Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I * I ? ' -.HP^ng-T -- ^r? !Y OF RUBBER. i Romance of 1 his Now sighty Prized Material , yAS0f LITTLE USE AT FIRST. Unti< th# V?lo?ni*infl Proo*?? Wm . ^#nUd Old !*? V..I Pesalbilltls? Appirwt? HqW th* Amtion 1^1/ WM BroW ?ve rage a?sn believe* thai rub la rubber, Just as silver is silver i ivory Ls but, H? * matter of tfu. different kinds of rubbsr run ,'ttw fcuadreds. If ?ou wore to take f of the eouitueroUl dallies which their columns to the ucwb of the Hit luduatrles you would And , quoted <w thirty or forty differ xuiM of rubber. Homo are called . UKlr geographical location, some tboir nante from the method of aratlon, and others have names de live of their form. finally all rubber e?hi?? from the ^ of the Amaton. When it was fi dlnroremi no one knows. At any when the first white men, follow r along ? ^or Columbus, visited South lea they found the Indians play bulls made from the exnda , of the bark of a certain tuee, yjeae balls differed from any the ans had ever seen, for they I and rebounded and were full (life But that wits not the only use /Indiana put thin milk of the tree to. - smeared It on their blankets to I'tbem waterproof. j, SOU years and more went by, i life many wise mou believed /elaettc, cohesive, impermeable sub net oyght to he full of usefulness, jdj found any way to use it to any rintttfHt wan so brittle In cold ither and so disposed to get soft in weather. Hut in the fullness of ? t Connecticut Yankee started to Je it out. It took him the better t of ten years, but he did it, and in gave the world his vuloantaatlon ess, which is In use today. s to that time rubber was fiio cheap ?ships from South America some ? used it as bullast, taking their noes or "soiling it for what they get in sotae . American port. . the dlscorery of the vulcanizing ess rubber took on a new hue and uw value, und tile troples were ebed for It everywhere. It was q<1 in the vines of Africa, and gutta ha, a sort of first cousin to rubber, _fppn(J iu Borneo, and somo years k a large volume of rubber was htn -the pua yulp - sh f 11753" of "Hex" ~ |As rubber grew in value the chem fell to work und devised ways of avering If from old shoes ami hose 1 other articles Into which it en fd, thus "reclaimed rubber"' fi rath# Ui ^tirfl tTie'juew rubber in ?tame, Hnd nil these varieties found legitimate use. Outtn perehn kps unapproachable insulation for (.ubles. Itubitu, which comes 9m the Guiauas, is fumous for belt ami even "reclaimed rubber," ken from junk heaps, serves perfect ion for flooring and rnuts und other where resiliency Is not needed, for many yours the best rubber was rWbkli came from the banks of the on. The people of that country a practical monopoly and de upd to keep it. Not u rubber seed they let >:??t out of the country, heavy penalties. But from time uffflorial the fear of punishment given way before the lure of shln [fold, and in 187(1, by means of gen * presents hero and there, a ven Engllshman sailed out ef the on with 70,000 rubber seeds, and was the start of the great rubber stations of Ceylon and the Malay Bula. he beginning was slow. It was nty uinc years after these seeds left Amazon before the first plantation ber wan ready for the market, and i the total was only 146 tons. That in 1905. But since then the pro ton of plantation rubber baa grown ipoosly, until now it la about 100, tow. rious rubber* can l>o used for ?ari Jwrpoaes. Foe sorao purpoeee a ? rubber will Answer wall t&ough, > for other purposes the oqljr rob frit will adequately serfs to the tbat has life and feottawy and ????. There are nutnberiew rub irttclea of commerce where resili pnd wear combined art nooessary |?*re cheaper grades or too large portion of "'reclaimed rub&drgj* sort oC economy. ? Hartford . . .. Suspioiou*. a man outside whdwnnts ^ni " announced tbo office boy. JW btfa an oM friend of yotors." P?