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liiiii So Rich He Can Scarc;e)y Com pute the Amount HE HAS Main/ HOLIDAY^ With His Salary, Royalties From Mines and Other Properties, His Annual Income is About Fifty Millions of Doilrrs.?Vast Sums Left Him by His Subjects. ? - The Czar of Ru::s:a is personally the richest monarch In Europe, and, consequently, in the whole world. Ho has palaces by the dozen, estates al most without number, and mines that bring him in fabulous sums of money every year, soys a London exchange. It was announced from St. Peters burg recently that the Czar had g'ven 200,000.000 rubies (about $100,000,000) from his private treasury to Russia's war fund. Probably this is the largest single gift ever made by au individual donor to any cause. But the Czar can well afford It He is unquestionably the richest an on earth. Even Mr. Rockefeller's many millions would look small by comparison with h's multitudinous sources of wealth and the vast treas ures hoarded for him by his ances tors, for the Romanoffs were always a saving race. No living man can tell the full extent of his wealth, not even Baron Friedrichs, the controller of the imperial household. The official revenue of Nicholas II.? salary, so to speak?is nearly $10, 000,000 per annum. It is difficult to arrive at it exactly, for it is paid in various ways and under many heads, and the sum total fluctuates from year to year. But $10,000,000 may be taken as a fair average. With the sole exception of the shah of Persia, the Czar owns a greater fortune in diamonds and precious scones than any man in the world. The famous Orloff diamond is only the greatest star in an immense con stellation. x Wnen Nicholas II. was crowned a few years ago the emir of Eokhara and the khan of Khiva, his two prin cipal vassal princes, vied with one another in making him the richest gifts within their power. The khan gpve him a priceless rope of pearls which is said to be the finest in the world, besides diamonds, emeralds and rubies galore. His presents are esti mated to have been worth, at the lowest computation, $2.000,000, but they were unique and no price could really be put upon them. His rival, the emir, was not far behind him, and the hetrcan of the Don Cossacks, Prince Sviatopolsk Mlrski n., came forward with, some handsome contri butions, as did all the leading nobles and princes of the empire, to say nothing of foreign potentates. The Czar \b the luckiest man on ?arth in the matter of "windfalls." His loyal subjects are constantly leav ing him large sums of money by will, which are not alway* accepted. Deli cate diplomacy is-Ttequfred to "Induce the Czar to accept a legacy.. These legacies, when accepted, are never used by the CEar for his pri vate gratification. He regards them as a trust fund and they have been so regarded by most of his' ancestors. This fund Is drawn upon for charit able and religious purposes. Some of the legacies reach Immense sums. A. merchant named Stephanoff, who died at Nijni-Novgorod last year, left the Czar 11,000,000 rubies ("to be arplied to any subject which his im p( rial majesty may be graciously p'eased to consider for the good of holy Russia"). A Moscow banker named Nicholas Nlcholnevitch Ukh tansky left 7,000.000' rubies two or three years ago to the monarch, ab solutely free of any limitation or pro vision. Hardly a month passes with out the Czar receiving by will what most men would consider a large for tune. The Czar pockets more mining roy alties than any other man on earth. The silver, gold, platinum and lead mines in the Ural Mountains are gov ernment property. Most of the pro ceeds go into the government treas ury, but royalties ranging from 6 to 35 per cent, are paid over to the emperor's private purse. He receives similar royalties on the numerous government mines in Siberia, which are worked--by the free labor of con victs. He also receives quit rents, titbes and other payments for vast tracts of crown lands in Siberia and central Asia, as well as a share of the large revenue accruing from the exploitation of the immense areas of government forest land in Siberia. Whole blocks of real estate in St. Petersburg. Moscow, Odessa. Nijni Novgorod. Irkutsk, Omsk, and other cities and towns in European Russia and Siberia are owned by the emperor and the rents are duly collected by a small army of agents under the super vision of Baron Freidrichs. He also possesses large financial holdings in several Russian railways and In numerous industrial undertak ings, such as ironwork and textile fac tories, promoted or encouraged by Jullewltsh De Witte when he was finance minister. The investment of the Czar's immense wealth is always a serious and difficult problem. "It Is Impossible to arrive at any exact estimate of the wealth of his imperial majesty," said an official con nected with the Russian legation at Washington, from whom most of the facts set forth were obtained, "but I should think that, on the most con servative estimate, he must be wo.-;h from all sources, far more than $50. 