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?v A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. Why an Editor Could Not Be Judge In a Literary Contest. The editor of a magazine v.v- invited to act a> a jud^e in a prire story contest. "J- it to Ik- an anonymous come-t r" tho <-titer a>l> ed. ''Ye-, indeed." "And I -appose all the stt-rios will lie typewritten?" "Certainly. We have particular!} -the: luted t hat." "ih.i Ten" sorrv," v.a- the rop y, '"bat ! can i .. ' But l?::t ; u will be asked 1 read only the bc*r of i!u> -!oib subnrtted," reminded ti.c i-hc \ "A siatf of competent r? ader* wiv eift tire v.heat from the charf. an!" "I'm very -orry, but I II have t refuse. and I can't Teil you 'now it gi:o\e> me to -ay thi?, for I appreciate the irre.it compliment you art paying me. and 1 would noun-elate equally t/ie remuneration you "ifer. But the fact i- this my conscience would finite nic if I undertook the work. You see. I have "had about twenty years' experience in editor:, i work, and during that time I suppose the manuscript* of every popular and unpopular author of the day have come to my desk for attention. 1 have been in such long correspondence with many of these authors that I know their handwritings well, and even a glance at my morning's mail will tell me who my correspondents are. And do not 6mile I know their typewriters equally well. I know the various makes they own. and those who prefer elite type to the ordinary size, and those who use italics and inverted quotation marks. I can even recognize an author's peculiar method of making a caret and his own j manner of punctuation. But all ! this is nothing to my ability to spot : at once an author's style. Attempts have often been made to deceive me, j but only on rare occasions have they succeeded. But you must not think this so astonishing after all. I have been tied down to my one line of work for a long time now, and the j number of really successful writers I i= rot so great after all. It would be* orite remarkable if I had not learned something about their characteristics after all these years. Almost all .of them would doubtless submit stories in your contest, and perhaps the majority of their manuscripts would be pa-scd up to me by your readers. If. recognizing any particular writer's work, 1 pretend- 1 ed to give <an opinion based on supposed complete ignorance of that writer's idonlitv. I should not be doing the fair thine. For that ron- | eon I must decline to act. You understand me, I hope." "Yes," said i the publisher, "I do. But whom shall I ask in your place?" ''Sonic one who is not cursed with quite so j much conscience," replied the editor. Bookman. r % % Alligator as Food. There is reason to believe that the flesh of a young boiled alligator is barely distinguishable from veal, ?ays an English t|aveler. It is probably cleaner and more tender than ! much of the meat of the animals that are usually consumed as food on the continent or in the cast end jpf London. I have never desired to ' taste the flesh of alligators, cooked : or uncooked. But in India I have i j, i i _ i 11 i-i rh Been xne aoniais ana oincr casieiess | natives greedily devour the flesh of, an alligator without waiting to, cook it. The flesh was very pale in color and probably was much su- .} perior to the flesh of snakes and ! rats and such like vermin which i form the ordinary food of the predatory Scntc! when hunting in his j native wooui? ' ,, A Little Airibiguous. A group of interested citizens ! was observed standing in front of, a billboard in one of Chicago's suburbs reading a large poster that had -* x 1 ....i ?.? A f tliAm jUfl Utft'U pui up. ouiuc vi iiivin were greatly amused, while others were highly indignant. A nearer inspection showed that the purpose of the poster was to advertise a "genuine colored min^ itrels' entertainment" that was to I be given at one oi the local amusement halls. The particular portion that had roused the*emotions of the ! crowd was printed in great, flaring ; letters: "It will be enough to make a mule laugh! Bring your wives and children !" Lost Dignity. Irish viceroys are stripped of their sovereign attributes as soon as they reach English waters, which ?