Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Whether you need a Buggy, Furniture, Household Furnishings, Christmas or Wedding present, we invite you to call. We are ready for the buying public, with every department well filled. We have handsome Suits, Dining Chairs, China Closets, Dining Tables, Beautiful Rockers in oak and Mahogany. In China, we have full Dinner sets or can sell you a single piece. See our beautiful 10-piece Toilet Sets. They are being greatly admired. In Silverware, our new and beautiful designs will please the most fastidious and exacting buyer. . We have never before been better equipped in this department. Have you seen our Cut Glass? ^The designs are new and the quality is the best, with prices much lower than the city stores. Large assortment of Rugs and Art Squares. Nothing will make a more suitable Christmas present. j Beautiful assortment of Sterling [Silver and Solid Gold Jewelry; stock just replenished for the holiday trade. A full assortment of violins, Guitars, Mandolins, Ban jos, etc. We extend a cordial invitation to the people of the town and county to call and inspect our large stock. SEY Stella's Dignity. "Glenn paid me a dandy complii last night, mother -one that please you, too," said Stella Han3 "He was talking about the girls in block and how disgusted the 1 v were getting with them. He said trouble with the girls round here - 'that they had positively no pers< dignity, and he never seemed to 1 into account that I lived in the bl myself. But he made up afterw for forgetting. He"said not mi he guessed, he didn't mean me; 1 I was noted for my dignity with the fellows, and he'd often beard tl ?peak of it. What do you say that'*" Mrs. Harding was listening w motherly satisfaction. "How did happen to occur to him -that : might be applying it to yourself?" asked. ."I put it to him straight I j ..'waited until he stopped for bree and then I said, 'Well, jiminy,.Gle is this a slam?*" "Stella, what a speech! There's dignity about that!" "Oh, toot, mamma!" was the lau ingyresponse, made without the slig est intention of disrespect. "Thu just the way we all talk. Things li that don't count on dignity one w or the other-not in our bunch; I how^ you. act don't you know? Youth's Companion. Foxes' Scalps and Salvation. ' Som? years ago at a session of t legislature of Kentucky an effort repeal the law offering a bounty foxes' scalps was made, but was < fea ted by the appeal of a memt .froin a mountainous and sparsely s tied region. "Do the gentlemen wa to deprive my constituents and me the benefits of bearing the gos* preached?" he demanded, with ind nation in his tone and overspread! his rugged countenance. "We are : Methodists up my way. aud o preachers won't come without we c? give 'em chickens, I know. We cai raise chickens unless the foxes a . killed by somebody, that's. sure, ai there ain't anybody that can afford spend their time hunting foxes and e. nothing to pay for it. So, gentleme if you repeal this law you'll be d prlving my constituents of the bene of hearing the gospel preached; thal ' the way it looks to mo!" The la .was hot repealed at that session.-? gonaut. Hairs and Feathers. Hairs are fouutl on almost ever thing that grows, and. If we may i call the fine fibers of asbestus, th< even iuvade the mineral world. Fro: a piece of mineral asbestus (juarric from the earth and looking like a stoi with a satiny fracture the silken fibei can be rubbed with the finger till tl lump is worn away. Secure a feather .somewhere-it wi be much better than a picture-im you will see that it has a main stci or midrib. Along each side of this e: tends the thin part known as the van< Look closely and you will see that thl vane is composed of tiny feathers, cal ed beards, fastened together througi . out their whole length from wher their bases join the midrib to thel tips. You can easily separate one o these from the rest, when you will se bow like a tiny feather lt is, with wha seems a fine fuzziness along each edge -St. Nicholas. The Shillalah. The shillalah owes Its name to the .fact that the finest specimens thereof used to be grown lu the pleasant groves of trees that formerly flourish ed iu the barony of Sbillalugh. lu County Wicklow. The best shillalah jv'v must be a root sprung sapllug, for oue takeu from the branches of a full . ,growu tree would lack the necessary ? toughness. Being trimmed and "brought to hand," the young stick undergoes preparatory discipline by being placed in the chlmuey to season, *" - thus becoming early acclimatized to the hot-work in store for !t. This part of the curriculum finished, lt is ruln bed until completely saturated with oil, after which it ls securely wrapped in a stout sheet of bro wu paper and buried. In a convenient hotbed. At this stage of its development It ls an "* ?object of unceasing watchfuluess on the part of its proprietor, who to fore stall any detrimental warp lu the ob ject of his care visits It dully, correct ing any youthful tendency to depart from a straight line aud ultimately se curing as straight a bit of timber as " heart could desire.-New York Trib . ? _ .? - Oinsmen;s of tno ^ceiaoe. Lord Lyvpu'ru i.- ??:i ardent peerage reformer ami teils'ati anecdote iii* this counettiuu for whose tuitii<*ntl<*1fy be pledges bituself. This narrai es bow a famous statesman of the nineteenth century was mt Heil, upon tn visit ^hls son in prisou. Il?