Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

lUUlMUAX, -iTX.TLX uj., GREENVILLE WOMEN j BATTLE WITH j] BIG RATTLESNAKE 1 i Big Snake, 51 Inches Long, Crawl- 1 ed Out From Bale of Leggings in ! Bradley Bonded Warehouse Greenville, S. C., and Show- I ed Fight < Greenville Piedmont. i 1 " ' 1 ^ rtinrn ! Battling wun a raiuesutmc than four feet long Mrs. Nita Wade!, and Miss Grace Jarks were victors'; over a reptile which made its ap- ] pearance when a bundle of leggins was opened in the warehouse of the ( Bradley Bonded Warehouse on j Laurens street Friday morning. Crawling from out the bale of U leggings where it is supposed the ' t reptile spent the winter, the rattler J g its green eyes bulging and its long * fangs projecting, squared itself for^ battle. There was a sharp hissing jt sound, a noise made only by the s dealier species of snakes as the!1; two young women, sitting a few t feet of the snake, gazing upward. A ( moment later and it is horrible to J comtemplate what might have been the fate of the two -women, calmly i working within striking distance of 1 the reptile. ] Caling to her sister to get away, 1 Mrs. Wade, who is the wife of a i member of the city police force, i seized a short iron pipe and hurled < it at the reptile. Her aim was dead- 1 ly and the snake, still coiled for the 1 fatal spring, was turned completely i around by the force of the blow. i A second time the snake coiled it' self and faced the young woman. < She backed away from the green- i eyed monster, seized another piece 1 of iron and with deadly aim hit the a ggl ?rihero s I Are You ?continually "on true American vig Americans, as a r secrets of their u maintained simpl; such as strict int properly eliminate ity and impr/r toxins moving out Nujol works on an Instead of forcing 01 ! waste. This enables contracting and expj waste along so that ii Nujol thus prevents c thorough bowel evaci iiie world. Nujol is absolutely hi Nniol nold hva 50 Broadway,' Nev j|| The Mo rattler square on the head. At this } point several other employes came t running to her assistance and a short s 1 J ' : fllA V!lt- i 1 JUL IUIIUUS Uc*OHC cuouvu) bav | ^ ler being knocked loose from the j y floor every time it assumed a v striking position. Within two min- j jtes from the time the snake crawl?d out from the bale of goods, it v lay upon the floor with its head bat- c tered to a pulp. c The young woman calm and un- j. jxcited, told the story to the sever- c il hundred per?jns came to the t auilding to view tht snake. j"Did it show fight?" was the juestion asked by nearly every p >erson who called. ^ "It showed fight all right, but my p lister and I soon changed its no- s] ion," Mrs. Wade said, calmly fin- c jering the small string of pearls ^ ibout her neck. "I don't know vhich of us saw it first, but I called ;o my sister to look out and at the p ;ame time I reached for an iron. a The iron pipe was too short for me :o get close to th6 snake so I just :hucked the pipe at the snake's iead;" ' SF;':> d That the young woman's aim was v anerring was shown by the head of lj ;he snake, every blow struck by the s pipe being plainly visible. Many of: -fcns* <rathered around and meas- j ared the snake which was 51 inches j from the end of its head to the tip ( >f its tail. Ten rattlers and a button, indicating the age of the snake, ivere cut off and kept as a souve- j lir by one of those who viewed the r, snake. <3 That the rattler came in the bun-1 j ile of leggings and had lain dor- j r nant during the winter and spriaf (i .vas the opinion of those connected o vith the warehouse.. The leggings r r r ~~ J Eolal ?1\ E3BSS3?^^j|j c !c a Typical A your toes", accomplishing ' or?quick-witted, keen-eye ule, enjoy good health, whi niversal success. And good y by proper attention to de ernal cleanliness. If the ft d, poisons are formed which 1 ?ner**T\ Tr'x of your body. 1 l entirely new pr : irritating the sys the many tiny muse mding in their nc . .... way, t< t nnsses naturally 01 of tlio svst obstipation because it helps Nai nation at regular intervals?the Jnmless'a^^pleasart to take. T II (frnfltfiists in sealed bottles only, bear jol Laboratories, Standard Oil Compar v York, for booklet "Thirty Feet of Dai dern Method of Treating an Old Con ol For Com >FF. lad been in the building but a she ime and it is presumed that t nake was in the goods at the tir hey were baled up and shipp lere. The place where the goo irere orgihally baled could not earned. Mrs. Wade, who is quite a youi \ oman m appearance anu ntly not over 20 years of age, \v omplimented on her "nerve" :illing the deadly rattler. S almly told of the occurance hough it had been nothing mo han a part of her day's routine. Mrs. Wade is a sister of Mi 'arks, who also assisted in tl ght with the reptile. The snal robahly will be stuffed and i kin preserved, several persons w] ailed 'at the warehouse statii hat they wished