The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 02, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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TlinrcHav Anril 2. 1914. 1
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We suppose it will not be long I
before the unfortunate inmates of |
the State asylum will be sending let- .
ters to the newspapers saying how
well they are pleased with the new
administration.
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We would like the government to
pass a law forbidding newspaper o
y contests forvthe purpose of getting j s
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subscriptions, as weli as doing away is
with premiums. Newspapers should s
stand on their merits for readers. t
A Strange Lamp. ^
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What is probably the most extra- ^
ordinary lamp in the world is one. j s
said to be more than 1,000 years j
old ,which forms a part of the art I j.
collection of the emperor of Japan. J ^
In this lamp the oil is stored in e
the body of a rat, which sits upon g
the top of a pole. Half way down s
the pole, and resting on a projecting $
bracket, is a saucer, in the centre v
of which is a pin that connects it j s
with the bracket on which it rests, j t
In this saucer and leaning over its j,
side is a wick. When the saucer j,
is filled with oil and the wick is lit s
* thefe is presented a lamp that exhi- d
'-bits no peculiar qualities until the i
greater part of the oil is consumed. 0
Then suddenly a stream which suf- t
fices to replenish the now nearly ex- s
hausted 6aucer, issues from the ^
mouth of the rat. j.
The saucer being full, no more oil p
is discharged from the rat's mouth 0
until it is again nearly empty, when d
v the creature sitting above yields a ]
further supply, and so on till its n
store of oil is exhausted. The manner
in which this is accomplished a
is simple. f,
A peg that rises in the centre of r
the saucer and attaches it to the sup- p
port on which it rests, terminates c
in a knob or cap; but the peg is hoi- v
low and is connected with the body e
of the rat by a tube which runs along ^
the bracket and then ascends d
through the stand to the upper por- ]
tion of the rat's body. d
The pin. which stands in the cen- t<
tre or tne saucer. 11 snouia De remeui- p
.bered, is perforated immediately be- t<
low its cap, or about half an inch s
above the saucer. It is obvious, then. n
that when the oil sinks to a point o
at which the hole is exposed air will n
enter and thus allow the oil to run
" v out of the rat's mouth: but when this t
hole is again covered by oil no fur- b
ther air is admitted, and therefore e
no more oil can run from the rat's s<
mouth.?Philadelphia Record. s
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A Test of Efficiency.
Efficiency was the topic that was ^
being discussed at a gabfest in a
Washington club the other night,
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when Congressman John G. Rothermel,
of Reading, was reminded of the g
declaration of an esteemed party ^
named James. ,
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The aforesaid James attended a cirn
cus some time since, where one of the
big features of the show was a beautiful
lion tamer. Entering the ring,
followed by the lion, the fair charmer
placed a lump of sugar between her
pretty lips which the lion took from
her with his teeth. Instantly James c
sat upright and began to take no- I
tice. t
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"Ureat siuni, an ngm, ne iuuui> 1
shouted to the performer. "but I can "
do it, too!" ij
"Of course," scornfully replied the
girl, who didn't appreciate having t
her act minimized, "but do you real- I
ly think you can?" t
\ "Most assuredly," was the prompt 1
rejoinder of James, "just as well as
the lion."
HOMICIDE XEAK FLOHKXCf
egro Mortally Wounded by Kinsr
at Dance.
Florence. .March 25b?At a ne
ance on the plantation of .Mr. M
Iregg, about three miles west of
ity. last night. Antony Scott ?
nd mortally wounded James C
or, his cousin. Connor walked i
he yard and attempted to get c
fence, and fell dead. The wo
udieted was from a pistol shot 1
ntered near the heart. Scott
crested and is now in jail. At
ast term of court he was tried
he killing of a negro woman,
>as found not guilty.
. A Mother's Protest.
