University of South Carolina Libraries
Traps of the Ant Lion. We read of the tiger trlps iII India (great pits dug in the ground and cov erC(i lightlY'".I w"i llalt bamiboo. ThIIe tiger steps 1tpon the false top and be efpre It can1 retreat is precipitated into .I trap. Walkiig along ai sandy road. look for tiny circular pits sunk below 4he surface and then sit xiown and rvlltchl n111 exelting eplisode in the life o~f the! l"Ime Still hnn11ter whieh has1 duig tthe pltitll. It Is invisible. and for -Qlle iilhle the Whole a1tftair seis life aS. Thenj nnl ant coines ilunidering aIoig- and without warnilg- topplen over (lhe edge and begins to silde down tile incline. But tile insect tights hard for life and seems about to make its 4?Scape. when. io. tile sand grainis heave pwr:Id at tile 1)ottom1 and with a Jerk aire hurled like 1 iliniature catapult at tdhe ant. knocking it over and rolling it to the I)ottolll. ''ie ant lion, for such lit .,5, lov seizes its pIrey 11and after slicking its juices clsts the dry body alway anld Mends Its pit agalinst thle .cominuig of' another victim. - Chicago illecord-Ilerald. Scientists' Corner. Lord Kelvin wais burlied in West '1111is.ter abbey in till? Spot which by 4nalogy we maight call scientists' cor :Ier. but it Is such a very ugly phrase. 1f pligrimiages are imade there the )il .grinis will be of another type from -those whose shrine Is poets' corner. ;And yet. 'when one thinks of the poets, :how mianiy of them have opened i) such wide spmces of imagination as -Newton and Ilerschel. Darwin and Kielvin,? If Shakespea e had known such ien he would have admitted their right to take the place with the lover. the imidmiafn and the poet who are of "inagination all compact." But this conception has not penetrated the ipopuilar mind, wh!ch Is hardly equal to .pire imaginatlon unadulterated with emotion and a good miany primitive instincts.-London Saturday Review. Getting His Money's Worth. A New Hampshire mnan tells of a tight fisted man of affairs in a town of that state who until recently had .never been observed to take an inter est in church iatters. Suddenly. how. -ever, he became a regular attendant -at divine service, greatly to the aston Ishnient of hIs fellow townsmen. "What do you think of the case of old Ketchum?" said one of the busl. ness ilen of the place to a friend. "Is It true that h ias ;got religion?" "Well, hardly." replied the other. "The fact is It's entirely a matter of ,business with lilm. I am ,In a) position to know that ab t 1 year ago be Ooaned the pastor $.l, which the latter was Ul:1e to pay. So there renilned -nothing for Ketchumn but to tlLke it out n pew rent." - Struck Out. Dr. C.. who a1lwy:s leilploys two servants. i1212 mad w ire. was talking to at patient one f:1y abouit a coliple hehad just dischagedii because tie man drank. Ie remarked: "It is so strange, but It Is always thE. waly ith 2a i'an~ anfd wife, if one1 is good, tihe the1r Is 1no good." Thiel p:1tI lnt asked hun. "a 'il la% i it Lediger. -' Heme L.ife cd Ceniu3. TIhe Actor~ thefolre breakfa12st)-W'ae:-e. you! They are far b- nd: youlr realchl 1han11k heavenlul! Anid I'll dIie a1 tihousandtI death1 s before youl enn~ wr-r-r-r-rinlg the 0 Secret froml -oih-ri- .1:n~k, I mennal, the 11b0y forgot to leavye themi~ this mlornlinlg --P'Uc(k. %erery --six pair guaranteed six months'- a penny a day for whole, comfortable hose. If a pair fails to last six months, sed them back and they will be replaced with new-e tile guarantee bookr in the corner. Men's socks are madie in light and medium weight, in black, back with white feet, blue, steel gray, light and dark tan. WVomen's hose are made in back, black with uwhte feet, light cONTMMNS 51X Box of ,;x pair, one size to 9'~~~P2I the box, $2.00. Camir. Cwgs For Se WyAMISr A Co We take Ideas cu~stomerls that ma 1908 has shwN:II two (oIlar, to on Iny imonthi of .I our bu.siUCsS. W (e attribute volume of our b goods and selling price. WeI want to I year show the sai has. W e will al market for wvhat good.,. on an avar can affiod to do. Again thankir your liberal patr< CRAIG FOR SAFE KEEPI NA W DEPOSIT YOUR MON -- IN THEI LIBERTY BANK. Their Safe has been tiije.1 and t'ound Burglar l'root'. This IBank kina Burglar Insuance, Fsre Insuirane , I 'ashie'r flond .l. m . I)6e your 1110ney. LibernI Inte~rest allowved on Time~ Deposits. S...e iI. C'. S air'ey and i you up s tiefactorily, THlE LIBERTY BANK. II. C. SHIRLEY, Cashier. Southiern Slhorthiand( and Business 1Tmven~ Atlanta, Ga., also Albany, Ga lIranchi Over 15,000 Graduates in Po.itions RececIves 1-3,000 applations013 every year for 11ookkeeper<, Stetmographere. T're~inih tc. A. av' arage of two openings~ for every studIOtIt that ,.LtetIid th 1II ntaherni. 70 typewvriting machines, ""tsi "' "'We..; '.:';;wl''I The outliern al5o conductsithe ATLANTA SCH OOL OF T F.LEGR A P1 i Y Upon wvhich intittion the railh:oads an iteilegOC~ rAt i co ipu -- .er e omtta:t'y 0 ti1ll1 tol's. MVain Line Wires Run into Thi4 School. WVrito for catalogueC. I'~uter no0w. The Sotithe'rn Is the (,blest and Ia.4ost uunnei in1 the South. Address4, A. C. B3RISCOE, Pres., o~r WV. L. A RNOLD, Vis e-P . At'.anta, Ga. rnparison IIre it] rinoulnintig to our11 InI increa~se of 11ore than 1/ over Januaryi 1997, or' Auiuary in the history of our large increase ini the usiness to buying good to all at one reasonable nake the balance of the ne increasa that January Iways pay the top of the you have to sell and give age as cheap as anybody ig you, one and all, for >nagC. BROTHERS, .ice Cash Store. rTis Space ;ity Call for Coupons, WEFeneuC