Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Saved His Wife's Life. "My wife would have been in her grave to-day-," writes 0. H. Brown, of1 Muscadine, Ala., " if it bad not been for Dr. King's Dew Discovery. She was down in her bed, not able to get up without help. She bad a severe bron chial trouble and. a dreadful cough. I got her a bottie of Dr. King's New Dis covery. and she soos began to mend, and was well in a shor-t. time." Infalli ble for coughs and colds, its the most reliale remedv on earth for desperate lung trouble. iemorrhage. lagrippe, asthma, hay fever. eroup and whoopiug coueh. 50c, $1.00. Trial battle free. Guaranteed by all drusists Power of a Picture. We gazea at the famous picture of "The Doctor" in silence that could be felt, and I tell you it fairly made me bold my breath sad a lump come in my throat as I 'ooked drst at the suf fering child and then at the kind doc tor, with his grave face, and then at the father and mother in the back ground. and, as for Smart, I don't mind telling you I saw the water in his eyes, and presently a great big tear rolled down his cheek as he said: "Isn't that wonderful? I suppose as a tailor I should be looking at the style of the M. D.'s clothes; but, man, T'm human, and when thore is a pic ture that appeals like that to the great heart of humanity. why, I just forget all about my trade and think only of my humanity. Come on," he added. "I can't stay longer to look at that, for it reminds me too much of a little one I lost. Here you are," he said "here's something more in our line, Dr. Johnson waiting for an audience .with Lord Chesterfield. Here's com edy. if you like. And now we may examine the clothes."-London Tailor and Cutter. A Picture of Ibsen. In Schurmann's "Secrets de Cou lisses" is a picture of Ibsen at the summit of his fame. When Ibsen had completed a new play the Copenhagen newspapers announced the event with a great fourish of trumpets, and added: "The master will deposit his manuscript at the National theater at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning." At that hour the road between Ibsen's house and the theater was lined with people. The great man appeared with his precious roll of paper neatly tied up. As It slipped through into the letter box the public gave a great shout. The philosopher acknowledged the demonstration with a grave bow and retired within doors with the con sciousness of having performed a glorious mission. Every one of his ordinary acts in public was accom panied by something of the sort, and even when he sat the curtains of the window were drawn aside so that his features might be visible to his ad mirers outside. She Was Used to Storms. The storm burst forth In all Its fury. Great trees were torn up bodily by the roots, houses were unroofed or even wrenched from their foundations. women shrieked and rushed with their children to places of fancied safety. while strong men turned pale and vainly attempted to appear unconcern ed. But in the midst of all this fury of nature one little woman sat cool. calm and collected. She did not appear to notice that anything out of the or dinary was happening. Now and then she raised her eyes from the book that seemed to absorb her, glanced around the room and went back to the literary love. Afterward we learned that she was a teacher In a primary school and that she hadn't heard or felt anything she wasn't accustomed to.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Shark Stories. A shark Is very tenacious of life. and Dr. Gunther, the Ichthyologist, has pointed out in one of his contri butions to the literature of his subject that "wounds affect fishes generally much less than higher vertebrates. A Greenland shark continues to feed while his head is pierced by a harpoon or by a knife as long as the nervous center is not touched." A Norwegian antarctic explorer, R. .. Bull, gives a startling word picture of a shark's tenacity of life. This man eater was caught at the Iceland cod fishery. His liver, heart and internal arrangements were removed so as to put a period to his career, and the thus mutilated body was then cast Into the sea. He simply gave a leisurely wag of his tail and swam rapidly out of sight.