*t whether be wants to bor *?fcy or sell life insurance." dl employer. "In either case Pta-r-New York World. ~~ . -???*? - . - Tht New Ag?. London Office Girl? Could I bare ^ndaj. sir, for my sister's wed - ?*r Employer? Why, yon h*d a ^ days off for a sisters wed J#?*outh. The Office OirV-Yes, get off quickly in our fam ?*** Sketcb/rr^^ Th? U?av*m?| Gratitude. I am that Tfeare m ??, to ahoiter your dear #*m.n atJ^moblioS3 THE STRAIT OF MESSINA. r A?hI Ancient Legend* of Scylla and Charybdl*. ? SPhe BletHan nut) Italian batiks which border the atralt of Messina for nearly twenty-flye mllea to the ea*t and weft} ar? among the nxoH luxuriant to bo found la u cruise of tlu> Mediterranean. ! Magnificent golden grove* of .Ionian ami orange and orchards of ponn'grau' | ate, wltU their brilliant rod frim, eou | trust wonderfully with Uu* tlowera of tlio almond trees which perfume the whole rvuloin The atrult In entered from theTyrrhe nlan Boa, ou the north, at the narrow eat point, the distance between Puida del Faro, on the Sicilian shore, and the mainland light house on Punta Pesso being not more than two miles. The whole of the Calabtiun coast Is thickly ?own with villages, some ctluglug to tho beach, while others clamber up the sides of well wooded hill* which cul minate In the towering Mont alto, ris ing; to au elevation of 11101*0 thau a mile above the sea. Beyond the strait to tho southwest looms ever threatening Etna. the highest volcano I11 Europe. The most Important city situated on tho strait Is the once magnificent sea port of Messina, which boasted a impu tation of 190,000 Inhabitants before "the world's most cruel earthquake'* of Dec.*- 28, 1008, tossed nearly 100,000 Uvea away. The harbor of Messina Is the largest and safest In the kingdom of Italy, with a depth of more than thirty fath oms. Before the great calamity it was visited annually by more than 5,000 vessels, which' brought cargoes of wheat, cotton, wool and hardware and tool; away lu exchange lemons, or anges, almonds, wines, olive oil and silks. Much of Its commerco was and Still is carried on with the mainland of the kingdom by means of a ferry line to Villa San Giovanni, only four and a half miles away, while Regglo, the chief seaport on the Italian side of the 1 strait and also the chief earthquake I sufferer next to Messina, Is ten miles j to tbo> southeast. Ferryboats ply be- | tween these points too. Scilla, Fare, j Ofttona, Pellaro, Scalllta and Gahitl are 1 minor towns On the shortis of tho strait, j ? ; Homer did not accord a definite habi- 1 tation for his terrible sea creatures. ! Scylln and Charybdls, but mariners fa- j miliar with the perils of the rocks on ttKTlttnian aid? of the strait and with' the strong eddies near the harbor of Messina saw Jn the mythical monsters an explanation of such dangers. Scylla was supposed to be a horrible creature with six heads and a dozen feet, who barked like ft dog. She dwelt in a lofty cave, from which she rushed whenever a ship tried to pass beneath, ami she would snatch the unlucky sea- , men from the rtgglrrjr or Us they ~sf OtKI at the helm endeavoring to guide their vessels through the perilous passage. Charybdls dwelt under a rock only a bowshot away. 011 the opposite shore. The second creature sucked in and blew out sea water three times a day, 1 j?* ?