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S \ t ** COSTLY L0THB. Cottumn W*m by Ort* t?t ?f Lew^e* Boy CKorictirs. i As a rule, boys are not disposed to be overproud of their clothe*, but * lad whose Sunday suit costs muiip ?40 and is of so striking a character MB that it is considered unsafe for Inni H^Fto walk abroad in it alone mijrlit be SJB i /? l.-:? .. .? ??i.i jBB eicuscu ior ueiug ;i imih- muu up H in this connection. rat Yet in London every Sunday there ^^Vare ten boys who BHlv and brilliantly habited. Thev are ^Bthe ten chori.-ters belonging ^ majesty's chape; in St. James' palBBacc, and truly gorgeous are they HKwhen arrayed in their "state suits." Senr'ct cloth is the foundation of B^Khe Costume, and bands of royal R^Bpurplc bet worn rows of heavy o!<! ^Hlace are the adorning of it. LrandEB est of all, old lace rallies arc worn at the neck and wrists, but these arc |^Bso valuable and difficult to replace Mthat it must be a special occasion to ^ warrant their being donned, white ^Hlawn bands being substituted as a thing. to exercise great care for it must last jears, while his undress ..placed every eight months. RB The choir of this royal chapel is H one of the historical institutions of Bl Britain, and many of its old time H customs, including the dress of the boys, are retained to this day. Eg Some canons customs peculiar to St. James' choristers may be men tioned. "The most interesting of M theee is the right of the bead boy te B demand a guinea as "spur money" 9H from any offiacr entering the ohapei ffig wearing spun. It is related that whan Sir Arthur fM Sullivan was head boy the Daks of M Wellington would always corns to HH the chapel in his spars in order to ^Bhavc tbc pleasure of paying the forBfto bis favorite chorister.?Pear I ion a wweiuj. Hack Writers. Tbe journeymen writers write altaost all that almost all Americans |se*d. This is a fact that we love to fool ourselves about We talk about rbtseraturc/' and we talk about piack writers/' implying that the reading that we do is of literature, the truth all the while is we read Kittle else than the writing of the backs, living hocks?that is, men and women that write for pay.' We pay hug the notion that our life and thought are not realty affected by current literature, that we read the living writers only for utilitarian reasons and that our real infcllectual life is fed by the great lead writers. But our hugging this I [elusion does not change the fact nat the intellectual life even of cost educated persons, and certainy of the mass of the population, is ed chiefly by the writers of our own ime. Let us hope that the great niters of the past do set <ihe standrds whereby a few judge 'the writag of the present But even if this ie true it is still true also that the utellectual life of the American eople is chiefly shaped by current rriting.?Walter H. r*?e in Athnlc. CsuWirt Dieeberfe Him. I! When the jury had find in for at kast the fourth time, with no tip tff coining to an agreement in the bribery case, the disgusted judge lose tip and Mid, *1 discharge this T? this one lensitha talesman, stung to the quick by this abrupt and ill sounding decision, -obstinately faced the judgeTon can't discharge use, judge!" lie retorted. "Why not V asked the astonished judge. "Because," announced the talesman, pointing to the defendant's lawyer, 'Tin being paid by that man there!"?Lippincott'a. I i Th? Fithcr and Hit FTfaa. | Donald McTavish, an adept at angling after the "saumon" oa Deeside, dissatisfied with the lures for pie royal fish he could beg or buy, began to dress his own ny boeks. JLn old crony, Sandy Wallace, met M^BicTavish one morning and said: IKfl "I he?ir ve're st-airted to dress wr uHn hooks noo, Donald. Is that HH "It's a" flint," answered Donald. MgaB^Arr can ye pat them tip g&j H^Ht'ral ?" inquired Sandy. H"1 dinna ken for that," replied HH)nnald, "but there wis a spider ran H^Bra' wi' two o' them yesterday."? HHLundee Advertiser. Th# Htfpfng Hand. ^H^The company had been discussing I^Bthe social rise of a man of millions SBPwho had begun life as a laborer. W "He owee it all to his wife," de blared one?of the number. fit The others regarded her inquirV "As soon as he was worth a milI Bon," she explained, "his wife set B labout exchanging his union card for I Emcoat of arms. By the time he was I prorth two millions she had made i&e trade. The rest was easy."? 