Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR D. HIRSCHMANN. Ford. Ford. Ford. kN "'Ot PRCED QUALITY \ Light as the Ford Car is, 1200 lbs., it is no7lighter in propor tion than a passenger engine of the accepted highest type. The 5000 H. P. Pacific type locomotive used on the Pennsylvania. Lines West weighs 53.S lbs. per horse power. The Model "' * weighs 53.3 lbs. per horse power. Each is designed by an en i neering expert for passenger service. On the other hand, tL.t average freight engine, as well as a large proportion of autome. biles, weighs from 85 to 110 lbs. per horse power. Note the dit ference? We are also agents for the mighty Reo. Car Joad Automobit. expected this week. Ask for a demonstration. DAVIS & RICIIBOURG, C Sum merton, 5. C. - Agents Clarendon County. The Sensation of the] Season. Look at thie lines and specitications of this Car: -Fouir cylinder, shaft drive, 20 h. p.. selective type sliding gear wish mui itple disc clutch, Bosch high tension magtneto, no batteries, easiesa. tiding. simplesr. and most economical car made. Color dark blue, with cream~ rming gear, or dark red-color optional with customer. in the followingr counties: Georgetown. Williamsburg and2Ciarenidon. If yo: are interested in a Car for yourself or agency for your county. write, 'phone or wire, The Sumter Automnobile Supply Compaiy, SUMTER. S.C. Cor. Oakland .\ve. and Washington St. 'Phone 237. P. 0. Box 3 *1Announcement! Q H a v in g 2 0 G r e e n o u s e a n d o v e 5 a c r e s o f la n d. e n - tirely devoted to Cut Flowers, Plants and Shrubs, and ~ Semploying the most experienced !Ioral artists, we arce Sequipped better than any. iloris.t in the State to furnish you with all kinds of I CUT FLOWERS, SBridai Bouquets or designs for Funerais. We alo seli SPalms and Furns and Plants for the House. G;arden or SCemetery. Our prices 'tre the mosi reasonable to be~ fouind._ Write, Telephone or Telegraph. ITHE CAROLINA RLORAL STORE, j S 339 King St., CH ARESTON, S. CL 1. HENS NOT STUPIO Merely follow Natural InsUncts Lft! Them by Their Ancestors. Every gatomobilist knows that when ifs a approaches a ben instead of :aslpitytepping to the side of the road ma safety in nine cases out of ten she Tuns along ahead in hysterical ex itement. doing what she should have lone In the first place only when com pletey exhausted and then only by ac :ident apparently. Other domestic nimne have the same annoying habit. and as It often causes their wholly cedless death, the usual explanation )f It Is their stupskty. That is an un tair criticism, for neither birds nor imals are ever stupid-never -are, that is, about meeting exigencies which their ancestors were in the hab t of meeting. It is the lesson of Immemorial expe rience for all these creatures that from the pumult of an enemy that cannot be fought there is safety if anywbere n straightaway flight at topmost peed. Motion in any other direction would give the pursuer a fatal advan tage by enabling him to "cut corners" nd cover a shorter distance than his selected prey. The hen's mistake Is ot In running along the road. but In ssuming that the automobile wants to catch her and will do so If it can. That assumption is a perfectly natural on. and every living hen is the de qcendant of innumerable generations of hens that acted upon it exactly as she does.-New York Times. GOLD LEAF. Made Now Practically an It Was Made Nine Centuries Ago. In an article on gold leaf In the Mag azine of Commerce John Mastin says that just as the date of the discovery of gold is too remote even to be guess ed at so Is the origin of gold leaf lost in antiquity. On some of the most ancient mum mies discovered gold leaf has beenused on the skin, tongue, teeth, etc., and in some Instances on the coffins also. It also* appears on tombs, monuments and the Uke, and, strange to say. though gilding with "thin sheets of hammered gold" and -skins of gold otherwise gold leaf-was known to be practiced at least in the eighth cen tury B. C., the process of bringing the gold into these fine sheets or "skins-1 was, at ani rate In the eleventh cen tury . D., substantially the same as that used today, no advance whatever having been made in the intervening nino centuries. Further, on some of the Grecian pot tery of the fifth century the gold leaf used is as thin as that uned today, so that in results obtained a-io we have not advanced In the least, but still keep practically to the same average thick ness as that used on the Egyptian cof fns of the third century A. D. and most at the Greek vases of the fifth. Brougham and Mulled Port. Lord