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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Carrier Pigeons in. Warfare.

The use OF carrier pigeons is very
ancient in the Orient and was brought
to- the attention Of Europe at the time
Of. the First crusade, when the Sara
Gems were found to have the birds in
regular use for the conveyance Of in
formation The Christian commanders
employed falcons to chase and inter-
cept this pigeon post on several oeca-
si0nS, and on others caught the tired
birds substituted misleading messages
for those they We're carrying, and sent
them ON to deceive the enemy. The
Mehan,medan sovereign Nureddin used
carrier pigeons for welding together
the scattered parts Of his empire. AL
though tie use continued, it was not
until the Franeo-Prussian war Of 1870
that pigeons were again >of conspicu-
Gus public service. During the siege
Of Paris constant communication was
maintained between the besieged city
and the outside world by means Of
the carrier birds. Subsequently the
German, French and other European
governments established regular pigeon
corps and thousands of birds were
trained and kept for use as meSsen-
gers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
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ZEAL Gus OPPONENT OF DYES
Objection Made by English Quaker
Was That They Led to Con-
ceairnent OF Dirt.

John " Weolman,. the Quaker, refused
( to wear any clothing that had been
dyed. He carried his scluples SO far
that he wore a hat that was of the
natural color OF the fur, thereby pre-
senting, as one Of his. biographers re-
marks. Hie aspect of a sort Of Robin
son Crusee. One Of John Woolman's s
objections to dyes was that they con-
eealett dirt. Travelling often in wet
weather through narrow streets, he
VAS frequently distressed by various
impurities--especially when his jour-
Eeys took finn to places where cloth
had been dyed, so that at sundry
times he had to walk over ground
where nsuciI Of their dyestEtTs has
(ssainetlf away" This produced in his
mind great longing that people
might come into cfeanness OF spirit,
cleanncss Of person and cleanness
about their houses and garments" As
further reason against; dyes he ar
gued that the spirit that would hide
t.irt leads to;the concealment Of any
thing. that may be materially or NOR
ally disagreeabie, and is therefore
contrary to sincerity F.e contended
that if the money spent onsdyeing were
devoted to the promotion Of cleanliness
much good in every way would result.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Credit Belongs to Franklin.

Everybody knows that the versatile
Franklin was the originator Of many
things. But few realize that he was
the first American cartoonist. "Join
or Die" the familiar sketch of the
chopped-up serpent, with each piece
representing one of the Colonies. was
entirely the work Of Franklin. Even
the cutting Of the type-metal was
done by his own hands. This first
newspaper cartoon appeared in the
Pennsylvania Gazette, May Q, 1854,
and was device for urging united
action upon the Colonies at the time
Of the French and Indian wars. 1t
may be noted also that he engraved a
map Of the Siege of Louisburg end
published it in the Gazette. This is
said to have been the earliest attempt
at illustrating news.-Asa Don Dickin-
son in New York Times.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Million Packets OF
Flower Seeds Free

We believe in flowers around the
homes OF the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have filled more than a million
packets Of seeds, Of beautiful yet
easily grown flowers to be given to
our customers this spring for the
beautifying of their homes.
Wouldn't you like to have five
packets Of beautiful flowers free?
YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings
1921 catalog is 116-page handsomely
illustrated seed book with twenty
beautiful pages showing the finest va
rieties in their true natural colors.
1t is full of helpful garden, flower and
farm information that is needed in
every home, and, too, the catalog tells
you how to get these flower seeds abb
solutely free.
Write for our 1921 catalog now. It
is the finest, most valuable and beau
tiful seed book ever published, and
you will be mighty glad you've got it.
There is no obligation to buy any.
thing. Just ask for the catalog.
H. G. HASTINGS CO., sEEDsMEN,
ATLANTA, GA.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
HAVE BEER ALWAYS ON "TAP"
Beverage Free to All Members OF AZ
rican Tribe, but Little Drunk.
enness is Reported.

