Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THURSDAY, AUG1 fsm ■ Ji BS ■r It ls*not (enerallj known that tbo Sahara desert has encroadtsd hun dreds of miles eastward during the centuries since the great days of Bgjp- tlan dTlllzatkm, and has In conse quence burled In sand many forgotten dtles and centers of population. One oftep thinks of the treasure lying on the floor of the oceans but the treasure burled under desert sands must flso be Incalculable. A sensational discovery was made recently, not on the Egyptian side, where the sand almost succeeded In overwhelming the mighty Sphinx, but on the western side of the desert The body, of some ancient queen of the Sa hara was found beneath the sand. On her arms were found eighteen brace lets, nine of gold and nine of silver; five necklaces of jewels were around her neck, and on her head was a diadem of gold starred with Jewels. There was much exquisitely carved furniture in the tomb, and near by were plies of jewels—emeralds, rubles, onyx, and so on. On the opposite side was found a superb statue of a woman carved in stone., The- data of this tomb Is placed at least a thousand years before the Christian era. Long CwrU Won •Wl Om European People Woe Napoleon*g Dream In all the six years of his captivity, he does not seem, even once, to have sung the praises of General Bonaparte If he Is summing up what he achieved, hesays^ . . ^ < **My fame does not rest upon my 40 victorious battles, nor does it lie in the fact that I bent the monarchs to my will Waterloo will wipe out the mem ory of so many victories; the last act makes one forget the first What will never pass away is my book of laws, minutes of my council of state, my cor respondence with my ministers. . . . trough Its simplicity my code of laws had more effect than any civil codes before It; the schools I have kept upt my methods of Instruction, are creat- lag a new generation; crime decreased during pay rule, whereas In England -3 crime has become mere prevalent —-—»- ~ l wanted to founff w^BWopeiKUP System, a European code of ikws,' a European court of appeal; there would have been but one people throughout Europe."—Froifi Emil Ludwig’s' "Na- pbleon.” ^ ^ *$! ■ ^ r\ Old Criticism of Dance ' The dance crate was the object of almost as much criticism a century ago as it Is today. This was shown by a book, yellowed with age, which was found recently in the walls of an old mansion demolished in Medford, Mass. Under the heading, “Dancing, 1 * the author, in 183L wrote;- “Nothing shows the national character, or thoughtlessness and gayety, more plainly than a strong and general pro pensity for dancing. A passion for this amusement affects persons In every grade of life. It might be sup posed that those only would be dis posed to engage In It whose spirits are continually elastic and buoyant, under the cheering smiles of prosperity and ease. But this Is not the fact The thoughtless and gay will often do II In order to suppress those movings of conscience which would lead them to a life of religion. 11 ** Trade Mark Protection The courts have said that a person entering a field of endeavor already occupied by another should, In the selection of a trade name or- r tfpde mark, keep far enough away to avoid all possible confusion. - Whether tWe Js-jux infringement .of a trade mffk sfinei jaafcuditimadiaiMi toe' tlcal words, nor on the question as to whether they are so similar that a person looking at one would be de ceived Into the belief that It was tbs other. The courts Incline to hold that infringement occurs If one adopts a trade name or a trade mark so like another In form, spelling or sound that a person with a not.very definite or clear recollection as to the real trade mark is likely to become confused ot misled. “■ •— Donkey-Foot Mascot Thieves of all kinds have the strongs est belief in cbtfrms. In a London police court a detective produced a black pebble taken from the waistcoat pocket of a man he had arrested, and said that that kind of thing was a charm for good luck. A burglar caught In Camberwell said bitterly to the officer who had arrested him: “It serves me right. I came out without my donkey foot” His mascot waa the shod hoof of a donkey, which be had carried during the whole of big crimi nal carer. The black-cat superstition Is as powerful as ever, and a burglar wifi actually turn away from a house It he finds a black cat seated dn the doorstep. \ Gladys Copkman, 18, with long curly locks- and fresh from house work at home, walked off with Washington, D. G honors—to repre sent the capital in Atlantic City's am atol beauty contest JVo Disgrace in Defeat • v * mam vjCv Mr Another Helen from Berkeley, Calif.,—this one Helen Jacobs, who is this year causing a stir in East ern net circles. In the Manchester Mass., finals she was defeated by champion Helen Wills—but she showed great promise for seasons to come. Falls Seo&n Miles Prayed for a Rest The atory goes that several college presidents were discussing what they would do after they retired. What would they be fit for was the ques tion. “Well, 11 said one of them, “I don’t know that Td be fit for anything, but 1 know what I'd like to dot Fd like to be superintendent of an orphan asylum so I’d never get any letter* from parent*. 1 * Tve a much better ambition," ex claimed another. "1 want to bs ; * ■ » <- X-/ ut. ' C^ Champfon, U. S. Navv flyer, attained highest flight of 47,000 feet when the plane’s engine ex ploded—and he fell 7 miles—finally maneuvering the blazing wreck to a safe landing. J Knew-.Hi* Capacity. Mrs. Gaeey:—“flj^ Mm Morphy, your husband ban been ran in for in- J and bail him! .DfA \ now, tf my | "t*- : '• •V v c . t l Before the cotton cron in thin section will 1 ’t have been harvested.. While the yield has been cut greatly by the wet weather and the boll weevil, this promises to be offset by bet** ter prices than were received by the farmers last year, together with the decreased cost of gathering and ginning the crop. Statis tics show that small crops always sell for or/ ^ r ~ # more money than large ones. ..-•rf.w tr-—-A—- .Sr ... . raW-.iW.. . . ... -Aii.Ki In ilil ii cases this crop has been made on an economical basis. After obligations have been paid, there should be at least a small surplus left with which to buy needed articles of wearing apparel, etc.* While there may not be enough to insure “boom times'* to all the merchants, there will be enough to make it worthwhile for the pro gressive marchant to swell his sales. r And that's where we can help. Our office is well equipped to print circulars, large and small, and The Peopls-Seijftinel offers the best and cheapest medium of Bumwgll Dorf't forget that we offer a first class adver- tising and cut service to our customers with- out extra charge. • : IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GET TING YOUR SHARE OF BUSINESS THI3 FALL, CALL AT OUR OFFICE OR PHONE US. The Barnwell People- Barnwell, South Carolina : % '