Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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We have just received a lot of nice, seasonable goods which we know will interest you. Among other things are: TWO-GALLON WATER COOLERS......... -....... WIRE DISH COVERS................ c and loc each THREE PRONG ICE CHISELS.......... ............1)c WIRE FLY TRAPS...............................15c each [CE CREAM FREEZERS-1-qt.. $1.35: 2-t.. S1.75: 3-qt.. $2.25: 4-qt...-0 STONE CHURNS......... ...... . ______1-gal., 25c.: 2-gal., .:c POTATO MASHERS............................ HAMMOCKS.................................... . TOOTHPICKS-large package....................... ..ae We have lately received a large consignment of STOVES, and can safelN say that we have the best assortment of them to choose from that has ever been shown in Clarendon County. Our prices, too. are so reasonable that they excite comment from every one. We can assure you that you can do as well with us in making purchases as you can anywhere. FARMERS M We still have a few of those cheap Orangeburg Sweeps and Cotton Hoes on !iand. We have latelv received a lot of Paris Green Distributors or Sprayers and will endeavor to hav'e them on hand when wanted. Our One-Horse Harrows have been in great demanl. We stil have a few. HOUSEBUILDERS Will find our stock of Builders' Hardware in good shape. We have Valley Tin, Locks, Hinges, Nails in endless variety. Also White Lead. Oil and Colors for Painters. Remember our COLUMBIA &DBIVYCLES HARTFORD1-11 Have been tried and proven the best on earth. We have Bicycle Repairs at lowest prices. Very truly yours, Manning Hardware Co. CROSSWELL & C0. ..... 0 0.0 ... Did you know that we have the largest and most complete stock of Grocer ies of any house in Sumter, and always prepared to meet the demands in our line? Our trade has grown to such extent that we are forced to have more room. In addition to our large store and warehouse that we now have we are fitting up a 90-foot warehouse between the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern depots in order that we may be in better position to supply the demands. In :ddition to our large stock of goods on hand, we have lots of goods bought at factories that we can ship direct to you and save you money. We give you a FEW PRICES BELOW, but as we have not space to give you a full list of prices, will ask that you write or come and get our prices which we will furnish with pleasure. Best Large Lump Starch, 40-lb. boxes........................... 3ic lb Best Soda, 60-lb. boxes, 1-lb. packages, at...................... ---2 per box Star Lye, $3 per case, 4 dozen. Delivered in 5 case lots. Rex Baking Powders i and 1-lb. cans, $3.60 per case of 100 i and 50 ibs. Deliv ered in 5 case lots, with 1 case Rex Soda, 60 lbs., free. TEA.--Good Black and Green, 10-lb. caddies......... ............. 3-- lb DIME MILK.-Four dozen in case, at............................$3.50 per case OLD VIRGINIA CHEROOTS-Three for 5c, at............$12.50 per thousand OLD GLORY CHEROOTS-Five for 10c................. .$14 per thousand CIGARS-The finest 5c Cigars on the market..................$35 per thousand SCHNAPPS TOBACCO-10-lb. Caddies......................35c per lb EARLY BIRD TOBACCO-10-b. Caddies...........................35c per lb SWEEP APPLE TOBACCO-10-lb. Caddies.........................34c per lb LALLA ROOK TOBACCO-10-lb. Caddies...................32c per lb BIG WHISTLE TOBACCO-10-lb. Caddies..........................36c per lb RED EYE TOBACCO-8 plugs to lb., 10-lb. Caddies..................27c per lb 4MEA L::::::::::::G T LA RD::::::MOLASSES And other Goods at LOWEST PRICES. Ask for prices which we will furnish CROSSWELL & 00, sTMETh~i., S- C Look to Your Interest. Here 'we are, still in the lead, and why suffer with your eyes when you can be suited with a pair of Spectacles with so little trouble? We carry the Celebrated IHAWES Spectacles and 6lasses, Which we are offering very cheap, from 25c to $2.50 and Gold Frames at $3 to $6. Call and be suited. W. M. BROCKINTON. '11Eii CAROLINA GROCERY COMPANY, TEOMAS WILSON, President. