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riossy Dale Items. There has been less farm work in. (1:m)e up to this time than for In in m v years past. Everybo-ly is getting imjpatint, owing. to the opeU spring weather. There has been little gardening done so far, n< owing to the ground being too ia wet to pl ugh. Vegetation is. be springing up very rapidly, which 1i adds to our impatience, but it * may be a' for the be-t in the long run. We should be thank fil, with all of our drawbacks, Pr that we are much better off than In our western neighbors who are gc thieatened with an inundation on the Mississippi river and its tribufaries, who may possibly to lose thetr homes and stock and be reduced to e. reme went. ix Small grain is looking very m well at this time. There are W good stands of the last sowing. Iw some are going to sow yet n st strong bottom land. Yk Mrs. L. C. Gibson, Mrs. J. L. Cainithen and Mr. Otis Cauthen paid a visit to Coluibia last week to spend a few days with relatives. Mr. J. A. Hendrix, formerly of this county, died in Columbia last week and was buried at Pine N Grove church in this county. He W was the last representative of the tO male members of an old and time- V honored family. He was a mem ber of Capt. Davis' company, 12th a regiment, during the civil war, tb and made a gallant soldier. The ev annour cement of his death in The fo State was very misleading as they st got his name mixed up with an- en other family of the same name do who lived and done business in the city some years :ago. His death and burial was not known in this section where he had a number of relatives and friends c who would have attended the ' last sad rites at the grave. th We are sorry to learn of the m illness of our editor. Hope he in will soon be able to take charge P of his paper again. it Mar. 14, 1903. T. B. McK. t It Foley's Honey and Tar Cures coughs and colds. S Co..es bronchitis and asthma. Cur,- croup and whooping cough. SI Cures hoarseness and broneial trou- 4 bles. Cures pneumonia and la grippe. Sold by McMaster Co. Avon News. in---~ta..afew days of sunshine "~ the ploughbfoyhs"5iiiis daily S tesk. "Wboa! Gee!" could be st heard all aroind, but the rain has n come again and the ploughman's vo'ce is aga'n silent. But we h< think there has been more work cone on the farm than there wash up io this time last year. Every-b * thing points to a big cotton crop, and if Providence does not inter- e fere, five cents cotton. It is useless to say anything in so regard to the roads in this sec tion. They are in a terrible con dition in place.ralmnost impassa- h ble-wvhich we think is a lesson Ic and should make each one take a an interest in the upbuilding of d: the publfe roads of this county b: Mr. W. L. Reid is nr sking nome a repairs on the buildin<s around * his house; also other- improve- .'s mnents. Mrs. W. W. Brooks spent a o Brooks recently. New Hope church has been fortunate enough to secure the se services of Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick, pt from All Healing, N. C., as a sup- er ply to meeiing of presby tery. Dr. Pryor, assisted by Drs. tL Hayne and Douglass, performed ~' a most successful operation on ti Mr. Charlie Shirley Fridaiy f0 appendicitis. We are glad :osa he . doiog fine and hope he~ wii soon be out amnoing us atgain. - Mar. 14, 1903. Subrei er. WVorking Ovein.e di Eight hour biws are i 1r- ! thos. tirel.-s, I t .- .o.. of Dr. King's Neos L P I-. lions aire alms% 4t .-..nf and <iay, enin g Il.i: .: s Biliousness, C.4u4IL t i. w H eadacee and l 1 . --e....of Liver and Bowi-l tr Iums. Ei .t: MicMaster Co.'s dro'g store.t An Oaklahoma in~vttr1 clatimls to have perfected an automati< independent voting dummy, which has exactly the appearance of a human being, and is provided C< with intercbangeable masks, en abling each machine to cadt f om two to twenty-five votes pei day. The improvement will be OC welcomed hy all progressive can didates'.D Raw or Inflamed Lungs Yield q1uickly to the wonderful cur: - t tive andI~ hen'ing q;ualitie's of F'oley'..' HIcnev anid Tar'. It nrevt~s oneumoI~-1 nia anid consumpjtion from a hard coldl settled on the lu:'gs Sold by McMas Sustpvnding .-ndgmenf. . keen erItic once said to a young wo .n about to beg:i ih stud~y of pxint :"h: yu(4 loci: ::t a pictt.re, do y r:: :'t m cv.. uo yourself. 'I lihe or '1 4un't lil:' it.' Try to see what re.. is in it." e advi.e was sound, and it need t be stretched thin to cover a much ger region of 'life than that which ogs to m-t. The quick. instinctive e or dislike which many a woman ncelves in the first hour of her ac aiutance with a person may be well mnded or It may be ill founded. If It tifles itself, she remembers it and ides herself on her knowledge of hu n nature; if it proves false, she for s all about it and in a year would ny that she had ever disliked the -son. or at best she would defend her stalte by quoting. "'Tis safest * begin with a little aversion." n point of fact, the power of sus iding judgment on book, picture, n. woman or plan is the mark of a Al trained mind. The judgments rth anything are based on something onger than "a woman's reason - I Ink him so because I think him so." uth's Companion. Lincoln Saw a Way. L. young sergeant distinguished him If by his gallantry at Donelson and is recommended for promotion. He is summoned to appear before a mil ry board at Washington and closely estioned by West Point graduates. ne of his answers was satisfactory. hen the report reached Presidubt Lin n. he fidgeted for a moment, laid the per on his desk, then, taking one unt knee in his hands, said: "I don't ow what to do