Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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JI'h nover sufe it 'h subject} to nil tho dangers of burglary and flre- lt's u constant source of wor ry. Don't hid? your uionoy, but put it on deposit horo whefo It will lie of real benefit to tho communi ty and lie also SAFE] besides being subject to YOU it 1MM1CDI A.TK DE MAND IJY CJJECK. TIiIh bunking institution Ja Don Horvatlvoly managed ? its capital and' surplus aro aiilple ? its meth ods modern . it invites your deposits. i Your Account is Respectfully V Solicited. NEW 1914 'Prices on Fords ? V RUNABOUTS $547.70 TOURINGS - $597.70 Full Line of Ford Parts Caseings and Tubes on Hand. ? 1 D. C. SHAW CO., Sumter, S. C. PHONE 553 Valuable ( W~% ror _ .-v . - ?? l ? s-,?. ? ?. . 1 six room house, city water, good barn, lot 1 00x380, located on DeKalb Street. This is known as the D. E. Hinson property; \yill sell cheap within the next thirty days on easy terms. J seven room house, city water, bath a toilet; located on Lyttleton Street; size of lot 1 28x285. This is [known as the F. H. Sawyer property. We also have several vacant lots in different sections of the city for sale at reasonable prices. LIST YOUR WANTS WITH US Kennedy & Shaw REAL ESTATE AGENTS for sale? farm lands 5,000 acres, cut in any alee to salt purchaser. Two *o fife miles of ThoitiasvUle in South Georgia. High state of cul tivation, good community. For low pricea and aa^y terma? write FLOWERS REALTY COMPANY, Thomwrille, G?. u . HIGHLY COLORED HILARITY. Quur Kind of Fun That Cook With On? Hindu Festival. Till' "U oil I?N celebrated I annually In thf muhai'Slu ??i Pallida'. ' I lit.l ( ?i , |k tli'fM iiiu'il lis (lmile> fh'f; I train th h'N x'oiiii.ir, . Mir.i 1. 111 In | Many j.uud* " Mi, I W i truai w hie*: "liiirl.v in the uiornft-U l \wiii iu iln> j c|llb. Wlli.'le I fi'Mlitl IlliDO of ><he i fcUeSt*, will* WUI'i' lakiliti pari ill fill- ! ceremony for i li?' Mis! i line W'e wi-iv j I u'o vh jet) wi(J) a complete new hum til Hindu garments, and our dressing WU* KUpClilllt lldcd I ? \ I III* lllllllil I .^'a * servants AYe li.id camels. eleplni m > mill victories provided fur us i wns on mi elephant. in a kiwi of box. urn! we drove in ^proOesshw to i|ii? palace of tile native cliy. "Wo were received with great in; ?*.Ih fit) by tlw? iiiii hiss, ii iid I'Avas led to believe Unit II whs li? In* decidedly n <1 i AT ii t ti <m I occasion, hut I wu* woefully , mistaken. The fun had not begun | Certain formalities hail t ? > he none i through before the hI mm I was given "We look our seat* In t lt?% cofirtyard j of tlie palace' a| a |??iii? table tlml wax ; loaded wlili large gilt dishes ft 1 Icil wit!? | different colored halls jih large ?ls or j unci's mid lllled with Imll powder. At h Hi^nai the hroi lit*r of the niiilmraja came t<> tin* front of the (aide and sh lammed to t In' pi in< ?*, who look one of ! the hulls and threw it gently across the tahle. striking the ofllcer on the breast. "The hall broke and scattered (lie powder over his costume 'Fllea there was a general scramble. and In less time thnn It takes t<? write hundreds of balls were flying ahout. their many colored contents scattered hroad^nst on the crowd. **Next baskets of loose powder were thrown upon us In hand fu Ik. "It was no use to expostulate: the moment you opened your mouth koiiu* bod.v filled It with |*iwder. The hat tie grew fast and furious, when suddenly an enormous, stream of water from a fire engine drenched everybody. The colored powders became wet and. min gling together, dyed us all in brilliant ly vail elated hues. "After this sort of thing tint) gone on for htilf an ndur lit ceased by mutual consent, and we returned to the pri vate gardens of the .ma ha raja, where we were most unceremoniously pitch ed Into a tank of running water. I was dyed a deep scarlet all over my body, and It was fully a month before the color entirely disappeared from my face and hands." Maddening Calmness. A New Yorker who had planned a week end trip cjyvlth his wife fumed and fretted without "avail on the morn ing set for their departure because she made such slow progress In getting ready for the journey. At last he fairly dragged . her from the house and Into a waiting tax lea b. although she kept protesting that there was no occasion for hurry, lis they had plenty of time. Arrived at the station, the couple dash ed for their train and were just In time to see It pulling out. "There." said the Irate husband, "didn't I tell you that we'd never catch that train on account of you 7" ? - "Yes." said Ids philosophic spouse calmly, "but we didn't miss it by much."? New York Tribune. London's Kennel Club. The London Kennel club has pedi grees of 500,000 do^s on file. The club was organized In 1873. At the annual show of the Kennel club in London about $40,000 is awarded in prizes. A committee of the club meets twice a month, and the chairman and mem bers of the committee sit as Judges and jury in every disputed case passed up to them by the judges of shows. Witnesses are called in the ordinary way and sometimes the sentences are very severe. Not Infrequently the owners of dops are prohibited from ever taking part in a show afterward. ? He Unburdens Himself. "Can you bear it if I tell you some thing serious?" ventured the young husband. "Yes. ^ Don't keep anything from me!" gnsped the bride. "Remember, this does not mean that my love for you is growing less." < "Don't break my heart. What la It?" "Well, my dear, I'm getting tired of angel food every day for dinner. Would it be too much to ask "you to have liver and onions'/"? Kansas City Journal. Ooean Derelicts. Abandoned vessels have often float ed for many months waterlogged, but J carried far by winds and currents. There was the Fanny E. Wolston. de serted on Oct IB. 1801. which traveled about 4.t)00 miles before she was last reported in December. 1803. And the W. L. White was a derelict from 1888, wtyen she was near New York, till she ran ashore on the Hebrides a year later. Forty vessels .saw her. but conld not sink her. Cruel Hazing. "Have you beard what Mabet'a fra ternity did to hei1?" "They have terrible initiation*. I un derstnnd." ' ^ "That's what. They ordered her to help her mother with the dishes for a month."? Washington Herald. - Relatives of 8uco?ss. Luck and- Industry met, on the high way of life. "I understand we are re lated." remarked Luck. "Yes. .in a sort of a wa>V replied Industry. "1 am the mother of Suc cess. while you are a distant relative." ?Philadelphia Record. ? It Is t he hatred of narrow mtnda for liberal ideas that fetters the march of progress ? Victor Hugo TO MR. BUSINESS MAN IS there anything about your business which if other people knew would induce them to patronize you? If you say "Yes," then say ? that calls for the use of printer's ink. Of course we will admit that a number of people already know these facts about you, but sup pose more knew them! Couldn't you serve more people without adding much, if anything, to your expense? If you say "Yes," we say that condition calls for printer's ink. It's our job to help a business man stretch himself ? multiply himself ? to help him carry his message to those who should have it. This means the use of printer's ink. We hereby offer you our services, our experience in printing,, our facil ities for printing, our ideas as to good printing, and if you will give .us a 'chance to serve you, we'll make your business bigger. No miracle about this ? just the sensible application of printer's ink. Can't We Serve You ?