Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ODD SCENES IN CHURCH. Dr. Rainsford Tells of Preaching Sermon Under Difficulties. In "A Preacher's St-rv of His Work" Dr. Rainsford tells of some strang,_ Interruptious he encountered while preachin1"g one of his cariiCsL sermons in the English cathedral twn of Norwich. Dr. Rainsford was in the middEc of his sermon when he chanced to look down from the high pulpit to where n a large box-like pew. screened from the congregation by a curtain, much to the preacher's surprise one -of the men in the choir put his arm around a girl, drew her head down on his shoulder and then looked up at Dr. Rainsford and winked. The preacher stopped his sermon, walked down out of the pulpit and told the rector the members of the choir were acting outrageously. The recfor walked to the pew. drew the -curtain down with a jerk and expos ed the spooning couple to the view of the congregation. Then Dr. Rainsford resumed his sermon. A minute later he chanced to look down the main aisle, and -there walking in solemn procession, -were a hen and a dozen chicks. To crownit all, when the sexton tried co drire them out he was so drunk he felf right on top of the hen. An then from his place the old rector cried out: "Cet her alone, John; she is doing -no-tiarm." Town Didn't Care. 'Chicago Tribune. While the engine was 'taking water the passenger with the imposing watch chain and eye glass strolled out on the platform and looked with interest about him. "By Jove!" he said to the solitary native who was sitting on a flour barrel, "this village looks just exact ly as it did when I moved away from here. I don't believe it has changed -a paritcle in all that time." "I reckon not, mister," said the sol itary native, biting off a chew of *co 'bacco, "your goin' away don't seeni to have made much difference to the -durned old town." Just a Ruse. Philadelphia Bulletin. Miss Oakley was serving tea in her studio one afternoon when the word 4'ruse" came up. Every one had some episode about an old and successful -rs to narrate. Miss Oakley said: "I, too, recall a ruse that succeed 'cd wonderfully, an unexpected and original ruse that a friend of mine employed.. "~My friend, a Philadelphia woman, had recently ior a visitor an elderly inucde from the country. He was a :good old man. an intelligent and sen bible' old man, but his table manners were not-ahem-up to the mark. "My friend could not think of tak ing her unce to task about his table -manners; if she had it would have 'broken the poor old gentleman's 'heart. Tnstead of taking him to task she employed a ruse upon him. Her ruse, which was qluite successful, cul minated like this: " 'Mary,' says the uncle at dinner, this here knife of mine tastes soapy.' "'Very well, uncle. You shall have :oth er.' "The secoad knife comes. The un -Je, with a grimace, again remarks: "'Soapy, too, Mary. just like the iirst knife was.' -"My friend frowned. "'It's too bad, uncle,' she said. 'But city servants are so careless. Try eating with your fork. Maybe that's lean.'" Racing With a Train. Representative Clayton tells the following story of a Georgia moun taineer who had never seen "the steam cars." Wishing to verify the tales of won dtr lhe had heard, the Georgian made his way on foot to the nearest rail wvar station to behold the marvel. It appears.. that, arriving somewhat ahead of the time scheduled for the passing of the next train, the morn> taineer tarried impnatiently near th" tracks, so that the thing might not steal by him unawares. The time hanging heavily on his hands, he started down the tracks, tc *meet the train just as it wvas rounding - cur.- Turning about, the Geor The best the State. F ceived. Pric Quato ( gian ran along the track as if for his life. The engineer tooted the whistle and the brakes were applied. This gave the mountaineer time to reach the station ahead of the train. "You fool!" shouted some one to him. "Why didn't you cut across?" "Cut across?" indignantly repeated the Georgia man. "That would have been a fine thing to do, wouldn't it? Why, if I had struck the plowed ground the blamed thing certainly would have caught me!" A Hard-Luck Story. "I have just heard a real hard-luck story from one of my constituents," said Judge Barilett of Georgia to the Houston Chronicle man. "There has been considerable snow in Georgia and my constituent, who lives in a prohibition counry, was going to a dance. He had to drive fifteen miles. He sent to an adjoining county for a quart of whiskey. On the night of the dance he decided to save the whiskey until the long, cold drive home. I "Before he went into the house he looked around for a place to hide his treasure. He saw a pile of brush nearby, and going over to it took the precious quart and pushed it under the brush. In about one second he heard a muffled splash. He had tried to hide, perhaps, the only quart of whiskey in the county in an abandon ed well." Peculiar Disappearance. J. D. Runyan, of Butlerville, 0., laid fu symptoms, oin tiofn d bili ousness, to Dr. King's New Life Pills. He says: ''They are a perfect remc dy, for dizziness, sour stomach, headache, constipation, etc." Guarajted at W. E. Pelham & Son's drug %tere; price The Duke Bids Higher. London Globe. An American millionaire, staying t Hamburg. once gave the head waiter at one of the hotels 100 marks to place him next to an Eng lish duke at dinner. Next day he f~undl himself at the other end of the -Didn't I give vou." he remon strated. "a hundred marks to sit as near as possible to the duke?" "Yes, sir," replied the waiter. "but the duke he gave me 2oo marks to put v as far awvay as possible." Afraid of Strong Medicines. Many people suffer for years from Irheumatie pains, and prefer to _d.o so rather than take the strong