The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 15, 1917, Image 2
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M8L0MANIA ttODO DISEASE
M«fi OftMl WmU
of Dollar* Hi Moklnf
Col loot ion of loofco.
' A man, thrcwd. far-olfbtod, ha?Inf
orolTod a carter and a fortune out of
a tooted and exact training, will take
vp book collecting and plunge Into It
to the depth of thouaanda of dollar*
on the atrength of a more puny ac
quaintance with the aubject than he
would bring to bear on the purchaae of
a necktie.
A eeoator coromlaaloned a book
dealer to aupply hla ahelvea with atand*
ard aeta, the only proviso being that
hooka and apace ahould come out even.
A lady signed contracts to the tune
of many thousand* for what was rep
resented aa a set of flrat edition Dick
ens In de luxe bindings, only to dis
cover after aha bad paid more than
half that the books were late edition*
and the bindings stuffed paper. The
dealer I* now about half through a
genuine edition of a prison cell*
A man unfamiliar with language
paid several hundred dollar* for a set
•f Italian novelists In translation be
cause he wanted to read the.atorles
that went with some very daring illus
trations, only to find that the conclu-
alon of the liveliest anecdotes slid tnto
French.
I suppose to the average normal
mind there la no folly quite to equal
that of paying a hundred dollars for
a first edition when a later and bet-1
ter edition cries at one from the 2.V I
cent stand, writes Stanley K. Wilson
in the New York Sun. That the fact |
of a mistake la the pagination of the
"Klkon Basil Ik t M —the transposition of
on# bracket or figure#—enhance* by
many dollars the value of the book
seem* to oa too fantastic for belief.
That a collector will cheerfully give
for Dickens' •‘Chrtatmaa CaroT with
the “Stdre I** double what he will pay
for the ~8ta?e Ooe M issue, both first
edllloua. would appear to qualify that
rolled or for a blank pege aojoura la
an aaytum. Yet tbeee are among the
BMmrnful menlfeetetiooa of the die-
K. Wilson I* New Tech
(Copyright, 1*17, WeeUra Newspaper Unioa.)
t4 Uncl* Cyrus is coming/' announced
Robert Sloan, home from the office for
the day.
“Oh, dear!" murmured hls helpmeet,
dismally enough.
“That does not betoken a very
cheery welcome," suggested her hus
band. '‘There Is tforse to come, from
your apparent point of view."
"And that is?" questioned Mrs.
Sloan anxiously.
‘‘Uncle Cyrus Is coming to live with
us permanently."'
**Oh, Robert." Myra Sloan collapsed
quite. There was a humorous twinkle
In her husband's eye as he remarked:
"You do aot seem to covet the com
pany of your nearest relative In the
world?"*
"Oh, Robert, It Is for your sake,"
Myra hastened to say, “and that of
the children. I feel that 1 have no
right to saddle you with a new re
sponsibility. Again, Lucy Is engaged
and we must bend all our energies fo
starting her out lo life respectably,
and Nelson must go to college. Unde
Cyrus would jar on them, and on you.
too. He Is full of whims, irrational,
and. while as hls niece I would fulfill
my complete duty towards him pa
tiently and willingly. I must first con
sider those uearer and dearer to me.
you and the children.’*
"Always loyal to the home crowd.
UUle woman I" applauded Robert ap
provingly. "but I don't think yon quite
comprehend the situation. I am going
to tell yon something yon never knew.
Yon wondered yenru ago how I ever
got one *f the fond of debt iaemrrod
WHEN SNAKES ARE POISONOUS
That Ace
Neva
tee a
lhaa at the
M le
ere
f erven fiayn. They go Mind two
i before shedding
w QUo (praanorfod beds) mew
ls a* ceiled ai
d near the QUn rV
sera the Wortt
Its bite le deedlf. eed
fee red by the Indiana, as ne
remedy le known for the bite. They
are very permllar rrveterva. be*leg the
ahep* of a large Heard with feet
marked tike those of a ewmbey (tome
my that tbehite of the Otle
Is sot potaooows la Itself but
that their breath, blows an the wound,
la fatal. If their breath la blown an
a pereno with a woek heart the pereuo
will faint a way fur ea Indefinite time
In captivity the Oil# monster Is fed
an warm milk end chopped meat every
Oen. Funeton’e "Artillery •
Id all hla campaigns the lata Gen
eral runstoo canted s 45-culiber pistol
that extended from his waist to bis
knee—not s tong way. at that. When
he came ashore at Term Cms to take
comiusud of the city. Admirals Fletch
er and Badger, with their staffs, were
drswn up In line to grvet him. They
were lo while, with shiuiug swords
snd accoutrements. The general was
lu hls olive dntb uniform without s
blouse, and bad hls enormous pistol
strapped to hls waist.
The British consul was there with
hls staff, too, and, failing to see any
resplendent officer with gold and lace,
he asked: "Where Is the general? Is
he the little Chinaman at the head of
the column, or Is that just an American
artillery regiment?" General Funston
often told the storv himself.
Digestibility of Chaasa.
