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FLINT AND FRICTION. Meihois by Which Primitive Man Procured Hi# Fire. DonMloss the production of fire J fey sparks fro:u ilie il;nt was fallowed tho discovery that friction wouiu produce a flame. Iu regions where suitable stone was not easily found.-the inventive aborigine de- ! inscribe whirling stick, or lire drill, j Thi" \Vas a stick of hard wood with j its lower end set in a hole in a Woo k of very soft, dry wood. The stick was held upright between tiie hands and whirled by , juhbing the palms first one way and Uion the other. A moderate downward pressure was exerted, and as the hands worked down on the stick j they were occasionally shifted to a higher hold, t An improvement on the hand whirled drill was the application of bow for rotating it. The first flMm to make a bow drill is entitled to fame as the first inventor of a machine, for he combined several working pieces in one apparatus for accomplishing a desired end. This father of inventor's must hare conceived the idea that if he should make a turn of his bowstring around a stick and fix the two ends of the stick in holes he oould roUte the stick much more easily and rapidly than was possible with the hands, producing great friction and heat much quicker and with much less exertion. We can imagine we see him?a great, brawny, hairy man, with a bit of a goatskin far clothes?sitting crowlagged at the mouth of his cave and rigging up the first operative machine that was to produce fire. He must have procured a large piece of soft and dry dead wood and ImUowed a spot for the lower end of the stick. Then putting this under a slanting rock he must have wedged another block of soft wood hove the stick. Having fixed them solidly in place by piling stones around them, he would then take a turn of his bowstring around the stick and draw it back and forth rapidly, securing a blaze in a short time. With what triumph he must have viewed his work when the first jet of flame burst from the smoking, charred mass that he had coaxed into fiery existence! It is easy to picture him calling his family or followers about him to see his first machine, perhaps half consumed in * the fire it had made, and explaining its operations with enthusiasm.? Circle Magazine. 1 H?r Clever Devioe. Two stylishly costumed young 9 women entered a "standing room only" car. Glancing along the lines I . of seated passengers, the prettier of the pair bowed formally, but sweetly, to a young man. The young man, across whose face a puzzled expression flitted, iamediately raised his hat and a moment later rose and tendered his smit to the lady. "Who is that?" the letter's companion asked as he left the car eon afterward. "Haven't the faintest idea," was we "But you bowed to him." "Certainly. That's a rule X're adopted when I need a seat. You tea, he believes we must hare met, sad of course he must be polite. I Try the scheme. It always works." ?Columbus Dispatch. Muddied Memories. Among the gems of a collection of schoolboy "howlers" are the following: Charon was a roan who fried soles oyer the sticks. The heart is over the ribs in the ^idst of the borax. A thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperance. The snow line stretches from the north pole to the south pole, and here it crosses the Alps and the Himalayas it is many thousand feet high in the air. "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ("Let him be honored who thinks evil"). A toga is a sort of naval officer usually found in China and Japan. Contralto is a low sort of music which only ladies sing. ? Kansas Oifcr Jnnrnal ^ v St. Elmo's Light. xSt. Elmo's light or fire is the same which has been given a phenomenon often seen at sea during thunderstorms. It appears in the shape of a brush or star, seldom ranad or square, usually at the tip* et the masts or, if on land, at the potato of gables or spires. It is oc^ TMrnr?"j accompanied by a hissing aoiao and on tins account is be lieved'to be an electrical manifestation. The old time mariners bettered the light to be the spirits of Castor and Pollux, who were suppqeod to watch over men who "go oewn to the sea in ships," they