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mi tifnmt uTQOin. ~ _ i JL'llU. IIIIIIB ? ^ "v 'P'. " "Trr* * * % Jk. m If I In li mm D. VOL I CO ?R C LUMBIA, S. C. ;omp ANT ?~Z. I : U 9 I ?3 Portland C TATE J. Jemeiit, Par ^OZEHSTT!: oid and Nc 3 FOR jponset Roc >fing, Natio IGra Celel phite Elasti braced Phillips' lc Paint, B< Pressed Steel Pi r.DT enj. Moore'i x 1 leys, Shearen'i AI m nnimc 5 Paints an 5 Leather Lacin; <1 Mu resco, a: And Beltingf. : v THE HUMORIST. ALL HE KNEW. i uui y! I've worked a good deal harder In a runt of them, matching samples.'' jfl l. D. MARTIN, I Peopli I ~z.W ^ A SUDDEN CHANGE. Two commercial travelers, or from London and oae from New Yor were discussing the weather in the respective countries, says Tit-Bits The Englishman said that Enplisl weather had one great fault?its sue What do you think of this talk about 1 evolution?" some one asked Brother r ic Dickey. k "Eva who?" 1 , 'Evolution!" I, "Whar do he live at?"' ' When the thing wasexplii ltd toh'm ' Brother Dickey said: "I duno nuttln" tall" bout hira. De D vsiiaway?Do you love tlmt girl as nucli as you think >011 do? Cleveton?Why, oid man, T love, her ilmost as much as she thinks 1 do. To a Smart Property-Owner. Painting is practical work. Si ill wins, it's the saiue with paint paintit lir LAWYER, LEXINGTON. S. C. L. M. MITCHELL. Physician and Surokok. Hatesburg', 3. O. office Hours: 1 Whether Ac; cat) create VViJj ... tlOUV-U; Eat Bread Ivcrtise.' or not, but you an appetite and enjoy . C-* 'W ?? r \ ? t % t ;b V "'. rite aavjo .ilo, ? den chanties "A person may lake a walk or day," he said, "attired in; a llgl summer suit, and still feel quite war Next day he needsan overcoat." "That's nothing," said the A me lean, "My two friends, Johnston ai Jones, were having an argumen There were eight or nine Indies snow on the ground. The arguinei onlj tiling in de round wor'l dut I e knows fcrsartain' is lieaven is high' , en hell is not!'' m m ] AN i>ld hen was pecking at some i r~ stray carpet tacks in the back jard | ^ "Now, what do you suppose that fool ] 1 ' hen Is eating those tacks foi?" ? -aid Homer, ( nnu?u ?i #1 i,u k?i 4 i,nir " n You know iifallons Ij & M. mixed with 3 cations Linse d Oil makes jnouch paint, for a moderate sir.ed ?? liouse-tlie best paint money can buy? because the L. & M. Zinc hatdetis tlie lj. & M. While Lead and makes the L. & M. ratnt wear like iron. Buy L. & M. and don't pay $1.20 a ( gallon for Linseed Oil, as you do in k1 8 to 9 a. in. 2 to 8 p. in. 7 :!i0 to 9 p. m, DR. J. A. WATSON, Dentist. Batasburg, S. C. )B1ce fn Telepnone f'ulMinff. I>:-3 li i - mi. ^ J1U-I A I par tic (h or ill A Ilicycle O A Good Tir An Klectric ivK ir you occasionally ^ * CKLI1N' ipate in some out, f VEJ sports, and at esc pi ices you HAND PA! "AUTO" worked over) .H.-'. [-J'-: e ...1 ! ; Stroke Hell . .. . li i ML? CUT (iLASS china C CS i: J v. got heated, and Johnston picked up snowball and threw It at Jones frc a distance of not more than Hveyarc During the transit of that stiowba believe me or not. as you like, t weather suddenly charged and 1 came hot and summer-like, and Jon instead of being hit with a snowba was?er? scalded with hot water!" ^ irjuiucu ins uijiici iuiii j ] "'she is going to lay a carpet." I is. ~ U "My wife married me 10 spite sumehe ^y." j jr. "Whowasit?" ies "Me, 1 think." ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE. ready lor-use paint, but buy oil fresh from the barrel al uo cents, and mix ' with the L & M. Actual cost L. &. M. about $1.20 per gallon. Sold by Holman-C'ullum Co. hat esbnrg. S . C. iviu^u r>prin^ rivery tmirMiitj. T. B. KERN AUII AN, INSUKAN'C K. ATKsi.rmi, ^ A New Uua cell) A New l)ep; (best, ma A (iood Fo( I ran teed Wheel (with IH 4J? arturc Coaster IJrake 4 !'.*) " ..?.40c i (1113 stock r OUNS, RIFl.t & PISTOLS ;s PITY TEE POOR TRAMP. ' ' '"T" <! r h> krl **> ys '! " fit"? A I I ibr 'vftntlH-! w.s iih \< ry v 'J, uhlvrri'd d J.iei : > <1 pi.cnu) \ lc;.r, p;e*^. mu n, ' I ? sai l posh h p I h?> Hi <>) CIj :i r C<' !< Tl'-c win ni on. fro.n h H.e A yoursr woman who was cominp to r_ \merica for the Hrst time to meet i,, i ;een wtf legittUDg t? a ?t*arocr ?< rr j i--1..i ' icrL stit* i ti ^ ^ ouy Your At I: n f tO 7 r ' * E. L. AallILL, lomey and Counsellor at Law, 1 \J T IT* T7?C \fH T 1? C w IN GOOI Longer an **? ? ^ Double Gui ) TA N DA til) MAKHs H __ 3.8'v tt !l is 8 -i; f|: uui ttliu, lilting ntu^K'u " " i- r handed it to him. As he l< ok it said, witli shaking voice: "Would you, pleate, mum, tell r where the nearest 'orspltal is?" "The nearest hospital;" she ejae 1^ ted. "Yes, rnnm, please. I m he iug ve bad. I believe I'm sickening ( something?the scarlet fever I thin he use in common whengreeting eachuthafier long separation. "J hit tie was ne i humorist to the old fashioned s- ri | vas shown when tlie steamer arrivrd u- it the dock for the first words the | German girl greeted her male relatives ry .villi were: or "My jiminy crickets I'm doir-goneri < ik. rlad to see youl" And she couldn't Railroad Farefrem c Batesburg allowed off all ? purcha es of $25.00 worth ir over--10 per cent Discount off Smaller Bills. 8 '"ourtH. I Mllce in KiiiitfniAi: "milling ' f LCte Lexinictiin, S r rnLlfei , boro N. CHARLES U. WILSON, *ound, see our A RCniTECT. polldof. policy | COLUMBIA, S. C. North Ci s of business, arsd the South. Tvpe> nd Trust Company of Greens- ^ ~ ^ . . .1 C.un, Bi -\ C.. U h?r. doing 'uslnesn o' ^ conservative rcle. Too mu?r s, f contracts to appreciate on None better, few as goo<'e ery Mail >r uaranteed by the St^ie <>. * w irollna. Every cent pre id lu n & ii* t c. r- ?< * ? 1 I vie unil all kinds of sinal ' lairing. Large t Mui-hin kind in the city. p , , . d<*rs l'ro upt'v Filled. ' J Fourchei's. "?'? W Ui iuUuii* if prsseiits Pel ore f;!1 !' "What!" she shrieked' 4*oet o of my shop you wrerch!" He turned submissively to obe "Here, take your vile money," s cried. He did so; Mien, proffering: t bread, asked humbly, "You'll ta yer loaf, wont yer mum!" "Get out of my shop!" lie crawled out, a tin with bow lioirl vvi iil riiiinfl I li*> rvunpr I'rrsiM ,ut lulte understand just why ihey should look so suprised, y. -* lie ''So that young man's gone at last '' lie said the girl's mother. ( You and he ke have been occupj ing the pu lor prretl \ fguiarly lu re of late, and I'd like o 'mow what his intentions are. 1><? yon ed knew?" 11 - '? J _? -? % - ? * LAKUfcST STOCK ARGEST STORE OWEST PRICES. 1313-1319 Alain Street, B1 COLUMBIA, S. C. ? VANMETRES, 9 ri 1 rv . i < ?? possible COLUMBIA HOTEL. . bhV,"V"! KST HOTEL IN THE CI I'Y. Le!'lnit. houses. F. W.iSi'iLFR, Prop. : win writ COLUMBIA. 8. C. ;REY. una v. iciunicu, an iurt^ ] . . , tu County it conies frorr, to III .1? ed carylng home patronage tu duatry. We want a rooJ li> j j 563. each section, especially a Ph >tie in, Aikan and Saluda Court. _______ The following Special Agent le your applications, tfcu'* JOAB EDWARDS, *"X( , ' ouo:ijjL L?> *< v: Kicyclc Works Uruatl Miv ' IJ M 521 Ainrrs'.