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+ W heeler s +4 c1ill Fever! Tomoc +4 THE NEW COMBINED CURE FOR Chills and Fever, Cures When All Others Fail, FOR SALE BY THE SR, 8. Loryea Drug Store, + ISAAC M. LORYEA, Prop. + NOW OPEN TO TRAVELERS The Tisdale Hotel, Sunimerton, S. C. Livery Stable Near at Hand. New Building, - New Furniture. PATENTSTRADE-MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILiTY Notice in " InventiveAe Nook " InowtoobtnPtts" 1 u= ty cof~ts a. Addre. CI- SIGGERS. "!=.tLa7V Washnotao, D. C. CANE Suflerers from this horrible malady nearly always inherit it-not necessanly from the parents, but may be from some remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs through several generations. This deadly poison may lay 'omant in the blood for years, or until you reach middle life, then first little sore or ulcer makes its ap Sc e-or a swollen gland in the breast, or some other part of t. body, gives the first warning. To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma gently all the poisonous virus must be 4mined from the blood-every vestage 2f it driven out. This S. S. S. does, and is the only medicine that can reach deep sated, obstinate blood troubles like this. When a11the poison has been forced out of the system the Cancer heals, and the disease never returns. 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On the foreshore of the Arabian coast in'the strait of Bab-cl-Mandeb. at the southern entrance to the Ied sea, stands a large white house concerning which the travelers to the far east may hear a curious story. In the iuiddle of the nineteenth century, when M. de Lesseps, after many difficulties, had successfully floated the Suez Canal company, the governor of the British port of Aden. about 100 miles distant, was surprised one morning by the visit of a French squadron of very unusual size for that part of the orient which, having encountered a terrific storm off Sokotra, had put in for repairs. In the mind of the governor curiosity was at once aroused as to the destina tion of so large a command, a curiosity which Increased as he found It impossi ble to extract any further Information from the French admiral or his officers beyond the statement that they were upon an ordinary cruise, an explana tion which the former was not the least inclined to believe. Firm in the belief, therefore, that some political move of great Impor tance was afloat if not afoot, the gov ernor, in order first of all to gain time, gave orders to go very tortolselike on the repairs and then set to work to take the Frenchmen off their guard by giv 'ng a succession of such entertainments as both his slender means and the aw ful barrenness of the place would af ford. But though at the end of two weeks the French and British officers had got upon the best of terms the Immediate destingion of the French squadron re mained as much of a mystery to the governor of Aden as before, and In spite of all possible delay the repairs were nearly completed. Now, it happened that the wife of the governor possessed an Irish maid, who had been receiving attentions from one of the French petty officers attentions which the girl did not regard seriously. It occurred to the governor that by such means something might be learned of his unexpected visitor's plans, and a private conversation be tween the governor's wife and' her maid resulted In another between the latter and her French admirer, - by which it was discovered that Perim is land was the objective point. At this information the governor opened his eyes wide indeed, for, If the Suez canal were cut through, Perim, as commanding the southern entrance to the Red sea, in the middle of the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, would be a place of great strategic importance, over which, without doubt, it was the intention of the French admiral to holst the trl color. Secretly giving orders, therefore, for a gunboat to immediately embark a de tachment of soldiers and steal away in the night for Perim island, the govern or then announced a farewell banquet and ball for the day but one following, a final act of courtesy with which the French admiral would willingly hate dispensed, for he was anxious to sail, but which he could not well refuse on account of the use he had made of the British supplies and machinery at Aden. - So the dinner and party in due course came off, the governor being In high spirits, because in the meantime he-had received the news of the occupation of Perim, which under the circumstances would surely be followed by the longed for promotion, and the French