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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
The Mystery of a Duel.

Having fought his duel and saved his
honor by firing a shot in the air. the
editor Of a French provincial newspa-
per went back to his desk. and the In
cident had quite left his mind when he
felt something strange in his thigh.
He looked and found that he was bleed
ing profusely a doctor was called.
who discovered that bullet was i'm
bedded in the editors thigh some two
inches deep and required extraction.
why was this not taken notice Of On
the spot where the duel took placer
he asked. The editor was as much in
the dark as the doctor. At the moment
of the duel he had fred into the air,
and his adversary also took distract
ed sort of aim. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field and had shaken
hands with his antagonist as sign Of
reconciliation. How a bullet came to
be lodged in his thigh was simply one
Of the mysteries Of dueling.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
Villa Leads Bandit Host
Against United States
Ootlo,Ded Mexicon Raids Columbus, Neu Meeico-Six
teen Killed Before Retreat -lnOaders Flee Back
Across Border Leaving Many Dead.

lean homes, enticed a number o. CIV
ilians into the open with English-spok-
Ell invitations. A number Of fatalities
are attributed to this ruse.
Stores were looted, oil was poured
upon frame structures and the match
applied by still other bandits. The
postoffice was raided but the looters
cot only one small registered package
Many civilians barricaded them
selves in their homes and fired at The
Mexicans as they darted through the
streets. The fighting in the town end
ed almost as suddenly as it began. Less
than two hours after the first shot was
heard Villas buglers sounded the re-
treat and the raiders began disorder
ed fight, closely followed by American
troopers.
The casualties OF the Thirteenth
cavalry in the fighting at Columbus
were seven killed and six wounded.
Villas total losses in the days fgh--
ing were estimated in excess o. 1OO
killed and about as many wounded.
The American pursuit into Mexico was
reported to have accounted for more
than Is Mexicans killed and wounded.
The American losses on the Mexican
side was one corporal slain when Vii
la threw out heavy guard to engage
the pursuing american troops.
Of the eight American civilians
slain here, Charles Dewitt Miller Of
Albuquerque. and Dr.. H. ]. Hart of Ell
Paso were burned to death in the fire
that destroyed the Commercial no.
tel.
The body Of Walton Walker. a Sun
day school convention delegate from
Playas, \. NJ, who was shot to death
with w. T. Hichie, proprietor Of the
hotel, also was burned.
The Mexicans set the hotel on fire
together with a number O other build
ings and posted shippers to pick Oh
Americans as they fed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14

CoIunohns. n NJ. March 9.-Francls-
co Villa, outlawed Mexican bandit raid
ed United States territory today. with
5tlO men he attacked Columbus, killed
at least 16 Americans and fired many
buildings before he was driven DacR
across the international border. MOI
less than 250 troopers of the Thlr-
teenth United States cavalry, followed
the Villa band into Mexico. Reports
late today to Col. Slocum, command
ing american troops here, stated that
Villa had made a stand Is miles south
of the border, where spirited fighting
was in progress In this engagement
a private was killed and Capt. George
williams, adjutant of the Thirteenth
cavalry, was wounded.
The small detachment of troops un-
der Mai. Frank iTompkins and Capt,
Elmer Lindsey, fighting dismounted,
made a determined stand against the
renewed Villa attack, and at last report
were holding their ground
Tie raid on American territory
proved costly to the bandit chieftian.
The bodies of 18 bandits. including
Pablo Lopez, second in command. had
been gathered and burned before noon
and troopers reported an undetermin-
ed number o. dea still lying IN the
brush. Led to the attack under the
slogan Death to the Americans . Vii
las followers fought with desperation.
Just before dawn they crept along
bitches skirting the United States cav
airy camp and rushed the sleeping
town, firing heavily.
The first vo,ley brought American
troopers into almost instant action.
While a portion of the raiders engaged
the cavalrymen others began apply
ing the torch and shooting American
civilians who ventured from the build
ings. Lights in homes and public
buildings Immediately became targets
for shippers posted at Villas direction.
Other bandits creeping close to Amer
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
WHAT IS TRUE SUCCESS9

