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tHE REAL VALUE. how All Lltorwttre la Contnlnrd ( > Kerr Ureat Book*. Young peoplo must every now at then hear It suld or see It written th all the real value In literature can 1 put upon a small shelf?that Is to sa the reully Important purt of all that written Is contained In a very fe good books, all the rest being eltli unimportant or different ways of sa Ing tho same things that liavo bo< said beforo. The statement, ot court Is not truu If It be taken literal 1 Thero are certainly many hundreil perhaps thousands, of books that co tain orlglunt thoughts or experlenc thut are truly valuable; but, general ? ,1.1 ,l.? l.nut nni>? A# nil 1I...1 1.. D|rc<iiv!ti(?t i*iv iH?i vi (iii inai iii been written Is to bo found in n fu volumos. To underHtHiul bow this possible we must remember that nea ly nil rules are the same as other ni simpler rules. In arithmetic, for e ample, the whole science consists only four simple ways of treating nut hers. We can add, subtract, tiultlp and divide, and that Is all we can < to numbers. The rest of the book only the working out of these foi rules; thus nil of tho arithmetic cou easily bo put Into a little page th one could carry In the vest pocket. All behavior, all right living, Is al fcot forth In a few simple laws. The Illustrations will show what Is men by saying that all literature Is cental cd In a few great books. The Illh and the works cf a few famous poc and essayists contain all humnn wl doin, and these are within tho reach every purse.- St. Nicholas. THE WARLIKE MOROS. They Prise Their WonimnK uml Won lUithrr Ktslit Tlinn Knt. An Inordinate military conceit Is dominant quality of the More. To 111 there Is but one measure of defeat? wit, annihilation. If beaten, he c pects nothing less; if he meets less, ] has saved the clay, perhaps won a vl tory. They are all of one profession arms. As children their first toys a wooden nrnis, their first instruction tl play of tlio sword and the spear. Win over else oh men they may he?prlei fanner, robber, pirate, merchant, hp yer?thoy ure always, first, soldiers. For a young man to lose his ereo means to lose his right to marry, ai It Is the desire of all to die creese hand. In fear of loss they sleep < these precious arms or with them tl< to the body. For the same reason thi cannon nro kept lashed to timbers their houses. Firearms, Indeed, nre their main da ger with civilized people. If thev si the opportunity thereby to secure sin arms, Moros can never resist the teni tutlon to rob nnd inurdcr. To get the they will risk all, lose all nnd nev< Whimper. To them without the be arms deuth were preferable.?Mnjor 1 L. Itallard In Metropolitan. The Iniin of Old ICnKlnnd. Efforts were continually being mn< In England to keep down the nutnbi of Inns. In the reign of Edward there wore only three In the whole i Loudon. Even In ir>r>2 no more ths forty were legally permitted In the in tropolis, now spreading out Its boun nrles on every side. York might hni eight, Norwich, Exeter and Cambrldj four, Bristol six and Oxford thro These regulations must have been a* nt naught In a very wholesale mnnuc for half a century later there were 4< "houses of call" In that part of Londc known as the City and no fewer tliu twenty-four clustered round Covei Garden. In mediaeval Oxford It wi ruled that no "vletualer" was ellgih for the ottlco of mayor, and this ten Included an Innkeeper. Thnrkeniy nnil DloUrnn. This 1m the way George Henry L*mv< once characterized Thackeray an Dickens In the Wily of service to friend: Dickens, he said, would