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\ fntif in THE V The New Clothing ~ A COPY OF THE KORAISL How a Forclgurp Mnit Go About PnrchaaiiiK It In Stnmboul. Ill Stuinboul there are several bookBtores the proprietors of which are either Persians, Arabians, Abyssiuians or Turks. Not in the frequented streets are these stores, but in dark and narTow alleys. The books in tlieru cornVise various editions of the Koran, trattttlated into all the languages of the orient; theological and historical treatises on the Koran in the Turkish, Persian and Arabic tongues, annals hicli clearly prove that all the sultans of the Ottoman dynasty were prodigies of genius and sanctity; marvelous fairy talcs and stories of adventure, which are more or less fantastic and the sole object of which is to prove that no one should be considered honest, intelligent or happy unless he is a Turkish Mussulman, unless he venerates the sultan, unless he lives in Stamboul all his life without ever quitting it even for a day and unless he regards as utterly fabulous all that he hears about Europe. A Mussulman is forbidden to sell a copy of the Koran, and therefore a foreigner who desires to purchase the sacred book must proceed as follows: Go into the bookstore, having on your face as pious an expression as possible, and say to the proprietor: "I shall consider myself eternally indebted to you if you will present me with a copy of the Koran." "As I am a devout believer," the proprietor will answer, "I think it my duty to assist any unbeliever who desires to instruct himself In our law. Moreover, you seem to be a serious man, and 1 Bin convinced that it is not vain curiosity which prompts you to obtain a copy of the Koran, but a sincere desire to study our religion. Therefore I am willing to make you a present of this copy, though I value it highly, for I paid a good price for it." You will then put the book in your pocket, and a minute or two later the proprietor will say, "I shall consider myself eternally your debtor if you will make use a p.resent of ," naming a certain sum. If you think the price t o high, you may bargain with him. !. ;t you must take care not to make T e slightest allusion to the copy of th.? Koran in your pocket, for in disp >!: ; < f it the proprietor has clearly b. .'.a :i the law, and it would not be f > 1 licy fcr you to remind him of t...i lath CAT.LY r.:iLL!ONAinES. AI '.cias expended in gluttony $2,000,C.;:>. ih-op's paid f~r a single dish $100,C'J. t .ii;,u!a spent fcr one supper $100.* r. n Ilvhogululus spent; f. r cite meal $100,CO ). usually paid $100,000 for a r past. Vlie phli; iopbor Seneca liad a fortune of C:>o.\t >o. Lvutu'.r. . the soothsayer, liad a fortune $i 0.300,000. 'J'lie cum of $2,000,000 was paid for the hom e ( Antony. Ca sur . fore ho entered upon any oliice cwtd a early $11,000,000. Tibcrir.; ;.t his death left $118,123,* 000, which Caligula spent In less than leu months. Cnesus possessed in landed property a fortune equal to $8,000,000, besides a large sum of money, slaves and furniture. Antony owed $1,300,000 at the ides of March, i aid It before the calends of April and squandered $73,300,000 of the public money. The Sorrnnt Problem Not New. Students of household management Will learn with : atisfaction that In 130(5 many cf the evils now to be complained of were distinctly recognized. Some of tlio iv.ore curious tines wliieh were im posed by 11 country gentleman upon offending servants were a penny for lonvIn;; n door open. missing prayers, leaving beds unmade after 8 (presumably n. in.), and cooks could only have followers at tbe rate of a penny fine for encb one. A curious custom seems to have then existed that entree to the house was denied during the family meals, and as the fine for allowing a breach of this custom was heavy It may be presumed that the sin was esteemed - Li ihpc I Ti Doi BAILED ME Store. i A Mlnflt Quotation. An attache of n religious bookstoro has spent so many years of his life among theological volumes that he is Scriptural or nothing, but he sometimes evolves a misQt. When bis attentiou was called the other day to a rose neatly attached to the lapel of his coat and an insinuation thrown out that a lady friend might have had something to do with it, he paralyzed the insinuator by saying, "No, sir; I