Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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t -- ALASKA ENJOYS WINTER. j Only 80 Degrees Relow Zero at Richardson. i I The thermometer registered so Delow zero! This simple statement sounds like a thrilling line from a far-fetched tale or a mild episode in V the adventures of poor Pauline, but ^ not so. It is a simple fact. Probably it is the same kind of weather Addison had in mind when he wrote of frozen words. While Columbians sat upon their piazzas January 21, with the mercury at a pleasant 70, the folk of Richardson, Alaska, kept close withf in their doors. They piled on blan| kets and huge logs, for outside the north wind did blow, and poor robin ^ (if he wras up in that section) was forced to go to a barn and hide his weary head under his wing. Down here in South Carolina the thermometer was trying 'to persuade the sandlappers that it was not winter, \ after all, but up in Alaska they had the real stuff. a* rairhanVe Alaska. it was 60 to Al X' Uil WUU^W) _ _ 65 below; at Salcha it was 70 below; ' Eghert had a mere 50 below, while Beaver Dam was completely outclass? ed with a meager 24. The Rev. H. tH. Lumpkin, a Columbian, who is priest in charge of St. Matthews's mission at Fairbanks, writes: "I am inclosing a copy of last night's paper, showing the record of weather here. You might like to think upon it while you sit in balmy Columbia. How long this spell will L last it is hard to say. We've had this one nearly a week now. Sixty (and 65 below zero weather is not pleasant.' So don't hanker after a visitation of it to Columbia." The Rev. Mr. Lumpkin sent an inS teresting copy of the Fairbanks Daily It News-Miner of January 21. The big L story of the day is a weather article on the back page. "Never in the his | tory of interior Alaska, at least in the memory of any white man, has |^^^Khe Tanana and Yukon river valleys ^^^^rsuffered with the cold as they have during the last 48 hours. Fairbanks business is practically at a standstill, no one venturing from home unless forced to do so. On the trails, both * above and below town, it is even colder. At Richardson the telegraph Anopatnr and official weather reporter f wired this morning that it was 80 below zero, which is probably the , coldest ever known in Tanana valley," says the News-Miner. Mr. Lumpkin adds a note of explanation in which be says .that he thinks a spell about seven years ago was equally as cold as this one. Farther on the weather story says: -"Everybody knows that the corner of Lacey and First avenue is one of the coldest spots in town. Col. W. H. McPhee, of the Washington, has a thermometer in front of his esW: tablishment, which has made many r a man shiver. It usually shows the temperature from six to ten degress \ colder than anywhere else in town. This morning, poor thermometer, it was put out of business. The spirits dropped so low that it was impossible to tell what the temperature was. The colonel fears that the thermometer, in disgust, has quit working for all time." In this same issue of the NewsHp. Miner is an advertisement for a piano company that must have been slightly aggravating to the shivering Alas-, ^ kans. The "ad" used two cuts, one kf of which was a scene in Yukon, and f the other was a tropical scene with rising heat and sheltering palms, ft "From Yukon to Cape Town" reads w the ad. ft A picture show advertises Lew Fields in "Old Dutch" for Sunday and Monday nights, admission 50 cents. The News-Miner at the head of its editorial codumns says: "Single copies 25 cents," referring to the ? price of the four sheet paper. | Two basketball games were schedI uled for the night of January 21. Of I these the News-Miner says: L "Two good basketball games were to have been played at the rink tof night, but owing to -the extreme cold | weather they have been indefinitely I postponed. At present the players 1 TAfnse to aDDear in furs to play. The K boosters for the game also fear that K they cannot Induce enough fans to V turn out to pay for the electric light l bill, to say nothing of rent." Uk The chief of the fire department of m~ Fairbanks issued a fire warning, say"Several of the bad fires of Fairbanks have taken place when the thermometer registered about 30 be low zero. Even then it was almost B impossible for the firemen of the regMk nlar department and the volunteers T to fight the flames properly. Should I* a fire start today with the