Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SNAILS RETURNING TO PARIS That Is, They Are Again to Be Served in Smart Restaurants of the Gay City. For the first time for years the Paris restaurants are now sending orders to the snail farms in the provinces, as well as to Italy and Switzerland. The snails are collected during June and July by women and children, and. must be as tenderly handled as eggs, for on no account must the shell be cracked. At the i farm they are placed one by one on grass in fine wire enclosures, and are fed on lettuce and cabbage. A large cabbage in an enclosure with two hundred snails will disappear in an hour. A large business is done in "runners" (as ttte snails are called when they run about) all the year round to meet the tastes of less fastidious diners, and the largest gray-shelled snail? the best of the edible ones?is in danger of being exterminated by being collected during the breeding season. "Runners" must not be packed with fresh grass or they will overeat themselves, have indigestion and so spoil their flavor. There are people who collect the larger gray shells to sell to the smaller restau^ats that am inferior order of snail, or even the humble mussel, may be substituted. The snail which is to tempt the palate of the epicure must not be eaten before the last week in September. The snails are usually packed in flat boxes or baskets containing from 1,000 to 1,500 each. Their storage is not an easy matter, for they must be kept at a carefully regulated temperature, for a degree too much heat will deceive them into the belief that spring has arrived, and they will wake and crawl about. SECOND TIME WAS THE LAST Impulsive Youngster Gave PromiM Not to Disturb Neighbor, Through Thoughtlessness, Again. Mother and I had just moved to a new flat in a row where the entrances were all similar. The first evening when I came home I passed our entrance without observing the number. Finding the outside door open I ran up to the second floor, tried my key, and could, not unlock the door. Then I knocked and, hearing no response, shook the door violently, When a strange man in a dressing gown opened the door I apologized profusely. The next evening when I ran up the stairs, tried my key, and heard a j man's heavy tread approaching I had j sens^ enough to realize my mistake i and made a dive for the outside door. I Just then the man's voice called over the rail: "Who is it?" "Oh," I said, "I'll never do it again," and I never did.?Chicago Tribune. ' " Undecisive Character. A person of undecisive character wonders iiow ait the embarrassments j in the world happened to meet ex- j actly in his way, to place him just in ; that one situation for which he is peculiarly unadapted, but in which he | is also willing to think no other man could have acted with facility or con- j fidence. Incapable of setting up a j - it ? 1- : firm purpose on ine oasis ui miuga as they are, he is often employed im i vain speculations on some different ; supposable state of things, which t would have saved him from all this ! perplexity and irresoiution. He thinks i what a determined course he could | have pursued if his talents, his health, j his age had been different; if he had been acquainted with some one person sooner, if his friends were, in this or the other point, different from what they are; or if fortune had showered her favors on him. And he gives himself as much license to complain as if all these advantages had been among the rights of his nativity, bnt refused, by a malignant or capricious fate, to his life.?Itev. John Foster. Bees Took Carload of Sugar. Near the station of Fontaineblean, France, a carload of crystallized sugar was held up and within four days the entire load had disappeared in spite of the guards. * Not far from the station of Avon j there are large bee farms, and while I the bees covered the car in swarms no one supposed that they could carry away the crystallized sugar. Nor could they. But industriously and ingeniously they betook themselves to nearby ba-' sins and fountains and carried drops of water to melt the sugar! The dampened sugar formed a sirup that wu easily transported to the hives. Australia's Pride In Warships.' The commonwealth is proud of its warships and particularly or us cattle cruiser which saved Sydney and Melbourne from bombardment at the outbreak of the war. The Australian Arts club has shown its pride in a practical way by presenting a selection of paintings, drawings and etchings to the ward room of H. M. A. S. Australia. All the gifts were the work of members of the club, which included some of the leading artists of the commonwealth. In return, Commodore Dumaresq entertained the com- I mittee of the club at luncheon on the battle cruiser, which has been stationed in Farm cove, Sydney harbor, since its return from the North sea. He Felt Shop Worn. "Say, boss " appealed a dusky doughboy convalescent in a recuperation hospital, %\ben a sawbone came his way. "What yo' reckon yo' keepin* me heah fo*?a souvenir?"?Stan and Strip?#, Wa ihington. DATE THERE, THOUGH HIDDEN Information on P<iace Tower Erected in Canada Would Puzzle Aver age Man to Find. Rack to the earliest times when man erected public or memorial buildings Is said to run the practice of recording the date so that it remains hidden from casual view, in an ornament of inscription, and can only be read by careful study. Why the practice started it is now impossible to say; it looks almost iike a playfulness on the part of the first builders, but it has continued down the ages, and its latest example occurs in the great peace a.?+V./v hnilrli'n ore? in IU? tfl <_?i III*; ^Utctumciu UUIIUI"^ *aa Ottawa. Here one reads the inscription : This Stone was laid by Edward, Prince of Wales, September 1. In this Year of Victory. Finis Coronat Opvs. The hypothetical stranger from Mars might reasonably ask when was the Year of Victory; and if he examined the inscription closely he might discover that certain letters, beginning with the first "i," are distinguished from the rest by having an indentation under them, and that adding these letters together answered his question in Roman numerals. Most of us, perhaps, would have to take the dictionary to help us translate them, but none the less ILrDDDICLIIIVICIICV means 1919.?Christian Science Monitor. NEW STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE Long Sought and Made Possible Only Through the Employment of Modern Reinforced Concrete. Plnnnincr p mpmnriol r?hnrr?h tn he built entirely of concrete, an American architect introduces a novel mode of construction and claims to have found "what architects for centuries have failed to produce?an entirely new and pure style of architecture. Pure, because it conforms to all the essential Ideas of architecture; new, because only modern reinforced concrete has made it possible." The structure takes advantage of the