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M-i Sir Francis Thought He Was the : Monarch of California. CROWNED BY TriE INDIANS. With ■ War Bonnet of Feather*, hut He Teak n Far tha Jteal Thi^g lin Crewne and Accepted the Title, Hidden In the diary of I'nmcl* Fletcher, a aitllur imrxou who acted a* chaplain tor tl>c freebooter* of Sir Francla Drake, U the etorjr of the drat 1 hoax ever, euiflucered by CaittorniauH. The Joke war on Sir Francis. Un til bta laat day be believed the Indiana of California bud clowned him their king—king of California. An a matter of fact all they did waa to gl'e him a feather war bonnet and perform acme native ritea before him. hoping thereby to get their hand* In bla gift box again. It bapiwned In June. 1559. Drake waa looking for the mythical north west passage after a successful year looting and plundering In the Spanish colonlea. HI* ablp. the Uoldeu Hind, ■prang a leak, and Draly! put Into a llttla laty. Just north of the present San l^nnclaco. for repair*. An Indian paddled out to the ship In a canoe. He scattered feathers on the water and went through n lot of pan tomime. Drake feared fo laud ut4 he found out the Intent of the natives. The one Indian went hack to shore. Then, to quote from Chaplain Fletcher: "He shortly came ueatne the second time In like manner fiid so the third dme. when be brought with him. as a present from Die rest, a bunch of feath era. much like the feathers of a blacke crowe, very neatly .and artificially gathered upon a string and druwiie to getber In a round bundle, being verle cleane and finely cut With this also be brought a little basket made of rushes and tilled with an herlie which they called tobiih. both being tyde to a abort rod do he caste into our boute.” Drake tried to give presents In re turn, but the Indian paddled a Way quickly. He look only an old cocked hat which some sailor had thrown overboard. "Tbd liaT made quite an impression on tbe tribe apparently, for they all gathered around the possessor on the boach. In throa daya' time Drake concluded tbe Indians were friendly, so Innded his men and begun to unload Hie ship ^A^tort waa constructed sa a mstter of precaution. While the crew prepared tbe Uolden Hind for atm. Drake visited with tbe Indiana, A {ale. sitocrypUnl perhaps, ■ays be took an Indian cbleftalu'a daughter to wife. At any rate, be got on famously with tbe savages, aided, no doubt, by generous gifts. . . As the time mured for bis detiarttire and gifts grew fewer, the ludiarm so uouiiced that they Intruded to give a festival for Drake and tils party. Drake came In full armor, and tbe la dtaus danced and placed games for Ms - benefit. At tbe ciuae of tbe ceremoulea tbe Indians signaled that Drake was to be honored In some way. First su In dian approm bed bearing what Fletcher j calls “a scepter.'' Drake accepted this kiugly accouterment. Then a chain wus placed around bis neck, and amid great shouting a "crown of feathers" wus placed on his head. Drake saw no other meaning of the ceremony th.m that he had been chosen king. Wlntt they really did was give him a pi|>e. a bell of wampum and a war bonnet Drake drew his men up la line and. with a great nourish ot trumpets and drum*, accepted the king ■hip of Caliroruia. As a ((osUtcript he added that be made no claims to being ab Independent monarch. He was still a vassal of (Jueeu Flbmbetb. He set up a monument to that effect: "Our general caused to be set up a monument of pur being there, us also of her majestic* and successors right and title to that kingdom—namely, a plate of brusse. fast nailed to a greate and flrrne poste: whereon Is engraven her grace's mime, the day and year of our arrival there, and of the free giv ing up of the province and kingdom. l>oth by the king and people, unto her majesties hands; together with tier highness picture and arms. In a piece of alxi>euce current ISaglisb mouie. shewing Itselfe by a hole made of pue poae through tbe plate; underneath waa likewise engraven tbe name of odr general." The hoax was successful. After ac cepting the kingship Drake sent tor a targe assortment of gifts for bis sub jects.—Kansas City Times. OUR BRIBHT BLUE SUN. It Is the Air or h|*igturs That Makss It Leek White er fted. There W a general belief that sun light Is white and therefore that the sun Is white. But ihla hi ■ long way from tbe reel condition of things. The sun Is a bright blue, as blue in color a« seenui tbe water of a deep mountain lake U Is tbe air that make* the sun seem 1 white. 1 Everybody has noticed when The air la very foggy that tbe sun appear* aa a red ImII. hu red aa a redhor poker. Yet we know tbe *911 hasn't changed at all It Is tbe odist In tbe air that makes the color seem different. And In tbe dawn and dusk, no matter bow clear tbe air may be, the sun is much redder In color than when It la over head hi the middle of tbe day.' The reason tor This Is that In tbe morning and evening we see tbe sun through a thicker belt ‘of air. it Is dbls thicker air which makes It look redder. Just aa It Is the fog which has the same effect If the air were taken away en tirely. then we should expect tbe sun to be still less red. Since In the middle of Jhe day the sun is white, how could it be less red? By being blue. The'atmosphere Is really like a thick orange colored veil spread between the world and the bright blue sun. Uke a veil It dims the light, and Its color acts a* a Alter. Actually the air stops moat of the blue rays, but lets nearly all the orange colored rays come through. If has l>ecn quite deAnltely shown that If It were not for the orange col ored veil of the air we could not live upon the earth today. Even as It is the actinic rays of sunlight give sun stroke In summer, and