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JAPANESE CADETS. Military- School Exercises Include Hana to Hand Conflicts. In the Japanese military school, Where I saw a Spartan systean of ed: cation. the exercises of tile caeits; W-i*.: pikes, ritles and broadswords wron approac hed ! by nlyting oI th' L 1:1 that I had witn'ssed in Elurone. was fighting of the flereest character. At tile end of. lie struggle there w;. a hand to hand combat. which laste:1 uatil the victors stood triumphxat cve. the bodies of the vanquished and to,% off their masks. In these. exercises, which were vor severe, the cadets struck ce aatht fiercely and with wild crites. but th1. moment a prearranged signal wai, en or tie 1lght came to an end tl combatants dIrjw themselves u!, in line,. and their faces assumed :ui e pression of wooden eomposure. In all the public schools proninem c was given to military exercises. :m. the scholars took part in them wii enthusiasm. Even in their walks they practiced running, flanking and sul den. unexpected attacks. The history of Tapan was every where made a means of strengthenin: the pupils' patriroti:n and their bclief in Japan's invincibility. Par icul::r stress was laid upon the country's su. cessful wars. the heroes of them were extolled, and the children were taught that none of Japan's milrtary enter .-rises had failed.-McClure's Maa zine. A WARSHIP'S RAM. The Huge Steel Beak Is Capable of In flicting Terrible Injury. A modern rain is.otbing more than a huge steel beak, or sput. which is fitted to the prow of the battleship for the purpose of destroying an enemy's ship in time of war by the force of collision. Indeed. should a vessel sue ceed in driving her ram against an other warship the blow, if delivered at fr:11 speed, would be sufcient to crush in the ship's side and sink her immediately. A battleship's ram weighs about for ty tons and is cast all in one piece. It is of solid steel and capable of strik ing a tremendous blow. Shell proof a man-of-war may be made, but the skill of the naval architect is unequal to the task 'of designing a ship that can resist the ram. Great care must be exercised in -fix ing such a heavy piece of steel. The method generally adopted is as fo lows: The ram is suspended from a strong derriek. the bottom end of which is attached to the extreme end of the vessel's keel plates. The gap between- the ram and the uncompleted part, or hull, is walled tight compart monts. The weapon is so fixed that it strikes just below the armored belt. where resistance is *eakest, while it is so shaped that the ramming vessel can by reversing her engines easily disentangle herself from the ship she has struck.-Philadelphia Record. The Word "P'erson." General Benjamin P. Butler, it is said, once asserted that a woman was not a "person," and a London suf fragette insists that the word "-person" in its leghl sense includes woman. The word has. had an interesting history. Signifying by etymology something to make a sound through, the Latin "per -sona" began by meaning an actor's mask with its mouthpiece. Then it meant the character represented by the player-"dramatis personae." Then it. came to mean the ppt or character one sustains in real life, and so the .-"persona ccclesiae," the man who rep -resented the church, became known sa "person" in a special sense and wa~s eventually spelled as "parson." On the other hand, "person" faded* away to mean just anybody. And so,. though ~a woman naturally resents be' Ing referred to as a "person" in or dinary talk, many women no less nat urally desire to count as "persons" in the eye of the franchise law.-Chicago News. Bishop Butler's Generosity. So m: ny examples of episcopal cu pidity have been cited of late that the average reader may be excused for b lieving the bishep of a century or so ago to have been an incarnation of greed. But against- the Luxmores. the Watsons and the Porteouses may be set thu saintly B'itler, whose "Analo - gy" is still used as a text book for elerica- examinations. Butler kept open house at Durham, where he dis 11ensed hospitality with a lavish hand. On one occasion a man called at the palace soliciting a subscription fo sonie charitable object. "THow much money is there in the house'?' asked -Butler of his secretary. The~ secretary after investigation replied that thxere was ?500. "Give it to him, then," re-. plied the philosopher bishop, "for it is a shame that a- bishop should have so much."