with this case. Here's young fellow who knows nothing of science of losing battles. He doesn't en know the technical name of the -tification on which he ran up the rs and stripes in the face of the en- I y." He thought a moment, then in rsed the report: live this man a captain's certificate. A. LINCOLN. he Carnation Is an Old Flower. liny refers to the carnation as hav ; been used in the days of Augustus esar to give a spicy flavor to wine. hile greatly loved and admired by e ancients, its improvemeL was not ch advanced until it found a home England. The date of this event is t quite clear, but - is believed to be out the year 1200. Chaucer wrote of cultivation in 13S6, from which date has been considered a florist's flower. was first called carnation by Henry -te in 1578 and designated as a pink* 1600. Edmund Spenser called it oronation,"-. which found little favor. akespeare In "A Winter's Tale," act says, "The fairest flowers o' the sea are our carnations." He also al des to it in "Henry V." Great Dog, Great ChIcken. 'Talking of dogs," said the colonel, friend of mine has a Gordon setter. n's the most sympathetic dog I ever rd of. She -has the maternal in net so istrong that she 'has brought a litter not her own." T've known of such cases," said a arer. 'There was a hen had a chicken. The n died, and the chicken was In sore tress. This dog took pity on it and ught up the chicken." Yes," said another listener, "that's rious, but it is not uncommon." And now," continued the colonel lemnly, "that chicken barks." A Little Uncomfortable. A story which will go straight to the arts of shooting men is told of a cler I gentleman who was invited to join shooting party. In the course of the iy the host felt himself prodded in the ck and, turning around, found the niable cleric poking at him with the uzzle of his gun, and his'look of in rogation was met with the remark, an you tell me how to let down these 'astly things?" alluding to the ham ers of the gun, which was at full cock id loaded.-London Standard. IHis Idea of the Matter. Do you think you ought to demand much money for campaign pur ses?" said the man who resents mod election methods. Well," answered Senator Sorghum oughtfully, "if I were rich enough to' it up a campaign fund all by myself don't know that I would be in poll s at all."-Washington Star. Divided Booty. Johnny," said his mother severely, ome one has taken a big piece of gin recae out of the pantry." Johnny blushed guiltily. Oh. Johnny:" she exclaimed. "I dn't think It was in you!" 'It ain't all." replied Johnny. "Part it's in lisie."-Philadelphia Press. Texts on 'Tiles. 'Now, here is something you'll like," id the manager of the works as he is showing some ladles the proce..s manufacture; "texts of Scripture on es for fireplace ornamentation." Oh." replied Mrs. Fangle, "I've of i heard of textile manufactures, but never saw them before." On the Scrub Tenan. "Yes, sah, when Ah was at Yale Ah is on the scrub team. sah!" "What! Did you play football?" "No. sah; Ah was connected wth the mmons laundry. sah!"-Y.le Record. Taking It Literally. I see that New York spends $200.' 0,000 a year for the meat she eats." "Seems tough, doesn't it?" "Yes, most of It."-Cleveland Plain Among the foreign born residents of 'nite:1 States the mortality is great in Irish and Germans and least In e Polis" vague. "I've been thinking of It ever since I started on my present trip." said the drunuie:r thloughtfully. "and I'm hang ed if I calln :ite i:p niy zuind just what she :! :Sin t. You .see. somue ime ::^o I r:.:lized iat. tra vellug about the country ::s I an1. I was taking a good many chanees; so I decided to take oat an accident husurance poiicy. "'My dear.' said I to muy wife after I had acted upon the thought. 'I have done something today that I should have done when I first started on the road. I have taken out an accident insurance policy on ny life. If I am killed. the coupany pays $5.(00. If I am injured, then I get $25 a week.' "'For how longY' she asked. "'As long as I am laid up.' "'But it might be only a week.' "'Yes.' "'And you would only be entitled to $25?' "'That is all.' "'And if you get killed you get $5, )00?' "'You would,' I answered patiently. "Well, the next morning when I started on my trip she threw her arms around me and cried: 'Now. John. for heaven's sake what ever you do don't get Injured!' "-De troit Free Press. An Artist's Training. Rosa Bonheur used to say that her youth was one of great poverty; then she would add some droll stort'est about the family method of regulating Its tlnance. The studio was a collection of odds and ends. and M. Bouheur knew how to turn that disorder to account. When he received money for his work, he would take a handful of coin and throw ;t at random about the room. 'Then in times of stress, when there was apparently not a farthing left in the house, the entire family would iet to work searching in nooks and corners. Sonjetimes they would find a five franc piece, and that warded off starvation. To perfect herself in her study of ani mas young Rosa spent days in a slaugh ter house. The men were perplexed at seeing a young woman there and some times made it disagreeable for her, but good M. Emile, a butcher of great strength, announced that whosoever an noyed her would have to reckons with him. Then she was able to work un disturbed. Baccarat. Baccarat is a very simple game. The dealer and each side of the table have two or three cards. The object is to get as near nine as possible, and tens. and court cards do not count. If the two first cards dealt do not together amount to five, the player asks for an other. If