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RECORDS FADING. More Testimony as to the Perishable Quality of Modern Ink. New York World. In his newly published book. -For ty Centuries of Ink" (Bank Law inb*ishing c. mpany). David N. Car -:aiho. the handwriting expert. renews 'i, char.e that the public records are hecmg tled away in perishable form. T.: great state and city of New Yf.rk. with costly and magnificent de positories. continue to place in them for safe-keeping valuable records and other ink written instruments which wil! become illegible before the present century comes to an end." Massachusetts has a statute pro viding for the use on public records of an ink approved by an official chen at. :nd Mr. Carvalho led a movement which was unsuccessful in 1894 to secure sua a law in New York. Mr. Car%alho finds the beginnings 4f ink in a very primitive substance. -When the writing art had advanced beyond the stage of stone inscription .and clay tablet. some material for marking with the reed and brush was necessary. It was not difficult to ob tain black or colored mixtures for this purpose. With their advent. 40 centuries ago or more. began the his tory of ink." As primitively prepared by the Hebrews for ritualistic purposes ink was a simple mixture of powdered charcoal or soot with water, to which gum was added sometimes. The Ara bian methods of making ink were more complex. Lampblack was made by the burning of oil. tar or rosin. which was then commingled with gum and pressed into small wafers or cakes, to which water could be added when wanted for use. About t,200 years before the Christian era the Chinese perfected this method and invented "Indian ink," ostensibly for blackening the surface of raised heir oglyphics which "was obtained from the soot of pines and the oil in lamps. mixed with the isinglass (gelatin) of- asses' skins, and musk to correct the odor of the oi!." The most lasting natural ink sub stance is the black-brown liquor with which the cuttle fish discolors the water to conceal his movements in the presence of enemies. This fur nished the brown ink (sepia) of the old Hebrews and the black broth of the Spartans. Discussion of the history of ink leads Mr. Carvilho naturally into some matters of books and manu scripts. In view of the recent pur chase of a section of "Paradise Lost" manuscript by Mr. Morgan from a dealer who had paid $25.oo'for it is interesting to note that "Ptolemy Philadelphus is said to have given the Athenians is talents (about $x5, ooo), an exemption from tribute and a large supply of provisions for the MSS. di Aeschylus. Sophocles and Euripides. written by themselves." With the invention of the quill pen, in the sixth century. came greater lat itude in writing, but also thinner and more perishable inks. The ink of the eighth century in cluded among its constittuents blue vitrol, yeast, the lees of fe'ine, and the rind of the pomegranite. Our phrase to "sign" a deed or a dlocuments arises from the old prac tice of kings and great men who made the "Sign" of the cross oppc-site the place where the more learned clerks wrote the names of the signers. The quill pen wsas preceded by writing instruments made from reeds growing in Asia Minor, in Armenia and near Memphis on the Nile. The first steel pen to come into regular use was made in 1803. Popular pre .iudice kept the quill pen in full ,sway until more than 30 years after. The first fountain pen appeared about 1835. the flow of ink being controlled by pressure of the thumb on a stud in the helder. Thrown From a Wagon. Mr. George K. Babcock was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and says it is the best liniment he has ever used. Mr. Babcock is a well known citizen of North Piain. Conn. There is nothing equal to Pain Dlaim for sprains and bruises. It will effeet a cure in one-third the time requtired by any other treatment. For 2.ale by Smith'. Drug store. New herry: Prosperity D)rug Co.. Prosper As Broad As It Was Long. Judge Gary. at a recent meeting of the steel trust stockholders in Ho hoken. said in the course ' argt ment: "Your objection reminds me of the ohjection of a lawyer once made to !a itdge' sentence. This judge had given a prisoner. convicted of second degree murder. thirty years' solitary contin,:ment. whereupon the lawyer Cried out: " 