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ISABELLA JEWEL WENT CHEAP. Diamond Pawned to Aid Columbus la Eis First Voyage. The recent sale at auction of tte f..moas Isabella diamond, alleged :c be one of the original gems pawned by Ehe Queen of S..a:a to pav for voyc'-e of Coiuiiibus which rei.a.;eJ In :l:e discovery of America, has brought to light some interesting '_e t-.iL- cf the hisior. or" th's and othe: gcur:s it was sold in Denver to fat isiy a notr> Riven by Elizabeth Tabor, widow of Senator H. W. Tabor, wfco was ose of the rr.zzi picturesque char acters of the West. The jewel, valued at $25.000, was one of a collection that has figure] In Western courts more than any rin gle lot in existence. The entire as ; sortment, estimated to be worth pos sibly $50.000. was sold to John Ma son of this city, the only bidder, for $8.7o0. Mrs. Tabor was the second wife of a man whose career reais like 3 page from some romance. Once a prospsctor for gold, he discovered Iba Matchless Mine, near Leadvilie, frhieii made him many millions. He built fine business blocks in Denver, including the Tabor block, the Tabor Grand Opera House block and other fine buildings. He was an idol of the People. He was elected to the United States Senate and took a prominent place in the affairs of the West. "T'hen reverses came. He lost hia^ fortune. His wife died and he mar ried again, and then, when he reached the depths, he passed away. His sea ond wife, with the estate all gone, the jewels pawned and sold and nothing lett of the former splendor, now llveg with her only daughter in a log caoln near Leadvilie, | close to 'tha famous mine, which made the Sena tor'r wealth. The collection of jewels which has passei out of the hands of the Tabor es at-: was pari of the gifts made by the Senator to his second wife. The Isabc.la diamond was the principal oae in the collection. It was brought to Denver from New York with of ficial papers which authenticated its h. :tory, and was transferred to the Tabor collection through a local jew ?-!ry house. That was twenty years ago. Since then it has been the sub ject of almost constant litigation. Ar long the jewelry in the co Hec tic , was _ belt valued at $5,000, wMcv was the. Jnly one of the kind in the world. It was made in almost perfect imitation of a big snake and was of eighteen carat gold. The two eyes consisted of two brilliant dia inords, the tongue was made of sparkling rubies and the tall was formed of beautiful green emeralds. The belt was made of hundreds of pieces so joined together ?liat it could be coilea and placed around the body with as much ease as if made from leather. The ether jewels In the col-' j lection consisted of earrings, brace lets, and loose diamonds. Tht collection was pawned with the First National Bank of this city, through Herman Powell, to secure a note for $25,000 owing Powell by the Tabor estate. It was sold by Powell to satisfy the note and in that way got into the vaults of the bank. Ef forts were made to sell the'gems pri vateb- through a commission appoint ed for that purpose. This resulted I in suits being brought in court to ha"e them sold at auction. * . The Tabor estate at that time was considerably In debt and the widow was meeting with the first of the re verses which finally completely en gulfed her. The popularity of the late Senator caused steps to be taken by his friends three years ago to set tle the claims. Mrs. Tabor was en abled to retain the jewels. One year ago she was in want and she pawned them with the Continental Trust Company to secure a loan of $8.650. This loan she was unable to take up and the present sale followed. A pitiful climax to the tragedies of th?* Tabor family was presented when the sale was over. An elderly gray haired woman, who declined to give her name or reveal her identity oth er tha.. to say that she was a close perscnal friend of Mrs. Tabor, was present to watch the disposal of the gems. At the conclusion of the sale she motioned the purchaser to one side and with a quivering voice Rskeri hit not to sell the smallest gem in the collection for a while. It was Mrs. Tabor's engagement ring which had gone with the others, and she wanted an opportunity to save it if prssible. Mason, who bought the collection, will give part of the jewels to his wife and the others will be sent East. The Isabella diamond, the most val uable in the collection, shows the ef fect of age, and in order to restore its brilliancy, it will have to be re-' cut. The danger of injuring the gem through that process, has de tracted from its speculative value.? Denver Post. India's Valuable Coal Fields. Indir.. the land of mystery, is -"ap idly coming to the front in various fields of Industry. The indian em pire possesses no fewer than 15 coai field:, while