Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GRANT AND MARK TWAIN. Wh?n th? Humorist Took th? Stump For th? General. The year 1880 was a presidential one. Mark Twain was for C^pncral Garfield and made a number of remarkable speeches icfhls favor. General Grant came to Hartford during the campaign, and Mark Twain was chosen to make the address of welcome. Perhaps no such address of welcome was ever made before. He began: "I am among those deputed to welcome you to the sincere and cordial hospitalities of Hartford, the city of the historic and revered Charter Oak. of which most of the town Is built." Ho seemed to be at a loss what to sar next. and. lpnnlntr nvor nrntnnrlnil to whisper to Grant. Then, as If he had been prompted by the great soldier, ho straightened up nnd poured out n fervid eulogy on Grant's victories, add lng In an nslde as he finished. 'I nearly forgot that part of my speech.' to the roaring, delight of his hearers, whllo Grant himself grimly smiled. Ho then spoke of the general being now out of public employment, of how grateful to him his country was. and how It stood ready to reward him "In every conceivable?Inexpensive way." Grant had smiled more than once during the speech, and when this sentence came out at the end his composure broke up altogether, while the throng shouted approval. Clemens made another speech that night at the opera house?a speech long remembered In Hartford as one of the great efTorts of his life. A very warm friendship had grown up between Mark Twain and General v*rnnt. a year enrner, on the famous soldier's return from his trip around the world, a great birthday banquet had been given him In Chicago at which Mark Twain's speech had been the event of the evening. The colonel who long before had chased the young pilot soldier through the Missouri bottoms had become his conquering hero, and Grant's admiration for America's foremost humorist was most hearty.? Albert Blgelow Paine in St Nicholas. A "BIT" OF MONEY. The Use of the Term to Designate a Small Coin la Very Old. There Is more than one^theory as to the origin of the term "two bits" and Its multiples of "four bits." etc., as applied to money. But according to a writer in the New York Sun the use of the word "bit" In the sense of a small coin Is very ancient The "Colonial Records of Pennsylvania" aver that at a council held at Philadelphia "ye 24th of the 8th month, 1G83, under the presidency of *Wm. Penn, Prop, nnd Gov.' " The Oovr. telleth Ch. Pickering & Saml. Buckley of their abuse to ye Govermt In Quonlng of Spanish Bitts and Boston money to the Great Damage and abuse to ye Bubjects thereof They confess they have put out some of these new bltts.... and In three other parts of the report of said council, the word "bltt" occurs again. But as a matter of fact for whole generations before that time a "bit" or "bltt" was as common a synonym for a small coin In the slang of thieves In England ns were the variants "boung." "bung" nnd "pung" for a purse. In 1607 Thomas Decker said In his "Josta to Make Merle:" Jf they once knew where the bung and bit is? And further back In 1592 Ilarman In his "Defence of Coneycatching" said: Some would venture all the byte In their bung at dice. What the real origin of the slangy "bit" Is does not appear to be known, but It seems plausible that It Is nothing more than the common every day "bit" In the sense of something small. Not So Easy as It Seemed. Twelve persons decided to lunch together every day and agreed not to sit twice In the same order. One of the number, a mathematician, surprised his associates by Informing them that their decision meant that ono and onethird million years must elapse before they would again bo seated in the original order. Two men can sit together only in two different ways, three In six ways, four In twenty-four, fivo In 120. six in 720, seven in 5.040, eight In 40,320, nine In 802.888, ten in 3.028,800, eleven In 39.910.800 and twelve In 479,100.000.?Buch fur Alle. Cost of Discovering America. The discovery of America cost a little more than $7,000. at least so say some documents that were found In the archives of Genoa. These documents glvo the value of Columbus' fleet as $3,000. The great admiral was paid a salary of $300 a year, the two captains who accompanied him received a salary of $200 each, and the members of the crew were paid at tho rate of $2.50 a month each.? American Boy. Mnf ri?? r?-.. I- I 1 The two trustees in tho church took up the collection in the middle aisle, then begun in front again and worked the aide aisles. "I should think." whispered the small girl to her father, "they would have four waiters, one for each aisle."