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Y Dolliver and the Dahlias. rhe dahlia is a flower that is almost cred to Scandinavians. When the :e Senator Dolliver was. speaking fo Swedish settlement from the rear d of a Pullman car a bunch of dahlias is handed to him, and he bowed hU auks, while the crowd roared its ap iuse for the orator and for the bou et 'What kind of flowers are these?" Tuired Senator Dolliver of Senator app of Minnesota. 'American Beauties, I guess," replied nator Clapp. Dolliver knew better than that, so heartily thanked the people for ?ir attention, applause and splendid tvers. Jt?ien they met in Washington after campaign Senator Doiliver said to Minnesota man : "Clapp, you would kre had rae mobbed if I hadn't been ?dent If I had called those dahlias lierican Beauties those Swedes luid have been for killing me." JYes," said Senator Clapp, "they are l>d people and generally do the right lng."-Minneapolis Journal. Why He Wept. L man who was walking through a lin inadvertently left the door of one Ithe cars open. A big man sitting in |eat in the middle of the car yelled: tat the door, you fool! Were you ted in a barn?" ie man who had left the door open it and then, dropping into a 'buried his face in his hands and m to weep. The big man looked iiewhat uncomfortable and, rising". Hy walked up to the weeper and jed him on the shoulder, [y friend," he said, "I didn't intend Iurt your feelings. I just wanted to close the door." e man who was weeping raised lead and grinned. "Old man," he "I'm not crying because you hurt feelings, but because you asked me was raised in a barn. The sad lis that I was raised in a barn, and time I hear an ass bray it makes loiaesick."-Louisville Times. Tho Speedier Way. ?imply couldn't help it. He was ny. rule, if not too sleepy, he could irough a shave in about thirty linutes. But today, after only ?n hours' sleep, he appeared even sluggish than ever. As he ap Ithe lather to his customer's his brush lingered haltingly, as loath to leave the stubby chin :h it was being applied, lustomer was a patient man and this fer a considerable while, last his patience began to ooze? interrupted a forty winks' in rlth a cough. lad," he suggested, "Aa've an fold your hand, keep tha brush aa'M wag ma head for ye!" Answers. [mg Things Hum In Rome. lomans had three recognized of applauding-the bombus, rices and the testae. The word did not carry any allusion to tes. On the contrary, this form inse was the most decorous, in ns it consisted merely of a lg or buzzing noise. Thus in a lie Ronans were the first "to igs lum" in a public assem Ihe bombus was not the chief the Romans had to offer in the applause. The imbrices meant stration made with the hollow mds. The testae meant the j together of the flat portions of ?ds. From this we may con it the Romans clapped, but no certainty on this point bk Herald. Shabby Coat Collar, ften the collar of a coat oe |look shabby -when the coat good order, and it is won nat a difference a thorough will make. First take a :lean cloth and dip it in spir krpentl;ie and rub the collar ?ly with lt Leave it for ten then :-ub it again with the le and scrape it carefully to }ny loese dirt Next sponge with a little alcohol and |ing it until lt is dry. Hang in airy place for an hour or ft will look as good as new. erald. How lt Was. rery wealthy?" lieft to her?" ie ls the author of a book lints to Beautiful Women.' " Ime all the beautiful women ntry purchased it?" all the plain women did!" Herald. Rite and a Wrong. ?," remarked the professor, Ite practiced by the an [chelorhood," interrupted a forty, 'ls a wrong practiced lern."- Boston Transcript Mixed. [arkins, where have you look like a wreck." My twin brother and I rel, and I hired a bruiser to The bellow mixed us up, am."-London Tit-Bits. Conceited. \e a lot of girls who don't to gel: married." rou know?" jsed to several."-Cleve rness to be nobly descend less to have so much mer iy inquires whether we .-La Bru?ere. ?LD PRESSING CLUB, inform the public that I equipped than ever to I |g and cleaning of all me make your old suit | ?new. We take especial ssing ladies skirts. Send [garments. Satisfaction a specialty of cleaning ting hats, both felt and Ring Phone No. 35 ;nd for the clothes. tVallaee Harris, Prop. The Goose Tower. In the early years of the fourteenth century the "free cities"-Hamburg, Lubeck and Bremen-sent a delegation of seventy-seven members to King Valdemar to demand Increased rights and privileges in their trade -with Den mark. The delegates were not very respectful In their language and de meanor, and the king, who was at Yordlngb.org, told them they acted like a drove of geese and clapped them into priscn in the tower, telling them they would stay there until they learn ed better manners. Over the heavy tower door the king put up a stone with the inscription: Sieben und siebentes Hause: Sieben und siebente? Ganse; Ware nicht so viele Hause Hat Ich auch nicht so viele Ganse. Translated this reads: "Seventy seven