Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOSING THE CAPITAL HELPED Philadelphia'* Growth Ghowc.il Moving l of Government Wau a BotteM on the Whole. * ? ? , Would Philadelphia liar? been * greater op lOUMOf city had tt| nmined, as it wnv for a quarter of a century, thir feeat of congress? , It was the capital of the republic un der the Constitution for ten years. Pennsylvania was 'quick on the trig JCI to cup! ii r*' the national capital, h a>? (Jlrard In the Philadelphia ln<|ulr < i Hardly had the Ink of the sign era dried upon lite original copy of the United Htittwr Gonetltntton before Philadelphia and (lucks county togeth er offered to give the nation a block Of liind ten miles square. That offer to the country made ln? the name of Pennsylvania wan pre sented tO COngK'SS. The federal government was to have exclusive Jurisdiction over that terri tory, but the city of Philadelphia It self, un It then existed, was to he ex cluded from the offer. To further the move and make this the permanent national capital. Penn sylvania, which then owned Indepen dence hull-? always called' state house In that day? offered congress the use of that building. It was then the state capital. ? Congress took It for ten years. In the meantime Hamilton and Jefferson Indulged In a political game of chess. ? Hamilton swapped votes to remove tho capital south to the Potomac and Jefferson yielded votes In favor of the government's assumption of stnte debts. Heelng that Philadelphia has ex panded two millions during the time Washington has grown a quarter of that perhaps Pennsylvania owes Ham ilton and Jefferson a special monument for taking the capital away bandits foiled by a girl How a Landlord'? Daughter in Sole nonu, France, Trapped Gang of Italian Robbers. A large number of southern Italian* are employed on reconstruction work In Soissons, which was within /the area occupied hv the Ocrmass. The- au thorities have had little difficulty w'tb them until the other day, when a band r*t six hold up the customers of a local cafe. The six entered separately, ordered drinks, then appeared to quarrel. In their quarrel they drew knives. There upon the proprietor ordered them to settle t hoi i- dispute outside. Ills Inter vention evidently was the awaited* signnl, for he was overpowered and kts customers ranged apnlnst tho walls, while two of the band stood guard at the door. Thereupon they began to relieve everybody of valuables, and when resistance was shown a! sharp prick of a knife followed. The' bandits had reckoned without the landlord's daughter, who. on the first signs of the robbery, slipped out n back window and aroused the neighborhood. When the handits emerged with their spoils they were met by a discharge of shotguns. Four of them dropped in their tracks. The two survivors surrendered and were taker) to Jail. Where Bananas Come From. The ordinary fruit-stand hanann Is (,T?\vn ehietiy In .lamalyt. Costa lllca and other parts of tropical America. Some attempt has been made to prow them in California, Louisiana and in other states with warm climates, hut thin Is nittrt? ?>r lex* of an experiment becnuse the plant cannot endure the slljchtezil l'iusi. As h novelty, a few banana plants have home fruit 1n (?older rlltiMit, hul under special pro tection. Tt Is Interesting to note that the host and most tasty hananas are not known to most of us because they nro too perishable to ship any dis tance. In the Kast Indies there are tmnanas that grow over a ? foot long and about two Inches thick. These are not exported, hut are used for home consumption. Funeral Before Death. Funeral ser\lees for an aped couple who are still alive were conducted re cently at Kochl, Japan. The man. who is the proprietor of a fashionable restaurant, and his wife are both sev enty. anil it was tlielr desire that their funeral should take place before ihrir death. A long cortege of "mourners" left the Kochl park, and all the procedure of the funeral service nceordlpg to Huddhlst rites was carried out In reg ular order at the Hongwnn temple. After the service the couple enter tained many of the "mourners" at s dinner, given to celebrate their lon gevity. They believe that the "funeral" has given them "a new lease of 1 1 f ^ The Way of Fate. "Even when a man get* elected to office he'* liable to complain of his lot." "It's n way fate has." said Senator Sorghum. "When a man gets what he wants it's liable to be handed to him with trimmings fhnt will make hire wish he hadn't wanted It." Soothing an Indignation. "Isn't there any way of quieting thl* man who is always making such a fuss about being h taxpayer?' "Only one that I know of," an swered Senator Sorghum. "I'm doinf the lM*sf I can to pet him a Job som# where as a tax collector." Parsimonious Bug. Professor Hn Eoolojry l.i!w">ratory) ? What Insect lives on the 'ou-tt food? lirJght I'nf*" ? The r*"th It ent? holes. ? Upper Iowa Collegian mini !)(><; IS m.\?. Ai 1 .???