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CLEVER ANIMAL CRIMINALS. ' ' How Birds, Dogs and Monkeys Asp:, gp sist Bill Sikes. . vVVPrance has been laughing over Boschat and his crow, says an exchange. Boschat, a youth o^ 18, went into a grocer's shop in a suburb of Paris, and asked for some sugar. The shopkeeper turning to get the article, was horribly startled by the sight of a large black crow sitting on a shelf if c An aha ci/ln onH itc Sn itu aw auau uu UUC oiuu aau beady eyes fixed on him. He made a rush to catch the bird, but it flapped away to the top of some cases, cawing loudly. Eluding a further effort to seize it, the crow flew out of the door, Boschat after it. It was not till bird and owner both had gone that the poor grocer found I that his till had been rifled. ^ Paris is a favorite centre for the I thief who uses animals as accomplices. About a year ago a foreignlooking man, rather flashily dressed, entered a jeweler's shop in the Rue de la Paix, and asked to be shown some rings. A tray was placed before him, but he asked for another. The shop attendant turned to get them. The man did not move; but, as it happened, there was a mirror in the opposite wall behind the counter, . put there for the special purpose of detecting thieves. In this the attendant saw a tiny brown head peek out of the customer's pocket; then a |$ long thin, spidery arm flashed out, seized two rings, and vanished. The attendant touched an electric .bell, which summoned help, and the man and monkey were both arrested. L . The man turned out to be a Mexican. He had been traveling with a menagerie, had stolen the monkey, and taught the little animal to pick up any article which its owner had previously., touched with his fingers. r< 'His lodgings were full of stolen lace and jewelry. A jeweler in Budapest was asked by a customer to procure two fine I diamonds, and obtained them from Amsterdam at a price of ?1,000 for the pair. The customer was examinf ing them in a private room, when N the jeweler was calle'd away. When he returned a few moments later the customer was sitting in his chair, but the stones had disappeared. A detective was sent for, but ; customer and room both were searchr. ed in vain. !The jeweler then noticed a small dog under the table, and it suddenlyoccurred to him that the creature must have swallowed the stones. In spite of the indignant remonstrances of the customer, the dog was taken to a veterinary and poisoned; and when the body was cut open, sure enough, the brilliants were in its stomach. A great Dane was employed as act compll<?e by two French thieves. Some little time ago an elderly gentleman was returning to his home when a huge dog bounded against him, placing its forepaws upon his waistcoat. Under the pretense of assisting the dazed man, and brushing the dust off his coat, the thieves succeeded in stealing his watch and chain. The expert English burglar very often carries a cage of rats and a I smart terrier, naviixg upeueu a ?m[ > dow of the crib he means to crack, he slips a rat inside, and then lifts the dog in. If there is a, burglar alarm anywhere about the dog scuttling after the rat is sure to set it in mo-' tion, when its owner leaves it to its fate and decamps. "When She Primps." She walks in beauty like the night, as some romantic singer said; her eyes give forth a starry light, her lips are of a cherry red; across the floor she seems to float; she seems to me beyond compare a being perfect ?till I note the way she has done up her hair. She must have toiled through half a day to build that large, unwieldly mass; she must have used a bale of hay, and strips of tin, and wire of brass; her sister must have helped to braid, her mother wrought and tinkered there and butler, cook and chambermaid all helped to wrestle with her hair. And after all the grinding toil, and all the braiding and the fuss, the one effect is just to spoil her beauty and Ip- make other people cuss. She walks In beauty like the night where nights are most serenely fair; but Julius Caesar! she's a sight, when she's got II on her Sunday hair!?Ex. J. Adams Hayne Health Officer. ; Dr. J. Adams Hayne, a surgeon of m the United States army, located at E Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, a naCarolina and former fn^1 ixvc ui uuutu v. [ resident of Greenville, has been elect[ ed State health officer and secretary lip'. of the State board of health to succeed Dr. C. Fred Williams. He will come to Columbia in a few days to assume 'jM: S bis new work. He has been in the jjfi' army for two years, having done special sanitation work in the Panama canal zone. The position pays a salary of $2,500 a year. i ' . ' WHITE BOYS UP FOR STEALING. Admit Taking Articles from Two Different Places on Sunday. Yet in their babyhood and utterly innocent of what a step they had taken toward a criminal career, Fred Turner, Palmer Turner and Jack Horton, Jr., three little white boys of 12, 10 and five years of age respectively, were arraigned in police court Monday morning on