Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?ijt (H?latcjjm;m iirt jSoutJton. Pubttshed Wednesday und Saturday ?IIV? OST l-I UN III, IS HING COMPANY SI MTFJt, S. C. Terms : $r.5? per annum?lu advance. Advert i semen I a. One Square first Insertion .. ..$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.GO Contracts for three months, or iong?r will t>e made at reduced rates. All rommunkcatlona which sub? serve private interests will be charged fur ms advertisements. obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found m tB. 1810 and the True Southron in ISO*. The Watchman and Southron now !ias the combined circulation and influence, of both ot the old papers, ? na \* manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. \\ nit In. I ho Leuth Lists Mean .' For many months now we have been saylnir to ourselves with much assur? ance: "Ah? We haven't realised we are a'? war yet?whut It means?what we must do. And we won't until the casualty lints begin to come in. But then- oh' we will realise it then! IHeeS?Private John Smith killed in action Sfl the field of honor. A husky man. who would make n good hay pitcher, v ashing dishes ? ? Three mi leu a way .1 farmer e ying for labor ?without whicb he cannot produce food, und without which food we can? not win the war.) Wed. the casualty lists are coming In constantly now. one stared you In the fi ee when you picked up the pa? per tills morning. Another will be lK>xed on the front page this after? noon. They are grim, every-dny af? fairs now?the iMtn of American boys who have given their lives for this -au?e. Kvery day they are dying? but DO we realize yet what it means? do we? (Item?Private Hill Jones, dead 01 the front line trenches; dead?but his squad repelled the Hun's attack * ? ? A double-listed athlete serving cafe breakfasters with soft-boiled eggs and buttered toast ? ? * Plenty of women who can do that work ? ? ? A farm ei. within an hour's ride, saying that unloss he gets.labor he will fall to pro? duce f->od.) ?>h ye**, the death lists resolve us with a mighty put pose that this war will never end until the thing for which these boys died?the utter and absolute crushing of Prussian mtll f rg despotism- -Is completely accom? plished. Hut how thoroughly are we .putting that resolution into effect with regard to so fundamental, and so im? mediate an t so close-at-home a prob? lem as the farm-labor supply? (Item?Private Tom Uluck, dead of wound 1 received while on patrol in No Man's Land ? ? ? A brawny man, who grew up on a faim, carrying rrlps Lorn the door to the desk of a hotel ? ? ? A farmer nrarby wiring his congressman that imb s he gets farm labor the government's food-produc? tion program will fall ) Probably no vital fuels of the war have b M il more persistently present? ed thar these: that wr hout food we cant' win the war, and consequently that the farms must Increase their production this year; that there is u nation- vide shortage of farm labor which must he relieved or the food I nnot be produced. and that the enjy possib'?' s?uret al mfltoloat sup? ply is gsasrgn say labor from the towns 1 ml cities Hut. can we sincerely say 'ha casualty lists have Stirred us to ore than mein bombastic talk if, understanding these food facts, we fail IS turn to agriculture, every hand not now USSfUlty engaged in absolutely neeesea y work ? (Item l'ri\ate Henry I'.rown. died of wounds received in a bayonet t barge ? ? ? a group ol able-bodied men idling around the depot ? ? ? II df a degSg Iii 10a W4thl I ? mile o tint ?snitos where fond production will fail BSleea farm labor is secured.) \\>' instance, Willie WhttS . strong nd fit gooi! football material is SO is jerki 1 g| the stain street Drug Htore. Now Willie is a nice enough, I oy. an 1 his job Is a perfectly hon? orable one. Hut his charming skill In perfr. tl ig pineapple parfaits and his delightfully artistic assembling of ?hocoliie MUldaeS and banana splits do not Just ilniply do not help one bitle bit in . w hipping the Kaiser 'iheie ar% plenty ol nlmblc-iingcrcd \oung ladies WhS can Stiel their hair iiiaight hnek too and be bored and ! I: se. nod |?oke c'nrih I in the top ol a chunk of |eS en am just as gr lOO? uii. an I swooessfulrj as Willium? tberel-v making it possible for that >oung gentleman to preside over %\ plough >l dig potatoes or work on a threshimc machine. ( Mem Pi 11 ale ? ISOI gS 1!' ecu. k;l! oi after he refused la surrender to an SSnsj ? Wee of superior numbers A perfect specimen of physical man hood operating as elevator ' ? * A doacn gi is read] foi the lob * * 1 Two do/en partners hu I he neighborhood least tag foi sues. ? man to help enl> tivate and harvest feed crops, nee. led to win t ie win ? And then thete i t Mike, at the * om loci Iii Intel who raiihs \ 0111 grips. and ghorty who waits on the table, At tii? front) men arc marching under ? ?bower of stool, and in the hell of shell explosions, with sixty-pound packs 01 their backs?so will you grumble it you have to can:,- your own grip fron, the train to the taxi, ami from the tasi to tl?e haul (Its'. ? knowing that means a larm hand added to the fOOd produetlon army? And do you thlnK the services of a physical giant are required to bring from the kitchen to your table a grapefruit and a cup Of COffee ' (Item?Private Jim Long, killed go? ing over the top in a charge that cap? tured \ valuable bit of German trench * ? ? Strong men wdio toil not. neithe; do they spin, but who are star patrons of the Pastime pool Hall * ? Farm? ers not far away desperately desir? ous of producing lood for war-win? ning, but unable to tlnd farm labor.) In every city there are men of Ilm physique who parade up and down in front of costly . hotels and elaborat* office buildings. They are gOld-brald' ed and buttoned and all cluttered up with fancy gewgaws, and they are Uniformed more ostentatiously than I conquering general. They are engag ed In the arduous duty of opening and closing the doors of arriving an? departing automobiles - respeetabU work, of course, provided people wish to pa,y for such luxuries. Hut if yon son is blown to plOOSS by a bomb to morrow, don't you think you will re? sent the sight of one of these pictures of sublimated uselessness when yo\ kttOW that ten miles away twent: farmers appeal for just such men t: turn their muscles from worthies* work to something of war importance (Item?Private Jones and lilacV and Hrown and flreen and Long kill? ed on the field of honor * * ?> Men it your town doing unimportant work men doing no work ? ? ? Women wil ling to do their work * * * Food pro? duction, a vital war facto?', hanging i: 'he balance for lack of the labor o just such men.) Yes, the casualty lists are coming it every day now?the names of heroe? who died for your liberty. One o your own blood, or your dear friend may be in that prqud, sad list tomor row. Hut you haven't caught tha Spirit >et. and the courtry hasn't, o: men would not do?nor would they b< permitted to do petty, puny thing when farmers on every hand clamoi for man-power to produce war-foot' crops. When every able-bodied mat in your town stands ready for farn woik In that county, as needed, ther 'that town will be able to say it under? stands. This Lroat Corset Stork. Comprising such universally fam ed brands as "La Camllle" (the luet front with ventilo back), "Nemo," th< best corset In Attiojlca for stout fig ures "N. H. and Thompson (.Jove Fit? ting" Is ready to lit any figure. Farly contracts enable us to maintain oh' prices $1 up to $K.aO. I?et us shov you. Schwartz Pros.-? Advt. Will Plant Eyebrows. A French surgeon claims to have Invented a method for planting eye? brows and eyelashes. White QOQdSI Mill Fmls. Two cases of about 1060 yards. Tlv l ist chance. In mostlv 81 in widths OOOdS worth up to Iftc yard. To j;o ii L! lots at lie mid l?c. Huy aplenty for its really l-li price SehWnrt Pros.?Advt. Bless the Child! Bessie we: t with her mother to the moat marke i?ie Other day, and, see? ing sawdust on the floor, she whis? pered: "Mn...r.in, does he butcher dolls?"