Among the NIadi or Moru tribes OF
the White Nile in Africa, there eX-
lists form Of municipal brewery that
would make a great hit among the
thirsty in America. A special house
is set aside for it, and all the women
of the tribe spend part of their time
in making beer from millet seed.
White men who have tasted it de-
clare it 10 be first-rate drink Of
fine flavor and heady results. The
beer is kept in enormous jars, and
to each jar is attached number Of
gourd dippers. The beer is free to
anyone or everyone, the enly re-
striction being that it he drunk in
the brewery and not with meals. In
spite of this freedom the tribe men,
bers seldom get drunk.
TO make sure their women Will stay
on as brew-naSters and not 60 running
off with other men from nearby tribes,
the girls are taken when ten or twelve
years old and laid on the ground while
sharp stone is used to pry and knock
out the four upper and lower incisors.
The resulting effect is anything but
beautiful-as the intention was. The
clothing Of the women consists Of g
string worn around the waist, and
changed only when it gets so dirty
that it cannot be seen against the
dark skin.-Detroit News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
DOCTOR SERVED COSTLY DISH
Unexpected Guests Caused Sacrifice OF
Blooded Pigeons to Set Forth
Required Meal.

The favorite avOcation Of widely
Known surgeon is his model farm near
Chicago. 1t pays no profit except great
pleasure. He is hospitable, always ask
ing friends to dinner. One Sunday
about noon II unexpected guests ar
rived. His wife was aghast. My
goodness" she said, 1--WE haven't a
thing to give then.'
ooh, anything will do;," said the doc
tor.
So the lady of the hodse consulted
the cook
what about that crate of pigeons
out in the barn?" asked the cook.
"How many are there? asked the
lady.
about eighteen" was the answer.
''Well, wiring. their necks and fix
them up"
Dinner was served and the large
platter of squads was brought to the
table.
'What's that?" exclaimed the doc
tor.
"Now, Fred, Just go ahead and
serve" said his wife.
'But what are these?" he expostu-
lated.
"Just some pigeons we found in the
barn." she answered.
Great Scott" he exclaimed, "those
pigeons cost S25 apiece Journal OF
the American Medical Association.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Wood That Does Not Rot.

The wood OF tie mangrove tree,
which is found in French Guiana, is
considered by the French as a wood
that will not rot. All exposure and
efforts to break down its fiber in four
years experiments by the French rail
way service have been useless.
The grain Of the wood n so close
rs practically to exclude all moisture.
Its density is placed at 10, as against
20 for fir and 20 for oak. In addition
to this closencsS Of fiber the man
grove has large amount of tanning
in it's composition. This protects it
from insec;s and such b!igh's as mold
and damp. While not as brittle as
oak, it has twice the resistance te
flexion and has about the same po-
tency against crushing and twisting.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
LYDfANS HAD FIRST COINAGE
Treasure Deposited in the Temples
Wes Impressed With Badge or
Symbol of Divinity.

So far as IS known, the Lydlans,
says Herodo:uS, first introduced s"ld
and silver coin. The Invention was
not far to seek. Treasure came to be
deposited for safety in the temples,
where it was conSecrated to the care
of the divinity by being impressed with
a badge or symbol. The sacred sym
Dol being accepted as guarantee OF
value, the pieces of metal so imrnassed
found easy circulation. The earliest
Lydian coins extant. deriving, probably
from the reign Of Gyges (about 100 3.
c.. are bean-Shaped lunliS Of native
Lyt;an gold, blenched with silver.
Each coin bears on its diverse the
figure of a lion and on its reverse the
imnrcss of the nail-head serving to
keep the metal in place, While being
struck. From Lydia the ore-sided coin
spread throughout the coasts and is
lands Of the Aegean sea, each city is
suing coins bearing the symbol of its
divinity. In Greece the earliest coins
of silver, with the figure Of the tor
toise on the cbverse, are said to have
been struck by Pheid0n Of Argos. 10
Solon, about 800 B. c., is ascribed the
introduction into Athens Of the tetra-
drachm, on its diverse the head OF
Athene. on its reverse an owl. Sparta
enjoyed all to itself the luxury OF
purely iron coinage. The Greek coins
from $50 to 500 r. c. marked a great
advancement in the way of art, and
Anthenian money was the chief medl-
um Of exchange during this period
Other nations later adopted their own
coinage, which has continued to i'm
prove with the advance of civilization.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Finer Points Of Everyone.

The Ar=entines have carried the use
Of finger prints further than perhaps
any other nation. writes Harry A.
Franck in the Century Magazine. Even
school cll1dren taking formal exami-
nations must decorate their papers
with thumb print as u protection
against forgery. Both photograph and
"eedula" are produced by we'll:
trained public staff in well-arranged
public cr;ces, in which the prints Of all
ten fingers Of the applicant are fled
away under the number inscribed on
his 'librcto" identification papers
every citizen OF Bucnos Aires has a
booklet of identi6cation), and where
courteous attendants bring him into
contact with the lavatcry facilities
which he requires before again dis.
playing his hands to a pulctritudinous
public.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
The Human Species.