Perhaps the commonest mistake
about success is that it is 1or the few
and is a matter of external accumula-
tion; l believe on the contrary, that
success is possible for everybody and
Is matter OF inward achievement
This is only another way Of saying
what the Great Master said, that "a
rams life consisteth not in the abun-
rance of the things which he possess
eth and what Canon Farrar said
namely, that there is only one failure
possible in Ii e, and that is not to be
true to the best one knows" And
this last clause reminds me Of an in
scription. yet remember seeing at the
Pan-Amrictn Exposition in 1901:
He Who Fails Brayely Has Not Tru-
BY Failed But is Himself a Conquer
OF
Here then is my description Of sue
cess, and l shall make it the text OF all
am going to say:
THAT man is succeeding IN life who
has worthy ideal and struggles to-
ward it serenely and increasingly.
Now this definition implies lot o.:
things. 1t implies that the successful
lie must be life of energy directed
TO worthy purpose, and that along
with work must go serene and un-
troubled spirit
Now it is hard to decide which one
of these qualities should be emphasi-
zed first, but I am of the opinion it
should be energy If a boy is willing
20 work and make himself work, ne
may start out wrong but is likely to
get right later on, while if he is not
willing to work and drive himself,
5t-dosen't matter how fine his ideals
May be, he is not likely to amount to
anything. He is like a fine engine on
the track pointed in the right direc-
tion but without fire in The furnace or
water in the boiler. He will get no.
where He will not get started.
Clarence Poe, in The Progressive
Farmer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
Projecting Your Personality.

Can any mans life be held to be in
complete if it is continued in the life Of
a friend? Was Arthur Hallam's life
incomplete when Tennyson prolonged
it forever by I'm Memoriam" or the
life of Socrates when Plato continued
it in his immortal dialogues? Confu
cius said wisely, Have no friends not
equal to yourself" By that he must
have meant, Make your friends equal
to yourself by giving them freely Of
your best" Thus you make sure Of Il
continued life whatever happens to
yourself, as a manufacturer inuusts
the secrets of his manipulations to his
Younger partners. Christian Herald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
ROCKING CHAIRS.
At First They Were Crude Affairs, Just
Patched Up Armchairs.


Patched Up Armchairs.
The history of the rocking chair is
yet to be written" says Walter \.
Deer in EARLY American CraftSlGcn.
According to some writer's, rockers
began to appear in this country before
1850. and Windsor rockers soon after
the Revolution Others assert that
Windsor rockers were not made until
about 1910 and that most Of the SO
called Windsor rocking chairs are sim,
ply old arr?rhairS cut down and fitted
with rocke 5. Certainly none Of tie
early advertisements or inventories in
cluded any mention of rocking chai,;
The first rockers were merely ShO.'.
boards cut straight across the top and
rounded on the bottom. Then the top
side WAS shaped, and later the rocker
w&s fashioned much as that Of today.
except that it extended only four Or
FIVE inches back of the rear legs. 1t
was not until 1920 or so that the dis
covery was made that rockers length
ened behind increased the safety and
comfort Of the chair. During the dec
ade following that astonishing dis
covery the popularity Of the rocking
chair spread rapidly
An English lady visiting the United
States Il few years ago declared that
one Of the most curious sights to her
upon her landing was the rocking chair,
to which at first she feared to intrust
herself but later learned to enjoy most
thoroughly.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
EARLY RAlLROADlNG.
The First American Mace Locomotive
Was Built In 1880.

