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NEW YEAR HAPPENINGS T IN LAKE CITY. EMIGRANT AGENTS PLY TKEiB TRADE ?! -A STEAM FIRE ENGINE-LOCAL tf AND PERSONAL NOTES. * Lake City, January 7:?Mrs MattieMcEIwinnin.tr oi -lDsor. j0] and her sister, Miss Carrie Bale -' ci er of Latta. spent a day in town a last week. 01 Mrs Frank Tharin and chil- o dren of Florence came down r: Saturday and visited at \\ I. v" Bass, Esq's. n Master John 0 Green, much <] better known as "Bubber" .e< Green, went to'Wofford Fitting ^ school Saturday night. , Hon W L Bass went to Colum- n bih Monday to attend the Ses- M sion of the general assembly, 01 which convened Tuesday last. ? Mr O S Baldwin jwe*t up to p Florence Friday night on business. By the wav, Mr Baldwin CJ has determined to override all y obstacles and study law and he is now in the office of W LBass, ii Esq. it Mr Charles W Richardson, of ^ Wallace, Fla., has taken out a emigrant agent license for Wil- b liamsburg county and is now in f the Prospect and Johnsonville " sections. Messrs Buck and Creel of Chattahoochee, Fla*, h ^ * fi are operating in wcuigciu?u under license. . Mr Dallas L Jones, who is the u Southern, manager of the great e, "Hecker Mills Co," was noted ri here Saturday. 0 The habit our people are con- f, . tracting of putting off all busi- o ness matters until the close of b the year and then going at * things in a tremendous rush is " becoming serious and unless ^ checked is hound to end in dis- fj aster. d Mr William Bolton, whose jj home is in Augusta, Ga., is visit- s ing at Mt*W L Asklns's. il We often hear folks grumb- * ling about the "slswness" of lawyers. The experience and observation of half a lifetime has thoroughly convinced this B writer that this Veiry^slowness* is one of the greatest saving 'J forces of the country. In fact, c we are very ' much inclined to a believe that is the one great brake upon which the future of ? civilization vto a: great extent,,, depends. This may, seem very h far-fetched, but stop and think deeply and earnestly upon the n universal tendencies bfeccmom- ^ ic conditions and the truth will h appear. Everybody else and i everything else says, "rush! ^ shove! push! hurry!" Bit the lawyer says, "stop! Go slow! p Look before you leap! Be sure 5 youYe right, then go ahead! g Dr Julian Quattlebaum and family of Columbia visited in town last week. ii Miss Pearl Stackhouse, who ^ hails from the second best county in the State, is visiting in ^ town. o Tiie Are engine is here. It 0 came last week and with it a g4 representative of the house u which built it. It has been p taken out several times and ^ operated. The required tests ? will be made today (Monday) d and Tuesday, and if it comes np ? to the requirements the council J will accept it. So far its per- J formances have been all that is a p !. Claimed ior it. Mrs Cuthbert of Charlesto* is spending some time at her brother's, Mr E W Yates's. * Mr John Davis is here from d Hartsville, SC. E W LB. ? t g . ManZan relieves instantly the pain a caused by those blind, bleeding, tl itching and protruding piles. It is put up in collapsible tubes in snch t a way that it can be applied where c the trouble originates, thus stopping I the pain immediately. Try one u bottle and if you are not relieved, jour money will be refunded. Try m our free offer.?Sold by W L Wal- a lace. | k THE MOUND BUILDERS. j heir Burial Customs Prevailed Until the Whites Came. Mound builder? of the Mississippi alley in the manner of burial of ieir dead were in close touch with lose of the valley of the Ohio and ad something in common with lem, embracing the ideals displav5 in the ancestor worship of the riental as well as antedating the istom of setting a granite shaft as mark of respect over the graves of ar departed at the present time. Formerly mound builders wore lpposed to have become an extinct ice. occupying the territory in . hieh tho-e numerous burial lounds nrc found prior to its oecu-. ancy 1 v the North. American Inians. hat in the light of more re ?nt and mom thorough investigaon. writes Hit-haw? Hermann in Records of the Past." it litis l-een town that burial" of. the dead in lour.ds hn* practiced by., i ie * (uskawnkies ol' tluvFoxes, who- ocr x jpied the territory up to and in- c luuiug some of the time .when the * rst white people settled in the up- * er Mississippi valley. 