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ARE THE SHAKESPEARE RELICS A MYTH? There is not a literary shrine in the world that is visited by a greater number of people than Stratford-onAvon. Xo one goes on a sight-see-j ing tour of England without paying | his respects to the greatest literary! genius the world ever has seen. There] is much to be seen there that is, if: authentic, quite closely connected with the bard. There is the home in which it is declared that Shakespeare was born. It is now national property. It contains the Shakes peare museum, which is full of rel- j ics. There is also the New Place, where Shapespeare died, and the Mary Arden farm. The Stratford iconoclasts have thrown doubts as to the genuineness of any of these places as associated with Shakespeare in the degree they j are represented to be. Is the Ann i Hathaway cottage, then, nothing more [ than a fraud and is there not a single j genuine relic in the Shakespeare Museum? At least so certain wiseacres would have the public believe. Xo less important a Shakespeare critic than Mr. Halliwell-Phillips. we j are told, is of the opinion that the probabilities are decidedly against the! so-called cottage ever having contained the woman, who, at the age} of 27 married William Shakespeare, I when the latter was only 19. Here isj a pleasing allusion dissipated at once j for those who hereafter visit the spot | will conjure up the May morning j when the Bard of All Times must j have gone the same round on a court- j ing expedition, and probably sat un- j der the. eaves with his arm ai*ound I his future bride. But what next? The next surprise,'' is the disestablished and disendow-) ment of the old farm house still I i shown as that in which the poet'^l mother. Mary Arden, lived. Its his- i ^ tory now is said to be altogether inconsistent with the theory that any of the ancestors of the Shakespeare stock ever resided there. Naturally the people of the little old English market town are resentful over the scepticism. They would be the last people in the world to admit the truth of the story about Ann Hathaway's cottage or Mary Arden's farm, even when backed up by such a competent crtic as Mr. HalliwellPhillips. They have hitherto found the fame of the prince of poets ex ff? I We appi 1 wonderfu I Columbia ^ \ I pie of the < 1 ? IcOPELA | ceedingly useful to their small borj rough. I With so much scepticism regard-* j ing the place at present being nois-" j ed abroad, it is possible that the time I will come when visitors, instead of I seeing the present sign which guides' 'them, will see. staring them in the* ; face, the following: "To the reputed cottage of Ann Hathaway." and Maryj ' Arden's Farm labelled "The uncer- j! tain building." Then suppose that the Shakespeare' Museum were to meet the same fate, j' and such is not unlikely, for the; iconoclast has argued that many of j the so-called relics are spurious. Of what interest would be the ring that the hard is supposed to have worn, the chair and books that he used, and so on? "Washington Irving described that ancient chair many years ago, and is it possible that he was imposed upon? The American writer draws a picture of how Shakespeare IUct> IlclVtf SUL III It \\ lltfll UUX | ing to the gossips and cronies of Stratford, dealing forth churchyard tales and legendary anecdotes ofAhe 1 troublesome times of England." Irving remarks that the chair par- i took of the volatile nature of the Santo Casa of Lorette, or the Flying Chair of the Arabian Enchantress, for "though sold some time ago to a ; northern princess, it has found its j way back again to the old chimney ] corner." < To doubt Shakespeare's chair i means a depression in the relic- and tourist trade at Stratford, and. after all, what does it matter if the chair is a modern one. supposing every one J believes it to be that in which Shakespeare sat while he composed "Macbeth?" 