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True Mourning. Down la Oeorgia a negro, who bad H, life Insured, died and left the gopey to bis widow. She Immediate r bought hereelf a very elaborate pournlng outfit. Showing her purchases to a friend, ihe was very particular in going into litails as to price# and all Incidental urtlcularB. Her friend wa a very oucb Impressed, and, remarked: Them sho it fine does, but, befo' leaven, what la you goin' to do wld 11 dla black underwear?" The bereaved one sighed: "Chile, when I mourns I mourns." Wide Awake. gammy Mammasboy ? Going to pre, Tommy T Tommy TufnUfc ? Yep. Sammy Mammaaboy ? Wfcjr, how did M know? Tommy Tufnut ? All! how'd I know! Mn't m' mother 4emme break' a eel \r winder t' other day an' didn't say irtln'? How'd I, know? A*a-b, youl? ? took. j Made Him Bad. "Wot's de matter wit* MoOney Wag iee?" "Aw, don't notice him. He thinks B ?ees things." "Wot kind o' things t" s "Aw, stacks o' ? soap an' loads o' ith-tubs." ? Cleveland Plain Dealer. f . * r 'V ,1- ? ? ? " * There Are Other*. Larry? I like Prpfessor Whatshjs tme In Shakespeare. He brings tings home to you that you never iw before. Harry? Huh! 4 I've got a laundry an as good as that. ? Jack O'Lan m. ? ? Imperfect Air. "80 your airship waB wrecked in the lizard. I thought you considered it irfect?" "The Bhip was perfect," replied the ventor stiffly. 'The air was at lilt."? Tit-Bits. ? - ' . . ; . ?>- ; ? ' . . Kindness. "Do you ever go out of your way to 1 things to make other people hap. r "Yes. I crossed the street this morn g to avoid meeting a man Who owes >ney to me." . Real Swift. * 'Haven't you forgotten something?" ked the maid, With a blush. 'Oh, that'a all right," replied the aln, as he opened the door to go t. "You can keep the rest of the Udy."? Puck. A NEW PLAN. Claude ? I found my automobile a great comfort when I first came to this city, a total stranger. Clara?That ?o? Claude? Yes; U enabled me to run up against a whole lot of nice people. * Sparing Hlmeelf. the umpire when the came Is o'er' Doth walk alone, for fear Hard lanirue0D from a fan who'* eore . lfay fall upon hie ear. Mast and Drink. Will? The jrigbt of an old school mate is? er ? well, it might be called both meat and drUtfc. Bertha? Yea; that's what you men uaually do In the clrcumata&ceo. Will ? Eh? Bertha ? Meet and drink. Toe Muoh. "Why did you give your parrot away? The poor bird meant nothing by its profanity." "I could stand Its profanity, but it was learning to imitate my neighbor'! rusty lawn mower." HE MAD TR0UBLE8 ENOUGH. Helan-rWhy - didn't Mr. Picker get that auto be was talklqg about giving his. wife? Fred ? He decided that one unmak* ageable thing wsa quite enough. Affected. 'Mong poets, it uems That a popular pose Is looking for dreams <2p the heart of a rose. Natural Conclusions. "There goes a man who has three wives living," salcl some one to Broth er Williams. "My! My!" exclaimed the old man. "Wuz he ho'n crazy or lost' his mind gTowin' up?" ??? ?; ' THAT piece of jewelry you * broke can be made good as new at a nominal cost. Bring it in nere today and let ui gi?e you a price on it. We can mend - ? m l: ? ? anything in reason? stones reset and jewe&^| tered to suit your fsfbcy. ALBtPT PtCfSb N Tt?rtUM? BLACK HAWK. His Indian nam# ? or the bam ? KM!""1 """*n "*??>? ?o? lijg bird that la black" and !? hid #k translated "Black Hawk." He teli J fUr* ot a 0rael< *?d *nd a e,oM,y ",*e<nb?n* ??? ?t4jnL 'LT b?"kB 10 u* ?6 ,,,. r?* Nation, near Rock River In StS uZ S* ,"d<1 "? w. ?? J" wilM / through the torture and . * ?, "?'?monUI. entltlluK hiu to m? KM' * N?? y?r. In ! , ' th? ?l*teenyear-old lad went at ? E* a ,m*? ??' P?rty *tcU)rr*"*t *"? won flr,t .M *' At nil*?teen he led 200 Sacs too n""" 109 ?"?M- I"ul* nil,?. l w?re ?'*><>, and ?'? Pf W.WJU*',h "" ?WB hW,<l A Refusal to Yield. In the War of 1812 Mack Hawk waa j?"1 !