#? m tho, maelstrom of its mouth ! Poets who came after the great | CJ rook bard embroidered the legend to 1 suit their fancy. Ovid, for example.! described Scylla as the beautiful, daughter of a sea god who incur reil the Jealousy of one of the immortals nnd who was ebanged into a sea mon- ? ster. A second transformation made her a rock perilous to navigators. Some I>oots described Charybdls as an old woman who seized and devoured tho > cattle of Hercules, and in punishment , for this act tho demigod's father, all (>owerful Zeus, cast her into the sea, I where her appetite persisted, but her ( tasten changed from cattle to ships and , seamen.? National Geographic Society Bulletin. After an Electric 8Hock. -An effective means of resuscitation after au electric shock 1 s said to be a sharp blow on the soles of the feet without removing the shoes. In all cases, however, it is necessary to pull the tongue from the throat, as the ac tion of the current Is to cause a con traction of the muscles, and the tongue Is drawn hack into the throat com pletely sealing the air passage. Part of Many first aid equipments consist of a derice which will grasp the tongue and hold it In a distended position so that the throat la open to permit of artificial respiration. flhede Island and Textiles. The first cotton mill in the United .'States waa built in Pawtucket In Wash ington's first administration. The mak ing ef textiles has become Ithode Is land's first industry. Some 00,000 per sons work in it, and its output is about SO per cent of the manufactured prod ucts of the slate, which, little as it is, is fourth in the making of cotton goods and tided in the making of woolens and worsteds. Ready to Believe It. ? person who bad got some little smattering of zoological lore said one day to a novice that crocodiles 'were often seen in tears. ? "Ob, that's nothingl" rejoined the novice. "I've often myself seen whales' tflobber!"? Stray Stories. \ ? -i----. - x Patron! ring. "Flubdub has such a patronizing manner."... ^ ... , "Test be can't pass a globe represent ing the world without patting it" ? LoefcvHle Courier-Journal. f.V ^ .v.-L - ?* I " A Defiant Idiom. r "It's an . Idiom, says a Har vard professor, and is allowable. It is allowable largely for the reason that haven't standing army enough to Mppitas It ? Houston Poet. - 1. ? A Sled heart seldom sighs, but a sor nrftil month often laughs.? Danish >GREE TO DISCARD FOOTWEAR Native* of the Golden Stat* Mae* rorai*A ? League U tiWt ? what Unconventional. . '.y.' I l:u UiuK |,.l( u |0 i|u. ,|a } s whOU roamed wurtiii'Jinly across green pas tures unshackled by coally footwear; alien eool, solid voiufort met the nu ked foot tit every step, uud when cohui auil buulons were unheard of, four prominent Suerameutuus have formed l? . to be known aw the Sucra uteuto Barefoot league, k ?y* a corre spondent. There are four charter members of the ifUK'uc, all residents of Yurdlejr avenue, uud they uVe Dr. Hubert A. Siulth, James McCulluugh, L. O. l.um ry and Steve Downey. < The league watt organised lu quite an unintentional way. Which of tljft four was the orlgluator la unknown. But It la lutlinated that Doctor Smith, for several yeura educate of the Coat less Summer league for men, had something to do with It. At auy rate, the league has had ee? era I moetlugs^ The requirement* jof the league tire these : No member muqt be too modest to display his bare fet* lie must l>e without pedal coverli iu attending meetings. He must willing to, and enjoy, walking on lawn before the assembled multitude. Including his wife, uushod. ,j He must be willing to step into neighbor's house in his bare feet and walk across his neighbor's hardwood doors as nonchalantly as though bO were I'lthecauthropus in the Jungle)^ Several meetings of the league hay* been held at the homes of the vurloU* charter members of Yardley avenue. The meetings are preceded by a cod walk upon the lawn of the host. A* the evenlug becomes cool and members retire to the host's drawing room null are entertained with phonograph so* lections. ^ Despite serious objections to the leugue on the part of the better halve*. In some of the 'homes, the organisation hys grown and is now reaching out Ifotf congenial spirits. "Keep cool and comfortable and euro your corns," Is the slogan of tho league. j <j$ On the Wire. The president of one of the large corporations in New York, whose bum ness Is measured In hundreds of mil; Hons of dollars annually, has not the temper of the angola. The em ployees, from the vice to the ofOOe boy, stand In holy dread of him. ft There came one day a new tmc plume operator. The president Wltat ed to talk to someone In Washington^ ami wanted htm qnick. Hfc "gdf TiTS^ party," and was thunderlug away, when squ-a-w-k-k-k ! Ping! S-s-s-ttl. and the connection was dished. Tfc?