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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29
Life of a Gas We'll.

The drilling of wells is only one of
the Sig items of expense of a gas
company. The acquisition of and car
rying undeveloped territory is perhaps
the largest item, and one which is not
given much consideration by the con-
sumers, who very seldom stop to think
what it costs, or what obstacles the
management has to overcome in order
to acquire a good supply of gas each
year. In some quarters the idea pre-
walls that gas well lasts forever,
and that it is not necessary to carry
much unoperated territory; but it is
far from the truth. The average life
of an Ohio gas well is four years and
six months, which has been proven by
taking the records Of almost 1000
wells and ascertaining how many have
been abandoned Some wells only
last year, others IL or II years; but
the average Of the entire number is
as noted above.-National Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29
LET CLOCK RUN THE RANGE
Electric Cooking Stove That Will
Tighten Work in Kitchen and
Save Cost.

An electric cooking stove that is con-
trolled by a clock with an oven, into
which one can put food with the full
assurance that at the time desired it
will be cooked, is described by the Sci
entific American.
meals can be cooked automatically
on the new electric range-that is to
say, the housewife can put the food
in the oven at any time of the day
and set the clock for automatically
turning on the current, and hence the
heat, at the proper hour, at the same
time setting the thermOstat to main
tain the proper temperature. Baking,
roasting and boiling can be done in
this way. When the proper tempera-
ture is reached, which requires ten
minutes to half an hour, depending
upon the temperature required, the
current automatically cuts off, and
from then on cooking proceeds as in
fireless cooker. The heavy heat insu-
1ation about the walls of the oven
two inches of rock wool-causes the
ovens to retain their heat for hours.
No attention is required until the hour
arrives at which it was determined
the meal should be ready.
with the new electric range break
fast can be prepared in the way just
mentioned the night before with the
assurance that it will be ready exactly
on time"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29
The Black woman's Burden.

The African girl is a precocious
child, born to the language of sex. If
the buyer is old she will hate him.
She need make no secret of this, she
may tell whom she pleases that, hav-
ing "come to her eyes," she hates the
man who buys her. All but her moth
er will laugh at the venom Of the little
tongue, the heavings of the little chest.
And the day when her master brings
the ivory, or the woman, or theNlast
articles of barter, that day there will
be feast in her fathers town, and
the songs of marriage. If the little girl
weeps-why, so they always do, the
hearts of children are thus. And in
the evening, when the sun goes down
the path to it's setting and she moves
away in the caravan of her husbands
people, you will not ask which of the
children in that caravan is the little
bride; you will know because she
weeps.-Jean Kenyon Mackenzie, in
the Atlantic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

looked at me, not in an unfriendly
way, with sort of curiosity-as if
had been some new kind of bug. /
felt my fool face beginning to blush
I have an awful time with that face
of mine-but I wasn't going to back
out, and / toddled right along, wait
ing to take whatever she chose to
hand me.
Miss Scroggs looked at me some
more with sort of perplexed air. Sud-
denly her face frightened.
"Oh, yes, know now!'' she ex-
claimed. you're the little man who
hides behind Mr.. Pierce, aren't your"
''Huh!' I said Indignantly. Pierce
was a football man and broad, and
had lodged a number of funks by sit
ting very quietly behind him. But I
didn't care to have the whole class
notice it. I stiffened up to my full
height. ''Miss Scroggs," said /, "you
know my name and you know you
know it, and you also know I know
you know it,
"Oh," she said, 'Ive heard you re-
ferred to as Mr.. Simmons, but it's so
much nicer to get information first
hand and accurately"
''AIy name is Simmons I said, bow
ing low, "'Petey' Simmons"
I'm so glad to meet you, Mr.. Sim
mons" said she, putting out her hand.
"Good morning." Then she turned
into the library and left me.
After I had thought of this incident
for the rest of the day and most of
the evening, I decided to be even
larger than I had any idea I could be
and overlook the whole thing. It was
natural that Miss Scroggs should be a
little confused by my unexpected
friendliness. Possibly she was even
suspicious. It did seem queer, I'M
doubtedly, for me to take so sudden an
interest in her. Anyway, she wasn't
used to attention. [ might have to
persevere very gently so as not to
brighten her. But she was bright
little girl and deserved notice and,
confound it, she was going to get it.
/ had a chance to take off my hat
and say "Good morning" to Miss
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

