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LAGOON SHARKS. Aitutaki Islanders Catch Them by the Tails With a Lasso. The island of Aitutaki, one of the Hervey group, in the Pacific, is surrounded by islets underneath which are submarine caverns, the home of sharks. The natives classify them as lagoon sharks, which arc quite ferocious at times and spare nothing they can seize. The lagoon shark, about six i'eet long, i- esteemed a delicacy, and the natives supply their h .>t.- with the 1 >ofhsome dish by a :v:iiarkai?!e >iy:e of fishing. Arrived over the c:nrar.ee to the shark cave, the fi-her;nan leaves his canoe to the tare f li"s c urpanions and dives to the bottom, carrying with hi::: a slipknot of strong cord, lie t v oets to find two or three .-hark-* at home, well sati-iied and drowsy after feeding in the lagoon, with their tails toward tlie entrance. Selecting the larm t, the diver adroitly adjusted a noose over the tail, taking care that it hangs i 1_. T.* i. lOOStMY. 11 11L" 1IU5 ilUVtiiUi iiwcc he secures a second'shark.*' - - The shark catcher no\v,?xrith".<tfte bound on the v.hiu* sandy bottom, rises to the .surfaoe'in orfb?'r to assist his friends in .hauling* up the fish. The astonished sleepers beneath suddenly find themselves as- i cending tails first to the surface. I Once inside the canoe a smart blow from an ax between the eyes or on the nose ends the career of the fish. One of the most successful shark | catchers at Aitutaki was Reubena. Long practice had made him almost amphibious. One morning he start ed off with two companions to one of the more distant islets. On entering it Reubena found several sharks lazily -resting them- J selves. In a trice a slipknot .was | skillfully passed over the tail of the nearest shark without exciting its ire. The 6hark at this critical juncture moved so that there was not room enough for Reubena to get out. He gently stroked the side of the shark and succeeded in inducing it to move away so as to 'permit his ! exit. This operation is said to be very agreeable to the fish, but if -11 V 11. - inrouga nervousness me suuxs. ue stroked the wrong way its anger is sure to be excited and the diver's life would be the certain forfeit. Reubena was making his escape when, to his dismay, another large shark came back from feeding in the lagoon and blocked up the cn- j trance with his unwieldy body. To get out now was impossible, for even Reubena dared not stroke the head of the monster. The captive fisherman waited, hoping the shark would go farther in as to leave the opening free. The huge fish did not move. Reubena's agony became intense. Second^ seemed to bo hours. At last the shark passed on quietly into the interior, and Reubena was barely able to get out of tin- cave and ri-e to the surface. II:.- ass ;eiato- in the e i! <>< . v.!: > I ad become anx: ?:ts for his .afctv. era-d him by the hair and pulled him in, blood blowing from his ear-, eyes and nostrils. ?Philadelphia North American. Getting at the Facts. A shrewd old Vermont farmer went into a lawyers office the other dry and proceeded to relate t! o circum-mmes in a matter about which he thought it would he profitable to ' <,0 "You think I hev got .1 good case ?" ho finally asked. "Very uoc.J indeed." the lawyer assured him. '"You should certainly l>rin-ait." "What would your fee ho for the whole thir..::" the old fanner asked. "Fifty dollars," was the prompt response. 