The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 30, 1907, Image 3
DUEL WITH BOOMERANGS-
The Conflict Between Two Men W'th
punctillio 0 f a Duel.
‘I was visiting at Port August
when the chief justice came to that
town to hold the assizes." writes a j
correspondent of the London Field.
"Port August is almost on the;
border of the desert. In the immedi
ate neighborhood there was growing
in profusion the salt bush,’ which
supports the life of the sheep during
the drought, ami the tempting •prick
ly jack,' a weed good to look upon
but accursed to the farmer, ns Its |
pointed spur works havoc anions the i
fleeces, (.’lose b\ we ^aw a prosper
ous ostrich farm and a number of
camels, with their Afghan drivers,
about to start on a journey still fur
ther north
brother. “You tell me straight, no
tell lies,” wag sufficient to emphasize
the importance of truthful answers.
Several peculiarities in linguistic us
age came out during the examination.
The witnesses used the word lose’
as a euphemism for ‘die,’ and ■kill' in
place of ‘strike.’ it had the oddest
effect to hear how one man would
kill the other and then the other
would retaliate by killing him.
"The peculiar characteristics noted
by tlie writers on aroriginal customs
were illustrated in this trial. One
was the blacks’ inability to count. At
one point it was desired To ascertain
what time elapsed bet ween the death
of the victim and the giving of in
formation to the magistrate. The
man who had himself carried the
news could give ii<> answe r when the
man is thought equivalent to summon
ing his ghost, and that to avoid such
a calamity words once familiar will
even be allowed to drop permanently
out of use. In this case Billy Lee’s
‘1 ubra' never once referred to her
dead husband by name in the whole
of her evidence. She spoke of him
invariably as ‘dead man.’ If it was'
uncanny to hear of a man killing his
antagonist afte r he had already been
killed himself, it gave one no less of
a creepy feeling when this woman told
of how dead man’ ate his dinner or
walked outside his tent or took up
his boomerang."
Ice Crea m for ocean Liners.
i From Popular Mechanics.)
With the steadily increasing demand
for American made ice cream enroute
‘Tlie strange
impn
-ssion of this
juxtaposition of
' old
and new was
d"
cpciicfi by tl)(
- natuia
of the princi-
- >
) case for l ,'i
ah It
was a charge
<111
ainst Jimmy
Vonyilta of the mur
fi
r of Billy Lee,
both a
borigines. The
st,
i*. of the crit
ne was
not complicat-
t
„.\ quarrel s
eemefi
to have arisen
til
rough the ref
usal of
the deceased,
t!;,
nigh of matin
•e year
s. to submit to
ini
tiatory rites
whir
■b technically
uie him a 'y<
miua man.’ The wit-
tic
-'C. were ca;
■eful bi
speak of liini
v,t'. ' as a ‘bo)
.' thou;
ah it was lesti-
fl-
.j that he bad
1 a few
grax hairs.
The actual
conllict
between tlie
tw
o men was en
induct ei
1 with much of
t! <
> punctilio of
a duel.
F.aeh of them
w;
tv armed wit
h whal
t is commonly
called the ‘double boomerang'; strict
ly ^peaking, it should rather be called
a dub iu boomerang form. It is a
lar-'. and somewhat heavv weapon.
m>t intended as a missile at all. but
ii-o i to inflict blows which must, be
delivered only against the head. The
inviolable etiquette of such cncoun
tors demands that each combatant in
turn shall bend hL In-ad lo the al
tar) . not attempting to repay it until
he '.uv- steadily siiff'wed hi' own eha-
ii>. nn*nt. Blow thu- olemnlj alter
nate' with blow, until tin* man with
the stronger arm and harden head
is left the victor, in this ordeal Bill}
I ,• ’ ureumbed.
The witnesses in this trial were u!
eo .:.'*' mainly aborigine- lliemselve
for the crime was committed in one ol
ti.' i: camps. Their deun anor was ex-
trenn !\ m vous. Again and aaain
111* \ had to be exhorted to hold up
tl;ej beads am] to speah ch-arly. One
of them, a strong man with dents up
on his head, suggested a long expe
rience of boomerang duels, fainted in
the course of giving bis evidence and
another collapsed as soon a- he had b it |
lb* nux. Later witne-« > were tlier*
fore allowed to Ht and were frequent
1 refreshed bv a glass of water, which
the\ would empt\ at a single gulp.
Their evidence was given in pidgin
Kngiis'n. interpreted by a police in
spectoi. who was protector of abo-
rig.neg for that district.
"The counsel for the defense had
the advantage of having lived for
-o • time among the blacks when a
bry, and could con-equently niafce
1 • -e 1 f easily unde .stood b\ them.
‘You yabba longa nu now." was bis
intimation (hat they were now to.
.-ak to him instead of to bis learned
The Artifical Tree.