closed the book. II was Miss Scroggs.
She was just a plain girl, as / have
carefully explained, and I can't see
why went so dotty and nervous all
over just because she came over to
talk to me. I suppose it was be-
cause
At least that was the only reason
could discover.
1--WE come over to ask you if you've
ever read Motley on William" she
asked. Hes dandy"
"Tll get him now" said promptly.
/ got up, but hesitated minute.
While was gone she would go away,
of course. / decided I wouldn't go
away. Then I thought I'd better. Then
I didn't know what to think. / looked
down at Martha pleadingly. She.
looked up and didn't bat an eye. ''Tll
find the place for you when you come
back" she said.
(Copyright.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29
Silent Promnter.

To the silent drama, the noiseless
motor car, the soundless alarm clock,
is added the speeches. prompter. OF
course, it is electrical, displaying the
text of the play or opera in illuminat-
ed letters upon an endless band, run
ming on rollers, and passing in front
of electric lamps of high power. 1t
doesn't do away with the prompter's
box altogether Sometimes more than
one box is used, so that it can be
more clearly seen from all parts of
the stage. Part of the roller device
can lie below the stage, while the
lamps are placed in the box and be.
hind the transparent band so as to
show up the part of the text that is
passing. The boxes are connected
with each other by any suitable driv-
ing gear and the machinist operates all
the outfit from the side of the stage
by a crank. An electric motor can
also be used for running the device.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

Miss Scroggs reading-alone. I was
as excited as if I had discovered the
heroine on the four hundred and
thirty-fifth page. I approached stealth
lily, to avoid alarming her, and sat
down beside her.
'Working hard?" I asked, with a
perfectly magnificent smile.
She smiled back. Every" she said.
Any other girl I knew would have
put down her books. felt slight
jolt. But I was there, and I defed
the whole college to remove me. II
wish / could work as hard as you do
said enviously. At that moment I
really meant it.
She looked around the library and
then at me. 'I've only got one of the
books she said cordially.
This time the jolt was quite decided.
But I wouldn't give up. IF I get a
nice, large book, will you straighten
me out on Queen Elizabeth's family?'
asked. II simply cannot get the
old girls kin untangled."
"Ive got to get my French" said
Miss Scroggs, hastily, "but I'll call
Miss Evans over. She's splendid in
English history, and know she'll be
glad to help you"
Then she went away before could
object and hauled Miss Evans over to
me. Miss Evans was a peculiar-look-
ing, well-seasoned lady, with thick
glasses and gummy smile that would
have warded off burglar. She was
delighted to help me, and she did it
while Miss Scroggs went away to a
neighboring table and studied French,
in which, heaven knows, I needed help
far more than did in history. 1t was
contemplate trick. I couldn't get
away from the Evans lady until class
time, and my mind wandered so that
got Lizzie's family more mixed up
than ever, and tipped over a big laugh
in class while tried to sort them out.
The boys at the house asked me a
lot Of supposedly smart questions that
night about my new affair with Miss
Evans, but I took it very scornfully,
even If it did hurt. I was all messed
up in my mind. Was it possible that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

