Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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........ ...... When th .Sdor Lads In the Navy, Turn Laundlryen. A 14ARD JOB IN BAD WEATHER Zash Matv. With "is Peet and Legla Bare, euha HI& Own Clothes and Gets Them Ready For Inspection. mmy Legs!" and the "Lucky Bag." Have YOU.Aver notited how clean and wel dressed a 'sailor lad looks when -0a sh o leave. how white dis clothes Iook When8 You board the ship on via. Iting days? -But did you ever realize 'that he was his own washersan? With a shrill blast of his isilver whis e the chief boatswain's mate will ipe, " etsb and wash clothes!" and every man hurries to his bucket. gets big soiledl clothes salt *rater soap. -draw a bucket of briny or fresh wa -ter as thsecase may be and begins his owashing. i He tI generally barefooted at this tme, so that he will not wet his shoes and stockings. He wears his trousers very bellshaped at the bottom In order that he day roll them up over the Qukee. After scrubbing and rubbing his -clothes until clean he turns them ins tide out and with "stopt' wproceeds to get them ready for hedging up% These stops are short pie of twine, twisted and with whpped ends, that he uses th lheu of clothespins. They are tho tened In eyelets placed at the side eams and bottom of his shirts and the waistband of his trousers. He turns all his washed -clothes Inside out to grevent the right side getting soiled. They are then hung on a line which, ways the Youth's Companion, Is run afrom the bow to the topmast or upper itoli of a ghting -ast. The well In gormed iman now uua y puts his clothesa to bok the. nighti before In a bucket half full of water ito whe h he has either sprinkled a handful of Amap powder or a small piece of salt water toap. In the morning a little hubbeng and his clothes Ae clean and hung up, while the olandlubber. sn ro thave been thoroughly >oatswa n again pipes, -clotheto lthe " and every .... ...a vr the clothesline to clam hl own.- o1f te aal-to secure them within a rasonable tnie, the master at arms, or "Jimmy algs," taken them down, and they go Into the "lucky bag." Then the only recourse the unlucky owner has to to go to the mast, or the "ctlck," as the court on board ship in commonly call6d, and pe tition the " art luff," or executive of ,cer, to order them released. As a rule, Jimmy Legs, who has caofthe clwernhasess og the cs mas ohesetica, clasing, courting bad shiprt is cmonlcld, and e-a titonecohstit the"is uf"o exeutive obag cer getrer hemindr teleased. efu Asna ue timmbook,an whn there 1alanys extra cleaningb painting h and solforthpn omsind.anth mn whs lothsal gth into the lydba man"ve who many ours benaoard asn a entleh reminder toe oe c fu Aft theyre 'tae froms the in th egpsar tien out and when clthee ro clled pnc to mannerst. ahyne Thi isronuall the otl ofr the lndti an"ah whoh nthbee aoard lon' enoughet awayrn the otes g.I te tey arehi clte, frothue lind' 'thtop are ke .eteannandthen Sun-e rolle ming cmesmandtat teyi nee el inpion onhte roluarethen ieh. a nfea end bit thetpmand fo-' stowedo ayi thle unothm. . i toi wah all his cbotneet andthhblueck. -wbotev, arequep oke t clean,. nSn day motressng coesankethere ished' erin tionhamm the andrstowedeik the hastingfear ofateis primded fo-a Eavng day a sople uior m.r e r fuThe hdst espea shiloa'sh otis oala.e washi nge hnd hammock aet bauto logs ato the dp.e ind hower, requreh to ee it clean it Hn isiting an fblainkeot are lefore theosthe hasm o anchsowe ith e urrougsedr crte "brmoatded fonrathat bryn day ashuperoe, meno are ustaled nertesdwo stoltemora andor handigwor muc th atndrtsine. Ter doal. dWhen ahncage ery hammock f aior l he lays fitow ther efer-n theassfrotae ofs soap and lof"e bgrtae."n od o hi ed it isingwe an foiny portandhefreta the shipo has come ownchrbe itrigb turouddrhi byths "boatsd gnerpally brfngtg soutwackheoen who arein usual inegwhsch n clo ho birmor fo bto it. They growa y hw.teilefr the saion hashis rowntrum eryn jtheie are installed washing and drying 1 61achines which greatly faellitate the / laundry work, making it inexcusable I for a sailor to have soiled clothes. This machine, ,bwich dries clothes by d centrifugal motion, does the work rap. P idly and well. These machines, which are being of added to all the' new -ships, wll in 01 time do away with all hand work. The W old familiar sight of a long line of Y clothes strung from bow to masthead s will no longer be seen, and the boot swain's- mate will forget how to pipe, el "Scrub and wash clothee" t1i CHINESE LANGUAGE. di Difereno Between the Written Char. th litere and Speech. ce The dialects or languages of the Chi- y< nese empbe are very numerous and D dissimilar. Thus a Chinese speaking h the dialect of the Kwangtung (Canton) ce province Is not understood by a Chi nese residing in the neighboring prov- al ince of F'uklen. The languhge .or dia lect spoken- at Shanghai would be quite sU strange to the-people residing at Pekin. 