-Chambers' Journal. ' Cause Fer Thanks. The Rev. Moses Jackson was hold ing services In a small country church and at the conclusion loaned his hat to a member, as was the custom, to pass around for contributions. The brother canvassed the congregation 'thoroughly, but the hat was returned empty to its owner. Br'er Jackson looked into it, turned it upside down and shook it vigorous ly, but not a copper was forthcoming. *Ee sniffed audibly. "Bredern." he said, "I sho' is glad dat I got malh hat back again."-La dies' Home Journal. Wagner's Nerve. Wagner, the eminent composer, had the nerves of an acrobat Once he was climbing a precipitous mountain in company with a young friend. -When some distance up and walking along a narrow ledge the companion. who was following, called out that he Iwas growing giddy. Wagner turned around on the ledge of rock, cat'ght his friend and passed him between the rock and himself to the front. Brain Work. :"Does your husband help you much around the house?" asked the neigh bor. "Well," replied the tired looking wo man, "Josiah's work is mostly brain work. He keeps right busy thinkin' up ways for me to economize."-Wash Ington Star. She Was Biased. Dubleigh-Was that you I heard \umbling at your door this morning at V1 o'clock? Clubleigh--At 1? I guess o.My wife declares I got In about 3. ..-.altimore Sun, 'What men prize most Is a privilege. enw it it be that of chief mourner at ' atineral.-!ewell 'CASTOR IA 'Th KkaI Yoi Have Alwas Bought1 Siptrof ( &14 Buc~e'sArnica Salve nes Dest Salve Ia The World. Nothing Like Optimism. There's nothing like optimism. Arm ed with its breastplate. fitted with its rose colored spectacles, you can with stand any pessimistic foe. see any rainbow of hope. These thoughts were forced upon a friend of ours who was waiting on the corner for his wife the other afternoon. Minutes. hours, passed and she came not. An opti mistic friend joined him and shared his vigil. "Look again and see if Theodora isn't coming." begged the husband. No. I don't see her yet." answered the optimist cheerily. "But have cour :rge. The women who are coming alou; thbe street look more and more like her every minute." - Cleveland Plain Dealer. Self Convicted. "Say. pa." queried small Bobby, "what is gossiping. anyway?" "Gossiping. my son." reolied the old man. "if we get right down to the plain. unvarnished facts, is lying. But why do you ask?" "Because." answered the young in vestigator. -ma says you do a lot of gossiping every time your business keeps you late at the office." - Ex change. Lightning Kills Few. In 906 liightning killed only 169 peo ple in this whole country. One's chanc es of death by lightning are less than two in a million. The chance of death from iver. kidney or stomach trouble is vastly ereater, but not if Electric Bitters be und, as Robert Modsen, of West Burling.on. Ia , proved. Four doctors azave! nim up after eight months of suffering from virulent liver trouble and yellow jaundice. He was then com pletely cured by Electric Bitters. Tbev are the best stomach, liver, nerve and kidney remedy and blood purifier on earth. Only 50c at all druggists. Double Work In the Choir. Vmage Tenor theering complaints of the singing in the t oir on Sunday) Well. I do all I can. ma'am. but it's them boys. you know: I always 'as to 'urry with my tenor and go back and 'elp 'em with their treble. - London Punch. Her Ambition. Mrs. Rich-Tell me. please. Mme. Beautydoctor. how soon will you make me handsome enough to wear colors that aren't becoming to me?-Smart Set. He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.-Emerson. "Best on Earth." This is the verdict of R. J. Howeli. Tracy, 0., who bought Foley'sHone and Tar Compound for his wife. "Her case was the worst. I have ever seen. and looked like a sure case of consump tion. Her lines were sore and she couehed almost incessantly and her voice was hoarse and weak Foley's Honey and Tar Compound brought re lief at once an.i less than three bottles -ffected a complete cure." The Dick son Drug Co. Inquisitive. "Do you think women would Improve politics?'' *"Well." replied Mr. Growcher. "af'ter listening to the conversation on the front porch. PTl say this for them: If they ever start an investigation they'l find out something." -Exchange. Friendship. Friendship is courteous and gentle: it does not domineer, does not com mand, but is satisfied with proposing without exacting compliance. At the same time it is indefatigable In labor when labor can achieve a friendly pur pose. Cured in His Own Home Town. Greenville, S. C.