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Saved His Wife's Life. Mv wife %rouki 'cave been in her grave to-day." writes 0. H. Brown, of Muscadine, A!a.. "If it had not been for Dr. Kin's Dew Discovery She was down in htr --, not abie 'to et up without he'). Sbe had a svere bron chial tro-::bie aud a dreatlii cougrh. I got her a botte of Dr. Kia 'sNew Dis coverv. and she soon 10an 1o mend. and was welH in a short time." Infa!li ble for cozuohs and cols. l-s the most reliale remedy on earth for oesperate lung troub;-. hmorrha'e lagrippe. a-trhma, h-ay tver, Crttup anl sVhoopitg cou-h. 50. $1.00 7ral bottle fr Guaranteed by Il dr it Masses of.Wlussels. The mssel's natural home is at the bottom of the sea, never in very deep water and yet deep enough to be near ly always covered alany state of the tide. For preferenciebit likes a bed of sand or smooth. fnegravel. To this bed it attaches Its, by the ligature like growth on the 'hell known as the byssus. and thus, -standing on end with its point to the'bottom of the sea. it forms itself; in sa dense mass so closely packed- together that not an inch of the 'sea floor is visible. As new ones come they do not extend the ground space laccupied, but range themselves one on top of another In layers. all firmly flied together by a living cord of connection. In this Po sition they are exposed to many dan gers. A heavy storm may break the mass to pieces and :disperse its con stituents far and wide. An alteration of the tidal current may sweep a sand avalanche upon them and bring about their end by suffocation. Even if they escape these dangers it is certain that bottom layers will be crashed 'out of existence. The Vegetable Lamb. One of the most remarkable nat ural fetishes in the world, is the Chi nese kouchi. called by some people "the vegetable lamb." It is regarded by the natives of China as something supernatural. They believe it to be part vegetable and part animal. Th plant certainly bears a resemblance r an animal, although it might be taken for a pig as readily as a lamb. Kou chi is composed principally of the plant known as rhizome and springs from seed. After attaining its full height roots and tendrils spring from the fiber and grow downward until they enter the earth. It is this peculiar formation which has caused it to be re garded with so much awe. The Chi nese claim that after it has reached its full size it ceases to be vegetable and turns animal. feeding upoi the tender shoots of plants which grow near it.-Wairarapa Times. A Submerged Crater During the explosion of the volcano of Krakatoa. in the strait of Sunda. in I'33, a large part of the island of Kra tatoa was blown away. and the sea*I took its place. Not long afterward measurements were made of the shape and depth of the cavity left- coveredI with water at the northep end of the disrupted island. The results were lished by Dr. Verbeek in \SS. IN Dr. Von Bemmelen has rekpeasured te submerged basin formed'. by the ex plosion.- and he finds that'-within- thel partial ring formed by the three'-$ manining Islands of the Krakatoa groupil there is a central basin, oval in shape and with a fairly level dloor, having a depth over a considerable area of 820 feet. Comparison with the former measures indicates that there has en no change in the sea floor during the intervening years. There is no sign of volcanic activity. Preserving Spiders' Webs. Naturalists employ an ingenious. method of preserving all kinds of spi ders' webs. The webs are first-spray ed with an atomizer with a thin solu tion of artists' shellac, and then.'should they be of the ordinary geometric form, they are pressed carefully against a glass plate, the suppig strands at the same time being sev ered. After the shellac solution has dried the plates carrying the webs can be stored away In a cabinet.4iEven dome shaped webs may be preserved in their original form by spraying them with shellac and then allowing them to dry before removal from their supports. Many spiders' webs are very beautiful, and all are characteristic of the species to which they belong, so that from a ~scientinec standpoint their permanent preservation Is very desir able. How Flying Fish Fly. The popular notion that dlying fish beat their "wings" is a mistake, if we are to rely upon the results of studies of these fish made by no less an au thority than Captain Barett Hamilton It appears that the wings are not true organs of flight, but rather play the part of a parachute or an aeroplane The whole motive power Is supplied by the tall, which acts as a propeller. and the vibration or quivering of the wings in the air currents and their occasional shift of inclination are not phenomena connected with the propul sior. of the fish In its aerial flight. Deer in Scotland. The deer are probably the safest crop in Scotland. Oatr may perish and never ripen by reason of too early frosts and long continued wet Grouse may have disease and cease to count on any moor for several years. Sheep are generally voted of less value than grouse -But deer are very .rarely af fected by the seasons in such a way as to touch the sport and the letting value of forests.