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Saved by ? Witticism. In February. IH4L when .lohn Tyler Waa presldeut. the Princeton mude ? trial trip down the Potonuu uuder Cap tain K V. Stockton. Ou hoard at the time were President Tyler, members af the cabinet, other notables and a largo number of women Ax was cus ternary at that rime, a salute was to bo fired while passing Mount Vemon. Just as It was discharged the gun ex? ploded st the breech, killing fire per aons and wounding several others. Those killed a ere Abel P. Upehur, sec rotary of stste; Thomas W. Ullmer. Secretary of the navy; Commodore Eeunon. chief of the bureau of con atruction ef the nary; Virgil Maxcy. ax minister to The Hague, and Mr. Oardtner. former senator from New York. William W11 kins, then secretary of wer. was saved by a witticism See? ing the gun about to be fired, be ex? claimed Jokingly. "Though secretary of wa r. 1 do not like this firing, and I be Mere I shall ran.'* He thereupon left has position directly beside the gun and bad just reached safety when the explosion occurred. A Burning Olsss In the Eye. la t> front part of each of our eyes Is a convex lens of great power and elearneea. It acta exactly like a burn lag glass. If s person was made to look at the aon. aay. for half a minute Ma eye would actually start to burn trp The leus would focus the rays of the sun on the retina, end that part of the eye would immediately scorch snd later would burn to s crisp. This can happen, however, only when one looks gt toe wnu directly or in s mirror. If sme holds s pin between the ann and lam eye and looks at the pin. although the sun Is in s direct line with the eye and although its rsys sre entering the eye, the eye Is not hurt, because the fays sre not focused Inside the eyeball. This Is the wonderful property the lens ha a. that of focusing objects at differ? ent distances. The means by which It eloee this sre Its power to change Its enrva tu re.-Chicago Record-Hera Id. An Election Story From Hungary. An electioneering story from Hun? gary, aa told by Mr. K W. Seton-Wat goo In "Corruption and Reform In Hungary:" "Not many years ago a noble count stood as candidate for a west Hungarian constituency and was In due course elected. Soon afterward g deputation of the electors visited him in Budapest, reminded him of his promises st the time of 'the election and asked him to use his influence in a certain direction. 'Why do yor come to meTf asked the count 'Why. be aanoe you sre our representative.' the astonished peasants replied. 'Nothing af the kind.' said the count. '1 bought the coostitnency for ?2.000. Ton ail ?ad your price?free lunches and free drinks into the bargain I'm ?? If I do saythlns* for you. We are quits.' And in another minute the deputation fennd itself In the street" Robeepierre'e Style of Dress. Robeeplerre'a msnner of dress, even gt the period when the demagogues af? fected the slovenliness snd disorder of Indigence In order to flatter the peo? ple, was clean, decent and precise as that of s man who respects himself in i the eyes of others. Ills white pow ale red hair, turned up In clusters over hie temples: s bright blue coat but? toned over his hlpa. open over the breast to display u white rest; short fellow colored breeches, white stock lags snd ahoea with silver buckles, germed bis Invariable costume during the whole of hla public life. It was amid tbst he desired by thus never varying the style or color of his gar gnenta to mske tbe same impression in the sight snd Imagination of the peo? ple ss a medal of bla face would bare ceoaed-La martins'a "History of tbe Girondists " Very Ssraltivs. **1 don't know what 1 am going to ele with that kid of mine. He'a al? ways getting lnro fights. I jerked him op for it th? otber day. 'What eV you mean by fighting on the public gtreets like thief 1 asked. -'Well.' be aald. 