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BeggaPS of Paris. Not i few Paris beggars Mhve be tome historical. Years ago there was a femal'e mendicant without legs and with only one arm who could by a trick in her breathing produce in her interior a sound like the tick of a pen- t dulum. "Listen, ladies and gentle men," she used to exclaim. "I have a clock in my stomach!" Her gaping auditors used thereupon to apply an ear to her back. It was true. There was a clock inside her. They could hear it t: tick. Formerly at one end of the Pont I Neuf there sat an old blind man, ac- I companied by a poodle. Enveloped in f a large overcoat with seven plaits, he t did nothing all day but keep a pair of i expressionless eyes directed toward s heaven and shake his tin money box from time to time. It was a tradition in Paris that he had given his daugh ter a dowry of 300,000 francs on the occasion of her marriage to a notary. and that in the evening after rattling T his money box all day the old man could often be seen in a box at the opera, to which he had driven In his carriage.-London Globe. Indestructible Lizards. The tuatara lizard, found in New Zealand, Is one of the most ancient forms of animal life now found on earth. Originally this lizard pos- c sessed four eyes, but In the course of ages it has lost one pair and must now get along with two. The tuatara lay eggs which are remarkable in that E they require fourteen months to hatch, I' the embryo passing the winter in a state of hibernation. These small survivors of past ages are found only a in a few localities and are becoming i2 very scarce, collectors from every part 0 of the world being continually on their i trail. They are about two feet in t length and In common with other liz p ards have the fortunate characteristic e of being able to replace portions of s; their limbs or tails which haveqbeen E destroyed. It is asserted that de of these lizards owned by a naturalist had the misfortune some time ago to lose an eye and that a complete new r eye, perfect in every way, has grown 14 ln the place of the old one. d A Crab That Makes its Own Wig. V There is a small crab found upon h3 the English coast that is so afraid of y his enemies that he has found out or ji has perhaps been taught a clever way c to ide himself. The writer once saw 1< one of these crabs which was kept as J a pet, and he was lucky enough to vis- g It him when he was In the very act of v maing his wig. The crab first tore r off a piece of green ribbonlike seaweed e with his pincers and put one end in his mouth. This he sucked and nibbled and mpistened with some kind of glue that hardens under water, and then he b pressed- the sticky endupon his back. 0 By and by his broad back was covered t with a regular green and waving wig, so that as he crawled about he looked b like a bunch of seaweed in gentle mo- C tion. We must suppose that he makes s a very sweet mouthful for a hungry e fish and that he makes the wig to preserve him from being gobbled up. From time to time the-wig requires re peing, of course.-aa Yoga Messen- a ger. c Miseries of the Red Sea. In the waters of the Red sea the ces sation of the engines on a steamer for g an hour means extreme physical suf- u fering for passengers; for a day it would involve absolute torture. The wind which prevails every day is a hot, asphyxiating blast, and Its con- y tinuous directions are from north and a south toward the center. As a result every passing vessel is subjected to r two days of almost intolerable heat, s followed by two days of comparative p comfort, but instances have been 3 known of crowded liners being com pelled when traveling with the wind to turn round and steam back for an * hour or so In order to give the pas sengers even a brief respite from the *sufferings induced by the dull, dead, unbearable atmosphere. What Twice Half Might Do. Fred Douglass, the colored orator, at one time made a speech In Ohio. Just after this speech he overheard two Irishmen talking. Said one Irishman, "That's a moighty pholne speech for to be made by a mayger. "Ah, yes, it was qucite phoine! But he Is only half a nayger." "Well, if half a nayger can make such a speech phat the divil kind of a magnificent speech would a whole nay ger mnake?'