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A TROPICAL TERROR.
Moat Drcadrd of Llvins Thlngi I a
Equatorial Africa.
Europeans who visit the great equa- 1
torinl forests of Africa are subject to ;
many risks, but none perhaps so dan- '
gerous as contact with the bushikoiiay, j
or great bull ant, which is said to be j
the most dreaded of living things to be
found in that region. It Is gluttouous
in the extreme. That which It attacks 1
it consumes on the spat?nothing is i
carried away for further convenience, j
Elephants, leopards, gazelles. lions, 1
snakes. gi?-lllas, monkeys^ even the j
human nlHtriglnes of the districts It .
Infests, fly front any neighborhood In
which they know it to be located. According
to well accredited reports. ]
these awe inspiring bull ants travel, j
like locusts. In vast armies, marching 1
in a line two inches or more broad and
miles in length. One of these armies
has been known to take twelve hours
.J1 to pass a given point. These ants pre*
for the shade and. rather than bo exposed
to the rays of the blazing sun.
% a r I I I ? *1.- * I
??in uunun iiiiiim'ix iiiitirr nil1 sill'lillT
of the ground and thus travel until
they come to the shelter of trees. Any
animal which, unaware of the proxim- j
Ity of the hull ant and rep osing in
the solitude of the volt, happens to he
attacked has no chance of escape. It
Is devoured with Irresistible fury, and
within a few minutes a pile of bleached
hones marks the spot where it reposed.
A great deal of valuable information
about tins dreaded creature has been
published by a French zoologist. M. dc
Challler. who has described a personal
encounter with the bull ant. "I remember
well the tirst time I met the
bashikotinys 011 a raid. I knew not
what was in store for me. I was hunting
by myself, when suddenly the forest
been me alive with the foe. A stul- j
^ den dread seized me. and I stood still
W in the hunting path, resting on my gun.
Suddenly, as if by magic. I was cov- !
ered nnd bitten everywhere. I tied in
haste and found refuge In a deep
stream, yet even then the strong pinch<4*s
of the ants would not give way,
and though the bodies were torn off the
heads remained. The native tribes,
when a man is condemned for witchcraft.
generally fasten him to a tree
before an inroad of these ants. After
they have passed a shining skeleton
alone Is left to tell the tale."
THE SCENT OF SICKNESS.
Most DIuprup*. It In flnlmeri, llitve
Their Charartrrlkllr Oilorn.
The acuteness of the sense of smell
Is far greater in many of the lower aid
mtus-uogs, ror example than in man,
and they employ it in guiding them to
their food, in warning them of ap^3
proacliing danger and for other pur*
poses. The sphere of tlie suseeptihility
to various odors is more uniform and
extended in man, and the sense of
smell is capable of great cultivation. \ I
Like the other special senses, It may
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be cultivated by attention and prac- '
tlce. Experts can discriminate quail- i
ties of wines, liquors, drugs, etc. Diseases
have their characteristic* odors.
Persons who have visited many dif- 1
ferent asylums for the Insane recog- ;
nlxe the same familiar odor of the in- !
sane. It is not insane asylums alone,
but prisons, jails, workhouses, armies
In camp, churches, schools ami nearly
every household that have characteristic
odors. It is when the insane, the
prisoners and the soldiers are aggregated
in large groups or battalions 1
mat their characteristic odor Is recognized.
Most diseases have their characteristic
odors, and by the exercise of
the simse of smell they could he utll- ,
ized in different diagnoses.
For example, favus has a mousy
odor, rheumatism has a copious sour
smelling, acid sweat. A person aftllcted
with pyaemia has a sweet, nauseating
breath. The rank, unbearable
odor of pus from the middle ear tells
the tale of the decay of osseous tissue.
In scurvy the odor is putrid, in chronic
peritonitis musky, in scrofula like
stale beer, in intermittent fever like
fresh baked brown bread, in fever am- l
tnonlacal. In hysteria like violets or
pineapple. Measles, diphtheria, typhoid
fever, epilepsy, phthisis, etc.. have
characteristic odors.?Philadelphia Record.
mtilliitf a RcIIkIoun Duty.