houses and seventy-seven geese. If there were not so many houses I would not have so many geese." On top of the tower, which still stands solid and strong, was placed a big gilt goose, with neck outstretched as if it were hissing. The Jerboa and the Melons. An odd fact relative to a little Afri can melon is thus related by an offi cial of Khartum: The jerboa or kangaroo rat is found in considerable numbers in places miles and miles away from any water or even dew, and 1 was at a loss to un derstand how these little animals could exist through the ten months of drought It appears, however, that after the scanty rains a small wild melon of bitter taste, but full of juice, flourishes in the desert. The jerboa, as soon as the melon is ripe, bites off the stem and proceeds to dig away the sand under the melon, so that lt gradually sinks below the level ot the ground. The constant wind soon cov ers it with six to eight inches of sand, which protects lt from the scorching sun and from drying up. When all other moisture has evaporated the jer boa goes to his larder and drinks the juice of the melon till the rains come on again. One jerboa will bury as many as forty of these little melons to last him through the dry season. The Automobile. In some respects the automobile is the mo?t marvelous machine the world has yet seen. It can go anywhere at any time, floundering through two feet of snow, ford any stream that isn't deep enough to drown out the mag neto, triumph over mud axle deep, jump fences and cavort over plowed ground at fifteen miles an hour. It has been used with brilliant success in various kinds of hunting, including coyote coursing on the prairies of Col orado, where it can run all around the broncho, formerly in favor, since it nev er runs any risk of breaking a leg in a prairie dog hole. Educated automo biles have been trained to shell corn, saw wood, pump water, churn, plow, and, in short, do anything required of them, except figure out where the con sume** gets off under the tariff law. Outing. The Word "Gaiters." Episcopal gaiters cannot date from a very remote antiquity. The very word "gaiters" is almost a newcomer to the language. Johnson's Dictionary does not recognize its existence. It does not occur before 17C0, and even in 1802 a military dictionary had to define it as "a sort of spatterdashes." "Gu?tre," however, the French original, goes back at least to the fifteenth century, and the origin of that is lost, though etymologists compare all sorts of words in all sorts of languages, includ ing an old German word for a baby's christening cloth. The one certainty is that gaiters has nothing to do with gait in spite of the punning line In the "Rejected Addresses"-"Lax in their gaiters, laxer in their galt"-London Standard. The Self Sacrifice of Fadzeau. A fine historical dog story is recalled by Mr. Edwin Noble in "The Dog Lov er's Book." The incident is connected with the flight of William Wallace to the mountains after Erneslde, accom panied by only sixteen followers, among whom was one named Fad zeau. When the baying of the blood hounds was heard announcing the coming of the English Fadzeau refused to go any farther, affecting weariness, and Wallace, suspecting him of traitor ous intentions, killed him. When the English came up the hounds stayed upon the dead body and refused to fol low beyond the stains of blood. He Beat Her. A woman said to the railway sta -tlon ticket agent angrily: "Look here, slr, I've been standing before this window twenty-five min utes!" The agent a gray, withered little man, answered gently: "Ah, madam, I've been standing be hind it twenty-five years." Evolution. Brown-Do yon believe in the theory of evolution? Black-Sure thing. For six years a young fellow named Jones has been calling on my daughter, and today she became Mrs. Jones.-Jhdge. Well Off. Fred-I proposed to Miss Dingley last night Joe-Don't believe I 'know her. Is she weM off? Fred-Yes, I guess so. She refused me.-Stray Stories. 8imi1ar Tastes. Bacon-Have you and your wife sim ilar tastes? Egbert-I think so. I don't believe she likes her cooking either.-Yonkers Statesman. Moderation ls the silken string run ning through the pearl chain of all vir tue.-Nelson. Kicked by a Mad Horse. Samuel J ?ireh, of Beetown, "Wis.1 had a most narrow escape from losing his leg, as no doctor could heal the frightful sore that develop ed, but at last Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it completely. Its the giv test healer of ulcers, burns, boils, eczema, scalds, cutii, corns, cold-sores, bruises and piles on earth. Try it. 25c at Penn <fc Hol stein, W E Lynch & Co., B Tim mons. i FIRE INSURANCE E. J. NORRIS, Agent Edgefield, South Carolina Representing the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York, and the old HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut. The HOME has a greater Capital and Surplus combined than any other company. The HARTFORD is the leading com pany of the World, doing a greater Fire business than any