-Dr. J. P. R. Neal. Proprietor of the Riverside Drug Com any tells the way for his fellow town nt to be cured of kidney and bladder elments as he himself was cured. "1 wish to state that I have been a practic ng physician and druggist for over 35 rears. and have sold and administered any kidney preparatuons, and Foley Kidney Pills are superior to any I have ser used and give the quickest and ost permanent relief." The Dickson rug Co.__ _ _ -eap pius ~,puuq ha srieqs terro to the etire. hcuse pesold i the lod eqase andf metallc ortune.' then te lucky prent who~ E., saysi~x "It i porth it wueight pin erold.2~ OU liteaohidre reti troubled -eompo ~ud 1 alay havioe .ae sottenofbi ate ouse.'' ThpDon Drgy o thawsriestrrrgt the Tetir cue Polim-Ith lomoe ndiltallicr oute me? crsu. Hawis-Wakint and tasue, ither. the faelner ht keeps takeyhi Hon trad ad he'dpohad p hantramp H. WleCssmtwo Cnton, N.t Y'nd sas we in'th i't weight in :ithw csee and oares-Chiandal Nws. "Doe thembisiFoley'srHone andyTarn inopheti houe. hes?" nDrgo Awaive itinow th iet. Ol h Pthernimght I coemed Int will tat ar te maeen hrs.hkins-Wet aindn ayseur myster out."-E lrhange let's tke hrst on00 trias h'd to upea.trapaine he' twomines; buton lan skeswehant reson'e the belie :tan. "we eeonetryigo accuusat to h past the Limi.Lusie "ourr-ournalieet. eIsayhn oteight ieaed greatIwa retie A hurchnfairo and ausesfin that are taken my lastnsudisxaelkeo Our National Capitol. "One thing I learned during a reent visit to Europe was that the average life of a stone building Is not more than 700 years." said a builder. "Naturally I was interested In construction work and gave more attention to this part of Europe than I did to the examina tion of art galleries and the tombs of famous men. The buildings of Europe are no better in their construction than those of this country. I don't think I saw a building in Europe that is bet ter built than the capitol in Washing ton. In nearly all of the older cities of England I noticed that the town halls. which had been constructed In many cases 500 years ago, were beginning to collapse. All of them had been patch ed up. and it was evident that they would not last a great many years longer. I do not think there is any doubt that the capitol building in Washington will be standing 500 years from now if it Is not destroyed. but it will not last longer, nor will the treas ury building. which is the finest ex ample of its style of architecture in the United States."-WashIngton Post. Historic Spot at Ems. On the riverside promenade at Ems there is a stone inscribed: "13 Juli. 1870. 9 Uhr 10 Min. Morgens." This marks the exact spot where Wilhelm . and Count Benedetti terminated the Inter view- which led the French to declare war. After the Franco-Prussian war the old emperor often returned to Ems. On one occasion his doctor mentioned that the municipality wished to com memorate the Interview with Benedet ti, which they considered the most memorable event In the annals of the town. He was instructed to meet the emperor on the promenade by the Lahn at 6 a. m. the following day. Wil helm then said: "During my lifetime let nothing be erected to recall that sorrowful struggle. When I am dead do as you please. Since you wish to know where I dismissed Benedetti it was here under this tree at 9:10 in the morning." And, saying this, he placed his foot on the spot where the monu ment now stands. A Terrible Blunder. to neglect liver trouble. Never do it. Take Dr. King's New Life Pills on the on the first sign of constipation, bill iousness or inactive bowels and prevent virulent indigestion, jaundice or gall stones. They regulate liver, stomach and bowels and build up your health. Only 25c at all druggists. Serving His Country. -A certain public office has been the object of much satire because of the passire nature of the Incumbent's du --except when he is called by tragic "currence into the thick of action. So very negative, indeed. Is the work of this public setrant that he sometimes serves his country most efficiently by being absent, as appears in this extract from Moses Coit Tyler's journal, writ ten in Washington years ago: "President Grant never starts a con versation. but when It is started he often says a neat thing. Last year there was an excursion down the Po tomac. He was on board, wi4th his cab! net and a quorum of both houses. "'Mr. President,' said Mrs. Judd, who sat near him, 'It would be a pretty bad thing to have a great accident hap pen to this party. Nearly' the whole government would be destroyed.' "'Yes. Mrs. Judd,' assented the pres ident. 