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Queer Things that Happen. may 1)0 inferred, people who fl??"'lK,ut Hieiwoi'ld with thoir eyes iWBv?01)0,1 st,t> aiul ht,ur ?'??v il?Hsrtl'Mllge aM(l '"^'restinir, also iTIk" WOI'.,tl is tu" wi" phe# <nn 0(1(1 ncc"'c?ts and quaint ?1BS 8, C,Mncd>' ?ot?s anil in arm am' wore extraordinary ^ jCoidonts happen in real iil'e than are Htf>ld in fiction. BjFor example, down in San Bcrnar l Valley, Cal., iwo playful wild P"1 ()ff the electric lights of SevMP^^toW'ns for nearly 48 hours, and every ht?ne. and store, hotel and fac jjloiy in tLe entire valley was in total Hpthrkuess.^^ The young catamounts, H evidently wflnle romping, chased each 1| other up a pj61| carrying the main l| wires of the Pj jtic lighting company JB between the pftflr house and the disttl|| tributing point D In their play the Pal cable parted, thif circuit was broken. | and every light went out. Both aniI mals were killed by the shock and their bodies lay on the ground at the % foot of the pole when the linemen I came to repair the break. If One of the queerest lawsuits T evI er heard of is pending in the courts |L of the county?Sam Bernardino, Cmlii fornia. Paul Schlardum bought a refill volver from a hardware firm to comI mit suicide. For some reason the I weapon was defective and would not IIP uo off. Schlardum has sued (lie com1^1 pany for damages. Men die sometimes from exceodpg inly queer causes. For example: H Col. J. B. Anderson, of Colfax, H AN ash., laughed so hard at a funny B story told by a neighbor that he had H an attack of apoplexy and'died wilhR in an hour. David Dorso, of Harrison, N. J., H was shaving, when n mosquito lit on H his chin. T11 making a motion with a the razor ?to drive the insect away he | cut a deep gash 'in bis throat.and bled S >fn deth within a few minutes. Kliner Kerchoff, while carrying a keg of beer at a picnic in Reading, yj Penn., last summer, stumbled over a | croquet hook. The keg went down g with him and crushed his head so that I he died shortly after. While fishing from Steeplechase H pier, Coney Island, not long ago, Charles Lindherg of Brooklyn, X. Y? jra suddenly disappeared, and Charles fc Nelson, who was with him. thought he H) was drowned. His surmise was corB^rcct. Lindberg had fallen asleep as he SWffbat on the pier, and, falling int9 1'1C kflfZffiatcr. was carried out before he rT'Lcould raise an outcry or take measwfevjires to save himself. He had 011 a Bffiftkavv overcoat. ?||$v Returning from a merrymaking I^M^ith several companions, George Fo!8||jj?fl'rt.V> ?f Beverly, N. .T., met death xflroftyhile carrying the "dare" set by one fppf the party. Challenged to climb the twmpraised ami of a safety gate at the pj^JPensylvania Railroad crossing at Cooper street. Beverly, Forgarty, who &f was a telegraph lineman, accepted the task. When nearing the top of the "finger of dealth" his weight ffi caused the wooden barrier to snap and Forgarty was hurled to death. A tragic fate has befallen Signor Ik Gladetti, the famous chemist, who for ' the last 15 years has been engaged in devising a new process of celluloid manufacture. Signor Oladet.ti was carrying out experiments in his labratory with sulphuric acid and chlorum. These he mixed in very large, quantities, with 'the result that he was suffocated by the voluminous gas produced. Signor Gladotti Avas a veteran of the Italian war of independence. Although people sometimes die in a peculiar manner, their lives are also saved in a queer manner. Here is a case in point: Dr. Marion Hartyiell, of Noblesville, Ind., owes his life <to a silver 'dolilar. He was met 011 the street one day last year by James Parrish, a farmer, who said: "You have wronged me, and I'm going to kill you!" Parrish drew a revolver and fired, ihe bullet striking the dollar in Dr. Hart/ell's pocket and flattening out. The physician was uninjured. The dollar was punctured and may, when weighed, show a loss of 47 cents. Surely the most curious present ever given to anybody was that made to an elderly Welsh couple in Kentucky. John Williams and his wife celebra-ted their golden wedding, and among the presents received was a tombstone with their ..names beautifully engraved 011 it. There were blanks for the dates. Kidnapped 20 years ago by bis nurse James M. Leydon* formerly a driven* for ifche Adams Fxpretes Company in Chicago, found his father while standing in front of the post office at Aurora. Leydon learned /.