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! COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
|* ^ News Items Gathered All Aronnd the
' County and Elsewhere.
Ott's Outings.
Otts, November 16.?Jack frost
visited us last night; fires and over
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coats are comfortable this morning.
? x ' Ott's steam syrup mill is running
and tilings are quite sweet around
p here at present.
Ws 3f8weet potato digging and cane
v' grinding are the order of -the day,
- but hog killing and sausage making
will soon be added to it.
Miss Clara May Grimes, of Denmark,
is a guest at the home of Mr.
^ , . and Mrs. L. D. Odom this week.
, Mrs. Annie Zeigler and little son,
. Carl, spent the week end at the home
. v < of Mr. W. M. McCue.
^ ? This is court week, and the jovial
IP face of Mr. E. L. Price is missed at
fef'- our little burg, as he is on the jury
pcJ this week.
M;\ Mis. L. D. Odom and little daugh..fir
ter, Myrtle, made a visit to Black
I . vile and Lees last weeK.
| Little Miss Myrtle Odom is rev
cuperating after several week's ill;*' ?>
ness. x
Keane Klippings.
Olar, Nov. 15.?The bird law is
g&V out today. Hurrah! for real country
?ijR? life! The boys are whistling, buy? '
* ing shells and shining their guns, the
^ dogs are barking and frisking and
" ttying to be still?^11 in vain. The
;V r r girls are smiling and hunting up
?idr old khaki suits, already for the
first big hunt. Some of (our young
ladies went on a hunt a few days
ago, but they said they were hunting
hickory nuts. They borrowed a
J ^ mule and a "Josie" wagon, armed
^ themselves with a shot gun and a
few big sticks and started for the
SaUcehatchie woods. They came
tack later in the day with three walnuts,
nine hickory nuts, some turkey
i- berries and a stalk of sugar cane.
They said they saw a squirrel but
he ran up a tree and they couldn't
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catch nun; saia iney uwiu <* uuu
* holler but they couldn't get to it for
the briars. Another party tells us
he saw a party of young ladies
[ prizing a wagon out of a ditch near
Ik Schofield railroad, and that he of|
^ fered Me- assistance, but the said
. young ladies Were so busy hollering
I "whoa Janle," they failed to hear
him. Such is country life.
V Mrs. Geo. B. Kearse is visiting
, friends at Ellenton. %
W. VH. Ritter spent several
days in Savannah last week.
The chain gang is doing some good
p: work through this section this^week
Bjst ^ op t&6 ?5arawen uuu w ai^ci uui v
road.- >
r - Miss Sudy Ritter entertained the
\ young folks on Tuesday evening of
Fa ; , last week. The guests were invited
||?v!- : into the kitchen as soon as all had
arrived. The most ''dressed up"
?pt| young man in the crowd was requesti
*ed to build a fire in the stove and
? act as fireman foT the next hour,
f Another young man was given a
; piece of chicken with the privilege
t of selecting any young lady to help
> him fry it; another couple was re$
y quested to make an oyster stew; anm
other a pot of coffee. So with much
ffe good humor and wit the supper was
II \ ? cooked, ana an voieu iv mc uwi
per ever. After supper was over
b ?those who had been excused from
the cooking committees were requested
tp clear the table and wash the
dishes; here's where the real fun be.
gan.r We especially recommend Miss
gg?-' \Coleman and Bill Ritter to anyone
f in need of dish washers. Stacy
) Kearse makes good fires; Roy Kearse
can grind coffee without much fus6;
^ Cressie Breeland can make an oystet
stew if she has plenty of help;
r , f Mrs. W. H. Ritter is learning "slow4;
> . lyV to fry oysters, while Sudy Ritter
|v can boss the whole business and keep
I two dozen people busy at one time.
^ We truly hope she\will try it again
soon.
f. Ehrhardt Etchings.