-London Chronicle, His Occupation. A big, brawny fellow in answer to a question In a justice's court as to what he did fo'r a living said: "Well, sir. In the spring I ketches an' sells young mockin' birds, in the summerI mostly sells rattlesnake but tone, fer rattles fer the ba-bies. but in the winter I sometimes has to chop wood"-Atlanta Constitution. Enlarging the Limit. "You are very foolIsh. Alfred. That is your third cigar, and you know the doctor limited you to one a day." "yes, dear, but I've cousuite~i two ether doctors, and each has tliowed me onxe cigar a day: total. three:" ' Every person has two educations one whIch he receives from ot hers and one, more important, which he gi'ves himself'.-Gibbon.I Prescribes Dr. Blosser's Catarrh Remedy. Dear Sirs-I first used your Cutarrh Cure- in the case ot my son, who had chronie naso-phar yngeal catarrh. with rreat boeeit :o hitm. I often prescribe it for other of my pi:j exnts. and I think it is quita the tirnest remecdy for extarrhi that has ever been plnced o'n the mnarket. Thanlina you ror past favors. I ami. Yours ver'y truly. F~lioree. S. C. Dear Sirs-Your medicine is ,iunizng fast in this country. It has etfected somec remnar-kable cures. I do not anow that it has fi ed in one instanme where it has been fairiy rid. Very trtlv vours .REV. '. I. A LI.EN Dr. Blosser's Catarrhi Remedy i-s for-saie by H. R. Bloier. Manning. S. C. A mnthx' trat-I ment for 31.00. A free simple for the a.in A posta: eard wifl bring it by mai. Love Taps. Mrs. Jawback-I suppose you consid er your judgment far superior to mine. Mr. Jawback-No, my dear. We proved the contrary when we chose to marry each other.-Cleveland Leader. No one who cannot master himself is worthy to rule.-Goether /Dr.King's New Life Pls it Makes the Best and Most Lasting I Kind of Timbe2r. it has ro~ iNt h:I th t iter wa':s theC :0et tie. :i heuea for cut ting dwn. trs frthir timT'. but um.b?i t ier-m h-e t l oes memus Ino on- w* vure wh::. Th~eh reau of foresr ' leid f-ur n11 e trees of the 'i.a.'ace :!d of elual igor. g;rov:n in h sa::x soil. a'd eled the L!. t the end f Decembe!or. tle Secd at t end of Ja~nuary. tthrdl at 111e e!'( of F7.2 ruary :ozd th '-'rh : Ct " nd o Mar<.h. They wr hewn into 1'-"s of paic. Then t les were ten"d. he Decemi -r S!g 1i i I th e: v.:r:h leg resist1eItfurnish:'da da SIXteen yors 1::tr, wh'ie tfle nies made from ': M.'r(h lo ia'd rotted within hee or f ur years. Wcao that is felied u 31-e mber is less ;roulls than that cut at other times. It has been proved ht oak I felled in the spring talowed water to percolate through it in frot' two to three hours. while simih:r woo i m December was neemingly - . There is :a very iiple metod of nt three hours. while sillmA -xV w:d -iut In winter or in spriig. The former eonl tains iloury particles. -hich turn biue when tincture op oan' is pou n them. The latter ireservcs is ntural tint or merely Lees a littlle darker at the contact of iodine.--New York World. COFIED NAPOLEON, South American Dictators Who 1nmi tated the French Dcspot. The dietatorship 'of Castro in Vene zuela has been1 compared with that of President ranci,. who terrorized Par aguay for over thirty yors. Franc was a worshiper of Napeleon. who he endeavored to imitate in ever-'y p sible way. He possesses only one POr 'trait of his idol. a German cari--ature. which depeed the enmperor -wearmI an exaggeratet version of the falous gray overcoat. Francia took is pi ture seriously amd for mnnl.y years pa raded the streets uf Asuncion clad in a gray dressing gown and a cUcked hat, which he fondly beleved' to be the habitual garb of'the French des pot. Castro's most disznguisheredeces sor wis also a Napoleon dt0otee. but Bolivar had se.en his idol and could thus imitate hin rore faithfully, He managed to acquire the emperor's brusque speech and other mannerisms. pulled -people's ears when in a good humor and dictated dispatches to sev cLii secretaries at once. Ie founded at order closely modeled on the Le in of Honor: surrouided himself with a guard of negrees from Haiti, after tite style of Napoleon's mame lukes. and endeavored to codify the la;s of his country. When he rlturn ed to America after wiinessing Napo leon's coronation Bolivar entered Ca raeas standing in a Romaln chariot drawn by twelve maidens belonging to the Iirst families of the town.