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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
HAS A CHEWING GUM TREE
Slow Grower, But Experimenter Be.
ieTes It Will Pan Out.

Eagle Lake, Miss, Correspondence to
New York Herald.
Nearly 200 professional gum cnewers
and others who were disappointed yes
terday, when they went out to Joe
Sheppard's experimental grove, near
+ ere, to get some natural chewing
gum fresh from the tree. Joe is a
sort of Luther Burbank in matter re-
lating to peppermint and gum; and
unless he is kicked by a horse or falls
Of roof before next fall, intends to
estound the known world with the re-
suits he obtains. The reason for the
disappointment yesterday was that he
las not obtained the results yet.
Mr.. Sheppard's entrance into the
project of gum building occurred by
the merest chance last fall, when a
mass of lig1- thing splattered out over
the woods edging his property. A
cottonwood tree was split in two, a
big sweetgum next to it was sp1in-
tered and slippery elm adjacent was
hewn from branch to base. Joe looked
them over for less than 20 minutes,
and promptly went into the natural
chewing gum business, with his entire
plant and equipment on the spot. He
yanked the two other trees over the
sweet gum tree and tied the whole col
lection up tightly with heavy canvas,
winding it tight and supplementing a
whole lot of rope and chain. Then lie
sat down and waited.
After about Is hours ne decided that
he could trust the trees to look out
for themselves overnight and went to
bed. He got better at his new profes-
sion every minute, and after a week
had made up his mind that it would
be spring-this spring, in fact-before
he could expect the tree to turn out
the finished product all ready for the
jaw.
Since then he has sat up nights with
Ghe tree and made every effort to keep
it well and ambitious. 1t has grown
together, and he was so satisfied with
development a couple of. weeks ago
that he notified his friends that II they
convened yesterday he would give
them something to think about and
chew over.
Quite throng collected and looked
askance at the bandaged tree, while
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
SLAV LEGION'S FATE
HANGING IN BALANCE
A Strong Rearguard Resistance May
Possibly Save Army of
Polish Salient.
Postmaster General.

London, July 31.-The fate of the
Russian armies in tie Polish salient
still hangs in the balance. No official
confirmation has been received up to
a late hour tonight of the evacuation
of Warsaw by Russian troops, but that
1aey are withdrawing eastward is GER
tain.
What portions will succeed in getting
back to the new line is matter OF
speculation. The arrival of Austrian
cavalry at Lublin, Which is officially
announced from Vienna, shows that
the southern line of retdeat is en-
tirely barred, as Field Marshal Won
Mackensen has previously crossed this
railway.
There remains, however, the main
double track route through Minsk
and an equally good road from IVAN
gorod through Lukow, and the north
ern line, which runs south of the Bug
river, to say nothing of innumerable
smaller roads which enter the Polish
capital from the east.
Still Has Chance.
: Therefore, so long as Field Mars- al
Won Hindenburg is. prevented from
crossing the Bug from the northeast,
it is believed Grand Duke Nicholas has
still an excellent chance Of saving his
whole army.
when the Russians do reach the new
line of defense they will be faced by
another danger-that arising from the
advance of Gen. Won Buelow's army,
composed largely of cavalry, which is
approaching the fortress Of KoVno and
which is within three days march OF
the VilnolPetrograd railway.
The retirement, although described
by Petrograd as voluntary, is accom-
panied by very hard fighting, reminis-
cent Of Gen. Kuropatkin's retreat from
Liao-Yang, when he inflicted on the
pursuing japanese losses greater than
his own. While tine main army, with
the field artillery, is making its way
to the rear, infantry and cavalry are
protecting the tanks and making re-
peated attacks. In this way few
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
Easy Money.

