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For Fath ts I 1 Alarm Clocks Jew A Rn Receivers Key Brush and Combs Key Sets Kui Brashes Lett Bolton Boxes Li qi Button Hooks Loci Chains, all Linds Lor Charms Man Cigar Cuses. Hat Cigar Cutters Mill Cigar Jars ' Mir; Cigarette Cayes - Nail (?Jocks, all kinds Nap Collar Buttons Pop Comb and Brash Pen 8ets M? Combs ?oe Cnff Buttons B&z Deeanters Blfl! Desk Accessories 8ca Diamond Jewelry Drinking Cups- Jg Eye-Glass Cases Sha Eye-Glass Chains Shit Eye-Classes Suo Fountain Pens gj? Fobs TOI, Fraternity Jewell/ Too Gold Jewelry Uml Hair Brashes $flj Hat Brashes wat Ink Stands Wi I .?? 'ii i* I mi LEAVE Peking, Oec. 15.-Prince Ching, who bas suddenly Come out ot long retirement to participate In the ne . collations concerning the rights the ..deposed Manchu dynasty 1B to enjoy ..; under, the prospective reestablishment , ot the1 monarchy. was for many years ] one of the most important figures tn . Chinese, pol?tica v .. . .' Ho has .been living quietly at Tion .taln abd was summoned to. Peking td . look after, the .Interests of tho do posed boy-emperor who is living as a i prisoner in she forbidden city at Pe king.; Pr ince. Ohing was born' in . 183?, and when 13 years of age was adopted by a grandson of Emperor ' Calen Lung, and was continually ad-.j vi?uced until 1908 'when, upon the . death, of Emperor* Kuaug Hou, lie '- ;'^/x\ was admitted to U'-o rank of u -here- j ? dttary prince of the. first, order. Many : ? .??if his sons and daughters ihave marr -.; ried into the .Chinese royal family. ] .In" Manchu circles, therefore, . OPirtncev Ching la a person of very .' great'-consequence on tho'ground of family ties alono.. In addition he ls ? oxc^edb^fly wealthy and' for niany y^rs waa the most powerful minister in Peking; V in April 1884, he became president of tao Tsungll Yamen; the old ibbsrd of foreign affairs, ' and in V;: "?> that Capaci'-iy h?B name ls associated .', with miany bf the outstanding events of China's recent history. -';:?......There waa, m fac? a .period -of " ". ?nany jjcSrs "?hc?i practically . is?la lng cc ii Ul be. done without. Prince . Ching's, cognisance and help, wuen f his front door? waa a market: place at j which. Qppolntntentei'promotions and ?' p?Yji>^tiffjif.??ra _bo??ght.;. and scld, when'hie ^faVci^ was the passport that opened the moUt Intimate and closely guarded portals, : i?hen (bis frown ? ? ;? -. meant ^t? ^ tu?>.-most elaborate vson?m?s..' And nowi a??r a period of ' retirement iand comparative unimpor tance, he re-emerged egaln to ''p?t ,. f brought' what may well prove to be tb? l?st? big deal bf his life. T^e "te?n?' ca" which the Man - chus abdicated, lard "favorable; tfbat^ vjW-&'P3t?*menV that Prince Cbttg; ; * ? tien tfettt af tor Abdication tho, em.-, porc^efctaldbo allowed.to retain bl? yt?tte'^ . public via* respect 4o>to a forel ' sovereign. Article two arran! ? that 6he.1 throne -should receive from I tho republic an unau<y bf Taels 4.? 