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INSTATE ANB GENERAL NEWS. About Prominent People and Passing EventsSenator 1> R Tillman, who has been quite sick at his home in EdffetieUl county, is very much improved. Hon WSlliam James Bryan, United States Senator from Florida, died in Washington of tvphoid fever last Sunday, femftor Bryan was only 32 "fyears old, being the youngest "member of the senate. It was only 73 days since he succeeded Senator Mallory, who died last l>eoember. Seven United States senators have died since congress adjourned a year ago, viz: Senaf tors Morgan and Pettus of Alabama, MaHory of Florida, Latimer of South Carolina, Proctor of Vermont, Whyte of Maryland and Bryan <etf Florida. JrVhn .T liar^am of State i burg announces that'be has dek cided to withdraw from the E Senatorial race for the United f States senate. | Capfc Wiliam A Courtenay f formerly mayor of Charleston and one cf? the most public-spirited <men -in South Carolina, died at b)6 'home in Columbia on , Hdrchtfy, aged IT years. He was honored and admired by tests of friends ' throughout ^?fcnlth Caroline. John D itodkefeller and fa?h n 5 KWl?lUV> 1'iy 'pirjucu >uii uu^u m. ?vi vm. Tuesdayni&Lt returning to 3*ew To?k from Augusta. - *C? Swiafc, conductor >?f a freight tiaic-on the O 4 f C road, was -shot through the heart by attough tuned ?r?bk at Calhotra Falls, Abbeville county March 24. Thedying conductor pulled his pistol asad in fiicted a tfatal wared <on bis drunken, assailant. Howard McFadden, the 11V*year old ^son of Hey ward McVFadden, ~was accidental shed '^uesdav "with a 22 calibre rifle, | inflicting a fatal wound. Veitiig li tawingKingsiiuee, March 33: A pretty borne wedding took plae .at Indianto wn on the 23d.icstant when Mr Geo J Graham, (Jr, sor of the genial sheriff ??f the coun. ty, married Mies Essie, the daughter of Mr R D Gamble The ceremony was performed by the fie? E E Errin,<of !Knngs tree, at 5??'clock in the evening j 'V* The spacious parlors .of th< bride's residence wereconvertec into a floral bower forlhe ha^p) occasion. The roung cooplf stood beneath a beautiful ;har-se shoe of sprrea and wbirte roses .during the ceremony, the whele house being decorated iki honoi .of the fair bride. Mr and Nbs Grahajtn ape itwc <of the most ^popular young peoin the county. Cor. JKmw aM Courier. - Basinets Lseals. i """ ' The Kingstree Dry Goods<!k>. will open up their dressmaking department on Monday next which will be under management of an experienced dressmaker. Good Show Last Might The Goodwin Stock company has visited Columbia on former occasions and has made good. The entertainment last night was no less of a success. There _ was a very good house and 1^- close attention was given, showI Aw evident appreciation. The company is made up of capable people, who work earnestly and intelligently, away above the average of stock companies, Mr Jack Goodwin is a clevei actor and is well supported Tonight ladies will be admitted free. The bill will be, "Whal women will do?" Tomorrow [ there will be a matinee,"Cinder. A ilia," and tomorrow night the I engagement will conclude with I "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." Th< State. I AFRICAN NEGROES. These Unschooled Natives Take Special Car# 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 i they eat and to favorable climatic \ conditions. But according to a Ger- j 1 man medical journal, the Allien- J I chener Mcdizinische Wochenschrift, i these unschooled natives take spe cial care of the teeth and are fa- i i miliar with many remedies for the treatment of dental diseases. From the observations of oflieials in German colonies it appears that the natives exercise more care in 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 curfetive agents. Thus in Xegombo 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 doe to the presence of ? styptic constituent iu the leaves which causes the gums to shrink. The natives living near the source of the Nile employ the roots of -a legumi tv.il i - i... fn pwui, WClUIU?)iVU, to Keiieve toothache, while the catiivM to the west wif the source of (he same river use an infusion of the seeds <of Icaaoe, & oftmbug 'vine, for the wme purpose. 