ScrOggs on the following day and on
the day after that, but that was all.
She was always surrounded Big girl
friends. They were the plain and IN
adorned members OF the class, but
they seemed to enjoy each other so
much that I hated to burst ruthlessly
in on their ranks and take Miss
Scroggs away. It made me mad, how
ever. 1t was Friday, and now would
have to wait until Monday to become
intimately acquainted with her. Some
how, seeing her hedged about by for
bidding females and entirely inacces-
sible, made me more anxious than ever
to begin the friendship, and Sunday
seemed long day.
On Monday conditions were very fa-
vorable. / cut in ahead of the body
guard going out, and followed Miss
Scroggs down the stairs. She was
mine. I was quite excited. "Good
morning." I said pleasantly, raising
my hat. / was about to fall into step
with her and walk over to the library.
But I didn't. She turned and spoke
to me very pleasantly, but from the
next planet, and suddenly I became
afraid that if I walked with her I
might bore her. Perhaps she didn't
want to be bothered with me that day.
I didn't want to make bad impress
sion to start with. passed on rap
idly the other way, and by the time
had walked around the college build
ings was indignant. What was the
matter with me, anyway? This was
the only time Petey Simmons had ever
shown the white weather. What was
he afraid Of? He ought to be kicked.
I got bow and smile out of Miss
Scroggs the next day, but she had her
gang with her. / was rather relieved
when I saw it, too. After all, this
was no mere campus enterprise to be
conducted hastily between classes. I
would waylay her and walk home with
her. To be sure, she lived in the
opposite part of town, but had lots
of business out that way. had neg
lected it all that year, and now it
was pressing. cruised dejectedly be-
hind her for two evenings while she
and two of her pestiferous girl friends
chartered gayly homeward. Once I
got a bow from her at her gate, but
that was all. Business was certainly
poor.
But in the third week had a great
stroke of good luck. wandered into
the library one afternoon and found
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

for a while. There were tall, thin
girls; short, stout girls; old girls with
spectacles and nondescript girls with
clothes which fitted them tightly about
the neck and nowhere else in particu-
lar. [ began to wonder how 1 was
going to find, among all these girls, the
one who might prove to be the most
sensible and entertaining. OF course
[ might go and call on all of them in
turn, but / baked at this. 1t would
take too much time and suffering, and
besides there were two or three girls
technically speaking-in the class,
any one of whom might be the logical
candidate, and to tell the truth, 1
didn't have the nerve, to take the
chance.
/ sat through half a dozen classes
looking over the collection and sizing
them up from their recitations, and l
finally decided that Miss Martha
Scroggs would just about do. She was
a thin, freckled girl, bright but not
gaudy, with severe hair tied up to
be out of harms way-a girl whom
had passed on the campus until I had
gotten perfectly familiar with her
hat, without ever once looking at her
face. But she had a breezy way of
sizing up the great has-beens in Eng
lish history which pleased me. She
was girl who might be really enter
tanning. I decided to talk with her,
10 10
friend. 1t would be a just recognition
of her abilities, anyway. 1t was
shame that SO many of the really de-
serving and able young women should
be condemned to loneliness because
their faces didn't happen to embellish
the college scenery. I, Peter Simmons,
would not submit to this injustice and
Martha Scroggs, the brightest girl in
the class, should have a good time if
I had any say about it.
Full Of this fine resolution, I slid
out of history class rapidly one day
and fell in beside the young lady as
she trotted off toward the library. ''Be-
lieve me, Miss Scroggs,' said, lifting
my hat, ''you certainly handled old
Henry the wife-collector without
gloves today"
She turned quickly and looked at
me- Then I remembered that I had
never met Miss Scroggs. Of course
we had been in the same. class and all
that, but I realized that had never
tripped over any chair earlier in the
year fighting for an introduction. She
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29
Was Proved to Him.

Two Scottish soldiers on their way
to France passed through London. 1t
was their first experience of the "big
village" and they were naturally keep
ing their eyes open. Their Watchful-
ness was, however, not sharp enough
to avoid taxi in the vicinity of Vic
toria Station, and one of them got
knocked over. AS he picked himself
up, none the worse for his fall, his
mate growled, ''Mebbe yell believe it's
buster than Kirkintilloch noo.''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

ARTHA and I have been
quarrel;ng again. 1t is one
Of our chief diversions.
Quarreling with Martha is
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
At the Opera House Today.