gathered that rose from my own vine and lig tree." It Stopped. A.?uiu your waicu stop wnen yuu dropped it on th.2 floor? II.?Of course it did. Did you think It would go through? Every Itottle of Ghamberlaiu's Cough Remedy Warranted. "We guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will refund the money to any one who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the contents. This is the best remedy in the world for la grippe, coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and is pleasant to take. It prevents any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia. For sale by F. C. Duke, Druggist. THE OLD WOOD FIRE. rotting: the D1k Dncklog: In Place Won Quite a Job. After the evening chores were dono my father would appear in the doorway with the big backlog coated with snow, often of ampler girth than himself and fully breast high to him as he held it upright, canting it one way and anothnr nml wnllflnc if- hofnrn film nn If a wedge slinped end. He would perhaps stand it against the chimney while he took a breathing spell and planned his campaign. Then, the nndirons hauled forward on the hearth and the bed of half burned brands and live coals raked open, the icy log was walked into the chimney, where a skillful turn would lay it over, hissing and steaming, in its lair of hot embers. It seemed a thing alive, and its vehement sputtering and protesting made a dramatic moment for at least one small spectator. The stout shovel and tongs or perhaps a piece of firewood used as a lever would force it against the chimney back; then a good sized stick, called a "back stick," was laid on top of it, and the andirons were set in place. Across the andirons another good sized stick was laid, called a "fore stick," nnd in the interspace smaller sticks were crossed nnd thrust nnd piled, all quickly kindled by the live coals and brands. In very cold weather a fire was kept burning all night, our father getting up once or twice to replenish it. Even in summer the coals rarely became extinct. A good heap of them covered with embers at bedtime would be found alive when raked open in the morning. ?J. T. Trowbridge in Atlantic. "Is It tnie tlint Do Lnzy Una asked for Laura's hand?" "No; there Is nothing in It."?New York Times. A Scientific Discovery. Kodol does for the stomach that which it is unable to do for itself, even when but slightly disordered or overloaded. Kodol supplies the natural juices of digestion and does the work of the stomach, relaxing the nervous tension, while iho inflamed muscles of that organ are allowed to rest and heal. Kodol digests what vou cat and enables the stomach ami digestive organs to transform all food into rich, rod blood. F. O. Duke. '* J R COl ntil Sa n'f pail r-coPE :n's and bo L'ncle Inral'a Foreilght. Uncle Isrul Trask was one of those thrifty Yankees who, his neighbors averred, would squeeze a dollar "till the eagle on It hollered" before allowing it to leave his pocket. He was a shopkeeper in a small way, but his business had not proved In the long run so profitable as his several matrimonial ventures, which had been three times celebrated. Soon after the last event of the kind had been solemnized, one of his intimates rallied him with: "Well, Uncle Isrul, hoard's how you'd be'n an* done It ag'ln. Ilow'd you make out this time? Pooty well, as usual, licy?" "Well, neighbor," drawled Uncle Isrul. in his soft and saintly way. "I did pooty well, 's you may say, pooty well. Ye-08, Hetty's a godly woman, neighbor; a godly woman?with a lectio prop'ty!"?New York Times. Ifotv Fruit* Act. The Medicine Brief thus summarizes the various uses of fruit in relieving diseased conditions of the body. The list is worth keeping. Under the category of laxatives, oranges, figs, tamarinds, prunes, mulberries, dates, nectarines and plums may he included. Pomegranates, cranberries, blackberries, sumac berries, dewberries, raspberries, barberries, quinces, pears, wild cherries and medlars are astringent. Grapes, peaches, strawberries, whortleberries, prickly pears, black currants and melon seeds are diuretics. Gooseberries, red and white currants, pumpkins and melons are refrigerants. Lemons, limes and apples are stomach sedatives. Cures Eczema, Itching Humors. Especially for olii, chronic cases take Bohirie Blood