& some time ago from friends at Aurojk ra that the nnme of "Sly," by which M he was known, was not his right name, and satisfied that he had been the victim of a kidnapping plot, he 'M determined to find his parents. He ^consulted the city directory of Auro-1 and tramped the streets for a week ] J u lion lie saw an aged man enter th postotliee. A gleam of rocog between them, and th older rushed towards the youth an. ;l!jor a pause inqniroil his name. Th older Loydon then explained how h had placed his son in the family o ill. and Mrs. Sly of Aurora, who hn< disappeared. A Good Result. ^ Under the operation of the nev 1 uro I' ood Laws, baking powders nov generally bear on the labels a state mont of the ingredients. This is o utmost importanee because of th harmful ingredients used in man' cases. I\o\al Baking Powder is known ti be the only baking- powder made o Royal Grape Cream of Tartar, an. this no doubt explains its greatly in creased sale here. Careful housekeepers are taking' ad vantage of the protection which th Laws aflord, and are examining al ihe reading matter on the back of th hinel before adopting- any brand fo use in the home. When in place of the words Crear of 1 artar the words "in'luni" "alumii inn " or "phosphate of lime" appea among- the ingredients, they heed th warning and avoid baking powder containing those substitutes. There's a nice litrile island depend ency of Charleston on which Mi Rockefeller may .hide if lie wishNews and Courier. Tf John T). told all lie knows, th counts should proceed to appoint on mi-tee to take care of his assets ?News and oCurier. Kviden-My Standard Oil's Kin: plumes himself on having more mon ov tli'an bra,ins.?News and Courier. Never will it bo said of Jolir I) tha " still the won<1 or grew, lhad one small head could carry al hoknew." News and Courier. Tt 'might have been expected tha in an olTice of oOvermncnt draughts | men, they would draw the color 1 in as well as others.?News and Couriei A\arn :ig: Bewar of warm friend s'hips now.?News and Courier. It is hard to resist the temptatioi to fall iwto (lie arms of one who moot you will a frigid stare.?News am Courier. Tins country seems to "want Standard Oil Company.?-News an. Courier. Although in Tevas a -10 pound wat oi melon costs ten cents, seven cent, is allowed as a rebate to the purclias or for removing it. Anyhow, 1 ho genMoman who toh the infamous lie about Lecturer Till man cl-fll longing- Lecturer Dolliver t. fig'hit. a duel is .in >lno for a good jol as pix'ss agent for a ecture bureau.? News and oCurier. A Soutili Carolina nvagustraite lvav ing been "suspended," a lecture do noun ring lynchers from the estecmc. Now York Evening- pos't is in order.? News and Courier. In Sunday night's aMantanot ii Now York only 5,000 people paintici pated, and the casualties were distri butod among both Whites and blacks but no gory comment was elicit?, from tihe local newspapers.?News an. Courier. The Graxes boom infllates itihe land ?Nos and Courier. Hoarder?You can divide a chickei with mathematical accuracy, Mrs Hashington. Mrs. Hashington?Dividing it i easy enough. I wish I could multipl; it.?Philadelphia Inquirer. A"Bilious Attack." Symptoms. Sour stomach, nasty taste in mouth, sick headache, sallow complexion, the world your enemy. CaUSC. Constipation, inactive liver, overflow of bile into the system. Relief. Treatment for two nights before retiring with PAWffte AND TON 10 PELLET8 One a night, don't worry, sleep well and Nature'll do the rest. Cntire Treatment 2.5 Cta. \V. O. Mayes & Prosperity Drug Co. and get your money back if not satisfied. Sample tube and Booklet by mail ioc. BROWN Mr'G, CO.. 1 (t Lowilr Mo< Gr??n?vtll?,T?un **JUO axiAiLLiJJ j e J Barbecue. ", 1',c members of Bachman Chapel} e church will furnish a first class bar-j I becue on the church grounds on Fri- j i? day. .July 'J(i, for (he benefit of the! e j church, Refreshments will be served f | and will be in charge of Mrs. Jimmie II Fpps. Dinner 35 eenUs for ladies and 40 cents for gcnit'lemen. TEACHER WANTED. I lie patrons of Forks school disv No. 55 will meet at the school " house on Saturday, July 27, ]<)07, at three o'clock for the purpose of electe in- a teacher. The term will last six mouths and the salary is $35 a month. I Lady preferivd. ^1 Applications may be sent to ? W.G. Metts, [l Slighs, S. C., R. F. 1). No. 1. 1). T. Wicker, Pomaria, 8. C., H. F. D. Q. M. Ivinard, Pomaria, S. (\. p. D. NOTICE OF ELECTION. In ciMisideixvt'ion of a pe-tilion suf-j ^ ficiently signed by the freeholders and i ejectors of Kxcelsinr school district ' ? asking- for an eleetiion to organize a high school iu connection _ with the Prosperity sehnol district X<>. 14, as provided It l\v a recent Act of the legislature. An election will be held al Kxcel" if.' i'rMay. A-y:y l\ ginning' rJ ~ a. r\, ami clo.*::n? at 4 - p. m., under s-rvTvi-io., . ' the district- board of trupees <>t' said .listrticj. Th-so favoring the pro'tosii ion e v"-'! '",,f " F'tr 1!i*. ;!? V: .i !," a 1 VI-'vote "Against High 5. School." M.'iistiration ccmv,: ate and fax recep> are : ;?f;uiiv. :. electors to v . !