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The Greatest State Fair OCTOBER 26-30 Railroad Fares Cut in Half Two Fne Fo Good Accommodations for Everybody. Best Horse I New Exhibit Features, Good Free S1 ARRANGE TO BE IN COLUMBIA FA J. G. MOBLEY, President Tobacco. THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE MANNING, S. C. The Manning Market is now ready for buiness and the( PEOPLES WAREHOUSE is headquarters for hi gh-price Tobacco If you want your Tobacco sold by wide-awake experienced tobacco men bring it to the PEOPLES WAREHOUSE. This is the best lighted warehouse in the State and your tobacco will show to better advantage on this floor than any other in South Carolina. Tinder these conditions and with our experience in I tobacco, w-,e feel safe in saying that you will be pleased with all' sales entrusted to us as we promise also to gie our very best per sonal attention to every pile and not let it go for less than the highest market price. A trial load will convince you. W. H. McGUIRE, Proprietor. W. K. McINTOSH, Weigher and Book keeper. A. T. THORNTON, Auctioneer. DAVE TURBEVILLE, Clerk. W ai L FarmerS! Our Stock of Farm Implements is now complete and we can serve you to your - best interest. We now have the iLcgest and most complete Stock of Farming Implements1 ever shown in this town. Having bought heavily before the advance on everything I in our line, we are enabled to offer you the r best goods at the least price. le Call to See Us. ~To Arrive! CARLOAD OF Horses THE LAST of THIS WEEK F.C.Thomas' BRING YOUR MJQOB 0 TO THE TINES OFFICE. |i Ever Held COLUMBIA, S. C. othd Games. taces in the South. ows and Mid-Way. IR WEEL . W. LOVE, Secretary. APPAREL SHOP FOR MEN AND LADIES Everything of the best for the personal wear and adorn ment of both sexes. We fill mail orders carefully and promptly. )AVID DUTFITTING C 'OMPANY, s Charleston, S. C. t HAVE YOUR Pressing tlid Cleaning DONE AT THE City Pressing Club here you are guaranteed good work anship and prompt deliveries. 'Phone b ad your c lothes are called for at once. ADIES' SKIRTS A SPECIALTY. C Rates: $1.00 per month, or 50 cents r suit. 'Phone No. 97. V. E. REARDON, Prop. FOLEY'SI (IDNEY CURE WILL CIUR EYOU. f any case of Kidney or ladder disease that is not eyond the reach of medi lne. Take it at once. Do ot risk having Bright's Dis ase or Diabetes. There is othing gained by delay. 50c. and $1.00 Bottles. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. W. E. BROWN & 00. ABo Stoei FARMERS! Fei Control theprice of your you can by diversfying the pastures will mean more pork pasture is not expensive. Be fall will be in fine condition fc once planted will afford grazii era] seasons. It will enable 3 expense and these housed froi help to cut down fertilizer bil There is no limit to the p land, and farm cut into conv( and cultivation. WE HAVE JUS the largest shipment of Wire F ever brought into the county. This Fencing was bought b~y the makers more than thr< sell this fence to our patrons : gin of profit. We want to sel 1st of September, do not fa purchase what you will want. ment you have made in many We are still selling the Id mower is without comparison the same test that the Ideal I line of repairs for them. In Rakes, we are selling a lot ol and Two-Horse Steel Beam P Chilled. We also sell the Red Rip) Cane Mills and A full line of all sizes. business, and we will make it ours, to deal with us. Very tru MANNING HARD' 3in~ Your Job Prin' The Organ. Like most important inventions, that of the organ is veiled in mystery. The invention of the organ has been attrib u1ted to Ctesibius, a barber of Alex nudria. about 250 B. C.; also to the celebrated Archimedes, 220 B. C. It is certain that the organ was brought to rurope from the eastern or Greek empire and was applied to religious devotions in churches about A. D. 650. Out of the Hymnbook. A minulster, having given out his "no tices," was about to read his hymn when he was reminded of one notice he had forgotten. Stopping, he made this announcement, apologizing for his forgetfulness. Then, much to the amusement of his audienee, he began to line out the hymn as follows: "Lord, what a thoughtless wretch am I?"-Judge's Library. To Simplify English. It is the vowels which are the great difficulty of English pronunciation. We want our vowel sounds standard ized for us-all the pronunciations, with the correct Intonations, set down for us In some intelligible and easily understood form.