?Boston Transcript. Heady Willi IIOUSC DrCSSCS, Now. to tit any slse. In glnghllh p< reales, etc Pi n-ed at le-s than 00"' af tin- materials, $1.60 at Behwart Proa Advt. Woes of Women. Must be tough on a girl when her hidr goes out of style.?Louisville Courier-Journal. Coat Suits and Drosses. Many new arrivals await you. Tli eery last style ideas are represent11' Pi ices Will appe .l to you. MC I aim pies, Rchwnrts Bros Advt, Mystery. Those gutes smell dreadful," re* marled an old lady, "l can*! under Ifgnd hOW thai delicious perfume was e\ir called 'auto of roses.'" Children** Htones of .Merit. The "Doroth) Child*" you all kni.v I hOW good Ihey are. Qel the shoes it the BWhWUrUt Shot- Store. You g< I '.nod solid shoes and save money, vox I. I 'nun The v hoc Nlorc, About S0g pair ol slippers, Not all sizes in each lot, but youi slse In one ol them. These are broken lois thai sold as high ;iM $ 1.00, Take ye u choice at $1.01 Don't put it oi* Schv i rts Hlme Htoj I Advt NOTHING 13 WASTED THERE Hayti One Country Where Almost Ev? erything is Utilized, Especially If It Is Made of Wood or Tin. Hnyti Is one country where almost everything is utilized, particularly If the substance he wood or tin. Lum? ber Is 900 l?er 1,000, and any substl-' tute for it is eagerly welcomed. For instance, n pnrtitlon fence be? longing to some well-to-do people on a prominent street' is nuide of the tops,; bottoms and sides of packing boxes that contained cans of condensed milk; two doors further on is a fence made of old barrel staves and packing box strips for fencing is by no means uncommon. Tin cans, with the solder melted off and the tops and bottoms removed, are tlattoned out and used as shingles, In mending fences, patching holes and for numerous other purposes. The five-gallon oil cans, however, are prized and cherished family posses? sions. These cans have a regular mar? ket value of 15 to 20 cents gold. It is no unusual occurrence for a woman to buy a five-gallon can of kerosene, hoist It to her head and tramp all day ped? dling the oil in small quantities?at cost, if she can do no better?Just for the sake of obtaining the tin. These receptacles are used for carry lag water, boiling clothes and storing and cooking food. The tins In which five pounds of lard come have a value of 10 cents gold, and are a standard measure, known lo? cally as a "mnnilte." They are used us a dry measure generally for corn, beans, salt and the like. Even the square tins in which matches are shipped are sold at 5 to 10 cents each.?Kansas City Journal. LEARNED TO COOK, ALRIGHT - I Then Inkella Opened a School of Her Own and Mistress Advertised for Another Servant After Mrs. Hostetter's advertise? ment, "Wanted?Good, intelligent vege? tarian girl who can cook," had been in j the dally papers for four days, a tall j girl of medium stature, with pink eyes,"1 a red nose, and a yellow jaundice, pre-1 sented herself. "Ay bane good Intelligence vege- j tnriuin girl, but ay can't cook," she an-1 nounced. "Never mind," said Mrs. Hostetter desperately, "I'll teach you to cook." And for ninety days and ninety nights Mrs. Hostetter slaved away showing Inkella the lus and outs and sideways of Russian rollovers, Bel? gian biscuits, Peruvian pancakes, Honolulu hash, California crullers, French flinders, Swedish swatnots, and a thousand other culinary .jgysterles that represented a lifetime's devotion to the kitchen range. At the end of three months Inkella could make Norway noodles, Japanese Jampums and Swiss zwieback better than Mrs. Hostetter "herself. At the end of three months and four days she opened a cooking school of her own, and Mrs. Hostetter put an Othef ad in the papers.?Detroit Free Press. Prowler Made a Mistake. If there Is anything that will make folks forget sleep it Is a burglar scare. | Some third-rate prowler, with trick feet, niade a technical mistake in the i course of his work in a Broadway apartment house, and as a result of his indignation, approximately 200 sleepy eyes were compelled to do night work. The burglar, as he would no doubt like to be called by his Inti? mate friends, had gained entrance to the house nnd was getting along rath? er fairly when he encountered a baby carriage in the dark. The crash was tremendous and was followed by fur? ther creaking and grinding as the sim? ple criminal