000.000 a year. This is actual rev enue, and does not take iato account the huge treasures in specie, bullion, and diamonds which are stored in the vaults of the Peierhof Palace, in the citadel at Kronstadt, and elsewhere. "Although he is undoubtedly the richest man in the world?far richer than the richest of your American nr'Honain^?hh r-jertv is a nan of the sir^plest tas.as, and his purely personal expenses would probably be easily covered by $50 a day. Except when it is r.cc?ssary to assume the outward i'aow of his exalted rank, he dresses in a suit that you could buy here for $30. He dines very simply, except at state dinners, and President McKinley used to smcke far more ex' pensive cigars than he does. MYSTERIOUS AUSTRIAN LAKE. Its Water Disappears and Crops Grow Before !t Returns. Around the head of the gulf of Trieste, in the southern part of Aus tria, and extending across the base of the Istrian peninsula, i? a plateau of limestone, which presents some peculiar phenomena. Full grown rivers issue from Its sides, disappear under other hills, to rerppecr later at some distant point Mysterious sr rings rise through the bottom of the bay of Trieste, in times of heavy rainfall, bubbling up with a violence sufficient to endanger small craft. In the heart of Cherso Island, which is in the middle of the gulf of Quar nero, is the lake of Vrana. It is sur rounded entirely by hills, and lies in a basin said to be 45 fathoms deep, The level of the water is reputed to be at least 40 feet below the level of the sea about the island. It has no apparent affluent or efflu ent, yet the waters are always fresh and cool. It is believed the lake is fed by some subterranean passage, leading out under the bay from the Istrian Alps, possibly from Monte Maggiore itself. Some diflincf to the northward is a lake which disappears for weeks at a time. Th<3 sheet of water, known as the lake of Zirknitz, is about 'our miles long ar.d from two to three miles broad. Frequently, in July, although not every year, the waters begin to dis appear, and in August the bed, 50 feet below the sunace at some points, at times gradually appears. From 20 to 25 days are required for the entire lake to be discharged. When the bed iJ revealed the peas ants plant crops of barley where enly a short time before they were draw'ng their nets. The bed remains' uncov ered sometimes for many weeks. The peasants gather their barley and ha7 from, the bottom in the meantime. Then, with a rush, the waters re turn, the basin being refilled some times in a period of 24 hours. The limestone which forms the bed is perforated with a vast number of caverns and fissures. Nearly 30 of these are visible. They are funnel shaped, and some of them are 50 feet deep. They connect with caverns and subterranean passages penetrating be neath-the surrounding mountains. i ji - Japan's Financial Position. '? We must recognize, at the cutset, that Japan is a poor country, like nearly all Oriental lands, though not quite so poor as British India. With a population equal to that of Germany, Japan has lesB than a fourth of Ger many's revenue, or, to take her ally England as the basis of comparison, Japan, with a population half as great again as England, has less than a fifth of the revenue of England. We may make the view even clearer in this way: The revenue of France is about $20 per head, that of Japan is about $3 per head. The imports of England a^e about $60 per head; those of the Netherlands, drawn from an immense East Indian Empire, about $150 per head; while those of Japan are only $3 per head, about one-fiftieth the imports of Holland. Japan is very densely populated. Nearly forty millions of her popula tion are, settled at from 400 to 475 to the square miles, nearly thirty millions approaching the latter figure in den sity. This population is largely agri cultural, che average farm being about two acres ir. extent and having rather the character of a garden tilled wholly by hand labrr than of a farm in our sense. This prevalence of hand labor accounts for The extereme difficulty in finding horses for the Japanese cav alry; the country* people have no horses, because they are too poor to own them and have no room oa their diminutive farms to use them. An other comparison: Japan has oaly eight towns of a hundred thousand In habitants and over as against thirty, three for Germany, with about the same total population. Only two of these towns. Tokio and Osaka, hivs over four hundred thousand Inhabi tants.?Harper's Weekly. N-Rays from Plants. Botanists have recently been inves tigating the N-rays, and we are told that they are emitted from plants, as well as from nerves and muscles, and that the fluorescent screen will glow when brought near to the plant, espe cially the leaves and the roots, where the effect is more pronounced than in the case of the flower. N-rays are emitted from such plants as onions and mushrooms, so that they do not seem to depend upon the presence of chlororphyil or green coloring matter, their intensity and condition of the vegetable protoplasm. This was shown by the fact that the N-rays were produced from germinated Fend lings and not from those which tnd not germinated, while their emission was stopped entirely on using chloro form to Fusr?