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Mrs. J. F. Daniel% of Sip, Ky., writes: "I Was so sick for 3 or 4 years, I had to hire my work done, most of the time. I hadgivenup hope. When I began to take. Cardui, I knew, right away, ift was helping me. Now, I am better than ever before in S Hy ife,and Cardtidid it" E 54 Te ,The Womanfs Tort Cardui has helpedthots ds of weak, tired, worn out women, back to health. It has a gentle, tonic ac tion on the womarij sys tem. It goes to the cause of the trouble. It helps, it helps quickly, surely, safe ly. It has helped others. Why not you? It wvU. Try it Get a botfetodayl Quite an Expert. Some time :a' in Ed~inburgh a po liceman caught a female thief in the act of stealing a banknote. Seen with the note in her haud when caught. much to the surp-rise of the constable no trace of i cou:d be found when she was searched; but. the evidence being so strong. she was sentenced to nine months' irimeat. On being re leased she observed the ofticr who had apprehended her an. going .up to him, exclaimed: -See. Pm out again!" ."So I see." replied the officer. "But. I say. what did you do with that note? I've often wondered. for. you know. 1 caught ycu by the hand that held it.' Seizing tie policeman by the arm. she laughed in his face and said: "You've often wondered. have you? Well, here it is." And she withdrew the note from the upturned cuff of his coat. where she had deftly slipped it when captured. Then. waling it in his face, she coolly walked off.-Pearson's Weekly. Wise M. P.'s. It need hardly be pointed out, says the author of "Fifty Years In Fleet Street" that to be elected a member of parliamnent does not necessarily imply intellectual superiority. Shortly after thie. urmese war a young civilian. home on lave, happened to mention :2ii. yes. Burma." said an M. P. with whomi he was sitting at table. "I had a tAephew who was in Burma. only he usedl to call it Bermuda." On another occasion. in the month of \March. some one 'said to M~r. Live sev: -Th~is is a cruel east wind.''" "Yes." was the would be witty reply. "I expect it will be Easter before it is over." . . .This was repeated by the author of *the book quoted to-a respected member ~of parliament, who observed gravely: S"I fancy he's right I have known it ~to last till Easter and longer yet." What Makes a Woman~ One hundred and twenty pounds, more or less, of hone and muscle don't *make a woman. It's a good foundation. Put mnto it health and strength and she amay rumle a kingdom. But that's just v, ha Electric Bitters grive her. Tbous _ands bless them for overcoming fainting -and dizzy spelis and for dispelling weak Sness nervousness, backache and tired,I li tless worn out feeling. "Electric Bit -ters have done me a world of good," w ites Eliza Pool, Depew, Ok-la., "and I thank~ vou. with all my heart. for mak ing suchi a good medicine." Only 50c. Guaranteed by all druggists. Corsica and England. it is an almost forgotten fact that for a period of a little more than two years during the Napoleonie wars Cor sica was a British possession. After the evacuation of Toulona the British governmnent felt !t necessary to take the island, aind Lord Hood. with Rel son as brigadier, was -sent to drive out the French. With the capture of Calvi. July 12, 1794. where Nelson lost his eye, the island fell into BritIsh hands. and George IlL formally accepted tbe crown of Corsica. appointing, Sir George Eiliot as British vIceroy and allowing the Corsicans to retain their legislative assembly. in 1796~ the tie tivity of the Frencb navy in other parts of the Mediter'ra nean resulted in a sudden decision or the British got' ernmient to withdraw from the Island The evacma tion was 'oampleted on Oct. 2G of that year. and Corsica reverted to Fra nce ithese (iays of ihi ecst c.f living, a medidmc; That r--' mar. uip n of be-d El b~da r ce&.--na ii t i oh, Spish lm~r hus!.and- fell. f.ur tores ou~t of a1 --ler:- :m oIahe it very 'almly." --O. e wasu't hurt:'Yo s-ee it was in Venihr. anmd he could ~ swm."-Bos toin TI'amseriit. *Defendifng Him. Agnes-AXud (di e say~. I looked intel . e -t (Thdys-Oh. no). indeed: X :sllu'e y-ou hne said notlhin-r disparalg in~r.