Elfrhrfrdt, Nov. 16.?We had a real
touch of winter weather yesterday
and today, first cold this season. The
farmers have had an ideal fall for
?;?: v gathering their crops and those that
I made use of it have long ago finished,
r as the average farmer had small crops
i j' i and now they are about finished their
y r J fall planting, they are happy grindine
their cane and watching their
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boss grow fat in the pindar fields.
if Mr. J. B. Ehrhardt has on exhibit
in his store some freak potatoes; one
has grown through the handle of a
JTDSOX MILLS REOPEX. 1
| Good Xuniber Return to Work and no
I . Trouble Ensues With Union Men. g
Greenville, Nov. 15.?The Judson
Mill, which has been closed for the
c
j past three week6 on account of a
strike, was reopened at 1 o'clock today,
when a number of the operatives
returned to work. The union operatives
refused to work though they
did not bother the non-union employees,
except to ask them not to ^
return to work. Normally there are
some 700 operatives. The mill men
j i
claim that 400 returned to work,
while the labor leaders claim that ]
less than 200 returned to work. After
the opening of the mill Sheriff '
Rector and President Geer spoke to- '
the union operatives, who refused to (
return to their machines within the
mill. Both congratulated the operatives
for their quiet conduct and 1
good behavior. Mr. Geer stated that 1
while he differed from many of them
in their opinions that he had noth- <
ing but the most kindly feeling for ]
those who did no>t return to work.
There were some who believed that
trouble would result when the mill .
was reopened, though there was not ..
the slightest indication of this. (
Glendale springs water for sale at
Herndon's Grocery Store and Mack's
Drug Store.?adv.
Shelled Almonds at Hoffman's.?adv.
Head The Herajd. $1.50 per year.
Call on Mack's Drug Store or W..
P. Herndon for Glendale Springs
water. 50c for 5-gallon jug.?adv.
pair of scissors, forming a small size
potato op. each side; another is one (
with a boy's string through it. Where (
the string goes through the potato
the hole is about the size of a pencil,
with the potato thoroughly covered
with its skin.
Miss Ella Moore attended the fair
at Walterboro last week and is now
on a visit at her friend's, Mrs. F. W.
Towles. /
Mr. Frank Lemacks, who for the
past several months has been in Alabama,
returned home last week.
Miss Myrtle Stafford, of Canton,
Ga., is on a visit to her sister, Mrs,
John Hartz. *
Miss Grace Moore, a student of Carlisle
school, came down Saturday on
a visit to her parents, accompanied
by her school mate, Miss Vissie Kiser,
of St. George, returning to their
duties Monday morning.
Oreat are the anticipations, prepa
rations and presentations for the
Roberts-Carter wedding.
There is a carnival in town for
this week, but so far it is in a box
car on the siding. Must have struck
a knot some way. However the motion
picture department made a move
today and is holding forth in the
town hall this evening.
Mr. Frank Morris, slayer of Mr.
W. H. Barnes, succeeded in getting
bail and is now out and at home.
We all feel at a great loss with our
friend, Mr. Jacob gone to a better
world, we know, and can only console
our sorrows by knowing that it
was done by "He that doeth all things
well." \It seems very lonely to visit
his, office now and when ^ne looks
around and sees his high top shoes
in the corner, fishing poles in the
loft, his hat on the wall, or the old
clock on the shelf (which he seemed
to enjoy tinkering with), we can only
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wipe away a tear ana wan* out wun a\
sob. . , I'
Our/ school under the management i
of Prof. Paysinger and his assistants^
is prospering very nicely with a good
enrollment.
It was noticed Sunday that several
of our non-church attendants were
at preaching instead of hanging
around the stores. This is a good
break?keep it up. .
Some say they will go in mourning
next year if every way is blocked for
getting "booze." Must love it with
all their hearts, eh? JEF.
Meeting of Graham" Chapter.
Denmark, November 13.?The|
Graham chapter, U. D. C., npet with \
Mrs. L. C. Rice Thursday afternoon. |
There was no meeting in October on! <
account of the unfavorable weather
at the scheduled time so the business 1
programme was unusually interesting.