'Jimmy Montgom? ery Mid you were my father.' ?"Well, ain't I your father?" M*1 s'poee you sre. but a feller don't want It thrown up to him tight in front of s crowd* "?Boston Traveler. A Taste For Soap. Barely one of the queerest of tastes was tbst of the historian Prescott. of whose life In Rome Mrs Hjgh Fr?ser tells In -A Diplomatist',, wife In Many Lands." She aays that he uaed to keep g cake of soop on hla writing table aad nibble st it constantly, "saying, when he was remonstrated with, that people ahonld be clean inside as well aa out " Most Important. Oeorge?What can he the matter? Tbe telegram says. "Come home at eace.** I rnu??t fly Oeorge (as he arrives home two hours later)- What on earth Is the matter, alee rest? Toung Wife?The baby said "Dad emr'-Kv'hanL'e Where Hie Interest Lay. Excited .Messenger-Your wife's Just met with a sefteen accident; thrown from car whleh ran over n dog. Jones lexcltedlyi-Was It a fox t? rrier with blsek ai>ota gg bei nhOHldSftl Handing Her One. Mabel -That story you put told 1?* about fifty old Maud.- Ai 1 yon haven't forgotten It In all th t time r- I oieeje Blade To najsjgg klndlv rebuke la not s a' fg ?f splrlf. but of atupldlty Mr. It. M. Cooper. Jr.. of W. ep^nt Pi Ige I In the city. VENPRINfl HONORED BY king Of SPAIN. liy Iii?? Daring Performance, Winner Capture* All Kmoluments ami Prizes. OUWl Having Failed. Madrid, May II?.?Pierre Vendrine. tho French aviator, completed today the cross-country, cross-mountain flight in the Petit Parlslenne's race from Paris to Madrid, and tonight Is in this city. On his coat hangs the cross of Alphonse XII, which is re? served for persons who have distin? guished themselves In the arts and sciences. It was pinned there by the hands of the Spanish monarch, who at an audience granted Vendrine to? day, also warmly shook his hand and congratulated him for his bravery, and afterward engaged him In con? versation for an hour. Vendrine completed the last stage of the race, a fight of 140 miles, from Burges to the aviation held at Oreeafe in two hours and 45 minutes. The honors and emoluments of the grout International all belong to him, for Garros, who Is still within the fastness of the Pyrenees mountains, near Andoain. and Gibert. the only other competitor, abandoned the race this afternoon at Burges, when a strong wind, accompanied by rain, set in. Gibert made a gome effort to finish. He left Olazagutia, where he spent la-st night, at 7:25 o'clock this morning and finally gave up the race at 2:50 o'clock this afternoon. Mis distance today was about 100 miles. The official time for Vendrine** flight of the 76 2 miles between Paris and Madrid Is given as 37 hours, 3 7 minutes, which includes the aumerous delays in transit due to making re? pairs, waits for fogs to clear away, etc. His actual time of flight was 12 hours. 18 minutes, which Is at a rate faster than CO miles an hour. ^The Parle*to-Madrid race was be? gun May 21 under the auspices of Petit Parisiene, which offered a priz" of $20,000. In addition, the Spanish Aero club gave prizes amounting to $10,000 and King Alfonso offered a special prize for the fastest speed over the Spanish section. The jour? ney was divided into three stages, Paris to Angouleme, Angouleme to San Sebastian, and San Sebastian to Madrid, a total distance of about 600 miles. Twenty machines were entered to start the race, but as a result of the tragic accident when the start waJ made from the Issy-Les-MouUneaux aviation field, which resulted In the death of M. Berteaux, tho French minister of war and the serious in? jury to Premier Monis, all but three of the aviators withdrew. ! T. I?. A. am HAVE BIG TIME. Large Crowd Qo Out In Automobile?, to Stone)'> Grove to Attend Pic nie. A big cr<?wd of the men from this city and all of the T. P. A. no n visiting in this city were in attend dance at the big T. P. A. fish fry which was held Friday evening at Stoney's Grove, and everybody was RgUfl than pleased with the refresh? ments set \ . d and the success of the treat. The crowd gathered on the court house square s .on after six o'clock and there Were a large number of automobiles lined upon the street to lake the crowd out to the picnic gr ?unds. The ears were boarded and the party eel out in style, there br? ing about Sixty-five In the bunch. When they arrived at the grounds the travlllng neu did not wait long be ft re they were all invited to one ol the beat Bah stews and fries that Mr. l. l Parrott had eve? made. There Wai plenty of grub for all and the men did ample justice to what wms set before them although they were enable to eal ail of th?