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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13

very busy elsewhere and could not come, but advised us to come to them.
 So off we started. At every kraal we came to we heard of new troubles For eight days we remained behind in land in uproar and we were very tired from the nervous strain and loss of sleep. Friday evening we arrived at Sizaki, one of our missions. Here the natives had already robbed some of the mission and private property, and the teacher had fled away Sizaki was also in a state of war, the sub chiefs having been robbed of their cattle. and the natives were attempt ing to rob the property of the chief when we came. 4 We felt it might be yet we decided to wait here over Sab- bath.
 When we went on five chiefs who feared for their lives. and their sub chiefs, accompanied us through a country like, a geological garden. Right and left were hundreds upon hundreds of zebras. heartheast, wildbeast, many aptelopes and gazelles, and other animals. That evening we slept by the seashore at Spoke Gulf, on the southeastern shore of the Lake. Here the Swahile overseers of the lime works had been killed, we saw their huts as well as the empty house of the European who used to live here. Monday we came into country under the chief of Ukerewe, and Tuesday we were by the channel separating Uke- rewe Island from the mainland We'd nesday we crossed in. the canoes and soon were met by the English out posts-we were in safety. The chief official came down to meet us, and re- ceived us very kindly. We were brought to the camp at Buramba where we were given/a very nice and comfortable thatch hut
 Since coming here we have re- ceived news of how the natives have not only robbed one station after an- other, but how they have destroyed the buildings and everything in them. We had hoped to be able to stay here until the English officials came to bring order and law into the countrx. and then go back to our station at Busegwe, where we shall, of course find all our things gone and the house damaged. The chief official here thinks, however. that we will likely be called to Muawza, where all Eu- ropeans are sent who come from the German colony. I suppose this place is yet not considered without danger from attack.
 We have had much sickness in our family through these two years. but we thank God that our lives have been spared through these seven years of labor in Africa"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13
AFRICA THROWN BACK HALF
 CENTURY BY EUROPEAN WAR
Fifty Years of Working For Civilization There Has Been
 k Made Unavailng at One Stroke ke-People Go Back tc W Wild Life. 1

Washington. Oct. 13-How the march of civilization in Darkest Afri- ca has been tu1hed backward by the war is graphically told in letters com ing from missionaries in the interior of the dark continent to the Seventh Day Adventist headquarters here. Fragmentary news leaking out from time to time has indicated now half a scentury's work in the cause of ci- vilization was swept away at one stroke, when the tribes. taking advan- tage of the warfare between British and Germans, broke restraint and re- turned to the rude customs of barbar- ism in which they were found by Liv- ingstone,l Stanley and other explorers. . The most complete account of con- dttions received at Missionary head duarters so far has come from Mrs. Minnie Toppenberg, the wife of Val demar B. Toppenberg who has charge of the medical missionary operations of the Seventh Day Adventists station ed on the eastern shore of the Victoria Nyanza. Her report came from Uke- rew4 Island which formerly was part of German East Africa.
 When the war began" she writes. cat stroke, we were set back to the Middle Ages. We had none of many things we. had to find substitutes for. We used bananas, native grains and nuhogo for flour. wild honey for sugar candles made of tallow for light, soap from wood ashes and lime. Clothes were also unprocurable. so we wore pants, etc, made of goat and gazelle skins, and made yarn of cotton and knitted our stockings.
 "Uproar among the natives was feared by the government people at the beginning of the war and we were instructed to inform the natives by our stations that there was no war between Europeans and natives. only soldier against soldier. Not long af- ter the opening of the war, the Ma sias, a fierce and warlike tribe east of Busegwe, our oldest station. came swarming the country, robbing cattle. and at one time when they plundered in FUsukumal by Kanadi one of our workers lost his life in defense of the people for whom he faithfully worked. He was stabbed from behind lby a spear.
 Early last June, the English oc- cupied Ukerewe Island, where I am writing this. and in July they took Muawza, the seat of the provincial comnnissi oner of this province, in which all our stations on the Ger man side are located. When the na- lives heard >of. this. they lost fear of che German officials and even openly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13