-Country Life. The Genius. Mark Twain said of genius at a New York banquet: "A genius, as an old lady In Hanni bal once explained to me, is a man what knows more'n he can find out and spills vittels on his clothes." Handel's Philosophy. Handel, when the curtain would rise upon a nearly empty house, would say woothingly to his associates: "Ach, never mind; the music- will ound all the betterl" There are two ways of meeting a trouble-either give It no attention at ill or give it a great deal of attention romptly.-Atcbson Globe. Will Interest Many' Every person should know that good Lealth is impossible if the kidneys are eranged. Foley's Kidney Remedy will ure kidney and bladder disease in very form, and will build up and trengthen these organs so they will erform their functions properly. No anger of Bright's disease or diabetes F Foley's Kidney Remedy is taken in ime. W. E. Brown & Co. fEW EXHIBITS AT THE STATE FAIR )ctober 26 to 30-Prizes for Successful Farmers. One of the best attractions at the tate Fair this year, which will be eld in Columbia beginning Monday, ctober 26th. and closing Friday, Octo or 30th. willbe the Field Crop Depart ient. This new feature will prove of iterest to every farmer in the state. t will be under the nanagement of rof. J. N. Harper. Director of the lemson Experimental Station, who is ne of the best agricultural experts in he South. Professor Harper has per onally solicited the exhibits for this epartment. and will arrange every hing to advantage. He will be as isted by his whole corps of expert ssociates, and it will be worth the trip o the fair just to talk tc these expert en and get their ideas on practical arming. Clemson College will have a big ex ibit in this depar-tmlent, buft will .not e allowed to compel)te with the indi idual exhibits. Somne fine prizes will e awarded the farmers. For instance. 50 will be given for the largest yield f corn to the acre, $25 for the second est, and cotton will have the same mount awarded for the best yield per re. Dozens of other interesting con erts have been provided. President Mobley, being a practical tockman himself, is giving much at erition to this part of the fair. There .111 be more thoroughbreds shown than ver before. The stalls have all been enovated and the pure water fs-om the ity has been connected, so that the attle and stock will be well taken are of. This will be good news to tundreds of breeders who might other ise have hesitated to send their finest o the fair. The poultry show bids fair be a grand success this year. There eems to be more interest in every de artment. The management believes his will be the largest and best fair ver held here. Informaton as to the rizes will be cheerfully supplied by Tesident John G. Mobley, or Secretary L. Wv. Love, at Columbia, s. C. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup always brings uick reliet to coughs, colds, hoarseness 'hoopingcough and all bronchial and throat ouble. Mbothers especially recommend it for alldren. Pleasant to take, gently laxative. old by The Manning Pharmacy. ..Write for that an descriptive book - your home." Itis r'e orcatalog, it i free. te world. 48 years in business. ER CO,, 65-71 Ivy St,, Atlanta, Ga. ace Your Land produce in the only way use of your land. More and more profit. A hos rmuda Grass planted this r pasturing next year, and g for hogs and cattle sev 'ou to keep cows at small n convenient pasture will ossibilities with well fenced nient fields for pasturage r RECEIVED. encing (Barbed and Woven) at the lowest price named e years. We are going to t the lowest possible mar the entire lot before the i to see this lot and to It will be the best invest days. eal Deering Mower. This No other Mower has stood 'eering has. We have a full ~ddition to the Mowers and Smoothing Harrows, One Lows, (Syracuse and Oliver per Hay Press. Evaporators. Remember we want your] to your interest as well as ly yours, ARE COMPINY ting to The Timess Just as Good. "We are tryinij td educate our read ers to recognize the evils of substitu tion," said the business manager 01 one of the popular magazines "Through our advertising pages we are trying to get them up to the poini wbere they will insist upon getting what they ask for and will take noth ing else. The merchant who has 'something just as good' is no more to be depended upon than a clerk in a certain country store which a friend visited to buy something. "My friend had been invited unex pectedly to make an automobile trip and was not fully prepared for It The roads were very dusy, and after traveling several miles the party came to a little country village, where my friend thought he might be able t< purchase something to protect his clothing. The