( president was near to exploding, when, a competent little voice caine up from* the switchboard : "Well, T guess I'm the 'Tfttle'fljjT who put the mess In the message, alfr't I? You just look out of the window, and I'll fix it In ten seconds." \ And she did. And he did. Arid the little operator moved up ahead of the vice in office estimation, and Is stiM at her switchboard. A Ollveless Days. Hritish Consul Nugent mild at h banquet in Chicago: v "They tell a good story about a Greek army corps that surrendered to the Getinnns and was taken into food stripped Germany to be the guest of the nation. "At Chemnitz, the story runs, a com mittee of famished Greek soldier* waited on the German commandant and said : /' " 'They told us that here in Chem nitz, commandant, .the government would at least give us some rations.' " 'Yes, and that's right, too,' saW the German commandant genially, as he t?>ok a huge packet of cards from his desk 'Here are your Grefek ra tion cards specially got up by us for our revered Greek guests, They entitle every Greek soldier to six Qllvea a day Ave days per week, and, furthermore, on the two "oliveless days," they en title each and every one of you ts a cracker and a half-pint of coffee sub stitute.' " ?4. ? ? i French Game LaWs Suspended. The poor people of France, 4s wsH as the wealthy, are taking advantage of the privilege recently 'granted by If. MeHne, the minister of agriculture, to all sportsmen, of hijpJr) or low degree, to shoot the wild game that, since the war, has become superabundant, doing great damage to crops. T~~7' y Hares, pheasants and wild duefcs have been the chief offenders, and these are "being killed In great num bers, thus not only saving growing vegetation, but furnishing food for the people. It was thought at first that the min ister's Instructions included only rich sportsmen and owners of game pre serves, but he made It clear In S sub sequent statement that. In the Inter' est of agriculture, the shooting priv ilege was extended to everybody In all departments. ? , Questions of Practicality. "He finds it impractical to hold bis present line," writes a distinguished war correspondent, and the' new ad jective (although It should be "Imprac-. tlcable") may be welcomed as a sub stitute for that mongrel abomination "unpractical" ? a Latin word with a Saxon prefix. "Unfortunate,"' "unpop ular," and "unfavorable" belong to tb* same category, bat' tliey are too firm ly Sstablished ever to be ousted froth the language, but "unpractical" ts quite a modern invention, and. Is only to be found to a few later dictionaries. ; PUN TO RESUME BAII WAY INQUIRY AFTER MARCH 4Th ????, v V. ? ? ' V"'~ W% ' f Pcsiponement Forced by Priss of Congressional Business ?Rt |tjw| r- y1 V COUNTRY DEMANDS ACTION !*hippor?, lnv?*tor? and Roproaonta ^ tlvea of All Branohea of Bunntu Da * mand Unification of 8yat?m of Rail j way Regulation? Rood# Ask Fewer Masters. Washington, l)ec. 18.--Ttie (kmgrea- ' shmal Joint Committee on lnteiKtute Commem*, which has been conducting the inquiry into government regulation mid control of trausportatlou, last j Week decided to suspand (In heariugs ?Wi tlie subject and adjourned. subject to tho call of the chalrmau, Ihh'hum of tho pressure of other work before Cow gr ess. According to the resolution ere ating the committee, it 1m required to submit u report by January 8th next It is understood that before that time the committee win ask for an extea ?Ion of time and that the hearings will bo resumed at a Inter date, when some of those who already hnvo appeared! oofore the committee will be question ed further und a great many others will l>e heard. It Is probable, howev* ei, (luit the hearing* will not l?e resum ed until after adjournment of Congress on March lth. In addltlou to regular ?