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BUSINESS LETTERS. Write to a Man Just as You Would Talk to Him at Your Desk. Business letter writing is no longer merely "correspondence." but "litera ture," and the correspondent who for merly wasted his precious breath on such Inanities as -Yours received and contents duly noted" is now relegated to the "old school" class, and unless he Is willing to adopt the new rules of letter writing he is likely to change not only his position, but ind It neces sary to change his vocation as well. The up to date business man does not waste time Indulging in the pre 11minarles of "I beg to acknowledge reelit" or -In reply would say." but goe stagt to the subject at issue frmly. without frills, even eliminat Ing the time worn advice. "Awaiting your early reply." and closing without the absurdity of "Begging to remain ' "Write to a man exactly as you would talk to him if he were sitting at your desk," Is the maxim of one of the best authorities on letter writing In Chicago. By eliminating useless phrases having no bearing on the sub ject the business man not only saves his own time In dictating, but that of his stenographer In transcribing the notes. By the old method of letter wrIting the opening and closing -,f lefts contained almost dve lines of useless "form* matter which would average on 100 letters just 500 lines of superdmouts effort.--Chicago Tribune. THE CRESCENT. Legend of its Adoption as an Emblem by the Turks. The crescent has been known since time out of memory. In ancient my thlogy It decorated the foreheads of Diana and of Astarte, the Syrian Ve na. In the days of Rome's greatest glosT the ladies wore it as an orna natn their hair. Since the foundation of Constanti nople, the ancient Byzantium. It has been the emblem of the city and as such adns its wais and public build 2n4m bees being stamped on Its coins and postage. The legend which accounts for its universal adoption In ntAey. and intanpl In par Ifla i as 1tonows: of Macedon laid siege to the I cW In the year 40 B. C. He chose a i AIght of unusual darkness for the pro posed assault, but was foled by the moon sndaniy breaking from behind a cloud. In cmmemonration of this protventlal denverance the crescent was adopted as the symbol of the City. ae mhammedan sultans were slow to assme this emblem until some one mationed that it was the symbol of inreasing greatenem power changing at rapMily as -the phases of the moon. -Westminaer Gazette. Federal Hlomestead Law&s. The federal homestead laws begin wt the act of I2, now a paIt of the 1 United Sets revised statutes. Their poney is to give portions of the pub Ie lands to those who wil settle, cul ftvate and make permanent homes i gon them. Any person who is the bad of a fmily or who is twentAyone YeaS of age and is a citn of the W1ted States or who has filed his declaration of intention to become such may acquire a tract of uapocae public land, not exceeding 160 acres, en cniton of settlement, cultivation 1 and contioons ocnpncy as a bomne by hlv. for the period of five years, and the payment of certain moderate fles Iti xpressly decared that no lands acquired under this statute shall tn any event becmea liable to any 4tbt contracted prior to the Issuing of the patent therefor by the governmnent to the settler.-New York American. Cheap Famaily History. enmpne=+aneA Washington heights man who aspired to once tells of one that he discovered. "3Must have cost you a pile of money to run, didn't it? a frind asked. "About $1,000, but still I came out 3400 ahead." "How?' said the friend. has a society bee in her bonnet and tolok pmyfmy isoybu Eight Lions. Thee are eight lions known the iscid over-the lion af St. Mark's In1 Venice, the four lions at the base of the Nelson monument in Trafalgr: aguare the lion of Waterloo, the lion ed Lucrn and the lion of Chaeronea. 3aki in his 'Stones of Venice"' said Ihat the lion of St. Marks was the -ne . the fierce expression of which 50 arit had ever been able to repro Onc. The beast of bronse has the meetsttn also. of wearing a pair of wings.-London Graphie.1 Why He Left. Long-Why did you leave the place where you formerly boarded? Short--eanse the landlady had too much enziosity. Long-In what direction?1 Short-Oh, she was continuously ask ' tng me when I was going to pay my board bHl~-Chicago News. ' The Next Question. 'Dcras Invited to a swell party," said the mother. "How much will the gown cost? asked the father, who knew what was coming.-Detroit Free Press. -Notea Freshman. ColrI didn't know your son was at college. Is this his freshnman yearl Mrs. Bunderby--Oh, no, Indeed' He's a sycamnore.