'tut your Honor. my client is ol.d. He won't live thirty years. - 'Well. then.' said the judge I'll shorten his sentence to life imprison ment if you prefer it.' Triumphs of Modern Surgery. Wonderful things are lone for the human body by surgery. Organs are taken out and scraped and polished I and put back. or they may be remove entirely: bones are spliced: pipe: take the place of diseased sectiont of veins: antiseptic dressings are ap plied to wounds. bruises. burns. and like injuries before inflammation sets in. which causes them to heal with out maturation and in one-third the time required by the- old treatment. Chamberlain's Pain Balm acts on this same principle. It is an antiseptic and when applied to such injuries, causes them to heal very quickly. It also allays the pain and soreness. Keep a bottle of Pain Balm in your home and it will save you time and noney. not to mention the inconven ience and suffering which such injur ies entail. For sale by Smith's Drug store. Newberry: Prosperity Drug Co.. Prosperity. The Faithful Toiler. F. L. S. in Atlanta Constitution. I. Dunno whar I'll be At de jedgment day, But I know I hoe de cotton. En I brit.- de grass ter hay. En de Lawd '] sho' fergiv.e me Ef I only work my way Long row ter hoe yet. believers! IT. Dunno whar I'll be When the world is blazing red. But I toil to make de shelter Dat is kiverin' my head; En de Lawd 'Il sho' fergive me Ef I give his chillun bread Long row ter hoe yet. believers! Sued by His Doctor. "A doctor here has sued me for $i2.5o. which I claimed was exces sive for a case of cholera morbus." says R. White. of Co-.t-e!!a, Cal. "At the trial he praised his medical skill and medicine. I askcd him if it was not Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he used as I had good reason to believe it was. and he would not say under oath that is was not." No doc-tor could use a better remedy than this in a case of cholera morbus. it never fails. Sold by Smith's Drug store, Newberry: Prosperity D)rug Co.. Prosperity. Some of these the-morning-after loking individuals may really be health food faddists.e Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Better Than a Doc tor's Prescription. Mr. 3. WV. Turner. of Truhart. Va.. says that Chamberiain's S'tomnach and .i.-er Tablet; ' ic'e drn him more good than anything he could get from the doctor. If any ohysician in this country was abi: to compound a medicine that would produce such gratifying results in cases of stomach troubles, biliousness or constipation. his whole time would be used in pre paring this one medicine. For sale by Smith's Drug store. Newberry: Prosperity Drug Co.. Prosperity. When a man tells you to keep the change. count it over again to see that it is not a nickel shy. Worst of All Experiences. Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your last? Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H. Newson. Decatur. Ala. "For three years." she writes. "I endured in sufferable paidi from indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed inevitable when doctors and remedies failed. At length I was in duced to try' Electric Bitters and the result was miraculous. I improved at once and now T am completely re covered." For L.iver. Kidney. Stom ach andl Rowel troubles Electric Bit ters is the onily medicine. Only Soc. it's guaranteed by WX. E. Pelhami & INTRODUCING AN ORATOR. Gov. Pennypacker's Great Speech at Gettysburg. kt,ston Hierald. ilardiy- anything makes an -rator more nerv4us than the possibility of an intr)tduction to his audience by "oim tne Wht has neither good sense nor -i- tate. ..\n one who has larg experience as a public speaker can tell stories of his unfortunate experiences of this kind. The intro (ucing chairman often has little skill and no humor. He feels under an obligation to say something compli nietary. and is apt to make a mecs of it. 'At the Gettysburg Decoration )ay exercises the president was in troduced to the assemblage gath ered to listen to him in the terms following: "No other president has so stood for that which. after paying all. typifies our life-the sweep of the winds. overboard prairies. the snow capped mountains and the rushing rivers, the exuberance of youth con scious o.f red blood. energy and power painting our bow of promise-as does Theodore Roosevelt. He has hunted in our woods. he has enriched our iit erature. he has ridden in the face of the enemy. he has maintained our ideals." A man with less nerve than the president would have found it a matter of -difficulty to begin an ad dress without confusion after this eulogy. Driven to Desperation. Living at an out of the way place, remote from civilization, a family is often driven to desperation in case of accident. resulting in Burns. Cuts. Wounds. Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the best on earth. 25c at W. E. Pelham & Son's Drug store. Across the Line Fence. Chicago Tribune. "I'm looking for my cat. I haven't seen him for several days. and I did not know but what you might have seen him over in your yard." "What sort of eat is he?" "Large and white, with a black stripe down his back." "Quarrelsome animal?" "Well, he's a pretty good fighter." "You'll find him over here in the fence corner. third plank north from the barn, if you care to dig him up. Cool weather for this time of the year. isn' it? For sick headache take Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by Smith's Drug store. Newberry; Pros perity Drug Co.. Prosperity. Mistaken. Puck. "'How do you like that college song Miss Screecher is singing?" "Is that a college song? I thotught it was a college yell." That Throbbing Headache. Would quiickly leave you. if you if yotu used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood, and build np your health. Only a5 cents. nmoney back if not cured. Sold by W. F.. Pelham & Son. Drug gists. When looking ior work, there is a a class of people who is possessed of an inexhaustible supply of patience. Simple Enough. Providence Telegram. Miss Askitt-And what made you break off your engagement with Earle? Miss Teller-Simple enough. I felt as if I ought to get married. Startling Evidence. Fresh testimony in great quantity is constantly coming in. declaring Dr. Kink's New Discovery for Con sumption. Coughs and Colds, to be unequalled. A recent expression from T. J. McFarland. Bentorville. Va.. serves as example. He wroites: 'I had bronchitis for three years and doctored all the time without being benefited. Theni I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bot tIes wholly cured me." Equally ef fective in cuiring all L.ung and Throat roubles. Consumption. Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by WV. E. PeI am & Son. Druggist. Tria! bottles THE DISCOVERER OF SEVEN BARKS Was, thirty-five years ago, one of Germany's foremost physicians, besides he was a cele brated botanist and chemist. His discoveries were many and invariably successful. Per haps his most important discovery was that of the great and popular preparation caled Seven Bart--.xtracted from the bark of . :;ecialIy gro.. 'ydrangea plant. This bark grows in seven layers, each division possessing wonderful individual curative values. One acts as a gentle cathartic, another as an al terative, the third as a Jiuretic, the fourth as an expectorant-while the other three layers produce wonderful, upbuilding tonic elements. Most All Disease Emanates from the drainage system (the stom ach. bowels. liver and kidneys). When one of these organs becomes clogged or congested the others naturally suffer in sympathy, and it requires a thorough clean:ing and the res toration of all of them before each can again fully perform its natural fun.cion. Seven. Barks Contain nature-giving principles that will ef fect immediate relief and, in good time, a perr anent cure of all such disorders. One 50 cent bottle will demonstrate its phenomenal value. Talk with your druggist about it. He will back up all we claim. If you are ill and can not spare 50-cents for a bottle, write a postal and we will send you a bottle free. LYMAN BROWN. Pharmacist. N.Y. City. SOLD BY MAYES DRUG STORE. C0ISUF,hPT "Doctors Said I Could N. Malt Whiskey Cured. attribute my being alive ard stron and wel .estimonial is published in good f:ith and gu. Duffy's Pure The Great Consumpti is used by over 9,000 doctors and hospitals e: cure for consumapti on, coughs, colds,- gr-ip, 1 tarrh and all diseases of throat and lunzs; stomach trouble; nervousness, malaria and low fevers, and for all weakened, ru-<lo diseased or wasting conditions of body, br4: nerve and muscle. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey not only dri out disease germs, but builds up new tissues renoates the entire system. It aids digesti enriches the blood, stimulates circulation, to up the heart, quiets the nerves, and nouris and builds up the body so that it will throw and prevent disease. At the medical convention in Albany A LEA ING DOCTOR SAID: "I would rather ha Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey to cure consul tion and diseases of the throat and lungs tl all otherumedicines in the world." And thecd tors present agreed with him unanimotusly. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is invaluable tired-out, overworked, worried men, delici nervous women, and sickly children. It p motes health and long life, keeps the old you and mnakes the young strong. It is absolutely pure, contains no fusel oil, Government as a medicine. This is a guaran CAUTION.-When you ask for Duffy's Pure Unscrupulous dealers, mindful of the excellence imitations anid malt whiskey substitutes, whi< which, far from reileving the sick, are positively get it. it is the only absolutely pure Malt Whl qualities. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is sold ir Look for the trade-mark, the "Old Chemist," on Is unbroken. Beware of refilled bottles, Sold by all druggists and grocers, or d Duffy Maslt'W hi-key Co. Rochester, New Yo For Sale in all South STOP AN] * Wanted purchasers at our stol *and up-to-date furniture and1 *opened in this city. Room suit and all kinds of stoveware, C Window glass from 8xio to 36 stock of wall paper, feather beds sell you these goods cheaper that 3Shelley, Dean * Newberry Hardware Co' ' ' Our money winning books, written by men who know, tell you all about Potash They are needed by every man who owns a field and a plow, and who desires to get the most out of them. They arefree. Send postal card. GERMAN KALI WORKS New YOrk-98 Nassau Street, or Atlantl, Ga.-22% So. Broad St. DOES THIS SUIT YOU? Mayes' Pharmacy, the enterprising druggists of Newberry are having such a large run on "Hindipo," the new Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic, and hear it so highly praised that they now offer to guarantee it in every case to cure all forms of Kid ney Troubles and Nervous Disorders. They pay for it if it does not give you entire satisfaction. If you use it, it is their risk not yours. A 5o cent box sent by mail under positive guarantee. ION CURED.' t Live, but DufLy's Pure Ae In Three Monthls." " Had Hemorrhages and Was Re ducud to a SkeCeton, But Your wcnderful Remedy Built Me Up and I Onined 60 Pounds," Says Coca Riley, Coatesville, Pa. * Fou vtirs a!:n I wa s a mere skeleton. I had bedt in pour heatlh sinte childhood. The doctors told me it was cont-umption and that I could not .t well. As winter appoached my coughb-ane more severa and my conitiir so s,-rous that F had a number of hemorrhf.es, and my weight was reduced to 1Lss th"a nieuty pounds. "I fir%t learned that Duffy"s Pure Malt Whiskey was gocd fo rconsumption throu;.h reading one of your advertf:enients in a Philadelphia paper. Then my family took the matter up with ourlocal druggist and he ecommiended your whiskey as such agranil cure for consumdptin that I be an taking it in Octebor and continued its usethrough out the winter. I br -:in ta improve at once and r iin three months I was cured of awful consumption. "11 am glad to tell you now, after a lapse of nrarly four years, that I am in perfect heal; h and weigh over 150 pounds. I I to v aur wonderful Malt Whiskey." This ratied. Malt Whiskey on and Throat Cure, clusivly as the one complete and perfect ronhitis, aathia, pleurisy, pneumona, ca indigestion, dyspepsia and every form of n,& ies D P-. and is the only whiskey recognized by the Mat Whiskey be sure you get the genuine. f this preparation, wit to sell you cheap : ar pu onthesnaketr profit only and hafld. Demand "Dul's" and be sure you skey which contains medicinal. 'nealth-giving sealed bottles only; never in flask or bulk. he label, and be certain the seal over the cork iret. $1.00 a bottle. Medical booklet f ee. Corolina Dispensaries )READ e for the cheapest line of new ~ouse furnishing goods ever9 ; Beds, Dressers, stoves, pipe ockery, Glassware, Lamps,9 inches. Don't fail to see our nd feather pillows. We will * any one in Newberry. &6 Suimmer, + .Old Stand, Main St