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OL. m avatasad (aaos Mmtm i i ,f ? ?rjT', I-. Mn. J. C. Meaner, of Orsngcbnrg, !? visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. E. White, on Hsrvln street. Mr. end Mm. Hugh A. Phelps, who were married in Washington, N. C. are in the city visiting the form er m parenta on Wushington stroe/. Mr. Phelps has many friends in Sumter ^ ho ace pleased to moot his bride, who was Miss Slim ions before her nirriRif. Main, Cati Humphries, Milton Phillips and Alex Bruce of Camden ?pent Sunday at tho home of Mr. and Mm n. It. J. Smith on Chestnut street. ' x Magistrate W. J. Reca, of Wedge field, waa In the city today. Among shose to go from here to at? tend the Pallet Russe at the Colum? bia :heatre last night were Mr. and Mr* W. B. Lynam, Dr. and Mm. J. H. Morse and Mr. and Mra. Mitchell Levl. % vJb!r. and Mrs. Guess of Denmark ?pent the day In the city with rela? tives. WlUam Jennings Bryan, great preacher, peer of any in the teachings of prohibition and of general moral? ity, discredited Secretary of State, Utrlee defeated candidate' for the pres? idency, former Pee riet a Leader, and so on. must feet a glo'v of great and quiet satisfaction at tho apparent out? come' of this election. Bryan, many years age. strove mightily to unite the South and West to form an offensive alliance which would defeat the money centers, and the thickly popu? lated content of the Kast. Up and dowa the country ho vent preaching the union 6f the South and West. Once he came very not r accomplish? ing tho end ho sought, his froe sliver advocacy appealing to tho West. But never could he quite realise his dream It has been characteristic of this man that ho does not realise any of his J reams for himself, yet sees them realised throOgh the agency of others. He Is essentially a propagandist, but unsuccessful In efforts to get for him aalt the high places. 4*4 whoa It was not sxpect ^ iaV South ao4 the fend III tlie most mar fashlon, win or soemlngly win. one of the greatest racen ever known The Ka?t Was almost an solidly Re? publican ss the South w is Democrat? ic. The States ordinarily thought to bo pivotal, to be all Important, And themselves, with the exception of Ohio, on the losing side. Political predictions are scattered and scorned. All the "dope" has been upsot. The South, Democratic by prejudice, predilection, conviction and every other way, found an unexpected ally In the West. The West, eontont with gcod prices, the place where radical Ideas scam no one, the progressive part pf the country?the Oolden West, cs me grandly to the rescue of the South and placed in the Democratic column the votes so sorely needed. The same West that had leen regard? ed ss the rightful stsmpir.g grouitu of the fiery Ceeoael, heeded not to the wild appeals of this grear. man. The West did what Bryan has long 'beg? ged It to do. The West proved itself unboundod by political prejudice; showed Itself content to let well eaough alone; Indicated its prefer? ence for honorable peace. The outcome of the election Is lit? tle short of marvelous. Tho small Statta roee up and won tie day. The big States, hitherto dictators, the St it es which were thought essential, ?re left out In the oold. The Demo? cratic party?no, not tho party so much, but tho Democratic nominee, defeated ? united Republican party, be?t the greatest political organization this country has ever known. The president, had ho not been greatly superior in strength to his party, would have Son.- ilo vn in defeut. It Is tho Weft that the president has to thank for the victory, and that voctory Is sweeter because It came In an unexpected manner. because It overthrew traditions and standpat paths of procedure. Candidates were Judged on merit und no*, fully be? cause of party affiliations. The dream of I'ayan csme true. The South nnd the West. comMned. are stronger than the East nnd North. Ireenvllle News. Do your Christmu* shopping early. Save a little money und you'll save h lot of s? rry. Declaring that they were adulterat? ed, live hundred: ami fifty c tses of to? matoes were ordered forfeited In the I'nited States district court In Co ihla, this weok. The tomatoes, whief^|ere shipped from Harnwell, 'hai I to Charleston. were seized by gov? ernment agents. OLD WAR ENGINES I British "Tank" Is One of Long Line of Queer Devices. Wooden Horse of Troy, Hide-Covered Towers Used by Alexander in Siogo of Tyro and Caesar's Javelins with Iron Points. The British "tank/* described ns a Car of death resembling a ponderous, slow-nioving steel caterpillar, is one of a large family of strange engines of destruction sired by the God of War, I says a bulletin of the National Geo? graphic society. Reviewing the his? tory of warfare among civilized nu tlons, one of the earliest engines of destruction whose fame has been per petuuted on the pages of legendary epic was the greut wooden horse which the crafty Ulysses left on the plains of Blum, and which the Trojans believed to be an