Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MEDICINE lN THE ANDE. Peculiar Properties of the Herbs the Indian Doctors Use. An interesting character, frequently met wita in the A:ndes, is the -calla guayas, or Indian doctor. He is every where and Is trader, tinker, peddler, I fortune teller, conjurer and magician. His knowledge of botany is as mys terious as it'is comprehensive, and the 'most astonishing stories are told of his cures. A man In Lima was lying it the point of death with a disease iwhich bailed physicians who brought diplo mas from Le medical schools of Paris and Vienna. One evening two of the physicians sto3d talking of the case at the sick man's door, without noticing a humble, barefooted Indian who lean ed against-the wall. As they departed the Indian entered the patio and asked to see the sick man. The family rq ferred him to the attending dcctor, who, amazed at his audacity, exclaim ed: "What do you know about a disease that puzzles the best physicians in Lima?" "I have herbs that will cure every thing," said the callaguayas. The doctor smiled in scorn and turn ed away. The Indian opened his pack, -took from a paper a single leaf and handed it to the physician, asking him to smell It. He did so, and instantly his nose began to bleed, and he was unable to stop it. The Indian stood stolidly by for a time, then handed him another leaf, saying, "Smell that and the bleeding will stop." , The result was what he promised. and the physician was interested. In the end the callaguayas saw the sick mal. le selected herbs from his stock, brewed a tea and gave it to the patient, and - the sick: man recovered. - "Be tween the Andes and the Ocean." A Marvel of Science. During a- visit -to the south with an eclipse expedition some years ago an eminent American professor met an old negro servant whose duty it was to look after the chickens of the establish-. ment where he was staying. The day before the eclipse took place the pro fessor in an idle moment called the old man to him and said. "Sam, if tomor row morning at 11 o'clcek you watch your chickens you will find they will all go to roost," Sam wns skeptical. of course, b'ut when .at the appointed time next day the sun in the heavens was darkened and the chickens retired to roost the egros astonishment knew no bounds. e approached the professor in awed wonder. "'Massa," he asked. "how long ago did you know dat dem chickens would go to roost?" "Oh, a long time," said the professor airily. "Did' you know a year ago, massa?" "Yes." "Then dat beats de debil!1" exclaimed the astonished old man. "Dem chick ens weren't hatched a year ago!" K No Laundries In China. "It's the funniest thing to me," said an old sea captain who for many years was in the China trade, "'that nine out of every ten Chinamen who come to this country open laundries and engage in a business which does not exist in their native land. "As every one knows, the Chinese at tme wear soft cotton and woolen gar ments, according to- the season, and there Is not a pound of starch in all China. Stiffly starched clothes are un known, and the Chinese men do not do the washing as they do in this coun try. Neither is there any regular laun dry in the Flowery ingdom. There fore it is more than passing strange that Chinamen should all come to America and engage in a trade so for eign to their home industries."-Balti more Sun. Disguised Hands Always Bad. "Here is a truth," says a handwrit ing expert in the Philadelphia Record. "that Is as widespread as.the ether: A disguised hand always tries to be poor er than the real hand. That axiom is a great help to us experts. For in stance, when a letter done in a dis guised hand is brought to us we al ways know that the writer of the let ter is-In a higher station than the hand -would lead us'to infer; hence in our detective work we are able to save much valuable time by eliminating all persons socially below the appearance of the letter and concentrating our at tention on those only who are above Astounding Memnories. Horace Vernet is the best example of visual memory. He could paint a striking portrait of a man, life size, aft er having once .looked at his model. Afozart had a great musical memory. Baving heard twIdIe the "Miserere" In the Sistine chapel, he wrote dowvn the full score of it. There are soloists who -~.during twenty-four bours can play the engposition of other masters without ever skipping a note. A Difference. * ~"Actors are not much like ships," re marked Hlamlett Egg thoughtfully. "Why this observation?" inquired -Brutus De Trick. "Well" answered Egg, "ships are sometimes stranded on the rocks. Ac tors are stranded because of a lack of r-ock;s."-Newv York Times. Parental Discipline. Nervous Parent-Stop that! Haven't I told you the last tifty times P. had to correct you for that I wouldn't speak to you again about it.?