Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE YOUNG VULTURE ME IS WILLING TO P'GHT BEFORE HE IS ABLE TO FLY. Tile Fledsrellr~ Ka* Wonderful Strength of Bill, lu (.ocraeeons and Afi3cre*?ive and IN an Quick Almost ?s s Flama of Lightning. In the sonth there is one bird which #."erybody knows whether he is a na? ture student or not" I refer to the turkey vulture* or turkey buzzard, as xaost people call bim. This bird seems .te be an ever present feature of the .southern landscape, for look upward sorben you will you may see him sweep? ing' the /Sky* with outspread wings, "wheeling in broad circles or soaring in graceful spirals, with seeming never a - stroke of the mighty pinions for hours st a time. One day I saw a vulture sailing thus, says Ernest Harold Baynes in the Boston Herald, and I carefully marked his flight until he descended from the white clouds and disappeared near the edge of a distant wood. Supposing ina* he had come down to fe?d on some carrion-a dead horse perhaps, which had been dragged just outside of the woods and left-I made the best of my way to the spot where I lost sight, of tte bird, that I might be a witness to the feast I arrived at the wood, but neither bird nor carcass could I see. Then I bethought me that this was the month of May, and that perhaps the buzzard sad a nest thereabout I hunted un? der the bushes, along the side of fallen trees/and in some old stumps which were standing near, but not a feather was to be seen. Presently I spied a log which lay somewhat apart in the shadow of some j shrubs, and as I approached lt out from somewhere came a big turkey buzzard, which quickly disappeared behind the trees. On coming np to the log, which was a large one, I found that it was hollow, and tn the cavity there were two eggs, which doubtless belonged to the vulture which had just departed. They were considerably lar? ger than the eggs of a domestic hen, ?' and in color they were dirty white, heavily spotted with chocolate brown. I left them that I might have an op? portunity to study the young. The next time F visited the hollow log the parent birds were not in sight, hut in the nest 1 found two downy fledgelings, which could scarcely be called pretty. They were in every way less attractive than young hawks of the same age. They expressed their disapproval of my presence hy a Weak growling sound. I could'not visit the spot again for some weeks, and when. I did one of them had disappeared. The other was no longer in the hollow log, but stand? ing at a little distance, and I was in? terested to see the change in his ap? pearance. In the first place, he had grown trexaeadonsly; the down which *;ted formerly covered the whole body "was hc?r coufine? chiefly to the head, neck end under parts, and the rest of fte bird was clothed with firm black Jjjjihers. He looked fat and well fed. .^"T reached out my hand and caught him by one wing:. But here he had a surprise for me, for he seized my fin? ger in Jiis hooked bill and with a turn -et his head twisted oil a bit of the flesh- before 1 had time even to object After hurriedly cleansing the wound I again advaueed on the enemy, who "was game enough to satisfy any one and came to the att?fck with open bilL Of course he wa? not dangerous In the least for he was very young and could not even fly. but for a fledgeling the grip he could give with his bill was astonishing. However. I picked him up. took him horne and tethered him in the garden with a strap to one leg. The first night be ate a good meal of liver, and after that he took almost any kind of meat that was given him. I let him have carrion whenever it was convenient, but at other times he ate freshly killed frogs, fresh beef, opossum and even Ssh. One night soon after I had brought him home I went out to see bow he looked when he was asleep. It was so -dark that his black plumage was not visible against the grass. All I could see of him was a white spot his head. Ss it hung sear the ground. I approached very quietly and was within five feet when something hap? pened. Oct of the darkness there came a flash of white straight toward me "with a speed which caused me to step quickly backward, and at the same in? stant there was a startling, rustling sound, accompanied by a guttural growl, which for a moment I did not recognize us the voice of the young vulture. Altogether it was a most startling phenomenon, and. although I realized la a momeat that the bird was in some way the cause of it I do not know even yet just what happened. This much I kiiow. however, that the bird rushed at me. growling with ali his might, and that the flash of white was the white down of the body uncovered by the opening of the black wings. - The rushing sound was. I think, caused in some way by the wing feath? ers or tai! feathers, or both, but wheth? er by dragging them along the ground ur^otherwise I cannot tell. I tried on several occasions to find this out by ap? proaching the young vulture when there was just light enough for me to see what happened, but he would never act in just the same way unless it was xgt?te dark. Ko doubt this is some provision of I nature to