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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26
"a Am as Handsome"

creatures have, If we bother to find
out. and so 1 hope you have. You
NOTICE I'm bothering to find out"
"Wel," said the Bar-Headed Goose,
1'm from the mountains of the CEN
trail part Of Asia. Yes, they must
think something of me and of my fam
lily to bring me such great distance.
"There we build our nests more
shan mile above the sea. But that
isn't why they brought us here.
will tell you why"
DO" said the African Spur-Winged
Goose.
1--WE are considered more handsome
than any other geese"
"Wel!, that is distinction" said
the African Spur-Winged Goose. t.
81 am as handsome as any geese
from this part of the world. though"
said the White-Fronted Goose. 81
came from Alaska where l lived in 4
hollow which we called our nest, as we
made the lovely ground floor and walls
and ceiling of moss and other soft
things which we put over the sand"
'I'm nothing but Common Wild
Goose, but still they asked me if |
would stay in the zoo, so I'm staying
to oblige them.
eyes, with all the geese that they
have here do not think anyone can
make fun Of the geese and call them
so foolish and so silly and all those
things they have called them.
"For they've brought us here for
people to come and look at along
with the lions and bears and tigers
and elephants"
"Of course" said the African Spur
Winged Goose, II am more Of duck
than I am of a goose"
what is the matter with you"
asked the White-Fronted Goose. care
you becoming ashamed of being n
gooSe?"
"Yes; what is the matter with
you?" asked the Bar-Headed Goose.
"Td like to know that, too. I'd really
like to know why you say you're more
Of & duck than a goose"
care you going back on u.s." asked
the Graylag Goose, who was of the
family of wild geese who are the rela
tiveS Of the barnyard geese.
"W'e're not ashamed of being geese.
We're proud of it. We think people
are foolish to think geese are foolish
"We're not ashamed Of what we
are. What is the matter with youY'
Yes tell us, tell u.s." they all
shrieked.
There was a great deal Of noise
then in the pond, where they were all
swimming, which had been made for
them in house in the zoo, for 1t was
winter time.
Il will tell you; pray be patient"
said tie African Spur-Winged Goose.
'He will tell u.s. they all shrieked,
"if only we will be patient"
Then let me speak" said the Afri-
can Spur-Winged Goose.
II am proud Of being goose and
of having as my name the honorable
name of Goose, but / am somewhat
of q duck as far as my looks are con-
cerred. | cannot help those, you
know, and l am proud Of being
goose. for that Is the name I keep,
you see"
"N'ls, .Ie shows by that he is proud
Of be...g a goose 1t Is al right" the
others shfieked.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26
Refused to, Award Prize.

Eighty-three years ago the city OF
Frankfurt-am-Main, birthplace of
Goethe and home of Germany's great
est bankers, established Mozart
prize to be awarded annually for the
best musical composition along any
line that the competitors might feel
disposed to follow. FOrty-tive manu-
scripts were submitted in 1921, but
for the first time in the history Of the
prize. worth 5000 marks, no award
was made, the reason being inferior
quality of all the works sent in. One
Of the competitors was Ergelbert
Humperdinck.-New York Evening
Post.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26
Destructive Landslide.

The picturesque island of Mount
Saint Michel (Normandy) appears to
be jeopardized as the result Of land
slide which has occurred there. The
main street CT the island has given
way, leaving Il sc!p % feet wide by 20
feet long. Engineers have been sum-
moned to carry out an examination
of the foundations Of the beautiful old
abbey which crowns the rock, as it
is fearsd that the landslide may ex-
tend to the vaults on which the abbey
stands.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26
NOTICE OF DRAWING OF JURY

We the undersigned Jury Commis-
sioners for Newberry County, South
Carolina, will on the sixth CO. day of
June, 1922, at nine (9) o'clock a. m,
publicly draw the names Of thirty
six (36) men to serve as jurors for
the Court of General Sessions for
Newberry County, which will convene
on the 18th day Of June, 1922, at
10 o'clock a. m.
C. C. SCHUMPERT,
J. B. HALFACRE,
j. D. WHEELER.
May 25th, 1922.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26
ESTATE NOTICE