u? give you a farthing of money, hut 1 Would take no end of trouble for yoi lie would spend a whole day, for ii stance. In looking for the most aultabl lodgings for you and would spare bin elf neither time nor fatigue. Tliaeki my would take two hours' grumhlln Indecision and hesitation in writing two line testimonial, but he would pn his hnnd Into his pocket and give you handful of gold and hank notes if yo wanted them. IlowllnK. Bowling is one of our games thn originated In the middle ages. The es act date of ita introduction is obscurt but It has been clearly traced to th thirteenth century. Hie first bowlin greens were made In England. In lav weather these could not l>g used to n<! vantage, and this led to Tlie construi tlon of covered bowling alleys. Hard I.nek. Culler?I have here several bills vhlol tire long overdue. Ilarduppe (despot toly)?I am sorry to say that our easli lor la out today. Caller?Oh, well, i doesn't make much difference. I'll cal nnd pay them at sonic future (late Good day, sir. Ilia neat Ilcdroom, An American physician says tha while In England ho saw a vaulted tomb In a I^ondon cemetery which had the following Inscription engraved or the door: t>r. John Gardner's East and Best Bedroom The Lid Off. Johnnie?Say. pa, who was Pandora ^ Johnnie's Pa?Pandora, my fijn. was a little girl who started a lot of trouble because she didn't keep the Ihl down.? Princeton Tiger. There Is certainly something of erni<UI*? ?.?_J nuuuras ana thoughtful benevolence In that rarest of gifts, fine breoillug.?Bulwer. FOR SALF: A number of good farms, from fifty to Five Hundred Acres In tracts, AI tract* are convenient to Southern Railroad?Terms to suit purchasers ? for further Information call on or ad* dress, W. h Donly Uilbert, S. C. Subscribe to The Advocate. IiOV?*a Vonnar Dream. Hlie wus wultiuK fur him at the do * when he returned home from buslnc: , and he clasped her In his arms. T ,(* honeymoon was over, und they hi Uv been juRt three weeks in their n? ^ flat, ller delicious dinners hud u y<* proved all thut he had hoped f< hut he was good uatured about It I cause their servant was little 1110 _ than a irlrl. The lirldn vvn? l<u?wii ?u a'*or ^ooklug herself. " "Oh, Dick," she saUl as she took 1 ' hat, coat and bundle of newspapei lB" "I've had such a delightful day! Fl< n* euco has been here, and she wan ?] L,B liglitcd with our cozy corner, as n called It. Then we went out shoppii 18 together, and I've the loveliest"? w "Yea, yes, dear," he said, "but J'1 js can tell me all about It at dinner. 1' r a little hungrier than usual tonigl uj and?why, what's the matter?" x_ "I)lck," she tremblingly said, "I've" ((f "There, never mind, dear. If you ha ? spent a little more money than yi lv should have done. We'll make It i j'0 somehow." IK "But, Dick, I've lot the girl out f lir the evening, and"? U "Oh, never mind the girl. We'll wi ^ on ourselves, and I'll help you to wa the dishes. There now." so "But, Dick, dear, I've been so bu KO I've forgotten the dinner." ? Bond ,it Tit-Bits, n|(> Tlio Nnsnrelli of Today. Nazareth, where Jesus spent his Ik I*" hood, calls to mind a picture of a liai half mystical village of tho far ca The Palestine of today Is a net wo of railroads and telegraph wires. Mc era hotels with elevators and hell bo now occupy sacred places of histoi .. Cafes stand where once the hosts Israel fought, contending with chi lots and horsemen. The awkward cai m el back Is transplanted by the compa to ment car. One would look In vain 1 the hospitable villager standing at t I door of ills humble llat roofed hon , Tall, slanting roofed