Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rA good looking homeandporlookh o ing lar nes is the . worst kind of a com.- ;.' binatlon. Eureka - Harness Oil not ony makes the harness and teL horse oo1 better, but make the leatber soft and pliable, puts it in con dition to last-twice as long j as it ordinarily would. &,devery where iu esms-Imn ize~s. Mlade by " STANDARD OILCo. - Give I Your Horse a Chance! e~ CA iR Ri Catarrh has become such C.1mon disease that a person entirely free from this disgusting complaint is seldom met with. It is customary to speak of Catarrb as nothing more serious than a bad cold, a simple inflanmtation of the nose and Aroat. It is, in fact,- a complicated and very dangerous disease; if not at first, it very soon beconies so. The blood is quickly contaminated by the foul secretions, and the poison through the general circulation is carried to all parts of the system. Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis factory and disappointing, because they dc not reach the seat of the trouble. S. S. S. does. It cleanses the blood of the poisoii and eliminates from the system all catar. rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly and permanently the worst cases. Mr. T. A. Williams, a leading dry-goods mer, chant of Spartanburg, S. C., writes: For yearn I had a severe case of nasal Catarrh. with all the disagreeable effects which belong to that disease. and which make life painful and unendurable. I us e d medicines prescribed by leading physicians an .. sue by numbers of friends, b~ut without getting any better. I then began to take S. S. S. It had the desired - effect, and cured ine after taking eighteen - bottles. In my opinion S. S. S. is the only medi cine now in use that will effect a permanent cur( of Catarrh." etable blood purifie known, and the great est of all blood medi cines and tonics. If you have Catarrh don't wait until ii becomes deep-seated and chronic, bu't be ' at once the use of S. S. S., and send ,or our book on Blood and Skin Diseasei and write our physicians about your case THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANIA, GA. T~HE Dank of Manning, MANNING, 8. . Transaets a general banking busi ness. Prompt and special attention given to depositors residing out of town. Deposits solicited. All collections have prompt atten tionl. Business hours from 9 a. mn. to 3 p. m. JOSEPH SPROTT, A. LEVI, Cashier. President. BOARD OF DIRECTOBS. J1. W. McLEOD, XX. E. BROWs, S. M. NEXSEN, JosEPH SPRO~r A. LEV. Duggies, Wagons, road Caits and Cazriages REIPAIRE1D With Neatness and Despatch -AT R. A. W HITE'S WHEELWRIGHT and BLACKSMITH SHOP.. I repair Stoves, Pumps and run water pipes, or I will put down a new Pump cheap. If you need any soldering done, give me a call. . L AME. Mv horse is lame. Why? Because I did 'not have it shod by R. A. White, the man tliat puts on such neat shoes and makes horses travel with so much ease. We Make Them Look New. We are making a specialty of re bainting old Buggies, Carriages, Road Carts and Wagons cheap. Come and' see me. My prices will please you, and I guarantee all of my work. Shop on corner below R. M. Dean's. R. A. W HIT E, MANNING. S. C. J A. WEINBERG, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNNING, S. C. - JOSEPH F. RHAME. ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. J. S. WILSON. W. C. D)URANT TIILSON & DURANT. Attorneys and oyunseo's at Lwm, MANNING, S. C. C. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAw. MANNING. S. C. DR. J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST, MANNING. S. C. :MASTER :' an? SLAVE By T. H. Tborpe. Copyrijht, I90, by T. 11. Thorpe. [CoNTI-UED.] -Well, my kiud friends, I must go to my grandchild. I am grateful and happy." Neither accompanied him out of the room. Dede assisted him into his Leonidas Latiolai was unconscious. buggy, gave him the reins, started the horse homeward 'and stood in the door way gazing after him and wondering by what miracle it was that he left the cabaret sober. How long the buggy and patient horse had stood in the shade of a spreading umbrella china tree beside the home gate was not known. A pass erby, receiving from the proverbially polite old man no acknowlegment of his salute, looked attentively into his face and discovered that Leonidas La tiolais was unconscious. though sittiLg erect on the buggy seat, holding the reins loosely in his hands. The house hold was alarmed, and he was tenderly lifted and conveyed to his chamber. The