In Investigating the digestibility of
cheese It has been shown that much
depends on the special physical char
acteristics of the food. All fat cheeses
are said to be dissolved and digested
yrlth great rapidity, because of the
molecules of the casein—the nitrogen
ous part of the cheese—are separated
only by the fat, and so the gastric juice
can attack a large surface of the
cheese at one time. Whether the cheese
be hard or apft does not appear to in-
fipence digestion, and there is ao con
nection between the digestibility and
the percentage of water present la the
cheese.
The Schoolgirl's Mind.
The mind of a schoolgirl dost not
jproceed like the mind of an adult; it
Imltatas ths motions of a grasshopper.
It rtngs in the summer, It dances lo
the winter, It transforms values, It
doubts axioms. It Is dogmatic upon Im
possibilities or what seem such to the
Nit mind. It coot presses dreams into
e creed. It has In tuitions like the flash
gf an electric candle or It play* the
bet. Nets Us ayes tight to hroad day-
10*. folds Us wringA hooks an to say
Him.
through going Into a Murfoeea veeturu
with a faiee friend. Weil. U wee Un
de Cyme who lifted me out end I
have never forgot tee it He la wel
come tq my heme aa aa own tether,
sad I feel sure he urfU appreciate U
after what I learn of hla experience
with (wo other brunches of the family,
who had but one hope, that he would
die. and one rlaiou. the Inheritance of
hla fortune."
That settled It. and at heart Myra
wn» glad. Two evenings later Uncle
Cyrus arrived with an old hide-bound
trunk and a ragged, time-worn carpet
bag.
‘Thla la the first comfortable and
hntm> (ike spot I’ve struck for five
years," he stated complacently, as,
after un appetising meal which he
fully enjoyed, he was shown up to
the cosily furnished room apportioned
him. "Now*, then, nephew and niece.
I'm tired of being palavered and petted
by a brood of harpies, who tolerate
me hoping to get me to leave them
something when I die. You folks
won't poison or smother me, I am su^e,
but human nature Is human nature,
and I want to say at the outset that
If 1 have any fortune left when I come
to pass away it will all go to chfirlty."
"We have never had any expecta
tions concerning you. Uncle Cyrus,"
spoke Robert bluntly, "and don’t ip-
tend to have.”
“Good!" applauded the old man—
"then we understand one another.
Now, then, to get down to buslneq*
I have placed ten thousand dollars lo
a city bank. Each month I shall hand
you a cheek for one hundred dollars
as long as I live. When I die the pay
ment ceases, so U is to your Interest
to keep me alive.”
"We cannot , accept any such
amount," began Robert, definitely, but
Uncle Cyrus Intercepted him with:
"You'll accept It or I don’t stay.
You’ve got a daughter to marry off
and a sou to educata. The money will
help out Naff sad. There’s your
first check." \:
Uncle Cyrus proved to he very lit
tle trouble. He fitted comfortably
quite cheerily late the tittle
circle. The flrat af each m
range for the wedding of pratfV, too*
able Lacy to a very estimable young
nn.n, and father and mother were
slated at their ability to glva her a
trousseau and a atari in married Ufa
that would always be with her a
pleasant memory.
With the fall, too, Edgar would be
gin hls college education, but—Ah 1
that “but," a stunning .break In all
their plans. Father and mother, son
and daughter, held a serious confer
ence.
“We must be more attentive and
considerate than ever," suggested Mr.
Sloan,- "now that the poor old man has
lost hfo all, and we must try to keep
that knowledge from him."
"You don’t seem to be planning so
much for Lucy’s wadding and for Nel
son going to college," remarked Uncle
Cyrus a few months later.
"Why, you see, we have somewhat
modified our original plans,** explained
Robert, but in an embarrassed way.
It was a month later. Uncle Cyrus
waa dozing on a rustic seat In the gar
den when in the vine-covered summer
house adjoining the sound of voices
aroused him.
“Yea, it is all settled," Nelson was
saying. T am to give up the college
scheme. Going to work In a law office
and study an educational ertirse even
ings,"
“Harold is very patient," said Lucy,
alluding to her fiance. “He has con
sented to postpone the wedding for a
year. Meantime, I hub going to teach
a class In the seminary."
“I wonder what Uncle Cyrus will
•ay when he learns that hls money la
loat,’* mumed Nelson. "It was a
great disappointment to father when
hls last check was dishonored and be
found out that the bank had failed.
Moat he thinks of, though. Is the effect
It might have on Uncle Cyrus when
he knows the truth. Poor old maul
He needn’t worry, though, as to us.
for father says he la wetooaee to a
homo with us the rant of hla life, free
and willing." j
"Hold on. there I cams hack here r
L shouted Unde Cyra*
to hla foot, aa brother and
red away kigpmil to
I
with m
"We have
font It," to!
eight te any n i
with n relative
ere ashed Unde
man wenli net have it an
9t the cnee
"le Fm n peeper, ehf* he
daffare pane? Watt, sap yona
that wae a eprrtel doped! and Its
hnlk uf my reea areas le In safe tm
hands. Lnsy. yon aond far that
young fellow who wants to marry
and tell him yon deni have in t
-why Ci
"No why* or
o reform with y<
idea! inm do
I direct and HI pay the freight. H
I
of my pence of adad and glad to give
me a free heme far Ufa? Think 111
let each golden hearts atamp? Ne
I
to eurt for
the day It
for the fall
a» happy all
la advance
thta discovery
friends makes
"Why. what la thin LocyT" Inquired
her mother aurprtsedly, as. returned
home, she noted various boxes and
bundles on the dining-room table.