buildings predo 2. Inate, with fresh red tiles Import re from France. In a prominent place I the brow of a hill stands the Engll orphanage, which provides for the i ,t ucatlon of the orphans of Fa lest 11 ' English and Arabic are taught here well as housekeeping and neodicxroi S(> A telegraph station, with an Ariucnl ij operator lu citizen's dress, keeps Nav in reth in touch with the world. >n , | Quieted tlie llnrlior. ir A. distinguished senator from t j, northwest strolled Into the barber sh In the senate wing one day for a shai The chairs were all occupied. T pt} statesman, seeing this, started to go oi ,jj with the Idea of returning a little lati but the head barber of the tonsorl n parlor sought to detain the senator. I (>r called after hlni in a rather stride st touu: j. "You're the next, senator!" The uurthwestern senator wheel* about, assuming a sad smile, placed hand over his fast pulsating heart * though the throbbing there pained hi _ and snlil to 11??? ln>n?i !. > -t ... IT j "Bo good enough no ,o . mini u of that any oftcner tli i yov uu Lol in I understand fu1'/ that I am tabbc but permit me to enjoy what peace may until the blow falls." ._ And the occupants of the chal ,ft chuckled under llieir soapy masks. "e American Spectator. L*t r The Ostrich. Instead of being a stupid bird tt ostrich Is one of the wisest and mo; [U wary. About the dwellings of wliil settlers, who have neither the tin l8 nor the inclination to disturb bin le he becomes so tame that he uuconceri tn edly mingles with the poultry and mil cows as If he, too, were domesticate* lie Is always fearful of men on hors< back, but Is not at all disturbed by tl approach of people on foot unless the nl are followed by dogs. These lie urea n ly fears. On tlie plains he often nssi >t -iates with the deer or the guanac< i,. and an alarm of any kind will sen u. them rushing away together. l |(> The Snipe's Hill, i- The hill of the snipe is provided wit >. a nerve running down to the tip an then distributing Itself over the en ;1 of the beak. This is the only instane it of this kind among birds and is n singular ease of the care of nature i D providing for lier creatures. The snip seeks for his prey in mud and wate: where he cannot see, and It is believe that tin' nerve advises him of the pret it enee of food when his eyes give hit no Information. C I'VinInIii<- Distinctions, H > nuiiiii nuiiLT mnrry a sugar mas J nato than bo tho wife of a coal presl I- dent." "Even If tho coal president had nior money?" "Yes. You see, sugar Is more rofinet than coal."?Baltimore American. I, Enjoyed It. i- "Look at that Boston ^lrl at the phfl t nograph. She is actually smiling." 1 "Yes, she is listening to l'rofesso >. Beacon's delightful dissertation on th 'Fungous Diseases That Attack th Larvae of tho Brown Tall Moth.' Cleveland l'lain Dealer. I Wisdom. I Wisdom never opens her doors t i those who are not willing to pay th price of admission. There are no Ikh gains at Iter counters, no short cuts t her gcvil "Pay the price or leave th bvuuh is nor motto.- Success Ma<a zlne. Wanted Action. Bobby?Mother, can I po out an< play with the Jones l>oy? Mother No he doesn't ko to church! Bobby?Well i can 1 co out and punch hint in the nos< i for not golnj; to church?-Boston Post Blessed are the missionaries of cheer fulnesa.?Child. lV?ie the liver, nv ve the Iwwe's cleanse the system. Dade's Little L!v er Pills never crine s<vi/t ?- v~ -vv. ntcni (V, ' I ^ros. I Subscribe to The AdvoJ cate. 50 cents a year ir. advance ? $7.50 S( 'or Glass 20 x 24 Inc! UlIT,! Order by Mail. 8,1 M ' Write us f< io. ? The Lion F ill1426 MAIN STREET. 