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SNAKES' NESTS CLEANED OUT i Pennsylvanians Probably Set Record for "Bag" of Rattlers Constitut ing One Day's Work. I John L. Klingaman, who never be fore knew any fear, so it is said, was j 'badly scared while picking huckle- j 'berries on Broad mountain, near Glen Onoko, when he stepped on a huge rat tlesnake which struck at his ankle, slightly lacerating it, though not poi soning him, a Mauch Chunk (Pa.) ?correspondent of the New York Sun iwrites. The big snake coiled to strike a sec ond time, when Klingaman heard rat ifies all around him. Seizing a club, !he killed the? one on which he had ?stepped, and then went after the fothers, which had drawn up in battle array. After a fierce fight he killed them all without receiving a scratch, and on counting them he found that he had killed nine big rattlers, the i (smallest of them measured three feet lin length. He took the largest, 43 j ?Inches long, with 12 rattles and a but- j ?ton, home with him. It was the big- j gest snake of the kind seen in this lo-. icallty in many years. While Klingaman was busy slaugh-. tering one nest of rattlesnakes, one of ;his companions, some distance away ?from him, had an encounter with an- j .other nest of eight rattlers, killing every one of them. Rattlesnakes are more plentiful in this section than in any previous sea son. Members of Company F, Thir- ! teenth regiment, National Guard, en- j gaged in this vicinity, have killed many of them this season. In one in stance one of the troopers was bit ten, but recovered. CAREFUL MOTHER Mrs. De Style-I mustn't let my so cial activities make me neglect my children. Her Secretary-Quite right, Mrs. De ?Style; send them a marked copy of this paper. It outlines my plaus for ?August in full. ? Pear Delight. j Make a square cake with following recipe: Break four eggs into a bowl, odd six tablespoonfuls of sugar and ;beat for 15 minutes over another bowl of boiling water. Remove from water and beat until tho mixture is cold and thick: remove beater, sift in three fourths cupful of Hour, one-half tea spoonful of baking powder; mis care fully, add one teaspoonful of vanilla extract, a few drops of red color, and ?ix tablespoonfuls of melted butter. 'Pour into a square, greased and pa pered tin and bake in a moderate oven tfor 2"> minutes. Turn out and remove the paper. Cool, spread over with Whipped and sweetened cream flavor ed with one-half teaspoonful of al mond extract, sprinkle over with pink .coconut and put halves of stewed or .canned pears on the top with a star of whipped cream in the center of each. j Raising Prices in Japan. A bag of rice, which only a few years ago cost SI.25, now sells at S2.50. an increase of 100 per cent. But this staple is only typical of nearly all other articles of household use. No legitimate reason exists for this In crease. Rice is raised in Japan. Wages are slightly higher, no doubt, but not sufficiently so to add 100 per cent to the cost of an article of necessity. J5uch a rise in price of necessities is an avoidable hardship, observes East and West. The government can check lt, if wisely directed. The rice mar- : Icet, like wheat in America, should be the last to suffer from violent ma nipulation. It is the food of tjio people and government should fix a limit for Its price. I Had a Use for lt. The Mother (overhauling little Tom my's -wardrobe)-Oh, Charles, just ; see what that dreadful child has been j carrying about in his pocket ! A real ! cartridge with a bullet in it. He! plight have been blown to bits. The* Father (with a glowing con sciousness of assisting his country nt ? critical time)-Just put it in a cool place for tonight my dear, and I will leave lt at the war office on my way io business. S LOOKING FOR JANS SO By L. HOLLAND. fe $ Pa PB P* Pa P* Ea Pa PS ?a Pa **W There walked down the gangplank bridging the little strip of water which bubbled between the great ship and pier a blue-eyed, golden-haired little Norwegian girl. No one noticed her; no one spoke to her. She had come to the strange country to look for Jan. For a long time she had h?d no word from him. The dear father and mother had died, so Gundrun sold the little moss-roofed home which nestled among the snow-capped hills of her be loved Norway and had come across the sea to find the dear lover. It ' all seemed so simple and easy that she almost felt she might see him stand ing