disentangled himself. He probably got Into the carriage in his encltement, for to the breathless listen? ers It seemed that lie required an hour to free himself of It. Finally, giving off no end of steaming language, the Incompetent bandit fled down a front fire escape nnd got away. He had taken nothing. Everybody in the house remained up for the rest of the night, believing that the burglar would ho mad enough to come back and take a last kick at the carriage.?New York Times. Your Best Talents Hidden. Usually those who are well satisfied with themselves ure poorly fitted for the Job. It may be something to meas vfre yourself by the other fellow, it's Infinitely more to measure yourself by what you are capable of becoming. Measure yourself by your possibilities and you will find much to be desired. There are hidden reservoirs of power waiting only an outlet. Begin to im? prove them and you will find new Im? pulses to challenge you. The richest Jewels lie hidden In the earth. Ynur best talent! ure often invisible, they can be brought forth only by the call of a great occasion. Start something In your life and see what will come out of It?Grit Mealle Staple Food In Africa. Among the Zulus, the most highly developed native race in South Af? rica, the mealle is the staple article of food, it Is also the staple artlelo Of food ntnoug the less advanced Hottentots, Kven the dwarfs, or Bushmen the most backward people of Africa, and probably of the world? cultivate the mealle, Its cultivation is Introducing habits of Industry among r. race that Is vanishing. It may give the Bushman his rcprievu from the doom of extinction. VARIETY IN HIS WRITINGS Author of Many Popular Dime Novels Later Repented and Produced Several Serious Works. Perhaps there was something in the atmosphere of Maine that set the lit- 1 erary tide toward blood-and-thund< r. At any rate, one of the most popul?r authors of dime novels was J. H. Ingrn ham, who was born in Portland sind died in 1866 in the South. His was a varied career. He abandoned mercan? tile pursuits und became a teacher In Washington college, near Natchez, ; Miss., and In 183(1 produced a volume : of his Impressions of the Southwest. Then he turned his attention to dime novel writing and "brought out "The Dancing Star, or the Smuggler of the Chesapeake,'1 published in Boston. This was followed by three dime novels published in New York in 1882-8. "Captain Kyd, or the Wizard of the Sea," "Josephine, or the Maid of the Gulf," and "Dancing Feather, or the Pirate Schooner," three frankly pi? ratical, though not pirated stories. "Lady Imogene, a Tale of Long Is-, land Sound," Is not a pirate story, but Is the equal of the others in literary merit. In later life he repented, and while his -lime novels are not to be found on the shelves of public libraries, pos? sibly among the dust-covered volumes in the regions where the uncalled-for hooks are placed may be found his seri? ous works, "A Prince of the House of David," "The Pillar of Fire" nud "The Throne of David," produced after he had been ordained as an Episcopal minister and rector of St. Thomas' Hall,, an academy for boys at Holly Springs, Miss. DEATH OF CHEVALIER BAYARD Gallant French Knight Met End Hero ically While Leading Fight , Against Traitor's Army. It was on April 30, 1524, that the Chevalier Bayard was killed in bat? tle. His end was characteristic. En? gaged in a campaign in northern Italy, where the imperial army under the traitor, De Bourbon, was pressing hard upon the retreating French troops, Bayard was asked to take the com? mand and save the army. "It is too late," he said, "but my soul is God's and my life is my country's." Then putting himself at the head of a body of men at arms, he held the enemy at bay until struck down by a ball. He was thrown from his horse, but re? fused to retire, saying that he had never shown his back to the enemy. He was placed against a tree, fac? ing the advancing host. In the want of a cross he kissed bis sword, and because of the absence of a priest he confessed to his maltre d'hotel. When De Bourbon came up and expressed regret at seeing him in