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Thursday, June 22, 1916.
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.
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rent by the night of the 30th of June;
otherwise the boxes will be closed on
the morning of July 1st.
Mr. Elvin Sandifer has purchased
from Mr. I. M. Cope the latter's in:
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terest in the Star Pressing Club.
The postmaster requests it stated
that box rent bills have been placed
In the various lock boxes at the post
office, according to the postal rules.
Those who desire their boxes after
July 1st must max? payment of the
With one or two exceptions, the
stores and places of business of the
city agreed to close one hour, from
V 10 to 11 o'clock, each day, for the
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revival services at the Methodist
church.
r It was stated in The Herald a week
or two ago that the time for filing
r pledges for county offices would expire
at noon on Saturday, July 16th. It
VTill be noted that this was an error,
and the last date on which to file
pledges will be Saturday, July 15th,
- at noon.
\ , - The revival meeting at the Methodiet
church will continue for several
g&y days longer. Dr. Andrews is preach- 1
ing some strong sermons, and the
large congregations attending the
' meetings have evinced much interest 3
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fin tfl0 revival, ixusi ouuuajf ut. audrews
preached two fine sermons? 1
that in the morning dealing with '
home training and some of the evils
{arising from the lack of home train- 1
ing. The singing services at the 3
meetings are especially good. 1
A Bad Practice.
Postmaster Knight calls the atten- ,j
tion of the patrons of the postoffice :
to the fact that the practice of having
small children call at the post- ,
office and ask for mail out of lock j
boxes is getting to be a pretty bad
practice in Bamberg. On several oc- <
eaaions letters have been picked up (
* In the postoffice lobby, dropped, pre- i
gumably by children, who were hand- \
od mail from lock boxes. He also (
wishes it stated that it is not in ac- (
cordance with the postal rules to j
hand mail out of lock boxes, but, as ]
the postoffice force wishes to be as ]
accommodating as possible to the ]
postoffice patrons, it has been done j
frequently; but sooner or later it will ]
v get the force into trouble if the prac- ,
| -i. tice is continued. Patrons who de- ?
aire children to get their mail should j
either teach them the combination or i
i; provide keys. Otherwise patrons will j
wish to hold the postoffice force re
sponsible; and as the force does not ?
?7" care to assume the responsibility for ]
the safe delivery of mail given chil1
dren, they would much prefer not to .
j? hand mail out. If mail is handed ,
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?( out rrequenuy IU VUiiU' J
Me for some one not so authorized to
get mail to which they have no right.
Death of Mr. S. D. Guess. '
The many friends and acquaintances
of Mr. Sylvester Guess, of Denmark,
were saddened by the news of ^
his death Sunday night in a Colhm- (
Ida hospital. Mr. Guess had been ill .
for several weeks, having been under
treatment at the hospital for '
some time past. The remains were (
brought to Denmark and interred (
there Tuesday, in the presence of a j,
large concourse of sorrowing friends (
and relatives.
Mr. Guess was one of the county'j? ,
A nUivano iTTa Wa. J
most SUUSliUXiiai Viu?eu0i uv >- . ,
keenly interested in the affairs of j
his community and county, and had
been identified with many movements (
looking to the betterment of the peo- 1
- pie. He resided near Denmark. His 1
community and the county has lost .
e valuable citizen. He was an old .
Confederate veterans. The family .
have the sympathy of a host of ,
friends all over the county and State. .
Moore-Cope.
The following wedding invitation
has been received in the city:
"Mrs. Welcome Adams Moore requests
the honor of your presence at
the marriage of her daughter, Bennie
Leal, to Mr. Glenn Willard Cope
on Wednesday evening, June 28th,
at half after 6 o'clock, Pine Grove
fMethodist
church, McColl, South
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Rev. Smith Accepts Call.
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Rev. J. R. Smith has accepted the
call to fill the unexpired term of Rev.
J. C. Lawson, at Bethlehem and Cottageville.
For the present there'will
he services at Bethlehem Wednesday
night and at Cottageyille Thursday
morning at 12 o'clock and at night
' . after the 4th Sunday in each month.
Rev. Smith resides at Ehrhardt
where he has several churches keeping
him busy on Sundays.?Walterboro
Press and Standard.
Read The Herald, $1.50 per year.
LOVELY CHURCH WEDDING.
Miss Blanche Hair United in Marriage
to Mr. J. J. Cudd.