breathing was deep and regular. the limbs were warm and mobile, but a heavy sleep seemed to have settled upon him, from which he could not be awakened. Dr. Tougarre, the family physician, after vain experiments with black coffee, limited his treatment to such medication as would sustain the patient's strength and trusted to na ture and perfect rest for the restora tion of the mental faculties, strictly enjoining absolute quiet. Thus for days the stricken man lay mute and almost motionless, rousing only su!l ciently to receive nutriment, and no word had escaped his lips 'when the day and hour arrived, so fateful to him and his ward, set by Evariste for the visit of weal or woe. CHAPTER XIX. cASSANDRA St'RVIVES- TRoY. THE midday meal had been eat en, coffee had been served on the veranda to Estelle and Father Grhe, whom she had persuaded to prolong his duty call at the afflicted home. Suffering was depicted in her face, but also the meek resignation of the martyr. The priest, whose breadth of girth had grown in the pinching times of war, but whose hair had thinned and was whitening, inhaled the smoke of perique from a long pipe with evident satisfactien. though a look of protest seemed to have settled upon his benignant coun tenance. Odette, matured and grave, sat on a cypress block outside the gate, listlessly looking up and down the de serted road. The warm languor of spring was in the air, the hush of trop ical noon was on all the scene. "My child," said Father Grhe, "the life of a Discalced Carmelite nun is one of unutterable severity. It is but a breathing death. .Her cell is, in fact, a grave, her convent a cemetery. More than figuratively she is dead to the world. She can- scarce be called a shade of her former self, immured be hind walls and grates, baref'oot, shorn, her sight riveted to the ground, sub sisting on crusts dogs would scarce eat. Were I pope the order should be abol ished. Think of some other-a Sister of Charity, a Little Sister of the Poor, a Sister of the Sacred Heart. -Any of these serves God by serving his chil dren in the world he made for them." "It is your tender heart, father, which counsels," she replied, "and it cannot fully know the needs-and cravings of my spirit. To mingle with the wvorld even on pious errands must always re mind me in some degree of what I have lost, of what I have suffered. Forgveness of wrongs, forgetfulness of sorrows, absorption in God the Con soler, will soonest come in the cell of the discalced nun. And it may be there my soul will soonest be chasten ed and released." "I fear It is the latter hope which, most recruits the order," sighed the priest. "Let not the subject disturb you fur ther for the present, father," she said, "for I will stay by my poor grandfa ther to the end, as I promised. and p~os sibly then I may be able to see as you do. Will ML Quillebert, you think, be cruel enough to disturb gr'andpere while he is so ill?" "Cruel enough, yes, but scarcely bold enough to risk the indignation of the people." "And can you believe M. Evariste, will fulfill his threat of coming here again and repeating his demand upon me? Can you believe he will after' what I said to himn,as I have told you?" "I fear he will have the hardihood and meanness to do so. Whatever of manliness and generosity he may have had in former years seems to have been educated out of him by his tute lage to Quillebert," answered Father Grhe, with a bitterness for wvhich he atoned that night with 30 Ave Marias and three readings of the daily office. "Then, I pray you to stay here, fa ther, as late as you can. I will not ask you to be present at the dread inter-: view, but I shall have courage from knowing you are near." "Fear not, daughter. I will remain."' "Oh, I wish it wvas over." she whiis pered, shuddering. A shrill scream at the gate startled both to their feet to see Odette dart down the road like a bird of flight. "What can have happened to the. girl?" exclaimed Estelle, alarmed. "Stay here. I will go and see," said the priest, andl he hurried hatless along the gravel walk to the gate and out into the road. A strange sight met his gaze. The primitive mall coach from Rted River Landmng o the Miseini with its leather curtains down and dr&wn by two lean and weary ponies, was ap proaching. It was surrounded by a score of men on horseback and afoot, crowding past each other and eagerly peering through the front and the sides of the ancient vehicle, all speaking at once, so that their excited voices pro duced