The historian was not present
so the president asked any of the
members to relate incidents of the :
War Between the Sections. Miss
Lillie Cooper responded with a talk 1
about the Red Shirts who went from 1
this section under the leadership of <
J. E. Steadman.
A salad and sweet course was \
rJ hv the hostess assisted bv I
Mrs. F. H. McCrae and Miss Marv
Belle Inabinet. The meeting ad- i
journed to meet in December with i
Mrs. Lyles. <
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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>OME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS \
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Stat? News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The Barnwell county fair opened
in Tuesday morning, and will continue
through Saturday.
The State D. A. R. convention convened
at Greenville on Monday evening
for the annual session.
Willie Bethune, under sentence of
A' ? ? MArtMiAtTA KIT
aeaui, lias uetni given a rcyncvc uj
Governor Manning until next Monday.
Camden has been selected by the
U. S. war department as a site for
the business and professional men's
training camp.
The Judson Mills, Greenville, resumed
work Monday morning. The
mill has been closed since October
26 on account of a strike.
Hon. W. J. Bryan,, former secretary
of State, spoke at several points
in South Carolina this week. Monday
night he addressed an audience
at Winthrop college.
W. M. U. ADJOURNS.
Will Meet in Orangeburg for Next
Meeting.
Spartanburg, Nov. 13.?The 13th
annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary
union, of the Baptist church,
concluded its three-day session here
at #he First Baptist church with the
election of officers and the selection
of the next meeting place.
Mrs. J. D. Chapman, president of
the union, was reelected. She de
clared the meeting just enaea to navti.
been one of the best in the history
of the union.
Orangeburg was selected as the
place of the 1916 meeting
union to be held during the week of .
November 15.
Mrs. J. D. Chapman was reelected
president and the following other
reccommendations of the committee
on nominations were unanimonly 1
adopted at the closing meeting today:
Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Newberry,
vice president; Mrs. C. E. Watson,
Greenville, vice president for1 the
northern division; Mrs. L. K. Stuckie,
Orangeburg, vice president of central
division; -Miss May Adams, Arlington,
vice president of eastern division;
Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman,
Edgefield, vice president of the western
division; Mrs. T. T. Lyde, Charleston,
vice president of southern division;
Mrs. J. R. Fizer, Columbia,
corresponding secretary, re-elected;
Mrs. E. A. McDowell, Fairfax, recording
secretary; Miss Jessie Kiilg,
Pnlnmhia . trP-Asiirpr* Mi&s Annie
Olmer, Columbia, auditor.
Mrs. G. E. Davis, of Orangeburg,
was elected superintendent of the
Y. W. A. Mrs. Edwin Carpenter,
Georgetown, superintendent of the
R. A.'s; Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, Johnston,
superintendent of sunbeam
bands; Mrs. J. R. Boatwright, Mullins,
superintendent of mission study.
Thanksgiving Day and the Orphan.
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President Wilson has appointed
November 25 th as the national
Thanksgiving day. It has been our
annual custoWi on that day, or the
Sabbath following, to remember the
orphans. We hope that every reader
of these lines will gladly do so.
You have a wonderful amount to be
grateful for. Put your gratitude to
the proof. Send to the Orphanage
of your church your thank-offering.
Presbyterian people in Florida, Georgia
and South Carolina will remember
that they are united in supporting
the Thorn well orphanage, Clinton,
S. C., which is the property of
those three synods. The children
are all orphans, some three hundred
in number. There are 17 cottage
homes, each occupied by some 15 to
25 children, with a good motherly
woman in charge. The children are
regularly in school for forty weeks
each year, and are taught some trade
or occupation, by which they can
earn an honest living. Usually they
leave the home at the age of 16 to
1.8, unless an earlier discharge is
found advisable. Their support denonrJo
imnn cift.Q nf ffnnd men and
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women. Especially at Thanksgiving
times, they ought to be remembered.
There are 180 children from South
Carolina, 70 from Georgia, and 28
from Florida. The rest came from
seven other States.
Contributions should be sent simply
to Thornwell Orphanage, Clin
ton, S. <J. unecKs ana posi-omce orders
should be seat to the same address.