always regarding the "fire" as a sign that the foroe of the storm had J MEDICAL SUPERSTITION. Outlandish Practices Still Prevail la Parts of Gsrmany. All sorts of outlandish medical , ideas and practices are to be found , in active prevalence in the marsh | lands of the Weser, north of Bre- | merhaven, and in the Luneburg ] heath, a barren region between the | Elbe and Aller, in Uermany. ] In both of these districts the ] touch of a corpses hand is still re- , garded as a curative of many local , ills. Iu the Wesermarsch the prac- 5 tice is to steal secretly into the room | where the dead person is laid out i and with the dead hand stroke the ] afflieted part. In the Luneburg i heath the application is especially \ used as a cure for warts and for j cramps iti the stomach. I Less grewsome is the remedy for j hernia still applied in the marsh country. On the night of St. John the Baptist's day, June 24, the patient must be dragged through the split of a cleft ash tree. Three men bearing the first name of John must perform the operation, and it must be conducted in dead silence. Some of the cures depend, on the contrary, upon verbal formulas. For hiccough the sufferer must cross a little wooden footbridge over a stream?an easy matter in the marsh lands with their manv drainage ditches. As he crosses he must repeat the nursery rhyme: 8nlp-op on Ik ffungen ober dat steg Snlk-op fult herln un lk gung weg. This bit of dialectic German may | be translated: I Hlcoough and 1 went over the bridge; I went on. Hiccough fell In the ditch. For erysipelas a fire is lighted and a pinch of ashes from it is rub- j bed oti the skin to the accompani- j ment of a saying to the effect that g the ashes and the sore went over the t ? - -? iL. _.L ned sea togemer, ine asii came back, but the sore never again. Numerous other sayings supposed to hare the force of charms, usually when uttered simultaneously with 9ome action, are quoted. The Luneburger, for instance, who has warts makes the sign of the cross on the warts while gazing at the yescent moon, saying, "What I see, that I win; what I wash, that disappears." It rhymes in the German dialect. Sometimes the formula is not spoken. The Wesermarsch folk have a saying which they write on j a slip of paper when any one ha3 j fever. Then they bum the paper. f The Luneburgers have no formula, j but they write the name, year of ; birth and birthplace of the sick per- . son in a lonely place three nights j running. Other remedies for fever . consist in swallowing spiders or dust J filed from a church bell. When a tooth comes out the loser j must throw it backward over his j * 1 ? A. 1 L. ' head, uair comoings musi noi oe thrown out of the window, because < the birds might get them and fly away with them. In that case the j person who was separated from f them would speedily become bald.? ^ Allgemeine Zeitung. Thaophila Gautiar. * In spite of his exceptional 1 strength and the magnitude of his . desires, Gautier was a dreamer, 1 strayed into the midst of a restless, implacable civilization which rushed past him and over him and trod him under foot, while he, uncon- ( scious of the fact, made no com- ( plaint. "Poor Theo!" he sometimes ( exclaimed, and we, his friends, knew ^ what depths of unspoken suffering j were compressed into that cry. He < 1i in a nrA*U nt A ro a m a fa r a WAV U'CU iU a n V* 1U V* \A4 - - ! *M? M .. -mm J J ^ so far away indeed that he was \ aware the fantastic existence he had \ imagined was not to be realized ( upon our earth and therefore made , the best of the indifferent circum- \ stances in which he was forced to 8 live. ? "Literary Recollections," J Maxime di? Camp. < B?auty Ev*r/wh?ri. The remotest corner of the globe , is full of wonder and beauty. The laziest bank in the world, away from towns, where no artists do congregate, upon which no farm laps, where no vines hang their cooling i clusters, nor flowers spring, nor grass invites the browsing herd, is i yet spotted and patched with moes ] of such exquisite beauty that the painter, who in all his life should ] produce one such thing, would be 1 a master in art, an immortal in fame, and it has the hair of 10,000 i reeds combed ovei^'ts brow, and its \ shining sand and insect tribes might i win the student's lifetime. God's least thought is more prolific than 1 man's greatest abundance.?Henry i Ward Beecher. Ri!?y'? Ryt Patch. Whitcomb Rilev was looking over i a fence on his farm at a field of rye i when a neighbor who was driving by < stopped his horse and asked: I "Hello, Mr. Riley! How's youi rye doing?" 