such condition, he> said: "Weep for yourself, sir. For me, I have nothing to complain of; I die in the course of my duty to my country. You triumph in betraying yours; but your successes are horrible and the end will be sad." Having uttered these words the gallant knight died and was burled/by his enemy on the field with mllieyry honors. Garibaldis for Freedom. Where his study window looks out on the yellow waters of the Tiber, winding through the Rome for which he fought so long and bravely, I lis? tened, one afternoon in late December, to thnt fiery old warrior, Gen. Rlcetot ti Garibaldi, while he spoke of the war and of Italy's part in it, Lewis R. Free? man writes in Wrorld's Work. "All of my boys are fighting," he had said, "and my daughters and my wife are nursing. Two of the boys are gone killed in France?but the other five are with the Italian army. They are all good fighters, I think; but one of them?Peppino, the eldest?fas also an able soldier. Or at least he ought to he, for he has been trained in the 'Garibaldi' school. There hasn't been a war (save that between Russia and Japan) or revolution in any part of the world In the last twenty years in which he hasn't drawn a sword, car? ried a rifle or swung a machete." Babies' Cries Set to (Music The crying of babies is,not regard? ed as musical, but nevertheless it is. Rev. Noel Bonava Hunt, a senior curate of St. Matthew's church, Willes den, England, has set infants' cries to music. He was particularly! Impressed With the beauty and musical, quality of the wails and cries of the Infants at the baptismal services held at St. Mat? thew's. He tried to pijrsuude the church musicians to catch the sounds and set them to music, l<ut they re? fused. At length Rev. Mr. Hunt him? self recorded the sounds t\ tin? form of a chant set to the words of the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh psalm: "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we R emembered thee, o Zlon." "The composition ?s original," Rev. Mr. Hunt sc ys, "and It Is a little grotesque, but It Is musical. It represents the meaniugtoi' the words to Which it Is set." Bauxite in British julana. Bauxite in considerable Quantities has been discovered in Brinish Guiana Prospecting and develoianent work has been carried on for the past two and one-half years with satisfactory results, and today tin ?ifct shipment of this product Is being made, a full cargo of 080 tons being sent to Con? signees in the United Stages. Develop ment work has now rouchei.] a stage where g Sdeady OUtpnl is n^Mind, ami ?dher shipments are expected to fol? low at frequent intervals. SOME HONORS ARE INVISIBLE Although Intangible and Really Non? existent They Ars Eagerly Sought In Many Cases, There is always something intangible about real honors. Thut is why the Victoria Cross was made of gun metal and not of gold. It was to mark the fact that the main thing was what It stood for and not what It was Itself. In the same way the most coveted title If the Order of Merit, which only confers the right to put the letters O. M. at the end of one's name. But those letters mean such a lot. They mean that you are one of a little baud of the most distinguished people in the ' world, and that you possess an honor w hich money cannot buy, says an Eng? lish writer. But there are some honors which have absolutely nothing to show for themselves, which are absolutely In? visible, Intangible, nonexistent, and yet are eagerly striven for. One of these Is the blue ribbon of the turf. There Is no such blue rib? bon, and If there was nobody knows why it should be that particular color. However, for over a hundred years racing men have talked about winning the blue ribbon of the turf, by which they mean that particular > race for three-year-old colts which we call the derby. Another Invisible honor and decora? tion Is the "triple crown." It really belongs to the rugby football field, so sadly depleted on the battlefied In that deadly scrum with the Germans. In normal times England, Scotland. Ireland and Wales play international matches with each other, and, as hap? pens occasionally, one of them "licks" the other three; that one is said to win the triple crown. There Is no crown, but the honor is* greatly prized all the same. MIND AND BODY-SLOUCHING Stand Erect, Face God,. Breathe Deep an i Talk Sense, Is Admonition of Writer. The hygienic department of the Chi? cago Ilerald has this paragraph: "Keep erect if you want to keep on the road to good health! 