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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
Death of Howell Mccormack.

Friends of Howell Mccormack,
who resided few miles from here,
will regret to hear of his death which
occurred Thursday at his home, the
funeral and interment taking place
at Georges Creek church and oury-
ing ground last Friday. He was
about y years old, and was con-
sistent member of Georges Creek
Baptist church, in the Govan section,
having just bought place and NOV
ed near here very recently. He had
been in poor health for a long time,
but his family and friends kept hop
ing for change for the better. Be-
sides his wife, he is survived by a
large family of deserving sons and
daughters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
A DEADLY FISH.
The Nohn of Coral Island Awaits Its
Prey on the Beach.

l Joined a friendly native for stroll
on Kangura island Gin the Paumo-
tus),; writes Frederick O'Brien in
Asia. Walking along the beach. |
narrowly escaped a more serious acci-
dent than the disaster of the reef,
(the shipwreck of small boat, for
only the warning of my companion,
stayed me from treading upon a noAn,
the fish that the French call 10 mort
THE DEATH
1t lay on the coral strand, where
the tide Tapped it, looking the twin
of battered, mossy rock, so decep-
tive that one needed the sight of the
aborigine to recognize it. If 1 had put
a foot on it, before could have NOV
ed it, the nohn would have raised the
bony spines of it's dorsal flesh, stimuli
taneously injecting into it virulent
poison.
The nohn's mouth is very large and
a brilliant lemon color inside, so that
if it parts it's lips it betrays itself, but
it keeps it's mouth shut except when
it swallows the prey for which it lies
in wait.
"If you can spit on the nohn before
he sticks his taetae into you, it will
not poison you," sagely said my say
ior, as he stabbed the wretch with his
knife, and I was reminded of Pliny,
who says:
"All men carry about them that
which is poison to serpents; for if it
be true that is reported, they will no
better abide the touching with mans
spittle than scalding water to light
within their chawes or mouth, espe-
cially, if it comes from man that is
fasting, it is present death"
Pliny in his day may have known
of quick witted people, who, when as
sailed by a snake, had presence of
mind to expectorate in it's chawes, but
the most salivary man could hardly
avail himself of this prophylactic
against the nohn, unless he recogniz-
ed the fish before treading upon him.
And treading on the nohn is no light
matter. If the venom is not speedily
idrawn out or netralized, THE feet of
the victim turn black and. coma en-
sues.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
d. A. r. Meeting.

The Joseph Roger chapter, D. A.
r.. met in Williston Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. H. J. Harvey being the
charming hostess on this OCCASION
and Mrs. w. G.. Smith being in charge
of the meeting. This was very i'm
portant meeting, being the second
lesson in Roberts parliamentary
rules, consisting of debate, stating
and putting questions, and what mo-
tions to use to accomplish certain
objects. After the business session,
delightful refreshments were served,
good music and other amusements
were rendered, making the soclal
hour unusually pleasant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
THE UNCHAPERONED GIRL.
Is in Danger, Especially in Automo'
bile at Night.

Mrs. w. N. Hutt, editor of the wo-
mans department of the Progressive
Farmer, writes as follows:
eyes, we do," said boys voice.
:I can see the lights of A-B-. I'm
tired of riding so let's walk a few
minutes"
The lonely midnight ride should
be considered a risky adventure and
parents should so recognize it. There
was a sensational case recently, called
the HOLMAN case. For months vi
cious minded young man of good fam
lily schemed and plotted, as the trial
showed, against a young lady con-
corning whom there was never word
of reproach. Being brought up in a
home of rugged honesty where dis
trust and suspicion were unknown,
there was never a thought on her part
that harm could come to her at the
hands of her escort, yet so dastardly
was he that the jury hesitated wheth-
er to give him death Of the limit OF
the sentence in the penEtentiary.
The fault was not in the girls going
to the party but in being unaccom-
panied by an elderly person late at
night ON lonely road.
The automobile has a thousand ad-
vantage but there are possible dis
advantages. Nothing in all the in
struments of world progress is so fine
that it cannot be used for baser pur-
poses. 1t is for us to utilize it for
good and use the common horse sense
with which we were born to protect
our young people from the evils of 1t.
The value of the old-fashioned
chaperone is illustrated by the fol-
lowing recent incidents: There was
a dance at a small summer resort.
Sweet young girls and boys came
from all the neighboring towns,
There was a long intermission about
the middle of the evening. l OBJ
served that where mothers, fathers,
and other older people were part of a
group of young people they spent the
time on the great veranda or walk
ing on lighted paths. Young people
! alone without exception, as Tar as
I observed, sat in the dark in their
! cars parked in the deep grove.
The second incident was where
/ three or four carloads Of people were
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
Pneumatic Tire Substitute.