-Life Patience: Who's He? T.e0 old "bred in rhe bone" Corr.ish :nan of uper Mlichigan is a chara.rer that once, mnet is not soon forgotten. While 1te bas ai distinct sense of hu mor. he is funniest when he least in tends to be. and this is idue in no small degree to his peculiar dialect, the lat ter being not only didicult to under The following is typical: The boss went up in a raise where two of his old re!!able workmen were drilling. greeting them with "'Ow she coming up, boysy' "Some slow, cap'n. some slow." "Well," said he, "ne'er mind, patience and perce'verance will put un through." And the captain walked on. Said one of the men In the raise, "'Eury, wo be this Patience and this Perce'verance" "Blowed If I da knaw, lest be they taw bluddy Fin landers in tuther stowp." Half ar hour later found Henry and his partner demanding their pay up to date just as the captain stepped Into the oice. "'Well, me sons. what's I matter?" "W'ur leavin,' cap'n. If yaw dha -want they taw bluddy Fin landers to put an through you can 'ave 'ey. Patience and Perce'verance, 'ay? You cun 'ave 'ey, you cun 'ave 'ey." Engineering and Mining Journal. A Grouchy Clerk. The clerk in the postoffice was grouchy. We suspected that he had been out late the night before, and we trod lightly and spoke gently. but in I spite of our decent precautions he snarled at us. We decided that It would be better not to address him at all. So we approached the stamp win dow at which he presided and mutely t pushed two copper pennies across the counter. "Well, what do you 'want?' he growled. looking at the coppers and then at us. "A house and lot," we stammered, taken off our guard. "but the bedroom windows must face the south. and the garden should"- r But he swore frightfully and, hand ing I's a two cent stamp, merely ex claimed: "Get out of the line; there are other customersr'--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Insect Bite Costs Leg. A Boston man lost his leg 'rorm the bite of an insect two years before. To avert such calamities from stines and bites of insects use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and I prevent inflammation, swelling and I pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, I eczema, cuts, bruises. Only 25 cents at all druggists. Tennyson on Poetry. Tennyson regarded as "almost the grandest line in the English language" t Wordsworth's q Whose dweling is the light of setting a suns. Among "the most liquid lines of any language" he set Gray's < And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. From Shakespeare this was one of his favorites for Its Aeschylean quali- i ties: The burning crestt Of the old, feeble aridl day wearied sun. "Hamlet" he regarded as "the great est creation In literature." Poe wast is choice of the American poets. "I 1 know several striking poems by Amer- I lan poets," he once said. Wes there] ever fainter praise? Seven of his own best songs he thought were "All Along the Vasley." ''Courage, Poor Heart of Stone." "Break. Break, Break," "Theg Bugle Song." 'Ask Me No More," "Tears, Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar."-Kansas City Times. 1 The Best Court of Appeal. t No o'ne conld say a sharp or bittert hing with more absolute coolness han Lord Westbury, who was made ord chancellor of England in 1861. e After retiring from the office of lord I; hancellor he took a very active partt In the house of lords. sItting as a court I f anppeals, where hIs colleagues were L.ord Chelmsford and Lord Colonsay. ord St. Leonards, who was senior to hem all, never attended. One day Lord Westbury chanced to meet him and said. "My dear St. Leonards, why on't you come and give us your val nable assistance in the house of lords?" "Ah,"' said Lord St. Leonards, "I should be of no use. I am old and s :ind and stupId." .1 "My dear lord." 'said Westbury, "that does not signify In the least. I m old, Chelmsford Is bllnde. and p Colonsay Is stupid. yet we make the fl tery best court of appeals which has C q ver sat in that assembly." N. J. Gor'ham, Cashier Bank of Wood- d :ille, Woodville, Ga., had a very severe e attack of kidney trouble and the pains t1 n his kidnevs and back were terrible. ~ I got a bottle of Foley Kidney Pills I from cur druggist and they entirely re- r ieved me, 1 have more benefit from - hem than any other medicine." The Dickson Drug Co., Manning, L eo n Fischer, Summnerton.j Ventriloquism. Ventriloquism is no science, but mere. ly a trick in the manipulation of the voice, which after much practice is able to be done In a way to deceive. It consists merely in the varied modifica tions of the sounds produced in the larynx in imitation of the modifications which distance imposes upon the voice. The essentIal mechanism of ventrilo quism consists in taking a full breath. thena keeping the muscles of the neck and chest lixed and speaking with the mouth almost closed and the lips and lower jaw ais motionleCss as possible, while air is v-ery slowly expelled trm:gih ax nar'row' glottis. Care Is also al:en that none of the expired afr es :me(s through the nose.' MtIuch of the vn'iloquist's skill, however, in imi tating sounds coming from pairticular directions depends on deceiving other senses than hearIng. The direction from which sounds reach the~ ear is, never very clearly distinguished. and when the attention Is directed to a par ticular point the imagination is apt to refer to that point whatever sounds we may hear.