thermoJ meter registering 60 below there F would be little likelihood of saving L the structure in wrhich it started. For P these reasons Chief Buckley urges that particular care be taken." Pnlnmhia mav at /lliU n u.i& j times think that it is summertime in K winterti*^p, Alaska is sure that it is still cohl during the season when the noond?' -n shines most obliquely.? Colu^* "f^te. FIJKE Tl'ITIOX. i Affidavit*) That Must lie Made t ! Get It. I i In view of the wide-spread interest in the fight against free tuition and scholarships in State colleges the act i now in force and the form of affidavits required by parents or guardians j and county auditors are interesting. This bill was passed Feb. 24, 1906. i The certificate of inability to pay ! tuition follows: Personally appeared before me ] i who being duly i 1 sworn, deposes and says that lie or ! she is the parent or guardian of i 1 who is, or expects j ! to be, a student at . dur- j , ing the session 1 i Deponent further swears that he j | or she is unable to pay for said child i i or ward, $40 tuition at said institu- , | tion, during the said session. Sworn to before me this } (Officer empowered to administer j oaths) i The affidavit is then signed by the < parent or guardian taking the oath. ; The certificate of the auditor is as < follows: < T J ? ? n. Vl lotrr o n /I hocod ill clUCUimill ia n , uuu uuuvu | upon an affidavit by j which to the best of my knowledge j and belief is a true statement of , facts, I issue this certificate, which j entitles to free tuition ( in 1 The affidavit above referred to is < i filed in this office as required by law. ^ Signed: ( Auditor County. Date 1 The act follows: j Section 1. Be it enacted by the ( general assembly of the State of ( South Carolina, That from and after ^ the approval of this act, the authorities of all colleges or institutions of | learning supported in whole or in part by the State, shall furnish to the general assembly at its annual meet- ^ ing the names of all students, with ( the ^postoffice address of each, and whether such students are pay, bene- j ficiary or scholarship students. ^ Sec. 2. That* the auditors of the several counties of this State be required to keep a record and file all affidavits made before them, as now required by law, of inability- on the j part of the parents, guafdian or , trustee to pay tuition. m - ~ - i Health Day, March 3. i The South Carolina Federation of 1 Women'e clubs, together with the < State department of education and < the State board of health, has gotten i out a most interesting programme to be observed by the schools on March 3, which is to be Health Day. These 7 programmes may be secured from Dr. Rosa Gantt or the two departments mentioned above and are supplied free to schools desiring them. The programme is too varied and lengthy * to be reproduced, but we give the ' health alphabet. The rest is just'as good, suited to all ages of children. * HEALTH ALPHABET. ( A is for Adenoids no child should ] own, ( B is for Breathing to give the lungs 1 tone, * C is for Cough, which we should not 1 neglect, D is for Dentist, who finds tooth de- { feet, * E is for Evils of foul air and dirt, ( F is for Fresh air, too much cannot i x I nun. G is for Gardens, where boys and * girls play, H is for Hardiness gained in that 1 way, I is for infection from foul drinking { cup, 1 J is for Joy in pure water bubbling [ up, 1 K is for Knowledge of rules of good health, L is for Lungs, whose soundness is wealth, ] M is for Milk, it must be quite pure, j N is for Nurse, your health to insure, j O is for Oxygen, not found in a ? crowd, ( P is for Pencils, in mouth not al- j lowed, 1 Q is for Quiet, which sick people need, j R is for Rest, a part of our creed, S is for Sunshine, to drive germs away, T is for Toothbrush, used three times a day, U is for Useful Health Rules in the school, V is for Value of learning th? rules, W is for Worry, which always uoes harm, X is for 'Xcess, indulge in no form, Y is for Youth, -the time to grow strong, Z is for Zest, help the good work along, ] Be sure and send for programme < in order to observe Health Day in , your school. j Imitation ivory is obtained from 1 the nut of a kind of palm which ] grows in South America. In some parts of China it is re- < warded as a high virtue for a wife to i "ommit suicide after the death of a < husband. i BIG Gl'XS OX XKW WARSHIPS. Xavy I Apartment Has About Decide on Weapons to Shoot