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A COIN OK COl ltTKSi'
THE GUINEA OF THE ENGLISHMAN
13 NOT A COIN AT ALL.
Am a pin* ot Ural Moaey If Ila* N#
r.^lafcnt-r, anti It !• ^'•»*tl Only l«
ImnclnnfIon n« a Raflifr %t»Uwapd
Standnrtl at StonPtary Value.
Of ail the ol»taclcti that ronfront the
Eu^li^huiau the (nilnca lit the inoat
amazing. The other day an American
iruea? Imiuired of mo. “What Is a guin
ea?’’ He had l>een allied for one by a
rlrrulatlng library. It eoems an eu*y
question to answer, but a» I had been
puzzling ovof the division of an Imagi
nary guinea into four |»arts the expla
nation took time. It was as difficult as
explaining cricket to a German—In
Geramu.
••Show me one,” said tile American.
I confessed that I did not possets
one.
“What, not $5.25?"
“Yes, 1 ut not a guinea. We don’t
have n guinea In England any more."
“But you talk In guineas!"
“That’s our fun," I replied lamely.
Nevertheless there Is something to be
said for our system. Indeed, one might
argue that this Incessant obstacle race
over the multiplication tables that we
have to ent<jr Insures a bracing of the
muscles. We are always kept on the
alert to fathom the relations between a
pottle, a perch and n guinea or some
such absurd and fortuitous combina
tion. And one may suspect that thia
lightening and strengthenin'; of the
muscles In the obstacle race Is really
the source of England’s greatness.
For all practical punw*«c* the guinea
—|n which wfr talk—Is the most prepos-
ter msly .ihsurd co|fi In the world, for
It does not exist—corporeally. Borne
few. honest citizens wear spade guineas
on their watch chains. But If they tried
to pass them over to the booking clerk
on the underground railway they wonkl
be In danger of the Judgment. There
are no guineas In England. Tea, In
lUoLgipatlon they exist
- And never more accuse yourself of
belonging to an unimaginative nation
of shopkeepers! The guinea Is the coin
of curtesy, Just' becamajt Is not a
coin at all. And Its preservation as an
anomnly-sls a curious proof of the in
nate courtesy of the Englishman, who
will face any arithmetical inconven-
deteo rather than put a slur on a
friend. »
jjniU ycu may aec from the lists of
fuWrlptions for the gentleman In dis
tress. You cannot offer him the neces
saries of life. When the friend falls
by the wayside It must be guineas, not
sovereigns, that you supply, and one
feels glad that the remarks of the
meanest^port that exist*—the sport of
kings—offers prises In^aora.” It la
merely the analogue of that convention
which regulates gifts between equals.
Etiquette forbids your sending a
friend a leg of mutton—that ta, a sov
ereign, the ordinary, humdrum coin.
But you may send him pheasants, oys
ters. grouse or salmon, more especially
If the salmon la the victim of your own
"rode, pole and perch." Possibly the
real explanation is that ea a matter of
courtesy, you may uot give a man
what he could obtain at the nearest
shop- It must be something that Is not
easily obtainable.
Now. n guinea is not easily obtaina
ble. and the difference between offer
ing a man a guinea and offering him a
sovereign U the difference Itetween
■ending a man a leg of mutton and
■ending him a barrel of oysters. That
little silly shilling stuck ou to the sov
ereign. that retention of the ghost of a
coin long dead and borne on a watch
chain, with the locket containing, a
lylst of great-gneat-aunile’s hair, waa
Its significance.
It Is the embodiment of the English
man's Innate Idealism. It Is like the
equally silly “Esq." which we tack on
the names of friends. There are no
esquires nowadays and no gufneas, but
we see them with the eye of faith.
And we sacrifice to our faith consider
able muscular exertion, many blobs of
Ink and sundry shillings that might
otherwise stock our houses with cheap
reprints of the world's beat books.
You will naturally conclude that I
did not put this view before my Amer-
1. U
lean friend. He would scarcely under
stand It. I led him gently to the pala
tial bank promises Into which I hur
riedly csfst my weekly wage for fear I
should lose It on the way home and
pointed out to him (lowering my voice
discreetly, as becomes the suppliant in
the temple of wealth).
