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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

The Newberry College reunion at
Little Mountain will be on the 3rd OF
August.
The Little Mountain school has Sc
cured the grounds for that day for the
benefit of the school. The privilege to
sell refreshments during the day will
he let and those desiring to secure
privilege may send their application to
Mr.. w. 3. Shealy, Little Mountain.
The barbecue will be furnished by the
school and all the proceeds from the
cue and from the refreshment privi-
leges will 90 to the school.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

The total amount collected by the
State highway commits On from IL
censes on automobiles up to the pres
ent is $92,O14.36. Of this amount New
berry has paid s1,967.6O. All cars
that are not registered and those
who have transferred cars are sub
ject to a fine
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

and drew line yard long On the
counter. Pat. not wishing to be
.:aught in his own trap, asked the
price.
'Sizpence,' said the shopman.
All right sorr." said Pat. Roll it
up, III take it'-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17
He Won.

An Irishman passing shop where
a notice was displayed saying that
everything was sold by the yard.
thought he would play joke on the
shopman. SO he entered the shop
and asked for a yard of milk. The
shopman, not in the least taken back,
dipped his fingers in a bowl of milk
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

Mrs. A. J. Bowers will spend Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week with Mrs. John Simpson IN
Prosperity, taking the course of Home
Economics under Miss Wise.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

Union county is the only one in the
State that has already furnished more
than her quota of men to the army.
Good for the Union boys
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

By subscribing for $5,0O0,OOO worth
of the Liberty Bonds Henry Ford
has done his bit toward getting the
boys in the trenches before Christ
mas.-Springfeld Union.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

The Piedmont highway between
Newberry and Columbia certainly
needs the attention of some one. Be-
tween Little Mountain and Spring Hi'l
the road is about as rough as we have
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-17

Newberry will be called on for 214
men for the first draft for the ma
tional army.
NEWBERRY C0LLGEGE REUNION
AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
TIN CANS AND GLASS BOTTLES

circles to be tin and tin plate famine
impending in this country. The tin
can manufacturers say that they are
confronted with a demand for tin cans
40 per cent greater than the probable
supply of tin will satisfy.
Having now come to the question Of
the conservation of tin cans, we may
later come to the matter of the con-
servation of bottles. The maker of the
first glass bottle is not remembered.
though the business of making glass
bottles has come to be one of the great
industries of the world. 1t has been
generally accepted a fact that glass
making and the making of glass bottles
originated in ancient Egypt, although
a what date no one dareS to say. There
are in the principal museums of the
United States very early examples OF
ruins of cities of the ancient world.
1t often happens that after long credit
ing the Egyptians with the creation OF
some particular industry, it is later de-
termined that they learned that art or
craft, from some people older in civil
selves.
The bottles referred to in the Bible
were made of the skins of animals. and
for this purpose the skin of the goat
was most in request The necessity for
transporting liquids, especially water.
and it is believed that the first con-
tanners of liquid for transportation
were made from animal skins. The
skin was removed from the carcass
with care to avoid unnecessary mutila-
ton and all the openings in the skin
for filling and emptying, and this was
tied with a cord. The skin bottle may
be seen today in use among some Of
the people in oriental countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Frenchmap who's always lodging in
and out Of the elevator with odd-look-
ing parcels under his arm"
oh yes" says I. THE one with the
twinkling eyes and the curly iron-gray
hair. who always bows so polite and
shoots that bon-shure stuff at you.
Him.
1t seems the agent had served notice
on 'em that mornip'. They'd been havin'
a grand pow-wow >over it in the lower
vestibu1e when Wee had come along and
got mixed up in the debate. She'd seen
hubbys shoulder while he was tryin'
to explain and maxim all sorts Of
promises. I expect the agent had heard
such tales before. Anyway. he was kind
of rough with 'em-at which Wee had
sailed in and told him just what she
thought.
I'm sure you would have done the
same. Torchy," says she.
81 might" says /. eff he hadn't been
too husky. But what now?"
II told them not to worry Bit" says
Vee land that when you came home
you would tell them what to do. You
will. won't you. Torchy?"
Course. there was only one real sensi-
BILE answer to that. Who was I, to step
in casual and ditch court order? But
say. when the only. girl in the universe
tackles you with the clingin' clinch.
hints that you're big. brainy hero who
can handle any proposition that's bat
ted up to you--well. that's no time to
be sensible.
"T'l do any foolish little thing you
name" says I.
"Goody" says Wee. II just knew you
would. Well go right up and"
Just Sec" says !. Maybe I'd bet
ter have a private talk with this Mr.
Battou first off. Suppose you run up
and jolly the old lady while he comes
down here"
She agrees to that. and three min
utes later I've struck pose which is
sort of cross between that of a justice
of the supreme court and a bush league
umpire, while NJ. Leon Battou is sittin
on the edge of a chair opposite. con-
versin' rapid with both hands and a
pair of eloquent eyebrows.
But consider, monsieur" he's sayin.
only because of owing so little! Can
they not wait until have found some
good customers for my paintings?"
"Oh! Then you're an artist. are you?"
II have the honor" says he. II should
be pleased to have you inspect some of
N.Y.
1T wouldn't help BIT" says l. All
/ know about art is that as a rule 1t
don't pay. Don't you do anything else?'
He lunches his shoulders and spreads
out both hands.
ut is true. what you say of art" he
goes on. And so then I must, l do the
decorating of walls-the wreaths of
roses on the ceiling. That was my pro-
fesson when we lived in Peronne. But
here-there is trouble about the union.
The greasy plumbeg will not work
where I am. it seems. Eth bien. I am
forced out So / return to my land.
scapes. Are there not many rich Amer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
A Transparent Mystery.

