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STAKED INTO SNAKE'S EVES. j Miner, Climbing IKmu Shaft, Has Adventuie With Kattler. j There is a saying down on the! broad .Mojava desert, where the burn-j ing sands conceal many dangers, I that no true son of the grasswoodj wastes will pass up a rattler, says the San Francisco Chronicle. Strong j as is the lure of gold which so, irresistibly holds the prospector on his search, there is none who will stop an hour and a half a day! to kill the deadly foe of the goidj hunter. There is a story which will hear telling and it is comparatively new. J It happened three weeks ago in San; Bernardino county. The man to I whom the experience came is noted: the desert over tor his truthfulness. He has been bitten twice. His name; is George Branch. Quiet, unassum-j x ing, with a laugh at what he termed; a joke on the snake, lie told the story on a recent trip to San Francisco. "I was hiking along with Jack and Jennie and Joe, my three burros, when I ran across an outcropping that looked good and in a country I knew was among the best there is on the desert. So we four struck camp right there and I began sinking a shaft to get a look at the inside. '"l naa a nuie umoer, out uaua&cu j , to get enough over to the workings to put down a good ladder and keep the shaft open. The grub ran short ' and I had to hit the trail back for more. It took about a week. When I returned I started down in the mine to do a half day shift, hitting" into 1 camp a little before noon. I wasn't paying much attention to anything except getting down the ladder. My i candle shed a pretty small light for / all the darkness at the bottom of the hole. i * I was passing the last set of timbers and when they were opposite i my shoulder I flashed my candle toj: the left to see if there was any sign : of setting. Just as I was turning 1 around to look on the other side I heard, about three inches from my < ear, the buzz of a rattler. ; "It sounded more like a bell rat- < tier than I ever heard them before. < It was so close it almost scared me into loosing my grip on the ladder. In the half second I stayed there I!: saw every scale on the snake and his: : wicked little eyes and his fangs and' i darting tongue. Maybe it was the' light of the candle tha.t confused, him and maybe it was something i else that kept him from striking. But.' all that lad would have had to do was to reach out a couple of inches j i to get me on the cheek and I would. < have had no chance to stop the j' poison from doing its work. < ' - "I asked a college professor afterward just how he thought I did it. I don't remembe'r. But in about 1 two skips of a flea I was out on the surface and listening to the rattler < buzz away down in the shaft. The < professor said there was something , that always made a man in an 1 emergency do just the right thing. "I got a stick and poked him off i theltimber and killed him by drop-j in?r rocks into the shaft. He was L four feet long and had sixteen rat-| ties. He had slid down the incline. . of the shaft and rooled on a 4-inch beam. I think he was afraid oif falling or he would have struck." The Beresford Brothers. Several good stories are related by Lord Charles Beresford in his Memoirs, recently published, says TitBits. One refers to the memorable election to York City, when he had for opponents Sir Christopher Furness (afterward Lord Furness), and his brothers. Lords William and Marcus Beresford, went down to help him in what proved to be a very fierce contest. "Lord Marcus accompanied me to a meeting," writes Lord Cahrles, "and I told him that that he must make a speech. 'I can't,' he said; 'I don't know what to say.' I told him to begin, because he was sure to be interrupted, and then, being an Irishman, he would certainly find something to say. Lord Marcus thereupon rose to his feet, and a voice immediately shouted, 'who are ye?' It was enough. The fire kindled. 'Who are we?' cried Lord Marcus. 'I'll , tell you who we are. We are three brothers, and our names are Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego. And we have come here to put out the burning fiery Furness!' " They did, but only just, for Sir Christopher Furness lost by only eleven votes. Machines Take Place of Typewriters. Sewing machines have replaced i typewriters in anti-suffrage headquarters in several States, it is officially announced. Volunteers are busy under direction of the Red1 Cross in turning out bandages and' other materials for use on the battle-1 fields of Europe. The proposal has! been made that a truce with the suf-, frage supporters be sought durina' the European struggle. BLEAK LAM) KAHLY. Wheat, Ilhe and Sugar Cane Crops in This County. For the crop of 191 "> land should! he speedily broken, especially lands; containing a great deal of vegetable! matter, turned under. Early break-! ing is very essential. The winter i rains are stored away for the coming! crop. The early decay of the vegeta-j hie matter is necessary because of the: plant food which it contains and he-! cause of its water holding qualities, j The Wheat Crop. In this county thousands ot acresj have been planted in wheat. One] big planter near Denmark has in i about four hundred acres. Thousands j of dollars that have been spent for] flour by the farmer, will be saved j for some other use. This is a great j movement, a step in the right direction and will aid very largely in reducing the cost of living and the bringing about of better times for all the people. The Kice Crop. Rice is one of the special articles , of food of the people of this county and of this State. This is really a . rice growing State but our people