Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Passing of The Wild Horse old Levy in "Our Dumb AoiwtMU, in the fastness of the id the open of the plains, man jng relentless war with the ior.se for supremacy of the , are the days when the chaswild horses was considered a jecond to none for endurance, n<i strength. Now that machthe snorting automobile and the iy-?*rcaper, is usurping the power, the wild horse, as well domesticated brethren, is to troyed by the thousands. It is ted that there are about 1,000,these free ponies roaming the ranges and mountain retreats ntann, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, rlexico, Utah and Arizona, and [>0,000 of them are in Montana, and cattle men everywhere ure Ling at the wild horse's conioj) of grass; grass enough to ,000,000 sheep and 800,000 head ttle. Hence, the wholesale t*r of "man's friend, the mustang has long been an inpart of the romance and his>f the old west, lending much development and color. Wild have been classed as native Is of the state of Texus, es-; y its southern portion; they I there before the first white' s. Since the mustang is of the ! breed as the Mexican horse, it )c assumed that the mustangs descendants of the horses1 it to Mexico by the conquistaund^t the leadership of Cortez ' J00 years ago; later Juan do' and C'oronado took them fur-' lorth. I y roved in bands of one to three . head under the leadership of a ig stallion. One or two male ngs or two-year-olds may be in ie banc] but no mature male can iter unless he defeats the leader by ight of conquest in what is usually fight terrible to see. The astuteess and sag^ciousness of these lead's were almost human. Their herage of wariness and cautious indigence, strengthened by stress of enerations of evading man's traps,' Centimes was more than a match >r the pursuer. Running wild horses was fascinate g but dangerous pastime for the cowboys. The mustang* were generally too swift and clever for the hunterfc. One method of catching them was to fence a spring or water hole with camouflaged greenery, leaving the gate open. After several days if the animals were not frightened, they would enter the en-1 closure to reach the water; then ai trapper who hud remained hidden so that his scenji would not carry, would j shoot the''bars across the; opening,! capturing k the whole hand. Many times the animals through sheer fright would plunge around the corral, sometimes killing or maiming themselves before calming down. An- i Other common method of capture, because of the blood-tingling sport, was to run the band on the open range until they were exhausted. A relay of riders was necessary for such purI poses. I . Mustangs were in the habit of not I grazing beyond certain limits of I range. After studying the habits of a certain band, riders would establish themselves at definite points in this huge .circle. Then a rider would | approach the band directly from the front, i The horses, taking flight, I would soon out-distance the cowboy, for there is no mounted horse that can come within rifle shot of them. The rider would then follow at a fast but not a killing pace, keeping them always on the. move, f^owboys at different intervals would continue the chase keeping the band continuously swinging in the huge arc. This would carry on day and night, not allowing the mustangs to eat nor j drink. The riders themselves would j use up two or three horses a day. After a few days of this unceasing pace the wild horses would be s6 exhausted that they were easy victims for the lassos and hobbles. They were then corralled and "broken" for the saddle by experienced "bronco buster^,* But now, their usefulness being at an end, these animals must make way for the more useful sheep and cattle. Slowly being pushed back farther and farther and fenced off from the best pasturage and water these remnants of proud equine ancestors are slowly starving to death. In several states a reward of five dollars is offered to stimulate mass extermination. These feral horses are now regarded as unfit for commercial purposes. In summer they roam far in search of the few trickling water 1 holes and in winter they paw the vnini/dil, nvuill 1 ' .1. ?, 'M 1.' 1 . "J.'