The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, July 15, 1915, Image 8
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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.
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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. C
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK
' Balls,
The Invention of hell* Is attributed
to the Egyptian*, wbo are credited
•sftih ■Psi lwg made use Qf percussion
Instruments to announce the sacred
fetes of Osiris. -
one
y 151-2c Gallon
HVE GALLONS OIL ..
GREASE, PER POUND.
FIVE-POUND BUCKET AUTO SOAP..
BRASS POUSH, ANY SIZE CANS FROM 30c to
BODY POLISH, BOTTLE, - • ■ ■
TOP DYE, *CAN
TOP ENAMEL, CAN ........
CUSHFON DRESSING, CAN ........
TIRE ENAMEL, CAN
SPARK pluGS, 50cTO... v ..
ELECTRIC HORNS $7.00 TO -
' ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES'20c TO
EVERYTHING FOR YOUR AUTOMOBIE AT
WALKER’S AUTO SUPPLY STORE,
PHONE 224. NO. I COURT HOUSE SQUARE.
ORANGEBURG, & C .
$2.00
10c
$1.00
$1.50
JOc
50c
50c
75c
$1.00
$1.50
15.00
50c
MAKE THE KITCHEN
LIVABLE
ON’T swelter over
a hot coal stove this
summer. The N EW
PERFECTION Oil Cook-
stove keeps your kitchen
cool and clean and does
away with all the ash-pan,
coal-hod drudgery of the
coal range.
The NEW PERFECTION lights
like gas', regulates like gas, and
cooks like gas. It’s gas stove com
fort with kerosene oil.
Something New. An oven that be- •
comes a fireless cooker merely by
pulling a damper. Ask your dealer '
to show you the NEW PERFEC
TION No. 7, with fireless cook
ing oven; also the PERFECTION
WATER HEATER. It gives you
plenty of hot water, yet leaves yon
independent of the hot," sooty coal
nge.
Use Aladdin Security Oil
or Diamond White Oil
to obtain th« best results in oil
Stoves, Heaters and Lamps.
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, D. C (N«w Jssasy)
(BALTIMORE)
Charlotte, KC.
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