18IDDLEBURG MILLS; i'O. i NNW3Y ITEMS FROM OUR PEC GRE5SIVE MILL VILLAGE. at Mr. Editor: lhj For sometimes I liavo wondere n why some of tlie A? I ldlcburg I o.\ 118 have not fu ml si id yon with the wee ly h;i| pollings of om .'ill Village. 1 110 this appears in this week's issue, an It la *orni?kla with * ??? .. .^.wuuiv. nilu j<ju, i win i-riUKa d, vor to do ho occasionally. I To tlmse desiring to move from tli country to the Mill, will say, the 13 could not ti:id a better place tint' Middieburg. We have been all ovc the State in the mill business, and back at Micdleburg, this lime to staj lo The moral standing of our village ii st far above the average mill town an; le wheic to be found. >e I Mr. W. C. Farber, vice-president 11, I liuc ii.it ? - - * ...a jHiii, ictiuiuvu iroin a uiree week"; 'V visit to New York and other poiuti IIs north. The ni^ht school ?a class in muthe10 matics, only?conducted by C. W. Al y drich, is progressing nicely, and a) t- concerned take an interest In tin ? work. We were all sorry to learn of Sir. \V. C. Whitman's misfortune: lie lost a very fine milch cow lasi, week. The health of our village is good. 11 Mr. C. W Aldrid^c paid iiis usua d weekly visit to Graniteviile to see lit lamlly Saturday and returned al. ? -.miles, "it's a girl." ? WELL Wisnrirn It* r, d AtiuoNpliorlc unci rt ii^'p I'ronsnre. ? The earth's surface is the plane of icmarcntlon for atmospheric and water pressure. The barometer indicates increased pressure as we go down in '* mines and decreased pressure in as'* eending in tlie air. Water also increases in pressure as directly as the 0 distance beneath the surface of the sea. The atmosphere lias no known 1 difference in composition at the neatest heights observed. It is its lightness or rarltv that nff.vta iim ii?r.?o ,ivat heights. ? _ Tl:e tsnnl Wny. "What's the cause of tho coolness bee twwn tho Bilklns aiul tho I'ilkins faiue 1 lies 7" "Young Bilklns became engaged to one of the I'ilkins girls." "Y'os." "And now eaoh family thinks Its offo spring Is getting all the worst of It."? c London Igulv. . ! 0 Tt.?- I'l-rll or It. e A lady at wl. -?e house Leigh Hunt w. S .1 g soh.eitously s id to him at j dessert: "l'on't you ever venture on an orange?" 1 "1 si . aid l?e doligl tod to do so, my ; ! dear madan " the pott replied. "hut i, I'm so afraid I tin tn.? <->ir 9 ' _ J Ilia lvr**loui? I'.iiatenee. j Gutlierr?Ixvk 1. re. 7 vpfor. d^? you . believe In tl". trace graven of ?oul?? Zap for? No. 1V? > .. C?uth?-~i Most certainly I do. on.l 1 am ti ?roughly convinced that 1 v.- - ..u :.>> tl? time 1 lent you that ten p ind note.? l.or.dou Telegraph. I'nalmortrni. * Friend of tl>e Fatally Yo. r r t oU nncle dhxl of softening of the hr*:r.. I hear. Ardluck (who g t ec-th.-c ? softening of your jrraar.v: He died of ossification of the bcarL ? Cbvipe Tribune. Dead counselor* arc the most tafctrurti, e because tbey trv krard wtth r?atiooce and reverence Johoewa. RumN ^S^^*S^PIBHp?^yQ - *.j DlicL OslUsK, hes, French Plate. Cash or Credit, or Catalogue, 'urnitm-f* Cn KB m B- a-K W ! */?