Brougham who as a member of the house of oommons was a most abstemous man, upon his promotion to the peerage acquired less commend able habits. During his long and im pasined appeal to the lords to re frain from rejecting the reform bill of 832l "five tumblers of mulled port, with a dash of brandy, were brought to him at intervals." When he came to his last sentence ("I warn you, I implore you-yea, on my bended knee supplicate you-reject not this bHil") he knelt on the woolsack. whence he slipped to the floor. It is recorded in the "Lives of the Lord C'hanellors" that "be remained some time as if In prayer, but his friends. alarmed lest he should be suffering from the effects of mulled port, picked him up and placed him safely on the woolsack." A Proud Moment. "The proudest day of her life, this Is," said the woman who watched the third do~or bride go out dressed In her prettiest frock "How do you make that out?" said another woman enviously. "I thought last Thursday was her proudest day. She got married then." "Ah, yes, but today she goes calling for the first time and leaves one of her husan's cards with her own. Any married woman who can remember back that far will tell you that the first time she distributed the calling cards of some man who belonged to' her was the day she truly felt her in portance."-New York Sun. When the Barber Was a Wit In original literature the barber !s a great figure, and Arabian tales are fll of him. In Italy and Spain he was often the brightest man in town, and his shop was headquarters for wit and intrigue. Jaanmin became fa mous as a poet in southern France and recited his verses with razor, scissors, brush and comical gesture as he dress ed the hair of fine ladles and gentle men in his shop. He had a.great run. made money, hived fame, and Smiles nade a book about him.. Hadn't Heard it. "Money talks," asseverated Gilder sleeve. "I am not so sure of that." retorted Throckmorton. "It is not on speak ing terms with mne."-Detroit ~ree Of Course Not. If a man really loves a womnan~ 9f course he wouldn't marry her for the 'world If he were not quito sure he 'was the best person she could by.,nny possibllty marry.-Holmes. Too Rusty. Lady (after singing a few rusty notes) - Don't you think my voice should be brought out? Manager No; pushed back. Ginseng's Growth. Tho manner of the ginseng's growth gives t a queer shape and in some cases fabulous value. There is first a maini root or trunk. Then on the sides there will be smaller roots, one on a side, and by a curious formation the oftshoots resemble arms and legs. so that the fult grown ginseng Icooks for the world like a human figure. The more the fancied likeness to the' uman form is developed the greater the value, accodig to some of the Chinese. The root as an herb has. wonderful properties, but, too, so much beyond is the value of one that. looks human. TAhe others will cure ancers and all sorts of other diseases, bt the precious one having the hu man shape will keep off devils and all. bad luck.-argonaut. Quite Real. "And can't he act at all?" demanded. l Tragedy. "WelL upon occilon he can,/* replied. Cowe Comedy. "For instance, only to lay I saw him getting next to some tree lunch. and hie acted for all the ANIMALS THAT WEEP. Dugong Tears Preserved by the Ma lays as a Love Charm. While the act of laughing may be peculiar to man, the same is not true of weeping. whirh. if we are to accept the testimony of a French naturalist. is a manifestation of emotion that is met with In divers aniuals. It is said that the creatures that weep most easily are the ruminants. with whom the act Is so well known that it has given rise to trivial but ac curate expression. -to weep like a calf." All hunters know that the stag weeps, and we.are also told that the bear sheds tears when it comes to a Consciousness of its last hour. The giraffe is not less sensitive and regards with tearful eyes the hunter who has wounded IL This animal also weeps through downright nostalgia. Dogs also are held to be lachrymose, and the same holds in the case of certain monkeys. Sparrman states the ele phant sheds tears when wounded or when It perceives that It cannipt es cape. Aquatic animals, too, it appears, are able to weep. Thus, many authorities agree, dolphins at the moment of death draw deep sighs and shed tears abundantly. A young female seal was observed to weep when teased by a sailor. St. uIaire and Cuvier re count. ou the authority <! the Malays. that when a young dug'.ng is captured the mother is sure to be taken also. The little ones then cry out and shed tears. These tears are