on the pier watching for her. Sure ly everyone would know him, he was so big and handsome, so good and so kind and so wise. Oh, no one knew so much as Jan. And from her full heart there rose a little Norwegian song, so wild and free, so weird and sweet-a song of Jan's, one he had taught her, for Jan could write songs, and no greater joy had Gundrun than In singing them. Jan was not on the pier walting for her, and when she asked for him, no one heeded her questioning. Oh, how strange and cold this new country was-no one knew anyone else, everyone was in such a hurry, all seemed so busy-did they ever rest? How unlike the quiet, peaceful home across the sea I Indignation held sway among the nurses of the big emergency hospital, for Miss Elton, the superintendent, had committed a crime without prece dent. She had received as a proba tioner Gundrun, the little dining-room maid. "And If she gets through her pro bation and ls accepted, I shall go," declared the head nurse. "And I shall stay," retorted the sur gery nurse, for between them was fierce rivalry and they made lt a point never to agree with one another in anything. "I suppose you think we couldn't run the place without you," sneered the first speaker. "Not quite so bad as that, dear," re turned the other, "but I will say, there are nurses In this hospital whose res ignation would be much more readily accepted than mine." This thmst silenced her rival, who made up her mind, however, that whatever the out come of Gundrun's probation, she, tha head nurse, would remain if for no other reason than to spite "that con ceited thing" In the surgery. The outcome was in Gundrun's fa' vor. Quiet, gentle and thoughtful, she proved herself In every way worthy of the profession and ere long not? one among that blue-and-white gowned band of women who flitred about from ward to ward and from bcd to bed car rying relief and comfort to suffering humanity, but were glad to have Gum drun their friend. Among the patients there was not one whose eye did not brighten ns it re.sted on the prettily rounded figure, the crown of golden hair, the deep blue eyes, so gentle and loving, and yet so sad. At night, in the dimly lighted halls in whose shadowy depths is needed no abnormally imaginative mind to conjure up-many a gruesome si^lu ; in the cold, white surgery, where in the wee. small hours of the proceed ings of the preceding day were all too vividly pictured on the unusually acute sense; in the long wards with the narrow, white beds ranged in rows against the walls, with the dull yellow light casting an almost death pallor on the sleeping faces, quiet and sad little Gundrun strangely harmonized, as she glided silently along the dim halls, in and out of the gloomy wards, freshening a rumpled pillow, moisten ing fever-parched lips, soothing to rest with soft, caressing hand an over wrought brain and pausing to each bedside to assure herself of the com fort of each sufferer in her care. "Be watchful of the man in number forty," warned the doctor as he said gO'jd night. "lie's threatened with a high fever and I want to check it if I can." When Gundrun finished her rounds she stolft into the sickroom. On the bed lay a tall, blond man, Iiis flushed, heavily bearded face but half discern ible in the soft light. She straightened the disordered bed, cooled the hot pillow, bathed the flushed face and burning hands, and then, seating herself In a little, low chair at the bedside, stroked with soft and cooling hand the throbbing brow. But In vain. It seemed ns If sleep would never again close those burning eyes. Finally she bethought herself of the little Norwegiun song-Jan's song-she used to sing in the dear land she feared she would never see again. Sweetly, yet softly, her voice rose and fell, and as she sang her thoughts were over the sea. Unheeded lay the sufferer nt her side, unheeded the shadowy halls, the dim wards, the great, strange city Itself. She wandered again in the green fields of her dear Norway, her Jan at her side, gazing down at her with eyes full of love and tenderness. "Gundrun. Gundrun !" She turned. Uer heart stood still. The song froze on her lips. Leaning toward her with outstretched arms, his eyes filled with a strange, sweet eagerness, was Jan. Fainting, trembling, she fell on her knees at the bedside. ' "Jan, my Jan," she cried, and, clasped in his arras, his lips pressed to hers, he melted into her dream. (Copyright, 