The human species. according to the
best theory I can form Of it, is COM
posed of two distinct races, the men
who borrow and the men who lend.
To these original diversities may he
reduced all those impertinent classifi-
cations of Gothic and Celtic tribes
white men, black men, red men. All
the dwellers upon the earth. Par
thians, Medes and Elan.ites, flock hith-
er and do fall in naturally with one
or the other distinction. The Infinite
superiority Of the former, which ]
choose TO designate as the great race,
is discernible in figure, port ard a
certain instructive sovereignty. The
latter are born degraded. He shall
serve his brethren. There is some
thing in the air Of one Of this cast,
lean and suspicious; contrasting with
the open. generous manners Of the
other.-Charles Lamb.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
EASY TO BANIsH THE "BLUEs''
Undue Dependency Can Be Cured BY
Attention to Diet and cuttiVa-
tion of Optimism.

: A fit of the 'blues" is rs much an
ntoNication as drunken spree. and
a bad attack may disqualify person
for wise and efficient action as thor
Oughly as alcoholic intoSication.
A person subject to the ''blues'
should in his most lucid and optimistic
moments, resolve to make no impor-
tant deciSion, and to set a special
guard over his conduct, while under
the influence of the food of poisons
to which the condition is due.
The real crre for the ''blues" lies
in prevention by removing causes.
Tie foul breath and coated tongue
noted in these cases are abundant evil
dence of the poisonous origin of the
"blues." The adoption of a poison
free diet is almost invariably fol-
lowed quickly by change in the men
tai state.
It is important. then. that we cult
vate optimism and forcing the mind
into optimistic: channels Of thought.
This can best be accomplished by
reading optimistic authors and talking
with optimistic people. An excellent
plan is to set oneself the task Of cur
ing some other neuraSthenic suffering
from his pessimism, by deluging him
with optimistic ideas and expressions.
Adopt diet that will introduce poi
son-free foods into the dietary and as
sist the elimination organs in carry
ing out as rapidly as possible the poi
sons that may be formed in the nat
ural body functions. These things are
not miraculous, but can be adopted
inte ones daily life with the utmost
ease.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Weight of Air.

Until very recently nobody knew
how much air weighed.
We cannot see the air, and. except
when the wind blows, we do not feel
it. Hence it seems to us to have al
most no substance.
Yet it is a rather substantial tiuic.
When it moves at q rate Of one hun
dred miles an hour it uprOcts great
forest trees and throws the waters
of me ocean into turmoil. If our
bodies We're empty OF air the pressure
of the atmosphere surrounding us
would crush US to an immediate pulp.
Il room len feet long, ten feet wide
and ten feet high contains Is pounds
vi air. as
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
We are on the
Main Street
King , S kasll ; !; Harry
Grocery
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
JACK LONDON STORY
AS SCREEN THRILLER

Burning Daylight" Jack Lcndon's
Inovel, has been turned into a motion
picture and will be produced at the
opera house Tuesday.
Burning Daylight is The name by
which Elan Harnish is known in the
Yokon, where, as prospector, he dis
covers a gold field that makes him a
millionaire.
The early scenes Of the gold SIAM
rede in the little Arctic village, with
the desperate crowds Of adventurers
making their headquarters in the Tiv-
oil dancing hall-the center Of lr!n1-
tive passions controlled only by the
self-made laws of men who are strong
and the later sceres of the Stock
Exchange stampede in the heart Of
New York's financial district-the
center Of the civilized fight for power
that goes on as desperately within
the bounds of written laW--these
form a background for screen dra-
ma that ought to be extremely effect
i've.
Burning Daylight" will be played
by an all-star cast that includes Nit
chell Lewis, Helen Ferguson, Louis
Morrison, William Y. Mong, Edward
Jobson, Gertrude Astor, Alfred Allen,
Arthur Edwin Carew, Newton Hall,
Robert Bilder and Aaron Edwards.
The picture was produced by c. E..
Shurtleff, Inc, and is distributed by
Metro. The screen version was made
by A. S. LeVino.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Ben Franklin Took Poker Into Paris.