an unintelligible hum. Odette, with her arms round his neck, appear ed to be dragging a handsome dark man, whose arm was about her waist, toward the coach, entreating wildly: "Make him get out! le must get out! Do not let him go by! Help him down! Lead him In! le must not go Father Grhe rushed through the group, threw aside the curtain. lookL-d within and fell back a step, his face radiant with ecstatic astonishment. Iaising his eyes heavenward and spreading his open palms, he said sol emnly: "Blessed be the name of the Lord now and forever!" Instantly every head was bared and reverently bowed, and from Imel, the old schoolmaster, came the response: "From the rising to the settir.g sun blessed be the name of the Lord!' Seizing the bridle bits. the priest pull ed the unwilling beasts to the gate, tore off the eurtain and extending his arms within, said: "Come, your duty stops you here. The merciful and mysterious God has sent you. Come!" In affectionate embrace he tenderly lifted from the coach a frail figure clad In faded, threadbare gray. The left arm clung to the priest for support; the right hung limp from a drooping, shrunken shoulder. The dark man step ped quickly to the makmed side and passed one arm about his body. As the emaciated face turned in mute and kindly recognition a mighty shout of joy and welcome went up from the men on horses and echoed far into the still forest. At a sign from the priest the company halted at the gate while he passed in with his tottering burden and proceeded slowly up the path. Odette ran to Estelle, who stood on the veranda bewildered, and, seizing her hand, said: "Come, my mistress, but be calm. Come. mistress." "What does it mean, Odette" asked Estelle, trembling from head to foot. "Come, mistress, but be calm. Come, come!" Odette repeated and led her down the walk. As he drew near the man in gray raised his head and disengaging the unwounded hand held It out to her and said: "Estelle, sweet angel, come!" She threw a quick, intensely search ing look into the pallid face smiling through pain and in an instant was on her knees kissing the thin hand that closed upon hers. "My love, my hope, my life! Oh, how wonderful and good is God!" she sob bed. " 'The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down; the Lord loveth the just,'" exclaimed the priest, down whose cheeks great tears of joy were cours ing, and led his charge to the veranda. The return of Horace Oakfell seemed a veritable resurrection of the dead. But there was no miracle. It was all explained by the story of Leon, wsho told it at Oakfell's request and told it with modesty and self negation rare in heroes even of less merit: "Mr. Horace fell by the spring at Perryville, just as at the same moment~ a shell burst above him and a volley; / -I "EstcUc, sweet anjel, comc!" was fired from the stone fence. I was behind and saw him fall. I was not hit, but fell, too, for I was In the serv ice only for him and determined to leave him above ground and if'they* buried him to know where to find his grave. I felt his chest moving and found he was breathing. The southern soldiers were early driven from t he neighborhood of the spring. i bathed Mr. Horace's face and neck with wva ter and wound my shirt about his shoulder, which had been torn away by a minie ball and a piece of the shell. He has no right shoulder now. The battle was over before surset, and when the Union soldiers came to bury the dead and carry off the wonnded he had opened his eyes, but could not speak or move. A sergeant said he would die before morning,- and it was: of no use to take him from the field,I but I begged and implored them not to leave him, and a captain ordered him to be moved to the rear. With others he was hauled in an open wagon to Bardstown and put in a big Catholic clege, which was turned into a hospi ta. They said I had nothing to do with secession and was not a pris oner, but I walked behind the wagon and saw him laid on the floor, with hundreds of the wounded of both sides. They let me wait on the poor men, and I attended to Mr. Horace through the six months they kept him there. Then! they sent him to a hospital at New Al bany, in Indiana. I managed to follow. and got employment in the hospitaI kitchen. They never did take the lit tle pieces of broken bone from his shoulder, and his wound did not heal. But he got so that he could sit up, and they sent him to the Rock Island pris on It took me a long time, but I worked my way there, and, though I could not