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OLD TIME HAZING METHODS. Some Citadel Forms of Initiating the Recruit. Charleston Evening Post. The following has been written for the Evening Post by an alumnus of the Citadel: So far as the recent alleged hazing at the Citadel is concerned, too much attention seems to'have been attracted to the incident and none should com ment wildly. The fact is that in re cent years hazing at the South Caro lina Military academy has practically disappeared. When young men are gathered it is natural -to expect that pranks will be played, but the more serious methods of hazing have dis appeared, so reliable cadets inform the writer. In those days, perhaps, re cruits suffered many miseries because of the practices of the "old" cadets, but -rhese harmful pranks -have ben abolished entirely and if any hazing exists it is merely of a harmless na ture. Victims of hazing, of course, are not expected to see the mirth pro voking features, but those who prac ticed used to consider it great -fun. To have a "rat" or '"plebe,' as recruits are variously called, drink a mixture of vinegar, molasses, water, coffee, salt, 'pepper, sugar and other like substances -funny, but to old boys it was a rare mirth' provoker. Many a recruit of a military school in other 'days can personally testify to the taste of this concocti"on. None, so far as the writer remembers, ever suf fered illness from partaking. This was one 'method of teaching a new comer to be respectful to his seniors. A popular form of enertainment was the -three handed quadrille, in -which two old cadets and one rat danced. Recruits used to think it a great honor to be invited to -dance with a senior-before the nature of the figure was learned. One by one rats were admitted to a room. Com pleting the circle first one cadet and then the other would go through the arms of his t,wo partners. and then the rats turn came. As the recruits ben-t over to pass through 'he was giv en vigorous 'kicks 'by his partners and told to sit in the corner and remain1 quiet, being permitted to watch oth-' ers initiated into this popular dance. Sandwiches weren't good eating, btt they had many devotees.. First a mattress, was spread upon .the floor; -then came a layer of four ra'ts. Usu ally four layers were used, a mattress being on top. Old cadets would climb, the pile and dance about wildly to the discomfiture of the "meat" in the 5andwiches. Leap frog, was another form of di vertisement and few recruits of other days missed these 'frnctions. -Of coturse.'an old boy was the' post. As a recruit went over he feiz the br:>ad side of swords and bayonets. Once the writer recalls having seenl a blade smashed on the back of a strappmng recruit from the country, a youth ot more -than six feet and built in pro portion. The blow raised an ugly welt. Midnight bed turning was a pretty regular occu'rrence, 'but beeause of the n 'se made it was dangerous, as t:he be -turner -was liable to be caught out 0of :his room, where 'his place was abed. Catching the side of a cot a brace of old cadets would quickly turn the cot upside down and the awakening rat would experience queer sensations at finding his blan kets under him and his mattress on top. Cadets have a practice of creas ing their dress trousers between the~ sheet and mattress and once the writ er recalls a Beau Brummel sort of chap who was very particular in this respect. When a party, called in the we sma' 'hours to invert his cot the boy half awakened and' already on -the floor, sang out: "For Lord's sake don't turn me; I've got a 'dance to morrow night and I'm creasing my 'best trousers.", Another youngster was soundly sleeping atop the press when the bed turners entered his room. He had climbed up to escape being inverted. The -two turners caught the youth by his head and feet, held him about five feet above his cot and let 'him drop. To 'have a recruit for weeks on a stretch sweep one's room, fetch one's water 'and fuel, and perform other me nial duties was common enough in other days and many. of these rats used to consider it somewhat in the n.ar of an hono'r. A really efneint MULES Al Our second car of H( when cotton goes.to 15 See oL e have just receiv( Buy from us a Revei your grain crop will pay QDuattl rat would be made to attend several rooms. In the catalogue of hazing are many methods and those outlined above were the mort common in other days. The writer does not attempt to re veal the secrets of'certain forms, but . merely gives the common forms, in which no real harm centered. Because of the present day pledge cadets of any sense of honor can't 'indulge in hazing. No longer when 'the first fin ger of an old cadet is held up does C the rat exhibit a piece of coke or other substance, each finger having a mean ing. No longer does the rat spell iis name "J-sir-o-sir-n-sir-e-sir-s-sir-sir- r sir-sir," instead he says simply, "Jones." Except in isolated cases in the days ( of hazing, recruits used stoutly to de ny tha't they were being hazed. Once an officer saw a youth -tied to a tran som by his palms and asked if he had hazed. The answer was to the effect that the victim was trying to