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PLOT TO KILL ARCHBOLD DTXAMfffl BQH> foind in w111:1 i. ki t. hlMDvrml in Time to IVcvcnt Impact Which Would llinc Brought Death I nn? FxplosUo Carefully Coiuvnl rd Tnrryt..\vn, N. Y.. Nov. 21. ? A plot to kill John I* Archbold, pifsi.lt tit of the St.in.I nil oil comp.my of New ' ? was Irustrated by the fueling of a CJflJgJlMi I'otnlt in the wheel runt of a roatlw ty on his estate here, in the opinion of Chief William J. Howies ??f the police. The >ornt> consisted of four sticks of dynamite with wires and percus? sion caps. Cr'??f Bowles said it was believed tho plan was to blow up Mr. Archbold In his automobile as he was diivuu over what Is known as tl ? south roadway from his home. John Wahlqulst, superintendent for Mr. Archbold. BjOtsAod Chief Howies today that ae bundle had been found. The dynamite, wire and caps were wrapped in dark yellow paper. Bowles said It wan arranged so the slightest Imp'ift would explode the dynamite. Bowlen declared the person who plo d tho explojlvo was familiar with the route Mr. Archbohl used in driv? ing from his home to the dock of the river, where he boards his M M. V'\t n. rat Nfw York. Howie* was confident tonight the bomb* had been placed lust Friday and that it was planned to kill Arch told Saturday morning as he passed the ?pot in his automobile, but tho financier lctt the estate late In the day, after the explosive was found* The police are looking for a man neen Friday near the p'ace the bomb waa found. The Ar^nbold estate is three miles from Poeantico Hills, home of John D. Rockefeller. He Knew That Story. The old soldier was again giving the youngsters accounts of the won? ders he had I xperlenccd. especially in the way of climate. Said he: "I re? member when we were in Fyzardum we used to to\st our bread in the sun, and?" Youngster (interrupting): "Tea, I know; and you were supplied with corkscrews to draw your hr**th* DJonity of Manual Labor. The trouble with fftost >o^ng sasja Is that ikey do ur* understand tV.n dignity of manual laoor. They do not realise that honors and fortune may be more readilv gained outside of tho eo-ealled learned professions than in them; and that It Is just as honorable to swing a hammer or to hold a plow as it is to make a speech in court or to amputate a limb. The lesson young men should be taught as early as pos? sible Is that It is not co much what a man does for a living as how he does It. and that manual labor Is as honorable aa any other.?Lubboch Av? alanche. "s . - Ruasia'a Vast Resources. Russia lacks only ten longitudinal degrees of stretching half way round the earth, and possesses one-sixth Ol the lai.rted area of the planet. Rus? sia's Asiatic possessions are forty times as great as those of Japan, even since the new Asiatic balance that followed the Russo-Japanese war. The variety of Russia's resources make the empire second only to the United States as the greatest food producing country In the world. It leads all Na? tions In mim ral wealth and timber supply. fWxican Mountains. Th? Mexican mountains are mainly of underlying g-anile formation. The Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary ages - re much in evidence throughout the country, while the hlghc r a* we have seen, are of fCteank origin. The singular plain.* ' I Yucatan are largely of cab carer 11 f. rrnation, probably a Tertl sry llmeston'v One of the most plen? tiful rocks over vaRt ar^as of Mexico, snd that which forms the striking va riatlon of scenery, is tho mountain limestone, th-* excessively hard strat? ified crystalline rock of tho Lower Cretaceous period I The Invents of the Clroular 8aw. Some dlscu mlon appeared recently In several British technical publica i gg as to Who Invent- .1 tho circular saw, and the claim is made that it was invent. 1 nr.d used by a wood turn? er named Murray at Mamdield. Kng land, about tho year 1H20. The first saw is described us having been about six Inches In diameter, and was un? doubtedly used on a wood turning lathe operated bv water power. Jsiei Murray, tho Inventor, ?? sntd to have been tho son at old .loo Murray," tho favorite servant of Lord Hvron. Patient. Charity suffereth long and Is kind, ?Ise it wouldn't stand for so much or janliatlou? Philadelphia Inenirer. That Depends. "Hasn't s man a right to change his mind I 1 asks a defendant sued for al? leged breach of promise. Evidently not. where a woman is concerned.? Buffulo '1 lines. Sloth and Diligence. Sloth said to Diligence: "You work too hard. Tor two days now you have been busy plowing that held. I hear Ingenuity has invented a plow driven by it PHI!. Why DOt get one to plow for you while you sit with me in the ?haue und enjoy life?" Diligence bought the plow which would plow a held in u fraction of the time it had taken him to do it. But instead of sitting in the shade he put more land into cultivation, and it took nil his time to attend to the plow and see that It worked properly. When harvest time came he had more to do than ever on account of the new land he