.'M ' ' ' ice and snow for the scant grass and foliage, but for the moat part they roam over country which has little grazing value. In recent yeara many animala haye been converted into marketable products?canned horse flesh, which ia exported to Europe and considered there aa a table delicacy; the hides are utilized for baseballs and gloves. Animala not worth shipping are taken by government trappers to be used as bait for the coyotes and wolves. 1 here is something of trugedy in the passing of the wild horse, but for them to' have fullcn to such low estate aa to warrant their destruction as a nuisance and outluw is tragedy beyond reparation. MORE LAWS, MOKE CONTEMPT "The growing contempt for law i*' attributable in large measure to a mistaken zeal for more and ever more law," said Governor Ritchie of Maryland a short time ago. It is refreshing to hear this though-, echoed by a high public official. Too few of them are sufficiently candid ?or courageous?to do so. Hut almost all who have studied tho crime problem have come to the same conclusion. We are a nation of law-breakers largely because we are a nation of law-makers. We have abrogated human liberties?and crime has been increasing on a larger scale than in I any other supposedly civilized country. We have passed laws which have acted as boomerangs and have j in actual practice benefitted the criminal class which they were supposed to suppress?such as the various antirevolver bills in effect in several states. We cannot shut our eyes to the fact 'that America is a lawless nation. In almost every great city authorities are all but powerless against the depredations of a well organized, well financed underworld. Simpler and fewer laws, more justice and less litigation, surer punishment for of-1 fenders?in that direction lies victory , for society in its war against the) criminal class. j (governor Pamell, of ATkansas, on Saturday issued a call for an extra session of the legislature to pass laws for relief of the cotton situatoin. A majority of the members of the body are pledged to serve without pay. ' | uamjmna. FKIPAY. OCTOBER 9, II Bethune [Sews Notes Told by Correspondent o Bethune, Oct. <>. ?A number of young people gathered at the home of Miss Kdith Clyburn last Friday evening to extend to her congratulations and beat wislies on the sixteenth anniversary of her birthday. < Miss Mary la>uise Mci.auiin, who is teaching at Calhoun Fulls, spent , part ( f the week end ut home. She , was accompanied home by Miss , Myrtle Story, of Calhoun Fulls. ' Miss Kloise Miller was called to her home in i'uuline lust week on 1 account of the illness of her mother. Mr. and Mrs. 'S. C. Brooks, of Kligabethion, Tenn., have been the 1 recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Z. I'. . Gordon. Miss Marian Smith, of Carey, N. C., spent the week end with Miss Kate Helms. Robert DuBose, who has been in Jacksonville, Flu., has returned home. Miss Louise Brown, of Bishopville, wa.s the week end guest of Mi.s Mary It. Ratc'iffe. A. L. Young and bride of the Cas satt section, were guests during the week end of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. \V a t e rs. Mayo Davis, J. M. Clyburn, .Jr., and W. K. Davis spent the week end at Dothan, Ala. Miss Lizzie Kate Davis, a teacher in the Ketshaw schools was at home for the week end. Misses Ka the line and Margaret Truesdule, of Columbia college, were at home during the w?ek ehffl. Mr. and Mrs. P. 11. Hester and children, Mrs. W. R. lto/.icr, Mis. I'.. Z. Truesdaltn Mrs. R. 10. McCuskill. Miss Stella Bethune and Miss Clara Gordon spent Saturday in Columbia. Miss Lucile Brown, a member of the Bethune school faculty, went t<> her home at Rock Ilill for the week end. Bishop Cannon "Beyond a doubt," says the Staunton News-Leader, "Bishop Cannon has brought to his church incalculable harm by the undesirable notoriety he has acquired through his adventures in' the political field and in his bwcketshop transactions." It is seldom that a phrase means exactly what it says, yet in this case it means just that. Beyond a doubt Bishop Cannon has harmed the cause of Southern Methodism more than ho has helped it by his activities in fields usually considered closed to those who wear the cloth. Bishop Cannon and his friends may deny this, but thousands of good and true Metnodists sadly acknowledge in their hearts, if not publicly, that it is the truth.?Roanoke Times. Speaks Hluntly # Representative A. K. Tinsley, of Spartanburg county, told a reporter for The Spartanburg Journal some days ago that he "left the legislature before its close (last week) because 1 became disgusted and because nothing wj^.n being accomplished. I did not want it said of me that I was assisting in any manner in keeping the legislature in session on the pretext of trying to save six hundred dollars in the appropriation bill, spending twenty-five hundred dollars the day to run the legislature." Hluntly but pointedly said.