a charge of stealing. It was claimed that on Sunday morning they entered a store on Main street and took 14 Dackages of cigar etts, one plug of Brown's Mule tobacco, two packages of Old Virginia cheroots, three packages of Wrigly's pepsin gum, and in the afternoon went into the home of John F. Floyd on North Church street and took something to eat out of the refrigerator. When arraigned in police court the little fellows all pleaded not guilty, but it wasn't long until Palmer Turner opened up and told the truth. He said his mother had sent him and his brother Fred to Sundayschool at Beaumont and that Jack Horton, Jr., was with them. On their way they decided to go into the store on Main street and get some J things. One question they were unable to tell what store they entered I other than it was just above the railroad crossing on Main street on the right hand side going ?ast. Palmer said they with Jack went around to the back of the building and after climbing up a post entered a window on the second floor, and when in the store they took the above named articles. They gave no reason for stealing tobacco and chewing gum, other than they "just wanted it." Fred Turner, the eldest of the three, said he begged the two little ones not to "do it," but they would not j listen to him. In the afternoon while Mr. Floyd and wife were away Palmer and Jack entered the front door and ransacked the refrigerator. Mr. Floyd in testifying said that about a dozen oranges, nine bananas, some biscuits and some cold beef had been taken. The boys admitted having taken this, eating the beef and biscuits and disposing of the fruit all but two oranges and one banana. Mr. Floyd said that about half a chicken was in the refrigerator, but the boys evidently preferred beef to chicken and xdid not take the fowl. Owing to their tender ages Mayor Lee told their mothers, who were in the court room, to take the boys home and give them a good thrashing in hopes that it will be such a lesson to them to keep them from committing other thefts when they grow older. ?Spartanburg Journal. A WOMAN'S PILGRIMAGE. Travels 4,500 Miles to Grave of Sweetheart in Africa. Miss Olive Macleod, daughter of Sir Reginald Macleod, has just left London on a journey of 4,500 miles to the grave of her sweetheart in Africa. Miss Macleod was engaged to be married to Lieut Boyd Alexander, who was murdered last April by the natives of Wadnai, near Lake Chad, in Central Africa. The brave officer lies buried beside his brother, Cap J- * 1 J ? i. Ifnni Frvr, 4 lam l>iauue aicmuuci, ax luaunuui. The intrepid woman who has undertaken to traverse the 1,000 miles of jungle between the Niger River and the lake takes with her a white marble cross, wrhich she will place upon the lonely grave of her lover. It will be the first time that a white woman has been in that part of Africa, and the personal risk she incurs is considerable. General Gordon said he never married because he never found the woman who would follow him anywhere. Lieutenant Alexander had found a woman as brave as himself, and that the blind Fury came with "the abhorred shears" as their happiness was about to be consummated is one of the saddest of recent tragedies. It was in 1894 that Alexander started on his remarkable journey across Africa from the Niger to the Nile. He had two white companions ?his brother and Capt. G. B. Gosling, both of whom died of the fever during the journey. For many months the party remained in the neignDornooa or L.aKe unaa, orten wading waist deep in the mud amid the reeds in mapping the outline of the mysterious "disappearing lake." The explorer did not emerge from the wilderness at the headwaters of the Nile till 1907. The region known as Wadnai is inhabited by fanatical black Mohammedans, very loosely under the control of French officials. Alexander was traversing this region on his way to Egypt, after revisiting Lake Chad when he was killed. Scientic exploration in the death of Boyd Alexander has suffered the loss of a man of Stanley's caliber, a soldier equally brave and modest, and the wTorld's sympathy goes out to the woman who was to have been his wife.?Philadelphia Record. < * FANNIE CROSBY SPEAKS. Blind Hymn Writer Helps Start Gospel Campaign. The blind hymn writer, Mrs. Frances Jane Van Alstyne, better known as Miss Fannie Crosby, was the central figure Monday night at Carnegie Hall at the opening meeting of the evangelistic committee of New York city, which inaugurates the seventh session of the tent, open air and shop campaign. Miss Crosby is now in her ninety-second year, but she said that she felt as young as when she was engaged in mission work here twenty-five years ago and that she nrnlnor + A etor VAlir? w Oflrl 1 iTfn fn vy ao 5UIU5 tv oi/uj j vuii^ uuu 4*?v tv be at least 103. When Miss Crosby was escorted to the platform the vast audience rose and all joined in singing "We're Traveling On," which she wrote many years ago. She has been writing- hymns since 1864. William J. Schiffelin, who had charge of the big meeting, asked