Of interest to many throughout the
State was the marriage of Miss
Blanche Hair to Mr. J. J. Cudd, oi
Spartanburg, on the evening of June
14th at the Baptist church. The
wedding party met at the home of
the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Hair, and were driven in automobiles
to the church, where the marriage
was solemnized, the Rev. William
R. McMillan performing the
ceremony, the beautiful ring service
being used.
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1 lie CIIUreII Uetu uccii iiauoiuimcu
under artistic effort of skilled hands
into a scene of beauty and brilliance.
Along the aisle colonnades were
placed supporting jardinieres of
maidenhair fern. These were draped
in white, a silver and white horse
shoe confining white ribbons to the
colonnades?the ribbon in festoons,
forming an aisle leading to an arch
of tiny electric lights wreathed in
ivy and white?a huge basket of pink
Killarney roses being suspended from
the centre. A ribbon gateway fastened
with a silver and white ho^se
shoe, set apart the space designed for
the bridal party. Previous to their
entrance Miss Moselle Copeland sang
"At Dawning" and "I Love You."
To the stra ns of Lohengrin's wedding
march, played by Mrs. E. H.
Henderson on the piano and Miss Virgie
Sellers on the violin, the party approached
the altar in the following
order: The ushers, Dr. I. M. Hair,
of Spartanburg, Mr. Beacham Brooksr,
of Columbia, Mr. Frank Moye and
Dr. Charles Wilson, of Bamberg; the
Driaesmaias ana groomsmen, miss
Mary Timmerman with Mr. M. C. Foster,
Miss Lalla Byrd with Mr. John
Hamer, Miss*Estelle Rutledge with
Mr. John Galbraith, Miss Natalie
Padgett with Mr. Glen Cope, Miss
Harridelle Free with Mr. Jack Burnett,
Miss Helen Simmons with Mr,
P. Lyles. These passed up the right ,
ind left aisles alternately, crossed to
their places, forming a semi-circle.
A. tiny "prince charming," Francis
Simmons, wearing a suit of white
satin, with a boutenier of white rose
buds and fern, came next, bearing
the ring on a silver tray. The maid
nf honor, Miss Helen Tillman, follow3d
by theT dame of honor, Mrs. Ivy
Hair, and the fairy-like flower girls,
Mary Aldrich Wyman and Margaret
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Dowling, immediately preceded the
bride, who came in on the arm of her
father, Dr. George F. Hair. The
bridegroom and his best man, Mr.
Joseph Wrightson, approaching from
i side aisle, met the bride at the altar.
Dr. Hair, father of the bride,
?ave her away, and Rev. Mr. McMillan
pronounced the solemn rites
which united these two lives "bride
md bridegroom, pilgrims of life,
henceforth tox travel together."
During the ceremony Miss Virgie
Sellers played softly and sweetly "To
a wild itose' on me vionn, accompanied
by Mrs. E. H. Henderson on
the piano. The bridal party forming,
marched in reverse order to a piano
and violin rendition of Mendelsohn's
wedding march, by Mrs. Henderson
and Miss Sellers.
The bride, a dark-eyed blond of
acknowledged beauty, never looked
lovelier, her beautiful bridal attire
enhancing her charms. She wore
white duchess satin en train, ornamented
with pearl trimmings and
point d'esprit lace. Her veil of misty
silk tulle was confined to a pearl
eap, from which hung orange blossoms?a
spray reaching to the hem
pf the veil. Her jewels were a platiaum
necklace studded with diamonds,
a gift from the groom. She carried
a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The dame of honor, Mrs. Ivy Hair,
pf Baltimore, wore a handsome costume
of white charmeuse and pearl
trimming, her flowers being white
roses. Miss Helen Tillman, of Edgefield.
'the maid of honor, was attired
in. a lovely dress of green taffeta with
silver lace trimmings and carried
white roses. The bridesmaids were
charmingly costumed in pink georgette
crepe silk, each bearing a basket
of pink Killarney roses. The
flower girls wore white net over pink
and carried small baskets of pink
roses.
The bride and groom, with the
wedding guests returned to the home
of the bride's parents, where refreshments
were served.
On ascending the stair, preparatory
to changing to a travelling suit,
the bride tossed her bouquet among
her waiting bridesmaids below. It
was caught by Miss Moselle Copeland.