--Ladies' Home yournal. Contrary Misfortunes. . "Jaggsby certainly does have all kinds of trouble." "What Is the matter with him?' - "He got himself an automobile, and it blew up. Then he got an aero-. $1ane."g "What happened to that?" f "It blewr down."-Baltimore Ameri- " can. Sarcastic.- 3 "John," said a father to his son one 11 day when he caught him shaving the i~ down off his upper lip, "don't throw v your shaving water out where there t~ are anybarefooted boys about ortheY C a mIght get their feet pricked." I n Back of Bad Luck. e -Heaven sends us our good luck; we make our- bad. A young contractor. A careful, doing good work, always on s bis job, climbed abit in the course of , ten years and, with his prosperity, had s a. comfortable, happy family. There t came a chance for some building it much bigger than he had ever done. He wanted it. He wanted It so much that he bid way down--too far down. as he came to realize after he got the - award. So he went on a bunt for subcontractors who, wanting business desperately, like him, would take des perate chances, like him, and he found them. He sublet excavation, masonry, carpentry, everything he could, farming it all out in dozens ofC different lots. But there was a sggrn architect, with an eagle eye and a heart cold for everything but his duty,e and he began to reject work, piece after piece. Contractor all broke up; the fruits of ten years blown away' upon the winds.-New York Press. A Leading California Druggist. Pasadena, CaL.. March 9, 1911. d ( Foley and Co., Gentlemen:-We have h and recommended Foley's Honey and Ia Tar Compound for dears. We believe a: it to be one of the most efficient expec- t torants on the market. Containing no~ opiates or narcotics it can be given free-t ly to children. Enough of the remedy L can be taken to relieve a cold, as it has I no nauseating results. and does not in- al terfere with digestion. Yours very . truly, C. H. Ward Drug Co., C. L. Par- t sons, Sec'y and Treas." Get the original Foley's Honey and Tar Compound in the yelnow pnckage. W. E. Brown & Co.b "Stontdwais''" Comment. a council of generals early :ii the vil war one of them remafted that - Ifor - was wounded and would a e unable to perform a certain duty for rhich he had been suggested. "Wound- i d!" said old Stonewall Jackson. "If s bat is really so I think it must have r cen by an accidental discharge of his uty." The Prince's Death. Husband (reading the paper)-I see iat Prince Harold is dead. Wife (an c .nglomanic, inexpressibly shocked)- d s it really possible? It seems too sad )r anything. What was the cause of is death? Husband-He trotted a ille in 2:26y, and then died of blind c taggers.-New York Sun. a Very Much Attached. c Swenson-Why do you always hear d ship referred to as "she?" Benson j -I guess it is because she sometimes ecomes very much attached to a buoy. -New York Times. ti Didn't Want Technicalities. s, Howell-The doctor says he has- t owell-Never mind that; tell me a hat's the matter with him.-New 0 'ork Press. 0 The only wealth which will not de- s ay Is knowledge.-Langford. f3 Your Neighbor's Experience. d b o you may profit by it. Take Foley's idney Pills. Mrs. E. G. Whiting, 360 7illow St., Akron. 0., says: "For some me I had a very serious case of kidney g -ouble and I suffered with backaches t ad dizzy headaches. I had specks float- u ig before my eyes and I felt all tired 5 at and miserable. I saw Foley Kidney t 'ills advertised and got a bottle and ok them according to directions and suits showed almost at once. The asi and dizzy headaches left me. my Fe-sight became clear and today I can c ty I am a well woman, thanks to Foley s :idney Pills." W. E. Brown & Co. t t The Judge's Whistle. f The most concise summing up on tl cord is attributed in a volume of 0 gal reminiscences called "Pie Pow- a er" to Baron Bramwell. The de- tj mdant's counsel had closed his case 0 -ithout calling a witness whose com- b ig had been much expected. "Don't e Du call Jones. Mr. Blank?" said the b idge significantly at the close of t unsel's address. "I do not, my a rd." replied the advocate. The idge turned around to the jury and ave vent to a low and prolonged I -histle. "Whe-e-ew" he said, or, ither, whistled. "Gentlemen, consid e your verdict." His Sudden Call. The Masons of Manhattan gave a anquet. The toastmaster caned upon , ne brother whose name was not on m e program. It rather confused him. p "Look here, Mr. Toastmaster," said S e, "this isn't exactly fair. You have ailed upon me to make an ass of my- r( elf without any preparation what- d er."