-Londonl Chronile. A Narrow Scape. When air. Hartntan returned an hour later than usual, MIrs. Hiartman asked him the reason. and his good natured face was solem:? as he answered her. "I ha! had one narrow escape. from drowning. Kiatchen," he said. *'How was that happen':" asked his wife as she helped him unwind the knitted scarf from his neck. "Tell to me it at once, Hns." *"It was at the ferry that I came late." said Mir. HaIrtmian. "fronm the blocked cars. :pid the boat she was just starting. A iaan he called mec out. 'Joomi:. jcomp!') and for one mo ment I thought to make as he said. But I reminded myself to be cautious and wait. aind in one minute more, Ct'hen. eame a gtreat ipatch of water. sho-.-ing! Then I took holt ef the post whereby I sto.ed and raid to myself.. 'ns, you were the wise man that you joompel not. at first when that man advised.--Youth's Compameon. Cracked Furniture. 'giv marks caused by splits or cracked places in furniture are easily til ed in with beeswax. and the mark is never detected. In fact, this is how frniture dealers cover such blemishes. i rst slightly seften the beeswax until it is like putty. then press firmly into the cracks and smooth evenly with a thin knife. Sandpaper over the surroxling wood and work the dust into the beeswax. This gives a wool flunish or color. and wvhen? the furniture Is varnished von will look in vain for the blemishes. It is better than putty. sieC putty son dries. (-rumbles and fals out. while b.eeswax will remainI forever just where it is placedl. They Needed Prayers. A member of parlixament tells a good tory of an out of the way country cerman who did not keep up to ate in what wvas going on in the world. One Sundday he asked his sex ton: "Is the prayer for parliament to* be used today? Is parliament still sit The sexton's reply came promptly, 'Wel. 'sir. I don't know; but, anyhow, better pray for them, for they'rea precious bad lot "--London Standard. Truthful. He-Give me a kiss. She (decidedlyi I won't. He-You shouldn't say "I won't" to me; you -should say. "I pro' fer no." She-But that wouldn't be The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.-Longfellow. Won't Slight a Good Friend. "If ever I need a coigh medilcine aain I koo what to get."' declar'es M~rs. A. L. Alley of Beals. Mie.. "for', afte:' using ten bottles of Dr'. King's New Discovery, and seeing its excel lent results in my own family and oth ers. I am convinced it is the best miedi eiine made for Coughs, Colds and lun-r trouble." Every one who tries it. feels iust that way. Relief is felt at. once and its quick ure surprises you. Leor Broti ehiins. Asthma. Hemorrhage. C'roup, LaGrippe. Sore Throat. pain in chest orrgs its supremie. 50e and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all arggists. Hurt Worse Than the Razor. The Barber-You've got a nasty, deep ot of crows feet, sir, and them lines runin' down from the corners of the mouth is somiethin' ierce. A mas sage- The. Patient (fiercely)-You've' ot a hump like a eamel and a chest like a doughnut, and I don't belIeve, with legs like those. y.ou could stop an elephant tup an alley, lee alone a pi BUt. hang. It. man. (10 yout want to be reminded of it every titne you get .- av.- -Ne. Orlean rrin-eo-rnCt' VEST'S CAMPAJUN SPE M-H Why a Srizil Coy Persisted ia Hear ing : Eve-ry Day. *teaor* Vest w: !L::ca. a buggy U-:n n t years v3,.." said a ur 51 "Iji dr1ierwsas : iwhws wf h i - pi -i pati' . . h boys huri tis .t !1m it.1 a nveiev livory. b! n. n-4 r:: for life Oiep .'Iiildt' o:! it. nun11S pr"-eva his1 iiuyV%1d tae -pna. ::w in ir:'li rein fu' the iclaty in h not in teA - r hid tok in every meting. dene 0: t.e 'I Tus k presec ame e h i adhr tun You h:ive hnaord. t h( ; "imi'1y uto knov it by ror 'hm jt"o :ut in yvour time in the f- ture looing a fter the team.' be adrmoisia'd is youthful driver. "Despite the senator's objection. the boy was aa in the front seat the nexi (ay nd the followiag day. This enraged c.t. andl he thundered: - dlo you 2ersist in always cc 'upying that front seat? Didn't I tell you I m::....he saine speech every day? It's as c"! and stale t0 you as it Is to mc. Why insist oi heiaring it again and againy 'I want to see whabzt yo';re .."oing to do w ou fo.rgit it.' auswered the boy. 