-Los Angeles Hera-ld. By a series of elaborate experiments a scientist has come to the conclusion tat bee a..e not so intellignt a honn CHINESE PRINTING. Tnte Compositors Are Rtaid and Dig nified und Never Rush. A font of type in the Chinese lan guage requlres U00 spaces, and in the large and spacious rack each word, instead of each lcttcr, as in English, has a place by itself. There is also a peculiar grouping or classification of sysnbols into groups to further facli tate the mental ?;oors of the typeset ters. Thus. in the immediate vicinity of The symbol for fish would be found the symbols of scales. net, fins, ta!L gills. This simplifies the labor, which In any event must be so strenuous that it is evident that the compositor's end of the Chinese newspaper should, if perfect justide ruled, be the highest paid. The compositor is a staid and digni fled individual, and as he slowly walks from symbol to symbol. picking up those which he requires with provok ing calmness, the American compositor might well wonder when the work would be completed. and to set up the type required for a small four page daily paper the constant labors of eight or nine skilled Chinamen are required for twelve or thirteen hours. the entire work In every department being the antipodes of the rush and whirl and marvelous celerity of the modern American publication. When the pa per is .set up, it Is printed on an Amer ican press. but the type..the symbols. are all made in China. Greek Story of the First Woraan. The first woman created, according to heathen Greek mythology, was Pan dora. She was made of clay by Vul can, at the request of Jupiter. who wished to punish the impiety of Pro metheus by giving him a wife. When this woman of clay had received life, all the gods vied making her presents. Venus g'ave her beauty, the Graces gave her the power of captivating, Apollo tanght her music, Mercury in 9tructed her in eloquence and Minerva gave 'her the most splendid ornaments. From these presents received from the gods the woman was called Pandora, which intimates that she had received every necessary gift. Prometheus was too artful to marry this woman and could not be capti vated by her charms, but his brother, Epimetheus, who was not so prudent married her Instead, and upon openlrg a box which -he presented to him there issued from it a multitude of evils, which dispersed themselves over the world land still continue to afflict the human race. Hore only remained at the bottom to as.-uage the troubles and sorrows of life. A 'Jean Insinuation. The commenceient exercises of the high school had ,passed off with entire success, and at~mt request of the prin cipal the dlpi.lnas had been delivered by Colonel Wye, president of the school bard, a worthy but somewhat pom pous citizen, to whom nothing had ever happened to shake lisa high opinion of himself. At the close of the proceedings the principal, with the praiseworthy pur pose of saying something complimen "y t.o hIs eminent colaborer in the case of education, took occasion to observe: "You acquitted yourself finely, colo nel. Your remarks were well chosen." "Well chosen!" echoed the colonel, turning red. "I want you to under stand, sir, that those remarks were not 'hosen' at all. Every word I uttered way original, sir!" Sorosis. Numerous stories are told of the ori gin of the women's society called Soro sis. One of the best Is that on the oc casion of a certain banquet here in hon or of a foreign dignitary women were rigorously excluded. They banded to gether to form a club of their own. Each called herself a' "sorry sis," and by extension the name of the organiza tion became Sorosis. It is believed that the word comes from the L.atin "soror," a sister. There Is a fruit genus called sorosis. but it is uot much like a wom an. "Sorrow-sis" would be a bad guess. One smart chap believes the word is a contractiorn of-- "sorceress," and I am with hlm.-New York Preiss. The Irishinan ~~nd the Army Mule. General Phil Sheridan was at one time asked at what little incident did he laugh the most. "Well," he said. "I do not know, but I always laugh when I think of the Irishman and the army mule. I was riding down the line one day when I saw an Irishman mounted 'on' a mule which was kIcking its legs rather free ly. The mule finally got Its hoof caught in the stirrup. when, in the excitement, the Irishman remarked, 'Well, begor i, if you're goin' togit on I'll git off.'" How Unen.viable! "There ,goes De kipeptic, the great tiancier.'E He looks so extraordinarily 'happy that I'll bet 'he's cornered some stok thia'twill net him millions." "My. he's far happier than that! His doctor has just Informed him that he can eat the whole of one egg for break fast tomorrow without hurting his stomach."-Baltimore HerakL -Fame. "So Ambishious tins achieved,- fante, has he?" asked the philosopher. : "He has." replIed the cheerful, chap. "Brilliant things said by other myrrn are now credied to him."