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BLIND MAN ODDLY GIFTED Gave Correct Answer in Forty-Five Becontfe to Problem ? Involving Billion* in Figure*. Some year* ago the London Lancet cited a re-inarkable rune In which ex traordinary ability in arithmetic cal culation wan associated with general mental Inferiority, if not actual in sanity. The patient was completely bUud, and was able to make elaborate cat- < culutlons, such as square root of j any number ruunlug Into four Ate- ' uivh, In an average of four seconds, I and the square rout of any number running Into sU figures lu six sec onds. These are mere trifles, however, compared with the following: He was asked how many grains of corn there would be In any one of tH W ?g M 1 Ml I * ? . Al..~ A ... .. I > DVI fi) witit unr fff ffir Tiirir, tiru tti the second, four In the third, eight In the fourth and so on In succession. He gave the answers for the fourteenth (8,192), for the eighteenth (131,072) and the twenty-fourth (8,388,608) In stantaneously, and he gave the fig* urea for the forty-eighth box (140,' 787,488,355,321?) In six seconds, Further on the request to give the total In all the boxes up to and in cluding the sixty-fourth 'he furnished the correct answer (18,440,744,073* 709,504,815) In 45 seconds. ? Scientific American. SLIM CHANCE FOR BURGLARS . .. * . ,. " ' "Safe'1 In New York Banking House Might Bs .Bald to Be Gibraltar of Vaults. The building occupied by the bank ing house of Morgan, In New York, 10 said to contain the strongest security vault in the world, a vault that Is proof against fire, water, mobs and bttcalarl. Toe vault is twenty-three feet wide, twenty-seven feet deep, and thirty three feet high, outside measurement, and divided Into three stories. The walls, which are two and a half feet thick, are made up of Harveylsed nickel-steel armor plate, surrounded with rock concrete, which is relnr forced with double end treble sections of 125-pound nickel-steel rails. The main door of the vault Is round, and three feet thick, aud when closed OLftkee an air-tight fit with the door frame. Although the door, with Its bolt work and hinges, weighs fifty tons, it can be swung with one hand. The vflfttlt is equipped with the very latest and most complete system of time and combination locks, burglar alarms and electric lights. It is guarded night and day by patrolmen, Jgfcose work Is made easier by pass ages round the four sides, underneath the bottom, and across -the top, and by mirrors so placed that they can see around the corners. * BUYING SECOND-HAND JUNK Astonishing How Many Succumb to! Lure Which Helde Forth in Now York City." If not every luun then every othei n. an in New York city in mad as a \iui< I) hare about the dexlrablllt.v ol owning somebody else's old Junk While he neglects to tuke care <>f what belongs to htm already, he ealllee forth under the away of an irreslst I ible liuputse to collect 1 the cast-off ( i-m.|.s of uuother num. This Is true, i too, of woineu. It is giosaly unfair, of coarae, to leave tlfe Idea that what they collect so avidly and search for so earnestly is trash. Strictly speaking It Isn't. Neither is It entitled to be put Into the antique olaes. It is just old stuff, with more or less good left in It. But It seems to attract this odd portion of - ther-popwhtce-itrapty because It la sec ond hand. Are those who buy so lit tle certain of theta* own sense of so lection of new gooda tbat they want something upon which the stamp of aome other person's approval baa al ready been visibly sett If not that, why la H tbat Junk and rummage rellce do so surely find cash buyers? It la not becauaa they are cheap, though moat would aay If they were asked to give a reaaon. Watch theae collectors clpaely. Tfoe runtfnag* aort of goes to. their heada, and they buy and buy as long aa they have money. TAKE DELIGHT IN MANIKINS Venstian Children Prefer Antlee e1 Marionettes to Any Moving Picture Show. Fashions in entertaiomenta nevei cliang? among patrons of the reaource ful Tony Sarg in New York, nor yet ot/ the shores of the Adriatic, home land of the marionettes. The Vene tian child wouldn't give a pin for mo vies while he hus Hhe beloved Joint ed manikins of his ancestors to ex ecute their wonderful maneuvers and spout the apeeches of Romeo and Ju? liet or one of Hans Christian Ander sen's fairy tales or ? yes, or ? some ex citing episode in the detective careei of Sherlock Holmes. Thursday afternoon la the triumphal time of the marionette all over Italy, for Thursday, not