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 169 East Bay - - Charleston, S. C. !ir 18W~l i1a tOi La Yai u !Onta Ug fot ?riceli '" The Percival Manufacturing Company, INCORPORATED. MEETING ST., near Line, - CHAP.LESTON, S. C. WE MANUFACTURE ALTL KINDS OF Sash, Doors, Blinds, Frames, Mantels, Turning, Moulding, Scroll Work, Stair Work, And every description of house-finishing wood work. pri eare prepaed to copete with an establishment in te Unie States in where. You Wil-. S(."ge MozieY By It THE TIMES JOB WVORK Netlad at Office Does '''Lw s rcs Regulates the Bowels, Strengthens the Child. - Makes Teething Easy. piG- Troubles of Children of 005s5 only 25cents atDruggists, ANY AGE. '- i2,cet... .MOn=FT M_ n.. ST- LOUIS. MO. RECOMPENSE. What is the price of manhood? What sale does honor bring? Does pure. untarnished character Count naught in liftirne's ring? Do bauble scions rule us? Does riot. ruin reign, The purest soul to trarnple down, To crush, destroy. rend twain? Is there no truth or honor To cause mankind to stay The all consuming thirst for lust That lures them far away? Does honest labor cheapen The mold wherein we're cast's Is black. corrupt impurity The flag flung from life's mast? Forget not One is watching Our actions day by day, And riches gaintl at sudh a coet le surely will re-pay; For though mankind is judging Appearances, poor art, The God, the just, the rightvous Judoe, Inspects our inmost heart. Condemn not, thn. I pray thee, For thou, thyself, sume day May seek fer mercy from thy Judge, Whose verdict none can sway. And temper all thy judgments With love and common sense. The end well merits all 'twill bring; It serves full recompense. -Edwin M. Abbott in Pittsburg Dispatch. WILES OF THE FOX. Some Clever Tricks by Which Rey nard Baffles His Pursuers. A fox is entitled to all that is said for its wisdom and sagacity. Not long ago the Washington hunt of Valley Forge started a young fox in the North valley hills, and the hounds were run ning it across the open field when the hunters were surprised to see a much larger fox come from the woods and run diagonally across the track of the young fox ahead of the hounds, and when they struck the stronger track of the bigger fox they took It up, young Reynard thereby being saved from be ing run down and killed by the hounds. Old hunters saZ they have frequently witnessed this trick when young foxes were being closely pressed. and in dan ger of being run down and killed by the hounds. Another and an even sharper trick was played by an old fox some weeks ago while being hotly chased by hounds. The fox had run some 20 miles, and while crossing an open stretch of country was in danger of being run down and killed. In a field through which the fox was run ning with the hounds close to its heels was the cellar of an old house, with a portion of the walls still standing. The fox made straight for the old cellar, leaped Into it and made Its escape through a narrow opening in the walls. The hounds, supposing the fox was trapped, dashed into the cellar pell mell, only to find Reynard gone and themselves In a trap, as the hole In the wall through which the fox had es caped was too small to permit them to get through. When the hunters rode up, they found the pack in a trap, with one of the hounds wedged fast in the hole through which the fox had made its escape. By the time the hounds were got out of the cellar the fox was safe in its hole.-Philadelphia Times. The Bullet and the Mark. "General Lawton," said an officer who served with that fearless com mander, "once said to me that the right bullet would always find its mark no matter how small the latter might be, and then he related an Inci dent which occurred during the civil war. In one of the engagements of his command-I can't remember now whether or not he mentioned the place --a piece of shell hit the ground near where a soldier was standing and seared him so badly that he jumped straight up in the air like a rabbit. As he did so a minie ball knocked off the crown of his head. "'That was the one particular bullet intended to kill him,' said General Lawton, 'and he actually had to jump after It' "He spoke In a light, offhand fash ion, but there was an undertone of seriousness In his voice, and I Inferred from the story that he was, like most veteran soldiers, a pronounced fatal lst."--Collier's Weekly. Cannibalistic. -Oliver Wendell Holmes enjoyed that humor best which was of his own pro duction. On one occasion he was hold ing forth at great length on the sub ject of cannibalism, and, having wound himself up to the proper pitch, he turned suddenly to Thomas Bailey Aldrich, who was sitting near him, and asked: "Imagine! What would you do if you were to meet a canni bal?" "I think," Mr. Aldrich sweetly re plied, "that I should stop to pick an acquaintance with him." This rejoinder cast such a gloom over Dr. Holmes that during the rest of the dinner his conversation was limited to monosyllables.