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Do You THE NATK munity. Ti tors and oth and today SAFE AND The R. D. SMITH EDUCATIONAL RALLY. To Be Held at Young's Grove on August 12th.- Prominent Speakers. Under the auspices of the educa tional. campaign committee of South Carolina, with the co-operation of County Superintendent of Education J. S. Wheeler, an educational rally has been arranged to be held at Young's Grove on August 12. -The speakers selected by the State .committee are Prof.'D. W. Daniel, of Olemson college, and Mr. H. L. Wat son, of Greenwood. The speakers selected by the county committee are Dr. Geo. B. Cromer and President J. H. Harms. Free transportation will be fur,nish ed from Prozperity to Young's Grove. County Superintendent Wheeler is arranging for a barbecae to be given by Messrs. Mills and Niihols. This, of course, will be in addition to the picnic dinner. It is hoped to have a very large at tendance. Sunday School Convention. rThe Sunday Shool Convention at Smyrna elosei Thu'rsday afternoon, and one of the best meetings in the history of the Association had been held. 'The program as published twice in The Herald and News was carried out with little change. The delegates all reported having received the most courteous of t'reatment, and a hearty vote of tVbanks was given the Smyrna congregation for their untiring efforts to make the meeting the success it was. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Prof. S. J. Der rik, President; Mr. J. L. Bowles, 1st. vice p'resiaent; Mr. P. C. Gaillard, seretary and treasurer. The other officers ~a.re to 'be a.ppointed by this aeective board. Farmers' Union Rallies. Farmers' Union rallies -have been appointed for the following dates and places by the county executive com mittee: Betheden, Wednesday, Auust 11 Whitmire, Thursday, August 12. Jalapa, Friday, August 13. The citizens of Betheden and Jalapa will give a picnic on the days of their rally, and Z. H. Saber will have a bar becue on the day of the meeting at Whitmire. Speakers have been in vited to address each meeting. The local unions in eaeh community wihi arrange all details.connected with the meetings. By order of executive committee. J. B. 0O'Neall Holloway, County Secretary. *. DEATHS. * .- * The two youngest ehildren of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Summer died last *eek. One little i'art ceased to beat on Saturday afternoon and the other on Sunday morning. They were both buried in the same casket and inter red in the graveyard at Chapin Sun ay eening. -The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Duke, aged one year. died in West End and was buried Tuesday afte:r noon. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. McGill. Tillie May Friday, aged two years, died at Molo'hon Mill, on Wednesday, and was bu-ried at Rosemnont ceme -terv on Thursday. The funeral ser ie'es wre *onducted hy Rev. W. C ATE TOO MUCH SNAKE MEAT. Chief Engineer of the Frances Hyde s About the ~Erass-Lovinlg Natives on the O'irQ ryTweatmavar, Esq., is chief Appreciate Wh )NAL BANK OF NEWE is institution has steadi er custom%rs. Invarial she stands as firm as~ JUDICIOUS HANDLIl Nationa Cashier engineer on board the schooner Fran ces Hyde. He is a jolly German sail or and tells an absorbing tale of his experiences on the Congo River in Africa. "I was down there for three years and three months and I had enough of it," said the chief engineer shak ing his head. "What were you doing down there?" he was asked. "I was engineer on a boat that plied between different points in the interior,'" said Mr. Treatmayar. "This boat carried a cargo of brass wire that was traded with the natives for rubber and ivory." "Those natives were crazy for the brass. They would first wrap bands of it arountd their legs, th:en they would wrap it around their bod*es. They were often jealous of each other and they wculd fight if one -had a lit tle more brass than the other. "They were terrible fellows. They were tall and strapping. Their faces were all mairked and cut to represent stars and other figures. They wre heavy chains around their neeks and ivory earrings in their ears. "There were about forty of thern who were with1 us and showed us the water .