IN GarlS poker WIS HFSl lifliouuCSo
by Benjamin Franklin, first United
States ambassador, who taught mem
bers of the court that poker had dom-
inoes beat mile. To this day group
of wlite-haired Frenchmen, descend
ants Of the club Franklin founded,
meet every night at six o'clock on the
first floor of the Tavern Royale and
play poker, with many CALCULATIONS
and the most absorbed seriousness I'M
til it is time for dinner. They num-
Der among them two lniliionaires, the
head of a famous dressmakins firm,
senator and famous Socialist author.
and they play with sous as chips and
a limit OF 80 centimcs-about Z cents
at present rate of exchanH-sn the
game.
One of FrankIin's pecuiarities was
a contention that a flush beat full
house, and even now the majority OF
Frenchlnen play that way.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
sOME OLD LONDON THEaTERS
District of S.,oreditch Had the First
Building Erected for Purely
Dramatic Purposes.

There was time. shortly after the
first tkeater was opened in London,
when the opposition to the new form
Of entertainment was so great that
an ordinance was passed by parlia-
ment for the compulsory closing of
these palaces of amusement" and
making it a crime to be present as a
spectator at play.
This was In 1642, when only two
theaters existed in London. The first
building specially erected for dramat-
ie purposes was built by an actor.
James Burbage, at Shoreditch, in 1916,
and called the Theater. a year or so
later a second theatcr known as the
Curten was opened, also at Shore
ditch, and these two playhouses ca
tered to London audiences until the
suppression of the theaters.
When plays were once more per
mit:ed several new theaters opened,
including the Globe, at Southwark,
which was built by James Burbage,
the Rose and the BlacllfYiars and
Whitefriars theaters.
Probably the most luxurious of these
early theaterS was the Fortune, built
by Edward Alleyn, an actor, in 1889,
and so christened because it cost its
owner the then fabulous sum, includ'
ing the ground it stood on, Of 1920.
The only illumination during the per-
formance was that afforded by candle
light, gas being unknown until 1917,
when the first performance BY gas
light was given at Drury Lane.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
No Exchange.

"Theres one thing about selling
postage stamps said the tired
druggist.
What is it," asked the customer.
There's no profit in the deal, OF
course, but it's one thing / sell that
NV customers don't bring back and
want to exchange for something else" J"
Detroit Free Press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Thursday ('Thor's Day..

People born On Thursday will live
to a good old age, and obtain great
wealth. They viii be successful in
marriage and business, though some
what liable to accidents. Honesty,
discretion. and piety Will be theirs,
and they will stand high in church
and state. They may marry twice
and there Is little doubt they will have
man~ children. Their health will be
good throughout their life and they
may live 10 be over eighty.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
Embarrassment.

"Of course" remarked Senator So"-
shum, II was proud to have vote so
overwhelmingly in my favor. And yet
it has it's disadvantages"
iii what way?"
II am compelled to feel sense o'
ohlieation toward everybody WHO
votes for ne; and landslide makes
the number so great that I can scarce
IL keep up with the responsibilities.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

I will make final settlement OF
the estate of Andrew Z. Nichols in
the Probate Court for Newberry
County, S. c., on Saturday, the 26th
day of February, 1921, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon and will Immediately
thereafter ask for my discharge as
Guardian of said estate.
C. S. Nichols,
Guardian.
January IS, 1921.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
FIELDER WANTS CUDu|PP
MADE VICE CHANCELLOR

TRENTON, July 20.-Vice Chan
cellor James f. Fielder of Jersey
City, who is also a former governor,
called on Governor Edwards yester-
day afternoon with a request that
the governor use his good Offices
with Chancellor Edwin Robert Wal
ker for the appointment of William
c. Cudlipp of Jersey City as vice
chancellor. Two additional vice
characteristics were created by the
legislature. The salary is $4,000
and the term years.
Mr.. Cudlipp is a well known
lawyer of Jersey City and is a for
mer chairman of the Hudson County
Democratic Committee. He was ad-
mitted to the bar as an attorney in
1884 and as a counselor-at-law in
1888.
Chancellor Walker conferred with
Governor Edwards yesterday, pre-
sumably about the vice chancellor
appointments. Following this con-
ference Vice Chancellor Fielder saw
the governor. 1t is believed here
that Cudlipp is territorially disquali-
fed, because Hudson county already
has two vice chancellors, Fielder and
John Griffin.
1t is understood that one of the
new vice chancellors will be a south
Jersey Republican, in order to keep
the court balanced politically. al
though no names have been mem
toned here for this appointment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
DISTRICT COURT