"Speaking of 'gambling," n missionary
said, "I know of a sect that re- i
gards rt as a religious duty, like fast- ,
ing or prayer. This sect is the Hindoos, j
They one day In each year gamble like ;
mad from sunrise till sunset. The
day is the festival of the lumps, a 1
day sacred to Lakshun, the goddess of I
wealth. A tremendous lot of money
changes hands In Iaikshun's honor. All
this gambling is done to test the tinancinl
success that will attend on each
person throughout the year. If a gambler
loses ho knows a year of hard
luck Is ahead of him. If he wins he
knows he may expect a twelvemonth
of prosperity. Strauge to say. a good
ileal of cheating accompanies lhis religious
gambling."
I tiMiiiplon Diver*.
"Larry Donovan." said u profession- 1
al swimmer, "made the highest dive
on record. It was 210 feet a dive from I
the Brooklyn bridge. Donovan also
took a dive from Niagara bridge, |
good 200 feet. There are no other div- I
era In the same class with Larry. Jack .
Burns made a dive of 150 feet from
the topmost yards nn of the Three
Brothers, the largest sailing ship of its
time, and Jim O'Bourke and Julius
( antler have done some good diving,
too- 100 feet, 125 feet, and so on?but i
it is uouutrui ir i>onovnn's record will
ever be broken."
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It Is n common fault to be never j
satisfied with our fortune nor dissatisfied
with out understanding.?Rochefoucauld.
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lts
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loney on every pun
IN GRO
HE IMOIME'
THE REAL LINCOLN.
II* Wna Not Homely, and He Waa
Not Slovenly In Dreu.
For many years It has been the fashIon
to oull Mr. Lincoln homely. He 1
was very tall and very thin. Ills eyes
were deep sunken, his skin of a sallow
pallor, his hnlr coarse, black and unruly.
Yet lie was neither ungraceful
nor awkward nor ugly. His large fea- j
tures lltted bis large frame, and his ,
large hands aud feet were but right on
a body that measured six feet four
Inches. His was a and and thoughtful
fai'e, and from boyhood he had carried
a load of care. It Is small wonder that
when alone or ubsorbed In thought the
face should take on deep lines, the eyes
appear as if seeiug something beyond
the vision of other men and the shoulders
stoop as though they, too, were
bearing a weight, llut in a moment
all would be changed. The deep eyes
could flash or twinkle merrily with liumor
or look out from under overhanging
brows as they did upon the Five
Points children in kindliest gentleness. 1
So. too. in public speaking, when his ;
tall body rose to its full height, with
head thrown back and his face transfigured
with the fire and earnestness
of his thought', ho would answer Doug
las in the high, clear tenor that caiue
to nun in the neat of debute, carrying 1
his ideas so far out over listening
crowds. And later, during the years of i
war. when he pronounced with noble (
gravity the words of his famous ad-j
dresses, not one in the throngs that
heard him could truly say that he was
other than a handsome man.
It has been the fashion, too, to say 1
that lie was sloveuly and careless In
his dress. This also is a mistake. Ills 1
clothes could not tit smoothly on his ,
gaunt and bony frame. He was no
tailor's figure of a man, but from the
first lie clothed himself as well ns his '
means allowed and in the fashion of
the time and place.
In reading the grotesque stories of
his boyhood, of ilie tall stripling whose
trousers left exposed a length of shin,
it must be remembered not only how
poor lie was. bill that he lived on the
frontier, where other boys, less poor,
were scarcely better clad. In Vandalia
the blue jeans lie wore were the dress
of his companions as well, and later,
from Springfield days on, clear through (
his presidency. Ida costume was the j
usual suit of black broadcloth, carefully
made and scrupulously neat. He (
cnrisl nothing for style. It did not '
matter to him whether the man with
whom lie talked wore a coat of the i
latest cut or owned no coat at all. It ,
was the man inside the coat that in
teres ted him.?Helen Nicolay In St.