'est capitulted."-St. Louis Re public. THE ELEPHANT FLEET. How It Is Uscci by the British Gov ern'mcnt in India. Its eleophant fieet is ono of the stran! gest and most deadiy depntrments maintained by the 1ritish gove'rnnIt in Indlia. It is a large fleet of coast ing steamers specially built for the transport of elephants. InM's popu lition is tne-ifthII that of the entire globe. All these people use elephants. They use them fIr draft- wo-rk and for tiger huming, nd in the arenas of the native states they even lit them against one niother and against wild beasts. The clephont fleet transfers the animal from Dace. the trapping and training headquarters. to the va rious districts whence comes the de manid. To get an elephant aboard ship is a diieit and dangerous task. The ani mal must wade through the surf to a stout raft. and this unknown surf, so white and tumultucus. often terrifies and maddens iim. If in his fury he slughters a m:thout or two he cannot be greatly blamed. Once on the raft. his legs are tied to pegs. a:md the slow sail to the ship i.s uneventful. iut now a great hand must be arranged nder the elephant's lelly,-twd a crane must hoist him u:' some twenty or thirty feet to the deck. Ilere again the eiephant cannot he set dow1. as in tractable if. losing his head in that unrecedelted :1c'rial jouriey. he mur ders some mtoro imahouts. Very pros perouis, alb~eit stin~ed a little with ma houts' blood. the elephant fleet for many y'ears has lilled up-and down the Indian coast. embiarkin~g and disem barking its heavy, unmanageable freigl.-New Yorkl Press. The Apprceiation of Music. If we wouttld apipreeiaite music arigh!, we must r~oeiember that its beaty de pendis nct uponi the com.p se alone. but upon '.arseive's also. Deep calls nto deep. and the hirnmony~ of sound. though app)eniing primiarily' .o the ot wrd ear. must be answered by a har mony froim. within ourselves. The more cultur.e we bring to the hearing of music. the wider our' sympathy. the more expuisite will no the ceiioes which it awakens in tie So2ul. If we would understand the composers mues s:age we must co-oper'ate with him. We must reatch uit to him with all our faculties. If we de Ihar, the reve lation of music will cc:nselessy renew its beauty, ever turnin:t rniimagined aspects to gladden us.-Ine-dferni M1ason in Atlantie. Aa Ugly Ler~king Lizcrd. Among the lIzards 0o. AusItr'lia the 'thoty devil" Mieloch hor'ridais) is unrivaled i.t its uglinmess. F'rom: the tip of its 1:nse to the end of its tail this lizard is covered with tuberece and spines. but in spite of its danger os appea:ranice it is quite harnicss. It measures about seven inches in length. It has a flat body, a srtali head and a cylindrical tail. It fo quents sandy places. feeds largely on ants vmrd is more or less tiiturnal in habits. its po'aerful1 limbs ar: fur nished with strong claws, which it uses in digglug thi" sand, in whichm it often lies wholly or partially buried. DefirMc "What is the dlferee between firmness and obstinacy?" asked a young lady of her ilance. "Firmness," war: hxis gallant reply. "is a noble chanrac'teristit: of women: obstinacy is -a lamnentabie defect in Her Eyes Opened., Srbbler - She isn't writing any more auniele's on how to manage a husband. Scrawler--No: she knows bettr now. She's married.- -Philadel phia R~eord. Enough Said. Vistor-What part of prison life Is the hardest-to put up wiith? Convict The visitors.-Judge. In great attempts it is glorious even 'to fAl.