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r WITCHCRAFT IN DARLINGTON. Inanimate Objects Suddenly Invested With Power of Voluntary Motion. Mr. W. J. Odom, who lives in the Early's Cross Roa ? section, claims that at the residence of ^ 'his son, Mr. Willie Odom, a curious freak occurred from 8 to 1 o'clock Monday ni^ht and from 9 o'clock to 12 Tuesday morning. Looking glasses, water buckets, fruit jars etc. danced and pranced about in a manner as if possessed with life. A wa ter bucket half filled with water jumped from its shelf in the room and emptied its contents. It was picked up and replaced when it jumped again. A bottle of White Pine cough syrup leap ed from the table a distance of 10 or 12 feet and struck the chimney and broke; ylass ware, fruit jars and bottles and demijohns cut peculiar antics, fell about in profusion and were broken. One empty jar fell to pieces without moving from its place. The people in the house carried the bottles, one contain ing turpentine, out of doors and these vials returned mysteriously to the room and fell upon the floor. A mirror about 18 inches long sitting on the table bounded from the table about 11 feet to the middle of the floor and was smashed to smithereens. Mr. Odom is dumbfounded over the phenomena. A number of the people in the neighborhood collected and all are mystified. The whole commu? *A * ? ?O W/1 CAniA Illiy QCCitUlC luicicsicu auu ouuh. 85 or 40 people gathered at the house. Mr. Odotn is reliable and is not superstitious. He called at the Press office yesterday, Mr. J. M. Gray, of this city, was at the place Tuesday evening and witnessed the broken pieces of glass, etc. Note?We give the above as told us by Mr. Odom, who seeks - ? i _ i I an explanation as wen as auvice as to what should be done.? Editor, Darlington Press. The Rewar d of Old Age Upon Youth. | From time to time old Williamsburg has either followed suit or trumped, and at u:> time in her glorious and saperb past has she wavered in the forward march leadiug towards the goal. Her valiant sons have ever been true and legal citi * * _e zeiis, and through the long years 01 God they have manfully borne the Ship of State, erecting here a pillar and there a post, until today they are numbered among the foremost ranks of men. Sure the life and wor^k of these staunch sons of State should be a stimulus to us who are just entering upon life's tempestuous sea. These who know the history of our grand republic best go forward into the area of political strife strongest, and those who nurture the fondest hopes and aspira tions of our country's ideals shall be instrumental in forming her future. It is very becoming that the young men of today assume some duty upon themselves, for the burden of our present craftsmen is l>eing slowly but surely transferred upon us and into our keeping. This is the reward of old age upon youth, and lest we as young men Jay a sure and firui foundation the winds and floods of life's stormy years will bear us down. There is time enough yet. The year is just emerging from its hibernal clime, and as soring clothes herself with robes of green landscapes and raiubow sunsets, so you, voung man, must think of and prepare for vour next year's schooling ere it is too late. The duv has long passed when an employer asks a young man, "what he can do," but instead, "what he knows." Therefore, if we arc to meet the competitive forces ofv rapid and growing civilization we must/surmount all barriers that wrap ir? from the living truth, and, like the saints of yore, glory in our own strength. No sacrifice made ou our part in behalf of this pursuit wtll ever briug regret, for when put to circulation the investment douband triples; but on the contrary, > we fail to direct our attention / .L along educational lilies, let us remember that a lost opportunity never strays so far away but that it conies home to roost. Our friends, parents, county and society at large lia\e a claim upon us, and just so f .r wherein we tail to accomplish that which is within our very grasp if we but .-eize it, ju.