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LIGHT IS ENERGY. If tha Rays Are Not,,Absorbed They Will Travel yi Forever. If one could gee an inclosed room with perfectly mirroring walls and light an electric bulb in it for a second and then suddenly annihilate the bulb the light would go on reflecting back and forth forever. So if one could look into this room a year later he would see the lighted bulb, which no longer existed, mirrored in all the walls of the room. However, if the bulb had been left in the room iffter being extinguished it, being dead and not a ^ ^^?-?oi!hoi?/4 penetl reucviui, nuum uuum << ?v absorbed ail the light back and have converted it into heat. If light from an object is not absorbed it, being energy, travels on forever. Take a church steeple with ( the sun shining 011 it and no clouds above. The light reflected from the steeple will go out into space and travel forever unless it strike some matter in space. So a person 011 a distant planet could see the steeple if he had glasses strong enough? the matter of seeing being merely to receive enough light from the seen object to impress the retina. If this celestial observer were very far away the light of course would take some time to get to him and he could not possibly see the steeple as soon after the sun struck it as could an observer on the earth. } ' . In the regions of space there are rays of light that were reflected from people and buildings ages ago. If some one were there to catch these rays he could actually see things that long ago ceased to exist except as light rays. Astronomers do actually see such things, for they can look at stars hose light has taken forty years to get to the earth. If these forty year stars were to go out no one on the earth could possibly see them go out for forty years. They would still be seen in the sky as bright as ever for forty years more. This fact demonstrates more plainly than any-other that what one sees is light and not objects. A friend's face, for instance, is not Been. Nothing is seen but the light reflected from that friend's face. The friend could be annihilated and one would see his face for a 6hort time thereafter?that is, would see the light from his face.?New York American. . The Arabs of Syria. Among the Arabs of Syria a man changes his name after the birth of X liC i7UI>C VI 11 CILUlgVVU vuvv met by accident an officer in a state of inebriety. "Look here, sir/' said the iron duke. "What would you do if you met one of your men in the condition in which I find you ?" The officer drew himself up, gave the military salute and replied with 1 great gravity, "I would not condescend to speak to the brute/' Flis wit saved him his commission. % - ... .'v , " v.if rv .? . . * : his eldest son, assuming the name which has been bestowed upon the v heir, with the prefix Abu, meaning "father of." Thus, if the son is called Fudle Allah, "God's bounty," the father will henceforth be known as Abu Fudle Allah, "father of God's bounty." In like manner the mother would become known as Em Fudle Allah, "mother of God's bounty." This custom is not merely one of common speech, but extends to all occasions and even to legal documents. Still more strangely, even when a man though married has no 6on the courtesy of oriental society demands that he should be addressed as Abu Salim or Abou Mahmoud, after an imaginary son whom politeness confers upon him. What Intermittency Meant. Intermittency is that form of irregularity in which tile pulse appears to drop a beat occasionally. In some instances it occurs regularly and two or three times per minute for several hours. Sometimes also it is verv irregular and is noted a number of times within a few seconds and not again for a minute or more. This peculiarity generally causes much uneasiness. Yet, while it may be a very serious symptom and associated with grave and incurable disease of the heart, it often signifies merely a functional disturbance which is in nowise dangerous. Rough on Both. Patrick's face was so homely that it had been described as an "offense to the landscape," and he was as poor as he was homely. One day a neighbor met him and said: "And how are ye, Pat?" "Mighty bad," answered Pat. "It's starvation that is staring me in the face." "Is that so?" said the sympathetic inquirer. "Sure, and it can't be very pleasant for ayther of ye." ?Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Saved by His Wits. W AV> Anna HARVIN HAPPENINGS. Progressive Boslness Men?Visitors from the Antipodes. Harvin, July 12: ? Everybody hereabouts is elated over the fact that the Hon Jno L McLaurin, State Cotton Warehouse Commissioner, will speak at Alcolu Friday next, July 16. This information is authority over the signature of Mr McLaurin and every one in this section of South Carolina that wishes to hear this distinguished son of Carolina, whose oratorical powers are second to none in Dixie and whose information on the burning ' 1 -~ f Ka of nrr fKra SUUJtCl U1 llIC liUUJ nic oiui uig, bnv. holding and the financing of the coming cotton crop will do well to come to Alcolu on this occasion and hear Lhis master of the situation, to hear his timely advice to the careworn cotton grower and dependent country merchant who is facing financial ruin for lack of timely, urgent assistance in the preservation of those who are producing cotton, and who is dependent upon some favorable action nationalizing and valorizing the staple of the oppressed millions of farmers in the South. A most cordial invitation is extended to all. That ever progressive and alert firm, D W Alderman and Sor^ Co of Alcoiu, has nearly completed a modern up-to-date ginnery which will be operated by the steam produced at their great nest of boilers which produces the great power that operates their immense saw and planing mills. This firm also has nearly completed two modern silos which are being constructed on the plans furnished by an expert from the American Government at Washington, D C. Capt John Bagnal Brogdon, Harvin's progressive mill man, is now grinding corn and grits from the grain that is produced in this section and furnishing same in even weight, commercial size sacks to the stores at Alcolu, Brogdon and some of it is even going to the Sumter market. If Mr Brogdon can secure hereabout a sufficiency of corn and wheat he will install this coming Beason a separating and grading outfit for his already new mill and then he will be in position to furnish pearl grits and meal in the varying commercial grades, in even weight sacks for the local and away markets. Mrs Emma Faunce Ross of Philadelphia. Pa, who has been visiting Miss Kitty McFaddin, has left for Sumter where she will spend the week-end with Mrs Jake Harvin on Bartlett street. This very intelligent and charming lady has many friends in Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties who are always glad to welcome her and regret to see her leave. Mrs Nathaniel Gist Gee of Souchow, China, accompanied by her husband, Prof Nathaniel Gist Gee, and three children, is on a visit to her parents in America, Honorable and Mrs C M Davis of Summerton. Mrs Gee was formerly Miss Claribel Davis of Davis Station, S C, and was married to Prof Gee who was then and is now a professor in ihe Souchow University, Souchow, China. Miss Hattie Tutle of Greelyville is spending some time with Mrs Alexander Manigault Keels at Harvin. B H H. Death of Mrs Chas. Boyd, Trio, July 12:?Our whole community was saddened on the morning of June 25 when it learned of the death of Mrs Charlie Boyd, which occurred at her late residence at Spring Gully. The deceased had been a great sufferer and was in bad health for sixteen months. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Marshall. She is survived by her husband and two children, father, mother and four brothers. She was a member of Spring Gully Baptist church, and was buried at Harmony Methodist cemetery Saturday, June 25, the funeral services being conducted by her pastor, Rev W H Whaley. We bow in humble submission to our Father's will, ard say sleep on and take thy rest. . W. CKInninn TAmfllAPIB. LJUip|?..{| - For distant markets, gather fruit just as soon as the blossom end turns yellow and slight traces of pink are apparent. Careful grading is necessary to put up a discriminating pack. In each pack only tomatoes of the same size and degree of ripening should be found. If disposed of on the local market, do not gather until practically ripe. In shipping, the best results are obtained when the stems are removed and the fruit is wrapped in"white news" or any type of soft paper. Place all fruit with stem end down. The standard shipping receptacle is the Georgia six-basket peach carrier. ? The Progressive Farmer. Beauty More Than Skin Deep. A beautiful woman always has good digestion. If your digestion is faulty, Chamberlain's Tablets will do you cood. Obtainable everywhere. ' Il~ I A Case of Blackmail By SADIE OLCOTT Pietro Caracal! was deliberating on a plan to extort money by sending a threatening letter to some one who could afford to hand over the cash to aroid trouble, when chance gave him a flue opportunity. He was walking past the estate of the Hethringtons