get inside the wall, I heard he was still alive. I got a place as waiter in a little hote' and kept pretty well posted about the uispositions made of the prisoners. "Next they ehanged him to the Camp Douglas prison ,t Chicago. He was not able to walk, as the others did, and they carried him in an ambulance to the boat. I went, too, and at ChicagoI got work in a livery stable. They were strict on the prisoners at Camp Doug las. I could not get inside, hut I kept asking questions .of people near the prison and learned something of what was going on. About a year ago I was led to believe he had been sent to Fortress Monroe in Virginia for ex change. I just swore not to lose him. and after weeks of walking and some stolen rides on railroads I succeeded In reaching that place, to be told that a wounded lieutenant answering his description had been exchanged and aucu Lrot u ior we to get turouga tne lines, but at Richmond I could find no trace of him. I did not know what to do and like a crazy man wandered from camp to camp and place to place searching for him. At times I was al most starved. It was only last March I saw a boatload of exchanged men come up the James. most of theri too weak to hold a gun. Mr. Horace was the second one to stagger dowt: the gangplank, and If I bad not caught him he wculd have fallen. lie had been in Camp Douglas all that time. He went twice to the front and was twice ordered back to the hospital. Then came the surrender, and we started for home without rations or Lioney. We crossed the country by slow stages, getting food and shelter from kind country people in WestVirginia and Kentucky, but at times Mr. Horace gave out and said he could go no far ther. Then I would tell him that I had vowed to bring him home alive or dead, for Mlle. Estelle was waiting for him. He would smile and say. 'Then, God give me strength: come on,' and we would march again. At Louisville he borrowed a small sum of money. and we took passage on the steamboat City of Memphis for Red River Land ing. We arrived there this morning In time for the mail hack, and here we are." "God bless you, Leon, and repay you for your noble devotion," exclaimed Estelle, weeping in sympathy and thankfulness. "God ivill bl ess him," Father Grhe said authoritatively. "A truer heart than Leon's beats not in the breast of any man. whatever be his color or station, and his comfort and advancement are especial charges on my life and fortune," Oakfell added. "Mr. Horace," Leon protested, "you owe me nothing. Remember, you stood by the poor negro jockey when all the world and all the law were against him. Only be my friend and adviser, and I will be content." It was touching to see Odette's hon est, comely face flush with pride as Leon's narration proceeded and her bosom swell when his praise was spo ken by the grateful hearers. "Estelle," said Horace, stroking her head lovingly, "in the long, dreary nights of imprisonment I have dream ed of this and awakened to wish I had died while dreaming." "And I, too, have dreamed of this," she softly answered, "but tho'ught we had died and met in heaven." The click of a latch drew the eyes of the group on the veranda to the gate. Evariste, who, to avoid the sun and the meeting of acquaintances, had ridden through the swamp instead of along the bayou road, entered, slamming the gate behind him, and started briskly up the walk with a swaggering air. Estelle blanched. The priest frowned. Horace smiled and sat up In hls chair. Evariste had almost reached the veran da before he recognized his brother's countenance. He stopped suddenly, an expression of consternation came over his features, and, uttering an inarticu late cry of terror, he turned and ran to the gate, leaped upon his horse and sped like one pursued by demons. His flight was not slackened until Quillebert's house was reached, where Laure stood In the doorway as if expecting him. He drew rein, flung himself from the saddle and, his eyes starting from his head, whispered hoarsely: "Where is Quillebert?". "Gone to Marksville to sell this place to Dr. De Roux," Laure replied, with a calmness wholly unruffled by the ex citement under which he labored. "How soon will he return?" "Not before 9 o'clock tonight. Come In and tell me what has happened." He follo~vad her Into the house and exclaiaed: "Laure, I have seen a ghost!" "You have not. You are not of the kind that see ghosts."