Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NO MAN'S LAND THING OF PAST. ! A Big Cattle Ranges of Oklahoma About j to lie Disposed Of. '"'The sale of approximately 600,000 acres of its "new college" lands by Oklahoma in the counties of Ci. man on and Texas in September and October will bring to an end the big i cattle outfits and the big catCe ranches in that part of the State. Since earliest days these counties have been a part of the choicest grazing region of the great plains, says Guthrie, Okla., correspondence in The iS'ew YorK sun. for aecaaes tne vast v herds of native cattle moved unrestrained by wire fences, feeding upon the "buffalo" or curly mesquite grass, so nutritious that the cattle went fat to market without the use of corn. Year after year, however, the small farmer crept farther and farther toward the West in search of cheaper j v lands, and as his numbers increased ? the cattlemen found their range narrowing and their water supply decreasing as these settlers fenced their homesteads along the few streams in the country. Land of the Cattlemen These "new college" lands are all that remain of the unfenced area. They intermingle with the homesteads obtained by the settlers from the government, and with the public lands owned by Oklahoma and held under lease by their occupants. The cattlemen have paid an annual rental I of 3 cents an acre to the State for the grazing privilege on the "new college" lands. "* * ? -l t in 1 ~ ^ jnow, nowever, tney wm ue cucupelled to buy them in competition ^ Tvith other bidders at public auction and without the preference right of taking them at the highest bid. The cattle outfits are making their last stand in that part of Oklahoma and, , like the buffalo, are quickly to disappear. Their going will close the last and one of the most romantic * chapters of the story 01 the plains country. Many an old cowboy will choke as he tries to swallow his "sour dough" biscuit that day. The counties of Cimarron and Texas are still the most remote, isolated , and unchanged section of Oklahoma. The Rock Island railroad, running from Liberal, Kan., to Dalhart, Tex., on the east and the Fort Worth and Denver, skirting the edge of Cimar_ ron county on the southwest, are the nearest outlets. All merchandise and supplies are freighted to inland points. The highway from Clayton, Mexico, to Mineral and Boise City is as smooth and polished as a floor and the freighters often drive their horses and mules four abreast. ^ r?v, Af Uio cnirit onH annoar. UUUU 511 \J L bll'g uuu ance of the old West remains to make the region of uncommon interest to the "tenderfoot." Here the Indian and the buffalo once lived. Both have vanished and left silent places in which there is scarcely a sound save the lowing of cattle, the baying of an occasional lobo wolf and the creaking of a windmill in a cattle pasture or on the homestead of a settler whose neighbors may be miles * distant. Antelopes Protected. Birds no longer seen in their old haunts in more thickly settled communities live and raise their young here. The curlews, for instance, still come in numbers. A swiftly moving , line of dark objects on the far horizon, each backed by a white "flag,*' quickly resolves itself into a band of antelope. The antelope are found mostly inside the fences of the big cattle pastures, where they are protestor! hv thp cowboys. Timber is so scarce that it is not available for fuel purposes. The settlers burn coal brought from the inexhaustible fields of Colorado and New Mexico. A cheaper and more accessible fuel is "chips," which burn easily and make a hot fire when dry. One of the tasks of the children is gathering "chips." In such primitive surroundings men and women seem naturally to unite in fixing social standards that are adapted to their needs. Hospitality, benevolence and charity are so highly developed as to surprise strangers. Each settlement or community becomes one family, in which the sick, the poor and unfortunate are cared for with fine sympathy. Neighbors go miles to help each other. Travelers may be sure of entertainment. John R. Williams, secretary of the Oklahoma School Land Commission, believes that 10 years will find Cimarv ron and Texas counties thickly settled and one of the most prosperous parts of Oklahoma. Not only will the lands now owned by the State be occupied, but the hundreds of abandoned government homesteads will T- - J ue seiueu. These homesteads were filed upon about eight or nine years ago, mostly by persons without experience in farming, especially in dry farming, so essential on these lands. They tried to raise crops not adapted to the soil and the climate and when dry . weather came these homesteaders were starved out. These homesteads, however, contain only 160 acres, not DON'T LIKE WHITE MEN. Flesh Said to Have Fnpleasa Flavor to Cannibals. Berlin, Sept. 2l?.?That canniba seldom eat white captives and th< without particular zest is the gist a scieiWf'.c report on the subje made by Dr. Hofman, formerly consul in Africa and an authority c the subject of tribal customs. Writing of the recent murder the German-American mineralogh John Henry Warner, by natives New Guinea, Dr. Hofman asserts th the abstention of cannibals in Afrii and of Guinea from the flesh of whi men is not because they fear