Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Aurf <Ar/q Co To scjfocu ofJfe (VERY insti ution of any age not only hono -s Its traditions, but also prese: vea with little vary ing changes its customs and usages which a-e among its distin guishing teatun s. This is true of educational lust tut ions, and particu larly of the German universities. Of tbs latter Heide berg?old Heidelberg ?stands out supremely interesting in Its historic lore and in those pranks *nd trials of physical endurance and cklll, which are practically the same today as two centuries ago. These distinctive characteristics, together v/lth its well merited reputation for training! mind an l body, has made this time-honored urlverelty not only the pride of many generations of Germans, but likewise the pride of generations of other national rties. Every phase of the German boy b education seems to ?differ from our own. yet the univer sities of both nitlons have sent out grand, good mm who have made names for thems dvea and whose work has benefited h jmanlty. The rules end regulations, the faculty and the mode of housing the students are like wise different fr< m our own. At Hei delberg especial: >? Is this true, and as the .greatest, sti teamen in Germany-' have been stud' nts at this splendid ?scat of learning it serves as the best | ?example of German university iife. The peculiar t fe of the universities, their peculiar re atlon to the state and ??he different par :s of the country from ?which the studa: its come have made a ?court of justice necessary. The unl vorsity laws ha 'e been approved by the government and are rigidly car fled out. Gambling Is forbidden, duel ing under certal 1 forms, breaking the peace, drunkenness and secret combi nations of students. For acts against the academical laws police officers and "beadles are maintained. Lhe chief! tcadlc, who is usually cordially hated by the students may make an arrest without a warrant, but he must-make the announceow nt at once. A Jail Is provided In ?he upper part of one of tho university buildings, where the For the Best SIMS BOO K TIL 5 How/?K\ Hit yfoONCf &6A5TS, THAT A 'Child otMirtxrAMx ?fc A?HTAF/eAlO OACK. Johnson \ beadle also lives. This Is known as the Career and Is secured with Iron I grating. The furniture consists of a "bed. a small table and a wooden chair. !The different apartments have borne | the same name* for two hundred I years?Solitude, Bellevue. r.ecreatlon [and The Hole. The last named is a dark room where those who have dis turbed the peace at night are con fined. The Imprisoned students are ur.der the care of the beadle, who sup plies them with food while they are serving the term of Imprisonment. For several days the prisoner must remain in the room; later he may attend col 1 lege'lectures, but "must return at night [No Heidelberg student would dare fall to dp so. The punishment is not ex cessively eruel, but is exacting and far I better than being thrown Into a cell ! with criminals, as is done in our uni versity towns where the student hap- I pons to commit some trifling India- , cretion. The city policeman does not arrest the student In Germany. If j the latter to any way disturbs the peace the officer will ask him to show his student card. From this the of- I fleer obtains the name and reports It to the university police, who attends to the-arrest and the .beadle to his in- > carceraticn. While these young men | are In the Career they spend much 01* \ thejr time in decorating Its walls until there Is hardly a spot In any of the rooms which Is not covered with gro- | 1 tesque paintings and drawings. The l names of several of Germany's great est statesmen appear here, which goes to show that for some reason or other I while at college they have tasted Car cer life. The student lives on personal equal- ; Ity with the professor ? In absolute freedom?each being his own master, [except as to the university laws, j The young men join themselves into societies known as Korps. Each Korps has a color and cap of Its own and a Kneipe?a room for assembling? where the students spenrt a lively time singing and drlVc'ng bv?.?- tuwii t; to tri??U:i>rv?J rotr* t?jaiutliDf? 'f Ui# ; Dear Friend: j We were away from home in jelly-making time, but Mama says she is not going to worry over a hot stove any more to' make jelly j and jam. She says she can buy it j cheaper thin she can make it and just as good. Your Friend, JACOB. P. S.?Ii would surprise you to see how many different kinds of jams and jellies and things put up in glasses and bottles you can get at PURE FOOD STORE. Stationery K STORE. He Mixe: Korps is well to do it has a Korps I house of its own, with a hall for fes tive occasions. Heidelberg has five of these Korps?the Khenanla. Suevia, Guestphalla, Saoco-Borussia and the Vandalla?and whenever a student signs his name he writes after what is termed a "zlrkel"?a sort of mono- ' gram of his Korps ? in order that | there may be no doubt as to which ot these he belongs. It keeps three i members of each Korps busy In ar- ! ranging the duels which are fought every day. Each Korps has several students who are considered perfect i In the art of duelling, and they are j termed a Bursch. Three well-fought i duels are necessary to gain this cov- [ eied name. The other members are known ns foxes, and are treated about; the samt; as a freshman in our unl- I wrsitles and In many cases they have i a hard road to travel; Indeed, they! must be aHe to fight In a duel for] ten minutes before they can wear the ribbon of the Korps on their cap. The ' Bursches weai a different colored rib bon as a distinguishing mark for i about the same reason as the midship- ' men and cadets at Annapolis and West j Point wear the large Ns and As on their sweaters as a mark of honor In , athletics. The most trifling thing will cause a duel, and after the challenge has been sent and the d.ite of the affair ! s.. the men repair to the fighting house?a quaint little building nostled among the trees alongside the plctur .?v?