~ "I tell you I have seen my brother's ghost." "You have not. it was your brother himself." "Then he lives? He has come back?" Evarste cried In agony. "Yes. I sensed he would." "And I," groaned Evariste, "-foiled, detected, exposed and beggared, I" "Have come to me at last, as I knew you would." Laure finished his sen tence with the assurance of one who viewed a result of her own designing. She threw her arms around him in a sudden burst of passIon and pressed him unresisting to her breast, hungrily kissing his clammy brow and whisper ing: "It is fate, Evariste. Submit." . . 0 * * S S The listlessness of early Sunday morning was unbroken until the dust of the road began to be stirred by the faithful going to the~ 10 o'clock mass at the Manusura church. They were In greater numbers than on ordinary Sun days, for the desire to hear Father Grhe tell of the marvelous reappear ance of Oakfell was universaL. Of course. Quillebert's absence was not notied, nor was any importance at tached by those who observed It to the fact that the door of his house, opening Inward, was partly ajar, though no movement or sign of life was about the place. It was only at noon, when the cavalcade of worshipers was returning from the service, that Dr. De Roux stopped to speak with him concerning the sale of the previous day. Having knoced and waited in vain for re sponse, 14 pushed the door against a heavy but yielding obstruction and stepped inside. An instant later he sprang back upon the veranda with an exclamation of horror and, gesticulat ing wildly, summoned the passersby. A spectacle which froze the marrow met their eyes. Behind the door stretched the corpse of Constant Quillebert, the head, crushed and battered, lying in a pooi of thick, drying blood. A hatchet, int the helve of which were cut the In Itials "C. Q.," was under the left arm. To its reddened blade short, coarse hairs were glued. The Iron safe in his bedhamber stood openrdl. H~s books and loose sheets of accounts were on a table and scattered about the floor. The lid of his strong box was thrown back. The paper money paid to him by Dr. De Roux the day before was gone. His gold money was gone. His French mon ey was gone. Laure was gone! Evariste was gone! THE END. Reasons For His Belief. "Do you thin!:, young man," he said, "thlt you will be able to take care of my daughter Flora in the style to which she has b)een accustome~l?" "I think so. sir," answered the young man confidently. "She refused. to go to the concert with me last week be cause she said she had 'nothing to wear.' "-London Fun. The Value of Advice. "The fee my lawyer charged was pretty big, I thought." "Oh, I don't know. I think advice is usually worth about what you pay for "Do you really ?" "Yes, especially the advice you get The Sun Shrinks Nine Inches a ua.I In one of his lectures on the sun Sir Robert Ball pointed out that the sun was the source of all the heat received by this earth. Now, it was a well known fact that most things in cooling became smaller. A poker, for example, was shorter when it was cold than when it was red hot. The sun, too, must obey this fundamental law and must therefore be getting smaller. If we could measure its diameter on two successive days, we should find it had decreased by nine inches-that was to say, it was shrinking at the rate of, roughly, five feet a week, or a mile in every 20 years. In view of this shrinkage some of the younger members of his audience might feel anxious lest the sun should not last their time. Such anxiety, however, was groundless. He was 800,000 miles in diameter, so it would take 40,000 years for him to be reduced by 2,000 miles to 858,000, and the lecturer was sure that if there were two suns in the sky, one 800,000 miles In diameter and the other 858,000, no one would be able to tell by looking at them which of the two was the smaller. But as the sun was shrinking nine inches every day and had been doing so for ages it followed that in the past he was very much greater than he was now. But he always had the same amount of material in him and weighed no heavier than at present. Hence the Inference was that he was once a huge mass of rarefied gas-a great. glowing nebula. Obstructions In the Nose. Very many young children have the bad habit of pushing small, hard sub stances, as shoe buttons, beans or peas, Into the ears or nostrils. A simple way to remove an object from the nose is to compress the opposite side and make the child blow his nose violently. If he will not do this, induce a sneeze by tickling the nostrils with a feather, blade of grass or some