1 'Tine, fine!" renlied the poet. "How much do you export t? < elear to the acre ?" 1 "Oh, about four gallons," at. 1 swered Mr. Riley soberly.?Success I OUR BIG BROWN BEARS. They Are More Than a Match Far the Largest African Liona. What percentage of people, even :>f those who fee! an interest in wild animal life, really know that1 the largest flesh eating animals in it It F k O ! cne worm are inunu in America.'! People generally believe, and have believed for ages, that the African lion is the king of beasts. But he is 30t nearly as large or as powerful in animal as the large brown bear >f subartic America. The bears ire not as ferocious or combative aa the lions, nor are they nearly as ricioug as they are given credit for oeing. But tiie largest of them are nuch larger and more powerful :han any of the lions. It is safe to say that the largest of the brown bears of the north would weigh ihree times as much aa the largest inecimen of lion and is beyond ill question greatly superior in itrength. Comparing these two powerful inimals in action if brought together in combat, the bear would at list appear very clumsy. It would lot be capable of the quick rush or die catlike spring of the lion. It rould not attack, but would remain entirely on the defensive, meeting ta adversary with blows of sucn apidity and terrible force aa at ince to illustrate its superiority not inly in strength, but in action. I lo not believe that there is an aninal in the world that can act more juickly or effectively or can aim its jlows with greater certainty than ;he bear. The large brown bears of the \laska peninsula, south of Bering iea, are among the largest bears of die world, and it is evident that :here is no part of the world outii/la nf A mofi.io in vhink aiir>b lflr"C VA A A 111 V1IV.U IU f? M?V?I W ... ^ - , lesh eating animals are found. The >ears are flesh eaters, or carnivo ous, yet there are none of them ;hat depend upon flesh for food, md with most of them flesh com>rises but a very small percentage ?f ^Uaim ^ /i uicu luioi. The large brown bears of the lorth and those of the Alaska pennsula usually travel to the sea vhen first leaving hibernation.? \ndrew J. Stone in Soribner's. Language of Batla. Volume of sound is, indeed, the x>ast of most old bells. "Although ny waiste is small," says a Somerset bell in its motto, "I will be leard against you all. Sing on, my iolly sisters!" We are not aur>rised, knowing bells, that "this old >ell rung the downfall of Bona* ? * * *i em i )) >arte ana arose, April, lois. ne >nly wish there were more Bona>artes. The inscription on a Rutand bell has a bitter significance :or the enemies of church bells belides its own sad one for most of us, T sound not for the souls of the lead, but for the ears of the livng." But the inscription that delerves to be written in gold over ;he belfry of, say, Kensington rhurch is the beautiful old Latin me, also on a Rutland bell: "Non :lamor sed amor can tat in sure Dei" ("Not noise, but love, sings n the ears of God").?St. Jamea Gazette. Our Most Humiliating War. But for Osceola there would nevsr have been any Seminole war at ill, and, all thingB considered, his areer marks the most humiliating, rar the United States ever engaged j n. There were less than 6,000 ileminoles, men, women and chillren, in all Florida when hostilities )egan with the murder of General Thompson by Osceola. That great ihief's cunning, capacity and conr- i tge had coot the nation no leas than $0,000,000 and the lives of three ' oldiers for every Indian brave that j ie led. Such an appalling record | )f destruction stands against no >ther fighter on all our frontiers.? ; Lynn Tew Sprague in Outing Magizine. She Won Out. He?I love you! She?But 1 have not a farthing n the world. He?Ah, but you did not let ma inish. 