? Newark News. Courage. What one needs to cultivate is a tenacity of purpose that will not quail nor turn aside, a courage that in emergencies dares to separate from the crowd, that never recognizes defeat. One Way to View It. M 'Distance lends enchantment to the view,' some i>oet says." "That's right. At any rate It's easier to admire a girl whfen she's well off.**? Boston Transcript LOWER CALIFORNIA. Rugged and Barren, It Wat Once a Land of Fable and Adventure. Lower California, once a land of fable, romance and thrilling adventure, is one of the most sparsely settled regions of the Mexican republic. It lias an area corresponding in size to that of the Atlantic coast peninsula of Florida. but nearly 700 miles more coast line owing to its extreme length of TOO miles. Florida has more than fourteen times as many people. Varying In width from thirty to 150 miles. Lower California Is a rugged, barren strip of land, with a mountainous backbone largely of volcanic origin. For nearly 200 years after its dlscovery by the Spaniards It was thought to bo an island. The southern portion of the peninsula has some rain, but the northern section Is dry and arid, producing cereals, tobacco, grapes, cassava and sugar cane only after being thoroughly Irrigated. The mineral resources aro valuable and varied. Gold, silver, lend, copper, salt, gypsum, turquoises, opals and garnets are profitably mined. The sliver mines of La Paz were worked by the Jesuits as early as 1700, three years after the famous padre, Salvntlerrn. established the first permanent Spanish settlement In the land. The magnificent Magdalena bay, on whose protected waters, forty miles long and twelve miles wide, the Pacific fleets of the American navy have conducted their target practice in recent years, was discovered by Francisco de Ulloa In 1539 while on a voyage of exploration seeking the pearls and. gold of the "Amnions." Ixmer California has two capitalsLa Ensenada, with a population of 2,000, sixty-five miles by sea from Ban Diego, Cal., and La Paz, with 5,500 people, many of whom earn a livelihood from the port's pearl fisheries, which are among the most Important In the world. In addition to Its pearl oysters the waters of Lower California yield sponges, tortoises, sperm and gray back whales, while in the bayous and river mouths of the east coast many alligators are to be found. GIFT OF THE GAB. Why 8taphonaon Thought Thara Wa? No Power to Equal It. When George Stephenson, the perfector of the locomotive, was visiting the seat of Sir Robert Peel at Drayton on one occasion, says the writer of "Famous British Engineers," there happened to be present Dr. Rucklnnd, #1lA ??- TT " " " tuc nv.icuimi, HI1U sir wuiiam 1' Ollett. tho famous advocate. Stephenson discussed with Dr. Buck land one of his favorite theories as to tho formation of coal and, though undoubtedly In tho right, was ultimately vanquished by the arguments and oratory of the doctor, who was a better master of tongue fence than himself. Next morning while pondering over his defeat in the solitude of the garden he was accosted by Sir William Follett and confided to that gentleman the story of his failure. Sir William, acquainted with the de tails of the matter In dispute, agreed to take up the case and soon afterward attacked Dr. Rockland on the subject. A long discussion ensued, In which the man of law completely si lenced the man of science, who was at last compelled to own himself vanquished. Sir Robert reel, highly amused at this example of "tit for tat," then turned to the Inventor and Inquired, with a laugh: "And what do you say on this matter, Mr. Stephenson?" "Why." he replied, "I will onlv sav tills?tlint of all the powers above and Tinder the earth there seems to me no power equal to the gift of the gab." Never Was "Union John.'' Of the objects whose ??? * Is derived from the diminutive of John the union Jack cannot claim to be one. In the days of chivalry the knights and menat-arms wore a surcoat, or "Jacque," as It waa called, bearing the emblem either of their nationality or of tho lord to whose service they were sworu. Gradually the word was transferred to the banner which was carried before tho army, and this use of the word still survives today in the name of the British national (lag and also that of the small flagpole at the bow of a ship known as the "Jackstaflf."?London Chronicle. Two Sets of Muscles. You hnve two sets of muscles?the outer ones, which you can feel, and the Inner ones, which are your lungs, heart, stonmeh and other Internal organs. The outer ones are conveniences for performing actions. The Inner ones are your life?the "fate" which makes you happy or depressed, powerful or weak, useful or the contrary. These Inner muscles require training. Just like any other muscles, by intelligently directed exercise. Had an Instance. "Youth enjoys ninny things that manhood dislikes." "Oh, I don't know. That's a platitude. Cite an Instance." "Well, when I was about sixteen years old 1 thought that shaving was fun."