Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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When Big Gas -Crash. The effects of two ten-inch turret guns fired simultaneously on board a war vessel are rather astonishing. A correspondent on board the vessel says: "For several moments I won dered what hit me and where I was hit. The glass that protects the helms man from the weather and the win dows of the charthouse. the glass of which is one-third of an inch thick. were smashed to atoms. An ink bottle that stood on the table in the chart house jumped about six inches. and every drop of ink sprang out, but the bottle dropped back to the spot from which it jumped. Three water bottles and three tumblers were on the table in the smoking room. all being full of water. When the guns were fired the bottles and the tumblers jumped into the air. Three gentlemen who were in the room also left their seats. The bottles and tumblers fell back into their old places. but every drop of va ter had been spilled upon the table. though nothing had been broken." This suggests a rather unpleasant out look for the sailors in case of a bat tie.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A Beaver's Day's Work. A young bearer in Regent's park gardens. London. was once placed at work upon a tree twelve feet long and two feet six inches thick just as the town clocks sounded the hour of noon. The beaver began by barking the tree a foot above the ground. That done. he attacked the wood. He worked hard, alternating his labor with dips in his bathing pond. He bathed and labored alternately until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when he ate his supper of bread and carrots and paddled about in his pond until half past 5 o'clock. Ten minutes later, when only one inch of the tree's diameter remained intact, he bore upon his work, and the tree fell. Before It fell the beaver ran as men run when they have fired a blast. Then as the tree lay on the ground he portiened it out mentally and againi be gan to gnaw. He worked at intervals all night. cut the log into three parts. rolled two of the portions into the wa ter and reserved the other third for his permanent shelter. The work done. he took a bath.-Harper's Weekly. Betting In Buenos Aires. The Hippodrome, one of the finest race tracks in the world, is owned by the Buenos Aires Jockey club, and its enormous revenue is derived from this source. The Argentinians are born gamblers, and they wager almost in credible sums on horseflesh- The mu nicipal statistics of Buenos Aires show that $25.800.000 in American gold was wagered upon the races at the Hippo drome in one year. This is an average of fifty Argentine dollars for each man. woman and child in that great city. Naturally the reported figures do not iE!ude all the money wagered on horse racing, so that the true sum is no doubt several millions in excess of the reported figures. There are none so old and few so young that they . will not wager a few pesos on a fa vorite. The tense faces -of all present show the personal interest in the result. The jockey club receives as its share 10 per cent of all bets, besides the en trance fees and seat sales.-Travel Magazine. Victoria and Napoleon. Queen Victoria once gave a remark able description of her visit to the tomb of Napoleon L. during the reign of Napoleon III. "The coffin is not-yet here," she wrote, "'but in a small side chapel of St. Jerome. Into this the emperor led me. and there I stood at the arm of Napoleon iI. his nephew, before the coffin of England's bitterest foe. I, the granddaughter of that king wtho hated him . most and who most vigorously opposed him and this very' nephew, who bears his name. being my nearest and dearest ally! The or gan of the church was playing 'God Save the Queen' at the time, and this solemn scene took place by torchlight and during, a thunderstorm. Strange and wonderful indeed!" An Off'ensive Cravat. A man once called upon Whistler with a letter of introduction, and an amusing scene followed. arising out of the fact that the visitor was wearing a red necktie. Whistler declared it in terfered with the color scheme of his room and "put him off" a picture he was painting in quite a different "key." Finally he obliged him to take off the offending cravat before he would con descend to exchange another word with him. The Lamb. "Does your husband play poker?" "Yes, but not for money." "That so?" "No. He wouldn't do such a thing. When he plays it's only for fun, and he keeps tally with little red, white and blue checks"-Detroit Free Press. His Pet. Harker-Think I'll try to sell odd Stuff em some pet dogs. Barker-Use less job. All he thinks about Is eating. Harker - Hasn't any four legged friends, eh?' Barker-Only one. and that's the dining room table.