An automobile dashed along the
country road Turning a curve, it came
suddenly upon man with a gun on
his shoulder and weak, sick looking
old dog beside him. Tie dog was di-
rectly in the path of the motor car.
The chauffeur sounded his horn, but
the dog did not moye-until he was
struck. After tat he did not move.
The automobile stopped and one OF
the men got out and came forward. He
had once paid a farmer $40 for killing
a calf that belonged 70 another farmer.
This time he was wary.
'fWas that your dog?"
"Yes."
"YTou own him?"
eyes"
Looks as we'd killed him."
Certainly looks so.'
"Will SIS satisfy you?"
"Yes."
"Well, then, here you are" He
handed a S. bill to the man with the
gun, and added pleasantly, "I'm sorry
to have broken up your nunt."
81 wasn't going hunting replied
the other as he pocketed the bill.
''Not going hunting? Then what
were you doing with the dog and gum"
"Going down to the woods to shoot
tie dog"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

The board of registration for New
berry county will be at Whitmire on
August 10, 1915, and at Prosperity on
August 13, 1915, for the purpose Of
registering voters. And at the Office
in Newberry on the first Monday in
August, which is the last day for reg
istering for the general election In
September.
Board Of Registration for
NeWberry County.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03

hours are gained, which are of inesti-
mable value to the retreating forces.
Several Days Yet.
1t probably will be several days be-
fore the struggle finally is decided.
With the captIre of Warsaw tie Ger
mans will score victory which will
not only put the Russians on the de-
fensive sor r4ary months, perhaps we'll
into next year, lut which will greatly
kaarten the civi>ia1l population of tee
central powers ard release an army
CT ore million or more men for an Of
fensive in the West.
There continues 10 be sharp fight
ing at various points in the western
znne. but this is initiated by one side
or the other simply tc gain the best
point for the Dig offensive which seems
cartain to cclne.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
CHICORA COLLEGE FOR WO-
, MEN, Columbia, S. C.
!, o o o o % o o . . o o o . . .

@ @ o 8 o 90 o o o 8 o o o 9 o 9
The success of Cnicora college, at
Greenvill, S. c., has been so great dur
ing the past nine years, and its growth
so rapid, tat despite frequent enlarge
ments and Improvements of the old
plant, the board of trustees found it
imperative to seek a new site. Co.
incident with tneir negotiations in
Greengille, the board if trustees of the
College for Women in Columbia Of
fered its magnificent property to Chi
cora, according to the terms of tie
original charter under which the Col
lege for Women operated.
The Chicora board accepted the Of
fer, deciding on tie consolidation Of
the two schools, the consolidated in
stitution to be located on the Columbia
property. The Presbyteries ratified
this action of the board, seven voting
for it, only one against it.
DR.. S. C. Byrd, for nine years the
efficient and successful president Of
Cticora college, will continue as the
executive head Of the new school, and
with him practically all the Chicora
faculty and as many Of the teachers
of the College for Women as we're
available at the time of the consoli-
dation.
The friends of the college are enthu-
siastic and certain of its greatly in
creasing success. The alumnae asso-
citation of tie College for Women voted
to continue their organization, and
graciously offered the contribution of
their donations to the Kelley Memorial
library.
Both of the organizations are as
sured of the warm interest Of the Gil
cora College for Women, and the pres
ident begs that each will feel assured
Of the permanency of their own alma
mater.
The college will be standard
setool, conducted along modern lines
of highest educational efficiency. Pres
ident Byrd in recent interview said,
zone thing is certain, there will be no
backward step" The many friends Of
the school who know tie president and
his ideals bespeak an immediate sue
cess in Columbia, and are happy to
think of the great service that tie in
stitction will render to the church and
the cause of education.
Columbia seems to be in every way
an ideal location for college for wo-
men. The winter climate is mild and
recognizedly l.ealthful The location
there of the Theological seminary, the
university and other educational insti-
tions contributes to an academic at
mosphere that is at once a spur to
ambition and an aid to achievement.
Tie political life of a State capital
adds greatly to the brilliance of city's
social life, and affords opportunity to
study the processes of government at
close range. The great interest and
belief in the college is widened by the
large number of inquiries and appli-
cations already on file in the presi-
dents office.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
RECEIPT FOR PARCELS
FOR FEE OF ONE CENT
Change in Regulations for. Fourth
Class Matter to be Effective Soon.

