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Saved His Wife's Life. "My wife would have been in her grave to-day." writes 0. 11. Brown, of Muscadine, Ala.. "if it had 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 couah. I got her a bole of I)r. Kihg's New Dis covery. andt she seen begau to mend, and was wall ij a short time." Infalli ble for coughs and colOs. its the most reliale remedy on eatth for aesperate lung trouble. nmorrh:te. lagrippe. asthma, hay fever. eroup and whoopin'l coueh. 50c, 41.00. Trial bottle fre. Guaranteed by all dru ists The Out of DatO Doub!oon. Should the reader find a pirate's buried treasure he will nave to dis pose of his Spanish gold at its bullior value, for since Aug. 1. 1008. when the common crier made proclamation from the steps of the Royal Exchange of London that after that date the doubloon would cease to be legal ten der in the West Indies, including B5rit Ish Guiana. the doubloon has not been the precious thing it was. In 1730 and for about a century after it was worth SS, "more or less." It has ceased to be coined in its native coun try, Spain, and since 190S it has been unpopular in the West Indies. where for a long time it figured in a mixed circulation embracing British, United States and Spanish coins. In the in terest of romance, however, the name at least must survive. It signifies nothing more than that the coin was double the value of a pistole, but the doubloon was never such a mouth fill ing mockery as "pieces of eight." which suggest great riches, but mean only Spanish silver dollars. pieces equiva lent to S reals. England's Great Wall. Directly across the north of Eng land, between points near Carlisle and iNewcastle. ran Hadrian's wall, the northern boundary of the Roman em pire. It is generally supposed to have been erected by the Emperor Hadrian between 117 and 13 A. D. The wall was of stone and was eight feet thick and twelve feet high. It was guarded by eighteen military stations, gar risoned by cohorts of Roman soldiers, and at Intervals of a mile were forts built to contain eighty men each. Be tween every two forts were four watch towers. South of the stone wall was a series of earthen ramparts, and be tween the two ran the great military road, still in use as a highway. Of this vast work comparatively few por tions remain, a matter of wonder, per .haps, when one sees the solidity of the sections of the wall which still stand, but easily explained by the fine stone walls In the immediate vicinity. -Travel. How to Avoid Divorce. My advice to husbands who wish to avoid divorce is this: Don't quote mother. - Call up your wife while at business and ask how she is and tell her that you called her up just to bear her voice. Take her a box of candy, one of the zLew books that she is in terested in, a flower, even if it is faded and you have picked it up off the street; a pretty pin or handker chief, and don't ever lay your head on your pillow at night without having done something to gain and obtain a dirmer hold on your wife's love. Kiss her every day. At least once a month meet her downtown and take her to dinner and the theater. Don't ever stop courting, for as soon as you do some other man will begin. Make your wife your companion. Take her out with you, and when you have to have a big time take your wife along and the divorce evil 'will be lessened. -Leslie's Weekly. Loans Without Interest. In-the city of Barcelona, Spain, there is a peculiar pawnbroking establish ment bearing the dainty name of "Our Lady of Hope," where loans are made without interest to necessitouls per sons on the deposit of any articles in pledge. Two-thirds of the value of the deposit is at once advanced, and the loan is made for six months and a day, but if at the expiration of that period the depositor should declare himself unable to redeem it, after an other period of six months the pledges are sold, but if they yield more than the amount advanced the difference is given to the original owner. This In stitution is very popular. Thorsands are every year suitors for the favor thus afforded by "Our Lady of Hope." -Richard Ford. "Gatherings From Spain." _______ Another Miss. A young recruIt was just commenc lng his first course of mus1"etry. The Instructor, getting very rgry with him, told him exactly what to do, and each time he missed the target At last the instructor lost his temper and told him to take a spare round behind the butts and shoot himself with it. Presently the Instructor was startled by hearing a report from a rifle behind the butts; without a moment's hesita tion he rushed round to see what had occurred, when the recruit looked up from examining his rifle and said quite coolly, "It's all right; don't get alarmed; it's another miss."