*( He Will Occupy Centre <>| St UK*' for a While. Tbtf bird dog it oecupytavg ttrt con tor of the stage now a? the bird acta son ix on, which brings into action pointem and setters all over United States, writes Bob Becker, in Chicago Tribune. Dog lovers will tell you that there is no outdoor picture in the world that can beat that of a rolling ?t retch of hunting country, 1 with "l)ii(|y" patchflf at c over and a bril liant performing, wide-ranging setter or pointer in the foreground. Any one who has had the sport of hunting behind a couplo of good dogs is ready to agree with that statement. Both pointers and setters have rath er interesting hitoriea. Looking back several hundred years we And that the history of the pointer starts with the use of firearms for fowling. Hofore that hawking was the sport or olso a setter wa? used ? for netting birds. Imagine a .setter today hold i UK a point while a bunch of fellows uiiourwh'tl a covey of birds with a not which would entangle thom as they flushed away from the dog. Pull a trick like that on a well trained Hotter today and the poor dog wouldn't know what to do. When firearms began to be used the pointer came into hia own and as early as 1530 paintings show a smooth hair ed houndy looking dog pointing birds. Hut the interesting thing about these early paintings is the manner in which the hunters are portrayed. They are creeping up on the birdu with guns so as to shoot the feathered game while sitting! The dogs were used to And the birds and point them and then the potshooting began. In this method of hunting the pointer came to the front ? keeping for ? while rather an unsportsmanlike com pany according to .our standards of wing shoot in*,' today. Since that early date the pointer has come a long way. Some flm? j strain* were developed in Kngland, a* the Kntfiiih sportsmen crossed Span ill) and I'ortugese pointers on the na tive stock. Hut modern pointer histo ry did not start until about 1880 with Oh. Hang. Since that time some truly wonderful dogs have been bred, Sturdy, remarkably intelligent, keen nosed, the pointer that a hunter can got today for a pal and a field com panion just can't be beat. One has only to see some of the outstanding poimters of the couhtry in action either in front of a gun on a real hunt or at some field trial to realize how fortunate American hunters and dog lovers are in having such excell ent atralmr to choose from. ??? - . ... .... ? Some dog lovers fancy the pointer; others can't see anything but setters. Why a felllow prefers the former to tho latter is h question which causes many a debate. There aro tim. when the arrogant* , slapbang, dash and mannish airs of tho pointer1 take us by storm. Then again the dainty, aristocratic, almost effeminate way.* of the setter make a hit with us. So it goes. Right now we wouldn't worry our hoad about any dog's "tempera ment." Just lead up to a patch of hunting country with any smart, well broken bird dog, either pointer or set* ter, and we'll snap into action with the 20 gauge without any argument. General Joseph Haller, who com manded the Polish forces in Franc* during the World War, and later de fended Poland from the Bolshevists, is the guest this week of the American Legion of Philadelphia. ? ? ? ?? f Three Missing From ito?e. Three young men -Choafc j\ 17, Sam Yarborotlgh, 17, ami rhrl rants, iJl- ? left Rock HU1 night, December^, according to i ?a at ion reaching Columbia and their people arc very anxbjJ about them. They went to Charlotjl aid, and then came to t'oluttS! They are reported to have through Blaney, Kershaw County last Tuesday. J. S. H. Farls, of Rock Hill, Columbia yesterday and asked that H the young men are located they u held until he can reach them. The p*. lice have been asked to assist?Mo*' day's State. j 1-r ? ? ' ".J John Hang, said to b?? the Chinese veteran of the Civil M died at a soldiers' home at New Brighton, N. Y., Monday aged K years. "? ^ Miller Rhoads did store like this E lire now ready to serve you in our new store, bigger, better and greater than ever. What a delightful place to shop! Almost double the room we had before. Everything in the new addition is new. Xew fixtures, new stock and new departments, including Men's Clothing; And, besides, there are many new features to make your shopping trip comfortable and pleasant as well as profitable. We want you to come in and see for yourself what a beautiful new store it is. Make it a trip of inspection, if you like, and shop at your leisure. You will find it a big, airy, well-lighted and roomy store. Something to rest and delight the eye on every side. Everything is orderly and in its place. Counters are easily accessible, yet nothing is thrust obtrusively in your path. There is no uncomfortable crowding in the aisles. At noon, when you are a little tired and hungry, take an elevator to the top floor. There you will find a most restful and welcome sight ? a magnificently furnished dining-room. Enjoy your midday meal or afternoon tea among delightful surround ings, far above the noise and bustle of the street. Then rest awhile in the comfortable and luxuriously furnished foyer, adjacent to the dining-room. It is a convenient place to meet your friends, too. Wc have spared no pains to make this new store a most at tractivc place. Fixtures and furnishings throughout are beau tifully conceived. Dark walnut is the decorative scheme on the first floor, while the second floor is tastefully done in French grey. The upper floors are richly finished in heavy oak. Altogether, we think it is just such a splendid store as the South deserves. We want our friends in Richmond and the Virginias and Carolinas to consider it their store, because it was their good-will and confidence that made it possible. When in Richmond, don't fail to stop in at Miller & Rhoads. There is always a friendly welcome awaiting you. Wide, roomy aisles, high ceilin^ed, air y, well lighted ? a beautiful store where you can shop in pcrfect comfort . The Colonial Kootn, fifth floor cafe, is a delightful place to have yout noonday meal or af ternoon tea while shopping. Delicious , trell cooked food is served at reasonable prices. Our Department for 1 Woman's Apfinret tx a con tiuua! baeaar of fashion; a year-round style show. Like a mirror of fashion, it re fleets the modes of New York, Paris, Newport and other places of fashion. One of the most comfort able corners in the store ? the Shoe Department. A good place to buy comfort ? able shoes, too, and a good place for style tips. R I CHMOND, VA.