-Illustrated Sporting N'ews. Where Nowl The Family Friend-My dear. I dare say you find comfort in the thought that you made your busband happy while he lived. The Widow tnot real~ izing the double meaning of her words) -Yes, indeed. Poor Jack was in heav en until he died.-London Sketch Tact. "How shall I close this letter to Slow pay-'yours truly' or 'respectfully?'" "Say 'respectfully,' but add, in pa rentheses. "for the last time.'"-Flie gende Blatter. Great men should think of opportu nity and not of time. Time is the ex cuse of feeble minded and puzzledl spirits.-Disraeli. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Alway Boughi Bears the Signature of, RucenM Arnica Salve 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 nge. The women who are coming along the 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 restigator. "'ma says you do a lot of; gossiping every time your business keeps you late at the office." - Ex change. Lightning ills Few. In 1906 lightnicz killed ouly: 169 pee yle in this whole cou:.:y. Ot's chanc es of death by ligining are ess than: two In a million. The chlanct- of death from liver. kidnev or stomach trouble s vnstly -reater, but not if Electric Bitters be used, as Robert Modsen, of West Burlington. Ia., proved. F.: -r doctors eave him u- after eirh . months Of sufferingt from virulent liver trouble and vello-.v jaundice. He was then con neteiv cured by Electric Bitters. Thev are tie best stomach, liver, nerve and kidney remedy and blood purilier on' earth. Only 50c at all druggists. Double Work In the Choir. Village Tenor (hearing complaints of the singing in the choir 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 et He has not learned the lesson of life: who does not every day surmount a fear.-Emerson. "Best on Earth." This is the verdiet of R. J. Howvell, Tr-acy, 0.. who boubt, Foley's HoueY and T ar Cornpound for his wife. "Her ca-e was the wors- I have ever seen. ibd looked like a sure case of consump Lion. Her Iun-s were sore and she mst incessantly and her voice waz hnoarse and weak TFoley's rgoney and Tar Compound brougrht re ief at oncef! an leSs than three botles fected a complete cure." The Dick on Drug Co. Inquisitive. "Do you think women would improve: politics?" "Well" replied Mr. Groweher. "after listening to the conversation on the front porch. I'll say this for them: If they ever start an investigation they'll find out somnething."-Elchange. Friendship is courteous and gentle:~ t does not domineer, does not com snaud, but is satisfied with proposing witout exacting compliance. At the: same time it is indefatigable in labor when labor can achieve a friendly pur pose. Cared in His Own Home Town. Greenville, S. C.-Dr-. J. P. R. Neal, Proprietor of the Riverside Drug Com pany tells the way for his fellow towns men to be cured of kidney and bladder ailmets ats he himself was cured. "I wish to state that I have been a practic ing obvsician and druggist for over 3 years. aud have sold and administered many kidney preparauons, .and Foley Kidney Pills are superior to any I have ever used and give the quickest and most permanent relief." The Dickson Drug Co. An'SO Oi Alar at2i Nigh '~tT.O hold-sthe oud hoarUlse and metalhe one orcroup. oistaking tt,~ and fortunaot thn theuy parents who kepoFoles oney andx Tar omo ud Y.. savs:OZ "It(i ot tpits etligh Pm wit co and h oeess an all e tiv he ;sisu Fopey's Honey sasn Ta sopound. ottoways ave a botle of 1 ithe hste." Terrthe ickotirug hoe holdisihe ioud hre andmest. i bite me? rsu. Hawis-taint and fortunate, ither.u the faenter that eep Fsleae Hmony tral ad he'dpchad up ays "Iam iness' wo iteis; int withdcsoupean horses ai'gon'd bellevei ive thee it Foe.Chicaoe ndws. Heoud Gotway the amit. l fi "Do thyousele the is Druthing propeticing eams?" "Belim-eIt! I co it. will thatdr ither megh Irs drameditatsWs at no wchure, faister. But te feld that upfe trampi bee'nro minutces band anm aksteai' soo."-Exchanelie tlwesei Kone.aoNes "I' He Gort t1,00 Lmt.a' adt g"Dyo ebplineve theei nentiong rpeti ndem "BleeI know Orsponedther oternighI' deedryn tao asmuatea crc firt pand aortoear."