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* - ??' A NATION OF MARKSMEN. I In Switzerland Rifle Shooting te Foey ^ toped as a Sport. Every mail in the peaceful and democratic country of Switzerland , is a soldier in a modest way. The ablebodied Swiss enters the army at twenty years of age and serves sixty-five days in his first year. For the next twelve years he trains for three weeks every alternate year. | At thirty-two he enters the land| wehr and has eight to ten day6 unr ^ der arms every fourth year until, \ W- at fifty, he retires and is required to furnish no further service except in case of war. It is not too much to call the 'Swiss a nation of marksmen. The IB training periods are occupied only |K- with drill and tactics; the all im-portant matter of shooting is left 8n to the individual soldier to carry B out at other times, and he does it B under the auspices of the shooting B societies which are such a feature n of Swiss life. K These societies, under governm ment control, are called Schutzen gesellschaften in the German and * Societies do Tir in the French cantons. They are voluntary associationSjVarymg in size and importance with the town or village they serve. Those in the larger towns possess completely fitted ranges and clubhouses; the small villages do their shooting in any field backed by a 8 iitable hill. Every peasant and townsman has easy facilities foi shooting, and each man has his service rifle always in his possession, a Every man between the ages^oi twenty and thirfy-two must ?re I oomee very fine. Then it is mixed with water and a very thin batter prepared. The batter is spread on ^ a hot stone over the fire, where it is allowed to bake a considerable time. When one side is baked the other is turned. Sheet after sheet is baked in this manner. No salt is used in the batter, and ,the bread has a sweetish taste. It is usually blue, taking the color of the corn from which it is made.?Chicago Becord-Herald. ft A Qr?at Invention. S Hearing a tremendous noise or I . series of noises in the lower front 1 hall, Mrs. Goodfellow went to the I top of the stairs and looked down, ft What she 6aw was Mr. GoodfelI low sitting on the lowest stair, holdi ing his shin and muttering to him' "What are you doing there?" she demanded, with full weight of asperity in her voice. ^ "I am inventing an electric dovice which will move all the furni tture into the back yard the moment s the front door is opened at night," i ^.Nsaid Mr. Goodfello^r.?Buffalo Ex1 ' press. IE . DUoontent. I It is both the curse and blessirg A, of our American life that we are SC& never quite content. We all expect gn to go somewhere before we die and Vp have a better time when we get T. " there than we can have at home. The bane of our life is discontent We say we will work so long and then we will enjoy ourselves. But we find it just as Thackeray has expressed it "When I was a Ixjy," he said, "I wanted some taffy. It was a shilling; I hadn't one. \then I was a mac I had a shilling, but I didn't xant any taffy."?Robert Gillyer. IUiii l*"Vn V ouvwo iu ivu* exercises every year, and the societies receive a grant of 2 francs fox every soldier shooting this course on their ranges. The income derived from the grants generally suffices for the current expenses of the society, supply of targets and pay of marker. There is no entrance fee nor subscription, as a rule, and heavy expenditures, such as that incurred by the construction of new ranges, is met by a special grant from the government. In addition to these exercises, many competitions are held between different villages, towns and cantons. The whole system of Swiss shooting is a good example of co-operation between ^government and individual. Every Switzer has his army rifle; he can use it when and where he will, provided he does not endanger other lives; he is in1 sured by his government against all f . accidents on the ranges, and I through his