~r ?' ' ??'???] ?ctivity of the riant.?Hjcjj ? ??????? Engraved Visiting Cards. FOB ALL THE LATEST STYLES AT THE VERY BEST PRICES SEE SIMS' BOOK STORE, 4? 9. RoMeU Street. Orengeburg, S. C How Cough Germs Multiply. When you have a cold the mucous Mr. Bryan's Opinions. The plan of guaranteed bank de membrane is inflamed and the disease posits has probably found favor, germs which you breathe find lodg- among all classes of people and irre ment and multiply, especially the spective of political affiliation, more pneumonia germ. Foley's Honey and rapidly than any other public ques Tar soothes and heals the inflamed tion. DO ESN T SHADE HI3 EYES air passage, stops the cough and ex pels the cold from your system. Re fuse substitutes. A. C. Dukes. . The best kuo.vn picture in the world, it has been said, is Vandyke's portrait of .lames 11. of England as an Infant known as the "Baby Stuart." Two mil lion copies of it are said to be in Amer ican homes, and it is equally popular in England and coutineutal Europe.? LoudoD Express. If you haven't the time to exercise regularly. Doan's Regulets will pre 'vent constipation. They Induce a mild jeasy. heathful action of the bowels without griping. Ask your "'uggist for them. 25c. Spring Goods AT s Our lines arc full with all the new est styles. When out shopping drop in and let us show you. Low shoes for men, the "Craw ford" and "Beacon Light," $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00, all leathers, black and brown. The American Girl Shoes for La* dies, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 R. T. Wool Slippers for Children, good wearers at 50c, 75c-to $2.00. All colors, and hose to match. Dress Goods, Vailles, Panamas, Batistee, Brilliantines, in all the new est colors, 50c a yard. Wash Dress Goods, we show a fine line of Lawns for 5c to 50c a yard. Beautiful Silk Muslins at.. ..15c Corded Lawns, a special value at 6 U c Lovely Batiste Lawns, colored at 10c Figured Stripe Dainty lovely at 12 #c 30 in Linen finish Linene at .... 10c 36 in Best Lonsdale Bleaching atlOc 40 in White Lawn at.9c i bale 40 in finest quality Sea island.7c Special, extra large bed spreads, $1.50 New Beltings, every shade. .25c belt New Lnen Collars for ladies.. .. 15c Beautiful laces and embroidings. The new state of Oklahoma has I already enacted a law taxing state I banks, the fund thus accumulated to I be used in paying the depositors of I any state bank that from _ any cause becomes unable to meet its obliga tions. A special session of the Kan sas legislature has been called for the purpose of enacting legislation similar to the Oklahoma plan. The j governor of Nebraska is considering the advisability of calling a special session of the legislature on acc ount of the growing belief amonjr the people that protection to bank depositors in the form of state or federal guarantees of their deposits will stop the hoarding of money, bring into circulation sufficient cur rency to conduct the business of the country, and prevent a-recurrence of such disastrous panics as the one through which we are now passing Mr. Bryan has been an advocate of a law guaranteeing deposits in state and national banks since 1893 The legislature of Ohio adopted a joint resolution inviting Mr. Bryan to address its members in joint ses sion February .18.1908, on the sub ject of Guaranteed Bank Deposits Mr. Bryan, in discussing the tariff question, insists that residents of-the United States should be permitted to buy home made goods at home at as low a price as the foreigner can buy American-made goods abroad. He also insists that our govern ment should be by and for the peo ple as a whole.rather than by and for the trusts.acd administered in the interest of a few beneficiaries of the trust system. He believes that na tional legislation for the purpose of better regulation and control of in terstate commerce and common car riers should supplement state legis lation, and not be a substistute for state legislation. Mr. Bryan's paper, The Common er, reflects Iiis opinions each week on xuestions of public importance and in its columns may also b~ found his magazine articles, public speeches, addresses and lectures, which are referred to in the daily press from day to day. If you are interested in political questions, if you desire to keep in touch with the progress of the cam paign and to read Mr. Bryan's cam paign speeches send sixty cents to The Commoner, and the paper will be sent to you each week until the close of the next presidential com paign. Postoffice money order, currency, or stamps will be accepted. Only sixty ceuts. Address'The Common er. Lincoln, Neb. "The Koran" Forbids it' so Many Ar ? abians Become Blind. "I shall winter in the Sahara." said a traveling man. "With a cara van I shall traverse, under a blinding sun, an endless piain of snow white sand, but none of my Monomraedan attendants will