<;ue SnkM rlv^r. Ths duelling nora I? UiM?tn.tr? <?r.J In or -cr 1 o r^-..-h It, I Money to Loan am prepared to negoti ate first mortgage loans on improved farm proper lies, at seven per cent in terest. These loans are repayable in instalments, no commissions being charged thereon. Call and let us explain their at tractive features. J, Stokes Salley Atty. at Law NO. 7 LAW RANGE f The farmers are receiving the long wished for rain. one must pass through the ante-room, i Here there Is a large pan-shaped piece i of zinc with the edges slightly upturn- i ed. A chair. In Ir. the centre and. the A surgeon's table near by. After the duel 1 the men are placed In this chair while I their wounds are being dressed, and 1 the zinc Is to prevent the blood from I running over the floor. The duelist |1 Is w" covered when he Is ready for t the fight, and when fully equipped his appearance Is not unlike that of a I deep-sea diver. Th*re are guards for i thy eyes, guards for the neck, guards I for the nose and guards for the ears. 1 The legs and body are partly covered < with a chamois leather suit, and the ' 1 right arm Is well padded with a soft 11 silk material. The duelling room Is I perhaps fifty by thirty feet. The floor 11 Is bare and well spotted with blood.! 1 Tables and chairs are placed around j? the sides of the room where the mem- ff hers of the Korps may sit with their j 1 wine while the duel Is In progress. ! i The different Korps do not lntermln-ii gle during these festive occasions, but l sit apart and encourage their members I who are fighting. The sword used Is i known as the "Schlaeger" and the. I mode of fighting with It Is said to beiz excellent exercise. The blade Is about It three and a half feet long and half an ;t Inch In bread'.h. The entire front edge [ c Is sharp as well rs a part of the back | I of the blade. The end Is not pointed, 1 I i but rounded. The fighting Is done;, from the wrist and the slightest move- \ t ment of '.he head, even though It S-e: i unintentional or accidental, w.>>;ld I: '?'j-TG'-st cowardice r.nd ciiwu n i'.i^:nti-: ?. heato To-days Program "COURAGE OF SORTS" (Vitograph.) "Told in the Sierras" A beautiful picture, amidst the wintry snows of the famous Mt Lowe in California. HERBERT L. GAMBATI, Prop. Cotton Seed Wanted. If you have any cotton seed to sell or trade, see me before selling at Adden Bros, Warehouse, corner Railroad and E. Russell St. Car load lots solicited. Be fore buving your Fertilizer see me and get prices. R. N. OWEN, Agent for Kershaw Oil Mill.. r Gang sal from the Korps. The four main strokes are callod Terz. Prim, Quart md Durchzieher. The last stroke, with the wrist turned back, Is ext/eme y difficult and unless the opponent rtoep: his point wed down you can run your Schlaeger underneath his blade and give him a cut under the eft side of the chin. This L* termed i "pull through." There Is great art In Schlacgor flght ng, and where two men are well Tiatched the duel Is a long one. The 'aco alone is slashed; how deep the vounds are made shows In the faces; if so many noted Germans. A scar j "rom Heidelberg Is regarded as an j lonor. and no mfort Is made to efface i ;he mark after it has r3aled. The most serious duels sometimes roach ? forty-five rounds and are arranged by j l special court of honor composed of | itudents. "When the two combatants 'ace each other the umpire demands dlence, and at the word "Go!" the nen begin. Blood often flows at the Irst slash. Frequently a second will lave tho duel stopped while he ex imines a wound or wipes away the jlood. A Burgeon is always present, ind he too examines the slashes from ime to rime, and the fight goes on un it the members of one of the Korps lecldo that their man has been de feated or the surgeon declares that fur ther wounds may be dangerous to life. \fter the fight Is ended the men go to he antc-rocm to nave th^ir wound*; Iressbd. P.ood ti >ws foo.y as the; members o* 'he U'omm 'o * Mch Ih* I THE SEWING MACKiMB or QUALITY. NOT SOLD UNDER ANY OTHER NAME. WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. If you purchase the NEW HOME you will have a life asset nt the price you pay, and will not liavean endless chain of repairs. Quality Considered it is the Cheapest in the end to buy. If you want a Kcwlnj; machine, write for Dur latest catalotme before you purchase. rtio New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass. Grand Opening Ball. On Friday evening Sept. Sth new Russell street building with over ten thousand feet floor space open to public. Dancing 9 P. 'M. to 1 A M. Music by brass band. Everything free?everybody Invited. 