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We are i we have eve will apprecia ing some ye: - 10< ~Fo 12 Tb L OU in Et -Dry Goods, RIC De'. Johnson and Fruit. The return of the strawberry seu ,was always heartily welcomed by Johnson, for, as he once declared, strawberries and cream he never ce have too much. Fortunately he so times had opportunity to indulge tate to the full, for his friend, Taylor of Lichfield, whom ho < trived when possile to visit at str| berry time, was rather a noted I grower, and when at his house it i as .Tohnson said, with gusto. "Str: berries and cream, toujours strawl ries and cream!" A voracious eate1 any time, Johnson's appetite for I ;was almost limitless. Mrs. Thb tells us that he used often to est a dozen peaches before breakfast, then frequently she bad heard complain that never in all his life he quite as much wall fruit as he sired, save once. The exceptional casion was during a visit to Lordi dys' seat at Ombersley. The ea quantity he then devoured has been recorded, but he was accuse< clearing a whole wall side.-Pall 3 Gazette. ______ . The Light of Crystals. -All diamonds do not shine tn dark after exposure to sunlight or tie light, but some do to a remark: degree. A diamond rubbed wit] woolen cloth or against a bard face will sometimes shine brilliat The emission of light is a property longing to many tf not all kind crystals. A variety of white marble fount Hastings-on-the-udsonl. N. Y., g out a flame colored glow when poi ed and bright flashes when scrat< with steel. In northern New Yor found a kind or stone known 1oc as 'hell fire rock." which exhj bright sulphur colored streaks i scratched in the dark. Pieces of quarts rubbed together exhibit liant flashes. sometimes bright enc to illuminate the hands of the pe; holding them. Smoked quarts other varieties sometimes show a: liar phenomenon. - Chicago Rec Herald. -___ _ Not Lively. Anna Maria Wihelmina Pieke in her memoirs, edited by her tells a Yorkshire incident which talus a great deal of human nal Variety spices life. The plan is me onous until its extent entities it to name of prairie or desert and it g Interest through vastness. There was an old couple in the lage whom I used often to go to One day when I found them siti One on each side of the fire, the man said to me: "Well. t'missis and me, we've1 married nigh on fifty years. and w liever had one quarreli' The old woman looked at mei a twinkle in her eye and said: "It war varie conscientious, but i invited a Snub. Clara-I overheard Mr. Bimberly to a friend the other evening the was a pretty young lady. Mau Well, you are pretty young; but course, you are growing older 4 day.-Chicago News. At the Lowest Point Sometimes bit'. a mighty good ti to be de lowes' spoke in de whee fortune; you jes' 'bleedged to come no matter which way de wheel tr -,.a11y Ryland. - El SPECIAL O1 Low ready to show ,r gotten together, a te the pleasure of si ry attractive and us 0d lay, Friday4 . White Madras, 36 inches wide, Special 8 2c. Price ... .............. ..... ......8 12c .Bleaching for7c *... .. *. .. ...................... 7 c . r these three days we will offer you Poe Mill Bleach, in 10 to 20 yd. lengths, yd 7c. 1-2c. Bleaching,:Cambric and Canon Cloth, yard ....................... 9ce ursday. Friday and Saturday only, we offer all our 12 1-2c. Cambric, Canon Cloth and Bleach, the yard..... ...... C. idies' Tail' red Skirts and Coat Suits We would like the pleasure of showing you r Up-to-date Stock of Suits. the Famous I. S. ne, Tailored in Cleveland-none better. Skirts Lupin Voiles, Manish Cloths, Serges, Panamas, c Suits in Serges, Manish Clotbs, Etc. The ry best in workmanship and styles-prices yderate. Olothing, Shoes, HaI are Low MOB I A Brid, and Her Dowry. @ 50 ~ he first colonial mint was establih Dr. edins 1612. but It worked only in bas Qf Forty years later Massachusetts en- f uld tered upon the business of coining me- money. I his The Fine Tree shilling Is not only *f Dr. Ia port of the history, but of the ro- .~ f en- mance of the colonies as well. The of- ~ J w- $cers of the mint, or perhaps It would - ruit be better to say-the mill, from which ras St was issued were John Hull and w- Robert Saunderson. They coined for I ~The er- the colony, but exacted a toll for their -~ r at work, just as the man who ground ,' ruit rain for his neighbors was wont to .9 eale do. Their profits were said to be enor sal mous, and more than once it was sug- -~ and gested that a new arrangement should him be made. They were satisged, how had ver, to keep atlitin the old way. ? @e- After John Hill's daughter had been ] o- married to Samuel Sewell the old mint ' Ian- master Invited all the wedding guests tact nto one of the rooms of his house, not where he instructed his daughter to I of get on to an Improvised platform at *$ Ch Wa the end of a pair- of steelyards. In a tub at the other side the old man poured Pine Tree shillings until the - scales balanced. -There, samt." he1 the said. -take her and her dowry. it's -~ le- not every bide that's worth her weight E abl in silver."-P'hladelphia TPelegraph. sur- .Soft Capped Projectiles. itly. Many persons know that certain ar be- mor piercing shells have soft metal * I of caps on the polnt. with the~ result of greater effectivenes's over those not so -~ I at provided. but t be way in which the Ives cap acts Is iet ge'nerally well under- * 2nd- stood. A needie may be driven into a ,hed board with a hammner when It is thrust k s through a~ cork. whereas It would B r ally break off unsupported. Many hare thits thought that the soft cap supports the ' ben hard point of the projectile In the same . 