-i (in. 1 ' ' : " ? & Co " The Boiinty^w Ml\\ Of The t iol<K * i uiu iiuuui. Lachicotte >mpany, /ELERS. ly a twin monument of wretcljednt came toward hI-?. "Well, hill?" he said. "It9 all right. 1 worked it in foi style." - WHEN JOHN OBEYED. The sto y told by Mark Twain t in n, > ui; near giri s aniDi^* -ss nous jrpiy, 'lie Keeps me a gxa-d dea i > the d irk; ' ie ,4My dcr.r." said his \\ iTe mildly, i scrd a. lilt lo elastic currency thisnorning " Ills puzzled lo?<k having suRk-lently imused her. >he rp'ained that >he vant.ed to fouv s Mil u irtesr. r uaerai director F, and Embalmer. ;a.?c'. i ~ lb is not difficult to relieve blind, \ bleeding. 11? !?nr protruding plies with Maii/.:tn, t lie great pile remedy. ir bloatlnh'f belching. Indices! it n JVIA eat a King's Dyspepsia Tablet \\/A meals. Soul bj Tiinmonx Dm. YY. ? D. A arlor... eids< estaurant. tor"'!e Lccsville, S. C. 7 VOk, M. B. I D- T Eg R!)S, Batesburg, \ ? . SIMONS, Wards, VE SALTER, AND JOMN ON, Johnston, S. C. ticy, drop a card to. f ^ -- ~ lain St., Columbia i Carolina. iv- iii i obtained from " ! : !> rn ivcnjniizi d as 11 Mi In at men! if \ and L! ciderI roubles other day about the estimate of Jol Fiske, the historian, ?f two of 1 cbildrensaunts, brought forth an lustration of the reasons for that op Ion, says the New \oi k '1 hues Ma Twain's story was that when M Fiske one day went to her husband horror and reported that Ids you son had s&id that Aunt Mary was ' fru-il'' a nrl A lint Mart hit ":i rl ? n fr?i .1 '*Very sorry," he replied, "but a 1 < '' ny elastice currency weuL for suspen " lers yesterday." ill m "Do you think a little learn n is a rj* langercus thing?" "Possibly Putit ' sn't half so dangerous as the sann tinouut of ignorai ce." ' i> ? ? it is put up hi collapsable tube willi nozzle and may be introduced and ap- I plied at tlie scat of tne trouble Stops pain instantly. Sold by t'iminons Bros. PRESENTS . FOR Tlie cv U. David, Proprietor. E S 1336 Main Street. \ OPEN AI.1. NIGHT 1JOTU PHONES 207. erythin^ the Market )NES m zjZJ JCI d<Tonils n ^ T R and ex nor B ro? t this fortili/.or \ R a dozen) b, ii ESBassEaEEffiESEs?^ iP'.n t1?o lifp-lonir fstii'17 f*1 - ii-iscoof th<? m-.-n v. i .i . i- r busincRi, unfl m ho ni v a h r s ;vhi?;h "mnkc- .tlireetoiton tv /'/ /' luricsof ffrassjrrmv. wlioro vA If I ! f ;ui:c i . li! w mriltiijfp * * f ?" 111 s m v li ifli i<'M s of < ur ?>w i, ?'? Timmnns |{-os the historian replhd, after caiof consideration, "Well, tliat is abo the dlatirction I ahoulcHuake." A man in the audience, who kiu both the aunts, after the meetii told this: Aunt Martha was one o? the airlc est disciplinarians 1 have ever know She demanded chiefly obedience ul THE USEFUL YAWN ut The act of yawning is distinctly lencticial in two ways. In t fe first place it serves t he purpose of lung veil Jlatlon. t he lungs are not tiled or ex ,v* hausled tjy ordinaray respiration 11 here is a certain quantity c>f aii 1,1 -vhich physiologists call "residual :iii" Engagements PRESENTS For the Prides. PRESENT* For the Anniversary. ? Or Presents !f TCT C A Affords w Columbia, : S. C. I Next to Skyscraper. Wm rwwwwwwrowwwiA Ioniy oiio k Ik as second r farmers i creased tl with the li increased the mortjr be fooled I a"cheap" Virginia Richmond crew before." The uuiue ? / j a-Carolina Fertilizer. ry liberal use. a week or j o.or ut plaining, as well I I " 1 / ipi'lii'.itiou. in'.:i(>tudesof ; / n tho South have "in- j / v\ icir yields per acre." and E; / ir?ror profits which thc?o ? yields brought. juiio oil' , oircoii their tar ins. I>o:i : 'Jl liyany denier into buj inj; sulistituto. -J ; ?