'Ilie el'cnt pulled out an old wallet, extracted a roll of bills and counted out ?30. "Now," lie said, "you hev got all you would get out of this case anyhow, co s'posc you tell me honestly 1 iust what you think my chances of vrinnin' a suit are." Jolts For Mr. Graytop. "1 feel young," said Mr. .Graytop,; '"and fondly 1 fancy that I look youug, but every now and then I: get a jolt. "As when sometimes a young j man in a car gets up and offers me , his seat. "'Or when some well meaning; young truck driver holds up for me ! on a crossing and looks down and swings his head and says, 'Go ahead, old man" "But the worst came today when, in my own street, a young Italian as I was passing looked down upon me from the lofty summit of a load of waste paper he was stacking on a .wagon standing by the curb and aaid: " 'What time, papa?' "I told him, and he thanked me ; politely?but really!"?New >York Sun. THE ULTRA MICROSCOPE. I i It Detects Objects Whose Size or Shape Pannot Be Seen. It will come as news to most peo; pie that science has invented in; struments that go two degrees beyond the most powerful microscope (l in detecting small objects. The C first of these is known as the ultra ? violet microscope. This takes advantage of the fact that a photographic plate can often see things 11 that the human eye cannot, and for ; ^ the following reason: Tilings cannot roiled light and ' consequent'*. cannot be seen that s 1 -- . >. , a aro smaller than liio smallest wave j length 01 Jig!:i that falls on them, i ' Yioh-t light i; the smallest that can a be p'.?iblv seer, with the human eye. But there exists a much smallor wave length in the ]>art of the f< sped rum i:o; visible to the c\V call- | ' cd the ultra violet light. This lias i the peculiar property of affecting <\, . photographic plate just as any other" a light would, so that v,e get a true j1 picture of the inmuteoybject that is I under examination. ~ i V [ Thus .the deficiency of the eye is | made up for by a mechanical inven- | tion of the human brain. This ul- .. tra "violet light, though not detccta- I' bl^bylhe human eye, is easily seen I by. small animals and insects. It q : has been tried with great success on :i ants especially. With this ultra vio- a ! let microscope the smallest objects s, that can be photographed with defi- '7 niteness of dimensions are brought a out with wonderful distinctness. But there is one other instrument ~ that can detect much smaller ob- a jectsg though their shape or size cannot" be seen, and that is known as ^ the ultra microscope. This takes g advantage of the-fact that a small li object will .scatter any light that ^ falls on it. To make the meaning & clear, all-of us have noticed a beam *j r\f lirrVif- or>foT>in rr a rnnm full nf 7i Vi U 1 VVLU 1U11 V* floating dust particles. We see only a the 'dust particles in the beam of sj light. The reason we see them is 71 because each little particle scatters a the -light that falls on it in all directions, and some of the scattered light enters the eye. a This is the principle on which the ultra microscope is based. Light is ^ made to fall on the object in such a a way that none of the direct light can enter the eye. Then the particles appear as small points of light. ? In this way it has been proved that 0j the coloring in red glass is not diffused, but consists of thousands of w little red particles close together.? ^ St. Louis Republic. f< Got a Prize. ei Werthcimer. a London art dealer, a was one day passing through May- t i< fair when he noticed a sale about to 1 take place of the "furniture and ! V household effects of a deceased 110- ;s blcmnn." lie walked through the ; rooms where dealer- were critically i " examining choice specimens of m> j J' doubledly genuine Chippendale and ' Sheraton, intersper-ed among eariv si Victorian furniture-, his eves :^p-; ;* pan-civ dwelling or. nothing, hut wi :i sale was ah >ai to ben in lie a-!, i ' :e auctioneer if he would tahe _ ?,' U0 (->*-.'