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RECALLS OLD ROME Ancient Coin of Surpassing Historic Interest. Two Thousand Years Since It Came From the Mint, What a Story of Adventures This Token Could Tell! A coin 2,000 years old, which may have reposed in the treasure box of ? Romnn senator, oassed from hand to hand in the dice games of members of the Roman imperial guard, been tossed to the rabble by a patrician as he passed through the streets 011 his way to the baths, or thrown to a victorious gladiator by one of the vestal virgins, now is in the possession of Arthur S. Hibler, United States ims ?if Von- On i uupaui, jiiopcvivi ai 4't" v^.vuf.'. its way to Mexico, where it was obtained by its present owner, the coin may have been carried as a keepsake by one of the Spanish conquerors and v exchanged for th? gold and jewels of the Aztecs. Two thousand years afford ample time to pass through a few adventures. The coin is valued by Mr. Hibler, Ito o<ro hut fAp tha nnopr UUl KJ111 \ 1U1 HO VUl, ivi IUV history attached to his gaining possession of it. While he claims he is not superstitious, he admits he regards v the coin as a good luck talisman. The piece was sold to him by a Mexican, who wished to cross the border at Brownsville, Tex., and had not enough money for his toll. To pay his way intpmfltionnl hridse' he of fered the coin with several others to Mr. Hibler, asserting that it had a i strange significance'and a blessing attached to it. It had been givert him, he said, by the mother of a member of Villa's band, who had been murdered in a cafe brawl. As he lay dy ing, jhe had begged the man to take a handkerchief, stained with his life blQod, to his mother. The Mexican JurfT sworn to fulfill the trust, and v ' delivered the handkerchief to the old woman. She opened the corner of the handkerchief, which was knotted tighfly. .and took out several coins. Then she.retired into an inner room and, returned, placed a small silvery disk in the messenger's hand, saying it was a talif?man that would mean much to its. possessor. The coin is small and white, re X - 'i 1 .1! . sembling a modern unirea traces uuuo i in size and color. On its front is a relief of a Roman emperor, with the inscription: "Domitian vm, Imp. Caesar," and several other characters - . whi<Sh arev indistinguishable. On the reverse side is what seems to be a reproduction of the temple erected in Jerusalem by Solomon. It is worn thin by the touch of the millions of hanric in which it must have *ested. *1 have no doubt that it is genuine,*' * Mr. Hibler said. "But how did it coqae Into the possession of the VIIHsta bandit? Well?qyien sabe?" j ~ The Tale of an Egg. Frank Laif^rty. a captain of police ! at Muncie. *tfEfceanswered a call late j at night troifr ja restaurant whose owner asked that a drunken man be taken from the placer^ " "It was the strangest case of tntox. lection I ever dealt with," said J.afferty, relating the experience. "In the ? restaurant I found sitting on a high V stool at the counter an elderly man - who was weeping Into his plate con-. taining the remnants of what evidently had been a hard boiled egg. "'What's the matter?' x asked the soggy individual and he answered ber j / tween choking sobs 'I weep to think j that^by this act of. cruelty in devouring j this egg I have deprived some pjoor I innocent chicken of the right of being i * r>orn: , "And do you-know," Lafferty ccn- I tinued. "the only way we could comfort the poor fellow and get liira out of there was to tell hira it was not that kind of an egg."?Indianapolis News. German Black List in Peru. Publications in Peru do not believe in soon forgetting the intrigue of Germany or letting the Hun go unpunished. Newspapers there carry a complete list of merchants who showed nnrfUnc uta a friendly disnosition to nujiu?ib ? ? ? ?, Germany throughout the war. It Is known as the "Official Allied Blaok List." The boycott of these merchants includes trade with any of the employees of the firms. The notice at the top of the list includes this y warning: "Any transaction with an employee of a firm on this list Is naturally the same as a transaction with the firm in its own name and will have the same conse- | quences." j Wadding Bells. A diversion jvas created at my wedding whieh has caused many a laugh since. Just as the minister wa* saying, "Dearly beloved," etc., the fire alarm sounded in the hose house across the street, upsetting the solemnity of the occasion and causing a ripple of laughter among the guests. A dear, sentimental auntie, x who is slightly j deaf, said after the ceremony, "O, I ! fVia I thought WJ1S ?;o swrri it> Ji??r 11.| chimes while the service was being ; rend."