one night about 11 o'clock when he espied a light flash among the trees within the inclosure. Pietro was of an enterprising turn of mind, arguing that one can never tell when a secret may be picked up which may be turned into money. The flash had revealed to him something that he had net expected to see at that time of night in a rich man's i grounds?namely, a gentleman carryj ing a small oblong box under his arm. Moreover, Fietro got a glimpse of a lady moving beside the gentleman. Both were young, and the lady was beautiful. Fietro climbed the fence with the agility of youth and. creeping through such plants as adorn gentlemen's estates, made his way toward the couple, who were moving to a rear corner of the grounds. . Pietro did not need to be the adept he was at theorizing to feel sure that this young couple were going to bury the body of a child contained in the box they had with them. If the little one had died without mystery there would have been no need of their interring it at this time of night and in this secret manner. Stealthily he followed the couple, who stopped at an open space in the shrubbery. The man dug a grave and, having put the box in it, shoveled in the earth and smoothed the surface, while the lady, holding the lantern, stood by, a picture of melancholy. A big dog stood by the lady, viewing the burial with evident interest When it was finished and the couple were about to return to the house the dog pricked up his ears and gave a low growL Pietro beat a hasty retreat The dog dashed toward him, and Pietro got over the fence just in time to save himself from a pair of powerful jaws. Pietro believed that be had a valuable secret If he was right in his inference that the body of a child had been buried those who had interred it would undoubtedly give a large sum for the preservation of the secret Pietro was a methodical rascal and would have visited the grave, dug up ??J naannA^ himanlf f\f fhft I Lie UUA UUU asouicu muiovn. v* *mv truth of his inference, but he had a wholesome dread of the dog's Jaws. To go there in the daytime was impracticable, and at night the dog was unloosed and permitted to roam over the grounds. Pietro thought of going to the house and making inquiries of the servants that would help him in determining what the secret burial meant, but he was farseeing and looked forward to a possible future arrest, in which case to be identified as having prowled around the place, the denizens of which he proposed to bleed, would prove a great disadvantage to him. He determined to proceed on the theory that there was something to be concealed. He learned the name of the owners of the place, then wrote a note mentioning what he had seen and offering to keep the secret on payment of $5,000, giving an assumed name to be addressed at the general delivery of the postoffice. In a week's time he received a note written in a feminine hand imploring him not to divulge what he had witnessed. The money to pay for his silence was being got together, and as soon as it was ready he would be notified. A fortnight later, not having heard anything further in the matter, he wrote again, demanding immediate payment or the police would be notified that a crime had been covered up. To this he received a reply that $3,000 ? ? - " i or ready money uuu oeeu ruiseu uuu would bedjurned over to bim in any manner flat he might designate. Each year for four years $500 would be paid him provided the secret was kept This looked to Pietro like a bona fide offer. He had not thought that the parties would likely provide against being called on for blackmail in future. He accepted the proposition and appointed a meeting at a certain day and hour at a street corner near the eeene of the burial to receive his first payment He would wear a brown suit and would carry a book in his left hand. Any attempt at treachery mould result in the death of his would be captor. At the time appointed a man appeared on the scene and, seeing another in a brown suit and a book in his hand, asked him if he were the party to be paid for keeping a secret Pietro admitted that he was, and the other put his hand into his inside coat pocket took out a fat pocketbook and was about to hand it over when several men started from different points near by, one of whom clutched Pietro from behind before he could make any defense. Then he was taken to a police station. | Disv+vn InafnaH r\t hnvinC provided I 1 1CU Uf UiOt^UVl VA ? for his freedom for five years, nad provided for his board at the expense of the state for an exact term. No explanation was made as to the secret of the