Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_ r. ? Taking the Hint. t home station0 the private soldiers washing1 Is usually done by the mar ried soldiers' wives, who are expect 1 ed to sew on missing Luttons ^,1:2.1 do repairs, for which a ?=un? Is de ducted from the privates ??ay. Pat ,\Icti!nnls had a deal of trouble with bis la: .ijress. Sunday after Sunday had J:i? <hlrt came buck with the neck but: u -?.T <:r h-jur]|g by a thread. lie I: : i >;.< k< n t . her on the subject, ami >'.e ha I promised to see to it. but stiil the button was not on properly. ' He pot out of patience one Sunday when the misting butt n had made bin) late for parade and exclaimed: "Bother the woman! I'll see if I cive her a hint this time, any how." He then took the Jlil of a tin blacking box about three irubes In dlame' ter, drilled two boles la It with a fork and sewed it on to the neck cf the shirt thaf w-p next to ve rrc~hoCL When his washing came' back he found she hsd taken the hint. Fhe had made a buttonhole to fit it!?London Answers. Cutanea* of Old Tim* Doctor*. Bynge's "Social Life In England" quotes a number of fourteenth century hints to success for physicians which Indicate that as Tar back as 500 years ago the medical roan, in popular opinion at least, had In him the stuff that ^ alienists are made of: Suppose you know nothing, say there is an obstruction of the liver. Perhaps the patient will say, "Nay, master. It Is my head or legs that trouble roe." spent that it comes from the liver, and especially use the word "obstruction," for patients do not understand It, which Is important. "" " ?vTwi hiia WfTW UiUF WIUI ? |iauc? ? not paid yon; it will be cheaper to get your dinner at an Inn. for such feasts ?e usually deducted from the surgeon's fee. When ^ou are treating a wound or accident, fbe friends of the patient gboold be excluded. for they may faint and cause a disturbance, but somettnn a higher fee may he got from persons present fainting and breaking their heads against wood and the like, Ann from the principal patient A Lost Dollar. % missionary bishop tifld at a dinner tn New Teak, according to the Sun. this story shout F. Marion Crawford, the famoos novelist: , ? "Mr. Crawford went to school," he * "* '***? ?* An r Ka ?n)K SaiG, "ID \wcuru. OUU UliC U?,? uv n taken to call at a Concurd clergyman's. The clergyir.au had a missionary box , on his drawing room table, and, time hanging heavily on the boy's hands, he amused himself with trying whether a silver dollar? it was ill the money he had In the world, ant he had converted It Into that gigantic coin for safety? K / would ge Unto the slit in the box's top. It was a ?lose fit, "boc unfortunately 'it did go, and the coin slipped out of the embryo -author's Augers. There was a terrible ?smsh of slhrer falling am org the coppers, end then the boy, as the novelists *ay. 'knew no more.' When he came to hiciselfihe found the clergyman and hl3 family In raptures over his geneocslty." "Yon <Cou!d Slip Off the Edge. There was a time?centuries ago. -of course?when the learned men of the world really thought that the world was a square?not merely flat, but that It was a cube. The primitive geographers of Egypt, Assyria and China all ' taught dhntthe world was a "square plane.** One of the most curious di6qoveries ever made tn Central America concerning Toltec beliefs, symbols, etc.. Is that fbey also bad a similar idea concerning the form -of what we new speak of .-as the "globe." A writer ?n the discoveries made among the moramental rains of thai country says. "They (meaning the Peruvians, Toltnes and Quldbes) believed the world to be 1 a cube, sDepended from the heavens ' by cords Of gold fastened to each ?f Its corners:" Onsd'tn EvoryWiing. The late Shr Wilfred Lawson, wed knows as am English .temperance reformer as well as a wit Invariably took a cheerful view of life and conduct In conversation with him one day an ardent person railed forcibly against the practice of christening vessels with Champagne (before being launched. Sir Wilfred did not altogether agree and said a good temperance lesson might be learned from the practice. "How can that te.r demanded the other. "Well," replied the baronet "after the first taste of wine tne snip cases to water and sticks to It erer after." Th? Rival*. "My work," remarked the baldhea ded dentist "Is so painless that my patients often fall asleep In the chair while I am operating." "Hum! That's nothing," retorted his rival. "My patients nearly all Insist on having their pictures taken while I am at work in order to catch the expression of delight on their faeesT?London Express. \ Another Comparison, has a face Ilka an incandescent Cask Bnh jjUy, what a shape!" Kro't referring to the shape." [ ' What then?" "To the fact that tt lights np so beauttfnlly."