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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
Cars Peculiar "Joke."

Peter the Great admitted the whole
world to the curious entertainments
to which he added strange and some
times gross touches Of his own inven-
tion. Yakov Eurgeney, the court jest
er, was engaged to marry the daugh-
ter of a sexton. At Peters command
the briGe and groom rode to church
in the Cars hest velvet coach. Then
behind them formed a procession, the
members being the highest dignitarics
and the most eminent patricians in
all Russia. Each was mounted. Their
steeds were oxen, asses, pigs and big
dogs.
Some of the important men and
women were dressed in their finest
robes. Others were costumed in sack
ing of glazed linen or catskin caftan,
with straw boots and other strange
and curious accessories Of such an out
landish toilette.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
FABLES ACCEPTED AS TRUTHS
Stories That Have Long Seen Implie.
itIy Believed Really Have No
Foundation in Fact.

The famous Damascus blades that
were tabled to cut iron bars in two
were not superior to the Toledo blades
of the present time.
Seneca was not a half-Christian
philosopher, but grasping money
lender, and died leaving fortune
equivalent to three million dollars.
Charles IN did not fire upon the
Huguenots with a harquebus from
the window of the Louvre during the
massacre of st. Bartholomew.
The Maelstrom is not whirlpool
which sucks ships down into the
depths of the ocean. 1t is an eddy,
which in fair weather can be crossed
in safety by any vessel.
Horatius never defended the bridge.
It was a story manufactured by the
same Roman historian who put forth
that other fabrication Of history that
Micius Scaevola put his hand in the
fire.
Pitt never made the celebrated re-
ply to Walpole beginning. 'The
atrocious crime Of being young man"
1t was composed by Doctor Johnson,
who was not even present when the
actual reply was spoken.
Alfred the Great did not visit the
Danish camp disguised as a minstrel.
There is excellent authority for assert
ing that he could neither play the
harp nor speak Danish. He did not
let the cakes burn, either, as history
records.
The hanging gardens of Babylon did
not hang and they We're not gardens.
They were terraces supported by
arches and overgrown trees. They
were erected for the amusement Of a
Babylonian queen who had come from
a mountainous country.
Pocahontas, the Indian princess, did
not save the life Of Capt. John Smith
by standing between him and a club
held by her father orby any other
method. It is now considered but a
romantic yarn spun by Captain
Smiths imagination and perpetuated
by the historians.
Hannibal did not send three bush
els of gold rings taken frsm the hands
of the Roman knights killed on the
field of Cannae back to Carthage as
evidence Of his. victory. The fact was
as follows: The messenger who car
ried to the Carthaginian senate the
news, on finishing his report, "opened
his robe and threw out number of
gold rings gathered on the field
Dearborn independent.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
A Nine-Inch Fox.

We find large foxes in certain parts
of Asia that are of yellowish-red
co!or-the Chinese and Japanese spe-
cies being light red-while in India
we meet with the Bengal fox, writes
DR.. r. w. Shufeldt in the American
Farestry Magazine Of Washington.
The latter feeds upon grapes, and may
have been the ones responsible for
the fable Of the COX and the Grapes" "
though some say that it refers to those
extraordinary little big-eared foxes OF
Africa called fennecs that also eat
grapes. Fennecs are very elegant lit
tie creatures, one of them measuring
ONLY nine inches in length; their hear
ing is said to be most acute.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
CITATION OF LETTERS OF AD
MINISTRATEON.

The States of South CaroliTa-Coun'
ty cf NcwbeTry-By w. f. Ewart
Probate Judge:
Whereas, Mrs. Lula c.. Bcden'
baueh and 6. D. Beden&augh hath
made suit to ne TO grant them Let,
ters of administration OF the Estate
and effects Of Z. ". Bcaenbaugh, de,
ceased,
These arc, therefore, to cite and
admoniSh all ard singular the kin
drcd and creditors Of the said 4. w
Dedenbaugh, deceased, that, they be
and appear before ne, IN The Court
of Probate, to be held AZ Ncwbcrry
S. c., on Tuesday, the 18Th, day CT
February, next, after :. publication
hereof, at II o'clock in the fore,
neon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said administration
should rot he. granted.
Given under my hand this 21st day
Of January Anno Domini 1921.
". T. EWART,
p, J. n. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
PRAGUE CITY OF PALACES
United States Minister Crane Lives
: in One Of Them, Which tle,
! Himself, Purchased.