-Kansas City Journal. A According to Rule. "How is your mother this morning?' sked Mrs. Grey of the small boy who une with'the milk. "She's better," he answered. el "Can she sit up?' went on Mrs. Grey. ' "No," answered the literal youfig- r. ter. "She sits down, but she standsr ps'-Woman's Home Companion. c1 The Lubricator. "Why do you always put a pitcher of 5 ater and a glass on the table before ,i n orator?" "That," said the chairman of many s aception committees, "Is to give him fr ymething to do in case he forgets his ece and has to stop and thin."- cc 'ashington Star. - si si - a' Ji i will cure any skin disease. That's the price of HUNT'S CURE, and it Jg is absolutely guaranteed. A. B$. Richards Medicine Co., St Sherman, Texas. A ef Sold by Zeigler's Pharmacy 6t irst Flying Amlbulances.n A valued servant and friend of the W Leat Napoleon, Dominique Larrgy. est established that system of "fly- of ig ambulances," which carried the [s ounded to the rear almost as soon as 'sabled. The staff numbered about_ [0 men with four heavy and twelve 1 ht two and four wheeled ambu nces to each division. Napoleon re iewed this arm of the service with 2 i greatest Interest and once exclaim to Larrey: "Your work is one of the ty st important conceptions of our age. :will suffice for your reputation." or the Egyptian campaign Larrey se ired the services of S00 ciualffied sur eons in addition to the regular force. t Alexandria General Figuieres was ~verely wounded, and on his recovery gr ished to present Napoleon with a lend~id Damascus saber. "Yes." said C te emperor, "I accept in order to giveB the surgeon in chief, by whose ex tions your life has been spared." ~ his saber, engraved with the words ce aboukir" and "Larrey," was taken 'om the great surgeon by the Pr'us ans at Waterloo.-Charles Winslow _ 'all in National Magazine. The Horrors of Thirst. n the oasis of Mogara, says L. Dow i avington in the Wide World Maga- it n, we had a fir'st experience of thek sert traveler's great enemy-thirst d -e were seated in front of a Bedouin h liefs tent, our two baby camels en 'ying their first drink of water since tr had left Cairo, when, from across sand dune, a Dedouin came stagger g and tottering toward us. His eyes re bloodshot, his lips twice theiry itral size, while his tongue, blue and h yhung out of his mouth. Evidently' laid lost himself, had wandered 'ound fvr days in search of water d had stumbled upon the oasis in e very niek of time. To allow him dinka would have been his death. spite of his frantic struggles, he :s he~ld by four men, while a fifth s lowed a few drops of water to et clei dowAn his throat. It was as at ouhi lhe wer'e a redhot boiler which old have to lie allowed to cool offI fore being filled if an accident was Jg Objected o Publicity. Old Brother Brivn had been ap roached several times b' the colored eacons of his church and asked to ay his church dues. He had prom ;ed to "pay up" just as soon as he old a calf which he owned. Several ionths later he sold the calf. The next inday morning at service the con regation sang the old familiar hymn: The half has never been told Of life so full and free. Brother Brown, somewhat deaf and onscious of his failure to pay his ues, understood the words to be: The calf has never been sold, But when it's sold he'll pay. When the hymn was finished the old olored man, very indignant, arose nd said: "Bredren and sistahs, I has sold dat a'f and heWs yo' ten dollahs! But I idn't ca' about de whole chu'clh sing i' about it."-National Monthly. A Costly Tuft of Feathers. On the apex of the crown worn by ae Prince of Wales on special occa ions is a curious feather, or, rather, aft of feathers, the top of which is dorned with a gold thread. The value f this feather is estimated at $50,000. nd it has the distinction of being the nly one of Its kind in human posses ion. Twenty years passed after the rst hunter set out to procure the mther before it was attained, and uring that period more than a dozen unters had lost their lives in the uest. The costly tuft is of periwak eathers, and the extraordinary dan er incurred in procuring it was due a the fact that the periwak, for some nknown reason, is to be found only a dense jungles in which tigers make heir lair.