6 Youth's Companion. THE MHUA. Story 94 th? Plant'? Strang? lntr?du?tien Int? England. Not long ago there appeared on ' the table of a lady who is an en- i thusiastic gardener a dish which , puzzled her palate. .She could cot ; decide whether it were a singularly i ' turnipy potato or a remarkably pn- , tatoev turnip, and whichever it was 1 ? she did not like it. Site summoned : the cook, and inquiry presently re- , vealcd. to her dismay, that it was neither, but some of her choicest ( cactus dahlias, innocently mistaken for a vegetable. The error was less disastrous than the famous one of the Dutch homokeeper who during the prevalence of the historic tulip mania accidentally boiled for onions a handful of tulip bulbs worth a fortune. l?ut it j was certainly vexatious as well a*!: funny. According to historic tradition, i , the original introduction of the dahlia into England occurred through I an error exactly opposite in charac-1 ter. It was imported for a vegeta- j ble and tufoed out a flower. A little over a century ago, so the j story runs, Lady Holland, traveling in the 6outh of Europe, was regaled upon a soup of delicious flavor, which her hostess informed her was ealled "Palestine soup," because its chief ingredient was the Jerusalem artichoke. Lady Holland, always on the alert for interesting novelties, ordered root of the artichoke to be sent to her gardener st Holland House. This was done, as every* tody eoppoeed, but when the strong shdots, thrusting up boldly in the ? MkUn nmHftf the watching eves of gardener, oook and peat lady, arrived at maturity and bloomed, they bore a new and splendid flower, inedible, but glorious. The plant was tTanafwrred to the parterre and-became the pride of the garden, although at first Lady Holland a feelings were mixed, for she did not like to lo6e her 'Talestine soup." But when a London seech run enme to look at it and offered 30 guineas for the root her last truce of disappointment vanished, ?Dtl her husband's graceful tribute. which was soon passing from lip to lip ihwugh the fashionable draa ::g rooms of London, added the r'.ia! touch to her satisfaction. Lorti Hoiiawi. wno naa u preny taste in verse, wrote gallantly: The dahlia you brought to our is!e Your praises forever shall speak In gardens as sweet as j our smile And ccSors as bright as your cheek. ?Youth's Companion. A Free Agent. Although the old gentleman with red face and choleric temper had opened the car window five times with mach vigor, be had found it closed every time be waked from his dose. He felt perfectly sure that the person to blame was the man benind ban, who gave vent to a stifled groan -each time the window was opened. At last the choleric gentleman tamed in his -seat. "Sir," he said indignantly, "yon are evidently one -of those persons who cxnnot bear fresh air, but may 1 ask you who controls this window, the person beside it or the one behind*?" 'If yon could tftay awake a few minutes," responded his neighbor, "you'd ooon ameover that nobody can control that window, sir?not even the brakemwn or the conductor."?Exchanre. 1 Origin if Om Dogwatch. The deewatch on shipboard ia either of the shoal spells from 4 to 6 o'clock in the evening or from 6 i to 8 to taeak the anonotony of the regular four how -watches, so that the same men will not stand watch during the same hours every day. 1 mvii nVi??nM o?lr mftflt I nautical person of jour acquaintance or, indeed, all die nautical people you know why this is so called, you would probably find them unable to tell you. Tfce true answer ' is this: Dogwatch is a corruption ' of dodge watch. The dogwatch was 1 introduced to prevent the same men ' 'from always keeping watch the same hours of the day; henoe on these oc- 1 radons the sailors are said to dodge the routine or to he dome dodge watch.?Philadelphia Record. Th? Lev* Thai Late. Ob, the dear hate of 1117 girlhood, the kind I wore at school! 1 really 1 thought them pretty. I must have been a feol. And jet 1 toed to think myself on hats a tasteful miss. . Perhape I was, as fashion went But ! what was that to tMs? Oh, the lovely little ptncake, the charming little ' mat I It makes my head look fetch- 1 ing when tilted from the flat. Oh, ! a lister's lore is charming, as everybody knows, and a handsome eous- ; in's love is nice?that is, I should ? suppose. And the love of a true lover is the love that cannot pall, but the love of a stylish new hat ' lasts longer than them all!?Lon- : don Scraps. ] AHHCAN NEMftt. Theee Unschooled Natives Take 8peeial , Care ef Their Teeth. The whiteness and beauty of the 1 teeth of the African negroes have, < tiirough a mistaken idea, been gen- J orally ascribed to the food which ] they eat and to favorable climatic conditions. But according to a Gcr- J man medical journal, the Muen- , ,1 ,. i.? \r? L'rt'l.ir .MVUiZ.! uiM-ui; n unicu.