colected with great care by the M1alays and are pre served as a charm that is certain to render a lover's affection lasting. New York Press. A PROPHETIC JEWEL Peculiar Ring That Was Owned by Marquise du Barry. Marquise du Barry, whose lovely head fell Into the basket beneath the guillotine In expiation of her levity. extravagance and folly, had In her pos session a stone of which the Paris jew elers were unable to tell the precise ature. There appeared upon it below the surface and as If under water an out line of a picture containing human fig ures. Strange to relate, when first the gem was given to Its afterward unfor tunate possessor this outline was not clear, but after It had been some months in her possession It grew mord vIvid. One day the negro servant boy, La mor, who was afterward instrumental from revenge in the downfall of the Du Barry, declared, looking at the Jew el, that he could decipher the figure of a woman with disheveled hair leaning before a scaffold and surrounded by a crowd, while beside her stood the exe cutoner. A strange but authenticated circum stance is that the negro servant boy precisely described the guillotine. Dr. Guillotine bad not then Invented his celebrated instrument of death, nor had the horrors of the revolution begun. Snatching the jewel from the hand of the servant. Mme. du Barry exam Ined it, saw the kneeling woman, the angry crowd, the death knife falling and, with a cry of agony, fell sense less to the floor. Fly Traps of Spiders' Nests. Spiders' nests are used In Mexico as fly traps. During the rainy season the vllages are Invaded by numbers of ies and other insects. To rid a house of these pests the natives hang the branch of a tree bearing a spider's nest to a nail in the ceiling. The surface of the nest enlarges concentrically after each capture of an Insect, and It exercises an Irresistible attraction on fies. When a spider's nest Is opened It-Is found to be filled with insects. Experiments made with paper nests so manufactured as to be exact copies of the real nests show that flies will not enter them. Though very small and apparently Iinificant. the In habitant of the mosquero attacks In sects far more Important in sizs than the largest housefly. The wasp is one of Its favorite victims, and the wasp always gets the worst of the struggie. -Harper's Weekly. A Silk Producing Caterpillar. In Assam. where the natives call It "e." a silk producing caterpillar has been used for silk spinning for cen turies, but, strange to say, its employ mnent for the purpose has been restrict d almost exclusively to that region. One of Its advantages Lis that its co coons are not sealed like those of the sommon silkworm. One end of the co coon Is closed only with converging loops of silk. This renders It unnece sary to kill the insect when its silk Is use._ _ Rubbing It in. "What made the boss glare so at that man who just went outr' said one waiter to another. "Whflen he paid his bi for a fifty cent dinner he asked if there was any place in the neighborhood, anyhow. where a fellow could go and get a decent meal for fifty cents."-New York Press. The Remedy. The Mistress-Bridget, I must object to your having a new beau every night. The Cook-Thbs buy betther food! Ono'll niver come again wance e's tackled what I have t' serve him! .-Cleeland Leader. In the Sunken Submarine. "Its too annoying that we should be stuk down here. I bought myself the sost splendid tomb only last 'week." Lustige Blatter. All philosophy lies In two words. sustain, and abstain.-EpicttuIs CASTOR IA For Tnfants and Children. he Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the signature of In Art Circles -Tat picture is by an old master." the owner stated proudly "Umph, umaph," commented the crit al visitor- "What was he master of?"-Philadelphia Ledger. His Advice. She (after the embrace)-Oh. how dare you! You have cifended me. What s hall I do? H-rwhy not "turn the other hek'-LondonTter What Did it Mean? A notice board In a Scottish kirk once ''ore, It is said, the following amazing ..