-Chicago Tribune. Turning the Turtle. Turtle hunting is not without ex itement. The method of capture con ists of the simple act of turning the artle on its back. Once in this posi ion it is quite helpless. Its only de ense Is to cover its captor with sand brown up by the powerful front legs r flippers. These are brought into ction in an instant, and woe betide e captor who has his eyes and mouth pen at the moment, for the sand is urled with great force. When turned ver the captive Is dragged up the each to above high water mark, and his is no easy task, for it weighs bout four hundredweight. 1ernational Convention, United Society Christian Endeavor, Atlantic City, July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1911. On account of the above occasion the .tlantic Coast Line will sell round trip kets on July 3, 4, and 5, from Man ing to Atlantic City at yery low rates ith return limit July 19, but tickets ay be extended to Augvst 15th by de ysit with joint agent or payment of L.00. For further particulars, schedules, .servations, etc., apply to H. D. Clark icket Agent, Manning, S. C., or ad -ess T. C. White, General Passenger ent, W. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic anager, Wilmington. N. C. The Clemson Agricultural College. Enrollment over 700-Value of prop ty over a million and a quarter inety teachers and officers. Seven full four years courses, in Ag culture, Engineering, etc. Cost per session of nine months, in uding all fees, board, heat, light, laun y, and necessary uniforms-8121.87. Students who are financially able pay 0.00 tuition additional. Scholarship and entrance examina ons.-The college maintains 124 Agri altural Scholarships, and 43 Textile :holarships, worth each 8100.00 ~and ee tuition. (Students who have attended Clemson llege or any other College or Univer ty, are not eligible for the scholar ips unless there are no othe:- eligible >licants.) Scholarship and entrance examina ons will be held at the ~County Seats, ily 14th, 9 a. mn. Next session opens aptember 13, 1911. Write at once to W. Md. Riggs, Presi ~nt, Clemson College, S. C.. for cata gue, scholarship blanks, etc. If you lay, you may be crowded out. TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Clarendon. y James M. Windham, Esq., Pro bate Judge. WHEREAS, Shem Edwards made tit to me, to grant him Letters of dministration of the Estate and fets of Marion Edwards. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite ad admonish all and singular the kin. 'ed and creditors of the said Marion artin, deceased, that they be and pear before me, in the Court of Pro te, to be held at Manning on the h day of July next, after publi ~tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore on, to show cause, if any they have, y the said administration should not Sgranted. Given under my hand, this 17th day June, A. D. 1911. FAL.] JAMES Md. WINDHAM, Judge of Probe~te. 85. 1911. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. 'th Yeu Be~wn Septemter 29th Entrance examination at all coun -seats on Friday, July 7th, at 9 a. mo. The College is endowed, enabling to maintain the highest istandards. It offers complete 4-year courses in cient and Modern Languages, athematics. History, Economics, siene, ane Egineering.. Courses for B. A: S. and B. S. de -ee with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to each >unty of South Carolina. Vacant oyee scholarships, giving $100 a ar and free tuition, open to comn ~titive examinations in September. Expenses reasonanble. Terms and ~taouges on application. Write to h-arrison Randolph, Pres., Charleston, S. C. Up to Them. Nwedd (showing house)-ThisC is the ae we're to live In. My father-in w furnished it. Friend--Furnished ? Why, I don't see so much as a .tchen chair. Newedd-You don't un ~rstand. He furnished the house, but expects me to furnish the furniture. Boston Transcript. Tears That Tickle. If you are feeling downhearted tell >ur sad story to a fat man and get n to crying about It. If the tears ling down his vast expanse of cheek il to make you laugh you know here the river ls.-Atchison Globe. Well Known. Blobbs-ls Harduppe pretty well lown In your town ? Slobbs-I should ty he is. He's so well known he in't even borrow an umbrella.