9t Written characters of Chinese are, cc however, understood and recognized to by sight throughout the whole empire in in the same manner as our Arabic nu morals 1, 2, 84, etc., are recognized M by the eye throughout Europe. But as these numerals when pronounced or read have entirely different sounds at tached to them in England, France, el Germany, Italy, etc., so the Chinese te written characters are spoken in to- til tally different words and sounds In Si the several provinces of China, with. a however, the important exception that the mandarIn language is spoken or th understood more or less throughoot vi three-fourths of China or, roughly speaking, in nearly all the provinces north and west of the river Yangtze. d< The language known as Wen-li is the ma6dium by which the classical books of China have been handed down. It l Is Oar excellence the written language ce of China, but it is not generally under- Is stood by the great mass of the people. The spoken language-viz, Mandarin may also be written, and there is a a, good deal of colloquial literature in th Mandarin. Versions of the Bible in the local patois have also been produced in several districts of the southeast. hi where the dialects are very numerous tb and diverse. In the _Chinese written language me there are over 40,000 distinct charac ters or symbols, and this vast number is being constantly increased by, the addition of new characters to repre- tt ent uW scientifc words and modern ideas. Although the Chindse are considered rl, a literary people and have naturally a desire for education, yet owing to the extreme difficulty of mastering the Chinese characters It is estimated that only one In ten of the population can read or write.-Contemporary Review. in LIVED AFTER HANGING. ej I Men and Women Who Survived the "1 Ordeal of the Scaffold. .(1 Innumerable instances of resuscita. bl tion after hangIng are recorded. Hen.' s ry III., granted a pardon to a woman " named Inetta do Baisham, who was at suspended from 0 o'clock on a Mon. ni day to sunrise of Thursday and after. de ward "came 'to." Dr. Plot tells of a l Swiss who was hanged up thirteen times without-effect- on account of the peculiar condition of his windpIpe, It hhving been converted into bone by tl disease. ha Annie Green, a servant girl, was St hanged at Oxford in 1050 and recover. P, ed fourteen hours afterward unddr a tI doctor's treatment. Mrs. Cope, who s< was hanged at the same place eight tl years later, also recovered.. On Sept. a 2, 1724, Margaret Dickson was hanged ih at Edinburgh and recovered while be. b ing carried to the grave. She lived tI for many years afterward and was O universally known as "Half Hanged al Maggie Dlckson." A housebreaker named Smith was t hanged at Tyburn in 1105. A reprieve e came when he had bda suspended a rI quarter of an hour. Hie was cut down, bled and revived. William Duell, hang ed in L~ondon In 1740, revived and was transported. A man hanged In P Cork in 1705 was taken in hand by a g physician who brought him round In d six hours, and-we ar, told .the fellow .b had the nerve to attend a theatrical n performance the sadie evebinag. 1 Rlichard J)ohnson, bginged at Shrews- 01 bury, Oct. 8, 1000, o twined a promise C< from an underrgtito-~ -place him in 'c the-coffin without changing his clothes, a After hanging half an hour he still bi showed signs of life, and on examina- Ii tion it was found ho had wrapped cords about his body connected with hooks at the neck which plevented the rope from doing Its work. The p apparatus was removed and the man ih hanged effectually.g It may be offered In explanation of Il the cases mentioned that there was no tf drop used at executions in those days, y the culprit usually suffering isphyia without the cerebral column being broken.-London Tit-Bits. Souroe te.upply. - a Minister--My -dear littl boy, why J ,ent rop a s ind au~ Jakey.-s T MI Proving His Motto. "Well, sir," exclaimed the millionaiks, what.do o*U wvent this morning? "I've. eose again- to ask for your aughter," aid the poor bit ambitions mung man. "Hamia't I told you: 9ix times over I as many different. days that It I it oft'tbe quedtion? What do you ean 'by 'botberig me in this way? DU are tmaking a nuisance of your "If I seem to be more persistent than reumgtances warrant, I must insist at you, sir, are to blame. "Mel" shouted the Indignant old man. don't understand you." "There," said the man who loved his lughter as he pointed to a motto over e banker's desk, "is my excuse for wing here day after day, 'If at first m don't succoe, try. try, try again.' o you believe in that,- sentiment, or ave you put It up there simply to de lve peorie?" After he ha'd scratched his head while the mean old plutocrat said: "Yes, I believe in that. I haven't icceeded yet in making you under and that my daughter shall not be >me the wife of a fool, but I am going keep on trying till I do! Good morn gi" - ' And that time he did It.