offering sacred to the goddess Athena. Counseled by the false Muon, the Trojans razed their walls in order ! that the "gift" of the Greeks might be brought into the city. After nightfall the warriors hidden inside the wooden animal crept out, threw open the gates of the city and admitted their compan? ions, thus bringing about the destruc? tion of the city of Priam and wreaking I vengeance upon the people who had sheltered Paris and the fair but false Helen of Troy. An engine of war which emerges from the clond of legend and takes its place among historical actualities was that employed by Alexander the Great in his seven-months siege of the fa? mous Phoenician metropolis, Tyre. This ancient city was strongly situated on an Island and as there were no long range catapults in the fourth century before the Christian era, Alexunder conceived the plan of building a mole or causeway from the mainland to the Island. This engineering enterprise was hampered by the Tyrians, who launched biasing ships against the as? sailants as they sunk piles to hold in place the rock and debris that formed a roadway over which the army was to march. In order to protect his con? struction corps Alexander devised great towers covered with green hides. These were set up as shields against tfce floating flames of the enemy and the result was one of the memorable victories in Alexander's conquest of the eastern world. One of the simplest and yet one of the most effective inventions of an? cient times was the javelin with a point of soft iron employed by Julius Caesar in one of bis Gallic wars. The ; Roman legionaries hurled these ' cap? on* against the saie'.da of thur ane? mia*. The Iron head penetrated the outer covering\of bull's hide, but flat? tened out against the hurdwood or metal back of the shield, and thus bo came hooked to this protector. The shanks of the dangling Javelins so im? peded the movements of the barbarian soldiers that they were forced either to throw away their shields and light uncovered against the Romans or else stop long enough (a fatal delay In their advance) to disencumber themselves from this unique weapon which may properly be colled the dum-dum pllum, the progenitor of the soft-nose or dum I dum bullet of today. Perhaps the strangest engines of I destruction In the history of the world I I were the seven trumpets of rain's horn which the priest j of Israel blew as they encompassed the walls of Jericho once each day for six successive days and seven times on the seventh day. I After the final blast the hosts of Isreul I gave a great shout and the walls fell I let, according to the Biblical account j in the Book of Joshua. Those who en? deavor to explain all miracles on the theory that they are the result of ex? traordinary applications of the natural law have seen In this remurknble event a demonstration of the vast destruc? tive power of sympathetic vibrutlou? the same principle which has been known to shake to its very foundation a great bridge of steel and concrete when a dog trots across it. I Another arms oddity of Biblical in? terest was the ruse employed by Gideon, leader of only 300 Israelites, who successfully engaged a vast host of Midlunites nud Amalekltes that "lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the snrid by the , seaside for multitude." Gideon's en? gines of destruction were 300 trumpets, 300 empty pitchers and 300 lamps with? in the pitchers. As the enemy's camp whs upproached during the night the pitchers were smashed, the lamps held aloft in the left hand, while terrifying blssts from the 300 trumpels spread consternation and terror among the sleepers who In darkness lmnglned that they had been attacked by u great army. The result was wholesale shiughter among themselves while the followers of Gideon watched. Eskimo Lamps. It Is believed that the Ksklmo lamp was invented before Its possessors emigrated from their original home, which was probably farther south und near the seucoast. But the form of the lump becomes more specialized the higher the latitude Is. The lamps of southern Alaska have a wick edge of two Inches, while those of Point Bar* row and northern Greenland have Wick edges of 17 to M Inches. The lamp is employed for melting snow and ice to obtain drinking water, for cooking, light lug. warming, drying skins, and iu tliu ui'.s. It Is ulso ii social factor and the sign of the family unit, each licud of u I'amily buviug his lump. ECHO OF TITANIC DISASTER Research ;s of Ice Patrol Boats Have Exploded Many Theories Held in 1912. After the loss of the giant White Star liner Titanic in April, 1912, hy miking aa iceberg, there was much dis? cussion in Europe nnd America us to the possibility of adopting measures to lessen the likelihood of such disasters In the future, says P. T. McGruth in tho American Review of Reviews. An "international conference for the sav? ing of Ufa at sea," which was held at London, resulted, among other things, in an Undertaking by the principal ma? rina powers of