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RIDING THE BELLS. Spectacular Feats of the Daring Ring ers of Seville. The ringing of a bell is not, as a rule, a performance particularly trying to the nerves, but there is one set of bell ringers the members of which must know no fear. for a moment of tremor wouii in ail probability be for them the moment of death. They are the bell ringers of the Giirada, in Se ville. When the city is to make merry on least days the ringers climb to the belfry, and then by the aid of a rope and steps cut in the wall of the tower each mounts to the bell he is to ring and stands astride the shoulder of the brazen monster. Then he presses the bell with his feet, holding on the cross piece on which the mass of metal is swung. Gradually the great bell sways to the muscular movement of the man astride it until it acquires a momen tum that swings the hammer, first gently and then with increasing force as the sweep of the bell widens until the air is. trembling from the giant blows that strike the massive sides of the monster. The mere vibration of the atmos phere as the huge bells ring out would be enough to make an unpracticed ringer turn dizzy and fall from his perch. But this is not all, for many bells are ringing in the belfry- at the same time in obedience to the move ments of their riders, and the din is deafening. Notwithstanding all this, the riders bend and rise and fall with the action of the bells, now appearing to the ob server from below to be in a horizon tal position as the bell reaches the lmit of its swing and again riding gracefully to an upright position as the monster !ways backward with an other thundering note. The most extraordinary part of the daring performance is the sight of a bell ringer calmly' swaying the bell while it hangs far out of the belfry over the city, for the outward swing sends the counterpoise with the ringer into space beyond the arch.-Success Magazine. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. Their Relation to a Man's Chances For Long Life. The ideal Insurance risk, from the point of view of height, is said to be from five feet seven inches to five feet nine Inches tal. According to the Na tinal Fraternal congress, longevity and build have a close relation; the greater the variation in height from the above figure the greater the risk. Broekbank says that tall men are not so long lived as their brothers whose heads are nearer to the ground.~ Men who are both tall and stout are not as good risks as stout men of me dium or -below medium height, says a writer in American Medicine. They do not bear acute illness so well, and ae cddents to them are likely to be more Risks over the allotted limBit of weight are especially - liable to dia betes, heart affections, apoplexy, gout, diseases of the kidneys and arterlo selerosis; excessive eating and abuse of aledhol are common among this class. It Is stated that stout men under forty are worse risks than those over forty and under sixty, and that men who wete unduly fat while they were boys are considered. poor risks, especially If the tendency is hereditary. Stout men are better average risks than their very thin brothers who are liable to tuberculosis and disorders of the nervous system. But for even the featherweight. thereJa much consola tion. He bears acute illness better than the heavyweight, and most of the people living beyond the allotted threescore years and ten are of light build. A slim, wiry, small framed man is said to be a better risk that a thin but big boned one. Ore Deposits. Men sometimes dream of enormous wealth stored deep in the earth, below the reach of miners, but experts aver that there is little or no ground to believe that- valuable metallic deposits lie very deep in the earth's crust. Such deposits, It Is said, are made by under ground waters, and owing to the pres sure on the rocks at great depths the waters are confined to a shell near the surface. With few exceptions, ore de posits become too lean to repay work lng below 3,000 feet Nine mines in ten, taking the world as a whole, are poorer In the second thousand feet than In the first, and poorer yet in the third thousand. A Stationary Growler. - "Well, how are you making It now?" "Still in the low grounds."~ "Why don't you climb higher?" "High climbin' makes my head1 swim." "Well, then, get a move on you." "Oh, no! I never move until the rent Is duae!"-AUanta Constitution. Strenuous. "Was the play exciting?" "Oh, very! The management had engaged two leading ladles, and there was a constant struggle for the center of the stage."-Louisvile Courier-Jour nal. Waiting For the Chance. Marks-My old aunt had not been dead twenty-four hours when her par rot died too. Parks-The poor bird died of gref, 1 suppose. Marks-No; poison.-y,oston Transcript. An Exp!anatioa\ "So you hare been marked: Did y'our husband die, or what . "'The latter,"-Chicago Rec'rd-Her eld ROYA ETIQUETE In England It Assumes a Number of Curious Phases. THINGS THE KING CANNOT DOI He Is Barred From Accepting Gifts From Individuals, He Must Not Be long to a Club and May Not Marry Without Parliament's Consent. It may sound a little curious, but there are quite a .number of things which, despite his exalted position as sovereign of the realm, King George V. cannot do. These disabilities range over all sorts of matters and concern etiquette, politics, religion and law. To begin with etiquette, it is an estab lished practice that his majesty must never call upon or grant an audience to a foreign monarch except in the presence of a responsible minister. Etiquette also precludes him from ac cepting a gift which a loyal subject may wish to make him. Should, how ever, the gift be a joint offering the prohibition does not apply. This en ables King George to accept gifts which are subscribed for by a number of people together. A king never writes a letter to any body outside his family circle. All other correspondence has to be con ducted through one of his secretaries. Nor does King George accept invita tions to dine or stop with a subject. What he does when he wishes to