4t. By R gratulate him. Stitches are put In without tho use of an anesthetic and j the wounded man never winces, and under no consideration must he at tempt to attend to the wounds with out the surgeon's orders. Even the wiping off of a little congealed blood will cost the man a fine or a few days In the Career. At least two duels are fought every day of the thirty weeks of the Univer sity term, and twelve hundred students take part In tho fights each year, so It can be seen how laborious Is tho work of the s.urgeons. The pluck of the German student duelist Is marvelous, j and he receives the slasher of .he I Schlaeger without the slightest clgn of | fear or pain. On one -?ccasion lastj year a man's head was laid open about the width of the thumb and fourteen . stitches were required, yet this man smiled at the surgeon as he worked. We Essence $f 77|OKKED down to a scientific ba ifl sis light and heat are exactly the same thing. Red, white and blue colors and a sunstroke are the same phenomena, only In different degrees. This Is shown by recent scientific experiments which prove that the waves that give bright colors to the eye and the flames that burn the flesh are the same sort of energy, only the energy that makes beautiful color to delight our eyes Is far more high powered than the more hurtful waves which scorch us. In brief, waves of color and waves of heat are exactly the same energy, only In color waves the rapidity of the motion Is Infinitely quicker. Thus, when the waves of energy coming from the sun aro above 500 trillions in.ihelr rapidity of vibration per sec ond they form light which the human eye can see; but when the rapidity of the sun wavcj are below 500 tril lions of vibrations In ono single faoc ond the human eye cannot detect them and they become simply heat waves which our bot'les can feel, but which they cannot see. To take a very homely but Illumi nating exampie. Everybody knevs ! that a bar of Iron will burn the hands i frightfully Ion? before Its vibrations j of heat are s^Uclent to make It red hot; so the human eye can see the effect of the heat In the crimson glow of the !roi. V>'h(M-?^ote the sun waves of high rapldH./ of vibration are the color rays from the sun and they run in vibration from a)>out 600 trillions perl w?oi.d BiiUl vh</ touch about 750 | trOJl&m par ar?jriu. Of course, ?uoh | CARLISLE FIl "The School that Stands f( [ BAMBERG. Let us give your Boy and Girl th<! Ollgll work under positive Ol CHANCES? Our School Is owne and IS NOT A SHAM. Recognize ed faculty?all men of College an attention. Study Hall. 4 1-2 lit Unsurpassed Health. Pure Artes Entirely separate boarding depart j lowest consistent with good serv Boarding capacity limited catalogue. Nineteenth yer J. Caldwell Guilds, A Reminder That We J ZEIGLER Special Agents of the Equitable L Strongest Ii Prompt Attention. OEANGEBTJEG jran Walker. Certain members of the Korps are ap? pointed to keep a record of thette ?** fairs for circulation of informant* among lta members. Tell the German student that at* duelling Is barbarous and ho will a* oncb defend It by declaring that It lc rarely fatal, and if so, Is caused by subsequent Indiscretion. He will also enumerate the numerous football fa* talities of our tountry. While the Garman duel can hardly be termed sport from the. American point of view, it is a most excellent training la fortitude and self control under condi tions of danger and hardship. So goes the round of German student life so different from our own, but perhaps; with its seeming cruel sports and cus toms building a character and man hood as sturdy and as self-reliant as la) the product of our American Unlvsr? si ties. Light and Heat. an enormous rapidity of vibration tn a single second -la practically Incom prehensible to the average Aumas, brain, but the most famous scientists of the world today claim to have at least approximately estimated the** figures. Also science claims to have meas ured the length of these fabulously rapid wave vibrations and they art. said to vary from one to two hundred trillion to the yard of space. That is, they vibrate In a space far, far smaller than the red corpuscle* In our blood and countless millions of these tiny light waves enter the hu man eye every time we look at a pic ture or glance out of the window. The red waves of light arc tho longer and In fact red light waves aro Just about twice as long as tho waves which make the violet light in the solar spectum. The heat waves seem to be more Solid than the light rays, for they do not travel anything Uk# as quickly and are about three times longer. Heat waves- can be felt by tlu human body much more surely on* much more accurately than llghv rays. The whole human body can feel and appreciate the heat waves from the sun, but It was necessary for animals to develop a special and extremely delicate organ?the eye? before animals could receive light rays and make them of use to the creatures of this earth. To rebuild the pyramid of Cheops under modern conditions would cost one hundred million dollars and the labor of forty thousand uion for twet years. TING SCHOOL ir Work and Character." .SOUTH CAROLINA. training they need?honest, thor ristian Influences. WHY TAKE (1 and controlled by Wofford College I standard of Scholarship. Enlargr d University training. Individual II rs a day, conducted by Teacher, ian Water. Hot and Cold Ilaths. tnents for Boys and. Girls. Prices ice. [?write to-day for handsome ir begins Sept. 20th, 1911. IB. A., Bead Master. 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