society he can secure the services o??qualified military officer^to organize and control his shootSlg. By treating rifle ehootirg Mm as a sport, and it is as popular as H^r baseball or football with us and more generally practiced, the IRK Swiss have removed it from its HBL v usual warlike associations, but B Nv-AouM occasion arise that which BM has been learned in sport would be used in earnest?New York Press. M Moki Indfsn BrMdiMktng. B Women of the Moki Indians in the deserts of New Mexico make bread in sheets no thicker than a -kheet of paper. The corn of which H-' the bread is made is ground bem tween two heavy stones until it be THE HOUND ROBIN. No Ore Seems to Know the Origin of the Strange Term. A "round robin" is one of those j documents of which the name is familiar to most people, but which uncommonly few liave over seen or signed. Every one knows that the thing which bears so singular a name is a communication?letter,. remonstrance, warning or the like ?the signatures to which are written around the circumference of the circle which incloses the body of the epistle or radiating therefrom like the spokes of & wneel from a ' hub, so that the responsibility of signing is equally shared. No one signatory con be accused of being either tfie first or the last to sign, i of being the leader or the whipper ; in. The most famous example on reo , ord probably is tbo remonstrance ( which was sent to Dr. Johnson in ' connection with his epitr.ph on Oli- j ver Goldsmith. The doctor had I prepared an epitaph in "Latin. \ut j some of his friends, who had also j L>on friends of Goldsmith, took ex- j coption to it on two grounds, the ] first being that it did not quite do j justice to the author of the "Trav- j< oler" as a writer, ami particularly j as a poet, and the second tliat it j should be written in English. The j party of friends were gathered i around Sir Joshua Reynolds' hos- j pit able if somewhat ill served table, J '1 and though they found themselves < 1 m general agreement on these two ! points no pne had the courage to j be willing to "bell tKe cat," or, jn ] 1 other words, to take the leaa in ( tackling the formidable Johnson on j these twq rathej d^ljgate matter*. ' "At last." says Sir William Forbes, ' 1 "il was hinted that there could be ! no way so good as that of a round j fobtn, ae the sailors call it, which < , they make use of when they enter j a conspiracy so as not to let it be ' j known who puts hie name first or 1 I last to the paper." | i i The idea vhis at once accepted, i ! the address to Dr. Johnson was pre- j i pared, and all signed it in the form ( , propoeod. This very interesting pa- J per is still extant and is preserved ' among other valuable manuscripts 1 in the library of Haigh Hall, near ! Wigan, the seat of the Earl of ] 1 Crawford. It begins, "We, the cir- ; , ctunscribers," and the signatures, i | written around the circle which incloses the address, include those of j Gibbon, Burke, Joseph Warton, 1 Sheridan, Sir Joshua Reynolds, ! George Oohnan and half a dozen ! fit here who are nowadays but lit- j tie known. Johnson tcokcthe re- ^ monstrance in good part, but as to j not writing the epitaph in Latin < [declared that he would never con- " sent to disgrace the walls of West- j minstec abbey with an English in- j acription! r[he whole story is emi- jj nently characteristic of both John- \ son and his times. No one hite yet been able to give ' is satisfactory explanation of the i strange term "round robin."