Editor The Bamberg Herald: J
itizen of this county and a resic
f Ehrhardt. I desire, through
olumns of your most excellent
er. to voice a protest against <
itions that prevail throughout
ounty, but more particularly in
own of Ehrhardt. These condit
ave been greatly exaggerated s
he establishment of the dispem
s is easily proven not alone by
ervation, but by the increase
rime within the last few mont
In the first place, I want to
hat T am a woman and 'mot
md, as such, do not carry n:
orce as a citizen, as I am not
owed to vote, but I cannot be
o sit with folded hands and clc
ongue and let these evils go in
iced and uncondemned. It is t
or the women of Bamberg eoi
o arouse themselves and do thi
hat it seems we haven't men eno
o do. It is such conditions as
st in our own county thac d
.-omen to the ballot, and then
nen throw up their hands in '
orl
This writer has lived in a nun
if sections of South Carolina
he unhesitatingly states that tl
5 more open drunkenness and
equent lawlessness in this sec
han in any she has known. In
~ ,11 s\ r\( n-Arvion'inAfl i 1 H Vl nilH
aiiic ui >? uuiauuwu, vuiiuiivv,
ecency, she desires to pro
.gainst the open drunkenness
lebauchery that is allowed on
treets of Ehrhardt on Saturd
n most towns, where any forn
aw is maintained, the least sigr
.runkenness on the streets is foil
d by arrest, but here crowds of
roes and white men blockade
treets and reel and lurch and 1
Irunken revel. It is not safe fc
roman or girl to pass along
treets. The writer has on on*
wo occasions had to dodge
urch of a drunken negro. Is it ri
3 it decent, is it fair that our str
liould be turned over to drun
lebauchery, even if it is Saturd
ls I write there comes to my m
ry, a great big marshal in a si
own who used to walk the crow
treets on Saturday, club in hj
:eeping the crowds moving and
antly clearing the way for the 1
edestrian. Woe be the man, w
r negro, who showed any sigc
runkenness. That officer was sti
y ''on his job" and the ideal pol
aan.
Since there are those who bo
Hi-ftMtod the Hi<5npn?arv and V(
U? VVUkVU V44 V % or
its establishment because of
evenue that might go for town
rovements, I ask them, in the n;
f common sense and plain f?
rhat has the dispensary done
Ihrhardt within the few months
:s existence? This is what it
one: It has increased^ drunkeni
00 per cent,, it has caused o
runkenness of young men of
own who were never seen dr
efore the temptation was thrust
o their faces. It has caused sevi
treet fights, and one cold bloc
lurder besides a shameful amc
f drunkenness among the poor,
orant negroes.
I voice this protest not alone
he sake of our girls and won
ut God save our boys! Shall tl
yes be blinded and their he
eared by the constant spectre 1
talks our streets? A blear-e
eeling, ruined manhood! "God i
s men!" Men who shall ?stand
igher ideals of civic righteousm
len who shall stand in our c<
oorns and uphold a law to protec
eainst the drunken brute 1
talks the land, pistol in pocket,
oes his deadly work, knowing i
le shall go free. "God give
len." for it seems they are ne
11 dead or asleep!
"A MOTHER.
Well, Wasn't He Right?
A teacher was questioning a c
?f boys on the subject of "bir
laving received correct answer;
he questions about feathers,
eet and wings, he put the quest
'What is it a bird can do that I
mable to do?"
"Fly," was the answer he he
o get. says The Pittsburg Dispa
"or several moments the > 1
bought, but game no answer,
ast one held up his hand.
"Well, my lad, whaf is it?"
"Lay an egg. sir," said the bo
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WORKMAN IS HURT.
!
nan Jim Mclnnis is Caught in Skidder
? Chains at Estill.
Estill. March 30.?Jim Mclnnis,
?ro employed at the logging camp of the
ac^ Hamilton Ridge Lumber company.
t^-e was caught in the skidder chains
'hot this morning and sustained serious |
"011~ injury about the legs. He was taken
'nl? to a Savannah hospital for treat,ver
ment. Estill continues to grow, a
und newspaper, the Estill Herald, being
:hat the latest enterprise here. The
was Hamilton Ridge Lumber corporation
the has also Installed a TOO horsepower
for dynamo, which will furnish lights
and for the streets.
BATTLE WITH BABOONS.
Story of Miraculous Escape and SurVs
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prising Anti-Cliniav.
lent
When I was in South Africa, a
ra_ correspondent of the Youth's Comti-vifoc
1 loft Uanp'wp nnp nf.