fluffy substance. If this, too, is not successful. a little pepper or snuff should be used. A hard sneeze will probably remove the ob struction, but always keep the oppo site side of the nose compressed. If the trouble is in the ear, it is a little more serious and the object more diffieult to remove. Insects, bugs, beads or small pebbles may be forced out by gently syringing the ear with warm water or by pouring in, a few drops of oil or glycerin, but if the ob ject be large and so tightly wedged in that it cannot be easily removed with the fingers do not tamper with It, but take the child to a good aurist. If the object be a pea or bean, it is better not to use a syringe, as the water will cause it to swell. An old and excellent way to remove these obstructions is to dip a camel's hair brush or small efick which has been tapered off to almost a point in some stout glue. Attach this to the offending body and allow the glue to harden, then gently draw it out -Harper's Bazar. Passed the PI'te Too Late. Mark Twain once declared that when a man makes an appeal for cha'ity it is a great mistake to get everybody ready to give money and then not pass the hat. "Some years ago in Hartford," he said. "we all went to the church on a hot, sweltering night to hear the an ni report of Mr. Hawley, a city mis sionary who went around finding the people -who needed help and didn't want to ask for it. He told of the life in the cellars where poverty resided. He gave instances of the heroism and devotion of the poor. The poor are al ways good to each other. When a man with millions gives; we make a great deal of noise. It's noise in the wrong place, for it's the widow's mite that counts. "Well, Hawley worked me up to a. great state. I couldn't wait for him to get through. I had $400 in my pocket I wanted to give that and borrow more to give. You could see greenbacks in my eye. But he didn't pass the plate, and it grew hotter, and we grew sleep ier. My enthusiasm-went down, down, down, $100 at a time, till finally when the plate came round I stole 10 cents out of It. So you see a neglect like this may lead to crime." Some HistoricaI Fridays~. Friday, which is regarded as a day of ill luck by the rest of the world, ought to be considered the luckiest of all days for Americans. Among the .historic events that oc curred on Friday are the discovery of Ameia, Oct. 12. 1492, by Christopher Columbus, who had sailed Friday, Aug. 3, 1492. He returned oa Friday and made the discovery of South America on Friday, June 12. 1494. John Cabot received his commission from Henry VIII on Friday, March 6, 1496, which resulted in the finding of North Amer ica. Mendes founded St. Augustine on Friday, Sept. 7, 1565. The Mayflower landed on Friday; Dee. 22, 1620. George Washington was born on Fri day, Feb. 22, 1732. On Friday, June 1, 1775, Bunker Hill was seized and fortifed. On Friday, Oct. 17, 1777, Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, and on Friday, Sept. 22, 1780, Arnold's trea son was discovered. Then came the surrender of' Cornwallis, also on Fri day, and la..t, on FrIday, July 7, 1776, John Adams moved in the Continental congress that the United States "are and ought to be independent."-ondon Express. Giving Her a Lesson. The habit of describing things as "awfully jolly" was amusingly satir ized by a gentlenzian who came home prepared to chat on events of the day. An acquaintance had railed in busi ness. He spoke of this incident as "de liously sad." He had ridden in an omnibus with a friend whom he de scribed as "horribly entertaining," and to crown all he spoke of the butter which had been set before him at his restaurant as "divinelf rancid." "Why, dad, you are going off your head:" said his youngest and most im pertinent daughter. "Not in the least,' my dear," he said pleasantly. "I'm merely trying to fol low the fashion. I worked out 'di vinely rancid' with a good deal of la bor. It seems to me rather more ef fective than 'awfully sweet.' I mean to keep up with the rest of you here after. And now," he continued, "let me help you to a piece of this exqui sitely tough beef."-Londoni Telegraph. nono raradise. Languid Trotter (excitedly)-Llsten to this whut th' book sez, Weary, an' then pack yer tomatter can an' foller Weary Willle-W'ere for? Languid Trotter-We're off fer th' great Sahary desert, w'ere they ain't a drop o' water th' year roun'!-Detroit Free Press. Heat and Cold. Professor-Heat ascends, and cold de scends. Pupil-Not always, does It? Professor-Yes, sir; invariably. Pupil-Then how Is It when I get my feet wet the cold always goes up and .