Emilia Sebeska was awarded a
judgment of six cents in his case
in tort brought against Michael
Rusawa in the district court before
Judge Woodbridge yesterday morn
ing. Sebeska was represented in the
action by S. f. Kasczmank.
The action Of Arthur Weiss against
Morris Selbst, on contract, resulted
in a verdict of 500 for Weiss, rep
resented in the case by Leo Loewen-
kopf.
In the case of c. NJ. Peterson &
Co. VS.. Katrina Hansen, on contract.
judgment for $2O0..50 was rendered
in favor of the plaintiff, who was
represented in the case by Charles
X. Seaman.
Judgment for $45.16 in favor of
the plaintiff was made in the case
of the Perth Amboy Flour & Grain
Co. against John Botyan. The action
was on contract and the PLAINTIFF
attorney was M. l.. Goldberger.
The Jefferson Motors, Inc, OBJ
tanned a judgment of $152.64 in its
action on contract brought against
Arthur Reichman. j. M. Klein was
the attorney for the plaintiff.
The case of Nathan Goldberger
against Louis Cohen resulted in a
verdict of $92.82 in favor of the
plaintiff.
A Judgment of $48.65 was made
in favor of Simon Schoenbrun in the
action brought by him on contract
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
BOY IS DROWNED AT
WOODLAND BEACH

IBy Evening News Staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, July 20-Carl
Ranstell, eleven years old, of 263
Eckford street, Brooklyn, while in
bathing at Woodland Beach yester-
day afternoon with several compan-
ions. was drowned. They went in
the water about 1 o'clock. They
noticed the Ranstell boy had dis
appeared. but thought nothing of it.
A. man swimming further out came
in and wSs walking in shallow wa
ter when his feet struck the miss
ing boys body. The man carried
the body to shore and Staten Island
hospital was notified. DIR. Moore
came with a pulmotor. He worked
over the boy for some time with
out avail. The physician was MAX
ing ready to return to the hospital
when a man swimming off shore
threw UP his hands and called for
help. Two men brought the man
to the beach, where the pulmotor
vas put in use. The man giving
his name as John Cooper, forty
five years old, Of rs Gold street.
Yonkers. was revived. The boys
body was removed to McGinley's
morgue by order of Medical Ex-
aminer MOrd,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
MEDICINE BEER
BILL ATTACKED
Edge Says He Cannot Sup
port Measure as Prohibi-
ton Laws Are Too Drastic
BY GEORGE H. MANNING
washington Correspondent of Perth
Amboy EVENING NEWS)

WASHINGTON, July 2O:-He
could not support the bill now be-
fore congress to make prohibition
enforcement more rigid by prohibit
ing physicians from prescribing beer
for medicinal purposes when the
prohibition law as it now stands is
impossible of enforcement, Senator
Walter E. Edge of New Jersey de-
.clared in the senate today during
debate on the beer bill.
The purposes of prohibition would
have been better served, he asserted,
Lad the enforcement laws been less
rigid at first so as to bring about ma
tional temperance by gradual means.
Law is Being violated
IT cannot bring my mind to a
position of supporting a bill the pur-
pose of which is frankly and freely
admitted to make the present regu-
latory law more drastic" asserted
Senator Edge, when l am sure all
of us, If we are honest with our-
selves, must admit the present law
is universally violated.
Therefore it seems to me most
inconsistent on the part of those
who originally brought about ma
tional prohibition to attempt to
frame a law more drastic, when it
must be universally admitted that
the present law is being continually
violated and seems, under present
conditions. to be impossible of en-
forcement. What we need is more
enforcement and not additional re-
strictions.
The present situation reminds
me of n in a southern state some
years ago. after the prohibition law
had been ratified by the legislature.
| met a prominent citizen and asked
him what was the result of state
wide prohibition. With a smile he
replied:
"'Oh, I think 1t is working very
we'll. Everybody seems to be salts
ned. The prohibition advocates
have the law; everybody seems to
have everything he wants to drink,
and nobody pays any license to the
government.
For us in one breath to legalize
the use of liquor for medicine and
in the next to write a prescription
by saying that the physician shall
not prescribe more than a pint in
ten days is absolutely ridiculous
and indefensible."