Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SJf j ^kgg||||||teg .. *. , ... v, _ V MR.$PILKINS’NEW fltiiONENEWYESh YEAR RESOLVE. RESOLOTION. iiuv.pi - O IL€Y life has been the queerest one that ever man has seen. I do.not .think in all this world its like has ever been. No matter what I try to do, in spite of all my wit. The thing that truly happens is its c very opjrtsite. Uf MSB MCLKS TUB WUOLB KMTABLIHIJIIEKT. There’s but one remedy for me, and now that it is here. k This very first of all the days of all the glad new ^ear, Tm going to try it; I’ll swear off essaying for to do The things I think I ought to and try what I oughtn’t to. —Harper’s Baser. An Kch« Tcnnyton. 3 ~1Mas out. wild bollsr* a pool unc. “Rln« offr was hlaaod into his testh. < TImm suns wild bolls tbs poet rang Who wors oM Albion’s laurel wrosth." I A.- .. ‘ Ths post paused Mm In bis path. QMts aajrtrtd at tbs sudden cheek. -n rtac thoes boila M hs said In wrath, *WP MM n Vtef root scrawny asefcr La- - ^ fctAW.JR. "1 UAKB THE WiTTlEHT BKMARE8." If I sit down to write a verse that’s brimming o’er with glee It turns out to be serious, though why I cannot see, And if, upon the other hand, my musing* would be sad Hy readers read it and they smile as if it made them glad. lAFHIVE’EB I meet a woman who is bright enough for kings And try to talk I cannot think of aught but stupid things, But when I have a vis-a-vis at din ner dull and slow I make the wittiest remarks, though she would never know. When.! was but a baby I had not a baby face. „ I looked the most all knowing kid of an all knowing race, u 0 But as I neared maturity a change came over that, And now I look as innocent as any pussy cat. A ND people, when, they sec me ** anywhere, are not impressed With the idea that I’ve a mind that’s different from the rest Of ordinary minds they meet, wher ever they may be. But that is not the thing that’s most distressing unto me. The thing I hate the most in all my weary span of life ^ Has happened to me since I wed my tender iittle wife. She’s tender, and she’s pretty; but, by jingo, in my house She rules the whole establishment whilst I'm nixeumarouse. M OW, why it it. I wonder—what accursed freak of fate Has settled me in this extremely mortifying state f Why is it that, whate’er I try to do, despite my wit. The thing that truly happens is its ▼ery opposite? “OH, WELL, I OOW’T MINI) TELLINO TOC." whom, hut ihoy wore people who sad ly needed them, who didn’t expect them and who couldn’t make any re turn except a broken gnuitude that hurt you to llaten to. “Why, no. certainly I’m not crying.’* and the bachelor girl smiled dashingly through moist eyes. ’•Hut I don’t mind telling you it was the happiest part of my jL’hr'stmas. And hereafter tluwc are the sort of people I’m going to give to. “I think I shall write a Jolly little note to each of the relatives and friends with whom I ipunlly exchange pres ents. | shall send these notes long enough before Christinas to forestall anybody's buying presents for me. “In the notes 1 shall convey nfy best love and my Christmas wishes. I shall also explain why I Intend to send no present this year—that I purpose mak ing all my gifts to those whose only claim upon me Is their need. I shall add that I am certain they will like this original method of disposing of their gifts. And I shall further say that if they want to make me hap py and to enjoy the jolllest kind of Christmas themselves they will please take the money they had Intended to spend on me and do likewise with It. In this way every dollar ye give will be well spent and make somebody really glad. “So that's my New Year resolve. Un selfish? That's all you know.*’ The bachelor girl laughed. “It’s horribly Mlfish. Didn’t 1 tell you I was going to do It merely because It mada me happier?’’—Thlladelpbla Bulletin. MARRYING EN MASSE. Curieu* New Year** Custom df Plou- gastols of Brittany. Some curious and distinctive mar riage customs prevail among the Plou gastels. a strange race of people (thought hy some to be of Asiatic ori gin! inhabiting PlOugastel Daoulus. In Brittany, who are great strawberry growers They are also noted for In termarrvlng exclusively with each oth er. The alliances, which are engineered Vy an intermediary known as the bas- ralalue, all take place on one day, usually the first Tuesday of the new year The hasraialnes start their cam paign in September as soon as tli& bar- vest Is gathered in. demanding on be half of the intending bridegroom the bund of Ids bride elect. The courtship is then authorized and proceeds with ardor during the dark months which follow, l.ast year tweo- ty-three couples were married In the parish