-London Telegraph. Very Much So. "Miss Gwendolyn is a very super ficial sort of girl, with her head filled with fine clothes and making herself pretty. I don't suppose she gives a moment to self reflection.". "Doesn't she? Just watch her when a mirror is anywhere in sight!"-Bal timore American. Rackets. ~An Italian woman was asked In court if she had any musical instruments in her home. "No, signor," she repled, "nothing but rackets." "What?' queried the lawyer. "Rackets-the things they put In graphophones." The Diplomiat. Condescending Chappie-I weally can't wemember your naule, but I've an idea I've met you here before. .!ervous Host-Oh, yes, very likely. my house.-London Sketch. - elf Help. t Is your theory about self "Why, to help yourself if there is 1~tn n sight."-Exchange. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. o Kind You Hare Alway Bought dears the. n'sA niica Salve SnIve 1~ The World. Why Ru',ber Tircs Grow Hot. When an automobile is running at high speed the rubber tires are rapidly warmed, and the heat sometimes be comes very great, with resultant in jury to the rubber. The cause of this accumulation of beat in the tire is ascribed to the kneading of the rubber, which generates heat faster than it can be radiated away. For this reason manufacturers bare found it to be an advantage to have metal parts in the tread, such as the ends of rivets, in contact with the tire, because the metal being a good radiator. helps to carry off the heat of the outer air. A Composer's Dream. The "Devis sonata'' was written by Tartini, Italian musician, under the in spiration of a dream, in which the arch fiend chailenged him to a trial of skill. Entranced by t he wonderful perform ance of his visitor, the dreamer upon awakening seized his violin and pro duced from his general impressions this celebrated composition. The Virtue of Vanity. What a hideous place to live in this world would be if women took it upon themselves to be too superior for the use of the powder paff!-London Ma dame. Thought Reading. "Can I see you apart for a moment?" "You mean alone, don't you?" "Ernetly; I want the loan of a fiver." -London Bystander. When China Was Good. During the reigns of Yao and Chun in 2200 B. C. virtue pervaded China and crime was unknown, while pros perity abounded. He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in Its per fcrmance.-Rousseau. Lightning Kills Few. In 1906 lightning 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 diver, kidney or stomach trouble is vastly greater, but not if Electric Bitters be u-d, as Robert Modsen, of West Burlingcon, la . proved. Four doctors gave im up after eight months of suffering from virulent liver trouble and yeliov jaucdice. He was then com nlete!y cured by Eiectric Bitters. They are t.be best stomach. iver, nerve and kidney remedy and blood purifier on earth. Only 50c at all druggists. Lamb and His Snuffbox. "One summer's evening,' writes Hone, "I was walking on Hampstead heath with Charles Lamb, and we had talked ourselves into a philosophic con tempt of our slavery to the habit of snuff taking, and with the firm resolu tion of never again taking a single pinch we threw our stuffboxes away from the hill on which we stood far mong the furze and brambles below and went home in triumph- I began to be very miserable; was wretched all night In the morning I was walking on the same hill. I saw Charles Lamb below, searching among the bushes. He looked up, laughing, and said: 'What! You -are come to look for your snuffbox too?' 'Oh, no,' said I, taking a pinch out of a paper in my waistcoat pocket; 'I went for a halfpenny worth to the first shop that was open!' " "Best on Earth." This is the verdict of R. J. Howell, Tracy, 0., who bought Foley's Honey 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 lungs were sore and she coughed almost incessantly and her voice was hoarse and weak Foley's Honey and Tar Compound brought re lief at once aui less than three bottles effected a complete cure." Tbe Dick son Drug Co. Ancestors. "She is very proud of her ancestors. Aren't you proud of yours?' "I don't dare to be. Too many of them are alive yet."-Houston Post. Heroic. Mother-How did you get so wet and dirty? Johnny-I was sailing my boat in a puddle and had to go down with my ship. cured in His Own Home Town. Greenville, S. C.