1 The former erroneous supposition * irre about principally through the ncommunicat:veness of the Indian, fhen questioned concerning the lounis and their contents he would lvariably act the stoic, for accord- , lg to his ideas of ancestor worship he subject was held sacred and was ot to be touched upon, nor were ny of the belongings which had 1 een buried with him ever in any ' lanner to be used again by any liv- 1 ig man. For this reason when . hown flint arrow or spear heads c hey would profess ignorance and 1 isist that they were there before 1 Se arrival ot tne inaian. The conical mounds, Mr. Her- 1 tann states, are generally individ- 1 al or family burying mounds. The arth. sand ojr other material is caried there by members of the tribe r the nearest of kin and filled round the body. Apparently the ' irther the earth, sand or material c f which the mound is being built is 1 rought or the more laborious the c ork of carrying it to the place of 1 iterment the higher the respect aid to the dead. And in this re- i aect they do not differ materially i rora white people. We would dis- t ain to erect over a grave in the i riddle, west a shaft made from the i mestone of the local Galena for- i lation, but instead get a granite 1 haft shipped from Vermont or t Isewhere, equally as great a dis- t ince and at as great an expense. < Who Qot tho Baby? i Read over this little story and ?eq c ! you can tell who got the baby: 1 Once upon a time when all living J nimals could talk, together and un- ' erstand each other an uglv old t v...;.,, LUCUUliC CVUiC O UUJ U<kUJ IUiU nu bout to make a dinner of it, but t be poor, Irantic mother begged so iteously for her child that the rocodile said: 'Tell me one truth and you shall ave your baby again." "You will not give him back to xe," she replied. "Then by our agreement I keep im," 6aid the crocodile, "for if you ave told the truth I am not going :> give him back, and if it is a lie I ave also won." But the mother 6aid, "If I told ou the truth you are bound by your romise, and if it is not the truth ; will not be a lie until you have i iven me my child." 1 On* P*nit*nt Among TK*m. ? In a rare pamphlet bearing the 1 nprint "Printed by H. Haines, at 1 [r. Francklin's, in Russell-street, 8 to vent-garden, 1733," is given a bort history of the prime ministers 8 x Great Britain. Details are given ' f the history of trusted ministers T f the sovereign from Odo, bishop 8 f Bayeui, William the Conqueror s c jrvitor, down to the Duke of Buck- 8 lgham of James I.'s time. The 8 amphleteer sums up the fate of c birtv-one prime ministers in the allowing fashion: TD by th? Halter I 1tto by the Axe It Itto by Sturdy Bbcmass I ltto untimely by private Handa 2 Itto In Imprisonment 4 ltto In Exile 4 ltto Penitent 1 xved by sacrificing their Masters 4 ?London News. Couldn't Wait a Mlnuta A Pittsburg man who suddenly cquired riches was desirous of purbasing a fast horse. He went to a ealer, who sold him an animal and uaranteed that he could trot a mile l 2:10. He took his purchase home nd the next day drove down to the rack to try him. Much to his disust, the best the horse could do ras a mile in 3:10. He returned to be dealer in a rage and said: "You told me this horse could rot a mile in 2:10. He can't go sale better than 3:10." Hie dealer looked at him a minte and said : "Well, what of that ? Are vou in nch a terrible hurry you canft wait minute ?"?Exchange. HhWHM Better ffiRRw Coughi. SSmtZMHl Cold*, Croup, flMOUtC] MffB'tffil Whooping MHffi . It is a. well known medical fa( .hat pine resin is most effective i he treatment of diseases of the blat lei and kidneys.' Sufferers froi jack ache and other "trouble? due t 'aulty'acfion of the kidneys tfnd re ief in the use of Pine-tiles. Sl.ij )tivs 30 days treatment.?Sold V iV L "Wallace. NAILS AND NAILING. rh?y Figure In Speech Well a? f Trade and Building. To nail a thing is to fix or fastei vith a nail or nails; to drive nai! nto for the purpose of fastening o ^curing, such as to nail up a boi :o nail a shelf to the wall, to nai lown the hatches, etc.; to stud wit: tails; figuratively, to nail a thing i o pin it down and hold it fast, suci is to nail a bargain or secure b trompt action. It was Burns wh taid: Ev'n ministers, they ha'e been ken'd, In holy rapture, A rousing whld at times to vend An nail 't "wl" Scripture. Passing into the colloquial, t 'nail to the counter" is to put ounterfeit coin out of circulate )j fastening ifwith a nail to th ounter of a shop; hence, figurative y, to expose as false. Other definitions referring to th lail are: Nailer, one who nails, wh nakes nails or who sells there vhile a female nailmaker is referre< o by Hugh Miller as a naileress. 