> ?T. 8. \V hceJer, K. (). Counts, c . r..:.u tYOUR LIVER e is your best friend or your worst . enemy. ^ Active it's your friend. Torpid^ its your enemy, and its army is Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache, etc. RW? &us " AND TONIO PBLLBTH make active, strong and healthy livers, preventing and relieving liver troubles. ' Comjjlijto Treatment 25o, W. G. IVIaycs & Prosperity Drug Co - S.. * n INDEPENDENCE DAY [1 ^ We bail the glorious Fourth with glad acclaim. We will be I closed to celebrate}! like all loyal citizens. Meanwhile we are here to look after >our Confectionery . wants with scrupulous care. =a. c. mm ? rm ? ?? i?i , New Market. I have opened a first class Meat Market on Friend street, next door to the Observer office, and am prepared to furnish choice meats of all kinds. All orders entrusted to me will receive my personal attention. Come to see my market. It is the cleanest and most up to-date market in Newberry, J. A. WRIGHT, Friend Street. I Phone 232, ,>vv;ft", ; \ . 4 PIANOS! F We challenge com world in pri PIANOS AND A thoroughly relial sold for $300.00, our A good Piano sol rooms for $350.00, 01 Other high grade ; makes sold at grdatly The Pianos are in the Sco S. C., 3rd door from the pos them for yourself. A limite< at these prices. Don't miss the opportunit a bargain in a Piano. If you can't come, write, will call to see you, Sold for cash or on satisfc HOLLAND Greenwood and The Secret of A BEAUTIFUL SlatemeI1 COMPLEXION jyr ?_ Now Revealed I Ml k 5j U FREE n .... . , . . At the Clc What beauty is more desirable than an exquisite complexion and elegant RESOURCES. jewels. An opportunity for every wo- i OQn<1 man to obtain both, for a limited time ^ only. Overdrafts 3 The directions and recipe for ob- and taining a faultless complexion is the HXtUres 3 secret long guarded by the master Cash and Sight minds of the ORIENTALS and exchange 21 GREEKS. This we obtained after years of $430 work and at great expense. It is the method used by the fairest and most beautiful women of Europe. - . Hundreds of American women who i now use it have expressed their delight and satisfaction. p _ _ This secret is easily understood and divl CJil simple to follow and it will save you JNO. M. KINARD the expense of creams, cosmetics, " ' bleaches and forever give you a beau- J. tiful complexion and free your skin from pimples, bad color, blackheads, 1.. etc.. It alone is worth to you many 1*8 g Bg fg times the price we ask you to send ^ B W11U ILi for the genuine diamond ring of latest design. We have too 1 We sell you this ring as one small er than Carry tf" profit above manufacturing cost. The 4-U^ + price is less thart one half what others price On ine charge. The recipe is free with every mences Friday ring . isummer Dress It is a genuine rose cut diamond Hipo* minnorc IV nng of sparkling brilliancy absolute- ^ ly guaranteed, very dainty, shaped r lOWerS, ?, like a Beflcher with Tiffany setting of Quarter Shoes, 12Kt. gold shell, at your local jeweler ru:nf,c OiOR on it would cost considerable more than i>2.oo. Sewing Machin We maia you this beautiful com- 20 years. flexion recipe free when your order Jiict rorniwcH s received for ring and $2.00 in mon- UUI u X? )y order, stamps or bills. Get your OulS. ChOlC? Tei >rder in before our supply is exhaust- goes for best j >d;?,. ? Every barrel gu This ol for is made for a limited ,ime only as a means of advertising M M incl introducing our goods. / %/ a Q 4 Send today before this opportunity / y ? it F m is forgotten A T M ^ T. 0. MOSELEY J2 East 23rd Street, New York City. PR if . >.' ' petition with the ces on ORGANS* ble Piano usually price $200.00 d in other ware jr price $250.00 and well known reduced prices. tt Building, Newberry,, t office. You can see d number will be sold y of a life time to get and a representative ictory terms. BROS., Newberry. !v CONDENSED its of the Condition of MMERCIAL BANK ewberry, S. C., >se of Business June 14, 1907. liabilities. ,728.55 Capital Stock $50,000.00 ,107.87 Undivided profits less expenses 54,924.33 ,116.93 Unpaid dividends 745.00 Cashier's checks 65.00; ,333.82 Deposits, individ~~~ ~ U*1 $320,443.57 ,287.17 Deposits, Banks 4,109.27' $430,287.17 C5i Savings Deposits.. Pres. 0. B. MA/ER, Vice-Pres^ Y. McFALL, Cashier. iy Clearance Sale! many summer goods, and rathiem o*'er we are going* to make,m RED HOT. This sale com12th, and includes all colored1 Goods, Colored Parasols, La Jen's Straw Hats, Ladies' Hats summer Clothing, Men's Low We sell Domestic Sewing Ma~ , New Defender Drop Heade $17.93, Machine warranted! our 32nd car, making 3,555 Tnessee Flour, and while it lasta patent $5.35, half pat. $4.90. aranteed to give satisfaction, " iley Bros., OSPERITY, S. C. H w.