iron is worked on an ex tens! 3 scale in no fewer than three districts, two of which are situated *n |tae immediate vicinity of Calcutta. Jvor are oil fields wanting; 17 more cr less important centers are en gaged in this industry in the province or Bengal and Asmara, while tobacco cultivation is another valuable assei to Assam, as well as to Madras. When a man has his teeth pro f^ssionally attended to should ru debit the cost to inci-dental ex peises? Stomach troubles are very com mon in the summer time and you should not only bbe very careful about what you eat just now, but more than this, you should be care ful not to allow your stomach to bcome disordered, and when the stomach goes wrong take Kodol. This is the best known preparation that is offered to the people today for dyspepsia or indigestion or any stomach trouble. Kodol digests all foods. It is pleasant to take. It is sold here by A. C. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle & Co. SEA BIRDS A?E IN PERIL. Xecd of Wardens to Check Extinction of Nation's Scavengers. For want of wardens along the hundred miles of Pacific Coast, "e ?^??tly reserved as a bird refuge, a ?; ctiln'r tit llifc Natt a! AksovLI! 0.1 >r Aadubpn SoctotJe? says millions )f wale- fowl may suffer death. :o themselves and their young at :he icpthig sea-on. With thousands of acres ot stub breeding havens which 'hoy have nrevio^sly obtained r'o?1 must patrci with I'ardy nn.i erpcrt son; tae National A. ? octal ion of An. Uioan Societies finds itself today in b'.e to extend its bird guard over he hewiy acquired stretch /c? iuac essible sea co-.-st. UnlessJfunds are orthcqmirig for this economic move nent. ofricei? of t ie Association say. \r.ierlcan b'rd life will again suffer suph rava-es.as are admittedly bring ing its yaluable sea-bird species close 4o the pc'nt of extinction. The cir cular continues:: Both nun and boats cf the staunch est sort are required for the peril ous work of patrolling the reefs and rocks of the nesting birds in all winds und weather. Some seven thousand dollars were devcled by the Audu bon workers last year to providing this protection against poachers .'or the defenceless birds on their breed ing grounds. To extend this service to the new refuges, which the gov ernment has just ended, ' several thousands of dollars more will be required. Beyond paying the war dens a dollar a month for the pur pose of their nominal control, the Federal authorities have left the en tire burden of maintaining this little army of bird guards upon the Nation al Association of Audubon Societies. As scavengers the sea birds are c!Ye only agents t'^at ;;tr.nd between the people of this country and pesti lence, they declare. Once they become so few as to allow the coast retire to accumulate. the entire country will stand in grave danger of being swept by plague. Only the annual five-dollar bills of less than a thousand members of the Nationai Association of Auduhor So cieties today support, the extensive work of this body, of which the eco nomic movement to preserve the na tion'- sea fowl is only a small part. With these and the limited endow ment at their command, the workers if th? association are today unable to carry out adequately the work cf preserveing the s?a fowl, which has become national in scope. Unless several thousand persons, represent ing every section of the country, en roll with these Audubon workers, this year, much in the economic cam paigns which demand their support, must be left undone. "The nation's sea fowl must /be preserved now or never," said Wil liam Dutcher. president of the asso ciation, at its headquarters, No. 141 Broadway. New York. "To carry out this great economic work in time, we must have the moral as welias financial support ??>f at least 5.000 members. . I feel 5iire we are going *o find as many and more thinking persons in this coun try who will consider it a patriotic privilege to enroll in a movement so essential to the health, wealth, and general well being of the entire coun try, nt'.rely aside from sentimental and aesthetic motives." Diamonds in America. Cent ary to the general impression diamonds are sold cheaper in the United States than in any other coun try. This Is due to America taking two-thirds of the output of all rnines. the remaining one-third be :ng taken by all the other countries ?v ...blned. Being the'largest buyers, American dealers not only buy at the lowest ?irice. but secure the very choicest ?tones. This is admitted by Euro pean deaiers. There is no duty on rough or un -nt stones coining into the United States. The American cutter's work is superior to foreign cutting, as is ?hown by the fact that nearly every I'amona weighing over one-quarter of a carat sold in America, is cut in America. On the small cut diamonds, the luty io only ten per cent, against five ??er cent, in Canada. The purchases .f Canada are so small that the lower 1 i:ty ;s more than offset by the in ?ren.x'd cost to Canadian dealers. The American merchant has a mar. <et of SO.00.noo people against Cana da's 6."00,000. The Americans have every advan tage to enhance the intrinsic worth nf diamonds by the superior work manship of their cutters and under sell all other countries.?Buffalo Ex press. Fisticuffs and Discipline. It is claimed that only by fighting ?jn the part of the crew can discipline ?