tl spirit of the white victim or his poi ers of magic, as nas sometimes oee assumed, but because they consid< that it has an unpleasant taste due the use of sharp spices and cone ments and of salted dishes in tl diet of the European. Dr. Hofman cites an article prin ed several years ago in a journ of Liberia, in which it was said th the cannibals in the Liberian ten tory eat a white man only when 1 has fallen into their hands aliv Then the victim is immersed to tl neck in a running brook and he there by bonds for two or three da> on much the same principle that i oyster is "floated" in fresh wat after being taken from the beds. E Hofman had confirmation of th from a former cannibal. The reported killing and eating Mr. Warner, in Papau, by the native has called attention to the fact th cannibalism is by no means stamp* out in New Guinea. Warner believ* that radium could be found in Papi and fell a victim to his own zeal, is reported that his two native coi panions escaped his horrible fate, tl news of which they brought to tl coast At one time official circles believ* that cannibalism was a thing of tl past in British Xew Guinea, but cle ev;dence that it has persisted in the present decade has been provid< by unimpeachable witnesses. In book published last year, J. H. Murray, lieutenant governor ai chief judicial officer of Papua, h much to say about the practice cannibalism among the natives in tl island. He writes about boilii springs which not many years aj were mads use of for cooking mai prisoners captured in the village wa fare. Describing the northeastern divi ion of the island, Murray quotes native witness, who, telling of tl eating of human bodies, said: "V boil them; we cut them up and be them in a pot. We boil babies, to< we cut them up like a pig. We e them cold or hot; we eat the le: first. We eat them because they a like fish. We have fish in the creel and kangaroos in the grass?but m< are our real food." Murray tells of the remark of Fergusson Islander to a stranger wl wanted to buy betel nuts from Fiin "Why should I sell you betel nut; am going to eat you." Which 1 promptly did. He also writes of crew of shipwrecked Chinese, wl were eaten one by one, until the ca tors, surfeited with the diet, peddl< those who were left around the coa selling: them to the highest biddei Wives who ventured to look aroui during the funerals of their husbam were killed and eat^R. One nati' who was concerned in the killing :> neighboring chief and his two wiv told of the subsequent eating of tl victims with the utmost unconcer He told of eating the hand of oi \\ ife, but refused to touch the otlu as he had killed her, and it was n the custom of his tribe to eat one own victim. The two women we singed first, then cut up into snu pieces, mixed with sago.cooked, wra ped up in leaves and distributed the victors, including their womi and children. Rleasites Will Oet Heady. Leaders of the Blease faction w noia a conierence m toiumuia uum fair week to make ready for the ne Democratic State convention and tl next primary election according to ? announcement made by Govern* Blease. The conference will be a tended by the prominent administr tion leaders from aril parts of tl State and will map out the details 1 which the Blease forces hope to s cure control of the Democratic cli meetings and through them the cou ty and the State conventions. The Blease forces are also aft control of the Democratic executr committee an dthe election machi erv of the party. "We are not going to be caug napping like we were last year ar let the enemy capture the club mee ings, the conventions and the exec tive commiuee. saia cxovern Elease. "Every club meeting will 1 fully attended by the Blease voter end we are certain of winning co trol of the convention and executi1 committee," he continued. enough to sustain a family where tl foundation of agricultural indust must be the raising of live stock. MURDERED BY NEGRO. J i nt j Chicago Art Student Slain by ExConvict Lis j Chicago, Oct. 7.?Miss Ida Leegson, 311 | art student, whose nude body was 0f i found on a prairie west of here Sun,ct j day, was killed while resisting the a | attack of a negro who robbed her * )n j after luring her to the outskirts of the city with a promise of employed ment, according to the belief of the police tonight. 0f A gold watch with the initials "I. at G. M.," which belonged to Miss Leegson, was recovered today from a pawn shop in the negro district here. The police were given a full descripbV_ tion of the negro who pawned the ?n watch, and according to Detective er Capt. Halpin, they expect to arrest +ri him soon. The officers also obtain vvr | [j_ ed from the pawnbroker a description ^ of a small knife bearing the same initials. which the negro attempted to Lt_ pawn. al A picture of John Oliver, a negro former convict, was identified by the -i- pawnbroker as the person who pawnhe ed Miss Leegson's watch. This ree suited in the arrest tonight of John le H. Oliver, a negro janitor, who was Id released when the pawnbroker de-s> clared that he was not the Oliver in whose picture had been identified. er How to Cure l*ea Hay. ?r. lis The writer has been curing peavine hay for 25 years and sticks to the plan he has been successful with all -s, these years. His plan is that of using short stack poles about ten feet ' long. Set them in the ground some -d 1S inches deep, or enough so the ia wind will not blow them over. Xail It two cross_pieces about five feet long n" at right angles to each other, about ie ten or 12 inches above ground so as :ie to prevent the vines from laying on | the ground. The vines are cut after -d the dew is well dried off and let lie until the following evening, if the ar weather will permit, then rake into j t0 good size windrows before the vines srl i j r.. it,. ,3 ?... 