Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FUL KANSAN TELLS HOW PTURED 141-POUND -CAT IN SOLOMON RIVER. S HE IS MOD)EST, TOO pp a Hot Day When They Seek Iter of Ledges, Then He Slips n Them 4nd Gets Fingers In IlIls. A - re ka, Kansas.-Many Kansas fell so low during the dry )f the summer that catching ,,tujhand was one pf the favorite ations In many towns for those al had nothing else to do. Thou P of large fish were caught In way, but the record catch was e by Grant Cunstable, a trapper fisherman, who lives near Ben t ton on the Solomon river. His h wap a catfish that weighed 141 inds, duly sworn to and acknowl t)ed. When the fish was brought tl Bennington by Cunstable to be ghed, some of the younger ele nt in the town began to brag about & catch, saying that it was the big t sh ever caught in Kansas, but %stable silenced them. * C'Why," he said, "you kids ain't S&er seen no fish. Lou Geisert ht a catfish here in '73 that hed 211 pounds. He was the sfrr of all the catfish in the Solo an' he jest naturally looked like 1hale." he Solomon always has been not for Its large catfish and the Sol yon Valley resident would turn up atfnose at a . mountain trout any le for a steak off a Solomon river atish of 40 to 60 poundd weight. In ry weather most of the tributaridb 1f the Solomon dry up and the Solo on becomes so low that it is only succession of pools separated by -ndbars through which the water zes slowly. Some of these pools Cunstabe% Way of Fishing. e deep, and it is in these pools that e big fish are found. Under such rcumstances the true professional herman scorns to use a net or trot e.He just wades in the pools and d tches the big .fish with his hands. S"When you find a fish," explained natable, "you work your hands up ong his sides, slowly. This sort o .'les 'em, and if your ears is good can hear 'em purr jest like a cat n you rub his fur.. You jest keep ..Ing your hands along and ticklin' . you slip your fingers in his gills h'ist him out on the bankc. Some s there's two together in the - nn' season, and you want to be 'u that you don't make a mis and ram your fist down the tof ohe of 'em, because if you .ie'll clamp his jaws down and all the skin off the back of your .But they sure like to be tick Just~like a hog when you scratch q, ack. ow, that little feller I caught ~layin' loW under a big log and 4. as .quick as I touched him he Sno' squinched up and quiggled, mi when I kind o' scraped his hide i tle with my finger nails he laid .i and purred. Never hear 'em ta -? Son, you ain't done much cat i1r1i', have you? "Wel, as I was saying, he just meret~d and me a scratchin' slowly ihmg until my fingers reached his Lis. They was flapping back and (rh just like an elephant's ears the flies is bad. I gets a good c.'g an', jest like that, I slips my -uM in under his gills and heaves. 3t4 say, that feller was a bull. He nd. aaturally thrun me off my feet <we rolled over and over in the ". er, him a fiappin' his tall and me eJutterin' water like a busted hose. ii aned me a couple o' times, but ( -"- I works him up close to a duuad jest while he was try Sto get his second wind I makes a n and slides him clear. -outs.oli.the anru He nelver made no effort to aIt e:irito the water again, but jest ther roln i eyes at me, sort Vhxt we weighed himn he tipped 1~ A tpannds and his -head. afane IN TE OCEAN ON WAGER SHE MADE OMAHA SOCIETY- FAVORITE LOST HER TEETH AND GOT THOR OUGHLY SOAKED. Venice, CaL.-Mrs. Grace Harris is a large woman, attractive of face and figure, and one-of :Oaha's society fa vorites. The other day she made a bet that she would go wading above her knees in the Pacific. Seating herself confidently on the sand, she removed an expensive millinery creation and stripped, off silk 'stockings and pumps regardless of an interested, crowd. Then she lifted her exquisitely tail ored black gown, walked to the reced ing breakers and gingerly placed a pink toe into the water. Then followed the whole foot, both feet and the surg Wades to Win a Bet. ing brine eddied about her ankles. She looked dyer her shoulder at the three companions on the beach; they were doubled up on the sand laughing. A foamy breaker gurgled in, broke completely over her, turned her up side down, whirled her around, stood her on her head and playfully bowled her beachward. One of her friends held high a roll of greenbacks, but the dripping woman said nothing, keeping her hand over her mouth. At last she murmured: "I've lost my false teethl' "But you've won your bet an< money enough to buy eighteen sets We never thought you would do it. CHILD'S LEAP SAVES HER LIFE Grabs a Telegraph Wire to Escap Train and Hangs on Until Rescued. Swampscott, Mass.