-Baston Transcript. An Authords Insight. There Is no surer mark of genius than the Intuitive Insight into charae ters and social conditions of which the author has no personal experience. "What does Ben know of dukes? asked homely old Isaac Disraeli when he heard the title of his son's latest novel Tiollope wrote Inimitably of bishaps and deans when he had never been in a cathedral close In his life. YOnng Disraeli wrote so well about the great ones of the earth whom he had never seen that the critics busied themselves In finding "keys" to "Vi vISan Grey" and "yThe Young Duke. London Saturday Review. A Touch of Far Life. When the country youth proposed to the city girl he received the conven tional assurance that she would be his sister. It happened that this youth had sisters at home and knew ercactly his privileges. So he kissed her. At this juncture she availed herself of the sisterly right to call out to father that brother was teasing her. Father re aponded in good, muscular earnest *hen the new brother and sister rela-j 'e~w~ maanl-en~b mnenal. consent. HIS QUICK LUNCH. 4. Clevland .',an's Experience In a Toronto Restaurant. Th---' a2.: broEr -rtanlydif fer .:- i:. .-.-r -n rc mark ed ri ' - A'N-ve'lind man went Into he . re":aturant of Toronto 4 and s :aid ito: waiter in his custom ary qui-c- !,:I::h- de "Cracker. ::' milk-cup coffee-apple ple." The waiter bent a little lower. "Beg pabdon. sir: The Cloveland man said it agaia and. Lein:t ;!I;ghtly irritated. said it faster. The waiter shook his head. "I'm afraid we 'aren't It. sir." he leprecated. us Hashimura Togo might ay. 4 "Haven't you any crackers?' "No. sir." Then. with a sudden In spiration. "We 'ave biscuit. sir." "All right; bring me biscuits. And I Fo ean gIve me some milk. can't ou- milk in a bowl?' "1'11 inquire. sir." Then another In ipiration. "We can give you coffee. 4 dir. "Good: flow ebout the apple pie?" "No, sir. We're rerer 'ad It to my knowledge. sir. I think there's no :all for it." Another Inspirntion. "We ave apple tart, sir." "Fine' Bring me bIscuits 'n' milk :offee-apple tart, and be as quick as possible. please." But It was exactly thirty-seven min ites later when the Cleveland man r=shed away the crumbs and reached 'or his hat.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Warning to Railroad Mer. Look out for severe and even daieer ins kidney and bladder trouble result ug from years of railroading. Geo. E. 3ell. 639, Third St., Fort Wayue, Ind., ias many years a conductor on the ;ickel Plate. He says: "Twenty years of railroading left my kidneys in ter ible condition. There was a contin Ml pa;n across my back and hips and ny kidneys gave me much distress, and he action of my bladder was frequent ad most painful. I got a supply of 'oley Kidney Pills and the first bottle nade a wonderful improvement and our bottles cured me completely. Since oeing cured I have recommended Foley Cidney Pills to many of my railroad riends." W. E. Brown & Co. Mute Riding In Portugal. In odd contrast to the modern rust md hnk of the automobile and the lang of the trolley cars are the saloios r small farmers of Portugal. who rIde lonhalantly through the twentieth .entury hubbub on the back-the ex reme back-of small. patient eyed nules. Though the country has pro ressed and the farmers are progress ng toward prosperity, they have con dstently refused to move farther for ward on the mule's back In Portugal ban the last fifth of his anatomy. Per %aps the custom arose from the time when the mule carried a large load lst before the rider and the habit has ot been broken.-Christian Herald. The Mystic Seven. The Rossel Islanders In New Guinea hold the number 7 in great awe. A ative policeman when asked what the mumerals in t.'M local dialect were4 "gave them readily enough, but beli ated at the number 7. You might not Liways say that number, he explained -sometimes it brought on thunder- g itorms If you did. And you must nev' er say it at all when you went to Adele island to get cocoanuts or fish. because the mos- frightful results would undoubtedly follow." Miss 3rlmshaw vouches for the supersti Ion in her book on "The New New ~uinea." The tillusion. e "So yco are going to get married. h?" "Yes, the longing for a lile home where I can put my feet against the rail, brace my chair back and smoke ny pipe in comfort got to be too much or1 me." "That's a beautiful dream.'" "Isn't It?" "So beautiful that it will be a shame ~or you to get married andI spoil It."-' Wtanta Constitution H. Was a Veteran. "He's a military looking young chap." "Ought to be. Hes a veteran of nine ti wars." "Impossible' Why, he's only twenty wo years old." "I know, but he once spent six noths in South America."