-Dr. J. P. R. Neal, Proprietor of the R-iverside Drug Com pany tells the way for his fellow towns men to be cured of kidney and bladder ailments as he himself was cured. "I wish to state that I have been a practic ing physician and druggist for over 35 years. and have sold and administered many kidney preparations, and Foley Kidney Pills are superior to any I have ever used and give the quickest and 'ost permanent relief." The Dickson Drug Co. A Death Feigning Plant. That certain insects, birds, mammals and reptiles habitually pretend to be dead when danger threatens them is a well known fact, but it is generally be lieved that this stratagem is resorted to only by animals. in South America, however, there is a plant-n species of mimosa-which resorts to cieath feign ing, evidently for the purpose of pre venting the grass eating animals from eating it. In its natural state this p'nt has a vivid green hue, but di rectly it is touched by a hnman finger or by any living animal it collapses into a tangle of apparently dead and withered stems. Smart Sayings. Lord Palmerston's reply to t-he illit erate member who asked him, "Are there two hen' in 'Oniton?" is a speci men of his rather boisterous 'haff. "No; only one. That's why heggs are so scarce there." Mr. Disraeli's comment upon a por trait of himself. "Is it not hideous and so lik-e?"~ exhibited a discernment Not common with unniattered sitters. "Twenty Years In Parliament" On the Quiet. Little Marjory-Mamma, what is a spinster? Mother - A spinster, my dear, Is a woman to be envied. But don't tell your father I said so.-Liver' pool Mercury. Easy. About the easiest thing in the world is to make splendid plans for the in vestment of the money one has not yet succeeded In getting.-Chicago Rec ord-erald. Milton's Opinion. Milton was once asked if he intended to instruct his daughter In the differ ent languages. He replied: "No. sir. One tongue Is sufficient for a woman." Fame can never make us lie deo Multiplying by Machinery. TIM- cleri.al staff.; of nmauy of the big insurance companies have of late years been considerably reduced by the employment of mechanical calcu lators. One of these. the invention of a German. is a compact little affair re sembling a music box. It may be made to perform almost instantaneous ly the most portentous sums in addi tion, subtraction, multiplication by one or two factors, division, squaring and cubing. It is required, for in stance, to multiply 531,975 by 924. The first factor is set by touching the little knobs representing 531,975. To multi ply by the other factor you turn a handle four times, push along a slide one place and turn the handle twice. then push the slide another place on ward and push the handle nine times. The long multiplication is now done without a possibility of error so far as the machine Is concerned, and the dial shows 401.544,900. In the same mechanical way may be done all the other arithmetical processes.-London Globe. Strange Timekeepers. To ascertain the time at night the Apacbe Indians employed a gourd on which the stars of the heavens were marked. As the constellations rose in the sky the Indian referred to his gourd and found out the hour. By turning the gourd around he could tell the order in which the constellations might be expected to appear. The hill people of Assam reckon time and distance by the number of quids of betel nuts chewed. It will be remembered how, according to Wash ington Irving. the Dutch colonial as sembly was invariably dismissed at the last puff of the third pipe of to bacco of Governor Wouter Van Twiller. A Montagnis Indian of Canada will set up a tall stick in the snow when traveling ahead of friends who are to follow. He marks with his foot the line of shadow cast, and by the change in the angle of the shadow the on coming party can tell on arriving at the spot about how far ahead the leader is. Fighter of the Family. The tough little boy with the red air and freckled face pushed up against the neat little boy and said impudently: "My sister can lick your sister." The neat little boy did not argue the matter. -And my big brother can lick your big brother." The good little lad winced. "And my ma can lick your ma. The quiet lad shifted from one foot to the other. "And my pa can lick your pa." There was a flash of pink shirt waist, the sound of some hard object coming in contact with a spongy sub stance, and the quiet little lad stood triumphantly over his adversary, quietly waiting for him to push his ose back into the center of his face where it belonged. "But just remember this," he ob served quietly. "you can't lick me." Youngstown Telegram. 