admiral was equally happy, for he hoped on the morrow to add the same important lit te speck of land to the dominion of his own country, thereby covering his breast with the stars and himself with maritime glory.. Next day, after an interchange of ordial farewells, the French squadron sailed away to an apparently unknown destination, until, when clear of the land, the course was laid full speed di rect for Perim island. Then what was the dismay and dis appointment of the French admiral and his officers when, on coming In sight of their destination, they beheld the Brit ish flag flying and a company of sol diers drawn up to give them a proper salute. It is said the French admiral was so mortified at being thus outwit ted that he first fiung his cocked hat overboard and then followed it hlmself Ito the sea. Be this as It may, as Perim was clearly already occupied by the British, the only counter move which the French could make was to take posses sion of a strip of the foreshore on the opposite Arabian coast, whe.re they built the fortified white house in ques tion, but as the place was entirely at the mercy of the guns on Perimn island It was shortly abandoned, to remain to this day as a monument of a French admiral's undoing.-Exchange. Inopportune. "I just saw the young Widow Weeds. She looked just charming in her mourn ing," said the pretty woman. "I suppose," remarked her erotchety husband, "that you wouldn't mind be Ing a widow yourself." "Oh, it's hateful of you to talk that way, when you know I've got a blue silk waist that I haven't worn yet" Philadelphia Press. - Parrots. domne Wrrots are very quick in ac quiring words and are generally fond of displaying these new acqnisitions, but occasionally a bird will be pro foundly silent until the teacher de spairs of her mastering a certain phrase or word; then all at once and unexpectedly the "scholar" will repeat her lesson. so They Do, some of Them. The teacher had been giving a class of youngsters some ideas of adages and how to make them, and to test her training she put a few questions: "Birds of a feather-do what?" "Lay eggs," piped a small boy before anybody else had a chance to speak. Unappreciative. "You find spring water a very great advantage in dairying, I presume?" "Oh, I don't know," said the milk man. "The average person buying milk doesn't know the difference between spring water and any other kind." Detroit Journal. A Good Hargain. Minister (rendinug wedding service) And you, Hans. take this woman for better, for worse? Hans Frankfurter (conscientiously) For better, sir! She haf $40; I got not tings!-Brooklyn Eagle. Reciprocal Help. Doctor-Well, my good woman, what do you want? Beggar-A quarter, doctor; give me a quarter, and i'll tell everybody that you helpe me-New York Times. THE HONEYBEE. Its Curious Javwa and Its Wonderful Little Tongue. With the closest scrutiny it becomes evident that the bee does not, like other creatures, house its tongue in its mouth, but neatly folds it back beneath its head. Bumblebees, when disturb vd, have a way of threatening with their jaws, while the honeybee has the more direct method of settling in truders with her sting. The jaws of the bee are very credit able organs and can g-- quite a for midable nip.' Catch a bee in a net and see how viciously it will bite at the meshes, working Its jaws sideways in stead of up and down. We call this wonderful implement of the bee a tongue, but In reality it is more than this, for the whole arrange ment consists of two slender filaments called maxilke, the under lip and the actual tongue. If a drop of honey lies near the surface of a flower, the slen der, active tongue, darting out from the case formed by the maxilke, licks It up with the same case that a dog licks a plate. Should the tube of the .flower be clongated the bee has at command another length of tongue, which is shot out from within and shuts up like a telescope when no longer wanted. To appreciate fully this delicate organ you should watch the bee sepa rate it into its component parts and clean it out. The lengthening process of the proboscis, as the tongue and its allied parts are sometimes called, is accomplished by a series of springs and hinges. In addition to th..s telescoping power, the tongue is a hairy member, the hairs arranged in rings, the longest ones toward the center. They assist in lifting in the nectar and in pumping it into the mouth. Thence it goes to the honey sack.-Chautauquan. PITH AND POINT. 