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Ixxigwoud, which vu
from 18ir? to 1K21, or
tihritered Piet Cronje,
loader.
'the more KpuciouN uud
>um?' the moro comfort
f"> good fur him, nays
u Advertiser, while The
other weekly paper, an
the people of Jnweutown
country are to be Wil
they inuat treat hin> uk
Fuh fit-m ly us posMibl'o.
1901 hag there been ho
ent Here. In that year, it
among Hot-r prisniwerH and
tch inlander** that Germany,
io Bopi-h, was about to iu
tlxjir ;\vaH against Great
&cret watch \vaw kept from
peak for the Qermau fleet ?
or came.
xl, if the kaiser i* sent there,
puud a rainblinK, story-nml-a
turo, on the plateau that cm- j
uoh ??f the island, , about throe
heast of Jam<Mtowu, the only
he name was originally t hat of
id farm. The house which Na-:
occupied was built i'u tin* 18th
, aud, until Napoleon's -arrival,
[he homo of the vice governor,
irby is another structure known
Ijongwood Now House" to distin
it from t ho "old house" in which
bleon lived.
fapolcon's tomb is In a wooded gien
n milo away. His body if* no longer
ire, having boon removed t.? France
1840.
ecalling that the savage Zulus im
aoned here in the l!)th century ac
ttnl civilization ami helped Britain
e their native countrymen after their
urn 'to .Africa. The St. Helena fiuar
11 remarks:
"It is quite timstdble 'that, hearing
r experience with the black Zulus in
ml, we St. Helena us may succeed iu
ivilizing the blacker kaiser?"
j There is hardly a day in history when
ie inland has not been the prison of
>me enemy of Britain. The present
Iptfves are participants in the pto-Gcr
ian revolt of a lloer faction in South
frica in 1910.
chance -oL OHcaping. it
*>rtM ***' Helena. is vory
fht. /^Wst laud is the British
|nd ?>f Bon. 700 miles. Afri
Soutli America 1.800
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s awal
IIel|
r? in
in.
>vernd by the 1'ort
settleil by the Dutch
i by the British in
"'"'X Tht^iave captured it sev
latives have tnuch
are also many ne
f *Iave5?.
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fell blot
P*ne? Irtpne
For Sje
IAt Mr. Henry Savage's ratation,
at Lugoff: Dairy brel Cattle,
Mules, three Brood Mares*one to
foal in early spring by "Rpbow.
Jersey Dnroc Hogs of all ies. A
number of extra fine bred $ws.
Apply to 1
W. A. Rush, Lugoii
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CALLED FOR QUICK THINKING |
Skipper of Burning Ship* With Cargo <
. of High Exploaivss, in No Pool
tipn to Heaitate.
Tbl < Vphaluiiiu WUH dirply loadrd
with shells. ii ltd tier chill-rooms wore
filled wit I? T. N. T. for the Italian
urmy, write* It. 10. Cniplvy ill' the At*
hi nt 1c. Slu> was well In Mu? inidMl
of the convoy proceeding down tbf j
Thames, und hud Just passed beyond
the submarine net. when u thin peueil
of smoke wuh seen to rise from the
corner of No. J hutch. It happened
to catch the .third officer's .eye first,
und ho called Sammy's attention to it.
In two shakes Sammy had sounded
four blasts on the siren, und u fluff
fluttered from the yard'arni, which
causod all other ships to five him a
wide berth, as the propeller of the
Cephalonla churned up the sea in her
frantic effort to back and turn as if
to return to London. A ship on tl re
should return to port, but Sammy, with
u cargo of T. N. T. wasn't the kind of
a skipper to risk blowing cottuges and
kiddies into tiu- next world in an ef*
fort to save his owu skin. No; lie
turned the Cephalonla till her stern
was head to the breete, and slowly
kept her backing scuwurd to restruln
the fire. If possible, from spreading
aft to his chambers of T. N. T. ;
backed her away from port and other
ships, so that, If she did blow up, the
military loss would he confined to the
Cephalonla alone. And all the while
ho was wondering what moment u U
bont would pop up und send u torpedo
Into him, or he would strike u drift
ing mine.
DUBLIN BOOTBLACKS IN 1780
Polish Used at That Time Waa a Com-' |
bination of Lampblack and
Rotten Eggs.