-Longinus. Rev. I. W. Williamuson's Letter. e.I. W\. WXiiiamson, Hutigtore~I W.i Va. wite.,: "Thiis isto cc"rIii tha I n"OedI Foley's .zidney~ Ihe yrner' "a vous ey~lattion and kidney rouble .ad anm fee to say that lt wil no al that you etm for it." Foley's Kidney T '-: ic h'as"e:-tor'ed heal'.th a.1 strenth to thusm <,f2 we'.ak. rutn doi' wn''d:>-. Cnain n-oxc harmfti! cirugs'i* nri is plea's :- to takie. WY. I'.. :i'o.'nI X C.. Th-e P'recise Scientist. A. Pe'nnsyli 'a oit -in '2:' id of a noted iladelphia scient-ist: "He is lie most e::aet moan I ev'er me. Heblie 'ives in noihing buit ioroved "One c::'' I said to him: "'Camnchl':isma-w'hat :m aboinmia ti.n Tjo eait of huitani tlesh: Br-r-r!" "Te ld sc'ientist frownedo. "'Pranna me, bat have ynnu ever eA'n of human flesh? he said severe "'No.' sa:id I. -'Well, then.' he demanded. 'why do you speak of things that you know nothing at all about?"-Philadelphia nu.c'o-d COLOR WOR4DS. Red Seers to Bc the Favorite With T Most of the Great Writers. Upon tabulato.inthe w1rds used by ShakeiI o. refrring t. c4iA.t is 0 r fletht IIu; of rvery* hundre~d co'lr w"ords' thirty~ may1: be clased as e red. Nex t f'ollow twenty-two0 white- I '.reen aind o'nly fouri'I au:'. Thus Shake- t aeel :i.atn will sha'.': that this 11 is the characteristic c:2 o!f ne-rly d all great writers. For instance, it is the color word most often emp1oloyed by t: Tc!nyson. s In all great works of hua:n interest n red predominate:. as it is iiie oor of P the very strongst of our passions and C imul.ses-the color of hot blooI. There t is Ito color s warm, so full of joy and' p life. so (vertio'ing with vitality. t. Zed Lit color i glowinI."iron-of p heat and p)assioll. In nature red1 h's s tens the growth of trees. while at the e tsamote time it (quickens all rotting and e d7 y. Plans grown under red glas wiu grow f:.ur tines rat quickly as I undler wihte light. and grow to four h itheir usual height. I 'vd in excess has an evil effect. For j, examildo. ani excess of red light makes r one it: able and nervu In excess r red pr aces hoicida! m::nia-the de sire to ill. The effect of red upon ''arion ::.inals is well known. it hav iLg. tC power of enraging the bull. the f tizer and the turkey.-London Scraps. ONE BUSINESS REFORM. o Brought About by Frank Statements S From Former Employees. 3 If the manager of a business insti tution knew all that his employees know about the details of the business many things would be different. The manager of a large nercantile house recetly conceived the idea of writing a personal letter to every employee who had left the hous:e during the last N five years, inviting a frank statement of the reason for leaving. The former t employees. now expectin-; neither cen- c sure nor favor, were vory frank and s explicit and, as a ru!c. wrote letters that could not fail tc coummand re- a spectful attention. One man told how hard he had worked to support is mother and how, when he asked for an increase. he was shifted back and forth between different superiors for several weeks without having his re quest rejected or acceded to and he grew iired and sought another posi tion. Another told of the impositions of the department manager and of his inability to gct relief from a nagging disposition which was taking the heart out of hundreds of other men in 0 his department. Many points of obvi cus mismanagement were brought to light which had virtually drIven away 9 good men who had been edueated to P the business. The manager has been busy ever since instituting reforms 0 based upon the information he re ceived.-Collier's Weekly. b ri A Barber and Poet. Jasmin, the Gascon poet. who was alsoabarber, was once visiting the "ayvr of a French town and had proni d to give an informal recita ton to the townspeople. The hour ar riv. buth his host did not appear. Several important personages assem bled to ac'onmpany them to the hall, bu'ti he mayor remained invisible, bus '10d with. his toilet. Finally, fearing th anpMece of his guests, he open cd the door of his chamber to apolo gra: sowed his face covered with ".u n omnent," said he. *,"I am finishing my shaving." "Oh," said JTasmnin. "let me helpI you." t Hie at once doffed his coat, gave a finishing touch to the ra::or and shaved the muayor in a twvinkhing with what he calied his "hand of velvet." Ina few minutes he was in the hall receiy ing tumultuous applause for his splen did recitations. Modest Goldsmith. Oliver GoldJsmnith was an underpaid man fromn start to finish. Two