Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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[o the Peop < Bate Bread, 1 Patent Bread Kinj Crimp Bread Gral Cream Bread llye Milk Bread - Ann Cap Bread I especial Afte OLD NATIONAL BAN JA^UtS E REPAIRERS \ Guns, Bic> Automol i FITTING KEYS A ! 1719 Main Street, - An Angry Elephant. namely, A fu-utinel in tin- menagerie at Paris never I tins had a curious experience w itli one How He of the largest elephants. Tlie sentinel j country was very conscientious and always re- lie was quested the spectators not to give the of the ( animals anything to eat, which seemed and nth to displease the elephant in question to lie couli such an extent that lie several times ticular I uprinkled the sentry's head with water tug of from his trunk. One day a hystander respons offered this particular elephant a large said tin cake. The sentinel interfered, as kept hi usual, ami the elephant promptly dis- nient tl ohr.iged In his face a violent stream of Iamdou water. A general laugh ensued, but boon n (lie sentinel, having calmly wiped Ills Since 11 face, stood on one side and con tinned i cock tie i its watchful as l?ofore. Soon afterward ho found It necessary to repeat Ills admonition, but no sooner was this uttered than the elephant laid hold of Jones his musket, twirled it round his trunk, train trod It under his feet and did not re- ! words, store It until he had twisted it into I thus)? nearly the form of a corkscrew. Then present lie gave a snort at the discomfited sentinel, as if to say, "Now J hope you'll mind your own business!" i Barb i tie Hit A Neighing Cock. ; nearly Camden says the Thames was once called the Cockney, and therefore a The oekney means simply one who li\es comes on the hanks of Die Thames. Wedg- 1 heart.wood says a cockney, or cookcrney. Is one pampered by city Indulgence, In contradistinction to rustics hardened ^ 'st> by outdoor work. There is, however, a prhato legend almost too good to lie true? *K' le of Batesburg, Leesvil Edgefield Connti DN DECEMBER 1st :sburg Furnished with New THE FOLLOWING WILL BE Rolls, Pastries, * Bread Potato and Home Coffee or 1am Bread Made Bread Cake grea(] French Rolls German ( t Sarah's Parker House Rolls Bans, Tn Favorit e Cinnamon Rolls Tartlets lly invite the ladies my pr< :r the holidays, when my business is in go K HPMDV A A/l . '* v J a v _ _ ,au, miiug upon tno truck beams be- of the stage, Ellen k 3^^ fi tween the wheels of a llyiug passenger Magazine, tells of ^ ^ train or even of a slower going freight Holland. She had train is exceedingly dlllicult. The lly- open mind, write: lng cinders deluge the eyes and at was ready to gras tlines make breathing almost linpossl- It came along as a ble. More than this, he says that tin- ly different Held of f \ U1 less one strictly watches himself 0110 Site was est rem ' js i,, danger of becoming hypnotized. only got flurried 01 The rhythmically pounding wheels Jolt- When we "Went to lug over the joints of the rails have a the acquaintance way of insistently commanding atten- thing, a "one night .. tion that is extremely danglTous. This precise and parti* ___ 1 _ a yj/I noise, sharp and repealed with devilish everything nice at ^ { I H 1 |l| persistence, can hypnotize the unwary, as if we were goinj. 1 W4_/ tlllVl |1L. savs ()fton i?. i?,.s i,a,i to use ev- a month. Down w cry resource of will power which lie of white drugget. I ^ ^ | has in order to ward off the elVeets of my dressing room 1^ | | ^ 'this endless and nilud compelling ' wished. Everyt v #1 I "click, click, Click." He believes that nn<1 ironed. many a tramp who has fallen to his One day when death from the trucks has I icon tirst American tlieater hypnotized in this way. This is per- Sally nearly in tea feotly sound psyeliology, and theproba- 'AN hat's the mall tdlity of such hypnotism will be in- I asked, dorsed by any good specialist In this I aven t ad a science.?Bohemian Magazine. day. dour, and I en ^PtTPT A T TV "Hat your Iron. J AX i-twl A..IJ 1 A A Winnipeg Sermon. A story is going the rounds about . "m one of the NVitmlpeg clergy, which lie ^nIlotl m> lailhl't himself lias tol*l with great delight. A 111-v e OUlficl* farmer and itis wife came to NVintiipeg ?lbei tiitles. It v 'on a visit, and on Sunday their liost 1 ntl' t'1L>n 1 roall I requested the farmer friend to go with 'ii!ur satdoni* / 1 1 i q I him to church. substitute t"i \ ict UOlUmDia, O. ! "No," said lie, "I never go to church." I And Ids wife hacked up ids assertion. Teiephon ~ The visitor was tinally t?ersuadcd to t,_'',,Pbono> !