--Clevelanld Leader. Forced to Leave Home. Every year a large number of poor ufferers, whose lungs are sore and acked with coughs, are urged to go to other climate. But this is costly and ot always sure. There's a better way. .t Dr. King's New Discorery cure you C Lt home. "It cured me of lung trou >e," writes W. R. Nelson. of Calamine. e' .rk., "when all else failed and J gaind 'pounds in weight. It's surely the ' ing of all cough and lung cures. " lnousands owe their lives and health o it. It's positively guaranteed for . oughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma. croup -all throat and lung troubles. 50c. and ~1.0. Trial bottle free at all druggists. THEY EAT NO BREAD. Places Where the Poorer People Havs to Use Substitutes. There are regions wherein the poore er classes or peasantry eat lhttle or noI bread. Baked loaves of bread', are C practically unknown in many parts of southern Austria aind Italy and a troughout the agricultural districts of Romanla. It Is said that In the village of the Oberstelermark, not far frotn Vienna, bread is never seen, the stale food being stern, a kind of porridge made from ground beech nuts. taken at breakfast with fresh or curdled milk. at dinner with broth or fried lard and with milk again fo.r supper. This dish is also knobn as heiden and takes the ' place of bread not only In the Aus trian district named. but in ('arinthia and in many parts ofI the Tyrol. In northern Italy the peasants affect a substitute for b'read called plJ~,enta. a porridge maide of biled4 grain. Po' lenta is no:. however, allowed to grauulate." like iSco.tch porridge or like the Austrian sterz. but is boiled Into a solid p'uddin;. which Is cut up and portioned out with a strimng. It is eaten cold as ofter 'is it is ho't and Is in every sense the Italhl:-.'s daily bread. A variation of polenta called mama lga is sad to be the favorite food "f the poorer classes ian Roumasia. Ma-~ maliga Is like polenta in 'hat It Ie made of boiled ~rain. but it is unl!ke the latter in one importanlt respect the grains are niot allowed to settle into a soid mnass. but are kept dis tict, after the fashion of oatmeal Rig y Dry Goods Company. Have you been in to inspect them yet* if you haven't you owe it to yourself to do so at once. There's sure to be something in the line of interest to you. We will take much pleasure in showing you. T1 aew ginghams are: very pretty and excellnet value fot ..e price. Renfrew. Red Seal and Amoskeog Utility Ginghams in all the shades. solids and plaid effects, stripes, etc. Fast colors, very desirable for children's dresses, ladies'home dresses, h aists, etc. Large assortment to select from At the Yard. 10c. Perhaps you wovld be interested in the Pereales and 2S inch Suitings we are showing. These are of the very best quality of its kind and come in a large variety ot col ors and patterns. The black and white block checks are very neat and pretty. Our prices on toese are very mod erate, only 10c and 12 1-2c a yard. The very best thing you could buy for your boy's knickerbocker suit or waist, or a skirt for yourself, is a Spencer Galatea or Glascow Linene. We are showing these in large assortment of styles and colors, includingc black and white at the very moderate price of 10c, 12 1-2c up to 20c yd. We can please you with our large assortment of Plaids and Renfrew Silk Novelty Ginghams 32 inches wide and warranted Tub and Sun Proof, at the yard, 15c. We haven't the space to tell you of all the new ones we are showing in this issue. Watch this space next week for more. We are closing out some odds and ends, remnants, etc., left over from our sale just closed. There's some real big bargains to be had in these, and we are sure you can find something useful at a bargain. Come in at your earliest opportunity and look them over along with the new spring goods. There's a real big bargain awaiting you in domestics. It pays to trade at *Rigby Dry Goods Co. LEVI BLOCK.4 PROSPERI TY! FARM IMPLB?MENTS. ' We carry the following Farm Implements and when ver they are used they bring prosperity: Chattanooga. No. 70, Light. One-horse Plow. Chattanooga. No. 72 i-z, Light, Two-horse Plow. (Chattaneoga. No. (j3, Heavy, Tw~o-horse Plw Chattanooga, No. 17, Middle Breaker and Subsoiler. Chattanooga. No. 18,. Middle Breaker. Syracuse. No. 459, Light, One-horse Plow. Syracuse, No. 466, Light, Two-horse Plow. A new Steel Beam Dixie Plow. The McKay Famous Stilky Stalk Cutter. ~ d The above Farm Implements being especially adlopted > our soil, out-class all others ever ussed in Clarendon county. The Incomparable 0. K. Stoves and Ranges. The Matchless for Strength, American Wire Fence. A full stock of everything in our line at prices that defy~ ompetition. Whether you come buy or not you will always et a hearty welcome at our place of business. liE MANNING IIARDTAIECOMPANY.' "IT HASNT AN QAL" nd the Automobile people know it I am selling the nly practical business Automobile on the market. I .m offering The Brush Machine FOR $450.00. he most practical economical, and certain car made. GUARANTEED o go over 2o miles of our worst road with just one; allon of gasoline. We guarantee the springs not to break, no mnatter he load or the road. Write or ask us about this machine if you are, nterested. OUR SPRING LETTER. SUMMERTON. S. C., March 1. 