burial, for none was needed. The lady's poodle had died in the evening, and she and her husband were to go on a journey early the next morning. The night burial wu therefore necessary. pi?iMiPr m .11 'Xaherels an old I l?H<Mngyc = Over almost e p ccmbrnnaWom %oo t was cru& ati> mean |l with which viour 51 If fycu carTt p wrHi pttiwi. ;?ri L * aa in ^uTpr? iiiiiJTiiTiiPil DEATH TO THE HUES. Powdered Hellebore Advised a| Effective Weapon. There is no longer any excuse for permitting flies to breed in anything like the numbers in which they have bred in the past. Several effective methods of controlling flies have been discovered and the latest of these,the use of powdered hellebore, is available to practically everybody. The Federal department of agriculture recommends sprinkling on manure a solution prepared by adding i pound powdered hellebore to 10 gallons water. This will destroy from 88 to 99 per cent of all the fly larvae, or undeveloped flies, in the manure. Since manure is the principal breeding place of flies, such treatment will do much to control the flies on any premises. Coloring Matter In Batter. A reader asks: "What is the most desirable coloring for butter? What amount is best and how should it be used?" Butter color is a regular article on the market and is sold by all dealers in dairy supplies. Most butter color is prepared from the seed of the annatto tree. The amount used varies from none to about two ounces for every 100 pounds of butter fat. Southern markets usually demand a rather liberal use of color, or rather a highly colored or yellow butter. The coloring should be diluted in a small amount of cold water and added to the cream before churning. ? The Progressive Farmer. Diarrhoea Quickly Cured. "About two years ago I had a severe attack of diarrhoea which lasted for over a week," writes W C Jones, Buford, N D. "I became so weak that I could not stand upright. A druggist recommended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved me and within two days I was as well as ever." Obtainable every where. Report of Treasurer of Town of EingstreeReport of Receipts and Disbursements by the Town of Kingatree for Quarter Ending June 30, 1915. RECEIPTS. Balance April 1, 1915 $2,357 22 Taxes 1,920 93 Licenses 966 50 Fines 193 00 Rent t 40 00 Dispensary ._ 645 52 7.123 17 DISBURSEMENTS. King9tree Elec Light & Ice Co $ 644 80 Street work .... 363 75 Germania Savings Bank 1,050 00 Sinking Fund 350 00 LeRoy Lee, Chairman 700 00 Public Works Commission 570 59 C C Fire Hose & Rubber Co ... 295 Ou Gourdin, Floyd & Harper 75 00 P G Gourdin 9 66 M F Heller 81 00 Frederick Disinfectant Co 85 78 West Disinfecting Co 86 14 Bank of Williamsburg 20 20 C H Singleton 23 85 W W Holliday 2170 W M Vause & Sons 10 01 F A Stall 2 00 Kings tree Hardware Co 10 45 Kingstree Telephone Co 11 20 The King Hardware Co 3 30 Harry Bradley 45 00 Mary Fulton.... ...-. 3 85 i J M Brown 7 71 W N Jacobs 3 50 Williamsburg Live Stock Co.... 2 93 Williamsburg Hardware Co 1 75 E W Rowland 9 00 Luther Mcintosh 3 00 j Sam DuBose 3 00 D M Lesesne 1 50 ! W W Dennis 1 50 W D Harrington 1 50 S C Anderson 1 50 0 V Gentry - 3 00 L J Scott 3 00 M F Haselden 120 00 W W Dennis 25 00 J H Epps 255 00 J A Scott 180 00 W R Scott 75 00 Walter Steele 150 00 M H Plowden 1 00 R B Smith 1 00 R W Fulton 1 00 Miscellaneous expense 6 28 Balance June 30 1,797 72 $7,123 17 Walter Steele, Treasurer. July 6. 1915. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO ointment fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. The first application gives Ease and Rest 60c. SKIS I ymmM | I might be written this U H n(uni the general let H H Kscomforb compart = H fferbErrKaufingn - - - H j<ni wgnt fa lb | \ I to^ay at\b $tarf! f ^ilPII ^| I I I \ I I tfnncHT >1* ?~ llir -m B I Legal Advertisements. H JJitANiV. J. t'tliKM. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. (Seal) A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. I ~ I - DR. F. J. INMAN, EYE SPECIALIST FLORENCE, - S. C. will be at the Kingstree Drug Go.'s Store on Thursday of Every Week. Special Attention Given to Fitting Eye-Glasses. DR. F. J. INMAN FLORENCE, - S. C. proverb'. mrmmtsqudbraplo verythlng except our virtues, there midi. "Qs late as the eighteenth 6e u IJcur rich grandfather suffereb I UTTounblngs arc luxurious!'