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4€ Ltftocen in Living' That We All Collect Amonj; what a contributor to th* At lantic Monthly calls “Leftovers In Ut- Ing," ia “the collection of articles, or pnrtg of articles, which gave the word ’miscellaneous’ its name.” “You will And this collection,” ha writes, "in a drawer somewhere in the house. It has been years In the enl- lectinK- No human being has ever found a use for more than half of 1 per cent of the^things in it. He never will. They are thinga too valuable to throw away—and of no use/whatever to retain “Hits of old wire, a flatiron handle with a piece gone from one corner; a part of an imposing gaslight fixture; a once gorgeous pipe case,which held a quaintly designed Carved pipe, now broken; one end of a curtain rod; two, padlocks, the keys of which are mlsa- ing; a bit of what is supposed to he part of tiie good ship Cristobal Colon which came to an untimely end in the Spahisli-Amerlcan war; a sotivenlr showing how much art a penman could put on a bit of birch hark*and dating back to the World’s fair at Chicago; a china mug on which in old English Is the sentimental phrase, ‘To a Friend’; an eraser got up to resemble « bullet. “To go on enumerating the articles In this collection would he a cata loguer's Job. It Is a staggering lot. Why such things are saved, nobody knows.” Relics Dug Up Prove Chino Had a Stone Age , IMscoverie’s made In China by J. <1. Anderson, a Swedish scientist, estsb- llsh, in ^ils belief, Hist China hr.d a Stone age. At Fengtien the expedition beaded by Professor Anderson exca vated a (“ave about S by IS feet. In it were found bones from about 40 hu- nan bodies and a large number of objects, none of which was of metal. Ttfe objects included arrowheads, stone axes, bone awls, curious stone rings and a tiny piece of animal sculp ture made of garble, fragments of re markable vessels, some with pressed geometrical patterns pud others with a polished red surface ornamented boldly In black. Professor Anderson dates.the cave to the transition be tween the Stone age and the Hronr.e ■age, or about L’OOO-irtOO It. C. Large collections of remains also were found at Yang Shan, Including specimens of red and black ceramic •objectfe similar to those found at Feng tlen. Heretofore leading experts on Chinese history have held that there was on evidence of a Stone age Trtf China. Dog’s Value in Alaska TrCAIaska, where the trackless wil derness frnd the gigantic snow fields are the geTwnCsn'der for ttie greater part of the year/>tie principal means of conveyance i« the show sled which is drawn by the rnalenmtsL or (be husky, as the Alaskan dog is cotnuion ly called, says the Iietrolt New'S. Strong and apparentdy oblivious to the raging of the elements, those brave and trtirdy dogs are the pride of the Alaskans, whu_w]t!uoit them would,he In even worse straits than wo vvoi he \\ill.'oiit. railroads or auto'ipsbnes. No mailer how cold, these ih-rifs are tih ways ready mil wiliin^'lo obey -their ma.'lers, and everm-rmor hundreds of miles of stmwoM v eted waste have been traiadfsl they a re e\ or ro:rd\ to be lOKitnd going at the lie kHf their to legged eotiijiatiion, Av-tm—hr-ttsually their frietid a> well as master. (•ovan School (.’lose**. Clovan, May 17.—The Govan TTigh School closed its session May 16th. Commencement exercises were held May 18th to 20th, inclusive, beginning with the sermon to the graduates in the school auditorium. Dr. .1. C. .At kinson, jmstor of the Barnwell Methd- dist church. Will deliver the sermon. Monday night the school will pre sent a series of drills and plays, and the seventh grade will receive certi ficates to the high school, presented by J. A. Wiggins, of Denmark. Tuesday night the graduating ex- -ercises fco the high school will be held. Only four will receive diplo mas this year, three girls and one boy.- . Misses Margaivfte SeahrooR, Ethel Kittrel! and Carrie Lancaster and Mayfield Kennedy. F. C; Chatty, of Fairfax will make the annual ad dress. Superintendent W. D. Rowe'i of- IlamlM.-Pg.. Ivill present the d'plo- mas. The speaktPrs are well known in Govan. where they have been heard on nume’rous occasions. The an nouncement that they arc to speak at the closing exerei.