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 2'5c at all druggists Seome Mysteries of Dress. We have wondered at the popularity of the fez in the east in spite of its ap parent unsuitability to eastern suns. Sir Charles Eliot has some observa tic-ns which are in point. "Dress in the east is a matter determined by rank or race and is not affected by such trifles as climate or temperature. Some people think it proper to go about almiost naked, others bury them selves under a mountain of clothes, but all would scorn the idea of putting on an overcoat because it was cold or leaving off a fur lined robe because the thermometer was at 90 degrees in the shade-" These remarks are made in connection with the Bulgarian wom en's gala costumewhite linen gown with woolen embroidery on skirt and sleeve, various sleeveless garments over this and above all a thick quilted jacket and voluminous sash. In all this they will perform the national dance throughout a blazing afternoon. -Pall Mali Gazette. Changed His Mind. A southern senator was alone in his offce one morning when a middle aged woman entered, bringing with her a wild gleam in her eye. "Can you lend me $20?" she asked. calling the senator by name. "I'm sorry." replied the lawmaker "but I'm afraid I can't this morning. I'm pretty hard up." The visitor fidgeted in the chair which she had taken without invita tion. "I need $20 very badly," she continued. "In fact. I've just escaped from a lunatic asylum." The gleam in her eye got wilder, and she began to wave her hand bag in long swinging motion before her. "I just got out yesterday." shie said. "That being the case." concluded the senator somewhat hastily, "here's the twenty-Washington Star. 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 Here is proof of their merit in Man nng. Mrs. Joseph Wells of Manning, S. C., says: "I was adflicted 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 Drug Store and I cheerfully r-ecommnend it." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, Ne w York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the namne-Doan's-an d A Comedy of Economy. A comedy of economy is reported from St. Moritz. A stout couple, ac companied by a son and daughter who were also "thick," as the Germans translate stout, entered a crowded hotel at the busy time of lunch and ordered one lunch at table d'hote. The father sat down and finished two help Ings of soup and all the bread near him and left the table, his place being taken for the entrees by his wife, who had been walting with her children in the hotel corridor until her husband appeared. The young man then took his moth er's place to attack the joint. and he was followed by his sister for the sweets, all doing justice to the menu. In the crowd the tourists did not notice the unusual lunch. but the head waiter did, and when asked for the bill pre sented one for four lunches. The paterfamilias grumbled a good deal and paid! - Geneva correspondence Pall Mall Gazette. Winning the Derby. It costs a good deal of money to win the English Derby. An authority tells us that a horse with the least chance to win will cost anywhere from $25, 000 up, which will prevent the aver age clerk or newspaper man from own ing more than half a dozen or so at the outside. Then there is t he train ing, which is a thing not to be done on Sunday affernoons in the back yard. An experienced trainer must be employed, and his charges for the necessary period will amount to about $1,000 for each horse. The jockey has to be paid, and a good jockey would scorn the pay of an archbishop or the profits of even a senator. And if te wins he will expect a present King Edward used to give his jockeys $2,500 for a win, which makes one wish to be a jockey. But of course It takes brain. -Exchange. Just Like Himself. The cheerful patient needed all his good spirits, for the severe operation had been a failure and the doctors were hesitating to tell him. The phy sician stood by his bedside in the hos pital, and from his grave expression; the patient suspected the truth. "Well, doc," he said, with a sad smile. "It must have been like this." He fumbled under his pillow and produced an envelope which had been erroneously delivered in another ward. On the envelope was scribbled in pen cil, "Opened by mistake."-New York Sun. Mighty Jupiter. Jupiter, the largest of the planets, is 1,300 times the bulk and 310 times the mass of the earth, and accomplishes Its rotation on its axis in nine hours fifty minutes. As the equatorial circum ference is 275,000 miles, the linear rota tional velocity of a point on the equator Is nearly eight miles a second. His Writings. Kidder-Do you write for art's sake or for the money? Scribbler-For both. I write for the magazines for ars sake and to my father for money.