-San Francisco Argo naut. Look Before You Leap. Once upon a time there was a young man who believed what the books said. He left the farm and came to the great city to make his fortune and to climb the ladder of fame. The books said a great deal about th'e ladder of fame, so the young man exa:cised him self on copybook morals and poor Rich ard's almanac In order to be able to chin himself up a round at a time. He was especially strong on run away horses, and one day, to his grati 1 ation, he saw a mad steed plunging down the crowded street. He could not see. any fainting maiden attached, but still he knew this was his oppor tunity. He sprang for the bridle, but hit the front wheel instead and was projected with violence Into the gut ter. Six months later, when he came out of the hospital, he was sent to the Home For the Feebleminded for try ig to stop a fire marshal in the per formance of his duty. Moral-Get your opportunities label ed.-Dartmouth Literary Monthly. Ruskin's Collars. A prophet indeed has no honor in his own country. An English gentleman who had gone to Brantwood on an out ing tour, finding himself In need of books In order to beguile a heavy hour or two, stepped Into a bookstore of Ruskin's village and asked the lady at tendant if she had any of the thinker's books. "Yes," she replied. "There were some, but they were not often asked for." Having obtained the book he desired, he asked her what she thought of the great critic and teacher. Her Ideas of Ruskin's personality were very vague, however, and she excused her Igno rance on the ground that the people about there did not seem to trouble much about him. As for herself, she only knew him as "the old gentleman who only had a clean collar once a week." Pat's Happy Wish. Judge-So the prisoner hit you on the head with a brick, did he? McGinty-Yis, yer honor. Judge-But It seems he didn't quite kill you, anyway. McGnty-No, bad 'cess to 11m, but it's wishin he had 01 do be. Judge-Why do you wish that? McGinty--Begory, thin 01 would have seen the schoundrel lianged fbr nmrtherl-Chlcago Newfs. LHou the news about oil sto been perfected so that any stoves made for c< safety, beauty .and c< most economical stove the most comfortable it Wick Blue o g Flame A It burns the same oil lamps, at a cost of one for a burner. Makes odor. Sold in all size does not have them, wri STANDARD OIL MANNING H) DO NOT BAND TOGETHER. There Are No Such Things as "Gangs" of Criminals. "The 'gang' idea as applied to crim inals is a ridiculous blunder," said an experienced detective. "There are no such things except in story books. There seems to be something about the inner nature of confirmed crooks that forbids them to band together. Honest folks instinctively drift toward each other and form societies and combina tions for self protection and mutual interest, but criminals are exactly the reverse. "Safe burglars generally work In parties of three, but that Is because three men are necessary to the average 'Job'-two to manipulate the drill and other tools and one to 'pipe' or watch the outside. Whenever it is possible for a burglar to 'turn a trick,' as they call It, single handed he is certain to go alone. It is the same with all other thieves. "You read of a 'gang of pickpockets' descending on some country fair. They do their work in pairs, so in that case It would simply mean that six or eight of the crooked couples happened to strike the place at the same time. The detective novel theory is that criminals are organized into great societies with regular heads and cast Iron laws and bylaws, to violate which means sud den and mysterious death. "That Is all rubbish. If such an or ganization was formed, the police would know it ten minutes after the first meeting adjourned. One of the things that keep thieves apart Is their horrible treachery. I have been a de tective for over a quarter of a century, and I never knew a single crook who would not betray any other crook merely to curry fator with the officers. They are well aware of that little pecul arity themselves and dread one an other a good deal more than they dread the authorities."