1 lailery is described as an establish nent where nails are made. A nai lead is the head of a nail, and any ihing is said to be nail headed whei 10 shaped as to resemble the heai rf a nail. A nailing machine is one for fore ng or driving nails into place; ii rarpentry, a feeding tube for th lails, connected with a plunger o eciprocating hammer; in shoemak ng, a power machine closely allie< o the shoe pegger, used to driv mall metallic nails or brads inb he soles of shoes. The nail machine is a power ma shine for making nails, spikes, brad ir tacks. A nailmaker is one who make lails; a nailer, a person connecter n anv capacity in the manufactur ii nans. A nail plate is a plate of meta oiled to the proper thickness fo tutting into nails. A nail rod is a s*?rip split or cu :rom an iron plate to be made inb rrought nails. A nail selector is i nachine, or an attachment to a nai nachine, for automatically throw ng out headless or otherwise il 'ormed nails and slivers. A countersunk nail is one havinj i cone shaped head like that of i icrew; a cut nail, one made by i lail machine, as distinguished fror i wrought or forged nail. "On the nail" means on the spot it once, immediately, without de ay or postponement, as, to pa noney on the nail. This phrase i taid to have originated from th :ustom of making payments, in th exchange at Bristol, England, an< ilsewhere, on the top of a pilla ailed "the nail." A Hair Dressing Nearly every one likes a fine hair dressing. Something to make the hair more manageable; to keep it from being too rough, or from splitting at the ends. Something, too, that will feed the hair at the same time, a regular hair-food. Well-fedhair will beatronf,and ] will remain where it balenfa? on the head, not en the comb! Tho boot kind of o tMHBMkl? "Sold tor otw dxtr thw." A XI y uwtftwj i l/lt/grssa,^ n in Miti; In Real Estate. Here are some of the bargains we are offering: No 29. 170 acw, 15 cleared. : Near public road; 2 miles from IP O: 4 miles from Church.. Some gond timber. Near Niw-mill. Price $1000. No 31. 213 acres. None cleared. High pine ridge. Clay subsoil. Neat R K,Church and School. Price Price $600. No 34. 240 acref, IS cleand. " Some timber. 10 miles from Georgetown and R. R. 2 miles from boat n. lauding on Pee Dee. Boats twice a j. week. Mile from Church and n School. Dwelling and outbuildings, o Healthy. Si000. No 35. 392' acres, 8 cleared. 7 ir) miles from Lenuds Ferry. $1000. iV No 52. 100 acres. No improvements. High, good land. Situated in Johnson township. $600. No 54. 554 acres, 175 cleared. Good dwellings, barns and stables. * On public road. 10 nnles from Lake ! City. Splendid property. $7200. ? No 55. 90 ac.-es. Dwelling and and our buildings. Six from Kingsr tree. $1000. ?1 ' *;V il No 56. 45 acres in town of Harph ers. 35 acres cleared. Also follows iug houses, to wit: One 11 room h dwelling; ten 4 room dwellings; two v 2 room tenant houses; one Store o House. $65( 0. No 07. 148 acres, 75 cleared. 10 miles from Kingstree. $1800. No 58. 150 acres. 40 cleared. Good community. $1500. a No 59. 1350.acres. 25 cleared. No n timber. Can easily put under e cultivation 500 acrts. Big bargain. 3 miles rrom k. k. *o-*uu. No 60. 100 acres; 45 cleared. e Seven room dwelling; good, barns 0 and stables. One tenant house, b One mile from school; splendid A farming lands. Price $2750.00. No 61. Eleven room dwelling in ^ town of Kingstree. Known as Epps Boarding House. Furniture n fcill be sold with house if desired.1 j Price including furniture $4000.00, Without furniture $3650 00. If any of these interest you see or a write. ; ST0I1 BIOS., c REAL ESTATE BROKERS. 0 10-2?-tf. Kinfstree. S. C.J s Off the Beaten Track. 