'Very few people want to know the truth unless it fits their prejudice. Every one who doesn't like yoiu is looking for a chance to laugh at you. A great deal of nerve is sometimes necessary to keep from being cranky. You know a whole lot if you know enough to know you don't know any thing. When a boy is not invited to a party,: he hangs around the outside to see how things are going. When a dressmaker makes a quilt out of silk scraps, the women begin to look at her with suspicion. Every one Is some kind of a sinner. The employee too honest to take a post age stamp will steal his employer's time. Be sensible with your children. When you want them to do a thing, tell them why. Don't tell them they must do It or take a beating, or that they must do it because you say so.-Atchison Globe. An Undesirable Boarder. Some time ago the keeper of a board ing house retired from business after having acquired a comfortable com petency in the course of about 20 years. During that period her house became well known In the city and among the women in her own business. She nev er realized how well known it was un til shae set out to find a place to' live in herself. She'applied first at the house kept by a. woman nearly as well known as her self only to learn that there was no room for her. It was not until she had been through the same experience sev eral times that she came to understand that she was not wanted in the estab lishments of her former rivals. Her reputation for keeping a fine house was too much for the other women, who did not want to submit to the scrutiny of a former boarding house keeper who had made a reputation and a fortune in the business. She learned, after going to a hotel where her record could not be used against her, that she was not the only woman who had found It difficult to get into a boarding house after having kept one of her own. When they are well known. It is practically impossible for such women to find quarters, for whatever her reasons may be the land lady does not like to shelter her kind. New York Sun. Old Militia Elections and New. From the A merican Revolution to the year 1823 the officers of the militia of the state of New York had been ap pointed by the council of appointment upon the recommendation of command ing officers of divisions, brigades and regiments, and the promotions were generally made according to rank and seniority. Under the new constitution and the militia law of 1823, and in ac cordance with the democratic spirit of te period, the eleetion of military offi cers became the established usage and has continued until the present day. The election of officers in 1823 and fol lowIng year was attended with consid erable ceremony-officers attending them In full uniform, and noncommis sioned officers and privates in undress unfor.-Clark's History. Unselfish. "So you proposed to Miss Chillers?" "Yes," answered Willie Washington. "You must have known she would reject you." "Of course. But It Is an old saying that women can't keep a secree, and I was afraid she would get to comparing notes. I had proposed to all the other girls, and I didn't want her to feel slighted."-Washington Star. An Outrage. Mrs. ,Tones-Are you aware, Mrs. Skinbone, that your dog has just bitten! my little Willie? Mrs. Skinbone--What, your Wiliej who has only just got over scarlet fe. ver? Oh, Mrs. .Tones, if an should happen to Fido I'd never forgive Healthy Trees. The time in the summer at which the leaves begin to turn is a tolerably sure indication of the soundness of the tree. Some trees will keep their foliage green untIl September, while the leaves of unhealthy trees will begin to show signs of turning brown or yellow In August. '_ _ __ _ Testimony ot the hose. A. eminent physician now proclaims that the ancient and general opinion that the nose Is an inder to charac ter is a fallacy. And it may be pro claimed with fully as much confidence that there is nothing which any emi nent physician knows to be so that other eminent physicians do not know to be "ain't so."--Louisville Courier Journal. Declined the Honor. "Perkins," said Colonel Hankthun der, "you have named a new brand of whisky after me. have you not. Suht" "I have taken that liberty, colonel," answered the distiller. "Well, suh," rejoined the colonel, "I shall have to ask you to call it some thing else. I have tried it, suh." Chion Tine.m CAPITAL TEN PERC;ENTERS. Government Clerks Who Lend to Their Fellow Workers. "I reckon I'll sell my salary this month," remarked the young census clerk. "To whom?" asked his friend. "Why, to one of the ten percenters, of.course," was the reply. Dialogues such as this are of fre quent occurrence between government clerks In Washington toward the end of the month. When a clerk sells his salary