The creditors of the estate OF. E. ?.
Matthews. deceased, are hereby mo-
tiled to render an account OF their
demands against said estate, duly at
tested, to the undersigned by July
1st, 1922, and all persons indebted to
the deceased will make payment to
the undersigned.
MRS. EDITH MATTHEWS,
EXecutriX.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26
Newberry, S. c., May "a, 1922,

Mr.. G. C. Cooper Of Sumter is inI
Newberry conducting special sale OF
iewelrv, ETC., at his store next door
to- the Exchange bank and "Central." %
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-26

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
/ will make final settlement of the
estate of Julia D. Brown in the Pro
bate Court for Newberry County, 5.
c., on FRIDAY, the 23rd day of June,
1922, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
and will Immediately thereafter ask
for my discharge as Administrator OF
said estate,
All persons having claims against
the estate of Julia D. Brown, deceas-
ed, are hereby notified to file the
same, duly verified, with the under
signed, and those indebted to said
estate will please make. payment like
wise.
GUY BROWN,
Administrator.
Gs
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est type of car, the engine case cuf in baN
all It's vitals exposed TO public view. I xtudy
asiuiy It's various parts and look nm thsa
names on she diagram Cylinders, piston rod,
VaiVes' cam shafts, magneto, carburetor.
am on speaking terms with them all, Thes|
IS no examination. No salesman dart. out IA
ask What is that?" or sWhv il tbis7n H.v.s
ing absorbed ali can contain. depart With
u .ne comfortable feeling of knowledge acquired
mus IN the course of sundry walks about
town nave studied in the Johns Manvills
sidewalks laboratory the origin and uses If
asbestos, and under the tutelage Of Cheney
Drotners the evolution of silks from the co0pcn
80 tne klmono. There is no end 70 practical
eaucatlon one may gain in this way.
iurn1ng to more beautiful aspect of sHbu-
iatofy education, we see the window arssser
nii,ng the empty spaces of thousands Of lives
with the food which they crave and can never
nope 70 attain. To a student Of this sort o.
i thlng there is something pathetically lovely IN
TINS phase of the subject Before the window
Of the pastry shop we see the hungry man;
before display of priceless gems stands tie
impoverished clerk; the city-bound wsge
Garner yearns for the open spaces advertised
oy the transportation companies Each longs
for what he may not have. But he may look
his fill. He may feed in fancy on the daintiNs
ne may in imagination deck his dear one win
bracelets and tiaras or loose his inpriscrsa
soul to wade the streams of Maine where tAa
railroad company tells him "The trout are bsp
Ing fine, Poor consolation, you say. Yes, pes
it is something, and the true philosopher Of ses
sidewalk will fill his void with these things snd
be content.
In this way take my measure Of beauties
beyond my reach. Books, pictures, ctchfiys
rare china, objets dart, all are mine i puA
realize that true possession lies in apprecla'
ton, not in actual ownership. II my shelves
are not weighed down with first editions
neither have 4 the responsibility. II my walis
are void Of zorns or Whistlers. neither dc
have to pay the Insurance. But, thanks 70 go
enlightened Instruction Of the window drssssf's
union, can prattle away ID most ct the srsa
with the average collector.
So when next we gaze at the ever-changial
bill Of entertainment which Is Furnished weekia
free 81 charge by these philanthropic gents
n men, let us look beyond the beautiful exhipa
to The ndividual who arrAnged them ane
humbly thanking him, 30 back to work,
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pearl necklace which any sufficiently inter
ested student may have by paying the usual
tuition charge Of 100000. Obviously it would
be foolish Of Mr.. Woolworth to make a unique
feature out of a 10-cent wash cloth Thus.
looked at in its broader aspects, the pupil
learns first the relative value Of material
things by the quantity which he sees displayed.
He learns instinctively that pearl necklace