hun dred and1~ffty dollars for "The Vicar of Wa 'kefield" was bad enough, yet for "The Traveler" he got but $1001 and $25 for his "English Grammar." For "The Deserted Village," however, h's publishcr sent him $300. This he1 at once returned, with the mnessage: "It is too much. It is near 3 shillings a couplet, which is more than any book (owner can afford or. i:ndeed. any mocdetrn poetry is wocrth." So he died I with :S10.000 wrorth of debts. "Was ever p~oet so trusted befo:reY' said Dr. C Johnson. The Issing. t "I frequently experience a hissing C sound in my; earl:." remarked ai pa- 5 tient to a doctor. "What would you. advise mec to do'"I "W hat is your occupation Y' asked the mnedice.I "I'm anI 'actor." "Then I d advise you to adopt some other .ocaion." !n Doubt. H~airdresser: (while giving 1:14ly a vig orous shampoo)-'t'll yon have ainv thing o'n your head w;hen I am finish- 1 ed, madam? She-I anm sure I don't ]I kno.~ I was itn hopes you would leave enough hair to pin my hat to. Very Convonient. I Caretatker (to pr'ospeCtiv'e tenanite I Yes. r.his 'ouse is most c:.n'ven1ietlti~ situated. There's a musle 'all elase i and 'andy, :and there's a Imb> just over! the way, and a pawn'broker's roomd the corner.-Lcndc'n T." Bits. When a king creates an offlee Provi- c denee at once creates a fool to b~uy It. -Colbert. If you want to f'eel well. look wel! and ~ be wel!. take Foley's Kidney Rmedy'. L It wnes up the kidneys atnd hladder,. ouiies the blood and restorecs health amd strength. Pleasant to take and con tales no hiarmful druoa. WVhy not comn- r mence today? W. E. Brown & Co. 'Your' lun'he'.'s ::"r' alwv.ays so sue c'e'oefu!. Mr's. Peatrby::-i :;gtt Do tel! me how yoiu select you:' menus." ni "Oh. you see, the doctori has giv'en a me a prinited inst of things I mustn't I eat, :nd I ehoose the dishes from a that."-Woman's Hlome Companion. A ltindness done to the good is never lost-Plautus. t Smashes All Records. d As an al!-r'ou ad laxative tonic andi h a~lth-buiid er no other' pills can com pare with Dr. King's New Life Pills. _ anhey tone and r'egulate stonmach. liver" md'idney's. purify the blood. strnog hen the nte''es: cure C7onstioation. Doepia. fEliousness. Jaundice. H-eald-_ che. C'hills and Maiaria. Trys thema. iER ICHO. he Famous City. Its Walls and th Curse of osehne. The wals of Jerkh. remains hiieh hae boen- exca:vled by Ge: 0n r~c~aoldts. :ar.. of (ours< 11efly famnus in comieoltin with the iraculous dstruetion b: Jshiua. It i torded in the Uvk of JoTshua. chatr Tr Ni. that. by eommand f tihe LorI shna's a.rmy coni !ssed the ciy g. :g roundabout it once a day for si I ys. hended by seven priesis bearlil ven ramns' horns before fhe ark. O Ie seventh day they encamlpassed j wven times. Then. on Joshua's con n,"the erl shouiteg-, and til riests blew with the trumpets, and une to pzss when the people hear :O :sound .f the trumpet that the pe< Ie shouted with a great shout an le val fell oWin flat, so that the pe ! went up into th dEy. every Ina .raight before him. and they took t1 ty," destroying il that v-s in it. e: pt Rtahab the hA.rlrt. who had hi< en the messengers snt by joshua 1 py:; out the city and her father usehold. The date of this destructio placed at ''. C. 1-131. In spite < oshua's cure on any one who shoul )build the city. it was rebuilt in :1 'izn of Ah::! in D. C. 91S by Hiel. ative of ih-t.el. and it is rerorded I Kings xvi. :4. how the curse < shua was fulhfled. The second ci eurished1 m-d mt'r iered the Gre. enme ainpertant. It was i sacked 1 ae Siion, sive of 17ered. Archelau ic son of H1ered. founded a new ton a the 'plain. whi-l he had plante -ith palms. Jericho v's finally d oycd by Vespasian in A. D. GS. lundee Advertiser. DO!NG THE CZAR. , Display of Quick Wit by the Com< dian Martineff. The Emperor Nicholas of IRussj -as once "sold as follows: During an intervitv which Martinel e comedian and mimic. niad succeei I in obtaining with Prince Volkho: -y, high steward, the enperor walk( ito the room unexpecttdiy, yet wit design, as was soon maide evident. Telling the actor that lhe had hea f his talents and should like to s( specimen of them, he bade hi 1imic the old minuister. The feat w erformed with so much gusto th 