-New Orleans Times Democrat. SOLDIERS IN BATTLE. The Peculiar Way Some Men Act When They Are Wounded. If you take a dozen soldiers as like each other as peas so far as height, weight, strength, age, courage and general appearance go and wound them all In precisely the same way, you will find that scarcely any two of them are affected alike. One man on receiving a bullet in his leg will go on fighting as if nothing had happened. He does not know, in fact, that he now contains a bullet. But perhaps In two or three minutes he will grow faint and.fall. Another man, without feeling the slightest pain, will tremble all over, totter and fall at once, even though the wound is really very slight. A third will cry out In a way to frighten his comrades and will forget everything in his agony. A fourth will grow stupid and look like an idiot. Some soldiers wounded In the slight est manner will have to be carried off the field. Others, although perhaps fatally injured, can easily walk to the ambulance. Many die quickly from the shock to the nervous system. A very curious case is recorded in the surgical history of the American civil war, in which three officers were hit just at the same time. One had his leg from the knee down carried away, but .he rode tea miles to the hospItal. Another lost his little finger, and he became a raving manIac, while a third was shot through the body and, though he did not shed a drop of blood externally, he dropped dead from the shock.-New York Telegram. Origin of the Boat. Only lately has the- original boat been found in use and among the savages of the south sea islands. There the natives take the stump of a tree whose roots offer a good seat, ann, launching this primitive craft, they paddle around as contentedly as If there was no such thing as a European steamer, and, to tell the truth, they do not suspect its existence. There can be no doubt whatever that in this stump boat we have the original method of transportation by water. Accident certainly contributed to this discovery. A tIred swimming savage found a log floating near him. Hie grasped it and found that It held him above water. He mounted his log and used a floating branch to propel the log. It was but a step from the log to the more comfortable root of a tree and another step from the branch propeller to a shaped paddle. Found. "Put this in your 'lost and found' column," he said, handing a slip of paper to the clerk. The latter read: "A purse containing a considerable sum of money and valuable papers. Finder will keep money and return paers" "Don't you think," suggested the clerk, "th:at it would be wvell to say, 'No questio:1s asked ?' " "No" rep'ied the other. "But you might say, 'No questions answered.' I'm the finder."-Philadelphia Press. Vitality. Because one's parents and grand parents lived to be nearly 100 does not make it certain that their descendants will do likewise, for the Inheritance of vitality may all be dissipated In 20 years of high living. A small stock of itlfrewell taken care of may last Don't you know ves? They have they now equal oking efficiency, mnvenience. The you can use and . hot weather isthe less stove you use in your half cent an hour no soot and no . If your dealer te to COMPANY. kRDWARE Co Not a "Pompous Prelate." Bishop Gailor, at a banquet at which the bishop of Kentucky was present, told this story on the latter gentleman: "In one of the backwoods towns of Kentucky," said Bishop Gailor, "the pastor of the Baptist church gave out this notice before the sermon one Sun day morning: "'I am told and have been partially convinced,' he said, 'that It is my Chris tian duty to give the following notice to wit: That a man who styles himself "bishop of Kentucky" is about to visit this town and will hold forth in the courthouse on Wednesday evening. I desire to add, however, my brethren, that, in the humble opinion of your pastor, the place for members of this congregation on Wednesday night will be in this place listening to your own pastor rather than listening to the words of that pompous prelate at the courthouse.' "On the following Thursday morning the Baptist went out upon the street seeking for'ome of his congregation who had not been at the Wednesday evening meeting. The, first one he found was a deacon. "'Well, deacon,' he asked, 'were you to the courthouse last night?' "'Yes,' said the deacon. "'I trust,' said the parson, with sAe irony in his tone, 'you were edified by the words of the pompous prelate' "'Now, looky here, parson,' said the deacon, 'that man ain't no pompous prelate; no such thing. He's just as common as there is. What do you reck on he did? He preached In his shirt sleeves!' "-Indianapolis Sentinel. An Inimitable Feat. The sailors of three men-of-war, American, French and British, while in the same harbor, were competing with each other for the best display of seamanship. A Yankee went to the top of the mainmast and stood