is more valuable than wash rag AS mat
ter of fact it is not, but we must live by the
standards Of our time. Our young student
now has his foot upon the first rung Of the
ladder of learning. Without knowing it he
has graduated from the primary class
He will now begin unconsciously to select
his courses From the very start there is
nothing rigid or imposed by the faculty It is
marvellous how this freedom Of choice works
out. In the formal schools and universities d
boy, given choice will inevitably avoid the
things he cannot do and select those in which
he thinks he is proficient The reason for this
is obvious. He will be examined at the end Of
term in the studies he has selected He does
not wish to funk or be made fool az conse-
quentiy ne picks out subjects in which he ran
maze good showing-gut courses, they are
calieo. but In the great sidewalk school the
reverse IS the case. Instinctively the scholar
IS Drawn to the things headoes not understand
subjects which are mysteries to him.
To be personal for q moment, take my own
experience AT college / was fearful dub at
Mechanlcs. The course was compulsory part
of sophomore year For eight months I fiohn-
dered in mass of formulm dealing with
weight momentum, displacement, gravity, ini-
tal impetus, and SO on. After the final exam
nation the professor said to me: "Chappell,
your paper shows that the density of your IN
teliigence is equal to your weight multiplied
ny n" This meant nothing to me- only
knew that had fsunked ingloriously and would
have TO do the course over again had not
even learned the mechanical principle Of d
wheelbarrow.
How delightfully."- different is the situation
to-day! q stand entranced before the window
ssof mcser shop wherein Is displayed the lat-
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~ ONE day sociological seer will arise
who will canonize the window dresser
~ He is at present obscure person, this
window dresser. We see him through
plate glass, darkly or not at ALL We accept
the results of his art calmly, as if it were our
due. True, he may be receiving thousands of
dollars year from an astute employer, but
OF that precious reward, public recognition, his
meed is small And yet he is in his way,
great educator. 1t is by his agency that a fair
smattering Of culture is extended to the
masses,
The marvel Of the thing is that this educa-
ton is unconscious The recipient is unaware
OF it. 1t is painless performance Most edu-
cation, we know, is difficult process. both ON
the part of professor and pupil. The learned
man assemblies his classes at an appointed
hour and endeavors to the best of his ability to
shoehorn his subject into number of non-re-
ceptive receptacles, what might be called the
non-reiiiabie minds of the great American
public. How different is the status of rhe vim
dow dresser. His classroom is the open air,
his hours arc from to 5, his pupil is The man
in the street.
The beauty Of this form of education as
have said, is that the pupil does not know hs
is going to school. He thinks he is loafing, He
is merely amblng up and down our main
thoroughfares stopping occasionally to glance
at window display--a cluster Of corsets or a
basket Of orchids--undsr the Impression that
he is pleasantly wasting an idle hour, while all
the time hs is absorbing education. Even as
the air he breathes is absorbed and turned into
red, white and blue corpuscles of which he
knows nothing, so are the corsets and orchids
transformed into mysterious abstract things,
ideals Of art aud beauty-thosc strange indi-
vidual preferences and prejudices which make
up what we call education. No tedious lecture
is imposed. Nc terrifying examination lies in
wait for the student. He stands and drinks
his fill, which, according to his capacity, he
transmutes into culture.
think we can find little fault with the quail
ity Of the teaching staff. Their selection by the
business faculty is based upon the soundesbpf
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\ sCON CAME FROM THE INSIDE
Veteran Confidence Man Tells the Details Enoate Planned Bit
Bunco Work u Which Country D0rs Haze Lost Thousands Of Dollars

