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- Where Starlings Bring Ruin. In "Quiet Days In Spain," the au thor, C. B. Luffma,. describes the rav ages of the starlings in a hacienda de voted to raising muscatel raisins near Malaga: "Dogs and goats are very fond of., grapes and are only kept off them by rural guards. but the grei.test enemy of all is the starling. This bird flies over from Africa in such millions as literally to darken the earth. When ever they camp for the night they leave a desert. Every particle of fruit, leaf, tender shoot and piece of soft bark vanishes. As the saying is. 'Many crops spell various fortunes; one crop of starlings spells ruin.' The blowing of a southern wind and the sound of wings in the air produces panic, men's faces blanch with terror. In despair, bells are rung, guns fired, torches lighted. and donkeys, mules and horses are galloped up and down and round about to scare 'los bichos' the beasts-as they are termed." Thumb Prints. In the Argentine Republic the identi fication cards of policemen, coachmen, cab drivers, commissionaires and serv ants have since 196 borne their finger prints. T'pon all passports and bank receipts for deposits the imprint of the thumb must be made at the time of de .livery. In Roumania since 1903 the thumb print has been substituted for the cross made instead of signature by persons who cannot write. In the Phil ippine Islands those who cannot write are not obliged to be identified by wit nesses at savings banks, but have to make their mark with their thumb. The same system has been used in the banks of Bengal for fifty years. In' France to put an end to the fraud of enlistment, desertion and re-enlistment for the bounty paid in the Foreign Le gion, every man's finger prints are tak en and kept on file. - The First Railway Gauge. An interesting story was told by one of George Stephenson's biographers re lating how the great engineer came to adopt the four foot eight and a half inch gauge for his railways. Some time previous to the building of his Newcastle and Carlisle railway Ste phenson had an opportunity of inspect Ing some portion of an old Roman wall, through which the chariots used to be driven. Deep ruts made by the chariot wheels were still visible, and on measuring these he found their distance apart to be as near as possible four feet eight and a half Inches. Ste phenson thereupon came to the conclu sion that if a world power like the Romaus had made such use of the measure for its chariots he could not be wrong in adopting those measure ments as a rule for his railway. Fogs Bewilder Birds. It is a curious thing that, though hnman beings are utterly bewildered in a dense fog, most animals find their way through it without much diffi culty. A horse will trot along in Its right direction as though the air were perfectly clear, and not only that, but will take the right turning at the right moment if it is at all accustomed to the road. A human being would take any turning but the right one. Birds, on the other hand, are utterly bewil dered by fogs. Pigeons, for instance, will- remain motionless all day long. half asleep, huddled up in their pigeon houses. Chickens and poultry of all kinds won't stir all the time a heavy fog is about. Birds of all kinds, as a matter of fact, seem helpless during. foggy weather.-Pearson's Snow Garlands. Curious ropes of snow that form on window ledges, tree branches, etc., at a temperature near freezing 'point have been brought to notice by Dr. Karl Kassner as "snow garlands." One of these ropes photographed on the building of the Meteorological in -stitute in Berlin was four inches in thickness and was suspended by the two ends, the distance between the points of support being three and three-quarters feet and the vertical sag about one and one-half Inches. The snow on the little projection of the wall, It is supposed, was warmed by the heat of the building, when the middle slipped down and, being thus removed from the source of heat, froze again . He Told Her. A middle aged governess on arriving at a new situation was formally intro duced to the family, and the next morn ing "Master Tom," the hopeful of the family, said to her, "Miss Parker, are you Leghorn or Cochin-China?" "Why do you ask such an extraordinary ques tion?" she asked "Because," answered the boy, "I heard dad say to mummy after you left the room last night that you were no long e: a chicken." Disconcerting. A prominent English clergyman once congratulated an old lady on her brav ery in fighting her way to church against a terrible tempest, but received the disconcerting reply, "My husband gets so crossgrained after meals that I have to get out of his way, so-I might as well go to church-" *Used tolit. . "Why, man, you have no sense of humor.