-es of the hig.i school wijl l>c received with interest by their many acquaintances in.this community. Music will he furnished bv Smith’s orchestra of Fairfa.x. The Veteran’s Reunion. The .reunion of the Confederate Veterans he+d at Barnwe^ Tuesday was well attended by the Veterans and widows of Veterans of the county ami the occasion was declared to be a most enjoyable one for. those in at tendance. The exercises were held at the Vamp ’&teatrt.v. atfffrwhlch a din ner was served" the Veterans and the widows of Veterans and their families. A full account of the reunion with a list of those in attendance will ap pear in our next issue. Photographs by Telephone. Transmission of photographs from Cleveland to New York City over long distance telephone lines was accom plished Monday in a demonstration by laboratory experts of the Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph Co. When atmospheric conditions are favorable, photographs can be trans mitted by radio by the same method, it was announced. The process is said t(. he simple, rapid and accurate. Rev. R. VV. Sanders, of Greenville, was an out of town Veteran who at tended the reunion here Tuesday. He visited friends and relatives in the county while here. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. SAFETY! Should be the watchword of every person when thinking of depositing « money in a bank. ““ The examination for the award of vacant Scholarships in Winthrop College and for admission of new students will be held at the County Courthouse on Friday, July tth, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less thah sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July f)th, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at thi* examination, providing they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scnoiarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. * Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. For further information and catalogue, address Pres. I). B. Johnson, Rock Hill. South Carolina. The Barnwell Branch of the Bank of Wes ter n Carolina is backed up by more than FOUR MILLION DOLLARS in resources and feels that it can, offer you absolute safety for your funds. ¥ T x T t x f T T ? T ❖ t X t ❖ f t t Don’t Miss It! WHAT? DUNBARTON’S ♦> Place your Checking and Savings account in our strong Bank and feel Safe. * ' «t» "V . Bank of Western Carolina “Strongest State Bank in South Carolina” BARNWELL BRANCH Head Office: Aiken, S. C. ? T T v v ❖ a, v k T V ❖ ♦> t v ❖ ❖ ❖ t ❖ f V ❖ •:* *> nrotis Minstrels ** mmwm' ' — Vamp Theatre TUESDAY, May 27-8:30 Admission 2oNand 50 Cents. j ♦;* ❖ ♦:* ❖ New Blasting Record M'hut is h**lie\ e | t,) liiire l>**en fhrt Mee'***! hhisi ever set <iIV in the history of im!ii*;tr> \v;is i eiently firoil ucn r .JigtU'ft-.- It tth. 11* feirvltte- n'mTPrtiir fof <-onsirurling th‘» tills, th^t tirt* the up promhes to thy (it.eat Salt Lake Trestle of the Southern Pacific rnil- roafi. Knrtit ati'l-iock to an esllmatotl Tolmne of a.TO.Oikl ruble var*Is waa rflised iind shaitered by the explosion; xytiii'li used ,2<Hl pounds of spei-ial process powder, eipitvalent to tttatitoo pxemds of black powder. A hill JTA f#•At-high and ••o\«*riug a ft face of ,ip* proxhuat e»y I.OtHI feet ip .'eng! It waa lifted up and separatt'd Into frag inents. 'I he placing of fht* exploslyea in tunnels, aggi egal ijig 4.UH> feet In length, ociuiph'd L’o men for 4f> da\ a Not to Be Caught Twice The clergyman, absorbed in think ing out a sermon, rounded a turn In the path and bumped into a cow. Ha swept off his hat with a tl mrixh. ex claiming: “I beg your pardon, madam.” Then he ohsorve.ddrls error and was annoyed. Smut, however, again en gaged with thoughts of the sermon, he •collided x^ith a woman at another bend «>f the pat it. “(Jet out of the way, you brute!" h« maid. OF PARIS” Heartless “Ah,” she sighed, “1 shall never hear Vd* footsteps again; the step I have listened for with eager ears as he ctuue through the garden gate, the step that has so often thrilled my heart as I heard it on the front porch. . Never, never again!’’ “Has he left you? ’ asked the sympa thetic friend. “No, lie has taken to wearing rubber Koles !”—Good Hardware. -1 If Who Comes After Her2^ Young Man—S i’Mi^s Ethel is your * oldest sister? Who comes after her? Small Boy- Nobody ain’t come yet, but Pa says the first fellow that comes sun have her.—:Everybody's Magazine. jeene from "A woman of Paris Edna PvrvianC£ "Written und Directed by Charier Chaplin Vamp Theatre BARNWELL, SOI TH CAROLINA May 22nd and 23rd Prices: 30 and 50 Cents ^ . 'll Every Motoring Need At Lowest Cost The Ford Touring Car meets every motoring requirement at the lowest possible cost. It is sturdy, depend- , long lived; easy to drive; con- veniertt\to park — and possesses the highest>e^ale value in propor tion to list pric^Gi^ any car built. The Touring Car *295 P. O. B Detroit Den luntahle Rim* and Starter *S5 etetr*- 'ft*-* 1 Runabout $2f>5 Coupe S52S Tudor Sedan $599 *'V ftordoor Sedan $6X5 —All price* f o. b. Detroit SEE TIIE NEAREST AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER THE UNIVERSAL CAR You can buy any model by malting a email down-payment and arranging ea»y term* for the balance. Or you cvnbuy on {he hord W eekly Purchase Plan. 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