-Toledo Blade. The Dear Innocent. Mother-When he attempfed to kiss you, why didn't you call me? Daughter (nnocently)-Well, mamma, dear, I didn't know you wanted to be kissed. The Turning Point. Maud-I bear Jack turned up at your hous again last night. Ethel-Yes, and got turned down as usual-Boston Transcript________ Ill fortune never crushed that zoa whom good fortune deceived not.-B~e Jonson. Ends Winter's Troubles. To many, winter is a season of trou ble. The frost-bitten toes and fingers, chapped hands and lips, chilbla'ns. cold-sores, red and rough skins, prove tis. But such troubles fly before Buck len's Arnica Salve. A trial convinces. Great healer of Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores, Bruises, Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c at all druggists. W.LK TAVEL Civil Engineer AND Land Surveyor, Sumter, S. C. Office Over Bank of Sumter. APPAREL SHOP FOR HEN AND LADIES Et~rything of the best fcr the personal wear and adorn ment of both sexes. We fill mail orders carefully and promptly. DAVID OUTFITTING COMPANY, Charleston, S. C Foley Kidne~y Pills~ What They Will Do for Youa They will cure your backache, 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 health and strength. Refuse substitutes. W. E. BROWN & CO. !ELEY3llOET-TAR Life Saver V In a letter from Branch land, W. Va., Mrs. Eliza beth Chapman says: "I suffered from womanly troubles nearly five years. All the doctors in the coun Sdid me no good. I took dui, and now I am en tirely well. I feel like a new woman. Carduisaved my lifel All who suffer from womanly trouble should give Crdui a trial." E 61 TakeuA D I The Woman's Tonic 50 years of proof have convinced those who tested it, that Cardui quickly re lieves aches and pains due to womanly weakness, and helps nature to build up weak women to health and strength. Thousands of women have found Cardui to be a real life saver. Why not test it for your case? Take Cardui todayl E E SD. Hirse Elipse Shoes for Men. The Selby Shoes for Ladies. Papp Shoes for Children. Everything Bears D. Hirscl This is a grand opportur ing, Shoes, Hats and Ladies' Come in and look them ( largc reduction is awaiting y< D. Hirse The4 sold in M~anil Tans, Phetent ] and Button---A A M ANNINUE Irresistilible Impulse. "I keep myself to myself." confided in old resident. "You modern young nen are too much on the 'hail fellow yell met' order. I boast of the fact hat I did not speak to my next door ieighbor for ten years. "How did you come to speak to him 4 ven then. sir?" we asked. "It must I iave been an extraordinary occasion." "It was. The young jackanapes )ought a new automobile." "And you wanted a ride?" "Sir! I am no grafter, nor would I ide in one of the things for any cou ;ideration. No, sir. But the machine was new to him, and I couldn't resist be temptation to go over and give him ome advice about running it."-Bos on Traveler. Force of Habit. The professional humorist found limself in an open field with a mad bull at his heels. le was running for :he fence. "Shall I make it?" he asked himself. Then a thought occurred to him. "I guess it's about a tossup." he nuttered. As he paused to make a note on his ,uff the inevitable happened. - New Fork Times. Wanted Some Praise Too. Tourist (to his landlady)-How love Ly it is here-the green trees in the alley through which the stream glis tens; In the background the mountains ind over all the blue sky- Landlady -H'm, but you don't say anything bout the veal pie and the coffee I made yon.-Fliegende Blatter. The less heart a man puts into a task the more labor it requires.- Amiel. hrnann. j Alvin Brand Clotbin', Howard Hats. Sterns Brand Voil Skirts. a Guaranteed at imann's. dity to buy your Fall Cloth i Wear, at the lowest prices. ver and be convinced. A )u in Clothing. hmann.I g at $3.00, $ ~eather, Vici E~ 1l sizes. F or s MARK 8rnn 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 August 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. almost daily at lower prices is like adding fuel to the tire. We are positively naming lower prices on many lines than those who are claim ing to sell at cost. A visit to our store is earnestly desired. R L EKINSON White Front Store. Brown Block. MANNING. (We want your confidence more than your money; we shall have them both for we shall deserve them.) 3.60 and $4.00 a pair, in ids and Gun Metal, Lace' ale only at ONi S. C.