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STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE.
Man Hurt Xear Prosperity Says He
From Spartanburg.
Prosperity, November 13.?An ol
man, giving his name as John Brag?
and his home as Spartanburg, wa
srruck by an automobile about tw
miles from here Thursday night an
badly injured. The town authority
are taking care of him and with th
proper medical attention he may r<
cover. He is badly bruised about th
head and arm, but no bones are brol
en. As yet none of his friends c
relatives have been fpund. He wa
very poorly dressed and had on]
I V LCUIO vil liio puiovu,
PROFITS OF KRUPP WORKS.
Estimated to be $21,500,000 La;
Year.
Berlin, November 10.?Althoug
the profits of the Krupp Works lai
year, 86,000,000 marks ($21,500
000) would permit a 24 per cbn
dividend, after payment of a div
dend of 12 per cent., a surplus <
about 24,000,000 marks will be d<
voted to charity. To the relief fur
of families of soldiers killed in battl
20,000,000 marks will be given ar
3,700,000 marks will go to the ge:
eral relief fund. /
BILL PASSED IN GEORGIA.
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Will Slop sate ana laanuiaciare <
Liquor |n State After May 1, 1916
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12.?The Iot
er house of 'the Georgia legislate
last night passed a bill to prohib
the manufacture or sale of liquor
Georgia. The bill already had pas
ed the State "senate. The only chanj
in the bill taade by the house w;
that the proposed law would becon
effective 1, 1916, instead i
January 1 next, as provided by tl
senate. The bill defines "liquor" ;
any drink containing more than on
half of 1 per cent, of alcohol,
.generally is understood at the cai
tal that Governor Harris will appro
the measure. The vote in the hou
was 142 to 22.
, Advocates of the bill declare it w
eliminate all breweries, so-calli
"near beer" saloons and "lock
clubs," now operating in Georgia u
der present prohibition laws, whic
as defined by the court of appea
allow the manufacture and sale
drinks containing not over 4"p
cent, of alcohol, and liquor to
kept in clubs to be -served. to the
members. The senate already h
passed bills to prohibit liquor advo
tisements in Georgia, and to limit i
amount of liquor each individual m
have shipped to him from wnno
the State. The hill limiting liqu
shipments also would provide th
liquor so shipped may be receiv
only at a person's home. These bi
are to be taken up by the house Mo
day. ,
The legislature met in special ?
sion November 3 at the call of Go
ernor Harris, -to pass the annual a
propriation bill, which failed of pas
age the last regular session becau
of a fight over prohibition bil
Prohibition and several other su
jects. were included in the governoi
call.
COTTON CONSUMED IN OCTOBE
Amount Shows Increase Over La
Year. Big Stocks on Hand.
Washington, Nov. 13.?Cott<
used during October was 500,'6J
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oaies, cpmparea wuu uai
in October last year, the census b
reau today announced.
Cotton on hand October 31 in co
suming establishments was 1,345,7^
bales compared with 715,623 a yei
ago, and in public storage and i
compresses, 4,171,474, compan
with 3,777,469 a year ago.
Linters consumed during Octobe
and not included in above figure
68,944 bales, against 30,102 a yej
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ago. Linters on nana uciooer 6i :
consuming establishments 130,05
bales, compared with 65,174 a ye*
ago, and in public storage and ;
warehouses 71,372 bales, again
41,753 a year ago.
Exports were 674,655 bales again:
497,132 in October a year ago. In
ports were 131,506 bales,, again:
12,150 a year ago.
Spindles active during Ootob<
were 31,379,385 against 30,461,32
a ,\c?i agu.
Preferable.
A fond mother, hearing that a
earthquake was expected, sent h<
boys to a friend in the country 1
be out of the way of it. In a fe
days she got a note from the friend
"Please take your boys home an
send along the earthquake."
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A TERROR FOR THE GUILTY
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JUDGE SMITH GIVES ANTIDOTE
FOR KILLINGS.