above five, he does not. The sole question in doubt Is whether a player whose two cards together make five ought to draw a third card or not. Because of this doubt it has been ruled by French courts that baccarat is not a game of chance, andjyet It is a niathe matical certainty that either th'e chances of bettering the hand are im proed by drawing a third card or di minished. Considering, therefore, the large sums that are risked at this gamne, it is somewhat curious that no one has ever taken the trouble to work out the probabilities. A Narrow Escape. An actor named Suett having offend ed another actor, the aggrieved party was determined on revenge and there fore wvalted at the theater door to pun ish him. The night was extremely wet and dark, and as the actors passed, most of whom were mufled Ain their cloaks, the enraged man was obliged to inquire of each of them lest he should cudgel the wrong one. At length Suett arrived. Rushing In. wrapped in his cloak and drenched with rai, he was addressed with the usual query:. "Are you Suett?" "No" replied he; "I'm dripping," and so passed safely into the theater. A Great WheeL Laxey, in the Isle of Man, is the head quarters of the lead mines of the in land, more than half the ore being ob tained there. It is celebrated also for its great wheel, which was erected in 1854. Its diameter is seventy-two feet, and so splendidly is it set that there is no oscillation, and It has been going practically ever sInce its erection. Quicker Than Thought. A little boy. hearing sorrg one re mark that nothing was quicger than thought..said lhe knew better than that; whistling was quicker than thought. Being asked to explain, he said: "In school the other day I whistled efore I thought and got a licking for He Could Afrord it. "John" she said. "do you think you can afford a new gown for me?" He looked at her sharply. "Have you ordered It?" he asked. "Yes." "Then" he said, with a sigh of resig nation. "I can afford It."-Chicago Post. Immortality. Humanity and immortalIty consist either in reason nor in love; not in the body nor in the animation of the heart 't it nor In the thoughts and stirrings of the brain of it. but in the dedication of them all to him who will raise them up at the last day.-John Ituskin. Mean Bertle! Bertie-Are you dining anywhere on Tursday? Appleby (engerly)-Thursday? No. Bertle-How hungry you'll be on Pi day!-Exchange. The prismatic color of shells, scales offfish, wings of insects and feathers of birds depend upon the interference a light in the thin plates that compose the integnments. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don't Know it. How To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hcurs; a sediment or set tling indicates an unhealthy condi tiou of the kid neys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble: too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many - times during the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$1. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery r and a book that tells more about it, both sent absolutely free by mall address Dr. Kilmer & Eeme or awmpBoot. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men tion reading this generous offer in thi paper. Don'timake any mistake, but reniem ber the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, and the'address, Blnghanmton, N. Y., on every bottle. Protecter of Little Coons. A correspondent of the Atlanta Daily News writes that paper as follows: A little thing occurred at my house the other day which I thouglut you would enjoy, per haps, so I give it below with .9 suggestion of a heading for a paper dot. Father-I read of a terrible thing today that occurred up in West Virginia. Three black bears came suddenly out of the woods upon some children at play, and the children, in their fright, ran home and left theii little 2-year-old sister, and before the parents could come to to the rescue the hears had-liter ally torn the child's head from its body and were devouring it. Mother-That's horrible. I suppose Mr. Roosevelt went down there at once. Ten-Year-Old Boy-Why, ma ma! Was it a nigger baby? Wakeful Children. For a long time the two-year-old child of Mr. P. L. McPherson, 59 N. Tenth St., Harrisb'urg, Pa., would sleep but esti two or three hourn, in the early pert of the the night, which made it very hard for the the parents. Her mother concluded the that the child had stomach trouble, l0ac and gave her half of one of Chamber- ma: lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, .Thi which quieted her stomach and she KoC slept the whole night through. Two out boxes of these Tablets have effected a the permanent cure and she is now well 1100 and strong. For sale by McMaster Co., sar: druggists. Abe An unsinkable raft for corpo ration bonds is the . invention of e a New Jersey scientist. The apparatus is provided with an automatic bubble devise, by means of which the bottom of the raft rests on a constant stream of hot air bubbles. It is claimed that by means of this invention B bonds of great specific density may be floated in large numbers. Pneumonia Follows a Cold but never follows the use of Foley's Honey anid Tar. Tt stops the cough. wh. heals and strengthens the lungs and cla affords perfect security from an attack of pneumonia. Refuse substitutes. m Sold by McMaster Co. det ____________the A company has been organized Pla at Battle Swamp, Mich., for the ity bt manufacture of a whisky substi-. tute from snap beans. The same n concern will also put on the mar- Cao ket a vegetable oyster cocktail. S. 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