9 rose way. A British authority who has bril- gIven much study to the mutual action >Ugh of the projectile and armor states that rsonl a shell frequently falls because of theA and fact that a very small piece of the sim- poInt Is forced back into the mass. thus ord splitting It. A larger pIece Is then similarly forced back, and so on. The main advantage of the soft cap, In the opinion of this authority, Is to prevent ~e' 'ing, such splitting.-Harper's Weekly. C0D Praise For the Sardine. .'r, Unr. It Is encouraging In these days. when inot- everything nice Is condemned by scien- We I the tI~c faddists as nasty, to have t he high Wire tha1 ails authority of the London Laneet In support of the popular theory that the w Vi-sardine Is of great dietetic value. The Se- sardine is good, the Lancet tells us. where as jzE' because, for one thing. It encouraiges old the consumption of oil, which tends to IWe I avoid "many Ills, and especially those ee associated with wasting diseases andte. G7V gouty dispositions." This consumption of sardine oil, it adds. "prevents the W ith overloading of the tissues with nitrog- Shells an enous waste products, and a digest ible fat favors nutrition considerably. We h The sardine supplies also an excellent proportion (25 per cent) of nitrogenous Inf ~material, and so it becomes a real and Seconomical food. In addition to this nieet comn sthe sardine has appetizing qualities, oand where appetite serves digestion w maeh follows."I The Measure of 'His 'iitlinuce. EFIdo's Mistress (sobbing)-l've lost my dog-my sweet little innocent pet! an Friend--'m so sorry! Have you put ny an advertisement In the newspaper? P u~p, Fido's Mistress-Oh, what would be ins- the use? The poor darling doesn't : mnw how to Tad"-Woman's Homie PFtS FR you our immense Ne ndwith all these go( aowing you and to mal eful Merchandise at S1 md Saturda) (96) Sea Island Sheeting .for .........61-2c. Thursday Friday and Saturday, e offer 12c. loc Sea Island Sheeting fo . .. -c. loc. Dress and Apron Ginglim's 8 1-3c. For the three days we sell all our0c. Dress 1 and Apron Ginghamns, the Yard ....... 81-3c. 25c. Leno Stripe Poplin and White Goods for............................ ... 19Cv. There is a Kabo Corset made to suit you. Get it from us, $1.00 to 85.00. Progress Cloths for Boys. Square yourself with your boy by fitting him out with a Progress Suit. He will be proud to wear a Progress Suit, and you will feel proud of him with one on. They fit, wear and retain their shape. Sizes from 4 to 17 years. They cost no more than others and are better. 7s, Caps, Notions, Uni er and Merchandise t] DRY Clarendon Garage and Machine Co. ;olicits the patronage of the public for any work n the machinery line. We have an expert mach nist who has served his time at the trade, and e are prepared to handle the most intricate dnd of machinery work. We are agents for the following Automobiles: imers. R. C. Hiubb, Maxwell. Everett, Ford. and the Hupmobile. We make Automrobiles a specialty, and keep >nl hand supplies of all kinds including Oils and Gasoline. All work turned out by us is with a guarantee. ind our prices. are mnoderat. Give us a tral. I, HARVIN, A. S. LACHIOOTTE. FEW FACTS ishi to announce to our~ fr ends arnd the public genera we are better fitted now to serve you than ever bef< are more than two Carloads of Wire Fence and Ba must be sold. ave a car of McCormick Mowers and Rakes, known et the best. are a full line of Ranges and Stoves. every one gun avc by far the largest and most complete stock of G : Sporting goods in the county. ave the largest stock of Crockery and Glassware in t< t, you will find every department complete. and pric< petition. ant all to give us a trial. wdi ardwaim e Co- aly E.13. I OUR NEW w Fall Merchandise. )d points you will find ce your visit one of wo >ecial Prices for October 12 For Thuasday, Friday and Saturday, we offer all our 256. White Goods and Leno Stripe Poplin at the yard ..... 1 . 90-inch Linea Sheeting at............... 74c. $1.00 Bed Sheets for............. ....... 73c For these three Special Days we offer $1.00 Sheets, full 81X90 size, at ....... ... 7 c Pillow Cases at .................... . .. 7c. Mens' Womens' and Children's Shoes. The man who cares. will wear Florsheim Shoes. They fit the feet, retain their shape, look good all the time and are better-All leathers and styles. The Geo. G. Snow Shoe for Men. Gun, Cilf, Tan, Patent and Vici, both button and lace-$4.00. The Shoes that is totally different. lerwear, Hosiery, Fur iat is Better. It Pays 1 The Or sold in- Manning. at :Tanls, Plotent Leath :and Button---AII size TRADE MARK )re. rbed Aari MANNING, ANDI FALL STOCK The Neatest and best our prices the most re rth and profit to you. , 13, 14-3 25c. All-Linen Towels at.............. .. 20c. Thursday~, Friday~ and Saturday, all Linen Tohvrl1, full sie, Figured or Hemmed 20C. Special Ied ucioU on all Blankets. We have the largest line of All-Wool and mixed wool and Cotton Blankets we have ever * e~b b v - 75c. shown. K1. Crib Blankets at ........ 7c 10-4 Sheeting, unb er.cbed, Thursday. Fri- 25c. day and Ssturday, h yard ....... .c The women that likes to wear Shoes that fit the feet and look dressy all the time will wear our Dolly Madison, made and fully guaranteed under our own brand. We have them in Velvets, Gun, Cali, Vici. and Patents. in buttons and lace. R. T. Woods' Children Shoes. conceded to be the best ever made for Children. We show them in most styles and leathers. Other good Shoes from $1.00 up. nishing Gooods, Etc., to Trade at ily Good $8.00, $3.50 and $4. 3r, Vici Kids and GuE ~s. For sale only at 3E AGUH a' SHOD OIN nAbram selected Lines asonable.I1W We are offer' )ays Ol. 4::0 IMW O ata t-Prsces 00 a par i MetalLe SS