Alice Brady, who plays the star
part in Tangled Fates,' the Brady
Made" World Film production, which
will be shown at the Opera House to-
day does not hold her high position in
stardom through the assistance re-
ceiyed from her father. In fact, Papa
Brady wanted Alice to become a So
ciety girl, but Alice had stage in
clinations, and set out to make a
name for herself without any assis-
tance from the paternal side of the
house. Her success in pictures is
second only to the great success she
made on the legitimate and operate
stage. After she had conquered the
stage, then Mr.. Brady looked after
his daughters business.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
BILLIE BURKE AT THE
OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY

Peggy is a whirlWind from Amer
ica, who bursts into little Scotch
hamlet, and sets everything topsy-
turvy. But, you see, there are lot
of things in the place that must be
set straight again. It's the only way
of setting them to rights, and Peggy
knows it. Her uncle is grabbed old
man, and the villagers are for the
most part a forlorn lot, not much
inclined either to love or to charity.
Peggy is brimming over with both.
She wins the hearts Of the little chill
dren, before she has been in the vii
lage a day, and gradually she brings
about great and wonderful change
in their elders. Of course, there is
a young chap who falls in love with
her-he happens to be the 'fMeenis-
ter"-and when she has made him
prove that his gospel contains Chris
tianity as well as religion, she gives
herself to him. Peggy" will be shown
at the Opera House Wednesday, July
5th.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
4 FORTUNATE COLLISION
AUTO WITH FREIGHT TRAIN

We mean to say that it might have
been SO much worse that it is really
a fortunate accident. Mr.. T. A. Dom
mick was coming toward Prosperity
in his auto with his son driving when
at a crossing of the C. n. and L. near
IMr. Gus Singley's the auto came in
contact with a freight train. Both
passengers were thrown from the car
and the car torn to pieces, but neith-
er Mr.. Dominick nor his son received
very serious injury. They were
meeting another auto coming in the
opposite direction which attracted
their attention from the railroad
crossing and the approaching train,
and were on the track before they
saw the approaching freight car.
Young Mr. Dominick received Sc
we're cash on the head but it is not
thought to be serious. Mr.. T. A. DOM
nick was considerably shaken up and
shocked but not seriously hurt.
Tt is not learned who was driving
the other auto. MIR. Dominick's fine
car was torn to pieces.
It is we'll at all times to heed the
warning of President Fairfax Harri-
son. stop, look, listen,'' when ap-
preaching railroad crossing. The Her
aid and News has been and is now
and will continue to be an advocate
of the removal of all grade crossings
of the railroads. There are several
in Newberry that could and should
be removed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
FOURTH OF JULY BARBECUE
AT POMARIA TODAY

There, will be big barbecue at Po-
maria today under the auspices of the
Improvement association of the
school. There will be a big crowd
there and all the candidates who So
desire will be given an opportunity
to speak.
Hon. H. C. Tillman candidate for
congress has accepted the invitation
of the committee to make an address
and it will be the only formal ad-
dress of the day.
But you will be given good din
ner. for the price of course, and you
will be given the opportunity of shak-
ing hands with all the people who
will be there, and there will be lots OF
'em there. And you will be welcome.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
BEGINS AT PlCKENS

A meeting of the county chairmen
of the third congressional district
was held at Greenwood on Monday to
arrange campaign for the candi-
dates for congress. The campaign
will begin at Pickens on July q.
The meeting will be in Newberry
On Saturday, August 5 with a meetinG
at NeWberry at II o'clock in the
court house and at Whitmire at 8
o'clock the same evening. There
will be only the two regular meet
ings in NeWberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
st, Lukes Club.

The members of st. Lukes club
are notified that the officers with the
enrolment book will be at st. Lukes
on Saturday, July from 1 to 3
o'clock for the purpose Of giving op-
portunity to the members to enrol.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
branch house in Columbia.