2e emperor laughed immoderately ai Ion, to the great horror of the po etor, desired to have himself "tak "'Tis physictally impossibte," plea, 1 Martineff. "Nonsense'" saMtl Nicholas. "I insi a its being done." Finding himself on the horns of ilemma, the mimic took heart race and, with a promptitude ar resence of mind that probably savt im, buttoned his coat over his brea; Kpanded his chest, threw up his hef ad, assuming the imperial part to il est of his power, strode across tl )om and back; then, standing opposi lie minister, he cried in the exa >nc and manner of the czar: "Volkhonsky, pay M. Martineff 1,0( Lilver rubles!" The emperor for a moment was di onerted; but, recovering himse ith a smile, he ordered the mont be paid. ______ Stories of Jcohn Bright John Bright was supposed1 o be tal abstainer, but once when E ard Mi was very nervous at ti rospect of having to make a:1 impo int speech in the house Bright said: "Well, Miall, if I were you l'd fi nee go and have a pinot of charn Mr. Miali did as he was told. and il esult may be judged fromt the nxarr ors comment that "cho znpagne < n unaccustomed interior is not rays a curative or a ton." Bright "rarely had any differep rith his wife." but occasionally thi ere not at one about the childIre hen they camne to a point of abs ite disagreement hie used to say: "Nw I tell thee, if thou doesn't 4 rhat I wish I'll go straight to '. rladstone and ask him to make me night."' to which the answer inva: bly was: "Oh, anything rather than that." H e Was Not Superstitious. A captain of an c':ean liner: tells t: llowing story: Comin.: from the o: o~untry wa:; a very nervous old 1ad (-ho compllained that she was su: tiere was a rat in her stateroom. "Keep it there, madam." said tU aptaini. "But do you like rats?" asked she. "I've got a nest in my cabin." r urted the brusque seaman, "and. I no r disturb them. When they leave tl hin I do." "Why, you must be superstitious rged the dame. "No, ma'amn." wound up the captai I'm not, but the rats are." Qualified. "I'm sure my daughter is going make a great singer some day." "Is that so?" "Yes: she's always quarreling WIl r mother, who tells me it is absolut Simpossible to manage her."-Detrc 'ree Press. Paid Her Back. Ma-So you are engaged to Georg refused him three times. Ethel-Th: mst have beeni what he meant wh< e told me- that he had had sever arrow escapes.-New York .To'urnal. The Flame. Clara-That man who just passt ras an old flame of mine. Kate-I: eed: What happened between yoi lra-Oh, he flared up one day ai tent out.-Boston Transcript. TATiE OF SOUTH OA ROi.lN) ~county of ariMon, y James M. WVindham, Esq.,Winds of Probate. HEREAS, E B3. Brown mned V snit to me,. to grant himn Lette: Administration of the Estaxte at Teets of George 13. Mimus Ths are .therefore to cite and as onish all and singular thme kindre d creditors of the said Georg .Mimus, deceased, that they b nd appear before me, in the Coni f Probate. to be held at Manning . e Gth day of May' next, aft< ublication thereof, at 11 ocrki i. forenoon, to show cause, if an iy have, why the said adnministr on sould not be granted. iyn under puy hand, this :20t ay of April, A. D). I1000. .JAMEIS M. WINDHi-AM. JTudhge of Pr-obat< ring's Newlife PiIk The best ;n ohwormet3 Cures Coughs, Colds, and Lung Troubles. Prt Luther Guthrie, of - < N. C. spent money - a oln doctors to S's wife ,rom continual >.He writes: n bottle of. Cardui did Gre g.o thn any- 1 b- t:aken for ten . S had suffered ,adache for- ten years - spnt $300.00 for biz l for her. but noth h her any good. nn he as taken two bottles f Cardu and it has done her -o housand dollars (I2,000) c fgood. Just as long I . Its made, I shIl have :-n in my home." F ll forms of female -ke headache, side ache, limbs. dizzy feelings, ng down -sensations, etc - .uic hhs been found to be - i.ctuzl rerhedy. Don't - aittillyou are "fall run down" Try Cardui at once. old everywhere. itI R Laxative Fruit Syrup st Pleasant to take a The new laxative. Does d not gripe or nauseate. LdI Cures stomach and liver A troubles and chronic con * stipation by restoring the te natural action of the stom ach, liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price 500. W. E. BROWN & CO. State of Io1th Carolina, County of Clarendon. aBy JTames M. Windham, Esq., Probate Judge. r *WHEREAS, J. S. Ridgeway made suit a to me. to grant him letters of ad miitaio fteestate and effects -These are therefore to cite and ad mnonish all and singular the kindred iand creditra of the said J E. a- Rid..eway. deceased, that they be and m-i appcar before me, in the Courtof Pro . bate to be held at Mlanning on the 6th day' or \liar. next after publication .hereof. at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, :e. t~ howv cause. if any they hate, why -7 the said administration should not be D- ranted. o-0 Given under my hand, this 21st day of Apr. A. D. 1909. 10 (sEA~L. JAMIES M. WINDHAM, r..Judge of Probate. Notice. The next examination for teachers wili be held at the court bouse in Man ning. Friday. May 14th, beginning promptly at nine o'clock. There will be no summer school this year except d at Wolford college. Due credit will be Liven for attendance and work to those Le who attend it. No teacher whiose cer titicates have expired or are aboutti t 1should overlook this e:amination. or the summer school,if possible to attend. -E. J. BROWNE. cCouzity Superintendent Education. ec W H- E N YOU OOME , T ToWN CA IA A'I iIA V N( SAALOD thi- - 8 ri A V I i" * AND S H~ A ai PO O1 NO e! :. - w -.. - a J. L.. W~iA. .MANUFACTUREiRS OF Doors, Sa sh, Blinds, MVouding and Building JMVaterial, CH-A RLESTON, S. C. Sash Weigh ts and Cords. Window and Faiicy Bass a Specialty.! -ue Co0dY3 PrYtsnc iAR CONTAINS NO HARMFUL DRUGS 3roup, La Grippe, Asthmrna, Throa.t The Genuine is in the ,vents Pneumonia and Consumption YELLOW PACKAGE W. E. BROWN & CO. Lower Prices iS: than we quote mean but one thing the goods are of inferior quality Remember, "The best is none too good.' And the best is the cheapest, be it Dry Goods or Groceries. - STRAUSS-ROQAN COxPA31 SUMMERTON, S. C. f4 brina Your Job Printing to The W EN LIFE EN.7 "wc>1xk r I1acnae ea s. I'E WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL THEN NEEDHELP MUCHMOR$ THAN THEY DO NOW ~ W I. ] T1 'E ii Ei r -30 T - A POLICY IN THE OLD RELIABLE Hartford Life Insurance Companb Will afford them Maximum Protection at a Minimum Cost. All Modern Policy Forms, Combining the Bes.et-F es ith th Liberal Premium Rates. MARIT N IcH en. Agt., S. E. INGRAM, Local Agent, 3J. WINDHAMLclAet Manning. S. C. ang S.C - IT PAYS TO PLAN TWO IT ALSO PAYS TO BUY YOUR -WINE, THREAD, FLUirS and REPAIRS FROM TE MANNIN IIRD!AB cOPAN We can put up Flues of any weight de sired. Our Mr. Holla lay has had four years' experience in making Fines and isnn ex pert at the business. All our Flues are built under his- frsona supervision -and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Our Flues hav Jeen giving thorough satisfaction to our'estoamers in the pat -. Liud we are trying to give our customers the -BEST FLUBS post ;ible for the LEAST MONEY. See'us and~eave your orders with 2s and guarantee prompt atttention to saie.- Thanking you in idvance, we are Yours for business - Manning Hard Ware Co QUA LIT Y. Bugges.Our Rock Hill, Durham, Corbtt and Babcock' SBuggies embrace every teature to be desired in a servIce: able and perfect riding Buggy. if it. is ease of motion, t inish and durability in a Buggy you want, for the lowest dollar, we have it. 0 FREE. You get a ticket with each Buggy that entitles you to Sone chance at our fifty dollar prize. Somebody gets tbe money. Get in line and win. S Our Line of Wagons is complete, and for lightness of draft and duiability for the price we offer, is unappro ached in any rival. Our car load of Horses was unloaded this morning. Come in and select what you want from a car that has ntbeen picked overr. We will give you the benefit -of Swhat you want. 8 LAP ROBES and H ARNESS. We now handle the celebrated 5-A Robes, and Shave the best Line ever shown in the county. Five hun dred satisfied customers using our hand-made Harness. SIn fact we carry everything in our line you want. Guar-0 antee the quality and~ satisfy you with the- price when Syou buv. We w ant your trade and are in shape to get it if you Swill inspect our line before you make your purchases. You vndem awake and reay to serve you.,