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AFRICAN NEGROES. ' THhc Unschooled Natives Take Special . Care of Their Teeth. The whiteness and beauty of the teeth of the African negroes have, through a mistaken idea, been generally ascribed to the food which they eat and to favorable climatic conditions. But according to a German medical journal, the Muenchencr Medizinische Wochenschrift, these unschooled natives take special care of the teeth and are fa miliar with many remedies for the jtffiatment of dental diseases, ^^rom the observations of officials || ^German colonies it appears that U the natives exercise more care in W preserving the teeth than do most Europeans. They may owe the possession of sound teeth of ivory 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 N'egombo it is customary when a child has finished teething to rinse the mouth with an infusion of the leaves of a native tree with the object of tightening the teeth. The action of the infusion is probably due to the presence of a styptic constituent in the leaves which" causes the gums to shrink. The natives living near the source of the Nile employ the roots of a leguminous plant, Dalbergia melanoxylon, to relieve toothache, while the natives to the west of the source of the same river use an infusion of the seeds of kasso, a climbing vine, for the same 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 of a species of adansonia and other trees. In this respect the natives probably have an advantage over those who use an ordinary bristle toothbrush, which is frequently used for six months or even longer, indeed untH it becomes too offensive . ito be tolerated longer. The sticks of wood such as the natives employ are, on the other hand, easy to make and vcost nothing, and they are probably used for only a short time. And they possess the additional advantage of offering less opportunity for particles of food and other debris to be retained mechanically than is the case with a bristie brush. """ Tales of Celebrities. In the Duke of Argyll's "Messages From the Past" the author presents this picture of Tennyson declaiming his verses: "He would take us into the very center of a large field at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, to be sure that he could not be overheard hy any one lurking in the hedges, before he would stand *nd declaim in a deep, running bass voice any piece on which he was at work at the time or one that had been specially asked for. I remember his thus declaiming the whole -of his poem of TSoadicea' with haTdlv a pause for breath." In the same volume appears an ^anecdote of Prince Bismarck at the Berlin conference: "At dinner the prince drank only beer, saying that he used to drink wine, and too much of it, but that now be eeuld not stand anything stronger than beer. In obedience to Princess Bismarck he made a good dinner, hut not enough of it in her opinion, and when she wanted him to take more he turned to me and said the whole object in life of a Pomeranian hausfrau was to ruin her husband's stomach." Th? Honor Appreciated. Some years ago when Head Consul Boak of the western jurisdiction, Woodmen of the World, was traveling through the south the train stopped for some time in a small town, and Mr. Boak alighted to make a purchase. The storekeeper could not make the correct change for the bill which was presented, so Mr. Boak started in search of some one who could. Sitting beside the door, whittling a M? stick, was an old darky. 'Uncle," said Mr. Boak, "can you fl^^change a ten dollar bill ?" KpP The old fellow looked up in surM ' nriup Then he touched his can and i replied, u 'Deed an' Ah can't, boss, but Ah 'predates de honor, jest dt Eg 6aine." Saturday Evening Post. 1 ^ 8h? Might. BA^^Ihere is one tiling you don't V yCave to do anyhow," growled Mr. I Wipedunks through the lather that W covered his face as he proceeded to I strop his razor. "You're always I complaining about your hardships. ' You ought to be mighty thankful you haven't got a beard to bother you." "I don't know about that," replied Mrs. Wipedunks. "If I was a bearded lady, I believe I could make a better living for this family than you're making." Chicago Tribune. Mi. . x " PROFANITY, prGrcwth of Refinement Will End lie Now Declining Use. Words and phrases which are amply sufficient for the understanding are often altogether inadequate for the expression of the feelings. The result of this mental dissatisfaction with the communication of mere knowledge is most conspicuously illustrated in the wide prevalence of profanity. Into the discussion of this practice its moral and religious aspect does not enter at all. It Is purely from the linguistic side that it is here to be considered. So looked at, its existence and the extent of the indulgence in it bear out the truth of the principle iust announced. Whatever