see how strong his muscles were! As an offi cer on guard one stormy night -the writer heard a commotion on a corri dor and, performing his duty, poceed ed to investigate. As the room was b reached a ludicrous picture was pre- r sent. A recruit's 'bed had been turned d over an-' in falling t'he boy's nose had h struck a chair and was very bloody. Asked what the 'trouble was. he e promptly answered that the legs of o 'his cot must 'be weak, since the cot n had .tumbled down. When asked at 0 n official inquiry whether he had 'beeng hazed a 'burly country lad had said that he 'had not. .He tried to convince the court of inquiry that he went tos leap frog parties, sandwich functions ad the like for tle pleasure of it all. But hazing in its severest form has disappeared. A man can't sign a )ledge and take part in. hazing func tions without breaking 'his word and a few students. military or civil. will do n~ that. Pointed Paragraphs. 1 If you would catch a pretty girl use C lattery for bait. Now is a good time to quit 'talking' one way and acting another. Too many men worry over the busi ness affairs of their neighbors. W\henl a shiftless man dies it re- d' lieves his wife of much responsibility. q Some folks make a specialty of c constructing molehills out of moun- e t ai ns. c But t'hc skin-deep 'leauty of a wo mn may not be sufficient to hide her ugly temper. Dont try to 'be anybody but your SALE OF LAND. I will sell at public outcry before the courthouse at Newberry on sales day in January, 19o6, within the legal hours of sale the following lands of c the estate of the late 3. L. Counts: I Forty acres, more or less, near thE6 town of Prosperity, bounded by lands of A. P. Dominick. J. C. Counts. L. V M. Counts and others. Eighty-eight acres, more or less, in No. g township, bounded by lands of Bennett Connelly, D. Henry Wheeler, Robert Moore and others. Terms of sale: One half the pur chase money to be paid in cash, the ~ balance in twelve months. with' inter est from day of sale at eight per cent per annum, The credit portion to be< secured 'by t'he 'bond of the purchaser( and a mortgage of the premises-with I leave to the purchaser to pay all cash if he so desires. Purchaser to pay for papers. MIrs. L. M. Counts, I Excutix of estate of J. L. Counts. ID KORSES! yrses and Mules just a 6., and then you can hc ir Buggies, I )d a car of TENNESS -sible Disc Harrow anc you. Yours to eb aurr PROSPEF You may have observed that an asy-going man seldom gets very far. A looking glass sel.dom shows a woman as she would like to see her ;elf. Wise is the emplower who knows iow to- do the things he employs oth rs to do. Last Hope Vanished. When leading physicians said that V. M. Smithart, of Pekin, Ia., had in urable consumption. his last hope va ished; but Dr. King's New Discovery or Consumption, Coughs and Colds, :ept him out of his grave. 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The average woman worries when ie is having a dress made, or when he can't have one made. A Daredevil Ride ften ends in a sad accident. To heal eidental injuries, use Bucklen's Ar ica Salve. "A deep wound in my oot, fromn an accident," writes Theo ore Schuele, of Columbus, O0, "caused me great pain Physicians were help iss, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve qumekly ealed it." Soothes and heals burns ke magic. 25c. at W. E. Peihami & on's druggist. SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. All road overseers, who have not one so, arc hereby directed and re ired to perform the six days work n their respective districts as requir d by law and make their return on r before the 20th day of December, 905. 3. Monroe Wicker, Attest: Supervisor. Fred II. DNg;ick. Clerk. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notce is hereby given that the reg ilar annual election of Mayor and lderen of the Town of Newberry vill be held in the council chamibers m the -owelfthiday< of December, 1905, rom 8 o'clock in 'the morning until o'clock in the afternoon with Thos. . Tarrant, Win. Shackleford and W. 1. Jones as managers. By order of the Town Council. Geo. B. Cromer, Attest: Mayor. Eugene S. Werts, City Clerk. OTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that by order f the Probate Court of Newberry ounty I will make a settlement oi Lhe estates of J. T. Enlow, on the 22nd~ lay of December, 1905. a.t io o'clock n the forenoon, and that I will imme :liately thereafter apply for a final lischarge as guardian. G. R. Hinn. Guardian. MULES AND xrrived. We can sell y ive them climatized and larness and I EE Wagons and want to I put your grain land in please, 1&.Lar UTY, S. C. - Many a man who thinks himself a born leader meekly surrenders the job to 'his wife shortly after marriage. 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C. 1i!1uncement! e aried, ir business. will soon need Groceries, Dry Goods, Furnitore, Shoes, &c. THAT'S OUR BUSINESS. >. Men's Coats and Vests $2.50 uP. Pants from 75c.. to $5.00. . Nice Calico for dresses 5c. yd. the Boys and Girls, and Shoes for id Pa. Boys, and above all, we have the w1ly w4d or old married couple it's our business to these things. -business, rge Co.