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^Aar. .4 i Wh«n London Ptaygooro Rom Ago I not , r an InoraaM In Priooa. There occurred In London ootnethlng over a hnndred yean Ufroa aeries of rlota called the “O. P. Wota." which grew out of an increaae In theater priceo. In 1800. after Covent Garden theater had been burned to the ground andTe- built. It was reopened under the man agement of John Kemble, one of the Kemble family of great actors, with an increased scale of admission prices. The new theater was all right, and Kemble was popular, but the theater going public resented the increase of prices. On the opening night when Kemble, who was to play Macbeth, attempted to moke an explanatory speech he was hooted down by demand( for “old prices,” and night after night people crowded the house, danced on the seats and interrupted the players with cries of “O. P..” old prices. The disturbance continued for sev eral weeks, the people wearing “O. P.” badges and displaying big “O. P.” plac ards. The theater was closed for sev. eral days, but when it was oi>ened the trouble began again. Scats were de stroyed and windows bfeken. Legal proceedings were taken and failed. The municipal authorities, as sisted by a governor of the Bank of .England, finally brought about a com promise.—Pbiladelpbla Press. ART OF BAIT CASTING. Landing the Lure That CesxM the Rat tbng Black Rase. The bait caster! What memories of Illy padded lakes, shimmering in the burnished gold of the setting sun. of a roaeata twilight peace, when the lake is one vast mirror; of furious battles with that bulldog of the sweet waters, the Mack baas, are his! A meet dlfflcult art. one that requires more than a modicum of practice to acquire—to place that lure precisely ta a gives spot, forty or fifty feat away, where a barn may lurk—aot near the spot but right lu It. mind yea—to lend that lure so aa to simulate « frag or minnow naturally leaping or to sucape possible attack by to do all this with a short rad and gwud real—caatiag the tore as a boy throws aa appto from the end of a stick—to do this with accuracy and daftness is do so worthy ambition. And after the strike comes a battle between a Rva pound hah and a IflO punad SMB. equalised by fair tackle, that will put the exhllanttou of eter aal youth Into any mao—especially If he proves himself worthy to beet the fish at his owa game—to take him with all the handicaps Imposed by the nec- eeaary tackle end win oat agalnet all the snags, tactics, leaps sad plunges, ruches sod feints employed by the bat tling hues.—Warren H. Miller In American Korastry. w* ri The Kind ef e Friend to Here. I have a friend who calls on me every now and then sad always gives me a new lease on life. He makes m« think more of myself; maksa me more smbitiona. more determined to see my opportunities and to make the most of them, ills calls are like the coming of spring after a long, cold winter, which wakens the sleeping buds and calls ut the flowers. Tbe sunshine of bis ;beerful mind, the sk-bemy of his op- Itnlsm. * wakens me to renewed effort nod encourages me to outdo myself. 1 am never too busy to see him. and I always urge film to stay, because bis presence mnkes me a larger man. makes life seem more worth while than ever. He helps me to get a new grip upon myself. He arouses me, so that I feel equal to any task when be leaves.—Christian Herald. Circumstances Altar Cases. Stern Father—It was after 11 o'clock when that young man left Inst night I want you to understand— Pretty Daughter (Interrupting*—But papa. I was so deeply interested in the news of hts uncle's death that I didn't notice how late it was. You see, bis uncle died in Africa last week and left him $100,000, and. of course— Stern Father—As I was saying when you interrupted me, I want you to un derstand that be can stay just aa late aa he wants to. I don't mind If tbe gaa meter doea bare to work overtime oc casionally.