Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OWE THEi? LIVES TO WOMAN How Mrs. John Hays Hammond Won Fardons From Grim Old "Oom Pain" Krugti*. John Hays Hammond, an Americas Citizen, was in prison, under sentence of deal h. l?o liad heen tried and con victed of high treason to the South African Republic. One of four leaders of the ref omi movement in the Trans vaal, he was charged with complicity in the famous Jameson raid, found guilty, and sentenced to die. Only one person lived in tho Trans vaal with sufficient power to set aside tho death som once passed upon the man who is known today as the front est mining engineer in thc United States. This was Oom Paul Kroger, thoa president of the South African Republic. He was an old man-nar row, bigoted and possessed of an in tense hatred for tho eager, grasping strangers who he believed had sought his country only to despoil it. John Hays Hammond was among the most enterprising and, consequently, ? one of tho nins! disliked, of the foreign i residents of the Transvaal. For years ? ho had hoon employed as an ongi-noor; ? first by Rarney Barnato, tho English j mining operator, and later by Cecil j Rhodes, to locate diamonds in* Oom raul's country. Oom Paul disliked him. He disliked all men who brought swarms of easer reckless adventurers into his country. And he made life as difficult for thom as he could. In 1S05 the world was startled hy the news that a British adventurer. Doctor I Jameson, had led a raiding party of j armed men into the Transvaal. The | raid failed. John Hays Hammond ' was among those arrested on the ac- j cusatlon of having instigated Jame son's attack on the South African Re- ; public. Ho was found guilty and sen- j tenoed fn dio. But the brave, cool-headed wife of ! the eminent American mininsc engineer did not intend thnt anything disagree able should happen to her husband. I Ever since their marriage, in 1SS0.! Mrs. John Hays Hammond had fol lowed the fortunes of her young on- : gineer, no matter whore they took him. I But when they throw him into jail under a death sentence, she decided that it was time for her to Interfere. I She made up her muid to soo Oom j Paul Kruger and tell him that she had ? come to save him from the crime of, putting an innocent man to death. It; was not easy to seo President Kru ger, but Mrs. Hammond proved equal ; to the task. It was not easy to con- j vince a man who harbored a deep, si-1 lout contempt for women, that a worn-j an was worth li^tonin? to; but Mrs.! Hammond was successful. Before shel left his office. Mr. Kruger had prom- j ised to spare her husband's lifo. The ! president of the Transvaal republic j kept his word to Natalie Hammond. ; Her husband's sentence was commut- ! ed to imprisonment for 15 years and j later on. ho was freed on payment of | a fine o; S125.0?10. and Mrs. Hammond j had the extreme happiness of knowing ! that through her intercession, not only j her husband's life but the lives of the men arrested with him had boco saved, j Height Zeppelins Can Reach. Basins; hi- statement on accurate. measurements of a Zeppelin that was! brought down in England last Goto-1 ber, on known facts regarding tho liff-1 lng power of hydrogen gas, on the state of the barometer during the flicht, ou ibo temperatures of tho air recorded in th airship's lng, Jhadoo Jahoz writes in Aeronautics as fol-j lows : "It would appear from the foregoing: that tho hiles! type of Zeppelin is de signed to be able tn attain a height of.1 37.i)i)0 to 18.000 foot when over its ob jective and after dropping its bombs, hut is capable of going even higher under stress of circumstanees and at the ris!; of suffering some slight dam age on returning tn its base. These conclusions accord well with Mr. War ner Allen's statements that those air ships 'are built with a view to flying between 10.000 ?md 19.000 feet.' Of course, on a short tl i uhf they could go higher, in view of tho reduced quanti ty of petrol to be carried." 'Too Many Old Men"-Lcnine. A favorite idea with L?nine, fre quently advanced in his Petrograd career, is that there are too many old men in posit-ons of supreme responsi bility. Current Opinion states, nis most dramatic effect before the coun cil of soldiers and workers was won in a crisis on a vote that might have overthrown him. He bade the dele gates in thunder tones to look into the first mirror they saw. The faces re flected would be those of youns: men. What, on the other hand, would be the color of tho hair of the rulers opposed to the great social revolution? Gray. The revolution is youth, hope, the fu ture. Against lt are randed the gray haired rulers of mon without ideals. "Viii yon have an old mon's war or a young men's peace?" The hit was immense. Appreciation. "How do you like Shakespeare?" "Oh, I treasure our set of Shake speare more than any other works we have," said Mrs. Dubwaite. "I'm glad to hoar you say so." "Yes. It's really the only set in om living room that matches the wallpa per." Al! Het Up. "I could understand when they stop ped me from cussing mules." "Well?" "But I started to cuss a tractor th< other dar and got called down for that Nov.