-setece -Thiei chure-h is licensed for Reitera:ed. Eder~d iean was plnyir in ''Rich ard ill: and the part of Catesby had to be taken by a low comedian. who sauntered on to the stage at the wrong moment and uttered the famous words. -My lord. the Duke of Buck Inghamu is taken." in the wrong place. Edmund clinched his fists in rage. but otherwise took u.) notice of the re mark. Later the conedian repeated the words in the right place. and when the king expressed surprise at the news Catesby folded his arms, walked boldly down the stage and remarked to the great actor in 'oud tones: -1 told you so be-'r. Mr. Kean. but you wouldn't believe re." Nonroyal Headgear. One of the attnebes of the American embassy at London tells a story where In Michael Joseph Barry. the poet. who was appointed a police magistrate in Dublin. was the principal figure. There was brought before him vn Irish American charged with suspicious con duct. The olicer -makiug the arrest stated, among other things. that the culprit was wearing a "Rtepublican hat." "Does your honor know what that means?" was the inquiry put to the court by the accused's lawyer. "It may be." suggested Harry. -that it means a hat without a crown." arper's Magazine. From Sickness to "Excellent Health." So says M1rs. Chas. Lyon. Peoria. %ii.: "I lound in your Foley Kidney Pills a pro-npt and speedy cure for backache and kidney trouble which bothered re for many months. I am now enjoyin excellen't health which I owe to loley Kidney Pills." W. F. Brown & Co. A Pungent Player. The comedian had his benefit and thankful for the patronage of -kind friends in front" let off this im. promptu. which was applauded: Like a grate full of coals I glow. A great full house to see. And were I not grateful. too. A great fool I should be. More Important. "See here, waiter! I found a collar button in this pie'" "Didn't see nothin' of as umbrella, did yo', boss? Dab was one los' bent as' nlght."-Scribner's Magazine. Lead Pipe. Lead may be melted and when cool ed to the solidiflng point may b squirted. In this manner lead pipe i made.-Milnli World. Apologies only account for the evi which they cannot alter.-Cuyler. Acute or Cbronic-Which: No matter if your kidney trouble is ac ute or chronic Foley's Kidney Remedi will reach your case. . r. Claude Brown Rtevooldsville, Ill.. writes us that ho suffered many months with kidney com plaint which bafled all treatment. A iLst he tried Foley's Kidney Remedy an< a few large bottles effected a completv cure. He says, "It has been of icesti mable value to me." W. E. Brown The Pardon Paperweight. Under the headline "A Queer Munic ipal Gift" a Vienna paper tells thi: story: "In the year 1S09 a private sol dier stationed at Sass killed nn odice: of his regiment and was condemned t< be shot. Comrades who knew the es tenuating circumnstances, friends Ipriests, relatives-all pleaded fin ra: for mercy. the colonel In whose hand: the matter rested insisting oin thb death penalty. The day camve arnd th< man was taken to tbe place of execu i. Six members of his regiment armed with ridles, one of which v*on taed a blank cairt ridge. took th'i places as executioners. The manrr' eyes were bandaged and w ith arma securely pinioned he stood ready fo the volley. shoutIn-. 'Comrades. ain vc:l!' whea a mounted courier dasher Into the crowd waiving a white diag crying 'Pardoni' ie was .Lieutenan Baron du Miont. with the colonel' pardon, which would have been use~ less had it arrived one minute later The municipality secured thbe fi': bullets from the firing squad. ha'd then silvered and mounted in the fortn of : tiny pyramid on a siver plate. arn< this, suitably inscribed. fs knowna the 'pardon paperweight,' the only on of its kind." The Useful Crocodile Fish. In the rivers and lakes of theC Mls can state of Tabasco there swims: fish known as the "crocodile fish' which is most useful to mian. The skin of the crocodile fish. I properly cured. may be utilized for an: of the purposes for which the lighte weght% of leather are employed. Thb oil of tho crocodile fish Is a perfect Bu bricant and also used for softenin: leather. In addition to Its qualities a: a lubricant and emnollent. the oil pos sesses medicinal qualities for which: superiority to the finest of Norwegia: cod lIver is claimed. The flesh of the crocodile tish is extensively used b: the natives as food and highly relishe< by them as one of the delicacies of the country. Crocodile tish range In :engt! from ten Inches to four feet. and whe: dried assume an ashen hue, with light r shadings of a bluish tint.-New Or leans Tlmes-Democrat. Poor Human Nature. The woman who bad succeeded b that rather diflicult task-making boarding house pay-was conading a friend some of the tricks of th "While you must never allow you boarders to get too far behind In thei paymnents. It Is also true that you wil rofit considerably by allowing them: little leeway. So long as you are surl of your money it pays a landlady te have her boarders a week or two bie hind in their board." "I don't see that." interrupted he 'Well. ll tell you." continued th, landlady. "When az man owes bc board you have him art a certain dis advantage. Not one ini a hundred un dr such circumnstances haxs time nerv at amealtimes to ask for a second bell: ing.