?Kansas City Journal. Philadelphia's Boast. Philadelphia was the first place and remains tbo only place in America where n first class battleship can be bnllt and equipped from keel to armor and fifteen inch guns without going beyond a state border ffl^he materials.? Philadelphia Ledger. Whoever lives true life will love true love.?Mrs. Browning. A CLOSELY GUARDED CLOCK. It la the Most Accurate Timekeeper Man Has Devised. In the Case School of Applied Sclenco In Cleveland there is a clock that holds the world's record for accurate timekeeping. Over a period of several months It showed a variation of only eight-thousandths of a second a day, which in a year's time would be less than three seconds. Ship chronometers, which are the most accurate time measuring instruments in general use, cannot keep true time within less than three to Ave seconds a month. Marine observations are absolutely dependent on accurato timepieces, but ship's officers have to ue suusuea ir they can adjust their chronometers so that they will either gain or lose a certain amount each day. Then they add or subtract and get absolutely correct time. In plotting records of a ship's timepiece Its deslrabllIty Is Judged by a line that ascends or descends with absolute regularity. If the line rises and falls the instrument is worthless. The Case clock stands on a stone pier independent of the building that extends sixteen feet to a natural shale foundation. It is in a small room surrounded by two other rooms, all built with brick walls. Gas stoves heat the outer rooms, and electric contact thermometers regulate the temperature. The gas stove flame automatically rises or falls with the variation in the outside air temperature. Thus on warm days In August the flume in the gas stove is very low, while in below zero January it burns at its brightest. In the clock room itself the temperature is adjusted by an ordinary sixteen candle power incandescent lamp that is flashed on and off by unother electric contact thermometer. The school strictly enforces the rule that there must never be more than two people in this inner room at one time. The clock, which stands Ave feet high, has three separate dials that register the hours, minutes and seconds. It is inclosed in an airtight glass Jar, inside of which are delicate instruments for measuring temperature, atmospheric pressure and moisture. A small amount of chloride of lime, which is an efficient desiccating material, is Ironf olmoro < * 4 ?? - * L * * 1 I?u.naja in mo jar iu uusoru tne moisture. By the aid of a set of dry batteries the clock automatically winds Itself every seven minutes. The movement Is adjusted slow or fast by pumping air In or out of the glass container. Observations aro made from the outside through double glass windows through the separating walls and by means of a small electric lamp placed over the dials. Not only can this wonderful piece of clock mechnnlsm be adjusted to show less than a three second annual variation, but It is also possible to make electric connections with other similar clocks elsewhere. With this as a master clock the others can be made to keep the same accurate time.?Youth's Companion. Historio Hampton Roads. In no territory of like extent In the United States Is more historical Interest gathered than in that which borders Hampton Roads. Here was planted the first English colony In America; here was held the first gathering of the people's representatives to make their own laws; here were erected the first fortifications In the English speaking new world; here were fought the land battle that terminated America's war of independence and the naval battle that revolutionized the warfare of the sea. The first fortifications where Fort Monroe now stands were built 305 years ago, in 1011. Since that time. with short lapses, there has been some sort of a fortification always guarding the entrance to Chesapeake bay.?National Geographic Magazine. Whales Once Lived on Land. Scientists tell us that whales did not always live In the sea, but In prehistoric days dwelt upon the land. They are not true fishes, and their skeletons still give evidence of the days when they possessed four legs. Furthermore, while fishes breathe water from which the air is separated by means of their gills whales breathe air and separate the life giving oxygen from the other gases by internal limgs like land animals. In contrast to fishes also they are warm, red blooded animals. The largest whales are found in the antarctic and arctic seas. Platinum In Colombia. Platinum thrown away by early Spanish explorers, ignorant of its value, often is found In excavating foundations for new buildings in Colombia sometimes In sufficient quantities to pny the cost of a building. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of Common Pleas. R. J. Fowler, Plaintiff, against Bogan Beaty, Defendant. In obedience to an order made in the above stated case, I will sell at Union, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door, on Salesdav. Monday, Nov. 6, 1916, all the light, title and interest of Bopan Beaty, towit: A one-fifth interest in all that certain lot of land, lying, being and situate near Monarch Mill, on the outskirts of the Town of Union, County of Union, State aforesaid, and bounded by lands of David Eison Olivls Eison, lands of the Fant Real Estate Company, and lands of Cudd, and containing two (2) acres, more or less, and known as the Ernest Beaty home place. Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers and recording. R. C. Williams, 42-3 Master for Union County. i A A A A^A A fy iBank T > t $ The prope Sales Co. liste i Highest Biddt } Nov. 11, x i At Munro & | Street, Union 1 Second H J i 1 t 1 t 1 f 1 Y t 1 T Y J 1 House an Ottaray Mills Fine opportuni X Date. November *:* Munro & Sligh's ( IAIIXT ? t juniM i. I A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A T^T T^T T^f f^f $ 0 0 0 T|1 I MASTER'S SALE. e a State of South Carolina, ti County of Union. d Court of Common Pleas. a Hammie Meng-Askew, as Adminis- is tratrix C. T. A., the last will and ii testament of Mrs. F. A. Meng, De- n ceased, Plaintiff, ii against t< Charles K. Meng, J. Edward Meng, Sr., et al., Defendants. In obedience to an order made in ? the above entitled action, I will sell 11 at Union, during the legal houis of sale before the Courthouse door on Salesday, Monday, November Gth, 191G, the following lands, located in Pinckney Township, Union County, South Carolina, to wit: ? First: Tract No. One (No. 1) containing forty-six (4G) acres, more or j less, ieu in me residuary clause ot the will of Mrs. F. A. Meng, deceased, j and as appears as Tract No. One (1) upon the survey and plat of the estate lands of Mrs. F. A. Meng, deceased, t made by W. N. Willis, C. E., April I 10th, 1915, now of record in the office b of the Clerk of this Court: bounded d on North by Tract No. Six ((>) or c C. K. Meng fifty acre life estate tract b and also lands of James T. Garner; C East by Bailey Spring branch or lands a of Jas. T. Garner, South, by Herndon I Meng mill tract and Tract No. 1 of ^ estate of J. E. Meng lands "brick yard 1 tract"; West by Tract No. (> or C. K. ^ Meng fifty-acre life estate tract. I* Second: Tract No. 2 containing s thirty one and eight-tenths (31.8) d acres, more or less, left in the residu- d ary clause of the will of Mrs. F. A. c Meng, deceased, and as appears as f Tract No. 2 upon the survey and plat P of the estate lands of Mrs. F. A. Meng, deceased, made by W. N. Wil- n lis, C. E., April 10th, 1915, now of record in the office of the Clerk of 4 this Court; and bounded on North by Howell Spring branch or lands of James T. Garner, East by Howell Spring branch or lands of James ^ T. Garner and Tract No. 4. of the F. A. Meng home place laid off under said will, one hundred (100) i acres to Hammie Meng-Askew; South by said Tract No. 4, the Hammie Meng-Askew one hundred (100) acres ? of the F. A. Men>; home place and on the West by Tract No. 3, the J. Edward Meng, Sr., tract represented tl in the devise and conveyance of Mrs. d F. A. Meng, deceased. tl Third: Tract No. 3, containing sev- ^ enty-five (75) acres, more or less, representing a devise under the will and a conveyance by Mrs. F. A. Meng, de- * ceased, and as appears as Tract No. ' 3 upon the survey and plat of lands of Mrs. F. A. Meng, deceased, and J. f1 Edward Meng, Sr., made by W. N. ' Willis, C. E., April 10th, 1915, now of record in the office of the Clerk of '? this Court; bounded on North by lands of W. N. Garner, R. L. Howell, Mrs. C .L. Garner, Howell Spring " branch and Tract No. 3 of thirty-one V' and eight-tenths (31.8) acres, South by lands of Tract No. 4 (Hammie ?' Meng-Askew) and lands of B. B. 18 Going, and West by lands of B. B. a: Going and W. N. Garner. P; Terms of sale on each tract: Onethird cash and the balance in two 4: rupt rty of the Bu :d below will b jr for Cash on at 12 O'c Sligh's Garag si r f K-/ [and Ford Jitne Buick Roc " Mitchell F Chalmer's Hudson R Threshing Also d Lot, With 2 ity for a Bargain, li, at Noon. Rem< Parage. GILBERT, qual annua! installments or all cash s purchaser desires. Anv profit nor. ion or deferred payment to be evienced by the bond of