-i to that extent do we do them one s.nd all, as well as ourselves, a hurtful injust'ce. Those young men who have responded Horn our conn ty are working hard and will be well worthy of the carr entrusted to theui by their Alma-Mater. But, friend*, there are many nrore than we who should enlist in the cause of self and country, and why are they not here? Lest we who are taking on new life, as it were, faii from a pressing need of fellow workers. In reviewing my scant and limited store of knowledge there conns to my mind a true and real repre seutative of that indomitable Greek willpower, Ulysses, ho when returning from the Trojan war, weary and tired from the dm of battle and the sail by sea, landed upon a lone island in the thm sea The taste of luscious lotus fruit and the balmy breezes made rest all the more desirable, but after some years of wauderiug the old man came to himself, aud thinking of the feats upon the windy plains of Troy, the foaming billows as they surged and, mo it, perhaps, of home and country, he rallies and calling those of his company, says, "Come, my friends, 'tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and smite the sounding furrows, for my purpose holds to sail beyond the suuset and the baths of all the western stars, until 1 die. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.'' Come, boys, and join the rauks, for leaders are falliug all arouud us!, Tin call of this classic spirit beck- j ens us on; it sounus aomi me rou-j tine of irksome tasks, has sounded . through ages long passed, and will j forever sound, "while the great world i spins down the ringing grooves of j time." There is a broad field of varied spheres open to young men of our time and wt must be up aud doing for those of other olimes and dialect are crowding our every walk of life. Asa friend and one anxious to help vou, I beg that you let not a palsied old age, wrecked with | lust aud laciviousness and pulsed j with a faint and swooniug heart,; find you lamenting, "Oh for the touch of a vanquished hand, and the j I sound of a voice that is still." It A. Brown. Wofford College, '08. POPULATION OF SIX CITIES. As Shown by Estimates of Census Bureau. Washington, March 28:?1The j census bureau has just prepared tig- j ures showing the population of Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Macon, Charleston, Columbia a u d other cities based on estimates made June ho. 1900. asfollows: Atlanta 104,984 Augusta 43,125 Savannah 68,596 j Macon 32,692 Charleston 56,317 Columbia 24,564 I | These figures are said by the buI reau to be very conservative and no ! based on any speculative increase. I 1 They are merely estimates, and though not a part of the regular , census, are believed by the bureau to i be accurate in the main. In 1900 Atlanta had a population of 89,872, Augusta 39,441, Savannah 54,244 and Charleston 53,807. ?Xr/rs nnd Courier. I " " I tz:. of z=. ' Kingstree Lodge No. 91 Knights of Pythias Regular Conventions Every 2nd and 4th;Wednesday nijjhts. Visiting brethren always welcome, (Castle Hall 3rd story t^ourdin Building. F W FAIREY.c. c. THOS MrCUTCHEN, K. R. & S. Everyone knows that Spring is the season of the year when the system needs cleansing. DADE'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS are highly recommended. Try them.?Sold by \V L Wallace. " J . % * % t * MOUNT PELATTO. How the Dazzling Peak of Pumico Stone Is Mined. Coming from Stromboli, as we approach Liparia we see a mountain so dazzling white that the eyes cannot rest upon it?Mount Pelat to, the mountain of purine stone. It stands out against a background of dark volcanic mass under an intense blue sky. Below it lies the beautiful emerald green Eolian sea. The pumice mines are worked with as little expense as possible. ThoiV are no galleries, no stays or pillars. There is no woodwork of any kind. The men who mine the stone are paid in proportion to the quality of the stone mined. Therefore their only care is to produce fine, light stone. When a man finds a vein of. fine stone he follows the lead whether it is safe or not. If the roof caves in, so much the worse for him. The work is dangerous, but it pays relatively well. The stone is carried on the backs of the women and children of the miners to the workshops of Canueto. As soon as it reaches the shops it is sorted and put together according to oualitv. The lighter, finer stone 1 ?/ w is called "foam." The second choice is known as "first white" and the third choice as ''second white," etc. The pieces are packed just as they come from the mine, excepting one very careful treatment?all the 6harp edges are filed down, because they cause breakage, and breakage lowers the mercantile value of the stone. The files used are very large, and the filing is done by women. As soon as a piece is filed it is wrapped separately in paper and then placed in the tun to be shipped. Pieces of inferior quality are not wrapped in paper. They are placed in the tuns in fine shavings. It is claimed that the filing is healthful work, but cliis is hard to believe. In the room where the women wield : lie files the air is a dense, powuery white. The fine pumice dust silicate of alumina) is held in the a-r, ar.d in 6uch an