-^-Greenwood Index-Journal. HEADACHES "If 1 have the headache or feel the need of a purgative, I take lllacU-Draught," Bays Mr. Kdgar Gamble, of )H Fowler Ave., Hopklnsvllle, Ky. "It Is easy to take and cjiilck to relieve. I used to have dull headaches. My eyes would burn and when I would stoop over 1 seemed to turn blind. This Isn't much of a yood feeling when one has to work, and I have had to work hard In my time, being a timber man. This work takes me from home a good deal and one never likes to get sick, especially uway from home. 1 found the best way to avoid this was to take an ooenslonul dose of muck-Draught, and koop the system cleansed." rn* ? Thedford's BLACK-DRAUGHT For CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS m - -i.1 ?.... " , i. I).., . ...... No. 430 STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE MERCHANTS ANI) FARMERS BANK LOCATED AT BETHUNE, 8. C? AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 21), 1031. Resources Loans and Discounts $ 6*2,004.4:) Overdrafto, secured by cotton 1 77^ ;{?j Bonds and Stocks Owned by Hunk ., 088125 Furniture and Fixtures 1726 15 Banking House 1 io#8.'7& Other Real Estate Owned . . . 1 Cash on hand and due from H^nks ;t.'l 860.011 Checks uiul Cash Items ; ' 40.00 Exchanges for the Clearing House 1,278.36 Other Resources, Viz: Farm Account 180.10 Stock Account 160.00 Collection Account 20.00 Total ? li:i,ll 1.64 Liabilities Capital Stock Paid in * $20,00000 Surplus Fund 8,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current %9enses and Taxes Paid 7,026.07 Due to Bunks and Bankers NONE Individual Deposits Subject to check .... $58,212.58 Savings Deposits t 1,5:)5.:tl Time Certificates of Deposit 17,648.:)4 Cashier's Cheeks 1,002.2 1 78,.'188.67 Notes and Bills lttv-discounted NONE Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed NONE Total lld.Jl 4.61 State of South Carolina, County of K'-rshnw. Before me came Cl. 11. MeKinnon, Cashier of the above named bank, who, oeiuK duly sworu. su>s that the above and foregoing Htateuieut la a true cumlitiou of suid hank, hs shown by the hooks of said bank. CI. 11. MeKinnon Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day <?f October, 10.11. \>iTcet Atteat Luring l)avi> T. M. Clyburn N V.ary public. for South Carolina. J. M. Clyburn Coring Davis Directors. V STATEMENT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA at the Close of Business September 29, 1931 Condensed From Report to the Comptroller of the Currency RESOURCES i Loans and Discounts $332,991.21 I Overdrafts - 445.37 Banking House and Furniture and Fixtures 33,807.78 Real Estate othr than Banking House 4,926.60 Bonds 153,153.43 | Cash in vault and due by Banks and U. S. Treasurer 58,281.25 Other Assets 373.54 I Total $583,979.18 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in $ 75,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 25,906.51 Circulating Notes 50,000.00 Deposits * 432,026.46 Reserve Fund 1,046.21 Bills Payable NONE Rediscount NONE w Total ? $683,979.18 * America's most economical truck i is now nmnilable in 25 different models priced ms low ns *440?'complete with body NOTE: The model priced at $440 is the open cab pick'up. l'/^-to* 157 -inch Stake Truck 'ttio* {Dual wheeln standard) __aHUa By actual road i>crformance, week after week, month after month?the six-cylinder Chevrolet has fjroved its right to be called America's most economical truck. Owners have found that on a ton-mile basis Chevrolet costs less for gas and oil, less for upkeep and less for service than any other truck ? regardless of the number of cylinders. 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