On going away she wore a becoming
suit of brown taffeta, with
appropriate accessories. They will
be away for several weeks, visiting
Washington, Richmond and other
points, after which, on their return,
they will mak? their future home in
Spartanburg.
Miss Hair is a young woman of
rare charm and attractive personality,
paving many friends in this, her
home town, who regret her going
away. She attended Limestone and
Greenville College for Women, where
Enlist for Mexican Service.
Messrs. W. E. Hutto, Leightor
Rentz and George Steedly have joined
the Orangeburg military" compan}
for the purpose of accompanying the
militia to Styx, where they will mobilize
to be called upon for service or
the Mexican border. Mr. E. A. Inabinet,
of this city, has been a membei
of the company for^ some time. He
left Tuesday night for Orangeburg tc
depart with the company tomorrow
for Styx. Mr. Ira Cope has enlisted
in the Sumter guards at Charleston.
Several other young men
of the city have signified their intention
of enlisting for the purpose
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of going into tne ax uij aci
mobilizing at Styx the militia companies
will be called upon for Mexican
service as required. By order of
the war department all National
Guard companies in the United States
will mobilize this week. Under the
present law the National Guard cannot
be sent across the border without
special permission from congress.
A new National Guard law will become
effective on July first, and under
this law the military companies
may be sent out of the country if
necessary. The local boys are enthusiastic
over the prospects of having
some actual war experience, and
express their willingness to fight the
Mexicans if necessary. General Funston,
in charge of the situation on
the border and in Mexico, made his
first call upon the National Guard
Tuesday, when he requested the war
department to furnish about thirty
thousand troops at the earliest date
possible. In all, there are about
100,000 National Guardsmen under
arms in the United States awaiting
call to service.
High School Ratings.
The following are the Bamberg
county schools and the names of the
pupils 'receiving State high school
diplomas this year:
Bamberg?Pauline Cook, Francis
rheodore Rice, Newton Pinckney
Smoak, Jr., Hazel Virginia Price,
Ochie Mae Jennings, Inez Sandifer,
Jane Bruce Bellinger, James Wilbur
Simmons.
Denmark?Virginia Irma Hutto,
Maggie Maude Creech, Pauline Ray,
Herman Earl Cain.
Thirty-nine schools of the State
were awarded State high school diplomas
this year. To receive these
diplomas, a total of twelve units must
be made. >
New Advertisements.
W. H. Varn?Notice. V
Mutual Garage?Why Letv
Mrs.'Sallie R. Owens?Notice.
Thielen Theatre?Mary Fuller.
Bamberg Banking Co.?Enter This
Gate.
Star Pressing Club?We Don't
Want.
G. Frank . Bamberg?Braender
Tires.
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Thielen Theatre?HoDan i*osworth.
The Mutual Garage?A Good Impression.
Enterprise Bank?The Money
Question.
University of S. C.?Entrance Examination.
Mack's Barber Shop?It is Delightfully
Cool.
Klauber's?Great Semi-Annual
Sale at Klauber's.
Bamberg Banking Co.?How
About Your Estate?
Farmers & Merchants Bank?Get
Rich Quick Schemes.
Moseley's?Preparedness.
Bamberg Dry Goods Store?Don't
Forget the War Sale.
G. D. Ryan, Agent?Nothing to Be
Added to the Maxwell.
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Lr. rranK joaiiiutjig?wvciiauu Automobiles
Beat the World.
Barnwell Vlctoriousc
Barnwell, June 20.?In a slow, uninteresting
game of baseball here this
afternoon Barnwell swamped the
Denmark aggregation, 19 to 2. Anderson
pitched well for Barnwell.
Bronson, Best and Anderson each got
home runs. The game was called in
the seventh inning on account of
darkness.
Denmark 020 000 0? 2 2 6
Barnwell 840 115 0?19 12 3
Recruiting Officer Here.
Capt. Harry O. Willington, recruiting
officer of the Washington Light
Infantry, Charleston, will he in the
city Thursday.
Consumption is most commop between
the ages of 25 and 30.
she took a special and successful
course in voice. Her college friends
proved their fidelity by serving as her
bridesmaids.
Mr. Cudd is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Cudd, of Spartanburg, a promi
nent family or tnai piace. ne is a
young lawyer and is popular throughout
the State in the social set to
which he belongs.
