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AN AMBITIOUS BOOTBLACK. Has Shined Shoes of American Not- I ables and is Now Touring Europe. N Charleston Post. "Frisco Kid" is the nickname of . Fred Raiks. a boorblack from San I Francisco. who has arrived at Liver pool on his way to London to shine Y King Edward's boots. Raiks makes t a speciality of polishing the boots and c the shoes of celebrities and he has attained the height of his ambition s so far as America is concerned, by f polishing the shoes of President a Roosevelt. Raiks left San Francisco c with only fifteen cents in his pocket, a and won his way along the Americal i railways by 'bluffing" conductors and N "jollying" drivers. He polished so many of the boots t and s:hoes of people between San v Francisco and New York that he was t able to pay his steerage fare to Liver- s pool. Among his customers were ' governors of states, sheriffs and may- 1 ors. He did not travel uninterrupt- t edly, but left the train at each large s center of population, seeking out the local notabilitiesc, and rarely was he refused permission to bl- :k their c boots. His success is attested by a book full of autographs. r He intends to follow the same plan in England. He will work his way from town to town until he reaches London, and then he will seek an t audience of the King at Buckingham t Palace and offer to shine his shoes. His ambition does not stop here, how- t ever. He proposes to visit the con tinent and black the' boots of the German emperor and the Czar. Full of self-confidence as he i~s, he con fesses to some trepidation at an in lerview with the Kaiser. a His blacking boxes are made of cal:, and are gaily decorated with 'he coins and b- iges of the various na tions. 'These coins and 'badges are fastened in their position with brass headed nails. C The Astute Lion. John Burroughs, the naturalist, was laughing about a story, widely pub lished not long since, of a wild duck that ~got a salt water mussel caughc on its tongue and had intelligence t enough to fly from the salt to the fresh water, where it dipped the mus sel, sickening it through osmossis, and thus causing i'r to loosen its firm grip, says the New York Tribune "I believe that story of the duecek that understood the theory of osmos-] sis, implicitly as I believe the story I of the crippled lion and the young lieutenant. "Perhaps you have heard this siory? No?, Well then: "A young lieutenant, during an - African campaign, came one day upon a badly crippled lion. The great brute limped over the tawny sand< on three paws, holding its fourth paw in the air. And every now and then, t with a kind of groan, it would pause and lick the injured paw. "When the lion saw- the youngI lieutenant, it came slowly towards him. He stood his ground, rifle in hand. But the beast meant no harm. It drew close to him: it rubbed against him with soft, feline purrs. it exte d ed its hurt paw. "The lieutenant examined trhe j.aw, and found that there was a large 1 tihorn in it. He extracted the thorn, the lion roaring with pain, and he: bound up the wound with his hand kerchief. Then, with every manifes tation of relief and gra'titude the ani mal withdrew. "But it remembered its benefactor. It rewarded the young man. "This lion ran over the regiment's list of officers, and ate all who were the lieutenant's superiors in rank.1 Thus, in a few weeks, the young man, thanks to the astute animal, became a colonel. A Fifteen Year's Secret. Tit-Bits. The old watchmaker of a small town in the west of England recently retired. and the con'tract for keeping the church and town hall clocks in order was given to his successor, Unfortunately, from the start the new man experienced a difficulty in getting the clocks to strike at thet same time. At last the district coun cil requested an interview with the watch maker. "You are not so successful with the clocks as your predecessor," he was toid. "It is very misleading to have< one clock striking three or four min ites after tie other. Why, before -ou took them in hand we could hard v te'I. the two were striking. Surely ou are as competent as Mr. H-?" --Every workman has his own meth >ds, gentlemen," replied the watch naker., "and mine ain't the same as i-s were." "I'm decidedly of the opinion that t would be for the general good if hey were," remarked one of the coun ilors. "Very well, sir, in the future