atmosphere ever, act of respiration must load the mucous linings of all the u ir paw:. < . The women who file the stone i?reathe the air from morning till night. Even a very brief inhalation causes an exceedingly disagreeable sensation of desiccation. So it is presumable that the industry is less harmful to the exploiters of the mines than to the women who pass their lives inhaling silicate of alumina. It has been said that the work brings in "relatively good pay." The expert filer's nnv lf> cents a da v. but to earn i?J ? ? ~ y' that much a woman must work very fast. The pay is ''relatively good" because labor is scarce in that country?scarce and ill paid. ? Exchange. Before buying llay. Feed and Graii jt will pay you t> see 8. M. Askins Lake City, S. C. tCAMP NO* 22. 1 KKOI;LAB MKSTIHOII \\ 1 ?t Miid 3rd Mon^hi.j J Visiting choppers oor' dittlly Invited tocoiue up and sit on a stump or hang about on the PHILIP STOLL, 9 27 12m. Con. Com. B .... I IFIRi, Lifli, &UUL- | IEST, HEALTH 1 9 Burglary g Insurance 9 Ifor Banks or pri- ; vate residences. j; surety I HONDS I I given for Administra* | tors, Receivers, Trus- 1; tees, Cashiers of f.j Banks, Treasurers of j?| Corporations, State and County officers. I The Williamsburg I Insurance & Bondina flgency, Kingstree, - S. C. ? * * j *. ? r . ' 1 \ >' ' ? ' ' FLUE CURING IMPI ROASTING IMPRO j Flue Curing Develops the Found In Schnapps thai There are three ways used by farmers for curing and preparing their tobacco for the market; namely, sun cured, air cured and flue cured. The old and cheap way is called air cured; the later discovery and improved way 11 i a i T_ a : is c<uicu iiuc curcu. in nuc-curmg the tobacco is taken from the field and suspended over intensely hot flues in houses especially built to retain the heat, and there kept in the proper temperature until this curing process developes in the tobacco the stimulating taste and fragrant aroma found in Schnapps tobacco, just as green coffee is made fragrant and stimulating by* the roasting process. Only choice selections of this ripe, juicy flue cured leaf, grown in the famous Piedmont country, where the best tobacco grows, are used in Schnapps and other Reynolds' brands of high grade, flue cured tobaccos. R. j. Reynolds Tobacco C f) <* | (KAMI j "THEE" 1 1 Sold Ev< s = if Guaranteed by Serial N k Secretary of Agriculture, 8 As Absol f) and unadulterated, um ) Law passed by Congre I ? | THE I.TRAGEI 9) OFFICES 8 |8 Adminis vim inr inrl' ^?? 111 h III h l||h | at the'residence awaa | deceased, on t] j ??1 i9()7f the follow i AND ALL SEASON- I Satd'e^e ABLE FRUITS ? j b hels eorn, &J I hay. ^i) bushels W r UCniUTQ ft rn I shelter, 1 cross-< ff. r.M lANIo ft LU. |niture Terms 2nd door from court house. 3-21-4t 9 Administratoi . Tisdale. i -j.fi j ' * v ' iOVES TOBACCO LIKE VES GREEN COFFEE Stimulating Aroma and Tasta t Satisfies Tobacco Hunger '' I Hundreds of imitation brands are on sale that look like Schnapps; the outside of the imitation dIups of to x 0 bacco is flue cured, but the inside is filled with cheap, flimsy, heavily sweetened air cured tobacco; one chew of Schnapps will satisfy tobacco j hunger longer than two chews of such tobacco. t Expert tests prove that this flue j cured tobacco, grown in the famous ! Piedmont region, requires and takes ' less sweetening than any other kind, and has a wholesome, stimulating, r satisfying effect on chewers. If the kind of tobacco you are chewing don't satisfy, more than the mere habit of . expectorating, stop fooling yourself and chew Schnapps tobacco. Schnapps is like the tobacco chewers formerly bought costing from 75c.. to $1.00 per pound; Schnapps is sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts, strictly 10 and 15 cent plugs. Iompany, Winston-Salem, n. r ipnucKr rnasm erywhere j !o. 137, of the office of the # at Washington, D. C,. utely Pure | ier the National Pure Food j| ss June 30, 1906. jh C CO., Proprietors, x CINCINNATI, 0. f) /A 71 (6 ' ImWc CqIa Are you troubled with piles? One Lid LUX o Odie. application of ManZau will give der of Probate Court you immediate relief,?Sold bv W )07, I will offer for sale t Wnllaee of Samuel S. Tisdale, ^_vva,Kice* he 20th day of April. ?ing personal property, SdlVBgB SdlB. . s estate of Samuel S. d, to wit: 2 horses, 2 We have quite an accumulan, 3 head of cows, r>0 tion 0t G]^ papers and will offer i] !!tfrnn0,ldppH \ them at 15 cents a hundred for cotton seed, l corn , OA , . , :ut saw, household fur- the next dO days in order to fet of sale cash.. rid of them. The regular price T. J. PHILLIPS, j8 05 cents a hundred and after Estate, this sale you can't buy them for less, tf