~ When I first heard that joke I laughed till my sides ached." "So did L"-Christian Advocate *Deeds and Motives, Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motM for action Is the hope of re war.-Kreeshna. We like to give In the sunlight and to receive in the dark.-Senln. Do not drag along with a kidney ail ment that saps your strength, causes terrible .backaches, sleeplessness, ner vousness and loss of appetite. Take Foley Kidney Pills. They quickly cure all kidney and bladder ailments. Dick son Drug Store. wasting Time. "What!" exclaimed the young man whom we shall call Bill. "You got en gaged last night? Why, Archie, my! dear old friend, tell me how you ever came to do itl" "Well, Billie," blushed the fellow we have already named as Archie, "I really hardly know myself. But it was just as easy as falling off a log. I was on the edge of a proposal-she gave me a gentle push-and there I wasangaged!" "Gee! I never had any such experi ence. Every time I try to start my knees knock together, my teeth chat ter, and my tongue gets stuck mn my throat. I've tried a dozen times to propose to Marguerite Dempster, you know, and I get stuck every time." "And she lets you get stuck?" "Why, yes." "Then you're amrting the wrong gfL".evennd~iain Dealer. The Danger After Gip lies often in a rumn-Coxn sYse.- Xveak rwe-s. nevo 1us.,:ak of pt ergy and ambitie, th di red ot tis n ' ete iet . The r1a Lt need then is Ek' c- 1 tters. the glo rious touie, blood paritier and re:ulatcr of stomach, live- and kidneys. 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With a start and a scowl the man suddenly rose and. muttering tc himself, "The man I want to kill never smokes." walked rapidly away. A week or so later the historian read it the newspapers that this same indi vidual iad been arrested for a violent attack upon a well known public offi cial who bore a strong likeness to ~Y. Guizot himself. The famous writer went home and smoked a big cigar in honor of his narrow escape. Anecdote of Gounod. Gounod was at one moment witin an ace of taking holy orders, but on reflection he thought that the life of a priest would not suit him. He none the less remained a firm and devout Catholic and adored religious niusic. On this point a typical anecdote is told of him. It occurred during the re hearsal of his "Drames Sacres" at the Vaudeville theater. The manager call ed on him one morning and asked per mission to make a suggestion. '1 think, mon cher maitre," he said, "that there is something wanting in your sacre. For example, do you not think I that the Barabbas incident might be improved by a little more orchestral effect?" Gounod, without replying, hid his head in his hands and after two or three minutes of meditation suddenly exclaimed: "No; decidedly no. Such a blackguard as that does' not deserve more musle."-London Graphic. Reassuring "Miss Blake." As they boarded the train they had every look of being a bridal couple. The young man carefully escorted the young woman to a seat, while the In terested passengers smiled indulgently. Then, extending his hand to the sup posed bride. he said in a very loud voice, "Well, Miss Blake, the train is about to pull out; I wish you a very pleasant journey," and, doffing his soft hat, he h"rried off the train. The pas sengers looked disappointed. But the young woman seemed nerV ous. By and by she called the porter and in a whisper gave him some mys terious errand. He came back in a moment and said in a voice audible to every one: "Yo're all right, ma'am. He's in de mokin' compartment" Everybody smiled. and the bride blushed prettily.-Youlth's Companion. Sotl-ern and Laura Keen. The elder Sothern had a great repu tation as a practical joker, and to uote his son's own words: "His nerve staggered people at times. I remember that in Baltimore he was once joined by that clever actress Laura Keene. Lanra Keene was very hot tempered. On one occasion something went wrong, and she called my father to her dressing room and began to give him a terrific tongue lashing, in the midst of which he suddenly turned out the gas. 'How dare youl' shrieked the fascinating Laura. 'I can't bear to see a pretty woman in a temper,' said my father as he calmly lit the gas again." R. G. Collins, Postmaster ret Barnegat, . J., advises his friends, "I find your ioley's Honey and Tar Compound the yest remedy for a cough I ever tried. I 2ad a lagrippe cough that left me com aletly exhausted, but after taking half t bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar om ound, the coughing spells entirely eased. I wish to say it can't be beat." Dickson Drug Store. The Gaelic Alphabet. Men familiar with the Gaelic tongue tell us that the alphabet of that an cient language is the most curious of al alphabets in that nearly every let ter is represented by a tree. The al phabet of today comprises eighteen let ters. Ancient Gaelic had seventeen. Now, as of old, all the letters with the exception of g, t and u, which stand for ivy, furze and heather, are called after trees. The Gaelic a b c now runs: Aiim, belte, coll, dur, eagh, fearn, gath, huath, logh, luis, muin, nuin, oiv, peith, ruis, snil, teine, ur, which is equivalent to saying: Elm, birch, hazel, oak, aspen, alder, ivy, whitethorn, 1ew, owan or quicken, vine, ash, spindle tree, pine, elder, willow, furze, heath. n the ancient Gaelic alphabet the let ter h (the huath, or whitethorn) does not exist The alphabet is called the beth-luis-nuin because b 1 n and not a b c are its first three letters.