> nah stew and fried fish whleh were prepared. The c rowd, after spend ng a couple of h airs on the ground-1, broke up and got homo in time to aaeaps the big wind storm whleh came up eoon after w a i d. <.<>V. Wll.sox LEAVES FOR sol Til. Pats in Busy Dai Linc oln as (?liest of Beninese ami Educational In? tf BCBta. Lincoln, Neb., May It.-?Gov. w.ir<iw Wilson of New Jersey wi - the guest today of Line.du business and educational Interests and pot in a busy da) from the time Of his ar rlval sari) In th?- afternoon until hi] k t for the South late tonight. in his ipeeeh at th< Commercial club banejtiel tonight, Gov. Wils ?n ? i scusssd the relations of th.- states and their laws t-. those of the national got eminent "Slug for an hour or two every ii says a physician, and you will not have Indigestion, Bui your neigh Kors ma) have nervous prostration, .\ iob i s. oi Mail. BEWERAGE WORK PROGRESSES. Larger Torre of Hands Now Than fur. Homo Time?Work May be Complet? ed in a Month From Now. The work on the sewerage system hai progressed more rapidly during the past two weeks than at any time during the Spring, after labor became so scarce, although it is not moving very rapidly now. The work Will probably be com? pleted about the first of July, when the new line will be joined to the old line at the Corner of Oakland and Salem avenues. At present the work is going on on Salem avenue and is al? most extended to Dingle street. Be? hind the workmen is a stretch of three hundred feet which ha* to be tilled In. The work on this will be done aa soon as Dingle street is cross? ed. The work is being pushed as rapid? ly M possible with the force of hands now engaged and the dry weather hgg aided much in the progress. HANGED FOR ATTACK ON WO? MAN. Negro in Spurtanhurg Pays Penalty for Attempted Aasault?Calm to Last. Bpartanburg, May 2ti.?Gary Gist, COloredi convicted for an attempt at criminal assault on a white woman, was hanged in the county jail this morning. He mounted the scaffold at 11:15 and was pronounced dead 11 minutes after Sheriff White sprung the trap. He was cool to the last. Gist was the drat prisoner up at the jail this morning. He ate a hearty breakfast, said several prayers, sang B song and met the death party at his cell door. OFFICER TO RESIGN. Question of Higlit to Hold Two Com? missions. Columbia, May 27.?Adjutant Gen? eral Moore has taken the position that an officer of the national guard of South Carolina has no right to serve as a member of the governor's staff. As announced yesterday he has requested i\ J. Epps, captain of com? pany H of the third infantry to re? sign as captain or as a member of the staff of the chief executive. It was announced yesterday that J. M. Richardson Ol Alken, captain of the Coast artillery, had refused to B< cepl appointment on the staff of the governor. It waa also announced that G. K. Bamberg has accepted the position on the staff of the governor and had resigned his commission as lieutenant Of battalion adjutant of the Third infantry. An opinion has been given by M. P. DeBruhl, the aaelatant attorney gen erali that an officer of the national guard has no right to serve as a mem? ber of the govern >r'a staff if the du? ties of the two commlslons conflict. Adjutant General Moore is of the opinion that the dutlefl of the com? missions might conflict and therefore he will again request Capt. ESpps to resign one or the other commission. To Beckeepe re., The A. I. Boot Co., Medina, Ohio, are offering a six month's trial sub? scription to Gleanings In Bee Cul? ture and a free book on bee keeping and their 1911 catalogue of bee sup? plies all for twenty-five cents. Gleaning! In Bee Culture is the leading publication of its kind in this country, is issued twice a month for $1.00 a year. It is handsomely printed and Illustrated. Address The A. I. Boot Co., Medi? um, Ohio. In writing mention this paper. In The Police Court. The following cases were tried In the Police ?'ourt Friday. <'ephas Ford, for stealing peanuts from Mr Frank O'Donnell's store, was given