had cultivated. Harvest over. Sloth went to pay Dil? igence I visit, saying to himself, "Now he will have a little more time to talk to me." But he found him conferring with Ingenuity in regard to a larger, more powerful plow, that he might next season put still more land in cul? tivation. Moral.?There is no cure for dili? gence.?Boston Journal. Pigs as Watchdogs. In some parts of Mexico the wild hogs, which the natives call jabnlis (hnh-bah-lee), savage bensts in their natural state, are used at watchdogs. If they are caught young and brought up with goats they will go out into the hills with the herd and fight off coyotes or other wild animals; if they are raised with chickens they will pro? tect them, and round a ranch house at ulght they are as useful as any dog. Although fierce by nature, they can be tamed until they follow their mas? ter round like a dog. The landlord of a hotel in one of the border towns even keeps one of the wild ho^s as a playmate for his baby sou. Tho jnball is only llrst cousin, how? ever, to the domestic pig. Swine are divided into two main branches. In one line is the farmer s pig. descended from tho wild hog of Europe, and in the other is the jabali, which is really a peccary. But the jabali is quite "piggy" enough with his small flexible snout, long mottled bristles and long sharp tusks. Ways of the Butcher Bird. Some call it the butcher bird, but the real name is shrike. It is one of the oddest birds we have, because it represents a creature that is changing its type. Should you happen to walk through tho country and come across a thorn tree with a small sartor snake er a mouse impaled ou a spike you may know that a shrike is around. Originally the bird was insectivorous and spent its time eating grasshoppers and such like. Somehow it got n taste sf m^,,or> or perhnpf r, \m dlci bl ' that tt. killed In i fight it liked the meal, and BStUrtlly the Mil of faro was S3 tended to Include mice, snakes and Umrds, Very foxy is Um shrike. It und no talons to tear its prey apart, so it hit on the plan of impaling the victim upon a thorn, where it could dine leisurely and on the installment plan. The butcher bird is about nine inches long and looks something like a mocking bird. ? Philadelphia North American. The Tyranny of Wills. Many petty tyrants have sought to Impose their will on posterity. Henry Budd, who died in 1MB, gave proof in his will of a prejudice against mus? taches. "In case my son BdWhfd shall wear mustaches," he stipulated, "then the devise hereinbefore contained in favor of him of my estate called Pop? pst Park shall be void, and 1 devise the same estate to my son William, his appointees, heirs and assigns. And in case my said son William shall wear mustaches then the devise hereinbefore contained in favor of him of my estate ( tilled Twickenham Park shall bo void, and I de\ ise the same estate to my son Ldward." Presumably the sons SCCept ed that close shave for a fortune.?Lou don Spectator. A Mighty Workman. Mrs. McTuvlsh (to neighbor)?Is It true that your Jock startit to work in the pit last Monday? Mrs. Christie (her face glowing with pride)?Quito true. Mrs. M., and, what's mair, 1 see by the papers that there's been twa thoosand mair Ions o' coal shipped last Week than ever has been before! 1 nye said Jock had the makin's o' a guid collier!?London Globe. Fires In Holland. Fires of any size are so scarce in Holland that the city of Rotterdam, with a population of over 400,000, has practically uo lire department, while the prevalence of canals offers an ever ready water supply to light any Ores which might occur. Long and Short of It. "Mr. Blinks," said she. "do you think that anticipation is greater than reali? zation V" ?Well." replied Mr. Blinks, "antici? pation is broader and higher but reali? sation Is longer and ilntter."?Philadel? phia Ledger. A Pitched Battle. "From the viewpoint of an innocent bystander." [philosophically remarked the old COdger, "I believe that 11? keenest competition I know of occur.' when two chronic dyspeptics gel to? gether Snd compare their symptoms." - Judge. i W.ir Lances. The war lance of the middle ages was about sixteen feet long. The present day lance rarely exceeds elev? en feet. There Is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity ou self ex auiimitiou. altnclUSi The Good Old Times. At one time in Rome political offices ?vero auctioned oft' in public to the high est bidder. In au ?ient Greece theft was Dot considered so much of a disgrace as being caught at it. Our prisons are not ideal, but we have made progress in dealing with crime. There were formerly fourteen obelises in Delaware punishable by banging, In the curly history of Con? necticut lying, "that foulle and gross sin," was punishable with five stripes at the whipping post and confinement In stocks; people wero imprisoned in awful dungeons for debt. In Uome men were sold into slavery to pay debts; creditors could tear the body of the debtor to pieces, each receiving u piece according to the sise of his credit. Today is the best day