business or get out OF
the game or be run over. One advance
step necessitates a longer stride TO
follow. He must always have his
next" Big and swift busi-
ness always fascinates the American
mind.-From American Ideals" oy
CLAYTON Sedgwick Cooper.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
African Marriage System.

You cannot fancy how deeply comph-
Gated the African marriage system IS
nor how many ramiticationS there may
be TO woman palaver, One day Mr.
Heminger was sitting in 4 nut talking
with two members of his congregation
wives of one husband. He was talk
ing to them about their sins. which
were of an obvious character. The
younger woman had been accused OF
stealing food. Then he turned to the
elder. Wawa, she Of the ten children.
five of them dead and five OF them
cruel.
"Wawa," said he, why cannot you
live at peace with this wife Of your
husband? Why are you always quar-
reling?" CThey are notorious scrap
pers.) Well" said Wawa, ''she was
bought with one Of my children. and l
cannot forget it.''-Jean Kenyon Mac
akenzie in Atlantic.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
TRACED IN FIRE.
Glow PiGtures Are Spectacular and
Easy to Make.


Easy to Make.
To make glow pictures forty parts Of
saltpeter are added to twenty parts Of
gum arabic. and the whole is dissolved
in forty parts of water. An ounce or
two of this mixture will be sufficient
to prepare il good many pictures. \
few sheets Of white paper should next
be secured, and this should he rather
thin. similar to that which is used for
typewriting.
Now take a clean pen and draw the
picture on the paper. using the solu-
ton, which should be slightly warmed
by standing the bottle in hot water.
Anything may be delineated. the only
essential point being that all the lines
must connect The final line should be
drawn down to the corner Of the sheet.
and this spot may be indicated with a
pencil cross. Hang the sheets up to
dry, and when the process is complete
the lines are practically invisible.
To bring up the picture first Of all
turn down the DOIueiS Ol lAe Sueel VI
paper in such a way that it is raised
above the surface which will not be in
jured by the slight smoldering Of the
paper. Get a match and light it. plac-
ing the glowing end Of the point where
the pencil cross WAS made on the sheet.
a trail Of red fire will at once start
to burn out the picture. following the
lines which have been drawn. No other
part Of the design catches on fire save
that which has been treated With the
solution. Finally the picture stands
up in strong black lines, and the effect
is very curious There is absolutely no
danger from fire in this little expert
ment.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Antiquity of Shorthand.

Shorthand is apt TO be looked upon
as an essentially modern art. The
predecessors of Pitman-Byrom in the
eighteenth century. Mason i'll the seV"
,enteenth-are dim and distant figures
.heyond which it seems useless to ven
1ure. Cicero dictated his orationS to
his freedman. r. Tullius Trio, and
was inconsoIable when temporarily de-
priyed Of his services. He complained
in a letter to friend that. while Trio
takes down whole phrases in a few
signs. Spintharus (hfs provisional sub
stitute) only writes in syliables." we
need not. however, suppose that the
.'notae Tironianae" were actually IN
vented by the, freedman in question
AS M. Guenin points out, the Romans
created very few Of the arts of peace
contenting themselves, as a rule Dy
copying from the Greeks. NJ. Guenln'
however. indicates the banks OF the
Nile as the cradle Of the art
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
BIunderbuss.

In using the word "blunderbuss" we
unconsciously imply a sense Of dispar-
agement for the shooting powers OF
our forefathers contrasted with the
precision of the modern rife. The
word itself has, however, terrible
enough meaning and disdains all con-
necton with 'blunder." "Blunder-
buss." in fact, as we have it. is a
strange corruption-perhaps not alto
gether untinged with the sense and
sound of "blunder"-of the old Dutch
word ''donderbuss," which can be lit
orally translated into the English
thunder box or thunder barrel"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
INTENSIVE WHEAT GROWING.
Startling Results Claimed For Rus
slams Methods.

Startltn9 Results NIdiNlGO EOI q nus
slams Methods.
Some years ago. says an English pub
lication, a Russian farmer discovered
a method of increasing the yield Of
wheat in so startling manner that no
one believed he was telling the truth
The Russian declared that it was pos
sible to get seventy pounds Of grain
from one seed and to make an acre
carry forty-fve tons.
That does sound like miracle. and
we do not vouch for it, but here is the
method. and if any. farmer has the pa,
tience to try it he will certainly be sur
prised at the result
Each grain is planted separately in a
sunken bed about fifteen inches deep
and three and half feet'in width.
As soon as the grain sprouts the little
blade is covered with thin layer of
earth about an inch and half in
depth. The result is that you get three
stalks instead of one. At the end Of
three weeks the hoe comes into use
again. and the three stalks being GOV
cred with earth. turn into nine stalks
This process on being repeated third
time results in twenty seven stalks.
and the Russian in question repeated
it ten times in all, so that at last each
grain produced 5000 stalks. If the
seed is first sown in the ordinary fash
ion and then transplanted to the pit be-
fore mentioned you get an even strong
er growth, so that after only eight Gov
erings more than 100000 stalks have
been produced from a single grain
Youths Companion.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
COLOSSAL GRAvEYARDs.
Imposing Mountains That Are Bull o;
Animal Skeletons.


