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PARIS AS AN ART CENTER. Its Treasures In the Louvre and Its Gems of Architecture. In population Paris ranks third | among the cities of the earth, with j more people than Washington. Mexi-1 fitv Rin. Rupjios Aires and Santi-! ago together. It is the wjf'.l's capital in many respects. Its art treasures surpass those of any other-city; its fashions dominate the civilized world and even influence the uncivi lized: its language is the court tongue of the earth: its history is a panorama of the story of civilization from the days of the (loth and the Vandal down to the present. In the heart of the city stands one of the world's most noted of buildings?the palace of the Louvre. It is I the priceless art museum of France, and there are contained within its three departments ? sculpture, paintings and antiquities?examples of the highest expression of human genius. The collections of the Louvre, were xi i ? o uiey uuereu xur suit*, nuuiu ^ total price so stupendous as to be unbelievable. For example, in the gallery of Apollo, among other treasures, rest the diamond hilted sword of Bonaparte, valued at $400,000; the famous Regent diamond, valued at $3,000.000; the gems of many a beauteous queen of France, and the swords and spurs of Charlemagne. A life might be spent in study here, and libraries might be written upon the treasure which the Louvre houses. In the hall of sculpture stands the peerless Venus of Melos, a thing more ravishing than any otiier vision ever hewn from a stone. In this hall there are many pieces of antiquity and of more modern times, the loss of any one of which would be irreparable. , Yet the strange people of this city, fired with enthusiasm for a communistic theory, once mined the Louvre, poured petroleum over it and prepared to destroy with gunpowder what it j had taken the world more than 2.500 years to produce. Paris is overrich in the possession of the beautiful, the impressive and the magnificent. Its famous buildings make an almost unending list. Richest among the world's theaters is the Paris home of opera?without, an architectural delight; within, a fascinating inspiration in snow white marble, onyx, jasper, malachite and bronze. Its famed grand stairway is a fitting pre - * ' * ' ?*-1 - ^ Vv/v ' iuae to me niguest mwus tutu, tau uc produced by the music on its stage. And there is not wanting a strong; element of grewsome and terrifying reminiscence in this glorious city. The traveler stands amid the wide sweep of the Place de la Concorde (Place of , Peace), and he thinks that here before an assembled bestial mob the razor | blade of the guillotine rose and fell untiring while head after head, mid bitter; "3est and song, rolled from the gory ma-1 chine into the great common basketj flnrt th#> nnivprimr trunks were corded 1 at its side. Age and youth and loveliness were sacrificed to brutish passion on this now serene square in a way that only Rome had equaled. Every contrast is found in Paris and all varieties of excellence. Here is the world's highest structure, the Eiffe! tower. This huge shaft of steel is one j of the most overpowering things within the city. Forty draftsmen worked; two years on the 15.000 different designs necessary for its 15,000 sections. Restaurants, shops and a theater are wwsvv* Uo afArvo rtr>/l 1IUU9CU U?SVSU lis UUU "Hum ?w corridors. Ten thousand people can gather here at one time. Grocers as Fighting Men. In olden times in England the grocers' trade played a useful part in national defense. The Grocers' company was commanded in 1557 to furnish sixty men for "the resistance of such iniquitous attempts as may be made by foreign enemies." Further demands of the same kind were satisfied in successive years, and in 1588 the company supplied 500 men to resist the Spanish armada. Authority was granted to press men into this service, and apprentices and journeymen were called upon to leave the counter for the battlefield. Sir John Phiipot, an early master of the Grocers' company, cleared the North sea of a horde of Scottish pi^es by means of a fleet equipped eniu*ely at his own cost. ? London Chronicle. Men In Petticoats. It will probably be a matter of sur 1 /\ 1 rvn I IU luc gcucxai icauu w icatu iuai the petticoat was first worn exclusively jby men. In the reign of King Henry VII. the dress of the English was so -fantastic and absurd that it was difficult to distinguish one sex from the -other. In the inventory of Henry V. appears a "petticoat of red damask, N with open sleeves." There is no motion of a woman s petticoat before the Tudor period. Early Submarines. One of the earliest references to un der water craft is in connection with piracy. Olaus Magnus, bishop of Upgala, writing in 1555, makes mention of "skiffs and vessels constructed of leather," two of which he had seen, in which the pirates of Greenland "go wherever they wish, either above or below water, and by their means pierce and make great holes in passing merchant ships."?Pall Mall Gazette. Unhappy Endings. "You say all the stories he writes have unhappy ehdings?" "Every one or tnem"But he can't sell stories with unhappy endings." "He never does sell any. That's their unhappy ending."