"Note that young man." T said. “He
la adding up three columns of figures.
There are guineas, things that won't
fraternise with half drowns or four
■billing pieces or florins or half sover
eigns or sovereigns, but you will per
ceive that this young man la taking
them In his stride., Now, what about
bis muscles r
“I should (Conclude," said the Ameri
can guest thoughtfully, “that a youqg
man who can put 12 guineas together
and make 'em deHart can do any
thing.”
“The guinea." I explained as' we
went out into Piccadilly, “la the source
of England’s greatness." And the
American guest remained thoughtful
--London Chronicle.
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SC0TT 3 EMULSlOl^vcn t nuke s
hump back rtTzight, atiiHrr v*ill tt ovakc **
a short leg los^, but U sott’tone
and heals diseased bene and is among
the few genuine means of recovery in
rickets and bone consumption.
» Send for ft** Mtnpfe-
SCOTT A. HOW N E, OWi**,
40941$ Pearl Street, Near York,
foe. and fwoo; all druggieu.
kaver.e! Notes.
Editor Press and Standard: The
busiest season for the truck farmers
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is now getting to a close as the cab
bage crops are all gone and the po-
tatoe crop is nearly. gone too. I
heard one man cay that ou a small
lot ol three acres he had got 145 lbs
per acre. That is a wonderful turn
out. bnt it is true; balance -of that
man’s crop,’20 acres average 70 to 76
lbs per acre. That’s good for a far
mer.
Misses Jauie and Ella Moore arc
spending sometime with their friend
MUs Celia Peselieu,’ and the three
young ladies have taken advantage of
the beautiful June weather :ind liuve
taken a trip to Cl.afleuton, while
there they will visit Mr Pleasant and
Isle of Palms.
*
Messrs (I II and Charlton DmJer
celebrated their joint birthday on
last Sunday oy a family g^iering.
We wish them many happy returns.
It was with sadness that I read in
The News and Courier ot the death
of the little son of Mr and Mrs J U
Peurifoy and sympathize deeply with
them in their hour of sadness and
sorrow.
We need rain very badly now in
our gardens, especially for tomatoes
and ocra as they are beginning to
ripen. Cannot boast of any good
thing to eat out of the river w old
Horculese has gone to fanning and
wont go in the river now.
Still wedding bells are in distant
hearing and PH get a bid and some
cake this time and with the wish that
the editor qbitld enjoy it with me, I
will bring this to a close. Yonr
, v Country Cousin.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
(Complaint no served )
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Colleton Countt. t
Court of Common Pleas.
W B Biachoff, Herman Bischoff and
Henry T. Bischoff. Plaintiffs,
against
Irene Bischoff, n minor of the age of
nineteen years, Jennie Bischoff, Marie
Berneuanu, Ernest fcernenann, Olga
tternewtuu aud Helen Bcrnenann, au
infant of the age of nineteen years,
Jennie Uernenann, Henry William
Be roan an a and George Ernest Jack
Ueruenaun and W. L. Harris,
Defendants.
’mTHE DEFENDANTS, mane Ber-
nenauu, Ernest Bemenann, Olga Ber-
nenann aud Helen Bernenann, an infant
of tbe age of nineteen years, Jennie
Bernenann, Henry William Beineuaun
sod George Ernest Jack Bernenann.
YOU AHE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to answer the complaint in
this action, which is filed in the office
of tbe Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, for the said county, and to seiTe
a copy of yonr answer to the said com*
plaint ou the subscriber at his office
numter 16 Broad Street, Charleston,
South Carolina, within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service: and if yoo fail to
answer the complaint within the time
aforesaid, the i^aintiffa in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief de
manded in this oompiaint.
May 28, A. D., 190(’>.
J. N. NATHANS, JR ,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
HD PADGETT,
Clerk of Court 0. 6. A Q. S. >
TO THE DEFENDANT'S above
named you will take notice that the
complaint in this action has been filed
in th: office of the Uefk of the Court of
Common Pleas, Colleton County, South
Carolina.
June 6,19C(I.