1 was going to say, "I love rou not." She?Indeed! I only meant to | put you to the test. The fact ia, I lave a fortune of ?60,000. He?Yes, but you again inter-, rupted me just now. What I meant ft say was, "I love you not for the take of your money." She?Bo glad to hear you say that! It was all a joke about the M>0,000!?London Mail. Suspicious. "I am in terror," said Mrs. Goodion. "Every time I hear the bell i ring I know 111 hear something Lreadful about Jack. I'm sure he's teen in some mischief." "What makes you think so?" askid her husband. "Oh, he came straight home from ichool this afternoon, sat down and ifodiad his lesson for tomorrow for aaarly two hours and has been as pod as an angel ever since." IHt OLD riM? PUNTER. ?xp?nui of a Sovontoonth Contury American Swolt. "An account book of 1679," said an antiquary, flourishing a stout little volume bound in gray leather. "The account book of a rich planter. Listen." And the antiquary read at random these items from the accounts of a seventeenth century American swell: "Item: Paid to Peg Ransome for head of haire, which I got of her toward making me a periwigg, but it is too short, 2 shillings, 6 pence; paid to Mr. Fair.e for a new periW'"" fir r.1 vcnl f ItOdirlpfl A head of "W m -haire Which I bought that cost me half a guinay, and he added more haire to it, so that I paid him 1 pound, 17 shillings, 6 pence. "To Mr. Delaroach, the Frenchman, for drawing out the stump of a tooth, 5 shillings. "Item: Two yards and a half of tine broad miit gold coloured Spanish cloth at 20 shillings a yard for a coate; the trimming, lining, ribbin, silk and buttons cost 5 pounds, 18 shillings, and the making upp 1 pound, 10 shillings, and to the tailor's men to drinks 2 shillings. "New milk under the cowe, 2 pence. "A skye coloured tabby waistcoat, 2 shillings, 3 pence; coloured silk stockings, 22 shillings; suit and cloke of gray satin, pearl trimmed with 36 yards of silver ribbin, 10 pounds 4 shillings. "Item: 2 pounds of fine haire powder, 3 shillings. "Paid for 4 yards of stayned Ind:an calibre for a morning gowne for my wife, 11 shillings; paid more for some of the same Indian callicoe to finish morning gowne, 8 shillings, making 19 shillings in all. " 4 ' ? ^ a :.L ":\ coat oi nne opauisn ciuui, lined with flowered silk, 9 pounds, 9 shillings. "To a blackamoor, 2 pence. "A paire of worsted stockings for my wife, 2 shillings. ' A paire of scarlet silk stirrup stockings, 24 shillings; black siik stockings for Sundays, 28 shillings; three paires white silk stockings, 4 pounds. "For two pieces of taffety ribbin for fancves for my suit, 1 pound, 15 shillings. "Bunnit for my wife, 3 shillings." ?New Orleans Times:I)emocrat. Much Broken by Misfortune. Mrs. Cartwright, in search of a painter to touch up her kitchen walls, was directed to Napoleon Lamere. "Do you think," asked Mrs. Cartwright, eying tottering Napoleon doubtfully, "that you could paint the side walls of my kitchen?" "D-.i. ?? \T?. Out J liuiuaiiij % l^bUiuvvi A i mm poleon, "eef dose appartment eet ees not of a too large highness. Eef you ave som w't you call low down job, me, I can do heem de mos' bes' of hannybody else. "But, madam! Helas! No more can I do dose up high ceiling, dose steep roof, dose*so elevate church steep', dose sky* crape. Me, I 'ate hon mn two foot too great of de shake. Behol'! Already, madam, me, I 'ave de large misfortune to broke seex of ma laig." Schnapps Tobacco Tobacco Gn ^ The Imi Qua Hundreds of imitation on sale that look like S bacco. The outside of t plugs of tobacco is flue cu: as Schnapps, but the ins with cheap, flimsy, heavil air cured tobacco. Or Schnapps will satisfy tob longer than two chews bacco. The color, size of the tags, plugs and . certain imitation brands have been made so - -? ? Schnapps that they have accepted by buyers und< that they were getting Sufficient proof nas bi to establish the fact brands are infringements lation of the trade mark I trade will continue to upon by these infringers already entered and nov protect Schnapps is < great many of these in R. J. Reynolds T ; PFTITIMI FOB RFTTFB i 1 bill IVII I VII Ub I | Ull ! PASSENGER SERVICE. TRAIN BETWEEN