?Houston Po3t There never lived a man who was aot injured by perpetual compliments. ?Newell D. Hillis. FREAK OF THE TIDE Curous Phenomenon That Occurs In the River Trent. FURIOUS RUSH OF THE AEGIR. Like a Monster Tidal Wave the Water From the Sea Sweeps Up the Stream w ifh innrv Soar. Flinaina Its " ,fc,t MM ""a'/ f - ?w # Foam High Into the Air. "Ware uegir! Ware aegir!" The river Trent has been tlowing out to the sea for hours, leaving long stretches of brown mud glittering in tbe light of the setting sun. It is a calm summer evening, and we sit waiting and listening on one of the old wharves of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The cry is taken up by every boatman, who shouts it again upstream ?a strange, eerie warning. Several smail boats are now pusning off into midstream to avoid the mass of churning water which breaks on the foreshore. A group of children add to t^ie tumult with a shrill cry of "Wild aegir! Wild aegir!" which they consider a much better rendering than "Ware aegir!" , By craning forward we can see it now, rounding a bend of the river by the shipyard. The first wave is big and smooth, stretching right across the river, with a swirl of angry water at each side; next follow five or six big rollers, which roar and foam along, leaving masses of broken water in their wake. These are called the "whelps." Presently we shall see the force of these "whelps" when they reach those bier, unwieldy, square nosed barges? which, by the way, are called "keels." There is one such swinging at anchor in midstream just opposite to us. For the last half hour the old keelman has been lolling about the deck smoking bis clay and looking idly at the water. Now he is alert all at once, and, knocking the ashes out of his pipe, he gives a turn at the windlass to tighten the anchor chain. After a glance along the deck-to see that all is secure, he looks back up the river. He is calculating where the aegir will carry him to. There is another barge higher up the river, and as yet nobody has stirred on board. The old man has noticed it for he shouts, "Ware aegir, Stoney, my lad!" and a young fellow jumps up the hatch and runs to the tiller. The distant swish has increased to a roar now, and a feeling of intense excitement grips us as we see a small boat rise lip on the first wave and disappear for a moment in the hollow. Up again she rises, right into the froth of the ''whelps." Another moment and she is through into calmer water. See! The billow dashes like a monster tidal wave against a wharf and splashes high up into the air with a roar and smother of white foam. Now it has reached the '"keel." With a groan and rattle of chain she rises to the wave and is carried along with it, but not very far, for the anchor holds fast and she swings slowly round. The keel is broadside on now, and the creamy "whelps" dash right over hor ne aha rr?ll<a in th#> troiierh of waves, but as quickly as it takes to tell she swings stem on to the current, which is now rushing upstream with tremendous force, and will continue to do so for two hours or more until high water, when the water lazily returns toward the sea. The aegirs are not all as big as this one: some are a mere swell about a foot high. The best time to see them is in the spring and autumn, when the J equinoctial tides are big on the coast Just below Gainsborough the aegir is seen at its best, as it rushes along ^ ~ AV? ATI f V?A some Ul Hie lUU^esi, icatuca ui luc Trent. This curious tidal phenomenon only occurs on one or two other rivers in I Great Britain, the Severn *>eing one of them, where it is known as the "bore." j Those who have seen it, however, say J that it does not equal the aegir in any way.?Wide World Magazine. How Railroads Create Wealth. Our marvelous crops would count for nothing if forced to lie in the fields where they grow, or driven to seeki such markets only as the farmer's team could reach. The cotton crop, which brings to our shores annually nearly half a billion dollars of foreign gold, would be but a fruitless burden on southern winds if there were no railways to carry it to the seaboard. TVrx tat'A frAm ami* minoo flnil fftrpsfs Tf C Ui ac 11V/ JUUL vui. *1* iiivo ""v and factories twenty billions of dollars each year, but without means of transportation these costly products j would be worthless junk.?Robert Mather in Leslie's. The French Horn. The French horn; or cor de chasse, is regarded by some musicians as the sweetest and mellowest of all the wind instruments. In Beethoven's time it was little else than the old hunting horn, which for the convenience of the mounted hunter was arranged in spiral convolutions to be slipped over the head and carried resting on one shoulder and under the opposite arm. The Germans still call it the waldhorn? that is, "forest horn." Glad to Play a Losing Game. "I shrink from the ordeal," she said, but there was a note of triumph in her voice. The lady was dieting and exercising to reduce her fiesh, and the scales had fi ? ? A. cilr.n rrVi /v/1 A PP JUSt SUUWI1 LUiZL 3UC tiau Oivugutu wu. thirty pounds.?Judge. Resolve to wait in weakness and to walk in power.?Charlotte Stetson. GREAT FOUNTAIN GEYSER. One of the Many Wonders In the Yellowstone National Park. The Great Fountain geyser, in the Yellowstone National park, lies a mile and a half southeast of