Patrons Of the postoffice after Sep
tember l can secure receipt for ali
parcels they mail upon payment Of a
fee of one cent, according to orders
issued by Postmaster General A. S.
Burleson. An extra postage stamp Of
one cent denomination will be affixed
to tie parcel to cover the cost of the
receipt. These receipts will be issued
on all fourth-class mail.
Another order issued by the post
master general increases the size Of
packages that will be accepted under
parcel post rates from maximum
combined length and girth of seven
ty-two inches to a maximum length
and girth, combined, of eighty-four in
cles.
Tie copy of the orders is as fol-
lows:
Order No. 8,977:
The postal laws and regulations are
amended by the addition Of the fol-
lowing:
Section 45S 1-2. On and after Sep
tember l, 1915, the postmaster at the
mailing Office may, on payment of one
cent, give the sender of an ordinary
parcel of fourth-class mail a receipt
therefor. A postage stamp to cover
the charge for the receipt shall be
affixed thereto. Tie name and address
of the addressee Of the parcel shall be
written in the receipt by the sender.
Postmasters desiring additional infor-
nation on this subject should address
the third assistant postmaster genedal,
division of registration mails
Order No. 9,0O5:
Paragraph 1, section 454, postal laws
and regulations, edition of 1913, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 454 Fourth-class mail mat
ter shall embrace all o6ler matter, in
cluding farm and factory produces (and
books not now embraced by law in
the third-class, not exceeding fifty
pounds in weight (when mailed for
delivery within the first or second
zones, nor exceeding twenty pounds in
weight when mailed for delivery with
in any of the other zones), nor greater
in size than eighty-four inches in
length and girth combined, nor in
form or kind likely to injure the person
of any postal employe or damage the
mail equipment or other mail matter
and not of character perishable with
in period reasonably required for
transportation and delivery.
Paragraph 1, Section 454, postal laws
and regulations, is amended to read
as follows:
Section asa. If a parcel of fourd1-
class matter exceeds the size in length
and girth combined, prescribed in par
agraph 1, section 454, it shall not be
accepted for mailing, no matter how
small the excess may be.
A. S. Burleson,
Postmaster General.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-03
GREAT EASTERN RUSH
LOSING IN MOMENTUM
TeutOnic Movement Against the Rus
SLAMS Has Slowed Almost to
. Hating Point.

London, July 27.-Austro-German at
temps to envelope tie Russian armies
defending Warsaw and to capture the
Polish capital, which for a time pro-
gressed almost with the momentum
of the offensive that cleared Galicia
of Russians, have been almost I3alted.
Where the Germans are moving it is
only yard by yard and at tremendous
cost.
TIE German Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen has taken a few villages
on the way to the Lublin- rail
way, between TIE Vistula and the Bug
rivers and the Austrians, by a counter
offensive at Sokal, have captured po-
sitions which will make the German
flank safer, but Berlin once more re-
ports that "otherwise the position of
the German troops under Won Mack
enzen remains unchanged"
All along the western bank of the
Vistula from Ivangorod to Novogeor-
gievsk even a smaller advance appa-
rently has been made, while along the
Narew van Hindenburg, who has been
trying to drive wedge in behind the
city, is largely occupied in meeting
Russian counterattacks.
Conflict of Claims.
T1ese counterattacks, according to
Petrograd, nave forced the Germans,
who had crossed the river, to return
to the northern bank at some points
but Berlin asserts they have failed and
at the German advance is moving
eastward.
The Russians, defeated in the Baltic
provinces recently, also have turned,
but Berlin says an attack from Mitau
was repulsed.
Farther south the Germans con-
tinue their advance eastward towards
the Vilna-Petrograd railway, but there
is a lot of territory to cover before
this is reached, and it is considered
more likely that Gen. Won Buelow, in
command here, will turn to the south
west to threaten Russian armies fac
ing Won Hindenburg.
Most Critical Moment.
Everywhere the battles are at their
heigi It, especially that in which Won
Mackenpen is engaged. Military crit
les here believe that this is the most
critical engagement of the campaign,
for the whole German plan depends on
Won Mackenzen's reaching tie Lublin-
Cholm railway.
With interest centered on the East,
the important French offensive in Al
SAGE has been almost disregarded.
Paris reports another success north OF
Muenster, which apparently is the
French objective, and the repulse of a
series of German counterattacks. TIL :
French have concentrated artillery in
this region and with hign explosives
lave been tearing up the German de-
fensive works, among the strongest
along the whole line.
Artillery also is playing an import
ant part in the battle on the Isonzo,
where the Italians are reported to
have concentrated for three days tier
fire on the Austrian positions. This
fire is said to have exceeded in Tio-
lence that which the Austro-Germans
employed against The Russians in west
ern Galicia, which up to that time was
the most terrific ever known in war.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
MILLION AND A HALF
ACRES TO BE HANDLED