-oute. At first I couldn't under stanid a word they said, but managed to pick up a word or two afterwards. "Afraid of them? No, indeed, and I didn 't have a gun either. But there were four soldiers along. They camne rom another part of Africa and were civilized. These soldiers ahvayvs car ried loaded guins. "The first night I got to Africa I couldn't sleep. In fact, for three months I scarcely slept at all. I was camping by the side of the water and there were dense forests all around us. When I would lie down in the tent at night and was about to doze off I hear"d a peculiar noise like goats make. I thought it was a drove of goats, but when I looked out of the tent there was not a goat in sight. The noise c.am'e from tihousands of snakes that would crawl .up to the very tent. "It was only when I was so tired I couldn't move that I was able to sleep he night through. I don 't know why I .ever stayed down there so long. "What did you ha~ve to eat down there?'' "Living there was tough,'' replied the engineer. "I often ate w'hat the natives did. I had to or starve. They lived to a great extent on water snakes, and I l-earned to eat them, too. "You don'txmean they were 'real' common snakes?" "Yes, sir, they were 'siho nuf' snakes. They were fifty feet long and darted through the water as fast as Ian automobile runs on land.'' The jolly ~engineer ch'uckled. "And the natives had a funny way of catching them, too. They would beat on the head of a drum while lying do'wn in the heavy undergrowth. First thing you 'd know you'.d see a head stick ing out of the water and runnmng as fast as 'greased lightning' in the di rection of where the sc.tud came from. As soo as the snake got the,re the natives would pi-ek hiim in the head with a stiek o.f ivory. It was funny to watch t'hem catch those snakes." The engineer laughed reminiscently. "And they always caught many a one at a time. You couldn 't see the body of the snake at all, only a small head was seen out of water. Their bodies were about two feet in circumference. "After those fellows haid caught them the~y would take a knife and Ichop them up into slices. Through each slice they would run a wooden stik and then they would make a fire by striking pieces of flint togethe~r. They would put all the pieces of meat kn iK fire at the same time. and when .h' X') woodei st ieks had beeni bur ined he: kn ew\ it was lime to take t he meat out. Tren they wouIld eat ii.' \nad wha13t did it t aste~ like ?' the eie was queried. I Well. it tastekl like codfish. I ate a man a time. That was the only IOF SU at a Recommen ERRY has this particu iy grown with the growl )ly it has taken care o the Rock of Gibraltar. IC OF YOUR FUNDS. I Bank BEL BFLo Genuine Orij (3 to 12, 4-PI Leather WHi The largest and k that ever struck t get hard either.) Belt Dressings We solicit your ders. SUMMER HAMMEL'S C GREAT DECLA FELLERS I CONTINUES THURSDAY, FRI] SPECIAL NOTICE!I In order to advert ange of the Three D DAYS of this Greal mel, Sale Ma-nager, fifteenth (15th) purcl amount in CASH of they make-it make large or small the] be given the full ai are the fifteenth pl Come and purchase may be the fifteen three more days le and Saturday, July i FELLERS .2 EUGENE HAMMEL., Sale Manag nake the natives would -eat. 'It was fun to watch them eat a hippopotamus. T'hey would only eat .the hide. They would cook it a long time and then about thirty-five of them would sit dlown together around the hide, and eneh man would eat a ecton. it was all right until they ate all except a small piece, then th-ere was a light to see who should have what was left,'' and the engi neer laughed long and loud upon tihe recollection of the 's-eraps' that he *had seen. "How did :hippopotamus hide taste'' "It tastedl fishy.'' replied the sail or. "It was awfully tough and I did not car lo uch fo r it. Tj~he hippo pota mus mea(~t was I-brown] away. *t was niilly hlt <owi lli er dimnig te dlay alld Ille Diills were en ) d. it war a nasty elimal~te and I had to ake whiskey an'i quininie to keep ,el Te..e .a.e not many pnople who CCESSFi dation It Is for a for ha larly strong claim on the :h of Newberry. It has E f their needs, even in ti We solicit your busino of New% E PING Yinal Gandy, y, in Stock.) Belting. %NGI est lot of Whang ewberry, (it don't and Cements. inquiries and or BROS. CO. oPY RIGHTED RATION SALE SMORGAN THREE DAYS )AY, SATURDAY ,3JULY 31 READ CAREFULLY! ise and make the bal ays THE BANNER t Sale, Eugene Ham ~vill present to every iasing customer the whatever purchase s no difference how purchase is, you will nount in cash if you irchasing customer. your bargains, you th customer. Only ft, Thursday, Friday 1. .Close 11 P. M. a MORGAN er NEWBERRY, S. C. I stand it. If you can stay one yea-r you are all right and can stay as long as you please afterwards, bat it's a big question if you're