66NT'S mystery who started this
war" said government official
YES. It's just about as dark and i'm
penetrable a mystery that of the
purloined pork.
50 1.-TWO colored men bought a piece of
pork in partnership and Wash took
charge of 1t. The next evening he led
Cal aside at the poker club and said:
"'Strange thing done happen to nah
house las night. Hit shorely am
mystery to me-
"'Whah dat Washin'ton?'
"'Dis mawnin', Cal. All goes down TO-
ter git piece o. hog 70 breakfus', an
All puts nah hand in de brine, an dere
hain't no hog dere. All gone So All
turns up de bari. an, Cal, sho's
preachin'. de rats had ct a hole froo de
bottom o de bari an dragged out all
de meat!
"Cal at this news was frozen with
establishment for a moment. then he
said:
"'How come de brine didn' run outen
de ho1eT
why, yo' see. Call said Wash,
scratching his head. .dat's de mys-
terry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
SWITCHING ARTS ON LEON

that. It was for France. SO he went.
not to return. All. yes! At Ypres. after
only three months in the trenches
Then I say to the little mother, Cour-
The art which has been as a pastime
shall be made to yield us bread. You
shall See All. believed-then."
Nothing doing, eh?" gays l.
Battou shakes his head.
WELL" says I. the surest bet Just
frescoin'. I'll see what can be done
along that line"
"Ah. that is noble Of you. young man."
exclaims Battou. 'It Is wonderful to
I will tell the little mother that we are
saved"
with that he shakes me by both
hands, gives me a bear hug. and PUSHES on
Pretty soon Wee comes down with
smiles in her eyes.
II just knew you would find a way.
Torchy." says she. You don't know
how happy you've made them. Now tell
me all about It,"
And say. couldn't convince her I
hadn't done a blamed thing but shoot
a little hot air, not after I'd nearly
gone hoarse explainin'.
"oh. but you WILL" says She You'll
do something
tackles the agent with q proposition that
Battou should work out the back rent,
but he's fish-eyed gink.
Say" he growls out past his cigar. II
we tried to lug along every panhandling
artist that wanted to graft rent on US.
we'd be in fine shape for the end OF the
year. wouldn't we? Forget it."
How about his art stuff?" l asks Wee.
when got back.
'Oh, utterly hopeless" says she. But
one can't tell him SO. He doesn't know
how bad it is. 1 suppose he is all right as
a wall decorator Do you know. Torchy.
two little rooms of theirs are almost
bare, and I'm sure they've been living on
cheese and crackers for days. What do
you think I've done?"
Sept 'em an anonymous ham by parcel
mo" says Wee I'm going to have
them down tonight for the rehearsal din
ner.''
Zine dope"' says I. "And If they sur
vive bein' practfced on
But Wee has skipped of to the kitchen
cite without waitin' to hear the rest.
as this to be reg'lar dress rehearsal?''
I asks. when 1 comes home again.
Should 1 doll up regardless"
, Yes. she says ! must l was Just
strugglin' into my dinner coat. too. when
to tell 'em that six-forty-five was our
reg'lar hour. And say, NJ. Leon was
right there with the boulevard costume
peg-top trousers. fancy vest, fowin' tie.
and a silk tile. AS for Nine. Battou.
, she's all in gray and white.
I'd lowed EN- into the studio. and was
, havin' 'em shed their things, when Wee
bounces in out of the kitchenette and
announces, impetuous:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
Spaims UNREST and the Deep Republican Sentiment