there with an arm extended. A Frenchman then went aloft and extended both arms. An Irishman on board the British ship thought if he could stand there with a leg and an arm extended he would be declared the most daring sailor. Nimbly he mounted to the high est point and attempted to do so, but at the last moment lost his balance and fell through the rigging toward the deck. The various ropes against which he came in contact broke his fall, and when near the deck he succeeded in grasping a rope. To this he hung for a couple of seconds and then, dropped lightly on the deck, landing'Eafely on his feet. Folding his arms triumphantly, as if it were all In the programme, he glanc ed toward the rival ships and joyously exclaimed: "There, you frog eating and pig. stick Ing foreigners, beat that if you can!" Collier's Weekly. Lege~nd of the Violin. An ancient legend tells us that one day as Orpheus, son of Apollo and the muse Calliope, was walking by the sea, trifling in soft cadence a song taught him by the celebrated teacher Linos, he was attracted by the sound of sweet music, which seemed but the echo of his own glorious voice. He walj~ed along, singing, and the sound ap proached, as if to meet him, till finally it sang at his very feet. Glancing down, he saw the shell of a turtle, which had been cast high and dry upon the beach and left there by the receding waves. The little thing had died and dried up so that only the sinews, shriveled to strings, and the shell remained. The dried up sinews were tightly stretched across the hol low shell, and the wind, as it listed, touched the strings, causing them to vibrate over the shell sounding board and give forth the sweet, sad tones. Enchanted, he bore his tr asure home and from it fashioned th viol shell, with which he ever after accompanied his voice, and the nymph Eurydice, en chanted by its magic, became his bride. -National Magazine. George Gould's Ready Wit. I heard a story about George Gould which goes to show that the possession of great wealth doesn't necessarily preclude the possession of a passing ready wit. It was several or even more years ago, while the elder Gould was still alive, that a woman I know met George Gould at a dinner. He was presented to her quite casually, and she did not catch his name. Conver sation turned on operations in Wall street, and the woman I am speaking Iof launched out into a perfect torrent of ladylike abuse of Jay Gould. Ev erybody tried to stop her, but she per ceived nothing except that people were looking at the young man. Turning to him, she asked: "Do you know Jay Gould?" "Well, yes," he said; "I've had some business dealings with him."-Wash ington Post. Adams and Sculpture. President John Quincy Adams once asserted that he would not give 50 cents for all the works of Phidias and Praxiteles, adding, "I hope America will not think of sculpture for two cen turies to come." When some one quoted this to WIl am Morris Hunt, he asked dryly, "Does that sum of money really repre sent Mr. Adams' estimate of the sculp ture of those artists or the value which ha laie'napn 0 cents?" Sole Agents. Cowboy Blacksmithing. "Up at my camp near the Four Peaks," told Jim Bark, the well known cattleman, "the boys are all handy with a rifle. We've a lot of guns up there. Most of the new guns were bought during the Spanish war, when we would experiment all day with tree trunks and rough trenches, learning the art of war at home. We found that a bullet from one of the new Win chesters, driven by smokeless powder, was good for four feet and more of pine timber and for more than an inch of iron. "I thought the boys had done about everything in the shooting line that could be done long ago, but I was mis taken. I sent them up a wagon. In hauling down some firewood they broke the bolsters all to fiinders. The bolsters hold up the wagon bed, you know. Well, the boys figured out all right the rebuilding of the wood parts, but came near being stumped on the iron fixings. They got some old iron wagon tires and cut them in proper lengths, but hadn't a way that they could see to punch the necessary bolt holes. Finally the question was solv ed. One of the boys carefully marked the places for the bolts, stood the piece of tire against a tree and put a bullet, 30 caliber, through the tire at each place marked. It was a novel sort of blacksmithing, but it worked."