-Phil Ilphia IRecord. There Is no genius in life like the mius of energy and industry. Ilr-holl. Variety in Punlshnient. It was one of the vagaries of me dieval law that various local courts executed their will on prisoners with out Interference from the higher courts, says "The Customs of Old Eng land." They exhibited considerable ingenuity in the treatment of prison ers. Here Is a case at Liverpool in October. 1505: "One Thomas Johnson had been apprehended for picking purses. Apparently be underwent no regular trial, but was dealt with sum marily, the program being as follows: First he was imprisoned several days and nights, and then he was nailed by the ear to a post at the flesh sham bles. As the next item he was turned out naked from the middle upward. and many boys with withy rods whip ped him out of the town. He was then locked to a clog with an iron chain and horse block until the Fri day morning following and finally ab jured the town before the mayor and bailiffs, at the same time making res titution of Gs. Sd. to the wife of one Henry Myln." Guile of the Drongo Cuckoo. The drongo shrike is a bird of pug naclous disposition. especially at the nesting season. when it guards Its nesi with, for a small bird, great ferocity. Douglas Dewar, from whom this ae count is taken, says that he has watch ed a pair of these little birds attack and drive away a monkey which tried to climb into the tree In which theIr nest was placed. Indeed, so able a fighter is the shrike that some other birds, notably orioles and doves, fre quently build their nests In the same tree in order to share the benefit of his prowess. The drongo cuckoo lays Its eggs In the nests of such birds as the king crow. These are pugnacious even ferocious, and without some guile a cuckoo could not accomplish this feat But the drongo cuckoo is so like the drongo shrike, even having the same odd twist to its tail feathers, that the king crow is deceived by the re semblance and hesitates to give fight to what she takes to be one of the pug nacious shrikes.-New York World. A Joke on Her Neighbor. A queer old woman had a horse which was the pest of the neighbor hood. It especially delighted in graz ing on a certain neighbor's lawn. This was a great annoyance to him; but, not wishing to have any trouble. he decided to buy the old horse. He made the woman an offer of $10 for the old animnal which she declined. About two weeks later she came to her neighbor one day and told him she was very sorry to part with the horse, but as she was In need of a little mon ey she had decided to accept his offer. The neighbor said. "Very well," and, drawing out his pusse, handed her $10. She thanked him profusely and started to leave when the man be thought himself and said, "Where shall I send to get the horse, madam?" "Oh. he is dead down yonder In the canyon," the woman calmly replied and marched on out. Lightning Kills Few. In 1906 lightning killed only 169 peo pIe in this whole country. One's chances of death by lightning are less than two in a million. The chance of death fromo liver, kidney or stomach trouble is vast iy greater, but not if Electric Bitters be used, as Robert Madsen, of West Bur lington. Ia., proved. Four doctors g.. r him up after eight months of suffering from virulent liver trouble and yellow jaundice. He was then completely cur ed by Electric Bitters. They're the best stomach. liver,, nerve and kidney remedy and blood purifier on earth. Only 50c at all druggists. Greenland's Exclusiveness. Greenland, with its icy mountains, Is very esclusive, and.so far from Inviting visitors, It even makes it inconvenient for tourists to land on the little bit of occasionally green land that surrounds Its great heart of perpetual ice. Per mission must be had from Denmark. Denmark is, Indeed, very careful and eonservative in the management of Greenland affairs. The trade there is monopolized by the state, and only government vessels are welcomed to Greenland waters. This Is to protect the Greenlanders from unscrupulous merchants. The state also fixes both the price they shall pay for food and the price they shall sell at. Saves Time For His Wife. They were discussing their husbands, neither of whom was distinguished for his domesticity. "My husband amuses me," said the hostess, "'by the excuses he has for being detained downtowni of evenings. Sometimes I can almost hear his braIn working out an excuse as he tiptoes up the stairs." "!