It is In the blue and violet rays that the damage is done. Tbe air softens tbe sunlight enough for us to bear it A few million years hence the sun will be yellow, and already some of Its earlier blue beat is gone. But for a million years ahead—"we should wor ry T’—New York American. TAKING A PERFECT BREATH. Pro par Msthod of Filling th* Entire Lung Cavity With Air. It does not suffice to breathe pure air It must Is* pro|H*rly breathed. AH breathing should lie done through the none—never through the mouth—itud, If |Ki*slble. tu the o|»en air, or. at least, before an open window, and several times dully. The iHissuge of air through the none has tbe advantage of being warmed and molatened and. In reality. Altered. While deep hrentbtug has been ad vised and written about during recent year*. It Is Interesting to know that oriental teachers and philosopher* have known and practiced It for generations. Tbts best of all practices may not pro mote muscular strength or tucreuse tbe nlse of tbe biceps, but It surely makes directly for tbe "health of the lungs, beart. liver sud-abdomlmtl organs, and thereby greatly and surely serves tbe brain. TtKluke a perfect breath: Stand weet by an open window or out of doofb. Pucker up the lips aa though starting Uf whistle and alow- lyTilow out the breirih and empty the lungs of air. Then, closing tbe mouth, breathe through the nose. ' inhaling slowly and steadily. Ailing the Cuflre lung cavity, which Is doueJ>y bringing into play the diaphragm, which, de scending. exerts a gentle pressure on the abdomen. In the Una I movement the lower part of the abdomen will be drawn in. which movement gives the lungs a support ‘slid also helps to HU tbe highest |s>liits of the lungs. Retain the breath for n few seconds. Then once again pucker up the lips as If to whistle mid through the small aliening slowly and gently exhale the breath.— Boston Post. Prssidsnt’s Pardoning Power. The president of the United States bus power to pardon only those persons convicted In the federal courts of tbe .^nited States. This pardoning power extends to convictions for offenses committed on tbe high seas and to convictions in consular courts having extra territorial Jurisdiction in foreign countries. The pardoning power of the president of the United States does not extend to convictions In stste courts. Answsring tha Full Dsscription. “Why do you consider this necktie toy wife bought me a Joke? It doesn't make me iaugb." “That fact makes It all tbe more ■ joke Whether or not you laugh de pends entirely on who it’s on.”-Wash ington Star. Power Is a frerfni thing anil bath : (rings always spread for "flight.- Th« Sun In Alaska. Noon on Dec ut Fairlxttiks. Alas ka. Is Identical with midnight. June 21. at the same place except that It is usually K50 degree* colder and there Is snow on tbe ground. In winter the sun in Interior Alaska rises about ll) o'clock and sinks out of sight again aliout 2 In the afternoon. The temperature In the latter part of December usually is 4Q degrees below zero. Sometimes it goes down to 60 below. |u summer the thermometer on June 21 will often show SK) degrees In the shade, thus giving a range of 150 degrees.—Popular Mecbanlcs. \ , - - - - - Exchange of Courtesies. One of the keenest Journalists and wits. MoriK Gottlieb Saphlr. had the. better of the Irate stnuiger against whom he ran by accident ut the corner of « street in Munich. "Beast!" cried tbe offended person without waiting for an apology "Thank you." said the Journalist, "and mine Is Saphlr." 1 From an Author’s JournaL 1 mortgaged my home to purchase an automobile: then the auto. In a hu morous freak, ran down and disabled for life tbe man who held the mort gage. And to think I had so many enemies I had hoped to put out of business with that same machine!-- Atlanta Constitution. At Our Boarding Hous*. “We become what we eat.” said the tbeosophlst without any excuse what : soever. “No wonder I feel like a menagerie." volunteered the cheerful Idiot. “I've been eating hash for a month.''—Phila delphia Ledger. GREAT REASON Our Great “Reason Why” Sale has, so far, been a Phenomenal Success. We feel that our customers now fully realize that we are offering extraordinary reductions on our entire stock of Gothing, Shoe*, HaU, Ladie* Ready-to-Wear, Dress Goods and Millinery, and on account of a great many of our customers not having been able to attend this Great Money Saving Event, we have decided to extend this Sale until August the 1st, so that everybody will have the chance to reap the benefit of our low prices. We have space below tp mention only a few of our low prices. If you have not received a circular, we wm send one to your address upon request. . , " , \ Lot of Ladies* 60 & 75c Shirtwaists and Blouses .... Lot of Men’s and Boys Caps , . . . . •. . . . . h Best 8c 40 inch Sea Island per yard Limited Regular 30c Best ? uality 10 quart lalvanized Buckets All during this sale we will be offering similar reductions , and it will pay you to come to our store and leek. ^ ESTERN CAROLINA DEPT. STORE, B. MAZURSKY, PROP’R., - BARNWELL, S. C. ANNOUNCEMENT. I wish to announce to the automobile owners of Barnwell and adjoining counties that I will continue to conduct the Barnwell Garage at thf same -stand on .Court House Square. An expert riiechanic has been engaged to do all repair work on automobiles and sta tionery gas engines and satisfaction is guaranteed. I also intend to handle a reliable make of automobile tires, and will, in the near future, install a gasoline tank for the convenience of my customers. Prices lor work will be very reasonable, is all I ask. A trial THE BARNWELL GARAGE, W. D. HARLEY, M.'iag.r. Barnwell, S. 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