the Fountain geyser. It is the chief wonder of the lower basin and in some respects the most remarkable geyser in the park. Its formation is quite unlike that of any other. At first sight the visitor is tempted J to believe that some one has here I placed a vast pedestal upon wnich to j erect a monument It is a broad, cir| cular table about two feet high coinj posed of hard, siliceous deposit. In its surface are numerous pools, molded and ornamented in a manner quite unapproachable. at least on so large a scale, in any other part of the park. In the center of the pedestal, where the monument ought to stand, is a large irregular pool of great depth, full of hot water, forming to all appearances a lovely, quiescent spring, At times of eruption the contents of this spring are hurled bodily upward to a height sometimes reaching 100 feet. The torrent of water which follows the prodigous downpouring upon the face of the pedestal flows away in all directions over.the white geyserite i | plain. No visitor to the Yellowstone < ! enn afford to miss the Great Fountain geyser. ? "The Yellowstone National Park," by Hiram Martin Chittenden. Brigadier General United States Army, Retired. EARTHQUAKES. How th? Process Known to Geologists as "Faulting" Generatas. It Is a well known fact that the majority of the severest eafthquakes are produced by movements and readjustments of the outer shell of the earth. The process, known to geologists as faulting, Is as follows: Owing to various subterranenn cnt!?of5 the solid crust of the earth is put un- j der stress. The stresses keep growing greater until finally they reach the breaking point of the rocks. Tbese yield suddenly and move over another along the line of fracture until the strain is relieved. This breaking of the rocks sometimes along lines hundreds of miles in length and the movement of the broken parts over one another set up jars or vibrations which traveling outward In all directions i through tfie rocks constitute an earthquake. The severity of the shock depends ! upon the character and extent of the ; break, the amount of movement and the distance of the point from the place of origin of the disturbance. Earthquakes also occur frequently in connection with volcanic eruptions, but these are likely to be more local in character and, on the whole, less severe than those due to faulting?Review of Reviews. Vegetable Ink. ' There is in Colombia a curious vegetable Droduct known as the ink j plant Its juice, called chanchi, can I be used, it is said, without any previous preparation. The letters traced are of a reddish brown color at first, but turn a deep black in a few hours. This curious juice is less injurious to steel pens than the commercial inks. These qualities of the plant seem to have been discovered under the Spanish administration. Some writings intended for the mother country were wet through by sea water on the voyage. While the papers written with common ink were almost illegible, those written with the vegetable ink were quite uninjured. Orders were giv "? rvlonf "f 11 ? en in conscQuciict; iu&t uno ^iaut juiw be used for the inscribing of all public documents.?New York American. On the Sea. From all antiquity and in all ages men have gone down to the sea in ships and plowed the main. There is a fascination about the-ocean that never grows old, and the terrors that encompass the waste of waters seem but to add to its attractions. Perhaps this arises from the fact that the ocean covers the only free land on the globe. The sailor on his humble bark has an equal right of way with the mighty steamship; he pays no rent ana cans i no man master. Once he touches land j he must bow to the law of King This j or Queen That, but on the high seas he | can roam without let or hindrance and i owes allegiance to no ruler but nature, j The sailor leads a hard and perilous j life and has the single boon of freedom to compensate for risk and priva- j tion.?St Louis Globe-Democrat Nose Rings. Hindu mar' ' women wear a nose i7aiHA cnit-flhlp to their dosI LJLLL& Ul kuu ? ^ tioii. Sometimes it is simply a wire of gold; sometimes it is set with valuable and brilliant diamonds. Of whatever description, the nose ring is a most hallowed thing. If you are not careful how you speak with the lady about It. or if you say, "There is no necessity for wearing such a useless thing." she will understand by this that you wish her husband's death. A Regular Excuse. "Does your husband carry much life Insurance?" "I don't know the exact amount, but it's just enough so that whenever 1 want a new gown or hat he always manages to have a premium to meet" ?Detroit Free Press. When the Price Goes Up. "TTe never learn to value things until after they are gone." 'That's very true. A silver plated butter dish that cost us $4 becomes family plate worth $100 if burglars break In and steal it"?Detroit Free Press. J IS I? ** g 5? f> B- U O B? ? O3 \wS^ O K;^. II22 ^IIqi j|n I 1 Gallon 100 Proof Golden 9 C Express Shine Kentncky Corn Whiskey Prepaid 2 Gallons 100 Proof Golden \ ^Express Shine Kentucky CornWhiskey Prepaid It is not necessary to make this offer to our thousands of regular customers; they know this whiskey and buy it regularly. You have never tried it, and to prove to you that this is the best whiskey you have ever tasted at twice the price, we are making this special offer. ? C. D. CHEATHAM r* rt n njj 1 OOI K/t_ J,?