Bamberg Defeats Denmark.
i At Denmark last Friday Bamberg
outplayed the Denmark team and
' easily defeated them. The feature of
5 the game was the pitching of Rowell,
the striking out 12 of the Denmark
i lads. Crum, of Denmark, secured a
three bagger, but was unable to
score. Following is the box score:
< BAMBERG.
> AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
r Cox, p 4 0 2 1 0 0
I Steadman, lb 4 0 Oil 0 0
Baxter, 3b 4 0 1 2 3 1
l Willis, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0
Shanklin, c 3 1 0 4 0 0
> Crum, 2b 4 0 1 4 1 1
' Zeigler, ss 4 0 1 2 0 2
Wiggins, If 3 1 1 0 0 0
Creech, rf 2 0 0 1 0 0
! Brice, ss 1 0 1 0 0 0
i 33 2 8 27 4 4
DENMARK.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Watson, lb 5 0 1 7 1 0
Cooner, c 4 2 2 12 2 0
Rentz, L., 3b 5 112 2 0
Tatum, ss 5 2 2 1 0 0
Brabham, cf 5 0 1 1 0 0
Rowell, p 4 0 3 1 1 0
Merchant, 2b 4 0 13 10
Folk, rf 4 1 0 0 0 0
Smoak, If 4 1 f0 0 0 0
40 7 11 27 7 0
Summary?Struck out by Rowell,
12, by Cox 2. Stolen bases, Cooner
2, Tatum 1, Rowell 1. Base on balls,
off Cox 2, Rowell 1. Two base hits, i
Tatum, Baxter. Three base hits,
Crilm. Left on bases, Bamberg ~ 7,
Denmark 2.
Bamberg and Fairfax Tie.
In an eleven inning game Tuesday, :
Bamberg tied Fairfax, 4 to 4. The
game had to be called in the eleventh ;
inning on account of darkness. The
game was witnessed by fully 500 people,
it Is stated, fully half of whom <
were visitors. The tie will be played <
off in Bamberg at some future date. ;
box score:
FAIRFAX. (
AB^R. H. PO. A. E.
Rivers, c 5 1 0 7 10 0
Youmans, If 5 1 1 4 0 0
Smith, lb 5 1 1 14 1 0 ,
Barker, p 5 0.2 0 6 0 :
Young, 2b 5 1 1 2 1 0 i
Hammond, cf.*.- 3 0 0 2 0 0
Fennell, C., ss. 5 0 2 0 1 0
Wilson, 3b 4 0 0 1 4 0 1
Fennell, Ch's, rf. 4 0 0 3 0 0 <
Preacher, cf.* .. 2 0 1 0 0 0 i
43 4 8 33 23 0 |
BAMBERG.
Bamberg, F. rf... 5 1 3 2 0 0
Cooner, c 5 1 1 7 3 0
Tatum, If 5 0 0 0 0 1
Rentz, C., ss 4 0 1 2 3 0
Brabham, W., cf. 5 0 1 4 0 0 <
Rowell, p 5 0 2 0 7 0
Rentz, L., 3b. ..'4 1 1 1 0 1
Merchant, 2b 3 0 0 4 2 1
Watson, lb 4 1 1 13 0 2 1
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40 4 10 33 15 5
Summary?Time of game, 2 hours. ;
Left on bases, Bamberg 2, Fairfax 1.
Struck out by Rowell 8, by Barker 6. i
Three base hit, Watson. Umpire,
Bellinger. The
Song of the Oak. 1
I 6tand by the window of Jason.
From Christmas to Christmas I
stand,
Beholding the flight of the moments i
As swiftly they pass thro' the land.
I rock as the wind god whispers. I
I bow as the blizzard goes by.
At night when the moonbeams are '
gleaming, i
'Tis then that I falter and sigh.
In spring when the messenger cometh
To spread the glad tidings around, <
I put on my green coat of welcome *
And sprinkle my shade on the
ground.
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And nothing can give me more pleasure
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Upon the hot mid-summer days,
Than spreading my branches toward
' heaven, 1
1 3 4Vksv rm rv> m n 'o J
iillU Ui't/itMUg LUC ouiiiuici-ouu 0
rays.
In autumn when sweethearts are 1
courting 1
And both are so loving, of course,
I serve as a seat for the couple
And also a hitch for his horse.