.",000) lor every- . ' tid::: in l.he house. The olTcr was accepted. uXow you can resell:!: < vc yli.ing i ?r n:e." said .Mr. Wcriheiiacr, "cx'-cpl thi-d' and he took do v. 3 from I In.1 mantelpiece a dirty ,> ornament some nine inches iiigli' * and j .t into his pocket. It was a ;;1. pi - ? of the rare.-t Dresden c-Irna, : 1-oarin : the covet--' m-rk of thejuwand Ac-ealarius, whicli he afterward solcfafor $50,000/ jfj Dcdrsd z Scclding. Site?George, did you mail that j * let; r 1 gave you la-A V' nd.iy morn- J' in;;? \Z He (cornered, but fertile in ex- i w nedients) ? No. 1 didn't. And. i what J demand to knc.7 its ' ' ionionis! 'v She (amazed) ? Why, George, i S what's.the matter? lie (inwardly delighted) ? I'm " jealous?that's what's the matter? \ madly, desperately, insanely jeal- S ous! She?You dear old goose! It's only a letter to Cousin Sue. is lie (apparently much relieved)? Is that all? IIow foolish of me! I'll go out and mail it at once.? Exchange. u What Makes Electricity? W Lots of other people would like to ^ know what makes electricity, but ^ nobody docs know it. We know a good many things about electricity, p; just as we know a good many things about life. But we do not know ^ what makes the difference between a dead tree and a live tree, although we kno\> the difference perfectly. Just so we-know it is danger .w to touch what we eall a 'dive wire," because electricity is passing through it, but we do not know ^ _v-j- - * !?*'- n TVT? 1.. . ? . tillb.1/ ClCCti iClL* 1>. ... v; to make electricity do wonderful I c< things for us, but we do not know ! what "makes electricity." ? St. Nicholas. D Sheriffs Sale Under Execution. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County ok Williamsburg. Court of Common Pleas. Hank of Lake City, a corporal mil created ami existing, nder the laws of the State of South I ,'arolina. Plaintilf. airainsr, > E Motley. Defendant. Under ami by virtue of an execution i the action above stated, issued out : I flic Court of Common Pleas f<>r the 'ouutyand Slate at-uv-aid. bearing! aic November the 20th. 1909. direct-1 ii if the undersign*'1*, i. t Me u?i'i?-iign il Slu'Mi! ? !" tiit" (ciuivy ,;nd Stale j tiin siii!. will. 01 tne tiist Mondav in ar.uary. I'.'l" !' t-efore the Court lous lioovai Kin.'Stree, in tliei onnty in! State af <re-ai.l. between tin- legal ours of sal'-, a! publie aisi :i"ii t? tin* ighe?' bidder or bidders. tor ca-h, the ' Mowing land- ami premi-es, hereto urn airached as the property of the vfend ii afore.-aid, t" 'ait: HIi.ST: :A1I those certain thirteen (it;) sever- I i pieeos, parcel- or lots of land sii'.ite. lying and bring in ilv |?orlio:i of In* town ft Lake < ity wMeh is known j s "RutMge Park" in the t'ounty ot. V'illiamshurg and Stale of South Carliiut. and known and marked ;ts lots umbeis 111 112. i'25. l.ojk n'J. S7. SG, j 4. 7">. ~G. 77. 7b, and *2 up< n the plat | f stiid "Kutledge Park" made by < - M [ 'urman. Jr.. dated August the 17th. IKS', and recorded in the oilire of the l<-rk of Court of (' l'& G S h-r the lountv of Williamsburg in Plat Book l page 40, ami are further described s follows, to wit: Lot No. 111. is situated on the North ide of Peaehlrce Street and measures 5 feet, front, and 1">0 feet in depth, ml i- in form a parallelogram. Lot No. 112, is >itu*ed on the North ide of Peaehtree Street and measures 5 feet, front, and 150 feet in depth, nd i- in form a parallelogram. Lot No. 125. is situated at the Northrest corner of Blauton and Montague treets, and measures on Montague treet 185 feet, and on the Northern ne 158 feet, and in depth or the Western line 150 feet, and on Blanton treet about 152 feet. Lot No. 103, is situated