A new tubeless cushion tire is
claimed ito yield an average mileage
of $4,000 to 10000 without trouble,
care or repairs. 1t has tread and out
er walls of very tough and durable
rubber, and the interior consists of
highly resilient red rubber reinforced
by layers of fabric, a small central
cavity giving greatly increased resili-
ence. The finished tire has the ap-
pearance of an ordinary pneumatic
tire with which it is interchangeable
On the same rim.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.

Mrs. J. B. Black, Jr, is visiting
relatives in Charleston this week.
L. H. Grandy, formerly con-
tractor in this city, spent few days
in town this week.
Rev. S. o. Cantey returned to
the city Saturday after a visit to his
parents at Sumerton.
Mrs. D. C. Murph, of Orange
burg, spent a few days in the city
last week with relatives.
Miss Warn, of Augusta, returned
home Sunday night after visit TO
Miss Nell Beard in the city.
Miss Willie Stokes, of Charles
ton, spent a few days in the city last
week with Mrs. J. c. Moye.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Denbow, of
Columbia, spent few days in the
city last week with relatives.
Raymond Matheny, of Columbia,
spent a few days in Bamberg this
week with his mother, Mrs. D. R.
Matheny.
Miss Eleanor Pate returned to
Winthrop college Monday after
spending few days at her home near
Bamberg.
H. B. Weaver, of Blackville, dis
trict manager Of the Southern Bell
and Telegraph company, was in the
city Friday.
President J. G. Guilds, of Co.
lumbia college, accompanied by Mrs.
Guilds and Mildred, spent the past
weekend in the city with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C.. Folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. McMichael,
Mrs. L. J. Izlar, J. I. McMichael and
Clare Bishop nsotored to Bam-
berg Sunday afternoon and visited
relatives es.-Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
An Elusive Mountain Top.

The height of Mount Everest, the
worlds loftiest peak, has seemed. on
recent triangulations. of the Indian
survey, to vary more than 800 feet
between sunrise and sunset. This has
been a result of changing snow line
and atmospheric refraction. The
mountains height is usually given as
20,002 feet, but is found to be prooa-
bly, at least 29,140.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
JAMES HENRY RICE GIVES FACTS
Tells What Horn or "Hoop" Snake
Really Is.

Well, here are the facts about the
@horn" snake, or *9hoop' snake:
1. It's name is the red-bellied
snake (Farancia abacura), not the
rainbow snake (Abastor erythrogram-
mus, to which it is related. =
Q. Specimens grow six feet or
longer. The head is fiat and not dis
tinct from the neck; the eyes about
the size of a pin point. Its tongue
can not be used as other snakes use
theirs; it is aborted. They rarely
bite, and the bite is not poisonous.
The tail is sarmed with a minute
spine, sharp as a needle and some
times a wound is inflicted with it,
when the snake is threshing about.
There is no poison in this spine and
no danger from it, except from blood
poisoning, which may result from any
wound.
3. The snake is subterraneous in
habit, rarely seen for that reason and
hence the inventions.
The notion that it takes its tail in
it's mouth and rolls along Like hoop
is a gratutious invention of Ignorant
white people and negroes
4. The allegation of trees being
killed by the penetration of the
sshorn'' hardly merits serious consld-
Grafton. The poison of diamond
backed rattlesnaks would not effect a
tree. This is a lie that does not de-
serve Immortality; for it lacks the
"a hours start.
5. The red-bellied snake is we'll
known to scientists. Ditmars gets
plenty of them. There is nothing new
about it, not even the stories told.
have received a food of inquiries.
One came today from Ohio, containing
a clipping from The State, and asking
my opinion as to the horn snake.
Animals of all sorts are scarce in
the mountains, and the mountalneer
sets out osupply the deficiency. He
invented the ''catamounlt, which IS
an animal of indescribable feroclty,
combining the terrors of all the wild
beasts known in the world, with a
few special ones of it's own.
In Logans time the 'fhorn" snake
had not retreated into the mountains;
but it is far within them now. Spec!-
mems are seen by farmers living at a
distance from the centers, or by OLD
persons Gin their YOUTH when, as
there were no revenue officers, the
reason for such invention is not clear
What is known is given above;
what may be invented and palmed OH
on the susceptible no man knows.
James Henry Rice, Jr.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20