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. B 8he 6ic'??tepp#d. b He?Do you think your father will I object to my suit? She?I don't see I why he should. He himself wears one almost as bad.?San Francisco BulleA tin. la the year 1700 there was only one I newspaper in the United States. SS&fcii, -v.: . \ Entered the Minictry. ! Mother lien after ber brood of nfn? had obtained a firm hold on life callec j then: together to counsel thern on tb? i duty they owed to one another. bui ! particularly cn the duty the eight girls owed to the one boy of her family. The i girls were to be mindful of Willie's rights, to call hlrc when a choice mor sel was unearthed, to prevent bin i from quarreiiu:: au.l to brio? him haul; when lie wandered from the barnyard j One day during a sisterly quarrel brother disappeared. His sisters hue seen the minister enter the farmhou* oc a visit but thought nothing of 11 until they saw poor Willie meet his death by an ax. V/UUMtriUailVIJ cuouvu, auu u .V was held to devise a way to meet tin mother hen r.nd to break the news tc her. "Cli ck, clock, cluckety, cluCL. cluck,' said Mother Hen, breaking In on the council of the sWere. "Cluckety, cluckety, cluck." nnswer cd the sixers tn one voice, which trans ' lated mc-ns, "Where is yoor brother?' and they answered. "The minister vis ited the house, and brother got it ii the neck." Mother Hen was downcast but sb< quickly recovered her composure anc said: "Cluckety, cluckety. clcck; cluck cluck, cluckety," which is: "I am sorrj for poor Willie. I rejoice, however that he has entered the ministry, foi he would have made a poor layman. New York Tribune. The Slow, Pot taring Gordon Bettor. Years ago tbe Gordon setter wai quite a favorite and much In use bj sportsmen of this country. In latei years, however, this really good dof was displaced In greater part by tin pointer and English setter. The Gor don, says Ed P. Haberletn tn Dogdom Is the largest and heaviest of all bin dogs, nore dumpy and usually slow Wbm most bunting is done In wood land and thickets and a slow worklnj dog is needed so as not to get "lost' almost continually be fills the bill wel ?works close to gun, has good nose, t steady on point and If properly traine< a very good retriever from land an< water. The Gordon ts easily tralae* and retains bis training well. ?s al? of good pleasant disposition and an ad wimble companion. At this age. bow ever, when so very much stress is ta>< on speed and wide range, the Gordoi Is not "In it" because he Is a slow pottering dog as a rule. Boots With a Drawback. I "An army officer In charge of a na ! tlve district In South Africa presents the Kaffir boy -who acted as his ra^lcu lar servant with a pair of strong, Lea? lly nailed amnrunttien boots," say Chains "The boy was delighted with the glf and at once sat down and ptrt the boot on. They were the first pair "he eve bad, and for sevend days afterward h strutted proudly about the camp li them. But a few days later "be appeal ed as usual In bare feet, with "the boot tied round his nedt "Hellor said his master. "Why don' you wear jour 'hsots? Are they to small for you?" "Oh, no. sah," replied the KaSfc "they plenty big. Berry nice boots, sal but no good for walking or runnlnj Make um fellah too much slow, sal Keep boots now Tor wear In bed.** Origin of a Well Preserved Joke. Taslca, havlng*calk>d at the house c the poet Ennlua. an* the maidservan ' having toH him. t>n his Inquiring at th door, that Ennlus was not at home, sat that ah* bad said so by her master's as der and that he was realjy within, an when a few days afterward Ennln called at Nsslcifa house and inquire for blm at the gate Naslca cried on that be was not at home. "What! says Ennlas. "Bo 1 not "know you voice 7" "You are an Impudent fel low," rejoined NaStca. "When I li quired for you, I believed your servan when she told me that yon -were not a home, and will sot yon believe m< -when I tell you that 1 am not a ? otoe ?"?Clcero*a "Da Orataae.