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? -v ; '4 C 3J *. wSU\ '*# \ 8dentWc sbd<^?f^bS*lMtoif t*'1 pay ft great deal if attention to denttfti j >AOreguhV#r?t?c#an ?bed, dry now for,] feuray thousands ?f years. poring the ; . doseu expeditions ! -k<t?e *jfclte4^hp. huge Inland sea that ex- ' totted over hundreds of square mjDes ! >x .on the upper retches of the Crooked j >J44"'" ' Just tb stand in the' dry bod of the | ^ ftea ofiftt p<>ttts wh^ethe wauts onoe * - ' washed the shore arfi. where-the marks of the .tide are plain is a unique ex pertoee. . 5t*B ap astounding eotintry, ? evirv rock seemirurtr hidioa fossil evh i -. d?hce of soipe mature, for at rhndom j any ordlna.-y looking bntcrop or boui- I der will" reveal clams, oysters, bo ring j shellfish or seaweed impressions. Your \ head reels as yon try to think baek - centuries and tens of hundreds of centuries before, and see this vast expanse*? sand, sagebrush and rocks as a turbulent: tropical ocean, pahs trees jotting the banks and weird animals roam dag the dense brush or haunting the breakers as they bore feed from the great ocean. Palm frond Imprints twelve and j more feet in leagth e^a be found In --. vv the.rodks, fossil renins -Of the first i . horse, he5. that had three tv&f; aaimsdi . too strange to re^reate?iti a rijdh; country for the student, and now they * are trying to prove that it Is a groat filling station, for oil drilling derricks begin to 1 sake t*eir appearances on. the horizon. . 3f . t'v* ! >- In any event here Is country that | was fecund with life even, befcyre the j , human race was evolved. Inside one j K round seaworn boulder lay a perfect oyster and maiae me oyster uie re- j " ' mains of t. pearl, crashed flat by the j pressa/a. Along the Slimy shores of | this sea the life mast have been a j ^-short one and crowded, for the oona- i tqy is honeycombed with evidence, all of* a low life origin?clam Shells a yard across, great snails, other shells Shaped like nothing we see this day, marina ' .. w* monsters sot well organized eaoa^a U ru> , themselves, bat da?cd ta 1 v rart oc a ?t?$?fcere hath petrified gad ' 'tUrtttTfco prove theiy age bo dhfeanrera thohaadla af ytara later. . J - S. ?' * i >i ft" ??i i i \i i , | Finding New FrOtta* . h .V -|t <ts curiae* that dtttag tfca halfv.. Bfihoa or mora years that man has . ; inhabited j be earth, ba haalearfed ta - , ctfttyate about 30# species sf -Jprtt cf mora, thaw 1#^#Q0 that ' hot (fiaCon?red and cultivated a alagle pbtotwttfch oan'riaal ml*e, rfce, (ba } potdto,s'-ttflt 'date, cereals, ami (ha ha-. astUU^ Wfefev was ftrst dissoaersd -r.thaHWW tpwrthonssnd years aga. ; i* .Among JtftW JCtnlts JftFlL hee? * <vxc ia?ng recently is^rhe ItK a 6sq* is b^ing grew* c^^ la/^db^saia.. ponessea tiie re^ fresh ingtaate of the pineapple and . ' ".7* the sweefa ess el'ttfr;j^r4^er^--The Jain be Is a new (rait which ha* - - been cultivated In northern China. It was first known some years ago, sad now being grown;:!i California and Oxa*. It fa turaaG^eaten Lji-candled torn;-and te preferred by many peo- 1 pie to the date, Which it resembles. f .i- The sapote, a Central American ?>fruit about the size of an orange, is being grown in Florida; while the , . roselLe, a new acid fruit grown in '. southern California, is used for jellies aid in the making of refreshing beverageis. ? Y Take Time to Relax. Learn to call It ft day. Don't peddle ' the little worries, discouragements and annoyances that crop up in the office around with you. Forget them. Shake . off the inclination to sink into the >. slough of despond at the end of a ragged day. Everything will look different in the morning if you let go and take a fn?h hold. Give a job a fair trial before you give it up. The first day, the first week, or the first monrh is the hardest. See to it that y<?T? do not make the same mistake twice and '!V your blunders will put you ahead. The discouragements you meet in your work make very little difference. What really, counts is how you take vs* \ them.?Elizabeth Arnold la . Detroit Free PressJapanese Rickshaw Men. Although the motorcar is now com, mon in Japan. mapy at the mwe con- ' aervative Japanese r<Saln their "stables** of human horses and ornate carriages. Rickshaw men in private ero.