-Strand agazine. What the Cat Had. The'teacher of the Sunday school ass was telling the little boys about mptation and showing how it some ns came in the most attractive form. so used as an illustration the paw of cat. "Now," said she. "you have allgeen e paw of a cat. It is as soft as vel 4t, Isn't it?" "Yessum," from the class. "And you bave seen the paw of a "Yessum." "Well, although the cat's paw seems ce velvet, there Is nevertheless con aled in it something that hurts. What It?" No answer. "The dog bites," said the teacher, yben he is In anger. But what does e cat do?" "Scratches," said a boy. "Correct," said the teacher, nodding r head approvingly. "Now, what has e cat got that the dog hasn't?" "Whiskersl" said a boy on the hUck at.-Homo Magazine. Bible Blunders. Some curious errors have crept into e Bible at various times, giving ames to the editions containing them. ere are .some instances: The "Un ghteous" Bible, from the misprint he 'uanrighteous" shall Inherit the ngdomj the "Placemakers' Bible, olessed are the placemakers' " (peace akers); the "Printers'" Bible, "the rinters' (for princes) have persecuted e;" the "Treacle" Bible, "Is there no -eacle' (balm) In Gilead?" the "Vin ;ar" Bible, "the parable of the 'vine ar't" (vineyard); the "Bg Bible, hon shalt not be infraid of 'bugs' ogles) by night;" the "Breeches" Bi Ce, "they sewed fig leaves together id made themselves 'breeches;'" the Idle" Bible, "woe to the 'idle'"~ (idol), 3d finally the "Wooden Leg" Testa ent, so called from the frontispiece epicting Satan limping with a wooden g. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jlust a Fish Story. We cannot refrain from recording e most curious capture of a fish that as come to our notice. The circum- y ance was retailed many years ago by r. H~eathcote, one of the great an oritles on the fens. A Mr. Richard rn of Peterborough was skating on e dikes when the ice was very clear, d he noticed a large pike swimming front of him. The fish was terrified r the apparition and swam in front or e skater until it stopped from sheer. 1:haustion. The skater broke the ie id took out the fish wIth his hand. 'hich proved to be a pike weighing relve pounds. It is a story difficult ren for a fisherman or a local histo an'to cap-London Outlook. Not Disturbed. N'assau William Senior, the English alltical economist, wvas a frequent uest of Lord Lansadowne at Lana awne-House and on one occasion was usily writing, quite abstracted as sual, in a room full of company when om hipore was 'singing. The scratch t his pen g~s not an agreeable ac ampaplimI.t ~and at last one of the Anpany asked very politely, "You are ot fond of music, Mr..Senior?" "No," a rqplied, "but it does not disturb moln the least. Pray go on." Careful Aheut Worry. A physician was recently attending a atient whose husband came to see im concerning her condition and reeted him with the words, "Mr. 'ring, do you think there Is any need or any nnecessary anxiety about my rlfe?"-Argonaut. * Variety. Visitou''Why do you make some of our pias round and som's of them quare? Wife-iylause my husband kan been oonnpikkn Ia o anMn~ of 'mom Out ForB HIS is the time of year w there is not much buying do not know dull days. prices are two things that help t Our goods are the very best th .all, and our prices are as low aE can be legitimately sold at. UR entire line is complete and we can supply your Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dr3 Hardware, Furniture, Buggies, in fact anything you need can b at the right prices. OME to see us, and if yo C with us, you will find that .ter goods for less money paying. Another car of Majestic Flour $5.50 per barrel. Thanking our friends and custo we hope to merit a continuance Gaines & Gassa Central, tS. FOR SAFE, K Wiir~ DEPOSIT YO - IN THE LIBERT~Y a Their Safe has been tried and found Burglar P This Bark h~as Burglar Inauranice, Fire Insurar ise your money. Liberal Ii.teres~t allowed on Time Dqp sits. ou up satisfactorily, THlE LIBERTX H. C. SHIRLEY, Cashier. southiern Shortlia] .and Businesi Atlanta, Ga., also Albani Over 1 5,000 Graduates ir flecese 3200 applicatIons every year for Boeokkceepa tc. A n average of two openinga, for every student that I 70 typewriting machines, t'e' The Southern also conducts the ATLANTA SCHOOL OF rponi whichb instItution the ratl,oad s'.nd telegraph coi Main Line Wires Run int Write for catalogue. Enter now. The Southern Is it a the South. Address, A. C. BRISCOE, Pres., or W. L. Atlanta, Ga en trade-is dull and and 'selli , b-hv Our.goo Ls in u o keep our trade , at can be bought At" these 'same goods -$ . no broken I~t. vants at all timesn r Goods, Groceries, Wagons, etc., etc., procured here and j have never traded we can sell you bet. than you have been ,the best made, at mers for past favors. of the same. way Bros, Waosec,.t. EEPING' rT hav never fItrded T e Casellode you t tehnC reyou h e ie tebsmadeda rrs foUnitfvrsit oftnd the samter. wyay rhSost. e AheRBOD, s uce