*' w * Classified. The geology class was sent out t collect specimens, and their teacbe was to explain upon their return wha the different specimens were. One a the boys for a Joke brought in a plea of brick. When the teacher came t examine what they hai to offer he tool up one specimen after another. 'This,' said :he, "la quartz, this feldspar, thii sandstone and this"?taking up tb< piece <rf brick and looking gravely a the boy who brought tt-^thls Is i piece of Impudence." Superstition and the Wedding Ring. When a wedding ring has worn si thin as to break, the superstitions be lieve that either the husband or tlx wife will soon die. This may be re garded as an obvious superstition an4 perhaps accounts for the fact that wed ding rings are now made so mod thicker and heavier than formerij.Grand Magazine. Freddy's Fur. They pas* a plate of cake* to Freddj at dessert He pats oat his band, healtates, then draws It back and begfcai to cry. "What are you crying for?" asks hit mother. "Because you are going to scold cm when I choose the biggest one." Women's Way. Bumpus?Give me a pair of lady** shoes, please. Shopman?What slssl Bumpus?Oh. no matter. They're for my wife, and she wont be pleased anyway.?Ally Eloper. While waiting for your prayer to be answered try to get what yoo want yourself.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat 6 ? / 'v V** -' ' ' ^ r,aL-J- tj 'ni | ' * QUICK IN RETORT. ! ? Stories of Some Masters of the Gent t Art of Repartee. 11 Senator Installs was always quit | in retort, although he was himse a subject of some sharp shafts. On< ' j he was attacked by Senator E !' Saulsbury of Delaware, the secoi .! smallest state in the Union. E ! j disposed of the whole matter by sa ! j ing, "I thank the senator from thi ' j great 6tate which has three counti 1 i at low tide ar.d two counties at,hif ! tide for his advic^." John Randolph of Roanoke w the most sarcastic man ever hcai > in the halls ef congress, unless D rid A. Pe Armcnd of Missouri be ? exception. Both Randolph's at ' De Armond's speeches drip ritric but they are not epigrammatic ai ' are hard to quote. Randolph, wl | flourished in the early days of tl rej>utlie4 when things were all u; , 6eitieu, ras lur'oue.y a!Tcc!::d by Republican from Rhode Island wl j had been a blacksmith. Randolj I was a descendant of Pocahontas ai of the best Hood cf aristocratic Yi ; ginia. He replied to the presum tuous blacksmith: "What crcde 'r tials does the gentleman brinj . From whence does he spring? Ai why has lie left his leather apr< behind?'' The reply was his?) back, "I sent it to Pocahontas ' make moccasins for his grandch r dren." r An illustration cf the nimble ai , caustic wit of Alexander H. St . phens of Georgia in senatorial d , bate occurred on the senate flo I during a heated argument with Ro * ert Toombs, also of Georgia. St * phens, although possessed of one ( the most powerful brains of 1 j time, was kme and had a wizen ! little body. Toombs was one of t 1 largest men in the senate and w 1 of a blustering, sputtering type. I 1 had argued with Stephens until , 9 was hoarse and "became so exasp< * ated that threatened to figl j However, consideration of the 6i j of his opponent deterred him, ar ; turning, he said, "I won't fight yc but I could swallow you whoU Stephens quickly retorted, "If y did you would fchve more brains >- year stomach than you ever had 3 your head." ? Frederic J. Hask i* Louisviile Couficr-Journal. The Widow's Dog. t A case was recently tried in a ji g ttiee's court in which a common c r fashioned hound was the subject e contention. This hound was alleg r> sio be the best dog after coons in t -j nejghlforliood. l wo men ciaim 3 j the dog, and each employed an j j ; tornev to assist in the case. At t 9 trial it developed that the dog 1 longed to a widow residing in t x neighborhood, and the justice gn i, I the custody o1 the dog to the vtad< 'r-1 and assessed a fine against each L [ the litigants in the sum of I They paid the fine, and the just' gave it to the widow. She then si f that either of the litighnts cot t use the dog -when he wished, p: e vided that neither of them paid ! r lawyer. It is reported that the i - tornevs are still looking for tb 11 fee.?