Nicholas.
Every human soul has the germ of
some flowers within, anil they would
open if they could only And sunshine
ami free air to expand it.?Mrs. Child.
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iCERY i
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
Complaint Served.
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State of South Carolina,
Union County.
Court of Common Pleas.
R. Melvin Kstes, Ida Kllen Dickerson,
Fannie McHugh, Willie J. Kstes, Arthur
A. Kstes. lola Thayer, Kllen
McQuown, Tiney Moore, Azilee Ks
tes, Massie Fee Estes, Sarah Fran- i
cis Keller, Johnnie Steverson, F.lla
May Steverson and Alice Summer-1
till Plaintiffs,
against
Mary A. F.stes. A. J. Mill, W. P.. Hill,,
Sarah Minnie Graham, Fottla Sanderson.
Bessie Estes, Duncan Fstes.
Bel ton F.stes, Robert Fee Steverson.
McDuftie S. Steverson ami'
Fillian Steverson. Defendants.
To the Defendants above named:
You are hereby summoned and rei|uired
to answer the Complaint in this
action, of which a copy herewith
served upon you, the original of which
said Complaint and Summons were (inly
liled in the office <>f tlte Clerk of
Coti'rt of Common Pleas lor Union
foputy, South Carolina, at Union court
house, S. C . on the 15th day of November.
A. D. 1006. and to setv* a
copy ot your answer to said Complaint'
on the subscriber at his of
liceihat Union, South Carolina, within!
twenty days alter the service hereof,
exclusive of the dav of such service;
and if you fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiffs in this action will apply to the
Court for for the relief demanded in
ihe Complaint.
Dated at Union, South Carolina. November
15th, 1?toC>.
J. \. Sawyer.
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
I. Frank Peake.
Clerk of Court. (SealA
To the Defendants Robert l.ee Ste*
verson, McDttflie S. Steverson, l.ottla
Sanderson and l.illian Steverson:
lake iNoticc: I hat tin* Complaint in
lhi> action, together with tin* Summons,
of which the foregoing is a
*opy, was <lnlv Itled in the office of the
Clerk of Court of Common IMeas for
l'nion county. South Carolina, at I'nmn
court house. S. C.. on the 15th day
>f N'ovemher. A. I). U)o6.
J. A. Sawyer.
Plaintiffs' Attorney,
l'nion: S C.. Nov. 15, tooff.
|*o the Defendants Hessie F.stes. 1 tuncan
Estes. Helton F.stes. Robert I.ee
Steverson. McDuftie S. Steverson
and I.illian Steverson: I
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Vlixed, Stick, Large
inest Fat Bananas
TO UNION C
yrite^us at'once.
COMPAQ
Take Notice: That unless you ]>ro-j
duce the appointment of a guardian
ad litem to appear and defend this action
in your behalf, I will, after twenty
days from the date of the service of
the Summons, Complaint and this Notice.
in this action, upon you. apply to
C. II. Peake. Ks?|., Master for Union
county, at his office, at Union court
house, for an order appointing some
suitable person as guardian ad litem
for you, and authorizing and requiring
him to appear and defend this action
in your behalf.
J. A. Sawyer.
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
Union. S. C., N< v 15th. 190b.
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LAST NOTICE.
All parties owing the Oetzcl Hardware
Co. will have ten more days in
which to pay. I bis will be the last notice
from me. I will place all accounts
in the hands of an officer.
Jason M (ireer.
Receiver.
Dec. 51I1. lQofi.
Ritirrftun'n Prayer.
Whit tier and Kmerson were taking a
drive together when they passed a
small, unpadded house by the roadaide.
"There." said Kmerson. pointing out
the house, "lives an old Calvinist, and
flie prays for ine every day. 1 am glad
she does. I pray for myself."