able to st.iek it for a year. It's a queer thing, but the air is full of bugs and insects. If %ou put on a black suit in the morn ing. by noon it will *be white, it will be covered with all kinds of insects and small bugs. The mosquitoes are ter rible, too. "We travel.led far into the jun gles and went to places wheire no white man had ever been before. We tramped through the deap forests, where the underbrush was so thiek you could seareely walk. '"Afraid of snakes? Yes, but we had to ;:o onI aoyway. I saw several 'inad b dies of wh!ite nren while I was i1 Aftrica. T;hese menI had beent ershed to death anid killed by boa cnust rictors. The bodies were mashed almost to a pulp with -every bone 1b,-ken and the blood had been sucked j UL BANKINi 3ank to have transacted business If a century at the same location? confidence of the business com Llways kept faith with its deposi mes of finantial storm and stress, 2ss and in return we promise you rberry, S. C. L. C. MnATTHEWS, Presicdent Are You a Fixture in This Community? Then you should possess a home, for no man is exactly "settled" until he owns a house and a few square feet of real estate. Living in a rented house is living artificially; in a home of your own, naturally. That. might be called the sentimental side of the question. Practi cally it is an economy to be a home owner and I can give you the figures to prove it. The initial step for a man of limited means is to acquire a good build ing lot. I believe I can show you something that will just suit you. Did you know that I had one of the prettiest places in the city for a home for sale? This is like living in the country and having all the advantages of the city. If you did not know this, and would like to look at this place, I will be glad to show you this and any other prop erty that I have. I also have for sale the following: 1i. Lot near Mollohon Mfg. Company. i 112. One store room and lot near Mollohon Mfg. Co. 12. 13Y2 acres land near Mr. B C. Matthews. 16. Two lots near Mr. John W. Reagin's. 17. Residence with nine rooms and reception hall in Brooklyn. 18. 910 acres land 16 miles from Newberry, 4 from Whitmire. 19. Lot adjoining Mr. W. F. Ewart. This is a very desirable lot and the new sewerage will -run in front of it. 24. 114 acres land a mile and a quarter outside the incorporate limits. 28. Lot with three room house close to Mollohon Mfg. Co. at a reason able price. 29. 128 acres land three miles from Newberry on the public road. This has plenty of outbuildings. 31. Ten room house and lot on Nance street. Part of the Hatton property. 48. Cottage and lot on Johnstone street, and two stores fronting on Friend street.. 50. 8o acres of land about six miles from Newberry. 54. Five room house on Johnstone St. Now occupied by Mr. R. T. Caldwell. 55. Six room house on Calhoun street. This is a very desirable resi dence portion of the city. 57. 142 acres land in Maybinton 61. Four lots on Nance street. Part of the Pope property. 62. Four lots near Mr. J. L. Burns. 63. Seven room residence on Harrington street, with electric lights, 75. Four room house on Drayton street. 77. 8oo acres land within 5 or 6 miles of Whitmire. 86. Four room house and lot on Glenn street, near Mollehon Mfg. Co. 89. Three room house and large lot on McKinley Heights. 92. Five room house and lot in High Point. 93. Four room cottage beyond Knitting Mill. 94- 146 acres good farming land r y. miles from Newberry, with .good residence. 95. Six room cottage and large lot adjoining Mr. R. Y. Leave11's. 96. House and lot near Newberry Cotton Mills. 97. House and lot in Helene The most desirable place in Helena. Six shares Mollohon Mfg. Company Stock. .Five shares Savings Bank Stock. Two shares National Bank Stock. FOR RENT: Six room cottage on Harrington St., near the new Court House. This very convenient for boarders. Four room cottage on Nance street, electric lights and sewerage. J. A. BURTON. ROOFING! You will soon commence to re pair your buildings and you may need some GOOD ROOFING. We are prepared to supply your needs at very low prices for good Roofing. Try us, it is to your advantage. SUM MER BROS. CO. out by the snake. The snakes fis A DELIGHTFUL EXCURSION twine themselves around the body, TO ATLANTA, GA. and then they squeeze until eery And return via C., it gad L. k egotenoughi of it in and Seaboard. TUESDAY, Afric, cnuddthe robust en 'JULY 27th. 4O0AYS $3.50 neer with a smnile, an'd he walked Phone J. W. DENNING, Agt., awyto answer a call from the aft C. ROBINSON, endefthe hip.Ticket Art.