-Columbus Dispatch, s ___________ 3 Punishment. J At one time, in a certain penitt tiary there was a renaissance in t i_ moral discipline of the prison, a I all were compelled to attend chaj t regularly. One of the prison* t came to the warden one day a e begged to be allowed to rems * away from the chapel exercises, he wanted Sundays to write lett< to his friends. The warden look 0 at the beseeching oonvict in ama; r ment. "What," he exclaimed, u\ t low you to stay away from religio f exercises all the time! No, s s Why, man, don't you. know tha 5 part of the penalty V* And the co 1 vict continued to worship regular! s while the warden led in prayer. * 8uparstitlon In Calcutta. j The grossest superstition exii in Calcutta. ITot long ago an I di&n gentleman residing in Jai Bazar street had a live goat flui > down from his two storied house " accordance with the directions of 5 so called magician, who was calli \ in to cast out a devil with which ion was supposed to be possesse ! The poor brute was first fed with . few bamboo leaves over which tl wiftard mumbled some mantras, ai it was then pushed over the terrac j The animal was killed, and its flei ' was distributed to the poor. 1 Faka Antiquaa. People are buying English a] ' tiques from taste or as investment , and as they do not part with the the supply is becoming shorter ax shorter. A result is that the com try is full of imitations. The "ai 1 tiques" to be found in country sho] ' are frequently bogus. We are fkxx ed with copies of antique furnitui and engravings. There are she auctions in London of whole'stocl i of bogus engravings, silver boxe Battersea enamels, miniatures an the like.?I-ondoD Spectator. h J \ ' > Ginning at Kingstree. 1 :! The Cotton Gins at Kingstree J are now thoroughly overhauled J and are every day ginning all the , cotton that can be trjught A to them from a radius of I id ten miles. ' fe The large Ginnery at the Oil y~; Mill his been remodeled and a ^ | house* added, and this ginnery rjj turns oUt- a bale every ten minutes. as The down-town Ginnery, r(* which has established a repu" tation for itself in the past, !d turns out a bale every twenty >1, minutes. So no one need have id any fear of being delayed. t 10 The Kingstree Cotton Mar- * ket is known to be the best in Qa the count}*, and^the Oil Mill will 10 pay the highest cash price for >h your seed and give you the best Jd trade on Meal and Hulls. r" SOUTH ATLANTIC OIL CO. P" m ap a. r v q. < 2? ?. ' m *? . id There are a great many people who in have slight attacks of indigestion ed and dyspepsia nearly all the time to Their food may satisfy the appetite il. but it fails to nourish the body simply because the stomach is not in 6t id condition to do the work it is sop- % posed to do. It can t digest the food g ie-. vou ettt. The stomach should be E or given help. You ought take some- 5 b- thing that will do ibe work your ? :e- stquiach can't da Kodol For In- gj of digestion and Dyspepsia, a combina- 2 lis ti??n of natural digestants and vege- 5 ed table acids, digests the food itself E he and givrs strength and health to the C as stomach Pleasant to take. Sold by ? fe W L Wallace, M D. = >r. The Christian spends in doing the J it. t me that the church member spends j ze in jxisir.g. id, ? | home of these daxa we are going ? 1' meet np with a defeated candidate E ou r S in who is just as glad to see us as he J in wan before his defeat, and then we E in will know who our preferred candi- ? de.tes for something baiter is. ? S is Hot, Springs Ark., 5 dd is no competition against Lippman'a of Great Remedy tor cure of Rhenmaed tism. he James New ton, Aberdeen, Ohio, ed sa\s I'P P did him more good than at- thr<^e months treatment at Hot he Sprints, Ark je- W T Timmons of Waxabatchie, he TVT,?a\shis rheumatism was so ;ve bai that he was confined to his bed jj ow for months. Physicians advised s of Hot Springs, Ark., and Mineral e LO. Weils, Texas, at which places he q ice spent several weeks in vain, with p lid both knees 60 badly swollen that his lid tortures were beyond endurance. P ro. j ? made tJae cure and proved ithis '?e!f as in t-ousHiids of other cases, f aj. the best blood puritirer in the world, n ejr . and superiot to all Sarsaparillas and ( j the'socCalJed Rheumatic Springs. t Sold by W L Wallace. ^ ;n" When a man's children inn to' ^ D? meet him it is a pretty good sign hat he is al I right. ? >rs n(j The candidate who is so glad to d Ljn shake your hand before election is | M very apt to 6hake yon entirely after ;rg election. ed About the nearest thing to te- petnal motion that we have been *ole al- to find is this thing of thrusting us one's hs.nd into one's pocket to pay) ir. out the money earned