Saturday, la the school holiday, and childhood's dear est delight 18 to wltffess the drama of the dolls, a New York writer states. Venice haa the best public perform ance. The dolle are abdut ? four feat high. Any necessary number of char actera are placed on the stage and their entrances, exits and antics are manage^ by the man above, Who does the wire pulling and who puta the speeches into their moutha. All aorti of plays are given, and the ' ordinary type of launch and Judy, ahow la leas common than fairy' tales and Shake speare on children's afternoons. ENCHANTING MILLINERY CROWNS THE BRIDAL CORTEGE HB hearts of the bride, her maids and milliners ere all set a-flut ter when the momentous question of h^dwear for her attendants comes up. They all know that the success d? a beautiful pageant depends upon ifl . crowning glory, and each mftld tfrfcys for a becoming hat ? ode that wfll do all thaj a hat can do for fair /aces. The genius of ndlllners glows In the creation of lovely things for great occasions that call for jthe pic turesque and learc their fancy Un hampered. They revel in airy ma tci-lalft, graceful shapes, beautiful cbiott and make the most of such opportunities fn the ^roup of hats shown her?, o^alds will find catifee for rejoicing, ThCy reveal the fine hand of the artist whd knows how to take advantage of the mode and maplpulate It to suit the occasion, and to Insure becOmlng rlOSB. They are a flattering lot and Include tbe beloved lace hat and a < brown mallnoa modal which fashion ftmllee upon. When this year's brides maid's hat Is not In a pale color or white. It Is because It is running after one of fwo new favorite*? -twlge and wood brown. The pretty model at Um lower right In the plctnre Is a triumph of brown and sliver in which bro< n mallnes veils a Hart braid crown and silyer lace brim, and brown grape* drdop from a chou of sllver.?lac6. The white hat at the right with facing of chiffon makes a pretty ground for various flower trimmings set on the brim. It i a shown wfth ft tfdllar of sifter-edged ribbon and a wreath of . little fruits and flower*. Small round beads set around the Crown repent whatever color is shown for the collar and facing. Bead and ribbon tHmming of a different sort provide the only color on the hat with brim of lillles-of-the-tTilley posed over a transparent underbrim. Hair braid, silver tinsel, and georgette make the hat at the upper right, with the toft cTown and floppy brim dear to th# hearts of bridesmaid#. Grapes Jp silver and a color dangle from tab brim. Orcsndle appeals to the <f<V algher of bridesmaids' liats and is u*6d to make large flowers that are p?iW on the brtroa of lace or other trW parent hats, and silver ribbon U im mensely effective with them. War Sabotags Praotlces Discovered on Castings I^esburg, Fla. ? Wlmt is b? lleved to be an extuuple of subot nge practiced by the euemles o t (bit! country during ths World wkr luiH coine to light here. A concern in the North uiauufttC turlng bolts and castings for tbe Kovernment bud a large quantity of material left at the .time of the armistice, and a corporation constructing a factory bare pur chased several thousands of tbs bolts. Tbey appeared to be per fect until tuecbunica attempted to use them. Then It was discov ered that mauy bad been sawed alniuhi to the center from both side* at the thread eud, leaving a hate eighth of an inob of metal Intact. The mtte cm the damaged bolts bad been screwed dowu to g i oint where they concealed tbe cut#. Hud tbe bolts been sent abroad tbey would have been useless tor the puitposo for which tbey were designed. WHO IS THIS YOUNG MAN? With a total loss of memory as to his Identity, this man, about twenty Ave years old, Is held by the police of St. Panl, Minn., nnable to determine his name, where he lives, or give*ftny facts that will Identify hitn. fie 1s well dressed and the label in his suit Is t hat of L. L. & Co., Rochester, N. Y., and he carries a cold watch with the engraved initials L . A. He remembers having been in France and of having visited New York and Chicago. 