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NOT NATURAL END Death From Old Age Never in Soheme of Things. Man Really is the Only Animal That \,Ja Coddled, Propped Up, and Kept Alive. Those wistful clingers to life who cherish the ignoble ambition of dying of old age, if they must die at all, niy be shocked to hear that death from old age is not a natural death. There's a paradox that will bear the light of reason, for it can easily bp shown that ,such a death is quite re lote from the normal operations of Diane Nature when she is left to her own devices, says a writer In the Plhiladelphlia Inquirer. Damne Nature would have made short work of Uncle Johnny Shell, lienLtucky's senility freak, who diel the other day at the reputed age of 13-1, hud not the driveling old mnanl's relatives and neighbors, to say nothing of the rustle showmen who sometimes exploitel himt as the "oldest man on earth," conspired to protect 111111 the iorimmal accidents of injury or starvation that otherwise overtake the worn-out individuals of anly species. No* creature is permitted by Dame Nature to "lag 'superfluous on the stage" until. overtaken by the dissb lutioni of absolute senility. Wild -ai innis don't live to die of old age. They don't linger- along ta doddering do pendents, like the Kentucky Methu selah. The superannuated elephant or buf falo Isn't supported or tended by tile herd. It retires gracefully to p soll tary state of existence and in itains itself as well as it can with its falling facul ties ili i It starves to death, stumImbles over a cliff or is overcome by enleies. WNhatever the end many be, it conies pretIy quickly and is considered by somet far more merciful thaii the pro tracted life that Uncle Johnny Shell (ragged out for so many years. The elderly tiger, no longer spry enough to catch the nimble antelope, becUmes a ilman-eater and Iponchies babies on the outskirts of sonie village. Thed some body gets up a tiger hunt, and 'n ex plosive bullet saves it from the unnat ural disgrace of dying of old age. Who ever found a senile or en febled rabbit, robin, wolf, bear, trout, eagl-, wren, hhtck bass or niinoW? Why, Dame Nature wouldn't dream of allowing her nice, clean cosmos to be cllut-tered up. She cleans house with a broom of accidents. Even the peaceful tree is not al lowed to culiber the earth beyond the period of its ability to withstand the normal stress of the elements. It may he a California sequoia over .3,000 years old or di Cape do Verde baobab ove- 5,0o years old, and it may have pass( its period rof growth and en, tereC( its perit-od of decay. but it will not he allowed to (lie of old age. Soie storm will bring it down in its glory. I The untidy business of living to (lie of old age is a fad of civilized man. Its (leplorable products are often seen in almashotiscs. Also civilized man has inflicted the curse upon his dlomestic pets to a certain extent, so that senilq and enfeebled dogs and cats age kept afve b~y sentimentalists long after out ragedl common sense would have called for chloroform. The tradition of 'Uncle Johnny's exn treme age is not supported b~y ani of tIcial records. A scientifle investiga'tor who sought to ferret out the facts found that lie couild not honestly de duce any greater ago for Uncle Johnny than a hundred years or thereabouts. * Local tradition always exaggerates the age of a very old person, as in the ,case of old Parr, whose bones crmsble in WVestminster abbey, and whohe fame wvas emabahped in ahbook entitled "The Olde, Olde, Very Ohdo Mah." Old Parr was a Shropshiire peasant who was reputed to be 152 years old whmen taken to London b~y the earl of Arundel and( preseiited at court. Hie died the samie year-1685. Dr. WVilliamr Iarvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood, perforpied an autopsy andl fomrtgd the body ini excel~ hent condition. . He thought (death had beeni caused by the change from sinm lhe coantry fare to tihe rich diet of London hI$ life. On Old Parr's tomnh are recol'ied t'he names of ten' mon archs, from Edlwardl IV to Charles I, .under whom he lived.- hut later hl torieal -Investlgationi threw a strong do~ubt onl .theoengthi attribinted to hIs life. Veteran DenIes He Is Dead. A certain veteran of the World war has a hard job oil Is hands. lie recently wrote to the' Veferplns' bureau, making an appeal for comipen Bationi. "You are dead," replied the ofliat communication drom , the bureau. Of cou~rse, It *as not worlded exactly that wvay, but that was time entire drift of the letter'. So the pmani has appieaedh -to the Ited Cr0ss to tell the bureau that he Is very much alive. "I am not dead.Rt all," the veteran continues..4o s'sert in letters to. the M'ou are- dead?" robuliet the bureau. Mireprea'eged, Pepo 1S sa that yo9 are int rested 9n sadte of th0 lef tduistries mnen*Iohed Itduntrue," orelskned lienatol Sorghutm, "What 1 am' trylig tbkeell from my constituentsl is the $eit~that I am absolutely uinterested'aind h~oi OLD RED SCHOOLHOUSE GONE In its Place Has Come the Modernt Steam-Heated Bdildingp and Many Teachere. The