'fIt'* interesting to notiot (Out the ; jme <oT (be tuotbbrouh is not restricted to (he -so mailed 'civilised pesytes. The African negroes fashion toothbrushes -out of (he wood wf? species ?6f adansoaia *and other (Dees, (hi tibia veepM* (he natives probably have >an advantage over those who use an ordinary bristle toothbrush, which is frequently , mod for-sia months or'even longer, 1 indeed urtfil it becomes too offensive to lie tolerated longer. The 6ticks oif wood -puch as the natives employ j .are, on the dther 'hand, easy toj . make ;??d cost nothing, and they are .probably used for only a short time. And they possess the addi1 tiomd. advantage or offering less op5portuhtty for particles of food and ?oiaer' ue una iu uc<ivuuueu imvuurac&lly 'than is the ^case with a bristle brush. ?' > ~~ "Talcs of (Oclsbritiss. In Che Duke of Argyll's *M<esiisages From the fPast" the author,: } presents this picture of Tewnvson declaiming his werses: "He Would take ts.into the Tery center of a L Urge fteW at Freshwater, in the Isle ! #f Wight, to be sure that he could t tot be overheard by any one iurk{ mglnrthe hedges, before he would itand a^d declaim in a deep, run" ing bass voice any piece on which - * e was at work.at the time 01 one 1 lat had been specially asked for. [in remember his>thus declaiming the hole of his poem of 'Boadicea' i ith hardly a pause for breath.'" ' In the same volume appears an - ; anecdote-of Prince Bismarck ait the I Berlin conference: "At dinner the r twince drank only 'beer, saying that t n? used:tc.drink wine, and too much of it, but that now he could not - si nd anything etrocger than beer. > Ji' obedience to Princess Bismarck ; hi made .a good dinner, but not . .eMugh of at in her opinion, and w ?n she wanted him to take more jhw^urned to me ando&id the whole ' Object in life?of a Pomeranian haua frauwas to rain her husband's sUunf wth." Th? H?mor Appraaiatad. Some years ago when Head Con-! en Book- of the western jurisdic- I 1 Aim, Woodmen .of the World, wee friveling through the aouth the tain stopped for some time in i snail town, and Mr. Boak alighted iocnake a purchase. The storekeep: <er could not make the correct clange for the hill which w:as preI acted, so Mr. Boak started in I uar?)i r\f bmtm nn? wtin rould. Sit tag beside the door, whittling a sick, was an old darky. "Uncle," said Mr. Boak, "can you claange a ten dollar bill?" The old fellow looked up in aurpise. Then he touched his cap and rolied, " fDeed an' Ah can't, boss, ' bit Ah 'preciates de honor, jest da sane." Saturday Evening Post 8*? Might : 'There is one thing you don't 1 h'te to do anyhow," grohled Mr. wedunks through the lather that ! c ;red his face as he proceeded to & p his razor. "You're always or plaining about your. hardships. " ought to be mighty thankful I V* haven't got a beard to bother t r '? r , doh't know about that," re! Mrs. Wipedunks. "If I was ; ,r7 arded lady, I believe I could 1 ^ e a better living for this famp ;T than you're making." Chicago _ June. Bk \ 1 Sheriff's Sale. ! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA L ' OI NTY OF h I.0KEN1 E. Court of ' ommon Pleas. A Hardy >ilcox and H Willard Silcox, co-partners in trade as Silcox & Company, Plaintiffs. -vsEila F done-, Defendant ; Under and pursuant to the decree of, the < ourt of Common Pleas, in the ab<?ve >tatedcase. made by his Honor, j Judge C G Dantzler, on the 12th day of February. 1W8. 1 will sell, at public j auction, before the court house in Kingstree. S C, on Monday, the 6th day 1 of April. 191'8, within the legal hours for making public sales, the following i described tracts of land: 1. One tract of land containing nine hundred and ninety three (9?3) acres of land, being the tract allotted to Holly L Brown on the partition of the real estate among the children of the late W J Drown, having such shape and form and boundaries as is shown by a plat thereof now on file in the clerk's office, Williamsburg < ounty, designated on said plat as lot no 1, saving and excepting the timber on said land and all right, title and interest to such timber, la* ~1y sold to the Midland Timber Comp; iv, which rights are excluded from s; id sale and are. not intended to be her< by covred. " ' . a. One tract of land containing four hundred (400) acres, more or less, and bounded .North by lands of Thomas R Grier, on the East by Thomas R Grier, South by lands of On Wilson and West by lands of H J AicFaddeu, saving and excepting the timber on said lands and *11 right, title and interest to such timber, lately sold to the Midland Timber Company, which rights are excluded from said sa?e and are not intended to be hereby covered. 8. One tract of land containing one hundred and fifty-fight (158) acres, more or less, bou i idea North by hinds of J E Baker, Bast by lands of Kennedy, South by h^nds of B W Jones, and West by lands <efT W Asking L. 4. One tract elf land containing npe ty-aeuen (97) ??res more or JeA,: bounded North and East by lands of' B W Joms, Sooth by lands of I) Witon, and Wes lands of the estate of McFaddeo. 