-Grasping wire In a leap from a railroad briag4 to escape a train rapidly approaching saved four-year-old Mary Arribes from death. A train from Marblehea< rounded a curve and headed for th< bridge. While her companions. ras off the bridge and jumped down ai embankment, the Arribea child stoot motionless. With the engine withis ten feet of her and the engineer fran tic because he could not stop -th< train the little girl leaped over the side of the bridge towvard the stree 30 feet below.. The child's hands reached out an< hit a telegraph wire. As if by miracle she clung to it. For thre< minutes she clung until Henry ,An thony, an engineer for the Swamp scott highway department climbec Hangs to Telegraph Wire. the embankment. Held by his ankle. by another man, Anthony lowered himself from the bridge and rescued the child from her perilous position Just as Mary was falling an autt flew under the bridge at top speed Had she not grabbed the wire the auto would have killed her if the fall itself had not done that. Rub, flopper in Chilq9e Wound. Ion-do,..-Mrs. Mabel Thompson was taken to Old Bailey Dison tc serve a sentence of 12 months tot having 4dministered punishmnent te her youz stepS6n by Muttffog his hands w fh a knife and tktn. rubbDg niuir hi the woimd*, DEATH BEFORE .100 YEARS IS SUICIDE d a d Prof. Munyon Says Ignorance ti of Laws of Health Explains b Early End of Life. a NOTED SCIENTIST HAS ENCOURAGING WORD FOR DESPONDENT MEN AND WOMEN C S "Death before 100 years of age been reached 0 nothing more or os than slow suicide. A man or woman) who dies at an earlier age in simply Igno rant of the laws of health " Such was the original and rather stal'tling statement made by Professqr James M. Munyon, the famous Ph adel- C phia health authority, who is estblish n health headquarters in all the large cits of he world for the purpose of get. ting In direct touch with his thousands of converts. Professor Munyon is a living embodi- I ment of the cheerful creed he preaches. Virile well poised, active and energetic, he looks as though he would easily at- t tain the century age limit which he de clares is the normal one. He said: "I want the people of the world to I know my opinions on the subject of health, which are the fruit of a life-time devoted to healing the sick people of America. There isn't a building In this ] cit big enough to house the people in ths State alone who have found ealth through my methods. Before I et through there won't be a building ig enou ghto house my cured patients in this city alone. "I want, most o all, to talk to the sick people-the invalds, the discouraged ones the victims of nerve-wearing body racking diseases and ailments-for these are 'the ones to whom the message of hope which I bear will bring the great est blessing "I want t talk to the rheumatics, the sufferers from stomach trouble, the ones afflicted with that noxious disease, ca tarrh. I want to tell my story to the women who have become chronio in valids as a result of nervous troubles. I want to talk to the men who are 'all run down,' whose health has been broken by overwork, improper diet, late hours and other causes, and who feel the creeping clutch of serious, chronio illness. "To these people I bring a story of hope. I can ive them a promise of bet ter things. want to astonish them by showing the record of cures performed through my new system of treatment. "I ave taken the best of the ideas from all schools and embodied them In a new system of treatments individually adapted to each particular case. I have no cure aIls,' but my present method of attacking disease is the very best thought of modern science. The success which I have had with these treatments in this city and all over America proves its effi cacy. Old methods must give away to new medical science moves. I know what my remedies are doing for humazty everywhere. I know what they will do for the people of this cit L me prove my statements-that's all ask." he continuous stream of callers and mail that comes to Professor James h. Munyon at his laboratories. 