|. I'? V/? OOX moiKCk uuvvt l CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Only one "BRUMO QUININfcCo get.the genuine, call for frill name, LAXAriVK 3EOMG QUININE. Look for signature of E. W. GKOVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stop* cnujjh -*nd headache. and worss ofi cold. 23c APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. a brother of the minors herein named, will make application to ^[is Honor, Circuit Judge Frank B. Gary, presiding in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, at chambers, in Abbeville, 8. C., on June 12th, 1915, at 11 o'clock i ( a. m? for the appointment of the Judge of Probate for Newberry County as Guardion of Beeler Farmer, Mollie Farmer, Viola Farmer. Oie Farmer, Fletcher Farmer, Thornton Farmer, Onie Farmer and Ida Belle Farmer, minors, who have an estate of about ? ? ninety aonars eacn, consisting ujl ua.su money, no fit competent and responsible person f:aving been found who is willing to assume said guardians!':ip. FRANK FARMER. Newberry, S. C., May 24, 1915. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S; TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know j what you are taking, a3 the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives ont malaiia, the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents NOTICE. 3648. Executors, and Administrators to Jfake Returns?When and to Whftm Executors or administrators shall annually, while any estate remains in their care or custody, at any time before the first day of July of each. f _ X XL. T 3 year, renae-r 10 ine juuge ui riyuaic | of the county from whom they ob-1 tained letters testamentory or letters j of administration a just and true ac-J count, upon oath, of the receipts and expenditures of such estate, the preceeding calendar year, of when examined and approved, ?ihall be deposited with the inventory and appraisement, or-other papers belonging to such estate, in the office of such Judge of Probate, there to be kept for the inspection of such person or persons as j may be interested in such estate. Tf nnv exenntor or administrator; should neglect to reader such annualaccounts he shall not be entitlM to any commissions for his trouble in the management of tfce said estate, and shall moreover be liable to be sued for damages by any person or persons interested in such estate. 3765. All guardians of estate appointed by the Judge of Probate shall .render to him an aanual account of their actings and doings, as executors or administrators are required by law to do, and upon making default shall forfeit their commissions. C. C. Schumpert, Judge of Probate for Newberry Co. May 24th, 1915. Invigorating: to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria.enriches t ie blood.and builds up the sys? tem. A *rue tome For adults and children. 50c S0T1CE OF ELECTION IS FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT, So. Si. wnereas, one-tuira or tfle resident electors and a like proportion of tne resident freeholders of the ag* of 21 years, of Fork School District, No. 55 of the County of Newberry, State of South Carolina, have filed a petition ^ svith the County Board' of Education cf Newberry County, South Carolina, petitioning and requesting that an election be held in said School District on the question of levying a specity annual tax of two mills to be collected on the property located in the said School District: Now, therefore, the undersigned, composing the County Board of Education for Newberry County, Soutin Carolina, do hereby order the Board of trustees of the Fork school district, So. 55 to hold an election on the said question of levying a two mill tax to be collected on the property located in said school district located in tlhe Che said school district, whicin said election shall be held at Fork school house, in said school district No. 55, at which said election shall be held at Fork school (house, in said school distritc Xo. 55, 011 Saturday, June o, iyio, at which said election the polls shall be Long Distance calls far radius of several hundred . t L "in less tnan one noi of flour at a total cost to "Since then we have Bell Telephone to every ! most profitable results, rates are reasonable and in one Long Distance T a dozen letters" cniTTTTFDV RF.T.I. 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Only sucfy { electors as reside in said school di^trict and return real or personal prop- < erty for taxation, and wiio exhibit their tax receipts and registration/cer- fl tificates as required in general elec tions. shall be allowed to vote. Electors favoring the levy of such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" Jl written or printed tf':ereon, and such elector opposed to such levy shall cast a ballot containing the word ''No" H| written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seal on GEO. D. BROWN, | S. J. DERRICK, m J. 3. WHEELER, County Board of Education fl for Newberry County, S. C. One 'M | J Experience | Convinced Me \ | of its Value "One of our salesmen demonstrated the value of the Long Dis- I tance Telephone to us. 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