PUPPET PLArS. An Ancient Form of Amusement Known All Over the World. Today, throughout Turkey and southeastern Europe, puppets are still a- popular form of entertainment in the collee houses and the theaters. Punchinello and his comrades still disport themselves in the restaurants of Italy. It also has its nprmnnnnt nnnnpt thoaters and ~~" r r-x-r twice as many traveling puppet shows, the favorite plays of which are based on such old tales as the deeds of Charlemagne and his warriors, one cycle of plays lasting two months. Paris still has its puppet theaters in the side street. Clunn Lewis delighted modern England with his puppets, and German children hare always known them. In Chicago's Greek colony one finds the little puppets entertaining guests in the coffee nouses with Turkish shadow flags. From foreigners San Francisco acquired a naive puppet theater, and New York citv has had puppet theaters in its Italian quarters. Gordon Craig has a puppet theater along with his other theater in Florence, Italy. Students from his school say that no play they have ever seen has touched them to such depths of sadness as one of his tragic puppet plays, with each puppet to do one ur DiUIj/lU Vi n W. They have always been a delight to the world's artists. Goethe often gave them for his friends. Indeed, it was from such an entertainment that he got his idea for "Faust." The list of English and European dramatists who have also written puppet plays is a long one. Ben Jonson has given us an entertaining account of a puppet play at Bartholomew fair, llaydn composed some of his best music for the court puppet theater, where he was musical director. For Voltaire, too, they had their appeal. And George Sand was wont to give these plays for the children v of her household. Gautier and Stevenson loved them, and Maeterlinck has written a volume of "Drames pour marionettes." Of one audience the puppet theater is forever assured, children and artists, for both can sit on a kitchen stool and enter the happy world of make believe.?Inis Weed in Century. Hi* 8arcaam Was Lost. In his early days at the bar the late Lord Bowen prosecuted a prisoner who had been caught in a house at night crawling downstairs with his boot3 off and carrying portable property. The evidence was so overwhelming that Bowen ventured to indulge in a little irony and remarked on the thoughtfulness of the prisoner in removing his shoes, thus disturbing nobody, and in selecting only solid silver articles from the plate basket, so that the family had enough forks and spoons left for breakfast. The jury were , so impressed with these extenuating circumstances that they acquitted the prisoner. Bowen never employed irony again when addressing a jury.?London Spectator. Butter In Slices. ' From time immemorial in Cambridge, England, the dairymen roll the butter so as to form a long stick weighing a pound, which they sell in slices, as if it were sausage. In the market the butter merchants do not care to use either weights or scales. A simple glance is sufficient for these people accustomed to the time honored practice. A very neat cut with the knife divides the yard into halves, quarters or eighths very exactly, and it appears that the customer is never given short measure. Lucullus Dines With Lucullus. On one occasion, either by chance or mischance, Lucullus happened to have no guest for dinner. His servitor then gave him a dinner that O'flA *rliAi*nnn/in was vtuiiu ujxij v"vv, nutituj/uu Lucullus took him severely to task'. "But, sir, you were alone," he said in his apologies. "It is precisely when I happen to be alone," replied Lucullus, "that you require to pay especial attention to the dinner. At such times you must remember that Lucullus dines with Lucullus." Experienced. "And do you doubt my love?" he asked passionately. "Xo, Samuel," she answered, with admirable tact, "but when you say that the day you call me yours will usher fn an era of lifelong devotion and tender solicitude you?pardon me, dear?you put it on a trifle too thick. You seem to forget, Samuel, that I am a widow."