automobile halted be fore the general store of the- village. My friend alighted and accosted a drowsy clerk. "I want to get a linen duster,' he said. "'I am very sorry,' said the clerk, 'but we are just out of linen dusters. I can let you have a nice feather duster!'" The Wearing of a Watch. At a meeting of the British Watc and Clock Makers' guild "Which is the better way to keep a watch at night-lying flat or hanging up?" was debated. The general opinion was that it was better to let it lie flat The vice president of the guild said it depended upon the kind of watch. If it were one such as Captain Cuttle wore or anything ineapable of giving some sort of timekeeping, the wearer should be advised to keep it always in one position. It will wear out soon er, but that does not much matter. A good watch should lie flat at night The variation of rate between hang ing and lying is very small, and the difference Is practically constant, so that the mean rate is constant. In the hanging position all the parts are run hing on the side bearings, where there is the greatest friction and wear. By letting the watch lie flat at night and rn on the end bearings, where there is less friction, the wear is distributed andthe watch made more durable. Joys of Being Fat. According to a writer, in an English magazine, it is the fat men that get all the good things in life. They are con ducted to the best tables at restau rants, they get the corner seats in the theater and always seem to have enough money to get along without worrying. When a fat man enters a drawing room, doesn't he always get the most comfortable chair? asks the writer. When his hat blows off on a windy day, doesn't some one always run after it for him? No one expects him to get up in a bus or a train to give his seat to a lady. He would block the gangway if he did. Even his wife doesn't expect him to stoop to pick up things when she drops them. Everybody tells him the best stories, because everybody likes to hear him laugh. When the Woman Fainted. A traveling ma:2 was in a smoking car when a man rushed in from the car behind evidently in a great agita tion and said: "Has any one in this car any whisky? A woman in the oth er car has fainted." Instantly a dozen flasks were pro duced. The man who had asked for It picked out the largest one, drew the cork and put the bottle to his lips. With a long, satisfied sigh, he handed the flask back and remarked: "That did me a lot of good. I needed it, for It always makes me ill to see a woman faint away."-Kansas City Independ ent A Natural inference. "Pa," said Johnnie Dumbley, "what's an applelogue?" "Why, it's a--er-a fable, my son," said Mr. Dumbley. "Usually designed to convey a moral lesson. Why do you ask?" "Oh, nothin'," said Johnnie, "only I've lost a dime on it. Me and Billie Watkins had a bet, and I said it was the original commandment in the gar den of Eden. If the Decalogue is the Ten Commandments I don't see why that first one ain't an applelogue." Harper's Weekly. Professional Pessirplsm. The actors who solemnly advise young men and women to keep off the stage, the lawyers who speak discour agingly of the law's delays, the writ ers who decry their own profession, all are wasting their time and adding nothing to their own reputations. The general croaker is a pessimist and therefore a nuisance.-Chicago Trib une. But Not LIteral!!y. It is related of a preacher in a small town who was to be absent from his pulpit a fortnight that he recenitly an nounced after the sermon: "The preacher for next Sunday will be Mfr. Plank, and the one for the Sun day after you'll find hanging up be ind the door on the oth-er side of the estry." Foresight. Algy - They want ?6,000 for the lease, Maria. It runs for eighty-nine years. Maria-Oh, don't buy it, Algy. Only ighty-nine years! Fancy, dear, baby being turned out of his house at nine ty-one and possibly indirm into the largain-London Fun. Plums and Graft. "If you want plenty of'good plums," remarked the practical horticulturist, "you have to graft." "Exatiy," agreed the practical poli ician; "so you do."-Baltimore Ameri Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers. Foley's Honey and Tar affords im ediate relief to asthma sufferers in the orst stages and if taken in time will ffect a cnre. W. .E. Brown & Co. One cupful of grated carrots, one cupful of grated potatoes, one ctupful f sugar, one cupful of flour, one-halt cupful of raisins and currants mixed, two teaspoonfuls of all kinds of spice mixed, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of salt. Mix all together and steam for three hours. Grease a gmall pail and put the dough in It. Set the pail in a kettle of boiling wa be- keeping the water well up near the top of the pail. Cover kettae over o all the steam may be kcept in as much as possible.