ing wing that is the victim of the
hawk. Young people want not less
pleasure but more; but they want
that type of it which results in in
telligent and uplifting eXhileration,
not that from which they find them
selves precipitated into painful or
humilating miXups.
To protect their young is a duty.
and no father can still his conscience
by passing the responsibility to the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
Death of Mrs. Belle HI. Diamond.


Mrs. Belle Halford Diamond died
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Halford Sunday morning,
at 7 o'clock, after long and pain
full illness, having had two very Sc
rious surgical operations recently
and having just returned from hos
pital last Wednesday. The funeral
and interment took place at the Long
Branch Baptist church, of which she
was a faithful member, Monday morn
ing at II o'clock, Rev. D. w. Heckle
officiating. Besides her husband and
parents, she is survived by two SIS
tiers, Mrs. John Harten, of Seigllng-
vile, and Miss Gladys Halford, and
four brothers, Jesse, Dorman, Bellen-
ger and Leroy Halford.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
RlackyiIIe Defeats Denmark

In a very fast and interesting foot
ball game played on the home field
here Friday afternoon, Blackville de-
feated Denmark by the score of IL
to 7. The Blackville team launched
an aerial attack which proved very
fatal to Denmark, though their de-
fensive work was excellent. The
stars for Blackville were Julian Wal
ker, Judson Hair, Tanning and H.
Still. Sanders and Smith did excel
lent work on the line. This game
opened the gridiron season for the
Blackville high and they have sched-
uled a game for each coming week.
Coach, Gregory; umpire, flaming;
linesman, Halford.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20

mother nor any mother leave the bur-
den of it entirely on the shoulders Of
her husband. In fact the sentiment
Of every community should be against
the unchaperoned ride in the dark
because it IS social menace. And
the danger is to be considered with
boys as we'll as girls and with your
children as we'll as your neighbors'
for neither the social nor financial po-
sition is a safeguard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
Old Friends.

teddv's mother took him out to
mark the other day, and as they
watching the birds in their
fmous cage the little fellow OBJ
ed a stork gazing at him.
oh. look, MOTHER he said. 1.-The
Grk is trying to see if he remembers
e STILL
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-20
The Dark Cloud.

It is not surprising THAT clouds
,me in for more or less criticism.
hey live high, are, often dissipated,
q can usually be classed with the
s.-Juplin Globe.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-03
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

S. S. Russell made a business trip
to Spokane the first Of the week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Myers
of Burbank on January 80, son.
Ellis Dorothy came from Sunnyside
to spend the week end at his home.
The Shakespeare club met Wedncs-
day afternoon with Mrs NJ. VI. Moul-
ton.
Mrs. Richard Craver returned Mon
day from a short visit with relatives
on Tacoma.
Books have recently been donated to
the library by Mrs. E. C. Tweet and
M. L. Galliher of Hover.
Prof. John L. Mason, who has been
a guest of Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Hotch-
kiss, left Monday evening for Top
penish and Sunnyside.
Rev. and Mrs. E. /. Mitchell en-
tertained an, old time friend at their
home Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week, Mr.. Elmer Moe, of Pullman,
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Matchbox are
enjoying a visit from their brother and
niece, Mr.. A. Matteche.k and Miss
Gertrude Monzel, Of Webster, s. d.,
who are making an extended trip
through the country.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-03

Mrs. Stark, of Pasco, was a Kenne-
wick visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Banta spent the
week end in Walla Walla.
Mrs. F. Allen, of Finley, is a guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. p.
Holloway.
Albert Cresswell of Pendleton was a
week end guest of mis- cousin, d. F.
Cresswell.
Mrs. K. C. Clifford was hostess at
a small informal card party Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Collins, of Pas
co, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Koontz.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Gilcrest are spend
ing the week in Seattle where Mr..
Gilcrest is undergoing medical treat
ment.
The Music department of the Wom.
ans club met for practice Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. M.
w. Mattecheck. This department will
have charge of the program at the
next general club meeting.
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Jeffrey Says Legion Went Too Far