to do this. France has made a list of 1J l-ohibited imports among which a utomobiles, artificial hair, precioi tones and movie films. The first step toward puttii own the revolution in Hunga: ;as taken by prohibiting the sale iquor. Red liquor and red flags a aid to have an affinity. . WHAT ARE "HIGH CRIMES?' William Hard in The New Repu ' lie.) ** iL. An nqi Mr. fOSl, ox tne jciuui ucycj aent, found that certain workir tien, charged with being guilty leportable redness, were in law a: n fact innocent. They had no re less on them, that he could s< Thereupon members of the hou if representatives, who could s 10 end of redness on them, hal dr. Post to the capitol to be ii leached as guilty of "high crimes Jobody thinks that Mr. Post w ribed by these workingmen. B e let a lot of them off. He harged with protecting their righ xcessively and unlawfully and u onstitutionally. It is a ridiculo harge, as the facts in time w how. But I am not concerned he nth its falsity or its truth. I a oncerned with its quickness. He / I f merican I 'big things" with d?healthy? ich is one of the I health is often itails of hygiene, :>od waste is not hreok down vital? r ^ 1 i r.s ... ^ nS of the i- i ?i>, j?' > squeeze > iood II cm. ^ turc maintain easy, || healthiest habit in ing Nujol Trade be jy (New Jersey), 2 iger". K %plaint K h n +j nt) x ?rt I he I I ? s ^ re "! Afte The rt-1 Every bride looks for g-1 she will reign as mist] of I. home that will reflecl d- II ^ave ^e comforts >e. I place to which she cai sejl sponsibility of choosi: ee I proach with care bee? I ence in making her h( I In fact, choosing you ** I the furniture itself. ut I Period furniture is I because in years to cc n-1 beautiful and comfor us I Period furniture at ft jjj I niture and it will stai m I large and our service >w I helpful and of real as ~ I fits have been selecte( i and whether you wisY | will find our prices lc W. A. 11 j quickly a man is guilty of high ' i crimes if he is thought to have pro- I i-tected the rights of workingmenW j unconstitutionally. J{ And how slowly he is guilty ofij high crimes when he is absolutely j[ known to have violated the rights ! of workingmen unconstitutionally. { I will now remind the reader of J | Attorney General Palmer's several I ' separate sorts of violation of the I I personal rights and of the property j| j rights of members of the working j j class in the course of the recent j revolutionary outbreak of govern- j mental mass action tigainst alleged j radical aliens. And I would like to i ask the reader to imagine what the j ! Vif.iiujt nf vr.nvfsfiitntives would do I I -J? ? 1 if similar violations took place of i ; the personal rights and of the propj erty rights of merchants and manu| facturcrs. JOHN A. HOLLAND, j The Greenwood Piano Afau i i 'The largest dealer in musical lnetru mcnts in Western South Carolina. Pells pianos, solf-player pianos, organs mi'*. I sewing machines. Referent*?: The , Bnn'c r; Groocvood, the oldesi mo' j *trongcj? Bau1 :.a GrecaTisod t-^-wv ^ Hi ! ':. i r Wed< New Hi ward with real anticipat ress of her own home. Sh : charm and hospitality, and little distinctive ton i inivte her friends with i rig her furniture is some mse it is furniture that I )me either ordinary or u r store is almost as imp( the choice of discrimin; >me it will continue to m table as the very first d; lis store is no more costl id the test of time. Our to young married coupl distance in effecting a ss 1 because of their inher< 1 to furnish a small hom wer, our values better. CALVERT* ABBEVILLLE, S. C. ^j5j5I5J3f5J51SI515I35J5JBM5J5I5J5J5JSISJ5JSI5JSJS ! EXPERT TIRE B B 51 a | Four years experier | Let us look over yoi PENNAL VULCAP At City C ^jj ????????? THE UNIVE1 The Ford One Ton Tri just as faithfully and ccc Ford Touring Car serve a " and economically. The ] sity to the groccr both ii in bringing goods from t: r .1- T.. : i ; ' irom rne country, it i ; because there isn't a w llll business man t^at 'c d?e! III clulc'^ transportation a [[l^ t* Come in, examine the 'I ill,1'; % over the subject IHlBBHBHMiiHi ding tme ion to the day when le has planned on a a home that will ; iches that make it a *eal pride. The rething she should ap- | las the largest influinusually distinctive. \ ^rtant as choosing iting brides today J ake her home as ay it was purchased, j y than ordinary furdisplay is unusually j es is conscientious, iving. Our home out- 1 mt good qualities | e or a mansion, you | i SONS fSJSJSJpUSJSIS/BHSiSJSJSJSHSIBJSJSJSJBJBISIBSI? i REPAIRING | I ice in tire building. ars. ^ SIZING WORKS, n L aarage. | BBBRMHHaanaaH?sneMKBBHn0KQM ^ || II r ||i ?SAL CAR | , . . ll ack is serving nusiness >nomically as docs the ill the people faithfully | Ford Truck is a neces1 delivering goods and he stations, docks and ;i > s an ideal motor car ant cf the farmer or sn't supply in the way t a minimum expense. Ifl} ruck, and let us talk Arnold '