The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 22, 1916, Page 6, Image 6
' ' SQUIRREL
HUNT OF LONG AG(
Ohio Farmer*, In 1822, Slaughter**
Naarly Twenty Thousand, and
tha Others Fled.
At tha dedication ot a monument t<
Ludwlg Sells and his wife ip the Dub
lln cemetery In Franklin county. Ohio
Her. Byron H. Long gave an Interest
Ing account of the great squirrel hun
of September, 1822, which was said t<
havo ended the serious depredationi
of the squirrels in the fields of th<
farmers there.
The Columbus Gnzette of August 20
1822. referred to the great damage be
Ing done by squirrels and published ai
address to tho farmers suggesting t
county squirrel hunt. The farmers ol
several townships were asked to se
lect representatives to make the ar
rangements.
The preliminary meeting, says the
Columbus Dispatch, was held. One ol
the delegates from Washington town
ship, in which Dublin is located, wae
Peter Sells, a son of Ludwig Sells.
The hunt was held and the farmere
turned out In mass, spending two 01
three days in slaughtering the squir
rels. The count as far as made reached
a total of 19,960 skins, but as many ol
the hunters failed to report the num
ber shot by them the total was nc
doubt really in excess of that.
Still this number, great as it was
would not in itself have had any verj
great ett'ect on the damage done by th<
squirrels. But the pioneers tell of t
great migration by the squirrels fol
lowing the raid.
The little animals moved like ants
in countless droves, going stralgh
ahead and turning aside for no ob
stacle. They went over precipices am
swam rivers in their persistent course
They seemed to be in command o
some leader and obeyed without fea
of ordinary enemies.?New York Sun
DIFFER ON VIEWS OF S0AI
Authorities Throughout the Centurie
Have Never Ecen in Agreement
or, the Point.
Here comes a health officer with at
vice to use soap. He says it does no
injure the complexion, and that it ir
creases the general cleanliness of th
race.
On the face of the advice, this healt
officer appears to be old-fashioned, r<
marks the Cleveland Plain Dealei
modern exquisites shun the use of soai
except in the bath and for purposes c
removing difficult dirt from the handi
Soap on a pretty face is almost sacr
lege. Warm water and wash cloths ar
relied on to remove all soil from de
icate complexions, without the dange
of soapy alkalies.
But In reality the doctor Is nev
fashioned. For our old heroes an
heroines did not even know the mear
lng of soap. I>aura, Berengarla, Rosi
mund and Marguerite lived befor
s5&p was invented, yet they wer
cleanly damsels, inspirations of poeti
wlelders of iron sway over men c
bfains. The ancients?Sappho, Ai
pasla, Cornell^ and oven Poppaeane*er
dreamed of such a thing a
Soap.
On the who)*, this health office
must be classed as a medievalist. H
is neither ancient nor modern. An
there is no likelihood that his at
vice will have the slightest effect o
the users and nonusers of soap.
Skunk's Weapon of Defense.
Sdtae animals use sprays which ar
not only strongly irritant, but pos
sess a most powerful and disgustln
odor. "Chiefest among these is th
American skunk, which has attaine
a world-wide notoriety," says Docto
Pycsaft. "Its weapons of defense 11
in a pair of glands at the base of th
tail, and so conscious does their poi
sessor appear to be of their formidt
ble character that he makes no ai
tempt to escape when approache<
either by man or dog. From thes
glands an amber-colored, most pur
gent and acrid fluid can be expelled
and with force enough to carry sevei
al yards.
"Should a drop enter the eye vie
lent inflammation, or even blindnesi
may result. Rut the fumes from thl
fluid are even more to he dreade
than the fluid itself, for, unless well d
luted with atmospheric air, they ar
destructive to the respiratory pa{
sages. The skunk thus make3 a US
of poison gas for the discomfiture c
its foes."
Virginlp.
The area of Virginia is 9,5(14 squar
miles, its population by the 1910 cei
sus 2,061,612. Its chief agriculturj
products are tobacdb, apples, peache
and other fruits; corn, wheat, oati
buckwheat and barley; peanuts; cal
bages, potatoes and other vegetablei
and the native and cultivated grass?
and clovers which yield an abundanc
of hay. Virginia is "essentially an a)
ricultural state." The mean temperi
ture for July, 1913, was 75.4, for D?
cember 37.7. The annual rainfall i
from 10 to 60 inches, fairly well dii
trlbuted through the entire year. Th
population of Norfolk is 85.005.
Wireless Wonders.
The 7,000 wireless ship stations
the world roqutre over 15.000 licens<
men to operate th'>m, while over 1,0*
land stations with a working force
3,200 iron aro required to handle tl
buaine?n which originates on boar
or for, these vessels.
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) IN PRAISE OF THE ONION
I
I One Writer, at Least, Brave Enough | '
to uerena ine rieaitnmi But
Odorous Vegetable.