- Philadelphia Press. The Tree In the Picture. Iconfess that to me much of the de lght of an early morning landscape of Cor-ot or Claude Mfonet is dun In no s:nl mueasur'e to the music of sing' ing birds. Though~ not one is to be seen, 1 am sure they are there. There is a story told of Corot that he ws once painting in a wood, while near hima sat another paInter whose creed was to record things in nature ust a they are. Comning over to the esei or P'ere Corot. he Sd "Why. vo are not painting this scne at al.l as it really is. You have left out that large rock yonder and put in birch tree-there is no sucb tree to be seen." wir b a coa riding smile Corot replied: -if you'l a: say anything about it, I Win teii yo whyv I put in that birch. ,. ws to 'kne the hirds."--Atlantic. The Choice of a Husband i.s too important a matter for a woman to be handicapped by weakness, bad ulood or foul breath. Avoid the.e kill hopes by taking Dr. King's Life Pills. New strength, fine complexion, pure breath, cheerful spirits-things that win men-follow their use. Easy, safe, sure 25c at all d-uggists. ueatn. Death opens the gate of fame and qhots the gate of envy after It; It un loosens the chain of the captive and puts the bondsman's task Into another ran's band.-Sterne. hard Ones Too. Little Willie-What's the nameof the feller what calls on yer sister? Little Johnny-I don't know yet Pop calls 31m something different every time he :omes. --Exchange. Close and Near. Promoter- Haven't you any close riends who have money? Inventor-I iave one, but te Is too close to give up mny.-Boston Transcript. Mediocrity is excellent to the ey2s ot nedlocre people.-JouberL Summer colds are hard to get rid of, nd frequently lead to asthma, bronchit s, and nay fever. Do not let your cold ret a bold on you, but use Foley's Honey jod Tar Compound for quick relief. W. 1. Allen, Chelsea, Wis., says: "We )refer Foley's Honey and Tar Com ound to other cough medicines because t quickly coures coughs and colds. It vili wara oi a cold if taken in time." ,ontains no opiates. The Dickson Drug ,o., Manning, Leon Fischer, Summer on. Mighty Kings. The strongest king on record, so the tory goes, appears to have been Calus Flins Verus Maximus. the son of a. hracian peasant and emperor of Rtome. It Is related that with one of ifs fingers he stopped a chariot dash ng by at full speed, that he could [raw a loaded wagon and split trees rith his hand. This redoubtable soy relgn was eight feet high, and his vife's bracelets served 111m for finger 'ings. We have passed over Og. the ding of Bashan, who 'was nearly six niles high, drank water from the !louds and toasted fish by holding :hem up to the sun and iwho, when 1 Coah refused him shelter in the ark, urvived those troublous times by wad ng through the flood, which only -eached'to his knees, and of Atlas, dng of Mauritania. who Is saId--to inve supported the world upon his ;oulders.-Exchange. Ocean Musicians. Apart from the ordinary risks of sea ravel.. one of the most comfortable po itions on a big ocean liner is that of L member of the orchestra. True, the ay is not high, but it Is considerably acreased in various ways. Four and L half hours' work daily Is all that Is equired by these makers of melody. >ut, of course, they have rehearsals ud sometimes learn several new pieces a the course of a voyage. The play Ts are booked as passengers on every rip and take their meals in the sa oon. On the first two days of a voy ige they are not very popular, but on he third day, when senisIckness ef 'cts are wearing off, there is general y a lot of appreciatIon for the band.-' endon Answers. A Judges Charge. During the time in Ireland when lueling was first prohibited by law udge Fletcher was trying at the Sligo sslzes a man named (enton, who had :iled another in aduel. The judge In dfs instructions to the jury said: "Gen lemen, it is my business to lay down he law to you, and I wilL. The law sys the killing of a mian In a duel Is urder, and therefore ini the discharge >f my duty I am hound to tell you It s murder, but!I tell you at the same ime a fairer duel than this I never ieard of in the course of my life." renton was accaultted. H is Literary Job. "How's your son gettin' along in ashngton, Uncle Jim?" "Fust class. He's got a.llterary Rb "Literary job?" 