000,00o '. ($5#00,000 ?asican) until U tbe;??ttWl?Wnt/e# new enrr^cy, J ' wfian :*feeVeiiia; should b? J4.09p.000 ^..t?st?xicsa?) $yartibtttbree tba eur' .Mifi^^'sirlo^tio allowed to : resido t^i^m?0rkUi' tho inipcrl?i palace, . but; was later. tb remove to the : Bb? ^; ??srkv fretainmg his bodyguard at jthe ticlea alldwed ami to cctittoue to eerv ? ?bm the religious apirltua! connected el Cases Chains Bings res, ali kinds er Openers lor 8ets ' . sets lng Cops ilcure Sets ch Boxes tnry Bru shea rors I Flies kin Bings, er Weights ells tograph Frames ket Knives ors all kinds rf Pins vlng Brashes ting 'Mirrors Ting. Mugs ring Sets t Studs e Horns np Boxes Clasps' acco Jars th.pick Holders ) relias . ch Chains ch Charms i ches, all kinds sk Brooms "j ' ! For i Diamond B La Yallierc Bar Pins Cameo Bro? Gold Brace) Watch Fob! Pearl Bingi Eye Glass < Chatelaine Dinner Bin SUck Fins Toilet Sets Bouquet H Handy Tim Sets of Sp< Card Cases Sterling SI' Shoppie^ i CoUar Pins Souvenir P Change Pa Plain Bingi Flower Tas Vanity Casi Lingerie Cl Keck Chain Gold Watcl Signet Bini Hat Pins m noi??r s*? S RETIREMENT and m au sol ca, Y/;, ich were to ho pro tected by guarda provided by the re- { public; to retain his retinue aa hith- ' cr to,. appointing, however, no more 1 enunuchs; to enjoy'possession ot hU 1 private property under the republic's ' protection and to retain tho Im- j perlai guards, which, however, were to be placed under. (j.;D control ot the department of war. ' ' . The Imperial clansmen .were ' to re tain their titles and private, .proper ty, enjoy public and private rights on a'footing ot equality with ell othe; citizens and) be exempt from military1, Borvice, similar terms being agreed j to as regards Manchus, Mongols, Mo hammedans and. Tibetans. - Impovev [ ish?fi ,v princes ,and dukes were to. bo. ' provv*od with means of livelihood, while provision was also tb be m ado ! for th? banners,' or profession- j al ancient soldiers, wjhb were hence- i forth to be, free in respect to' trado . and ?esidonco. . The term "favorable" j waa amply justified considering all tho circumstances of tho moment at ! which, tho- agreement wa3 drawn up. - To Prince Ching, towevur, the; du ty of Negotiating for'its rovlslon will bo a task rich in. opportunities, es pecially as the imperial seal appears tc. be a sine qua non of a :t?vlv?l of monarchy. tn the eyes of Europeans, thp importance attached to the sval appears amusingly exaggerated ; ...to the Chineco. od the other. ?:and, for malism, fe s^cr^i??i?ig k'a? ;t ??b? ihn easence of the pxesest situation that the edicts in which the Maaefrus an nounced their abdication delegated tc Yuan Shl-kai authority to "organiic srttfli fait .? gower*, r a .'provisional..- re** publican government.''.'.',Theoretical ly; thttrbforbi sb long as the Stahehus'} retain t?h?e eeal they'retain-ttie.iourco said symbol of the nuthortty? which I '?.K?Lliowed Yuan i5ht-kal to Hise. Early Biding. \ Farmer Brown and. Farmer .Jonesj 'were ? near neighbors and many a. dis pute took- place as to who was th e earlier' riser. Both 'maintained ; that, each excelled the other; One nay' Farmer Brown determined to. put the subject to test Rising very \^?t'|aoihitlnE'jU^t'2'V?!ocl?; he HWted-TO visit his friend-, areet Mf ?&tonishnsent when; tie \ saw' i. Jones hanging out the clothes la garden. '?Farmer Jones; about ?" he asked. "WeH/* responded? the ,'i lady, "bc wa? thor first ; part of 'the morning, but Is doune where lie ,he now Sunday School Advocate. ". j Mow th?; Hotr darted. . j- "Do you supp?t thst the borse that 1 thr?w '-.K??'g? Georg*a horse dCi ?ot??**! A^d -t?? ?t?itor of F^oeU "Ho?, said: 1be wlt?yi Be^f-Eater rk ' the TOWJHV was honly the fcoWc .-.lid la* thr?wnV^bichange; Jngs s . DCllCS ' Lets 9 j Chains Flos ff? olders i >ons !rer 'diver arses rses % m BS lasps ts les rs tiolA J.ni'T.