'Fifty-third and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, Pa., keeps Dr. - Munyon and his enormous corps of expert physicians busy. Professor M unyon makes no charge for consultation or medical advicehanot a penny to pay. Address Prof. J. f. Mun y, Munyon's Laboratories. Fifty-third and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, Pa. THE BRUTE. Jon-Tansda , yorsef Wi usthn an listeneduoyos. o hAf an resulat dngt, while yon sumption to those exposed to various forms of dust, and at the request of the National Association for the Study and 'Prevention of Tuberculosis, the United States government has recent ly appointed a commission to work in co-operation with state authorities In making an investigation into the con ditions of the metal mining Industries in the United States, with special ref erence to diseases of the lungs. The work of the commission engaged ifn this special task will follow lines somewhat similar to those worked out by the Royal Commission of Aus tralia, whose report was recently re ceived in this country. New idea In Judicial Lore. The suggestion of a French judge, who presided at a breach of promise suit, has aroused the interest of Amer ican men and women. The suggestion is that when young people become en gaged an agreement to marry should be drawn up with a clause providing damages if it is broken. A cold on the chest weakens your lung. Tubercular Germs attack the weak spots. Keep your lungs strong, by curing colds quickl with Hlamlins Wizard Oil and you will not get Consumption. When a baby can look at an old bachelor without crying the mother always thinks he is a good (ather wasted. His Part in the Proceedings. Clarence Is a darky who is as proud I piloting Mr. Hillside's costly auto tobile as Mr. Hillside is of owning it. Well, Clarence," said a neighbor, "I %w you in the Taft parade, but you idn't have the president in your car, noticed.,' "No, sir,". the chauffeur newered. "I didn't have the presi ent, but I had a reporter, and I Bckon Mr. Taft might have talked up iere on the hill all night long and no ody in town would have knowed bout it next day if it hadn't been for ie and that reporter."-Exchange. Tetterine Cures Ringworm. Wysacking N. C. June 2 190". Enclosed you wi find 1.00 for' which lease send me at once Tettertne. It i dead shot on ringworms. W. P. Dudley. Totterine cures Eczemq. Totter, Ring rorm, Itching Piles. ough Scaly Patch s on the Face Old Ito hin Sores, Dan ru , Cankered Scalp . ons. Corns hi batns and every fiorm of Scalp and kin Disease. Tetterine 60o Tettqrtne cap 25c. Your druggist, or by mail from 'he Shuptrine Co., Savannah a. With every mail order for TIetterine we Ive a box of Shuptrine's 10o Liver Pills roe. Mrs. Browning. Apropos of the jubilee of the death f Mrs. Browning, it is not generally :nown that the event occasioned one of the tenderest things her husbaifd iver wrote. He tended her alone the Light before she died, and wrote of ker passing in a letter of infinite pa hos addressed to their mutual friend, birs. Blagdon: "Then came what my eart will keep till I see her again, Lnd longer-the most perfect expres ion of her love to me within my cnowledge of her. Always smiling and with a face like a girl's; and in a ew minutes she died in my arms, her lead on my cheek. . . . There was 1o lingering or acute pain, nor con iciousness of separation. God took ier to himself as you would life a sleeping child from a dark, uneasy 3ed into your arms and the light." His Future Expenditures. Among the most frequent requests hat go to the United States senate ire those asking some prominent nember to give money to charity or ganizations, hospitals and other phi lanthropic undertakings. One day a charity worker asked Senator Flini Df California, who is not a wealth) man, to give a large sum of mone) ror a free ward in one of the hos pitals. "I am sorry that I cannot comply with your request," said the senatoi gravely; "but, judging from the num ber of similar demands that have beer made upon me in the past, I have de cided that I can promote a greatei charity. The vast amount of monei spent on hospitals in this town con vinces me that thousands of peopli are going to die and be buried With out flowers. Hereafter, I shall devot my spare money exclusively to send Ing flowers to the dead."--The But day Magazine. FELL TO THE GROUND. Stricken Helpless With Terribi< Kidney Trouble. F. Henry Thomson, 409 W. 40th St. Saveannah, Ga., says: "Somethinj seemed to snap in my back and I fel to the ground helpless. I was carries to my bed all in a hear At first I thought I wai paralyzed, but late: knew it was kidne: " trouble. An awful nau sea came over me, an< the dull ache throug] my back caused suffer lng such as I had never experienced Dean's Kidney Pills strengthened m: kidneys, rid me of the terrible pains and in a few days I was a well man Although past seventy, I am stronj and vigorous." "When Your flack is Lame, Remem~ ber the Name--DOAN'S." -For sale by druggists and genera storekeepers everywhere. Price 50c Foster-Milbur'n Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Megaphones in Oil. Robert Henri, the painter, was dia cussing in New York a very mediocri "old master" for which a Chicago pro motor had paid an exorbitant sum. "The man is content with his bar gain," said Mr. Henri. "I'm sure o that. To a millionaire of that type you know, an 'old master' is merely megaphone for his money to tall through." Why She Smiled. "She must love her husband dear ly; she smiles whenever she looki toward him." "That isn't because she loves him it is because she has a sense o humor."