Miss Crosby to speak a few words of greeting to t,-Wi ' udience, which numbered near five thousand. As she spoke in response to the invitation she seemed frail, but her voice was strong and clear. "The Empire City," she said, "is dear and preciously dear to me. Bridgeport has fairly adopted me, but I love New York. How this scene carries me back to scenes that are gone and how it carries me back to my twenty-five years of mission work. When you greeted me so warmly last night, I felt I must weep. [ I have not always been with you at I fhoco moofino-c Vm + T liavo aln-avs prayed for you. "When I arrived here and was entering iny hotel some one wanted to know if I shouldn't have a rolling chair. I told them that my legs could carry me yet. I am just as young as when I did mission work here. I haven't grown old one particle. I don't intend to grow old. Those who trust in the Lord shall renew their strength. I've been trusting in the Lord for seventy years. The Lord is my strength and redeemer." After the applause had subsided all rose and sang the hymn, "To the Rescue," which Miss Crosby had written for the occasion. This was followed by her well known hymn, "Saved by Grace," the words of which Miss Crosby recited in the course of her talk. All the hymns which were sung during the evening were written by her. O Missouri Mules for Africa. By the steamship Welsh Prince, which arrived in Cape Town the first week of February, says the Daily Consular and Trade Report, there came a shipment of American mules which, by those competent, to know, are adjudged to be the finest mules yet landed in South Africa. They were purchased by a wellknown local farmer, who toured the State of Missouri to get them on behalf of Brice Bros, of Springs, who hold the contract for the supply of mules to the Johannesburg corporation. The shipment consists of 124 mules, all of which are four to seven years of age and stand 15 hands in height, this being the stipulation made by the corporation, who further stipulated that they must all be bred in the State of Missouri, which is in such high repute as a mule breeding .country. A representative of the South African News had an opportunity of seeing the shipment, and he states that they are a magnificent lot and have stood the trip from America well. Seven days were required for their railway transportation to the American port, 30 days at sea, with three more days to Johannesburg. One one occasion a heavy sea was shipped and portions of the mule boxes washed away. The captain of the vessel slowed the vessel down for three hours while the whole crew j erected other boxes. On the whole ! voyage there was not a casualty, and, | considering the time the mules had been on the jou#ney, they looked well and fit. This is the second shipment that Brice Bros, have brought. According to a local dealer, the mules just imported are worth ?100 ($486.65) to ?120 ($583.98) a pair in Cape Town. /^rvn 1 il Ki?aa/1 miilnc Hlro fhnco 11 \VC 1UU1U Ulg^U n II ii-.n 11UV VUWUU in this country," said a South African authority, "our fortunes would be made." The buyer stated that mules I were very dear in Missouri, ?40 | ($194.66) each being considered an average price, and while in Missouri he saw one pair which realized $3,000. Mr. Patterson Better. | Barnwell, May 3.?Hon. J. O. Patterson is recovering from his recent attack of illness. He was able yesterday to enjoy a ride to the country. He had been confined to his room for several weeks and at times his life was despaired of, but it is hoped now that he is in the road to complete recovery. * * ' * ' - "11 1/.. CHARGED BY LION. Attack of Jungle King is Quite a Serious Matter. * For several days the ostrich camp near Sir Alfred Peases homestead at Athi River had been worried by lions, and as that gentleman had just arrived by steamship Guelph, in company with his sons and Mr. Grey, the news to hand was heartily welcomed as affording most opportune sport. A party was promptly organized, consisting of Sir Alfred Pease, Mr. G. Grev. Messrs. Howard and Ed ward Pease, Capt. Slatter, Mr. Clifford and Mr. H. H. Hill. The hunt started on Sunday morning, January 29. The plan of campaign was to divide into two parties, one consisting of Sir Alfred and Mr. Hill. After about half an hour's ride, in drawing a donga Mr. Hill espied two big male lions making off about half a mile to the right, and the party of two galloped after the quarry, endeavoring to keep them in sight. Sir Alfred followed the bigger and slower animal and Mr. Hill, the leader, which was some 400 or 500 yards on his left. The object of the hunters was to,turn the game into a donga, thus giving time for the rest of the party to come up, hoping that Mr. Grey would be given the opportunity to open the shoot. That sportsman has a fine reputation for high courage, an/1 is no novice at big game. Unfortunately, the second party had no opportunity of learning the tactics which had been agreed upon by Sir Alfred and Mr. Hill. Mr. Grey, seeing the game, put his horse to