:on- . - ?
our ternoon, in company with a couple of
tlle men who were traveling up-country.
ions ^ we ^lac* were sjamboks?whips
jnce made of a single strip of the hipposarv
Potamus hide, and stout enough to
0^_ maim a man if the blow was well
, jn directed. Suddenly we saw that the
grass on our left was being disturbed
sav over a pretty wide area, and out of
her. curiosity we rode over. We found
luch out that the grass was simply alive
a;_ with hundreds of baboons marching
one toward the hill.
>ven We ?ught to have let them pass,
ino- 5;>ut one" ?f tfce fellows suggested, in
into a spirit of mischief, that we should
jnty help them along. Before you could
ings sa>* "knife" the three of us were in
among them, and began to lash out
ex- with our sjamboks in all directions.
riVtf The baboons jabbered, and showed
the their teeth, but never attempted to
hor- attack us. We were safe so long as
we were mounted. Pretty soon they
;her came to a clump of trees, which, they
and tried to climb. But the trees were
iere thorny and they had to give it up.
2on- Then they started for the hills again,
ticn We drove them right to the foot of
the the hills, but there we had to stop,
and for we could not take our horses over
test the rocks. The baboons swarpied up
ana like acrobats. I didn't stop to think,
the but was off my horse and after them,
ays. My friends called to me to stay where
. i T lvop Kut T n-oc 11 n that hill almost
i of as quickly as the baboons were,
low- A black old-man baboon was nearne
est. and 1 made a rush for him. He
the didn't run. *1 cut at him with the
lold whip. He only bared his teeth and
ir a snarled. I looked around. On every
the side were big men baboons, and each
i or bared his teeth as I caught his eye.
the I lost my nerve and couldn't even
ght, think of a way out. All I could do was
eets to back up to a rock, keep the baiken
boons at bay with my sjambok, and
lay? wait there until my companions could
em- come to my rescue. Before I'd gone
nail two steps stones began to fly?stones
ded of no small size, either. Luckily, a
and, baboon is not a good marksman; he
gal- makes a jump as he throws. Those
lady baboons hit one another as often as
hite they hit me.
i of Very slo.wly I backed for the rock;
rict- very slowly the baboons folfcwed.
ice- They were waiting for. something.
That gave me hope. If they didn't
Idly mean to rush me, why not back down
>ted the hill until my companions could
the reach me?
im- So I changed my direction, and
arne amid the fusilade of stones approachicts.
ed the brink of the declivity. I
for reached it at last, and began care?
of fully to back down. The stones fell
has thicker than ever. In protection
aess i had to hold my arms over my head, j
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pen au tne time mere was a niueous jauour
bering and screaming,
unk Presently I was virtually underin
neath some of them. The old black
eral fellow who had first faced me pick'ded
ed up a rock half as big as himself.
>unt and dropped it. I dodged, stumbled
ig- over a rock behind me, and fell.
Then I knew what they were waitfor
ing for. A score of them were on
^en, me in a moment. They tore at me
heir and bit me fiercely. If they had not
arts been so many they would have got
chat me at once, but they got in each
>ed, other's way, and damaged themselves
?ive as much as they did me. *
f?r I tried to keep their nails away
ess; from my eyes and face and throat,
)urt and together we rolled oveV and
t us 0ver down the slope of the hill. I
*'ho was scratched and bleeding in a
an(* dozen places, and my clothes were
that torn to shreds; but somehow I was
us not bitten very badly. Perhaps the
arly pace was too great for any accurate
workSo
we bumped and rolled downhill,
first I on top, then the baboons on
top, then at last a rolling ball of-ba,iass
boons with me inside. I was too
scared to think even of death, al,
tQ though if I had been alone, death was
ujjj certain. All at once I heard the
jon. sound of hoofs that scrambled over
am the rocks, shouts in the English
tongue and sjamboks'that whistled as
. thov lnshpd around. Baboons turned I
>pea ?
tch to filmy things and took wing, the t
)0ys sky cleared and turned bright blue,
and I went to sleep.
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