-Bostoa Post. When Trifles becomes Troubles. If any person suspects that their kid eys are deranged that should take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once and not risk having Bright's disease or diabet s. Delay gives the disease a stronger foothold and you should not delay tak ing Foley's Kidney Remedy. W. E. Sorne Odd Notidns. 1 In some European countries ill luck is said to follow the person who stirs any liquid in a pan from east to west In Scotland persons when baking oat cakes break a piece off and throw it in the fire to appease evil agencies. Still another custom in that land Is to make a birthday cake with uine knobs. Then nine of the assembled company, when the cake comes hot out of the oven, each breaks one knob off and, throwing It behind him, says, "This I give to thee, fox, eagle, wolf," etc. In some countries It is considered unlucky to give a mince pie to a guest-it should be asked for. Like wise a mince pie should never be cut with a knife, but held whole with the fingers and eaten that way; also to eat as many mince pies as possible at as many different houses before Christmas, it is believed, will insure so many happy months for the eater. To wrap a mince pie in silver paper and keep it from Christmas till July and then eat It is also said to bring good luck. When Women Admired Whiskers. For ages beards were the delight of ancient beauties. The sight of a shaved chin excited sentiments of horror and aversion. To obey the injunctions of his bishops Louis VII. of France crop ped his hair a la pompadour and shaved off his luxuriant whiskers. Eleanor Aquitane, his consort, found him with this uncommon appearance very ridic ulous and very contemptible. She re venged herself by becoming something more than a coquette. The king ob tained a divorce. She then married the Count of Anjou, who shortly aft erward ascended the English throne, and gave him as her marriage dower the rich provinces of Poitou and Gui enne. And this was the origin of those wars which for 300 years rav aged France and which cost the French nation 3,000,000 men, all of which probably had never taken place if Louis VII. had not been so rash as to share off his whiskers, by which he made himself so disgusting to the fair Eleanor.-New York Press. OMillions of bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar have been sold without any person ever having experienced any other than beneficial results from its use for coughs, colds and lung trouble. This is because the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Guard your health by refusing any but the genuine. W. E. Brown & Co. Burning Wood. Wood crackles when it is Ignited be cause the air expanded by heat forces its way through the pores of the wood with a crackling noise. Green wood makes less snapping than dry because the pores contain less air, being filled with sap and moisture, which extin guish the flame, whereas the'pores of dry wood are filled with air, which supports combustion. Po'sted Him. He (vainly)-See that sweet little girl in pink? I was engaged to her the whole of last summer. Stranger (eager ly)-Very glad to hear it. I am the lawyer she's commissioned to sue you for breach of promise. Lusty. Shopkeeper-Is there anything else I can send you, sir? What would you say to a piece of this cheese? Custom er-I wouldn't care to say anything to it It might answer me back. Snapped It Out. "Dear, am I the only woman you1 have ever loved?" "Yes, or ever will." And it must have been the way he said it that made her mad. Passes Examiation Successfully. James Donahue, New Britain, Conn., writes: "I tried several kidney rem- 1 edies, and was treated by our best phy sicians for diabetes, but did not improve until I took Foley's Kidney Remedy. After the second bottle I showed im provement, and five bottles cured me cmpletely. I have since nassed a rigid i examinatioa for life insurance." Foley's Kidney Remedy cures backache and alli forms of kidney and bladder trouble. W. E. Brown & Co. -.-.