-New York Tit'nres. The Best Hoar of Life s wnr vo. do 'iome urecat deedt or di cve' -ot:e wonderfutl fact. This bI when he was suiTerm::~ mtnem'y, a, *':,"--fo the woirst eo', I i evr had. t'en proved to mry ::reat utisa'ion wat a wond~erful! ('o!h ard 'u'.' h ure D r. Kin's New Disc.overy js Forc. afte taking one bottle. l wa.. entirely cured You cant say anythin:: 'oo gto"d of meedicine like that." It's the sur'est an< bst .ndy for dis'ased irunrs, iemor rges. 'AGrippe~t, .\thrma, lay iFever' an Throat or Luni trouble. 50h:. 91.M Trial bottle free. Guaranteedl by al We want tc for the farr "Jim Dandy Pump and Mfakes Su af b aC 7in a SU P%8atd Jn 15, 1909 190 Others Pe trap a-~ve ,3 Want to buy an antomobiie Detnand a car free from !laws a featu:re'! Insist tImt it be absolutely corre nical detail" Desire a car with years of succes: Want a car thoroughly tried out no experimental feature%? Coffer Cf 3%i "Great Exp'ctations." CharUs Green. one of Dickens' iI strats, bad tro models, one of veom *as 4 ikable fellow. while the other. Gregory by name, was a greedy. self seeking character, always think Ing of himself and his perquisites. When Green was on his deathbed Gregory was very officious. and one day Green, noticing this. said t(% him: "Oh. I haven't forgotten you. Greg ory; got you down in my will." At the funeral Gregory invcsted in a wreath and duly attended to hear th will read. Green had kept his word. and the model was not forgotten. "-To may dear friend Gregory," rat the document. -' leave, for his kind ness to mec. :xn illustrated edition o: 'Great Expe~ctatons." Agairnst His Principles. -What was that man making such: fuss' abon!Y' ;sked the restaurant pro prietor. --Ie f.)u:i :i coupte of hairs in the food. sir." repl!ed the waiter. "Oh. is that ::017' --You see sir. hie's :a ve~ttaian. ant you ca:n't -t't lzira to eat :mythingt bu veetabes." YonEkers Satesma Neatly Parried. .A mother of tour daughters. one o whom had recently been married. cor nered an eligible young tran in th< drawing room. ".And which om *"y girls do you mos admire, umight I ask?" "The :narried one." was the prompn reply.-Exchianme. Household Cares. Tax the Women of Man ning the Same as Elsewhere. .\' wo~manr should not have' a badback~ .\nd --h. (~eldn' .f the( 'nev. wet' oi'w is:: experiene. Mr-.. L.uis .\ bo k '-.i .n ree: rd they hlave ive:: me :tisisa ::on. Fo:' a lon: tim.'et my meyv"wer, d ui-h a'.d' the a rtin fr:: t he. ra, w"re : uar :n panagi" an< o he;:dache"s and pala, ' roa' m; oins. Sitn'e u:sing Doan',* idney ilL and my' backc has no' pinedil me~. have felt much 'ette.. an ,ro- ra every way and I am certa~in ta iDoan' F o: sale! by all deaer. Price-de ag' ients fort the i fnit"d s'tat('. lR.nmembe'~r il t tnme Ioa - It n KILLTRCOUOH AND CUREmLUWNOS wnDR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY AND All THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES GA1ANTEfD $AT/S$FACTOR'Y1 ORPOYREFNDED.J for chiudren: .ric, &re. No opiae: )R.iaus S iE~W SCOVERY Will Sureiy Siop That Coueh. F0LYMIO1XYl-TAE stp the congh anud hea1s lungs E TRIC Ti! 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We in every detail. have the car you are looking for. $1230 Regal "30. the ear that satisfies. by .&xxtomcble COMpang. In the Fight. The decks are cleared for action. I am now in the race for cash trad. and I have a splendid stock of everything needed on the farm or in the household. I cordially invite an inspection of my stock of Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Crockery, Tin, .Wooden and Hardware. GROCERIES tiw a !iot :i' cha a,ie cepest ten'U4i dIon't buy from me.C I ha;ve ma~- peia arranguelmenlts to do a large cash trade this season. and I fullyv realize that I must. to doi bus1iness. meet sharp comlpetton. This I have prepared for. Yours. etc. t B. A . J OH NS ON . - oura door without a purchase. you miss an opportunity that conies very seldom to ~any one w'ishng anything in the Hard'ware Line. Another lot of those :! Eureka Ranges at $30, whic uaive as't much satisfaction1 as others -o. O"Uil stores, of the oest mutke that bring rest and comfort : to th tie hoskepr As usual, a ulfl Lineof Hardwvare. Crockery.Glass 5 SCREEN DOORS AND WINDOWS, -X\\'I Fenc inL Poultry Netting. P'ys Iacrowsi. \ul iat. \\eed-% P r .4 ' To a o ' Ft e \i! at lo es prices . o4ou-t4msstus BANK OF CLARENDON. Manning. S C. nterest Paid on Saving! Deposits. ' R~ BANK OF CLtA RENDON. Manning. S. C.