Balm. It. civcs a beallhv blood supply to the affected parts, heals all the sores, eruptions scabs, scales; stops the awful itching and burning ol ?cz"rna, swellings, suppniating, wateiy so es, eic. Druggists, $1. Sample fiet and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed letter, A Critical Moment. A man amy be as cool as an icicle under extraordinary circumstances of danger or excitement, lie may preserve an even mind when a ghost comes into his room at uildnlght. lie may assume command and act noltly and well when the ship Is sinking. But let that man, let any man, upset his' inkstand, and be springs to Ills feet, makes a desperate grasp for the Inkstand and knocks it half way across the table, claws after bis papers and swoops them through the sable puddle to save thera, tears his white handker- J ehief from his pocket and mops up the ; ink with it and after he has smeared J i the table, Ids hands and his trousers with ink as far as it could be made to , I go discovers that early in the engagej meat be kuecked the inkstand clear off ! * the table and It has been draining Its 1 ! life ink away all that time in the cen- I tor of the only light figure In the pattern of the carpet. Then he wonders why a man always makes a fool of himself when he upsets a bottle of ink. J He doesn't know why. Nobody knows i why. But every time It Is so. If you I don't believe It, try it. The crowned heads of every nation, The rich men, j>oor inen and misers All join in paying tribute to DeWitt's Little Karly Kisers. TI iv: 11: o~~ r? ?* w Ii'iaiuo, OI*II AllKMIM), 1 ex., writes: Little Early Riser I'll Is are the best L ever used in my family. I unhesitatingly recommend them to everybody. They euro Constipation, Biliousnoes/ Sick Headache, Torpid Liver, Jaundice, malaria and all other liver troubler troubles. F. C. Duke. Tnklnsr No Clinnee*. "Now, Freddie, go and kiss your little sweet heart und make It up," said Freddie's mother. "No, 1 won't." "(Jo and tell her how much you lovo her and how sorry you are." "No. 1 won't. Fa says he got Into n breach of promise ease by telling a girl 1 that and had to marry the old thing. I , won't run any risks, I won't"?Loudon | Tit-Bits. Rome jteoplo seem to think you ought to pay rent for the place you occupy in their daily thoughts.?Chicago New*. ' I !TS4 turda> To Atte 1LAND Y'S OUTFIT1 MENU OF THE TURKS DISHES THAT COULD BE ADOPTED BY AMERICAN HOUSEWIVES. flnndi That Arc at Once Appetliing, Nutrition* and Inexpensive?Popularity of Vegetables and Streets. , The National Dish. ' ii.. .11.1... f l m OUlilV yiL IUU U1MR9 1UUI1U uu xurbisu tables might well be adopted by the American housewife, being appetizing and Inexpensive and easily prepared from articles that are to be found here In great abundance. Turks do not care for salads, but prefer meat, fish, vegetables and sweet dishes. The Bosporus furnishes a great variety of excellent fish, among them the rod mullet, oysters and mussels, but the Turks have no Idea of the choice of cuts and simply ask for so many okas, caring nothing so that they get meaty pieces with few bones. Corned beef, roast beef, steak ? these are unknown. Mutton, beef, a little veal, fowls and game are eaten. Pork Is "the unutterable flesh.'1 Breakfast with the Turks of all classes consists of a cup of coffee and bread. A piece of cheese rolled Into the fat pancake is eaten by the laborers. This is sometimes exchanged for cakes that are much like pretzels, only larger and not so hard. In the fruit season different kinds of fruit are added. Black bread made of unboiled rye flour is sold everywhere and when fresh is delicious. With a few grapes, a piece of the native cheese and a cup of coffee the richest man Is satisfied. With all flsh, lobsters and many meats a sort of salad'dresslng is served made of garlic, oil, breadcrumbs and vinegar, all bruised to a cream, with caviare or cucumber. Mussels are much larger than In this country. They are washed, steamed until they open, then filled with rice, chopped onion and pepper and butter, packed closely in a vessel and linked an hour. Turks make few soups, ns they prefer solid food, but sardines, anchovies nnd salted olives or pistachio ^iuts are eaten before meals as appetizers. Of vegetables, which enter largely into their diet, the favorite Is the tomato, nnd scarcely any dish is considered complete without it, though they never eat this vegetable raw. To preserve tomatoes for winter use they boll them until the skins are loose, then pass them through colanders, after which they throw salt Into the pulp. This causes it to settle, nnd the water is poured off while the residue is put into thin bags nnd hung in the shade. The next day It is spread on flat surfaces to dry. Lnter it is cut into squares nnd laid in covered Jars. This process retains the taste and qualities of the tomnto better than canning, nnd a little water makes the pulp moist again. 