-a in my ha ...Philade~hIS kow Good Manners Save& Hom. This anecdote proves- the profitable character of good manners and was told to me by a descendant of the gen tleman who owned them: Mr. M. of - was a rebel In 1743. He was taken and was being brought to the tower with Kilmarnock and Balmerl no. A block stopped the sad cortege, and a lady. looking from a window. eried, "You tall rebel" (31r. M. was 6 feet 4 luches), "you will soon be short er by a bead!" "Does that give you pleasure. mad am?" said Mr. M. "Yes, it does." "Then, madam," said Mr. M., taking off his hat and making a low bow. "I do not die in vain." Lady - was moved. She made in terest for Mr. M. There exists a paper in the hand of George Il. to this effect: "Let Lady -- [the name is obliterat ed] have access to.ber tall rebel and be hanged to her." The royal clemency was extended to Mr. M. I saw his pardon. beautifully engrossed within a decorative border and framed, on the wall of his deseend ant's study. It is fair to add that prac tically the whole county of Ross and also the Earl of Sutherland petitioned for the life of the courteous Mr. St. Andrew Lang in Longman's. How to Grow Short. If you climb a mountain, your height decreases by three-quarters of an-inch, and it may even diminish, exceptIonal ly, by a full inch. This is a fact known .to all experi enced mountain and Alpine climbers. On reaching the summit of the heights that form the pleasure ascents of holl day makers in the Alpine districts the stature of the climber is found to have become less to the extent already men tioned. Doctors think that the attitude as sumed of necessity In ascending is the cause cf this diminution. Some per sons believe that the presure of the at mosphere produces this shrinking. - In favor of the medical thedry there Is the other unquestionable fact that the. de crease of stature Is greater in those who carry a heavy pack during 'the climb. When the Alpinist has descended to the ordinary level. his height begins to increase, but the normal length of'the body is not attained until several hours after reaching the regular surface of the earth. King of Virginia. Apropog' of the British royal titles a reference to colonial possessions ap peared In an English sovereign's des ignation so long 'ago as the reign of Queen Elizajeth. The poet Spenser dedicated his "Faerie Queen", to Eliza beth, and then he described her- as "queen of England, France and Ireland and sovereign of the Doininion of Vir ginia." It may also be remembered that the Virginians refused to acknowl edge Oliver Cromwell's protectorate un til lie sent a fleet to compel them to do so. Charles I., in return expression of the colonists' loyalty, had himself proclaimed in Virginia on his restora tion as "king of Great Britain, Ireland and Virginia." The further statement has been made that Charles caused the arms of Virginia to be quartered with those of England, Ireland and Scot land. Certain it is that they appear so' on English coins struck as late as 1773 by order of George III.-Liverpool Post. ______ A Turkish Bank Note. The bill is on imperial green paper, a color held sacred in Turkey, which the government alone~ is perinitted to :nse. On the top and sides are the following words in Turkish, "To be paid to the bearer, without interest,' 20 plasters." At the top -of the note is the sult'n's toghra, surrounding whlgh is a quota tion from the Koran. Underneathare the words, "Twenty plasters, paper money, to be used in the place of gold at the Bank of Constantinople." At the base of the note is the seal of the mint and on the back the seal of the minister of the treasury. The toghra Is considered sacred and is guarded by the three highest officials of the mint, whose sole duty is tto watch It. Getting at a Fact. The colored witness, being asked his age, said to the court: "Well, suh, I wuz a young man w'en freedom broke out." "What year was that?' "Hit wuz de year do Yankees e'me in, suh." "You do not seem to have a very ac curate idea of time." "Oh, yes, suh! Hit wus 'long 'lpout hog killin' time."