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The Explorer of Mars.
Percival Lowell, an astronomer of
jinternational fame, died vat Flagstaff,
Arizona, recently. He was
the founder and director of the Lowell
Observatory there, which is the
best astronomical point in the world
for the observation of Mars.
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His fame rests on the association
of his name with the theory that
M^rs is inhabited. In 1907 he an-,
nounced that his observations at |
Flagstaff convinced him that such is
the case. This started a great astronomical
controversy, although
many eminent stargazers ,in Europe
and America agreed with Lowell. His
one great task was to prove that he
was right. He devoted his life to
the endeavor.
' His theory began with the demonstration
that the primary essentials
for human life exist on the planet? j
water, heat and atmosphere. His,
positive proof of the existence of human
life on Mars is the net work of
lines which mark certain areas of the |
planet's face, which he believed indi-j
cated the digging of artificial canals,
which would call for intelligence and
engineering skill as great as that i
possessed by the dwellers on this
earth.
The vast white surfaces on the
poles of Mars are polar snowcaps, i
Lowell held. The fact that they
shrink in size and increase again at
certain seasons indicates the snowfall
of the Martian winter. Lowell described
a series of observations in j
which it was discovered that with j
the advent of a Martian spring and
the melting of the polar snow, some
of the dark areas grew darker, show- j
iitg straight black lines criss-crossed
over their surface of the orange-1
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ing of the Martian autumn, those
dark areas and lines practically faded, j
practically faded.
In his book, Prof. Lowell said:
"But, if instead of being due to wa-j
ter the blue-green had been due to
the leaves and grasses, just such a
fading out as was observed should
have taken place as autumn came on,
and that without disproportionate increase
of green elsewhere, for the
great confidential areas being desert,
are incapable of supporting vegetation;
from which it follows that
Mars is badly off for water, and that
the planet is dependent on the melting
of the polar snows for practically
its whole supply.
"Now, if a planet were at any
stage of its career able to support life
it is probable that diminishing water
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[ end of that life, for the air would
outlast the available water. Those of
i its inhabitants who have succeeded
i in surviving would find themselves at
last face to face with the relentless^
ness of scarcity of water constantly
growing greater, till at last they
j would die of thirst either directly or
indirectly; for either they themselves
would have water enough to drink,
or the plants or animals which constituted
their diet would perish for lack
of it?an alternative of small choice
to them, unless they were conventionally
particular as of their mode
of death.
"Before the lamentable conclusion
was reached, however, there would
come a time in the course of the
planet's history when water was not
yet wanting, but was simply scarce
and requiring to be husbanded; when
for the inhabitants the one supreme
problem of existence would be the
water problem?how to get water
enough to sustain life and how best
to utilize every drop of water they
could get."
He went on to show that nothing
but irrigation on tremendous scale
could save the inhabitants! He concludes
that the canals of Mars were
built and are maintained by human
skill. Professor Lowell was the first
to discover water vapor on Mars and
his observations caused him to de
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Republicans was $30,222 and by the
j Democrats $8,916.
The Republican National committee
carried advertisements in 127
foreign language newspapers pub|
lished in seventeen different tongues
| in various parts of the United States.
, Its contracts with these papers ran
I from July 12 to Nov. 6, and ttie
I money expended amounted to $88,j
981.47.
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A Marriage Proposal.
One of our giddy youngsters of the
male persuasion recently decided to
make a formal offer of his heart and
hand to one of our representative
| ladies to whom he had been paying
I some attention for a time. He cautiously
prefaced his declarations with
I a few questions: "Did she love him
well enough to live in a cottage with
him? Was she a good cook? Did she
think it a wife's duty to make home
happy? Would she consult his tastes
and wishes concerning her associates
and pursuits of life? Could she make
her own clothes? The young lady
said that before she answered his
questions she would tell him of some
; negative virtues she possessed. She
! npvpr drank smokfid or chewed: nev
tect 550 canais tnere. in iyiu ne uiscovered
a -new canal 1,000 miles
long.
Both Parties Advertised.
Figures compiled by the advertising
department of the New York
World show that from Oct. 28 to Nov.
4, inclusive, the Republicans used
nearly forty-eight pages in the morning
newspapers of New York City.