'but you observe that the vice president has very prudently stayed at home.'" Talking. Canariesm. Talking canaries are a great rarity, but several authenticate~d Instances are on record. At Norwood. England, in 1858 a lady had a canary bird which began by repeating a word which its mistress had often used to lt-"Kissle, kissie"-and by following the word up by an imitatiop of the sound of-a kiss. After a time the bird repeated other words until It had a large vocabulary of phrases, one of whIch consisted of five words. Again, in 1863, a talking canary was exhibited In Bath. with a vocabulary such as Is generally taught to parrots, and another talking canary was exhibited for a few weeks in this country, but It unfortunately caught cold and died. In Germany and the Tyrol canaries are taught to imitate the notes of other birds and whistle simple tunes, and the words which It imitates may be regarded as a mere development or variant of its musical notes. The Lerot and the Brake. Every one has heard of the remarka ble combats of the Indian mongoose with venomous snakes, in which little rkki-tikki-tavi comes off victor. The fact that the mongoose invariably sur vives has led to the suggestion that it a immune to snake poison. Other ani mals said to be Immune are the pig and the hedgehog. The experiments of British naturalists show that an animal of the dormouse family must be added to the list of the immune. This animal is known as the lerot and is said to dight diercely with vipers. Large doses of viper's poison were in jeted into one lerot, from which In jection no ill effects followed. On one occasion a lerot was bitten badly in the eye by a viper, and no signs of poisoning occurred. There can, It is thought, be no doubt that the lerot Is immune to snake poison. Days of Dizziness Come to Hundreds of Manning People. There are days of dizziness; Spells of headache, languor, back ache; Sometimes rheumatic pains; Often urinary disorders. All tell you plainly the kidneys are sick. Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney ills. Here is proof of their merit In Man nng. Mrs. Joseph Wells of Manning, S. C., says: "I was afficted with kidney com plaint and I suffered intensely from dull nagging backaches, headaches and dizzy spells. Doan's Kidney Pills prov ed to be just what I needed and I had not used them long before I was entire ly relieved. I got this preparation from Dr. W. E. Brown & Co.'s Dra~g Store and I cheerfully recommend it." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milbu rn Co., ~.Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and Natures Monument to Washington. Among the many monuments to. Washington Is the one which every viLitor to the Cape Verde Islands will remember as one of the most colossal and marvelous freaks of natural sculp ture in existence. Along the farther side of the harbor of San Vicente, the principal town, rises a bold ridge of dark gray volcanic rocks, the crest of which forms an exact likeness of our immortal George. seemingly lying face upward, as If in a peaceful sleep. The hero's large, bold features, the back ward wave of the hair, his massive shoulders and even the frill of the shirt front are all reproduced on a gigantic scale with wonderful exactness. The strange monument, sharply outlined against the deep blue of the tropical sky.. Is one of the first objects that meet one's eye in approaching the is land. Its gigantic proportions. with the boundless ocean for a background, form a portrait wonderfully true to na ture and overpowering in its magnif cence. Force of Lightning. It is hardly possible to use Instru ments for the purpose of figuring the forces of lightning. yet there are many other ways of calculating familiar to every mathematician. The amount of light given by a single lightning flash is enough to Illuminate an area of two square miles. The bolt itself would be visible several miles further off, but the remotest part of the re gion mentioned would have as much light as would be given by a candle quite enough to read by. To produce such a light it would be necessary to expend 13,000 horsepower for a see ond. These figures appear very large, but the time Is short. The flash might be for only one-thousandth of a sec ond. but the impression on the eye