* bitterly reproached him, remarking. ..Hen? um I. bavlnt; worked my way up from a middle class home to a great position, and when I die you will he the greatest blackguard in the peerage." The son listened quietly and then replied, with terrible irony. "Yes-when you die." Another of Lord Lyveden's peerage stories is equally piquant The son of a peer applied to a friend (ti the north of England for a housekeeper nud was recommended a certain Mrs. Brown. The peer wrote to the woman accord ingly to the effect that, having learned particulars of her character, he was willing to engage her as his house keeper and making an appointment for her to call and see him cn a certain date. The good woman replied: My Lord-From what I have learned of your character I decline to enter your house. I a;.i your lordship's obedient servant, , ANNE BROWN. -Westminster Gazette. The Plays Mixed. During one of his tours' in this coun try, when the late Sir Henry Irving was playing "Twelfth Night" in New York,- he revealed absentmindedness and greatly amused the members of his company and the audience. As .Malvollo he was expressing surprise at ao?emark of Sir Toby. "Do you know what you say?" he asked. To his surprise, a roar of laughter echoed through the house, and his stage associates were convulsed. He repeated the line, putting undue emphasis on the pronoun, and again the audience shouted with laughter. It was not until after the perform ance be learned that quite unconscious ly he had been parodying the well known words of "The Private Secre tary." His only explanation was that it was done in a bit of forgetfulness while thinking of the other play. Chicago Record-Herald. A Ghost Story. Floors castle, home of the Duke of Roxburghe, was the scene of a curious psychical mystery over a ceutury ago. Sir Walter Scott relates the incident John, third duke of Roxburghe. who died lu 1804, the celebrated book col lector, when arranging his library cm j ployed neither a secretary nor a libra rian, but a footman called Archie, who knew every book as a Shepherd does each sheep of his flock. There was a bell hung in the duke's room at Floors which was used on no occasion except to call Archie to his study. The duke died in St James' square at a time wheu Archie was himself sinking un der a mortal complaint. On the day o?.tbe funeral the library bell sudden ly rang violently. The dying Archie sat up in bed and faltered, "Yes, my lord duke, yes, I will wait on your grace instantly." And with these words on his Ups he fell back In bed and died.-SL James' Gazette. The Broken Bottle Symbol. The breaking of a bottle over the bow of a vessel at launching seems to be taken by many people as having a convivial, a sort of bere's-looking-at you significance, but nothing of the . kind is meant; neither bas lt any asso ciation with Christian baptism, for the name of a man-of-war ls given months before the launching. The real thing typified is sacrifice. Building a town or setting a ship afloat was a sol emn matter away back In the dim past, and snch an act was not to be under taken without devoting a life to pro pitiate the gods. Our refined and hu mane civilization no longer dares to offer np a prisoner or a slave on such occasions, and therefore a bottle is broken to symbolize the taking of a man's life.-United Service Gazette. Jerome's Mistake. One of the early vicissitudes of Je rome K. Jerome as an actor was to be offered his choice of playing the part of e'ther a soldier or a donkey In a pantomime, a real donkey with four legs. After careful consideration he thought the red coat the more becom ing disguise and chose the part of the soldier. Apparently he made a mistake, from the pointy of view of success, nt all events, for a few days afterward the manager came to him and said: "You made a great mistake, Jerome, in not taking the part of the donkey. It would just suit you, and there's 5 shillings a week more in it" Hot Scotch. The young wife dipped the ladle Into the porridge and smiled inquiringly at the overnight guest. "Will you have some hot Scotch, Mr. Dash?" she asked. Dash laughed. "Hot Scotch? Where ls it?" said he. "Why, here, of course." said the young wife in a perplexed tone. "Didn't you know that oatmeal is called hot Scotch?" "Er-I"- Dash stammered, and theu the young husband caught his eye. and be was silent "I didn't know It myself till last year," she explained. "I heard George inviting his cousin over the telephone to meet him at the office and have a hot Scotch. I didn't know what hot Scotch was till you told me. did I, George?" George, very red, answered huskily: "No, my dear." Laughing at her own ignorance, the iady proceeded to serve the thick, pale hot Scotch.