-Ari zona Grapevine. Garland and the Virginian. Cleveland's first attorney general, Garland-a specimen of what Lincoln called the plain people-was born in Arkansas and "raised" in blue Jeans. One day, at the department of justice, he received a visit from a Virginia gen tleman of aristocratic manner, who bored him horribly with talk about "first families." "It seems to me, suh," said the visit-. or at last, "that there are Gyarlands in No'th Ca'lina. I once met a gentle man named Henry Gyarland, from that state. May I ask, suh, if he was a relative of yours?" "First cousin," replied Mr. Garland shortly. "He was hanged for horse stealing." A look of ill conceived horror and dis gust came over the visitor's counte nance. Then, drawing on his gloves, he rose to his feet, took up his hat, and, waving a hand toward the walls of the room, said: "A fine collection of por traits you have here, Mr. Gyarland Your predecessors in office, I pre sume?" "Yes," grunted Mr. Garland. The Virginian stalked out, evidently glad to make his escape, and the attorney general, turning to his chIef clerk, grinned and remarked: "He'll never bother me any more." Pittsburg Dispatch. Stole Watch to Get Square. "Great Scott, but that's a fine watch!" came from the chorus. "Where'd you ever get it?" "Stole it," answered its possessor calmly. "You don't believe me, do you?" he went on. "Well, I'll tell you how it happened. I was on a western district which enjoyed the rep utation of being the toughest one cov ered by the house. I had some time to kill and so went Into one of the gamn bling joints. It isn't necessary to go into details as to what happened. As luck would have it, there were a half dozen others in the place besides my self who might be considered as possi ble victims. "When the time came, the lights were put out suddenly, and then we had 'rough house' for about~ ten minutes. In the middle of it I felt somebody grab my watch and reached after him. I caught some one and felt that he was just putting a watch in his trousers pocket. I gave his wrist a hard wrench and got the timepiece. Then I broke away. When I got to the light, I found the watch was this one. And as I nev er heard from the owner I have kept it to compensate for the loss of mine." -Philadelphia Inquirer. Both Told the Truth. "Truth compels me to state," said the presiding officer of a medical con gress, "that upon the list of physicians present just read there is one that is no gentleman." A stir of surprise passed ever the as semblage at this, and one man upon whose foot, as the presiding officer said afterward, the shoe seemed to be a per fet fit half rose from his seat. But in another moment a woman's voice from the back part of the hall made Itself heard. "I quite agree with Dr. Blank," said the voice, "for I am that physician. In my turn I must say. however, that Dr. Blank is no lady." Moro Polygamy. Polygamy is the More's by religion and divine right. A More must give a separate house to each wife, !n which she is supposed to set up housekeeping, with a sufficient number of women slaves to wait upon her. She may own them in her own right, but more often her More husband must purchase them for her. As women slaves bring a higher price in the market than men, the drain on the husband's exchequer i immense.--Cincinnati Enquirer. For a finger nail to reach its full length, an average of seven-twelfths of an inch, from 121 to 138 days of growth are necessary.. Women forgive injuries, but never SOME INDIAN MAGIC. QUEER FEATS THE FAKIRS PERFORM IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. A Fire and Water Trick That ts Pretty Hard to Explain and an Ap parent Display of Strength That Passes Understanding. The question of how the fakirs of India perform their wonderful tricks is a matter that has for centuries interest ed scientists, and the best explanation that has yet been offered of the matter is that it is done by hypnotic power that is, that the fakirs simply hypno tize the entire audience and make them think that they saw trees grow out of the ground in a second. Libraries have been written on the subject. In his book entitled "Quaint Corners of An cient Empires" Mr. Michael Meyers Shoemaker deals in an interesting manner with the Indian fakirs. In writing about the fakirs he says: "The statement has been made by such prestidigitators as Herrmann and Kel lar that they had never seen any tricks by these men of India which they couli not explain. Be that as it may, these common street magicians of In dia do some very clever things. "Certainly the performance before the Grand hotel, Colombo, this morn ing, under the blazing sunlight and not three feet from the looker on was re