-f?i; Stick Fins Link Buttons Jewel Cases Manicure Sets Fancy China Sautoirs Veil Pins Bondolr Clocbs Belt FInB Chafing Dishes Cuff Pins Whist Sets Hes!; Sets Casseroles Toilet Bettles Pendants Brooches Coral Kings . Bress Pin Sets Gold JBeads Silver Novelties Gold Crosses Puff Boxes Lorgnettes Mesh Bags Shoe Buckles Travcliug Sets Hair Combs i Pleasant ?niernment. Oddly enough, the fact that- MO many American v?asele are 'Interned in a certain harbor by authority | of . the 'British- government ha? given I 1 budden and distinctly prominence' to | 1 a town hertoiore unknown tc .the ! ! world, KirkwaJI ls a little place, wita [.bout 4,000 inhabitants in the island j ? country. of .Orkney. Jc-lstatn country of Orkney. 'Its location , may be fixed 'n'the minds ot readers by, I thc state uent of theyf ari that it Js be j tween twenty and thirty miles north j oi the famous "JcOn-O-Groat's", tho ?moSt northern point of Scotland. Le I cause of its commodious harbor, in i I which moy bo held hundred s ot ?'"yea . : sei's if -necessary and on account ot' , the fact that tho harbor: s^aco ia not occupied for the purposes of trade, the Bille town ls cho/jen by. tho Brit? j lah authorltiea as perhaps the most ? available- piece within tho rango o? I government supervision for the safe ? keeping of detained American ves sels. In Other' w?r?u, the- pi faence1 of suai vessels has put Kirkwall "on tho map," with a prominence it never ] might have attained otherwise. It W of interest to note that Kirk-j wall and Its surroundings furnish] one bf the most attractive places in tho world for sightseeing. History abd-tradition corn-bine to, trace . thc civilization and archives of the sec tion' . back to tie. timos of Scandanl vlan.supremacy.i The castle, the pal-! nco and the cathedral bro buildings] of remarkable i?terest and1 tho sc?a-r cry of tiie surrounding country Ja described as .beautifni. -Chattanooga I Times, i Busiest Corner of United States. In.the January American Magazine! Fredi fi. Kelly saya : j * It io not generally known that one ? ot ii':? busiest cornera in the United] ??tes is nt the aita.'-Bection of .Brood j and Market streets In- Newark,. New j Jersey. But th?e point- serves as an I exception tb tho role, thai the value ty j retail property depends on the* nura-1 ber of persons passing tho property. '? The Newark corner/; while said to be ; the -obsJ?st lu the kountry, is; not the most valuable^ ' It.1*.?, transfer point for .various, ctf;|p^|&d ?tifo traill c tnere is ont of proxirtion tb the sire of th? c?ty. ..- '. V "Another tremendously busy place Is tho n^theast comer of Broad way abd Forty-^KKfcn^^^ Ii is ?, subway corner and in the heart of the th??tre district. Tho* traffic there J? practical}* ceaseless through- j C:'ti >U the twenty-four invars.. Three ) a count.boveiing five dif i<showed that an average* jua: tbo hundred and eighty Ittyb^ob^wd persons -'pass?e* that cor-. r,ef. dally. By no* It is greatly In ex- | cess of ??ai figure." Wilsen. Bars CasterJH. >^?M???gtob; "Dec. ? ' f*?.;-President j rriUon v^tf apt per-ult any photos tb] be ibkea>.*Ji':t?6r'' weddin* ?aturda?] nght , : if wa? announced at : ??b White mmf<^<y.Xviii - .i Po For Baby Hauy Spoons ?lb Pins Bracelets Btrtbmonth Spoons Brash and Comb Sets Brushes, all binds Coin Purses Cologne Bottles Comb aud .Brush Sets Combs ('rosses Cups . Diamond Jewelry Dress Pins Earrings Gold Jewelry La Volitares Locket Chains Lockets Manicure Sets Mesh Bags Mirrors Nail Brushes Nail Flics Nopain Kings Bu! ties' I H. KEE tr son's Leading Jewelry l >sn?ShoppIn?. : She ?creamed. fhterror when -her pursi.: . ""i ? ::?.