plasticity of reinforced concrete, and the building, which would be practically monolithic when finished, would have its external and internal forms identical to a degree new to architecture; its vaults would spring direct from the floor level and there would be no separating distinction between walls and roof. In fact, one might say that the building would be "all roof, and have no structural walls whatever." Architectural opinion may fail of unanimous approval; yet it must be admitted that the plan seems to adapt itself logically to the medium in which it is to be worked out, which is an important point in itijj favor.?Exchange. . ^ Recalls Roman Conquest. The sale is announced of the ancient Caerwent, Monmouthshire, England, which is mentioned in Domesday Book. This town (Benta Silurium) was the headquarters of' a powerful and warlike tribe called Silures, who occupied "approximately the counties of Monmouth. Brecon and Glamorgan." In spite of the fierce resistance offered by them, about 48 A. D., to the Roman conquest, their town in time bocame a Roman city, not unlike SllChester, but smaller. The old walls and gateways still survive, and the many excavations carried out have discovered Roman relict of much Interest?a town hall and market square, a temple, baths, frescoed panels, and also water pipes, said to have carried drinking water from the hills. Shop Talk. A school teacher was discussing tha way she had been changed from ona building to another. "The manual training supervisor was with the superintendent when I went in to see where he was going to send me," she said, "and I just asked them if I was to sweep shavings up in that department." Her listeners smiled; they smiled again when she continued: "Then the superintendent told me to go to the high school and sweep shavings up in the history department there.** "Why," mildly put in one of them, "are they blockheads down there?" Plant's Name Significant The spelling of Mangel-Wurzel is a question which appears capable of being settled in different ways. Whal is really interesting about the word Is the fact that its name was altered from Runkelruben by the German people. At a time of famine Runkelruben saved the people from starvation, and was for that reason given the new name of Mangel-Wurzel, literally "famine root." The plant stood the Germans in good stead during th? latter days of the recent war, thui once more earning its sobriquet, bj which it is known everywhere in England.?Christian Science Monitor. Counting the Cost. "How much do you pay for beefsteak?" ""Not much. After the salesmai gets through charging for the suet and the bone the cost of the edifile por tion is scarcely worth mentioning." k Valuable. "Guess I'll have to go without anj sugar at dinner." "Couldn't you get any?" "It isr:'t that. I have quite a little but I've lost the key to my safe do posit box." Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one MBromo Quinine." i E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c. j pi PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors. Pumps and Fittings Wood Saws. Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, j Belting, Gasoline Engines ; j lakoeSTOCK LOMBARD i Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works l Supply Store. AUGUSTA. GA. A. B. UTSEY ;J , i } INSURANCE , Bamberg, S. C. You Do More Work, * You are more ambitious and you get 'more enjoyment out of everything when your blood is in good condition. Impurities in the blood have a very depressing effect on the system, causing weakness, laziness, nervousness and sickness. GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC is not a patent medicine, it is simply IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs Quinine to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. These reliable tonic properties never fail to drive out impurities in the blood. The Strength-Creating Power of GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made it fhp favorite tnnir. in thousands of homes. More than thirty-five years ago, folks would ride a long distance to get GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a member of their family had Malaria or needed a body-building, strength-giving tonic. The formula is just the same today, and you can get it from any drug store. 60c per bottle. RILEY & COPELAND Successors to W. P. Riley. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE Office in J. D. Copland's Store BAMBERG. S. C. BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS TWICEJPROVEN If you suffer backache, sleepless nights, tired, dull days and distressing -urinary disorders, don't experiment. Read this twice-told testimony. It's Bamberg's evidence ? doubly proven. James A. Mitchell, R. F. D. mall carrier, Calhoun St., Bam/berg, says: I "I have taken two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills and am glad, to give my public endorsement for the benefit; I received. The jar and Jolt of driving is, no douibt, responsible for the weakness and pains I suffered with my back. Doan's Kidney Pills brought me relief in a short wiMle and I never lose a chance to say a good word .tor them." The. above statement was gtven by Mr. Mftche&l on May 29, 1914, and on Anuary 22, 1918, ho said: *1 always have a good word for Doan's Kidney PiJls, because they cured me of disordered' condition of my kidneys and the cure has remained permanent. All I hare formerly said In praise of this remedy I gladly confirm. Doan's Kidney Pflls are certainly a fine medicine." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills ? the same that Mr. Mitch-elll had. Foster-MlTburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. y. | TITEHOLD Cedar Shingle 100 Per Cent. Heart Sash, Doors, Mantels, Lime and Brick STEEL CORN CRIBS Sizes 100 to 3,000 Bushels ...Call At... . BRICKLES GARAGE LB.FOWIER NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of W. B. Kennedy, deceased, will fine the same, duly itemized and verified, with the undersigned, i on or before the 29th day of November, 1919. MRS. S. M. KENNEDY, . Administratrix. Govan, S. C., November 10th, 1919. 11-27. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the undersigned administratrix of the estate of W. B. Kennedy, deceased, will file her final accounting with the Judge of Probate for Bamberg county on the 5th day of December, 1919, and will at same time ask for letters dismissory as such administratrix. MRS. S. M. KENNEDY, 12-4. Administratrix. MAXTONE?The guaranteed ton ic for chills, fever and malaria. 25c and 50c bottle. Came la are sold every' wherein scientifically sealed packages of 20 cigarettes or tenpackages(200cigarettes) in a glassine-paper-covered carton. We strongly recommend this carton for the home or office supply or when you travel. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Cow Winston-Salem, N. C. 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