Fifteen Miles. Washington, Feb. 26.?Experi mental long-range bring by the At lantic flee; and information abou naval battles in the European wa nearly have convinced the navy de partment that the battleships to b luthorized this year should carry te] 16-inch guns each instead of .twelv 14-inch weapons aboard ships of th Pennsylvania and California clas now building. Details of gunnery are confidential but it became known tonight that th next target practice of the fleet wil be held at ranges up to 18,000 yard because of the lessons taught by th battle between German and Britisl battle cruisers in the North Sea where 17,000-yard shots scored hits The navy general board recom mended some time ago that new bat tleships be designed for the 16-incl rifles and proposed other militar; characteristics that made it neces sary to increase the tonnage fror 32,000 for the California class to 36, 100. Officials of the board have urg cd their views upon the house nava committee in connection with th pending appropriation bill, althougl the 1917 building programme is no pet before -the committee. Many of ficers of high rank, however, hav considered it unwise to mount th bigger guns or build the bigger ships Secretary Daniels, it is said, howevei is about convinced of the desirabilit Df the bigger ships project. An order for the first kite ballooi to be added to the navy's aerial flee bas been placed, it was learned -to lay, and this latest device to in crease the air accuracy of the gun Ire may be tested out during - th spring target practice. It is propose* that each battleship be equipped wit' i captive kite balloon which will ris 1,000 feet above her decks. The of icers observing the fall of shots no^ stationed in the fighting tops 150 fee ibove decks will be stationed in th balloon basket communicating wit :he ship by telephone. The navy's biggest guns now hav i range of twelve sea miles or more ind this probably will be increase materially with the new 16-inch. Be Tore the committee recently Admira Winslow said he had seen weathe conditions in which ships were plain ly visible at 30,000 yards, or fiftee: miles. It probably was due, he sai<3 to a mirage; but if he had had gun jf . sufficient range he thought h could have guaged his shots so as t make a bombardment effective. GEM IN CHICKEN'S CRAW. Woman Found There a Diamon Worth More Than $100. Whether there is a diamond min n Philadelphia or in Delaware coun iy, Mrs. Otto Woerner, of No. 5 South Third street, Cowlyn, is no jure, but she does know that th jhicken that she purchased from Baltimore avenue, East Lansdown iealer a few days ago was a mos valuable bird, and incidentally prov ed the best investment she eve nade. When Mrs. Woerner opened .th chicken and cut open its craw sh saw something sparkle, and on close examination was surprised and de lighted to find that it was a pur Dlue-white diamond of the first wa :er. Having it appraised by an expert -1 ? - if nrnn /"><"? VI >116 WfcUj LUiU tildt it n?o nwi uu v/un siderably more than $100. Since th mnouncement of this discovery wa made the dealer has had a run o: jhickens.?Colwyn (Pa.) dispatch t Vew York World. A Novel Alloy. In the alloy* "illium," as describe' 3y S. W. Parr, of the University o [llinois, a high degree of success ii producing a platinum substitut seems to have been achieved. Fo certain scientific apparatus, platinur las a unique importance, not onl; because it can be heated to abou 1,750 degrees centigrade withou melting, but also on account of it resistance to nearly all acids am ?ases. Its present cost of three o four times that of gold, however makes it for many purposes unattain ible. The new alloy has such re sistance to chemical action that con :act with nitric acid for 24 hours pro iuced no weighable loss, and it als< las great density and a tensil strength of about 50,000 pounds pe square inch. Its melting point i about 1,300 centigrade. It has bee: ieveloped, after many difficulties, am is said to include in its complex com position 60.65 per cent, of nickle 21.07 of chromium, 6.42 of copper 4.67 of mplybdenum, 2.13 of tung 3ten, 1.09 of aluminum, 1.04 of sili con, 0.98 of manganese and 0.76 c iron, with minute quantities of car bon and boron. Tested as materia Pnr n ralnrimfttrie bomb, it held 3 cubic inches of gas at 25 to 30 al mospheres without leak, showing n corrosion after 1,500 determination of the heating value of coal gas. J NO DIFFERENCE | The Proof Is