< routine business the commerce com mlttees of the two houses are charged with the important duty of prcpnrtpg and presenting the legislation asked for by President Wilson to hiuke im possible a railroad strike without pre- ; vious investigation/ This will ' leave Uttle or no time for the ^opHlderatlgft ,of the general questions of railway, regulation. v* , ? v. Country Wants Something Done. - Members of Congress and others, who are Interested In the inquiry un dertaken by the Newiauds Committee insist that there is no intention of abandoning It. 1 It seems doubtful, indeed, if the country would permit tho matter <o ] be dropped If there were evidence desire on the part of Congress to do s<>. The nation wide evidences yf In terest evoked by the initiation of the Newlands inquiry show that the peo pie of the country?shippers, consum ers and investors, as well as railway ? men themselveA?-urc alive to the fact that the railway situation is highly nn satisfactory and ' that ste'ife" must be urrtft*0H3iTjr Wffltjr to inAke it possible for the railroads to meet the growing needs of the nation. ? Froin reports received here it seems us though almost every commercial or ganization and business interest in the country were engaged in studying the railroad question. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States lias been conducting an elaborate inquiry Into various phases of the subject for many months past. Many local and state commercial bodies in every part of tho country have committees en gaged in study of the problem and have indicated a desire to comc here and present their views. National or ganizations- of manufacturers. lumber men, coal operators, wholesale and re tail dealers, have expressed through resolutions their desire Tor the unifica tion of the system of railway regula tion. The National Industrial Traffic League, speaking from the viewpoint of shippers using tho railways, has Indorsed exclusive federal regulation providing it is accomplished in such a way as to give full protection and prompt adjustment in matters relating to transportation within the state* j Many Interest* Studying Problem. Ail these organizations represent pri marily the shippers Of the country, but they are not the only ones who are , taking a hand in the discussion. The investors of the nation, through their own. associations and through commit tals representing the savings banks and ether financial organizations, are pre paring to show the necessity of Improv- ' railroad credit and protecting the rights of those whose money is invest *4 In railway securities. Finally the railroads. themselves, being vitally con- j cemed In the Improvement of existing conditions, are planning to submit j f|tfv*--$b|rongh their executives, oper- j sting officials and traffic experts and to assert their willingness to accept far- j reaching federal regulation along lines that wiH epabfe them to attract capital ?ad to provide the facilities needed for1 the prompt and efficient handling, of the country's transportation business * | Wain Trouble Is Too Many Masters. j Not all of these Interests are in ac cord as to the remedies that should be adopted. There seems to be A general agreement, however, that many of tbe tMflkmitlcfl ftirich confront the railroads aad which make it impossible for them to meet ttfe requirements of the "A tion's commerce promptly and satisfac torily arise from the haphazard and often conflletlifg measure* of regulation that ha v^ been adoptee! from time to' time by fhefodern! government and tbe fsrty-^btfjftate* and that ^hat IS aeeded la a well ofdered, systematic scheme of federal regulation that shall cover the whole country and mbke It possible for the railroad* to provide the extensions and improved facilities so badly needed, while at tfitflgfcikie time protecting fully {ha public Infm ~dpF%J >'"r Already Kmw Sam* of It. "Johnuy." said tho ?wall boy's uioth. er, MI want you to stay home nil after, neon and leant tho Doctor* tti>u of In dependenco tog' heart, . V I'll have tt> ir you Insist ' l?m i '> klUoa Uoesu't Hue up wttb my Mm* <>1 lu>, liberty am! the pursuit of happi noa*."