-. What Killed the Adjutant? A good story from the regimental journal of the "Fighting Fifth" con cerns Colonel (then Captain) FitzRoy 1 and dates back to 1860. Fitz~ioy was possessed of an air gun, and one after noon he took a shot at an adjutant, a 1 bird which, being an excellent scaven ger, is protected from injury by a fine of 100 rupees. Sevoral people saw the bird fall, but heard no report There l was, of course, a hubbub, and a court of inquiry was ordered to Investigate the bird's death. As luck would have it, FitzRoy was appointed president of the court, the finding of which was duly recorded as follows: "The court, having carefully e investigated all the evidence brought before it, have come to the conclusion that the bird1 died of sunstroke."- t (Signed) Phil FitzRoy, Captain and a President."-Allahabad Pioneer. If you are a sunecrr from piles, ManZan Pile f Remedy will bring relief with the first applica tion. Guaranteed2. Price 50c. Sold by The Manning Pharmacy. Easy Job. "I would be willing to work," said Tvre Dlout, "if I could get the sort of k b I want." "What would that job be?" "Well, I wouldn't mind culling out the stations on an Atlantic liner." I Scientific. Briggs-Is there such a thing as a 1 scientitic kiss? Griggs-Surely; one in ~ which you succeed in breaking away from the girl without becoming en- a gaged to her.--Kansas City Independ- I The beginning of excellence Is to be I free from error.-Quntillian. I Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, ' pleasant little pills that are easy to take. Sold by WV. E. Brown & Co. t Might Be Worse. An old woman was brought into a London hospital suffering from a poi soned leg. The house surgeon made a hurried examination. He was a man of blunt speech. "It will have to come y off," he told her. r "What, not all of it?" I: "The whole of it, I'm sorry to say," a growled the house surgeon. 1 "Nothing else for it?" ' "No other chance for you whatever," explained the house surgeon. It "Ah, well, thank Gawd it's not my 'ed." I=:, Make ine- ands Bladdere Right A Story oif Blackis. L Professor Blackle of Edinburgh, A - martinet In the class room, was one day hearing a class with the individuals of whIch he was not acquainted. Pres eutly a student rose to read a para graph, his book held In his right hand. "Sir," cried the professor In his auto cratic way, "hold your book in your left hand!" The student was about to speak, -but the professor stopped him with a peremptory command: "No words, sir; your left hand, I say!" Then the student held up his left arm, which ended at the wrist "Sir," said be, "I hae nae left han& Before the professor could speak there came a perfect storm of hisses from the class, and when he dld speak the hisses drowned what he said. Then he left his place and went dow" to the student whose feelings he had unintentionally hurt, throw his arm around him and drew him close. "My boy," said the professor, speak ing softly, yet being heard by every one in the room, "you'll forgive me that I was overwrought. I did not know! I did not know!" Then he turned to the students, and, with a look and a tone that came straight from the heart, he said: "And let me say to all of you that I am glad to be shown that I am teach ing a. elass of gentlemen!" Limitations of Practice. In an Iowa town an action for ejeet ment was tried "by the court without a jury," the suit having been brought by a religious society to reover pe session of a cemetery. the defendant, a physician In active practice, had bought the ground for the use of the society, but when afterward he sev ered his connection with the organisa tion it was discovered that be had tak en the title in. his own.name and evi detly intended to hold on to It. After duly weighing the evidence the court ordered judgment for the plaintif, stating briefly the reasons for the de cision, whereupon defendant's coui sel desired to be. more fully enlight ened In the premises. "Certainly," said his honor. "In ad dition to what I hive .already sald there are but two other reasons. One Is that the church seems to need a cemetery, and the other is that the doctor has failed to show that his prao tice Is suficiently large to m dcesitate his maintaining his own burying ground. They're All Like This. A young and pretty schoolteacher once asked her ela.s for an original definition of the word "wife." "A wife Is a rib," said one little girl. "Wives are guiding stars," said an other. "A comforter," said a third. "An inspiration," said a fourth. Altogether the definitions were rath er prosy and commonplace, but finally a child of eleven,-smiing archly, said: "A wife Is a person for a man to find fault with when things go wrong. "Good!" cried the pretty teacher, laughing: "Good! That is the best definition of all, the best; the truesti" But that afternoon on the way home from school the little girl whose de nition had so pleased tripped demurely up to the teacher and said: "Are