protect the bird when it Is j young and helpless, and I can testify that it is a good one, for I am sure that few night prowling animals would care j to pursue their Investigations after be? l?g given so startling a reception. It is a wise man who knows his ows business, and it is a wiser\man wJ:<* THE MAP PROOFREADER. Bis Work IK Done Slowly and Wltli Extraordinary Care. "I thought 1 knew my busiuoss until I took a job holding copy in a mapmak ing establishment.". said .a. veteran i proofreader. "The change . from the rush of a morning newspaper to the leisurely work of an encyclopedia was queer enough, it was three weeks be fore I began to feel that I was earning my salary. It takes about two weeks to read the proof of a good map. If it is a business atlas, particularly com? prehensive as to small towns, we Iingei over a proof and its successive revise? for a month or six weeks before the final electrotype is made. In mapinak ing it is not only essential tli.it every town should be in the map.-but t!: :t it should be in precisely the right (knee. The man who is buying, a map or an atlas has no use for it unless it gives accurate information about the city 01 town where he was born, where his wife was born and where he was mar? ried. The first thing a prospective pur? chaser does when shown a new atlas by a canvasser is to look up one or all ol these points. If his native town or city is not there he won't bother to take another glance at the book. If it h there, but not in its precise location or some river or bay. he does not hesitate to say he has no high opinion of thc atlas. The motto of our business seems to be 'Get it all hi and get it in right.' "' VISITING CARDS. Jtome of the I'we* to Which They Ar? Put In England, A. great London paper lately com? mented on the improper use often made of visiting cards -by nefarious persons, but it is evident that the writer did not know that xvhole packets of such cards, bearing the most distinguished names, can be purchased for a mere trifle. v These cards are for the most part, as one of the venders assured the writer, used innocently enough in a way of speaking by persons of social pretensions who simply wish to im? press people of their own circler In the hall or on one of the dining room tables elaborate sal vere are left care? lessly about each one piled with cards bearing most distinguished names, and of course the waiting visitor, examin inj: these curds to pass the time, is presumed to be deeply impressed by the weight of the social circle in which the owner of the drawing room mixes. The tradesman who was the writer's informant declared that some of the purchasers of rhe cards greatly en haturd'the effect by having scribbled in pencil upon these bits of pasteboard, in (SfTcrent handwritings of course, more or less intimate little messages. The same informant declared that he had known mea of a facetious turu of mind about to visit watering pinces near London who would take thc c-trds of gre;:: people With them am; vonni on funking cb?! prue, acquaintances for tsmva amusement greatly i um ri ;.35 fatter by giving them one or other of tte pieces Of pasteboard bearing a uo i..V: -v. :.:V.ca A. DREADFUL PEST. The Cape Sable Horsefly of the Lower Florida Swamp*. A dreadful pest of the lower Florida #wamps is the Olpe Sable horsefly. Specimens measure an inch anil a quar? ter in leugth. Their bite draws blood i'.ke the thrust of a Unite. Imagine a swarm of them darting around one like so many humming birds! Fortu? nately they are not. at least early in the season, particularly inclined to at? tack man. The only domestic animal that can live In this country is the mule, and even his tough hide requires a flyproof stable for his protection and a suit of armor when outdoors. One day I engaged a mule and tipcart to save several miles of weary lugging along the strip of prairie before we struck off into the interior to visit a great rookery. When the guide brought the animal, it presented a truly re? markable appearance, clad in a suit of buFlap that would have afforded com? plete protection, sa^e that the legs of the "trousers" had been slit down, as the animal could hardly have been in? duced tb put them OfL So the flaps hung dangiiug about the legs, the ears projected above, and the calm eyes gazed out through the loopholes, sur? veying the swarm of flies and the stranger. We left him tied to a palm tree for the day. At dusk when we returned the legs of the poor beast were dripping with blood, and he was fa;iiy frantic with pain. We had a stormy experience in harnessing him, having to be very spry to avoid being killed by the flying hoofs.