-Cincinnatt Com mercial Tribune. . - -Fresh Daily. "Andi do you understand," asked' the Sunday school teacher; why you pray for your 'daily bread%"' "h, yes." replied Ilttie Elsie. "Tha's so we'll be sure to have it fresh."-Phil adlphia Press' L ose not the glory of the sun by. al ays eeking toninnut the spots unon it ---- - V ;7_7 ~ ,~#- 1 .7 Don't forget the old man with the fish on his back. - For nearly thirty years he Ihas been traveling around the world, and is still traveling, bringing health and comfort iwherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and strengthening food. To thin and pale persons he gives new firm flesh and rich red blood. Children who first saw the old man with the fish are now grown up and have children of their own. He stands for Scott's Emul sion of pure cod liver oil-a delightful food and a natural tonic for children,for old folks :Ind for all who need flesh and strength. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409-415 Pearl Street, New York. 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. Sheriff's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CA ROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Leo Beer vs. E. J. Hamilton. In pursuance of an order of the Court of Common Pleas, I will offer for sale before the Court House door in Winnsboro, S. C., on the FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY next, within the legal hours of sale, at public outcry to the highest bidder, the following described property (the same being the lands of Mrs. E. J. Hamilton, deceased,) to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the County of Fairfield and State aforesaid, containing THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (360) ACRES, more or less, and bounded on the north and west by lands of Mrs. Lizzie Stevenson, on the east by lands of J. F. McMaster, on the south by lands of Joe and Simon Davis. Terms of Sale: Cash. 2R. E. EL LISON, 12-17td S. F. C. Clerk's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, oUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Emma S. Perry and Others vs. Mary L. Perry and Others. In pursuance of an order of the Court of Common Pleas made in the above stated case, I will offer for sale before the Court House door in Winnsboro, S. C., on the FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY next, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, the following des scribed prenmises: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, lying, being and situated in the counties of Fairfield and Chester, in the State aforesaid, containing three hundred anid nineteen acres, more or less, and bounded oni the north by lands of J. W. Coleman and WV. A. Corn well; on the east by lands of C. A. and N. J. McLurkin; on the south by lands of B. P. Estes and Sarah GJladl den, and on the west ly lands of R. T. Crosby; the said tract 0: land being complosed of several parcels as follows: The Gladden tract, containing one hundred and nineteen acres, more or less; the Cameron tract, containing twenty-five acres, more or less, and the Solomon Widener tract, containing one hundred and fifty acres, more or less. ALSO, A certain other tract of land, lying, being situate in the county and] State aforesaid, containing two hundred and forty-one acres, moure or less, and being bounded on the north by lands of L. C. Cald well; on the east by lan ds of Jno. A. Stewart; on the south by lands of T. R. Sterling and Calvin Brice. TERMS OF SALE. One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash on the day of sale, and the balance on a credlit of one and two years, with interest thereon frmn the day of sale, to be secured by the bond of the purchaiser and mortgage of the premises sold. The purchaser to pay3 for all necessary papers and for record ing the same. JNO. W. LYLES, *C. C. C, P. F. C. l2-17td G|POur undertaking is comn ple ll ll promptly answered No. 9. Wonderfully light running and rapid. One-third faster. One-thirdai easier than any shuttle ma chine. Sl"IvES Abu1t Ollg r~q j-1he Quiet, Strong and Durable. Three Drawer, Five Drawer, Drop .Iead and Cabinet Styles. ORGANS. A lot of bigh-crade Organs very low for cash. Noe Carl or Chich lGra AEBOUT COST. 1900 Washers Ball-bearing. Strong and durable. Will last for years. Ball beiing W r i n g e r s. These are treauWies. N o slashing in hot 'and cold water. No wet dTesses and feet. No water o the floor. It will clean the othes per fuctly in 10 miinu, es. Wring <r makes clothes nearly dry enough to irou. j J.- H. BERRY, 1804 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. 9-10-3n AWe k St mach Indigestion is ften caused by over eating. An e neat authority says the harm done us exceeds that from the excessive u e of alcohol. Eat all the good food y u want but'don't over load the sto ch. A weak stomach may refuse to digest what you eat. Then you nee a good digestant like Kodol, which igests your food with out the stoma h's aid. 