wear any kind of shade over his eyes. "Against that dazzling glare the backs of their necks will ue swathed in white linen, and even their ears will be protected. Nothing though, will keep the sun out of their faces. "Wondering about this, I said one day to the caid of an Algerian vil lage: " 'Why don't you Arabs wear a cap of some sort? You live in the world's worst sun glare, but neither fc-z nor turban under any circumstances has a peak.' "The Koran,' the caid answered, 'forbids all true believers to shade their eyes. Obeying the Koran im pllcity we dwellers in the desert avoid like poison brims to our headgoar. In consequence there is more blind ness among us than among any eth er people in the world.'" Alpine Fatalities. "The playground of Europe," as Sir Leslie Stephen 'ailed the Swiss Alps, has for many been a graveyard?a fact which experience from year to year emphasizes rather than modifies. Statistics officially compiled for 1907 supply us with the death rate due to misadventure in the year now closing on the Alps?Italian, Swiss, and Aus trian?and those of Dauphine. Actu al loss of life is noted in seventy-five cases.?Lancet. Overwork. Can anything ?urpns<; in pathos the fate of a man who, through a stroke of paralysis, is doomed to end a busy, active -ie in a state of absolute and entire dependence upon others? This question is one which directly con cerns every brain worker in the city of London, especially at the present time. The strain upon the most en gaged of city men is often greater than any man ought in reality to face. ?Hospital. Phone 1052. 50-52 W. Russel. ! Orangeburg, S. C. 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, d the services of an experienced Pharma cist you wiD send your Doctor's Prescription to J.-ti. Wannamaker MTg. Co. The British Breed. British-bred animals, whether they be horses, cattle, sheep, or even pigs, are superior to all others in quality and stp.mira. There is some strange and admirable power in our soil and climate which puts a stronger fibre and a more enduring stamp of excell ence into the live stock bred in our Islands than are found in the same breed or species in cny other part of the world.?London Times. Useful Retirement. People are quite right in tnese days of struggle to leave off money-making when they have got enough and give the younger generation a chance. In every town and parish, however, there is much work, needing to be done by some one, that could be undertaken by people, who have retired from prof essions Or business.?Sunday at Home. Why Girl's Don't N.urry. There can be no doubt that nowa days there are fewer girls who are prepared to undertake the risks at tendant upon a rush into matrimony. The girl with brains Is discriminating and has no liking for leaps in the dark; before she consents to marry she wants to be reasonably sure of the Tu. ture.?Cassell's Saturday Journal. Japanese Bank Deposit. The total amount of deposits in the Japanese Postofflce Savings Bank stood at $44,907,000 on September 28, the depositors numbering 7.6f>5.77(>. This is said to be the highest record. If the present rate of increase In de posits is maintained the total amount is expected to exceed $00,000.000 be fore the end of the year. On everyone of us there rests a moral obligation to help our fellow beings all we can. In finding good qualities in them we are helping them to rise to a higher plane, both in their own and in the world's estimation.?Home Chat. GEO S. HACKER & SON. Ihe Largest and Most Complete Establishment South. Doors, Sash, Blinds. Moldings, tsuiiaing Material. Sash, Weights, Hardware and Gbuw HARDWARE AND READY MIXED F AINT. Charleston, h. O. FLORIDA-CUBA During these Cold Winter Months A TRIP Via THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE WTould be just the thing to make life worth living. Superb trains, excellent schedules and tickets which offer every advantage possible for a pleasant and attractive trip. For full information or Pamphlets call on your nearest Ticket Agent, or write, W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Passenger Traffic Manager, General Passenger Agent, WILMINGTON, N. C. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF DISPENSARIES IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY FOR MONTH OFFEBRUARY, 1008 All Stock is Given at Consumers' Prices. Dispensaries at Livingston. S. C . . Orangeburg, S. C. Fort Motte, S. C.. St. Matthews, S. C. Branchville, S. C. Springfield, S. C . Eilorec. S. G. Total. . .... Total Invoice including stock on hand first day of month. $ 4,369.02 .12,490.70 . 3.031.32 . 6,709.70 . 3,557.95 . 5,895.83 . 4,540.56 . .$40,595.07 Total sales. $ 1,862.17 9,065.50 1,555.14 3,804.95 2,345.25 1,164.45 2,832.06 $22,629.51 Operating expenses of each dispensary I 88.04 269.55 86.95 16.7.81 103.71 73.87 109.23 $889.16 Inr. breakage. 9.85 46.30 15.35 26.70 20.80 10.65 IS.06 $147.7? Consumers Stock on hand last day of month $ 2,489.90 3,375.65 1,444.95 2,861.35 1,185.00 4,634.41 1,675.45 $17,666.71 State of South Carolina, Count*: of Orangeburg. Personally appeared H. C. Paulling, J. G. Smith, T. R. McCants, Members of the Orangeburg County DIs eary board, who being each duly and severally sworn, deposes and sayBthat the foregoing statement is true and correct. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this'7th day of March, 1908. J. H. Claffy, N. P., S. O. PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. 2. Our Peruna Tablet Is Peruna With Fluid Removed. Dr. Hartman has claimed for many years that Peruna is an EXCELLEBT CATAERH BEMEDY. Some of the doctor's critics nave disputed the doctor's , claim as to the efficacy of Fenma. Since the ingredients of Peruna are no longer a secret, what do the medi cal authorities say concerning the remedies of which Perim.. is composed? Take, for instance, the ingredient HYDEASTIS CANAI/?tfSIS, OB GOLDES' SEAL. The United States Dispensatory says of this herbal remedy, that it is largely employed in the treatment of depraved mucous membranes, chronic rhinitis (nasal catarrh), atonic dyspepsia (catarrh of the stomach), chronic intestinal catarrh, catarrhal jaundice (catarrh of the liver), and in diseased mucous membranes of the pelvic organs. It is also recommended for the treatment of various forms of diseases peculiar to women. Arother ingredient of Peruna, COBYD?LIS FORMOSA, is classed in the United States Dispensatory as a tonic. CEDRON SEEDS is another ingredient of Peruna, an excellent drug that has been very largely overlooked by the medical profession for the past fifty years. THE SEEDS ABE TO BE FOUND IN VERY FEW DBUG STOBES. The United States Dispensatory says of the action of cedron that it is used at a bitter tonic and in the treatment of dysentery, and in intermittent diseases as a SUBSTITUTE FOB. QUININE. OIL OF COPAIBA, another ingredient of Peruna, is classed by the United States Dispensatory as a mild stimulant and diuretic. It acts on the stomach and intestinal tract. It acts as a stimulant on the genito-uxinary membranes. Usefal in chronic cystitis, chronic dys entery and diarrhea, and some chronic diseases of the liver and kidneys. These opinions as to the ingredients of Peruna are held by all writers c a the subject, including Bartholow and Scudder. OF HYDBASTIS, BARTHOLOW SAYS it is applicable to stomatitis (catarrh of the mucous surfaces of the mouth), follicular pharyngitis (catarrh of the pharynx), chronic coryza (catarrh of the head). This writer classes hydrastis as a stomachic tonic, useful in atonic dyspepsia (chronic gastric catarrh), catarrh of the duodenum, catarrh of the gall duct, catarrh of the intestines, catarrh of the kidneys (chronic Bright1 s disease), catarrh of the bladder, and catarrh of other pelvic organs. BABTHOLOW BEGABDS COPAIBA as an excellent remedy for chronic catarrh of the bladder, chronic bronchitis (catarrh of the bronchial tubes). BABTHOLOW STATES THAT CUBEB, an ingredient of Peruna, pro motes the appetite and digestion, increases the circulation of the blood. Use* ful in chronic nasal catarrh, follicular pharyngitis (catarrh of the pharynx), increasing the tonicity of the mucous membranes of the throat It also re lieves hoarseness. Useful in atonic dyspepsia (catarrh of the stomach), and in chronic catarrh of the colon and rectum, catarrh of the bladder, prostatorrhea, and chronic bronchial affections. MILLSPAUGH, MEDICINAL PLANTS, one of the most authoritative works on medicinal herbs in the English language, in commenting upon COLLINSONIA CAN ADENSIS, says that it acts on the pneumogastric and vaso motor nerves. It increases the secretions of the mucous membranes in general. In the mountains of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Carolina, collinsonia canadensis is considered a panacea for many disorders, including headache, colic, cramp, dropsy and indigestion. DB. SCUDDEB regards it highly as a remedy in chronic diseases of the lungs, heart disease and asthma. These citations ought to be sufficient to show to any candid mind that Pe runa is a catarrh remedy. Surely, such herbal remedies, that command the enthusiastic confidence of the highest authorities obtainable, brought together in proper combination, ought to make a catarrh remedy of the highest efficacy. This is our claim, and we are able to substantiate this claim by ample quotations from the HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES IN THE WORLD. ????????????? Theodore Kohn says Do these Bargains Interest You? We are sure they will If you arejnterested in your Home. : . ? ? ? '.:.<?? ? v.,' ? A now pair of Curtains, or a pretty Table Cover, or a neatly draped tapestry they all bring an air of cheerfulness that is decidedly invit ing. Look over these specials in Curtains. $1.25 cents pair. Pretty designs in new .Nottingham Lace. $2.25 cents pair. Much better ones. The kind that look lovely and wush well. Now ."51.09 cents. Now $1.73 cents. $3.00 pair. Low priced, dainty and with wearing qualities guaranteed. Now $2.43 cents. $2.50 cents pair. Rich designs that are sure to please all the folks. 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