-Cicago News. Unidentified. Suspicious Neighbor-Did your moth er have a rooster for dinner yesterday. sonnie? -Sonnie-Yes'm. Suspicious Neighbor-A big one with black tail feathers? Sonrie - Dunno. Mother didn't cook the feathers.-Sydnley Bul letin. Regrets. Regrets are a waste of time in every possible instance except one-when they become valuable lessons for the future _ _ Foley's Honey and Tar Compound "Cures in Every Case." Mr. Jas. McCaffery, Mgr., of the Schlitz Hotel. Omaha, Neb., reco mnmends Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound, because it cures in every case. --I have used it myself and I have reco mmended it to many others who have since told me of its great curative-pow er in diseases of the throat and lungs.' For coughs and colds it is speedily ef fective. The Dickson Drug Co. Not Sure of Him. "Why are you so sure that he loves you?" "Because he stays away from me in hopes he can overcome the fascinationl of my presence. And there is but one thing that bothers me-1 fear he will CASTOR IA F'or Tnfants an&Cnildren. The Kind You Have Always Bought :csnatnre of The Danger of La Grippe is it. fatal te dency to pneumonia. To cure your a urippe coughs take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. R. E. Fish.-r, Washin-tozn, Kas., says: "I was troubled wi:h a severv* attack of ]a grippe that thr-*atened pneumonia. A triend advised Foley's Uoney and Tar Compound and I got relief after taking the first few doses I too% three bottles and my la 2rippe was cit ed." Get the zenuine. in the vellow package. The Dickson Drug Co. Bertie - I 4ont Z-.:; t? -o to b yet. sis. I w:::t i sey d Shepherd play erd. Luc:e-YoU V2:i ed boy, to think we should do such a ting! We never do it' Bertic-But I heard mamma tell you to mind how you played your cards when Mr. Shep herd came. Suspicious. Small Nina was two years older than the baby and had come to re alize that the little creeper was like to be in some mischief when quiet. One day she called to her mother: "Mamma. you'd better see about ba by. I hear him keeping still!"-Chica zo News. Escaped With His Life. "Twenty-one years av'o I faced an awful de:th,'' writes, i. iB M,ti. Port Hanrs:. S C. "Dotors said I bad consunpt!ou andti miu d:-adful ciaug h I bad looked like ii sure ecougi. I tried everythinv, I could hear of,' for my cough, and was under the treatna-n: of the best deetor in Geor-ctown, S. C.. for a year, but could xet no relief. A friend advised me to try Dr. King's New Discovery. I did so, and was com pletely cured. I feel that 1 owe my life to this great throat andfung cure." ItLs positively guaranteed for coughs, colds, and all bronchial affections. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free at all druggists. BLOWING THE PIPES. A Scotch Music Lesson by a Clever Highland Master. A highland piper who had a pupil to teach originated a method by whicli. says a writer in Blackwood's Maga ine, hersucceeded in reducing the dif ficulties of the task to a minimum and at the same time fied his lesson in the pupil's mind. "Here, Donald," said he, "tak yer pipes, lad, an' gie us a blast "So! Verra weel blawn indeed. but what's a sound, Donald, wi'out sense? You may blaw forever wi'out making a tune o't if I danna tell ye how the queer things on the paper maun help ye. "Ye see that big fellow wi' a round open 'face"-pointing to a semibreve "between two lines of a bar? le moves slowly from that line i - this, while ye beat ane wi' your fist an' gie a long blast. "If ye put a leg to him ye mak' two o' him, an' be'll move twice as fast. "If. now. ye black his face he'll run four times faster than the fellow wi' the white face, and If. after blacking his face. yell bend his knee or Vie his leg he'll hop eight times faster th:In the white faced chap I showed ye irst ' "Now." concluded the piper senten iously. "whene'er ye blaw your pipes. Donald. remember this-that the tightet hose fellows' legs are tied the fastex hey'll run and the quicker they-re sure o dance." Kifi More Than Wild Beasts. The number of people killed yearly y wild beasts don't approach the vast umber .killed by disease germs. No fe is safe from their attacks. They're 'air, w ater, dust, even food. But grand rotection is afforded by Electric Bit e-, which destroy and expel these eadly disease germs from the system. hat's why chills, fever and ague, al -alarial and many blood diseases yie'd romptly to fhis wonderful blood puri fer. Try them, and enjoy the glorious ealth and new strength they'll give o. Money back, if not satisfied. Only Oc at all druggists. Tortoise Shell. The finest' of tortoise