"Does she 7" said Whit tier. "What |
does thee pray for, friend Kmerson 7"
"Well." replied Kinerson. "when I
first open my eyes upon the beautiful
world I thank Cod that I am alive and
live so near ltostoti."
I n prof ohm lonn I. {
"Yon say she's only an amateur i
nurse V"
"Yes. if she had been a professional 1
nurse she wouldn't have married the
first patient that en me a loan. She'd
have looked around a little first."? :
Cleveland I'lain Dealer. I
\ Sure Tlilntr. ;
Stella Did you try to see whether <
he loved you with a daisy? l'ella So; '
I counted with a three leaved elover.?
New York Times.
Clean hands are better tn:i!i fall mien |
In the sljjht of tlnd.-Pnblius Syrus. t
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Part of tlic Itnttle. \
"A pleasant disposition goes a long <
ways." said T'nele Kben. "I sympathizes
wif tie Indian, l>ut I don't believo | (t
he'd have had near as much hard luck
S
if he'd er been good natared an' learned
to play de banjo." Washington Star. ^
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k to select jg
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and Small jjgg
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Msmai Glnttonooi
Rtklmoi.
The eating powers of the Eskimos,
if the tales told In the hooks of northern
explorations ure to he believed, are
most extraordinary. One writer tell?
of a young man seareely full grown
who ate four pounds and four ounces
of frozen sea horse flesh, four pounds
and four ounces of sea horse tlesh ^
broiled, one pound and twelve ounce* ^
of bread, tine" and one-fourth poumla ^
of rich gravy in twelve hours, licsideh
eating the nhove he also drank one
pint of grog, three glasses of raw spirits
ami nine pints of water.
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Convalescence.
When n sick person is becoming convalescent.
the rule of a quiet time between
- and 4 o'clock in the afternoou
should still lie adhered to until com- *
plctc strength is regained. Even if the *
patient cannot obtain sleep the fact of
lying quietly in a darkened room will
rest both eyes and brain, producing
tllllf foolllll' ill* Wills* !I\V!?L'A hflirlitnooa
which invalids so often feel in the evening,
to them the | licit still test time of the
day In eotiseijnenee.
Ilitne Slander. ,
"Your husband." said Mrs. Hightntis
graci ntsiy. "is decidedly interesting *
ami original. ??\?mi if lie il ?es s imetimes
blow his nv.'ii horn a 111 lie to >"
"Ii isn't so!" in liitiiantly exelaiineil
Mrs. Caswell. "My husband always
uses his handkerchief!" Chicago Tribune.
SO SOOTHING.
Its Influence Has Been Felt By So Many
Union Readers.
The soothing of relief after
utleriny from itchiny piles, from eczema
?r any itelicss of tin* skin, makes one
eel grateful to the remedy. I loan's
hutment has soothed hundreds. Here's
ivliat one I'nion citizen says:
.1. M. Mat'I is, retired fanner, a veterm
of the Civil War. rcsidiny at 1*2
l.ihrand street says:?"I have us? <1
Doan's ointment with very satisfactory
esnlts. I'or a loiiy time I suffered front
tcliiny piles I lost toy ley in the war,
nit I have suffered more from the intot*
rahle itehiny than I did with the Icy,.
Slid there seemed to Ik- no relief niylit or *
lay. It was a constant torture and the
nore I scratched the more it itched. I
lave done everything to try and n*ieve
if, hut to no purpose until I read
ihoitt Moan's Kidney Fills and Doan's
hutment and procured a hox of the
alter at a druy store. The salve stnttiuvL
* II" "
lie itihinir <>n tin- lir-t application ami I
an now say entirely rum I it. You an;
veleome to iim' my nanii' as an eml'iracr
>f tin- rlaiins mailt' lor tlii> remedy.' (i
For sale* !>v all dealers. Price f?0
ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
York, sole agents for the I'nited
dates.
Kemember the name?Doan's?and
ake no other.