disobeyed orders, and 1t got worse
 when all the officials as we'll as mili- tary left Iktdzu, going south. Uproar started imediately by the natives in
 Ikidzu, killing the native police and watchmen left to guard the station. They robbed the government property, and it was reported to us that the Christians who had been left behind by pr. Vasenius to watch mission property had been driven away, some
 killed and their huts burned. tried
 to send messengers to them with words of courage and instruction, but all re- turned with the letters because of the war raging everywhere. The uproar spread quickly from tribe to tribe, ev- cry day bringing new and startling re- ports.
 My family and were the only Eu- ropeans left in the district as far South as the river Mbalageti, and we
 had been warned by, the government officials that an uproar was to be ex-
 pected; also in the last word we heard from any of our missionaries, MT.
 Ohme wrote upon going south to meet
 his company that he feared an up-
 rising, but that he did not know of any safe place where he could advise us to go. We could not very well, with a fifteen months old baby, run around in the unknown with the soldiers. and whereas we expected that the Eng fish very soon would show up. we de- cided to wait on our station until we should get some evident sign that we ought to leave.
 We did what we could to protect ourselves, put in night watches. and for the rest committed ourselves to Gods protection. Finally the uproar
 spread to Busegwe also. A chief and
 his subchief with women and chill dre1 had fled from Niagangi with
 their 150 head of cattle, but Busegwe
 natives surrounded them and robbed
 them of all the 150 cattle and killed
 one woman and one child. By this
 time the excitement was started, the
 natives painted themselves for war,
 and wore spears, swords. bows and
 poisoned arrows. They rushed in
 crowds here and there, and came fin
 ally bowling and yelling on the mis- sion land towards our house. We saw
 that the time had come to leave, so
 we had everything made ready for the
 flight. Several chiefs who were rob
 bed of all their property by the in- vadtng natives came to Us when the natives sought to kill them. They
 had before earnestly besought us to
 ask the English to come to quiet the uproar. but the British force had only gotten one of the three notes and were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13
WANT FILIPINO FOR
 BISHOP OF ISLANDS

Manila, Oct. 13-The most Rever- end Jeremiah J. Harty, archbishop of the Philippines, will leave next month for the United States to become Bish- op of Omaha. [ He has terminated IS years of service as the first American archbishop of the Islands.
 There is. so far, no intimation as to his successor, but there is an ex- tensive movement among native churchmen to procure the appoint ment of a Filipino.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13

R HONEY in the savings banks at WI best earns only 4 per cent. Why not attend this sale and invest a part in choice lot. Buy if you can buy at the right price; your own price-not the price the owner wants you to pay-but the price YOU want to pay. Make your money earn from 10 per cent. to 20 per cent. each year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13

vX7 HEN you buy land, no one
 w can run away with it; if you invest elsewhere, you entrust your money to others and sometimes ras- cal gets away with it. Try an invest ment in land at this sale, under your own supervision. Others have made fortunes in real estate-why not you7 You ought to make money in the buying alone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13
Browning King K X Co.
 1269 Main St. Opp. Poli's
 Y. OPEN EVERY EVENING

OPEN EVERY EVENING.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
The Horseshoe Legend.