—Indianapolis Star. c" ■ «•- How Purple Dys Was Discovered. It Is often said that the old Phoeni cians discovered tbe purple dye in tbe moret shell by observing a dog which bad eaten one qf jtbe mollusks and tbna colored hla chops with a rich pur ple stain. Tbe ancients were accus tomed to bunt tbe murex by tbe as sistance of 0otnter dogs. Some of tbe myths say tbst Heracles by the aid of his dog first discovered tbe purple murex. Her Vagus Views. "1 asked for alimony of ISO a week. I see women are getting that right along.” “But madam." expostulated tbe law yer. "your husband la earning only HIV “What’s that get to do with It? I thought the govern men ahaeooy.”—Louisville CourtarJi Tam# or Wild, They Are Good For a Loan In Thia New York Shop. % Among tbe curious industries or sources of livelihood In Mew York city is an animal pawnshop. As you take a watch to an ordinary pawnshop to riise money on It, so you may take a watchdog to the animal pawnshop. Recently a man did this, getting $20 on a dog that was easily worth $50, tbe pawnbroker said. But he was a trick dog which had been taught to open doors Bo in due time be opened' a door and let himself out while let ting tbe pawnbroker in. A well known animal trainer owns tbe shop. He takes camels, lions, ele phants—any animals. There are no charges for Interest on the loan, tbe only charge being for the keep of the animals, among which at almost any time are dogs, monkeys, bears, goats, cats, coons, foxes, parrots, canaries. At one time he had forty trick don keys In pawn. Tbe profits arising from charges for feed and care are enough to make the Institution pay. Once he had a Uon in pawn which broke his chain In tbe stable and went roaring around, scared almost to death, and It was only after heroic efforts that they mustered courage to capture him. Aa a matter of fact the animal was a decrepit beast that had served bis time In sideshows and was anxious to get away.—Exchange. A CLEW TO HER PAST. Rha Knaw Entirely Tea Much, Aa a Cteee Obaarvar Dieeevered. Bba looked rich and acted rich, and every oua knew that aha waa rich be- cauae she had married a rich man. yet the Sherlock Holmes of the tea party discovered that she bad once been pour. "Take It from ate." she said, “that there was a time, and that not ao very loug ago, when ahe waa aa poor aa the reet of ua." •Marvelous'" exclaimed the other four giria. "How did you discover thatr ‘Through bar knowing ao abaolotely where I keep all nay housekeeping things She knew that the tea ruddy was la the writing desk, that tbe cheaas. biscuits and other edibles be loved by mice were to that tin box ud dar the sofa, that the akobel for my atove was la the corner behind the washatand. that the batter and milk wtre on the window ledge and that tha eggs and other raw foods were la a box oo the bottom shelf of tbe ward “When we were cooking she went straight to tbe spot and got every one of tboar things without once asking where they were, which Is something that a person who had not had a wide experience of booMekeeplng In one room could never bare done."—New York Times. An I men is us Device. When Sir Robert Perks’ school days were over he entered tbe office of a firm of lawyers and worked very hard It was no uncommon thing to find him reading law at 5 In tbe morning, and this often after he had been working late no the previous night. As a mat ter of fact be made It an Inflexible rule-never to be In bed of a morning after 5. To enforce this rule be In vented an Ingenious device. This con sisted of a long glass tube filled with water nicely ha In need over bis bead and attached by a string to an alarm At the desired hour tbe bell rang and awakened tbe sleeper. If within a few seconds be dM not leap from his bed and avert tbe calamity tbe descending weight of the clock destroyed tbe bal ance of the tube, and down poured the water on his guilty head!—From “The Life Story of Sir Robert W. Perks " How Italian Sold'srs Bshavs. , The Italian soldier gets n very high character from Richard Bagot In his Ttallahs of Today.” “To see an Ital ian soldier drunk or in any way mis conducting himself In a public place is exceedingly rare—so rare indeed that It would create a very disagreeable im pression on the witnesses. Indeed, the mei/of any one of the more Important Italian regiments who miscondpcted themselves in a public place would, in addition to the-severe punishment ad ministered by tbe regimental author! ties, undergo a very bad time of It at the bands of tbeir own comrades.”