?London Telegraph. Well Answered. "What would you say," said the mournful prophet of woe, "if I were to tell you that in a short space of time all the rivers in this country would dry up?" "I would say," said the patient man, " 'Go ;hou and do likewise/ " t ft I HISTORIC PENS. ! Those Used In Signing Peace Treaties , Are the Most Sought. i The collecting of historic pens has been quite a fad for some years past, especially in Europe. The pens with which peace treaties are signed bring the highest prices if they happen to find their way into the market, and there j^re many collectors who would be willing to give | thousands of dollars for the pen ! which shall declare an end to the , I present war of wars. Usually, how- < I ever, such pens remain the property I - ? iL. _i._ i. - . ,1 I Ui lilt? SUUCS CUUCfJ IIUU. When it became known that j peace had been declared between \ Japan and Russia pen manufactur- [ ers all over the world sent supplies of their pens to the commissioners , who were engaged in arranging the i ; terms, hoping that the document would be completed through the ' : agency of their wares. To avoid j j anv unfair discrimination between 1 the pen manufacturers it was de- 1 cided to use a quill in signing the , j treaty. , It was also a quill pen that was 1 ; used in signing the treaty of peace i between the United States and ! ; Spain after the war of 1S9S. This j particular pen was afterward sold j if or $125. j' The pen used by the commission-1 j ers in signing the memorable treaty .: of Paris fell into the hands of the j; j former Empress Eugenie. Aside j from its historic interest, it is also | of great value, for it is mounted in solid gold and incrusted in dia- ' monds. Aside from the collectors there i are many who consider it lucky to S possess a pen that has been used j in signing the reprieve of a person . condemned to death. Applications j, for pens that have performed such j i service are often made to the gov- 1 ernors of states. Queen Victoria : always retained possession of such j pens. One of these she resented ;i to Mme. Albani, the 6ing* . Pens which have been U9ed by , 1 famous authors often fetch high j prices at auction. Dickens used the i same quill pen to write "Hard 11 Times," "Little Dorrit" aDd "Bleak , TJVoia/?'' orViioK traa onlrl nnrrv* t.imp 1 ago for $17. * i A valuable pen is the one which 1 Lincoln presented to a friend just 1 before his death. It was made from i a portion of a box which belonged ji to George Washington, while the 1 box itself had been made from the j lid of the desk belonging to the j captain of the Mayflower. ? New i York Sun. l How Timbor U 8ofoet?L j Timber was formerly selected ac- j cording to its external appearance. The diameter and length of the J piece, the straightness of grain, : sometimes the weight, sufficed to 11 determine both its commercial j1 value and its destination. The di- j versified industries of the " sent , day require a correspondin0 ^..ersi- 1 ty in the wood employed. For one 1 purpose the important quality is ] hardness; for another, elasticity; , for a third, ease of working or re- t sistance to attack by external agencies. The compound micro- ; scope is now used for the minute 1) and careful examination of longi- i < tudinal and transverse sections of i1 a specimen of timber.?London Tel- ] egraph. w j < Getting on In Business. |; Tn tht? Woman's Home Comnan- i? ~~ - ? - - x . ion is an article by a successful 1 business man on the reasons why < men and boys don't get ahead in < business. In it he says: ] "Any man or bov who enters ] business and stays for two years , just where he started ought to take i himself to pieces and find out what ? the trouble is. 1j "Salaries aren't fixed by favorit- < ism in business, or if they are they !! ! don't stav fixed verv long. ' I - v O i . "Xo power on earth can push your ; ( boy ahead except his own ability." ! i An Optical Phenomenon. j i The specter of Brocken is a strik- j ( ing optical phenomenon seen under , peculiar atmospheric conditions at 1 sunrise or sunset from the summit i of the Brocken of Blocksberg, the i1 i highest of the Harz mountains, in j Saxony. It consists of a gigantic i figure of the observer, projected on 1 the mists that rise out of the valley ^ on the side of the mountain opposite to the sun. This phenomenon j is seen about weight or nine times every year and was formerly the cause of many popular supersti- * tions. Pat's Retort. Two Englishmen were driving an old, lean, wasted cow along a road . in England, when they met an i i Irishman coming toward them. "You ought to buy that animal, f Pat/' said one of the owners. e "How much do you want for 5 her?" asked Pat. | 'Tourteen pounds." "Be jabers," cried Pat, walking f away, "I didn't ask her weight; I a asked her price." AN ORDINANCE 1 To Regulate the Storage and Sale of Gasoline, Benzine, Naphtha and Other Inflammable Oils from Refined Petroleum Within the Limits of 1 the Town of Kingstree, S C, and to Provide the Punishment for a Violation of this Ordinance. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al- ' Jermen of the Town of Kingstree, S <\ and Council assembled and by authority 5f the same: 1. That from and after the passage and ratification of this ordinance it shall:1 be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- J: poration to store or keep on storage in ' any house qr building within the limits ! af the Towfl of Kingstree, S C, more 1 than one hundred gallons of benzine, 1 naphtha, gasoline or other inflammable [ niis, or products of refined petroleum of not less than 110 degrees fire test, unless such inflammable oils or products enumerated above shall be kept and stored in a building of fire proof con- < struction ar.d in accordance with the limitations and conditions hereinafter prescribed. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to store or keep on storage more than 5000 gallons of benzine,naphtha or gasoline or other infiarr.mable oils of refined petroleum of not less than 110 degrees fire test in any fire proof building within the limits of the Town of Kingstree, S C, unless such building shall be placed, located ai d constructed more than 1500 feet from any and ail dwellings, store ; houses and other buildings of frame con- j struclion; and provided further that | said gasoline, benzine and naphtha shall' be kept in a drum or tank, or in drums j or tanks used for that purpose; that no delivery or removal of the same or any part thereof shall be made from said building'at any time by artificial light, ' or under any circumstances after sunset of any day. 3. it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to store or keep on storage within the limits of the 1 Town of Kingstree, S C, more than one hundred gallons of benzine, naphtha or gasoline or other inflammable oils or products of refined petroleum, unless such quantities of said inflammable oils above enumerated in excess of 100 gallons shall be kept on storage or stored . in accordance with tbe provisions and limitations and upon the conditions set forth in ParacraDh 2 hereof, or unless such quantities of said inflammable oils above enumerated in excess of 100 gallons shall be stored or kept on storage in under-ground, fire-proof, metal tanks or reservoirs sunk below the surface of the ground to a depth of not less than 3 feet and located not less than 10 feet from any building, or unless such quantities of said inflammable oils above enumerated in excess of 100 gallons hall be stored or kept on storage in ] fire-proof, me'?al tanks or reservoirs constructed for that purpose above the surface and not within 1U0 feet of any store house or dwelling, provided not more than 8,000 gallons of gasoline, benzine or naphtha shall at any time be placed ot kept in such under-ground < tank or reservoir and that not more than ' 1,600 gallons of gasoline, benzine or naphtha shall at any time be placed or 1 kept in any such tank or reservoir con- j structed above the surface of the ground. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or conitruct or cause to be erected or con- ' structed any building, tank or reservoir for the storage of said inflammable oils above enumerated in violation of any af the provisions of this ordinance, and it shall be unlawful for the owner or awners of any building, tank of reser- \ k'oir within the limits of said town to let or rent the same or permit the same ( to be used for the storage of said inflammable oils or products above enum- ' ?rated in violation of the provisions of this ordinance. 5. Before any of the tanks for the storage of oils shall be located as provided for in Paragraph 3 of this ordinance, the person firm or corporation iesirir.g to erect or construct such tank shall apply in writing and obtain from the said "council a written permit to make such erection. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be so constru- 1 ed to prevent said town council from reiusing to grant such permit whenever in its judgment it shall deem proper. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct or ] erect, keep or maintain above the surface of the ground on any street within the limits of said town in tank, reser- \ voir or service station of any descrip- ; tion for the sale of gasoline, benzine, , naphtha kerosine or other inflammable ' nils or products of refined petroleum, j ?nd no such tank or reservoir or service j station for the sale of said inflammable i nils or products or any of them shall be J piaced beneath the surface of the ground on any of the streets of said town intil written application to said town :our.eil has been made and written permission from said town council has neen obtained for the erection and maintenance of the same. Any person violating the provisions of 1 :i;is ordinance or any of them, and con- ( dieted therefor shall be fined not !>-ss | :han 81.00 nor more than 8100.00, or be ' mprisoned on the public works for not ess than five days nor more than thirty ' lays. That all ordinances or parts of ordi- ( lances inconsistent with this ordinance 1 >e and the same are hereby repealed. ' Passed and ratified in council assem- 1 )led this 24th day of April. A D 1916. { W R Scott, j attest: Mayor. j Wai.ter Steele, Clerk and Treasurer. ( MOTHER SUPERIOR i Says Vinol Creates Strength Rosary Hill Home, Hawthorne, N.Y. " -"I have; used Vinol for many runInnrn rapalf nr pmnr?iatad natients with >enefit. One young woman waa so weak md ill she could hardly creep to my door , 'or aid. I supplied Vir.ol toner liberally ; md in a month I hardly recognized her. 5he was strong, her color charming and ler cheeks rounded out."?Mother M. ^.lphonsa LaTKROP, O. S. D., We guaranteeVinol to sharpen the ap- m >etite, aid digestion, enrich the blood " md create strength. Scott Drug Co, Kingstrce. S C. Summons for Relief. ' THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county of williamsburg. In Court of Common Pleas. Leroy F Ward, Plaintiff, vs Hamburg Fulmore and J J M Graham. Defendants. To the Defendants above named, Ham burg Fulmore and J -I M Graham: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in thi.action.of which a copy is herewith served upon you,and to serve a copy of you. answer to the said complaint on the subscriber hereto, at his office in La^e City. South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; a,id if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this actior. will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. W H whitehead, Jr, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the absent defendant, Hamburg Fulmore, whose address is unknown: Take Notice, that the original summons id this action, of which the foregoing is a copy, together with the verified complaint herein, were filed in ' or? /. m i / r* i _r r- ~ tne ornce or tne cient 01 i^oun. m summon Pleas for Williamsburg county on the 12th day of April. 1916. W H Whitehead, Jr, 4-20-3t Plaintiff's Attorney. Notice of Trustee's Sale Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of an order of the Hon Robt J Kirk, referee in bankruptcy, to me directed, 1 will sell at public auction for cash, at the store formerly occupied by the Johnsonville Mercantile Company, at. Johnsonville, S C. on the 5th day of May, A l? 1916, at 12 o'clock on said day, the following property, to-wit: All and singular trie stock of merchandise, consisting of dry goods, shoes, clothing, notions, and heavy, fancy and staple groceries, formerly of the said Johnsonville Mercantile Company, and also:?all and singular the accounts, bills and notes receivable of the said Johnsonvilie Mercantile Company. Terms of sale?cash. For further information, communicate with the undersigned. . Jno M Ross, Trustee in bankruptcy for Johnsonville Mercantile Company. 4-20-3t Notice of Final Discharge Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of May, 1916,at 12 o'clock noon, we will apply to P M lirockinton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissorv as Executors of the estate of W F Rodgers, deceased. C W Stoll, E 0 Rodgers. 4-13-5tp Executors. Notice of Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of May, A D 1916, at 12 o'clock, noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as General rinaiuliiin r\f tJia nunnn snrl octntp nf auoiuiou VI W1V pvtovtl W?v* v u v????. V. Evelyn Graham. Mrs M F Graham, 4-18-4t Guardian. Notice of Application for Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the 20th lay of May, 1916, at 12 o'clock, noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton. Judge :>f Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as Administrator jf the Estate of Sol Peres, deceased. 