I throw off my jacket of emerald
And put on my o'er-coat of brown;
I cast off the leaves from my fingers
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scattering tnem over me giuuuu,
I straighten my shoulders in winter
And send all my blood to my feet,
Thus leaving my limbs tough and
Preparing the winter to meet.
I howl while the cyclone is passing;
I often keep Jason awake;
But then he can tell by my sighing
The moment the cyclone does
break.
?JENNINGS BRYAN RICE.
Asia has many high mountains,
but has fewer large waterfalls than
any other continent.
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"BLINK" MICROSCOPE.
Ingeniously Shows Astronomical
Changes and is Found Adaptable.
A new instrument called the
"blink" microscope, shows changes
by an ingenious superposition of
photographic images of two different
periods. It proves to be adapted
for astronomical purposes and the
Union observatory at Johannesburg
gives a good report of it as an aid in
the present eager search for stars
with proper motion. Two photo
grapns or the same portion of the
sky, taken at times as far apart as
possible, are so held that reflectors '
throw their images into the same eye- ;
piece. The plates can be adjusted so 1
that the two images occupy exactly 1
the same position in the eyepiece, 1
and by means of shutters the images :
can be viewed in rapid alternation.
In this way most of the stars of the
two plates hold their places steadily ;
on the retina. But if any star has 1
moved appreciably in the interval
between the two photographs, it re- !
veals itself by a jump as the images, 1
change and such star is said to be !
"blinked." 1
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AMERICAN GENIUS. " .
Rapid Growth of Invention in This i
Country. ]
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Mr. Lane, secretary of the Interior, i
says the Woman's World for June, 1
estimates that during the last fifty ]
years Americans have patented two- 1
thirds of all the epoch-making inventions
the world has produced in that j
time. Of course, there is room for ]
argument as to what is epoch-mak- :
ing, but the United States may fair- j
Iy be said to lead the world in the j
matter of inventions. Last year over ,
40,000 patents were issued by the ]
United States patent office, exclusive
of those on designs, and only a little
over 4,000 of these were granted to
residents of foreign countries. The
rapid growth of invention in this
country is shown by the fact that in
1837 only 435 patents were issued
in the United States.
A glance at the patent records
shows that most inventions are made,
not by professional inventors setting
out to solve industrial problems, but
by every-day people trying to find
better ways of doing their work.
Thus it is significant that more patents
have been issued for corn-planters
than for any other device. Corn
is raised literally all fever the United
States, and American farmers have
invented 2,658 different machines for
planting it.
THE ROLL CALL.
A Necessary Proceeding Which Emphasizes
War's Tragedy.
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While we were talking we noticed
el group of men come from the edge
of the woods and form into company '
formation, and we could hear them
answer to the roll call, writes E. 1
Morlae, in the June Atlantic. I went ^
over and peered at them. On their 1
coat collars I saw the gilt No. 1. It 1
was the Premier Etranger. 1
As the roll call proceeded, I won- ^
dered. The sergeant was decipher- 1
Ing with difficulty the names from J
his little carnet, and response after
response was, "Mort." Once in a 1
while the answer changed to "Mort (
sur le champ d'honneur," or a brief 1
"Tom.be." There were twenty-two <
men in line, not counting the sergeant
and a corporal, who in rear of <
the line supported himself precari- 1
ously on two rifles which served him *
as crutches. Two more groups ap- 1
peared back of this one, and the 1
same proceeding was repeated. As 1
[ stood near the second group I 1
could just catch the responses of the 1
survivors. "Duvivier:" "Present."? ]
"Selonti:" "Present."?"Boismort:" 1
"Tombe."?"Herkife:" "Mort."? <
Carney:" "Mort."?"MacDonald:"
"Present."?"Farnsworth:" . "Mort I
sur le champ d'honneur," responded i
MacDonald. Several of the men* I *
had known. Farnsworth among 1
them. One off ,~r, a second lieuten- ]
ant, commanded the remains of the
battalion. Seven hundred and fifty
men, he informed me, had gone in !
an hour ago, and less than two hun- 1
dred came back. J
"Ah, mon ami," he told me, "c'est
bien chaud dans le bois."
He Caught the Echo.
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A number of candidates for the J
police force were being examined by ]
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cL aocior Lilt? UliiCi kiclj f auu u yi wvj
stiff examination it was, too, says the ]
Philadelphia Record. At length it 1
came to testing the men's sense of ;
hearing, and said the examiner:
"Do you see this watch?"