>n shipboard be maintained in the navy. But if that law were to apply to families and schools, where impul sive young men abound, every eom nunity in the land would have to maintain mammoth rings for the set 'lement of disputes arising every hour of the day. l'?less human nature is changed radically by being transplanted to a warship's deck the penalty system should work there as well as in civil life. - If the aggressor In a dispute were required to make an apology or pay a fine or go into Irons or to leave the service with a dishonorable dis charge in case he demurred at the milder punishment, there would no ion lit ue le.ss Inclination amonc sea men to wrangle aud come to uio-w^ It's a pity to see people neglect in dications of kidney or bladder trouble that may result in Bright's disease when Foley's Kidney Remedy will correct irregularities and strengthen these organs. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first signs of danger. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug Co. Post Cards at Sims' Book Store. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills, are for sale by A. C. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle & Co. 0 rrarjKikT) His Kite. and Of r? 11 t!)f prent men of America there is not one the story of whose childhood is more entertaining to young r:ecp.e th::n that of Benjamin Franklin. He was such a strong, hand some, daring b^y. and he cordd do so mauv do them vc!1! L'en tool, mit::rally ta ::;l:^;c cscr cis.s. L!y iIk* ?hseViie was twelve years old he was probably the best swimmei of Lis age in the civilized; world. One of his devices was to make a kite t:> save him the labor (if duiiig his own swimming. He got a kite with a lorn: BEN HELD ON TO THE 8TICK. strong string to it. The end of the string be tied to a stick. Then be and another boy went to a pond nearly a mile wide, and Ben prepared to make the kite pull him across the pond. Ben took his clothes off and engaged the other boy to carry them around the pond, which really was a small lake, to the opposite side, where Ben wished to land when he crossed. Then the boy who was to- be In after life one of the world's most famous men ran with the kite till he started It soaring in the air over the edge of the lake. Nest he waded Into the water and began swim ming upon his back. With a little man agement holding in his bunds the stick to which the kifp was attached, he made that kite serve as a sail and pull him across the lake. All Ben had to do was to lie still and hold the stick and glide through the water with the great est ease. It was a delight and Ben thought he had never had so much fun in his life before. A Famous Saying. You have probably heard or read the famous saying. "I had rather be the first man in a village than the second man in Borne," and have wondered perhaps who first used It Plutarch at tributes it to Julius Caesar. The story is, as he tells It, that when Caesar came to a little town in pussiug the Alps one of his friends said in a jocu lar way, "Can there be here any dis putes for offices, any contentions for precedence or such envy and ambition as we see among the great?" To which Caesar answered very seriously, "I as sure you that I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome." Two Big Clocks. The clock for the public building In Philadelphia is one of the largest in the world. The dials are twenty-five feet each in diameter, which gives a distance of about a foot to be traveled by the end of the minute hand every minute. Its place Is 300 feet above the street The cost was nearly $30.000. The clock in St Rombold's cathedral, Mechlin, Belgium, as regards diameter of dial is nearly twice the size of the Philadelphia clock. Stylish Mr. L. E. Phant. "That's right. Bunny. Help me on with my coat, there's a good fellow!" "How heavy my overcoat is, to be sure! I must get a lighter one for the spring." _ T!ic Kitten's Mittens. There's a white Angora kitten. On each paw slu> lias a mitten Of the blackest fur you ever saw, and she's in such a plight! And a friend of In ra who met her Says it rea?y seems to fret her. For site cannot take h?'r gloves off when she koos to ln-d at night! Tired mothers, worn out by the peevish, cross