shelt is said to e that which comes from the Indian rhipelago, although much of that btained on the Florida coast is of the ery best quality, says the Scientifie American. There are three rows ot plates on the back of the animal called -'blades" by the fishermen. In the entral row are five plates and in each f the others four plates, the latter tontaining the best material. Besides hese, there are twenty-five small plates around the edges of the shell kown as "feet" or "noses." The big gest turtle does not furnish more than sixteen pounds of shelL. Formerly the mdershell was discarded as worthless. but now It is much esteemed for its delicacy of coloring. Sometimes imi tation of tortoise shell is made of the orns of cows. A Policeman's Duty. Some of the answers given by can didates for the Chicago police force at recent examination were: "The duties of a policeman are to guard the peace an'. limb of-the city." "If I found a.man on my beat suf fering with a broken leg I would Gsk him his name. address, age, occupa tion. married or single, and would then see if he would rather go home or to a hospital" . "Burglary is a crime where you crawl in a man's house with the inten tion of intimidating to steal."---Chical o Tribune. No Reason For It, Whe Manning Citizens Show the Certain Thr Way Out. Teecan be no just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the tortures of an aching back, the an noyance of urinary disorders, the dan gers 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 Manning, 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 Iback 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 after taking this remedy, I felt much better in every way. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, INew York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-.Doan's--and a ke no other. ing, nut ivot Anxious. i sometimes observe some ases of human -nature among liciting their services in the 1veL.L .....ce of a marriage ceremony. "Will you take this woman for your wedded wife?* asked a clergyman of a would be bridegroom. "Yes; I'll take her." remarked the man in a half dejected tone. "but." he added. with surprising frankness. "I'd rather it were her sister." The Woman Question. "Yes. I have just finished a treatise on the single- tax. Next I shall grap ple with the woman question." "Consult me, old fellow. I grapple with a fresh one every hour." "How is that?" "I am married."-Satire. Expensive Instruction. "Experience." said the ready made philosopher. 'is the best teacher." "Yes." replied the man who has had troubles with Wall street. "but you're so liable to go broke paying the first installment on tuition."-Washington Star. A Souvenir. Old Gentleman-Have you any hair the same color as mine? Barber-Do you require It for a wig. sir? Old Gen tleman-No: I want a small piece to give to a lady.-London Opinion. An Artist. Sue-You said you were going to marry an artist, and now you're en gaged to a dentist. Flo-Well. isn't he an artist? He draws from real life. There are no tricks in plain and simple faitb.-Julius Caesar. AUC HORSI J We will sell at at H 50 All well-bred HORSES a ~ome HORSE and MULE C Farmers. if you attend i rom the West well worth WEST ERP - Re melt a nly Licensd Pharr1 9' Prescriptions. _Only Pure Drugs Us lDickson Dr (Suceers to W. E. White Front Store. (WMANN ( ewant your confi money; we shall have the deserve them.) BRING ,cJO B V TO THE TIM Jewels on an Idol. The jewels of an Indian idol must be worth stealing if many of those re markably hideous images possess such valuable head ornaments as one made for the idol Parthasathy. in the Tripli cane temple at Madras. The ornament is worth some 50,000 rupees and is made of sovereign gold studded with diamonds, emeralds and rubies, the lar gest emerald being valued at 1,000 ru pees and the biggest ruby and dia mond at 300 rupees apiece. The Money Power. Braggs-It is positively absurd to. talk about a "mopey power" in this country. There is no such thing. Waggs-'d just like to discus that with you. Have you got a minute to spare? Bragg--Not a minute. I've; - got a note due at the bank. and they're botherin.r me to death about it.--Life. The Value of a Secret. '"Pm sure." said an interviewer, "the public would be interested to know the secret of your success." "Well. young man." replied the eap tain of industry. -the secret of my success has been my ability to keep it. R secret." Obstinacy. There is something in obstinary which differs from every other lia sion. Whenever it fails it never re -overs, but either breaks like Iron or erumbles away like a decayed arch. Went Too Far. An unsuccessful lover was asked by what means he had lost the object of is affections. "Alas." he said. "I flattered her till he got too proud to speak to me." 