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DAYS OF THE PRESS GANG. Lif* In England's Old Georgian Navy Was Hard and Brutalizing. There can be no question about it?life in the Georgian navy was insufferably hard. According to Manslield, "it was brutalizing, cruel and horrible, the kind of life now happily gone forever, a kind of life whicn no man today would think good enough for a criminal. There was barbarous discipline, bad pay, bad food, bad hours of work, bad company." This is putting the case strongly, and to or e not born or bred to the sea it is exactly what it must have seemed. How then did they get men to enter the service? There were several ways in vogue. A captain on being appointed to a vessel, besides attending to her armament and equipping her for a voyage, had also the responsibility of furnishing her with a crew. He set about this by establishing a recruiting office ashore, generally at a sailors' tavern, and placarding the fact through the town and the surrounding country with the announcement that "Captain Blank, B. N., was now fitting out H. M. ship So and So for a cruise in for eign waters." Following this came promises of unlimited rum, prize money and the king's bounty. When the gullible one came to the bait he was plied generously with drink and flattery, the king's gold jingled before his taring eyes and his befuddled brain filled with stories of the joys of life in the king's navy loudly bawled in the sea ballads of the day. That these joys were not unknown is shown by the fact that the bounty was at one time above ?70 sterling. When these gentle means failed to complete his number the captain sent a few boat loads of sturdy fellows ashore after dark in charge of an officer. This party or "press fro-nrr" thp TPRfirts of r--"""?- ? ? ~ merchant sailors and picked up any stragglers they found in the streets. In times of need no male between boyhood and old age was safe.? From "The Old Man-of-war's Man," by W. J. Ay 1 ward, in Scribner's. The Wrist and the Arm. The real wrist, as one might say, is the elbow joint. It is all hand, practically speaking, from that point to the tips of the fingers. When you turn your wrist it is the whole forearm that makes the twist, and ever}' movement of the in V?tt mncnloc iUigClD ID VUU Li. vutu UJ vuw muovivw of the forearm. The power to turn the wrist to and fro at the elbow joint is possessed only by human beings and monkeys, and even the higher apes are not able to do the trick nearly as well as we "-an. In this movement the great biceps muscle in the upper arm is importantly concerned, its powerful action in turning the forearm outward being accountable for the fact that we are able to put so much more strength into a twist in that direction than the opposite way. Many of our most familiar tools indeed, such as the screwdriver, are made with reference to the anatomical peculiarity in question. It is for this reason and no other that all screws turn to the right. insulted By a look. A cat may look at the king, but apparently Breslau citizens may not look at Prussian policemen. A local photographer who for some time had had strained relations with a policeman stationed on the Dominikaner platz considered one day that the policeman was paying him pronounced official attention. So he stood still and looked straight at him "in a vexatious manner/' according to the charge. The policeman considered himself deeply insulted by the photographer's gaze and reported the affair. The offender was haled to court and a petty jury sentenced the luckless photographer to fourteen days' imprisonment for "insulting" an official.?London Express. John Hancock. John Hancock, the first signer of the declaration of independence, was the first aristocrat of Boston to join the revolutionary party. He was often chairman of liberty meetings. He was a member of the great and general court, deputy to the provincial congresses and presiding officer, also deputy to the continental congress and for two and a half years its president; the first governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts and ten times reelected. Rules For Avoiding Indigestion. Chew your food, quit overeating, quit washing the food into the stomach with liquids, quit eating the wrong combinations of food. Fermentation is not digestion; fermentation causes gas. Whenever you have gas you know that your digestion is not good.?Dr. David H. Reeder of Chicago. _____' Sprains,Bruises Stiff Muscles re quickly relieved by Sloan's $ Liniment. Lay it on?no rub* y bing. Try iu f I Ankle Sprain and Dislocated Hip. | " I sprained my ankle aDd dislocated my hip by falling out of a third story window. Went on crutches for four months. Then I started to use your Liniment, according to directions. I roust say it is helping me wonderfully. We will never be without Sloan's Liniment anymore."?chat. Johnton, Lou.ton Station, N. Y, SLOANS LINIMENT Kills Pain Splendid for Sprain*. ! " I fell and sprained my arm n week ago and was in terrible pain. I could not use my hand or arm until I applied jour Liniment. I shall never be without a bottle of Sloan'* Liniment."