Animal Skeletons.
Many of the most imposing mOuntain
ranges of the globe are largely made
up of limeStoneS composed almost en-
tirely of the hard parts Of animals
which once lived in the sea. the most
important of these rock building forms
being Of very small size. The solid
earth is. IL fact Il colossal graveyard.
and many of its most imposing eleya
tons are stupenl0uS tomDSt0neS.
The chalk making up the white cliffs
TO which England owes her name OF
Albion G-atin. abuS WhiteD is chiefly
composed Of microscopic shells closet?
resembling those now found at the
bottom of the SEA. Hills and inountaIl
ranges largely made of this chalk ex
tend from Britain and France ronnG
the shores Of rhe Mediterranean and
away into Asia and are largely Sepre
sented in other parts Of the world
Even more remarkable is the limestone
Of which the pyramids are built.
>. This is. chiefly made up of coin shap
ed shells rmummulites). partly respon
sible, no doubt. for eastern legends OF
magic money. The limestone contain
ing them attainS Il thickness Of sever
al thousand feet and is the material or
which many mountain ranges are
largely built. Beginning on the west.
we have the Pyrenees and Alps. fol
lowed by the Carpathians. Caucasus.
mountains of Asia Minor. north Africa
and Ralucbistan and. lastly. the Sulei-
man mountains. HimalayaS and ranges
in China and Japan.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
PEOPLES OF THE WORLD.
The Aryan or White Race and Its Nu-
nnerous Divisions.


The division of the earth's popula-
ton according to race is as follows:
Indo-Germauic or Aryan race twhite).
occupying Europe. America, Persia, In
dia and Australia about 7750OO.000;
Mongolian or Turanian yellow and
brown, living in Asia. about 6S2,OOO,
600; Semitic (whi;cp living i'll Asia
Arabia, etc, about % m."Go negro
and Bantu (blacI;,, % Il i'll Africa.
about 1JO.OOO.0UO, Malay and Polyne
sian (brown, inhabiting Australasia
about 81, 900 900; American Clndian red,.
found in North and South America.
number, including halfbreeds, about
25,OOO,OOO.
The SIavs are one of the chief divi-
sions Of the Aryan race. They are di
yided, as a race, into two leading fam
lilies, the eastern and western SlaVs
The eastern Slavs comprise the Rus
SLAMS Great Russians. Little Russians
and White RuSsiansl; Bulgarians, Ser
bo-Croats. including the Servians and
MontenegrinS. and Slovenes IN Carm
thia, Carniola and part of Syria. The
western Slav family is divided into
the Poles, in Russia, Austria and Prus-
sia, and the Kassubes; the Czechs, or
Bohemians, and the Moravians, with
the Slovaks in Hungary, and the Lusa-
tan Wends or Sarbs i'll Saxony and
Prussia. The theory is that their orig
.inal home was in Volhynia and Whlte
RncSin
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
The Orkney Islands.

1.-The member from the Orkneys' is
the only man in the British house OF
commons who can say he sits for 2JO
islands. Only sixty Of the islands are
inhabited, but the constituency en-
braces more than 10000 people.
The Orkneys were once given by
Norway to England as security for a
queens dover and never redeemed. In
the islands the voters must go to the
polls by boats, and in some cases the
distance to be travelled IS eight miles
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
A Voracious Monster.

The most voracious Of all marine
beasts Of prey is the orca, or killer
whale. 1t reaches length Of twenty
five feet, and it's jaws bristle with
teeth from four to six inches long and
as sharp as a dirk knife. Its digestive
power is proportioned to the tremen-
dous efficacy Of it's jaws. 1t seems also
to be an atrocious glutton, as one spec
linen examined contained in its stom-
ach thirteen porpoises and fourteen
seals.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
VICTIMS OF NIAGARA.
Water sircm Go to Sleep and Are
Swept Over the Falls.