creation has ever seen. Tor 2,000 years the Sermon on the Mount, like leaven, has been permeating the hearts of men. At last only that which is good can endure. The fires of time burn out the dross. There is "one faroff divine event, to ward which all creation moves." It ib perfection?but it is not here.?Leslie's. Setting a Fashion. Some years ago the coral ?shers of Torre del Greco, near Naples, were In bard straits. The value of coral had fallen so low that they were no longer able to find purchasers for their liar vest At last in their despair they be sought the qnsen to come to their aid At the first great court ball that was held that year at the Quirinal the queen, to the surprise of all beholders wore about her neck a collar composed of six rows of coral instead of her su perb collar of pearls, and her black hah was CfOWntd with a diadem of coral and brilliants. From that evening the mode changed. Old coral ornament* that had been hidden away for yean and years were again displayed at the Jewelers' and were snapped np b.v eager purchasers. Queen Helena's ob ject was attained, and that court bal: marked the beginning of more prosper ous days for the coral fishers of Tom del (Jreco. The Chinaman's Wardrobe. In "Home Life In China" Isaac Taylor Headland tells the following story to illustrate the conveniences ol the Chinese costume: A Chinese government representa live who was new to American way* came to the home of an eminent Nan York banker for a week's visit. It wa:^ winter, but ho came without luggage and yet every day he appeared at din tier with a change of garments. A; tlrst his hostess wondered how he man Bged it, but soon she discovered tba* his body was his trunk and that in stead of putting his clothes Into hi tro c he put bis trunk into his clothes ULs garjneuta were like tno layers o: an onion, except that any layer might be worn on the outside, and .ms som< ol his gowns?for such they might hi called?Wtm ol silk, lined with fur, 01 fur. lined with silk, he could wcai them either side out at will. A Rare Bird. The lowest form of bird life whicl exists is believed to be the kiwi, o. Apt cry x uontclll, of New Zealand. It is so scarce, however, that scientist) consider themselves lucky to get a spec Imen In any condition. It is withou wings or tail; its legs are short, btr very strong, and are used for digging The Chief food of the bird is earth worms. The body covering is a cros> between hair and feathers. The kiwi> develop great speed and make a des Derate fight when attacked. A pecul iar characteristic is that during tie day they conceal themselves undei rocks or roots of trees and when a rest resemble to souie extent a hedge hog w hen it is curled up. Efforts t< breed them in captivity have utterh failed, and only a few museums tai. boast of specimens. Explained. When he came In late he said to hb waiting wife, "Bee the nice present 1 brought you." "Where Is it?" "Here it is. A point lace handker chief." "Ob, ain't it beautiful!" "Yes, it cost a dollar, marked down to 00 cents." "My. what a horrible odor!" "Ob. that's the scent off the dollar!" ?Exchange. Chesterfield on Dross. "When you are once well dressed for the day." wrote Chesterfield, "think no more of it. Always and without any stiffness or fear of discomposing that dress let all your actions be as easy and natural as if you had no clothes on at all." An Unkind Retort. "You made a fool of me!" exclaimed the angry husband. "Call yourself n fool if you wish, my dear." calmly rejoined his tantalizing ly placid wife, "but remember that you have always claimed to be a self made man." Honest, Anyhow. "So you are marrying the man of your choice?*' "Not exactly the innn of my choice: rather the man 1 could got."?Detrol! Free 1'iv-s. Quite Manly. Mother I'm afraid yon are overent Inu, Tommy (keeping om - I ain't afraid Women pel scared at thlug* 'fore men do. Boston Transcript. Cold Proportion. Elubti - Meel any I 'ctiergs coming over on the steamer? (Jottinm Well. yes; 1 \y i ; Introduced to a girl from Boston Youkers Stutesmuu, Ih'o County Teachers Meet. ?ishopyville, Nov. 2;;.?On Batur lay, November 20, at 12 o'cloc k the teachers of Leo county met at the iouti house In Bishopville. Mr. Moody of the Elliott school was elected president; Miss Irene Mc Cuteh?'n, vice-president; Miss Newill secretary and Miss Smith of the Bishopville school, treasure r. Mr. Scott ot* Bishopville introduced the speaker of the occasion, Dr. Reed Smith of the South Carolina Univer? sity faculty. The address was unique and prac? tical, being- decidedly full of new ideas and thoughts ol the educational world. The central thought was com? munity civics or the duty of teaching Children in school the value and duty of being thoughtful of their neigh? bors, especially dwelling upon the health of the community and showing how one's neighbors are responsible to a great extent for his own health. Dr. Smith suggested and urged the teachers to study the conditions in their own communities and teach lo Ical conditions. Dr. Smith is an alert thinker and a good speaker. thanksgiving Service at the Presby? terian Church. Thanksgiving service will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday morning at 10.30 o'clock. The offer ng will go to the Thornwcll Orphan? age. Order of Service. Violin-Organ Prelude?Selected. Athem-"O Lord, Most Merciful Hear our Prayer."