Among the populace of Dublin try '
1780 the shoeblacks were o numeroui
and formidable body. Tlie polish the/
USed was lampblack and eggs, f ok t
which they purchased all that were
rotten in the markets. "TTretr Imple
ments consisted of a three-legged stool,
a basket containing a blunt knife,
called a spudd, a painter'# brush and
an old wig.
A gentleman usually went out in the
morning with dirty boots or shoes,
sure to find a shoeblack sitting on his
stool the corner of the street. The
gentleman put his foot in the lap of
the shoeblack without ceremony^ntid
the artist scraped it with his spudd,
wiped it with his wig and then laid on
his composition as thick as black paint
with hisNpalnter's brush.
nn./x ...in, ? ?u.i. .w.i it. i. .<
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Playing Duckboard.
Do you know what duckboard is?
It's a kind of a game first plaM^
a primitive and mild sort
by Rocky mountain goat**
modernized and made dl*
American army. The lfp$
which one plays duckboard. ^
breed contrivance, by Washb>,an^ out
of Corduroy Road, to use the racing
vernacular. It Is made up of narrow,
slippery strips of rounded wood laid
crosswise about two Inches apart, aud
is supposed to keep one's feet out of
the mud. It doesl While playing duck
board one's feet are usually in th**
If Is called duckboard, I suppo? o j
cause of some silly belief- tha-t-aL
could walk it without falling. KverT
airplanes flying at a height of less
than &.000 feet have been seen to wig
gle and dip drunkenly while passing
irencb lines floored with duek
And when it is laid upon the
of the earth and there are no
[reneh walls to help out ? well,
for Charley Chaplin that the
>rld didn't see me operate,
could ever again be funny to
a^i^Kho saw. me play duekboard <nft
thore^Kthe comparative open of lhat
wood !-^WUllnm Stevens McNutt, in
Collier's Weekly.
^ Soldier's Appreciation.
Itecently n woman well known in
America, who has devoted all her
time to relief work since the war be
gan, was visiting a hospital. The com
manding ' officer had sent a military
car for her. She entered the car just
as nn ambulance filled with wounded
passed by. As she noticed the thin,
pnle faces, tears came into her eyes.
The soldier-chauffeur asked if she
was ill.
"No," she said, "these are tears of
pridfl."
"Miidnrmr^~Trpllcd the hoy, stinnlv.
"If I thought that my be! ng~a~s6Tdtcr
was worthy of hut one of your tears,
I should feel that I had not lived In
vain." ? lied Cross Magazine.
Huns to Wear Bark Styles.
To help out in the pres?^ great
scarcity of leather and the eons?><iuent
dearth of footcenr, a Oerinan army
authority recommends the Introduction,
of linden bark moccasins such as'are
worn by the Russian jM'asantry. Made
from the bark of young t'.vigs, these
?ho<>ji an- said to stand two years'
weiun yet they are light and easy
hrff can be made to f if well. The liu
<*n forest* of the prince of Monaco,
! Bear I?Aon. France. German*) say,
LA\??tiJd ?upply sufficient harV *x, make
1 j iMMi.tKjO -ln?e?f. and the making of
ithem \. <iiil?l furnish excellent ligT* oo
cwjtation for prisoners and sll, fitly
r?un<*ed.
MADE THE CHAIN COMPLETE
Physician in Hit BxclUment Rsthei 1
Gave Away 8ecrot Ha Should i
Hava Kapt.
Attorney <^'iieruV Gregory tells thl;
piquant sy>ry of prominent lluan ,
der umi dWell-kuovrta physU'iau:
The mom?y Juggler <Mli9d at the of
flco of his family phynlflun ?na morn
in# him! tol?l him with much eonoeri
that hla only son was suffering fron
diphtheria. The doctor was soilcltou>
but assured tlid financier that with tht
. care given in the hospital to whlol
the hoy had been taken he would pull
through nicely. "Of course," said tin
medico, "no one In safe when that
terrible disease In around."
"But," said the father, "the hoy con
fessed to ine. that he Is sure he caught
the disease from the parlor muld
whom he had kissed."
"Well, young people are certainly
very thoughtless," mused the doctor,
"Tin sorry to^Jfcar that your son has
bean so indiscreet."
* ' v ; ? , of course, doctor," said the
fluancler, nervously, "hut don't y,ou
aee, to be frank* with you? I have
kissed the girl. Do you think I, too,
will have the disease T*
"Why, yes," said the doctor. "You
are probably already Infected. In
factrtbat would bo the very next thing
to expect."