?Jfra B B. Springer. Elisabeth, N. J. Fine for Stiffness. "Sloan's Liniment has done more good than anything I have ever tried >- . for stiff joints. I got my hand hurt so badly that I had to atop work right in the busiest time of the year. I thougfit at first that I would have to have mjr hand taken off. but I got a bottle of Sloan's Liniment and cured my hand." ?Wilton Wheeler. Morris, Ala. At all Dealers. 2Sc. 50c. and $1.00 ( *u| Send tor Sloan's X. Kfi free, instructive book on horses, f cattle, hogs and poultry. Address ^Jfl i Dr. CARL 1 SLOAN,Ik. p^> i I iOSTW, MASS. \ f I Hints from Helnemann. Heinemann, February 9: ?Mrs S Oliver O'Bryan of Manning was the week-guest of Mr and Mrs W M O'Bryan. Miss Cora Sprott of Foreston is at Mr S A Graham's for the week doing some clerical work. Farmers of this section have gone to work in earnest, getting ready for the setting out of tobacco. Born, to Mr and Mrs W M O'Bryan?? trirl h?hv_ weight 10i DOunds. We notice some lady writing from above Kingstree says she could ngt find Heinemann on the map. It is not at Lanes or at Greelyville, but it is betwixt and between; and it is noted for its healty climate. Even the small pox doesn't seem to take much effect, one can eat three meals a day. Since writing the foregoing we notice that your correspondent at Lake City seems to be very much interested about Heinemann's locality. Would suggest that i! she is in for the matrimonial game there is an old widower down here and we Loo Laa/^1 a fa Kn**n air iuiu nc uao uwuig vv vuta. "Bull Moose" is a great blessing, but don't fool with old booze, especially when you go duck hunting on Santee river, for old booze doesn't seem to be a respecter of any one; he will capsize the boat, guns and occupants and give you a good wetting to boot. X Y Z. Horrible Blolcbes of Eczema Quickly cured by Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. C P Caldwell of New Orleans,La, states: "My doctor advised me to try 'Dr Hobson's Eczema Salve.' I used three boxes of Ointment and three cakes of Dr Hobson's Derma Zema Soap. Today I have not a spot anywhere on my body and can say I ai i cured." It will do the same for you. 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You W our advertisementsI of you?are now inf< End-of-the-Season Sale of Men's am is now on, and Saving of from 2 | on any Suit or Ov I from us. MAIL O filled at the reducec changed or money re Bentschner Corner King ant | Charleston, S< | Xmas anc | HAVE BOH I We Are Still Here, Ever Ri 1 Our depleted stock, after | businesses we have ever enji ? cern,has been replenished, ai tiful line of JEWELRY, n | EICH aTD 2 and an elegant display of ST | suitable for^Birthday or Wed' | CALL AI |S. THOI? I QUALITY JI i 257:Kinrf:St.. If It's Somi TO EAT DR \ Or a good time now ai KINI PROPI Courtney's Cafe an Kingstr ,'S MARKET I resh Oysters \ ind quart sanitary cans, daily. ^ FRESH MEATS AND FISH S ON HAND DAILY C ID HIDES J PROPRIETOR V ?m ii Dm Ci. Tf of your prescriptions, e only pure drugs in et Articles 2st line in town. tman Kodak I Drug Co's. 10 Read and there are many Drmed that our usual i Boys' Clothing we offer you a 0 to 331 Per Cent ercoat you now buy 'RDERS 1 prices. Goods ex- r.?3? J * lunueu. & Visanska I iiasell Streets, >uth Carolina. 1 New Year! 4 GONE, BUT I ;ady to Serve You. one of the largest Christmas f oyed in the history of the con- % nd we are now showing a beau- | ew and unique in designs, ^ "HT G-I-j-A-SS., | || ERLING SILVERWARE $ V ding Presents, f <iD SEE US. | = s & c ?., f 8 iWELERS, | p CHARLESTON, S. C. | | Bthing Good | INK I SMOKE I id ever afterwards, see ? DER UETOR ? d Ice Cream Parlor I ee, S. C. ? jXXXXXXXXXXXXX | Horses an > A new lot of: I and mules arrive I are on exhibition > Be on hand and > lection. 1 111 ill! I I ; vfimamsDurg l I JfCingstre Ixxxxxxxooooo ; HERE'S AN II to the entire publi inspect our SUPERLATIVE STOCK 01 Compare the q\ . _ i t ^ prices ana so iniorm can save dollars and here. We buy large cash, which is exac afford to sell High-Glass Groceries f( L. D. Rod] t Kiiurstrec w Mil En Individual training f girls. The course of es, Shorthand, Type keeping offers unsi ities to the youths ( very reasonable pri obtained in town. 1 dress, J. M. JERVEY, 8'21*6m ^555S555555ES555555555255?I penBB&HeBBBnaie j J. L ST I Is selling lot: j and Mules 1 | Always a drc 5 fully selecte( hand. Aiwa; a sale or swa; jj. L. ST j Livery, Feed an | Lake City, a 1,? i * i i ?-?? r dMs| fine work horses A d Saturday, and $ . . at our stable. Q , make your se-ro 4i ive Slock Co. | e, S. C. x ooocxxxxxxxxSi \ vj WITATION J ic to come in and 8 P FRESH 6R0CERIES. ualities with the i yourself that you I dimes by dealing ly and we buy for :tly WHY we can ir Little-Profit Prices. v*. jers & Co. / !, S. C. i i T5 I I- I- II _ 11-1 1 I IS ?l ^ 8v; or your* boys and J all English branch- 3 fw: (writing and Booklrpassed opportun)f the county at a ce. Board can be ?or particulars ad - Greelyville, S. C. V i'-~r "Si: ."?*? noitai ^SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSJ^ ??77 1? ^ UCKEVl I s of Horses % ;his season. i| ,i ive of care- ill 1 stock on |jjl ys ready for i|^' ucrey|| id Sale Staale jEf J South Carolina || M ^j8J8S?SSS*8J8S8!? Mk