- has a tractor uuy feelings? AUB wer mo that" Protect the Name and Emblem of the Red ?ross. Once again we call the at tention of all our Chapters to the protection of the name and emblem of the American Red Cross. From time to time at tention has been called to the Act approved June 23, 1910, which amended the Congres sional Charter of the Red Cross on January 5, 1905, and which amendment provides : "lt shall be lawful for any person, corporation or associa tion other than the American duly authorized employees and agents and the Army and Navy sanitary and hospital author ities of the United States for the purpose of trade or as an advertisement to induce the sale of any article whatsoever or for any business or chari table purpose to. use within the territory of the United States of America and its exterior possessions the emblem of the Greek Red Cross on a white ground, or any sign or insign ias made or colored in imita tion thereof, or of the words, 'Red Cross' or any combination of these words." Very recently there has been brought to our attention a number of violations of this Statute, especially in the mat ter of lectures, entertainments and benefits of various kinds. In order to protect our Chap ters and the public at large, two very clear rulings have been made in the matter of any kind of a benefit. First, that the entire control of this benefit must be, in the hands of a specially appointed com mittee of the local Chapter. This committee must decide whether or not the benefit is expedient for a giverr chapter ; what the price for admission, if any, shculd be; where and when the entertainment should be given ; and, in short, to con trol everything iii connection with the proposed benefit. Sec ond, all the entire net pro ceeds, after paying the neces sary expenses, must go to the Red Cross. In other words, there must be no division of profits between the Red Cross and any other organization or any other individual. This does not mean that the Red Cross can enter into an agreement with any individual or concern by which the individual or con cern receives "so much money above a given amount." Experience has disclosed the fact that in most instances where the emblem is used the party offending the statute is ignorant of the terms thereof, and when attention is called to this the use of the emblem is discontinued. In some instances, however, there is a disposition on the part of the user to gain time by carrying on a discussion in which he calls attention to the fact that some business con cerns do use the Red Cross emblem. There are but very few business con cerns entitled to usc the emblem by reason of the fact that they did in good faith use the same prior to Jan uary 5, 190?. One of the most effective ways of having the use of the emblem discon tinued promptly is to bring the mat ter to the attention of the United States District Attorney for the dis trict in which the Chapter is located, and call to his attention the provi sions of the Act that is being vio- j lated. If the District Attorney de- i sires any instruction, the Attorney General of the United States will ad vise him of prosecutions which have been successfuly maintained under this statute, and we are certain that you will find the District Attorneys anxious to efficiently co-operate. A letter from the District Attorney in most cases will be sufficient without the necessity of a warrant or indict ment. If any maters are referred by your Chapter to-the District Attor ney, wc would be glad if you would communicate with us, giving the de tails of the instances to which you have called the District Attorney's attention, and then keep us informed if the use of the emblem is discon tinued and as to the progress made by any District Attorney in the pros ecution of an offender. Too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the duty of all associated with the Red Cross to prevent the use of the em blen: of the Red Cross or the words '.Red Cross" for commercial benefit and advantage. Remember that it is always a safe policy, when in doubt about the iden tity of an individual pretending to represent the Red Cross, to telegraph to Division Headquarters. If the par ty making such claims is really con nected with the organization, he will be glad to have his identity proper ly established. P'ur thc information of the public, and to safe-guard the name, emblem and interest of the Red Cross, the above is copied from the Congres sional Charter, American National Red Cross. This is in compliance with request of Executive Committee of the Local Chapter, Edgefield Red Cross. Sarah R. Collett, Vice Chairman. Aviator's Lingo. The air service, like most special branches, has its own vocabulary. An officer of flying status, hut who for some reason does not fly, is called a "penguin." This name is also applied to n type of training machine which does not rise from the ground. An officer In the flying service without fly ing status ls called a "kiwi" after an Australian bird. A pilot is generally called n "quirk." A flight Is called a "flip."' and if it is n distinguished fail ure it ls called a "washout." An air plane Is usually called a "bus." Tlie great hope of the airman is to "splke bozzle." or bring down a "Zepp." or one of the smaller nonrigid dirigibles they call "blimp*." The airman's pest ls the "onion," or