< that u Londoner who had ?? to n 'ot'nl church and was told the -mswor ? wfore slept out of sound ??f P"stor was also an Atneriean. After ' . , lis hrd occasion to go into tlio scr\lce lie was introduced to the llmt and was detained all night. V^tor, and tlie following conversation j |"vv much disturbed by the lowing took place: , ' . > ...i . attic, the grunting of the pigs ^\0li' (lootor' Sill(,| tlie vlsltor? '* ^ ln full 8wj?jj i cr sounds of country life, which ?uJoyed your sermon. , il not tinderstand. and in par- "[ ai" V*IItj!en80d !? "r tl,at" the telephone, alth lie was frighteoed l>y the crow- P'bd the pastor. the cock. In the morning, in "Yort k"ow'' oxphiined the farmer, : ? I'< ' c to the farmer's imp.lries, he I "l d,> ,lot to ol,urch Vi*r-V oflon't hut ' u \\.L N sound of the wild beasts had n,nl < ' >'<""* was the least '1 ' in. awake. Just at that mo- j llk?Y,1 ^"non I ever hoard."-NYliini- ^ ] lie coelc crowed again, and the ,H'K ^'Icpram. Lawrence. I er said: "That's the one! He's ? ~ l(C interested to kt eighiug like that for hours!' | 0 ern 1 c cra pnt .mont yourion Londoners have boon culled S:'.vs !l correspondent of the Loudon ghs or eoekueys. | Chronicle: "Tltls writer knows of a west country English farmer, a hard 7 V ' ' ,! : , , . ,. pile of niml on it. - business man who uses he ..Ql lh;in,. voU Arf Impossibility. bites, machinery on bis form yet holds (.,nlm(>)1 ,lu. i (at side of friend killed In' tlie belief In pixies as (irmly as any t||m (h|> fj|vMr b wreck)?What were his last article of his religious creed, llnxin^l VOUr K;iD l\ doc? Doctor (attending the vie- ,,orn visited l?y a series of minor nils m>w rosi.llUsll There were none. His wife was fortunes, lie confided to the writer in ^ chewing the I.?Bohemian MiktotIho the utmost seriousness ids fear that he .. ,,.,.7. -n - ,iml offended n pixy l.y inadvertentlyj ..Not at all. l?a st. i.pintf Into n fnlry ring and ?t'?tcrt j Had Tim? Enough. ' [w intplult>a going on the morrow Tired or- Hair's going gray. sir. I.lt- white witch at Exeter to got I At ? trial In Sc< iks -K.xpect It Is. Haven't you ^urtjl(l'r misfortune averted. Anil this tJu? witness bo\ t? finished? . . t,onaed business man took a day |he following coi . hUl from his form In the busiest time of between her and worship thnt Is most aeceptablo ,om.?ovo,i to Exeter and gol: from a cheerful and thankful . 1 ;l matter of some sixty miles? Counsel? How o -Plutarch. for this purpose. On his return he was >ijss jnnc oh. . _ . j ns ono wlto had cast off a heavy bur- unmarried womni 11.01. mill tor, ulumily .11 your ..on, But ?*?-JJ??? history In your look niul unit no iwrsunslon couhl 1 How old havlor.-Emerson. , veal." | le and Lexington: es?GREETING: 1 WILL OPEIV Fixtures throughout SOME OF MY SPEC!/ Cake<s. C.r% Butter German Santart L; Cake II Jake Almond Macaroons l irts Cocoanut Macaroons F Savoy Cakes Q to visit my stc oducts. od running' order, I will comn" Very respectful i?jr? even d . 5* *lfci an *mTl Ja , ?'- *4 " .*> tm . <**' - ? * ' I#- % - *?.* -?* a* %. ??I I mafe ?* Terry, in McClure's Miss jane \\ eel, l am sixty sin her Ylresser, Sarah 1110 lnqulsiti\e lawyer stid further |,|i: i an extraordinarily asked if she had any hopes <>f fjettinR s Miss Terry, and married, to which Miss .lane replied: ( . p each new iday as M eel, sir. 1 winna tell a lee. I kin separate ntul entire- , "a '0!"' l'"pc yet, scornfully addinii, operations | "'>,ut I wldna marry you. for I am sick en ,.i.. u....i i : and tired u' vom* nalaver alreailv." * >' tij iiiciuuaiv.ii mm . - . ... B ..... - - , nee In u blue moon. u' America ami mode Psychology cf Broken Jaws. an of that dreadful Jt ,llight be a bit ..f a M inge fact, ; stand," slio anus as i but you would be astonished t<> s??e :uiar about having i broken Jaws which are presented j of id in order fbi nie a* 1 i*<?o institutions n holidays -elee- ' to ; to stay in the town tlon day, New Year's day and the t'oi *eut my neat square l'ourth of July. A ureal numb r <>f . ' All the lights in fractured Jaws are the result of quar- bu were arranged as rels among tin; very lowest c isses. It 'cl Iiing was unpacked I surprises nie that the number of bro- fot ken jaws Is not on the Increase 011 ac- ' I came into some count ?