-Country Life In America. Origin of Knives. The first knives, according to the con? clusions of a scientist who has made a study of the subject, were fractured stones that happened to have a sharp cutting edge. But the vegetable king? dom also furnishes very keen cutting edges in the leaves and stalks of cer? tain plants, which might have been availed of before artificial knives were made. The fractured stone knife easily suggested the shaping of flaked stones, like flint, into the form of blades. Among the Seri Indians on Tiburon island, in the gulf of California, the primitive custom of utilizing fractured and water worn stones for knives still exists. How She Took lt. Harry-Here is a conundrum: When is two an odd and lucky number? Ce? lia-You know I never can guess conun? drums. Harry-When two are made one. Celia-Oh, Harry! This is so sud? den;-Town Topics. Life is the finest of the fine arts. It has to be \learned with lifelong pa? tience, and the years of our pilgrimage arefcall too aiport to master it tri amond. CONSUMPTION OUR MI Was Dying of Consumption. Doctors Gave Me Up. Nothing Helped Me. I Tried Daffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. Improved at.Once. Eight Bottles Completely Cared ne"-Says Mis. H. C. Allington, Nashua, N. H. 41 My life has been saved by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey* my old age comforted and inade happy. I can truthfully say that I ?would not be among the living to-day but for Duffy's. I have used it as a medicine for many years and will continue to recommend it to all suffering from consumption and throat troubles. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey actually cures consumption; my own case is a living evidence of the fact. "I am in my 70th year, and in rugged health. A number of years ago 1 hail three severe attacks of grip, the last one being followed by pneumonia. I was left with a bad cough and severe hemorrhages of the lungs. The doctors did not help me and I was in despair because consumption was upon me. I tried cough medicines and so-called consumption cures without benefit aud was nearing my end, when a good neighbor brought me a bottle of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. It helped me from tho first and I began to mend. Eight bottles com? pletely cured me. " I always keep a bottle of Duffy's in the house and when I feel the least badly I take it according to direction. It keeps nie well and hearty. " Mrs. H. C. ALINGTON, 7i Amherst St., Nashua, N. H. Mrs. Allington's experience is just exactly the same as thousands of men and women who have been snatched from a consumptive's grave by DUFFY'S PURE HALT WHISKEY THE ORLY C??tE F?R L?HS ARD THROAT TROUBLES. During its existence of 50 years, Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has made over 4,000,000 cures. 7,000 doctors prescribe Duffy's, and it is used in over 2,000 hospitals exclusively as the one complete, perfect and permanent cure for consumption, coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis, asthma, pleurisy, pneumonia, catarrh and all diseases of throat and lungs* indigestion, dyspepsia and every form of stomach troubie; nervousness, malaria and all low fevers, ana for all weakened, run-down, diseased or wasting conditions of body, brain, nerve and muscle. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey not only drives out disease germs, but builds up new tissues and renovates the entire system. It aids di? gestion, enriches the blood; stimulates circula? tion, tones up tue heart, quiets the nerves, invigorates and builds up the body so that it will throw off and prevent disease. At the medical Convention in Albanv A LEADING DOCTOR SAID: " I would rather have Daffy's Pure Malt Whiskey to cure consomption and diseases of the throat and longs than all other medicines in the world." And the doctors present agreed with him unanimously. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is good for old and young. It promotes health and long life, keeps th? old young, and makes the young strong. Duffy's is absolutely pure, contains no fusel o?, and is the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. This is a guarantee. Be sure you ask for DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. It* is the only abso? lutely Pure Malt Whiskey which contains medical, health-giving qualities and the only Malt Whiskey recognized hy the government as a medicine? DUFFY'S PUKE MALT WHISKEY is sold in sealed bottles only, never in bulk. Look for the trade-mark-the old chemist-on the label and see that tb? Beal over the cork is unbroken* For sale at all Dispensaries in South Carolina. or direct, $1.00 a bottle. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Eochester, N. Y. Piles Upon Top of Piks. Piles upon top of piles of people h?.ve the Piles, and Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures them. There are maoy diffe ent kind6 of Piler, but if yon get the cenu'ne and original VVitch Hazel Saiv? made by E C. De Witt & Co. of Chicago, a cure is certain. F. A. Tisdall, of Summerton, S. 0" says, had piles 20 yesr* and De Witt's Sa've cured me after evervthing else failed. "Sold by 0. ?. Davis. WEEK END RATES. Excursion Tickets to Popular Resorts Now on Sale by Atlantic Coast Line. The Atlantic Coast Line will sell week end tickets, beginning May 28th and continuing until August 27th to the following named points. Tickets sold each Saturday are limited for re? turn on Tuesday following date of sale. Rates on : Charleston, S3.85; Cross Hill, S3.65; Georgetown, S3.00; Glenn Springs, $110; Greenville, $4.65; Isle of Palms, 83.85; Spartanburg, $4.10; j Sullivan's Island, $3.85; Waterloo, ? $3.95: Whitestone, S. C., $3.90; Wil-j mington, N. C., $3.85. J. T. China. Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Ten Years' Suffering. **I wish to say a few words iu praise cf Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar? rhoea Remedy," says Mrs. Mattie Burge, of Martinsville, Va. "I suffeied from chronic diarrhoea for ten year? and dur? ing that time tried various medicines without obtaining any permanent relief. Last sommer one of my children was taken with cholera morbu , and I procured a bottle of this remedy. Only two doses were required to give her entire relief. I then decided to try the medicine myself, I and did not use all of one bottle before I was well and I have never since been j troubled with that complaint. One can- j not say too much in favor of that won j derful medicine." This remedy is for sale by China's Drug Sto*e. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. At a meeting of the Executive Com? mittee of Sumter County, held this June 21, 1904, it was ordered : That, there shall be four campaign meetings held in the ccunty, the pres? ent campaign, to wit: At Privateer on Friday, August 12, 1904. At Shiloh on Friday, August 19, 1904. At Dalzel on Tuesday, August 23, 1904. At Sumter, C. II., Saturday, August 27, 1904. The following is the list of assess? ments made by the committee : Candidates for Congress, 815 each. Solicitor, $10 each. Clerk of the Court, $25 each. Sheriff, 8*25 each. Treasurer, SK) each. County Auditor, $10 each. >upt. Education, $7.50 each. juse of Representatives, $7.50 each. >.iae ist rates, $5 each. Coroner, $5 each. That the above assessments shall be paid by all candidates on filing their pledges and all pledges shall be filed with the Secretary of the Committe*) pt Sumter, C. H., S. C., by Thurs? day, August 11th, 1904 at 12 m. That the Executive Committee do meet at Sumter, C. H., S. C., on Sat? urday, July 30, 19C4, at Ila, m., to appoint the managers to cone net the primary election aud arrange for the same. Corect Attest : E. W. DAB BS, ? S H. L. B. WELLS, Secretary Committee. All county papers please publish. THE WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUIS, MO. Is brought within easy reach by the low rates offered by the ATLANTIC COAST LINE Season, Sixty Day and Fifteen Day tickets now on sale. For rates and other information call on any agent, or write, H. M. EMERSON, W. J. CRAIG. Traffic Manager. Gen. Passenger Agent. Wilmington, X. C. The hammock season has arrived. A large stock to select from at Osteen's Book Store. THE CHAMPION STUMP PULLER The Strongest, the Simplest and most economical of all Stump Pullers. Try it before you pay for it Guaran? teed to pul! j'our stumps or no pay asked. Write for Free Booklet giving terms and prices. The Champion Stump Puller Co., 6-8-x COLUMBIA. S. C. NERVALG1NE, THE| GREAT HEADACHE AND NEU? RALGIA CURE. A sure and prompt cure, every package guaranteed. For sale by Sumter Drug Co., Olin B. Davis and all Druggists. Maj 4-3m. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether au invention is probably patentable. C^Tnunira tlons strictly confidential. Handbook - n Patents sent free. Oldest acency for securinx ?atenta. Patents taken th rouen Munn & Co. receive rp(dal notice, without charge, in the Seien? ?rl? K handsomely i]lnstm?r?d weoV.lv. T.nrcrcst cir Cflatio.1 ;>f any n-i;:?-. ?-?? Journal. T< >.?.:?. a rear: four months, il. ScMbyuIl r.-w.-v-ilei? . .'. . rv r> GUN ANO LOCKSMITH. I take pleasure in giving ro tice to my friends and the pub? lic generally, that, ha'ing re? gained my health, have re? opened my shop, and am ready to do any work hi the line of Guns, Locks, Sewing ?Machines, &c. Prices reasona? ble, work do^e promptiy and satisfaction guaranteed. v^hop removed to No. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Oteen'* Book Store. R. S. BRAD WELL. W. A. BOWMAN, Prest ?. W. BOSHAMEB, Seo. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, g. C. --Capital Stock $50,000 Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ersand Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or tiine prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And^invite your investigation before making your, arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, couiteous welcome. Sumter Banking t Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. PERUVIAN GUANO, NITRATE OF SODA, flURIATE OF POTASH. Are Headquarters. -erees: vzvc cici^ee vczrj eeeec wv 19.50 Pays the Eailroad Fare from SUMTER, S. C., to the World's Fair, St. Louis, and return. On-June 14th. 16th, 21 st, 2Sth and 30th the Atlantic Coatt Line will operate Coach Excusions to M Louis, Mo, at the above rate, for tickets limit d to ten da) s including date of sale, endorsed "?ot ycod in Parlor or Sleeping Cars." Rates for Season, Sixty Day and Fifteen Day tickets and any other information Re to schedules, sleeping car rates, etc., will be famished with pleasure by any ticket agent or the undersigned. H. M. EMERSON, W. J. CRAIG, Traffic Manager, Gen. Pass. Agent, Wilmington, N. C. ? I I * tl; I I I t $ I i1 I ? ? I i ? ? t . t