1517, by W. G. Chapman.) ONE CAN BE TOO HUMBLE Always Well to Remember the World Is Apt to Take a Man at His Own Value. Humility is called a virtue. It Is so unless carried too far. A man is usually taken at his own value. If he makes too little of himself, he is like ly to be thought of little worth. The unduly humble man will lack the strength of character needed for suc cess. He will have little inflence In so ciety and will not be fitted to hold re sponsible positions. While too great opinion of one's self stands In the way of progress, too great .humility Is worse. Conceit receives many knocks In life and may be taken out of a man ; too much humility seldom re ceives tse needed encouragement. Con ceil: in a child is soon corrected, when he comes to mingling with other chil dren in schools. Too great humility gives his schoolmates a chnnce to puf upon him and treat him ns an Inferior , -a chance which will seldom be neg I lected. A child may become crippled In spirit for life In this way. Even teachers sometimes fail to see what ls the trouble with the ehild and to give him the encouragement he needs. Be ware of breaking down a child's self confidence. Irreparable injury may thus be done him. Train him to feel that he is of value and is able to do what there ls for him to do. Think well of yourself if you would have others think well of you.-Milwaukee Journal. SPORT ONLY FOR STRENUOUS Harpooning Devilfish Differs Some? what From Pastime So Much Be loved by Ordinary Fishermen. .The extraordinary shape, huge size, and vast power of the big devilfish, or manta, give him an evil reputation, which is heightened by his black color ing. A queer peculiarity of this col oring Is that the black pigment comes off on anything touching it. Kneeling on one of the devilfish when it was drawn up on, thc sand I arose with my knee completely blackened. The skin is not only very tough, but Is also very rough, being covered, like that of an old shark, with dermal denticles which scarify the skin If a naked arm or leg is drawn across it. The big mouth Is practically toothless, entirely so as re gards the upper jaw, while the lower jaw has a small dental plate which differs in the two sexes. In spite of its size the manta ls in no way dan gerous to man unless attacked ; but when harpooned its furious energy, tenacity of life and enormous strength render it formidable ; for it can easily smash or overturn a boat which is clumsily handled, and if the ropes foul an accident is apt to occur.-From "Harpooning Devilfish," by Theodora Roosevelt, In Scribner's Magazine. A Saving Czar's Aurochs. Kartsoff, former master of the hunt for Emperor Nicholas, who now ad? I ministers the formerly imperial do i mains at Gatchina, the residence of J the Dowager Empress Marie, has taken measures to prevent the destruction of seven surviving aurochs, the only Eu ropean bison now known with certain ty to exist in Russia. Until lately a 1 large herd was maintained in Nicholas' ; vast forest at Bieloviesh, White Rus sia, ten from which were sent to ! Gatchina before the war. When the : (Jennans occupied Bieloviesh they ? killed and canned hundreds of aurochs. ' it is not known if any survive at Bio ? loviesh, but before the killing two were presented to the Stockholm Skan j sen park. After the revolution, the ? Gatchina populace organized an au rochs' hunt, considering the beasts i "imperial" and therefore fair game. ; They killed three. M. Kartsoffs mens ures aim at preserving the remainder. Kaffirs in France. "Somewhere in France there ls a lar/je camp of Kaflirs," says a corre spondent of the Spectator. 'When I first saw them, my British ignorance and prejudice made me jump to the conclusion that they were the scum from the mines of South Africa. To my utter astonishment, however, I have since discovered that SO per cent of these blacks (Basutos nnd Zulus) are the product of our mission schools. "They are Christian men-have their own native Padre-and thirty or forty of them knew all about Donald Hankey, and were quite familiar with his book. 