trial as we'll IS commercial city, and
is the center of the textile industry.
Because of Rarcelona's commerce and
industry, Catalonia always has insisted
on having voice in the political pol
icy" OF the country in order to influence
the commercial policy. In the old days
of Spanish rule in Cuba much of the re-
strictive tariff legislation which Spain
imposed on the island was for the bene-
fit of Barcelona Yet when Cuba be-
came Independent and the monopolistic
tariff was swept away, and even when
the United States was given preteren,
tial rates. the Barcelona merchants did
not lose their Cuban trade.
Barcelona still does a large business
with Havana. The Barcelona merchants
and manufacturers showed their Gus
tomary enterprise when the world war
Interrupted much of the European traf-
f1c to South America. Owing to the
lack of coal and the high prices of raw
material. no great expansion Of these
industries was feasible, but they man
aged to absorb some of the trade that
Germany and Belgium lost.
While Industrial and numerical
questions have influenced Catalonia in
its political relation with the govern
ment at Madrid these have not been the
sole influences. There always has been
a very strong sentiment of political in
dependence. Sometimes it has taken
the form of separatist movements and
even of threatened union with the adj
joining region of France. Some of the
anarchist movements which have vexed
the Spanish government also have had
their origin in Barcelona.
Catalonia has contributed her full
quota to the armies of Spain. and the
Catalan soldiers have carried into the
ranks much of their natural independ-
ence of character, although they have
not gone to the point of mutiny. If
there are military reforms urgently
needed it is a safe assumption that the
Galatians in the army will not be afraid
to make known their demands for them.
Catalonia. or Barcelona, has its own
newspaper press, which does not take
it's views from the Madrid newspapers.
Not infrenuently the Barcelona news
papers influence the journals published
at the capital. 1t is more than likely
that some of these have come under the
censorship which Is the sequel to the
suspension of the constitutional guar
antees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

"oh. Torchy. We've made a mess of
everything. That horrtd leg Of lamb
won't do anything but sozzle away In
the pan: the string beans have been
scorched. and-oh. goodness"
She'd caught sight of our guests
Please don't mind" says Wee We're
not very good cooks. Bertha and I. We
we've spoiled everything. I guess"
She's trying to be cheerful over II.
And she sure Is a. picture. standin' there
with a big apron coverin' up most OF
her evenin' dress. and her upper lip a
bit trembly.
Buck up. vee." says l.. Better luck
next time. Chuck the whole shootin
match into the discards. and we'll all
chase around to Rovertis and
Bother Rovertrsw breaks In Wee.
Cant we ever have a decent dinner in
our: own home? Am 1 too stupid for
that? And there's that perfectly gug-
Pardon" says NJ. Battou. steppin'
to the front. but perhaps, II you would
permit. 1 might assist with-with the
lamb"
It's a novel idea, admit No wonder
Wee gasps q little.
why not?" says I. Course It amt
regular. but II Mr.. Battou wants to do
some expert coachin'. l expect you and
Bertha could use it,
Lamb, Is it? Oh, he is wonderful with
lamb"
She hadn't overstated the case. either.
Inside of two minutes he had his coat
OF. bath towel draped over his fancy
vest. and has sent Bertha skirmishin'
down the avenue for garlic. cloves.
parsley, carrots and a few other things
that had been overlooked. 1t seems.
Well. we stands grouped around the
.kitchsnette door for a while. watchin'
him resuscitate that pale-lookin' leg of
lamb. 5ab things into it. pour stuff over
1t. and mesmerize the gas oven into dom
its full duty.
Once he gets started, he amt satisfied
with simply turnin' out the roast. He
takes some string beans and cuts 'em
beets and carrots; he produces a swell
salad out Of nothing at all, and with a
little flour and whipped cream he throws
together some kind Of puffy dessert that
looked like 1t would melt in your mouth
And by seven-thirty we was sittin
down to meal such as you don't meet
up with outside of some of them Fifth
avenue joints where you have to own a
head waiter before they let you in.
Whisper, professor" says I. did you
work spell on 1t. or WHAT"
"Ah-h-h!" says Battou. chucklin' and
rubin his hands together. ut is cooked
and with 1t Is the sauce chateau"
THAT isn't mere cookery" says Wee
that's art"
It was quite CHEEKY evenin'. And
after the Battous had gone. Wee and
asked each other. almost in chorus: ''De
you suppose he'd do it AGAIN."
HE will II I'm any 'persuader," says l.
Wouldn't It be great to spring some
thing like that on Mr.. Robert?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