intellectual -justification there mav be for profanity is based upon the fact that men are aiming to state strongly what they feel strongly. The habit is in Consequence subject to the general law governing intensives. To a very great extent the practice of swearing is specially characteristic of a rude and imperfect civilization. With the advance of culture profanity declines. It declines not so much because men become peculiarly sensitive to its viciousness, but they do to its ineffectiveness. The growth of refinement both in the individual and in the community tends more to its disuse than all the exhortations of moralists or the rebukes of divines. Much must always be allowed in the case of particular persons for the influence of early training and association. Exceptions are, therefore, too numerous to lay down any positive rule. Still it is Bale to say in general that a man's intellectual development is largely determined by the cxtent,of his indulgence in profanity. N* one, indeed, doubts its wide prevalent e at the present time. But compered to the practice of the past ? v i _ ? 1 . _1_ it nap r>een sreamiy, even u siowiy, diminishing for centuries. This doe? rot prove that men are better morally or intellectaally than they were. It does show, however, that there exists now a higher average of cultivation which Tenders the habit distasteful To increasingly large numbers. Darner's. Antonhr* AuraHu*. Antnnius Awvlius, king of Araucania, the first and the last of his dynasty, had once his day of fame. He was the man who would be king, and for a short time he was one. Aurelius began life as an ambitious Frenchman; he ended it as a German under the name of Herr von Tonneins, dying in great poverty at Marseilles, but foT a brief period in the fifties of the last -century he was king ever the Arancanian Indians in South America. When Von Tonneins founded his monarchy he found it necessary to have his court, so he traveled over to Europe and created his own orders and titles. Then he reigned till his court was broken up by the government ?f Chile, and Avrrelius as a roi en exile returned to Marseilles. A Poor Dog. A man in Missouri recently sued a railway -company for damages for the death of a hound killed on the track. The company defended itself upon the following paints: [ 0*iu UUg was CUMllig ? iovuiv defendant's track in violation of the game laws. Said rabbit lived on defendant's right of way and was therefore the property of the defendant Plaintiff's dog was a trespasser and was hunting defendant's property without permission. Said deceased was not much of a dog, anyhow, or it could easily have kept out of the way of defendant's trains. And, having fully answered, defendant prays to be discharged. It Q*?? Fact. "My son," said an economical father, "an express train attains great speed, lightning is proverbial for its rapidity, comets are supposed to * ' At 1 11 V nun uiemseivea uuvu^u ep<u.c ?v the rate of millions of miles a day; but, comparatively speaking, all these things are snails, my boy all gnails." "Why, father," replied the young man, lazily puffing a cigar, "what can possibly go faster than lightning ?" "A ten dollar bill after it is once broken, my 6on." Why H? Didn't Cart. "Mark mv words." declared Mrs. Ferme, laying down the law to her long suffering husband, "by the end of the century woman will have the rights she is fighting for." "I shan't care if she has," replied Ferme. "Do you mean it?" cried his wife. "Have I at last brought you round to my way of thinking? Won't you really care ?" "Not a bit, my dear," returned her husband resignedly. 'Til be dead then." London Express. ] A RES01 j Whereas I have been I \ home not secui j Whereas it is not earni Whereas if it was in th< Bank, Lake C safe, Whereas they can take earn me FOl Iinierest, Whereas they will app gardless of si Resolved that I will op FARMERS & (Capital $25,( $12,000.00,) L P3TOLL Bl WE 5TQ D1 TV M _ w AND /\f j 5ELL I LAf It will pay you to alwi any business of this kind. tm~ office over ban i UNPENS HAPPENINGS. Fatal for Between Negrees-Drilaa?e taiprowemeit Other News. t Harpers, March 3: A negro named .Tim Murry was fatally shot on Mr W S Camlin, Jr's place Saturday night, February 29, about 9 o>J?ck, by another uegro John Megett. Megett is still at large although the town no hoe, assistedby a posse of citizens searched for the murderer ail Saturday night. The wounded man was taken to Georgetown to an infirmary ami everything possible done for him, but be died Saturday night. Botii negroes involved were employees of the ACL Corp, and the trouble grew out of Megett's attention to Muny's wife. This is the second murder within twelve months that has occurred in our little town, in each cAe all the parties being negroes. Our town's long needed drainage system is Hearing completion. We have large canals runniug