on the South ideof Peachtree Street and measures 5 feet, front, and 150 feet in depth, nd is in form a p arallelogram. Lot No. 59. is situated on the North ide of Godwin Street and measures 5 feet, front, and 150 feet in depth, nd is in form a parallelogram. Lot No. ST. is situated on the South ideof Godwin Street and measures 3 feet, front, and 177.5 feet in depth, nd is in form a parallelogram, l ot No. 86. is situated on the Soutli ide of Godwin Street and measures * feet, front, and 177.5 feet in depth, nd is in form a parallelogram. I.ot No. 74. is situated on the North ide of Godwin Street and measures 75 et on Godwin Street, front, and 150 L'et in depth, and is in form a parallel?tam. I/Ot Xo. 70, is situatcu on tiie morui est eorner of Godwin and Pine Streets nd measures 7.1 feet??n Godwin Street, ml 150 feet on Pine Street, and is in >nn a parallelogram. Lot No. 70. is sitnateil on the Northast corner of Godwin and Pine Streets, nd measures 75 feet on Godwin Street, nd Mo Met on Pine Street, and i- in >rin a jparallelogram. Lot 77. is situated on the North U--of Godwin Street and measure 71 vi. front, and Mo f-et io deptn, and in form a parallelogram. Lot No. 7S. i* sit tinted mi tin North do "f Godwin Street and measures 71 j ? t. front, a ad 110 feet in depth, and j . iti f.-rm a pard e'ogr.im. Lot No. v'-\ i- -iiuitod < n the South ! do t Godwin >tree" and measures ' i fe. i ...t, an i 171 1 ! in >i< ptn. ad i- i - form a pa adel<>gram. * * > LCO N 1>: A .'! he righ.s. : it os and urdi-1 id- ! c>t> ? ; to ii<| i > Pi Motlov f, in and '<? all trv?-. eerrain ?e*vn <7] vera! < ther piece-, paie.-i- or l<?t>of": m<! siuie'e. lying ami l>eing in the' ntio of the town of Laic-< it* which n as 'iiutiedge Pari," in the; :nl \ -f William-burg ami S'ate ol , '.tii .roltn .m l kr.ov n and niarkJ as i* ts . lit ib r- 85, 1 i, 38,29. <0, Si?. "o - { o| < a . he j*I it < ! -ai l "Kutiedg. .irk ' here it a!. >ve mentioned i:., i 1R>T". ;,:.d arc I e; <le>ciiht'l * follows. t?? \vi:. L'>1 i.. ">i . J I ?i ti ' I) ' ill' >"Uth d (if (indvi i'.? - i?el and measures!1 fc t. Mvi.t. and t.. > r.et in depth. < ad i- in !' .in a p.iiull'jio^iaia. L"t N . 11, i-situated onthe Sou.h- 1 est corner or 1 airview ard Cedar'! a d ia--- '.:<??< T"i *eet n Fair-' ievv.Mioit and 1'.- leet in Cedar; t.?\ and ?>:i t!u line parallel 11 ith ( edar sireet. Loi N'i. 2">. is situ .ted < i . !iO Norm-: list conar hi' Fairvi?-\v :-ud Pinc-j< treat-. a'd measure* >o i ci n ra.r- |. ic\v Stre d. and iI7.i? fee' i?n Pine ;'< treet and is in form a parallelogram. ' Lot No. till. is situated on the North- ' est comer of Fairvieu and Pine treets. and measures T-? feet on Fair- < iew Street and 177.5 feet air Pine treet. uiid is in form a parallelogram. Lot No. 70, is situated or the North d<-of (iodwin Street ard mea-ures ') feet front, an 1 150 lectin depth.and in form a parallelogram. Lot No. S3, is situated on the South ist corner o: uouwin nu rme-aaTi> | fid measures 75 feet on Cod win Street j ad 177.5 feet on Pine Street. and is in , >rm a parallelogram. Lot !*so. 84, is situated 011 the South-: est corner of Godwin and Pine Streets ad measures 75 feet on Godwin treet, aud 177.5 feet on Pine Street, , ad is in form a parallelogram. Terms of sale, casli; purchasers to 1 ay for papers. Gkoruk 'I Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg County. 1 'ated December 13th, 19u9. 12-16-31 i Take Notice. Notice is hereby given that on ac- ' junt of Christmas day falling on Sat- j rday the mill here will not he operated : < that uay. mas v. .1 intinue to run on Saturdaj' as usual. Respectful' y, 1 W S Dennis. Kings tree, S C. ecember 14, 1909. 