to a ten percenter, he gives the latter an I 0 U for the entire salary due him on the following pay day and receives in exchange 90 per cent of the amount. The man who makes the loan retains the remaining 10 per cent, whence his name of ten percenter. The ten percenter is said to exist under one name or another in all of the great federal department buildings in Washington. He is invariably a shrewd government clerk who has a hit of money of his own or has saved his sal ary until its accumulation represents a tidy little sum. This capital he is ever ready to lend in sums of from $10 to $100. In a majority of the Washington of fices the laws against usurers are so rigorously enforced that the ten per center is unable to transact business in safety as an individual; he exists nevertheless under the protecting title of a beneficial society. These fake so cieties should not be confused with the mutual beneficiary organizations which have been established for a number of years in many of the de partments, notably the government printing office, for the purpose of aid ing sick or disabled members and their families and of burying the dead. The ten percenters' society never includes more than five or six members. They have their charter and a carefully drawn constitution and bylaws. Each member contributes a certain amount of money to the funds of the concern, and the other employees of the office are quietly informed how they can be accommodated with a loan for a small bonus. On the first of every month the pool divides its profits. These organizations are usually short lived, as they become unpopular when the business begins to grow large. The death of one fake association is rapidly followed by the birth of a successor, differing from its predecessor in name only, so that the ten percenters are en abled to ply their trade without much iaiterraption.-New York Sun. SCRAPS OF SCIENCE. A scientist who has made a study of the planet declares that there is snow Da the moon. There are 28 pounds of blood in the body of an average grown up person, and at each pulsation thr hegrt moves 10 pounds. While cyclones and tornadoes are dif ferent phenomena, the former appear to give rise to the latter. Tornadoes almost always break out, if at all, on the southeasterly outskirts of a cyclone. A period of 5 seconds between a flash ,f lightning and thunder means that the flash is a mile distant from the ob server. Thunder has never been heard ver 15 miles from the flash, though artillery has been heard 120 mIles. Sir Robert Ball asserted that every 100 years the sun loses 5 miles of its iameter. To allay anxiety, however, be mentioned that the 'diameter of the sun is 860,000 miles and that 40,000 years hence the diameter iu -uld still be 858,000 miles. When a Mian Can See noo Miles. About 200 miles in every direction is the distance a man can see when, stand ing, on a clear day, on the peak of the highest mountain-say, at a height of 16,008 feet, or- a little over five miles ab~ve the level of the sea. An observer must be at a height of 0.00T feet above sea level to see objects at a distance of 100 miles. The distance in miles at whih an object upon the surfaice of the earth is visible is equal to the ;quare'root of one- and a half times the eight'of the observer in feet above the sea leveL - Some allowance has to be made for the effect of atmospheric refraction. but as the refraction varies at differ lnt heights and is affected by the vari aus states of the weather no precisely accurate figures for general purposes en be given. Probably one-fourteenth to one-tenth of the -distance given by the formula would have to be deducted, wing to the retraction of the atmos phere. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ General Lee's Answer. After the surrender of Appomattox, General Wise came riding down the road furiously ,to where General Lee and his staff were grouped. He was splashed with mud from head to heels, and there were great splotches of mud ried and caked upon his face. Ad ressing General Lee, he asked in a theatrical voice, "Is it true, General Lee, that you have surrendered?" "Yes, General Wise, it is true." "I wish, then, to ask you one ques tion, What Is going to become of my brigade, General Lee, and what is go ing to become of me?" General Lee looked at the splashed warrior for a full minute and then said calmly and in a low tone, "Gen eral Wise, go and wash your face." There They Were. "I am here, genatlemen," explained the pickpocket to his fellow prisoners, "as e result of a moment of abstraction." 