would continue for a tenth of a sec ond anyway. Figured down to an exact hour this amount of force would mean only about four horsepower. Electric News Bulletin. The Moral of the Story. Professor John Spencer Bassett. au thor of "A Life of Andrew Jackson," In one of his lectures at Smith college, repeated a well known story In regard to Stephen A. Douglas. closing with a moral which aroused peculiar Interest. Douglas, as the narrative runs, was once sitting in a profound sleep In the corridor of the capitol when Adeline Cutts, a Washington belle, passed by. She did not know the sleeper, but was struck with compassion on seeing such a splendidly Intellectual face under such conditions, and stooping down laid her handkerchief over It to pro tect it from the dies. Douglas on awakeing found the handkerchief. ought the owner and eventually mar ried her. There was a pause. and then the professor added: "Young la dies, the moral of this story is. have your pocket handkerchief marked." Ends Winter's Tronbles. To many, winter is a season of tron ble. The frost-bitten toes and fingers, chapped hands and lips. chilblains. cold-sores, red and rough skins, prove this. But such troubles fly before Buck i,-n's Arnica Salve. A trial convinces. Gr-eat healer of Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores, Bruises, Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c at all druggists. STATE OF SOUTH CAROL.INA, County of Clarendon. By James M. Windham, Esq., Judge of Probate. WMHEREAS, Addie Mi. Jones made TI suit to me, to grant her Lerters of Administration of the Estate and er reers of eorge Rt. Jones. These are therefore to cite and ad znonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said George R. Jones, deceased, that they he, and appear before me, in the court rof Probate, to be held at Manning on she 14th day of December next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra tion should not be granted. G*iven under my band, this 23rd .lay of November, A. D. 1911. JAMES M. WINDHAM. ISEAL.]Judge of Probate. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to the Judge of Pro bate for Clarendon county, on the 23rd day of December 1911, for letters of discharge as guardian for Janie Leo McIntosh and Susan Irene Me Intosh formerly minors. S. WILsoN MCIrTosH. Workman, S. C., November 23, 1911. W.LK TAVEL Civil Engineer AND Land Surveyor, Sumter, S. C. Office Over Bank of Sumter. Don't Forget to call at 3. D. SHIRER CO.'S, Sumter, S. C. and see the Thbe only Car that made a perfect race from New York to JTacksonville in Glidden Tour. J. D. Shirer& Co. Sumter, S. C. Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You Theywllcure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor. rect uinary Irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre-. vent Bright's Disease and Dia. bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes. W. E. BROWN & CO. )R.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Stop That Couah. Are You A Woman. TAKE I The I Woman s Tonic j ELi D. Hirschmann. IE Elipse Shoes for Men. Alvin Brand Clothing, The Selby Shoes for Ladies. Howard Hats. Papp Shoes for Children. Sterns Brand Voil Skirts. Everything Bears a Guaranteed at D. Hirschmann's. p This is a grand opportunity to buy your Fall Clotb ing, Shoes, Hats and Ladies' Wear, at the lowest prices. Come in and look them over and be convinced. A large reduction is awaiting you in Clothing. D. Hirschmann. sold in Manning. at $3.00, Tans, P'Btent Leather, Vici and-Button---All sizes. For TRADE MARK .Aaron M ANNING, Adding Fuel To The Fire! The cry of Selling at Cost is abroad in the land, and well might those merchants sell at cost who bought large stocks early in the season at high prices. for prices on Dry Goods are at least lower now than they were last Augus Our Method of buying in small quantities for immediate needs, places us in position to take advantage of the lower prices all along the line. Gllilg Ill NeW, Fres h o almost daily at lower prices is like adding fuel to the fire. We are positively naming lower prices on many Hues than those who are ciaim ing to sell at cost. A visit to our store is earnestly desired. e R. E! kIiSON White Front Store. Brown Block. MANNING. (ewant your confidence more than your moey; we shall have them both for we bhall Sdeserve them.) $8.50 and $4.00 a pair, in [Cids and Gun Metal, Lace sale only at . O. 4brams, S. C.