'Slouch* or ?slump* and you are apt to find your j self headed for the sick bed. For ! rounded shoulders and relaxed abdom? inal walls are often associated with serious nervous maladies." Not only the physical well-being, but , the moral well-being is deeply Inter? ested in this suggestion, says the Co ' lumbus (O.) State Journal. When a ! person gives way to bodty-slouching the I mind goes with It and slouches, too* Those nervous mnludiesjreferred to are the same as mind maladies, which eas? ily merge Into moral maladies. The j only thing to do is to stand erect, face God, breathe deep and talk sense. One cannot do these things if he slouches und lets his muscles sag and his or? gans si amp. -. K Domestic Economy. Two poorly clad women were pro? ceeding homewards after the exhilarat? ing gai ities of the mothers* meeting, and naturally they discussed domestic economy, says London Tit-Bits. "Dae ye ken," said Mrs. Brown. *Tm due tenand-nlne for gas this quarter, and I dinna ken how I'll get it paW.'* "Why not be like me," said Mrs. Green, "and use the penny-in-the-slot meter?" "But :hey say it's the dearest in the end. Y* get less gas for your penny, ye ken, than I get for mitte." "Aye, but ye see, it's just this way Wl' me?I never put In nae molr than i a penny at a time, and jo see, a lot o' l .folk comes tae my hooseiat night, and whenever the gas begins to go down I jus let on I hi niia got a copper I An' there is aye somebody neady to? stump up the penny. OhMyes, it's fartcheap er in the end.'* Whe-e "Trousers" Is Singular In the Castilian language trousers come singly, not in pairs. The story told by Harry A. Ftranek of his friend Hays, and his struggles with this* Span? ish Idiom, is in the Century, in Mr. Franck'ti article, "Quito the City of the Equator." Pausing in the entrance of one of the little sewingdens known ?s tailor shops, Hays asked, "Can you make me a pair of ?trousers by Satur? day niglit?" "Un par, senor,'* cried the tailor. "Ah, no , It is impossible so soon. I can make you a trouper by then, though not two of them. Then while you are wearing the one I can perhaps make the other, if the> senor is In such Jiaste." "Oh, all right," said Hays, suddenly recalling that trousers are?that is?is singular in Spanish. "Go ahead. 1*11 try to get aloDg with ouo over-} Bun day." I , At the College Exercises. "Who is that quiet-looking feYlow over there nobody seems to be* no* tlclngr "I forget his name; he's won {sev? eral sch< Ignhlpg, 1 believe." "And who Is the one they* seem |to he going crazy about?** That's Jabbe; why, .everybody knows him?he's the foothill cham? pion.'* \ . , -\i\ Sad News. "The expectant beir to hisnunele's millions, anxiously asked the doctor when his uncle was taken ill, lf\ there was no hope." i "What did the doctor s:i>T' ' MHe told him there was novUiope whntCVCT The chances were his Uncle would get well enough to marry I hia llOUW keeper." . BIG CANALS IN MESOPOTAMIA Bagdad unce Had the Most Remark? able System of Irrigation That Has Ever Been Constructed. Mrny years ago groat Irrigation scher es enabled Mesopotamia, Ar? menia and other countries in the near and middle East to become the seats of er ptres In spite of their arid cli? mate. Today, writes Dr. Arthur Its* v ,,*n-i;rown In the Scientific American, they have few cities of any Importance. Bagdad, which has a population of about 150,000, had 2,000,000 ten een tirMes ago. The difference between. Mesopotamia then and today is the result of the destruction of the canal v . In the height of Its prosperity Bag? dad h id the most rem..;kable system of li 'igation that has ever been constructed. The canals about tho city Pleasured over 8,000 miles in lengtl:. The *e are others, both north and south of the city, that