-y Was ~sjj?t?btd frpm out ter jeweled bnn.fi, ' And hurled av modest scmi-curso Toward -the .fleeing, bold brigand; Ar.d when tho copper caught tho 'thief **f$FWtf$ She seized the purse with anxious air, I And breathed a sign of BWeot relief ! To ; find 'ihr treasures all wore j there. A penciled' note ,. Her fellow wrote, ?; sugar plum, A wad of gum. .. A hair pin (bent) . . A copper cent, A buten book With broken crook, A safety pin, A curling tia. \ A powder rag, ' A sachet bag. These . Were tho treasures -whisk she j . ?boro .. <' Around with her from stoTo to store Wilie.' on a shopping.tour, to see Tile many pretty things which .ohe WouWl love to buy if ehe but had I The cash, and with a smile so glad! It almost made the copper sneeze She cranked, htm; and with sprightly ease on to sock another store Or Vwo where she could shop some | more. ?' m ii Farmer Whe ???Ted to Town. In Farm and: ?Fireside is the story .<tf a farmer who sold his proper ty..to i )ive lo the city, because ht? city friends ".wore good cla2*<vs, had. mon? ey Jingling in their pdchets and went ! to thc tnovir.3, belonged to. cl nbs, and' enjoyed a yearly vacation," "H? found.?'? however, i!hat tborrdty man paye dear-; ly for these luxuries. A "We came to know." he said, "that ! lt was just as hard! for" ihe city mah tojget up at seven o'clock In the ! morning as it was for the countyy man to ?et up. at.five, Why sot Be? ; cause fro muBt'noA. relax; he la over on doty . He must . Smile at this per ron and that person. Ho. dares not notice anyone'a pecularltles, or o3dl 'ties,''dr' Unreas?nableneas. . The . .re ts?lt is h emust find his relaxation in *fce evening; therefore the family rarely ?eta; bed before ten or elc^n o'clocV. and sevjn in tho morn ing finds hfcfr i?ftt ha sleepy And, far j$|?4T*freabed than five founds Mu* on ??:-ie?6rm. "We found going io work fpr teowie body else eyery day In the year, ex cept Sunday and perhaps ; a two?' weeks vacation, under -somebody else as manager, didn't ^etaccly suit our country spirts of freedom < We came to know th^tcfir. . friends ;s?v?d scaTceiy a cehtr ena, , fkrihtam?'r?. one couldn't seo exactly how they : w^6r? extravasaut. In the city it is unbelievably hard . to separate' nsr^^.-irom'n?ceasMes." ? ?sj For Brothe ?a Brush and Comb Sets Brushes, all kinds Chains, all kind? Charms Cigar Coses Cigar Cutters Cigarette Coses Class Pins Clocks, all kinds Collar Bnttons Comb and Brush Sets Combs , Cuff Bntto?s Besk Accessories Diamond Jewelry Eyeglass Cases Eye?ClasH Chains Ej c filasses Fobs Fountain Pens Fraternity Jewelry Gold Jewelry Hair Brushes Hat Brushes Ink Stands Key Chains Hey Rings Manicure Match Si Military Nail File Napkin ] Pencils Desk Bet Signet II Cuff Llnl Scarf Ph To liri ta ia l'Igor Ca Gold Wo Full Dre Tie Clns? Military Book Ko Cord'Cai Emblem Desk Cit Sntehei \ Key Rln Emblem Gold Loi Match ll Vest Chi Sharing Smoking Emblem SE & CO Store m In Mesopotamia. '.j No further disaster seems to havo ovor taken the Erl tish forces In Meso- j potamla, which aro now more t-':<an ! 100 m Ilea away fiom Bagdad, which ; wah almoBt in sight whon the defeat occqrred. Having safely retreated so 1 far, there is a. more hopeful chance < for. the exp?dition to escape from .the I trap in whioVtt was caught.'