Pierre, S. d., Oct. PA MIL
lion and half acres of small
grain in the shock is awaiting
the coming Of threshers, accord
ing to Doame Robinson of the
State Historical society, who has
made a ten days trip through
the eastern part of this state.
That ain the grain can be saved
before snow lis cons ;dered hard
" possible, unless favorable
weather continues until a later
date than usual
Mr.. Robinson estimates there
Will be lOO,OOO,OOO bushels of
soft com in the state this fall
with not anywhere near enough
live stock to feed it to.
The seed corn problem, in his
estimat ION, is a serious one for
The Northwest for next year and
he says every tanner who has
raised any com which is mature
enough foh seed should make
every possible effort to secure it
In shape for seeding.
The Indications are, he says,
that every bushel of cUm good
'or seed will eas'lv bring So
next spring.
Seed men are offering $3.50
a bushel for seed c0nn.
The agricultural college holds
that corn which matmed before
the early frosts. while it may
shrink in the drying, will be fer
tile seed corn. AS the late
rains keep the comstalks full of
moisture even after the huSks
began to dry. the cOhs We're fill
ed with moisture. and in driving
will shrink, even In ease OF good
seed corn, experts say.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
WHICH BRAND DO

The Outlook makes the
statement that the issue in 1916
will be the question of nationa |
defense. Upon Investigations
we come to the conclusion that
the Outlook is right.
The republicans, if the matter
distributed by the congressional
committee is authority. have
been favorable to increasing the
expenditures in that direction
for many moons. The democrats
if Wilson 5 statements have pre-
cedence over the last national
platform, are also favorable to
full and adequate prepared
ness SO it is possible that
YOU may support either party
anM have no fear that pre-
paredne.s' will not be the plea
for dumping few extra hun
dred millions OF dollars into
the pork barrel.
TO show how the national
campaign is to hs worked by
those whose business it is to
furnislr war materials, we cite
the recent campaign against
the Richards primary law. The
republicans amid democrats of
the state both declared i'm their
platforms Oft 1914 against the
law. The republicans in the last
Legislature repealed it, and now
the administration Organss de-
fend the repeal on the grounds
that the people endorsed the
party's platform and put the
work of repeal up to them.
And we may get full and ade-
quate preparedness for ma
tional defense the same as we
were given tariff revision down
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
DEATH OF BISHOP B1LLER

Rt.Reverend George Biller.Jr.,
Episcopal bishop of the mission
airy diocese of South Dakota.
died suddenly of heart failure
at St. Mary's Mission, on the
Rosebud Indian agency, at seven
O'clock Friday evening Bishop
Biller left his home in Sioux
Falls on Wednesday, feeling APP
l.arentlv quite well and went
out to- the Rosebud country to
admin .s'ter the rites of con-
!irmat;On and dedicate some
new church edifices. He haC
been working very strenuousy
all summer.as he always did and
while his health was supposed to
be good, the many hardships in
cident to his missionary trips
throughout the state brought
about state of exhaustion that
resulted i'm a fatal affection of
the heart in the most unexpected
manner. He was forty-one years
of age. The funeral was held in
Sioux Falls yesterday and IN
telment made there.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
HEAVY STOCK SHIPMENTS

Live stock shipments from this
city and points west will be
heavier this fall, than for any
Years since the settlement of
the country west. and the break
ing 'lp OF the big open range
The shipment over the North
western of fat cattle for the mar.
kct. will be about twice the
number of ears than for amy
me year since 1905, which clos
ed oart practically all of the
big herds to give way to the
hOmesteader. The dairy COW and
the beef steer can evidently I've
worked together and are being
so worked, as the shipments
this fall are generally made mp
"f one and two car shipments
!i m different farms, instead ot
the train load shipments by
cne big owner i'm the old days.
Pierre Capital-.JONrnal
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
SHORT COURSE SOON