they hall be," came the reply. "I hap ened to write to Mr. H- last week bout the trouble I had with the locks, and-but, perhaps," he added s he produced a letter and handed t to the chairman, "you'd like to see ;hat he said." "Dear Sir" (ran the letter)-"About hem clocks. When you get to know vhat a cantaakerous lot of busybodies he council consists of you'll do the ame as I did for fifteen years-forget o wind up the striker of the town all clock, and the silly owls won't e able to tell that both clocks ain't triking together." As Requested. tray Stories. A pigeon flying enthusiast recently elated the following amusing experi nce: One morning he found a trange bird in his cot. The owner vidently belonged to the associa ion, for there was a number ring on he bird's leg. The finder at once wrote off to he general secretary acquainting him ith the facts and quoting the num er on the ring. By referring to his ooks the secretary soon found the ame and address of the owner, who as at once made aware of the where bouts of Ihis bird. A day or two later the finder re eived the following communication rom the owner: Sir-I understand you have a hom ig pigeon of mine. Liberate him at nce. How dare you keep my bird? ours. X. Y. 'The same morning the indignant C Y. received the following laconic eply by telegram: Blanktown, 9:15 a. m.-Bird libera ed. Then the following: 9:17 a. m.-Cat got him. She Was Ready For Him. He had come to break off the en ~agement, says the Cleveland Plain )ealer. His mother didn't approve is choice. Besides, he felt that 'he cas so timid to assume the responsi >ilities oi married life. It wasn't a pleasant task. "I have come," he said, "to say that -isn't there someone sitting at the ide door?" "It is nothning," she hastily answer d. "You were about to say that-" "-I were a'bout-I mean I was about o say that I think we have--I mean have made a mistake in-I'm sure hear someb'ody snuffing at the key iole." She laughed in an unmirthful way. "Yes." she said, "my football broth r with his brindle bulldog are ou here waiting." He didn't ask what they were wait ng for. "I have come to say, dearest," he >riskly remarked, "that I think I 1ave made a mistake in permitting rou to put our wedding day so far head." When He Packed The Bag. He is the local financier of promi. tence. says the Baltimore News, and vhen an acquaintance met him on Baltimore s:.reet one day -ecently at ~.25 p. in., he said he could'1't stop :o talk because he had to go home to >ack a bag and catch a train at 3-53 "You'll never make it," said the cquaintance but the financier sent 1is colored valet to fetch a cab to is house, and he and his private sec -etary jumped on a car and went ushing on to pack. When they reached his residence he colored man and the cab were ilready on hand and the financier -ushing to his room. picked up an rmful of articles which wvere lying m the bed and shouted to his valet o put them in his bag. "But-" began t-he darkey. "Don't talk!" shouted the exasper d financier, brushing his hair; "put hem in that bag." "But Mistah John-" began the :olcnred man again. - "Blas you" said his master, ex citedly. "Can*t you sce that we only have ten minutes to make that :rain. Don't say a word but pack the things Ive given you and be off." The man packed the grip in .::ence and the master caught the train with just one minute to spare. That night his mother received this telegram from New York. "Am returning your best bonnet by express. Bob packed it among my things. Not much hurt. John." She Simply Wanted To See. Prof. D. P. Croop of the University of Colorado has invented a machine that increases the height from one to five inches and the chest girth from one to four inches. "It is amazing," said Prof. Croop the other day, "what an interest peo ple take in any change in their phy sique-the gain of an inch around the chest or forearm, the loss of an inch in *the neck or stomach. "I know of a woman who spent July at the seashore, taking an ocean ibath and a hot bath daily so as to reduce her weight. "The day she was to leave for home she entered a butcher shop and told the old man to cut her off twenty pounds of pork. "He cut and weighed this great chunk of meat and then said: " Where, madam shall I send it?' "But the woman as she feasted her eyes on the pork, replied: " 'Oh, don't send it anywhere. I don't want to buy it. You see, I have