a sentence of $16 or 30 days. E. Y. Mall and J, G. Morris were fined $6.00 each, for exceeding the speed limit on their motor cycles. BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES. I have decided to keep on hand a stock of Hives, Frames, Sections, Comb Foundations, Smokers, Veils, Gloves, Etc, for Beekeepers, ami will order any goods not in stock. These goods are made by the A. I. Root t'o., tne largest and most re? liable manufacturers of Apiarian Sup? plies in this country, Catalogue will be furnished < n application, Also on baud Roots A D C and X v v. of Beekeeping Price $1.60, by mail 26 cents additional. Il you are keeping l ees In the old way, get this book, and learn to do it In the Improved way. S, G. 08TEEN, Dally Item Office, Sumter, B, C. MAY GALL STRIKE IN WEEK. FIREMEN'S REPRESENTATIVE say THEY WILL ACT QUICK. Knies Are Considered but Without Result. Following Men's Refusal of Mediation Plan. Washington. May 26.?"Unless our demand for an Increase of 20 per cent. In wages is granted, there will be a strike of all firemen employed by the Southern railway before the middle of next week," said H. (). Teat, vice president of the Brother? hood of Locomotive Firemen," tonight, after another day of Ineffectual con? ferences between W. W. Finley, presi? dent of the Southern, and representa? tives of the firemen. Following the refusal of the fire men to agree to President Finley's proposal to submit the wage question to a board of mediation this matter was put aside temporarily and rules, against many of which the firemen complained, were considered without conclusion. The conferences will continue tomorrow. Interested in Children. Chicago, May 22.?To show the in? terest Chlcagoans feel in their chil? dren, it is announced that more than 265,000 person! have visited the child welfare exhibit now in progress here. American Thieves in London. Lonon, May 22.?American thieves have stolen jewelry valued at $7,500, Including a diamond tiara, from Messrs. Halford Sons, jewelers, ol Pall Mall. The thieves escaped. How to Filter and Leave. Chicago, May 22.?Mrs. Ella I*lagg Young, superintendent of the Chicago schools, has instituted a course In which girls are taught how to get on ynd off Street cars without injuring themselves. Nothing that has happened In Sumter recently has jeen so generally commented on by the newspapers of the State as the manner in which the new hotel proposition was handled by the hotel committee of the Cham? ber of Commerce and the success 01 the negotiations with the Gr et ham Company. A successful undertaking is the best sort of advertising for a town, while plain old hot air is about the worst. A man feels better, looks better and ac ts bette r when he is a progres? sive citizen. A pessimist looks like a frost-bitten potato patch.?Wilming? ton Star. Many a Republican changes his mind after he see3 his Interview in print.?Toledo (Ohio) Blade. Thomas Jefferson's opinion of ein? er Democrats wasn't good and he did not fail to say so. Democrats are all Jeffersonlan In that particular.?Wil? mington Star. A Pennsylvania woman of 26 has just married her fourth husband. And there are lots of women who have never had a single husband. It doesn't look to be fair, does it? Woodrow Wilson says that "tn man is big enough to seek the presi? dential job." Sounds like a back? handed slap at Taft, doesn't it??An? derson Mail. In one pound sections, now ready. Price 20 cents per sectlor.. Also ex? tracted honey at 40 cents per quart. All this season's make, fresh from the hive. Send to my residence, 316 W. Hampton Avenue. I do not de? li v.r. X. G. Osteen. The railr >ads are considering a pr iposltlon p. limit the length ot trunks to 40 Inches. It is to be hoped that tie' Pullman will not apply the same rule to it- berths.? Birn Inghnm N'eWS. I >e you need printing of any de ncrlptlon? (*om?? to headquarters Osteen Publishing Co. For nearh fifty yt-iirs Osteen and good printing have meant the same thing In Sum ter. cotton m.I.I)?Wood's Improved Early Prolific, similar to hut better t h in King cotton, m id.- l oll crop last year after oats; also Money? maker Cotton seed. ('.town on blight-free farm and ginned on private gin. Wood's Burly Prolific, private gin: Wood's Earl) Prolin.