church ou Jan 8. . After the ceremony come dancing and feasting. The great dinner which is served at the numerous inns ttegius at 2 o'clock aud lasts well on to mid night. The favorite dish is tripe, and an inordinate quantity of glcobol la consumed—one would like to know with w but results. The w hole place is en fete, and there are uever fewer than 2,000 guests. After the orgy the united couples im pair to their separate homes. They do not take up their Joint life until the following evening tafter the service for the dead and a second feast!, when they are escorted to the bridal cham ber hy a large contingent of grooms men and bridesmaids, to whom soup sad cakes are presented by the uewty married.—Sphere. k v II> I make any New Year re* olutions f* repeated the t>:u'b elor girl. "Yes. one Want to know? Oh. well. I don't mind toiling you. I've made up my mind to spend next Christmas dider- eutly. ”1 intend to make an altogether dif ferent dlsjswiitlon of my presents here after. The places that knew them shall know them no more, and the wilderness, where no presents have ever 0 been, is going to blossom with mine. . “You see. It is this way: When I sat down to think It all over—the worry and fuKs and the money I sitcnt—1 rame to the conclusion that, outside of the nearest and dearest. | gave only three or four gifts thst were really worth while—that is. that gave ttie suy actual happiness to give and brought real Joy to others. ’•These three or four were the things I gave to—well. It doesn't mutter LOUIS COHEN AND COMPANY ' *• - * • V 232 & 234 KLinar Street, Charleston, S. C. „ “ o .. A » . ." The Greatest Department Store in the South The Largest Wholesale and Retail Mall Order House In The South ^ *! 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An impromptu danefe may be gotten up at a moment’s notice, ajid here you have the best orchestra of the country to play the dance muiic. Or you may wish to learn a song, and what better instructor can you have than one of the peerless singers to phrase a song over and over again if need be. The possibilities of' this wonderful littfe machine for instruction and amusement are endless* ffiLA. ??0NE STANDARD TALKING MACHINE WITH HANDSOME i flower horn:free:to : every; customer, whose _CASH* PURCHASf AMOUNTS TO See this wonderful instrument and learn ho v easily you can obtain one. One machine to each home. .y ' Come and see our BARGAINS. Bring your wife. We will try to make have to offer. ' UakSXV ; our n.-AKuniLYo. onng your wnc. vve you happy with the good BARGAINS we <cj .Yours Faithfully. -X. * Established in 1704. Oldest Firm in America D. A. WALKER 52 Meetina Street, CHARLESTON, SC RRARBLI AND GRANITE WORKS and Send For Prices, Mir John Y. Bench represents Walter boro at CURE YOUR KIDNEYS. YARN BROS. COMPANY. MOSELLf, S. C. r The House That Gives > goods(|for the ;same^money-same GOODS FOR LESS MONEY. Do Not Endanger Life When a Walterboro Citizen *Show* You the Cure. Why will pexple continue to snffer the agonies of kidney complaint, back ache, urinary dirorder*. hmcncs*. head ache*, languor, why allow themselves to become chrcmc invalids, when a certain cine is oflere 1 them? Doan'a Kidney IMIls is the nnu/dy to use, beesuse it give* to the kidneys the help they used to pet form their w< rk. if you have any. »ven c.ne, <.f* ti e symptom* of kidney dutaref, cure your self now, btfire dinlief'*, ilrop*y or Bright’s disease *eta in. Head this Wal terboro testimony: Mrs. J. E. Easterling. Walterboro, 8. C , says: “Doan’s Kidney Fills bene fited me more than all the other reme- diee I ever used I had such severe backaches that i could hardly attend to mv housework and I was unable to sleep well. My kidneys were Wijxk, I was subject to headaohea and dizzy spells and bad but little streng a. I at toncth «tw Doan’s Kidney PiiU adver tiser! as a Specific for such complaints and proonred a hex from the Walterboro Drug Co. They proved So . tractive ths I give my strongest endorsement ” For mle by all dealers Price 50 coin. Foetar-Mil born Go., Buffalo, New Y »»k, sola ageuts for the United States. Remember the name—Dosn's—and take aolother. Vantior 35587 STANDARD REGISTERED BAY STALLION, 16 hands; has been a mile 2.20. Sire: Oakland Baron, 31686, record 2.09 [-4. Pam Zellna by Director 2.17. Yantier is tne best bred Stud in the State and one ol the best bred horses in the world. 13 This horse will make the season in Walterboro. This is your chance to get some fine colts. Mares from a distance will be boarded reasonable. .W. S. Marvin, ROUND, S. C. HACKER MANUFAlTURINf COMPANY, SUCCESSORS TO GEO. S. HACKER & SON. 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