"Part of my trousseau, mamma," re
plied Lucy modestly.
"And what are yoa up to with all
those books?" challenged Mr. Sloan,
greeting Nelson, who sat surrounded
by s great pile of new volumes.
"My college first term curriculum,
sir," explained Nelson.
“Why—" began the amaxed Mrs.
Sloan.
“But—" Joined in the puzzled hus
band.
"A’ncle Cyrus will explain," Inti
mated grateful, happy Lucy sweetly.
"And what have you got to say
aboTU It?” demanded Uncle Cyrus him
self, appearing on the scene. “I’m
going to be boss In this house until
Lucy Is settled In her own home and
Nelson Is started at college. Bank
busted?. Old man a pauper 1 Hal ha!
It would be cheap at ten times the cost
to learn that you people are truly my
people, and hare I camp down for life,
find everything I’ve got it your*/ 1
V . :— -i.i
Blew to Tourlsta.
The fetate supremo court haa ruled
(that fruits and nut* from roadside
tree* belong to the owner of the abut
ting property. This matter ha* for
year* been hold In doubt, but now that
the court ,of last report ha* spoken
It 1* well for vandal* who stop from
passing into* Jto swipe Bruit to know
that they, are guilty of theft, says the
Los Angeles. Times.
Under the law one owqs aU on or
under or above hls land from the deep
est depths delved to as far as he can
reach up in the ethereal bine. If
foots from hls trees er plants reach
Into your land they are yonrs; cut
them off. If fruit or flowers or folltge
sticks through or over the fence or
Hue they are as much yonrs as If the
trace grew on your eoll—pick them.
Year-’Round Cars
In New Mitchell-Made Designs
Among the 19 Mitchell body styles are some
new year-’round models. That i?, convertible
models — Sedans and Coupes—where the side
windows disappear.
Cars for all weathers, ai! seasons.. They are
fast becoming the most popular types in existence.
The Coming Types
Th crc arc numerous styles—a
large Sed^n and ^small Sedan, a
Club Sedan, two Coupes and a
CabrioltL. They are open cars
when you want them. !ait they
instantly change to closed cars,
or to half-closed, when you wi*1i.
In summer they
protect one from wind
and dust and rain. In
winter they are snug
dosed cars of a most
lux urious type.
More and more they
arc taking the plate of
Koadsten and 1 Dur
ing Cart.
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The Mitchell line
now offers 19 new-
style bodies. All are
designed by Mitchell
experts and built in
Mitchell shops. So
every design is dis
tinctive. This new
body plant saves us a
on each car. This saving is spent *
on luxuries and beauties which
are very rarely found.
AI! the best attractions you^*
find elsewhere arc combined in^a
single car." Our designers ex
amined over two hundred late
models, so nothing has been over
looked. V
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Any Mitchell design will im
press you as a masterpiece of its
type. And the 19 styles form the
largest tine of like class in motor-
doui.
t Mitchell Extras '•*“
The Mitchell has extra
strength. It is built to the stand
ard of 100 per cent over-strength,
which is twice the
usual margin of
safety.
In three years all
our strength stand
ards have been dou
bled, to make this a
lifetime car.
The Mitchell has 31
features which nearly
w
all cars omit. Things
like a power tire pump,
reversible headlights,
shock • absorbing
springs, etc
It offers at least 20
per cent extra value,
compared with other
cars in this class. All
this because of factory
efficiency, due to John
Y/. Hate. It saves us millions of
dollars yearly. And these mil
lions go into better cafs. See
what such things mean to you in
te-tar you buy to keep.
MITCHELL MOTORS
COMPANY, Inc.
Racine, Wis., U. S. A,
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began to have
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Mr. Marion Holcomb, ot Nancy, Ky.
a long while t suffered withatomacn
have pains and l "heavy leehog after
disagreeable taste in my moitth. If I
blitter, oil or grease, I would wit it up. _ _
regular sick headache. I had used pills ^md tablets, but
after a course of these, I would be constipated. It juat
seemed to tear my stomach gdl up. I found they were
no good at «U for my trouble. I heard
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BARMVBLL ASTONISHED BY
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A mardumt relates the followtog: £
“For year* I could not sleep without W
tmamng every hour. Whatever I ate
fHtfed ffsa-ww* sourness. Also had
stomach catarrh. ONE SPOONFfL
sokthora bark, glyuerine, file., as
teixad in Adler-ika iwliev*# mT IN
STANTLY." “