baby have found Cas casweet aboon and a blessing. Cas caswect is for babiei and children, and is especially good for the ills so com :ion in hot wen4' jr. Lrok for the ingredients print rj on the bottle. J Contains no harmful drugs. Sold by A. 0. Dukes. M. D., A. C Doyle & Co. The sins you hide in the subcellar a.ways are the ones (hat make them selves evident clear up to the attic. I Nature has provided the stomach with certain natural flunds known at the digestive juices, and it is through these juices that the food we eat is acted upon in such a way as to pro duce the rich, red blood that flows through the veins of our body and thereby makes us strong, healthy and robust, and it is the weakening of these digestive juices that destroy health. It is our own fault if we destroy our own health, and yet it is so easy for any one to put the stomach out of order. When you need to take something take it promptly, but take something you know is reliable?something like Kodol For Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Kodol is pleasant to take, it is reli able and is guaranteed to give relief. It is sold by A. C. Dukes, AI. D., A. C. Doyle & Co. . If you do not know how to let up you do not know how to live. , "I have found out that there is no use to die of lung trouble as long as you can get Dr.-Kings New Discov ery, says Mrs. J. P. White, of Rush boro, Pa. "I would not be alive to day only for that wonderful medi cine. It loosens up a cough quicker than anything else and cures lung disease even.after the case is pro nounced hopeless." The most reli able remedy for coughs and colds, la rippe. asthma, bronchitis and hoarse ness, is sold under guarantee at Dr. ,r. G. Wannamaker, Mfg. Co., drug ?tore. 50c and $1:00. Trial bottle free.' It's a poor kind of faith that never feels its need of a father until it gets If any person suspects that their kidneys are deranged they should take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once and not risk having Bright's disease or diabetes. Delay gives the disease a stronger foothold and you should not delay taking Foley's Kidney Rem edy. Lowman Drug Co., A. C. Dukes. The greatest sins are the ones com mitted against the least of the chil dren. If you haven't the time to exercise regularly. Doan's Regulets will pre vent constipation. They Induce a mild easy, heathful action of the bowels without griping. Ask your druggist for them. 25c. 6E0 S. BACKER & SON. Ihe Largest and Most Complete.. Establishment South. Doors, Sash, Blinds. Moldings, Building Material. Sash, Weights, Hardware and Glas* HARDWARE AND READY MIXED FAINT, Charleston. 8. C. No Use to Die. Personal. STRAY DOG! a complete line of Plows, Plow Stocks, Back Bands, Leather & Cotton Collars, Plantation Bridles, Farm, Church and School Bells, Shovels, Anvils, Forges, Poultry Netting, Woven Wire Fences, Lard Presses & Meat Cutters. And in fact everything that is used on the farm. Prices are right. Give me a call Phone No 1. Orangeburg, S. G. Your Paint Money Buy Satisfaction! HPO make your paint money buy satisfaction means a great deal. You can't achieve sat isfaction with cheap, inferior paints that crack and peel and blister and begin to look shabby almost as soon as dry. Nor with paints that are coarse lacking in lustre;? T and uneven in texture and that will not give long wear. But your money buys unfailing satisfaction when you spend it for Lowe Brothers ' 'High Standard" Liquid Paint?because it's made of best materials?it's made by highly efficient machinery which grinds and mixes much more thor oughly and uniformly than could be done by hand? Because The Lowe Brothers Company has 35 year's experience in good paint making behind it, and its experts are always seeking for betterment. The Concrete results are that "High Standard" Liquid Paint goes farthi:- and spreads better than other paints, that it gives more wear and retains its look of brightness unu freshness longer. It's the best paint investment you can make?pays you dividends of long and satisfactory service. You can find more beautiful, durable, up-to-date color combinations in thi. hne than in any other. Your house will not nc lo be like your neigh bor's?for there's vari y here. "''High Standard" Liquid Paint is put up in sealed, air-tight cans?ready for ap plication. Every can, large or small, contains the full quantity of paint designated on the label ? U. S. Standard measure. Just as dependable as "High Standard" Liquid Paint are Lowe Brothers Varnishes and Enamels, for exterior or in* terior finish, andVernicol, a stain and finish for floors and woodwork. They will save you money as well as give satisfaction. Let us make suggestions for your color combination. Ask for color cards. See sample panels. FOR SALE BY 3) H X15; )'.! Street. Phone 43.