LANE AND FLORENCE WOULD MEAN MUCH FOR WILLIAMSBURG. The fallowing petition will be circulated in Kitigstree, Lake City and I Scran ton with a view to obtaining ! better passenger facilities for points j north of Lane oil the North-easteru ; railroad and along the Central road. When signed by a sufficient number of the people interested the petitions will be forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration: i State :?f South Carolina,! County of Williamsburg.) To Mr W N Royall, General Manager of the Atlantic Coast I.ine Rail| road Company. The petition of the undersigned citi- j zens <*f Kingstree, in the county of i Williamsburg and State of South Car- j olina, respectfully represent!: 1. That the section of country locat- j ed upon the North Eastern Railroad between Lane and Florence is very rapidly developing in its business resources. and the traveling public are in J * ? a. ? ? ??? d KA_ neeu 01 greater accuiui.iuuai.ii/ij? ?twet-n the various point? on said road between Lane and Florence, and, in our opinion, the present passenger accommodations are totally inadequate : * ??????i^?? I WA SP/ NE WE lurT1 u VV 1 VY KINGSTRI is Made ENTIRELY awn in the Piedm tation Brands Have ! lity Only On the On Of the Plug brands are claimed to chnapps to- Schnapps, 1 he imitation uine Schna red the same on the tag, ,J- i unHftr the fc ilUC lb linen y sweetened and then le chew of wholesome acco hunger just enoug] of such to- the mild, jt and shape the leaf tob packages of that this _fl ; of tobacco in the fam much like quires and } often been any other ;r the belief stimulati Schnapps. chewers. een secured If the tc that certain don't satisf ; and in vio? habit of ei laws, yet the yourself an be imposed Schnapps i until the suit formerly b v pending to to $1.00 decided. a sold at 50 litations are strictly io< obacco Company, Wj to the demands, and the connections to points on the Georgetown and Western and the Central Railroad cannot now be m ide without great delay to persons traveling between the points above named. 11. That y<>ur petitioners are informed and believe that the daily passenger traiii now running from Orangeburg to Lane remains at Lane from about 11 o'clock in the morning until ahout o'clock in the afternoon, which train your petitioners think could easily be run from Lane to Florence with very little expense, and which would afford much greater accommodation to the traveling public, and your petitioners, believing that you have the interest of our country and its people at heart, prefer to present their grievance direct to you instead of to the Railroad commissioners. Wherefore your petitioners respectfully pray that you will arrange to have the above mentioned train run on through to Florence and return, thereby the grievance above referred to will be relieved. And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. Call at our store, please, for a free sample packageof Dr. Shoep's "Health Coffee." If real coffee disturbs your stomach, your heart or your kidneys, then try this clever Coffee imitation. While Dr. Shoop has very closely matched Old Java and Mocha coffee iu flavor and taste, yet he has not a even a single grain of real coffee in it Dr Shoop s Health Coffee Imitation ia made from pure toasted grains or ce ?- ?-1- VT.,.? V/U1 will real3, who auuw, xiuu?, ? surely like Health Coffee. Sold by People's Mercantile Company. .9 rcH IIS \CE I XT EK I 'ilkins, BE, S. C. j ' from Floe Cored out Country. I AO 7'f- % Schnapps itside _' be "just as good" as i out tnere is omy unc gcupps. Be sure the letters and stamped on the plug j ag spell S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S ; you have it?the most tobacco produced, with h sweetening to preserve licy, stimulating quality of j acco. Expert tests prove ; ue cured tobacco, grown ous Piedmont region, re* takes less sweetening than ; and has a wholesome, ng, satisfying effect on >bacco you are chewing , y you more than the mere cpectorating, stop fooling i d chew Schnapps tobacco. ! s like the tobacco chewers ought costing from 75c. ; per pound; Schnapps is j c. per pound, in 5c cuts, j c. and 15c. plugs. [NSTON-SALEM, N. Ct i 1 ' J J