Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ ==^1 WORDS OF WISE MEN j !! Diseases are the tax on ill | ;; pleasures. I There stalks discord with her ; j I town mantle.?Virgil. I! It makes a difference whose j || ox is gored. * Diplomatists are the Hebrews * !! of politics.?Bea. T j ;; .Dirt is the dirtiest upon the t| ! I fairest spot. t We are the authors of our J ; I own disasters.?Latin Proverb, i ....?*$ i Baby Finger Prints on Wall 1 ' Paper Reaches Court's Heart j J \ Baby finger prints on the wall paper ( are the finest example of mural art. ( piiis was the decision handed down in the Bronx municipal court by Justice j ] Bnhitzek in dismissing a suit to re cover alleged damages because a baby , had embellished the interior decora- i | :Oons of an apartment by a frieze all . jits own. "This would be a happier1, world to live in," the justice said, "If baby fingers could only make their 'Imprint on the hearts of men and | ! women. I would rather see the print iof baby fingers on the walls of my house than have them adorned with , the world's masterpieces." A Strong Narcotic. A narcotic named marihuana, derived from a Mexican hemp, Is strong- , er than opium and corresponds to the { hashheesh of the far East A horticulturist recently found the plants in large ' numbers growing in a San AUtonio CTex.) cattle corral. * Given New Lease of Life. gt Dunstan's, the school for blinded 1 sailors and soldiers in England, has ' accomplished its greatest wonder. \ Bergt. Alan Nichols, who lost his sight and both hands in the war, has been 1 taught to type. A specially construct- j ed machine for the blind and a pair of aluminum hands, each finger being movable, have enabled him to pass a 1 two hours' test. Only two corrections were necessary. Doctor Was a Comfort. Patient (after operation)?Doctor, they say yoi. are getting better and better on these appendix operations every day." Doctor?That's a fact. The man I operated on yesterday lived twelve hours, aud I'm in hopes you'll live twice as long, If you don't worry I? Life. k-ftk & X * "1 ??*? LEGHORNS PRODUCE ! CHEAPEST EGGS 1 Leghorns produce eggs cheaper| than hens of the general purpose i breeds?Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes,! Rhode Island Reds, and Orpingtons. This fact, which confirms the belief | and experience of commercial poultry j farmers, was one of the results ob-! tninpri in n rflth*?r fvrtpnsivp fp#viincr I test recently reported by poultrymen of the department of agriculture. Because they lay as many or more eggs, eat only about 55 pounds of feed per bead as compared with 70 to 85 pounds eaten by the general-purpose j breeds, and because their egg yield j eery materially exceeds that of general-purpose breeds during their sec- j and and third laying years, Leghorns j undoubtedly are more profitable to j beep for the production of eggs only, i The Leghorns produce slightly j smaller eggs than the general-purpose j breeds and the value per dozen of : their eggs? was from 1 to 3 cents less each year than the eggs of generalpurpose hens. This difference is due to the fact that the general-purpose breeds are better winter layers than the Leghorns, while the latter give a higher production in the spring and summer. p:?i x_ i.. rinu insecis wiutn his Reputed Gold-Producers In these days of gold shortage it Is interesting to know that there are Insects in this world which are said to be gold-producing! The most popalar of the species of beetles which contain gold and silver is the golden rosechafer. It is a very handsome, yellow beetle, with a metallic luster, and its size is about as big as the end of a man's thumb. The most remarkable gold beetles, however, are to be found in Central America. At first Bight one would think the beetle an actual piece of gold, until it moves. The head and wing-cases are brilliantly polished with a luster like pure gold. It is very strange, too, that silver beetles exist in the same country. Unfortunately there is no fact at tht bottom of the fancy. A Unique Coffee Berry. A coffee berry free from caffelm grows wild in Madagascar forests south of Fort Dauphin. The tree ii usually 12 to 20 feet high, with smallei leaves than those of the ordinary coffee tree, and a yellow Instead of a re< berry. The Bamberg Chi Wishes Each of its Fri< t A Very Merr and a nfl } i iJU 5 iTheGiftEk A Give vour friend or sweetheart sc X <* thing that will not be put in a trunk anc V that will be laid on the shelf because it 1 Y There is no better or more suitable $ j ?something that is serviceable througho FIXTURES Faulkner Electri BAMBERG, ero-Cola Bottling Co. ends, Patrons and Customers y Xmas l Happy New Year We take this occasion to thank our matrons for the liberal patronage riven us during 1919, and trust we hall continue to merit your patronige. We are now in our new quarers and are better prepared than ;ver to render efficient service. '_N\\ ^ iT Christmas ectrical jfcl |; unetliiug useful?some- iPf i^JUvS I ! ?ifts than electrical gifts * | " f i lVE irons, grills, toasters, lighting 1, vibrators, and a number of other ? a.l devices to select from. | LND SEE US. WE WILL BE GLAD TO SHOW ? I I . = f I > n r i ic service tompany | SOUTH CAROLINA. A f