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LS So Many Homicides in South Carolina
o Show That There is an Outbreak
d of Lawlessness in State.
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Walterboro, Nov. 16.?Court of
" general sessions opened here tliis
^ morning with a most impressive
r charge from Judge Mendel L. Smith,
who is presiding, the charge being
^ comprehensive and eloquently delivered.
Judge Smith gave as the remedy
for the present disregard of human
life in South Carolina "the fearless
grand juror, the conscientious
st petit juror, the conscientious use of
, pardoning power." The delivery of
the charge was in the presence or one
;h of the largest crowds ever attending
st in court. The charge was consider,
ed especially timely, there being a
t. very heavy docket of homicide cases,
i- nine of which are set for trial here
Df this week.
e- Solicitor Gasque, of Florence, is
id here to represent the State,
e, Judge, Smith opened his remarks
id to the grand jury with the statement
a- that upon his elevation to the bench
he determined to attempt the accomplishment
of one thing, the impressing
of the grand1 juries of the State
j of their duty and importance.
Judge Smith requested the grand
jury to investigate the methods ot
v selecting petit jurors calling particuin?
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t stitution provided that they be men
of good moral character. Showing
in i
s_ that often there were on petit juries
yQ men not sufficiently impressed with
as law, in fact open violators of law, he
asked why blind tigers should sit in
j judgment on blind tigers. He expressly
condemned the use of whisag
key by petit jurors during court
e_ week and stated that if one came before
him using whiskey he would
place him in jail for contempt, of
court. x
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ge The conclusion of the charge was
devoted to the discussion- of the
jj cheapness of human life in South
Carolina, and figures from Maine and
- the Western States were used by the
er
n_ judge in contrast with statistics of
^ this State. The judge said that even
j ' if all the alleged murderers for trial
here were innocent, the fact that so
er many killings had occurred showed
ke an outburst of lawiessness, showing
gr that as there was only one legal deas
*ence' defence, murder had to be
in some one's heart, either the one
>rke
who shot or the one who was shot.
He pleaded for a stronger jury syst
tern, and urged that the jury room
or be made the terror of the quilty but
t the defense of the liberty of the innocent
person accused.
1,6 fa'tally shoots himself.
n
York Hears News of A. M. Haddon's
v Heath in Cornelia, Ga.
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York, November 13.?Information
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was received at Sharon, this county,
se
on Wednesday afternoon, that A. M.
^ Haddon, formerly cashier of the First
, National Bank of Sharon and at the
r s
time of his death cashier of the First
National Bank of Cornelia, Ga., shot
R. himself to death in his bed Tuesday
night, his dead body being found
ist when members of his family went to
wake him on Wednesday morning.
No reason for the act is known here.
>n It is said that there are no irregu^
15 larities at the First National bank
es of Cornelia, the bank opening for
u- business at the usual hour Wednesday
morning. In addition to his
n- work as cashier of the Georgia bank,
1 1 ?" ~ insiiwQfina
12 lie Wits ctiSU eugagcu ill mc iuouiauv?|
ar business and was interested in a nuraat
ber of other enterprises. He was a
id resident of Sharon for about two
years and was largely responsible for
t, the organization there in 1909 of the
ts, bank, of which he became cashier,
ir Before going to Sharon he was emin
ployed in the Nation Union bank, of
!1 Rock Hill. He was well known all
11 over the county, but more especially
at in the Sharon section, where he had
st many warm personal friends. He
was a native of West Virginia and i
st was about thirty years of age. Hei
a- was a son of the Rev. and Mrs. S. W.!
st Haddon, now of Statesville, N. C.,|
who, together with a number of other j
5r relatives, survive him. Soon after |
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A I T m a r_ I
'U gUlllg LU VyUI UCliat .<11 . iiauuun ?iu?
ried a Miss Reid, of that town, who1
survives him. It is understood that!
he carried a considerable sum of life!
n insurance and owned other valuable!
-r property.
w Telephone 69, at Hoffman's.?adv. |
** Order Glendale Springs water from
l<* H. Wick Johnson, druggist, Bamberg,
I S. C.?adv.