?Lon- I don Globe. Fk-vt Rif?ro?A j The traveling on the first railroad in England was not very comfort1 able undoubtedly. The coaches were at first only coupled with chains, as wagons are now, so that i they jerked the unfortunate passen' gers nearly off their seats at starting and clashed violently against v il l it 1 eacn oiaer wnen ine anveF put on his brake. When fairly in motion, if the speed any but the slowi est, the very ^hdrt wheel base pro duced a pitching action so trying ' that if the journey had not been a I short one it would have seriously affected the popularity of the railway as a means of passenger transit. /-^ragranoa of St. Sophia. Visitors to the mosque of St. Sophia in Constantinople notice immediately they enter a beautiful j fragrance pervading the entire J j building. The solution lies in the ; j fact that when it was built, 1,000 i years ugo, the ston??s and bricks i were laid in mortar nixed with a i solution of musk. Those who laid | these stones have been long forgot! ten, but the influence and fragrance ; of the work remains. Wore Than Cruel. The Judge?Can you describe ^ any specific act of cruelty on the * part of vour husband? t The Complainant?I should say 2 I can! Whenever he had anything ? to say to me he'd call me up on the 2 telephone and sav it, find then dis- 2 connect before I had a chance to talk back to him.?Chicago New*. S Ko Go* Hfa. | Looking un from his magazine ? O < w 2 cue night he remarked to his wife, S "Do you know what I'd have done ? if I had be-m Napoleon?" "Yes," S she answere*! "You'd have settled S down in Corsica and spent your life 5 grumbling about bad Inck and hard 5 times." I ^ I A Gui I Premiui 1 In the front of our st( nearest number of seeds sewing machine, and the g be given a nice suit of cloi S| dollar they spend in cash the 24th day of Decembe K5 award the prizes. Conte ? spend one dollar every tir ^ lr; addition to the abc I I Always when you spend i and when you have $5.0( nice present or premium presents. NO1 That will cause you t< forty yards duilt patch Calico ill olb bundles, only $i.00Five thousand yards Sea Island Homespun, 40 inches 3? wide.l 1-2 to 3 1-2 yard pieces, I only 5c i;he yard. Put up in 5 1 and 10 yard bundles. Five thousand yards Sea Island Homespun, 40 inches wide, in full pieces, only 6 l-4c ! the yard. One bale very heavy Sea Is- ! land Homespun, 36 inches wide, ' only 8 l-3c the yard. j One case English Long Cloth < in 12 yard pieces, only 81.25 ] per piece of 12 yards. The . kind that always sold for $1.50 A large line of Calicoes in light and dark prints, only 5c , the yard. 1 One case of Outings that sell ' anywhere at 8 1-3c. We will . ?f hand them over to you at 6 l-4c ] gt} theyarc'.. On next Saturday, the 14th, i and next Tuesday, the 17th, { S and Thursday, the 19th, from * w W* *TI/I1 | JtlMiS.ll Keep \ BUSINESS on THIS SI and look 1 Next Week's Ai i w nn Ill III uu 1 DRUGS! ME _ E Pure and Fresh Dr E and Toilet Article E Richard Hudnut's P?A?inpaftioi J A % m a ? >__ ? E Prescriptions and I E carefully prepares E Pharmacist. I SEND US YOUR M I Kingstree Drug E Next, to Stacl iumuuiiiiutuituuuitiuiiuiiuit jssing_ ms Giv Pure! >re we have a 105 pound in the pumpkin will be ; person guessing the se* thes or a ladies* coat sui in the store. Guessing r, 1911, when a committ stants can guess as mai ne they guess. >ve offer, we have decide noney at our store be st ) worth of these tickets of some kind. Save yo W FOR ' \ " > want tQ come and , fitim nffprti. W# T-- ? *T"3 =-T X T 11 a. m. to 4 o'clock p. m., we will sell yard wide, 10c Bleach Homespun at 5c the yard, only 10 yards allowed to each customer. These goods are on display in our windows. Dress Goods and Silks. Remember, ladies, we have 3n display a splendid line of Wool Dress Goods at 25c, 50c and $1.00 the yard, including a pretty assortment of Creams, Light Blue, Pink and Lavender for evening dresses and Dpera cloaks. See our pretty line of dress goods. Silks and Trimmings. We also have in stock a nice line of Silks and Satins for dresses and trimming purposes A very pretty line of Silks in all the leading shades at 25c the yard. Black Taffeta, 1 yard wide, Dniy 95c the yard. Black Messaline Satin, 1 yard NSON BRO tmmmsmmss ~ i 'our i EYE PACE for our | inouncement WARD | II 1 iimmmmmmmmmmoj DICINES! 1 3 ugs, Medicines ^3 s of All Kinds. 3 Perfume and 3 IS. ? 