the world to maintain an ice patrol on the north Atlantic from February to June in each year. It wns agreed that this Ice patrol should be carried out by the United States on behalf of the various coun? tries represented, tho cost to be borne by them pro rata, Britain to pay 25 per cent of the COtal, Germany, France and the United States lb per cent each and Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Holland, Norway, Russia and Sweden from 4 to 2 per cent each. The American authorities inaugu? rated this patrol service with the naval scout cruisers Birmingham and Ches? ter, but later assigned the revenue cut? ters Sene?a and Miami to this duty, which ships have since continued It. The first season St. Johns was chosen for the work, but ultimately it was found more convenient to utilize Hall fax, Nova Scotia, because the area patrolled was south of St. Johns and extended farther south as the season advanced and the armadas of icebergs became more numerous. A theory exploded hy the ice pa? trol ships is that the proximity of ice is marked by a notable lowering of air temperature. Experiments covering three years have proved that such is not the case, and that as a rule there is little or no change in the temper? ature of the air near an iceberg. Equal? ly fallacious is the idea that the pres? ence of a berg Is denoted ! y a lower? ing of the temperature of the water. As a matter of fact the very contrary is the case. Other theories, as that echoes indi? cate the presence of bergs, that ice discloses itself through what is known as the "Ice blink" and that submarine "ears" on ships will reveal the near: ness of ice by its peculiar motion through the waves have been proved equally unfounded. In truth, tho tes? timony of the commanders of these pa? trol ships is that the only safe way to navigate regions of icebergs is to stop" during thick weather and to run very slowly on dark nights. Your Dreams and Your Health. Scientific dream interpretation helps us to ace ourselves as we really are: gives es tolimato glimpses gj the suh cousclous as well as conscious desires, fears and modes of thinking that enter into the making of our character and the shaping of our conduct. The compilers of the gaudy little pa? per-covered dream books once so much in vogua went, rightly enough, on the theory that dreams are symbolic. But they erred t)y assuming that they are always symbolic of future events, and that any particular dream element can always be interpreted as symbolic of the same kind of future event. Those who expect modern science to provide them with a dream manual akin to the old dream books, so that everyone may become his own inter? preter at a glance, are consequently doomed to disappointment. Accurate dream Interpretation almost always means time and effort. But it is well worth the [rouble it costs. All who would discover unsuspected weak? nesses and defects in themselves, who would gain a maximum of health, hap? piness and olneieney through right liv? ing, will do well to seek to have their dreams analyzed. And it is not only for the light it throws on cue's nature and character that scientific dream Interpretation Is worth while. There nre dreams which, rightly interpreted, throw light on the state of the dreamer's physical health, sometimes enabling action to be taken that will avert serious disease. There also are dreams which give valuable in? formation regarding people of the dreamer's acquaintance. There are other "exceptional" dreams, needlessly looked upon with superstitious awe by many persons.?Mother's Magazine. Americans Like Noise. Of all things which Americans de? test, quiet comes first. Take as a proof this matter of pianos and talk? ing machines. Every workday there now comes from American factories an even 1.000 pianos and about 1,800 talking ma? chines. You will notice that the piano has not been entirely silenced by me? chanical music. Indeed, the value of pianos made dally In our country Is three and one half times as great as the value of phonographs, but the number of pia? nos now turned out is smaller than it was five years ago, while the number of it.-* great rival has increased by half. Uncle Saw tolls us that two years :r:n we paid $10,000,000 lor talking ma? chines and $1,000,000 for the records Which they played. No wonde r talking machine stock Is quoted at about $1,100 a share and stockholders; bank upon dividends of $120 a share this year.? Philadelphia Ledger, _i_ Tcct of Enjoyment. Mlly had been to a birthday parly. I.ouls was not invited, so the day after the party he seemed a little envious. ?'1 ImM you dldn'l have a good time :'.t your party yesterduy," lie suid. "! bet I did," Id Billy, Then why uln'l you sick today?' St ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR PHRASE How "8wlng'na Round the Circle* Gained Its Place in Ameri? can Politics. "As I go round the circle," uttered by President Johnson In a speech in Cleveland, Ohio, in I860, was the origin of the familiar phrase of