! Prague, capital Of Czecho- Slovakia,
is pre-eninently city Of palaces. AS
soon as one has crossed the MoldaTa
by the old Charles bridge-the quaint
est. most picturesque bridge III the
world, With its gates fanked With
towers and its group of beautiful stat
ues adjoining the parapet--onc finds
ones self in a quarter Of the city en-
tircly given to palaces, where i'll mar
row old streets, crooked and grass
grown, and about tranquil, silent
squares rise the splendid facades of
seigneurial dwellings.
When, following the signing Of the
peace, England, America, France and
Italy were looking for quarters for
their diplomatic representatives, these
palaces were just what was needed
for housing the legations, Raymond
Recouly writes in Scribner's. France
took over the palace belonging to the
Buquoys, Flemish family which
came to Bohemia after the battle Of
La Montague Blanche and cast in
their fortunes with those Of the HapS-
burgs.
The United States minister, Mr..
Crane, has bought with his own money
the magnificent palace of the Schon-
born. The chateau is less beautiful,
less elegant, perhaps, than the Buquoy
palace, but the gardens are marvellous.
They rise in terrace after terrace to
q hill which overlooks the entire city.
At the top are the tennis courts, where
the diplomatic circle meets daily for
afternoon tea.
The most strikingly original feature
Of Prague is the "Hradchany," an
acropolis Of towers. churches and pai-
aces dominating the capital. From
the time that Prague was reduced to
a city Of secondary Importance the
palaces OF The "Hradchany" were prac-
tically abandoned. Now ard then
some archdulie in disgrace. some
prince in exile, would establish him.
self in one or another of them for q
time. The ex-Empercr Charles. while
2 student at the University Of Prague,
an archduke with apparently no
chance of ever coming to the throne,
lived there.
All these palaces, once abandoned,
deserted, are today occupied by the
president of the republic and the diff
ferent ministers. President MasarEk
received me in that same sumptuous
drawing room which had once been
the salon of the Emperor Charles.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
Women's Hair Price Increases.

The price given by hairdressers for
women's hair has increased enormous
ly during the last u months.s While
some women in America and Britain
sell their hair, the real trade in this
commodity is done in continental coun-
tries. Peasant girls in France, Bel
gium and Italy sell their hair at reg
ular periods to dealers. This hair is
mostly of the fair and black variety,
while most golden hair is obtained
from Scandinavians.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
CITATION OF LETTERS OF AD'
M!NISTRATLOM.

The State of South Carolina, Coun-
ty of Ncwberry.-By ". i. Ewart,
Probate Judge:
Whereas, George S. Ruff has made
suit to me to grant him Letters of
Administration of the estate and ef-
fects of John S. Ruff, deceased,
These are. therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said John
S. Ruff, deceased, that they be ard
appear before NE, in the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Newberry, S.
&C., on Wednesday, January rs, next,
after publication hereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon. to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted,
Given under my hand this Sth day
of January Anno Dorliai 1921.
W. +. EWART,
p. J. n. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
Facts About Hudson River Tunnel

Ground has been broken for the ve-'
hicular tunnel under the Hudson river
which will connect New York and New
Jersey. The big double bore will be
l1-3 niles long and will require 31a
wears 60 build. 1t will cost SIS, $780,
GOO. Powerful electric fans Will
change the oir 80 times an hour. Traf-
&c passages Will be 90 feet wide.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
Variability.

"Do you regard poker as gentle
mans game?"
$50 far as that goes" replied Cac-
tus Joe, Its like every other game
from politics to penny ante. Whether
it's a gentleman's game or not de-
pends entirely on who happens to be
playin' it,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
He'd Been Well Advised.

Mrs. Benl.am-IOu can't get Willie
TO bathe before breakfast.
Benham--No; he says he never
washes his face on an empty stomach.
Kansas City Star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
.Jud TunkinS.