> COLUMBIA, S. C. COURT IN AIKEN. MR. SAMMUELS ACQUITTED Of' KILLING A NEGRO-NEGRO WANTED IN AIKEN ARTir?nmnt\ ?? -- . I IILSILU in liLUUUlA. Aiken, O .tober 9.?special: Owing to the sickness of Solicitor Da U court f adjourned last night for the balance of j the week. The first case called for trial yesterday w:?s that of Mr. Musco Sammuels 0 for killing a negro, William Johnson, ' some time adhere In the city, while r on police duty. Mr. it. L Ounter was s appointed to uiosecule the case in the ' solicitor's absence. Several witnesses ^ for the State were not present, Messrs Henderson, who represented the defendant, consent* d to the testimony 3 taken at the inquest being read, which B was done The testimony was, in effect, that >lr. Summueis went to a negro house . j upon call to arrest Joltnwm. w\m j i negro of b:i'l repute, and had been ? aising a fuss. TUj negro was locked -,ii hi-, house and refused to come out, ind dared the officer to Come in. The t eliit f iif poiico was sent for and the house was broken tpen and Johnson arrested, lie was inrned over to ammuels, who siai . i ,i oil will him , di right. but after gJing a sliort disance lie bega\ rcsislirg and trying to ^et away. Finally lie grabbed the dicer's pistol and attempted to shoot him, but Mr. Sammuels, by his ? >trenght, kept it pointed from him uid finally turned it upon the negro md tired. > After 1 eating the testimony the I icting solicitor consented to a verdict 1 of not guilty, and the Judge ordered < tin foreman to sign a verdict to thai i tTect. The next case was that against It. O. Gregory, churned witli larceny of .he slock. After being out several hours the jury failed to agree and a * mistrial resulted. Court then ad journed until next Monday. ! Yesterday Sheriff Raborn received t a telegram from Newman,Oa. stating t hat a negro named K>-ooks, who i? wanted here, has been arrested there. 1 brooks is wanted for disposing of a horse and wagon belonging to Mr. J >. ltcpley, of Shaw Township, this county The sherilT left tills afterr.oon to bring t he negro to A ikon. Dan R iwc, a negro, who wa? con- It vicled teii wars ago in the Aiken Court I >i manslaughter, and sentenced to 0< fourteen years in the State Penltentl h ! ary, lias been pardoned by the b >ard j in Columbia on account of his good w bhavlor. I In order to break up the practice of j i runken men tiring pistols at rendom i(1 tn the city. Mayor Sally h is offered to pay half the tines to anyone who will I give evidence to convict the guilty onc> and .f they a-e convicted they mir Wi a! v..1-.. 1 J ?uit WI iviiik Iiraviiy lined. 88 HI *> o ' I..* eessnoss j;etiini$ ^ 0:1 a 1 it is the determine- el o:. or i o i :> authorities to break M New* and Courier. in tr w \N i l.f> Fhc public to know that N< \\ i Dooly. OkNrt S C is sailing b| hi? etttire st.xkof IV> gooi*. notions. In v . ;b. Sh > oentr furnish- N< a Cr.xvcr? a* i *1*.** ware, hardwar*. taw.> v?4 staple Cm ceries, latrat Me^onwe*. Xm ware, harneaa * c.i tlaalhhs * \ (FACTS Al M Yftuna *ry about ffbut whei *Fall Su ? Come an ft Fit And Wc If. g. mi miMPOPTPn TAII ADC ^ ^ 1431 Main , . . COLUMBIA HOTEL. . BEST HOTEL IN TUE CITY S. F. W.1EELER, Pr-v. COLUMBIA, S. C A. D. MARTIN, LAWYER, LEXIN'QTON. S. C. L. M. Ml PC 11 vi.r. Physician avi> Soroyon. Unte-b'irir, H. (J. OHIre II ?trsr 8 to 9 a. m. 2 to 8 p. ro. 7 :30 to Up, in, DK. J. A. WATSON, I>KNTIST B*t??bu.-(i, S. C. Otllce Id Telepnone BuiHIng At ltidtfe Spring Kverv Thursday. T. B. KERNAd II AN, * ' INSURANCE. BATE8BURO, - - S. CI. E. L. AS BILL, Attorney and Counsellor at Law LEESVILLE, S. C. All business tfivo?i c*rerul attent' Gko. Hri.i.Timmkkm am. I. Wm. Thurmond. THURMOND A TIMMKKM AN. attorn kys-at i.aw. Will practice in all the Stat* and U S. Courts. ' Mica in K.tiitTman Ruilding, Lexington, S, C. Oil A ItLK SC. WILSON ARCHITECT. COLUMBIA, 8. C = : V Pines&lv* cleanses wounds is Highly f antiseptic, unequaled for cracked | " lands Good foi cuts Sold by Tim- H ' mons llros. RIDGE SPRING. ,, Miss Mamie Young, of Timmons B Mile, is visiting Mrs. Brunson. | Mr. and Mrs. George