--Houston Post. Whoever complains of not havinj found t true friend accuses himself. Sintenls. NO CURE A Find Generi NO PAY ply it, wiet Couldn't Help Him. "I haven't a place to lay my head.' "I'm sorry, but we're all out 0: head rests." urs Social Distinction. In, some parts of the south t darkies are still addicted to the o1 style country dance in a big hall, wit the fiddlers, banjoists and other n1i uiclans on the platform at one end. At one such dance held not lor ago in an Alabama town, when ti fiddlers had duly resined their bov and taken their places on the pit form the floor manager rose. "Git you' partners fo' de nex' dance he yelled. "All you ladies an' genni meno dat wears shoes an' stookin take you' places In de middle of ( room. All you ladies an' gennulmei dat wears shoes an' no stockin's, tal you' place Immejitly behin' dem. A yo' barefooted crowd, you jes' jig round in de corners."-Lippincott Magazine. DISTEMPER In all Its forms among all ages horses, a well as dog#. cured and othe In the same stable prevented from havii the disease with SPOHN'S 1fl8TEMPE CURE. Every bottle guaranteed. Ov 0.000 bottles sold last year. Beat rome for chicken cholera. 50 cents and $1.00 bottle $5 and $10 the dosen. Any go drug t, or mend to manufacturers. IA for free book. Spohn Medical Co., Op Contagious Diseases, Goshen, nd., U.S. Coachman Had to Earn Bequest. A quaint paragraph appears in t] will of Mrs. Jule Hall, of Brightc England. At the reading of the w the other day It was found that s had bequesthed ?100 to her coac man, pr ...Ied he is in her service her death,' and "if I do not i through or from the effects of a ci riage accident when he is-the drivei Wor COLDS and aRIP Ricks' OAPUDINX is the best remedy haves the aching and feverishnese-cures I Cold and restores normal conditions. I liquid-offects immediately. 10., 95c., and b At drug stores. And many a man makes a strenuc effort to recognize his duty so that will be in a position to dodge it. LCOHOL-3 PER CENT Agetable Preparation forA similating theFoodand Regula . ting the Stomachs ahd Bowels o i Promots DigestionCheerfu nessandRest.Containsnelthe OpiumMorphine nor Minera NOTNA COTIC. Awm/,, D (i &rpdeun@/fo I t o0 A perfect Remedy for Constlp k tion ,Sour Stomach,Diarrhet 0 Worms,Convulsions.Feverist Sness and Loss OF SLE~f. I'ac Simite Signatur e of? Auaranteed under .the Pood Ezact Copy of Wrapper. W. L. DOUC *2,50,*3.00,*3.50 &*'4.00 WOMEN wear W.L.Douglas stylisil fitting, easy walking boots, because i long wear, sameas W.L.Douglas Me THE STANDARD OF QU/ FOR OVER 30 YE4 The workmanship which has mad Douglas shoes famous the world maintained in every pair. If I could take you into my large if at Broc1on Mau., and show ye carefully W.L.Douglas shoes are mas would then understand why they ari ranted to hold their shape, fit betl wearlonger thananyothermakefor~I If yo nCannot obtain W. L, Dlouglas ro noftonrte rfr ctli aShoes sen DOUGLAS 148 Spark St., Lrooktou ITonic. Contains no arsenic or ott lke quinine, If your Druggist or;i ARTHUR PETER & CO., Gen. . IWhen Building Ohu Ior reseating same, writ, for Catalog X9 agency proposition. Everything in Bias AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY -7 h g 0 HEADA (N , is just a symp\. *, It is Nature's Wal Prq- T 19 showing a deran? n ment of the stomea t liver or bowels. Held in Nature with the Ience, system-cleaning tonic, -'<>n OXIDI NE* -a bottle proves. y The Specific for Mald., Chills sn& Fever,and areliablermedy for toQ all diseases due to das. AL. ordered liver. stomach, bowels andkidaeys. S0. At Yeur Dr.gglesf 10 Ias a aZscO Dave go# n , Waco. Texas, 10 DROPSY TRATenD. Give qu hi- HerRPS lo, nusaly rem~ove 0 lIng and abort breath In a few d2ays at entaro reief In W6 days, trial trea 1e FREE. DR. uaaxm ON, 54% A, As, -o00 m SORE FOR M1EYES ENTO obtkrnfeo cah li okan d free. PATENTSrefrcesin U. S. DonanA. PhiUlps, 800. St.ashington,. u EFIANCE Gold Water Starob te makes laundry work a pleasure. 10 oz. pkg. 1116 W. N. U., ATLANTA, NO. 37-1911. CASTORIA' For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature * Use For Over Thirty Years SCASTORlA LAS SHOES ,perfect LITY ARS -- - aver is litories u how-.-. le, you : hoes in -.W. 8.00 BIfOr N wi paitirelyontw~ Mass. Two PAIRIS of ordinary oys' abe00 cr po'sn Leav'es NOC CUR E gts, Louisville, Ky. NO PAY 'oh, Seheool or Th'!d,"in 'iv. flnentionlinl class of building. Deal.pat(iglw k-boards andtchool Supplies. Ask torm , 298 So. Wabash Avenue,Q gie ac readable news, SI pie generally are I*hI Ie..stm.