1 POLICEMAN KILLS BIG SHARK Monster, Full of Hearing and 8aimon? Too Lazy to Dodge Officer's Bullet. Seattle, Wash. ? Basking after a feast of salmon and herring, a 700 pound shark, the largest ever seen on the north Pacific, was shot and killed by a waterfront policeman. The shark met" Its doom when it swam lazily into a tangle of piling at pier 11-B. The broad head became fastened between two supports and it was lashing the water into foam when the patrolman hove In sight. A crew from the United States coast guard, cutter Unalga, moored near, rigged up a derrick and hauled the shark to the wharf, where it was of ficially weighed and measured. The huge fish was 11 feet 6 Inches In length with a tall three feet broad, HERE'S HARD NAME TO YODElT Paging Los Angeles Arson Suspect Wears Down Attaches of 8uperlor Court. . Los Angeles, Oal. ? Attaches of the Superior court here are hoping for a decision soon in the appeal of the man they call "Mr. Soda Fountain," who was convicted of arson. They arc hoping principally .that they will not have to write his name in the court records much longer. This is his name: * IJeulessueusszesszes Hurrulzzlsstlz sl. Colloquially* however, he Is known as I*eo" Hirst. Smashes Pipe He 8moked 42 Years. Mlddletown, N. Y. ? What is believed to be a clay pipe record for the Unit' \ ?il State*. if not for the .world. Is held hy Henry neath, veteran printer of Ellenvllle. He smoked one pipe for forty-two years until one day while at work It fell on* the floor and wos nhntt**red. Tlie pipe wns purchnsed by Heath following the discover hy his father that he wns smoking cigar ettes. - ? - ? Baby Swallowed All. St. Mary's, A prune seed, smoll pieces of cork and a quantity of coal oil. This collection wa* taken from the fitoiuuch of Joseph Molltzhauer Jr? nineteen -months- old son of Joseph Holpzhauer, hy n phystctsn here th? othor day. The baby !* recovering from his experiences. He made the collection and shallowed it while u ? ofcstnrd for a few minutes. Frlgut* Biid's Endurance. For pure and unadulterated Irnpu deuce, lack of principle and uf a)l virtue, the frigate bird le pre-eminent. Those birds must be endowed wltb prodigious powers of flight. They ar?| often seen hundreds of miles from land, appearing aa mere specks in th?. aky. After hovering almost motlouleae foi a considerable time they take flight In ever-increasing circles in the direction of their island homes, which have o! necessity to be reached ere the set- 1 ting of the sun. unless the faculty of( aleeplng on the wing is possessed by' them. I have never met or heard of a man who hae seen the frigate bird rest on the waters of the ocean over which it ? delights to -wander. Next to the albatroee, 1 enter the frigate bird for the aeronautic endur- 1 ?nee staket^Buffaio Kxprew. - ? Sugar Fungus. It is reported that an expert of the department of Agriculture hae dls covered that the spoiling of granu lated tfugar, stored in damp places, re sults from the development of a mi croscopic fungus, seen in the form o! threads and round bodies, and cap able of being artificially cultivated, so that experiments can be made in inoculating sugar previously fre? from the growth. Three species ol this fungus were found In some ba r rela of sugar wlUch had become unfll for use. It grows readily on all kind* of cooked vegetables, but chiefly on raw vegetables. Girls Only. In the midst of a busy afternoon, a girl, age thirteen, camp to the desk of a branch library and said in a die couraged tone: "You used to have a little red book for girls only, but I can't find It now. I read part of it and want to finish It." The puzzled assistant decided her# was a case for imagination and sug gested obvious books, aa "Little . Wom en," "Six Girls," with no success. FInnlly, as a last resort,' she guessed at random: "Was it 'Keeping Up With Llxzle, by Hacheller?" And It was. First Aid. Crook (to pal) ? I've Just bin to 'elp a pore bloke who fainted. Pal ? Wot did yer do? "Loosened his collar, tie pin and watch chain to give 'lm air."? An* awers, Ixmdon. Paris Adonis a Perfect 66. Acclaimed as the handsomest man in France, M. Hoffman, of Paris, weighs 210 pounds and has a waist measurement of 6Q inches. WORLD'S LARGEST MAN Sam Harris Weighs Six Hundred and ' Sixty-One Pounds. When Haw Harris," was town marsh al of t\*rmcrsville, Texas, 14 years Ago tbe proud boast wat? made by local eltUena that he was the heaviest peace offhvr In Che United States. At that (into ho weighed jw>t 400 pounds. lie was thirtiy-five year? old when he re signed from the pQaltlen Town Marshal which he hail held for four years. No soouer had he vacate, d the office tli tin he began taking on weight and today he is said to be the heaviest man in the world. He weigh* <Mll.? pouuds. fv When Ilarnis found that lie was gain ing an uruxuuTcir table amount of fat he moved to his farm near here where he put in many hours a day of hard work in the hope tb?t it would reduce bin weight. Instead