Strother have l daughter; she ariived on the 5th. oi Jctober. ^ Mr. Trotti spent Sunday in Aiken. Mrs. S. M. Province, of Tuskcegee, J a. , is visiting iter daughter, Mrs L. / . Smith. ' Mrs. T. r>. Edwards spent several ajs in Columbia this week. dec Miss Ora Padgett has been on a vis; to her aunt, Mrs. S. P. Carson. W Our town is very much saddened Li'ie fm <lo.ll. nf VI, I -? * ?v* = Shn rci w iv vivttvu V* iU i . u CW. /I j H C I T II | a is a great oss to our town and ai o ,urci ) the Mapiht church, or which he slr< as a devoted member and an active tert :acon. Cha . T Cotton has been coming in very rap ly of l.le be I LAND SALE m"r nooi V't will sell at public outcry to the will ghest bidder on Tuesday, the 6th. the iy of Nov. 1006, at Wards, S. C., a nooi even o'clock. The home place of will rs. C. E. Mobley. deceased contain- fij g 235 1-2 acres, to be sold In five p?at acts, as follows: No. 1, 35, No. 2, yy ' 1-2, No. 3, 4V. No. 4,50 1-4 and p(.til j. 5, 43 3-4 acres, Plat will be exblted on day of sale. Land situated f Saluda County, about I 1-4 miles Q,,ai >rth of the town of Wai ds. 5. C. f|<^ Terms of sale, cash. ,, J. <1. Mobley, Mrs. H. D. Crouch, Mw|(<. rs. Ella LaOrone, Mrs. P. T. Bodie, I rs. IJHhl S.nlth. BOUT TAI ; Man dor : small n n juu vva it or Ch id see us. tri o 2 f iRTINSCfl OPPOSITE St. Colurr fcr JyW jglH mwm saw ^rhb MMg IVI) 7 ^ 79C. E3 VE HAVE SEVEI )F THESE SOU] O CLOSEOUT. rder by Mail. Wr'te us for Beau 'he Lion Fu A ~r\ /r ? ? i mam sr. ;ala wlek in Charleston. ,n, 'lie following programme has I een lx ided upon for Charleston's Gala a# ek, November 5 to 10. j P [onday, November 6~Opening of Southern Poultry and Pel. Stock w, 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. Grand II- ai ilnation and decoration of King Ci jet. Spectacular and realistic en- H alnment 'Fighting the Flames." di rleston fire department, uesday?This will be "Circus Day." fa num & bailey's Great Shows will PI n town and give a parade in the ning and performance afternoon hi a and night. The Poultry Show th be in town and give a parade In th morning and Dcrformanee af?*r_ - ? Ul] i and niirht. T.i* Pnnitrv *ii ??, v. - wnvn |J j be |.oinK on all day up to 10 P. M. fitting the Hames" will ue reed. cdnesday?"Military Day." Com i live" guard mount" by squads eacnting the nine battalions of in-1 rj of the ??ou!h Carolina National | a rd, on Marion Square in the afteri. Parade and review of t he troops for > oonclusioii ol the v;o.?j|.?'tition dr? 1 concerts on streets in morning. I '<1 need ay Night?Pain's pyroU-ch-1 iuaranteed.|| TONY,! WRIGHT'S HOTEL.^ ibia, S. C. ^ || j ^AL HUNDREDi r V /'A t i r V-NJ V r . , .. \J UAK U11A1KS AT 79C I We sell Cash or Credit, tiful Catalogue. irniture Co., Columbia, S. C. ' I c display and aquatic carnival off J ie Battery. The most gorgeous ana E sautiful tlreworks exhibition ever ! tu in me sou in is promised. The r oultry and Pet 8tock t how con- J nucs. Thursday?hand concerts on streets id square, morning. Parade if liarleaton's splendid tire depart nient i tlie afternoon. Poultry Show ail ly' Thursday N ight?T rades display ai d mastic parade. ' Fighting the lames." Saturday?There will be another exuui -?."? * uii/iunoi "i* i?.nting Die Flan.es ?r d ie I'oultry Show will be still on, and is will le particularly lot resting i account of the fact that the rlbi <* and honors will he awarded. 1 TOR SALE t 'itiml er of goodfanns, from tiftv Five Hundred Acres In tracts, ah icts are convenient to Soutnern IIroad?Terms to suit purchasers? further Information call on or at!:as. W. H. Uonly Oil n rt, 5. C.