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ONE LEGGED ATHLETES. ? i Records Made by Men With Serious Handicap. Although most of us have seen, or at ieast heard of, the oue legged cricketers?eleven of whom were often wout. iu the days when the game was not so strictly disciplined ci it is a; present, to oppose an eleven of one armed players?one leggad athletes are by no means com mon, and a one legged goiter is probably unique. Yet such a phenom enon does exist, in the person ol a ; member ol the Buhyell Artisan's club, who, it is said, plays a very so.tn? game. He. in all probability, however, acquired the rudiments of the science ? when acting as caddie in days pre vious to ih? accident that necessi tated that amputation of his iinib. That such a handicap as the Joss of a leg does not incapacitate a man l'rom excelling as a swimmer, says the London Tit-Bits, has been con-' clusively proved on more than one occasion. One of the foremost ex ponents of the natatory art at the present day labors under this dis advantage, and many old frequenters of Brill's Baths at Brighton will re member the head swimming master, Camp, who, despite the fact that he had but one leg. was not only an adept at trick swimming, but in the matter of pace could give a start and a beating to many who had the normal number of limbs. More than once has a one legged cyclist won a race, and not so long ' since such a one, named West, used, with a liberal start, to hold his own - with the speediest professionals. Kilpatrick. too. must be endowed with as much power- in his one leg as most men have, in their two, if we consider the many daring feats he has accom plished on his cycle, foremost among which are his standing with his ma chine ou the summit of the loo foot high Laxey Wheel, in the Isle of Man. and his descending at breakneck \ tMieci the <'&-t steps of the C&phol ai Wellington. The annals of foot racing contain more than yne record in point. We read how once Newmarket Heath was the scene of a race between two ciipples. each having a wooden leg. Iii the presence of a goodly throng, among whom was the Merry Monarch, "they started fair, and hobbled a good pace, which caused great admiration and laughter among the beho ders; but the tallest of the two won by two or three yards." Again, over a hun-' dred years later, in 1799. a certain one legged man, named Carter, backed himself to cover six miles within the hour, and performed the feat with six minutes to spare. Some years since a wrestler named liinet gained much, kudos among the habitues of Continental fairs less by his wrestling prowess, although that was not inconsiderable, than by his being handicapped by the loss of a kg. This notwithstanding, he always made a gallant and not infrequent a successful show, his great height, strength and weight standing him iu good stead. He excelled, too. in feats of strength,.aud was specially nota ble for his skill in casting a heavy blacksmith's hammer. To a trial of skiil with this implement he was wont to issue a general challenge and it was but seldom he found his master.' Nothing, one would say, is more calculated to place a boxer at a dis advantage than the joss of a leg. Yet. Thomas Kench, a burly 15 stone man, topped C feet by some 3 inches, woll held his own with the gloves with such as had the temerity to lace him iu the arena of the booth with which he and other boxers traveled the fairs and race courses in the days when pugilism flourished. Not only did lie take on all comers at mimic warfare, but on one occasion at least he stripped in the ring iur serious fray, his opponent being Leicester butcher, who thought lo compensate for his iuft'rioriiy In pounds and inches by his superior activity. In this; however, he was mistaken, for'-the lorni lel'i of the cripple, which he was unable to avoid, put him out of time aller seveuteen j well fought rounds. Instinct or Reason. A Pittsfield man. as a proof thai j plants reason, offers the following nc- j count of a vine on his premises. The vine grows in a box on the window ledge. While watering it recently his daughter noticed a delicate lendril reaching out towards a nail iu- the side casing. She marked the position of the tendril on the wood and then shifted the nail about an inch lower. Next day the little feeler had deflect- j ed itself very' noticeably, and was J again beading for the nail. The mark ing and shifting were repeated four or five times, always with the same re sult; and finally one night the tendril which had grown considerably, man aged