>f the heated newspa; er discusto dross I found "Ions that v.e are constantly having rs. on various topics of the day. it has tor with you, Sally?" been said that wore It not for the co mouth nine-tenths of the gossip and au morsel to heat nil the mischief of tlie world would be j m< m't 'eat my Iron." prevented. And very often wore it I Sally! What do you not for the mouth there would be no 1 broken jaws.?I>. It. ltreundlich In New Iron all this, dear?" York Metrical Journal. il Kali, picking up lit I apron and a few - Shooting Stars. sp ron't get 'ot!" When a shooting star breaks Into de y thouglit that Sally tlanie in our ntniospliere tlie residuum ff about an iron as a (>t" '' e combustion remains in tlie air "I mils. and -:ii? be found in what is known as ! nl Rtmospherl. dust. The virgin snow of ; at e Manners. the polar regions was often seen to be i T1 and to politene s or spot led with traces of dust which con- ' fc they first eaine into tained particles of iron. I.ike pnrth les ! fu this question would a,'? found on church towers and else- ' ie tlcally In the ncga- where. Among the minute bodies that re tlicy are almost uni- dance in the sun's rays there are eer- hi t an era of good tninly particles of shooting stars. clink you's" seeais to to n some communities ,r tlub Stories. (p sible to quarrel over ? storifs a,'? lol'l of tlie time |,f ough the two women ",u'n tho Vthonnoum club, while its s<i he following conver- c;ul,,IOUS,> was undergoing renovation. ' in it; W:is hospitably taken in by the Unit- m Irs. Weston?" od Service club. ' w One wits of a distinguished officer i to next door neiglilior. wll,>; i!"' r il va'n bOHt for his uni- In thought you might ,l|vlla- was heard to murtcr, "That low that at the pros- c0"108 ot letting tlioso bishops into y< son Thomas is sitting "1.?. ts which are blench- 1,10 counterblast is to the c.ieet that j W" 11 V l tilt \ f Itnnn on o ?%{* ! hi is umunng a largo v....,, " > i Hub was still the- guest of the other, to Mrs. Lawrence!'' ex- ns,;iMt f?r tlio librarian, the answer tv or "And may l re- wns? "Fit ast>. s>r. he is In the dining i ti< Informing yon that roora the roast beefr 1 m ns Just rooted up my tr os and that lie seoins Took Him at H13 Word. h' buds!" Grnagrlwl (to his employees)?No* er tank you*, (Joodby!" I>.?'v ,K,t 1110 4>l to touch that clock, nk youl Qoodby!" Nobody is 10 begin or leave off work W except as it indicates the time. Fore- ni of Him. man Yea, sir Gradgrlnd (the next n1 Miami a lady got Into ^" Vl Why. the day is one-fourth gone ? 0 l>o examined, when !" ' nobody's at work! What does tills in iversntlon took place r,K':1"- Foreman (meekly) You forgot h: the opposing coun- to wind the clock, sir.? Loudon Fun. w Id are you? I Causo of His Hilarity, weol, sir, 1 am an j (Jreen?I'd like that fellow Brown ' 1 and dlnna think It 1 better if ho didn't always laugh at his i.at ipiestloji ! mvn Jokes. White?Brown doesn't a yes; answer the gen- Inugh at his own jokes. lie laughs at tl are von*' you fellows who arc silly enough to tc 'stcu to them.?111 unrated Bits. h ; Saluda, MmmJ Bakery ' 'li. >A: pal VLTIES: nfectioneries ^ * ady Fingers Fruit and Pound oil Cake Cake, and others ayer Cake I j-00 numerous to rcnch Jumbles mention. ueen C^ke >re and sample lence to deliver. 4- ^ /-? 1% 4 . M/V? ^ ** A Id vl I <4!L ? .it *jk' > Mw - ** A ,': odft* Rcciuc u|.le (Might I. Iiro Is i-ollectliig old j sti;nd"lnV ouuldc tho ' , n* I.' .1.11111 return. II ill.