through town nearly a mile long. Already the effects of this drainage are seeu and it is confidently hoped that we shall be free from fever this summer. The si/Minnil arirt thpcitizenftdeserve ivn u vvuuvn mum much credit for this work. All our trouble with the G & W railroad has been settled satisfactorily. The railroad has agreed to pat iu certain improvements as to passenger and freight depot, also as to draining their real estate in town . This work is being done by Mr Springs, their track foreman, and it would do creditto anv towu. Mr Springs will be remembered here long and favorably. Farm work is very backward on account of the continued wet weath. er. Ur Danipl 7 Martin is still verv sick,'not being expected to live, pis many friends greatly regret his affliction. Good luck to you Mr Editor, and also to your valuable paper. May you both live long and prosper. Subscriber. Tickling or dry Coughs will quickly looeen wheu using Dr Sboop's Cough Cure. And it is so thoroughly harmless that Dr Shoop tells mothers to use nothing else, even for very young babies. The wholesome green leaves and tender stems of a lung healing mountainous shrub give the curative properties to Dr Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the cough and heals the sensitive oroDcnitii memurauues. upium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to injure or snppress. Demand Dr Shoop's. Take no other. D C Scott. Read the Farmers & Merchants Bank's ad. this issue. \ V. ^ V-; . mmmmmammmmmmmmm I L.UTION. jP reeping my money at re from fire or burglars, l#J ng anything, \(A e Farmers & Merchants ff) lity. S. 0., it would bj? JA > rtf it i rwl nml/P it I wJ ? Vttl V. VI 4 W UMU MlUiftV . JK per cent, compound I (J reciate ray account, re- (J ze, therefore be it . 1?s iff en an account with tl jl MERCHANTS BAN i (J >00.00 Surplus & Pn' w, ake City, S. C., NC (J JkiGk J MHHHBBBnBH C MOTHERS | CKS H S . ? RHV f. SlJJtl ?- J ID AND J, slDS SELL I if yi tee ui when you hare 7 C OF WILLIAMLBURG ; J NEGlO FOUND DEAD. J Body Discovered is Pond-Bad Bees f Bead a Month. U Oo Sunday, March 1, Magistrate G S G McDonald of GourdinB held aD 2 inquest over the remains of a negro, whose body was found in a pond near Gourdins by a colored boy. rw?* l * ? . /> 1 m* rne oouy wasiaentinea as momas Henderson, a negro who had disappeared from the community some weeks before. The exam- ySj ining physician, Dr Rich, testi- (?) fied that from the appearance of *(?) the body, the man had probably igj been dead a month and on account of the advanced stage of decompo sition it was impossible t?> tell (?) whether or not death resulted !@ ; from violence. " jgj The verdict of the iurv was that the deceased, Thomas Henderson, ? came to his dea'h through causes ? unknown to the jury. (?) @ Get l)e Witt's Carlxdized Witch jgj Hazel Salve it is healing, soothing S and cooling. IrisgmKl for piles. (?) Sold by W L Wallace. gj ? BUILDING | LHJINL ? At i Your * Own ~ Price. C. E. HARRIS, 8 General Contractor Q and Builder - - Q Greelyville, South Carolina. $ 1-16-tf. X DeWitt'sLittle EarlyRisers, small, X safe, snre little liver pills. Sold by V W L Wallace. O Wei Train Schedule. X The following schedule of the X new train from Lane to Florence, X u:~i, i. :_i. jJk wuau wciit iiiiu cucci aiuuua), wj December 17, has been furnish- X ed us by Mr J P Taylor, the X courteous and efficient agent of X the Atlantic Coast Line railroad X at Kingstree: X North Bound Arrives X No. 80 7:37 A. M, X No. 46 11:42 A.M. X No. 50 6:36 P. M. X South Bound Arrives X No. 89 9:18P. M X No. 47 5:46 P. M. X No. 51 10:52 A.M. X # Daidy Except Sunday. I ' C - " ' v- T ? ' * *": sioeesssesesaoo IP Y mM ; M M II Ml W i Milan j Maoufactun | Highest Grades of Combined ) cides." The great natural Fo i ~ J all soils and all | MADE GERMOFERT HAND i 22 Broad 'CHAELEST I ' For Kingstree and vicinity tl K | will be han< 11s ir ; :| r f_ ^XX?969S9S9XX :?:?:@:?:?:@:?:?:?:?:<s MY LIGH1 DRY 61 i Walk-C and Brown's I i'L. STAC THE OLD RE :e x>oooooooooooc When you are in town alws J. P. Ada Just received a fresh line of: Porters <fc Calumet Hams a Hi Porter6 Salmon Salt Mackerel I F: Pork Sausage, Meats J Fr Corn Beefed K Beef Extracts it H Canned Corn & Peas f Complete Lin Always in JAS. P. ] K1S6SRTGE. >0000000000000 OCS9S9S9XX69 5 I, X M | X j FEET | n (M Ill 11. : | srs of g Ferlilizers and Germi- i X od Plant for all crops, O climates. X 3 BT X FAGTURING CO. | ' . Street ? ON. S. (!. 1 ' " * fj tie Genaofert Fertilizers 7k lied by jK fPLl CO. j *:?:?:@:@:?:?:?:@:@ r STORE. | , OODS. | I jgj \ < J ver ... i ?< Shoesi } | | @ > $ v ? ? fKLEY. I LIABLE. J . 1 oooooooocxxx iys remember to go to O m s I einz's Pickle V -v. Jf (All Kinds) X rrsh Coffee A nits, Crackers, V (AH Kinds) 2 igb Grade A Chocolate Candv V (=> of Cigars ft j t Stock. ft ' ; ADAMS, | I s. r. X oooooooooocS