today, "swing? ing round the circle," as applied to the campaign tours of presidents. It was David Locke, t he Petrol cum V. Nashy of the Toledo Blade, who converted the words of Johnson into the "Swing? ing Around the Circle" slogan. Andrew Johnson was in many re? spects a remarkable man, born and reared in illiteracy, President John? son's state papers are said to be among the ablest executive documents now on file at Washington. "Yet," says T. R. Burton In his life of John Sherman, "Johnson's first message to congress, in December, 18G5, was writ? ten by George Bancroft, and the origi? nal manuscript is at the Library of Congress. It was on August 24,1SG6, that Pre: i dent Johnson, with Secretary Seward, General Gran: and Admiral Farragut, left Washington for a tour through the middle western states. The ostensible object of the trip was a participation in the dedication of a monument to Stephen A. Douglas at Chicago on September 6. But the outing was plainly an elec? tioneering movement on the pajrt of the president, for the purpose of mak? ing votes for "my policy" In the com? ing fall election. J At all the principal cities along the route through Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, the president was received by a majority of those present at the different outdoor receptions, with the respect* due his office. If the president, in his speeches, had shown some degree of moderation and dignity In his language, the history of this notable presidential journey would not have been written in words of de? nunciation. But Mr. Johnson did not try to con? ceal either his prejudice or his tem? per. From New York to St. Louis the president petulantly showed his oppo? sition to the prevailing tone of public opinion throughout the northern states at the time, bandied epithets with the crowd, and "exalted himself at every opportunity." Secretary Seward also made some speeches. But Grant and Farragut, although frequently called for, did not utter a word. Grant was said to bo thoroughly disgusted with the president and rode in other cars when he could do so. "I felt," said Grant afterward, "that It was like listening to a man at his own funeral." Although President Johnson mndo many speeches, it was said that not eservice drd-he-prenetKi-ee-*fce-mma of "Lincoln" In this entire trip. At Cleveland, on September 3, the presi? dent did say that he "was placed on a ticket with a distinguished individual, who is now no more." In the same speech occurred his ref? erence to the "circle." The Yankee In Mexico. Mexican politeness, like Spanish po? liteness, Is of the perfervid kind. Thus, one of the flowers of speech which the law of courtesy commands a Mexican host to use when he welcomes a guest is a phrase to the effect that his "humble house" belongs not to him? self at all but wholly to his guest, and that the latter may do with it what he will. Once this phrase cost a Mexican some worry. He met an enterprising Yankee, who was in Mexico drumming up business, and, inviting him to his home, told him that the house and ull its belongings were his. And the guest took the host at his word. He had his baggage moved from the hotel to the Mexican's man? sion, proceeded to occupy that man? sion as his own, and after a few days had passed generously notified the be? wildered Mexican gentleman that the latter might remain in the house for a reasonable length of time, a couple of weeks, perhaps, until he?the Mex? ican gentleman?had found a new dwelling to his liking. And?impossi? bly, but it happened?it took legal pro? ceedings to oust the Yankee usurper from the premises of the Mexican ca hallero, who may surely be called a martyr to his national virtue of civility. World's Oldest Museum. The museum in the city of Nara, the former capital of Japan, is said to bo the oldest in the world. All the ex? hibits, too, are equally ancient, or rather more so, for, since its founda? tion in A. D. 75G, no addition has been made to its collection! Dr. Otto Kummel, who tells us about the queer old museum, is one of the few Europeans who have been per? mitted to visit It. its doors are opened only once a year, when a special com? mittee inspects the collection. The museum contains about three thousand articles, which are said to he the most beautiful specimens of decorative work ever (lone by the human hand. Where the greater part of these treasures camo from, nobody knows. Some came from China, others from Korea, but most of them appear to have been brought from a greater distance. They hnVO been in their present home for more than eleven centuries, so it is no wonder thai their origin is un? known !?Chatterbox* Not Time for Sightseeing. "I don't think so much of the Yel? lowstone lM 'ihn you were there on your honey? moon! One must see it under favor* nblo conditions to appreciate its bcau tiwtii"?Puckt j._.