^ves point to the .following story old of one viceroy and a lady with whom he was acquainted. They both found themselves on board the Holyhead packet. During the voyage from Ireland the ladv treated the viceroy with ceremonious re- I ipect. So soon, however, as the packet entered Holyhead harbor she aid to him, "Now, Bobby, you're no longer viceroy, so take my bag and make yourself useful." London Truth. SHOWERS OF FISH. The Way the Net Unusual Phcnorrvemm Is Brought About. The p]ieno:ncr;"n of a shower c: f h i.- <?f more < '-n occur nr. ej tiu.-? is p< ;!< ! ;!Hy >:r,v.n . ?!. it i> I ii ti.'1'v <!i-.o t> so; > : fry ? !' - La. iny 1 >?n t'. from t: < wa: r ar.tl ? r k. ' a- ;J ; 4 " , '\\ . : \ ? ? :\4,i:t ??/ t?\.w . i,r i.. ' ?? >. r '. .. : ?; .-w \ Ii.o ' - .i*. U\!!'? . t ( t .' (*. tr :? i a: ' v . > ..... T. ' v . > i- >f } ?T*~*Vt -" *. . . i. : . . . . tli 'v a v . . ; - "a .. < < air v.i - < lie::!.. . . 'y - eater than: or vertical The! mass r.::yht i o. for it: v<; '' t hi i and < nly ton ft : in d :n etcr. 'I'his whirlwind column 1ms . firr.nel-liko ?. iter anal may as 3:>t as thirty miles an hour in part n alar < onr-e. The phenomenon is usr.a'lv v:s; ( Me i:i tlic sky ;:= a descer.din;; co until. Tin's j.; ov.iny to the compression of a cloud within the circuit1, of the whirlwind air. Should the' disturl>ance reach tlie surface of the i prounil dust, mud and all kinds of , debris arc sucked tin into the column and carried nlonp. If the path ' of the a.\i> of the disturbance crosse> . the sea or a river, the surface wa- < ter is whirled up into the funne and minples with the whirling col tu:_ umn ot descending vapor, mis n ., the effect known as a waterspout. . When the rotary motion ceases ( the accumulated moisture descends ( in a cloudburst or as verv heavy rain. The small surface living fry i of fish in the sea. usually herring or even comparatively heavy fish from shallow inland waters, are frequent ly thus carried over dry land and astonish the pedestrian by descending on his umbrella. Many cases are reported from , abroad, and they are common iu j J India. In Fngland the specie* of ( fish that thus fall are usually indig-,, enous to the neighborhood, which 1 j shows that their involuntary jour nev through the air is never verv , - * " - A- i i, l;ir. J'TOgs, m.^ris unu wwici n>- ( ing creat ires have also hoen known i; to be thus transported through thei( air. London tilobe. ! ( M. tie Miracelle Would Mot Tell. > j "A venerable and worthy noldc- j man, M. Pompignan do Mirabclle, was imprudent enough to repeat at a supper party some satirical verse?, lie had heard touching Mine, de Pompadour and M. dc Sartines, the! chief of police. Warned that I)e ' Sartines had filled irr his name on a | Jottre dc cachet, M. de Mirabclle ? railed at the police office and asked to what prison he should betake i himself. 'To Vinccnnes,' said De j ^ Sartines. j j " 'To Vinccnnes,' repeated M. de ; ' A 4- ^ L.rt AAo/ihmnn or\/l li a 1 JUiruut'Ilf IU iij^ Luatiiiiiaii^ uuu uv [ ^ arrived at the dungeon before the c order for his detention. '"Once a year De Sartines made a , formal visit to Vincennes, and oncej * a year punctually he demanded of ' M. de Mira belle the name of the author of the verses. 