IN HE tin can has become an object Of
importance. 1t came to fill many
functions in the life of the people
of the world, and yet its Importance
was not realized. People used so many
that they came to accept them as a
matter of course. Very few persons
ever inquired how they came into
being or where they came from. No one
ever seemed to- consider that there
might be a shortage in tin cans. Yet.
such a thing has come, or at least 1t is
imminent.
The government of the United States.
through its Department of Commerce.
has suggested that in packing tobacco,
coffee, tea, baking powder, soap pow
der, white lead, powdered paints,
strip, cocoa, cheese, lard. butter.s pea
nut butter and a hundred other things
substitutes for tin should be freely
used in view of the present emergency.
1t has been the custom of manufacture
ers to put up great variety of articles
for human use in tin cans or tin Con
tainers." Drugs. tobacco, tooth powder,
candy, fish, fruits. vegetables and
long list of other things have been
sold in cans. 1t has been said that
Americans live out of the tin can and
that a can opener has become as much
household utensil as hairpin or
button hook.
There is a shortage in the tin and tin
plate. The worlds supply of tin comes
chiefly from the Straits Settlements and
Bolivia. These are far apart, but they
produce the supply of tin on which the
world has come to depend. European
firms have for many years handled the
ma jor part of the output of the tin
mines Of the countries named, and have
sold the refined produce to the tin
plate manufacturers, of the United
States as well as those of Europe.
the fact that not long
ago one of the greatest tin smelling
plants In the world was erected in New
Jersey and great quantities of Boliv-
ian tin ore were brought direct to the
United States, there Is said in official
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

2. she'd have had her passports handed
her about the second mornin: but. as
she was the last of a punk half dozen.
we tried not to mind her musical in
terludes. So at the end of three weeks
her friendly relations with us were still
unbroken, though most Of the dishes
were otherwise.
So YOU might have thought we'd been
glad, when $50 pm. came, to put on our
things and join about million or so
other New Workers In f1ndin' n dinner
Joint where the cooks and walters made
no claim to havin' an amateur standin'.
But, believe me, while my domestic in
stincts may be sproutin' late, they're
comm strong I'm beginnin' to yearn
for nourishment that l don't have to
learn the French for or pick off'n
menu. I'd like to eat without bein' sur
rounded by three-chinned female parties
with high blood pressure, or bein' stared
at by pop-eyed old sports who're givin'
some kittenish cloak model bright
same way.
Besides" says she, 81 wish we could
entertain some Of our friends"
Just what I was. wishin.." says I.
Say. couldn't We find few simple
things in the cook hook that Bertha
couldn't queer?"
such as canned baked beans and cell
ery?" asks Wee. chucklin'. And yet. if
l stood by and read the directions. to her
who knows
Lets try her on the Piddies," sug-
gests.
Well. we did. And If the potatoes had
been cooked little more and the roast
little less. it wouldn't have been so
bad The olives was all right, even If
Bertha did forget to serve 'em until she
brought in the ice cream. But then. the
Piddies are used to little slips like that.
havin lived so long out in Jersey.
"You see" explains Wee to me after
ward Bertha was a bit flurried over her
first dinner party. She isn't much used
to a gas oven. either. Don't you think
we might try another"
Sure" says I. What are friends for.
anyway? How about askin Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ellins?"
''Oh, dear" signs Wee. lookfn' scared
Then she is struck with a bright idea.
I'll tell you: we will rehearse the next
one the night before
Alta girl" says l. Swell thought"
1t was while she and Bertha was
strugg1in' over the cook book. and get
tin advice from various sources. from
housekeepin' magazines to the janitor's
wife. that this Leon Battou party shows
up with his sob hist'ry.
"Oh. Torchy" Wee halls me with as
I come home from the Office here the
other evenin'. What becomes of peo-
they're put out on the street with their
things. you know"
Why" says I, they generally stay
out until they can find a place where
they can pove in. Has anybody been
threatenin" to chuck us out for not
Silly" says she. Its the Battous"
Don't know EN-" says I.
But surely" goes on Wee, you've
seen him. He's that funny little old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
By
SeUeU Ford