5. Osk' taact of land containhw fiftyseven (in acres, more or less, bouttded North fay lands of Jack Coop*. East by loadsofF 0 Banna, South by lands of Jskh fi Hanna, and West by lands of WMMaui 'Cooper. 6. Otoe lot in the Town of Lake City containing sixty-four 44 feet in deptn oad Jssty oae and oao-half 41-1-9 feet fooot, bounded North by toted* of Orier oad Hewson and M A IlcAKster, East by the Northeaster^ Railroad, South hydatids of O C Brl^oaood 31 E McAhstorand West fay bends of M E Mo Alister.' .7. Qne tract of tated containing two hundred and/eveotj-tievon (277) acres, aaore 6r less? bounded North by lands of Jackson Humphrey ond R N Feajrin, East by lands uf 5 L Rodgers and Baddy McLain, Sooth by lands of Dav - * * i ? t J _L % asUrafiara ana mood rsraveooy aaa West by lands of James Brown and J A Green. 8. One tract of land containing fifty iffio) acres, more or less, bounded North by land> ?f R J Jordon, East by .lands of J M Hicks, and A J Fioreos, South by lands *f W R Singletary and West by lands of R J Jordon. 9. One tract of land containing five hundred and ninety^ix i'59dj a< res more >or less, beix^g made up of two tracts of land N<>s. 1 and J as will m??re fully .appear in the ease of J M Thomasl Executor. etaJ >vs : Ida Frierson et al for the partition of the real estate of Stephen Jones and.having such sliape and form and boundaries as a plat in said case will represent. ' 10. One tract uf land containing fifty 50 acres more or less bounded North ?y lands of D E Canty, East by lands of L M Matthews, South by lands of S C DuBose and West by lands of Thomas Gray. 12. One tract of land containing seventy (70) acres, more orles>bouna?ed North by iandf of Allen Lans, East .by lands of the estate of Stephen J ones .South by Long Branch and West by Jaiids of J E Williamson. IVt Ana Int in t/>nm Af IaIia City containing one (1) acre bounded orth by lands of B W Jones, East by Jones street, South by Thomas street, .and West by lands of H J Jefford*. ai.40 one other lot in town of Lake City containing one-fourth (1-4) of an acre .in the shape of a '"V conveyed to Byrd, September 25, 1885, by H J Sffords. 14. 4bo one lot in town of Lake City fronting on .Railroad street .eightyflue (85) feet, running back to the dqpth of two hundred and ten (210) feet bounded North by lands of S R Rodgers, East by Railroad street, South by lands of S E McMillan and West by landa of J A Green. 15. Two lota in tocwn of Lake City, containing one and -one-half (1 1-2) acres /nore or lees bounded North by lands-ef Hanna Thomas, East by the Northeastern Railroad, South and West by the lands of J H BlackwelL 16. One tract of land containing seventy-five (75) acres mere or less bounded North by lands of B W Moore. East by lands of S M Askins, South and West by lands of John Mchenzie. 17. One tract of land containing three hundred and twenty-five (325; acres more or less and bounded North by the lands of W J Brown, East by by lands of Abraham Cooper, South by lands of Jennie H Daniels and B w Jrrnoa and WmI hr lands of W J Brown. 18. One tract of land containing seventy-five (75) acres more or less bounded North and West by lands of Columbue L Lee and D B Knight, East by lands of T L McClam and Eliza Cx>ckfield and South by lands of W J Nettles. IV. One tract of land containing two hundred and fifty-seven (257J acres more or less bounded North and East by lands of J E Baker and H C Godwin, South by lands ef J E Williamson and West by I V Bardin. 20. One tract of land containing sixteen [16] acres more or less bounded North by lands ef Adam Atkinson, on all other sides by lands of C W Cade. 21. One tract of land containing fifty-four [54] acres more or less bounded North by lands of H C Cameron, East by lands of New Gaskins, South by lands of S J Miles and West by lands of G A Tilton. 22. One tract of land containin gone / / f . 5? ~..y hundred and thirty [130] acres mo> e or less bounded North by lands oi M M< l)aniel. East bv lands of Enoech Mc Daniel, .south by lands of L I) Baxley and West by lands of T and W S A Huggins. 23. One tract of land containing s^ventv-five (7">] acres more or less bounded North and South by lands of .1 Headley Drown, East by lands of B W Jones and West by Travis Pate 24. One tract of land containing twenty-one [21] acres more or less, bounded North bv lands of John l> Kodgers, East by lands of Jack Humphreys, South by lands of Aaron Peritt and West by lands of J M Knight all of the above tracts of land being the same as was conveyed to George W EganandAlvin J Pittman, co-partners in trade under the firm name of> Pittman Bros, in liquidation by X T, Pittman by deed dated 5th March A D ls}>5 and recorded in R M C office Wjl- ! llamsburg < ounty on the 16tb day of; March A D 1895 in B'ok 4,W" page 134. 