Candidate?Yes. ^
Examiner?Do you hear it tick?
Candidate?Certainly; quite plain- :
ly.
Examiner?Stand farther back. i
Candidate retires three paces.
Examiner?Do you hear it now?
Candidate?Yes.
Examiner?Well, you must be j
smart, for the watch has not be?4 i
going for two weeks. ]
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Franklin's Famous Kite.
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Nearly everybody who read in
childhood days how Ben Franklin
brought lightning down from the
skies has an idea that he used one of
those graceful long tapering kites.
He didn't. Chief McLaughlin, of the
electrical bureau, spent a lot of time . >
at the Franklin institute digging into
musty documents before he came
across the old philo^bpher's description
of the appliance.
The kite was square and the size
of a large silk handkerchief with
which it was covered. It will be remembered
that Franklin set out to
control the static electricity in the
air. He knew what lightning would V .
do and he wanted to harness it. His j
experiment was made on an autumn
day while a thunderstorm was rag
in g. J i
"I want to make it clear to the
youngsters of today that they must
not emulate Ben Franklin, for he
took his life in hfs hands," Chief McLaughlin
declared. "That he himself
realized the danger is shown by
the fact that he did not grip the kite
string, but attached a dry silk ribbon
to the cord and stood in a sheltered
doorway so that the ribbon .
could not get wet.
"In other words, Ben Franklin, being
an early advocate; of preparedness,
properly insulated himself
igainst any lightning bolt. Had he
taken hold of the damp string he
would have died much earlier and
his nation would bave lost his valuable
services in France. \
"Franklin's kite was a simple afFflif
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[n principle it was running a light- f '
Qing rod a thousand or more feet in- yi
to the air, where the electrical disturbances
were most violent. There
svas a copper wire attached to the
kite. This was the tip of the light- A
ling rod and the kite cord was the
rod proper. The key was at the end
if the string, so that the electricity
3ould easily jump to the wet ground.
is I said before, the dry silk ribbon, HM
leing a non-conductor of electricity, I
?ave him something to hold the kite
in safety.
"It must have been rattling good
sport for Ben Franklin to see the /
mpper tip attract the electricity from
the skies and watch' the sparks as
they leaped from the key to the
larth. I can almost hear him say,
Now you're talkin',' as an extra * 4
large flame flashed its bluish lights. *
"At the present time the tallest
lightning conductor we have in Philadelphia
is the statue of William
Penn. It silently absorbs thousands
if volts of static electricity and by ,
means of stout copper Wires, which
ire properly grounded, quietly diverts
the charges into the ground. <
"Sometimes the statue is hit, but
it is so well grounded that no harm
can .come to it or to City hall. The
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inly damage to the great statue ie ?
lue to the effect of time.
dann of ofn a. n a a 1 i <*vi fnf r? rr
x uo x cuu otutuc og- u nguvuiug
rod that protects not only the city
ball, but probably other buildings in
the centre of the city is a new idea
to most persons, and it is almost certain
that so long as it is properly ,
linked to the earth by copper wires
the big building is not in danger of
lightning. For this we must thank ^
Ben Franklin, the inventor of the
lightning rod. And Jiere is his own
iescription of the kite that first <
brought sparks from the sky. It is
iated October 19, 1752, and reads: N .
" 'A small cross of two light strips
Df cedar, the arms so long as to reach
to the four corners of a large thin
silk handkerchief; when extended by
the corners of the handkerchief to
the extremities of the cross you have
the body of the kite, which being
prepared with a tail, loop and string,
will rise in the air like those made ef
paper. This, being of silk, fitted
to bear the wet and wind or tne tnunier
gusts without tearing.
" 'At the top of the kite a sharppointed
wire about one foot in length
is placed.
" 'At the lower end of string a key
is fastened between string and silk
ribbon.
" 'One stands in doorway so ribbon
will not b* wet and when kite and
string are ,/et fire will stream from
the key on the approach of one's
knuckles. At key a phial or Leyden
jar may be charged.v?Philadelphia
North American.
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A lu&uuru, w iilv 11 uoo rwcuuy uwu
constructed for the United States
lighthouse service, is so large that a ^
man may easily step inside of it. It
Is said to resemble half of a submarine
boat, and may be heard for
twenty-five or thirty-miles at sea.
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