little red schoolhouse Is pass ing. In its place is springing up a pretentious handsome affair of stone, brick or stucco, with two or more rooms, with modern equipment, a )i brary, and an advanced curriculum for -tihe education of boys and girls of the farming districts. There are still, of course, many of the old one-roonj school house&,- of frame construction, shabby and for saken-appearing standing, in the coun try, but the consolidated school plan, and the rapid settling of farm lands in this section particularly, has marked -the doom of the old-time in stitution. No more does a sheep's-tail,''split and fastened, wool out, on a block of wood serve as an eraser for bumpy blakboards in these schools; no more do a tattered dictionary and a few outdated text books constitute the "l brary." Standard school equipment, coming up to regulations set by the state, Is to be found in practically all of the rural schools in any but remote dis tricts today. A marked contrast can be seen be tween representative schools gf today in the country and those of a genera tion ago. Then the boys carried stove-wood from the outdoors and corded it along the walls of the room, to feed the box stove in winter; today a hot-air or steam furnace, fueled with -coal, pro vides heat In the modern district school. Then a tin wash-basin in a cor ner, provided a place to wash at noon, or to thaw out froht-bitten fingers; tow day a pressure water system or ar tesian well empties into a modern lay atory. Then there was one-teacher for all grades from primary to eighth. To day schools are graded, with separate rooms and individual teachers in many eouittry districts. Then the subjects offeredwere read ing, writing and arithmetic, with a few added such as geography and some history, Now the boy or girl may study agriculture, domestic science, manual training and other supplemen. tary courses. Truly, times have changed for the farm schoolboy since the end of the last century. Beautiful St. Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte drew public at tention to a hitherto little-known Is tmd in miid-Atiantic, almost opposite the southern extremity of the Portu guese settlement of Angola, next door to what used to be German Southwest Africa. Few of the general public of that day knew of Fi1ba, not far fron Leghorn, where the French emperoi was first sequestered; and when, after Waterloo, he went to St. Helena peo ple looked in vain upon most of the maps for that troplal dot, with an area of only 47 square miles and with but few Inhabitants. After the Boer war the English s4urned to St. Helena as a safe spot to send Boer risoners of war, and so many thiu ands were transported there that the inhabitants of James town-the only tOwn then on the island -became suddenly enriched, for Brit ioh soldiers and sailors brought money and their prisoners were rarely pool men. Ne'xt to the Red sea ports along thn African coast, St. Hlelena probably en tertains In its waters the greatest ag gregation of sharks ip the world, bul the Beer prisoners discovered tha' ,these sharks always slept when the sun .reached the meridian ; and mani of these. prisoners were rescued bI their' friends, who brought small ves sels, apparently laden with provender hut steamed rapidly away when theil confederates had swum h few- yardi from beneath the towering cliffs t( thme awaiting boat. Standard Time Zones. The United States standard ejtster, tabne zone Is from the Atlantic oceal to a line through Sandusky adid Mamn fleid1, andl between Columbus ani 'Aanesville, 0.; thence through Huni ington, W. Va.; Norton, Va.; Johnsoj -City, TIenn.; Asheville, N. C,; Atlanti and Macon, Ga., anid Apalachicole1 Standard central aone is from thi first line to a line through Mander N. D).;. Pierre, 5. ,D.; McCook, Neb. 'Dodge City, Kan., end along the west ern boundary of Oklahoma and Texau Standard mountain zone is tfr'oz the seednd line to a line that foran the western boqunda-y of Montana, ain thence pamsses through .Pocatelk~ Idlah~o; Ogden ' and Salt Lake ditj Utah; Parker and. Yuma, Aris. Pricking the bubble. "Deacon Summers seems to hmav, lost considerabib prestigdj in you cimrc~h circles si'nce he permitted jini self to b'e dIrawn into that. rough-and tiumble bar-room- fight the othe night,' observed atm Eastern visitor t Arkansas. "I sh'd say he has,"~ replied nlativ disgustedly.' PTh' hull con~regatio1 figgered him a rightsight handier wit a drarzor than what' hp tlWned out t be,"'-Amierican Legion Weekly, I .,. mit toHsApele Bobbie had dinner wit his myc1 one evening, Wvho ga&ve llna gele ous helping of. everything, At the close of the meal he wig asked why he had not eaten his dem sert, -wheyeupon he6 ieplielh d*Ott - tant,'ctise my appett de~ thot mach tonight." WIOODFILL HOME FREF Mortgage Burned In New York Theatre. New York, Nov. 11.