?Chicago Tribune. _ ... . Criminals. Made Good. All the -0!) petty criminals who en- j lifted in the army at the urgency of i the city** reform ag< ncv in Philadel- I phia -ii "Anguished themselves in war j service "over there," and many have ! come buck ideal citizens. WITH ROOSEVELT IN AFRICA Hunting Companion Tells of Incident That Demonstrated the Colonel's | Complete Fearlessness. R. J. Cunningliame, the famous Afrlcan hunter, who was in charge of Colonel Roosevelt's hunting expedition in East Africa, said he had never found j "any other so easy to get a?ong with,j and no other man who, by tls cliaraci ter. made every man in his aervi' _ ! anxious to do the b<^?t poss" tox him." He tells the following ? I i rim* vorv nanr cnuppk" thp . j had. Said ho: i "Tlie colonel was determined to get j an elephant and a tusker at that. I j told him what that meant and how, j. much risk there was, but he said that ' he was willing to face it. That was i the colonel all o^er. ! "We found at? elephant in a forest ! on Kenia mountain. We had been ; hunting for three days, and it was hard ' ?*? ? ? <- ? 4- <\ /?a1 AflflVo hllllv i W OrK I or (l HUM] <U lite lywuti o ?? i in that heat and at that altitude, 11,000 j ?eet. At last I caught sight, through a thick bush, of elephant hide and a j tusk, about thirty-five feet away, just ! near enough to t< i! me it was a line j specimen. I pointed it out to the eolo1 nel. He fired with complete coolness, [ got the elephant.in the ear and drop-( j ped him. f i | "As the shot went off the forest all, ; around roared aloud with trumpetings.: i We were in the midst of a herd of. i cows and young bulls, and one of the! I latter thrust his head through the ! bushes rfght over th# colonel's head. ! I was right behind him, fired at once j and bowled him over. ' j "Then I rushed up tc the colonel I and said, 'Are you all right, sir?' But j I could sfee he was'before I spoke. He j hadn't turned a hair. At any moment the cows might have blundered through the bush over us, but he never thought of that. He went up to the old chap he had killed and gave it the coup de ! grace and then let himself loose. I l novar cn-tv n nmn so hovishlv iubilant.** J UVIVi vu ?? m ?. ~ ^ . % ^ ! ' I Found Her Theory Wrong. ! Jealousy has no place in the love j psychology of Mrs. George Lamb of ! Chicago. I I "Vamp love is not true love," she ! says. "It's only temporary. Men do not ! love women they cannot respect." Mrs. ! Lamb does not think a real man can j respect "a nig, a bone and a hank or I hair." Ji "I studied this psychology even be; I fore I knew that George was living ' .with another woman," Mrs. Lamb said, i "I was so positive it would work that ; I invited the 'other woman' to come* | and live In my house. If I could not win hor't invp of mv husband over ?tiu M?4\.U i?av ?v . V ? ? 4, j the wiles of a vampire?then I will be ready to admit my theories are all wrong." | Her husband refused to accent the test, she says, and left her, giving her $10 a week for the support of their son. i "Think of it," she says. "I forgave him after his blonde went back to her |.husband and he returned to me. Later j his blonde beckoned and he left. My theory was all wrong?all wrong."?St Louis Republic. J ? I A Guest at Hit Wedding. I The beautifully engraved wedding invitation had bidden us to the'wedding of a girl friend. The guests felt .a certain anxiety at the girl marrying a man who was such a stranger to, her and to all our townspeople. - wished she had married a man whc had been her suitor for years. i When the ceremony had beguiy and the bride marched in to meet the bridegroom, a detective laid his hand upon the bridegroom's shoulder and asked him to watch the ceremony, then come with him. The former suitor stepped to the place and the wedding proceeded. It seemed that the bride had dls*. covered the bridegroom of the invita? tions to have committed a serious ( crime. Her knowledge came a fe^ hours previous to the ceremony. Hei( old lover was sent for and she; "showed" the* culprit. ? Chicago Tribune. Where It Couldn't Be Lost. ; When I was asked to be the best) man at a friend's wedding I thought: right away of the many stones that I! had heard of losing the ring and notj being able to find it at the right mo- j jnent. As I walked to the altar on the j wedding day my fear grew, so I reach- j ed in my vest pocket, found.the ring,! and slipped it on my finger. I felt i relieved, but after the last "I do" had i been said and the ring was asked for I found that I could not get it off. My hands got cold and perspiration came out on ray forehead. I twisted and pulled?moments stretched Into ages.; ? ?i At last. In desperation, i put iu.v uii^cr ( !n my mouth and sucked the ring 01T.?j Exchange. j Literal Obedience. My little nephew, who was continually saying that he was mad at one of his playmates, had been told by his mother to say "provoked" instead of "mad." One day he came running into the room where I was sitting and in gasps told me he had just seen a pro- j yoked dog running down tne street.? Exchange. I Alaska's Government. Alaska i? an unorganized territory, j controlled by the laws passed by the; Fnited States congress and its admin- j istrative and judicial officers, including the governor, are appointed by the president