12-16-lt 1 Foreclosure SaleSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG. Bcll?- G Illakeley, Administratrix, against Robert Burge-s. Under and By virtue of a decree of foreclosure and sale, rendered in the court of common pleas l'or the county of Williamsburg, in the State afore- { said.on the 1-Jrli day of December,1909, i Iwillsellat public auction before the court lcuse door in Kingstree on the first Monday in January, 1010. the same being tin- t bird day of the month, between the legal hours of sale, tin ' following described tract of land: '-All j that right.tide and interest of the said i Robert Burgess in or to that certain | t> act of land !\in_. boir.g and situate in | IVun town-hij. in tire county of Wil- j liam-burg, ! und-d a- follows: North j formeriy by 1 ind- o! Ju.ius f.ifrage: i Ea-t by Mosc Flui't; ~outh by E C >mitIt and West by T Bryan, the, above des ribfd ;> - pert) belonging to Hi'- estate oi j;k i< iiurgess. ue'vaseo. .1 GnvuAM. Sheriff of Williamsburg c-untv. lmikit ___y^n 1 Foreclosure .e. N _ STATE OF SOI TH < AR- UNA; County of Williamsburg. Bell?'(I I'.lakclcy. Administratrix against ' Cat'ie I >uk?Fnder and by a ; i tu-.* of ;; decree of foreelosore and sale, rendered in the Court of Common I'lei- for the County of Williamsburg, in the Stale aforesaid, on the 13th day of December. lHOii, 1 will sell at public auction before th" Court House door in Kings tree on tlie first Monday in January, 1010. the same day being the third day of the month, between the legal lmurs of sale, the following described tiact of land: "All the right, title and interest of the said Catoe Dukes, which is twenty-six (20) acres, of that certain piece, parcel or tract of land known as the Estate of Thomas, which the whole tract contains one hundred and thirty acres,and bounded as follows to wit: On the North by Hugh Evans and John T Di?iro?i An IT n jf Kir TaK? T ?>1 j cm,oi ?, vii uic juiPb ?jj 'vmi x Bryan, Sr.; on South by Atlantic C oast Lumber Co.; on the West by Atlantic Coast Lumber Co. The said twenty-six acres being onetifth of the above descri bed tract and the interest of the said Catoe Dukes in the said estate of Thomas. Gkobge J Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg County. 12-16-3t Foreclosure Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN A, County of Williamsburg. F Rhein and D I) Rhem, Copartners trading under the tirm name of F Rhem & Sons. against M L Lewis and A S Green Under and by virtue of a decree of foreclosure an'' sale rendered in the Court of C'?n jii Pleas for the County of W illiamsl .g, in the state aforesaid. o() the 18tl' ay of uecemoer, iyua, i r will sell nf tblic auction before the Court I,1- door in Kingstree, on the first lay in January, 191u. the same 1-efs^^ie third day of tile month, between the legal hours of sale, the following described tract of land: *'.*11 riiat certain piece, pan el or tract <>f land lying, being an 1 si uale in Williamsburg County. Stat-ol South Carolina. containing s-venty-five (T-">) acre. m*>re or i -s, ami bounded North by lands of U'il.iani Hanna; Ka-t by ' land- of M <> >i.? \\d- 11; Smith by latins of same tract, tew owned by S A G:e n; West y ron i kn >ni ;o Indian-1 t wn toad," liliOiMt. 1 <i|{.\H vm. Sheriff->f >Yi liirn.-burg County. i2-i?;-:;t | Foreclosure Sale, j1 STATE OF >OUTII C AROLINA. b'ul'N 1 Y < >F WlI.LIAMSUL'KC. F Rii m and !J L> RV-ui t opart nettr. tig ttriic r I mm :...m of I' Lhern & S is.' gainst Isaac 1. ? i t.' otliets I ..<! r pi >>y viic.u of a dec < of j tor.