Continued from page
not mean by this, to question the in
tegrity or sincerity of the chairman of
our committee, but I do feel that he
has been grossly misled." Mr.. Jeffrey
follows this with the real facts con-
corning these two projects as he has
gathered them first hand from the ir-
rigation district directors, engineers,
and records. He points out the mac
cyracies in the majority report and in
every instance backs his statemest by
giving the source of his information.
In closing his report, Mr.. Jeffrey
says: 81 believe that the chief diff
Guilty lies in the act ITSELF" and sets
forth no board no matter how efficient
could accomplish much in land settle
ment with only S15O,OOO available for
carrying out the purposes of the act.
He recommends that the land settle
ment funds be increased, that state
lands be placed at the disposal Of the
board, and that it be authorized to
lend funds to ex-service men with
farm equipment as security. Il
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HIGHLAND NEWS X
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Lloyd Keene, who has been quite
ill, is out of school this week. :
Mrs. Spiegelberg returned last week
from a several months visit with
friends and relatives in st. Louis.
The Douglas family have moved in
to their new residence which is near
~ completed and expected to be nice
ly settled soon.
Harvey Mellott, who closed out his
holdings here last year, writes that he
is again at the orchard game in
Shelton, South Carolina. This time
he is interested in peaches. 81
The 4'kid party" was very SUGGEST
full and many pretty, costumes were
in evidence and several had not for
gotten the manner Of childhood. "Pat''
Boldt naively displayed a penny as a
treasured possession and v. Price
treated to all day suckers. Knee
breaches were the rage with the men
and curls with the ladies. Mrs. Conk-
lin appeared as a very grand dame in
a Martha Washington costume and
acted as zone to the manor born" The
"kids' were very deferential to her
ladyship.
The Woman's club attendance was
unusually large on Friday, over forty
being present. The hestesses, Mrs.
w: L. Craver, Mrs. E. II. Mann, Mrs.
j. T. Long and DR.. Hudson served
cakes with whipped cream and banan-
as and coffee. After an absence of
several months Miss Belle Robertson
was again able to take her place as
secretary. At the business meeting
is was reported that all bills were paid
and about $50 in the treasury with
which to take care of next years park
expense. The club, however, upon mo-
ton of Mrs. 7. w. Dougles, seconded
by Mrs. Craver, decided to divert SIS
towards the Kennewick hospital asso-
citation and also to give benefit dance
for the hospital fund. It was later
decided to give the hospital benefit
dance on Saturday evening, February
18th and make the affair masque-
rade, dance. Further announcement
of this affair will be made in this col
umn next week. The lack of cups to
serve the crowds attending affairs at
the club house was called to the at
tention of the club. DR.. Hudson i'm
mediately offered to donate two doz-
Ell new cups to make up the shortage.
This offer was accepted with applause
by the club. Mrs. Appenzeller, Mrs.
Poore, Mrs. Gleasan and Mrs. E.
Boldt volunteered to be hostesses at
the next meeting, Friday afternoon,
February 25th.
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Mrs. Maeir Kasper, of Wapato, was
!. auest this week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Kasper. ..' ...-s. r.
d. P. Holloway, who has been ill
for some time is reported much i'm
nroyed in health. - s@ .
Mrs. Carl Deffenbaugh, who has
been ill for some weeks, is reported
convalescing slowly. r..
Mrs. Emma Young, who has been
house guest of her daughter, Mrs.
p Allhands, left the latter part of
the week for Spokane. 4
The Congregational Missionary So
,ety will meet on Thursday, February
"a at Q D. m. with MIS-. A. C. Hart.
The topics for study will be Problems
and Conditions in Syria and Persia.
An members are urged to be present.
Mrs. H. w. Jackson, of Morenci,
Arizona, accompanied by her little
laughter, Hester, arrived in the city
few days ago and is a guest of Mr..
md Mrs. w. A. Story. Mrs. Jackson
las visited in Kennewick before and
has many friends here. She will re-
main for several weeks. &s
The Civics department of the Wom-
ans club held an interesting meeting
At the home of Mrs. Crosby, Tuesday
afternoon. The ladies discussed the
missionaries which have been sent
ant nv the Federation of Woman's
cInbs in regard to buying Washing
ton nroducts and the duty of buying
At home was strongly emphasized.
A number of very delightful social
affairs are being given this week com
nIimentary to Mrs. H. w. Jackson, Of
Morenci, Arizona, who is q guest in
the city. On Monday Mrs. E. w.
Trenbath and Mrs. George ID. Peters
were hostesses at bridge luncheon
given at the home of Mrs. Trenbath,
Thursday Mrs. j. j. Rudkin and Mrs.
r. P. Cranmer entertained group
Of ladies complimenting Mrs. Jack
son and Mrs. Edwin Gould, who has
recently arrived from the east. On
Saturday evening Mrs. jackson will be
cuest Of honor at dancing party CIV
en- at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Cascoisne at which Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Moores and Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Grosscup will also acts as hosts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-03