the gallop and practically started to course the brutes. His eomnanions were immediatelv alarm ed at his foolish temerity and endeavored to warn him of the terrible danger he was courting. They were doubly alarmed at seeing one of the lions preparing to charge. Mr. Hill thereupon dismounted and fired a quick shot at the biggest lion in the hope of attracting his attention from Mr. Grey. The bullet unluckily fell short and the lion charged Mr. Grey, who jumped off his pony and awaited the onslaught. At about 20 yards he fired and the shot went into the shouider, but without stopping the deadly charge. He got in another shot at about five yards, hitting the brute in the mouth, breaking two of his murderous fangs and injuring his jaw. The lion flung his victem to the ground and commenced to worry him just like a cat would a mouse. Meanwhile Mr. H. Pease had followed Mr. Grey, and the party waved him to come up on the flank; they then covered the 300 yards between them and the lion and his victim at top speed. When some 50 yards off the lion noticed his fresh antagonists and ceased to maul Mr. Grey. At 25 yards the party dismounted and ran in. The beast immediately made toward them, and at this awful moment of peril Mr. Hill's rifle jammed, and he, too, whs out of action. Almost simultaneously Sir Alfred and Mr. Pease fired, and the balls entered the lion's ribs. The thrice heavily -wounded animal then returned to his victim. The horrified relief party scarcely remembered what happened during the next brief moments, further than that the lion was on top of Mr. Grey and the animal and man were so mixed up that it was most difficult to distinguish the former's head from the latter's body in order to get in a deadly head-shot, which was found impossible to place until the lion was almost lifeless. During the deadly fray the other lion was distant only about 100 yards, y\ *1 1onV?ir?or V* i a toil T n giuwiius cliiu. laouiug mo lan, jlxj. spite of the double danger threatening them, the hunters, who had only two .256 rifles, paid no attention to the second animal, being intent on relieving their comrade. Mr. Grey's wo,unds were very numerous. The lion severely clawed his face and head, bit his'arms, hands and thighs and inflicted nasty wounds on his back. After being rescued from deadly peril Mr. Grey was perfectly collected, and quietly instructed his anxious friends how they could best handle his lacerated body.?East African Standard. Five Children Burned. Charlottesville, Va., May 8.?Five of the six children of Sanford Davis, a farmer residing near Free Union, Albemarle county, were burned to death in a fiVe that destroyed the Davis home to-day. Davis and his wife and an infant escaped. The j #3 ~Ui1A A j- fr-nm O uea-u ennui eu idiigcu m age num ? to 15 years. They slept in a room on the second floor, reached by narrow stairs. When discovered the fire had already eaten its way to the stairway. The frantic father attempted to reach the room from the outside but, when at the top of the ladder, he was nearly overcome by smoke and heat. Davis called vainly for ihe children to come to him. The only response came feebly from Estelle, aged 15, who cried: "Papa, I can't get out; I ani nearly strangled to death." i> ' i >'*. v.-*'"i -yi' . & ; . v.. ' The Green Bug or Southern Grain Louse. At this writing this insect is causing much alarm among the farmers of the State. The reason for ths heavy outbreak is due principally at least to the warm weather of February. In normal seasons this pest is kept well under control by its enemies, the most important of these being a parasitic wasp. The work of this ^sp is in evidence in nearly every green bug infested field. When examining infested oats or wheat, small spherical stationary pimples of a brown or blackish color are present. These represent lice that were killed by the parasitic wasp. This wasp has a very efficient ^arrangement for laying its eggs. It penetrates the body of the green bug with its egg guide and lays the egg therein. This egg hatches into a omoll i t n trrnh pnn<511WlPS 0U1UH ir Ul VV QA UW TV the inside of the green bug, thus killing it. The wasp continues to utilize the dead body as a pupa case in which the third stage of its life history is passed. When full grown it perforates the wall of this dead dried up bug and escapes into the open. It is during abnormal weather conditions when the parasite loses '. control of the green bug. It is explained as follows: The green bug breeds in a temperature ranging from 33 F to 90 F. The parasite is, however, a hot weather bug and goes into the dormant or hibernation stage at about 60 F. It was the warm weather of February that enabled the green bug to reproduce rapidly,^ but the weather was not warm enough for the, parasite to become very active. During this period of freedom the green bug gained advantage. The average life of the individual green bug is about 36 days and during this period the aver- H age production of offsprings is about 60. They give birth to living j young and these mature in seven ; days and begin to reproduce by giving , birth to living young. When the food i supply becames scarce in a given field, they greatly increase the num ber of winged forms which migrate to I other grain fields. I Summarizing all the experimental ~ work of the past with a view of controlling this pest the following recommendations, while not satisfactory to us, are the most practical and effective. 