Here is an explanation of the old
horseshoe superstition: st. Dunstan
was a skilled farrier One day while
at work in his forge the devil entered
in disguise and requested Dunstan to
shoe his single hoof," The saint, al
though he recognized his malign Gus
toner. acceded. but caused him so
much pain during the operation that
Satan begged him to desist. This st.
Dunstan did. but only after he had
made the evil one promise that neither
he nor any of the lesser evil spirits,
his servants. would ever molest the
inmates of house where the horse
shoe was displayed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10

WASHINGTON, March 6.-NeWton u.
Baker, former mayor of Clevland, has
been selected by President Wilson for
secretary CT war. His nomination Will
go to the senate tomorrow, and au-
ministration leaders expect quick con-
firmation so the new secretary may
take acti,e charge of che war depart
rent s plans or army increases and
reorganization.
Mr.. Baker is a lawyer and as a
leader among Ohio Democrats has
been a warm supporter of the Wilson
policies since the pre-convention cam
paign in 1912. He has been a close
gersonal friend Of MI Wilson since
tne latter was his Instructor years ago
at Johns Hopkins university and was
offered the post Of secretary OF tie IN
terror in the Wilson cabinet,
He is. understood 70 be in thorough
accord With the president on the pre-
paredness programme and foreign
questions
An offer of the war seOretayship
was made to Mr.. Baker by telegraph
several days ago after the president
had spent more than three weeks care
fully going over long list of those
suggested to succeed Secretary Gar
rison. Mr.. Baker accepted and upon
being notified today that he would be
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
PICKS NE WTON D. BAKER
FOR SECRETARY OF WAR
President Will Send in Former Cleveland Mayors Name
Today TO Succeed Garrison--Leader Among Reform
Group in Ohio and Prominent Lawyer.

nominated at once, telegraphed that
he would be in Washington Thurs
day.
Mr.. Baker is IL years Of age. He
was born in Martinsburg, W. Va, and
:; he age o: % was appointed private
secretary to Postmaster General Will
son in President Cleveland S cabinet.
In 1897 he began the practice of law
at Martinsburg. He later moved to
Cleveland, where he became city So
licitor in 1902. He held this office for
10 years until his election as mayor.
In 1914 he was reelected mayor for
&C -e"r term.
Mr. Baker has received degrees> at
.icnas ,Hos kins and Washington and
Lee universities.
For years Mr.. Baker has been close
) identified with the re orm mo, ement
in Cleveland. When Mayor Tom John
son died Mr.. Baker took UP the fight
ror owcr street car fares and finally
brought about an adjustment of street
railway franchise in Cleveland
At the time of the Baltimore con-
vention Mr.. Baker was prominently
mentioned for the vice presidency be-
cause Of the fight he made tor Mr.
Wilson.
Mr.. Baker has been known tor
years as a leader for the Ohio bar and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
7. j. w. Writes About Dashboard
Breeches and The Good Old Days

OF tomatoes and right on the other
sid one full OF okra then look around
on the old long table and lay back the
cloth, there set a big pan full of black
berry pie. l believe they called those
kind of pies gobblers. Then mother
would say, hurry up boys, wash and
get ready cor dinner. Oh! hush, I'm
not going to describe what took place
men, for the next 80 minutes.
Bat say. Mr.. IG:er, do you remember
those old-time fire places that was any
where from four to six feet wide with
a hole on the inside about ten inches
square, sometimes one on each side.
Some called them pipe holes and some
called them stock holes Then have
YOU ever gone out in the back yard tC
the old bake oven where mother wa2
doing her baking on Saturdays to last
over Sunday and sand around awhile
until she would open the door. and
then see, half dozen pies with the
juice running out the top and pile
Of tatoes lying over on the other side
vita tle hui 5 puffed up about an
inch high and big pan Of ginger
cakes in the middle as mellow as a rot
ten apple.
Think these good old times, my
dear old friends and join me in saying,
oh, happy days, when We were young.
No, | shall never forget that old
cupboard that stood in the kitchen
One evening came in hungry and
mother happened to be gone and
went to the cupboard to get something
to eat. After l got through l gave the
door a quick snatch, slam she went,
and caught the head of a cat and It
began to jump and squall. About this
time my older sister came in and told
me | had 10 kill the poor thing out
of its misery.
l was always very obedient boy
so | took the cat in one hand and
the fire shovel in the other into the
yard and laid him on the ground and
pounded him until he died. About
that time the other sister came and
they began telling me that cat had
nine lives and it would be continually
coming back and ride me at night all
through the swamps. While I have
told you of the many happy expert
ences, this was one that was very un-
happy, for I lived in fear for several
weeks.
Good bye, dear old Idler, let us near
from you soon, but please don't call
on T. J. W. anyway soon, for he IS all
out of practice. Il. J. W.
March I 1915.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
How Silver Bow Got It's Name.