to reach the coveted support, and was found coiled lightly about it. Meanwhile another bunch of tendrils had been making for a hook that was formerly used for a thermometer. Just before it reached its destination the young, lady strung a cord across the window sash above. It was a choice then between the old love and the new; and as some vines seem to prefer a cord to anything else, it was not long in making up its mind. In a very few hours the pale, crisp, little tendrils?which, toy the way, conveyed a surpassing suggestion of human fingers?had commenced to lift toward the twine; and the next day they reached it and took a Arm grip. Mother?Yes, Ruth, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! Ruth?It's lucky dad ain't a camel, ain't It mama! Bilious V Fee', heavy after dinner? Tongue coate?V Bitter taste? Com plexion sallow? Liver needs waking up. Doan's Regulets cure bilious attacks. 25 cents at any drug store. A statistican says New York has spent 870,000,000 for automobiles, but failsltb say how much the funerals of the victims cost. , Floods the body with warm, glow ing'Tltality, makes tho nerves strong, k quickens circulation, restores natural jkvlgox, makes you feel like one born Hhgaln. Hoillater's Rooky Mountain Wa. - 35 cents. A. 0. Doyle & Co . DYE TAKES PLACE OF SAP. Fresh Cut Wood Given Permanent Hue' by New Process. A considerable industry has re cently been, develope d in Sweden on the basis of an invention made by Joseph Phister, an Austrian, where by coloring matter is forced into fresh cut wood. It takes the placr- of the sap, and gives to the wood a brilliant color, which does not fade after the wood has become season ed. Birch.beech, alder, maple, ein and basswood are Ihe varieties most successfully treated. The dye can be forced through lengths of wood as great as thirteen feet. When sea soned and polished the colored wood presents a beautiful appearance; and is used for making furniture, and also I for the fittings of ships and street cars. History of tlic ttlme. That neat and lovable little coin, the dime, has had a most useful his tory. As far as we are aware it is unique among the world's coins, hav ing no nearer equivalent than the English sixpence, which is worth two cents more. It is one of the handiest of coins, being about as small as a silver piece can conveniently be. Be in^ less in size and weight than tho nickel; which is worth only half as much, it is vastly more convenient to keep and hoard, and that is one rea sor. why it is becoming extraordi nary scarce in spite of the fact that more dimes are now turned out of ihe mint's than ever before in the coi:ntr>'s history. There is a rage for "dime banks," and some of these mechanical contrivances are so pret ty, so ingenious and so alluring that they force people to save dimes who have no earthly occasion to do so.? 'New York Mail. Plants and Fishes. Tho aquatic plants of a pond have mi important influence upon the fishes in the water. The invest iga Cibns of It. H. Pearl, the American b?tanist, prove that most rooted wa ter, plants extract mineral food from Ihe ground, and such vegetation "as the pond weed (Potamogeton) aids Qshes by adding mineral substances 'o the wafer. On the other hand, the iiornwort (Ceratophyllum) unfits a laUe for lish life, as it takes Iis own food from the salts in the water. Cadmium gives protective coat ings for iron much superior to zinc. The coat has the same aspect as zinc jut is much more adhesive and harder. Hound in Gold. In the jewel house of the Tower of London there is a book bound throughout in gold, even to the wires of the ? hinges. Its clasps are two rubies set ai opposite ends of four golden links.?London Tit-Bits. Farmers, mechanics, railroaders laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. Takes the sting out of cuts, burns or bruises at once. Pain can not^stay where it is used. Having been frozen out of King Leopold's good thing in the Congo, Mr. J, Pierpont Morgan feels it to be bis religious duty to protest against the barbarities being practised in that far-off country. It is wonderful what a* enod conscl.ence-rouser this being "frozen out" is. ' Generally debilitated ?for* years. Had sick headaches, lacked ambition; was worn-out and all run-down. Bur dock Blood Bitters made me a well woman."