you going to marry that tall, handsome young man I see you with nearly everg night?"' "Yes," said the teacher. "Well, then, if my deninition of a wife was true" "Ah, but, dear, with as nothing will ever go wrong. He says so hinself." "The Horse's Power of SmelL. The horse will leave musty hay un touched in his bin, however hungry. He will not drink of water objectlon able to his questioning sniff or from -a bucket which some odor makes offen-/ sive, however thirsty. His intelligent nostril will widen, quiver. and query over the daintiest bit offered by the fairest of hands, with coaxiig that would make a mortal shut his eyes and swallow a nauseous mouthful at a gulp. A mare Is never satisfied by' either sight or whInny that her colt is really her own until she has a certain.. nasal certificate to the fact. A blnd horse, now li:.Ing, will not allow the approach of any stranger without showing signs of anger not safely to be disregarded. The distinction Is evi dently made by his sense of smell and at a considerable distance. Blipd horses, as a rule, will gallop wildly, about a pasture without striking the surrounding fence. The sense of smell informs them of is proxlmlty.-Horse and Stable. DeceIvers. There Is-an old fellow who lives In 'a "dry" New England town who has a very poor opinion of New York, to which metropolis be receptly made a visit It may be remarked in passing that the old gentleman Is one of the pillars of the church in his native wil lage. Upon his return home he sat for some time upon a sugar barrel at the grocery and then suddenly burst out: "Them fellers down to New York Is as bad ns .thieves! Cheat your eye teeth out 'fore you know It!" "Gosh, Hiram! You don't mean to say you got bunkoed at your age?' the storekeeper demanded, dropping the nail tongs. "Yes, I did, tool" was t"" angry re ply. "I went to a sody water fountain an' asked the feller for his best aan syprilla, an' I give him the regular wink." "Well?' the storekeeper dlemanded. "Well, by heck, I get it!' was the disgusted reply. Sharks and Divers. Contrary to what Is generally sup osed, the fully equipped modern diver does not dread sharks In the depths, though there are cases on record where these monsters have bitten sav agely at the- air pipe, causing a merous leak and almost drowninig the man be fore he could be hauled up. Sharks are, however, notoriously timid, and all the experienced diver has to do to frighien them. away Is to open one of the air valves-In his dress and tause $ stream of bubbles to rise up all around him, whereupon the. "tiger of the deep" will make off In abject terror. A far more real danger Is getting entage4 -St. Nicholas. A Mixup. The householder smothered his wrath and descended to the basement. "Are you the plumber?' he asked of the grimy looking individual. who was tinkering with the pipes In the cellar. "Yes, guv'nor," answered the znan. "Been long In the trader "'Bout a year, guv'nor." "Ever make mistakes?' "Bless yer, no, guv'nori' "Oh. then, I suppose It's all right! I Imagined you had connected up the wrong pipes, for the cbandelier In the drawing room is spraying like a foun tain, and the bathroom tap's on fire!" London Answers, - Jockey's Tricks. "There are tricks of two kinds 1i jockeying," said a jockey, "the legiti mate and the illegitimate. Use tho first and you'll prosper. Use the las and it's all up. "Illegitinm:te tricks are pulling a raco and getting left at the post. If yot once pull a fast horse and make hin lose, you are always afterward an ob ject of suspicion, and ten to one i you ever pull another horse you art done for. But getting yourself left al the post is a big and complex subject and it Is the one trick that a clevei jockey can work time and again witt safety. "To cause a rival horse to swerve i an illegitimate trick that often win. your race. You cause the swerving b3 straightening out your leg so that you heel nearly touches the other horse'i nose, or you make a wide slash wltl your whip so that it nearly touched the other horse's eyes. "The legitimate tricks are- But wh3 give them away when it has taker ill my life to learn them?'