The Summers Garage have bought
cut the business of McKie Motor
company and will distribute from
Columbia Maxwell and Oakland cars.
The place of business will be the
same in Lady street between Main
and Sumter. "Bill" Smith says he is
going to sell one hundred cars during
the season and he knows how to go
after the business.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY

of Columbia is spending few days
with Mrs. A. G. Wise.
Misses Gertrude Bobb and Doris
Kohn spent last week in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. B. Latham has returned to
her home in Little Mountain after
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. VIM. Fitton and son, Willie,
of Birmingham, Ala, are guests of
Mrs. A. G. Wise.
Miss Annie Laurie Lester Of Co.
lumbia is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rosa Lester.
Mr.. Ira Mates has returned to Co.
lumbia after a visit to his father, Mr..
A. A. Mates.
Rev. W. l. Herbert presiding elder
of the Cokesbury district preached
Sunday in the Methodist church and
while in town was the guest of Mrs.
D. M. Langford
Mr.. Campbell Lake spent several
days last week in HendersonVille, N.
C.
Miss Annie Moseley left Friday for
her home in Jacksonville after an
extended visit to Miss Maria Schum-
pert.
Miss Jean Adams Is spending a
while in Columbia.
Mrs. o. W. Amick spent the week
end in Pomaria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Mitchell and Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Rawl are making a
trip through the mountains of North
Carolina in Mr.. Mitchell's, car.
Mrs. J. I. Oxford and daughter,
Miss Pansy of Piedmont, Ala, are
spending a while with Mrs. G. W.
Harmon.
Miss Ellen W-erts is home from
Williamson.
Mrs. E. W. Werts and Miss Kate
Barre leave this week for Greenwood
to visit their sister, Mrs. Kenneth
Baker.
Mrs. C. H. Nabers of Tuscaloosa,
Ala. is the guest of Mrs. Elvira Kib-
Ter.
Misses Essie Black and Annie Sing,
ley, Messrs. Jake Singley and Bur
Barnes spent Sunday at Styx.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh OF
Pomaria spent the weekend with
Mrs. ]. NJ Werts.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Adams of
Greenville are visiting the latter's
mother, Mrs. Godfrey Harmon.
Dr. and Mrs. Will Crosson and
family, DR.. Jas. Crosson and Jas,
Jr., of Leesville spent Sunday with
Miss Victoria Crosson.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. A. Hunt of Saluda
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B. B.
Schumpert.
Mr.. J. H. Sitz of Birmingham, Ala,
Joined his wife, who is visiting her
mother, Mrs. H. P. Wicker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Price spent
Sunday at Gilberts.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. L. Shealy and Mrs
J. B. Simpson have gone to North
Carolina for a weeks stay, the form
er to visit Rev. Shealy of Lander,
and Mrs. Simpson to visit her son in
Charlotte.
The council of the Mt. Tabor pas
torate met Sunday and increased Rev
J. B. Harmon's salary, also rendered
him a months vacation.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
SUMMER'S GARAGE DISTRIBUTOR
FOB MAXWELL CABS

Summers Garage are the distribu-
tors for the Maxwell cars for the
counties of Newberry, Richland, Sa-
luda, Lexington, Calhoun, and Edge
field. Mr.. c.. L. Watkins and Mr..
Withers will be in charge Of the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
O'NealI Club.

The secretary and enrolling COM
mittee Of the O'NealI Democratic club
will be at ONeall school house, at l
o'clock on July 8 for the convenience
of members of the club to enrol.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-21
CLARK OPENS CAMPAIGN

Champ Clark opened the democratic campaign in
Maine Saturday, and told some of the things the demo-
Gratis have done in their three years of power The list
good and one Of which the party may well feel
proud Speaking of Hughes criticisms of President Will
son. Speaker Clark frankly admitted that the president
had made mistakes just every other president had and
just Mr.. Hughes will if elected Presidents only
human and therefore liable to err but President Wilson's
mistakes have not been serious, and against them Mr.
Clark pointed to his achievements He has had difficult
task due to conditions in Europe but he has performed it
wisely and WE'LL and deserves the Endorsement of the
whole country Just now he has of the greatest
strikes that threatened the country to control if he
and he certainly is showing good judgment and great
tact in trying to bring the warning elements together If
he succeeds it will be of his crownng achievements
and if he fails it will be because the railroad presidents
determined to force the strike The men have agreed
to accept anything that is thought fair by the president
but so far the roads not willing to submit the matter
to his judgment He is taking sides but simply trying
to bring the factions to mutual agreement In this
he is showing the wisdom that has generally been
shown by him. He has made mistakes of course but is
there any American citizen who has not done the same
thing?