Joined the Eu? phrates with the Tigris, and there were seve/rl that ran parallel with the rivers. The largest was known as the Chosroos canal. It was built in early historical times to connect Bagdad with xae city of Dur, about 100 miles north. Whenever this canal passed through loose soil it was over 200 feet in wid.h and six feet deep. Where the ground became rocky it was reduced to a widen of 40 or 50 feet. Bet-een Dur and Bassora thern| were /rer 50 trunk canals between the Tigris and the Euphrates, and they ir? rigated 37,000 square miles of rich farmiL ,; land. 4 DRAINAGE DUE TO MOSQUITO Saving of Millions Results From De? termination of Status of Insect lay Army Hospital Corps. The National Chamber of Commerce declare* that had not the hospital corps of the army definitely deter? mined ;he status of the mosquito and thus caused menacing swamp lands to be dro ned. It is an open question whether the building of the Panama canal would have been possible. In following up this work we find that the United States, in draining breeding places of the mosquito, has reclaimed thousands of acres oi land and made them available for agri? cultural, purposes. There are approxi? mately 100,000,000 acres of swamp lands ii. the country, where for years the mosquito has held undisputed sway, of which 75,000,000, or about one-eighrh of the total area of the country, can be reclaimed for the plow? share. The only value of swamp land! lies in ..Ls possibility of reclamation; otherwise' it is a serious liability as ? breeder of disease.?Leslie's Weekly. Sara Has Sunlit Nation, Too. I shai! not forget my first sight of the Aleutian islands, writes Frank G. Carpenter from Alaska. We had passed no land for two days when we came to the Island of Unlmak, which is at the end of the Alaska peninsula and wh! *h forms the beginning of the great chain of islets that reaches from Alaska almost to Asia. The islands lie in a great crescent which look like stepping stones On the face of the ses. They form the arc of a great circle reaching from the western to the east? ern hem'sphere. Unlmak lies on our side of the world and Attu, the last of our I -lands, is in the orient, 1,500 miles dh tant and not far from Kam? chatka. We have a coaling station on the Island of Kiska, which ls in the eastern hemisphere, and there the evening twilight has not disappeared when tk 3un is risiag in Maine. John Bull ofti 'i boasts that the sun never sets on British possessions. The same ls true of Uncle Sam's dominions, when we take in Attur island and thefe Philippic" archipelago. Queer Way of Smoking. When you sit down comfortably with your pipe, tobacco and matches, intent upon a quiet smoke, it prob? ably doesn't strike you that there are smokers cf other races who go about wooing tae goddess Nicotine in very odd ways*. The natives of South Af? rica are inveterate smokers, but some j of them indulge in the habit in a dis? tinctly queer fashion. The "pipe" l? made by t trusting two sticks into the ground go as to meet at an angle; when theg are withdrawn two tunnelf are left behind. A hollow reed li stuck In one hole, and the tobacc< placed in the other and lighted. Be fore beginning operations the nativ? fills his month with water, drawing ii the Smoke with a gurgling sound am blowing out the water and smok through a second reed. A poor wa; of smoking to a white man, but th kafirs are very fond of it.?Wid World Magazine. Sea Salt as Fertilizer. Close observers at the Royal Agr cultural St ition of Magyar-Ovar, Hui gary, find that sea-salt markedly h foots cert: in crops. It is generali I supposed that sea-salt is poisonous t j plant life?an impression strengthenc by the fa? t that many parts of tt country ne ir the sea are barren. Son plants, ho over, thrive well on sc that has b. en washed by the sea, ai the Hung: Man experiments seem pn?vo that a certain quantity of se salt acts ; s a stimulant to crops general, ho investigators fertilize gome beet-f igar fields with sea-salt at got astonishing crops. The expe meats ejQI be continued, although fm result! for the last four years hdP l*vvu unif.vmly the same.