Jud Tunkins says after man has
been cnred Of an ailment It's liable to
take him quite some time longer to
get over the medicine. .~
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
WIT FROM China
Eastern Sense of Humor Very
Mach Like Our Own.
Samples Show There Has Been Little
+. Change in Human Nature Through
the Centuries.

I. Although the Chinese may seem serl-
Gus, he is not without genuine sense
of humor. His literature is highly
seasoned with witticisms and humor-
GUS situations. Unfortunately, brevity,
which is essentially the soul OF wit OF
his proverbs, is impaired in the trans.
iation into English. Also there is
much of Chinese humer, even that
found in the books Of the most famous
writer's, that is too broad for d literal
translation.
Nevertheless, human nature is. and
has for thousand years, been funda-
mentally the same. This is shown by
the following epigrams, taken from
the work of writer, Ii Shang Yin.
who lived twelve hundred years ago
in the Flowery kingdom. The trans
latiou from the Chinese was made by
Dir. W. +. Mayors.
The headings are the Chinese
authors own:
CONDITIONS Out Of Place.
A pocr Parsee.
A sick physician.
A fat bride.
A teacher who does not know his
letters.
A gr$yheard given to flirting.
What One Does Not Despise.
When one is hungry-coarse yictu-
ais.
When cre is on the tramp-the sor-
rieSt nag tc ride.
When ore is thirsty - cold rice
wa.er- ..@"s .t.
Comparisons.
4 ceuft;er-is Ike pumpkins, which
grow hest in the dark.
A crows like fiddler, he makes
music when he's hungry.
A Judges like tiger. never moves
but he does some injury.
Wfat 1t Is Better Not to Know.
A fiddler had better not know music.
or he will be thrown out of work.
A woman had better not know poet
ry, or she win lose her reputation.
4 servant had better not know his
letters. or he will get into trouble.
A scholar had better not know any
thing about handicrafts, or he will be
held in contempt.
vexation.
Sitting down to feast and feeling
the stomach ache.
Finding the bottle empty in. the
midst of q iollv night
Not being able to get rid Of ones
poor relations.
Extreme OF unpIeasantness.
Blundering upon matters which are
taboo III d friends house.
Meeting a creditor when one can't
pay ones debts.
Hearing drunken babble after one
has become sober.
TribulatioHs.
To invite a distinguished guest. who
fails to- come to dinner.
To have a disagreeable fellow come
on his own Invitation.
To be bpttonheled by a drunken
man.
To have no money when things are
cheap. f
To be seated opposite the man you
hate.
Growing ForIies Of the Age.
Envy, hatred and malice.
Invoking the gods when one Is
drunk.
Women cfacking about the streets.
Mortgaging ones property.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
Where to Draw the Line.

"a man should mind his own busi-
ness" seid Iud TunkinS, "but not TO
the extent that gets him to prof
iteerih." ...s ...,.:.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
NOTICE

To All Persons Who Are in Business
of Any Kind:
The license ordinance for the year
1921 has been enacted aad iS now OF
force. >.
Tie schedule of rates is identical
with that of the past year. Come
and get your license so that your
business may be carried on without
annoyance.
J. w. Chapman,
Clerk and Treasurer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

I will make a final settlement of
the estate Of Andrew L. Nichols in
the Probate Court for Newherry
County, S. c., on Saturday, the 26th
day of February, 1921, at 10 o'clock
lin the forenoon and will Immediately
thereafter ask for my discharge as
Guardian O. said estate.
C. S. Nichols,
Guardian.
January IS, 1921.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05
THE FATE OF A PROPHET.

1.-THE annual expense of our navy for several
years past has been upward of six million dol
lars" protested Charles Sumner, a senator
from Massachusetts in the ffties.
A considerable portion of the nation was stir
red by the riot of expenditure thus exposed by
Sumner. He demanded an end to 1t.
Let the United States" Sumner said. "be
willing to abandon an institution which has al
ready become a vain and expensive toy!"
He pointed out that one battleship of that
period, the Ohio. cost s547,sSS to build.
He foresaw the time, which to him seemed
not far distant. when such folly" would be no
more.
But today a frst-class battleship, like the
Indiana, now under construction, costs about
s22, 900, 900. The cost OF upkeep of a battle
ship ranges from $1,000 900 to s1,sOo,ooO a
year.
The cost of maintaining the navy a year is a
billion and a half.
Sumner himself lived to see a more expensive
navy than the one he complained of and which
he demanded be abandoned as a toy. the folly
of which, he said. the nation would ere long
perceive.
Alas. for the fame of prophets!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05
POLITICS IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