(Nashville Tenneseean.)
"Each year there is a scare that
Christmas trees are getting scarcer,
and the price goes up,” said M. K.
Hawkins, of Bristol, at the Utopia.
"The harvest of trees must necessari
ly come from a greater distance as
the years go by. At the present
time the supply comes mainly from
the northern part of Michigan, but
the forests are being rapidly denud
ed, and it. is necessary to go still
farther north. The growing scarcity
of trees has led to the invention of
an artificial Christmas tree, which
will answer all the purposes of the
natural article and at the same time
tie everlasting. When it has fulfilled
its joyous mission it may be folded
up am] put away to do dut next
season. The imitation tree consists
of a base, a stem and plurality of su
perposed foldable frame section, which
resembles umbrella frames
Thr-
of these groupes are employed, the
lower one being the largest so as to
give the tapering effect to the Christ
mas tree."
Caught Rabbit in Ripe.
(New York Times.)
Tim bunting season being on, Phile
mon McCasker, a New Jersey nimrod
of note, who lives on the outskirts of
Xutley, near Delaware, tells this;
He was hunting in a wood near his
home, accompanied
by his hound, and
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the animal
start
ed
up several cotton
■
tails, but
Met’a:
ske
;• only wasted tils
■
: ■.
cartridges.
The
n h
»* stumbled over a
log anfi sc
raped
hi*
knee. As he fell
feu
his gun wi
is dis
eha
rgefi and the shot
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narrowly <
•sea pe
d hitting the dog. It
REV. S- A. NETTLES.
question was put to him point Idank.
He was next asked how main '-Jeeps
ue bad during bis journey. This in
quire was also ineffectual.
"Lastly tiie layv.er proceeded in
this fashion; Where you sleep .-ame
night Billy l/o Wiled?' Me sleep
So-and-so Creek.' was the prompt ati-
syver. The place of sleeping night al-
ter night was then elided until it wa
easy to calculate the total interval.
So. too. the time of day at yvliicb an>
event happened was indicated not by
mention of flu hour, but b> pointing
to the quarter where the sun was.
I’be other characteri'lic especially
illustrated yvas the reluetance of tie
friends of the dead man to mention
his name after h< i.- --oil. |t is stat
'd by one of the latc>t authorities on
aboriginal practices. X. W. Thomas,
that to mention the name of a dead
to and from (lu Orient, an industry
lias sprung up in California which
furnishes to nearly all the ships of
trans-Paeitic lines ice cream in large
block', sufficient in quantity and
frozen solidity to last the entire trip
to Hongkong and back to San Fran
cisco again.
To cater to the demand a plant has
been constructed in which the ice
cream is frozen yvithout the aid of iee
applied in tlie usual way. The suTi-
stitute i s cold brine, which circulates
around the freezing tanks after com
ing into contact with anionia pipes.
By this process ice cream can lie turn-
• d out at tlie rate oj a batch every
eight minute:-. The capacity of the
plant L l.uun gallons per day.
Subscribe for The Ledger; 1$ a year.
OFF TO HUNT BY BALLOON.
Frenchman Makes First Step Toward
Domestication of the Airihip.
A feyv years ago a X'eyv York artist
who was credited with being old fash
ioned and unprogressive used to look
out of bis studio yvindow, below Fifty-
nintli street, and say that it would be
only a little while before people
stepped out of windows into airships
to make calis. France, at any rate,
yvill fulfill the prophecy soon at the
rate of progress she is making, says a
special cable dispatch from Paris to
the New York- Sun.
Perhaps not the most spectacular
but certainly the most elegant use so
far made of an airship was by M.
Dcutsch de la Meiirthe, who invited a
number of bis friends to bunt on bis
estate He fixed a rendezvous and
said be would arrive there by balloon.
Tlie guests assembled at the appoint
'd hour and sayv a balloon approach
ing. When it arrived over the rendez
vous it descended easily, and M.
Iietitsell, attired in bunting costume
dismounted. The balloon, in charge of
his engineers, then reascended amid
enthusiastic acclamations.
Some time later word came to tlie
hunting party that tlie airship had re
turned safely to its point of original
departure.
A Nighttime lob.
Booker T Washington says that In
the early history of the Institution of
which he is tlie bead be decided to use
u deserted henhouse of considerable
size as a recitation room. While on
t-hc way with some students to clean
It he was stopped by an old colored
man, who in a friendly inan.uer asked:
"Wbar you goin’V”
We told him the nature of our er-
ra ud.
"See here, said he, with im
pressive earnestness, “you sho’ gwiue
tor git into trouble. It am contrary to
the habits of people hereabouts tocleau
out chicken houses in the day-time."
There is said to be more fun stored
up in the new play, "Sis in New
York,” than in any that she has had.