-t -Carolina Chemical Co. V. -i her children, and she usually got i One arteinoon as she *?9 working her Re wing room a great storm can up, and she sent her son John I clo^e the trap door leaning to the fla roof of the Queen Anne cottage. "But mamma?"ypid John." "John, 1 tori you toshut the trap "Yes, but ma?" John, shut that trap!" I eft in the recesses of the lungs afiei 1 he ordinary respiration This in time ^ jecumes vitiated and affects the bloon j II itid, through it, I he nervous centers, t l' The result is a yawn, which is resl.r i stretching of the resp iralory thumb- 1 )t it to Its fullest capacily and the Mil- ^ ling of it with freshly inspired air i, which drives the vitiated air out. > ....O I !? I .1 fact If ycu need any kind ot a: . > esent In goods, v e bate j hem ready for you. | ^ We have decidedly the 'freest ?e- i ?- ? ectlon and have only *o?id and gen- | tS^- V i ne goods. Vou take no chance in j l/aling with us but can feel absolute- ! y sure that you get what you think ' ou are getting the best. Inside and ..4 ?l.l - - !! - ?- a--- - ^ I ? IK IK HI flW If you have a": ^ leadaclie, Ner-J 'algine ill ciirw it ill 10 in Mi 11 * ttn -J For Sale at all ^ . r\f M is* CRE nc . ... ?. . .HlllU, lilt. P 'a. Bavannuh, (la. (. O. MonU'innery. Ala. ? i.s.C. MomplilH.Tenn. u>j . Md. Bhrovuport, I.a. tt* ^ ? r; SCENT 'T1 a ir? ? m'j -.z ...... ^ $ ... M '. :;7 [j v ? : ' All right, mamma, If you say s but?" "John!" Jjhn sh.w'y cllnrd erl the atairs ar shut the trap. Tl.e afternoon wei by and the storm howled and r ge< Three hours later the tamlly gatl ered Tor dinner, and when the mej was half overand Aunt Mary had nt i awning is mso ocrif nciai in so far as i * ?' It opens, st retches anJ v< nt Mates i lie | vocal, nasal and audi forj chambers In I p Immediate connect! n with i he mouth * 0 Tn?- erack'iv si.nnd often heard when . 'l yawniogisdie to the stretching n! 1 ' opening of me eutechian tubes from a ~ commuiiicatlen between the middle 1 ear and the back of the. throat. The I deafness which oft? n accomimnlna ? UUK.C, nunc, u? jrcv everyiniiig %ve T_ ell Is fully guaranteed. If you will ~ ovor us wltli a call yoi: will see our >^>(6C rices are Jrv. ei and the gso uclici han other; give L'_ " 3e . u A is ?.; i) He<'a ? | a ?3 j pcrioi ukuvj :M uKt:5>. IS MiUikMiillUMimililZ .imii < ??l?l eure for children that .i>.ini, harmless, and efTectlve m Laxative Honey and Tar. Su in all other coiitfh -vrnpsorcn'd IV Ci 1538 Mai C(] Bv^ryt.'ii The lies 3 a /\ J K< \ i M S | n Strc^.. i U >LUMBIA, S. C. c nj in Si1? >ii, ? t of Everything ,, . c <-nst ij at ion. etc. appeared, Aunt wanna suirieu an in vcsttgation. She did not have to as many questions, John answered he lirsb one. Please, mamma, she is up on th 'c">lfl Is due to I be congestion <,f these * tubes. ? Londcn Hospital. e "Don't those poor girls work hard behind those counters?" exclaimed the sympathetic lady. "Yess, but mer-j !or Alain and Plain Sts. COLUMBIA, S. C. miall cu thins I u> scribe to The Jtdvucate. take. i?-s ii?o tt < ?* on t>e bow-' An Ideal remedy for Coughs, roup. \V hooping Cough and ???? table lung and bronchial affec- c . In child "T adult.. Pleasant to Ubs Hold by Tlmmons Hrw. Cflte at Moi t ]v< icrihe to The Advo>r uri T lire i i ?ti . a 1.1 i i :e i < v* derate Pric . c'cm muit-ir* ?~ Tim n.'is lires. ;!! Spread tin I, i' T7~ Salve, n \ Subscribe " , ; euU-50 ceil ). advance* r i ills a re best. They the liver. Sold by for The Advo'^s a >ear in id