*? ployment often wear handsome unlforms, on. which the crest of the emperor Is embroidered. They have wonderful speed and endurance. Ten miles an hour is not an uncommon pace, and two men, alternately raking the post of leader and wheeled I : will keep It up "for 50 or 00 miles, Still, it is a pace that kills, and if '1 , used to be said that the Ufe of a rickshaw coolie did not exceed ten years after he took to the road. i No Small Task. "Do you think that wcinen have improved politics?" "Give us time," protested Miss Cayenne. "Politics have been controlled by men for generations. It takes years for feminine Influence to reform a man Individually. It will take longer to reform the sex collectively." , Hardly. "There's nothing new under the sun," said the learned professor during an argument on progress and civh ligation. "Solomon said that agea ago."1 "But be didn't say it by radtophoo*'' answered his friend. i i .1 '^Sec?5S!OSABCVO5?R?O? THE FIRST MAGISTERIAL. DIS' TRICTT: , . [I I take this method of thanking ray ^friends of this district for the large vote given me in" the first primarj\ I 'a'hall always'be deeply' grateful to them for their support and shall appreciate a continuation of their suffrage on the 12th of September, if elected, 2 will give full time to" the of' fice and transact ah' businesj promptly . ' .. 1 . . ARTHUR HARM AN. MAtt SO CIXCH^TAZPHABET. Some time ago the Canadian Pacific Railway Company issued nbtices to certain hotels, restaurants, shops, etc., protesting against the unauthorized use of its initials. One Timothy O'Brien, proprietor of the "C. P. R. Barber Shop," in a prairie village, received the warning, and replied as follows; .. , t ; " ; "Dear Sir;?I got your notis. I don't want no law soot with yure company. I no yure company owns xsost .everything?raleroads, eteemers; "most of the best land and the time, but I don't kno as you own the hole .alphabet. The letters on my shop don't stand for yure ralerode, but for eomethin' better. I left a mother in Ireland,'she is dedd and guvrn, but her memories are dear to me. Her maiden name was Chrisina Patricia Reardon, and what I want to no is what -you are going to do about it. I suppose you won't argue that the balance of my sign what refers to cut rates has got anythingt o do with yure ralerodee. There ain't been no cut rates round these parts that I nos 01.' ?London Morning Post. The reason so many young people are skeptics is because faith is the product of thought. : i NOTICE. :%.v Bide are blow?open -for wood to be furnished at Court Mouse-and Jail? to be cut in 2 foot lengths,, oak and split pine. -j. .,.* > . GEO. C. STEELE, Supervisor. * * ' ' - ' 1 : * y DEBTORS AND - : v 3 CREDITORS NOTICE. AH persons indebted Estate of T. W? Lpric^,- are herefcy; notified to make payment of t&e same tp Mrs. Charlotte A.Lorick, A?xtut.v Lexlhgton,, and aU- persona having.^-, ciaime against the tame to present;.the same properly sworn ;to Mr*. .Qhariote A. Lorick, Adn>x. Lexington.. -or to Messrs. Rfird and Carroll, a.ttprneys Lexington. a\ MRS. CHAKLOTTE A- LORICK, 3w Administratrix. , i DEBTORS AND w.t-a .^CREDITORS NOTICE. j -.All persons indebted to. the estate / , . r: of .Thos. S. Shuier, are. hereby notified to make payment of .the same to Mrs. Annie C., Shuler, Administratrix, Irmo, S. C,., and all persons having claims against the same, to present the same properly sworn to. to Mrs. Annie C. Shuie.- administratrix. Irmo, S. C. or to Messrs. Efird and Carroll attorneys. xmgton. MRS. ANNIE C. SHULER, 3w Administratrix. . LI , I I l STOP THOSE EYE STRAIN HEADACHES Walter's 8 -ientifica .y fitted glasses j will relieve them. ftO per rent of constant headaches are caused from eye strain. Stop in. and let lis make an examination of your eyes and advise you. Artificial Eyes Fitted $15.00 Take advantage of the following prices ii you are i., jfec-d of (iiasr.e.^. $8.00 Shell Oxfords $0.00 $6.00 Shell Frames $4.00 $5.00 Shell Frames $3.50 $7.30 .Shell Metal hanios $5.00 $4.50 (luld Filled Fr.ur-es. . .. .$2.7.0 $1.25 Far Loop Cha ;.s $1.00 $1.25 Hair Pin Cha; .s $1.00 $2.30 Reel Chains $1.75 $4.00 Mountings $2.50 $2.00 Aluminum F.a :ics .$1.25 O.L.Walter Optical Co. 1221 Main St., ColnmMa. S. ('. 