But the strangers sister liz not with him. lie
explains that she had a severe headache ano
concluded to stay at the hotel, but that shc
has left everything in her brothers. hands and
the cash will be Forthcoming if Mr.. Stude-
baker approves the place.
The stranger is invited into the farmers
buggy, and they prepare to drive around the
place. Soon after they have left the gate they
are stopped by rough, bearded individual,
who is carrying battered grip and who
speaks with pronounced Southern draw
This new arrival on the scene is myself. /
have been driven out of town by our third
confederate, who has tied his horse at a con-
venient place, so l will not have to walk all
the way back.
inform the pair in the buggy that / am
looking for my sister, Mrs. Sarah Black,
widow, living in this vicinity
The farmer, who is in hurry to get his
deal through, replies impatiently that he does
not know of any such person in the neighbor-
hood, and would drive on, except for the fact
that my next words arouse his curiosity
That's too bad," is my reply "She's my
sister and I'm tryin' my dawggondest to find
her and give her half the money that my old
dad left when he died. You see, sister mar
was goin' to get any of his money, so he cut
her out of his will But don't feel right
about takn' her share of the money even il
she did marry Yank, so I've come up here to
give it to her. but can't yet seem to And her
nohow. I've got the money right here in this
grip-$7 000-all ready to hand over to her
just as soon as find her.
BY this time the farmer is beginning to
<Jco1 81 la, e. -,
register intense interest in the affairs of this
lone wayfarer with $1,000 i'll an old grip.
That interest is intensified when the Texan
opens his grip and shows real money-rice
fat rolls of it, That is, it is real money So
far as external appearances are concerned
The farmers head buzzes. It's queer how
things happen Yesterday he was leading
humdrum existence, and to-day here arc two
strangers who think nothing of carting thou
sands and thousands of dollars around with
them. But the stranger in the road is
talking again.
Il amt afraid to carry this money around
he says, in answer to a ceverly placed ques-
tion by "Mr. Studebaker." 'There amt no.
body goin' to take it away from memo sir
] was in Chicago two or three days and no.
body bothered me. Great town Chicago.
Ielier showed me game there that I'm gon
to take back home with me. 1t cost me 5000
to learn it, but kin git MORN that back I'll
skin ev'body back home with that there game
I'd jest like to show it to you men right now"
Here the rustic stranger brings out four
playing cards. The farmer in the buggy is
being introduced to three-card monte, but of
course he doesn't realize it. Confidence men
rarely use the three cards, because that
nuneral has been advertised so we'll They
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principles, the ability to sell goods. The high
brow may carp as he will at the commercial
standard. The college president may bemoan
the absence of compulsory Greek from his en-
trance requirements, but his trustees who are
usually hard-headed business men, will see to
it that the wares he displays in the yearly
catalogue, which is his show window, are of the
kind to attract the public. We may look to
see chairs of radio telegraphy at Yale and
Harvard within short time, unless they have
already been founded.
An unfortunate phase of the program Of
shop-window education is that so many Of the
classrooms closed on Sunday. The shades
are drawn down or corrugated iron shutter
conceals the instruction on the very day when
large numbers Of pupils are at liberty, freed
from the tasks which tie them during the
working days of the week. There should be
law making it compulsory for every shop
keeper to deck his window with his choicest
goods, to be kept on view over the week end
for the hungry eyes which will be sure to find
them.
Out of the maze and welter of material of
fered for consideration it is difficult to select
special examples for emphasis. But it is safe
to say that general principle is uncon-
sciously followed by window dressers. feel
that ! ought really to call them window pro-
fessors 1t is the old principle OF the higher
the fewer. In other words, the more expen-
sive the articles the less of them will be dis
played at time.
For example we see in S and 10 cent store
window large number Of articles shown
simultaneously. The basic idea in Mr.. Wool
worths mind is that almost any one has q
nickel or dime at his disposal which he will
spend if his eye can be caught by something
he wants which can be purchased for that 49,
ure. Very good Mr.. Wooiworth's window
professor spreads q glitte-ing array of
jewelry, tableware, framed pictures flowers.
every conceivable sort of object, before his
potential pupils. Only hopeless Ounce can
pass by this alluring classroom.
On the other hand, Professor Tiffany is
content to decorate his classroom with single
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Illustration BY WILL CRAWFORD