'If I knew, 11 j should not tell you/ was the invari- ^ able reply, 'but as a matter of fact j I never heard it in my life.' M. de Mirnbelle died in Vincennes a very old man." ''Dungeons of Faris." | Spurgeon's Blunt Critic> When Mr. Spurgeon first began! his ministry an anonymous critic r used to write to him constantly \ about his mistakes in grammar and pronunciation. Mr. Spurgeon at,^ first resented these criticisms, but' e he soon learned to profit by them, c "After awhile," he said in telling * the story, "I looked for his weekly! memoranda with much interest. If;? I repeated a sentence which I had used two or three Sundays before,' cq mo nr. JJC w VUIU H 1 i I 9 WW VAAV COIUV VA I prcssion in such and such a ser-1 inon/ " Mr. Spurgeon, like everybody! else, had his pet quotation, and he used this line, "Nothing in my hand to bring," rather frequently. So; his commentator wrote him, "We are sufficiently informed of the vac-1 uity of your hand." ." Siamese Superstitions. The first thing an orthodox Sia-1 uiese does in the morning is to | j scare away the family ghosts who! I may have gathered about the old ' place in the night. Letting off crackers is an effectual means, ai the new year r.!l the ghosts come trocping i-? their former dwellings, j For three Favs they have their fun. j At the or I of the time the priests . and their Hocks lire guns and use other devices for getting rid of them. A Siamese is coffined face downward, so that the ghost may not sneak hack through the dead \ man's mouth. The coffin is taken s out through a hole in the wall and ( carried several times round the ! house in order that the ghost may , be put off the scent and not return to vex hii family. EYE Wl^KS. They Occur on an Average Twenty i Times a Minute. T:w aver.v.e ]? :> n wink" hi? eve" twrv t'.r I! ;;t ic To I .v. v ;) ! nuti-, or l/.'on :i - in ; i T.;i- noan- that .;v*- wor k f< r a pair ??; t \ , - i: :;i l;!.?? *?> Vti.Oirt' wi::; . A Vvink is in a-uit onc-iTfi :ii of :: -< v ]. -i> ??5ckly tl>? y:- ajr.'.o,!;- :v ob-orvo t'<r l.ii . ii io- in v; !: _-! 1?? .-1 . . i?;i: ti Tv?t >; !p?j is,:n:<m ; ?1 ',r : :.;rv '.(> - vo ry^e t" ? '? i? ;; ' r-'uho. til? object ,;i r i ... .< ! \ ! i ' ? ,.*? i 'if ?. !, I:ii (> f the - :?hive lilt!*.' organs coh^t:s :! ' ist. The ::: i-; are, which > : ' vTV for ti,.' i ?j: jj'i of thi i- of oo tr.-e. bv th< !< :. r~. 1'<T this rno?. t* ;t is to >;iv. lii > i! t:! -v ??;:f 1 ' ' " r I t. : ! >? nt.i?'l salty1 vator an* -? . roted. The water is !'o\vi: ; nil ike time and would p-mr nut o' r r the edtres of the evelids wore it not for ati < i; which is furni.-in (1 t<? proveut 1) is. This oil is poeroted ami su; ;.!i <1 by lit tlo glands along r e rims of tin* lids. There is :'!-o a t -at* duel, which carries off the superfluous water and pets rid of it. The mouth of the tear duet is plainly visible on the edge of the i lower eyelid near the inner corner I r?f the eye. It is a small pipe, which j leads down into the throat, so that ; when one pats into the eves any- I) thing with a pronounced ta-te. like r-ocaine. the flavor of it is presently ] di^^inormcl.oKln tn f lw? THAIlHl I Lll^l I Hi: 'i\: ill l u< jiiviiiiit , The eyelids, if closed, are abso- |1 lately water tight. They do not exclude light. however, nearly so we!) is most people suppose.-*-!?.:; : \ j Evening i'o-t. The tinest cnff.?e substitute ever; nade, has recently been prod need by ! Dr JSho?>p >>f Racine, Wis. You: lon't have toooil it twenty or thirty niuntes. ''.Made in a minute" Savs |: ;he doctor. ''Health Coffee" is really the c'ose.st coffee imitation ever ret produced. Not a grain of real : joffee in it either. Health coffee, i mi tat ion i* made from pure toasted I ier?a!s or grains, with malt, nuts, tc. Really it would fool an ex u rt were lie to unknowingly ilnnk ! i for < olT-f. Pi-ople's Mercantile (Jo. Cm .'