? save money? <ljou can If 3 itt<j a dollar to cur3at\k fa S ?l ill# I'" iffMnnnmrwi1 mmnrflniiH' sag EE NEE BAIN KINCSTREE, S. C. MM* 1 OolM 1 The public is cordially invited to attend any of the services of the various churches of Kingstree. Baptist Cburch. Rev W E Hurt, Pastor. Services every Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock and evening at 8:00 o'clock. Sunday-school at 10.00 a. m. Prayer-meeting Wednesdays at 8:00 p. n>. Episcopal Church, Rev H D Bull, Minister. Services for 7th Sunday after Trinity, July 18: Holy communion, 8 a. m.; Sunday-school, 10 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m.; evening prayer and sermon, 8:00 p. m. Thursday: Bible Class, 8:30 p. m. Friday: Litany, 6:00 p. m. Methodist Church. Rev D A Phillips, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday morning at 11:30 o'clock and evening at 7:30 o'clock. Sunday-school at 10:30 a. m. Mid-week player meeting every Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. Presbyterian Church. Rev P S McChesney, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Sunday-school 4:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. j Arrival of Passenger Trains at Klngstree. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad has promulgated the following schedule, which became effective Monday, June 1, 1914: North Bound. No 80 - - - 7:23 a m *No 46 - - 11:35 am No 78 - - - 6:02 p m South Bound. No 79 - - - 11:09 am No 47 -' - - - 6:38 p m j No 89 - - - 9:18 p m ! * Daily except Sunday. State of Ohfo, Cltv of Toledo, I Lucas County. f ss< Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is I senior partner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney ; & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, Coifnty and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. Notice of Final Dis- H charge. JH Notice is hereby given that on the day of July, 1915, at 12 o'clock noqn^^H I will apply to P M Brockinton, Juage^^B of Probate of Williamsburg county, for ^H Letters Dismissory as General Guardian HI of the person and estate of T B Tanner. M A Tanner, / 7 -1 - 51 Guardian. IH Notice. Notice is hereby given, that at o'clock, noon, on the 9th day of August,^^H 1915, the undersigned will apply to the^^K Judge of Probate of Williamrburg coun-l H ty for his final discharge as Adrainistrar ^^B tor of the estate of W L Carter, deceased. J M G Eaddy, ^9 Administrator. ^H Dated July 6, 1915. 7-8-5t H Registration NoticeM J The 14th of September being electi^K^B day on State-wide prohibition, the reg- WM istration books will be opened from the H 2nd of August, being the first Monday in the month, until the 14th, every day. H| That date being thirty days before the |H election, they will be closed until after H the election. Books will be found open ^9 at the usual place. IW H A Meyer, Clerk of Board. H Kingstree. S C, July 5,1915. 7-3 H * Registration Notice. I Notice is hereby given that the books |H of registration for the town of King- ^9 stree, S C, will, by the undersigned, be ||H opened in the office of the Kingstree Hardware Company, on Hampton Avm^HJ nue of said town, on the 1st day mHH July, 1915, for the registration of vdf^^H ers and qualified electors within the limits of tne Town of Kingstree, S C, ^9 who under the Constitution and laws of H| the State have the right and privilege ^9 to become qualified voters within tne 91 limits of said Town, said books of reg- ^9 istration to be kept opened for a period of eighty days and to be closed on the 99 18th day of September, 1915. This op- ^9 portunity for registration is offered pre- ^9 paratory to the regular election to be ' 99 held in 3aid Town of Kingstree, S C, on 99 the 28th day of September, 1915, for B| the purpose of electing a Mayor and six Aldermen and one Commissioner of Public Works. An applicant for registration, when applying for a certificate of registra^H9 tion, must present his certificate registration from the County Board-591^9 Supervisor of Registration entitling him to vote at the polling precinct within ^9 said Town, and must offer proof of his I residence within the limits of said Town ^9 for four months, and the payment of all taxes assessed against him due and collectible for the previous fiscal year. C C Burgess, h Supervisor of Registration for the Town of Kingstree, S C. 7-8-tf We'll Help You Through^ i-1 - i ? your ure trouDies,as we Keep m a full line of tires. We do all H kinds of up-to-date repairing H of cars in a manner tnat al- I ways gives perfect satisfac tion. Our prices are low, ovur H workmanship first-class. J H Kingstree Garage. I L.T.THOMPSON. M^f. I M 1 W Tl^mmZBBYCQ I v' ROOF/NG CHARLESTON. S.C. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your driggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding ?r Protruding Piles in 6to 14 days.^^^H The first application gives Ease and Rest. S0c.^^^H *