5 FIREWORKS We are indebted to the Chinese for the Fourth of July firecrackers and other more or less deadly weapons of celebration. They used these articles, shortly after their discovery of gunpowder, to scare away any evil spirits that might be in the vicinity. Fireworks were manufactured in Italy as early as 1540, and were used in France to celebrate events of National import in 1606. The industry 1 now- fpnfprs in the T'nited States. Rub-My-Tisin is a powerful antiseptic. Cures infected cuts, old sores, tetter, etc. reciate d e t V 1 reception i Boosters b> "Ridge" V We believe that the opening luda Bus Line marks the beg operation between the peop lurpbia, their Capital City. We are certain that this cloi of mutual and lasting benef made the first step in perfor it possible for us to get toget On behalf of this store we 1 tality. May we not have the needs in our special line? Clothing? Men s Furnishi A special department on ou clusively to the clothing neei lnd comr 35 MAIN STRE1 COLUMBIA, S. C. I'ABLKH PHOTtX.i:APHS Photogruphs haw Io n su:ress- \ fully cabled across the Atlantic. The | first pictures actually transmitted were probably those taken in Xew \ York of the recent international! yacht race and reproduced a few j hours later in a London newspaper. There are several methods of transmitting photographs by wire and . . i even by wireless electricity, but the i system followed in cabling the yacht ! pictures is probably the best. The! negative containing the photograph is "coded," or prepared for transmis-] sion bv an ingenious device which re- [ duces the picture to an arrangement ! of messages which resemble an or-1 dinary cable code and can be trans- j mitted as such. This message can be j handed into a telegraph office for transmission like any other message.' On being received on the other side j of the Atlantic his message is placed j in a machine resembling an ordinary typewriter and is in turn reproduced by a series of holes in a long tape. The tape is then placed in the reproducing machine with an undeveloped plate and after being transmitted the plate is placed in a developing bath which reproduces the original picture in every detail. Some details ire lost in the sending, but it is prom- j i.-ed that the machine will soon be i perfected and long-distance transmis-j 5ton of photographs will be a eom-j rnonplare.?Boys' Life. Suspicious A Lover: 1 wish you'd find out how 1 stand with your father. His Lass: Oh! Why? A Lover: He gave me a tip on thej stock exchange tonight. ~j ^ ^ !' ^SPECIALISTS^ ! / /" 1 1 -1 i l I I l I i1 \ i Ij!^ We Do It RightMs i l!| H-r- Specialists on rep.-i.-i:;- a" F;; i||lj j i makes ot" Automobile ilaJiallli. I. tor-. We make them as ">od j j .jji: j' IpE as nave. We also repair Un. H If ll'j j j i Jer-. tanks and make racing n?'jl! i' MM seat*. Ship u> your radiators. Lf - j|' j. feq PI-COL NT TP PfAUlO j W.R.Hartin & Bro. j ' 1315 nain St.,GoluTabiaSG. | 1 .1 I ipiy tne given the 1 r the peo- | I I 1 ; of the new Columbia-Sa- || finning of a new era of co- ,|| le of the "ridge" and Co- || I ser cooperation will prove || it to us all. Columbia has || ming a service by making || :her. ^ thank you tor your hospi- || 5 pleasure of serving your || | ngs | r second floor devoted ex- ^ ds of children. ^ I ANY, Inc. | I ET I I I Km:Kims invented by tin- Chin. ('.'<1 it is believed they had a religions siirtii'ican< ? when :' t*.*l down. It is eeitain that :!> s,>ort of kite-dying was a favorite on* wi.h the Chinese youth before Europe received the idea. The Chinese attached knives to the strings of their kite to cut those of rivals. The name is derived from the kite, a hawk, which has remarkable soaring powers. LAVEXDA11 ''Sweet Lavendar" has a very plebeian origin. The word is dert t'orl f i?/"iin t V> T r> f S.. o 1.. _ . i 1.. i uvu lii/iu tut/ ijaiui iu vi "Lavanda." meaning a wash, or washiris?. Tht* dried flowers are put away with linen to perfume it: and the ancient Romans used the plant to perfume the water of their baths. "Was the apple gooda friend asked Eve. ''Oh. no." she replied, "it wasn't ; particularly good * * * it was just J forbidden!" A/ERY JpEWELER COLUMBIA. 5.C. JL 1508 Main St. I Moved to 1619 Main St. 1 1 ? Columbia j 11 Smith's I July ( I '' ;<< The time has come to cl $ * era of low prices. o> We are determined to n I<< want every bit of goods w j<< thing that comes in new i: >>> This is whv this is to b< >8 for EVERYTHING must g ?< EVERYTHING IS REDUC w selling. l)> No matter what your w >>/ x _ X. J? _ xK - J-T anticipate ior tne montns M are splendid stocks too?i >>>> now. SS>> Every Silk Dress in ))<< Xo matter what your dress n SS>> may find your every wish filled ))?? fetas of navy and black. Canton ?<< street and evening wear, lace dinners and in fact every dress i \\SS is reduced for very quick sell M clean out ( ur entire dress stoc >>)/ reduced the new silks that just <S? THK PRICES: $<\ 20 Dresses $25 to $35 Values 22 Dresses $49.50 to $69.50 V; >>)/ 82 Dresses $69.50 and $79.5 59 Dresses $89.50 to $100 Ya ?>> FIXE SILK UNDERWEAR 1 <<$ SALE S>// Teddies, Bloomers, Gowns. Ye ss>> ot ver>v fin 'st Italian silk, ci SS>> other silks in this sale at very In <\\s ments from our regular stock ai ?