1. When the infestation is first noticed in the winter, during or after a warm spell, run a weeder over the oats both ways. This may have to be repeated, depending on weather J conditions. 2. When the infestation has become very serious, light brush tied together and drawn over the grain dislodges and destroys many of the j green bugs. 3. It is recommended that fields ' badly damaged at present, consider- I ing weather conditions, be plowed and planted to another crop. 4. Where damage is light at this time in a given field in addition to the above recommendations, we be- ? lieve that stimulation with soda c would save the crop. 5. If the land is very level, rolling with a heavy roller is profitable^ ^ The above recommendations, with the exception of No/. 5, are intended r> for grain that has not yet matted. Those measures are not profitable on T matted grain and the only thing to * do in that case is to graze it with cattle. The trampling, as well as the grazing, are destructive to the green ? bug. This subject is under investigation with the hope that something more effective will develop. A. F. CONRADI, State Entomologist. Abusing Freedom. Benjamin E. Walsh, the sociologist, said of immigration in a reoent lecture in Reading: "I would not restrict immigration. It is true that some immigrants, entering for the first time a free coun' it- J! J T>..i. 4.V.ATT ^ try, aouse tneir ireeuvxu. out mcj soon get over that. I "We are all apt to abuse unwont- c ed freedom. I know an Englishman who on his arrival in New York demanded a glass of whiskey in a pa- latial bar. "New, in England your whiskey is measured out to you in a small tin measure, but in our bar the Englishman, to his astonishment, had the full bottle set before him. He was given for the first time the freedom of the bottle. "And though a rich man, he abused that freedom. He took an enormous drink. Then he arose and handed the bartender 15 cents. " 'Hold on, sir,' the bartender called after him. 'You've forgotten your change.' ' "I thought the drink was 15 cents,' said the Englishman. "'Yes, that is so,' said the bar-) tender, 'but that is the retail price.' There's a reduction when you buy wholesale.' "?Washington Star. Legal blanks and blank books for sale by The Herald Book Store, Bamberg, S. C. i " - 7 V';. . ' C i . ' : 2"' > D. J. DELK l CARBIACE V08IS . | When in need of anything in my line, don't forget the place, No. 24 Main street, Bamberg, S. 0., in front of the cotton mill. We ran a first-class repair and wheel wright shop, build one and two-horse wagons, sewing machine and delivery wagons, log carts, and any special wagon; paint buggies and automobiles in factory style. We are agent for the Deering harvesting machinery, disc harrows, compost spreaders, gasoline engines, etc. We carry a stock of the best grain drills on the market. Call and see as before yoa bay. Anything sent us will have the , same attention as if you were . ' / to bring it yourself. D. J. DELK : m BAMBERG, S. C., . FRANCIS F. CARROLL ||j|j Attoraey-at-Law Office in Hoffman Building. GENERAL PRACTICE. I ^ CfftWaT RAlllc* Kltprwveu oavv rniiu. : VARIABLE FRICTION FEED. sS?sl?5r v J|1 Best material and workmanship, light running, requires little power; simple, easy to .andle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial moneys making machines down to the smallest ; size. Write for catalog showing En?f gines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies^ |i Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co. J AUGUSTA. CA. ^ W. P. RILEY j> I Fire, Life ' ;-]k fyJE Accident i INSURANCE | M BAMBERG, S* 0* w _ MONEY TO LOAN. Loans made by improved 'arm lands in Aiken, Barn- Jj? veil, Bamberg and Hamp;on Counties. No delay. JAMES A. WILLIS, Attorney, Barnwell, S. 0. ihoe & Harness Renairixu? . & I have moved my shop to my row V^jll wilding in rear of Johnson's Hotel, ?y the passenger depot, where I am ead to serve you with all kinds of tarness and repairing, as well as new SJljS tork in the harness line. Give me a |j|g HEYWOOD JOHNSON ||| BAMBERG. S. C. G. MOYE DICKINSON ? INSURANCE AGENT WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most re- - j&ji liable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. .. TO THE PUBLIC ||| The undersigned have formed a copartnership for the purpose of .ractlctog taw under the firm name >f Mayfleld & Free. S. G. MAYFBELD, ' W. E. FREE. 50c will care any skin disease. That's the price of HUNT'S CURE, and it is absolutely guaranteed. A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO. Sherman, Texas. Sold by: Peoples Drug Co. Bamberg, S. C.