1 Potatoes, a taste for which is an acquired one with the Turk, are first boiled, mashed with eggs nnd a little flour, then made into cakes nnd fried. Beans nnd lima beans are boiled with tomatoes and butter nnd sometimes onions. Squash is sliced and fried or stuffed with mincemeat, onions nnd boiled rice,_and then baked. Largo euCUUlbcrS are also Stllffed with rrdneed moats ami baked or arc eaten raw with Bait. One good stew is made of mutton and green peas. Another has all sorts of vegetables, like an Irish stew. Eggplant is cooked In many ways, some of them palatable and good. Ono recipe is called Imamballde, which means that the Imam for whom the dish flrst was made fainted with delight at its excellence. To make It, cut 6lit8 in the sides of the eggplant and insert a forcemeat of onion and minced chicken in the cavities. Tic strips of cloth around and fry thoroughly in boiling fat. Another way is to substitute eggplant for potato in a stew. Tomatoes should also be added. Moussaka, another and lwtjcr form, calls for one large eggplant, sliced rather thick, without poeliug. Have .a quart of tomatoes freshly peeled or canned und cue pound of minced beef. Fry the beef until It separates, set aside while the eggplant la being fried, then pat alternato layers of meat, eggplant and tomatoes in a deep dish; season aud bake in a siow oven one hour. AmUier delicious rfhit* f?*? mn r Ian nd. COM rERS. Pi placing sliced onions, tomatoes ana ship's bread or sodn biscuit in layers, with a generous piece of butter, in a covered dlsb. Rake slowly four hours. Pllaf, tbc nntiounl dish of Turkey, is served Invariably at every dinner. Rice always forms tlie foundation, and tbe most popular variety is that where nothing but butter, tomntocs and rlee is used. Tube three-quarters of a pound of Carolina or Egyptian rice, wash until perfectly clean and while still wet place In a pan with one-quarter of a pound of butter. Stir over the Pre until the rice has absorbed the butter and become a light golden color. Aciu the rice to three pints ot strained tomato Juice, boll the whole up once, then draw nslde to cook, without stirring. for twenty-five minutes. When done, melt another quarter of a pound of butter, and when the pllaf is dished up pour it over the top. Each kernel should be separate. The color will be a rich light brown. Yalauje-dolmu is n popular dish with foreigners as well ns Turks. Scald some fresh green grape leaves. Take a half pound of rice and fry In butter ns for pilaf. Mince some onion nnd parsley very fine and add them to the rice with salt and pepper. Stuff each lesf with the mixture, fastening the little bundles with cloves. Lay them lu a kettle, the opening downward, keep them in place and just enough water to keep them from burning. Slmmei for three-quarters of an hour.? New York Tribune. A Sensitive Point. "Isn't it a great satisfaction to be able to assist those who call on you for help in the struggle of life?" "It would be." answered Mr. Cumrdx, "If you could be sure some of your beneficiaries weren't laughing at you behind your hack and calling you an easy mark."?Washington Star. QUEEREST OF LAWSUITS. A Hlffliwnynmn Sued His Part nor For Ilia Sim re of Spotla. Perhaps the most remarkable suit ever brought is on the records of the court of the exchequer In England. It rtl.nl mi rt/.? ? 