1^+! uecoiue uainij uuiu uie uew auu ici | a them remain there until the following j p- day when they are carried to the! 1(* stack with the hay rake, which is a j as rapid process. The vines are placed around the stack pole and on the cross-arms, without tramping, until about three feet high. Then nail on ?? one cross-arm and pile on vines until about three feet more are on. Then r" r.ail on another cross-arm at right angles to the last one is nail's" ed on and continue this until the a stack is finished. I like to have the top of the stack pole pointed and a k e large forkful of vines placed on this and arranged around the stack umbrella-like so as to prevent water at from running down the pole. When well cured and it is convenient to do re so, we bale the hay and store it in the barn. We use pine poles and by 311 skinning them when first cut and taking them up and stacking away a as soon as the hay is taken from them, 10 we find they will last several seasons. 11: ?T. B. Parker, in the Progressive * Farmer. he ; _ Attempt to Prove Alibi Failed. 10 ??? In the October American Magazine p" Charles Dillon writes an article en5 titled "Humors of the Courts." It st is made up largely of funny true stories told by lawyers of their ex\ periences. The following is a story rl c of a prisoner who became disgusted V'6 with his lawyer and took his case into his own hands: GS "A western lawyer whose practice 16 seldom goes beyond the justice courts straved into the Lawyers' club one right ostensibly to look for an acT ' quaintance, and after he had gone ot someone told this one about him. " 'Black's chief fault,' said the man F6 in front of the fire-place 'is his disposition to ask leading questions. < These questions, as anyone can see, are intended to warn the witness how sn to answer. Once, not long ago, this man endangered his client's liberty, or the client thought so, for, at any jU rate, he suddenly took the case into 1 lg his own hands. 'You have no case, xt Mike,'the discomfited lawyer whisperie ed. 'You'll ruin yourself. You hit m that Chinaman and a lot of people or know it. The judge himself knows it. If you only had an alibi, a good a_ witness to call.' ie " 'There's Tim Maginnis,' said 3V Mike, pointing to the audience. 'I ' spoke to him. He knows what to ib W " 'Fine. Take your case. I've had enough of it. When Fong Foo has finer ished his story you can call Magin,.p nis and ask him a question to show where you were when the Chink was struck.' "At the proper moment Mike, look1(l ing very wise and very self-impor+ tant, called Tim Maginnis. 1 " 'Mr. Maginnis,' he began, 'do you understand the nature of an oath?' " 'I t'ink I do,' Tim replied, a bit carelessly. ' " 'Well, sor,' said Mike, holding his head high, 'will you please tell the court where I was whin I struck ? the Chinyman in front av the hotel?' le " 'Ye were home in bed,' was the ry astounding reply. But poor Mike was convicted." | Ayers & Williams f f "THE SEED AND FEED MEN" S5 4 3? 4 High Grade Seeds. y ^ Winter Hairy Vetch. ^ Choice Eecleaned Hundred Bushel Oats. -? 4 Apple Oats, best grade. J* 5 Red Rust Proof Oats. 2j ?ftJ "R.pH Mav and Purnle Straw Wheat. lit 1 ""**** ~ -t V I" Orangeburg County Rye. f* T Crimson Clover and Alfalfa. J ?? Winter Barley. $ *|" Dwarf Essex Rape and Onion Sets. |* Raw Ground Lime, only $3.65 per ton. p 4- When you build get our prices on Doors, -?? 4 Sash, and Blinds, you will save money. fi Save Your Corn and feed Rice flour to J? ^ Hogs, far better and cheaper. |j ,g. Farmogerme, acre size $2, five acres $9 g, |Ayers & Williams | ?f- ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA f! " VVVVVVVVVVWVvvv . . v w . ? SECONDHAND-1 ^ AUTOMOBILES jktfc For Sale, $ 125 up. Let me know your requirements in used Autos |jf"; and I can get a machine to suit you. '$ ^S' Prompt Attention to Repair Work Patrick's Garage, Bamberg, S.C. II =J Telephone Saved Child's Life One of the children fell into a water tank on an Alabama farm and was rescued unconscious and apparently lifeless. The frantic mother rushed to the telephone and called the doctor six miles away. He told her what to do and started at once, but before he arrived the child was out of danger. The protection of women and children is only one of the chief values of the telephone on the farm. You can have this service at small cost. See the nearest Bell Telephone Manager or send a postal for our free booklet. FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT _ SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BJJlJ S. PRYOR STREET ATLANTA. GA. J. C. LEE, President F. E. GIBSOX, Sect'y & Treas, ? ii i . n ?ii rarmers-Mercliants-Buiiaers If you are going to Build, Remodel or Repair, we invite your inquiries. COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY We manufacture and deal in Doors, Sash, Blinds, Stairs, interior trim, store fronts and fixtures, pews, pulpits, etc., rough and dressed lumber, lath, 1- 1? n ~?: ? pine ana cypress smngies, nuuimg, ucmug, aiuiug. Distributing Agents for Flintkote Roofing Estimates Cheerfully and Carefully made. Woodward Lumber Company AUGUSTA, GA. Corner Roberts & Dugas Streets OUR MOTTO: QUAL,ITY===SERVICE ( WARXIXG XOTICE. Two negro boys ran away. James 1 Henry Daniels, about 5 Vz feet high, i weight about 12 5 pounds, age 14; thick top up; thin face; white and brown striped suit; knee pants; light i striped cap; tan shoes. Laurence Folk, about 4 Yk feet igh, weight about 100 pounds; with full eyes; a black hat; dark blue striped suit; and tan shoes. I object to any labor furnished them. If arrested, notify chief of police at Ehrhardt, S. C. JIMMIE DANIELS i T>U_I ? J . o ri ii 1 n i o HiiiinuiuL, o. vj., wv/iuuci xx, x;7Xi>. MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas in the case of i British & American Mortgage Co., Ltd., plaintiff, against John A. Rich? ardson, defendant, I, H. C. Folk, Masi ter of Bamberg county, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door, i Bamberg, S. C., on the 3rd day of November, 1913, during the legal hours of sale on said day the follow, i ing described real estate: All that tract of land situate and being in Midway township contain1 ing one hundred and thirty-five (135) , acres, more or less, and bounded North by public road leading from 1 Charleston to Augusta which separ( ates this land from lands of W. L. McFail and lands of David Morrow; 1 East by lands of Mrs. Mary England; , South by lands of T. W. Richardson, and West by lands of W. H. Rich1 ardson. , Also, all that tract of land in Midway township, containing one hun1 dred and fifty five acres, more or less, , and bounded North by run of Edisto river; East by lands of J. M. Tucker; 1 South by lands of W. L. McFail, and i West by lands of Brutus McCormack. Purchaser to pay for papers. 1 H. C. FOLK, Master for Bamberg County. J. 0. PATTERSON, Plaintiff's Attorney. N Bamberg, S. C., October 7, .1913. MASTER'S SALE. ??? By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas in the case of British & American Mortgage Co., Ltd., plaintiff, against W. L. McFail et al., defendants, I, H. C. Folk, Master of Bamberg county, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door Bamberg, S. C., on the 3rd day of November, 1913, during the legal hours of sale on said day, the following described real estate: All that tract or plantation of land situate, lying and being in Midway Township, Bamberg county, State of South Carolina, known as the McPhail and Byrd tracts, containing 340 acres, more or less, and bounded North by lands of J. A. Richardson; East by lands of J. M. Tucker, run of Briar creek and lands of Mrs. Julia P. May, South by tract of 33 acres, owned jointly by W. L. McPhail and Sarah C. Jennings, and West by lands of D. R. Morrow and lands of W. L. McPhail, known as the Benson tract. Also all that tract or plantation of land situate, lying and being in Midway township, Bamberg county, South Carolina, known as the Benson tract, containing 312 acres, more or less, bounded North by the run of Edisto river; East by land of Brutus McCormack, lands of W. L. McPhail, known as the McPhail tract and lands of D. R. Morrow; South by Charleston and Augusta public road, which separates this land from lands of J. T. Richardson; and West by lands of A. Bessinger. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. C. FOLK, Master for Bamberg County. J. O. PATTERSON, Plaintiff's Attorney. Bamberg, S. C., October 7, 1913. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1913 until the 15th day of March, 1914, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1914, until the 31st day of January, 1914, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1914, until the 28th day of February, 1914, a penalty of. 2 per cent, will be added - to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1914, until the 15th day of March, 1914, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be addea to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State Purposes ...". 5% mills For county purposes 5 y* mills Constitutional school tax....3 mills i For public schools 1 mill For roads Vz mill Total 15*4 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Binnakers, No. 12 .....3 mills ' Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Colston, No. 18 2 mills Cuffie Creek, No. 17 2 mills Denmark, No. 21 6% mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills Fishpond, No. 5 2 mills Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 z mms Hevward, No. 24 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 ....3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 4 mills Lees, No. 23 4 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills Olar No 8 9 mills St.John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 3 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1913 are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor, are requested to do so on or before the . 1st of January, 1914. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1913, until the 1st day of MarchLJ.9_14. ^ G. A. JENNINUS, Treasurer Bamberg County. $ -