'And I am here," said the incendiary, 'because of an unfortunate habit of aking light of things." "And L," said :he forger, " en account of a simple :lesire to make a name for myself." "And I," added the burglar, "through mothing but taking advantage of an >pening which offered in a large mer rantile establishment in town."-K~an ias City Independent. Sleeping Rooms. In all sleeping apartments where car et is used, in the interest of health, an uncovered painted mdrgin should en :lrely surround the room so as to pre rent the accumulation of ddst, possibly' rontaining dar gerous microbes in the rracks. If t s horder is regularly vashed with water containing a disin fectant, it will also aid materially in purifying the room. Niot Overelated. "I suppose," said the effusive lady who was visiting ti:e Meektons, "that your wife is sure that she has the best busband that ever lived." "Ye," answered Meekton, with some thing like a sigh. "But at the same time I don't believe she thinks that is saying much for me." - Washington Advice From Way Up. "Understand me," said the balloon to the parneho'te. "-I wouldnt for the world encourage drinking. habits in the1 young and innocent, but at the same) time I don't think a drop would hurt you in the least." Whereupon the parachute dropped. Craindi Plan Dealer. Lochred Like Economy. Uncle Hiram (just back from the big city)-I don't think that nephew of our'n is got as much money as he makes out he has. Aunt Emily-Why, I thought you said he had such a nice home in the city. Uncle Hiram-But I didn't tell ye nothin about him havin both them little girls o' his'n playin on the same pian ner at once. I tell ye he's a-gettin hard up.-San Francisco Chronicle. Crude Petroleum. From crude petroleum are made kero sene, gasoline, naphtha, paraffin and vaseline. A still heavier oil, left as a residue, is used for axle grease, and the carbon is turned into sticks for electric lights. The sulphuric acid which is used for purifying the products of pe troleum Is recovered and turned Into fertilizer for farms where there is too much phosphate rock, which Is thus dissolved. A Slight Denelt. A weather stained, creaking wagon drew up- in front. of a photographer's establishment In a Georgia town. Be neath its body a lean hound came to a standstill. A man clad in jeans trou sers, homespun shirt and guiltless of coat or vest emerged from the vehicle's anterior extremity. Settling his soft slouch hat on the back of his head, he adjusted his lone gallus and gave the lines to the wife and baby within. Be hind these, from the dome of canvas beyond, peered, big eyed and solemn, numerous editions of the lord and mas ter. Entering the shop, the stranger paused before a case of sample photographs and, pointing to one, said, "Mister, what d'yer charge fer takin picters like that?" "Three dollars a dozen," replied the clerk. Thrusting his hands Into his pockets, he turned thoughtfully toward the wag onful of offspring. "Waal, I reckon I'll have ter wait a bit," he said softly to himself. "I ain't got but 'leven." Harper's Magazine. One Pe.ssenger Too Many. A good story Is going the rounds of the offices of the Metropolitan Street Railway company concerning the won derful presence of mind displayed re cently by a new conductor. on one of the company's trolley cars. This 'par ticular car was bowling along up Broadway recently when It was hailed and boarded by a company inspector. The official hurriedly counted the pas sengers in the car and found that there were nine. Then he cast his eye up to the register and found that there had been only eight fares rung up. He dis closed his Identity to the new conduct or and called attention to the discrep ancy. Slowly and painfully the new hand counted over his passengers and then scanned his register. "Begorra, an you're roIdht, sir," he said and promptly stopped the car. "Say," he demanded, addressing the passengers In an authoritative man ner, "wan o' youse fellows'll hov to git off the car-r."