^uiiii, these unschooled native- take spe- < eial care of tl-e teetli and arc familiar with many remedies for the ] treatment of dental diseases. 1 From the observations of officials ' in German colonies it appears that the natives exercise in. re care in ' preserving the teeth than do most | Europeans. They may owe the possession of sound teeth of ivory j whiteness partly to the influence of , environment and habits, but in addition they employ many herbs, ! barks and juices as prophylactic and < curative agents. Thus in Negombo it is customary when a child has finished teething ( to rinse the mouth with an infusion of tin 'eaves of a native tree with j the object of tightening the teeth. ( The action of the infuticu is prob- ] ably due to the prcsenro of a ityptic , constituent in the Luves which , causes the gum* to shrink. The na- < tives living near the source of the | Nile employ the root* of a legumi- , nous plant, Ddlbergla c.-ianoxyloa, j to relieve toothache, vl-ile the na- ^ tives to the west of the source of , the same river use an infusion of . the seeds of ksuao, a climbing viae, for the seme purpose. It is interesting to notice that the use of the toothbrush is not restricted to the so called civilized , peoples. The African negroes fashion toothbrushes out of the wood j of a species of adansonia and other trees. In this respect the natives probably have an advantage over s those who use an ordinary bristle * toothbrush, which is frequently * used for six months or even longer, 1 indeed until it becomes too offensive 5 to be tolerated longer. The sticks ( of wood such as the natives employ 1 are, on the other hand, easy to 1 make and cost nothing, and they ^ are probably used for only a short ' time. And they possess the addi- ( tional advantage of offering less op- 1 portunity for particles of food and 1 other debris to be retained raechan- ( ically than is the case with a bris tie brush. < Tales cf Celebrities. In the Duke of Argyll's "Messages From the Past" the author presents this picture of Tennyson 1 declaiming his verses: "He would 1 take us into the very center of a ' large field at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, to be ftJre that he could ! not be overheard by any one lurk- ! ing in the hedges, before be would 1 stand and declaim in a deep, run- ] nifig bees "voice any piece on which ' be was aft work at the time or one ' that had been specially asked for. 1 I remeaniber his thus declaiming the { whole ef bis poem of 'Beadjcee' 1 with hardly a pause for breath." ' la tic same volume appears as ' anecdote of Prince Bismarck at the Berlin conference: "At dinner the wince drank only beer, saying that be need (to drink wine, and too mock 1 mi it, but that now be cenid not II etand anything stronger than beer, In obedience to Princess Bismarck j be made a good dinner, but not enough of it in her opinion, and ] when she wanted him to take more be tuned to me and said the whole J object in life of a Pomeranian haua- , frau was to ruin her husband's stomach." 1 71m Honor Appreciated. Some years ago when Head Consal Boak of the western jurisdic-1 tkm, Woodmen of the World, wai , traveling through the south the ] train stopped for some time in a 5 snail tawn, and Mr. Boak alighted j to make a purchase. The storekeep- t er could not make the correct j change for the bill which was pre- i sen ted, so Mr. Boak started in search of same one who could. Sitting beside the door, whittling a stick, was an old darky. "Uncle," said Mr. Boak, "can you change a ten dollar bill ?" c The old fellow looked up in surprise. Then he touched his eaj> and * replied, " Deed an' Ah can't, boss, ( but Ah 'predates de honor, jest de ? Y> J,-J. 3 T3 ; "D^i- ? same. ?oavuruaj uvcuiug * vd*. ^ 8H. Might. c "There is one thing you don't t have to do anyhow," growled Mr. d Wipedunks through the lather that covered hia face as he proceeded to strop hia raror. "You're alwiya complaining about your hardships. You ought to be mighty th ankful L fou haven't got a beard to bother r nAn yy jrou. . "I don't know about that," replied Mra. Wipedunks. "If I was * t bearded lady, I believe I could 2 make a better living for this fam- \ ily than you're making."