lost twenty pounds since I have been down here, and I just wanted to see how much it was.' " W-dliam Ziegler's Alert Wit. An Arctic explorer was talking of the late William Ziegler, whose great wealth went in the past to fit out so many expeditions of discovery. "He was a man of the alertest wit," the explorer said. "I never saw his equal in the hitting of a person's character with an apposite s*tory. Once, I remember, he was describing a flour manufacturer of loose business morals. "Mr. Zeigler said this manufacturer was like a certain grocer who called his clerk up before him one day and said: " 'That lady that just went oLt didn't I hear her ask you for fresh laid eggs?" "'Yes,' t'he clerk answered. "'And you said we hadn't any?' "'Yes, sir; that is correct.' "The grocer, purple with rage, yelled: "'Didn't you see me lay those eggs myself on the counter not ten minutes ago. You are discharged, you men dacious scoundrel, and see that you don't look to me for a reference, either.'" Philadelphia's Rapid Gait. Washington Star. "These," said the epicure to the bright Philadelphia girl, "are snails. I suppose Philadelphia people don't eat them for fear of cannibalism."~ "Oh, no," was 'the answer: "it isn't that we couldn't catch them." Most of the serious slips occur after the cup has been to the lip. Ot:r idea of a pleasing conversation alist is one who possesses the faculty o f making a long story short. ?!!ilBIoil ani BsItoRn Carollna Ry. (Schedule in Effect April 16, 1905-) .No. 52. Daily. Lv. Newberry...........2.36 p. m. Ar. Laurens ...... ... ..--5 I-o .ml No. 2. Daily. Lv. Laurens..... ........ 1.0p. m. Ar. Greenwood............ 2.46 p. m. Ar. Augusta.............. 5.20 p. m. Ar. Anderson ... ......... -o p. m. ____ -No. 42. Daily. Lv. Augusta...............- . -- --- 2.35 p.m. Ar. Allendale.............-.....------ 4 30 p. m. Ar. Fairfax.................----- A GI p- m Ar. Charleston.......................... 7.40 P. m r . Beauf ort..................---. .. . 6.0 p. fl r. I ort Royal............... ...... 6.40 p. n Ar. Savannah...........----....... 6.45 P. fl Ar......wa.-crss................---------.10.00 p. mi. Ar. Jac?-sonville.............--------------- --... No. 1. Daily. Lv. Laut ens.. .... . . ......----- ----- ----. 2.07 p. nl Ar. Spartanburg..............-.--... 3.20 p. mi No. 52. No. s7. Daily. Ex. Sun. Lv. Laurens... ..........2 09 p. mi. s.oo a. ml. Ar. Greenville ..... ..... . 3. 25 P-. ml. 10 20 a. mi. Through P'ullman Car Service between Au H. GAsgQUJ. Agt., Laurens. S. C. EO. T1. BtYAN, Geni'1 Agt., Gree:2v ill: ->, Reduced Rates For Your Summer Vacation via Southern Railway. The' Southern Railway company now has on sale summer excursion tickets to a great many mountain and seashore resorts. Until September 30 these tickets will be on sale daily good returning until October 31. The following rates will apply from Newberry to a few of these points, other points in proportion: Chick Springs, S. C., $4.45 Saluda, N. C., $6.oo. Tryon, N. C., $5.60. Flat Rock, N. C., $6.30. Lake Toxaway, N. C., $9.30. Hendersonville, N. C., $6.40. Brevard, N. C., $7.9o. Asheville, N.' C., $7.05. Hot Springs, N. C., $8.oo. Walhalla, S. C., $5.6o. Seneca, S. C., $5.20. Isle of Palms, S. C., $7.90. Sullivan's Island, S. C., $7.9o. For rates to other points, schedules and stop overs, etc., phone or call on us. J. P. Sheely. Agent. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given to the stock holders of The Pomaria Oil Mill, that by order of the board of direc tors a nieet;ng of the stockholders will be held at the said mill at .. maria, S. C. on thC T3 day of Septem ber ;r .io o'clock a. m. to consider a reso.ution to authorize the president to borrow thirteen thousand do:!. for the Pomaria Oil Mill, and to qe cure the same by executing its bond and mortage of its franchises and property, real and personal., All stock holders are urged to be present'in per son ur by proxy. Ben. M. Setzler, President. SEAB AIR LINE NORTH - SOUTH Two Daily Pullman V Between SOUTH C FIRST-CLASS DIN The Best Rates and R Via Richmond and Norfolk and Stea Nashville, Memp Louis, Chicago, N Points South and Soul and Jacksonville at and Cuba. POSSITIVELy THE S NORTH Al asFor detailed informati man reservations, etc., ap board Air Line Railway, 01 Passenger Agent, Columt C. F. STEWART,. SAVAN1~ W. 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