The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 10, 1910, Page 7, Image 7
SAVED BY AN ELEPHANT.
Interesting Story Told by an Old Time
Man.
An old show man tells the following
exciting story of his experience
when connected with a well-known
menagerie during an engagement in
a town in Kentucky. "After the ex
hibition was over," he says, "I passed
into the menagerie to talk to the
watchman. For some cause be was
absent from his post, and I walked
across the amphitheatre toward my
old friend the elephant to give him an
apple, for we were the best of friends.
He was one of the largest elephants
I ever saw, and was as good-natured
as he was large.
"I was half way across the ring
when I heard a growl, and, looking
around, saw to my horror one of the
lions out of his cage and approaching
me in a crouching manner ready for
a spring.
"I thought a thousand things in a
moment, and among them I must
have regretted perpetrating so many
old wornout jokes at the performance
that night. I had sufficient
presence of mind to realize my dan
gerous situation and to know that it
required the utmost caution to extricate
myself from it.
"One hasty motion on my part and
I would be in the jaws of the monster.
I felt that my only hope was
the elephant, if I could reach him,
but he was chained by the foot and
could not reach me.
"Nearer and nearer came the lion,
waving his tail in a manner that
meant business. If I turned my back
he would spring; if I took my eyes
from him I was lost.
"It was a terrible moment. I glided
backward as swiftly as I dared. I
had another fear. I feared stumbling
backward, and knew if I did fall
I would never rise, but that where I
fell I would make a meal for that
lion.
"As I neared the elephant I saw
that the lion understood my movements,
and, fearing he would be
balked of his prey, he prepared to
bring the matter to a crisis. I then
saw that I had but one hope, and
that was to rush with all my speed
to the elephant.
"I think I must have jumped 20
feet when I turned, and I know the
lion jumped 30, but he just missed
me.
"How I completed the race I do
not know. I only know that the elephant's
trunk was around my waist
and he was lifting me up on his
head. I only knew that I was saved."
?Philadelphia North American.
Newspaper Plan Earned.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 3.?The Macon
Telegraph building was completely
gutted by fire to-night between 6:30
and 7:30 o'clock. The loss is estimated
at $100,000 covered by 80 per
cent, insurance,
f Raymond Clay, a printer, was
. ffurned to death. He had come to the
city from Knoxville, Tenn., looking
for work, and, worn out from loss of
sleep, lay down to get some rest in
the rear of the composing room.
The fire spread with such great
rapidity from the back to the front
of the building that Clay was forgotten
in the rush for safety by the
other employes.
Only about half of the files of the
paper, dating back for 75 years,
were saved. C. R. Pendleton, editor
of the paper, also, it is feared, lost
a valuable collection of old works on
history and Georgia subjects.
The fire, as far as can be learned,
started from- three boys smoking
cigarettes at the back of the building,
a "butt" dropping into some
paper. The flames leaped up and
spread as though the building was
tinder. The efforts of the firemen
were chiefly confined to keeping the
flames from spreading to the adjoining
buildings, one, of which is
occupied by the Macon Evening News.
Half an hour after it was seen that
The Telegraph plant was a total loss
the working force was transferred to
I The Evening News office and the regular
morning edition was being gotten
out.
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Building Falls With Men.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 7.?The
third story of a building of construction
for H. & W. B. Drew Co. collapsed,
carrying with it three or more
negroes this afternoon. The office
force, warned by the creaking of tim
bers, miraculously escaped being car
ried down in the mass of brick and <
timbers. Almost all of the debris '
has been removed and it is believed
that there is no one missing. The
negroes were badly injured but will
recover. <
Orangeburg's main street is to
have a "great white way" from
Broughton street to Middleton street. ,
As a result of a subscription taken
among the merchants located on the
above business section, liberal donations
have made possible the street
arcade illumination. Orangeburg
has assumed city proportions and is
certainly keeping apace with the
times.
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SHOT IN OPERA HOUSE.
Negro Boy Accidentally Killed by
Billie Britton at Kingstree.
Kingstree, Nov. 4.?Pinky Scott, a
little negro boy, about ten years old,
was accidentally shot and killed tonight
about 8 o'clock in the opera
house here, just before a play commenced,
by Billie Britton, a son of
Clerk of Court H. O. Britton.