- it> attv on . -.si*. i<rd'-rcd in fli'-J Lofirtof . aiuon . the Count* i Wi: 'to- in ;.it: ti'.o State af >resaid, j in t! e i-boday < t r. .c'ob r, I'JOS), ij w:!l >o! f t 'ib,: . ..c.iott l?etore the o ta I,' '! .1 i. :i K6 on tilG j fir-t Met 'ay in January.ltUO, thc -ame! , n_ t third da> <>i i,is_ nimlh, be-' i ween the legal h''urs of sale, th low: i& described tract of laml: "All ] thai certain piece, pan el or tract of; ..aid I . i.:g, '? ing and -ituate in t he j Count*' of Williamsburg and State | : - * - - .?* - .flifrk' 1 AlUfC.S<tIU| 4 44lj^ OV KIJIJ *,4^44.. icr<.-, anu i?cu.:ded billows: Nortli by land-of J P fladdy; East by lands ?i' West iv ("coper: South bv lauds of Roy White and (Test by lands of the estate of Hanna Williams,'" Geokgk J Gkaham, she rid' of Williamsburg Count v. L .'-16-31 Sheriffs Sale. STATE CF SOU I'll CAROLIN A, County of Williamsburg, Court of Common Pleas. ( has V Levy A a!, Plaintiff, vs Alen7.0 Smith, Defendant, Pursuant to an order to me directed by his Honor T S Sea<e in the above entitled cause and dateu November 17, ILM)U, I will sell at public auction before the Court House door at Kingstree, S j C, on the first Monday of January, 1910, the same being sales day, at the usu..i hour of public sales, the following described tract of laud, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract >f land lying, being and situate in Williamsburg Co"nt> and the State of South Carolina, containing ten and one- . half (10!4) acreeafld bounded as fol- " lows: On the North by land of Julia McClam; on the East by land of J S "I, "1,- ->r> -> sn.-sth b" the land of David McClani and on the West by land of William McClam. George J Graham, c Sheriff of Williamsburg County. , 12-16-31 I1 I S MI XMIS WITHOUT?BOX OF HUYLER'S CANDY IB I Having secured the exclusive ageucy for Hnylo.-.; Cindy, I I j^H have a large and varied assortment for the Christmas holidays. E flfl ir Also am disj.laying a choice line ot I ota uninn nroniiico akin cvminTO I ^ ? oi miiumru rtnruifiLo hhu LAinauio S * in fancv l?ottK-.s, suitable for Xmas gifts, besides V>?TO I LiET V ETICLESi^ I $ . v !of all kinds that make pretty and useful presents. I keep on hand all the time a full line of Drugs, Medicines, Cigars, Tobacco and Soft Drinks. Give me a call. Lo ALLEN?i^ , I KINGSTREE, S; C. ' | _ - ??????i.Ojjj w i . Seed Oats! L JUST A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME, MR. FARMER, _ DONT BE A| SLAVE TU LUTTUJN! H THAT Good Seed Oats means money in yonr ' pocket? . ^LT THAT by sowing early you can double iM* Jl Ul your yield with good Seed Oats? y THAT we have just received two I 1\11U Yv carloads containing 3,000 bushels J of Select Red Rust Proof Seed Oats, which we'purchased-"*' early in the season before stocks were picked over and are a in position to offer you the best Seed Oats at lowest prices? j The indications are that corn and hay will be higher next summer, so why not sow your oats early and mcrease ' yield per acre. be sure to get our prices and see the quaptv we are offering before you buy? I "The best is always the cfieapest." Yours for business, Far mers' Supply Co. j ! A Drink for Everybody. I 1 I I m it & i T "TP.O a f" nn 1 MAL 1 I UAJl, sJ !For 3I.ni, Woman or Child. fl A Beverage containing ail the nourishment of a Hj Pure and Wholesome Beer. is efreshing and healthful, absolutely free of Alcohol, and can be sold without U. S. Revenue License, also under' ~ our present State Laws. J Manufactured and Guaranteed by . The Germania Brewing Co., I CHARLESTON, S. C. M For Sale by fl ?'ANDERSON, SPRING J CO.? | 1 ' 'I For Scll6- i ^en you come to town put a copy of The Record in your pock- H Two Horses, one Surrey, one Buggy, et and consult its business direc V hApplfy toCD?W V Brockincton. tory-the advertising columns 2-16-2t Kingstree, SC. in making your purchases. tf I "1 'J