-New York Press. Information Wanted. -. A wandering peddler stopped at a outhern cabin and opened his pack. "Mammy, let me show you some self raising umbrellas," he began. "No use, man, no use," interrupted the old colored woman as she busied herself about a boiler of clothes. "Cayn't use nothin' lak dat." "How about self raisin: window shades?" "No good heah, kase dey ain't any windows wuff talkin' about." "Self raising buckwhect?" "No good to me-we eat cohn pone. But, mister "Well, mammy?" "If you'll tell me how to tuhn dese heah fohteen bad chillun into self rais in' pikninnies, Ah'll be yo' fin' foh life, dat Ah will, sah."-Everybody's. Dan. J. Joyce, Sanville, Va.,- is so glad he escaped consumption and re gained his health, that he writes about i for the benefit of others. "I had a cugh which hung on for t wo years~ when I began using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. I kept on until the cugh finally keft me and 1 gained in weight from 113 to 185 pounds. In two years I have grown strong and healthy. all from the use of Foley's Hloney and Tar Compound. which cured me." Dick son Drug Store.__ BIL BEST FOR~ S TER|S. AINEYS' The Dead Watch. During the rebellion of 1745 a high ander came into possession of a watch. 'he thing was strange to him and its so unknown to him, and its beauty .nd its constant ticking gave him 1easure. That night the watch ran own, and the ticking ceased. The Lighlander now was disgusted with is toy and sought for some one to nuy it. A purchaser was soon found t a low pri--. When the watch and he money had changed hands, the iglilander, (huckling over his bar ain. sad. "Why. she died last night.' -London Express. Changing Doctors. "What you need. madam, is oxygen. ome every afternoon for your in lations. They will cost you $4 each." "I knew that other doctor didn't aderstand niny case." decired the tshiouahie paticut. "1e told m-ae all I eded was plain fresh air."-Wash tgton Herald. Hcr Presence of Mind. "Harry started to pi3pose to me last ght, but his voice actually stuck in s throat." "Well?" "It was all right, though. I could see s lips moving and knew what he was ying to say."-Cilcago News. Contradictory Evidence. "That firm is going under." "Yes, when I heard the facts of the siness I was sure It was going lip." Baltimore American. A Usurper. Man (at the phone to man at the oth end of the wire)---How dare you tall: me like that? You're not my wife! Satire. SUMMER Opening, hmann. g e EEUS. 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Hare You Any Wearing Apparel That You Would Like DRY CLEANED OR DYED? OUR EQUIPMENT GUARANTEES RESULTS EQUAL TO THAT OF ANY ESTAB3LISHMENT 1N THE COUNTRY. and Q the reputation of ceur couceern insures satisfaction for any v-ork in trusot canot reach any of our agents conveniently, write for our 0o free booidet giving imformation as to prices aud a-i to how to send your work to us. IDEAL LAUNDRY, DYERS-CLEANERS, King & Burns Lane, Charleston. S. C. 2 Agents W anted- Good Comm issionls. OLEYlOE1 TA MES NE ,tp heC m~ -a s aengs Fr ses Kidneys and Bladder Rig!i* Your Child. Does your clld break into the con versation when you have visitors? Does he leave his clothes lying all over the house? Does he eat surreptitiously between meals? Does he lay his hands on almost :.ything he wants to make something out of without asking your permis sion? Does he come down late to break t fast? Does he say "Huh," "Gee?" And, if not, why not. You are his parent, and he is living in the United States of America.-Life. The Puzzle of Life. Life is a quaint puzzle. Bits the most h incongruous join into each other, and the scheme thus gradually becomes symmetrical and clear, when, lo, as the. infant clasps his hands and cries, "See, see; the puzzle is made out!" all the pieces are swept back into the box lack box with the gilded nails!-Bul wer-Lytton. High and Worthy. She-'m afraid I cannot marry you. I want a man who possesses a noble ambition, one whose heart is set on 1 attaining some high and worthy object h IHe-Well, don't I want you? She-Oh, George. darling. I am yours!