"Oh, that's awful," gnsped the flnan*
cler, "and I kiss my own dear wife
every morning and evening, so she,
too?"
"Good heavens!" cried the phy
sician, jumping up excitedly, "then I,
'too, will have It !"? Illustrated Sunday
./^Magazine.
MARK OF DISRESPECT
Valon of "Mr." Before Name of
Vceldent le Thoroughly Sano
.!* tfoned by Good Ueage.
? ?
'A Kansas City teacher asks the
/Star whether It Is really in good taHto
to refer to the president In a head
line <?V elsewhere as "Wilson." Ought
it not always be "Mr. Wilson" or
^'President WHkojiI" she asks. It has
jarred on her in reading the news
to pupils to find the president's name
used without a handle.
. Hard and fast rules In matters of
good taste are difficult to establish. In
general the title Ik appropriately used
with the president's name; In general,
but not always. The omission of the
title is not disrespectful; on the con
trary, the more distinguished the man,
the mere the omission of the title Is
sanctioned by good usage. We speak
Webster, Calhoun, Lincoln, Glad
jjne habitually without the "Mr."
Ith living men. Isn't It more often
n" than "Mr. Edison," "Berg
an "M. Bergson," "Kipling" than
- .^1p"ng." "Lloyd George" than
/Mr. Lloyd George," "Polncare" than
"M. Polneare," "Kerensky" than "Mr.
Kerensky?"
When reference Is made to a well
known man by his name without tl
tie or even Initials, there Is an Implied
co' N^llment. The implication Is that
? * ' ^only one Lloyd George, only
/ V Jnenceau. only one Wilson.
Aether the title Is used or not de
,/nds largely on what seems to be the
Requirements of the occasion. ? Kansas
'City Times.
One Day Too lite./
The average Oklahoma Ibdian Is
more Interested In oil royalties than
In current events. Recently a locally
well-known Indian came Into Ardmoro
to cash his quarterly check, and on
being approached for a Red Cross con
tribution, asked :
"What for. Red Cross?"
___Red Cross work was briefly ex
plained, ~7find the- -Indian. came back
with another query, "What war?"
"Why, the war with the Germans,"
was the answer. "Didn't you know
America Is at war with the Germans?"
"No," replied the Indian. "How
long?*'
The situation was explained, at
length, and after studying over the
matter, the Indian said :
"Too bad ! Know um yesterday,
could help heap. Two Germans by
my place, hauling well-rig. Could kill
*eni easy." ? Everybody's Magazine.
Entire Town on Auetion Block.
Any man whose ambition is to own
a whole town will have an opportunity
to satisfy his desire.
By direction of Lord Stalbrldg?, tho
owner, the entire town of Shaftsbury,
England, will be put on the buction
block, including private houses, banks,
postofllces,. stores, offices, hotels and
thrAeAsaloons. The town is in a pic
turesque part of Derbyshire, perched
on a hill in tho midst of rolling fartn
country. Tho nearest railway station
is three miles distant, at Semley.
Sales of groat estates are frequent
in these days, when taxes are eating
^Tip~protUiL_aiid innny of the younger
generation of tbo~liobTTTTy~7rre-4asing_
their lives on the battlefields. This is
the first sale of an entire town which
has been Rrranged.
Historic Signals.
Our books on naval history which give,
j In terms of flags, Nelson's signal at Tra
? falgar, will have to he brought up to
! date to Include In Mor*? dots and
! dashes, the Immortal "St. CJeorgo for
England" of ZeebruKKo. Our Japunese
allles^vill be the first to note the fine
watchword for Togo, un intonm- ad
mirer of Nelson, employed a variant
of tho Trafalgar signal in the srreat
sen imtlle with Tluasla. Said he. in his
report: "1 ran up this signal for all
the ships In slicht: 'The fate of the
empire depends upon this event; every
man is expected to do his utmost."* ?
London Chronlole.
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"FOOTER'S"
CLEANERS AND DYERS OF WEARING APPAREL
AND HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS OF ALL
DESCRIPTIONS.
WE OVK AND CLEAN AUMY CLOTHES.