?Chicago j Tribune. S I Th? #M Maittn Price* which ran to five figures ire frequently given for paintings by what are tailed "the old masters." Rut what of the original ;oet ? A collector who has been making inquiries quotes the following startling figures: Michael Angelo. he found, was paid only about $40 a month while be was at work on his cartoons of the battle of Lisa. Leonardo, who utcd as his assistant, received the ame wage. Correggio received loss tha "> For his "Christ In the Gr ivhile Oarracci's "Resurrection" wrought its painter still less. Albert Onror iv;i. tolil nn lviiil in cash for ,..v. ... r - !?is pen a lid ink j? ?rt raits. A bag >f Hour, a ]>air of boots or some such equivalent satisfied him. Uembrandt, "the mightiest genus." received as his highest price mder $.">00 for his "Night Watch." Valesquez worked chiefly for the Spanish government. He was paid >n an average a picture. Street Cars In Mexico. "Street car conductors in the City of Mexico," said a tourist, "give i receipt to each passenger on taking a fare. The pads are numbered and 6how as quickly as a cash register how many fares each man must return to the company, provided that the passengers accept the reeeipts. The Mexicans never forget to demand a voucher, for each is a numbered ticket in a monthly lottery with many rich prizes, and the gambling seal of the passengers acts as a check on every fare taken ia." ?New YorkSun. Surprising. "YetUrday tm my biTthdiy." "I suppose your husband gar* you a little surprise?" "Oh, jmf He came home bttare midnight"?fleueton Poet If a cough cd ? gets intoyour ivstem it acts on every muscle and lbreof the body and makes you iche all over. It especially affects he intestines and makes yon com itipated, so in order to get rid of a ;o)d thoroughly and without delay ?ou should not take anything that rill tend to constipate. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts upon he bowels and thereby drives the ;old out of the system. It contains 30 opiates?it is pleasant to take md is highly recommended for ihildren. Sold by W L Wallace, Si. D. Haye* you paid your subscription to this paper. When the stomach, heart, 01 kid? q??v nerve* l'e' weak, then th< or hI?u \k fail. Ihui't <!?-. ?j ih. 1 ton awl*, nor stimulate the heu't t kiilnrja. L'lia i- -iuij Iv .? 11..Uibt't. (?et a piescriplioii ktrniii o f\erywhet?- as l>r S'j.jt.p s Eleetoi aiivf. The RoOrnlive expneesly for the?e weak insole nerves. Strengthen these nerves hui d them up with I?r ShoopV lhstocUive? tablets 01 liquid?smu we how poicklv h< Ip aiM coTfie. Free tarn, pie t?6t tent 011 requ?M 11 Dr Shoop. Staciue, M 1*. Your health is surely 1_ .?1 it < worm uu- saiupie ktbu j/ v ijvuvw Notice to TeachersThe Reading Circle Coarse for the present year < onsista of the following sooke: Kern's Among Country Schools S .97 rhorndikes Principles of teaching .85 Koran's English Government 1.10 Ther may be had of the Educational Publishing Co. Atlanta, Georgia. TatAm talrinir tk? MB4M will hfl examined thereon at their homes semetime during the summar, and may hare their certificates renewed as osaal. J. G. McCullough, l-23-3t Co. Supt. Ed. January 21, 1908. Notice. % Notice is hereby given that the bounty Board of Commissioners will receive bids at their office in Kinestree S. C. on Friday, at 11 o'clock, February 21, 1908, for the erection of an iron 'ence around the court house. Contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder. Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. S. J. Eingletary. fan 21,1903. * County Supervisor. Notice, Notice is hereby given that the un[ersigned corporators, under and by irtue of a commission to them directid by Hon. R. M. MeCown, seeretar y i State, dated January 15th, 1908, will > January 31,1908 at 12 m. at the ofice of A. C. Hinds, in Kingstree, 8. C. >pen books of subecription to the espial stock of the Blakeley-McCul lough orporatinn. The capital stock is to be $15,000 and he par value of each share one Hun- j irea Dollars. A. C. Hinds, J. A. McCulloucrh. i -23-2t Belle 6. Blakely. Corporatioon. The Hirst big lot of cotton pas sold here Tnesday since the ecent advance in price. Five lundred bales were sold at aucion, 225 bales at 12 cents and 75 bales at 11.87 cents. It was ?ought by the representative of nman & Co it is thought,'^for ome mill. t * XX696S69S9X |g f \ J) N M * II I Haiti ^S\ i 8 Manufai ^ Highest Grades of Comb O cides. The great natura X all soils an X E I GERMOFERT Nil | 22 Broi | cuius ff) For Kingstree and Yicioi Ji will be 8 huniiTinp | MMIBIU 8 XXS9S9SS69> 8T1AY [IPJ ?Mi Lia I DRY I ? I wm,i @ l Brown' V I ? ( ?* j ? L. ST/ ft THE OU @:?:?:?:?:?:?:@:@:<? rcxxxxxxxxxxx 8 W A ? This ? For ? AD. I ? 8 JAS. P Q " r" Ss??" 8 KIN68B vbooooooooocx > XXXS96969XX6S L 3] nPSBT Vi M II ft ! H irii Ei. I cturers of g ined Ferlilizers and Gerrni- Q .1 Food Plant for all crops, O d all climates. 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