<< now for quick disposal. Read >>// given below and act quickly. <<SS thing Monday morning for son. <<(( ited and the values, as you see. Teddies $5, $6.50 and $7.50 \ >>>) Teddies $8.50 and $9.00 Value <<% Gowns $10 and $11 Values, X >S// Gowns $12.50 and $15.00 Val >>// Three Gowns, slightly soiled \S>> Xow u\\ Four Gowns $16.50 and $18 a(\ Jersey Gowns $15 Values. Xo yyii Camisoles $2.25 and $2.75 V >>s> Four Camisoles. $4. $5 and S>> SENSATIONAL MILLIXEF (SS $1.00, $2.93 AND $ By taking the entire output o linerv supply houses we are c O) oeedingly pretty spring and s I )X\ $1.00. $2.95 and $4.95. 1 o. I 1537 Main Tht? ."Missouri Mule Abroad ! i i A lots; and pat it.* nt 1 ill I vair. effort | f jot' Mi<- part of a khaki-clad drivot* t >r j indue a -nalty drawing wka' ap-'. ; < : peared ti. 1m* a load of lauralrv. ; . i. jtlirouuli the irat?-way of local hospital afforded considerable anuiseinent * J to the lroys iri Muo. v\ ii ? were watch-' 1 1 I i i Send" Us Your ! -* i 1 I ! i | I j Screen Doors, Wind j Garden Hose,tWater Freezers, Base Balls, Golf Goods. gianfil UNIFORMS a I | I ! lorick & Incorpo HARD1 C0LUMB1 naugurates the Most ^learanc* the Store's Pish ear away the old stocks complete lake this a new s tore in every k ithin these four walls to be SPIC s also to be marked at the low pri 3 our greatest and most sensatio :o; hence the prices are not onl ED?nothing is set aside; nothir ants may be tod ay?no matter to come?everything is cut to th Smith's regular stocks, and the g This Sale Every Coti eeds may be, you Although many in this sale. Taf- ting them in this i crepes for sport. season. All dres combinations for latest styles and 1 :i our large stocks *,? ?.. ginghams. v< !i 11 fir. In order to Both dark and lii ks we have even figure. The stoc-1 : came last week. and the prices a: : low. , Now $10.75 alues, Now $25.00 0 Values. Now r.'Aiglon Voile $39's0 and dues. Now $49.50 40 Summer Fn IX THIS Jl'LY 38 Summer Fr Summer Frc sts and Camisoles epe ae chine and FI?w prices. All garSeven lovely si id placed on sale made of fine flam the low prices inglv smart. Better buy first Seven spring c< e stocks are limvery good looking are great. * _ ... 41 fine silk spo "alues. Now $5.95 ah the new novel >s. Now .... $5.95 Seven Sport Si ow $6.95 ? Four Sport Co? ues. Now . .$7.95 I. were $32.50. ThreP Sprins C $g.?r. Nolv .75 Values. Now 1 * Baronette S $6.9.% Fine Silk Skir w $6.9.% alues. Now $1.7.% ' FINES' $2.2.% $6 values." Now Therc a,'e only go j|- ance. but every s tailored of the ve LY SELLING fortunate indeed >4.9.% sortment. for this f one of our mil- suit for traveling ible to offer ex- the fall. ummer hats for Four Suits wen Ton Suits were MITH' St. Col V. ns tho pi'>('0,,<'inu.s. The mule would lo anything bur |ss through tho gateway. "Want any VI|?. < hum shouted ?ne of rho hoys in. hiuo to the driver, is iii- rested a moment. ' No." replied the driver, "but I'd ike to know how X?>ah got two oT he blighters int" th.e Ark." ? Ovrlorc T?AV?" VIUV^LU JL \JX. ^ * \ ows, Screen Wire,. Coolers, Ice Cream Basket Balls- and SPECIALTY Lowrance irated WARE r A, S. C. | : Drastic II e Sale I ?ry I ?Iy?to inaugurate the new jfl[ ind of merchandise. We >>$ K-SPAN-NEW, and every- ?? ces when the season opens. >>>< nal July Clearance Sale; M y radically reduced ; but <<? lg is held back for later M what purchases you may sW e bone in price, and there ?? >oods are seasonable right ton Frock in This Sale have just come in we are put- />>? sale af the lowt-st prices of this \\\i :ses presented are of the very ?? Ine imported materials. There ///? >iles. dotted Swisses, organdies. %)) ?ht shades and sizes to fit every ee?/ ks are wonderfully complete ,>>SS s you will set. are wonderfully \\yy THE PRICES: >>? > and flinghams ..$5.00. $4.50 >>>\ $,>.50 Dcks $18.7") to 525 Values $9.75 $// oclfs $25 Values $14.75 >SS> )cks $29 to $32.50 Values $16.75 <\& CE SPORT SPITS &>> >ort suits in this assortment />$> nel and all-wool jersey. Exceed- \\\\ >ats in this assortment that are >>>> ; indeed. Ideal for vacations. \\\\ rt skirts of baronette satins and ?? ty silks of the season. . SSSS tits $29.50 Values. Now $13.50 >>>> its $12.50 Values, Now ..$7.50 'oats $49.50 and $69.50 Values. v<<< $29.50 >>g kirts $13.50 Values. Now $6.75 ts $18.75 Values. Now ..$10.95 $>> T TRICOTINE SUITS M 14 suits left for this July clear- ?<< ;uit is good looking, smart and />// tv finest tricutine. You will be >>>> to secure your size in this as- <<<< i summer one will want a new and they may be worn well in >>>> > $49.50. Now* $25.00 up to $95.00. Now $55.00 //$ S umbia, S? C.jl V