'fres. He puts fresh blotters on th' enators' desks every mornin'."-Cleve and Plain Dealer. An increasing number of people re ort regularly of the satisfactory results -om taking Foley Kidney Pills and mmend their healing and curative ualities. Foley Kidney Pills are a care illy prepared medicine. guaranteed to ontain no harm:.'uI or habit forming rugs. They can :have only a ben'eficial ffect when used for kidney and bladder 'oubles, for backache, rheumatism. eak back or lumbago. The Dickson brug Co., Manning, Leon Fischer, Sum ierton. anning People Have Found That This is True. A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench, A little cause may hurt the kidneys. . Spells of backache often follow, Or some irregularity of the crine. A 1.plendid remedy for such attacks.. A medicine that has cured thousands Is Doan's Kidney Pills, a true kidneF emedy. -, Nany Manning people rely on it. Her is Manning proof. Mrs. L. Newman. Manning, S. C'.,. ts: "I consider Doan's Kidney Pillo' .colendid backache and kidney remedy d I can say that they have been used a my bomne with excellent results. A. 2ember of mny family had a lame ana ching back, together with a kidney reakness. Doan's Kidney Pills were sen in this case and they brought re-l ef. I have never had need of Doan'sd Eidney Pills myself, but I have ofter dised their use, as I know they will For sale by all dealers. Phiiiee- 5(f# ets. Foster-Milburn Co., Bufklio. Ce York, sole agents for the-United states. Remember the name--Don.s--and ake no other. . H. LESESNIE, A'L w MANNiNG, S. C. OANS NGOTIATD On First-Class Real Esma~ dotgages Purdly & O'Bryan, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,. Legend of the Death of Kenith. The deth:b of K,-nith. the alit myth leaf king of SutlIand. w:rs one or the most remarkable in 2! hiisiory-tbat is. If It can eunsistently be cilled a historical fact. According to the story, Kenith had killed a son and brother of the warlike Fennella. She for re venge caused Wiltus. the imost in genlous artist of the time. to fashlon an automatic death dealing machine, a wonderful statue filled with hidden springs. levers. etc. When finished pnd set up this "brazen image" was an admirable work of art. in its right hand It held a basin and in the left an apple of pure gold. both set with dia monds and other precious stones. To touch this apple was to dare death, it being so arranged that one guilty of such vandalism would be Immediately riddled by poisoned arrows shot from loopholes in the body of the statue. Kenith was invited to come and in spect the wonder, and, kinglike and just as Fennella had hoped, he tried to pluck the precious imitation fruit The moment his hand touched the in rusted jewel he was filled with pol oned arrows, dying where he fell. When Folks Feared Gas. In the early days of the last century. when illuminating gas was first used Ln London, timorous people talked of the dangers of suffocation and of ex plosions to which the gas, which was tli imperfectly purified, exposed the tizens. Scientists confirmed these assertions, and the first gasometers erected In London by Samuel Clegg so terrified the people fhat no* workman would venture to light the gas jets which had,' been placed on Westmin ster bridge. But Clegg soon overcame this difficulty by lighting a torch and applying it to the burners with his )wn hands. On another occasion be tore a- committee of the Royal society 5f London he bored a hole in the gas bolder and put a lighted candle to it. to the great alarm of the spectators. but without causing the slighest acci lent. Gradually the eyes even of the most prejudiced were opened to the Mall Carriers Will Fly. This is an age of great discoveries. rogress rides on the air. Soon we may ee Uncle Sam's mail carriers flying in 11 directions, transporting mail. People ake a w'oiderful interest in a discovery hat benefits Aem. That's why Dr. King's New Discovery for Coughs, olds and other throat and lung diseas s is the most popular medicine in Amer ca. "It cured me of a dreadful cough," writes Mrs. J. F. Davis, Stickney Cor ier, Ve., "after. doctor's treatment and ai other remedies had failed." For oughs, colds or any bronchial affection s unequaled. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial ottle free at all druggists. Name For the Species. A Texas statesman. who knows as much about poker as he does about pol Ltics an't as much about politics as he oes about poker, sat In a little game in gew York one evening and became ex tremely annoyed. not to say peeved. by the lamentations of a man who was Losing. Finally one of the other play ers, also Irritated by the constant wall. told the loser: "You are one of the greatest monol 3gists I ever listened to outside of- a theater." "He's not a monologist," said the rexan tartly. "HBe's a moan-ologist" Popular Magazine. The Snail. The slowest creatures In creation are mails and certain small beetles. Some ,f them habitually move only a foot or wo in an hour. but this slowness is partly due to the fact that they remaiu otioless at intervals. By measurin;: the distances covered by snails when they were kept going constantly It- bas been found that the maximum speed af a good healthy snail is five and a alf feet an hour. Plenty of Exercise. Physician (at watering place to pa tient's husband)-Anld. after, all, the great thing ror your wife is exercise Does she take any? Patient Husband -Take any! I should say she did. Why, doctor. she changes her dress at least six times a day.-Londonl Mail. Doubtful. New 1York Man (In Boston restau ant)-Waiter. bring me some of what that man has over there. Waiter-L ion't think there will be any left, sir. W~hena he gets through.-Fn. Stunned Him. "Oh. Effle, your new gown and hat are stunnngr" "Yes. . Alfred hasn't recovered yet from the shock the bill gave him/' xchane._________ e-Madam, you promised to ober me. Do you do it? She-Sir, you promised me your worldly goods. Do I get 'em?-Baltmore American. _ Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the Estate of Mrs. Nennie Louisa James deceased, will present them duly attested and those owing said ests~te will make payment to the undersigned qualified Executrix of said estate J. F. RICH BOURG, Executor. Sumerton, S. C., Junre 24, 1912. Foley What They Will Do for You 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 rheumratism. - Pre-. vent Bright's Disesase and Dia bates, and restore' health andi strength. Refuse substitutes. Dickson'sIDrug Store. -W.LK TAYEL Civil Engineer AND Land Surveyor, Sumter, S. C. ruOfc GOer Rnnk of Sumter,. "W AT'S IHE USE" .paying some one else more for your supplies and re pair work than we charge you for the best. We are well fixed to serve you in any capaciy and solicit your business "on a square deal basis." We have increas ed our supply business in every line and guarantee every article we sell : THANK YOUFOR YOUR PAST FAVORS. Get Our Prices Before I Buying. BRING YOUR TO THlE TINES OFFICE. TE OF SOUTH GAROUINA couty of Clarendon. y ames Md. Windhamf, Esq.. -T nd e of Probate. 4 EREAS, G. Henry Curtis, miade Vsit to me to grant hitu Letters Administration with the Will a eed. of the estate and effects of Thse re therefore toecite and ad-I .oish all asid singular the kin) re and creditors of the saidi Chrles K. (Curtis, deceased, that, thybe and appear before me, in the: Cort of Probate, to be held at~ Man-~ inS. C.. on the 25thi day of -July tafter publication hereof, at: 11clok in the forenoon, to show - case, if any they 1have, why the sai administrationl should not be Gven under mny hand this 6th day of ay, Anno ])ini19. Mal~ Judge of Probate. b We solicit your Ceaning and Pressing ok, and promise promptan gd service. We have employ edpressers and cleaners with exerien ce, and all work entrust: edto us will be guaraniteed. Iend your clothes to the Bon Toreng Club. Never LOUI Bjl)OMIMO[11~[.- -dainty - ladies. shapo - are no I ~&/~ ~make ~i). i~Don't for yo WE~l and gi that , TIRE TROUBLES ar unavoidable, lbut we cani help yu through them. We have a - age stock of New Tubes and Tres on hand, and the prices tosupply all your wants and thnk you for your busimess. H. H. .BRADIHAM. ht r acon'jicasave 1 Ds Sal nva in The World. mmmmae o' . o R16TS fo Dr-oos lohn --hesad as ARNTSDRGS0R -g0 Licensd Drugist, Sells veryting i DRG an-MDCIE - Suceedwheneveythig ele f In nrvou protraton ad fe CHARTON URAN: - ~y tolan aive 0 FOR KINEYLIER-AN ATTONEY T LA, . TOMAH TRUBL MA N ING S. . i is he est ediine ver -ol Promt atenton gvento clletion ove a ruggst' cou -er Put"Log Wea Sh'oes"on You Shoppig Lis e a mmoradum ight ow t com ursoe n-e itdinapiro-u LONG WEA vour hertcoldJesre LN WEASOE onlystylshcomfrtabe ad seviceble butthe the fot lok tim ad arstocatic thin of ayig anexoritat prce0 -rsosbcue o a gtLN op r Dr oos Cothin B-o0 ANNING.n Hts Brown Bloc