-Boston Transcript. The Refrain. She (at the piano)-How do you en- bl joy this refrain? . iHe-Very much. The more you re frain the better I like it.-Judge. Spiteful. ei Miss Joyce-Yes, Jack and I are to tc become partners for life. Miss Means - -And .vnn will h the ~e'nIn nvrat SPRING AND Millinery D. 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There is no inclina tion to tarry, for nothing looks more dead than the black, sodden mass from which smoke is curling. But in the morning the bellows quickly bring a blaze, and the kettle boils in ten min tes' time.-London Answers. Estimating the Damage. The wagon and the eggs had been settled for, and now it came to decid ing on the value of the farmer's horse, which lay unquestionably dead in the ditch. "!Now," said Winkles, leaning back In the tonneau, "how much do you want for the horse?" "Twenty dollars, I guess," said the farmer. "Twenty dollars!" echoed Winkles. "For that old skate? Why, he's noth ing but a hat rack-a perfect plug." "Waal," drawled the farmer, "reck onin' on that there basis, the last time I got a skate on it cost me $9. Ye can't git a hat rack fittln' to be seen -fer less 'n $12, and, as fer the plug, I paid $4 fer the last beaver hat I bought to wear to meetln'. That's $25 on your own figgerin' without no pay fer buryin' the critter."-Harper's. Tree Fences. In his book on Newfoundland .P. T. McGrath has this to say of the Beothic Indians: "They felled trees to form fences to stop the caribou in their -an nual migration and head them toward the rivers, where they could more eas fly kill them. Travelers who subse quently came upon these fences say they often extended thirty or forty miles and were most Ingenious In their construction, the tWees being cut so that they fell on one another and their branches being then interlaced in such a fashion as made it impossible for the deer to escape." A Tip to Mamma. "Mamma," said small Sadie to her mother, who had been very Ill, "'TI glad you are able to be up again, bt but" "But what, dear?" "Papa does put such a lot of butter on our dry.toast at breakfast."-Chi cago News. Tit For Tat. "You know," said a smart young man to a girl, "some one has said that If you want a lasting pair of boots make the soles of the tongue of a woman." "Yes," replied the girl, "and for the uppers you ought to take the cheek of the man who said it."-London Tit Bits. Al! He Would Get. "Pebbles says he is thinkini' of run ning for congress. Do you think that would be advisable?" "Well,' the exercise might do him good."-Birmingham Age-Herald. FOR SALE.! HERE IS A BARGAIN! 605 acres of Olarendon land wil be sold cheap, 300 acres cleared and stumped. This land is well located for farming. Church and school near. For particulars address, C. F. RAWLINISON & CO., Davis Station, S. C. APPAREL SHOP FOR MEN AND LADIES .~ Everything 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 There's Money In It For W. K. TAVEL, Civil Engineer AND Land Surveyor, Sumter, S. C. N Office Over .Bank of Su inter. Hacker Mfg. Co. SUCCESSORS TO Geo, 5. Hacker & Son, CHARLESTON S. C. We Manufacture Doors, Sash and Blinds; Columns and Balusters: Grilles and Gable Ornaments: Screen Doors and Win~dows. WE DEAL IN Glss Sas Cordand Wo~ights STATE OF SOUTH 0AROLINA County of Clarendon. By James M. Widdham, Esq., Pro bate Judge. WHEREAS Mary A. Ragin made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of :.he Estate and effects of Aaron J. Ragin. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Aaron J. Raain. deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Manning on the 11i day of April. next, after publi cation hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 20th day of March, A. D. 1911. (SEAL.] JAMES. M. WINDHAM. Judge of Probate. Notice of Discharge. We will apply to the Judge of Pro bate for Clarendon county, on the the 11th day of April, 1912, for letters of discharge as administrators of the Estate of Rosa C. Galluchat. deceased J. F- GEIGER, J H. ORVIN, . Administrators. Manning, S. C. March 11, 1912. ARANT'S DRUG STORE Licensed Druggist, Sells Everything in DRUGS and MWEJICINES BON-ION PRESSIN 01I. We solicit your Cleaning and Pressing work, and promise prompt and good service. We have employ ed pressers and cleaners with experience, and all work entrust ed to us will be guaranteed. Send your clothes to the Bon Ton Pressing Club. [011 BROOM Ml W. o. W. Woodmen of the World. ieets on First Monday nights at 830. Visiting:Sovereigns invited. LOANS NEGOTIATED On First-Class Real Estate Mortgages. rty &'3rie ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Manning,S. 0. JOHN G. CAPERS, (of South CarOuIne). Ex-Comioelu ternal Revneue JOSEPH D. WRIGHT. CAPERS & WRIGHT, AT ORNEYS AT LAW Evans Bulding, Telephone MAaIGT n, D 691 DR J. FRANK GEIGER. 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