4-2o-5tp Abe Schultz, April 15, 1916. Administrator. Notice to Creditors. In the District Court of the United States. Eastern District of South Carolina. Injtne Matter of W E Jenkinson, Bankrupt, Kingstree, S C. To the creditors of the above named bankrupt: Take notice that on the ISth day of April, 1916, the above named bankrupt filed his petition in said court praying the confirmation of the composition heretofore offered and accepted, and that a hearing was thereupon ordered and will be had upon said petition Friday, the 5th day of May. A D 1916, before said court at Charleston, in the said district, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all Known creditors ana utner persons iii interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. [seal] Richard \v Hutson. 4-2o-2t Clerk. Registration Notice The oTl'iCC of the >::p rvi.-or ..f stration will he open on the l.-i \ onlay in each month for "he purp:n>.* e registering anj per-o? who i> ' t.ali yi*ii a> follows: V'ho shall ka\ been : n .- jir.ct in wliicli the elector others t< ?ote four moot its before the day o: election, and shall have paid, si; Months before, any poll tax then d: ind payable, ami who can both remind write any section of the eonsticn;ion of 1895 submitted to him by th? Supervisors of Registration, or wb. ran show that he owns, and has pan* til taxes collectible on during the present year, pioperty in this State issessed at three hundred dollars or nore. B E Clarkson, *"!erk of Board. RUB-MY-TISfJ Will cure your Rheumatic v Neuralgia, Headaches, Cran. - ^ *-* rt lie. sprains, cruises, c,uis I:. 01d Sores, Stings of In tc. Antiseptic Anodyne. uj>? ('' onfl '" r. Chamberlain's Cough Hemed* Cures Colds, Croup and Whopping Coueh. Notice of Election. A petition, signed by the required number of qualified electors and freeholders. residents of school district No 39, in Williamsburg county and State of South Carolina, and praying the County Board of Education for said ( county to grant an election in said dis-. trict for the purpose of voting an extra ; tax of four (4) mills to be usecf for school purposes in said district, having j been filed and said petition having been granted and election ordered. Notice in hereby given that an elec-! tion for above named purpose will be held at the Aimwell school building in i said district Saturday, May 13, 1916. j Poll will open at 8:00 a. m. and close at 4:00 p.m. The undersigned, by virtue of their office, will act as managers of this j election and will canvass the vote. A W Graham. R D Blakeley, R C Flowers, 5-4-2t Trustees School Dist No 39. Notice of Election. A petition, signed by the required number of qualified electors and freeholders, residents of Marion Branch school district No 45. in Williamsburg county and State of South Carolina, and praying the County Board of Education for said county to grant an election in said district for the purpose of voting an extra tax of two (2) mills to be used for school purposes in said district, having been filed and said petition having been granted and election ordered, Notice is hereby given that an election for above named purpose will be held at W A Marshalls store in said district Saturday, May 13, 1916. Poll will open at 8:00 a. m. and close at 4:00 p. m. The undersigned, by virtue of their office, will act as managers of this election and will convass the vote. w a Marshall, R J Ferdo.v, R C Kellahan, 5-4-2t Trustees. Did You I Ever Eat a | Jax Pie? | I Say! You've got some I | treat coming to you. | Jax Biscuits I 8 Jacksonville Cracker Works | Arrival of Passenger Trains at Klngstree. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad has promulgated the following schedule, which became effective Monday, November 1, 1915: North Bound. No 80 - - - 7:23 a m *No 46 - - 11:35 am No 78 - - - 5:48 p m South Bound. No 79 - - 11:09 am *No 47 - - 6:28 p m No 89 - - - 9:18 p m Daily except Sunday. Deafness Cannot Be Cured bv local applications. a? they cannot reach th- diseased portion of the ear. There is on.y one way to cure deafness. and that la by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is tr'Irely closed. Deafness is the result, and t: .ho inflammation can be taken out a.. . .ins tube r-stored to its normal condition, hearing will bo destroyed forever; nine caser out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. IVv *3 ' ' ) NO OTHER AS GOOD. 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