other Co. See Insurance Reports PRUDENTIAL LIFE "HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR." E. J. Norris, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE Stewart & Kernaghan Attention Farmers . ?WI am better supplied than ever before to suit you in wagons, buggies and car riages. We sell the celebrated Studekak cr wagons and carry a full line of sizes. We have a large assortment of buggies in Brookway, Summers, Columbus and oth ers. Come in and see what we have. Our harness department is well stocked with sin gle and double wagon and buggy harness. Can suit any purse.. Full stock of Furni ture. We buy in large quantities direct from manufacturers and can make close prices. Full assortment of house furnish ings of all kinds. We carry a full line of stoves. Buy your wife a new stove and make her happy. It will surprise you how cheap we can sell you a good stove. UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT. In this as in aU other departments ve can supply any rea sonable demand. We cany a full line of sizes both in cheap coffins and higher priced cases. Our hearse responds to all calls, either day or night G. P. COBB, Johnston, S. C. Can You Telephone the Veterinary? If you could telephone your veterinary like this Farmer in case of sickness or accident to yor live stock, you could probably save the life o' valuable animal. Every Farmer should be e pared for such emergencies. The telephone costs very little. Why not put one on your Farm ? Our free booklet gives all the details. Write for it today. Address J, Farmers Line Department SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE tl & TELEGRAPH COMPANY \ South Pryor SI., Atlanta, Ga. uv ~ JAS. S. BYRD. SURGEON DENTIST, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Office over Post-Offioe. AH. CORLEY, Surgeon . Dentist. Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge werk a specialty. James A. Dobey, DENTAL SURGEON, Johnston, S. C. Office over Farmers Bank Building Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gie Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta qle , Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. Gins and Press Repairs. CALHOUN A. MAYS ATTORNEY AT LAW I EDGEFIELD, S. C. Buster Brown hosiery mill has Rives Bros. of our town as their agents and from the number of pairs they sold last week guarantee for four months is worthy of note. Adv. Try LOMBAKD, AUGUSTA, GA. Coroner's Notice. Anyone needing my services as coroner can reach me by telephone, ot any message left with Mr. W. H. Powell at Edgefield will be prompt ly sent to me. J. Erve Holmes, Coroner E. Co J EG! 44 EGGS FOR HATCHING I have a yard of Bar red Plymouth Rocks and a yard of White-faced Black Spanish-allVtrict ly first-class chickens. 15 EGGS FOR $1.00 Leave orders at store of W. W. Adams & Co. and I will promptly send the eggs to their Tstore for you. The White-faced' Black Spanish are among the best layers. Try them as well as the Barred Kock C. A. NICHOLSON, R. F. D. No, 3, Edgefield, S. C. We can make you a nuit to order from $25.00 up write us for samples, F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. New Spring Stock Now Ready We are showing the largest stock of spring clothing, shoes, hats and men's furnishings that we have ever bought. Don't you need a spring suit? Now is the ;ime to buy while you have a wide range of styles and sizes to select ?rom. Our gairaents are stylish, thoroughly dependable and very reasonable in price. We buy from only the best manufacturers. Very large stock of men's shoes and oxfords-made by Crossett of Boston, and g Selz-Schawb & Co., of Chicago. All leathers jjf in latest style lasts. We stand behind every * pair. Our spring hats are new and nobby. Come in to see them. Large stock of underwear, jj I hosiery and neckwear. We can please you in ! all lines. DORN & MIMS Milp SifKWSMRI BUGGIES AND WAGONS We take this means of saying to our friends and public that we have added a full line of high class ve hicles and harness that, we expect to handle in connection with our stock business. Will carry Brock way, Colonial, Ratterman & Luth and others. Also a full line of wagons. } Our motto: "Everything guar anteed to be as represented*" Wilson & Cantelou WW?1 Sa . ? Fertilizer Materials and Fertilizers Ready Mixed for 1911 Fifteen cents cotton, dollar corn, two hundred and fifty dollar mules, have taught our farmers that they must fertilize their crops or quit the race. We are now ready to supply our trade with fertil izers manufactured only by the most reputable man ufacturers. 8.85X2X2 8x3x3 8X2 1-2X2 9X3X3' 8X4X4 8x4 Acid 10x4 Acid 13 per cent phosphate 14 per cent phosphate 16 per cent phosphate Roy s ter's Goods Armour's Goods Georgia Chemical WorkslGoods American Agricultural Chemical Co's* goods Columbia Guano Co's, goods. Cotton Seed meal, Kainit^ Nitrate of Soda, Top Dressing, Muriate of Potash. Call on Mr. R. C, Padgett, or Mr. A. E, Padgett. EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE COMPANY