the purchaser nd a first mortgage on the premies. The deferred payments to bear iterest at the rate of eight per cent er annum from date of sale and to iclude in both bond and mortgage en per cent attorney's fee upon deault in payment at maturity. The purchaser to pay for papers nd in event of a bidder not complyig to be resold at bidder's risk. It. C. Williams, '2-3 Master. MASTER'S SALE. itate of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of Common Pleas. . B. Pitts, Plaintiff, against I. C. Dawkins, et al., Defendants. In obedience to an order made in he above stated case I will sell at Jnion during the legal hours of sale, efore the Courthouse door, on Salesay, Monday, Nov. (?th, 1916, all that ertain lot or parcel of land, lying, eing and situate in the Town of Carlisle, County of Union, and State foresaid, composed of lots known as j0t8 Nos. 8 and 1) in the John L. foung, Survey, bounded by Dot No. 0 on the East. South by Chester tvenue, West by Water street, and torth by Lady street, and being the ame land conveyed to the said Arelia Gilmore by Eva M. Jeter by eed dated Dec. 29th, 1904, and reorded in the office of Clerk of Court or Union County, in Book U 38 at age 590. Terms of sale: Cash; purchaser to ay for papers and recording. It. C. Williams, 2-3 Master for Union County. MASTERS SALE. Itate of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of Common Pleas. Jnion Building and Loan Association. 1'laintiff, against . (!. Howell, Defendant. In obedience to an order made in he above stated case, I will at Un on uring the legal hours of sale, before he Courthouse door, on Salesday, londay, Nov. 6th, 1916, all that cerain tract or lot of land, lying, beinir nd situate in the Town of Union, ounty and State aforesaid, known as ,ots Nos. 17 and 19, i^ Block A in le division of the land of T. C. I)unan, and fully described and set forth i a plat of said land on December th, 1900, and being the same lots of md deeded to me by T. C. Duncan, ated April 25th, 1902. Terms of sale: One-third cash the alance on a credit in one and two ears from date of sale, with interest lereon, secured by bond of the purfiaser and a mortgage of the premies sold, purchaser to pay for papers nd recording and have the option of aying all cash. R. C. Williams, 2-3 Master for Union County. 15 aV Sale! ? t rbank Motor f e sold to the f T :lock M. I T T >e, Gadberry X f idster k Roadster X Touring Car | oadster X Machine X X Rooms, near i T T T Remember the ember the Place, % Trustee I ? . AT4. AT<l ATA AT^ A^A A^A ATA A^A. v MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of Common Pleas. Robert Dawkins, Plaintiff, against Willie Dawkins, et al., Defendants. In obedience to an order made in the above stated case, I will, at Union, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door, on Salesday, Monday, Nov. 6th. 1916. the fol lowing land to wit: All that certain tract of land lying, being and situate in Fishdam Township, County of Union. State aforesaid, containing one hundred and forty-seven (147) acres, more or less, and being bounded by lands of W. C. Wallace, Mary .lane deter, Charner Dawkins, George Sims and A. T. Gilmore. Terms of Sale: One-third cash, the balance in two equal annual installments, payable one anil two years from date of sale, credit portion secured by bond of purchaser and a mortgage of the premises, with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from date of sale, and to provide for the payment of ten per cent attorney's fee in the event it becomes necessary to collect bv an attorney after maturity, purchaser to pay for papers and recording and have the option of paying all cash. R. C. Williams, I 42-3 Master for Union County. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of Common l'leas. Bank of Pacolet, Plaintiff, against E. H. Jeter, Defendant. In obedience to an order madi in the above stated care, I will sell, at Union, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door, on Salesday, Monday, Nov. 0. 191f?, all that certain tract or plantation of land, lying, being and situate in Santuc (Township. County of Union, and aforesaid, containing two hundred and sixty-four (2(54) acres, more or le^s. and bounded as follows: On the North by lands of J. (I. Hughes, on the East by lands of Mrs. Lottie Davis, on the South by lands of Nimrod Sinclair, and on the West by lands of J. A. Brown and better known as the Robert Glenn place. Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers and recording. R. C. Williams, 42-3 Master for Union County. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally and externally. Price 25c. It's a good thing we can't see ourselves?think of the suffering we escape.?Cleveland Press.