There ig plenty of chance for good
comedy, and her playwrights have
proven in the past that they know
the Hoosier funmaker with plenty of
opportunity. If you are there when
she and Zeke show Pierpont Mor
gan how they dance in Posey county,
Indiana, you will get your money’s
worth. “Sis in X'eyv York" comes for
one night only, on Monday, Decem
ber 2nd.
Gaffney
lady’s
Mill
gold
LOST—Between the
and Limestone Mills, . —„ _ „
watch, with photo of young man in
bad:-. Reward if returned to this
office. Nov. 30-tf.
yvas MeCasker's last round of ammu
nition. but the dog, not knowing that,
kept close to bis master’s side.
Then a singular thing happened.
.McCasker pa,] reached the edge of the
wood and had taken a seat on a piece
of discarded stovepipe. The pipe
bent beneath Ids weight, leaving an
opening at one end ami elosing the
other. At that moment the dog feret-
«'d out a ralibit and the rabbit, pur-
siu-d by the dog. ran straight into the
open end of the stovepipe. Mr. Mc
Casker took it out with his hand and
went on ids wav in triumph.
Summer Fruits in Fall.
(Yakima Dispatch to Seattle Post
Intellengeer.)
During the fall of 1(V>7 the Yakima
Valley pas produced a supply of fruits
which has been nearly as varied as
that of the entire season, a picture
taken by a local photographer giving
a faint idea of the endless variety.
There have been many varieties on
the local market this season, the list
including strawberries, melons, canta
loupe. apricots, cherries, raspberries,
blackberries, peaches, pears, prunes,
plums, grapes, apples, and quinces.
During Novombej a number of crates
of strawberries, which have been on
the market throughout tlie season,
have been picked. A number of young
men joined recently in a fruit display,
made in the Methodist church at
North Yakima, showing nearly all of
these varieties of fruit. The record
lias probably not been excelled in any
other section of tlie United States.
DON’T KAIL To VI
No, 812 Limestone St.
And <jet prices on KULNITI KK, 'SToVKS and
RAXORS. Ooods delivered anywhere in the state
it’the amount purchased will justify it. : :
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Saturday We Shall Inaugurate the Largest Sale
Ever Held in Gaffney.
Every department in this store will be represented in this wonderful sale. Now Is the
time foriyou to save money on all your winter supplies in Clothing, Shoes, Dress Goods,
Hats, Ladies and Children’s Cloaks and Underwear. The prices will be about one-half
prices. Don’t miss this sale if you want to save money.
Ladies’ Cloaks
Ladies’ Cloaks in black and grey,
trimmed in Velvet, were $4.50, Sale
price $2.98
Ladies’ Long Coats in black trimmed
in straps and Velvet, were $5.00,
Sale price $3.98
A big assortment in colors of Child
ren’s Coats, all ages, were $2.50,
Sale price $1.98
A big line in Ladies’ Rain Coats at
half price.
Dress Goods
5 ard-wide all wool Suiting, value .’>5c
Sale price 22c
54-inch all wool Broadcloth in all col
ors, was 85c, Sale price 68c
In this pj ) \vl m ;;i x w j t * ? sh) ,vin
all the latest sc vies an l fabrics at
low prices. We cann >t j i >ce
all of the prices.
Domestics
Yard-wide unbleached Sheeting, value
G l-2c, Sale price 5c
Best quality Hickory Shirting, value
10c, Sale price 7c
Yard-wide Bleaching, good value at
10c, Sale price . .. 8 3-4c
Da^k colored Outing, s)lid colors,
value 8 l-3c, Sale price .......7c
Ladies 1 and Children’s
Underwear
L i lies’h? ivy !l j 1 Vests an 1 Pants,
value 60c, Sale price ....42c
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We have a big line in Children’s Un
derwear at a big cut in price.
Ask to see the 12-4 Blankets
at $1.68.
Men’s and Boy’s Clothing
Men’s worsted Suits, value $5.00,
Sale price $3.25
Men’s all wool Suits, value $6,50,
Sale price .... . .. $4.00
Men’s all wool Suits in all of the
newest colors, value $13.50, Sale
price $9.50
Boy’s fine all wool Suits. $3.00 values,
Sale price $1.98
We cannot quote all the prices on
Clothing. It would take all
the space in the paper
: Men’s Underwear
Wright’s Health Underwear every
body knows that it sells for $1.00 a
garment, Sale price 75c
Shoes
Men’s Vici Blucher Shoes, value $1.50,
Sale price $1.19
Ladies’ Vici Blucher or Bal, value
$1.50, Sale price $1.19
If it is Shoes you want we sure can
please you in quality and prices. We
cannot give you all the prices on
Shoes for we have the largest stock
Gaffney.
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You have attended sales and sales
in Gaffney, but we promise you in
this sale real bargains.
Don’t forget the date of the sale. It begins Saturday and will continue until the first of (he
year. We positively will not charge goods at these prices.
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