?Mrs.._Chas. Freitory, Moo sup, Conn. " / Geo. S. Backer & Sor The Largest and Most. Complete Establishment South. Doors, Sash. Blinds, Moldingn, Building Material. Sash, Weights, Co Hardware ano iuOO. Hardware & Rtady-Mixed Paint Charleston. S. C. Doing PasiiLss for Your Health. That's one of the things we are doing business for, and of course incidentally, to get a ? living. in buying our drugs, &c we get those which are pure ?nd patent, even though, they often cost us extra. We buy them for restoring health?yours and all our customers'. You may not be able to judge the quality of drugs, but our long experience enables as to discriminate. Trust us when you need med icine and your confidence ivill never be misplaced. A. Calhoun Doyle & Co. "The Popular Drug Store." Cotton Batten. COTTON BATTEN FOB, MAK ^'ing mattresses and comforts for sal?at 8 cents per pound. c-29 Orange Cotton Mills. Sight of Eye Destroyed by Disease Tried Five Doctors but Grew Worse ?In Agony Eight Months f ?Parents Discouraged, Until They Tried Cuticura Remedies IN ONE WEEK ALL SORES DISAPPEARED "Our lit Lit* girl, one year and a half old, was taken with eczema or that was what the doctor said it was. We called in the family doctor anil he gave some tablets and said she wo'tld be all right in a few clays. The eczema grew worse and we called in doctor No. 2. He said she was teething, as soon as the teeth were through she would be all right. But she still grew worse. Doc tor "No. .'] said it wits eczema. By this time she was nothing hut a yellow, greenish sore. Well, he said he could help her, so we let him try it about a week. One morning we discovered a little yellow pimple on one of her eyes. Of course we 'phoned for doctor No. 3. He came over and looked her over and said that he could not do any , thing more for her, that wo had better ? take her to some eye specialist, since it was an ulcer. So we went to Oswego to doctor No. -!. and he said the eye sight was gone, but that he could help it. We thought we would try doctor No. 5. Well, that proved the same, only he charged $10 more than doctor No. 4. We were nearly discouraged. I saw one of the Cuticura advertisements in the paper and thought we would try the ( uticura Treatment, so I wont ana purchased a set of Cuticura Remedies, which cost me $1, and in three days our daughter, who had been sick about eight months, showed great improve ment, and in one week all sores had dis appeared. Of course it could not re store the eyesight, but if we had used Cuticura in time I am confident that it would have saved the eye. We think there is no remedy so good for any skin trouble or impurity of the blood as Cuticura. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott, R. F. D. No. 9, Fulton, Oswego Co., N. Y., August 17, 1?0G." Complete External and Internal Treatment fnr Every Humor of Infant?. Children, and Adults consists of Cutlrura Soap (25e.> to dense the Skin. Cuticura Ointment (.r.0r.) to Heal the Skin, andCuticura Resolvent (50c.), (InthetortnotChoco late Coated Pills. 2~ic. per vial of r.0) to Purify the IJIood. Sold throughout the world. Potter Drue & Cfaem. Corp., Sole Props., Hoston, Mass. OS- Mailed Free. On Humors of Skin and Scalp. I I FIRE 'INSURANCE. V % Not cheap insurance, but insurance that insures you against all loss by fire or lightning. I do not represent small mutuajs with no capital, who have to assess the policy holders to cover each loss, but ten of the oldest and strongest companies doing busi ness, worth more than $100,000,000 and who have paid more than ?1, 000,000,000 in losses. Country dwellings, barnu and outbuildings, togethor with their ccnteDts nil written, and I have satisfied customers in every eeo tion of the county. Improved gins insured and also cotton on plantations. O ewith Western Union Telegraph Co., next door to Dr. J. fx. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., where you will find rne from 8 a. ra. to 8 p. m. OlKce Telephone 21, Eesidence 1812. W. K/SEASE. 6 <V^^-^v^^>^V^'^V^V^^^ "CS-d f REAL ESTATE. ! If it is a house and lot you 9 want from my list of some ? i }ou <> can be pleased both in the # place and in t^e price. Now is ? a good time to buy. By paying a i as mgch as one-third I can ar- J' range loan on balance on any prope ty I handle. Jas. M. Brailsford. I mwioi>s<i>iini'-M???? DENTISTST^ Drs. Perrydear & Sifley Office in New Dibble Building. We will attend lall calls in the country. DE. SIFLEY, Specialist in Dental Prothesis, Crowr M Bridge Work. Notice to Trespassers, ]VJO TRESPASSING ALLOWED xi on the following plantations such as tisbing, bunting or shooting of any kind or stock running at large in Fjiizabeth Township. Wm. Bbyce, Y. E. Axon, Jak is Mack, W.yj. Mack, ll-29-i?mos. * North, S. C. UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL EMBALMER. IHRES FINE HEARSES fO OTB City and County Service. The People's Bank, Orangeburg, S. C. Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits.$50,000,00. OFFICERS D. 0- Herbert - ? B President, E C. Wannamaker - ? Cashier, B. F. Muckenfuss . - ?'?> Vice President. . W.M.Richardson n Asst. Cashier. DIRECTORS W. 0. Crum Eobt. E- Copes D- 0- Herbert B- F. Muckenfuss A? M- Salley Abial lathron G? L, Salley W' L- Glaze H. C> Wannamaker i - . - - ? "A Bank for ALL the People." Remember: We pay interest in the Savings Department at the rate of 4 per cent per annum We issue Certificates of Deposit at the rate of 41-2 per cent We accommodate our customers whether times are hard or not Deposit your money with us? Absolute security guaranteed. SOME THING NEW 0 Charms for Ladies and, Gold Chains. . Something New in'Neck laces?the latest thing out. Some very beautiful Set Bings for Ladies at most reasonable prices. T.DeChiavette.} Insurance. Place your Fire Insurance in any Company represented .by : : : : Islar & Sally, and you can't make a mistake. Write plantation insurance, and also insure cotl on stored .on plantation. Cairon.us. IZLAR & SALLY \ THE DRUG STORE is the one place on earth where it is unsafe to look for "Bargains." If you are satisfied with getting the worth of your money, the best Medicine it is possible to compound from the highest grade drugs, and the services of an experienced Pharma cist you will Bend your Doctor's Prescription to V $ J. 6. Wannamaker j M'f'g. Co. REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY "Made a Well Man GREAT _ produce* line result* in ?0 day*. It acts powerfully and quickly. Cures when othcrsfail. Voting men can regain their lost manhood, and old men may recover their youthful vigor by using KICVIVO. It quickly and quietly re moves Nervousness. Lost Vitality, Sexual Weakness such as J.ost Power. Failing Memory, Wasting Diseases, and effects of self-abuse or excess und indiscretion, which unlits one for study, business or marriage. It not only eures by starting at the sent of disease, but is a great nerve tonic and blood builder, bringing back the i>ink glow to pale checks and re storing the lire ol" vontli. It wards off an proaching disease. Insist on having REVIVO, no other. It cau be carried in vest, pocket. Ry mail. $1.00 per package, or six for ?f?.00. Wo give free advice and counsel to all who wish it, with guarantee. Circulars free. Address BOYAL MEDICINE CO.. Marine Bldg.. Chicago, I1L For sale in Orangeburg, S. C. by Low man & Lowman. THE MODERN "PITTSBURGH PERFECT" WIRE FENCE, WELDED BY ELECTRICITY. "What a Marvel it would have been to Abraham Lincoln, splitter of ' rails. Mr. Farmer: You* prcrT3ssiveriess is keeping you in close touch with improvements in farm machinery, in dairy method;;, and with all the scientific facts that bring about the greatest possible agricultural production. ^ You are also informing' yourself about fence. We know you are. ' \ First?there was the stone fence of medieval history. Second?pioneer America converted its timber into rails. Third?somebody found a way to weave wire and slats. Fourtrj?along came barb wire, with its marvelous sale. Fifth?machines were invented to twist or clamp one wire around another: the woven wire fence. But, most important Of all, electricity now welds the wires at the joint, making no longer necessary these wraps and clamps. Stay and strand, wizard-like, become one. j The greatest step forward in fence building is thus accomplished at a single, master stroke, ??.?^wd ~***0 * +<A Of course, you are not using anything eis?. Surely you are familiar izing yourself with this remarkable improvement, to be found only in ."Pittsburgh Perfectn^m ?. ?ini nmm-?- - tii^,^ ? -w-* ? SOLD BY ? Sawyer Hardware Company, SALLY S. C. Since Pharoah'a time there iias been a constantly increasing demand for light vehicles, and to-day when selecting a vehicle no one point iigurcs more prominently into their merits than the draft. Southern niado ve hicles have proven to run 30 per cent, lighter lhan die Rastern or Western proiluct which, which occasions their being almost exclusively used in this section. We arc headquarters for the leading makes, and carry uver hundred jobs to select from. "Bailey," "Hen derson," 'Anchor," "Kock Hill," "Barbour" and "Crawford" are all nemes signifying worth and merit in vehicle construction. * Agency for "Virginia," "Whits Hickory" and "Salem" Wagons. Harness, Saddles, Um brellas, Lap Robes and all Saddlery Hardware. ?IT^I^Y & PRITH.