Mrs. Clarence King is i'll at her
home. s.,- ~ es. @.H
The Episcopal Guild met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Edward Tweet.
Mrs. S. S. Russell visited relatives
in Walla Walla the first of the week
Mrs. /. N. Mueller returned Mon
day from a visit with relatives at
Medford, Oregon. z..5-
C. F. Winkenwerder of the Kenne-
wick Hardware Co., transacted bust
ness in Spokane this week.
Alma Chapter o. E. s. extends a
cordial invitation to the public to at
tend a card party to be given at
Mason's hall, Friday evening for the
benefit Of the hospital. ,....>
Last Saturday was record break
ing day at the public library. One
hundred books, not including refer
ence books and magazines, were taken
out during the afternoon and evening.
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DISTRICT NUMBER NINE x

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Everett Carman spent several days
in Kennewick., 81 $780,. ,.-.,.s
W.. O. Meals motored out to the
ranch last week. ~ 49, .:s$ e.
j. L. Cochran and family visited at
the home of w. L. Cochran near Fin
ley last Saturday. ~,
Mrs. E.. Carman is home after sew
eral days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Toothaker, of Hover. -
Leland Cochran and Lucille and
Clarice Sheets were out of school a
few days on account of the cold wealth
er. .--..--.s. " e.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett of Yellepit,
enjoyed a weekend visit from their
son, who is attending high school in
Vancouver. a# "
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rand and
children We're Walla Walla visitors
last week. Mr.. Carman looked after
their stock during their absence. ;
Mrs. Lucille Meyers and Walter left
for Portland the first of the week.
After visiting friends in Portland
Mrs. Meyers will go to The Dalles, Or
egon to visit her sister.
Mrs. Kennett and her niece, Mrs.
Meyers, returned last week from Yak
ina where they were visiting Mrs.
Kennett's father, 1. B. Cooper and 9TH
er relatives and friends of that place.
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= CARLEY AND WHTTCOMB !,

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Vernon Ruth of Six Prong was in
Whitcomb one day last week.
~ Little Dean Bass has been sick the
past week.
4 Lee and Lay Hill of Pasco, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Page.
Miss Audrey Cole spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. McGrail of
Juniper Canyon.
Mr.. Ward and Mr.. McMinnamum of
Six Prong, were in Whitcomb vicinity
looking for hay for sheep.
Quite crowd of young people
from Whitcomb and Carley attended
the dance in Alderdale last Friday.
They all report fine time.
Mr.. Bass, who has been under the
care of the doctor the past six weeks
is convalescent and is spending this
week with his mother near Walla Wal
la.
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Mrs. F. j. Lorenz returned Wednes-
day from Spokane where she spent the
last three weeks with friends. III
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Holcomb re-
turned Wednesday from a pleasant
five weeks visit in coast cities.
Mrs. Lupton, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Stafford, re-
turned to her home in Grandview, on
Sunday. --
Attorney and Mrs. c. L. Holcomb
were pleasantly surprised at their
new home in the Garden Tracts Tues
day evening when members of the Re-
bekah lodge arrived to give them a
house-warming. At the close of a
very enjoyable evening the guests
served delicious refreshments. ri