8 The old captain whose seafaring j days were over looked from the e easel to the artist and back to the easel again with a tolerant smile, j "Hanging around the wharf as I r do, I see a good many o'-your kind," he said in a friendly tone. "Boing ^ to paint the sea, I take it. Well, ? I'm glad to see vou setting down to it." j "Don't the others sit down ?" asked the artist, j "Most o' 'em do," 6aid the captain, "but there was one woman - who Jeep' walkin' around, holdin' up j a pencil an' squintin' her eyes. . Finally she got where the view a seemed to please her, but she kep' steppin' back'ard an' steppin' back 'ard till at last she stepped off. * ''No great harm done," added the y captain, stooping to look more clo6eg ly at the picture on the easel. "We e dshed her out, an' I guess after e that she was content to paint comj mon."?Youth'6 Companion, r ? _ Special Club Often For a limited time only we are able to make our readers the following club offers, payable in advance. No 1. The Semi-Weekly Columbia State, TheJSouthern Agriculturist, The Southern Poultry Journal, Tha'Southern Ruralist, The Southern Fruit Grower. The County Record. The regular price for the six being $6.50, we make you them for $3.25. No 2. The Sunday State. The Southern Poultry Journal, The Southern Agriculturist, The Southern Ruralist, The Southern Fruit Grower. TheJCounty Record. The price for the six being $4.50, we make you a prioe of $3.50. The County Record. 1-3-tf 111 J in % I Fertilizers J I For | Tobacco. | We exercise Great Care in tne Manufacture 3 ? of our Different Brands of Tobacco Fertili- 2 E zers, using onlv such materials as are es- 3 ? pecially well adapted to the Tobacco Plant. 2 sE These Fertilizers will produce Splendid Re- 3 ,? suits, giving Bountiful Yields and Leaf of 3 |E Best Quality. 3 | ETIWAN FERTILIZER CO., | ? Charleston, S. C. 3 i g *; E 3 ? ' 3 J ^auaaaaiaauiiiuunauiuiuiuiiniuuiuuulauiuiui^ ; AT THE OLD STAND. Exceptional Values in BUGGIES AND WAGONS All the standard Makes, BUGGIES: CORTLAND, r. TYSON & JONES, WHITE STAR, ROCK HILL, WRENN. The White Star 16 and 18 inch "Young Man's" Buggy the neatest and best on the market for the price. 2v?TTJJBTJZZl<r TTTV^O-OIfcTS. All sizes in stock|from one to four hr> l??/i nf \l/n/VAn rt A Dvinrnrif Uom.cc iMCt nut 'ji na^un aim uuggjr iiamvoo. Yours to please, F. C. THOMAS, . (Successor to Thomas & Bradham.) KZlngfstree, S. C. Music on $$H 1 IS Jthe Farm. j| J f >f Every Farmer's family might well have some kind of musioal instrument. What is better than a good, lively, jingling tune to ? ? vi..m.lr. fha homp dasa hritrht and drive away me muca auu wan? wv Uww? e cheerful. A little music dnring the noon hoar will rest one like nothing else in the world, and in the evening a few choice selections well played, form a pleasant close to a ' busy day. The improvements in talking machines make it possible for everyyone to enjoy something of the great composers, as well as the popular airs, without leaving one's home. No long and tiresome years of practice are required. Simply put in a record, turn the crank, and listen to any selection yon choose. f Call up your neighbors, attach the f instrument to the telephone, and everyone can have a fine concert. "% 1 No house woaM to f?iriisd witfcont \ I an Bdiaoc Phooograph. It brings Birth to \ l the troubled and weary and joy to all, \ V whether old or yotug. Write for o?r catalogs and priee list. JbriiH1 _f THE CABLE COMPANY El lSVKfeYTNING KNOWN IN MUSIC wSBBtSBm ERJ v VTallaice, M'g'r Cable Building, wmBBSszJr Charlo?ton, 5. C. ? VA^iaa Two New Bargains. iivuvc No?62 179 acres, 25 cleared, 4 In order ta give ererybody the room dwelling, barn and stables, opportunity to pay up Their* snbli miles to P 0, 3 miles to scriptioa or discontinue it on the ^ church. High land. Big bar- advanced price basil, we hare ex- "V gain. Near Rome P O. Price tended the time to February 1. $2,000. Meantime we are trying to get time No 63?35 acres, 15 cleared, 6 to o?t? .totajent to eT?r .abhome 8~rih?r in arrears, if it be only far a 11 a. t month. Remember, after February stables, 1* miles J rom town of , wJ -Si Harpers. Land high and first ? Jwni* 0 H ? ^ 1 class Price $1 000 be $1.25 for one year. 75 cents far Writo'nr see 811 monk',8? or <*nt8 f?r th*?? Stoll Bros months, unless paid twelre montha Kingstree, S C. *n ^ / >4&