of having thin effect it seemed to cause him to add to his avoirdupoise. He finally had to quit farming and moved luick to town. He in a familiar figure upon the streets. He lives in a comfortable home with ' his wife and seven children. All the children are of normal .vIko and weight. Naturally unusual pro visions have to 1h? made ?for Harris. The chair which he sits in at home i* of giant siise. The 'bed that he occu pies at night also is made of a oiise and strength to aceonii&odate his enormous body. One of tho IncOnvejilences that Harris meets wlfh in moving about town and visiting neighbors is that there are very few doors big enough for hliu to enter and in only a few cases have extra si/?e chairs been provided for him to sit in. Harris is (J feet 2 1-2 inches tall, measures 48 inches around the waist, * 48 Inches around tho thigh, and 24 in ches around the enlf of the leg. He is in splendid health. Mrs. 1/joyd George wife of the British Premier. Is a member of the town council In Ordocieth Wales. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Under ami by virtue of an order granted t>y W. Ll McDowell, Judge of Probate of Kershaw Comity, and as Administrator of the estate of J. Z. Young, deceased; I will ?dl8 at public saie on Saturday, June 10th, 1022, at H o'clock a. m.# at the Opera House cosher in Camden, S. O., qne mare colt about four years old. Terms of sale? cash. H. H. YOUNG, Administrator. Camden, S. C., May 25tb, 1022. BLOW FOR TOPRK& Fusel Oil Cannot Be Taken Out of Com Liquor By Prohibition Commissioner Hgytiei who regularly t*& lies statements warn ing folka against prohibition liquors, has now turned his attention to old* fashioned "corn 'llklcoi*,** and atterofpt* to, kuoclt Into a eockod J*a t the thoory that running corn whisky through char, coal tak<? the fusel oil out of It* Com liquor ciperts in Oeorgla irnd other states have long held and prac tfeed the belief that charcoal kills the fusel oil. Now Commissioner Ilayues says he has the word of 11. M. sirvcuMm, one of the ehemlals, that run n lug mpou shine through fusel oil Increases the amount of "poison" in the liquor, and It becomes more dangerous. In a warning statement issued last Monday night, Commissioner Haynes, who la as "dry" as ti prohibit ionist eowM he, quotes the chemist's report and It will no doubt start an argu ment among the ' exports on moon shine. Here Is tthe viowpolnt of Ooin? missloner Hoyries and his chemist, al though it is not stated whether either has hail actuail experience with corn Ukker, other than to test eert,ain bev oniRt's raptured by federal officers. "In order to affirm or disprove Che generally arcepted theory tlhat whis ky containing fusel oil when filtered through charcoal Is rid of tlho fusel oil, a sample Of corn whisky, which on analysis, showed a fusel oil content of five and eight-tenths n>er ceavt, was fil tered three times tit rough hone char coal and Once through 'lAood charcoal. "The filtrate from each of these op erations was as clear as the original sample, its alcohol content had de creased hy 3 8-10 per cent, 1>ut its fu sel oil contents rewalnded the same. "The original, on analysis, showed 58.3 per cent fusel oil, and after treat ment, the same whisky showed 54 per cent alcohol and 5.8 per cent fusel oil. These results show that th-o alcoholic content has heen decreased, hut ?'that the fusel oil Content has remained the same. Thus the proportion of fusol oll to alcohol was Increased, and tills made the filtered whisky a more poi sonous substance from the standpoint of fusel oil than the original. A "new costume" society has been organized In Japan with the avowed purpose of discarding the ancient gart>. A thirsty man doew't go to a soda fountain and say **Gire me a soft drink." He gets the drink he likes best?- the one that tickles his palate, that peps liim up and does not nurt his digestion. If your car could pick its own fill ing station, gasoline would be bought the same way. The Wings of Mercury THERE is a joyful, business-like hum to the motor burning correctly balanced gasoline that is a revelation to drivers who have been using one-sided fuels. ' 4 STANDARD" MOTOR GASOLINE is built up to meet the different conditions under which every auto _ mobile must be operated. It is balanced to give your car easy starting, quiet idling, flexibility, speed and maximum mileage. It should be used with Polarine to give you the best results. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NEW JERSEY) "STANDARD" The Balanced Gasoline!