markable.' As to the mango tree trick, there appeared a strong resemblance between a tree grown yesterday and the one produced this morning. But It was in the other performances that the observers were most interested. "In one instance the fakir took a small jar of metal and handed It around to show that It was empty. Then, placing a copper coin between his teeth, he began to blow, and smoke soon issued from his mouth and nos trils. The jar, which was held aloft all the time, was found filled with wa ter, which commenced to boil furiously. "Passing It aside, he opened his mouth and ejected jets of living flame. Indeed the whole cavity of the throat appeared to be filled with fire, which Ignited anything with which It came In contact. We all saw the empty Jar, the filled jar, the boiling water and the fire, but the fire never apprqached the jar. "Another trick consisted in causing a dead and dried up cobra to come to life, or so It appeared. The snake Is usually kept in a small, round, flat basket with a closely fitting cover. This we saw was empty, and into it the fakir laid the flat, dried skin of a dead serpent. "Placing it not three feet from our circle and in the brilliant light of the southern sun, he covered the basket with its lid and then made the usual passes with the inevitable cloth, about a yard square, which he held by two corners to show that it contained-noth Ing. "His costume consisted of one gar ment of the shirt order, the sleeves of which were tucked up at the shoulders, affording, it would seem, scant oppor tunity to hide anything, yet when, after a few waves of the cloth, he removed the lid of the basket the dead snake was gone and In Its place rose the ma jestic head and neck of one of the lar gest of cobras. "It must be remembered that when we see such work In England or Amer ica It Is done at a distance and on the stage, with all the assistance of stage lights and shadows, but In this case we were out in the plain air and near enough for the serpent to have stung us. "The last trick consisted of a display of apparently wonderful strength. A boy of 10 years of age was tied up in a large scarf, with Its ends attached to two strong cords. At the ends of these cords were hollow brass cups about the size of an acorn. The fakir, raising the upper lid of each of his eyes, in serted these cups thereunder, with the hollow side next to the eyeball, after which he pulled the eyelids well down. "Then, with hands on hips and head well back, he' arose to his full height, lifting the boy a foot or more off the ground and swinging him from side to side, the entire weight of course falig upon the brass cups. It seemed a mar vel that the eyeballs were not destroy ed. "Perhaps those who understand these matters can explain all that was done, but certainly no magicians on our stage have accomplished similar feats, and yet these men are but common street performers." Easily Settled. They fell into conversation on the avenue street car, as men will to pass away the time, and when one of them happened to mention he was from Pittsburg the other turned to him with: "Pittsburg, eh? Dear 'nme, but how singulari" "How do you mean, sir?" was asked. "Why, 1 was in Pittsburg 21 years ago and lost 10 cents in a street car. I was thinking of the incident just be fore you spoke to me. I suppose you couldn't inform me whether the money was ever found, could you?" "Why, yes; I believe I can. I found a dime in a street car about 21 years ago and have been looking for the own er ever since. Here it is. It must be long to you." "Thanks. You are an honest man. Here's 2 cents to reward you." The Pittsburg man pocketed the re ward as the other pocketed the dime, and then they closed the Incident Washingtonl Post. A Dreary Thoroughfare. Of all dreary roads few have such desolate surroundings as that leading from Jerusalem. The road winds among rocky hills which for miles seem destitute of every living thing save occasional flocks of long black haired goats and sheep, apparently eating pebbles and attended by a youth ful shepherd. The steep hillsides are dotted with numerous holes and caves cut in the rock.-Indianapolls News. Saluting the Deck. The poop or raised after deck of a ship over which floated the national flag was considered to be always per vaded by the presence of the sovereign. As the worshiper of whatever rank re moves his hat upon entering the church so from the admiral to the powder monkey every member of the ship's company as he set foot upon the poop "saluted the deck," the invisible pres ence. But since in steaniers there Is often no lee side the custom In them has completely died out.