have concluded to purchase every , article of food from the proceeds of ( their cotton money. Thousands and thousands of this grain is imported into this county and possibly hun- , dreds of thousands of dollars are ( spent for that important little cerial < that nan bp crown on our farms here f at home. Let us grow our own rice and keep those thousands of dollars at home in our own beloved county making it a more prosperous one by our efforts. Every farmer should plant a half acre or more. J. D. Jeter, a farmer and land owner, is going to plant three acres. Sugar Cane. Sugar cane has played its part in the supply of food products ever since its discovery. When the price of sugar goes up, the world howls. The syrup from sugar cane is a very desirable article of food and is very largely used at a food by our people. A great deal of it is imported into our county even in tin cans making it very costly. Why not grow more cane and make our own syrup thus cutting down the cost of living. Out lands in this county, that is much of it is adapted to cane growing, a good deal of it was grown Denmark in 1914. The syrup plant of the Voorhees Industrial school made for the people somewhere around two thousand gallons of very good syrup. It is a very desirable food, rhe children like it, it saves meat. It is a cheap article of food when it is grown at home. Let the farmers of this county produce a bumper crop of cane and thereby cut down the ( cost of living. t The Pig Crop. l Of all the crops the pig crop is one < that should not be overlooked, meat 1 has been very high a year or more 1 and is destined to go higher. Thou- i sands of hogs were destroyed in this < country by cholera a few years ago. < This great loss has been seriously i felt by all the people. Let us get i back on a firmer basis with the hog business by organizing a pig club in < every family. Give each boy a pig < this year and prosperity will soon re- i turn.?E. D. Jenkins, United States I farm demonstration agent, Voorhees < Industrial school, Denmark, S. C. ? ? i The Turkish Defeat. 1 1 In sum, the Turkish defeat in the i Caucasus has imperilled the whole i German supremacy on the Golden ; Horn, it has abolished all possible i temptation for the Balkan States to j fiia i-oicor it has onened the way to Bulgaria, Roumania and ; Greece to win easy laurels and new provinces. In addition it has practically assured British position in Egypt, in the near east generally. The holy was has gone glimmering. Turkey now faces precisely the con- i sequences her Anglo-Russian advi6- : ers foretold months ago. In all this it is impossible not to feel a bit of sympathy for the Osmanli. for the Turkish troops fighting as they have always fought. Once more Europe's intrigues have caught the Ottoman in their toils, persuaded him to risk existence, and apparently the gamble has been in vain and the Ottoman empire is now in the most desperate plight in itsiong and frequently desperate history.?Frank H. Simonds in the Yew York Evening Sun. A special government ministry for protecting the people against natural phenomena is advocated in Ttaly by Prof. G. Agamennone, the purpose being to direct the work of lessening harm from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods and other dis asters, ana to pruvtue oiaic iumi-i ance against losses. Unwise location and faulty construction of buildings are blamed as the chief causes of the serious consequences of earthquakes. Building rules have been worked out, but are usually disregarded on account of expense and the apparent remoteness of danger from (the next earthquake. MAXXIXG TO LK.AItX CONDITION* Governor Employs Expert for l'lio: ou.iili Inquiry. Columbia, Jan. I'O.?In order t get an unbiased and unprejudiced report of conditions at the State l!os pital for the Insane Governor Man ning has employed Dr. A. P. Herein?; secretary of the .Maryland lunae commission, as an efficiency expert and instructed hint to make a thor ough investigation into conditions a the asylum. Dr. Herring is the per sonal representative of the governo and has instructions to make a coin plete and detailed examination a conditions are now at the asylun and to report his findings and recom mendations. Dr. Herring arrived it Columbia today and immediatel; took up his work. The governor desires to get a re port on conditions at the asylum a they now exist. He wants this with out regard to politics, persons, o prejudice. He wants the facts. Ii setting about the proper way to havi this accomplished, Governor Man ning consulted physicians of promi nence within and without the State He 6pent much time seeking infor mation as to where he could get ai expert familiar with lunatic asylums a man with high ideals, but witl ?ood, common sense. After inter " * Q, iTlSWS Willi Ilitlii ui uanuuai tions in this line of work in othei States, the governor consulted Dr Thomas W. Salmon, of New Yorl [lift', who is, among other things president of the national commissior m mental .hygiene, and one of th< jest known authorities in this coun :ry on this subject. He recommend 5d Dr. Herring as the most compe :ent party to make an intelligent in restigation. Inquiries from othei luthorities on lunatic asylums addec :o the recommendation of Dr. Her ing, and the governor finally em ployed him. Dr. T. J. Strait, superintendent o: he asylum, was called to the goveriir's office and made acquainted witl :he purpose of the investigation. H? ipproved of the governor's course md offered every cooperation. The governor telephoned for Mr. J. A Summersett and Dr. Julius H. Tay> or, members of the board of regent: vho live in Columbia, and they, too ipproved of the