medicines usually given for rheumatism. not koigthat quick relief from pai:1 'may be had simply by app~ying Chain berlain's Pain Balm and without taking any medicine internally. For sale by Smith Drug Co., Pelham & Son, W. G. Mayes and Prosperity Drug Co. NOTICE OF SALE. All of the personal property of the late M. L. Kinard, includng house hold and kichen furniture and farm implements, buggy and wagon, to be sold Feb 1o. at 1o o'clock at the resi dence of the deceased. Terms of 'tale cash. WVilbur W.T Kinard. Administrator. NOTCE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice i.s hereby given that I will miake a Innai settleme:n on the estate f D avid 1 . F:almer. deceased. on ''dlne'day. M\arch I. 10. inl the Y'ralate Counrt. and will immediately thtreatr apply for letters dismis or as Administrator of said David . Fulmer. Thomas J. Fulmer,. A dministrator. assortment resh Car Loa es and terms tlebaum SUCCESS luattlebaum Prosperit Her First Railway Trip. Fxchange. An old lady on her first railway trip noticed the bell cord overhead and turning to a boy she pointed to the cord and he said: "That marm," with a mischievous,1 twinkle in his eyes, "is to ring the bell when you want anything to eat." Shortly afterward the old lady reached her umbrella up co the cord and gave it a vigorous pu". The whistle sounded, the brakes put on, the train began to slacken its speed, windows were thrown up, que-sions asked and confusion reigned among the passengers. The old lady sat calmly through it all litEle dreaming that -she was the cause of the excite ment. Presently the conductor came rushing through the train and asked: "Who pulled the bell?" "I did," replied the old lady, meekly. "Well, what do you want?" snap ned Llie official, impatiently. "Well," said the old lady, medita tively, "you may bring me some ham sandwiches and a cup of tea, if you will." Poultry Notes. Get the incubator ready if you want an early crop of broilers. Charred corn should be given to the fowls occasionally. It aids digescion. Don't overcrowd the pullet pens if you want them to be profitable win ter egg producers. As the pullets approach the egg producing period be careful not to have them too fat. Cabbage, turnips and potatoes cuc very small, cooked and mixed with a mash food make a fine addition to the winter mash for laying hens. He who has no vision of eternity will never get a true hold of time. Carlyle. Cabbage Plants. From the best tested seeds. Now ready for shipment, large, strong, healthy, these plants are grown in the open air and will stand severe freeze without injury. Early Jersey Wakeield. Large Type or Charlestot. Wakeield. which are the best known varieties of early cabbages, also Hen derson's Succession, the best large, late and sure header, Augusta Early Trucker, also a fine type of late va riety. Neatly packed in light bask ets. $1.50 per I,ooo; for -five thousand or over $1.25 per I,ooo F~. 0. B. express office. Special prices made on large lots. Chas. M. Gibson, Young's Island, S. C. NEW Yl AR.N-- EW PLACE. We have Moved into our Handsome New Store Building on Caldwell Street, Near the Postoffice, and are Now Ready to Begin the NEW YEAR in a NEW WAY. We Wish to Express our Sincere Thanks to Those Who Have Patron ied Us at the Old Stand, and Confi dently Trust that the Patronage Will Continue. J. W. W HIT E. 9 SENT FREE:o all Dr., Woolly s users of morphine, mEN mm large book: of pc ticulars on hiome or sanatorium treat mient. Address, Dr. AND B. M. WOOLLEY, Whiskey Cure ld.Bt,Gori jiles, Wnons,etc Lo be found in this part of d of Live Stock just re to suit anybody. & Langford, ORS TO k Schumpert, 'y, S. C ig S RUBBER STAMPS Are my long suit. I make any kind except bad ones. I furnish a new $ stamp and an indellible pad for mark ing linen for 40 cents. I have some, other good things. J. WILSON GIBBES, + Typewriters', Office Supplies, etc. 1334 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. QUIT COUGHING There is no need of wearing your Lungs out, when you can geta bot tle of Murray's Horehound, Mul lien and Tar. A few doses of this Household Remedy will give immediate re lief. A positive cure for Influenza. Bronchitis and Diseasses of Throat. Anti-Spasmodic in Crup. THE MURRAY DRUC CC., coluuambiad 0- a W ait sabyt- Haret Habits Cured by Keeley Institute of South Carolina. 39 dy t. (or 0. Box 75,)Coluinbia, s. C. Cc ofidental correispondence solicited. Southern Lime and Cement Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing "RUBEROID." Write for Prices. Cabbage Plants & Sea Island Cotton Seed. Cabbage Plante, for sale. and new rea.iv for (eliver. Eaarly ties .keidehd road hamede, 'oSucessOf, auusa Trucker" ai d Short mthe t Fat Dutch" the three he t flat-head vairieties and head iu rotation as named re s sig th oruo,an sen c.; .00 aD p iCoastdwe i rnu rig the in th p e an r toug ad hard the will stad seere l without inny at s t e for hpment we ih2 lbs. r pi a nt. hav spcan bow hater fothan rir.eran .ear gcdn ts. No chea cuit rate" plants shippe ro my farm. chase fao two th f tht Ihopt relal ste houes in the Unitd States. I will refund purchase Ch eveian v 'o:np -9Pe.t You eVarieti. an~d -ati-.ied Customners. I have been ini the nt usines for thity-ie ~ear-r. AVEYCLURHOMEGROWJNCABBAGE. Cabbage Plants, All Varieties. Prices: 1,000 at $1.50, 5,000 at $1.25 per 1,000. 10,000 at $1 per 1,000. Shipped C. 0. D. if esired. Pl ants arrive at your Fxpress Office in good condition. WRITE FOR MERCH ANTS' PRICES. forbshipen of TomwatPlPatS aIsiand Cotton Seed and Sweetord tato Draws should he booked in advance. Jas Ry Gray,Enterprise, S. C. Eoxpres Offie.s. DR. JAMES' IRON BL OOD4 The only Iron Tonic which does not constipate E ncm m tbi LIVER TONIC hesitate, but comunence g hsgreat cm pound at once. For sale by