1TOT , Ia. U UO 11IVU VU Wl. O, llalU, UIIU II DCIH forth very clearly that John Ererttaud Joseph Williams were highway robbers. In its succinct legal phrases the complaint says that the men formed a partnership for the purpose of carrying on business as highwaymen. It was mighty proiitable, as was shown by the fact that Ever it su cji Williams for the equivalent of $3,000,""being for moneys wrongfully appropriated to defendant's private purse." This was the amount in dispute after the partnership had lasted only a year. Then Evcrit claimed that he discovered that his partner had not made a fair division of the spoils. The action was adjudged to be a gross contempt of court, and the plaintiff was ordered to pay all .costs, while the solicitors who served the writ were fined. One of the solicitors, a man named Wrenthcock, refused to pay the fine and was sent to prison for six months. Both plaintiff and defendant to the action were subsequently hanged, one at Tyburn and the other at Maidstone. Trivial Causes of Wars. nistory records one war that was caused by n glass of water?the war of | the Spanish succession. A Indy, Mrs. Masliaiu, a celebrated court l>enuty, was carrying a glass of water when she was obstructed by the Mnrquls de Torey. A slight scuttle ensued, and the water was spilled. The marquis lost his temper, and bad feeling ensued be- i tween the English and French courts, wlth'tlie ultimate result that war was declared. The campaign cost Prance many severe battles ? vlx, Blenheim, 1704; Itamlllies, 1707; Audenordl, 1708, and Mnlplaqult, 1700. Fully as absurd in its origin was the war that took place during tho commonwealth of Modona. A soldier stole n bucket from n public well belonging to the state of Bologna. Although the value of the article did not exceed a few pennies, the incident was the signal for n fierce and prolonged war. Ilenry, the king of Sardinia, assisted the Modernise to retain the bucket, and in one of the subsequent battles he was made a prisoner. The bucket Is still exhibited In the tower of the cathedral of Modona. , 3 Jyjg H IBB IIHIHIHBHH % 24th.. PANY, urcell's Old Stand. Notioe* Applications for loads mn^t be submitted by 1st Mynday in February, at which time the board of Commissioners will make appointments. It is desired that applicants live on or near the road they wish to have. A is-) if quest that each pay his road tax before applying. Any who are exempt from road duty are not expected under the law to hold roads as overseers except in cases of necessity. Respectfully, T. J. Bktknbauqii, I 3 2t Supervisor. Master's Salestate of South Carolina, 1 Court of CoraCounty of Union. J mon Pleas. N. C. Rollins, Plaintiff, vs. Lavinia Gregory, California Spillers, Jefferson tiembree, Defendants. In obedience to ao order made Jn above case. I will sell at Uuion, befoie ibe Court Ilouse door, on saitsduy, Sod of February, 1903, duriDgtbe legal hours of sale, ike following lands, viz: All that tract or parcel of land lylnjr, being and situateln said county of Union, on the waters of Sugar Creek, and bounded on the north by Elizabeth Lancaster, east by 8. L West, south l?v Addie McCravy, and west by Leonard Smith, contatning fifty-six and one-half acvee, more or less. Terms of sale cash. C. II. Pbakr, Hosier. ( Looking Abend. Doctor?Have yon had the complaints that every child has In Us youthful years? Miss Elderly?Not as yet, doctor.? Chicago News. ____________ Domritle Stratcf7> Their daughter's hair was turning grayj Time's finger marks were on her facet iomehow the fellows kept away Instead of hanging round the place. Her parenta shook their heads and sighed^' , Considering her splnsterhood. Whene'er she ,had a beau, they tried To rope him In; it did no good. At last one day a fellow came To smile upon the lonely maid; ^ Iler father stormed, and fearful blame Upon the wooer's head was laid. They tried to drive him from the acenet They played a deep, deceptive part. And. looking on her as a queen. The duped one took her to his heart, ?Chicago Itecord-Herajd. Hair Splits "I hare used Ayer'a Hair Vigor Ifor thirty yeara. It ia elegant for a hair dressing and for keeping the hair from splitting at the ends."?J. A. Gruenenfelder, Grar.tfork, III. Hair-splitting splits friendships. If tnc nair sliming is aone on your I ^ own head, it loses friends I for you, for every hair of I your head is t friend. g Ayer's Hair Vigor in I I advance will prevent the I splitting. If the splitting I has begun, it will stop it. I ? SI.CS MUe. An ArnggMfc I If yonr dranht ornmnt annply ya?, I end ne on* dollar ami we will express jtm a bottle. Ho enre endjjt?# Die name I J wgaM Of poet * * -In