-Nhile adveral thousand ipersons, who -packed the Palace theater tonight, looked on, Su preme Court Justice McCook burned a copy ol the $3,000 mortgage on the Kentucky home of 'Sergt. Samuel Woodfill, designated by Gen. John J. Pershing as the outstanding hero of the World war. The mortgage has biden lifted by popular subscription; 'which totalled more than $10,000. After 'paying off the mortgage, a $5,000 insurance poli cy and a trust fund for the remainder of the amount was created. Flanked on every side by dignitaries of the army and navy, Sergeant Wood fill -listened to the reading of the ci tation -which gave him nation-wide dis tinction. He vms then presented with the 'paid-up insurance policy and documents ivertaining to the trust fund. Engraved Invitations and Cards Advertiser Printing Company SPE M Casi NEW 4 We are evel our store, ai iow as relial New Arrival in Including Whip Cords. 'pC new Suits. They sell alm1os Young 'Mmln's Suits Youn; Me Style-Plus Overcoats in Y Other good nuntbers at . Boys' 2 This is the niow thing in B alwvaysi wear out tw~o pir suits at ... . .. . Boys' One-P-ant -Suith.. New Arrival Wehave just the shirt you the regular prices . Mei Ilen 's Sp~ort Hats, light wei Other good numbers .... One lot Boys' $1.50 Nov'elt.; Shecial Barga 15Overcoats, mostly light are some1 odd lot coats,. $15.00 to $20.00 ; as longi Blankets! The cold weather is-tei need,'and at most attractiv< All Wool Plaid Blankets . Wool Plaid Blankets .... Wool-Cotton Mixed -Blankel Cotton Blankets .... .... The policy, of lowest po si1 Compare our / LAURENS, ironor Roll--Fleming Sekool Ninth Grade-Annie Belle Tumblin, Ruth Rhodes. -Sevent Grade--4Hunter Robertson, Frances Tumblin, (ildred Cooper. Fifth Gradc-E thel Rhodes, Telpiia Hazel. Fourth Grade-Mary Tumblin. Third Grade-Fleming Powqrs, Nivia Oiens. Second Grade-Janes Brownlee. First Grade-'thuth Sumerel, Allen Powers, Alvin fiazel, 'Mart Lou Rhodes, Ra~inond Robertson. A TONIO Orove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores Eiergy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel Its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to the chelks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic Is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like It. The blood needs~QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigor ating Effect. 60c. CIAL **A inter C 1 Depar kRRIVALS IN JUST R] r on the alert tc ld are also sure le goods can b Young Men's Suits >rt f(Models and fancies. See these, t ats fast as 8we enni get theimi. .......$19.98, $25.00 and $30.00 n's Overcoats "ung Men 's Models $25.00. $30.00 ...........$19.98 andi~ $22.50 Pants Suit ays' Clothing. Onie coat will s of pants. 'See these 2-pants .. .. ....$10.00, $12.50 and $13.98 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .$4.98 andI up in Men's .Shirts, need in novelty p~atterns,. at .. .. .. .. .. ..$1.50, $2.00, $2.50 i's Hats' ght. in grey andl brown . . . . $3.00 .... .... .... ....$4.00 andt $5.00 sins in Overcoats colors, sites 34 to 40. These (cari'ied over, former priic~e ts they last... ..... .... ..$5.98 Blankets!! 'e. We have just the 'Blanket you 1.prices. . .. .. . .... ....$9.50 and $.75 ..... .... .... .... .... ..$1.49 this store is to sell >1e price. .On this prices before buyir NTER CASH DEPAR' COAL! WE HAVE SEVERAL CARS OF GOOD LUMP COAL Eichelberger Bros. Phone 33 V ALUES ompany s. tment- Store ALL DEPARTMENTS ECEIVED keep new goods coming to to have prices that are as e sold. Phoenix Hosiery We have rcently received the laigest shipment of this ra-mous hose we have been able to seiure in some time. We c-an always sells more of this hos' iry than we are able to get. If you are not a Phoenix .iustomer. .inst t try ol(% pair. We re( omniend this hosiery. Ladies' Silk Hose ..............$1.20, $1.50, $1.95, $2.50 Ladies' Wool Hose .... .... .... .... ... $1.35 and $1.95 Ladies' Usle Hose -.. . .--- .... .... .... .... .... 50c Men'I ... .... .... .... .... . 75c and $1.00 Millinery Department We are receiving new styles in Fall Hats. "cc our1' special table, values up to $10.00, at .... ....$5.95 New Fall Coats We have received recently a good shipment of tIle new styles im handsomc Coats, which are specially priced alt $24.75, $35.00 to -... ..-. .... .... .... .... .... .... $50.00 Shoe Values Men's Blaek Kid whole <iarter Blucher, leather lined, half double oak sole, grain leather innersole, rubbe r heel, wide last. A splendid shoe' for a m1an1 who wants comfort as well as service .... .... .... .... ..$5.00 Young Men's Brown French Grain Cal I! Bal, 'brogue pat tern, harness thread stitched, medium weight, oak sole, grain leather innersole. One of our big sellers, special $5.00 Young Men's Russia Bal, English last, inedium weight oak sole, rbber heel, genuine Goodyear welt, special $4.00 Boys' Brown Grain Calf Bal, brogue pattern, perforated tip, medium wei'ght oak sole, grain leather innersole, leather count'e rubber heel, genuine Goodyear welt. A stylish shoe that will give excellent service, special $3.50 RED RIDING HOOD and BUSTJER BROWN Shoes for Little Men and Girls. For comfort, style and service they are hard to 'beat. Ask to see te. the very beat merchandise at the basis we solicit your patronage. ig. Ig COMPANY TMENT STORE SOUTH CAROLINA