Water BrcM Go to Sleep and Are
Swept Over the Falls.
Swimming too near the brink OF the
falls. hundreds Of water birds, even
swans, ducks ard geese. go over Mag
ara falls to their death each year IN
the migratory season. So many birds
nav the penalty for their daring each
wear that bird lovers on both the
American and Canadian sides OF the
falls are considering steps to lessen
the annual toll Of the feathered life.
Since a majority Of the victims are
claimed in the night, the theory is ad-
yanced that the birds go to sleep Wnlie
swimming and don't wake up until the
.rapids have carried them over the dan
ger line. Usually they are killed out
right in the fan. Sometimes they are
onIy stunned and are picked out OF the
river below the falls and sold for food
In 1912. so Ernest Harold Baynes'
the naturalist relates, 14O whlstEnS
SWANS weut over Horseshoe falls
Bows and men fShed the birds out
knocked then on the head and sold
them.
James Savage of Buffalo" Mr.
Raynes SAYS. with some friends once
saved a flock of swans by chasing
them in power boat and making
them fly away JUST before nightfali,
II was daring thing for these men TO
do, for if by any chance the engine
had become disabled nothing could
have prevented their going over the
falls. s."-philadelphia North American
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Provoking = Husband.

A Mohammedan woman cannot Of
herself separate from her husband
without his consent He may divorce
her with a few words spoken by him
self. If she is clever. however, she
Will take him by surprise at an IN
guarded moment and contrive to do or
say something which will make him
80 angry that before he can exercise
sufficient self control to stop himself
he has uttered the wished for words.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
II Dazed the Culprit's Lawyer, Who
Felt He Had Won His Case.

It Dazed the CuIprit's Lawyer, Who
Felt He Had Won His Case.
The following experience Of Mis-
Sissippi lawyer was related by himself
years ago. He said:
was defending Il prisoner for horse
stealing, and seeing no other means or
defending him under the circumstances
| set up the ple3 Of insanity, | argued
it at length. read many extracts from
works of medical Jurisprudence and
had the patient attention of the court
The prosecuting attorney did not at
tempt to reply to my argument OF CON
troyert my authorities :. / seemed to
have things my own way and whisper
ed to the prisoner that he needn't be
uneasy.
Then came the judges charge, In
which he reminded the jury that
there was no dispute between counsel
as to the facts Of the case. Indeed.
there could not have been, for. several
witnesses had sworn positively that
they saw my client steal the horse
But" concluded the court, the plea
Of insanity has been set up, and l.
charge you. gentlemen of the jury.
that it should receive your very grave
and serious deliberation. but | must be
allowed to say, gentlemen. that for
myself. upon a review of the whole
case. | can discover no evidence OF IN
sanity on the part of the prisoner, e1-
cept perhaps in the selection OF ms
counsel.'-Chicago News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Oxen Cavalry.

Madagascar possesses the only oxen
cavalry regiment in the world. The
climate is so unhealthy for horses that
some substitute had to be found. The
oxen have been trained to maneuVer
with surprising skill, but Of course are
not speedy.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
A Lovers Quarrel.

She Cunning at the door)-I think
you are just hateful, and I'm never
going to speak to you again. so there's
no use coming into the music room
after me, because I'll be on the rustic
bench at the far end Of the conserVa-
tory.-Smart Set.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
A Roomerana.

"Call that art" exclaimed a would
be critic, pointing to a painting in q
studio. "If that daub is work Of art,
then I'm an IDIOT
1.-The latter part Of your statement" ="
rejoined the artist calmly, would seem
to furnish conclusive proof that it is q
work Of art"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Clever Chap.

When I had caller one day my lit
tie son came into the room with bis
cap on. 1 said. why. John, don't you
know you should take your cap OF
when you come into the house"
Quickly taking it of, he said, "Oh,
yes, know. but l left it on so l could
tip it to the lady."-Chicago News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
His lnke.

"Hicks has job I wouldn't care for
pouring molten metal in a foundry"
Must be hot work"
"You bet! He perspires at every
Oour." boston Transcript
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Drowned His Voice.

Teacher-Tommy, I asked you to
spell candy. Why don't you do it? His
Sister-Please, miss, his mouths wa
tering so he can't talk.-Boston Tran
script
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30

It is net what you lose, but what you
have daily to bear, that is hard
Thackeray.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30

1t is better to begin good work in
the evening than not at all.-Old Say
ing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
Cures Old Sores, Othsr Remedies Wont .urs.

The worst cases, no matter of how long sta ding.
are cu-ed by the wonderful. old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. zot. Soe' Sl.oi
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30
Ask to Print The News.