--New Or loans Times-Democrat. We Work Too Hard. Lady Headfort during her Americar tour said in New York that she ap proved of international marriages. "They correct us," she explained "Our Englishmen work too little, your American men work too much, and the international marriage tends to bring about a happy mean. Your men io work too much, you know," said Lady Headfort. "I have an English 'riend who attended the funeral of )ne of your hardest workers, a multi. millionaire. My friend's wife said rather bitterly to him at the funeral: "'How you have missed your oppor tunities, my love! Place yourself be ide Mr. Ritch there. You-are both of the same age. You both began life to vether. Yet you are a poor man, while ae died a multimillionaire.' "'Yes,' said the English husband. There Ritch lies, dead of nervous pros tration, without one single penny in als pocket, and here I stand, hale and iearty, with a wallet In my coat con 'aining quite a hundred dollars?'" Talismans in Malta. There are still to be found in Malta i number of small stones shaped and olored like the eyes, tongues and other )arts of serpents. The superstitious among the Maltese :onnect these with the tradition that Bt. Paul when shipwrecked was cast m their island and that it was there :hat while lighting a bundle of sticks lor a fire a viper fastened on the apos le's hand. St. Paul calmly shook the eptile off into the flames, and no iarm followed. The natives wear hese stones as talismans, In which !haracter they suppose them servicea >le in warding off dangers from snake >tes and poisons. They are found In St. Paul's cave ,mbedded in clay and are set in rings md bracelets and when found to be n the shape of a tongue or liver or ieart are hung around the neck. They re also taken internally, dissolved in vine, which method is attended, ac ording to some people, by more Im nediate results.. Blessings. She was the daughter of the village hysician, a sunny curled darling of ix, whose big blue eyes rested on the ~ace of the Sunday school teacher vith an attentioni and Intelligence nost encouraging. So when, after a discourse to the thildren on the beauty of appreciating heir blessings, the teacher asked for in explanation of a blessing the doe or's little daughter rose and said: "If my papa was to have a patient nd she was to get well, and she was o pay my papa, and my papa was to Wve the money to my mamma, and oy mamma was to buy me a new tress and take me down to the vacant ot and let me ride the great big fiere Ion on the merry-go-round, that would le a blessing."-Woman's Home Comn > nion. The Conference. "This Is a grave matter," began the mdertaker. "Consequently we want more light hrown upon t" remarked the lainp nanufacturer.; "I hope our views will all be in har nony with the occasion," put in the iano maker. "No pipe dreams," admonished the >lumber. "I hope whatever is said none will ake It ill," said the doctor. "Then we'll all be good natured and Lot ask cross questions," supplemented he lawyer. But it was the remark of the baker hch broke up the meeting. "What I want to know, first of all," Le declared, "Is who is expected to sup ly the dough?"-Baltimore American. A Swift Bird. The Mexican road runner has only wo short legs, but he can beat a torse, a hound and an electric carriage nd give them a handicap starr. Speed snot his only recommendation. He ats as he runs, or, rather, as the hings run away with him. Snakes re the principal part of his diet, big nd~ little. His crop is as elastic as his ags are swift, and when he wants to repare for a long journey he coils up rattler or two inside of his neck and ts cut across the Mexican desert rith a swiftness that makes It look ke a buncen of dust on a record break 2g tour around the world. Art Comes High. "A New York lady," said a Parisian, once ventured to remonstrate with 'aquin because he had charged her 700 for a ball dress. "-The material,' she said, 'could be ought for $100, and surely the work -ould be well paid with $50 more.' "'Madame,' said Paquin, with his randest air, 'go to your American ainter, Sargent, in his little Tite treet studio and say to him: "Here Sa yard of canvas, value 50 cents, and ere are colors, value $1. Paint me a iture with these colors on this can as, and I will pay you $1.75." What ill the painter say? He will say, Madame, these are no terms for n artist." I say more. I say, if ou think my terms too high, pay me othng and keep the robe. Art does ot descend to the littleness of hag ling." " _______ The Best Way to Starve. If one feels bound to undertake star ation for a period, it is best, a trained hysician tells us, to make the process ot quite complete by eating a little t the usual intervals of fasting abso 1tely for a comparatively long time. his makes freak treatment quite armless. Physiologists find that as LI body is starved fat and sugar dis ppear first, and then the minor or ans are drawn upon to support the rain and heart, continuing until no ore material can be spared. 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