I'wxfl Vort una Kxpms Mi imu nis <;ivm IwnirtHitO Attention
FOOTER'S DYE WORKS, CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND
TURN AND NOW
Correspondent Compart* Cost of Uvluf
With Hut of Yesteryear.
It's til) okd adage extruvajflance i?
born of prosperity. Perhaps there never
wiih a time or a greater call upon the
tropic to u?c the sense of their common
fortune eschew extravagance and prac
tical tvonmn.v. Right living i" ?w art
"hat requires patience ami cultivation.
Vway back in the days of our forefathers
with their beeswax and tallow and the
?allow candle they could come along
nicely 011 iiu income of $(100 to $000,
clothe and educate their children. They
went to town In a buggy. Now it must
'>(> nil automobile, a ii< I occasionally have
ii tuHule witli ba rley corn. We must
have ehvtrle lights. Everything we buy
must he the very best because todays
wages and incomes will justify It. We
should mark time. The end ma.v not
justify the moans.
A man past middle age with ids dally
wnnH? crowding close upon the heels of
Ids daily earnings envies whiskey nt
forty dollars a gallon ; ten dollar shoes
and expensive jewelry, The grand old
year 1018 passes away a year ?>f vic
tories' a year of triumphs ii year of
prosperity. We triumphed in August at
the ballot box. We triumphed at Cha
teau-Thierry and the Hindetiburg line
when our Khaki clad boys went over
yonder to unlock and' unravel the mys
teries and difileulties In Hun warfare
putting the buns to flight? -with, their
faces towards the fatherland, their coat
tails pointing in the direction of Paris.
All honor to our beloved boys. We
mourn the. loss of those >yho sleep the
dreamless sleep in, foreign soil. We re
joice to meet those coining back home
to .take their places and vocations in
life made vacant by duty# call to light
for a just and righteous cause.
Harry I-. Fletcher.
Flat Hock. S. C? Dec. 20, 1918.
llennlUte Mill News.
i'ainden, S. Dec. JH.-- Tuesday
night u b Ik Christmas tree was given at
tlu* Church for every one In the village.
The Church was tllle<l to its capacity.
Mr. Itriggs opened with a fow rtunarks
aud Mr. Munn led in a few words of
prayer. The children and young ladle*
of the village rendered a abort program,
consisting of recitations and soaga, very
interestingly. The signal for Santa wa^
given, when lo, not only !?*? arrived, but
Mr*. Santa camj^with him. There were
shrieks of jqjr froip the children and
tlie I'iK folks could not refrain froin^
laughter. A present and a bag of fruit
iiimI candy wore given each kIi*1 ami
hoy under eighteen. It was a great
pleasure to each and every person.
A dance was given the village folk
at the Cottage Christmas night. A lar'Ku'
crowd was present, and thtfA hours were
danced away merrily.
Mrs. Pantile Jones and Miss Mayer
were called to Lancaster on Tuesday t<?
attend the funeral of theV neloc, Mias
(>r<? I.emmond, who died from pneumonia
following influenza.
M'ixse* < 'urrie Newman and Oru Har
rison spent Christmas. in Kershaw with
friends aud relatives,.
Mr. Hen Wroun was the guest ? ? f Mr.
Gardner's family during the holidays.
Mr. Tracers Thompson has received
hi* discharge from the Army and is
now at home.
? Mr. W. I >. ]<cmmond of IvaucUster
m^s+mpuiiicd Mrs. .(ones and MisH Mayer
In- me NVedncsdny and spent liie dnvf re
turning to Lancaster Thursday morn
ing.
Mr. iiiley bad the pleasure of liav;,
ing his father and brother spend OhrL.
mas with him.
Mr, Spires, the Methodist pastor, and
family left this week for Sanpit, near
Georgetown, where Mr. Spives will preach
this year.
We want to give, in the most practical way. Our
r - ' ? i~'.V v - r-- -
thanks for the sustained patronage of our customers.
It is an argument that speaks well for our business
morale ? is satisfied customers.
For practical thanking ? -something you can see
and feel ? we aim to save your dollars by trading
with -us, the same as we always have done. That is
absolute proof that our "thank yous" are-genume?
We want you to be satisfied with us, that is the idea.
Our best wishes always follow any word to our;
customers and friends, but especially, it should now
since we are to clasp the little wool-topped New Year
uTchlrTinjouT^TfTr-^^ him make^ himself as
comfortable as possible, for he has settled
365 days of it.