investigation. Col Viva H. Dean, of Greenville, anothei nember of the board, was consulted jver the long distance telephone, anc le added his consent "and approval The other two regents. Mr. J. D. Biv;ns, of Ridgeville, and Mr. F. R. Hun ;er, of Newberry, were acquainted vith the purpose of the governor bj etter. With the approval of the majoritj )f the regents and of the superin endent in his hands, Governor Man ling instructed Dr. Herring to make i sweeping and complete investiga :ion. His instructions are to abso utely disregard politics, as it wa: nade clear to him that the purpos: if the governor was not to dig uj ild sores, but to get an unbiased anc innrejudiced statement of conditions is they exist. , The report will be filed with Gov srnor Manning to be used by him ir leciding whether legislative actioi is necessary, or what plan is to b< Followed in settling on a definite poli :y for the asylum. Friction between the superintend ?nt and regents under the dual sys tern of government now in force a the asylum, discontent and charge: oi incompetence}' which have beei made have been heard year afte: year, and there has been talk al ready of another legislative investi gation. The governor wants to hav< the asylum removed from politic and to use his efforts to settle on i policy and plan of management whicl will remove the asylum from beinj used as a football for politics an< make it a wen managed ousmess m stitution, where the greatest care i taken of the unfortunates who ar Its inmates. We Resolve. To keep sweet. To boom business. To stand by our guns. To tell half we know. To ventilate evil if we get lickei twice a day. To work for our town, our peopl and our country. To be moderate in common thing and hasty in few. To pay our debts if our subscriber will pay us. To work?since we see no way ou of it. To be on time and give you th spiciest sheet going. To meddle with no one, and te you about everybody. To give business men the best ac vertising medium in the country. To make everyone that takes thi paper so glad they'll recommend it t their neighbors and send it to tliei friends. To come to you first, to tell vo the most and please you the best, c in other words, first for news, bes for home and good for all.?GafTne Ledger. 1. BIG CI!IKF MKKTS MWXIXG. - Catawba Indians Present Governorj \Vit!i Peace Pii?e. Columbia. January. 23.?Chief! ^ Harris. Ben Harris and Nelson Blue, j three Catawba braves, were among the visitors to Governor Richard I. 1 .Manning today. They were intro-i ^ dnced to the "Great White Chief" by; Senator Beam guard, of York county, j '' "We are giail to meet you." said I t Chief Harris. "We have brought you a present.' I Here is a 'pipe of peace,' " said Ben \ j Harris. The pipe was made by the! incuans on me tauiwua rest-rvauuu. s ^ "Governor Richard I. Manning, .January in, 1915," were the words carved on the peace pipe. Governor Manning thanked the visitors and gave them a hearty welcome. "Here is another pipe. Smoke this when you are alone," said the younger Indian. ^ Governor Manning assured the Ins dians that they will receive kind and fair treatment during his administration. "We are just like children, governor, and we look to you for everything," said Ben. The Indians were later introduced to many members j of the legislature. " ~ PROCLAMATION*. " The State of South Carolina?By his r Excellency, Richard I. Manning, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State aforesaid. k To All and Singular, Judges, Sher ifTs, Constables, Mayors, Intendants. 1 and other Officers of Justice in the 5 said State, and To Whom It May Concern, Greeting: Whereas, certain persons have - horotnfnro hoen nnnnintpd hv the - Governor of South Carolina as Con. stables or Special Constables for the enforcement of the Dispensary Law; r and as Constables or Special Consta1 bles to investigate the enforcement - of law, and as Law Agents, and as Deputies and Detectives, and. Whereas, it is primarily the duty of officers of the various Counties in ? f this State, to enforce the law, and, Whereas, it is my belief that they j will so do. ' f Now therefore. I, Richard I. Man1 ning. Governor as aforesaid, hereby i revoke and cancel any commissions > or appointments heretofore issued to such persons as such Constables, Special Constables, Law Agents, Dep' uties and Detectives. > Given under my hand and the seal of this State, in Columbia, this twenty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen. L and in the 139th year of the Inl dependence of the United States of America. RICHARD I. MANNING, Bv the Governor: Governor. R. M. McCOWN. I Secretary of State. ESTATE NOTICE. All persons having claims against r the estate of Shady S. Broughton, de ceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified, with the undersigned, and those indebted to said 5 estate will please make payment like wise. G. FRANK BAMBERG, . 2-11 Executor. | Bamberg, S. C., Jan. 25, 1915. j NOTICE OF SALE OF UNCLAIMED 1 FREIGHT. * Notice is hereby given that the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company - will sell at public aution on the 5th ! day of February, 1915, at 12 o'clock noon, at the freight station of said Company in Denmark, S. C.. one - carload of cotton-seed hulls, in S. A. - L. car No. 260S1. Said car of hulls _ being shipped from the Southern Cot- = ton Oil Company, Columbia, S. C., to D. G. Richardson, at Denmark, S. C., * and arrived at Denmark on or about t the 22nd of September. 1914, the 5 consignee being notified on^the 22nd day of September, 1914, and refused 1 to accept the same or pay the freight r charges therefor. 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