? Washington 8ta*r. '"fi.W i *"'? i&m S*f* PI?o? Flint UudarKtadtMCe- Huvo you toh> graphed to tho old nmu for mopey? Kecood V ihlorKntdua te? Y*S?. "Got an answer?* "Yes. I telegraphed tbe governor, 'Where U that money I wrote for? auU lila answer r?ada. 'In my pocket.' 'V* Haltluioro Bun. Karly Mornina Talk*. "Ho U always doing souiethlug that cause* a lot of talk." MWhjr, X never heart! any of ltM "He is the only ene who hoar* It Ho la always staying out at night later than his wife wish** Kim to."? Hous ton Pout | ' Wander/til Tree Root*. The Jand, a tree which grews pro fusely tn tbe Indian Punjab, a very dry region, la chiefly remarkable for Us rfury iopg tap root, which was eighty-four feet In one remarkable upcclinen and which descended verti cally sJxty.four feet into tho earth. ..,m? , I ? ' "I'U try" has tho genuine metal ring. "I will" pots money Into tbo pay envelope ? 1 'i'" 1 ?- ?" '!- iiAJuaaxsm^m TAX RETURNS. 4>m<V Of < Utility AWWiM JKoKshuw < "? ( r ? ; 1 -H C*xa?U>i?, N. (\ IXHI IUIU. Notice tt? hereby tflvon tliat tbi? Aud- '; Ucr'a ottUv will l>e <uh?u for rocuivlufi tax returns from January t, IHlY, tv ^ iM'hroaty UO, 1017, lihiwlvtv Tho?o fulling to nuik*? return* within said lH>rto(l, ?is nyjidml hy luw, will bo suhjoot to a iM'iialf.v of ftO fi?r ^ut. as 1 tagriuot take rotuniM afti'r the JKHta, as the 'other bUKlnaan of thl.j ortUv must go on. * The Auditor will attend In imtkoii or th? deputy at tyo following plaow In the county rot the Onto* Indicated for receiving return*. nothing, January 10. 11, Haifa's MM1. January IU. Ilower'a School House, January VI. Klrkley's .Htorc, January 15. Kershaw, Jahuary W, 17. , Weatvllle, January 18. Liberty IIIlC January $#. lllatmy, January 99. All f.ornona baMeeu the of si and 60 years Umftisdve. are. required to Day i>oli and roan tax, uilta* exempt ed by luff, V Alt trustees, guardians. exacutors, administrator^ agents aud others holding pr&ixutylo charge, must re tin n Ham ; ThO Income tax wlU be eulorwd. l';l'artl?s acudlng tax retu?u? by ay?U make oath to s*mo befoj? pome quail-, tied o l^loer, and All out tho aame in a t>roiHj^ manner, otherwise ttiey munr be rejected. . w. R. ttUR*+elK ; . ^Auditor Kernhaw Ooitaty, S. O. -v. t.. Beginning January 1st, we will sell only for CASH. This applys to our Pre . _ ' Jji . * "T " ' ' scription department also, and there will be no, exceptions to this rule. ? 'S, . ?" ' 1 1 v, The CLYBURN DRUG CO, FOR SAyE^rrm? Pure Bred HEREFORD Cattle "Th? Kind That Pay." We are. offering for 'sale 60. head of big bone bulla LUGOFF, SOUTH CAROLINA. FKED K. PKKKINS, Special Fartner HENRY CUNNINGHAM/ Mgr Country Merchants Needing iCviiM ... "I M n.BS'j >2^ " Heavy Groceries, Flour, Sugar, Rice, Lard, 1|H|pB| Meal, Grits, Hay, Grain and Crackers, Wilt find it to their ? . - _ , J, iM: i..i- t'r; ? -4 advantage to see us. ? 1 ssssessssss I III" ? BBS W ork man Grocery Co. Crocker Building ? -? ? Vr .-'-T5-" ?' ? m rj .Jy ?? ?? ? 'fa ?while the stitches fly twice as fe st in the light of the Kayo Lamp. hnwofUwUowglowmwiog on th? eye^ to th? best pos sible help for careful work. Built of solid brass and nickel plated, it lasts a life time. ? '/ Um Aladdin Security Oil j ? then? ?MW'tffpllI ? J ker osene oil? for best results. fTAnDAXD OIL COMPANY .A . 4. (NtwJtrMT) S3T7--a HALTIMORB. MO.