JN NATHANS, JR.,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
JEWS FEAR RiSTS
Will BE REVIVED
® 1 ,
The Citrus of Bialystok Are
’ • Panic-Striekaa.
MESSENGERS CARRYING $!25,0C0
Were Attacked by Robbers Vfho Kill
and Wound Guards and Secure the
Money-—Robbers Were In Turn Shot
and Money Recovered.
J
SL Petersburg. June 23.—Dispatches
from Blalystuk report that the citi-
•o <■
zens there are panic stricken ov.ing
to unconflrmablc rumors that the ex
cesses a III be revived.
There is a general dispaly of ikons
and crosses before the houses, to pro
tect the Inhabitants from attack, pa
trols are to be seen everywhere and
strict martial law Is enforced. *
Three men, two of w hom were Chris"
tians, were recently i;not for falling
to obey orders to bait.
la St. Petersburg, a sergeant of po
lice was killed Friday night in the
turbulent Karvn district, which is the
renter of an armed revolutionary or-
canlzat'-on . 0
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Taka LAXATIVE BROMO Qniuine
Tablets Druggists, rafnnd money Yf it
. E W
Voronzeh, R" la. lur.’ 2". The
pearaots «f th<* village of K:ufna;u
forkl, enraged at the killing of a
cow by two members of the rural po
lice. called a commune meeting, for
mally condemned the two men to
d*ath and executed tht sentence.’
Peasants Execute Two Police.
Kiev, Russia. June £3—Messengers
on the Southwestern railroad, who
were carrying $125,000. were attack
ed by four robbers who klijed one mes
senger, wounded a second, seized the
money and drov^ away at a gallop
In a cab. Two of the messengers
pursued the robbers and wounded the
robber who was carrying the money,
with the result that he fell from the
cab and the nicney was recovered.
May Be Included in Charges.
Kansas City. Juno 23.—Proceedings
may be brought agalnTt the shoe and
dry goods merchants of St. Louis,
Omaha and Kansas City,, on a charge
of accepting rebates from railways, se
cured for them by George f>. Thomas,
the New tork freight broker, who,
with hla^tihief clerk, L B. Taggart,
were In the federal court here Friday
ii*ned and given sentence. These
firms, numbering seven, were mention
ed by Judge McPherson in sentencing
Thomas and Yaggart He declared
that the rc5a f e taker was as guilty as
tbe rebate giver.
Peachtree Inn Catches Firs.
Atlanta, June 23.—A fire originating
from a defective flue in the kitchen of
the Peachtree Inn, on Peachtree street
shortly after 11 o’clock Saturday morn
ing.^, caused considerable excitement,
both among the guests of the hotel
and residents of tbe surrounding
neighborhood. An alarm was turned
In,., but before the arrival of the fire
department persons in the building
had succeeded In extinguishing the
flames. V The damage was very slight.
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A HAPPY
HOME '•
is one where health abounds.
With impure blood there cannot
be good health.
With a disordered LIVER there
cannot be good blood.
M’s Pills
revivify the torpid LIVER and restore
its natural action.
A healthy LIVER means pure
blood.
Pure blood means health.
Health means happiness.
Take no Substitute. 9 AII Druggists.
In Remembrance.
On the morning cf the 24th Inst
the angel of death visited the home
of Mr and Mrs Jno II Beach and
bore away their infant ton, little Fay.
He was one year, 10 months and 23
days old. How hard it is to part
with our little darling, the sunshine
and happiness cf our home. But
Coil said: “Suffer little children to
come unto Me* and forbid them not
for of such is the kingdom of
heaven.” And His will must be
done. Little Fay was a bright little
fallow, and was busy all the tmje
prattling with every one. His little
prattle and smiles will be sadly
missed. The little busy hand? are
still and cold. The sw’eet welcome
voice iS‘"’ hushed. The little bright
eyes are closed, but never will be
forgotten.
’f is God who giveth and God w ho
taketh away.
Blessed be His name.
Fay is gone, but not forgotten.
Precious in his little tomb
All 01 ns hope to meet our darling,
In so bright and sweet a home.
Sleep on darling, sleep on
Until the Resurrection morn.