No one except young Britton knows
just how the accident occurred, and
he is nearly distracted over the occurrence.
Marriage at Goran.
The wedding of Miss Estelle C.
Lancaster, of Govan, and Rev. Paul
A. Bolen, of Orangeburg, occurred
Wednesday, October 26, at the home
of the bride's mother, Mrs. Annie R.
Lancaster. The bride was attired
in. a lovely gown of cream silk and
carrying a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemums
and ferns. They entered
the parlor to the strains of Mendelsohn's
wedding march, rendered by
Miss Anna McCormick, of Olar. The
ceremony was then very impressively
performed by Rev. John R. Smith,
of Cordova. At noon a bounteous
dinner was served at the home of the
bride's mother. The popularity of
this couple was evidenced by the
many and useful presents received.
Rev. and Mrs. Bolen were carried by
Mr. J. D. Whissenhunt, of Orangeburg,
in his automobile to Bamberg,
from where they left for Charleston
and other points. Mrs. Bolen is one
of Govan's most winsome and charming
young ladies, gifted with a rare
ly pleasing and magnetic personality
~~^ ic ini-oH hi- all xi'hn lrnnw her.
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Rev. Bolen is a successful young
minister, and a host of friends wish
them continued success in their life
of service for many years.
NO COMPROMISE PROPOSED.
Richland Distillery Case Unsettled.
Commission's Work About Over.
Columbia, Nov. 4.?A denial that
any official offer of compromise has
been made in the Richland distillery
case was made here this afternoon.
It is understood that the dispensary
winding-up commission has
about closed up its work, and that it
will have an interesting report to
submit to the General Assembly. The
commission has made a number of
excellent settlements and, with the
payment of $15,000 by the Grabfelder
Company, the only large claim that
is outstanding is said to be that
against the Richland Distillery Company.
In the first announcements
that were made it was said that this
claim would run up to nearly threequarters
of a million dollars, but it
now appears that later figures have
reduced this claim to about $300,000.
It was also stated that the com
mission had an offer of a compromise
of something around $100,000. An
announcement has just been made
that this is a mistake, and that no
official offer of compromise has been
made to the commission and that no
such settlement has been authorized.
It is figured that the commission,
with the co-operation and hard work
of Attorney General Lyon, has collected
fully half a million dollars in
the way of claims for overcharges.
The commission and its attorneys are
now hard at work trying to push all
outstanding claims to settlement or
to the courts.
Is Belle Elmore in This Country?
Philadelphia. Nov. 7.?Belle Elmore
Crippen, for whose murder Dr.
Harvey H. Crippen is to be hanged
to-morrow, in London, is declared to
be alive in this country by Francis
Tracy Tobin, a lawyer in this city,
arpnrriine- tn an interview, which The
Philadelphia Press publishes to-day.
Mr. Tobin declares in the interview
that he "has received letters from
those who have seen her," and says
he knows "that she is living and hiding
in this country not far from Chicago."
He states "she was first seen
in San Francisco, at the time Dr.
Crippen was first sought by the
British police charged with her murder."
Mr. Tobin's statement continues:
"If anything is going to be done we
had better make haste. There is
very little time to spare now. The
proper means for me to pursue is to
at once get in touch with the Secretary
of State at Washington and set
before him the facts in my possession.
Then we want to get him to
[ able the American ambassador at the
Court of St. James, who in turn will
lay the case before the home secretrav
and cause him to order a stay or
to commute the sentence, pending
our investigation."
Succumbs to Hookworm.
Spartanburg, Nov. 7.?Garret Dewey
Whetstine, aged twelve, died here
to-day after a two-month affliction
with what the physicians pronounced
the hookworm.
His body had dwindled to half its
normal size, but there was little suf- <
fering.
This is the first death from hookworm
recorded in this State. j
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WARAXT FOR R. E. HAMER, JR
Charged that He Violated Catth
Quarantine Law.