The Democrats used twelve, the approximate
amount paid by the former
being $46,992 and by the latter
si 1 70 0
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In the evening newspapers the Republicans
used thirty-five pages aim
the Democrats ten and a half pages.
Tho onnrrtvimatft am mint naid bv the
er staid out all night playing billiards;
never lounged on street corj
ners and ogled giddy girls; never
I "stood in" with the boys for cigars
and wine suppers. "Now," said she,
rising indignantly, "I am assured you
do all these things, and yet expect
all the virtues in me, while you do
not possess any yourself. I can never
be your wife," and she bowed him
out and left him on the door step to
silently meditate over his venture,
j a wiser man.?Gaffney Ledger.
American Petroleum.
The first reference to the discovery
I of petroleum in America is contained
j in a letter written on this date in
j 1629 by Joseph de la Roche d'Allion,
j a French missionary in the Indies. He
; had crossed the Niagara river and
! made his way southward through
! western New York into northern
Pennsylvania, where he found a spring
from which oil flowed. This oil was
j highly esteemed by the Indians for
; medicinal uses. The letter of the
j priest was published in 1832 in Sagard's
"Historie du Canada." This oil
spring was probably identical with
j tIt3 one descrioea Dy tne :MassacnuI
setts Magazine in 17S9: "In the
northern part of Pennsylvania there
1 is a creek called Oil creek, wtiich emties
into the Allegheny river. It is
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} sues from a spring, on the top of
1 which floats an oil, similar to that
! called Barbadoes tar, and from which
one may gather several gallons a
! day. The troops sent to guard the
- western posts halted at the same
spring, collected some of the oil, and
' bathed their joints with it. This gave
i them great relief rom the rheuma|
tism with which they were afflicted.
! The water, of which the troops drank
j freely, operated as a gentle purge."
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Hughes and South Carolina.
According to the Charleston News
and Courier, if the two-party idea is
to come to anything, in South Caro!
lina, if has a lot of growing to do.
I South Carolina came nearer than any
j other State to being unanimous for
; Wilson. She gave Hughes a smaller
! popular vote than any other State in
' the union.?Nashville Tennesseean.
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The Associated Press quotes Bishop
Frank Dumoline who spent last winter
in Camden, in a recent address
| at Toledo as saying: :
"Shooting is too good for the moral
leper who dares to take from another
man all that is dear to his
heart.
"Physical fear is the only method
of reaching such men. I would
revive the old whipping post and lash
the home-breaker before his fellow
men," the bishop said.
The Manufacturer's Record estimates
that the total farm calue of all
mates that the total farm value of all
this year will reach the great sum of
$12,000,000,000.
FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
For indigestion, stomach trouble,
bad blood and all wasting deseases
of the body. It will make you feel
j like a new person. "A friend in need
is a friend indeed." This may be
said of -Mrs. Joe Person's Kemeay.
You do not want a slow remedy when
your stomach is bad, or an uncertain
one, or an harmful one, your stomach
is too valuable. You must not poij
son it with drugs. Mrs. Joe Person's
i Remedy is noted for its speed in giving
relief. Its millions of cures have
made it famous the world over.
Keep the perfect stomach medicine
! in your home. Its promptness in
overcoming the worst stomach troui
ble is a revelation to those that try
i it. The Premier tonic, Mrs. Joe Per|
son's Remedy has been a standard
j blood purifier for years. It starts
; down at the root of the disease and
builds you up gradually, makes the
blood pure and fresh.
I If you have rheumatism, take Mrs.
| Joe Person's Remedy, do not let any{
one pursuade you to take "one just
as good."
If your little one is out of sorts
j and is not resting or acting natuValI
ly this is a sign that the liver is not
I working properly. Give them Mrs.
Joe Person's Remedy. This will al
so beautify the complexion, not aruficiallly
but naturally, by taking a
! dose before each meal, as it aids the
1 digestion and purifies the blood.
Remember the price for this special
advertising campaign: One bottle
I for $1.00, three for $2.50 and six for
i $5.00. Sold exclusively by Black's
: Drtug Co., in this city and surround|
ing territory.
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BANK STATEMENT.
I Statement of the condition of the
! Bamberg Banking Co., located at
! Bamberg, S. C., at the close of business
November 17th, 1916.
RESOURCES.