'amily Recipes 3 1 by a Licensed 2 3 AIL ORDERS 3 Company % cley't. rEj | UUiiUUiiUUiiliiUttO! Prize C( en Wit) liases. pumpkin on display and nrivron a hanrlcnmf* hall h^j * >' T :ond nearest number of see t. All persons will be alb Contest will ccntinue fror ee will be appointed to ca ly times as they please---: ^d to give premiums for ou ire to call for the cash regi bring them to the store ai ur cash register tickets---1 IDOK ' a PAY-BAY i m 8 MEAN \M >T0 1% 8 YOU? L * i W If pay-day means a day of Bi] w,Living lieyom (A To live beyond your inc >me mes Now is the the time to change. (6 S^.T7"X2ST3-3 Sat the earliest opportunity and pul an account is opened pou can dopo or all. at any time without notice. 8 WEE I I Protection^ I =4t! ? BANK OF WI1 I ftingsti ? C W StoLL, President. ? F Rhem, Vice-President THE 000 avail yourself of the al ?11, here they are; ~j ' ' wide, only $1.00 the yard. A nice line of All-Over Laces for yokes, from 35c to 81.00 the yard. Don't fail to see our line of Linen Torchon Laces at 5c the yard. v if 9 s* 'i. r? j uauies coai Willis ana Jackets. Ladies, just as soon as the weather gets a little cooler you will be on the move for Coat Suits and Long Coats. We want to say to you that we are here with the goods; all the latest styles are shown. A nice line of Coat Suits, nicely satin lined, only $12.50 per suit. Other Suits at $15.00, $18.00 and up to $25.00 the suit. Long Coats from S5.00 to $15-00. Call and see our suits, skirts and jackets. THERS COM !s888asssssffiasas! infest! | h Cash! the person guessing the g iring, drop head White :ds in the pumpkin will S; jwed one guess for every n now until the night of g nvass the guesses and g; ill they have to do is to g! r cash register tickets, g! ster tickets, or coupons, id we will crive vou a >3 they will bring you nice |j 1 D S . . dove prize and prem- ^ Buster Brown Hose. . We have now in stock a very 3r complete line of Buster Brown S Hose for ladies, men, boys and ?5 children. Those who read the jg great periodicals of the coun- ?5 try will find Buster Brown fit Hnan ir, oil fka M Jauuv UUTVIUOVU III Oil II1C fjn great magazines and daily pa- Jj? pers of the country. If you !0i ? * ' 4. 1 i? 1.U wain liic uesu uuse iur trie n money get Buster Brown Hose, gj * 15c the pair or two pairs for ?? 25c. Ladies, men and children. g? Also a full line of the guar- 8[ anteed hose for men, ladies 8 and children. Four pairs guar- ? r anteed to last four months or B; new ones given if they don't g; last. A printed guarantee goes iSr with each four pairs?can there n I be a fairer offer? 8 Remember, we sell on next ! Sj. , Saturday, the 14th, Tuesday, the 17th, and Thursday, the 19th, 10c Bleach Homespun at ! g 5c the yard?only 10 yards $o ! 2I each customer. . j g; PANY "| ? i 1 YOU CAN 8 MAKE IT 8 IL1 MEAN 8 PV tiau m\ 'jmw iu TUU u WHATEVER 8 ' trYOU WILL. 8 lis and Collectors you are JL 1 Your Income. ijn ns a life of perpetual indebtedness. \M Open a ^aaoTJ2<rzn Ji : by something every pay-day. After?) sit as you like or withdraw any part 7 k ^EE BANK. 8 a TVTTTTfTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT of Our Safe ; :'ou have money about your home let 4 'er you the protectiou of our safe and < ?places of security that are built to ^ money where it will be out of reach 4 rglars and fire, and always ready for * fhen wanted. We want you to feel 4 ;his bank is for your use and that our 4 tniences are for your use; to that end < vite yuur account. n is our DUSiness 4 ve the people. The service we offer 4 e of advantage to you. Others tell * their satisfaction. This makes us be- 4 that vou also will receive the same 4 (fits from a bank connection here. * over the situation with us, whatever * rements you may have we may be 4 ? supply your demands. Why not * aday? 4 LLIAMSBURG, 3 :?e, S. C. \ E C Epps, Cashier. * C W Boswell, Asst. Cashier. 4 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAt A