Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NEW RULER OVER MEXICO, j GKXKKAL GAKZA PROVISIONAL j PHKSIDKXT. Kej>oite<l Guiterrez Fled From Capital to Rscape Assassination by ZajKitistas. .Mexico City, Jan. 17.?Gen Roque Gonzales Garza last night was named provisional president of .Mexico by the convention in session here, over which he has presided. The former provisional president. Gen. Eulalio Guiterrez. together with Gens. Blanco, Robles and Jose Vasconcelos, left Mexico City this morning at 4 o'clock for Pacnuco. Martial law has been declared by Gen. Garza and the city is being paroled by mounted police. * In electing Garza the convention declared itself to be supreme, and until a new president is elected has assumed all the legislative, executive and judicial powers. To Escape Assassination. El Paso, Jan. 17.?Gen. Guiterrez fled from Mexico City to escape assassination at the hands of Zapata adherents. according to reports received here tonight. Gen. Villa, with all the troops at his immediate disposal, is reported hurrying to the capital from Auguas Calientes. Gen Angeles, who recently occupied Monterey, was reported also to be hastening to Mexico City. A report was circulated in Juarez tonight that Villa and Angeles had decided to oppose the Zapata faction, which is said to have assumed a belligerent attitude toward both the Villa and Carranza forces. It also was reported that Gen. Obregon, with the main Carranza army, was moving toward Mexico City after taking Puebla. Gen. Zapata, it was said, had entrenched himself in his old strong; t hold at Cuernavaca. They Saved the Seeds. ??? Dan J. Callaghan, chief steward of the Hotel Severin, was called on the other day to serve watermelon to an unusually swagger dinner party, says the Indianapolis News, and in order to make the menu just what the rather particular host desired, it was necessary to saturate the meat of the melon with a quart of champagne. This required an overnight process, but the melon was a success. "Which reminds me," remarked Callaghan, "of a little incident that occurred out at the Planters, St. Louis, while I was steward there. A big convention of Kansas and Iowa farmers was in progress, and some of the board of tcade fellows decided to give a dozen of the leading agriculturalists a blowout at the Planters. "In arranging the menu, one of the board of trade officials remarked to me: 'Callaghan, all of these men are strict teetotalers, and we can't serve wine. We want to give them something extraordinary; now, what would you suggest? "I suggested watermelon treated with a liberal solution of champagne. THIS IS done Dy ujctft-mg an ujjtuiu;, . fn the melon and pouring in the wine until the meat is thoroughly saturated. So this idea appealing to my board ! of trade friend, was carried out, and the teetotalers partook of the dinner as though they enjoyed it. Naturally we were curious to know how they received the melon, strictly teetotalers as they were. Would you believe that nearly every man in the whole bunch sneaked half a dozen of the seeds of that^rine-soaked melon in his vest pocket?" Maud Muller's Job Gone. v Each year finds the farmer more of a mechanic as machine after machine appears to take the place of the decreasing supply of manual labor. The up-to-date farm now has its machine shop and farmer machinist. The farmer complains that for five years past he has been obliged constantly to purchase new laborsaving machinery. On the other hanrt hart it not been for these new inventions, many would have been obliged to go out of business. The latest thing is steam cured hay, which makes the farmer independent of cloudy or rainy weather in haying time. The green grass is hauled to the hay factory, "unloaded at one end of the plant and, thirty minutes later, emerges at the other end perfectly cured, ready for the barn or bale press. In case of rain, a canvas cover insures arrival at the barn without wetting. me iarmer has about given up his time-honored trip to the "grist mill," and here comes the hay mill. Frequent showers make good grass but much of this in ruined in the process of sun-drving. The steam-dryer is independent of weather, and moreover turns out a better products, and can work nights. Maud Muller might get a job checking the! . loads, but there isn't very much ro-j mance about watching the steam guage and a lot of conveyor belts.? Popular Mechanics. . ML ECLIPSES