5 Why Is it that so beautiful and deK
licious a vegetable as an onion cause.) v
such horror among humankind when it 1
. has once been consumed?
t Why is it that one's wife shudders
5 when she sees her husband gnawing
, at the juicy interior of a big Bermuda.
3 when the scientific chaps so strongly
recommend the onion as a mot*,
healthful and proper form of grub?
' Why?oh, why?does an onion taste
, so much differently in the morning?
l Nobody knows!
f | There are a few people who abso
lutely detest the mere idea of an on
I ion, but the antagonistic attitude is
. generally a precautionary measure.
? j Many people would like to eat or.
r ! ions, if they dared, and only refrain
. from doing so when under heavy
i pressure. They are told that the odor
' of a mild and companionable onion
i | upon one's breath stamps him aa ono
: ' of the rabble.
| If he reeks with the perfume of a
I 15-cent cigar it is O. K. Likewise it
f is all right if he has been reveling in
- some of the more deadly varieties of
> cheese, but as for the onion?never!
Onions are mighty handy vegeta,
bles in the kitchen of the elite, and
r are used to flavor most salads and ,
i dressings and things, where they aro !
i duly appreciated, but, like the com- |
- mon workingman, while useful about l
the house, they must not be brought !
i, into the drawing room unless in dis- ,
t guise. |
>- This outrage against the onion?
1 spring, Bermuda and Spanish?when j
). properly studied. Is likely to make a !
f socialist of almost anyone,
r Vive l'onlon!?Omaha World-Her- .
i. aid.
3 NEW THEORY OF EVOLUTION
1 Points Evolved by Author May Give 1
8 I Rise to Some Most Interesting
Hypotheses.
In a book entitled "The Natural Theology
of Evolution" J. N. Shearman
pointed out that nothing in the Darl"
wtnian theory precludes design; it
e only requires the supposition that the
designing mind works slowly through
many ages. As to those variations
? which have turned out failures?the
r" flying reptiles and other extinct creatures
of early periods?the author
' makes the suggestion that the dlrecI'
tion of varieties may to some extent be
deputed by God to angels, in the same
e way as free will and power is granted
to man; and that these failures are the
r experiments of the angel-subordinates.
"Rut," writes the editor of Nature
in recommending the book to scientific
^ readers, "the author is not in the least
l" a crank, and he puts forward this fresh
l" and interesting hypothesis (which
0 some would call fantastic) as a specu
0 lation only. His main point is that
though the Darwinian natural selection
is a true cause of change in species,
s' the variations which tend to progress
~ toward greater complexity cannot bo
0 attributed to chance. They are evidence
of a guiding mind which sees
ir and knows before it produces on the
0 j rial plane."
n Science has ceased to sneer nt the
J" | spiritual, and many of the deepest
n thinkers of today are turning to the
"supernatural" for explanations of pbe
nomena they cannot understand.
( Why Hindu Poet Avoids Japan.
s A traveler returned from India to
Japan, according to the East and West
e News, tells why Sir Rablndranath Taj
gore gave up his proposed visit to the
I land of the Rising Sun. First, he says.
' because tho Hindu poet, like other
p! poets, changes his mind frequently;
? second, because his tenants are suft
forlng from want of food; third, he
t i has become incensed at a Japanese
j who abused Tagore's confidence, pre
0 tending to be an admirer of the poet's
t ' most refined works and all the while
, 1 Insanely addicted to London mush
'* hall songs. "He sings for hours in
private," the poet is reported to have
j said, with a withering expression of
j scorn, "what ho calls 'Tippulaly'!"
s To Drive Out .Vte'arla
d And Build Up The System
I- Cake the Old Standard GROVE'S
d I raSTEXESS chill TONIC. You know
| vhat you are taking, as the formula is
*' ) >rinted on every label, showing it is
0 Juinine and Iron in n tasteless form
.he Quinine drives out malaria, the
j ron builds up tiit system. 50 cent
Whenever You Need a General TonL
,e | Take Grove's
j. | The Old Standard Grove's Tasteles
chill Tonic is equally valuable as :
General Tonic because it contains the
I well known tonic propertiesof QUININI!
' | and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drive?
> out Malaria, Enriches the Bk>od an 1
s, | Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
b
e FOR CHILDREN'S COUGH.
?- You cannot use anything better
for your child's cough and cold than
j. I>r. King's New Discovery. It is pre3
pared fruiu Pine Tar mixed with heal3
ing and soothing balsams. It does
t not contain anyhlng harmful and is
0 ! slightly laxative, Just enough to exj
pel the poisons from the system. Dr.
King's New Discovery is antiseptic?
kills the cold germs?raises the
plegm?loosens the cough and
IC soothes the irritation. Don't put off
.,(j treatment. Coughs and Colds often
( lend to serious lung troubles. It is
I also good for adults and the aged.
?M Get a Bottle today. All Druggists.
ie
' Mars Displaced.
Lowbrow?Wot'a dat gink's name
they call the god of war? Bllton?
Ananias.?Judge. ?
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THE JLaAJCCABT1SK 1?C
,*.^wb Vnhaik TU K'6NS:?
ctrj'.s of Burden Crw'd Talk Inhu
inanity Might Well Be j.i>j?ctof
Indictment of Their .V.inters.
If horses cou.a talk iho-e of u!
vho Know them boat nave no Joubl
is to tcmo 01 the thiols they would
;ay Alan s inhumanity to thein would
je the thiji subject ol their rou versa
ion, at least t? th:y are fcjni us hu
nan as wc tnink they are.
To require a locomotive to haul a
rain 01 cars over c. track t:.at wicc1"
t before half tho (.ays ot uscfalncu.
ihould oe over and ... .1 . i !t to the
.nap r cap. i3 an economic ic'.Iy. Tc
iek a r.orro to drag c -r h.avy .c:.dc c;
,oal, co, rro:i. lumber- the rur'.c'.hm
lisc of all sort.: b*; which cities giov
ich and great- -cver streetn that vcai
t out ovon before it bas reached it!
irinio, is not only an economic folly
t is a cruelty that not only horses bu
ill decent men must condemn.
Tlurc are streets where, no smal
iart of the year, tho pavement is s<
.lippery that it is torture for a horsi
o travel on them. There are other:
so full of holes, so uneven, so wretch
?dly out of repair, that no self-rcspecl
ng hoi sc. lett to himself, would eve
jet foot upon them.
To bo Jerked and pulled, now thl
ivay, now that, because the loadei
vagon you are straining to drag t
its destination sinks into a hollor
iere, or bangs into an elevation ther?
to go home at night with feet bruise
and shoes torn off by pavements, wit
legs aching in every muscle becaus
no clean level surface has been pr<
vided where the feet could get a gri
?it we were horses, who of us woul
not start a union for self-protectioi
and strike before tho week was over
But horses do talk. Their languag
is not audible, it is visible. You se
it in that swollen joint, that spraine
tendon, that limping gait, which spea
of the roads over which men ha\
made them travel.
Money? No money to put 01
streets in order? We are robbing 01
taxpayers of their money by refusir
to do it?saving at tho spigot ar
wasting at the bung hole. We are d
lng more. We are treating with pos
tive cruelty, every working day ?
the year, thousands of the most fait
ful servants of onr cities, withoi
whom we would have had no cith
worthy the name.?Exchange.
Prices of Getns Soaring.
If anyone notices a broad and t
coming smile on tbe fair oountenanc
of their favorite actresses, there's
reason. It is because the prices of gi
clous stones are soaring to the sk
Nearly every prominent stage favori
has acquired a bushel or so of d)
monds, rubies, emeralds and other vi
uable stones. That is the reason th<
are happy. Under present conditio!
they are not required to go before tl
footlights and sing and dance or *
whatever their specialty is. What
the use when they can attain weal
without effort? Diamonds are as val
able as "war babies." Tho war h;
sent the price of precious stones 'wi
up and dealers say they are still soc
lng. This is because very few ston
aro being imported. Then again the
has been a boost of ten to twenty p
cent in the tariff on cut stones, and a
other thing, the diamond mines
South Africa are shut down. If yi
have promised your lady friend a dl
mond ring or a bauble with precio
stones you may us well be prepared
see your bank roll fade away.
Nameless Inventors.
Apart from the sheer human wc
der aroused by the wireless telephor
the most remarkable fact seems to
that this application of research h
been carried out by a business c<
poration, and that the inventors ai
scientists remain anonymous. As e
donee of human motives there
much to think about here. What
the incentive which impels these t
known workers, what secret ha
these corporations discovered whi
enables them to tap so Inexpensive
the most useful minds In Amerlc
When next we read that enterprl
would collapse without dazzling i
wards, that human nature is so a
so, we shall not be ablo to refrs
from thinking of these nameless bei
factors of mankind. Their incenti
seems somehow to be as good
those of the men who are piling
fortunes In war speculation, or
those who had grandfathers with a
sion of real estate development.?N<
Republic.
Against Law to Be Patriotic.
According to a recent ruling
Justice Gould 01 the district suprei
court the law as It Is now Interpret
permits a theater manager to ej<
from his house of entertainment
patron who rises to his feet when t
national anthem Is played. The c
torn of tislng when the national i
them is played is a matter of tai
and not particularly of right. It
a most excellent practice, worthy
emulation. It should be univera
In the particular case in * point
grave error of Judgment was comn
ed by the theater management
trying to pot out the man who ]
trlottcally insisted upon standii
Those who churlishly called upon h
to resume his seat should havo be
the objects of corrective attention
PrAm t3t7aoMnnrtAn C2#A*?
Had Her Revenge*
"Mr. Shepherd, you* daughter hi
promised to marry me."
"Humph; she said she'd get ?y<
with me when I refused to get her
Pekinese pup."?London Mall.
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