\Iy husband," said the caller, "Is different. He is a very systematie man, you know, and some time ago he wrote out a list of various excuses and numbered them. Now, when he comes in he just calls up the stairs, 'No. 4,' or 'No. 20,' or whatever the number may be."-Judge. - Why He Remained Home. Model Husband (boastfully)-Yes, gentlemen. I've been married ten years and never spent a nIght away from home yet. Doubting Thomas-Large and inter esting family, elh? "Only three of us." "Have one child, elh?" "No; the other is my wife's mother." No Reason For It When Manning Citizens Show the Certain Way Out. There can be any just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the torchers of an aching back, the dangers of kidney ills when relief is so near at hand and the most positive proof given that they can be cured. Read what a Manning citizen says: George June, of Mannina, S. C , says: "I -am pleased to make the fact known that I have been benefited by Doan's Kidney Pills. My kidneys troubled me and the kidney secretions were unnatu ral and were filled with sediment. My ack was lame and I did not get much rest at night. Doan's Kidney Pills which I obtained at Dr. W. E. Brown & Co.'s drug store, removed the lame ness and soreness and after taking this remedy, I felt much better in every way." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mijlburn Co., Buffalo, Ne w York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's--and The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive yonin this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea,-The Mother's Friend. CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kid Yoll 11Y6 Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. T"C CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 MURRAY STREC. NCW YORK CITY. IT H ASN'T AN EQUAL" and the Automobile people know it. I am selling the only practical business Automobile on the market. I am offering The Brush Machine, FOR $450.00. The most practical economical, and certain car made. GUARANTEED to go over 20 miles of our worst road with just one gallon of gasoline. We guarantee the springs not to break, no matter the load or the road. Write or ask us about this machine if you are interested. ~L IME, C E ME NT Acme Plaster, Shingles, Laths. Fire HAY, GRAIN, Rice Flour, Ship Stuff. Bran, Mixed Cow and Chicken Feed : :: HORSES, MULES. +Buggies. Waos-and Harness.-No+ Order Too Large or Too Small:: IBOOTHFARBY.LIVE- STOCK CO, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA A.SALE -OPPORTUNITY, I have immediate demnand for 150 to 200 acres' within 6 miles of Manning. Tract must have good (1 to e room dwelling and be located in a good, healthful neighborhood, on public road. If you have anything to offer of about this class, I can make a quick sale for you. S N. B.-Have funds of $500; $1.000, and 81.500 to loan on first mortgage real estate security. Scity, Farm and nl fp 1f Real Estate Loans, STimber Property KII.K Money Invested at Sold on comission 1g11 g gLII 6, 7, and 8 per cent REAL ESTATE ATTORNEV. Sumter. S. C. Notice. LASNOIT fieectorhereby given to th e qual- O is-ls elEtt chool District No. 17 that an elec tion will be at the Barrineau schooludy&O'zy, ouse on June 23, 191I for the pu r ose of voting an additional levy of ATO EY ATLW wo mills (2 annually for sch ool pur anig C A.M. to 4P. M. By order of Trus tees of District No. 17.DIAN R. E. BURGESS. ATRE TLW June , 191 . A . B A R RN GNE A U , White Dress Fabrics. The Stock we represent in White Goods is the prettiest ever shown in this town. Every wanted effect in all of the Sheer Fabrics is included. Messalines and Foulards Also the most desirable weaves and shades in Messalins and Poulards All the popular Novelties are .shown at The Young Reliable's. . Ladies' and Children's Ready-Made Underwear. Also a beautiful Line of Fancy and Tailored Shirt Waists. Come and look our Line over for' values in Lace and Embroidery. we have the leadership. The important feature of our Goods is that ur price is no higher for spring 1911 than 1910. 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