pay such a visit is to invite himself. An other strictly observed point of eti quette is that -on ascending the throne a king shall withdraw from any clubs to which he has hitherto belonged. Similarly he cannot become a Free Mason, and if he happens to be one at the date of his ascension he, must re sign from the craft. King George, however, has not been initiated. Even in affairs of the heart a sover eign must bow to the will of others. Although King Cophetua might have loved and shared his throne with a beggar maid, the royal marriage act would render the occurrence of any such romantic union impossible in Eng land. Members of the .blood royal must have the wmtoa. of parliament. before they can marry, and this would certainly not be accorded unless the birth and position- of the lady were beyond reproach. An English king's position toward the law is somewhat peculiar. Theo recally heisSabov'ethe law. Iniprae tie, however, he has to obey it, just as have his subjects. He must ob serve the established legal system of the country. Any royal proclamation which he issues is only binding in so far as It is i'ounded upon an existing law. It cannot alter the common law &r create a new offense, nor can a ing set up private tribunals, such as the star chamber, or add to the juris iction of a court. By a special act of parliament It has also been decided that If his majesty were to lose an ac tion brought against him by the reve nue authorities he would be liable for the payment of costs. By the law of the land the king can not possibly commit an offense. Any inury or wrong suffered by a subject at his hands has to be attributed to the "mristake of his advisers;" hence It h:ippens that 'King George Is the only person in Great Britain who can not arrest a susp-ected felon, even If such a one were to be seen by him en tering Belngham palace or Windsor astle. The reason for this Is because no action for wrongful arrest could lie against him, and therefore If the person arrested by him were proved Innocent there would then be a wrong without a remedy. Another legal dis ability of the king Is that he Is barred of all rights In matters relating to land after alapse of sixty years. Helis also prohibited from serving on a jury or from giving evidence. ~Until so comparatively recent a pe riod as 1870 If a subject were convict ed of treason or felony the king could claim his property. Another lapsed prerogative of the crown is one known as "corody." During Its existence a dng who wanted to advance the in terests of a royal chaplain could com pel a bishop to support such a clergy man until a benefice had been found for him. Nowadays he has not even the right of founding a bishopric or reating ecclesiastical .jurisdiction. Similarly he must always be a mem ber of the Chu'rch of England and annot change hIs religion. The theory that the king "reignsi but does not govern" is amply borne out by the political system of the ountry. While the members -of par-1 liament are his majesty's "faithful ommons," they have certain privi leges which he himself does not pos- E sess. Thus King George can summon: r prorogue parliament at will, but he ' cannot prolong It beyond a definite period. Similarly he is absolutely de baied from Imposing any sort of tax ation whatever without first securing the consent of parliament. So jeal ously guarded is this privilege that a1 ing cannot create new officers with new fees or annex new fees to exist ng officers, as such a course would' e considered as imposing a fresh tax. n bygone times, however, when an English monarch was in want of funds e would levy~ taxes right and left a?id ;without asking anybody. The fra.ncise does not extend to Eng ish monarchs. King George is one of the fe&v men possessing a -genuine stake in the country without the priv liege of reccrding a vote. - London Bellman. God pays, but not every Saturday. Alphonse EArr. WANTE). I Teacher for Jolly Street school for a five months term at a salary of $40. per month. The teacher will be elect ed on July- 26. Applications can be sent to either of the undersigned. W. B. Boinest, T. P. Richardson, E. T. Werts, Slighs, S. C. New, "Rock Hill" Lightesi Running, Most Stylish and Durable on Market QPatentedLong-DistanceSpindles, oiled without removal of wheels. qPatented Side Spring. qStrongest braced Body made. qNew style Seat. QEvery feature of high class make. QPhaetons, Surries, Runabouts of same High Quality. Qour guarantee your protection. ROCK HILI Postal Card To Us Will Bring An Agent To Yon At Once ROCK RIL, BUGGY COMPANY - For sale b) SUMER BROTHERS Co., Newberry, S. C. SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. We will sell to the highest bidder mn Tuesday, July 25, 1911, all the per ;onal property of James A. Riser, de seased, at his late residence near Po naria, S. C., consisting of 1. one-horse wagon with harness; 1 buggy with 1arness; 1 milk co wand young calf. Earmng tools, househiold and kitchen "urniture, etc. Also crop in the -field. sale to commence at 10 a. m. Terms, :ash.4 W. R. Riser, W. 3. Ballentine, -m Executors. Tortured for 15 Years. - sy a cure-defying stomach trouble that saffied doctors, and resisted all reme lies he tried, John W. Modders, of Koddersville, Mlch., seemed doomed. Ee had to -sell his farm .and give up work. His neighbors said, "he can't ive much longer." "Whatever I ate listressed me," he wrote, "till I tried Electric Bitters, 'which worked such wonders for me that I can now eat hiings I could not take for years. Its surely a grand remedy for stomach :rouble." Just as good for the liver ~ud kidneys. Every bottle guaranteed. 2nly 50c. at W.- E. Pelham's Drug store. BARBECUE. I will furnish a first class barbecue it Silverstreet. on Wednesday, July 20. Everything nice and well and ~easonably cooked. J. C. Blair. 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Of all Des The Herald Leman Co.--No. 32 to have money begin right. gin is to open. 'he Newberry >-day. It wil ident. laigs Ban1kA RY, S. C. - $50.000.00 J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier and News Job Printing cription 9 and News