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Tough Joint. The -boarder who was carving the roast beef at the request of the land lady laid down the knife and fork and took a short rest. iie"h eakd "The spirit is willn, e,, mrkd "but the tiesh is strong." Books. Books are sweet, unreproaching com panions to the miserable, and If they cannet bring us to enjoy life they will at least teach us to endure it.-"Vicar of Wakefield." ATLANTIC COAST LINE CHARLxsTox, S. C., Jan. 14, 1900. On and after thiz clate the following passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. South:Bound. *35. *23. *53. Lv Florence, 3.25 A. 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 8.57 Ar Lanes, 4.38 9.15 Lv Lanes, 438 - 9.15 7.40P. Ar Charleston, 6.03 10.50 9.15 North-Bound. *78. *32. *52. Lv Charleston, 6.33 A. 5.17 P. 7.00 A. Ar Lanes. 8.18 6.45 8.32 Lv Lanews, 8 18 6.45 Lv Kingstree, 8 34 Ar Florence, 9.28 7.55 *Daily. t Daily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connetion for all points North. Trains on C. & D. R. It. leave Florence daily except Sunday 9.55 a m, airive Dar lington 10.28 a in, Cheraw, 11.40 a m, Wadeshoro 12.35 p in. Leave Florence daili < cept Sunday, 8 00 p m, arrive Dar lington, 8 25 p m, Hartsville 9.20 p m, Bcnnetsvilie 9.21 p m, Gibson 9.45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9.55 a m, ar rive Darlington 10.27, Hartsville 11.10 . Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6.35 a w, Bennettsville 6.59 a m, arrive Darling ton 7.50 a m. Leave Hartsville daily ex cept Sunday 7.00 a in, arrive Darlington 7.45 a in, leave Darlington 8.55 a m, ariv Floretice 9 20 a* m. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 4 25 p m, Cheraw 5.15 p m, Darlington 6.29 p m, arrive Florence 7 p m. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15 a M Darlington 9.00 a m, arrive Florence 9.20 a n. J. 1. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager. Gep'l Sup't, T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. E.ERSON, Gen'I Pass. Agent. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35. 52. Lv Wiimington,*3.45 P. Lv Miarion, 6.34 Ar Florence, 7.15 Lv Florence, *7.45 '2.34 A. Ar Sumter, 8.57 3.56 Lv Sumter, 8.57 - '9.40 A.-.7 Ar Columbia, 10.20 11.00 No. 52 runs throngh from Charleston- via Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7 a m, Lanes 8.34 a'm, Manning 9.09 a m. North-Bound. 54. 53. 32. Lv Columbia, '6.40 A. *4.15 P. Ar Sumter, 8.05 5.35 Lv Soniter, 8.05 *6.06 P. Ar Florence, 9 20 7.20 Lv Florence, 9.50 Lv Marion, 10 34 Ar Wiznington, 1 15 *Dailv. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C. via Centzal . It., arriving Manning 6.04 p M, Lanes, 6.43 p m, Charleston 8.30 p m. Trains on Conway Branch leave 'Chad - bourn 5.35 p m, arrive Conway 7.40 p, . returning leave Conway 8.30 am, arive Chadbourn 1150 a in, leave Chadbourn 11 50 a u,arrive at Hub 12.25 pm,returning ? leave Hub 3.00 p n, arrive at Chadboumn. 3.35 p m. Daily except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffie Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. CENTRAL R. R. OF SO. CAROLINA. No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. X Lv Lanes, 8.34 Lv Greeleyville, 8.46 Lv Foreston, 8.55 Lv Wilson's Mill, 90 Lv Manning, 90 Lv Alcolu, 91 Lv Brogdon, 92 Lv W. & S. Junct., 93 No. 52 Lv Colmbia, 7.00 P. M. Lv Alo~n, 8.345 Lv Frestn, 8.57 Lv reeeyill, 9.05 Ar Lanes, 9.17 "~ N.35" Lv Sumter, 3.47 A." Ar Columbi, 41.43 No. 53 Lv Coeumba, 4.00 P. M. Lv Oranterg, 5.02 Lv Creston, 5.27 " Lv SMnning 6.18 LrWinsn's 3 il5 carry thog-ula Yor and reaconvi A 5.57ta W Lso Greeleyvlle, r6.0 R" B Ar Lnes T6xN.1, Ar eff etona, June "3h 88 No. 3 Dily xcet SNo.35.72 20Le....mterate .Ar 12 203 rstn ...43ncio " 22 30 r 1045brg .1 33 r.DenMiard .48....01 3 L0v.Cre.stmto n 5.270 5 5Ar. Sumter, Mil6.1 .L" 0 Trainw32end 35llarryn t.g Pullma Southbond. NacontiabAgnsta To 3.No 75. L No. 72 .4 PM M Stations. A P M 305 11LeMillard A 104535 5315 Ar...iso'stP ll....L 325 PM A AM FM B tHen WILdaSN, Presiden'' Motho nd. INorthbound Prm pt Mn speatn Aio given todpsTos. iIngoN, Preodn. Deposaits solcieead bnig.ui All collections have prompt atten tion. Business hours from 9 a. mn. to 3 p. m. _ JOSEPH SPRIOTT, A. LEVI, Cashier. President. BOARD OF DInECTOBS. J. W. McLEOD, X'. E. BnowN, S. M. NESN - JoSEPH SPRaorr, A. LEVI F. RHAME, JRt., .TORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C,