'A Student in Arms!' There may be white camps where the same may be said of them, but I haven't come across them yet." Slashes Russ Alphabet. Russian Minister of Education Man uiloff is ruthlessly cleansing the Cyrillic alphabet of superfluities. By decree he has abolished the specific Russian letter "yat," confusion of which with "e" is one of the woes of schooling, abolished also the use in Russian of the Greek "theta," former ly used indiscriminately with "phi," and finally abolished the "hard sign" placed after consonants. The reforms excite mixed feelings. Children and utilitarians rejeice, but the novelist, Leonid Andreyeff, says that "such changes rob our classics of their traditional form and atmosphere. We feel we are rending dialect." Sure Sign. "The war will end in two weeks," he said as he estimated the decrease in the size of his apple pie, In a one arm cafeteria. "Where do you get that dope?" asked Hie next chair neighbor. "Wol'j I have a brother who enlisted today and he never held a job longer than two weeks in his life." A FAMILY MEDICINE In Her Mother's Home, Says Thia Georgia Lady, Regarding Black Draught. Relief From Head ache, Malaria, Chills, Etc. Ringgold, Ga.- Mrs. Chas. Gaston, of this place, writes : "I am a user of Thedford's Black-Draught; in fact, it was one of our family medicines. Also in my mother's home, when I was a child. When any of us child ren complained of headache, usually caused by constipation, she gave us a dose of Black-Draught, which would rectify tho trouble. Often in the Spring, we would have malaria and chills, or troubles of this kind, we >would take Black-Draught pretty reg ular until the liver acted well, and we would soon be up and around again. "We would not be without it, for it certainly has saved us lots of doctor bills. Just a dose of Black draught when not so well saveB a lot of days in bed." (-? Thedford's Black-Draught has been In use for many years in the treat i^pient of stomach, liver and bowel ' troubles, and the popularity which it now enjoys Is proof of its merit If your liver is not doing its duty, you will suffer from such disagree able symptoms as headache, bilious ness, constipation, indigestion, etc., and unless something is done, serious trouble may result. Thedford's Black-Draught has been found a valuable remedy for these troubles. It is purely vegetable, and acts in a prompt and natural way, regulating the liver to its proper functions and cleansing the bowels of impurities. Try it. Insist on Thed? ford's, the original and genuine. E 79 FIRE INSURANCE -For_ This World ONLY J. T. HARLING OFFICE OVER Bank of Edgefield, S. C. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines. Boilers. Supplies and Repairs, Porta ble, Steam und Gasoline Kn gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Pelts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA. GA. GEO. F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and g.asses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELD, S. C. I ' Citation. The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W. T. Kinaird, Probate Judge. Whereas, J. E. Ouzts has made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and [effects of A. Clark Ouzts, de ceased. These Arc Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said A. Clark Oazts, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield, South Carolina in my office on the 17th day of January (luis) next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why thc said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, thia 20th (lay Of December, A. D" 101 "T. W. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge E. C. Jan. 1, 1918-3t. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out j Malaria.enriches the blood .and builds up the sys tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. SOC j Fertilizers for 1918 We beg to announce that we are now ready to deliver fertilizers for this season, having secured a liberal supply which we have on hand in our warehouses ready for delivery. Haul your fertilizers now while you can get your supply. Do not wait until there is congestion of freights, when you cannot get goods shipped. Armour, Swifts and Eoyster our spe cialty. Mixed goods with potash, mixed goods without potash. 16 per cent, acid; 26 per cent, acid, cotton seed meal. The Edgefield Mercantile Co. Laborers Wanted Fifty laborers wanted at once for chalk beds. Good wages. B. L. HIMS, Edgefield, S. C. H P P m I 1 1 i si . ir? 1 1 BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta Georgia $ CODTricbt 1909. bv C. E. Zi?3N>crniap Oo.--.No. 51 THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E. Nicholson, vice-President E. J. Mima, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mims. J. H. Allen