between reachings. rSo?t * Stomach n- No appetite, loss ol strength, nerrets* in dett, headache, constipation, bad breath, general debility, sour risings, and catarrh ,? of the stomach are all due to Indigestion. in Kodol relieves Indigestion. This new discova try represents the natural Juicea of diges> j tion as they exist in a healthy stomach, combined with the greatest known tonia & and reconstructive properties. KodoJ for d. dyspepsia does not only relieve indigestion j. and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy helps all stomach troubles by cleansing; 10 purifying, sweetening and strengthening id the mucous membranes lining the stomach. ? Mr. S. S. Ban, of Riwiri, W. Vs.. mtk? , " I was troubled with sow stomach for twenty yaara. ih KodoJ corad rea aad wa ara bow sitae it Is ml* icrbaby," KOM BACKACHK--WKAK KIOHKYB TAV Da WITT! KIDNEY aad ILADDEI PILLS-lart mi M q. Praparsd by B. 0. DeWITT A 00., Chicago m Notice. id Notice is hereby given that the una. dersigned, Elizabeth Yarborough, Administratrix of the estate or Alfred Yarborough, deceased, will apply to P * M Brockinton, Esq., Judge or Probate 3- for the Ceunty of Williamsburg and State of South Carolina, on the 12th _ day of October, 1907, at 12 o'clock, M., P for aflnal discharge as such Adminisgb tiatrix. s, Elizabeth Yarborough, 1(j Administratrix of the Estate of Alfred Yarborough, deceased, 9-9-'07 At. HERE to stay ? With Prices Hammered down. ? TWO CARS FLOUR, ANY GRADE. C ONE HUNDRED SACKS COFFEE ANY GRADE. FOUR HUNDRED SACKS RICE ANY GRADE. |T ONE HUNDRED BOXES CRACKERS. Jl iig Assortment Can Goods to Move Chaap for Cash. 4 Yours to please, > | VV T Wilkins, KiNGSTREE, S. C. /. j ?nnmiiiinninnnwB?wmwffiwnw?wwB?wwimg I &1=T BUSY! I l E Why We Are Always Busy. 3 E We do not want it all, but must have OUR share, g* | FIXE STOCK STERLING SILVER OX HAND. 3 r Tea Setts, Pitchers, Cups, Spoons, Forks, Berry Spoons, 3 ? Soup Ladles, Ice Tongs, Sugar Spoons, Butter ' 3 ~ Knives, Beautiful Assortment in Chest and Cases. 3 E WATCH IXSTBCTOBS FOR 3 / J Z Southern, Georgetown and Western Railroad and Consolidated 23 Z Street Railway. 3 1 S- .THOMAS & BRO. 1 | 257 K^O STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. 3 i E Mail Orders Receive Careful and Prompt Attention, 3/ $ eoTTOir is rat -ASD THE PRINCE REGENT ISTOBACCO. There will be a number of subjects of both in Lake City th is 'all and we are ready to serve them, in anticipation of the pleudid crop prospect we are repairing our warehouse so as to . nlarge our floor space, and rather than remove the stock of O.K. . j jueen Stoves and Ranges from warehouse Jwe have treduced tbej rice '. W?4? We have just received a carload of Wife ?*ence, which is oC 1 ered at a low price. Remember we are headquarters for Ben jaoin Moore & Co's Paint. Also, we offer exceptional values in Cutlery and Razors. The Robeson Razor can't be beat. We ap>reciate our friends' patronage and will try. to merit their conmued confidence. Lake City Hardware Co., LAXL CITY. 8. C)ne Quart Absolutely Free! / SNAP 1. SNAP 18. 4 Qts. Acorn Corn $2 00 20 Bottles Schlitz Beer $2 60 1 Qt. Rye Free. * SNAP 14. SNAP 2. 20 Bottles either Port, Cherry -v. 4 Qts. Surnuf Corn 3 00? or Blackberry $3 75 1 Qt. Rye Free. SNAP 15. SNAP 3. 6 Qts. ScuiJDernonfl' Wine 12 AM 4 Qts. Hygrade Corn 4 00 SNAP 16. 1 Qt. Rye Free 6 Qts. Blackberry $2 35 SNAP 4. SNAP 17. 4 Qta. Corncob Corn $5 0i? 0 Qta. Port or Cherry <2 75 1 Qti Imported Claret Wine Free SNAP 18 SNAP 5. 5 Qta. Rock and Rye or 4 Qts. Eagle Gin 2 00 Peach and Honey $2 00 1 Qt. Rye Free. SNAP 19. , SNAP 6. 4 Qts. Apple Brandy 12 00 12 Mixed Qts. Wine $5 00 1 1 Qt. Blackberry Free, 1 Qt. Rye Free. SNAP 2o. SNAP 7. 4 Qts. Peach Brandy 12 00 4 Qts. Monogram Rye $2 00 1 Qt. Blackberry Free. 1 Qt. Rye Free. ' SNAP 21 SNAP 8. 4 Qts. Malt - 14 00 4 Qts. Black Fox Rye $3 00 1 Qt. Blackberry Free. 1 Qt. Rye Free. ; SNAP 22 SNAP 9. 4 Qts. Lynndale, Bottled 4 Qts. Square Deal Rye $4 00 in Bond $4.00 1 Qt. Imported Claret Wine Free. 1 Qt. Blackberry Free. SNAP 10. SNAP 23. 4 Qts. Gold Seal Rye $5 00 4 Qts. White Mills, Bottled llQtr. Imported Claret Wine Free. in Bond $5 00 SNAP 11. 1 Qt. Blackberry Free. 5 Qts. Cream of Kentucky $5 00 SNAP 24. SNAP 12. 4 Qta. Ivy Crown Rye $4 50 20 Bottles Pale Export Beer $1 50 1 Qt. Blackberry Free. 'morris distilling co. P. 0. Box 243. Wilmington, N. C. DEAL WHERE TOf GET A SQUARE DEAL. ? . Sv . *? - , /