-New York Times. Cleaning M11 Pantings. An art journal suggests raw potatoes to clean oil paintings. Hav-e a few po tatoes at hand, each cut In halves. The 'resh surface is dampened slightly with cold water and used to rub the canvas. As the potatoes show soil the surface, is sliced off and the rubbing continued. This process will create a little lather, which should be wiped off as fast as It accumulates with a clean, damp sponge. When the whole canvas Is cleaned, It should be washed over lightly with clean water from. which the chill has been taken and finally the water carefully wiped off with an old clean silk handkerchief. Rlaw potatoes to clean paintings are frequently In hear say evidence, but this description of the process may be of value. It is sug gested by way of reasonable caution that the experiment should be tried first upon a canvas of trifling value and upon' one corner of that. The Collection. While lecturIng bis conggegation rather strongly on a recent Sunday about slack attendance and small col lections a minister of a church in an English city used the following elo quent and forcible sentence: "Yes, brethren, our collection of a little ever 3 last Sunday included no fewer than 500 halfpennies. We all know about the widow's mite,. and I am sure we are very glad to receii-e it; but I don't think there are 500 wIdows In this con gregation!"________ Witness My Eand. In the early days only a few schol ars, priests and clerks knew how to write. It was then customary to sign a document by smearing the hand with. ink and Impressing It upon the paper, accompanied by the words, "Witness my band." Afterward the seal was in troduced as a substitute for the hand mark and was used with the words above quoted, the two forming the sig nature. This 1s the origin of the ex pression as osed in modern documents. Just as Bad. Educated Egyptian-You have no wonderful hieroglyphics In your coun try, sir; no mysterious Inscriptions, no undecipherable relics of an aincient lit erature whose secrets the wise men of the world have tried for ages to dis cover. Tourist-No, we haven't any of those things, but (brightening up) we've got our '"railway guides."-ondonl Fun. Novel Ammunition. During the sieges of mediteval times it was very common for the beleaguers to throw from their catapults and oth er military engines dead bodies of dogs, swine, together with pieces of horse flesh and similar carrion Into the city or castle besieged in order that the de fenders might by the stench of this putridity be forced to a surrender. Well Concealed. "What was the matter with Proud foot that he made such a fool of him self last night?" "Oh, somebody had offended him un wittingly, and he was standing on his digity." "Oh, was he? I wondered what had become of lt."-New York Commercial Advertiser. One Way of Looking at It. Mabel-Miss Small is treating poor Tohnstone shamefully! Ethel-Oh, really, I haven't heard anything. Mabel-Haven't you? They say she's going to marry him.-London Kilng. Blood oranges are sometimes arti ficially produced by Injecting a few drops of claret through~ a small aper ture .n the rind. Wrttcn Chinese is practically uni fcrm througho)ut the empire and has hardly altered during the whole course of Chinese history. The spoken lan guage, on the other hand, is constantly hnging. FINICKY TURKISH LADIES. They Are Very Careful About What They Take In Their Hands. Our Constantinople correspondent writes: It is not generally known that there exists among Turkish ladies of high class a kind of caste feeling simi lar to that prevailing among Hindoos. Tt takes the form of a fear of contami nation from the outer world and is only observed, as far as I know, by those who cannot afford to keep servants in sufficient numbers. Before meals ladies always wash their hands at a tap from which the water runs into a marble basin. They will turn on the tap when they are just going to wash, but when they have finished they let the water run till somebody shuts it off, as to do it themselves would make them un clean. They cannot open or shut a door, as the handle would be unclean, so a slave is generally kept handy for the purpose. One of these fastidious ladies was talking to a small niece the other day who had just received a present of a beautiful doll from Paris. The child presently laid the doll on the lady's lap, who was horrified and ordered the child to take it away. As the little girl would not move it and no servant was near and the lady would be defiled by toucing a doll that was brought from abroad, the only thing she could think of was to jump up and let the doll fall, which broke to pieces. The same lady will not open a letter coming by post, but a servant opens it and holds it near her for her to read. If her hand kerchief falls to the ground, it is imme diately destroyed or given away, so that she should not use it again. This curious state of exclusiveness or fanati cism exists, I am told, in many of the large harems. Among men it is not practiced.