- oilier day from | ? nn?, cbat ?fler gland and as usual after such a wus leaning n'l> had some new blue treasure got ing in low ton. ?g one of bis customary off the beat- lady looked rou ' .if fapath tramps, lie showed it freely, tber in the doorw . dressing S.eil nbout it eloquently, but always Sown. ten asked where he found it evaded ^i father, wh. in the world is severing. Pi nail v one woo had noted i the matter?" she inquired, i era 1 such evo to blm "John." sal.l the father, addressing ou"\ e reached the verv worst stage I to the young man. "you know the collector's mania* You refuse t 1 havc never complained about your tell the place of your treasure house &taj ing late, and I am not going to * fear of rival looters" complain of that now. But for goodYou arc wrong as to oiv motive, "ess'sake stop leaning against the bell t right as to the fact that I won't Pnsh nud le,^ the rcst of tho 'nmUj Get 1. 1 can't, but I'll write the name somc sleep. r you." Laboriously he wrote on a card this Sweet Revenge. lfsionu. tiling- "\irn,.iii...i<vr.." Mrs. Shopper (after inspecting every \s his questioner stared with startled ' thlnS ln the store)?I don't see nnyes at the uervo shattering word the tiling: here that salts me. I suppose I Hector explained that it was the true may as wcI1 ?? dowM to Stacys' and see id lawful name of a parish in Mon- j wbat tbeJ' have. They usually have out hs hi re, near Pontypool, England. a ??od assortment. N'ew York Sun. Salesman?Here's a card of one of their salesmen. Won't you kindly ask The Funeral Sponge. ^or b'ai? "If you attend a Persian funeral they Mrs. Shopper Ah! A friend of ind you at the door a small, fine j J?urs> 1 presume? ong-- " The speaker, a popular un- ' Salesman?No, madam, he has owed rtaker. smiled. mc $10 f?r the past three years.? "It is amusing to think of," he said. Pnck* mngiiic It?by means of these sponges ! . I the mouruor8' tears are collected Highly Practical, id preserved in tiny vases of crystal. 0lir buaIne3S collego for young lnliej ire used afterward as medicine, ,0> seems to be all right." ir they are thought to have wonder- is aI! riSbt" il healing power. During the serv- 'Do you plve tbe *lr,a n *(od e each mourner keeps his sponge ca' bus'ness training?" adv. and everv tear that wells into 'n rcP'-v *? 1 hat question I can only s eye is sopped up before it has h 8ny that 00 per ccnt of ?"r Braduntes inm-e to escape. The undertaker tip- aiany their employers the first year." os politely about, he extends tenia- -Louisville Courier-Journal, rely the crystal vase, and those who ivc anything to add to its contents Absent Treatment. I lice/*- t heir sponges solemnly there- "What is the matter with Mrs. Spicy? . Then, with n bow of acknowledg- 1 saw bcr siting on her porch as I out. the undertaker tiptoes on his cnmo b>" gritting her teeth and looking ay. c,tending the vase politely, now daggers Into vacancy." the right, now to the left, murmur- "Her husband Is a half hour late, g in his gentle and soothing voice: aml sbc ls giving him absent treat" 'Have you shed, sir ? Madam, have niont."?Chicago Journal. >u shed?' " ? Excelsior. Too Scarce to Throw Away. i Uncle? Alld what will you do when "They pipe water now through tlie .vo" nro n man, Tommy? Tommy? irning Australian desert that lie* ho- 1 nm going to grow a beard. Uncle? reen the const and the Kllgooriic gold Why? Tommy?Because then I wou't >ld< a distance of about t?r>( miles have nearly so much face to waah.? it In my day in tlint for ;n ken conn- Harper's Weekly. y water was the scarcest commodity ? town," said n San Francisco mining Getting Personal. igiueor. "How does a man get n 'game leg,' "It was often hard to get enough pnV nter for drinking purjioses. and the "Well, you see"? an who was reckless enough of ids "I3 It by getting Into a game and oney to l>ny a huoketful for a bath having It pulled; '?New York Press. as the talk of the community. I once d.ilged in this luxury, and after I An ugly criticism tnnkes more noise ul finished I noticed ilint tiie water than a good book.-Talleyrnnd. as carefully collected again by the 'lidor | Called the Turn. "'What are you going to do with It?'I W lints the old lady doing now?" asked the man. 'Soil It to some other a9^et^ 'he old stocking in tiie work klow for half price,' lie answered. ml after that I'll sell It several more Shos getting out her needle and mes. for. you see. It's too scarce, mis- replied the scissors. r. to throw away after only one or AY ell, well, exclaimed the stocking, vn men have washed in 1L' " j 1II be darned."?Philadelphia Press.