--Loisvimy Couier-Jouenrouhyl.kesn Lgtaknm tsl s agr"eanorece. A | t. fo --- as fot ear thati are Our National Capitol. "One thilia I learned during a recent visit to Europe was that the average life of a stone buildin;; 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 I. 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 tue 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 passive nature or the incumbent-s du ties-except when he is called by tragic occurrence into the thick of action. So very negative, indeed. is the work of this public servant 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, with his cabi 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.' "'Tes. Mrs. JTudd.' assented the pres ident. 'but you observe that the vice president has very prudently stayed at home.'" Ta~lking Canarics. Talkirng canaries are a great rarity, but several authenticated instances are on record. At Norwood, England, in 158 a lady had a canary bird which began by repeating a word which its mistress had often used to it--"Kissie, kissie"-and by following the word up by an imitation 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 1803, 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 Snake. Every one has heard of the remarka ble combats of the Indian mongoose with venomous snakes, in which little rikk-tikki-tavl comes off victor. The tact that the mongoose invariably sur vives has led to the suggestion that it is 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 fight fiercely with vipers. Large doses of viper's poison were in jected 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 Doans Kidney Pills are for kidney Here is pr-oof of their merit in Man ming. Mrs. Joseph Wells of Manning, S. C., sas: "I was afflicted 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 -.'1at I needed and 1 had not used them h~ng before I was entire l relieved. I got this preparation from br. W. E. Brown & Co.'s Drug Store and I cheerfully recommend it." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, e York, sole agents for the United States. Quicksand. Quicksand differs from beach and other sand in that the individual. grains have become worn by water or wind until the normal facets and angles have been abraded and each grain has become more or less spher ical. The coefficient of friction is thus reduced to the minimum and the bed does not pack when dry and when wet. behaves like a fluid- The depth of quicksand is conditioned by the depth of the hardpan or other compact ma terial upon which the sand rests. In building operations on the lower end of Manhattan island quicksands are encountered more than 100 feet In depth. Near Pueblo, Colo., in 1S75, a train was drawn by a derailed loco-; motive into a quicksand and was swal lowed up beyond discovery, although probed for to a depth of fifty feet. In certain smaller littoral quicksands, bodies which have been engulfed are in time brought to the surface at the edge of the shivering sands. This Is due to the structure of the containing bowl of rock which permits a sluggish circulatory movement of the plastic mass. Had Enough of Law. A gentleman who is now general su perintendent of a railroad began life by trying to practice law in a Missouri village. One of his first cases was be fore his father, who was a justice of the peace. After a stormy wrangle be tween the young attorney and his ad versary the old gentleman decided the ase against his son's client. The young man gave vent to some expressions of ndignation, gathered up his books and started to leave the room. His father pushed his specs on to his forehead and began mildly to lecture him, say Ing: -"Young man, do you expect to make your living practicing law?" The son, who had by this time reach ed the door, shouted back as he re tired from the field: "Not before such-a blamed fool court as this." He abandoned the law and engaged in railroading with great success. Green Bag. A Blot on Its Record. The evil of adulteration has Its hu morous phases, one of which is: brought out in "Science and the Crim [nal," a book by C. Ainsworth Mitch ell, the head of the inspection bureau )f Scotland Yard. An eminent English counsel was cross examining Mr. Siemens, Ahe elec trical expert, in a case in which there was a dispute about the working of some electrical plant. "I think, Mr. Siemens, that you have had a long experience with electric Lty." "That is so." "Well, now, I want you to ten me whether In the course of all your ex perience you have ever known electric-: ty to be adulterated?" "In only one instance." "When was that?" eagerly asked :ounsel. "In the phrase 'greased lightning,'" the exuert renlied de=='. Ends Winter's Troubles. To many, eioter is a season of trou le. The frost-bitten toes and fingers, ~happed hands and lios. chilblains. old-sores. red and ro'uab skins, prove, ~his. But such troubles fly before Buck en's Ar nira Salve. A trial convinces. heat healert of Burns. Beils, Piles, Duw Sores, Bruises, Eczema and prainos. Only 25c at all druggists. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon,1 By James M. Windham, Esq., Judge of Probate. # HEREAS, Addie M. Jones made Hsuit to me, to grant her Letters of dministration of the Estate and ef tets of t' eorge R. Jones. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said George R. Jones, deceased, that they he, and appear before me, in the court of Probate, to be held at Manning on the 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 admninistra tion should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 23rd day of November, A. D. 1911. JAMES M. WINDHAM, LSEAL.]Judge of Probate. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to the Judge of Pro bate for Clarendonz county, on the 23rd day of December 1911, for letters of discharge as guardian for Janie Leo McIntosh and Susan Irene Mc Intosh formerly minors. S. WILsoN MCINTOSH. Workman, S. 0., November 23, 1911. W. K. TAVEL, Civil Engineer AND Land Surveyor, Sumter, S. C. Office Over Bank of Sumter. Don't Forget to call at J. D. SHIRER CO.'S, Sumter, S. 0. and see the The only Oar that made a perfect. race from New York to .Tacksonville in Glidden Tour. J.D. Shirer& Co. Sumter. S. C. QoLey Kidney Pill What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache3 strengthen your kidneys, cor. rect urinary 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 hcalth and strength. Refuse substitutes. W. BRnON & f. WTe Abseenmded ; IDuluth is the hone of e woean who 1D the line of absentmindedness has W uiithi whl world beaten to a finish. Ome aShe is absentminded from the time ~ardui, she wakes up until the moment she If weak, you need Cru, ,etosleep. the woman's tonic. Cardui "Emily." a friend asked her on one is made from'gentle herbs, occasion. "how old was your mother acts in a natural manner, when be died?" "I don't know." replied Emily sweet and has no bad results, as Iy. -You know she died long before I some of the. strong drugs -was born-Popular Magazine. sometimes used. Asa med- f womn icine-a tonic-for weak, It was said of Diderot that in his in tired, worn-out women, variable optimism be was like one of Cardui has been a popular the old alchemsts. bwho always found success for over 50 y gold in his crucible because he had first put it there. That Is what the instructed soul learns to do, for life consists always of what we put into Take IHard Hearted. CARDUI"Poor Bickers has a very hard he-art ed wife," said Trivvet. T W m 'i "You the trouble now?' asked Mrs. Lula Walden, of "She Dot only broke the broomstick mi S..over his head, but ade him go to the Icin-a .me, followed store and buy anothe"n h this advice. Read her let.Ntue ter: I was so weak, vare ptim e w of te when I first bean to take picture. carves the best part of the Crdui, that it tired me to statue, builds the best part of the house walk just a little. Now,. H and speaks the best part of the oration. can do all the general -Eesn housework for a family of Marine Yarn. 9." Try Cardul for your ifpper-And how did you. r boat come to be wrecked? Skipper-Well. troules.It my bethe you see, she was maling so many very remedy you need. knots the crew-wasn't able to unravel D,, irschmann011 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 uaranteed at we Hirschmann's. -This is a gadopportunity to buy your Fall Cl 'th ing, Shoes, Hats and Ladies' Wear, at the lowest prices. Come in and look them over and be convinced. A can do allohehgnera .lar" reduction is awaitin you trube. Hirschmann.the Nauehanteh bs prCo h soldinurnnin cath $3.00,tofth Ta ssPe t L atbidhebetr, ofihecous a d tt n - And sisthzes. proFeoron -Emerson TRDE~MARin Yr . Flpe-n* o i orba coeAoNNwrckdSNperwel AddingFuel 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 earlyin the season at high prices, for prices on Dry Goods are at least lower now than they were - last Ou--r Method, of buying in small quantities for immediate needs, places us in position to take advantage of the lower prices all along the line. almost daily at lower prices is like addingfuel to the fire. We are positively. naming lower prices on many lines than those who are ciaim ing to sell at cost. A visit to our store is earnestly desired. F.INNS I White Front Store. Brown Block. IANNING. (We want your confidence more than your money; we shall have them both for\we shall> Sdeserve them.) 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