'This rest and the wholesom toni.a Kodol contains soon restore h ith. Dietingunneces sary. Kodol q ckly relieves the feel ing of fulne and bloating from wiL dh some p ple suffer after meals. A olutely cur indigestion. Kodol N tuPo'S T00i02 Nreparedonly by C. DEWITr& oo.ohica TkaoIL.botuecon 2M timesthe60c. size. LAND 'ORSALE. 'Ns attorne,.' for D. M. Broom, I wil offer ~r sale before the Court House or,in Winnsboro, S. C., on th first Monday in January nex , all that certain piece, "parcel or tract of land situated, lyino and being in Fair field County, n waters of Little River, contai ing *one hundred and seventy si acres, more or 'ess, and boun ed by lands of estate of Mrs. arab Stevenson; lands of Mrs. M. H. Gaston; lands of estate of L. G. Simnonton, nand lands of Mrs. ebecca Owens. Terms of sale, ne half cash and the balance a a credit of one year, with int rest, at eigrht per cent secured b. Bond of . the purchaser and the mortgage of the premises sold, t e purchaser to pay for necessary apers, and recording thereof. J. B. McDONALD, Attorney for D. ]d. Broom. Letters of AdminiktratiOn STA TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CoUNTrY OF FAIRFIE~LiD. B.y S. R?. Johnston, Esq., ,$udge of -'Probate: Whereas, John W. Lyles, C. C. P., hath made suit to me to grant hma letters of administration of the estate and effects of Rachel Gibson, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred mnd creditors of the said Rachel Gibson, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in av Court of Pro bate, to be held at 1: drlield Cotirt Eouse, South Carolina. on the 20th ay of December next, after publication ereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoo:1. o show cause, if any they have, why he said administration should not be ranted. *Given under my hand, this 11th day f Noveumber, Anno Domini 1902. S. RI. .JOHNSTON, l'-2td Judlge of Probate. MON EY T< LEND). Secured1 by first mnortgage on in: proved farms. Borrower pays actual cst of perfecting loan. A. S. & W. D. DOUEGLS5S. :| l0-29-"aw tf UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS DEPARtTME~NTS ith a full stock of Ca4kets, Buriatl aes and Coffins constantly oni hand, and use of hearse when requested 'hankful for past patroiase rn soliiit ous for a share in the future, in the old stand. Calls attended to at all hours. THlE ELLTOTT'J (flTN SHOP. .1r.r Fl ELIn-rr & n THE VEGETA SUPERIOR IN QUALI TO ALL OT -ADDRESS SAVJANNAH.GA. A 4, MiiI via the Cotton Belt, from St. Louis, 1 first and third Tuesdays of each mor For ona-way .tickiets, Half the One=Way R round-trip tickets, one fare plus $2 Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklaho Write for particulars and cost of ticke The Cotton Belt runs solid through trains most modern and comfortabic crs. T1 and d rec connectons icr a1 parts f t If yor are seeking a better place to!(c onr handtono lr.rrated booklets, Hc Thrugh Texas With a Clmes. N. B. BAIRD, Trave ling Pacserg E W. ILa EAUME, Gneral Pa=. anc To the~ the doll C ev .a ..wr C ) 'O A o) ethi ~- lowj .,. A LARD? BLE~FAT rYAND PURITY HERS 3OUTHERNCOTTowo.C HE CARLNASfGEw GI9W . lebes, Caifro and Memph' fSr, ith, beginning OctoPe2s. ate,p PsO0 .00, to points in MiS#ourig ma and Indian A Tritqries. : fromn your home-town. to Tia&s eq- Jpped with~ the ese -rairts ske gr~Ick -tSn. e Great Son -bWe. at, weite fcnn frc3OWpyt er Age, pAst ta, Tickelt a g,'St sis (N OPJINANCE RATSE SUDP P E3 FOR."PTHE YEAR )M MNCM - AN.-i Ni ENDINC. DBGCMBERI .SST, 19~ e it enseCt ed and ordained by the ndont a- d Wardens of the town Vinnsbo: > b oundil met, that for purpose -f r in ing supplie for the. - conmme ier g .anuar~y 1, I02 and ng Dec' me :- 1, 1902, a tax-fo the Is . anti in he. manner bereinafter tiOneCd shaff be raised and paid into treast' rv o: -the toi-n for''ihe use serv'z -ethveof. Trhat is to say: ve i) milh ad valorern upon every r of the vs lue' of all real and per 1l proert.a within thee corporate ts of te ty n of Winrisboro.. o. (S2.00) doliar' to 'be paid by vy male inb abitant of- the town ot 'nsboro hetr eer-. the .ags efkeigh (I8) an.l fif~y (50) eaJ rof <mng 'n-the ,treets of a II tax is atse sed and pa8yath ~u lt~ Ordiin'tee shzall be paid jnt Lfl4 ' n nead kinds -of fun sjdno' r:' <i ant iiver coin, tited s'aer' ricy, and natiousV-;barik II ta ce ?ierein asessed s'haflbe due le: able betw, en the '15th -diy of emn ae" .902, and the 1st day of tar r, 19(, anad all taxes remaininiW i on the st January, -1903tehall oh! x-ted b distress or otherwise as ~ p rovided' b.-:law, together with all l < osts. m a in Councilthis the 21st daf - 0cotober, A. D. 1902, .ui1r 1.] the corj drate seal .ofJhe said .Town Couci.E~~N," tet: T. Intendant. JNO. J. NEITL -12 Cierls of Councfl. FOR S.ALE OR ' L EX CHAING E F DRY CATTLE no~c-half Doz. om and see them. You ~ save thiat high p)rice corn ~elng me your mules. -- )on' t want to buy any old es but will pay you a good e for young ones. ~erem ber you get the cash n you sell me a mule. W Hlford.