-. 11.25 bushel; Moneymaker, $1.00 bushel. <!. P. 1 >stei n < *o., Sumter, s. c White Comb Honey. A Double Risk. It was well known in Mayvllle that when Cyrus Fanning lent anything, from a hammer to a plow, he expected a good return for the favor, it was a matter of astonishment to Wilson Green, however, when ou inquiring of Mr. Funning how much it would cost i to rent his long ladder for an after- 1 noon Cyrus replied promptly. 'Due j dollar fifty." "Now. look here, Cy." remonstrated his neighbor; "you know I've got to ; borrow it. for mine isn't long enough to reach where I'm obliged to climb to search out that chimney leak for the Widow Sears. Can't you make It less?" "No. I cau't," and Mr. Fanning shook bis small head and closed his obstinate mouth. "Why can't you?" demanded Wilson Green. "Because there's a weak place In it two-thirds the way up!" snapped Mr. Fanulug. "It'll bear my weight all right, but you're a good thutty pounds heavier. If it gave way under you 'twould cost me a dollar to get it mend? ed. Considering the resk, I call a dol? lar 'n' a half cheap."?Youth's Com? panion. The Seal Ring. The seal ring is known to be the oldest style of ring. It dates back to the days of the Old Testament, and products of the glyptic art. as gem en? graving was called, were known In the most remote times. In Exodus IXV?1. 17-20. mention is made of the following stones, upon which the names of the twelve children of Israel were engraved: The sardlus. the topaz, the carbuncle, the emerald, the sap? phire, the diamond, the ligure. the agale, the amethyst, beryl, onyx and Jasper. In rente 2 of the same chap? ter we find mention of the engraving of signets upon the hardest stones. It is believed that the Egyptians instruct? ed the Israelites in the art of stone engraving. The Egyptians used the lapidary's wheel and emery powder and knew the use of the diamond in engraving other hard stones. Among the Assyrian and Babylonian ruins were found fine specimens of signets on gems, many of them set in rings. Oddities of the Printing Shop. Here is a row of capital letters and figures of ordinary size and shape Just as you will find them in the daily newspaper: SSSSX X X X ZZZZ3333SSS8 They are such as are made up of two wts of similar form. Look carefully At these and you will perceive that the upper halves of the characters are B very little smaller than the lower halves, so little that, at a mere glance, you would declare them to he of equal size. Now turn this page upside down, and without any careful looking you will see that the difference in size is very much exaggerated?that the real top half of the letter is very much smaller than the other half, it will be seen by this that there is a tendency In tbe eye to enlarge the upper part of any object upon which It looks. Thus two circles of unequal size might be drawn and so placed that they would appear exactly alike.?New York World. Wanted Them Green. "Two starboard lights," said the diner to the waiter in a Broadway res- j taurant The waiter looked over the wine list, and his eye ran down to the liqueurs, for his two patrons had reached the poet coffee stage of their dinner. He looked blankly tit the list. Be could see no such cordial. "Starboard lights, sir?" he asked. ?'Yes: starboard lights?two?and hurry!" The waiter sought tbe maitre d'hotel and asked what the drink might be. "Creme de mentbe." said that Imper? turbable person. "It's what they call 'em in England."?New York Press. _____________ A Big Drswback. A man was praising tbe improve? ments by a friend in his dwelling. "Your house looks a lot better now that it has been painted " "Well." the man who had been re? decorating admitted gloomily, "it does look a bit better, but we shall have to clean the windows more frequently to keep In harmony with it" A Calamity. Neighbor?My! My! So the story is true und your husband has really eloped with tbe servaut girl. De? serted Wife iweepingi?Yes. and she was the oest girl 1 ever had. too. a perfectly lovely cook, and so quiet and respectful Dear knows where I'll be able to get another! ? Philadelphia Times. Money. Money is churacter; money also is power. 