W 6S OO'iI III ICSS'
The first locomotives in the United
States were brought over from Eng
land by Horatio Allen Of New York
in the fall of 1929 or the spring OF
1880, and one Of them was set up on
the Delaware and Hudson railroad at
Carbonate. Pa; but. being found too
heavy for the track. it's use was aban.
doned
The first locomotive constructed in
this country was built by the West
Point foundry at New York in 1880 for
the South Carolina railroad and named
the Phoenix. a second engine was
built the same year by the same estab-
lishment and for the same railroad and
named the West Point.
In the spring Of 1881 third engine
was built by the same establishment
for the Mohawk anC Hudson railroad
from Albany to Schenectady and called
the De Witt Clinton. This was the
first locomotive run in the state of New
York
The first Stephenson locomotive ever
imported into this country was the
Robert Futon. This engine was
brought out in the summer Of 1873! for
the Mohawk and Hudson railroad. 1t
was subsequently rebuilt and named
the John Bull.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
REV. FIR, BENSON WILL
ADDRESS S. 5. CONVENTION

Spartanburg, March THE Rev
Jno G. Benson, O: Brazil, Indiana, who
has organized a Sunday School OF A.
900 active members. in a town OF lO,-
900 population, is to be an interesting
speaker before the South Carolina
Sunday schoc. convention, which is
to be held in the Citadel Square Bap-
tist church, Charleston, May 3-5.
Rev. Mr.. Benson is pastor Of the
First Methodist church of Brazil, and
his Sunday school, which embraces
nearly half the entire population Of
the town, is famous more for it's ef-
! hciency, e, en-, than for its size. The
January number Of the Ladies Home
journal devoted an entire page to
photographs of his school, designating
i. as The Big, Efficient Sunday
i School" The school has mems BIZ
bic class Of over 700 members. and its
cradle roll includes 678 babies. How
the school has been built UP to this
phenomenal membership, and how
every unit is kept actively at work
under the efficient system worked
out. will be some of the interesting
things Mr.. Benson will tell the Sunday
school workers Of South Carolina at
Charleston in May.
Although pressed with numerous re-
quests fer engag gements, Mr.. Benson
has written R. D. Webb, secretary o.,
me South Carolina association, that
he will accept the invitation TO speak
in Charleston, and is willing to be
used wherever possible on the pro
gram. Mr.. Webb announces that he
will speak before all the sessions Of
the convention and will take part in
the conferences.
The detailed program for the con-
vention, which is strictly an interde-
nominational event, Will be announced
in a few weeks. w. C. Pearce, Of
Chicago. adult division superintendent
of the international association, will
be one O: thespeakers, and number
Of other prominent workers are being
engaged At least fifty of the leading
pastors, Sunday School superinten-
dents and other workers CT the State
will take part on the program. The
convention promises to be the most
successful ever held, and it is conf
dent?y expected that every one of the
5000 schools Of the State will be rem
resented. The Charleston people have
arranged tor free entertainment for
a pastor, a superintendent and three
other delegates from each school.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
Soldiers In NapoIeon's Day.

There are five things that soldier
should never be without-his gun, his
cartridge, his knapsack, rations for
four days and his pioneer tools. The
knapsack should be reduced to the
smallest possible weight and size and
contain only shirt. a pair Of shoes, q
collar, a handkerchief and flint of
steel. This is not much, but he should
never part from them, for when once
lost they cannot be recoVered.-Na-
DOleOn.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14

hen" rSs
1--WE havn't," answered the cha6
frankly; mothers going to borrow il
from Mrs. Oates"
AGASas-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
One Way,

'Now, Johnny" said the teacher,
suppose you wanted to build $1,000
house and had only S700 what would
you do?"
'I 'spose I'd have to marry a girl
worth $780," answered the young finan-
cier.-Kansas City Star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
TWO Finds.

81 found ten dollar bill this morn
ing.''
"That shows you are lucky. Have a
gift for finding things:"
"Ndy gift stuck by me too long. Next
l found the owner" r"-Louisville Cou-
rier-J Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14

1t is good discretion not to take too
much of any man at the first, because
one cannot hold out that proportion
Bacon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-14
The Quhape That Does Not Affect The Head

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full ua1ne aud
- ok 'ar the ~ic,o+- - - 'ERr We 2S>
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
SILK HATED CROOKS.
The Bad, Bold, Debonnair Criminals
Are a Class of the Past.