. But although reinforcements and fresh supplies are Bail to bo on tho way tho chance of taking Bagdad does not ap pear to bo brilliant if only because Turkey has a scnsiM>> advantage in communications. Nor will, Germany fall to exert, itself to the. utmost to prevent tho seizure . of ono of the main rrizesof the war. It is no doubt due to British sea power and to, tho .way in which the empire has grown .that the British military mind thinks .naturally In .terms of "expedi'ionj," which the Prussian-military mind as naturally expresses Itsolf in sweep ing mass movements. The trouble! with the expedition up the Tigris and 'Euphrates war. that Prussia lay . at I the other end of lt.-Springfield Re-^j publican. ... A 51 (?NH BSUKD, J.acid ni AsUyour Oraiuktfa ?'U.tI,ci-!N-'? UI>nn4Drwi, I'll!? ia nid ?o-J.Uold mmilicV Un, toiled with r.lua Rllibon, To'--??? Mtier. Jiu* ctyour l>TfcvirH!. AikfivCMI.CIlT.H.TEnf? IUASII?M> ?IRANI? l'll.l.?, f f ur, ycn<ktu>wf>itsB?it,2iifat,At?>y>Rcl&>l0 SD!0 Rv upwindBTRVWHERC Are IOU eating Yourself U you sure throwing away fCvsc income, that's, exactly what you arc ?ontg. Save the Dime* that they may into .Dollars ; as the years go by. Citizens National Bank For Mother Sets ifcs Brushes g lings TL Back Combs Bags Bar I'ins Belt Bin? Bernte Bell? Belt Pins BInck Jewelry Blotters Bodkins Bracelets Brooches Brush and Comb Set? > Brushes, nil kinds Buckles Card Cases Chains, all kinds China Cologne Bottles Combs Cresses Caff Buttons Darning Outfits Desk Accessories Dress Pins Earrings. Fobs Fountain Pens lint Pin Holders Hat Pins Uearts Ink Stands. lenci Boxe? Knit es, nil kinds La Vulllcrcs Lockets Locket Chains Manicure Sets Mesh Bags Mirrors Mirrors Kail Brushes Kail Files Pencils / Pendant* Photograph Frames Pin Trays Puff Boxes lUngs, all kinds Scissors Hewing Sets Soutenir Spoons Stamp Boxes Stick Pins Talcum Powder Talcum Powder Sets Thimbles Toilet Sets Umbrellas Vanity Cases Vases Veil Plas Watch Chains Watch Pins Watches, all kinds Wri3t Bogs I J 3 m Anderson and Spartanburg IMG term begins January 3rd. , Penmanship, Bookkeeping,. Short hand-,and Typewriting are tho leading branches taught. Como and let us prepare you Cor an independent c?r?er. Competent. Bookeepera abd Stenographers are al wayu In demand. Day and night sessions. . Enter any time. ' , ^ Cecil's Business Scho?l Anderson and Sporteuburg, S, C. "CABBAGE PLANTS" Wo havo now ten million cabbage plants on hand ready for shipment. Our plants aro grown close to.the Sea Coast, In the open air, and bur seed are grown by the very best seedsman on Long Island, N. Y. , Wo havo tho following variotios; "THE EABLY JER8EY WAKE FIELD." "THE CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD," "THE SUCCESSION" and "FLAT DUTCH." ; Our prices aro: In lots from 1 to 5 thousand $1.00 per thousand, 5 thousand and over 75cts. per thousand F. O. B. hore cash with order., Wo -JJ, will make rcn a special price on larger orders. Give us your order, and we will ship you plonts that will give you the very best results. Yours .very truly, THE ONLY PLANT CO., Meggctts, S. C. Christmas Huntinff Forget tho caren and troubles* of business for one .day at least during the Holidays; and take '* . long tramp, with dog and gun. M ' . ?.>; ':; If yon. do not flhd the game in plenty you will certainly/ Hud yourself, with a; ..better^' appetite to enjoy .the good things at homo, upon.VVpbr< kC^ -t-.. ' ". .return, ' ? " : There-.is always'.'more pleasure in"the pursuit of an object . th?n the possession of ii. Vyehave a completeWck; bf .SHELLS, LEGG? NS, HUNT? . I?i* COATS, and GUNS. . LET US FiT YOU OUT.