-Atlanta Constitu tion. Nat Foods. Nearly all nuts contain large per centages of nitrogenous constituents and fats. In the nut kernel there is very little waste-in fact, the nourish ment la In a concentrated form, hnd for that reason nuts are best combined or taken with other foods. They are especally valued for their fine, mEaty flavor, which Is found in no other veg etable food product. Turks and Cogee. Coffee reached Constantinople about 54 and was of universal use in Mo hammedan countries befort the close of the sixteenth century. So essential was It deemed to domestic happiness that a Turkish law recognized a man's refusal to supply his wi'fe with co'ffee as sufficient ground for her claiming a divorce. Weese Still. Nodd-I can't ask you to dinner, old man, because we have no cook. Todd-And I can't ask you because we have one-Detrolt Free Press. You can find almost any kind of boy except the one whose sympathies in a fight between a cat and dog are with 'the cat.-Atchisoni Globe. Every attention will be shown visit ors and we especially invite the people to visit our handsome stbre to inspect our lines of, Gent's Furnishings Clothing, and Hats. We handle no goods but those which we can guarantee. Our Tailoring Department is perhaps the largest in the State and our tailors are experienced workmen. A Suit' made by us is sufficient war rant to fit. Come to see us. J. L DA VID& DRO., Cor. King and Wentworth Sts., eCARS Tn, . . S. C. May not meet with a unanimous approval, but there are none who disap prove of Commercial expansion at home. The LEVI BROTHERS of Sumter, in order to meet the demana Of our growing and expanding business, were forced toseekmor n quarters. Accordingly we contracted for and leased the old J. T. Solomon store next-to the court house, and after an expenditure of considerable money we have now one of the handsomest and best equip& stores in the city, to which we extend a most cordial invitation totii aeders of Ta TIMES, and in this connection we desire to express our gtlta&e to the people for the patronage and the manifestations of confidene~ce a U. The Sumter cotton market is one of the bet in the.-w we reckon ourselves among the heaviest buyers; this we could6nt-of& did not pay full market price, and having the' veiy best e Hj( cotton we can guarantee prices to those favoring us witbrbehgati~age. this season is advancing, but we have a magnifcently sel6eted. stock,- con Dr ods tracted for early and ahead of ant vance, that we think will be of heter est to the people to examine before buying elsewhere . are our Isvorite stock and we believe that we have as large and as.complete Shoes line, from the best factories --the United States as any house away. from wholesale trade; in fact we-do Ar jobbing trade in Dry Goods arid Shoes. can only be properly selecteditif - perts and we have had the advantage of an expert .who makes horq study of thAe yues toqe and we -want everybodyto co and see how well. and cheaply we can dike therout. is a line that we defy~m iornej- * style, shapes, quality and prices. No matter who you want a Hat for or what. price you want tapsFyfrsit we - can suit you in every- respect. W have a full line of Boys'E-atfalaa, bought altogether in car- load lotand with a view of -competing with Ijob-, G roceries bers. A farmer can secure from a. ankthing in-'the 04yMktv or Heavy can only produce pvolit by h O ume of business done. Our store will continue to be headquarters for the farmeo en don, and in our new quarters we can givse oa.frlend a be: cause we have more room to do business. We want you to come to.see us, nex r to-the:-eorrt itease a have our guarantee that your wants ilf bi supplied iegaress of Compe tition. LEVI BROTARSW ST1-ER . . O. PA INTS or ayIfrain AND~ Scales. _____ WILLAM M. BIRD A& CD1" A coat that will keep out the cold, protect the healtb and look well. You'll like them for many reaisons. Lined for Warmth and Wear, and made with heavy stitching so there is no danger of pulling to pieces-and. not expensive, either. If you are coming to Charleston it-will pay you to visit our store. Nothing butt up-to-date Clothing, Furnishing Goods and Hats you wfllflnd in our store. H.e BROWN'S 0u8 224 KING ST., Opp. Academy of Music, OY~A4T.V--is'OlT. - - S. Q. Mailorders promptly-dilled by special salesman who attends to these orders. ~Southemn -Fruit Co. & W. H. XIXSON, Manager: WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUIT- and PRODUCE. . u Mnufacturers' Agenzts forL.. .. ii BARRELS, BASKETS, CRATES, Etc.. High Grade Vegetable Seed. CHARLESTON, -. - - - S.-C. Win. E. H olmes &Co, 209 East Bay, - CHARLESTON, S. C. -Dealers in PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHI AND BRUSH1ES, LANTERNS, TAR PAPER AND BUILDING PAPER. Headquarters for the Celebrated Palmetto Brand of Cylinder, Planing, En