'I4ON, ES Als ANUARY Auction to the KtNCST R idson & Baker nd extra nice MULES. In OLTS. his sale we know you will the money. Remember ti SHOR5E AN racist handles your ed at 3 'ug Store. Bown & Co.) KINSONI Brown Block. 'ING. :ence more than your -8 m both for we shall - YOUR ES OFFICE.v Saved. "I refused to be operated on, the -morning I heard about Cardui," writes Mrs. Elmer Sickler, of Terre Haute, Ind. "I tried Car dui, and it helped me greatly. Now, I domy own washing and ironing." fl.CARDUI, The Woman's Tonic Cardui is a mild, tonic remedy, purely vegetable, and acts in a natural man neron the delicate, woman ly constitution, building up strength, and toning up the nerves. In the past 50 years, Cardui has helped morethanamillion women. You are urged to try it, because we are sure that it will do you good. At an dg stores SALE ID fBt 20th, 1912 Highest Bidd E E, S. C., 's Livery Stal this sale we will have s( be able to buy stock o ie day and place, and do !D MULE C( TO OUR AND PA We take this meti our friends and patror favors they have shov year, and hope we ma our business with you May everyone hay prosperous New Year sincere wish of JUNE Never. "Never" Is a word which is wrongly defined in the dictionary. In that book we gather the under standing that "never" means not at au, forevermore. But Each day in our broad land young women vow that they will never for give young, men. Men lift their right hands to high heaven and swear that they wilf never take another-drink. Husbands promise never to forget to write every day. Wives promise.never to make anoth er extravagant and foolish purchase. Candidates aver that they will never run for office again. Women say they will never speak to some one any more. In all these cases "never" means any length of time from one hour to four days.-Life. Broke Three Legs. - "Yes," said the small bay boy to the reporter. who was looking for some news to put in his paper; "mother fell downstairs and broke three legs." "Pshaw! What are you giving me. youngster?" cried the reporter. "Don't I be too funny. Your mother hasn't got three legs." ."I didn't say she had," retorted the wicked boy. "The'legs belonged to a table which mother fell against. She wasn't hurt at all." Johrr o'Groat's to Land's End. The distance in' English miles. be tween John o'Groat's, in the extreme north of England. to Land's End, in the farthest south, Is about 480 miles as the crow flies, though by the ordi nary lines of travel. of course. the distance is something more than that.' OF, JLES! er for Cash at >les, 50 >me MARES with FOAL, fall description direct n't fail to be on hand. )IPANY. FRIENDS I TRONS: tod and time in thak is for the many kind n us during the past y have an increase in for 1912, e a very happy and in every way, is the . RIGBY, "The Young Reliable" I-p Happy New Year! Thanking yotall for past patronage and hoping to have a con tinuance ofyour-con fidence and trade, we wish everybody a Prosperous N E W Y EA R. Rigby Dry Goods Co LEVI BLOCK. IT PAYS TO TRADE AT The Time to Insure inow. To-morrow may be too late.- So rmake it a point la see. ~OW us to day. Many a man has been 9 - ruined bty neglecting to dro~vide -c proper insur.:nle on his property .S Be warned ther-efore by some one else's misfortuine. IThe Manning Realty and. Insurance Agency. f ith every-thing you need before ~"~'~- -~ on star't out in your msachine. ~~ I have Za good Stock and aui ia creasing it each week with the - best, and selling it at a reason; able profit. -Buy an Overland Car if you want the best. - ~ H. HI. BRADHAM. ~'Th)Shield Yourself . aainst all possible ei'rors in having -' your urescription filled by bringing it to us. When we make up a preseijin each ingredient is checked and ouble checked as toname and quantity so that there isn't the remotest possibility of an error occurring. That is the only cor rect way -and makes it safe for you to - .. dea! with us. Remember the name ' - ZEIGLER'S At Manning, S. C. - a ceck intayento il Mc .arha ciunting out the actual case Andthecheck is a recept for your money as well. THE BANK OF MANNING Sinvites you to open an account with it to-day. Then you can write checks Sand conduct business as all successful men do. Remember also that the - Sloss of your checkbook doesn't mean the same thing as if you lost your . Scash. *C. W. WELLS, Cashier- CHIARLTON DuRANT, President : gjV>BANK AND TRUST $ fyou look through r bank account you can always see * prosperity ahead. A bank account opens the-way to all $ * things prosperous. Open an ~account today and'you will $ lthe fir-snt 'nnantion stne for a fortune :* :