SCARCE THIS YEAIi. Those Scheduled of LittJe Interest. Venus Still Visible. During the year 191", there will be almost a dearth of eclipses, which means a minimum of regular astronomical phenomena, says the Washington Star. There are to be two annulur eclipses of the sun, first of which occurs February 13 and the second on August 10. Neither of these will have much interest for American observers because neither will be visible in the United States or Canada. Both are visible in the southern Pacific and Indian oceans. Of the five comets discovered in 1914, the third discovered (Xeugmin), will be very faint at the beginning of 1915, and being in the same part of the sky as the sun will hardly be visible. The remaining two, Encke's and Campbell's, may still be seen in the far South and rather faint for any but the largest telescopes. Delevan's comet, the most conspic uous celestial wandered in the heavens and an object of intense astronomical interest during the year 1914, is almost out of reach of northern observatories. However, it will continue to be quite bright for three or four months. Schedule of Comets. Two of the best known periodic comets are due to arrive at perihelion during the present year. The first of these, Winnecke. if it arrives according to its period determined at former returns will-be at perihelion?the point at which the comet is at its least distance from the sun ?about the middle of September. The earth will be nearest the point of the perihelion of this comet two and a half months before this date. The second of these, Swift's- comet, is due at perihelion July 7. This comet will be nearest the earth and near a point of opposition a few months after this date. The planet Venus so conspicuous in the southeastern sky, and now.the most observed of all celestial objects I in the early morning heavens and long after daylight, began its circuit of the sky on the boundary between Libra and Scorpio and ends the year between Sagittarius and Capricornus, thus traversing a path one and onesixth times the circuit of the heavens, ending its course four hours to the east of the starting point. For a large part of the year Venus will be a most brilliant object; the morning star for the first half of the year, then moving toward the sun. and passing on the other side of the sun from about the middle of September, later in November or December appearing as an evening sta,r. The "Splendor of Heaven." The Arabs called Venus El Zorah, the "Splendor of Heaven," when the planet is near inferior conjunction with the earth. Sirius pales to insignificance to the splendor of Venus. To many who are unfamiliar with the sky Venus appears incredibly brilliant for a star, and since the development of electric lamps she has often been mistaken for an aerial signal sent up in the night. When Napoleon returned to Paris after his campaigns in Italy he was astounded to see the crowds around the palace of the Luxemburg fixing their eyes upqn the sky. He looked up and saw Venus gleaming there in the full daylight. The people applauded the apparition as his star. Easy to See Venus. It is not difficult to see Venus by day if one knows exactly where to look and when her distance is reduced to about 26,000,000 miles and her light being concentrated almost to a point it impresses the eyes with dazzling effulgence. Borneo Pirates. Brunei, Borneo, is one of the strangest cities in the world, says a writer in the January Wide World magazine. Once the headquarters of the Borneo pirates, it is a kind of eastern Venice, being built entirely over the water. This remarkable city is the capital of the State of Brunei, Borneo. All the houses are built over the river Limbang, constructed on slender piles made from the Xibong palm, a wood that resists the action of water for many years. The inhabitants of Brunei are Malays, Kadayans, Orang-Buskits, and a few Muruts. They earn their living mostly by trading with other tribes in the interior of Sarawak and British Borneo. Some of them are very skillful brass workers, and the Brunei women make beautiful cloth, interwoven and embroidered with gold thread. Sago is grown in the valleys nearby, and a small quantity of rice is also raised. In the early part of the nineteenth century Brunei was the rendezvous of the dreaded Borneo pirates and a marKet for the slave trade. A Theory Shattered. I Mrs. Asker?Do you think the devil really has horns