25. Also all that certain tract of land j situate, lying and being in the town of Lake City, in the Conntyof Williamsburg, set aside unto B Wallace Jones I as his homestead exemption under the laws of the State of South Carolina containing t? enty-one [21] acres with the exception of one-half ll-aj acre, more or lees, the same being traded to C M Kelley. bounded on the North by Main street ; on the East by McAiister Street, South by lands of B W Jones, and lands of M J Rodgers and on the Weat by lands of M A McAiister,?the same being the tract conveyed to Geo W Egan and Alvin J Pittman, co-partners m liquidation by B Wallace Jones, deed dated 17th day of April, A D1895, and recorded in R M 0 office Williamsburg County on 26th February, A I) 1896 in Book "V" page 419. Terms of sale, one-third [1-3] cash, balance in one and two years, with interest from date of sale at the rate of seven per cent per annum payable semi-annually upon the whole - or the part, or such parts thereof aa shall from time to time remain unpaid, until the whole thereof, both principal and interest be paid in full; purchaser tohmre-thewntwp to .. pay, all. paah should he jaSectT The ctp&t portico of the purchase to be secured by tn< Bond of the purchaser and Mortgage of the premises# purchaser to pay all taxes payable in 1908, and.the Sheriff for the papers for the several parcels so sold. Pen hasers to p^y for all necessary ym w? Georgb J Graham, 3-Ht h , '& W. C. A MISSING BUTTON: * -re Hm Way a Frem* Datectiva F%r?d t * C<Wiw< to C?nf*M. Theatric indeed are some > of th< methods of the French detectives They look for the little clews rathe) than the staring ones. Unlike tb< English and American detectives they often do not wait to get irre futable evidence before charging t mfcn with crime, but first charge him with the crime and play upoi him so that if he is guilty he is lec to confess. Some time ago a woman was mur dered in Taris, and from her roon were stolen ?."i0 francs in money licr watch and jewelrv. T\v<> broth er*. George Hml I111 An:ot. ,H;:< be-on r<*c ii nt'iir the ho i?e. Tiit nirlit of the dyy yf'er tin* nmnloi wy- committed M. 11 a r::i: chief <>| detectives of Pufis, entered a wine shop where the two brothers wen drinking. To the loan's iiuuzemenl he arrested George.. c'uurgmg him with the murder. * "You hachanged yon- coat,' he said t'? the man. a safe -mess ii he had committed the murccr. "H was gray this morning, and there is blood on it." "My nose was bleeding," replied i the man. "From excitement, I suppose,' said Hamard, "excitement caused by your robbery of Mme. Lucas yesterday evening." "I was nowhere near Mme. Luca? last night,'" said the man, becoming very pale. "You lie!" roared Hamard. "Look at your left boot!" Every one saw the third button from the boot was missing. "Here's the button," said Hatoard, producing one. "It was found in your victim's blood. Confess!" The man confessed. As Hamard afterward said, he had guessed the murderer. The detection of the missing button from the man's shoe was accidental. Military March**. In military music the mArch occu piet a prominent position and ha* been employed not only to stimulate courage, but also from about the middle of the seventeenth century to insure the orderly advance of troops. One of the earliest instances of rhythmical march is the weun war strain, "ine Marcn 01 the Men of Harlech/' which is supposed to have originated during the siege of Harlech castle in 1468. In England the military march was of somewhat later development Sir John Hawkins in his "History of Music" tells us that its characteristic was dignity and gravity, in which respect it differed greatly from the French, which was brisk and alert. And anmnns nf fWi subject the same author notes a witty reply of an Elizabethan soldier to the French Marshal Biron's remark that "the English march, being beaten by the drum, was slow, heavy and sluggish.** "That may be true," he said, "but 6low as it is it has traversed your master's country from one end to the other."? Chambers' Journal. * 1 " ^ I RESOURCES $'K r0n our third birthday we show 366.09. Our Savings Department (4 per (has 100 depositors carrying ! Hiir rliorlrimr dHTiartment has O' ,.W. - -i ing $36,000.00 on ARE YOU ONE OF THE! If not, start an account with u< ment and absolute safety y with us NO ACCOUNT TO FARMERS<fc. MERCK LAKE CITY ? r*T?TP tup ? UL1 122 ? 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