of the United States. There ; is no general legislative body, but the ; larger towns nre nllowNf] to incorporate an<J elect governing officials. % POISONS IN COMMON SALT I ! Deadly Chemical Elements, When I United, Form Substance Beneficial | to Ail Animal Life. j When a native of the savage tribes of Africa happens to find a piece of rock salt he considers himself most fortunate. Often he will invite his friends to a party and serve thlspirce of salt as the refreshments. The guests seat themselves in a circle and taKe tneir turns ar netting ine mun c bit, passing it around in much the same manner as the Indians pass around their pipe of peace. Salt seems to be necessary for most forms of animal life. Cattle will travel for miles just to get a taste of it. Few persons realize when eating this substance that it is composed of two deadly' poisons, the metal sodium and the gas chlorine. Sodium is one of the most active metals, while chlorine is a pas dangerous to breathe even in small quantities. If a piece of soic tJ.wdiI rm wnter it will re.ict *11 1*111 IO V* Vi. ? .. violently. For this reason it is always kept under kerosene to keep it from reacting with the Moisture in the air, and it is always handled with tweezers, as it will cause a severe burn if allowed to touch the skin, especially if the hands are damp. The poisonous nature of chlorine is generally known, as it was one of the first dead* l.v gases used by the Germans during the world war. When these two chemical elements unite each loses its poisonous nature and the salt which is formed is an entirely new substance, having none of the properties of either sodium or chlorine. .Nevertneiess sait is uuiuposed of two deadly poisons, but chemically combined we eat it every day, as it Is both harmless and necessary. MARK TWAIN "TURNED DOWN" Popular Writer's Report on City's Religious Condition Failed to Appear in Print. ' / When Mark Twain was a reporter on the Virginia City Enterprise he wns given an .assignment to report the condition of the churches in Gold Hill. The next day lie turned in the fpllowu'ltiz-.h tiio rti!in<)(rinfr prlit.nr de "'Ml ??" " clined to print: "Your reporter had some difficulty in securing an interview with the pastor of the Baptist church. He found him pushing an ox cart on the dump pile"" of the Overman mine. He said that lie was doing this not merely for exercise but for .$3.50 a day. He said that his clerical salary was nominally $50. per month, but the Irregularity with which it was not paid was very distressing. The butcher, he said, had been very kind to him, but his patience .had limits, and lately when called upon for a beefsteak he had, in an absent-minded way, cut off a piece of liver. His congregation had riwimiied to 14 hewrefrs. and the col lection for the previous? Sabbath amounted to but 40 cents. H$ had made one convert, but had been unable to baptize him, for thte ;water company had refused to supply the water except for cash in advance. "On the whole," reported i^Ihrk Twain, "the condition of the cause of religion in Gold Hill seems to leave very much to be desired." The Man Who Overcame. Men with weak eyes will remember that Theodore Roosevelt had weak ej'es all his life and became a successful hunter, an omnivorous reader and a .keen naturalist. Men with defective hearing will remember that Theodore Roosevelt lost the use of one of 1 efHl Hictin .ins ears uuu iui?u ouu gui.sh the calls of birds and lead a people magnificently. Men stricken with pain will remember that once Theodore Roosevelt worked at his correspondence until he fainted and the couch on whicl/ he lay was drenched with blood. Cripples will hear the word that Theodore Roosevelt spoke when a physician told him in the last month of his life that he ?s~u. n/intinoil tn hie r?lmip the Xillgil L UC IVUlllKU IV uw rest of bis days, "All right! I can live that wfcy, too!" The millions will remember the inspiring leader; but a few with terrors to face will always cherish most the man who overcame.?Herman Hagedorn in Carry On. Ended With a Solo. i> ? ?(: Kunttav morning in the choir of a large church. I was singing soprano in a quartet. At the end of the selection I was under the impression that we were to sing "Amen," but, not noticing closely that the other members in the quartet had seated themselves, I remained standing and started with the "Ahmen" ringing out in the silence 01 tne cuurcu, wuuuui the support of the organ. With the eyes of the congregation all turned on me, I sat down, amid the smiles of my fellow singers, wishing the floor, might J open up and swallow me.?Chicago j Tribune. Overcome Obstacles. "Don't let obstacles or hardships worry you?a goodly share of difficulties and hardships have the same effect upon the right kind of young man as blows have upon a piece of steel Hint is bcin? tempered. Setbacks train you to 'tisrhr hotter. The 'Black Friday' panic* of 1S73 bankrupted me just after I had made my first start in business, when twenty-eiirht, and 