-London Telegraph. ANIMAL LIFE. In Maryland sparrows have been known to raise six broods in one year. In England there are seldom more than three broods. Ostrich farms are profitable. Birds are worth $100 apiece, and a good spee. imen yields about $25 worth, of feath ers at a plucking. Cats evince, as is well known, a cu rious emotional disturbance when in the neighborhood of valerian plant, of which they are very fond. It apparent *ly produces in them a species of intoxi cation. There are records of elephants that have lived for 200 years, and an age of 150 years is not regarded as so very old for an elephant It takes about a quarter of a century to get the elephant to full maturity. A French anatomist hastanalyzed'the skeletons of 80 chimpanzees, gorillas and orang outangs and asserts that he has found in them bone diseases like those which affilet mankind and - in about the same proportion. He Was Satisfed. ' A farmer entered an office in central New York and sent this message to a woman in Canada: "Will you be my wife? Please answer quick by tele graph." Although he waited the rest of the day, he got no answer, but the next morning he got a night dispatch, sent collect, but favorable. The'opera tor in expressing his sympathy said, "Little rough to keep you in suspense so long." "Look a-here, sonny," the farmer re marked, "I'll stand all the suspense. Any woman that'll hold back her an swer all day to a proposal of marriage, jest so thet she kin send it half rate at night, is economical enough tem make up after I git her for all the loss of time and injury to feelin's I've suffered waitin"-Exchange. Icebergs. The captain of an ocean steamer is often warned of the proximity of ice bergs by the men in the engine room. When a ship enters water considerably colder than that through which it hasI been going Its propeller -runs faster, and as such water surrounds the vi cinity of icebergs for many miles the engineers know when the propeller's action is greatly accelerated without any increase of the steam power ice bergs may be expected. Of course the thermometer is the most useful indi cator of icebergs. Two Calamitous Fires. The two most calamitous fires ever known anywhere In the world occurred in the United States within 13 months of each other. In the first of these, in Chicago, on Oct. 8, 9, 1871, the property loss was $200,000,000, and in the sec nd, in Boston, Nov. 9, 1872, $80,000,000 of property was consumed. In Chicago 100,000 persons were left without homes and 200 wore killed. Chicago's beads the list of the world's destructve con lagrations.______ Relieved. "That must be a pres~y -bad tooth ache to swell your face like that. Why don't you see a dentist?" "I did call on your friend, Dr. Pull em, yesterday, and experienced great relief." "You must be mistaken. Pullem has been out of town for a week." "I know. I felt relieved when I found tht out."-Philadelphia Press. No Established Credit. Credit Man-Sorry;, sir, but we can not open an account with you because of your financial standing. Rubbton-Whait's the matter with it? Credit Man-Why, you've always paid ash.-Brooklyn Life. .Simplicity Itself. "There are only two points In suc ess." "What are they?" "Work and keep other people from working you."-Chicago. Herald. The ethics of pharmacy is not alone ompetency, but the desire to be cour teous, obliging, attentive and prompt to the wants of those who are desirous of having prescriptions compounded. Mr. Plumer Clark, Ph. G., second honor man, realizes this, and our pat rons can rest assured that he will ac ord them the most kindly and consid erate treatment. He is in charge of our prescription department. While we do not rest on past laurels still we can, with pardonable pride, point to over a quarter of a century of reliable snd reputable business methods com ined with courteous treatment to all without discrimination. It is hardly ecessary to say that this reputation vill be miaintained by the present man igemet. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, Prop. Road Notice. Notice is hereby given that that portion of the "Telegraph Road" which leads from the Raccoon Road at the King place to where the new Summertoni road intersects the Tele graph Road at Ben Thames' niill, is hereafter discontinued as a public oad. T. C. OWENS, Co. Supervisor. August 4, 1901. HORACE HARBY. M. F. HELLER. W. P. HAwKTNS. B E I N G CONVINCED THAT CLARENDON COUNTY could support a first class, up-to-date Sales and Livery Sta ble, we have decided to show our faith by our works by purchas ing the Sprott property east of the Bank of. Manning, and to it we are pow building a large addition. It is our purpose to do busi ness as it should be done, on the live and let live policy. For the present and until. our buildings are completed, we of fer a magnificent line of Buggies Wagons and Carts Guaranteeing our Vehicles to be of reputable builders. Later we will have Horses and Mules from the best markets in tle Union, and all purchases from us go with a view of sustain ing our valued reputation. COME TO SEE US. W. P. HAWKINS & C0. One Door Below the Bank of Manning. Crockery, Stoves, Tinware. We can safely say there has not been displayed in Manning for many days a more beautiful assortment of Crockery than we now have; we can also add that our prices are equally as attractive to the purchaser. We offer Plates from M5e to 90 per Set. Cups and Saucers, from 30 to'. 