Silver Bow creek received its name
from a party Of proSpectors who
reached its valley III the vicinity of
Butte III 1864 says Il bulletin of the
federal geological survey. While dis
cussing the best lame for the stream
the clouds broke away. and the sun
shine, falling Oh the creek as it circled
around the mountain. suggested the
name Silver Bow, and it was accord.
ingly so called.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
The Coffee Plants Friend

IN Colombia there is a tree highly
esteemed as a shade for the coffee
plant. 1t is found also in tropical Bra,
zil and possesses qualities that make
It peculiarly suited for this particular
use. 1t Will live on a stony, poor soil,
and a tree only eighteen months old
will shade IA square yards of ground,
while when full grown it may be fifty
feet high and have a spread Of fifty
feet on every side.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10

Well my dear old friend, ldler, L
YOU Just knew what burden it is Tor
T. ]. W. to write, you surely wouldn't
have called upon him to answer a
question you have found in The State.
That young nephew OF mine who
lives in Columbia and is somewhat
connected with The State for some
cause failed to send me rhe paper for
the past several months But | must
thank him most sincerely or his past
kindness, but must not jump the
question. Will give The Idler the best
explanation l know as 10 what has be-
come of those blessed old people who
used to wear the dashboard breeches
if he will promise me not 20 ask me
any more questions especially tnat
he finds in the big dailies.
we'll remember the kind OF breech-
es that The State scribe and The Idler
is trying to describe, bu5 I never had
heard them called by that name.
The blessed good old grandfathers
that wore them have passed away and
gone to their reward don't know
of single one living that wore them.
As well as my memory serves me they
were called pantaloons or breeches
with bay windows.
All this took place before the North
whipped the South and freed the ne
groes and sent their fashion books
down here and put the white race un-
der the bondage of fashion, style and
up-to-date living. And we poor old
people who are left just have to grir
and endure it. 1 fear since gave The
Idler some rules how to keep young,
he is going to quit telling about those
good old gone by days
But he has gone and stirred up my
mind afresh and 1 can't help from
thinking Of the days when ! would
come in rom work, tired and hungry,
and go into the old kitchen. This was
before there was any dining rooms
built. and see the old oven sitting on
the hearth with about three good old
corn dodgers in it covered up with
lid waiting. l believe some called them
dog heads. The big old pot hanging
on a rack in the fire place plum full
of beans and Irish tatoes soaked in
grease from a chunk of home-raised
hog head. Then look around in the
old cupboard which was about six
feet high with door opening to the
floor.
There cast your eyes on a bowl of
beet pickles, another Sull of cowcum-
NHrs with ingins cut all up among
them, and there set another bowl full
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10

is highly regarded by the president as
q lawyer. Mr. Wilson wanted the
place filed by lawyer because of le-
ga. questions constantly arising IN the
administration of the war department,
tie Philippines, the Panama canal and
Porto REQ.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
impossible Feat,

Irate Father-Don't you think, young
man. you can walk into this house
and hang up your hat. Timid Suitor-
l know I can't. sir. You're sitting on
it.-Baltimore American.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
All Riqht if You Lave Time.

Fillum-If Mrs Bigger had a baby.
which would seem TO you TO be the
bigger, Mrs. Bigger or her baby: Spill
lum-The baby is the little Bigger
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10
A Smooth Approach.