The Democratic minority in the Board of
Aldermen were fully justified in objecting to
the manner In which some Of the important
matters that came before the board were rail-
roaded through at Monday nights meeting. The
majority members should remember that while
the three Democrats VINO sit in the board ARE
OF a different party. they represent three i'm
portant wards in the city and. furthermore, they
represent all the people in their respective
wards. both Democrats and Republicans.
Let the Republicans now in control of the
Board OF Aldermen realize that there are a
sxeat many Republicans In the second ward and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05

Q. What Is the present strength
OF the Army and Of the National
Guard? +. E. E.
A. The War Department says that
on November 80, 1920, h strength
of the army was: Commissioned
officers, 13,461; enlisted men, 2OS,-
1854; National Guard: Officers. a.
159; enlisted men, 1857.
@. Is there any way to clean the
outside surface of a meerschaum
pipe ? NJ. r. T.
A. 1t may be cleaned by sleeping
the pipe for some time in a solution
composed of one part ammonia n
two parts water.
@. What is a tear shell? F. B.. M.
A. This is a shell p~rojectile filled
with chemicals, which on explosion
form a gas (tear gas) which blinds
the eyes with tears for some time.
@. What is a Bill of Mortality? v.
p. l..
A. This was a list, which was is
sued weekly, setting forth the births
and deaths occurring within the
limits of London, the publication of
these lists having begun in 1892.
Such bills are now superseded by
the weekly bills prepared at the
registrar generals Office.
O. Which was the last state to be
admitted to the Union? III. M.
A. The last states were New Mex
leo and Arizona, both of which were
admitted to the Union June 20,
1910.
@. From 1917 to 1919 how much
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05

money was expended by the 7. M
C. A. with prisoners Of war; N. q.
F. =.
A. According to a financial state
ment of this Organization, ef.oBs.s
591.12 was expended for this pur.
pose.
@. What are the salaries Of ON.
cials of the Federal Reserve Boardf
G. /. N.
A. The five members of the board
receive $4,000 a year each; the
comptroller of the currency ~ exc
oficio member. $1,000 q year add.
tional to his salary Of $4,000 as
tary receives $4,000 a year: the
secretary to the board $4,000; the
assistant secretary. $500: the gem
eral counsel. $500; the chief Of
operations and examinations. $4,000;
and the fiscal agent $4,000.
@. How many Sunday schools are
there, and how many scholars in at
tendance. in the United States? X. 8.
A. According to a report Of the
Census Bureau in 1918. there were
1926 Sunday schools. with an m
rollment of 19,951,675
@. How old was Patti at the time
OF her deatn! y. =. H.
A. Adelina Patti, one Of the
worlds most famous singers. died at
her home, Craig-y-Nos castle, PEN
cae. Wales. September n, 1917, in
her seventy-seventh year.
O. What railroad runs the farth-
est north? o. T.
A. The Bureau of Railway Econ
omics says that the railroad from
Petrograd to Kola, a point on the
Arctic ocean, runs the farthest
north.
Q. When was the coinage of
nickel cents discontinued. and how
many of these were minted? d. r.
r.
A. By Act of April %. 1864. the
coinage of nickel one-cent pieces
was discontinued. The total amount
coined was $~2.007.720.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.


I'm old and badly on the blink; 1 have no
brains with which to think, no teeth with
which to eat; my head Is bald, my ears are
blind, and rheumatiz. the compound kind, is
sizzling in my feet. I often gnash my tooth
less jaws and wiring my hands. with ample
cause, regretting past mistakes; l once was
quite a husky lad, who didn't need a liver
pad. and knew no pains or aches. l didn't
guard my precious health, which was a bet
ter thing than wealth, a better thing than
fame: I logged along with needless fools and
violated all the rules. and now I'm stiff and
lame. I trace each ailment TO its source. to
conduct foolish, vain and coarse, in days
when i was young; because of breaks made
long ago / now have corns on every toe, a
SPAWN on each lung. l see the young folks
go their way, and turn the night time into
day, where sports chase by in streams; they
paint the town three shades of red when
they should safely be in bed. and dreaming
moral dreams. And when they're old they'll
pay the bill. they'll look BACK from LIES
western hill. regretting conduct wrong; and
there would be no bills to pay had they but
wake the narrow way when they were
young and strong.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05
BERLIN'S BEST JOKE.