85W pr Set. Bowls and Pitchers, Water Sets, etc., at all kinds of prices. To appreciate'this collection by the housekeeper it must be seen. See our show window for parts of it. SVETC One of the important items that goes to make up the furnish 8 iVr. ing of a household is a good Stove. Housekeepers all know what a great annoyance a bad stove can be. One of these that gets red hot'all over before you want to bake something, and when ready the stove suddenly cools off, or vice versa, and will not bake at all, or bufts up everything put into it. The Garland or 0. K. King Stoves are not that 6 kind. Buy one of them and see how much pleasanter cooking is when you are prepared to do it. We haven't the space to give a ful description. They have cut long centers. All rods on outside, Aluminized oven doors, oven back and oven rack, producing the only oven interior which is always - right. N REWATIWe have the nicest-assortment of Tinware that it Is possible,' -: . to see anywhere, and of all the nice things in Tinware. Our Anti-Rust Tin is the best by far. We have it in Scalders, Tea and Coffee Pots, Milk Pans, Wash Basins and Bread, Raisers. This Ware-is superior to the old-fashion block tin that used to be the pride of every housekeeper, and our sales have steadily increased since introducing it to our customers. We also have a good assortment of common Tinware at very low prices. In this department we have Scalders, Milk Pans, Coffee AGATE WARE. and Tea Potwash Basins, Saucepans, etc. Do you want a good Lamp to read or work by? If so, our Nico[ Lamp wll give you satisfaction. Let us show it to you. This Lamp should sell for $2.25. While these last we will sell them-for $.175. Very truly yours, Manning Hardware Co. Womian's Monthly Tdailg~ Theeshouldbeno dread Oc rJDEo RILK~ * Of the monthly periOd. T ~euos iiaoGadaa Tro the womanlnperfect miee: atetooanee health it should be a rene*alef tourp1segvthnmtrery strengthandvgr Bu-o o many is it a periodof miserablreat. suffteng!~ These periods uardaadCmitesal~nal be made perfetly p. e.4c ody taytebeoehefrtdyfJuyf regular by using G.F.P. (Ger-utyfo hm hyOtinLtesTet- - stle's Female P-me). tr fGadasieeajs n reo Too mnch cannotbesaid for yourworthy remedy foersofucetaetepcdngCedr female Irregularitius. As a result we have a strong, yawih hneaie n prvd ealthy, mother who weighatipoudsandaflvementbhs l e~eole ihteIvnoytdp old boy who weighs n pounds. The mother is a veryprlentoohrparsbogltOsk tGt0 F.. didt all, salohrideshad ae&treobekpfrthineconfsuhe w. E.Ntssox,Prin. Xont Eagle, (Tean) Sem'nary.so amybeItrsdInheste-dc Iyou ca is not ufoere by cu o 01~Apoe h ddyo acIP._ writetinconmnaoefor free advice to a UVY R' AD i I.ADIEs HEAL.TH CMB eareL.ete Ca PRICE $5.00 A BOTTLE. ilrcie~i otcrf n If your draggst desnothandleG.P. P. ask him~ acuat te n send for it, otherwise sen tsyour order andl~ s l.a m upidwihipoedisr ewasnaiulyrt i mnt. Adrss L.SERITLE & 00., Shattanooga,Team.S.0CA EY The R. B. Loryea Drug Store,Sumro,.C. -. IsAAC M. LORYEA, Prop. ge f4/GAATE C oodShoasiefed ClothingTOCNMESF Store Is where you get the rightLa e B er sort of Clothes without dan grof mistake. Our Clothes W r o npsto osi u are of the right sort, and you prcs will appreciate their excel- E P R lence and smallness of cost. We Kaue Cloths-to Orde for those who prefer them. GemnaPM-itsat9cprd. Lasting Materials, proper fit G R A -M L X and make and moderate pri- T A T ces. Your orders will have our best attention.AliudTncadFofrNrsg B" ~ l & OMohranInadsBrwdfo S, W, Cor, King and Wentworth Sis., i orodr iet CH AR LESTON, S. C. crflatni. J. M. McCOLLOUGH, TI pposite Legg &Hutchinson's Stables. GRA A BEIG G. Give me a trial and 1 will give you ChletnS.C the best work for little money. Satisfaction guaranteed. L~and Surveying and Levelings p.etaloealig..C I will do Surveying, etc., in Claren--:EAR don and adjoining Counties. Call at office or address at Sumter, S. Bcce n iyl upis . P. 0. Box 101. JOHN RI. HAYNESWORTH.Ialorpiwhesndurntem DR. J. FRANK GEIGER, MCIEYRPIIGASEILY DENTIST,Al okerutdtmeilrciv MANNING, S. C.J. .BE L 'Phonee No. 25.lilil