— London Globe. i Hsr Idea. “Ma. your bank account la over drawn.” “What does that mean, pa?” “Simply this. You’ve written checks for $13 more money than was in the bank.” -» “The idea! If $13 will break tbe bank Pd find another one to do bnslnesa with. I supposed they bad thousands of dollars on hand all the time."—De troit Free Press. -t OTEUISe Din PEOPLE Outlawed. “How about paying me for that antt I made for you two years ago?" asked Up tailor. “You surely can't expect me to pay for that tulL" Mid the laHwcuutoea Toon* man. "Why. It's all out ef atyto."-RL Louie Poet Dtemtrh. _ Alvarttoe to Tka Paapie JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY I GREENSBORO, NO RTH CAROLINA S52S5SS35SSSSZSSBS^SS3S«|tt5l^^55[^^^^^^^^?S5SSS5SBS5355SSB555SSSS5B5S5S523SSSS«SSSSBSttBS3BS!OSBBB|fiB 'S8pBSBS9BB88^B|BB^9B^^QSS3S5ESSS8S3SSSSSdSS3]SB3SSSSS3^MSSSS!SMl!ZSS^ZSSZZZZZZZZ3!!ZZMlZZ!!!I!ISSSSSSSSSSS Largest and strongest regular Life Insurance office in the South. Over $45,000,000 insurance in force. Over $ 1,000,000 Surplus. • ' . Operates under the rigid North Carolina Laws. Loans its money in the section from which it collects its premiums—making it a Home Company in every section in which it operates. - ' ■ - k. n . - Oi’eLxigreb’curgr. SL O. SAVED HiMSELF, UNAWARE. Showing How the Eye See. Mora Than Ona Think* It Doe*. - Writ lug <ju paycbulugival xubjects in tbe Ladiea' Home Journal. H. Adding ton Bruce aaye: “From Dr. AL H. of Penuaylvanla. one of our well known psychologists, I have received this impressive piece of testimony to the power of the eye to see more than one consciously ap prehends: “‘Three summers ago, when 1 was on m visit to my old homo town. 1 took a abort cut across familiar fields where a fair growth of weeds covered the ground.—1 was going along at a rapid gait, with my mind wholly oc cupied with matters other than my path, when suddenly, quite reflexty. my left foot. Instead of going down on tbe spot where It should. Jerked Itself over to tbe left and I went ou fully ten steps before I realised that 1 had made tbe shan>eat kind of an offset In my path. 1 wondered what made me do It, turni-d. retraced my steps and found an odder still colled and ready ta strike, exactly, aa I Judged, where my foot would hare gone.’ “Dr. A. H.. recognising the correct explanation of bis fortunate misstep, adds; ' “ 'Doring my boyhood summers 1 used to go barefooted •much of IRc time. Through sad experiences with etubMe field*, brier patches and atony paths I learned automatically to pick my way without giving thought to the matter. A* a result. I find myself frequently In my walka avoiding ob- etactea which at the moment I do not conscious It discern.’” Are foil Going to Build? | Master’s Sale. State of South Carolina,) County of Barnwell. ) Court of Common Pleas. If so, furnish us with your name and address, telling us briefly the kind of building you ex pect to do as we hav? something for you which will prove of interest and cost you nothing. Augusta Lumber Co PHOrtE 275 Lumber and Mill Work A LESSON FOR THE NURSE. •ha Didn't Lika It Whan »h. Was Paid In Mar Own Cain. A mother overheard her none girl talking to tbe child she waa putting to sleep, and among uber legends of tbe nursery In which she waa Indulged waa tbfe; “If you don't goWo sleep thia very minute a great, big. awful, black bear, with eyes Ilka coala of fire and sharp, white, cruel teeth, will come out from uttder tbe bed and e-a-t-y-o-o-a-l-l upf Tbe pour Uttle thing nestled down un der the clothes to dream of horrid bear* eating her up. That night when tbe stolid nurse bad composed herself Id her own comfort able bed and bad put tbe light out there came a sudden rap at the door, am! tbe voice of the mlatress called loudly through the pnnela: “Maggie! Maggie! Get up us quick as you can! There’s a burglar under your bed!" At the word “burglar” the girl sprang screaming from the bed. tore open the door ami fell Into hysterics In the hall. The lesson was more Instructive that^ the mistress designed, but when the girl's fears had calmed she aald to her; “YouHW not hesitate to tell my deli cate child, who could not possibly knww that It was a lie. a cruel story about a bear under her bed. Now, when 1 treat you to the same kind of a atory. you are nearly frightened to death. Tomorrow you can go into tbe kitchen and work there. You are not fit to care for little children.”