/.' a B:t' Ex.rrr.a's. A grocer who was noted for his carefulne.-s had an advertisement inserted in a local newspaper for a message hoy, and a young fellow i tvho understood the kind of a gentleman who was advertising came to ipply for the situation, and while the grocer was telling him how careful he must he a fly settled on a hag )f sugar, and the grocer caught it j ind threw it away. The boy then ;aid: "If you want me to he careful;you are showing me a bad example." "Why ?" replied the former. "Because," said the boy, "you lave thrown that fly away without jrushing the sugar off its feet." London Mail. New Train Schedule. The following schedule of the ^iit trnin frAin T nnP to FlniVTirP. vhich went into effect .Monday, December 17, has been furnish-'' ;d us by Mr J P Taylor, the, :ourteous and efficient a^ent of I ;he Atlantic ( oast Line railroad I it Kingstree: North Bound Arrives < No. 80 7:37 A. M, *No. 46 11:42 A.M. No. 50 0:30 P.M. South Bound Arrives No. 89 9:18 P. M *No. 47 5:46 P. M. No. 51 10:52 A.M. # Daidy Except Sunday. Kingstree KWl'UI KIITIKOI 1 3rd Monday Ws/S]} Visiting choppers cor>^X^^BfKgC>/ dially invited tocoine VjjRSSSJJtjW>* up and sit on a stump or hang about on the PHILIP STOLL, ' , ) 27 12m. Con. Com. Notice. 1 All creditors of the estate of Mrs M , \ C Henry, deceased, are hereby noticed and requested to forthwith render tn account of their demands, to the uniersigned, duly verified and attested; ind all persons indebted to said Estate ; ire hereby notified and requested to ! nake payment to the undersigned W F Rodgers. * Administrator \tith will annexed of the Ectate of Mrs M A C Henry. f The C^l cf the Past. "Kverv littic while 1 ^rct an awful: haukermtr t?? : et in iht* hack end * i a "Fin ;ami -* ! I If a few of the nation;.! <t ie-tiens." said a Wall I street man who lived in the eoun- j trv until he was twontv-five years J o;,l. j "i !>clii v - ??.:?? -tibnrban grocer | i-r> V, make a l.nn'-'i ?.?' money by j t:-ki_ i n ;i !> y place with ;m old ; ]>' . !"nw'-li'i -*!i \e and t*.* :i adver- j t.-:r, that < '! " who de-ired ii? !". ! ;;nd l.t.K }?? 1111< *? Would iio j. .i ! To <; i * i ;it so itrvh an l.o. : : i : ii .i- own I >b;weo. -Nd 1 ;'.e... Tfcs \7!vte Ho- cc Design. T; \\": .e I . a!l < \ ict cop;. ' t!:o b -tor's p iljli 0. I'd)' , 1 > i " '."i. I lie com; i >po" ' h'li'd'n-^ advertised !>r "M p'-sr ''T a president's i hop .. : m ; .e i it v of Washington." i he prize offered I wa--4"' . i hat of dames Unban, a your.- I. b ue, hanic. wa- aecepted. Ti n was supposed to he original. i.'t v. hen llm house was . cO!:ip:e??d it v.a- learned that IFobar. had copied it from the duke's palace. Weak Kidneys Weak Kidneys, rarely point to weak kidney I Nerves. The Kidneys, like the ;Heart. and the Btomach, find their weakness, not in the organ Itself, but in the nerves that control and guide and strengthen them. Dr. Shoop's Restorative it a medicine specifically prepared to reach these controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone. Is futile. It is a waste of time, and of money as well. If your back aches or is weak, if the urine icalds, or is dark and strong, if you have symptoms of Brights or other distressing or dangerous kidney disease, try Dr. Sboop's Restorative a month Tablets or Liquid and see what it can and will do for you. Druggist recommend and sell Ru J ur. onoup s Restorative D. C. SCOTT. The Largest and Most C ^,niplete , Establishment South. GEO. S. HACKER X SON. ?MANI'FACTl R .KS OK? Sash, Dooi4, Blinds Moulding and Building Material, ^ Sash Weights an (I Curds j CHARLESTON. S. C. mmm ? I I IIUI LUUIUMIIL UHHUU ; W. L. Bass A. C. Hinds BASS & HINDS, j _ A #% S- 1 A VAT miui nc^a-ai-iarv > KNGSTREE, S. C. ;< MO-tf. \ I Mil. SI Lake City, S. C. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. ' ALL WORK ! Guaranteed as^Represented. W. L. BASS Attorney at Law LAKE CITY, S. C. j Dr It J McCabe \ Dentist. KDTQS1XEE. - 3. c. J. D. MOUZON'S ? BARBER SHOP I ? in the? Vati Kevren Hotel is equipped with up-to-date appliances. Polite Service. < ompetent Workmen. 5?8-08. Notice. Notice is hereby given to all overseers to warn out the hands on their sections; and where there are none, employ enough to complete the work an the roads at once. S J SlNGLETARY, County Supervisor. 10-17-tf / J t fhe Cough of Consumption Your doctor will tell you that fresh air and good food are the real cures for consumption. But often the cough is very hard. Hence, we suggest that you ask your doctor about your taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It controls the tickling, quiets the cough. jfi We publish our formulas /B We bmieh alcohol J from ojir medicines g / B 1101* O We urco *eu to I ? jlljci Q co^uour I One of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will cause an increased flow of bi'.e, and produce a gentle laxative effect the day following. Formula on each box. Show it to your doctor. He will understand at a glance. Dose, one p: 11 at bedtime. Made bv She J. C. Atst Co.. Lowell. Maaa COTTON] ?AM) THE PRIM: TOBiS 1 here will be a number of su Fall and we are ready to serve splendid crop prospect we are re enlarge our floor space, and rathe Queen Stoves and Ranges from w price i 20 2?ex We have just received a carle fered at a low price. Remember min Moore & Cos Paint. Also. ' Cutlery and Razors. The Robesc predate our friends' patronage ai tmued confidence. L,&ke City H LAKE CI1 "A dollar is a dolU There is no better way t( lealing with 1. L. Stuckey, the olc nan. I have a splendid line of Rim Waffnii! 1/ *> u^vui hat In view of the hard times ibove cost. A nice bunch of HORSES it prices to suit. J. L Stuc ooooooooooocxx ? HORSES AT 3 HVHWHV AM < NICE DRIVERS AM 5 Buggies, Surreye < _ Quality G < x"Wo < Webu and Russell 5 Harness, Robe < Come and gel j ! Yours tc \ THE WILLIAMSBUf J ' Kingstree, Soi BANK OFK Kingstree* Sot CAPITAL, 8 30.000" ===== DIREC1 II j as j? uooper D C Scott Collections made promptly LOANS, large or small, ma I t^3^CuUof-door?^vi:h a 57Z>'EN5- I Wf M best thing for a ?row;:i? boy * j k. M Learning to shoot t.:II end * M acquiring qualities cf 4? I SELF-CONTROL. decision, and manliness aiwall aae to STHVENS KlKKt:;;. U?* C.V. 1' .*. I Ask your Dealer lor i'iiic<? S Shi it trims?Pistols. I n??rt < :i ?-in* liim-i honored make. If you ennuot chiuin. jl we ship direct, rxerry: t n-'nd I. i:;mu S Bl receipt of Cataio-r Price! fl Kveryttiiiijf j<>n want to fcr,.nr 3 <. f". . Ti.'i i.NS' H jgH . :.'unJ in 1401'iijfo llliiftrao-.! i _*. ya t.jf f'.ur cent* in >:tanp. to j.;.. !> ! . . R n,.:.-; U * * : il T n ? VI.t llarir r?Jo a . j v? J. STEVENS ARMS /c fOCL C.\ (1 P. O. Pcx -ii 97 Olcopce Fal?s, '.iacs.. I'. ?. A jj >' ***** " I IS KING E REGE.YT IS? lCCO. bjects of both in Lake City this them. In anticipation of the J pairing" our warehouse so as to ?r than remove the stock of O.K. arehouse we have {reduced the ' Cent. ?ad of Wire Fence, which is ofwe are headquarters for Benjawe offer exceptional values ia A >n Razor can't be beat. We apid will try to merit their con- "vH ardweire Co., 1 TY.S. C saved J ir made" I ) save your dollars than by ^ 1 reliable live-stock s ail Harness,: am offering* at 10 per cent and MULES always on hand key, Lake City, S. C. (D MOLES. 1 I COOP WORKERS. X :s and Carriags. O uaranteed. g ' IL^jds 1 g Wagons just arrived. ; | * ls and Whios O : your Choice, & ) piea.se, 8 IG LIVESTOCK CO. ? nth Carolina. A f* INGSTREE | u iui vaiuiiu^ SURPLUS, $ 7 jTOO roRS ===== j R H Kellahan J A Kelley de on approved security. '%