1 have power not In proportion to the money I speud on myself, but in proportion to the money I can. if 1 please, give away to another.? Bui wer Lyttou. Bait. Slie_Why. Charlie, you seem to have become quite a man of fashion?such clothes, such Jewelry! He-Yes; you see. my creditors are very anxious that I should get married -Sitnpliclsslmus. Their Use. "Do you enjoy your meals, old man?" MEnjoy my meals?" snorted tbe in dlgnant dyspeptic. "My meals are merely guldeposts to take medicine be? fore or after."- W ashington Herald. The Way of the World. "isn't it awful? According to the papers there Just see ma to be one rev? olution after another." "Yos Mint's the way the world goes round " -Judge Mr. John M. Clifton went t.? Co lumiba Friday. Clemson College News Letter. Clemeon College, May L'.i.?Prof. EL C. Thompson, professor of Horticul? ture, lias accepted a pesition in the United States Government service at an increase in salary. He expects to leave on June 30th. The contract for building an ad? ditional story on Barracks No. 1, and I adding piazzas on Barracks No. 2, has been awarded to Mr. H. C. Morrison , of Augusta, Ga., who will begin work 1 immediately after the close of the ' session. I The open air reception to the corps I of cadets will be held immediately after the Alumni address on Monday evening of commencement, in ad ! ditlon to the usual dnss parade on Monday afternoon, a sham battle will be given for the entertainment of the visitors. One of the most interesting depart? ments of Clemson college to the far? mers of the State is the Experiment Station, -which is supported by Fed? eral funds. The Experiment Station is divided into six divisions, each of which is presided over by a chief or full professor. The3e six divisions are as follows: Division of Agricul? tural. Division of Horticulture, Di? vision of Botany and Plant Pathology, Division of Entomology and Zoology, Division of Chemistry, and Division of animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science. The offices and laboratories of the Experiment Station occupy the sec? ond floor <?f the Agricultural build? ing. The Experiment Station farm, where the field and horticultural ex? periments are conducted, is about I one mile from the main buildic.g. On this farm are tested the fertilizer re? quirements of th<^ various types of soil cultural methods of cotton, corn, s ?> beans, sorghum. cowpeas, oa's, wheat, barley, and all of th? economic agricultural plants that grow in South Carolina. t The Station is working on about fifty different types of cotton. These are carefully bred and selected. All kinds and combinations of fertilizers are tested on these various crops. In the Horticultural Division there are grown a number of varieties of the scuppernong grape, and all kinds of fruits and vegetables. The other activities of the Experi? ment Station are along the following principal lines: Botany, entomology, bacteriology, chemistry, soil improve? ment feeding experiments of cattle plant breeding, diseases of plants, forestry, rotation of crops, orchard and vineyard experiments, farm man? agement and co-operative experi? ments. The Station officers write about 10, 000 letters a year in answer to letters from farmers on all kino's of subjects rekring to agric^t^?. In addition to the well equipped laboratories, the Station has large seed houses, a large greenhouse, a splendid herd of dairy cattle and lb rkshire hogs. The Station has published 163 bul? letins and 23 annual reports. These publications are sent to all farmers of South Carolina. Mr. C. E. DesChamps has gotten an honorable discharge from college, having got an appointment to Anna? polis. While we are very glad to see Mr. DesChamps get this appointment, we regret very much that it takes him away from Clemson. If you like what you get. you cap always manage to get what you like. Washington Herald. II a v e your Pre? scriptions fi 11 e d carefully by Regis? tered Pharmacist. Called for and de livered promptly. J. M. W. SIBERT'S SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, \\. \\ Klltl KT. 8 S. Main St. Phone 283