A returning American traveller reports that
the best joke in the vaudeville theaters of Ber-
lin runs like this:
Hans: $50 you're back from the war at last"
Fritz: Eyes it took me a long time to get
back" &
Hans: You must have been the last one"
Fritz: mo. there Is one who isn't home yet"
Thus do the comedians of Germany sneer at
the deserving war-lord, while the house roars
with ribald laughter.
This is about as good news as has come out
of Germany for some time, When a former
subject people learn to laugh at their a~utocrat.
it is a sign that they are releasing from the
great delusion of hereditary and divine author
ity.
The rage of the inspired orator shaking his
fist at Divine Right is not half as effective as
the clown poking Divine Right in the ribs and
proving it is only straw.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05

there are also a great many Republicans Twins
in The third ward and the only representatives
the people in these wards have are the alder
men from those respective wards who, once
elected are supposed to represent the whole
ward regardless OF party. Therefore in shut
ting out or ignoring the alderman from any one
ward. no matter what party the alderman may
belong to, they are shutting out and ignoring
not alone that particular alderman. but all the
people in the ward that the alderman repre-
sents.
While under our present partisan system of
government it is to be expected that the party
having a majority in the Board of Aldermen
will control the city. it is not to be supposed
that three wards will have all the say in city
affairs simply because the other three wards
happen to be represented by men OF a different
political party.
OF course, the fact that the people turned
down the commission form of government last
summer, which would have done away with
such petty political methods. ~justihes, In a
sense. the aldermen in the feeling that they are
free to play the political game to the limit. But
1t should be remembered that there is a limit.
Common courtesy is due the members of the
minority; if not the members themselves. then
at least it is due the people of the ward
the minority members represent.
There was nothing commendable in the man.
ner in which the new position of city purchas-
ing agent was created and a man named to
fill the position all in the same resolution. 1t
gave too much ground fof Alderman Clark's
charge of partisan graft. The aldermen some
what overstepped the mark in their efforts to
find a snug berth for one. apparently. who had
to be taken care of. At least the Office might
have been created before naming a man to fill
1t. The inference is that the majority were
afraid the place might get away from them.
The whole business is a striking Illustration
politics in one of its worst forms in munich
pal government. Such tactics would be i'm
possible under the commission form of govern
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-05
GOOD

Mayor Wilson has made some excellent
.nnoi,t ments for the positions he has to I'LL as
The chief executive of the city. The recog-
milton he has given the women is particularly
gratifying. There are a great many capaoie'
intelligent women In this city who can render
valuable service in public affairs and it is Mt
ting that they should be given an opportunity
10 show their ability.
The mayor has evidently given the hlling OF
these positions much thought and the result OF
his careful consideration of the matter Is clear
Nv manifested. We are sure that the various
aepsrtments are going. to be benefited by the
mayors appointments.
Education, health and library work are par
.icularly adapted for women's activities. The
.h,ar.n IN the school. the sanitation of the
home surroundings and the kind of reading
matter placed in the hands OF the young peo-
nls are matters that directly concern mothers
and the advice and Judgment OF the women on
the respective boards dealing with these SUD-
1ects will be exceptionally valuable.
As all appointees OF the mayor serve without
remuneration there Is only the glory of service
to reward one for the work performed. often
IL is a thankless job with plenty Of criticism and
abuse, but there H.. after all, much satisfac-
ton in knowing that one has had a part in the
government of the city. no matter how insis-
nincant a part it may appear to be. That is
the subtraction that is coming to those who
assume once under Mayor Wilson'S admins
tration.
The mayor has established a high standard
In nlling city positions. 1t speaks well for his
entire administration. He needs only to main
tain such a standard all through his term to
establish a record that will be hard to beat.