And while I'm Shawn next mornin'
connect with the big idea. Do you ever
get 'em that way? 1t cost me a nick
under the ear. hut didn't care While
the scheme for Wee.
But. Torchy." says she. do you think
he would-really?"
Before l can answer there's ring at
the door. and here is NJ Leon Battou.
The agent once more, says he, pro- .
ducin' a paper I'm three days. 1t says. :
But you have found me the wa1lpaint-%
ing, yes?"
Professor" says I. II hate to say Il.
but there's nothin' doing in the free ,
hand fresco line-absolutely."
He slumps into a chair. and that pitts I.
full. hunted look settles in his eyes.
"Then-then we must CO." says he.
Listen. professor. says !, pattin' him
soothin on the shoulder. why not can
this art stun. that nobody wants. and
switch to somethin' you're a wizard .
att"
"You-you mean" says he. that
Rattou-in a big noisy hotel kitchens
Oh. but could not. No. could not"
Professor" says I, the only person
In this town that know Of who's nutty
enough to want to hire a wall decorator
regular is me-
Your gasps Battou. starin' around
at our twelve-by-eighteen Twin room.
What would you take II on for a. .
steady tob?"
"Oh. anything that would provide for
u.s." says he. eager. But how
That's just the point" says I. When
you wasn't paintin could you cook .
little on the side? Officially you'd be .
decorator. but between times Eh?"
He's keen one, Mr.. Battou.
For so charming young people," says
he, bowin' low, lit would be great
pleasure. And the little mother-ah.
you should see what a manager she is.
She can make a franc go farther. Could
she assist also?'
Gould shew exclaims Wee. III she
only would"
Well. say. inside of half an hour we'd
fixed up the whole deal, I'd armed Bat
tou with a check to shove under the
nose of that agent, and Wee had given
Bertha her permanent release. And be-
lieve me. compared to what was put
before Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellins that
evenin', the dress rehearsal dinner
looked like Monday night at an ac-
tors boardin' house.
II say" whispers Mr.. Robert, your
cook must r." 4 real artist"
That's how he's carried on the family
pay roll" sa. l.
"Of course says Wee afterward,
while we can afford it. suppose. It
does seem scandalously extravagant for
us to have cooking like that every
day."
Rather than have you worried with
I'D subsidize the whole of Peronne to
come over. And just think of all I'll
save by not havin to buy my hat back
from the courtroom boys every night"
Copyright. 1917. by sewen Ford.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

sion was the Franklin MacVeagh
house. or, as it is now known. the
Breckenridge Long house. Situated on
18th street, on a block sparsely built,
it stands alone, feature. Of the
section.
Built about six or seven years ago.
1t was presented to Mr.. MacVeagh as
birthday present by Mrs. MacVeagh.
1t descended to Eames MacVeagh upon
their death, and was sold by him to
Mr.. Long. Its beauty is not especially
impressive on the exterior. 1t depends
on it's interior for distinction. Before
it was thrown open for the use of the
mission a Waterman from the govern
description, which suggests the luxury
of it's interior. Is perhaps more sug-
gestive than a detailed account of its
furnishings. He said: Mercy, Inever
thought I'd get out of that house alive!
My feet sunk SO deep into the carpets!
And that bathroom-all green onyx.
you know, with bathtub too fine to