1911. A bugv ride through the -ountiy with the blooming neach and the apple blossoms on each side, the common fence corner briar bush budding forth, indicates that spring is nearly nere. The tooting of a strange whistle and the rushing by of a train of cars on the Northwestern, the road which does for us what none other can do. brings us home each night. tells us that the guano extra is on. pressaging the early use of Fertilizer Distributors. The land is "flushed,. only waiting to be worked. In passing I would like to mention that we have anticipated the wants of our friends and are prepared to offer them their c-hoice of the following Distributors: Cole, K. P. Gantt, Gem and ex. We also have the following Planters: Cole Combination Cotton and Corn. with and without the guano attachment; the Cox (there is nothing better), and the Old Reliable Dowlow, the one that has planted more acres than all others combined. Our prices will bear comparison with the surrounding markets. We ire also in touch with the needs of our trade in the way of Straight Shovels, Sweeps or Scrapes, in all sizes. We also have an elegant line of Farm Bridles. The number of high tenant houses being built shows the im proved condition of our country. 15c. cotton is gradually bring ing us into our own. Brick chimneys and metal roofs seems to be the order of the day. While on this subject, will put in a word ror the business. We are headquarters for this section for Lime, Eement, Sash, and Mental Rooting (both galvanized and painted). We usually have it when others are "just out." ' he miles of Fencing and the fat barrows with the old sow ind droves of suckling pigs in connection with the record of Hannah Plowden. impresses one with the idea that the day of the western smoke house and barn for our people is past: merely spken of as --way back yonder," like the war or earthouake. Our shipment of Wire has arrived and the price is right. Try the markets and come and see us, you will buy. No drayage to pay, :ar unloaded in our warehouse. Incidentally, would like to mention that we have lost five or i sets of wire stretchers some where in our surrounding country. Any information in regard to them will be appreciated. Don't forget our Tin Smith. We are prepared to do metal york at once and in an up-to-date manner. We are grateful for he business we have been getting and are showing our apprecia ion by keeping prices down to lowest point that our business afely will permit. SUMMERTON HARDWARE CO. Attention! Another Car. 5 Pittsburg WeldedFence in all heights. Corn and Cotton Planters. Majestic and Ureka Ranges, and Cook Stoves in all sizes. Builders' Supplies, Paints. Oils, Etc. E Everything in First-class Hardware, E Sand lowest prices. Yours for business, Truckers and Gardners! If you want a fine garden and truck patch this year, use our High-Grade Vegetable Fertilizer, Manufactured by us, espec ially for vegetable crops. Put up in 100 pound bags which are much more easily handlled than the regular 200 pound bag. Price, $1.50 per bag. Manning Oil Mill. BRING YOUR ,cJO B W ORKDr TO THF~TLMFS OFFICE Coffee, IN Appling & COUNTIES, GEORGIA. Pierce We are just opening up for sale, 25,000 acres, comprising some of the fmest farming lands in the famous wire grass section of Georgia, for farms, in sizes to suit purchasers, same lying near the towns of Nich ols, Alma, and other towns Eastward toward Offerman on the line o the A. B. & A. Railroad, a first-class railroad rec ently built through that section. For the First Time These choice lands are being offered for sale, in farms of thirty acres, or larger, and upon easy terms. The lands are productive, lay rolling enough just for good drainage, and in a com munity of chiefly white people, and lying near' growing towns, with good schools, churches and society. The lands are well drained; water good; and easily secured and health unexcelled. NO SECTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA is advancing more rapidly than this particu lar section. Good lands are still cheap here. Do You Want to Own a Farm?J THIS IS YOUR CHANCE to get a good farm near a growing town, in one of the very best sections of Georgia, and on easy terms. We are now ready to offer about fifty good farms. all within three miles of the city of Nichols. a growing city of about fifteen hundred people. at a price ranging from $10 to $15 per acre. Terms one-third cash. balance in one and two years, seven per cent interest. ARE YOU INTERESTED9 If so. write to us. or better still, call on us at our office at Nichols. Georgia. and let us show you. ALDBEIT FEIDIG & COIPANY, A. J. MEEKS. Manager.