—St Lou is Globe-Democrat A Soliloqqy In Tu>o Paragraph* “That's Um tkard The Best Farm Pump FULLER JOHNSON Write foe . Special Catalogue THE BA1LEY-LEBBV CO. ft c t' HAkl.ESTON. ka cato’t Operator, gtra mm 431." 4o you know tUa wary line; Ike coat ifi trifling. Call tka SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY BOX 52, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. File UdYout W. L. Davies, against J. B. Kirkland, et. al., Plaintiff, Defendants. AUGUSTA, GA By virtue of s decretal order to sm directed in the shove entitled cause, I will sell at Barnwell, in front ofths Court House, on Monday, Novembsr 1st 1813, it being ssleday in said month, within the legal Tiours wf sale, the fal lowing described real property: All that tract of land knows as the WQIiag- ham or Mssrs tract of lead, coot eighteen hundred (1800) a or leas, and bounded North tbe estate of W. R. ( toads of the estate of Ssllto East by toads of W.J. Barkov sail of Harley, Booth by toads of E. A Fume and toads of Sam Cohan sad w - l b ./£r * of Paul D. both H. PUsptoa; West by toads of W H sod W BBrlgham sod Sooth oy of W. D. B'ack. boing the same dork's office to Book 7 Vspogo IIS. Terms of onto: Om talrfaMk and the bo once io 1 sad S years with i n ter- rom date of oosorod by atoft g»g« Of the premwea. or ol* cash at tbe opt»on of the purchooor or pardnoors. Too purchooor or Rarehnaora ore to i oo the day of win, toon idiotsiy JSr bidding, to the Mooter, in oo for oo tho 1MB ocra tract to concerned, the seat M» 0ft or otoe tho property to ta ha o d the oaaM eoy otbto risk, wfthte — toftol boors of sola: tho tonao of sole to be compiled with wUhta ifidays from tho oaid so o, or etoe tho Master O 1ft of the queerest things about some people to that they will set follow GOOD ADVICE when they DOW they OUGHT TO. Terhape we an all men or torn that way. All the wise men of all ages haye urged their fellow beings to PUT AWAT SOMETHDTQ for a 1ADTY DAT. Good eld Benjamin Franklin's sayings or economy and aaring alone ought to make • bank book bolder of IVXftY Oftft. If you have DELATED, suppose you net HOURLY with TOUft* SELF XIGHT VOW. SOME B -A. 3ST BARNWELL S C. . the property for so e, snd the 1600 00 so paidi o shabbe for feited sad held by tbe Maotor subject to the order of tbto Court As to tho 117 ocra tract, tha dspooM shau be •iol uu, with the seam condi tions. Tbe mortgages to eoataia a clause that if uot paid wheo due, ia sddHtoa to the debt, there shall be a ton par cent, attorney's fees if tha bond aad mortgage be p seed ia the heads of aa attorney for cotlaetioe. H. L. O’BANNON, Master’s office, Sept. 28th, 191&. for Bids. Notice is hereby given that bids art requested to bo submitted ou October &th, 1916, for supplies for tbe county chain gang and poor bouse as follows: Mesl Flour Sugar Lard Coffee Rice Grits < J Bacon (bellies) Kerosene Matches Soap Tobacco ' ^ Convict clothing Shoes Hats Shoyeis and picks Hay Torn Peas Bids will be opened and awards made on Tuesday, October 6th, 1915. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. S. R. Boylston, chairman, N. If. Walker, J- M Weathersbee. Members of County Board of Com missions. 9-53-3L W. V. Richardson, Clerk. Notice to Croditon. State of South Carolina,) Barnwgll County. ) Court of Common Pleas. Mutual Trading Company, Plaintiff, tgainto George Saxoa, et al., \ * Pursuant to the order by hto Honor. J« holding Georre ■n nlifla il ooirntu ftta amdl 12th day af ooor. Judge ft W G. d May 24th, Wlft aftj AmTEUtarT aad mauirad to prana