"You seem hard worked, SIR" said
the affable stranger.
"I'm half dead
'"Then l called in the nick Of time.
I'm selling life insurance. If you're
half dead you can't get policy any
too quick. louisville Courier-J Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-10

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-15
LAURENS MAN OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Hon. r. A. Cooper Definitely Announced his Candidacy
Thursday Morning. Manning Asks for Reelection
Blease and DeSchamps Already Announced.

South Carolina political atmosphere,
insofar as gubcrnatorial. candidates is
concerned, was considerably clarified
last Thursday morning when Hon. X.
a. Cooper, Of this city, ended Spccula-
tons as to his possible candidacy by
formally announcing his intention to
be in the race this summer. The an
noucement had been awaited with a
different kind and degree Of interest
In different quarters for many months
and the statement Of his avowed in
tenti0n to run laid the way open for
actual campaign work to begin. How
the announcement was received by
various newspapers may be judged
from the press comments selected at
random and reprinted in another COL
umn Of this paper.
Coincidentally appeared on the same
morning announcements by Gov. Man
ming that he would offer for re-elcc-
ton and by Prof. Clinkscales that he
would not be a candidate but pledging
his support to Gov. Manning. Other
candidates already announced are
former Gov. Blcasc, John Y. Duncan,
the perennial candidate, and J. NJ
DcSchamps, Of Columbia.
The statement Of Gov. Manning was
as follows:
Il will stand for reelection to con
tinuc the work | have begun am
In the race to the end for clean gov
eminent, law and order. will let
the Democrats of the State hear from
me in detail later"
The news article as to Mr. Cooper's
announmcnt came from Greenwood
and was as follows:
Robert a. Cooper Of Laurens an
nounced here tonight that he would
be a candidate for governor in the
Democratic primary this summer.
MIR. Coopcl's announcement was
made after conference with friends
from many sections OF the State, who
had come to Greenwood for the pur-
pose Of considering his duty in the
coming camDaign. Mr.. Cooper has
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-15

been here all the week, attending
court as solicitor for this circuit and
Greenwood is easily accessible, hence
its selection as 4 meeting place for
his friends.
"ln making the announcement, Mr.
Cooper stated that his platform would
be given in due time. Those close to
Mr.. Cooper say that lie makes the
announcement now SO that his posi-
ton will be known. He has been
urged, besought and even pleaded
with by men in all sections Of the
State for the past six months to offer
as a candidate for governor this sum
mer. Although missing the nomina-
ton for governor two years ago by a
very close margin, around 200 votes,
1t was not Mr.. Cooper'S intention to
thrust himself into the political sit
uation In South Carolina this year. lie
at first declined all suggestions to this
effect, but the requests and the de-
mand for him to offer as a candidate
nave DCcOltlc SO frequent ana so III
sistant that he feels it duty to yield
to the Judgment Of his friends in this
matter. He has never sought public
Office on anything other than his own
merit and does not intend to dcviatc
from this principle now"
In addition to the persnoal efforts
put forth at the meeting in Greenwood
Wednesday night, Mr.. Cooper rcceiv-
cd numerous letters, kilograms and
telephone calls urging him to run. He
has received many letters of endorse
mcnt since then.
In letter renewing his subscrip-
ton, a subscriber to The Advertiser
from Travellers Rest, the only sub
scriber it has there, appended the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
Il am speaking a good work for our
man Cooper. He will get three fourths
or seven-eights of the votes in this
part OF the county. hope he will
sweep the state and roll up a fine ma
jority. His friends must get busy and
see to this part"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-15
Motor Car Business Good.

Mr.. j. w. Mckee returned yesterday
from a tour OF his automobile terri
tory, including Columbia, Newbcrry,
Anderson, Grccnville and Seneca. He
reports business conditions fine, stat
ig that MaXwells, Oaklands and
Haynes cars are going very rapidly.
The Laurens Motor Car Company, he
says, now has seven car loads Of au-
tos on the road for the different agen-
cies.