and hoofs? Asker?Xo: if he had. the beef trust would have got him long ago. ?Philadelphia Bulletin. V ._ THE XEW SPEAKER. Sketch of James A. Hoyt Who Xow Presides Over the House. Jan'ies A. Hoyt, who was elected i speaker of the South Carolina house j of representatives, is a native of Co| lunibia, having been born in that city 1 in 1S77. His father, the late Colonel j James A. Hoyt, was at that time edij tor of the Columbia Register, but j Colonel Hoyt in 1S79 moved to j Greenville, establishing the Baptist Courier, which he for many years owned and edited in that city. The son attended the Greenville graded school. Completing the public school course, lie entered the preparatory department of Furman university and in 1S97 was graduated from Furman, with the degree of bachelor of arts. In college he took an active part in all college life. Upon graduation, Mr. Hoyt entered newspaper work with his father, then the editor and proprietor of the Greenville Mountaineer. He had previously, while attending school, learned the printer's trade in his father's office. While 'working on the Mountaineer, Mr. Hoyt represented, as Greenville correspondant, several out-of-town papers. 'His newspaper work won favorable attention and he was given a place on the city staff of the Columbia State. He remained with the State for seven years, working as proof-reader, reporter, editorial writer, city editor and news editor. In 1906, he became Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier. He retained that position until January, 1909, w-hen he resigned, upon being elected clerk of the house of representatives. In March of the same year, representing a syndicate, he purchased the controlling interest in the Columbia Record, becoming editor and general manager. Mr. Hoyt remained in charge of the Record until January, 1912, when he disposed of his interest in the paper. Shortly afterwards he organized the Peoples bank of Columbia, of which institution he became president. This institution is now the Peoples National bank of Columbia, capitalized at $100,000. Mr. Hoyt is also vice president and general manager of the Homestead bank, operating "The Morris Plan," and is also interested in other financial institutions in Columbia. Mr. Hoyt has held the office of clerk of the house for three terms, and during that time, six years, has given close study to legislative procedure and parlimentary law. He served as president of the Democratic state convention last May. His candidacy for the house of representatives in Richland county last summer was the first time he had appeared before the people as a canidate for public office and in the second primary he was elected at the head of the ticket, there being no election among the sixteen candidates in the first primary. In 1904 Mr. Hoyt was married to Miss Clara Haynsworth Kinard, of Columbia. They have two children, a girl and a boy. Singular Thing in Plurals. We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes. Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese; Yet the plural of moose should never be jneese. You may find a long mouse or a whole lot of mice; But the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men. Why should't the plural of pan be called pen. r The cow in the plural may be cows or kine. But a bow, if repeated, is never called bine. And the plural of vow is vows, not vine; Ana if I speak of a foot, and you show me your feet, And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet? If one is a tooth and whose set are teeth, Why should't the plural of booth be called beeth? If the singular's this and the plural is these, Should the plural or kiss de mcnnamed kneese? Then one may be that, and three would be those, Yet hat in the plural would never be hose. And the plural of cat is cats, not cose. We speak of a brother and also oi brethren; But though we may say mothers, we never say methren. The masculine pronouns are he, his, and him; But imagine the feminine she, shis and shim. So the English, I think you all will agree. Is the most, wonderful language you ever did see. ?Springfield Republican. New Box Paper at Herald Book Store. , ' Half Your Living Without Money Cost A right or wrong start in 1915 will ! make or break most farmers in the j Cotton States. We are all facing a crisis on cotton. Cotton credit is upset. The supply merchant cannot advance supplies on 1915 cotton. You must do