277 King St., Charleston, S. C. S38fiflSES2S^HQflii3SfMMMv * i "A akin you love to touch," -os closer examination, proves to- have - beeri .retouched.' Whom the gods would destroy, hey first make indifferent concerning rake linings. j 1 ^wL JjghtWcL Heard the new*? Dl a new, servtce-pec*e? tears that is the best this year?the DCU3] Tire. Shows the re of the lightweight Many new and vahi low price is a revels ing this tire for the and see it. ^ DISTRIBUT BBBSBhBBSBS THE TIF TIRES, TUBES, ACCES 1909 MA; COLUtei jjirrrrr'.'. " i'1 ' 'f' J rt ??? 1 ^^^^SS5mS5^SSSS^SSi^S5S5Sb Brown Wjillett /a 5 / is a dob I The "Brownie'' I and 3 fine GiU I Giving the gess I GILLETTE SAFET < i I No l II the I I Gills wt j" T5\e .easiest way to be reconciled * z&e i# observe* ^-few young simple.j :n? drying, to act ggnart..- _ ; i ! " Money isn't everything, but if youf i '< ' have iU you don't worry bo much . \ about other things. ' j ^HSS533BSSB3HSS23BSBBSS?53*jMBB6??: T' I ^ ii MUfN I ; ) DRIVE iht CARS ' ! . . " * * " ' ? ? % ." * *' - * A* 4% -fC amor?d has produced i tiff lot lightweight , value we have seen LEDiAMONDTread suit of special study car tire problems, table features. The st>on We are show, first time. Be sure OR'S NAME I t? SHOP SORIES, VULCANIZING | N STREET, ! i!A,S. , bar Finish I Ifs-tke fLOOKS the 1 'jarrfng Notes^ ln the I sana|6&y of your home? I POSSBELY tomexof your other- I wife beeut&lfoam* are spoked H , y duS, worn, shabby floor*. > fl W appearance, and for protection 9g s * efycQBt. thern w<vh De voe Marble 1 ? Tocr ffc^Varnsfc. l &.T'stJfeflny pores end keep-1: a\tsi it of the wood, its >ughnesar prefects the fibres from. 'ear; srtd ite ^towing lustre enriches B ie <Si.Xira.tr c- scheme. H * ievoe Products are time-tested and -oven,b?c*edbythel68year8"expen. H ace of the oldest paint manufacturing M ?ncem in ito U. S.] Founded 1754. HR rvy y, X:HOO, \ I c?nuwe I j J Gillette BUdet j / Now at j i all Dealer? I | a worth that I j fer's worth I ette blade*. j I line Gillette shave* J W^ZOR CO? Boston, U.S.A. I jladeslike I ! : genuine f rile Blades 1 _ I i W A REGISTRATION NOTICE. The county board of registration will .visit-the fololv'ng -place8/-?n the dates named for the purpose of Teg- J istering. the. voters, and all are urged ( to turn out at the places specified: j Leesville;. Monday, September 18; Swansea. Tuesday. September 19; Batesburg, "Wednesday, September 20; Brookland. Thursday, September 21; Chapin, "Saturday,-September 23. The. board will be- in sesion at the court house in Lexington on Monday, October 2. after which time the books will close. ' B. F. DERRICK, Chairman J.. W. ADDY, B. S. MACK, County Board of Registration^ SILVERDALE CR 1106 LA DeSOTO HOT PHON COLUMB The nicest and cleanest p American Home Cooking. Dishes. Experienced waitre* COTTON / Lexington i . LEXING7 ( I We will"run our gin two a?.; Friday?until further notic paid for cotton, and cotton si Sam P. & W. I Operating Lexin COTTON SEED <nrtWNiwif?gaggmnn? When in Co | The Groc 1732 Main St., Opposil ' V i ? I | The Cleanest and most up-t in the State. When you v something you can't get in will find it here. i. * V ,>? . We are in the market for f section??Must be clear anc f. ' V , ... 4t.S ..... /. * y* ,1 ; . i TRESPASS NOTFCE. All pets&ns ire hereby .wa^itai, not* > . to trespass on'the'lands ?f th'e*"*iiYr-' " dersigned in any manner whatsoever. % The law will be strictly enforced against all* parties violating this notice. PAD, KYZBR, WM. J\ KlfZER, , - N.' L. KYZBR. * " . L. B; KYZBR, r, r . S. B. KYZBR. L ; -4t~pf>0 MRS. CARRIE E. CLARK. , In . ? NOTICE.. .. All persons are notified to file Road receipts with County Treasurer at once, so books can be closed. A G. C. STEELE, Supervisor. 1 t tr 4 EAMERY LUNCH j DYST., EL BUILDING E 4574 IA, S. C. laee in town to eat. Strictly Specialized on Creamery jses. Give us a trial. . . : l . ?. V .. . 4. . ^ ' COTTON SEED * .' * ' ' f. ' \ ? Ginnery 3. C. > T> 7 ' S ys a week?Fhursaay ana 3S ** e. Highest market prices I eed. I , P. Roof Jr. I gton Ginnery. . I COTTON I I i 4 % ' ' "v; ' * lumbia Visit eryShop te the old Post Office. / y ;o-the-minute Grocery store :ant something real nice? the ordinary Grocery, you ' ? irst class Honey?in pound 1 cells not broken i ' - Z i" .:.>i ,, I