?Cranmer. Invocation. Hymn?Coronation. Scripture Lesson?Psalm K?:i. Offertory?"O Praise the Lord"? Cranmer. Address?The Spirit of Thanksgiv? ing. Prayer. Hymn?America. Long Meter Doxology. Benediction. Organ Postlude. Hot Supper at Providence School. There will be a hot supper at Provi lence school house, near Tindal, S (\. ?n Thursday night, November 25th, for ho bei?< fit of the s< ho< 1. Th- puhll< ire cordially invited Trail of a Giant Metfor. The most remarkable photograph of l meteor trail that has yet been taken, was reproduced in L'Astronomie. The meteor was seen from many points in South Africa pbout 5 p. m. on June 2, 1912, in broad daylight, and the trail that it left behind remained visible antil some time after sunset, becoming more and moro conspicuous as the day? light faded. The photograph, which hows the trail as an immense, scrpen ine ribbon in the western sky, was aken at Tempe, Orange Free State, ibout an hour after the passage of the meteor with a "court tiUn." Gas Plate. H a gas plate is used you will find r cupboard with shelf for plato on .op will be very handy, as the oven ?an be kept there and always there vhen wanted. With a door and made )f finish to match your kitchen, it vill be a great, addition cs well no ielp. First American Savings Bank. In Philadelphia was started Amer? ica's first savings bank, and that insti ution now has about 100,000 more de? positors than any other bank in the United States. No Fiching! Every week In England there is a close season, during which net fish? ing for salmon is prohibited. It ex? tends from noon on Saturday until G a. m. Monday. Evidently Built to Last. What is believed to bo the oldest in labited residence iu the world is a nansion In Germany that was built in 700. Where Nature Is Most Generous. There are few places where nature las hidden her gifts yo bountifully as n Cuba. This Is especially true about .he tropical fruits of that region. Fair Preposition. No bank will lean money to an indi? vidual uulcss it knows all about the financial condition of the individual. Why. then, should any bank expect an individual to deposit money with it un? less it is willing to let the individual know all about its financial condition? ? Sioux Cltv Journal Man's Advantage. One advantage a man has is that whenever he wants anything In the bouse ho can always call to his wife and she'll tell him just where it is. but when a woman wants anything she has to hunt for it.?Detroit Free Press._ WANTED?My friends to know that l hn> e Installed a mod< rn gasoline filling station ;it my stoic and will be pleas d in furnish gasoline at Sumter prices J, H, Myers. DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT WILLIS TON. , Hinton Purvis Succumbs After Inflict Ing Death on Fntlter-in-Law. Williston, Nov. 21.?Hinton Purvis, ! who last nisht shot and killed John j Bolen, his father-in-law, died today j at 1 o'clock from a gunshot wound in the (best. Bolen was struck several times with Indicts from a pistol, while Purvis re? ceived the full charge from a shotgun in the breast. Early today Sheriff Morris and Coroner Woodward empaneled a jury for an Inquest over the remains of Bolen. As Purvis was dying, the only testimony introduced was that Bolen came to his (Jeath from pistol shot wounds indicted by Hinton Purvis. Bolen's body was buried at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The same jury was empaneled in the afternoon to view the body of Purvis. An inquest is to be held later. Interment is to take place tomorrow. Bolen was cotton weigher in Wil liston and was about 45 years of age. Puris was about 30. The shooting occurred last night at 8 o'clock in a Williston store. The store was crowded at the time, but few of tho customers noticed any in? cident preceding the shooting. Both families have large connec? tions in the county, and many people attended the funeral of Bolen today. The double homicide was a shock to the community and is generally de? plored. TO STUDY COAST DEFENSE. I War Department Sets up Xew Board to Handle Important Subject. Wasb'ngton, Nov. 20.?Systematic study of coast defense problems is provided in a war department order today detailing the duties of the re cently created board of review. The board will hold weekly meet? ing with the chief of staff as its pre? siding officer. "It will take cogni sance of all questions referred to it The Bailey-Lebby Company, GREAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE In b"0^^0 methods and this bank has kept pace with them. ?Wiiiie conservative in the in- i interest of SAFETY, our equip? ment and business methods are modern?let us do business to? gether to our mutual advantage. 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