The silk hated, bewhiskered, high
class crook has shaken the New York
dust off his spats and disappeared. He
is absolutely extinct A modern crimi-
nal who can boast a good suit OF
clothes now is termed "Raffles," or If
he is suspected Of wearing what some
call a dress suit he is a gentleman
burglar" Usually he "Raffleses" a
couple of times, making few small
cleanupS, and is netted arraigned and
sent away to a place where he gets his
hair cutting and clothes pressing done
free.
There are plenty Of free lances Of
crime circulating around where legal
tender or other valuables can be an
nexed by little exertion at some risk,
but the old time bands of bold, bad,
debonair knights of dark deeds have
faded away. There are plenty Of men
who skulk through what is vaguely
termed "the underworld" and who take
a desperate chance at impromptu
crimes, robberies, holdups or sneak
thief jobs, which suddenly come under
their attention
These men are not the same caliber
as the big criminals Of thirty years
ago, although occasionally one Of the
modern specimens stumbles upon a
rich haul. The police say up to date
methods have driven them from the
game. The green goods men and gold
brick canvassers have followed the
bison and the Indian over the last
frontier as an organized criminal in
dustry. The wireless" wiretappers
have been hunted down and out. The
band has been dispersed to various
iron barred havens Of rest, leaving the
country capitalist safe to wander
through Manhattan without being
tempted to play the races on some in
tercepted tip.-New York Cor. Pitts
burgh Dispatch
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Easy livinu.

A tribe called the fungus, living 700
miles from civilization in Siberia. is
said to have but one article in its
creed-"Eat much and laugh much"
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cure IT you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally. and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and Is
a regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
tion of the two ingredients Is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
BUYING A HAT IN HAWAII.
Il Cost More to Find the Article Than
IL Did to Purchase II.

In his eagerness TO see whale dur
ing the voyage between Honolulu and
the island OF Hawaii, Homer Croy,
who tells about his adventure in Tray
ell. leaned too far over the rail and los.
his hat
ed into taXicab and told the driver tc
take him to a hat store. DO you un.
derstand?" he asked. "a hat store"
"Yes. for sure. all right" the Japa.
nese chauffeur answered.
They went humping up the street.
swung wildly round a corner and final.
ly, at the far side OF the town. drew up
to the curbing. In the window of the
store was bedstead, on which hung
the sign, This Week Cheap"
what do you mean by taking me to
a furniture store?" Mr.. Croy demanded.
"Dis Hata store" replied the Japa-
nese driver, and he pointed to the name
Of the proprietor, "K. Hata."
"I want hat, not bed" Mr.. Croy
said, with feeling. 81 want it for this"
pointing to his bare head.
"Yes, for sure. all right"
With that the cab whirled down the
street and away to the other side of
the town, while the taxi bill was mer-
rily running up. This time it stopped
before a barber shop.
mo; / don't want anything taken Off
my head. l want something put on
It," declared Mr.. Croy, who was now
quite irritated.
Eyes, for sure. understand all
right" replied the chauffeur, with a
grin.
They went Gathering just as far to
the other side Of the town as they
could and drew up before store that
as an afterthought apparently carried
a line of hats. Mr.. Croy had to pay
twice the price of hat on the way to
buy 1t, but this did not seem to worry
the driver. who. after the manner Of
automobile drivers, stood up under It
bravely.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Light Bread.
A Great Chess Player.

Sir Walter Parratt had an extraOr.
binary memory. Some eight or ten
men were assembled one evening in
one Of the lodges attached TO st. Mi
chael's college, Tenbury. Sir Walter
Parratt and Herr Won Hoist played In
turn upon the piano such music as was
asked for This went on for some
time until at last the chessboard was
brought out Sir Walter then proposed
to play two men at chess in consulta-
ton, still remaining at the piano and
playing from memory what was de-
manded either from Bach, Beethoven.
Mozart, Chopin or Mendelssohn. With
out even a glance at the chessboard
he won the game in an hour.-London
Globe.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Long Courtships.