why don't you print all the news1"
asked Jude Johnson today. Il know
Of lot OF things that your reporters
never mention. I believe you report
ers are rabbits" The reporters stand
corrected, and will try to do better.
Hereafter they will make an effort to
print all the news. For instance, At
Gibson people should know that before
Jude johnson moved to Atchison from
Arkansas he had established an awful
record. He was in the peniten;iary
twice for stealing Arkansas razor backs,
was in the county Jail Ave times ior
beating bis wife, and was in the vii
lage calabooSe so frequently that the
structure vas referred to as his home.
The merchants Of that village would
like to know Judes whereabouts today
as he forgot to settle several accounts
when he and his family moved out Of
the village one dark night. Atchsor
Globe.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30
the Time Enjoy Fishing

struck old All a blow on the head that
brought him violently to the floor.
Thomas then dragged Boian into an
other room ol the house, and then ran
out oithe house and fred his pistol as
a signal for his comrades 10 come to
his assistance. In the mean time
Bo!an revived and was trying to get
his gun when the Forster woman cal
led to Thomas, who dealt another
blow on the head that sent him to
glory.
Then we secured an old cart and
placing the body Of Bolan in it started
to Ozark with it, but getting just north
Of Forsyth the body became so offen-
sive, his head was cut of, the body
buried in ditch along side Of the
road, and his head was taken on to
Ozark. It has been said that his
head was placed on a pole in the town
oI Ozark that all could see it, but /
rather doubt that, for I think the sun
would have hidden his face and re-
fused to give light as long as it re-
NAMED between heaven an earth.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30
Nap Of The United States For | Cent

School-Ieachers who are not familiar
wits the many and various maps pub
lishsd by the United States Geological
Surrey will be interested to learn Of a
small map OF the United States which
is sold by that bureau at the nominal
price Of | cent, This map shows rivers,
lakes, Slate boundries, State capitals,
and principal cities, but not the less
important features, whose numerous
names and symbols tend to create OBJ
security and confusion. This map does
not show heights or mountain ranges.
It measures about 8 ID by II inches
and ito scale is 200 miles to inch.
Five copies a the map are sold for 3
cents il an order for them is included
in my order for maps amounting to
So.
The Survey publishes also maps Of
the United States on larger scales, one
on scale Of about 100 miles 10 one
inch for FIVE cents retail, and one on a
scale Of about ll0 miles to one inch,
with contours to shov relief, or without
contours, for Is cents retail. The
wholesale prices for these maps are 5
cents and 9 cents, respectively.
A relief map Of the United States
measuring IS by % inches, on a scale
Of ll0 miles to the inch, is sold for IS
cents, or for cents if an order for it is
included in an order for maps amount
ing to $500. This map shows the
rivers, principal cities, and State boun-
dries, and is shaded in colors to show
the heights above sea level Of all parts
Of the country.
Orders for these maps should be ad
dressed to the Director, u. S. Geolog-
logical Survey, Washington, D. c. and
accompanied by remittance, in cash or
postal money order.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30
The Great Missouri River

The Missouri is one Of the great
rivers Of the United States. Ito total
length is about 2.A00 miles, and that
part above the crossing Of the Northern
,Paciac bs a kng.A Il >sbvt 1900
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30

miles. The total area drained By this
river 10 s77,isS square miles, territory
as great AZ that embraced In the State
Of New Jetsey. Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Deiszsrv, Maryland, Virginis Rest
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30

Considering the modern enlight-
eminent as to the deceptive possibili'
ties that reside in whiskers, it is not
only difficult but practically impossible
to take a man like Caranza at his face
value. ."-Providence Journal. How
about Secretary Redfeld, from who's
whiskers drip trade staiistics2
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30

Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina,
Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, and Mississippi. -(Northern
Pacific Guidebook, Bulletin Gil, US.
Geological Survey.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-30
Washington Letter

Washington Sept, "a. The course
OF the Administration in dropping
Nelson O'Shaughnessy from the diplo'
matte corps has not attracted the at
tention it deserved. This man, who
so long served as charge d. affairs in
Mexico City, has proved himself, un-
der the most difficult circumstances,
one Of the ablest diplomats in the
American corps, The skill and diplo-
macy with which he handled affairs in
Mexico City at a time when the Uni
ted States was avowedly opposed to
to Huerta and Huerta was still Presi'
dent Of Mexico, commanded the ad-
miration and commenda,ion OF all for
eigns diplomats and it was frequently
predicted that Mr.. O'SbaughnessY
would have a brilliant career in the
diplomatic service and would doubt
less render many valuable services in
the future. But, with that utter dis
regard for proved ability which has
characterized this entire admin
istration, Mr.. OShaughnessy is dis
placed to to make room for soms
deserving friend" This policy Of
the administration has already borne
evil fruit in the case OF James M. Sui
livan, deserving" Tammany politi-
clan whom the President appointed as
Minister to Santo Domingo, and who
Immediately became involved in such
scandals that it was necessary to con-
duct an investigation and then to drop
him from the diplomatic corps. Sen
ator Phelan (Democrat) reported that
Sullivan was not guilty Of any specific
wrongdoing, but that his relations
with banking institutions in Santo Do
mingo, hi5 manner Of dealing with
revolutionary disturbances, his unauth-
orized promises 10 Dominican rebels,
his attitude toward the payment Of his
debts; his use Of his position to get
iavors for relatives, etc." made his re-
moval advisable. Aside from that he
was all right.