-i VICTORY TO DKMOCHAT. i Campbell Wins Congressional Seat in Allegheny, j ? Pittsburgh,, Nov. 25.?For the first j time In -1 years a Democrat from AllcKhency county will sit in the halls | of congress, Quy A. Campbell, on j canvass of the complete votes, wins the congressional election In the Thirty-second district. The vote lh?- j ished today gives Campbell 4?) more I votes for the entire district than the present congressman, A. J. Barch Aeld. The totals are Campbell 17, 134; Barchfleld 17,081. In the Thirtieth Pennsylvania dis? trict, If. Clyde Kelley, Progressive Democrat, defeats the present con? gressman by 2&3 votes?Kelley 18,- j 636; Coleman ls.ssn. Judges of the county court today dismissed the complaint of Congress? man Barchfcld against rulings which he claimed cost him 53 votes. Tho I contest now is expected to be car I ried before congress, Airs. Morse Entertains at Cards, Mrs. J. H. Morse entertained at cards on Wednesday afternoon at her home on Liberty street. The rooms were bauttful with graceful f a ns and CUt dowers. Four tables of enthus? iastic bridge players enjoyed the gamci for several hours and after? wards a delightful salad course was served, the hostess being assisted by Mrs. Gantt and Mrs. A. China. The first prize, a hand embroidered scarf, I was won by Mrs. Jas. Blandina, and the consolation was cut by Mrs. J. H. Guthrie. Those present were: Mrs. Richard? son, of Columbia; Mrs. C. J. Dwycr, Mrs. A. J. By num. Mrs. A. Chjgia. Mrs. C. D. McKnight, Mrs. Courtrffht, Mrs. J. W. Jackson, Mrs. Dorn, Mrs. Bruce Bynam, Mrs. W. R. Phillios, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Warren Burgess, Mrs. h. m. Orowson, Mrs. James Blanding and Mrs. Henry Withers poon. Be a live wire and you won't get stepped on; dead ones we use for door mats. A married man is an accident of fate, but a bachelor is entirely his own fault. Don't talk too much; remember that silver tongues frequently wag In wooden heads. Opportunity is more likely to knock at the door o' an attic th?.n at the -doop. of-a?en ha rat Why not smile? 'Twas Mother Eve's only garb?and look what she accompli: bed. Copper-Producing States. Copper is produced in 19 states and Alaska, the ore in all except five states also containing gold, and in all except two silver. The Art of Living. "To (ouch the cup with ea^er lips and taste, not drain it; To woo and tempt and court a Mus and not attain it; To fondle and caress a joy, let hold it lightly; Ivost it become necessity and cling too tightly; To smother care with joy, grief with laughter; To hold the present close, nor question the hereafter; To see the sun sink in the West with? out regretting; To hail his advent in the East, the night forgetting; To have enon:;h, to spare, to know the joy of giving; To thrill response to every sweet of life?that's living." Want Might h Gmda Books. Eighth grade books ere needed for pupils In the night school at the Mag? neto factory. There are a number of these books in homes in the city not I cing used now which are very much needed in this night school. If persons having these books will please notify Miss Nancy McKay, Phone ;H>7, their kindness would be ; much appreciated, as a donation of ! the books will aid a very worthy i cause. Lull on Preach Front. Paris, Nov. 2'.;.?The lull in fight? ing continues over the western front. Court today was still engaged on the case of V. It. Dlnkins against the Insurance Company of North Amer? ica. This case was commenced Mon? day with the expectation of lasting only a few hours and has been in course ot hearing ever since. The Rev. P. F. McLendon will be? gin a revival meeting at Olanta tha first part of December, a fact which will be of much interest to his many friends in and about Sumter. The first Suniter County Fair was a success. To make the fair of next year the success that it should be, everybody should begin preparing for jit now. The sooner preparations are I begun the better will be the fair. Geo H. Hurst, laSSOS sj ErtSaw. Prent! Attention to Da* er Night Celts. AI J. U. Cralg Uli Staff, ft Bate Phoned 8!Jw2oi Your Boy's Xmas Gift. Last ChrlstmM his father gave him a Hank Book with a de? posit In it of $10. Today he has in his account $17S.50--every dollar besides the interest he earned himself. He is 14 years old. Before last Christmas he had never put by a dollar. Bet's start your hoys with Cnristmas Accounts this year. $1?$5?$10 does it. May we make them out for you? THE PEOPLES BANK. We pay 4 per cent, interest in our Savings Department. Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South Ramifies the "Nation's Garden J Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YOUR AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMITED," ft "PALMKTTO LIMITED" AND "COAST . iNK FLOR- ? IDA MAIL.' Dining Cars?a la carte service. All year round through car service from New York to both Port Tampa and Knight's Key connecting with steam? ships In and from Havana. For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of the "Purple Folder," address, % T. C. WHITE, ff. J. CRAIS, 5lien. Pass Ayont, Pass. Tratf. 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