TLoans and discounts .. ..$186,989.74
j Overdrafts .... 4,047.18
1 Bonds and stocks owned
by bank 1,000.00
Furniture and fixtures .. 2,506.37
Banking house 5,237.04
Due from banks and
bankers 236,271.94
Currency 3,067.00
I Gold 190.00
I Silver and other minor
coin 2,078.41
| Checks and cash items .. 2,764.04
Total $444,151.72
LIABILITIES.
f Capital stock paid in .... 55,000.00
Surplus fund 45,000.00
Undivided profits, less
i current expenses and
i taxes paid 23,672.65
I Individual de1
posits subject
to ck. ..223,257.72
i Savings deposits
93,230.53
Time certificates
of de'
posit 2,163.77
i Certified cks..*. 105.22
; Cashier's cks... 1,721.83 320,479.07
Total $444,151.72 i
Before me came Jno. H. Cope, ac- j
i tive vice president of the above j
named bank, who, being duly sworn, j
; says that the above and foregoing
: statement is a true condition of said
bank, as shown by the books of said
I bank.
JNO. H. COPE, Active Vice Pres.
i Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 24th day of November, 1916.
H. H. STOKES,
Notary Public, S. C.
I Correct-Attest:
W. D. RHOAD,
G. FRANK BAMBERG,
W. M. BRABHAM,
Directors.
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NOTICE OF SALE.
Pursuant to an order of the Probate
Judge for Bamberg county, I,
1 Mrs. Josie Bessinger, as administral
trix of the estate of C. W. Bessinger,
j deceased, will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the late residence of the
I said C. W. Bessinger, at Govan, S. C.,
on the -14th day of December 1916,
j beginning at ten o'clock in the forej
noon and continuing until sold, the
following property, to wit:
Personal property, consisting of
live stock, farming implements, machinery,
provisions, and household
goods and furniture, property of the
said estate, and located at tne iaie
residence of the said C. W. Bessinger,
I an inventory of the same "being on
< file in the office of Probate Judge for
; Bamberg county.
MRS. JOSIE BESSINGER.
| Administratrix of the Estate of C. W.
| Bessinger.
November 28, 1916.?2t.
Some women have a mania for collecting
marriage certificates.
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CARD OP THANKS. 1
I herewith extend my thanks to all
who so ably assisted me in saving my
household effects, etc., when my
house was destroyed by fire Sunday
evening, Nov. 19th., also to those
| who have been so generous since,
i Respectfully, MRS. R. A. OWENS.
I Ehfhardt, S. C.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Pursuant to an order of the Pro|
bate Court for Bamberg county, I, J.
C. Kinard, as administrator of the
estate of C. E. Kinsey, deceased, will
sell at public auction to the highest
i bidder, for cash, at the store building
at/ Ehrhardt, S. C., formerly oc:
cupied by the said C. E. Kinsey, on
the ISth day of December, 1916, be
' ginning at ten o'clock in tfte rorenoon,
and continuing until sold, the
following property, to wit:
All fixtures, goods, wares and merchandise,
property of said estate, and
located within said buildings, an inventory
of the same being on file in
the office of Probate Judge for Bamberg
county. J. C. KINARD,
Administrator of the Estate of C. E.
Kinsey:
Nov. 28, 1916.?2t.
BANK STATEMENT. '
Statement of the condition of the
Bank of Olar, located at Olar, S. C.,
at the close of business November*
! 17th, 1916.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts .. 72,016.89
Overdrafts 87,931.60
Banking house \ 500.00
Due from banks and
bankers 38,935.j)3
Currency 2,400.00
Silver and other minor
coin 1,008.47
Checks and cash items .. 14.58
Total $202,807.47
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 20,000.00
Surplus fund 33,000.00
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and
taxes paid 14,834.21
Individual deposits
subject
to ck... 76,548.72
Time certificates
of deposit
19,256.52
Cashier's cks... 2,510.53 97,973.26 ,
Bills payable, including
certificates for money
borrowed 30,000.00
Reserve fund carried on
general individual or
savings ledger 7,000.00
Total $202,807,47
State of South Carolina?County of
. Bamberg.
Before me came G. M. Neeley,
cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above ana foregoing statement is a
true condition of said bank, as
shown by the books of said bank.
G. M. NEELEY. Cashier.
I Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 2 2d day of November, 1916.
A. H. NEELEY,
Notary Public, S. C.
Correct-Attest:
C. F. RIZER, Director.
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