Here the Same as Every* where. For those who seek relief from kid" ney backache, weak kidneys, bladder t ills, Doan s Kidney Pills offer hope of r relief and the proof is here in Bami berg, the same as everywhere?Bame! oerg peopie have used Doan's and n j Bamberg people recommend Doan's, e j tne Kiciney remedy used in America e | for fifty years. Why suffer? Why run the risk of dangerous kidney ills ?fatal Bright's disease. Here's a Bamberg proof. Investigate it. Mrs. Bessie Atteberry, Railroad Ave., e Bamberg, says: "My kidneys were 1 very weak and I had bad headaches, s When 1 got up in the morning I could e scarcely do my housework. I tired h easily and had headaches and dizzy L spells. Sometimes dark objects float. ed before ray eyes. The kidney secretions were scanty in passage ana unnatural. I used Doan's Kidney , Pills and they relieved me. My kidneys give me very little trouble now." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get n Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Atteberry had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. .1 \ C. W. HENTZ, JR. e ? ~ tney maKe uien iciumo. Please get your age in your mind. I will be at the court house on all days not mentioned above until the ~ 20th of February. After the 20th of 0 February a penalty of 50 per cent, e will be added to all personal property not returned, so make yours before the 20th. s R. W. D. ROWELL, n County Auditor. - CHICHESTER S PILLS 5 yus\ tiie diamond brand, a Ladles! Ask yonr Druair 1st for A\ fc Chl-ches-ter s Diuinond Ilrond^^VV ' I'lils in Rod and Cold nietallic\\// 1 bo*es. sealed with Llue Ribbon. \/ ' Rd Take no ofh<>r. B??v of jour * i- I ~ ftf / ' '' tH.c?rr.8-TEK8 r W Jf DIAMONP < PI 3.1.A, for S3 / if fp years k-. ?a ,-s ReliabiS ?r ^.0' n r " 'TDF 1 w TT TTPWnP.PSON 5 XJ* > Attorney-at-Law ? BAMBKRG, 8. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated. e Life, Health, 5. Accident and Fire Insurance n ===== - All Reliable Companies >- ! i| 1B. UTSEY e FIRE AND LIFE v t INSURANCE e b Old Line Companies Represented * w (j Bamberg, South Carolina i The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head P Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary l- Quinine and does not canse nervousness nor" n ringing in head. Remember the full name and Q look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. ls Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. e DENTAL SURGEON. 0 Graduate Dental Department Urn versity of Maryland. Member S. C State Dental Association. Office opposite g&w post office, and over office Graham & Black. Office hours, 8 30 a. m. to 5.30 p. m. d . BAMBERG, S. C, J. F.' Carter B. D. Carter ! CARTER & CARTER j 0 Attorneys-at-Law 1 GENERAL PRACTICE j 6 BAMBERG, S. C. a I e J=====?=======L t ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The Auditor or his deputy will be r at the following places on the days i and date below for the purpose of j receiving returns of personal prop- | e erty and notice of real estate bought e or sold since last return. The Audir tor will appreciate it very much if every taxpayer will make a list of his personal property and the price 6 at which he wishes to list it with the Auditor. This will save time for all concerned and avoid the forgetting . of any item of personal property: Farrell's?January 6, from 10 to L" 1 o'clock. e Midway?January 7, from 9 to s 10:30 o'clock. Ehrhardt?January 13. St. John's?January 14, from 9 to 0 11 o'clock. Kearse?January 14, from 12 to 2 o'clock. Govan?January 20. Olar?January 21. , Denmark?January 27. Lee's?January 28, from 10 to 1 f o'clock. a All male persons between the ages e of 21 and 60 (except Confederate soldiers) are liable to $1 poll tax. r All able-bodied male persons between a the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to y $2 road tax. Dogs 50 cents. t Automobiles will be returned separately from other articles. House1 hold goods will be returned separates ly from other goods. Taxpayers are i urged to find out the name and numr ber of the school district in which they reside, and be prepared to give '? this information to the Auditor when * 1 1 iV. rn o I Chickering I Boardman & fca Cfulfnr jRr Don I diuiu ix uat I" THE BEST IN I Over twenty years exper: ness has taught me how to s GOOD PEOPLE, giving t AND PROPER TREATM: I have the best line of pia you are thinking about one ure with you. 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