God in his Almighty wisdom saw
best to take this earthly bud, where
it will bloom in heaven.
Sister Annie.
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acd liver disorders with us. For the
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White oxfords are just the
thing for snmmer wear. , We
o* G* ■
have the newest styles. Snow
white cleanes them, ioc a box.
New Spring Goods
—at—
J. R. READ & 60.
Houss Declares Coudrey Elected.
Washington, June 23.,—The house
has adopted unanimously the election
of the committee’s report that Ernest
E. Wood was not elected to member
ship In the house from the twelfth
congressional district of Missouri, and
that Henry M. Coudrey was elected to
succeed membership. There was ap
plause when, on request of Mr. Bar-
thodlt, of Missouri, Coudrey present
ed himself at the bar of the house to
take the oath.
- NOTICE.
Orangeburg Collegiate In
stitute 'has recently closed what
has been by far the most suc
cessful session in its history.
It is a fine place to educate
your boys and girls.*" Our
catalogue tells all about the
school. It is free for the asking.
Send us your address, and we
will take pleasure in Sending
you a copy.
W. S. PETERSON,
President.
Orangeburg, S. C.
Fifty Houcos Wrecktd by Storm.
Lawton, Okla., June 23—Fifty
hotiaea were wrecked between Lawton
and Quanah, Tex., Friday night by a
heavy wind storm A passenger train
near I^iwton was nearly blown from
the track. The storm covered a large
area in the southwest. No one was
killed, so far as known.
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Named by the President.
Washington. June 23.—The president
has sent to the senate teh following
nominations: Consul at l.a Pax, Mexi
co, George P. McGoodgan, of Indiana.
Marshal of the Southern District of
the State of Texas, C. G. Brewster, of
Texas.
fails to cure
tors is on each box
GROVE'S signs-
25c.
King and Queen Hatd Levee.
, Trondhjem, June 23.—King Hsakon
and Queen Maud Saturday held their
first levee and tbe palace was the cen
ter of Interest. All tne special em
bassies. statesmen, officials and other
prominent persons attended.
Winthrop College
Scholarship and Entrance’
Examination. <
Tbe examination for tbe award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege and for the admission of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July (Uh, at 9
a. m. Applicants must uot be less
tbau fifteen years of age. When
scholarships ore vacated after July 6,
they will be awarded to those making
the highest average at this examination
provided they meet the conditions gov
erning the award. Applicants for
scholsrship should write to. President
ohneon before the examination- fo
scholarship application blanks.
Scholarships are worth 9100-and free
tuition. Tbe next session will open
September \9th, 1906. For farther in
formation and catalogue, address
Pres. D. B. JOHNSON,
Rock Hill, S. C.
If vonr stomsch troubles yon do not
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beneficial. They only cost a quarter.
Bold by John If Klein.
Our first shipment of New
Spring Wash goods are arriving
daily; such as Ginghams aud
Cham brays at 10c and 124c, White
Madras and Mercerized Waist-
ings at. lowest prices, 12 Vc, 16c,
18o, 20c, 26c. White Lawns at
§c, 10c, 12 jo up to 26c.
NEW Colored Lawn and Or
gandies. A handsome lot of new
patterns at 12$e.
NEW BIACK DRESS SILKS.
FRICES range from 60c to
$1.25. We call special attention
to our 36 inch guaranteed “Chif
fon Taffeta.” Special prices $1.00
and $1.10.
HEW BLACK DRESS GOODS
MEDIUM weights for full suit#
and separate skirts.
NIW COLD DRESS GOODS
ARRIVING by every steamer,
marked dow” lowest cash
prices.
cold bilks
FOR Shirt Waist and; Shirt
Waist Suits^ We call special
attention to our white and cold
china silks for suits and shirt
waists. 27 inches wi(^e afr 60c.
Full Hue white wash 1 "silks, at
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-FULLline of Gloves, Hosiery
Embroideries, Laces, Collars and
Stock dollars, full line - Novelty
Neckwear. New Shirt Waists
and Ready Made Suits, arriving
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Mr. R. L. White,* Mr. A. H.
Peteeband Mr. Charles Webb
will be glad to serve their many
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Goods Hopse.
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