your best to produce on your own acres the food and grain supplies that have made up most of your store debt in the past. A good piece of garden ground, rightly planted, rightly tended and kept planted the year round, can be made to pay half your living. It will save you more money than you made on the best five acres of cotton you ever grew! But it must be a real garden, and not the mere one-planting patch in the spring and fan. Hastings' 1915 Seed Book tells all about the right kind of a money-saving garden and the vegetables to put in it. It tells about the field crops as well and snows you the clear road to real farm prosperity, comfort and independence. IT'S FREE. Send for it today to H. G. HASTINGS & CO., Atlanta, Ga.?Advt. Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. DEXTAL SURGEOX. Graduate Dental Department Uni verslty of Maryland. Memoer 5. u. State Dental Association. Office opposite new post office and over office Graham & Black. Office hotirs, 8 30 a. m. to 5.30 p. m. BAMBERG, S. C. CHICHESTER S PILLS . THE DIAMOND BRAND. A Ladles! A?k your Drnrrltt for /A t-.(C G. -A Cfal-chco-trr s l?lumon<lHrond/i<\\ Mils in Red and Gold meta]lic\\r/ T-y bores, sealed with Iiluo Ribbon. \/ Take no other. Buy of yonr " I / - flf UnnM. Ask for Cll I-ClItS-TEH 8 W Jf DIAMOND BRAND FILES, for 86 Vt* H years known as Best. Safest, Always Reliabio <A^-r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE MQ| PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, Belting. Gasoline Engines LARGE5T0CK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works. Supply Store. *UGUSTA. OA. 1 Colds | i' ( should be "nipped in the . \ bud", for if allowed to run / " ' unchecked, serious results yf i I may follow. Numerous |l|/ cases of consumption, pneu- H monia, and other fatal dis- II eases, can be traced back to II a cold. At the first sign of a $ j \ cold, protect yourself by || I thoroughly cleansing your II system with a few doses of a1 BEDFORD'S I di *nv | DLHUIV DRAUGHT I the old reliable, vegetable a !iver powder. E Mr. Ch^s. A. Ragland, 0' I Madison Heights, Va., says: 9 "1 have been using Thed- I R ford's Black-Draught for L I I \ stomach troubles, indiges- 71 tion. and colds, and find ittclAA A be the very best medicine 1 \rJ >A ever used. It makes an old 1/ \T man feel like a young one." 1/ Insist on Thedford's, the D fjl original and genuine. H-67 iriwi i i E. H. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated LIFE, FIRE, LIVESTOCK HEALTH and ACCIDENT INSURANCE Agent for Superior Monument Co, , Can Save you Money on Tombstones. W. MAX WALKER EHRHARPT, S. C. G-. MOYE DICKINSON INSURANCE AGENT Will Write Anything Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the j strongest and most reliable companies. My Motto: "Buy What I Need in Bamberg, and From Those Who Patronize Me. " 'Phone 10-L, or at Oil Mill BAMBERG, S. C. : I 3o>fe<te There's no a starting a ji -^^ank account,w ere uuing re. h Do you realize that a Bank account , jH means more than the mere saving of It gives you standing in the eyes of ;H those that know you and is better than H an arm full of letters of introduction or S recommendation in the eyes of Strang- 9 ers. You are a better man the very day 9 vou start a Bank account, be it ever so small, and we urge you to start now B with $1. J* 4 per cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. PEOPLES BANK J Bamberg, ------ South Carolina 0^ Cabbage Plants 15c for 100 i Now the time to get your Cab- . ^1ii? bage Plants. We liave them. We hare corhing a shipment ?>f i Seed Irish Potatoes. See us about A first class stock of high grade I Groceries always on hand at the I cheapest CASH prices. 9 We are always headquarters for Choice Meats of all kinds. Delk's Market 11 Phone No. 2 Bamberg, S. C. 19 |H I Lessons Come Easier I 41 ; jj TF the child has a big, generous light to |j i I study by. The jteyb lamp I j|| I saves eye strain. It is kerosene light at 1 K JH I its best?clear, mellow, and unflickering. f j f The RAYO does not smoke or smell. It H & U is easy to light, easy to clean, and easy to 11 II rewick. The RAYO costs little, but you H: r^j| 11 cannot get a better lamp at any price. If ;3^4, : I STANDARD OIL COMPANY < 1 H Washington, D. C. (NEW JERSEY) Charlotte, N. C, | Norfolk, Va. DAT TU4ADr Charleston, W. Va. Fj Richmond, Va. I5ALllMUKb Charleston, 3. C. 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