Bohemia is the country of long court
ships. In no other part of the world
are they SO abnormally drawn out. 1t
is not rare TO hear of engagements
which have lasted fifteen or twenty
years.
Light Bread.
Good morning." said an old lady
briskly, entering bakers shop. Per
NIT me to compliment you on the light
ness Of your bread"
The baker rubbed his hands and
smiled benignly. "Thank you, madam" ="
he said proudly. but respectfully. ut
is my aim to bake the lightest bread In
this city"
And you do it." said the old lady.
IF it gets much lighter it'll take two
OF your pound loaves to weigh sixteen
ounces!"-London Mail.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Tale of Two Rivers.

The divide between the Hudson bay
and Mississippi river drainage basins
shows the poor drainage of the glaci-
ated prairies and the delicate balance
between drainage systems. Though
Sheyenne and James rivers, the two
principal streams Of this region, flow
in nearly parallel sources for $50 miles
and the relief of the land between
them is generally not more than twen-
ty feet, yet the Sheyenne ultimately
discharges into Hudson bay and the
James into the gulf of Mexico.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
The Battle of a Week.

The battle Of week was the great
conflict at Tours in which Charles
Martel overthrow the Saracens, A. d.
732. The members OF the Saracen army
are variously estimated at from 4O0,-
600 to 100000, and the historians say
that $4,000 were killed on the field.
1t is suspected that these figures are a
gross eXaggeration, but it is certain
that few battles of history have been
either so bloody or so decisive.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
A SickIY Diary.

Look here, old chap; I'll give you a
valuable tip" said the experienced
married man to the prospective bride
groom. Don't let your wife keep a
diary on the honeymoon. My wife did
that, and now whenever we quarrel
she brings it out and reads some Of the
idiotic things said to her then"
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Growing Bananas.

Bananas are. as rule, planted out
systematically in rows, the suckers
being placed at an average of ten feet
apart. The banana plan bears only
one bunch at time, but It Is quick
grower, yielding its fruit In twelve to
fourteen months When the plant is
about six months old a second "suclz,
or" or shoot is allowed to spring from
the root. third after the ninth month
there is continuous crop being reaped
London Standard.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Ocean Liners Signals.

One short blast from a liner's whis-
tie when she meets another liner means
that she Is taking the starboard course,
two blasts that she is taking her course
to port, three that she Is going full
speed astern.
The true northerner., 1916-01-28
Different.

"They say marriage is lottery" re-
marked the morose young man.
at isn't" replied Miss Cayenne. "In
a lottery you can go on buying tick
cts. s."-Washington Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-21
Changing Seasons Bring Colds

"Stuffed.up head" clogged-up
nose, tight chest, sore throat are
sure signs Of cold, and Dr.. Kings
New Discovery is sure relief. A
dose of this combination of antisep.
tic balsams soothes the irritated
membrane, clears the head. loosens
the phlegm, you breathe easier and
realize your cold is broken up.
Treat a cold persistently; half-w y
measures leave a lingering cough.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery IN.
til your cold is gone, For AZ years
the favorite remedy for young and
old. At your Druggist. SOC. AID
vertisemeot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-21
ONE DISADVANTAGE OF ARMoR
English Princess Thought That II
Would Be Hard on
Furniture.

When Princess Mary was quite a
little girl the queen took her one
day to the Tower Of London, and
was very anxious that she should
understand the historical associa-
tions Of the place. In the course
of their tour the royal party came
upon a particularly fine suit of ar
NOR with spiked helmet, spikes on
the knees and spurs.
Thinking to impress the princess
with the chivalry of those days, says
Parsons Weekly, her majesty said,
"This, Mary, is a suit of armor that
used to be worn by the knights. What
do you think Of it?"
For a time the princess remained
silent, while she seemed to be think
ing deeply.
perhaps it was all right" she
said at last doubtfully; "but can't
you imagine how awfully it must
have scratched the furniture?"