-New Orleans Times-Dem ocrat The First Mourning Paper. The oldest known letter written on black edged note paper as a sign of mourning appears to be one dated Jan. 5, 1683. In Addison's comedy of "The Drummer," 1715, reference ls made to the fashion in the words, "My lady'B mourning paper that ls blacked at the edges." A few years later Allan Ram. say,, who died In 175S, speaks in one Of his poems of "the sable bordered sheet" as a messenger of sorrow. Mann, writing from Italy to Horace Walpole In 1745, says that it was uni versally used in Florence at that time. The superior elegance of this Italian note paper; with Its narrow margin of black, explains Its ready acceptance In this, country, where It superseded the quarto sheet with a black border some times a quarter of an inch wide. In this way it probably gave an impetus to the fashion. But it ls a mistake to suppose, as some have done, that the fashion was Introduced from Italy. London Answers. Caught Alive. A New Yorker, a big game hunter of many years* experience, was Hon shooting in Uganda. He had excel lent luck. Nearly1 every day he posed in a complacent attitude beside a freshly killed Hon, and his photog rapher snapped him for the maga zines. One afternoon the photographer, who was taking a nap in the hut, was awakened My a loud noise. He rose and looked out. Sprinting toward him from the jungle, hat gone and coat tails flying, came his chief, and, with terrible roars and growls, a huge Hon bounded at his heels. The photographer gazed spellbound at the strange and exciting picture. His chief, perceiving him. shouted: "Quick, quick! Open the door, George! I'm bringing him home alive!"-Washington Star. Spoiling a Tragedy. "If you don't marry me," he said des perately, "I shall kill myself." "And write a note telling all about lt?" queried the maid. "Yes." "And hold my photograph in your other hand?" "I had thought about lt" "Well, Just wait a minute," she said, "and I'll borrow pa's pistol for you. My, but won't it be romantic?" But he faded. The Mead of the House. lt ls folly to call the husband the head of thc house; he ls not It ls but a courtesy title at best, since in truth be is but an incident in the home life, while the wife and mother is its whole existence. Literally the sun of do mestic happiness rises and sets m the face of the wife and mother.-Clara Morris in Housekeeper. Not an Advertiser. "Did you hang up any mistletoe las* Christmas?" asked Erastus Plnkley. "'Deed I didn't," answered Miss Miami Brown. "I's got a little too much pride to advertise foh de ordinary courtesies -dat a lady has a right to expect."-Exchange. Suspicious. Widow (at washtub)-Are you posi tive you love me? Suitor-Of course I am. Widow-What's the matter? You haven't lost your job, have you? Pittsburg Press. Too much Is worse than want-Ger fan Proverb. Books and* calendars are always appropriate gifts. We have quite an assortment. W. E. Lynch & Co. All' the new things iu Dress goods at reasonable prices. May & Tompkins. Malaga grapes, apples, oranges, bananas, coeoa nuts, always select and good. May it Prescott. Large assortment of S3;00 picture frames for $1.50. . i l. Ti m mons. maa To My Patrons, Friends and the Public, The Holiday season is upon us, and I am prepared as heretofore to to meet all demands and requirements in the dpTerent lines and ac j cessories, heretofore handled by us. Those who have been success ful, and want a first class Victoria, Station Wagon, Surrey or Stan hope, I am the man who can supply them, and accompanying necessi ties. Harness, all the very best assortment from three of the finest manufacturers in the United States: Robes, there is only one Manu facturer in the United States worth naming-C HAS E-We have them in great varieties, Blankets, of course you must protect your horse. . For Christmas and Holiday gifts, we have a large variety of fine Kti imported saddles, Whips, crops, leggins and etc, and for the children, .boys and girls, we have a larger variety than ever, of Railroad Steam Engines, Automobiles, Goat Wagons, Goat Carts, Hobby Horses, Shoo Flys, Irish Mails, Bicycles, Veloipedes, Tricycles and Toy wag ons, ari endless, variety, about a carload and a half in all. Don't fail to come and make early selections. H.H. COSKERY. 749-751 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. ?3 1/3 is up to the Highest Groceries ca Six brands of the finest Pat in our stock. The bes coffee are a If in need of any of the following, cal ered to you on short notice: New Crop Georgia Syrup, Orange Marmal Heinz Sweet Pickle, Bottle Pickles,iQueen Peppers, all Canned Goods, Fruit Cake Ingredient nanas, Candies, Fireworks of all kinds and Decora Give us your order and it will he just rig Fresh stock of Franklin Cij Li MAY Hotel Edgefield. I desire to notify th? public that I havr; jual opeued ? first class hoU'l koowu as th? Hotel Edge field and respectfully solicit th? patronage of the public for both transient and regular hoarders. Popular prices. Asa (I. Broadwater. Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls. I take this means of notifying ray friends aud tho public that I keep a larg^ supply of fresh Cot ton Seed Meal and Hulls con stantly on hand and eau fill their ordere at reasonable prices. Ware house near site of old depot. Youc patronage solicited. A. M. Timmerman. ,J^I^^?9^n^ a^ ^alf Price We intend to close out all of the men's Clothing we have on hand if low prices will do it. We have in stock a lot of men's coats and vests that we will sell at exa^tlj naif price. Call and see them. MAY & TOMPKINS. poeeries Standard and our n not be excelled. :ent Flour made are found t brands of hams and Iso here. . 1 for phone 38 and they will be deliv ade, Jelly, Preserves, Cranberries, and stuffed olives all prices, Sweet s, Spices, Apples. Oranges, Cocoanuts, Ba ted Crockery. ;ht. Celery every Saturday. TQ pc 5? cents box for 3 ^ Christmas Present.