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BANK CASH 1KB FOUND DEAD.
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A. >1. Haddon Caine From Bock Hill,
South Carolina.
Cornelia, Ga., November 10.?A.
M. Haddon, cashier of the First
National Bank, of Cornelia, was
found dead in his bed room here today.
Friends indicated their belief
that he had shot himself, but assigned
no motive for such an act. T.
H. Little, president of the bank, stat
ed that an invesigation showed that
there was no connection between
Haddon's death and the institution's
business affairs.
Haddon, who was about 30 years - rM
old, came here several years ago
from Rock Hill, S. C. It was not
known whether an inquest will be
held.
SAM PATCH IS RECALLED. X M
Famous Old-Time Jumper Whose
Story Few People Know.
Sam Patch, the famous jumper,
whose exploits almost 90 years ago
thrilled old and young, lived for a
time in Paterson, N. J. His first big
leap was off the Passaic Falls. In a
small volume by J. Kennaday, pubr
lished in 1837, there is some local ?
information about Patch, which not
only adds to facts about his career,
but shows his connection with this
State.
Patch was born in 1807 at Pawtucket,
R. I. For a time he'worked
there in the cotton mills. He learned
the habit that made him famous
through jumping from the windows of
the mill into the river below, vying
tfith other lads in jumping from the
highest windows pf the building.
Coming to Paterson before 1827, ' VJ1
Patch lived with the Fifield family /"J
just west of the falls and near the
raceway. Possibly he originally had
come to work in the mills, but Jie
was engaged, as hired' help to do V
chores. According to Kennadav he
was prone to idleness and drink.
With a little wit, we are told, he
could make a great amount of amusement
for vulgar people. They would
laugh at his jokes and he would
drink at their expense.
It was in 1827 that a man named
Crane, who lived, near the falls,
swung a bridge across the chasm,
and ithe placing of this bridge was an
indirect cause of Sam Patch's first ; ,;V||
great exploit. Sam watched the
preparations for spanning the gorge,
and said to Crane that when the^ \ .' ?
bridge should be completed he would
jump off. He was not taken serious- v
ly, but he several limes said: "Well, \
some things can be done as well as
others, and when a bridge gets there
I'll make a jump."
The bridge was constructed as a /
whole prior to its placing over the
gorge. Then cables were strung from
precipice to'precipice and the bridge,
mounted upon axletrees and wheels,
was hauled by a great crowd of men
across the cables until it spanned the
gorge. Many onlookers were there,
expecting .the cables to part or look- ^ . 0
ing for some unforeseen disaster.
Patch determined to make on this
occasion his threatened leap.- Some
endeavored to dissuade him, but
! there were others who gave him open
| or sly encouragement. He rushed
j unhindered to the precipice and leap!
ed down, narrowly missing the gre^;
rock below the bridge that rises j* I
usually just above the surface. He
sank from sight, but was later seen'
swimming to shore. The multitude,
we are told, rent the air with shouts.
The notoriety gainecTby Sam Patch ..M
'at Passaic Falls led .to engagements
to thrill the public at other places.
He jumped from a masthead at Ho- * g
boken soon afterward on a 4th of - -4
July. Then he went to Niagara Falls
and jumped from a height of 125
i feet. At the Genesee Falls, near
Rochester, in 1829, he jumped for the
last time. Before a great crowd of \ v/ l
sight-seeing people, many of them N ' }
laughipg, he sank to rise alive no
more.?Newark News. A
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v High Cost of Living.
Hungry Harold?Can't yous gimmie
a bit o' meat to eat wit' 'de
bread?
Mrs. Goodsole?Not at the present
price of meat, but I'll cut your bread
with the knife I've been slicing the
* ' f si
bacon with.
According to the Book.
"Do you know, dear," said the
young husband, "there's something
wrong with the cake? It doesn't
taste right."
"That is all your imagination,"
answered the bride triumphantly;
"for it says in my new cooking book
that it's delicious."
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