>* Tecumaeli to Jot 7" Will Kit? \ *l a brigadier general, i?J oat,ve followers he did val iant deed, against the United State*. *"/ learned much 358 rZ # ^ warfare. Keokuk, head to hl!!!L #Vrlb*' WM~?r pretended Z,end of the government u< k Hawk hated Keokuk and start ed a strong opposition faction, with himself at Ita head, a treat^ had been made whereby for a yearly wSS ment of $1,000 the Sac. an" iSEnfc 'r ,oTe,r to the *$l O^mlle tract of land east of the kuk and^hi rlVnr' Acc0rd,ngly Keo *uk and hi* followers moved west fsfSTfrfe m,8"Mpp1. Black Hawk refused to go. He said the officials od th^m tn! ^ief" drUnk and trick refuked^ troaty' and he rerused to be bound by any sucn agreement. Then he started a c<?? ederacy of neighboring tribes for (he purpose of destroying all settlers lands. try t0 the **??? followe<l- Governor Rey nolds of Illinois called out the militia. A; brief campaign was followed by a new treaty, which Black Hawk signed. In accordance with this agreement he S7u. h!" I"?68 *nd across the Mississippi. But he only stayed there Jong enough v to perfect his plan the Vm! Ind,an against m?n ? Jk m<SJn* Then- assured that *rTL WOuld flock to h,B stand ard /h? recrossed to the river's east bank. But only a small prop^rtlo^f the warriors from other tribes whose d he had relied on actually Joined brl^'ir ? f?Und h,m8?lf on the and Wal w!th th? government teLZ Perhaps less than half the mot needed for such a con a flag of truce to a h?Z ^ r 0rc* tb#t Wft* Pursuing ? . ? Indian who bore the flag S$22 Boldter?- Where at Black Hawk in fury attsekAd th* troop. (?70 men undeT StlHraan) on May 14, 1882, and with ter roTnw them to at ter rout* The war was on! "awk ?7?Pt like wildfire through the nearby settlements, "leav ing flame and death in his wake. The govennnent saw it had a real fron tier war on its hands and sent broad hu? ?r ^?Pf' (In tbe con blct that ^followed there were four gS* ,ater na tibnal fame. They were Abraham Scott, ZacharyTay^ "AwrRWe'r'kn't H;Wk J B,,Xt dlr <>*'??tedUn? strong detachment of United States _tf^>s. Bot. the odds against him dl?S ?ol. Hawk ^fd,IfCTeatop numbers Black Hawk and bis gallant braves were lore* gradually backward, flght,^ furiously for every inch of thJ w?r reached the mouth of the A United SUtee steam ship lay off the shore. Insult to a Fallen Foe. ; Blaok Hawk sent forward a fla* of wf6, ^ ?township disregarded the troo^ flnlBhed th.,^tThArS?L' Bl,ck Hawk ?scaped, but was soon captured rtm ?nl,ht the full ptnti- oFThe whtte t*??ted J r. ?nl'r te <"M!I that th. BOT. hi? mLi ***** Kaokuk Chief of posed fro^ra^^d' po^1?^^ Ion* sunrt^r*-h|tb*4M?ld ChM dW not long survive his disgrace w? ai ?^s ln pi__v -TT-.1.W a_7 . ' mJr nation! Black Hawk tried to aave you and avenge yottr wrongs. He shed nH blood of many of th. whlti. Now h. ,na hJ' ""?>? **? over -S'. ?*? ?'o no more. He Si?! rta? !f,?HI'T " ??tin? ud Father ? Se 'mother had to tend you to bed without your supper last night, Archie ? ; - V'.v ? ? sfev- ; > Son? Yes, sir, "And are yttf not eorryr rW-4 / r^o^ papa. J? kot sorry. Mamma had ?ome of her owa btocutta for top per IS** ntffhtt" ?yaffil {Copyright.) ?soaped Indigestion, Perhaps. p I A N O . ' J; *>.; s o R G A N S IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE KIMBALL PIANO an active progressiveness is joined with over fifty years of experience concentrated on the effort to pro duce piano quality of the highest type. Piano custom ers WHO KNOW appreciate this fact, which ex plains why so many of them say that the Kimball piano is the best. WHEN in the market for piano or organ, tee the Kimball before you buy. Write for catalogue and price list. State , whether piano or organ it wanted. w J. W. MELTON, Factory Distributor for Kimball Pianos and Organs CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA FW?;Kh-. L ' The farming land* in Lee County nave long been recognized u ll 1 L ?_ *1 ? - ?? > ? - ? the best in the State, and sell readily for $30.00 per acre. a i We offer for quick *ale two tracts at Smithville ? one containing 163 acres and one 10 acres at a price far below the )30.00 .... ? 'fyr ? ? ? .7 .? - mark. I . f . > ^ Both tracts are ideally located, being on the public road, within ? few miles of the railroad and having every advantage of the average town. ? v ^ . J ? ? ? 4 'Phone 29, or write us for further information.' BELK & McDOWELL Real Estate CAMDEN, S.C. LANCASTER, S. C.