large naming anti aircraft shell which "Archie" sends up as a sort of bouquet-with sometimes an unpleasant smell. "Archie" ls the general name for the antiaircraft gun. -Everybody's. J Vogue of Initials. That the new vogue of initials is as bewildering as a writer in the New York Statesman suggests is made abundantly clear by reports of commit tees dealing with tlie Prince of Wales' fund. Those who have been Initiated Into the mysteries of Its administra tion and aro familiar with the termin ology in use may know that W. C. does not indicate the west central dis trict but means war tommittee ; that N. R. F. signifies national relief fund, and that L. R. C. ls meant local rep resentative committee. But even they must be battled by the problem set by such a procession of initials as G. C. j P. R. D., ahd fall to guess that what ! is suggested by them is government i committee for the prevention and re lief of distress.-London Chronicle. Eagles Historic in the Navy. When Secretary Daniels christened Henry Ford'-s submarine chasers "Eagles" he perpetuated a name that ls historic in the navy. According to naval records 15 American fighting ! ships bearing that uame have distin guished themselves In the Revolution ary war, the naval war with France, the War of 1812, the Civil war and the Spanish war. Terrible Suffering From Headache, Sideache, Backache, and Weak ness, Relieved by Cardoi, v Says This Texas Lady. Gonzales, Tex.- Mrs. "Minnie Phil pot, of this placo, writes: "Five years ago I was taken with a pain In my left sido. It was right under my left rib. It would commence with an aching and extend up into my left shoulder and on down Into my back By that time the pain would he BO severe I would have to take to bed, and suffered usually about three days .. .1 suffered this way for three years, r.nd got to be a mere skeleton and was so weak I could hardly stand alone Was not able to go anywhere and had to let my house work go...I suffered awful with a pain in my back and I had the headache all the time. I jast was unable to do a thing. My life was a misery, my stomach got In an awful condition, caused from taking so much medicine. I suffered BO much pain. I had just about given up all hopes of our getting anything to help tue. One day a Birthday Almanac was thrown in my yard. After reading its testimonials I decided to try Car din, and am so thankful that I did, for I began to improve when on the second hettie...I am now a well woman and feeling fine and the cure has beau permanent for it has been two years since my awful bad health. I will always praise and recommend Cardui." Try Cardui today. E 78 I Well Roofed Buildings increase Farm Values Keeping the roofs of your farm buildings in good repair means an added value to the property. That value is far above the cost of repair ing. The man who uses Neponset Pariod puts an extra profit in his pocketr when he closes his sale, for the buyer knows that his'roofs are good for many years. From your own point of view, you get the pro tection for your crops, yonr stock, your machinery at the lowest possi ble cost per year. NEPONSET PARIOD ROOFING is used by big owners for its true economy, for its tip top quality. It is weatherproof, lt is tire-safe. Its weather-proof surface defies time and wear. It is impregnated with asphalt, that fine waterproofing ma terial. Rain or snow, heat or cold can't hurt Neponset Pariod-can't buckle it. can't "blister it. Colors red, green, gray. Write in for fur ther information. YOUNGBLOOD ROOFING & MANTLE COMPANY. Russwin Builders' Hardware, j 625 Broad St. AUGUSTA, GA. Buc&Iesa's ?rnica SaiEy? The Bes! Salve hi The World. mes We are making a very low price on the celebrated I FAIRBANKS-MORSE OIL Engines. ll H. P. at . $ 48.50 3 H. P. at . $ 89.00 0 H. P. at . $150.00 These prices are f. o. b. factory with magneto built in engine. Do not have to worry with batteries. Kero sene oil is cheaper than gasoline, which affords the cheapest power obtainable. COME IN TO SEE US * KERNAGHAN mr ff ? ? Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills. Engines. Boilers, Supplies and Repairs, Porta ble," Steam ?md Gasoline En gines. Saw Teeth, Files. Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA, C?A. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. I)R J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 2. OWEN BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE CO. DESIGNERS MANUFACTURERS ERECTORS Dealers in everything for the ceme tery. The largest and best equipped mon GREENWOOD, - - . - - - S. C. RALEIGH,. N. C. F. A. JOHNSON, Local Agent IVA. m 1ARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS m I : I i I m Augusta. Georgia 1 m m ?? m ss va gi m si? se I ai We invite our friends to come in and see our pretty spring* goods in every department. Beautiful assortment of Slippers and Oxfords just received, and other shipments arriving several times a week. H . We invite the ladies in to see our beautiful Silk Dresses. ti? 9 the prettiest we have ever offered. They were bought be ll fore the tremendous rise in price, and are marked very low. H ? Too many new things to mention them all. Come in and m * ~ ?? see them. 1 m M m ss i Daitch Brothers 1 Next io Farmers Bank Edgefield, S. C.