Last week we announced that
there would be short Course al
Philip on Nov. 1918. 1918. We
hope the farmers of Haakon
county are arranging matters so
they can ttend every session.
Time could not be possibly spent
10 better advantage than at
tending this short course. We
have been especially favored by
good crops this year and we
sincerely hope that we will
have the best meeting Of this
kind we have ever had i'm Philip.
Don't forget to bring in your
farm and kitchen products for
the exhibit.
For Sale-My four year old
registered HOlsteiM bull. Is from
good A. r. @. record dam. Willis
Hin, Phillip, S. d. 34tp4
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
THAT HALF BILLION LOAN

They had to- close the subscrip
ton before time and even then
he half billion loan to France
md England had been oversub-
subscribed. Had the deal been
for the full billion, the chances
are even that it all would have
been taken i'm a day.
This is reminder that one
hundred and sixty years ago
Benjamin Franklin, assisted by
two other great Americans,
worked for two wears IN Paris to
secure loan of x1O.OOO,OOO fol
his country before he succeeded
IN obtaining it and ever since
historians have been prone to de-
clare that without that assistance
the colClMts IS cOuld not have
achieved independence. We have
rever credited that statement,
for with them it was a ease of
Give me Liberty or give me
de th.,' and mem thus inspired
do mot often fad in their pur-
pCSets.
But there was more than cold
bloOded. financing in tine max ing
OF that loan.
We suspect that it WAS looked
upon as a gift by most nations,
'or the securities btAhinM the loan
did mot at that time have first
clal ; look.
There was very little sennti-
ment fm the present loan. 1t
was cold -blOoded business and it's
most strik ing feature is the evil
dence it furnished of the vast
reserved wealth of the United
States. Indeed, the object lessen
supplied by it will make the
lations of the world reflect be-
fore they will seek amy serious
embodiment with the Great Re
public, while the statesmen of
Great Britain will ask themselve!
iow long their country can main
tain itself as the worlds finan-
cial center. She may thank the
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28

indifference of our government
o his ocean commerce and the
consequent neglect Of tine oppor-
tunitits Offered Ivy foreign lands
for max img trade alliances. that
she has retained that control so
long. A country the soil and
mims of which yield l,2O, ,OO,-
300 net Annually could, in wise
hands soon make the greatest of
outside nations look second rate.
Fina!lN, to show what time
does with money, it is only neces
>alv to remember that if the
fathers had not been able to pay
France back the $lO,OOO.OOO she
loaned them, the debt at 6 per
cent now would have been $76,-
100000 more than the half billion
which the present lOan calls for.
Who says that the man who
vented interest was not the
"eest of men.--From Goodwin q
Weekly.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28

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Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-10-28
MAVERICKS
Happenings In County and State
Some items are rehashed
some given credit where cred
1t Is due, and some are swiped
bodily.

The house on the Charles kT-
ley place near Ortom, in the
northeastern part of Stanley
county, was DESTROYED by fire re
Gently. Mrs. kirley and little
boy barely escaped the flames.
w. A. Schwichtenberg was
called to Omaha, Neb., on last
Friday by a telegram annollnc
ing the shooting OF his brother
and wife. His brother was IL
grain broker at Omaha, and it
is thought that his relatives
were murdered by some one who
had entered their apartments for
the purpose of robbery.-kadoka
Press.
Autoists travelling at night can
avoid the bright glare OF the
head lights of approaching autos
Y the simple process of tipping
the wind shield back ward at an
angle of about As degrees. This
causes the intense glare off the
oncoming headlight to be thrown
upward and st MI allows the
driver to see his own side of
,e road. The suggestion is
orth trying. and a little ex-
perimenting will show that the
trick really works.-Ex.
One of the best indications
that Haakon county is some
real progressive county with
bright prospects, is the fact
that local dealers in that sec
lion are advertising milking
machines. When the settlers
get too many cows to milk by
hand, it is a sure thing that the
income i'm that section is Il
liked profit and means con-
slant and continuous develop
ment.-Perre Capital-JOurnal.
Besides the fire north of
Cottonwood last week, prairie
fires have been reported from
Hyde and Sulfy counties and
on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Most of these fires were start
ID by the burning OF stubble
fields, the fire getting ont into
he heavy prairie grass. The
fire on the reservation was
caused by an Indian boy play.
ng camp, and the camp fire he
started spread to the grass,
burning over q large terri
tory before the combined forct