We would inquire casually about this farm
ers family and whether he had any children
and il said children we're away attending
school, II he had any children who had been
away but who were now at home, we gem
orally quit right there, as the younger gen
Grafton had way of inquiring into things
which sometimes spoiled prospects that other
wise would have been "setups."
The next day my partner, who was dressed
in prosperous style, though not too fashy,
would call on the farmer and inquire if his
farm was for SALE
In the back of every veteran farmers head
is the idea Of selling out at good figure and
retiring to the nearest town, to live life of
ease with other retired farmers Our pros
pect would reply to my partners question by
intimating that the farm was not on the mar
ket, but that it would be sold If some one
would offer enough money for it.
I'm looking for a place for my sister" my
partner would explain. "She is back here in
town manning the nearest town, where we had
found that the farmer did his banking). "She
is widow and has two sons. She is trying to
get them out of the evil influences of city life.
She does not know anything about farms, and
/ don't know much about them myself, but l
like the looks Of your place, and / believe it is
just what my sister would want. / am pre-
pared to buy it for her, for cash, il the price
is not too high"
The farmer, with his heart beating high
over this unexpected opportunity that had been
flung his way by kindly fate, sets the place at
figure which is two or three times what the
farm is worth. and he is amazed and delighted
when the stranger does not bat an eye.
II believe we can swing the DEAL" says the
stranger. "Ill bring my sister out tomorrow,
and well look the place over, with your per-
mission. If it's as good as 1t seems to be,
we'll buy immediately"
The stranger, who gives his name as "Mr.
Studebaker" and says he is distant relative
Of the maker of various sorts Of vehicles that
have made town and country life easier, has
created something of an impression on the
farmer. The thoughts of selling the place at
such big figure are pleasant OF course, it's
toe bad the price wasn't made even larger
"Mr. Studebaker" seemed so easy--but it will
suffice,
The next morning, while the farmer is wait
ing impatiently for his victim, "Mr. Stude-
baker, and two companions are making ready
for theirs. A livery stable is visited and a
! buggy is hired--the kind with curtain DROP
I under the seat in front and with closed-in
back. Nothing under the seat can be seen
from behind or in front. Two tin boxes, ex-
actly aike--the sort in which valuable docu-
ments are carried-are put under the seat. In
one of the boxes are stuffed some rolled-up
strips Of old newspaper. The other is empty.
"Mr. Studebaker" meets the farmer the next
morning, in accordance with the agreement.
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slip in another card, but the game is monte,
the favorite "quick money" game of the con-
fidence fraternity.
In technical terms the man in the buggy,
Mr.. Stadebaker," is a booster, and the man
in the road Is a spicler. 1t is up to the booster
to help the spiel along at any time things look
in the least shaky. The confidence man in
the buggy must be interested in the man in
the road, but not too deeply He must put in
a question here and there to help the game
along. The spieler takes his cue and the game
develops rapidly, with the farmer drawn in,
almost in a state of hypnotism.
"Mr. Studebaker" takes such lively in
terest in the Texans little game that he
volunteers to pick b certain card from the
four as they lie face down The card has one
corner turned up in an tear" and it cannot
be mistaken. "Mr. Studebaker" picks the
right one and wins $50 from the Texan, who
only laughs the care-free laughter that comes
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from any man who had a whole satchelful Of
the stuff to fall back on.
They play again and this time the Texan
wins. The game goes on, and the stakes ID
crease in size, "Mr. Studebaker' generally
winning. The farmer is trembling with ex.
element Three times out of four he knoy,
he could have picked the right card
Finally the stakes get into the thousanA
Presumably each man is playing with his as
ter's cash-"Mr. Stndebaker'' with money that
was to go toward the purchase Of the farm,
and the Texan with the cash that belongs to
his sister who married a Yank.
When the stake gets up to several thousand
dollars-let US say $4,000, which has besa
figured On as about the strongest 'touch" tai
farmer will stand-the farmer is fairly earl
ried into the game. Urged by the gentlemanld
Mr.. Studebaker" the farmer turns over 4
Continued ON page seven
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ANY farmer in the Middle West
IN al has painful recolections of game
w which, in the parlance of confidence
men, is known country send'
for the double reason that it is played in the
country and the person who is being fleeced
is sent to the bank to get the money that
makes the game possible and profitable
No doubt in the mental picture that is called
up, the farmer can visualize himself seated
IN top buggy, with a we'll dressed, affable
stranger at his side and another stranger
rough, bearded farmer, with strong Texas
twang-standing in the roadway with an open
satchel in which are several thousand dollars
in greenbacks.
The three men evidently interested in
game. But at this point Of his recollections
no doubt an expression of pain will cross the
farmers countenance and he will address to
the empty air vigorous string of denuncia-
tions of all confidence men in general and in
particular those who have specialized in the
game of country send" 5
In previous chapters told of my first ex-
periences in youth cheating card player
among the small tcwns and on trains in the
Middle West. In another chapter / told Of
drifting into the circus graft game as "fxer,
for the Shell games and other swndes which
are reipetrated M circus goers and which re-
quire considerable "squaring' with local Of
fcials before it is safe for the grafters to
proceed.
After my disastrous experience in Texas
with a road show which / shadwcrganized
chiefly for the revenue to be derived from, the
outside games of graft, drifted back to card
playing, but had not been at the pasteboards
long before became interested, with my old
time faithful partner, whom / will call Casey.
in confidence game which was reaping good
financial returns in the Middle West.
This game was Country send" and my part