Spartanburg, Nov. 3.?A warran
has been issued in this city at the in
stigation of J. F. Fahey, inspector o
cattle, employed by the government
for the arrest of R. E. Hamer, Jr.', o
Hamer, S. C., in Marion county. I
is alleged that Hamer shipped a cov
from his home in Landrum, in thi;
county, in violation of the State quar
antine laws, which prohibits movini
cattle out of certain districts afte
they have been quarantined. Thi
case is attracting much attention, a
Mr. Hamer is one of the most promi
nent men in the State. The warran
has been sent to the sheriff of Marioi
county to serve.
Weevils in Corn.
The weevils lay their eggs in thi
seed where the young larvae eat thi
starch. When full grown they change
to the dormant or pupal stage, fron
which the full grown weevil emerge
and works its way out to lay the egg
for another generation. The entir<
time, from egg laying to the develop
ment of the full grown weevil, re
quires about six weeks.
The first stop in controlling cori
weevils is to select the seed corn ii
tlie field, paying special attention ti
the ears that are well covered by thi
shuck and if possible that hang witl
the pointed end downward. This i
an important precaution, although no
sufficient to fully protect the corn ii
the cribs.
Carbon bisulphide is a colorles
liquid with a strong disagreeabl
odor. It vaporizes rapidly at ordi
nary temperatures, is highly inflam
mable and when ignited is explosive
It is, therefore, important to kee]
away fire of .any kind, whether flame
Stove, lantern, embers, lighted pip
or cigar. This chemical is very wide
ly used at present, and when th
above precautions are observed ther
are no dangers from accident. I
may be purchased at any drug stor
or chemical wholesale house, rangin,
from ten to twenty-five cents pe
pound. The brand that has given th
best satisfaction in our experiments
work is named fuma and costs abou
ten cents a pound. The liquid am
vapqr coming from it are heavie
than air and will sink, therefore th
application is made at the top of th
crib and not from below. Fumigatioi
should be done on warm days a
volatilization is slower in cold weath
er and consequently less effective.
Assuming that the crib is mod
erately tight, it is used at the rat
of three pounds to 100 bushels o
grain, or approximately 1,000 cubi
feet of space, the latter being for ai
empty crib. It should be repeated ii
ten dajs. It may be distributed h
several shallow vessels, but the sim
plest way is to sprinkle it over the toi
like water and if blankets are avail
able the surface of the corn should b
covered. Where the bin is open, th
best possible thing to do is to mak
it tight. In case of log cribl, this ma;
be accomplished by means of canva
ts?r>lrlp nvpr thp walls.
Whe^e a small quantity of graii
is to be fumigated, such as seed con
or cowpeas used for seed, it may b
accomplished by pouring it in a coa
oil or molasses barrel. Sush a barre
will accommodate about three bush
els. Three to five ounces of carboi
bisulphide is poured over the surfac
and the barrel tightly closed fo
twenty-four to thirty-six hours. Th<
top of the barrel may be made per
fectly tight by covering it with sev
eral burlap bags weighted down witl
boards. A permanent covering for thi
purpose may be made by heavil;
painting a piece of canvass of prope
size, which is then laid over the open
ing and a barrel hoop dropped ove
the top to hold it firmly in position.
Carbon bisulphide is not poisonoui
nor caustic. It drives the air from thi
space to which it is applied an<
causes suffocation. When overcome
by this gass in a building, the symp
toms consist of a dry feeling of thi
skin and a streaked headache, ac
companied by dizziness. This wil
pass off immediately after a persoi
reaches the fresh air. It is not ad
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heart trouble handle this gas to an:
great extent.
Among other methods for controll
ing weevils, lime and salt are some
times recommended. These materi
als are not nearly as effective as fu
migation, while the decrease in th<
palatability of the corn, where lime ii
employed, makes the use of this ma
terial objectionable.
The use of each does not decrease
the palatability but, in order that v
may do any good at all it must be
used at a heavy rate. A fair applica
tion would consist of 75 to IOC
pounds of salt to 500 bushels of corn
Better permeation is secured wher
applying it in solution at the rate of
2 pounds of salt to one gallon ol
water. It must be applied when the
corn is put in the crib.
PROF. A. F. CONRADI,
S. C. Experiment Station Entomologist.
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