1 well recall an older man then say* inir t<> ire, by way of consolation: and lucky is the man who fails i when he is voting;'"?Itobort Dollar in the American Magazine. j 1 1 NERVOUS f nooTri ATION May be Overcome by Lydia, E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ? This Letter Proves It West Philadelphia, Pa.?"During the thirty years I have been married, I have been in bad health IIIHHIIIIIffill llllllll an^ ^adsevera^ atM tacks Of nervoUs 1 prostration until it f IMP ISP ^jjjjl | seeme(1 as 11 Pie 1 WMmmm I! ?r&ans *n my whole ! |||UM body were worn HHlfii^ m If out. I wa3 finally i 8| persuaded to try j PHpr |l| LydiaE. Pinkham's i *: Vegetable Com '/%' pound and it made a well woman of me. I can now do all my housework and advise all ailing women to try - -- ? *? ? * TT I . M n Lydia JtJ. rinknam s vegctaDie compound and I will guarantee they will J derive great benefit from it."?Mr3. I Frank Fitzgerald, 25 N. 41st Street, : West Philadelphia, Pa. I There are thousands of women every; where in Mrs. Fitzgerald's condition, j suffering from nervousness, backache, headaches, and other symptoms of a j functional derangement. It was o grateful spirit for health restored which led herto write this letter so that other I women may benefit from her experience j and find health as she has done. For suggestions in regard to your condition write LydiaE. Pinkham Medicine ; Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their 40 years experience is at your service. RAY f-|AIR Quickly restored to its natural, original color in a few days with Mildredica Hair Remedy. It is not a dye. i Removes dandruff and maKes me nair ! clean, fluffy, abundant and beautiful Sample mailed for 10 cents by th-i ! MILDRED LOUISE CO., Boston, Mas3. For sale at Mayes' Drug Store, i * ' i i >"otiee to Delinquent Tax Payers. i ; - I I 1 The county treasurer has placed in my hands for collection executions cn all taxes not paid to him for the year 1918. j All persons affected can pay same at my office by June 1st. After said time levies will be made to satisfy said executions. Camion G. Blease, 5-20 6t ' Sheriff. i ! P nrirlp t v I ' The Natioi i I Newb ! From report | Showing Conditio: i ? j RESOURCES I Loans and Investment . . . ! \ Liberty Bonds and Treasury Certificates of bdebtedne9s . . . % I United States Bonds .... Cash and dne from Banks and United States Treasury . . . THE NATIONS B. C. MATTHEWS, President. I j State, Coun I Membe | * SalaBafiBBtitei 7 ??? j Mj'stopWastingSoap^ra wjk Measure Oat What JSjg i , :iKcriw to ins lieralct and NeB* l | ?66 cures Headaclies. Biliousness j loss of Appetite, or that' tired aching feeling, due to Malaria or Colds. Fine j Tonic. 8-5tf i jwiSTHROP COLLEGE SCHOTUR. ! SHIP A\D F/YTRAXn? EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of t | Make This Bank \ i ! vm m ri tqii JL wa &/VUAi TRANSACTI t i with this bank strictest confide This is one of . I one from which I . 1 The Exch< Of Newb "The Bank of \ 1844 " \9:' nsed Stat . OF ? ?^ m Jt nal Bank of ?erry, South Ca t to the Comptroller of tl n at the Close of Bus , I v * $1,052,116.87 Capital Stock . Surplus and Undi 207,780.00 CirculatioB 100,000.00 ^posis KHs Payable (a Bonds) 116,892.58 D:H D .. Ms Payable am tl A7R7MAZ V*,T? W,*U I BANK OF NEV T. K. JOHNSTONE, Cashier. ity and City r Federal Reserve , A r ? ?-? * | vacant scholarships in Winthrop " xCollege and for the admission of new students will be held at the- county Jj court house on Friday, July 4th. at I 9 a. m.. and also on Saturday, July 5th, at 9 a. m., for those who wish to make up by examinations additions? | units required for full admission to I (he Freshman Class of this institution. 1 The examination on Saturday, July 3. will be used only for making admission units. The scholarships will be awarded upon the examination held on Friday, July 4th. Applicants must not be less than 16 years of age. When scholarships are vacant afterJuly 4th, they will be awarded to AH those making the highest average at. this examination, provided they meat ^ ! the conditions governing the award. I Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson for schol- jj3 arship examination blanks. These H I blanks, properly filled out by the aniplicant, should be filed with President J Johnson by July 1st. 1 Scholarships are worth $100 and \ free tuition. The next session will i open September 17, 1919. For further ] information and catalogue, address President D. B. Johnson; Rock Hill, S. C. ; ^ ^ ^ % 'our Business Home NESS mho - ?j umo- n are always held in nee . ' r ''v; : v: j :: 4 the oldest rules and we never deviate. Bank I erry, S. C I the People " I J I ' " ; I . i f \ ement Mpwhprrv Aivnvvii; i . rolina ie Currency ^ j inessMay!2, 1919 ' =y / S I I ABILITIES | $ 100,600.00 vided Profits . . 36,031.20 100,000.00 ; s 781,393.12 { Ui cored by liberty ~ i i 192,000.00 | I i Redistowte 267,365.13 I $1,476,789.45- ; 1 VBERRY, i C. H W.W.CROMER i Assistant Cashier. I L/cpudiiui y System i