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THE 310I'M) M'lLDEK. A Hhrlily Civilize;!, Though 3Iyste:,ious There can be little doubt that there existed on this continent centuries ago 1 a race of people who attained a state of civilization far in advance of that - of the Indians who inhabited the coun+ ? .- "-v, wViito man firct PHTTlfV I i ^ \> I1C11 Li.L\s O ililU X4AW4.XX AAAK/W w . says the Chicago News. The first evidence of such a race was the discovery in various sections of the country of thousands of oddly formed mounds or hillocks. These had long passed as ordinary formations of j the soil, until it was noticed that they j were molded in strange shapes, such as dragons, buffaloes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles and other animal forms. Some were shaped like forts and still others were in g-eometrical patterns. One single mound in Ohio is shaped in a circle ana is more than 5,000 feet in circumference. On investigation they proved to contain strange copper utensils, pottery and human bones and skulls. Something may be judged of the age of these mounds by the fact that some rtf fiiom d rp nnvprpri with trees cen- I juries old. The bones taken from them crumble upon exposure to the air, and as bones twenty centuries old have been found placed the age of the construction of the mounds over 2,000 years ago. The race that left these monuments must have been a highly intelligent one. Copper and bronze implements of war and utensils found in them show great ingenuity in their construction. The workmanship on the metal instruments shows considerable skill at the forge. The fact that the American Indians were a roving race, making their liv ing by bunting ana nsnmg, auu uev-ci dwelling long in one place, seems ample proof that they could never have constructed these strange mounds, some of which ar-e of such great extent as to indicate that they served for some time as the burial place of a community. The skulls too, are not shaped like the Indian skull. There have been found in the Lake - * * - ? T Superior region prehistoric mines, m one of which was a great mass of copper, weighing tons, raised on a platform and ready for lifting out of the mine. Who, then, were these warlike, industrious people, who evidently possessed a fair degree of civilization ?( Whence came they and where did they go? This probably we shall never know. Many explanations are offered, but none with sufficient foundation to be convincing. The idea has ever been advanced that they were the lost tribes of Israel. The fact that the skulls closely resemble those of Egyptian races, has led many scientists to conclude that their origin was in Egypt, but we cannot be certain. All we know is that a great race lived, flourished and was suddenly wiped from the continent by a great pestilence or by hordes of savages or from some other cause. The mounds which form such an interesting source of study to the antiquarian, are scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. Those in the Mississippi valley, especially through Arkansas and Kansas, are by far the most numerous and interesting. PROTECTION OF BIRDS. Recent Tests Show They are Great Insect Destroyers. Early in April the department of agriculture had ready for distribution a new bulletin upon birds that will ihave an important bearing upon the much discussed McLean bird protection bill, which was finally included in the bill making the appropriations for the department of agriculture and as such, approved on March 4, and signed by President Taft as one of hi* last official acts. The bulletin will be profusely, illustrated, picturing wild geese, wild swans, snipe, plover, woodcock, wild pigeons, brant, and other migratory and insectivoring birds which henceforth are to receiv-e \ protection from the federal government under regulations to be formulated by the department of agriculture. The bill proposed by Senator McLean, of Connecticut, together with - ? >- - i u,r those presented to me uuusc UJ llcp- j sentatives Weeks, of Massachusetts, and Anthony, of Kansas, is based upon the fact that the lack of uniform bird protective legislation throughout the country is responsible for the threatened extinction of many species of birds that make mig'atoT passages north and south each year. It is of no use for one State to pass protective laws so long as in another State, pos- j sibly even during the mating and hatching season, there is 110 law pro- ; tecting that same bird. The passing of j a fed ral law upou this subject wasj opposed by many who c-omMer it an infringement upon State's rights to giv the federal government jurisdiction over a matt: r which, some claimshould rest entirely with the individual States. A number of decisions of different courts aro_to the effect that the migratory and wild game birds belong to the t hole nation and not to the citizens of any State through which they may chance to pass, and it is these decision1? which constitute the recognized authority for the new bill. The enforcement of this new bill is to be brought about by the appointment of Deputy United Stales marshals to do the work. Already hundreds of thousands of dollars are being paid out by the different States for the support of these game wardens, and the federal marshal could go with th-em for the good of the game interests of the country. The sum of $10,000 has been appropriated as a beginning for this new protective work. Canada is joining with this nation in the endeavor to secure protection for migratory birds;, since many of the birds which add to the resources of that country come to the southern States for the winter and their slaughter during migrations materially has effected the Canadian bird supply. It is believed that the passage of the MnLean bill will be easily the forerunner of a movement to secure international protection for all migratory birds, and it is hoped that the movement soon will extend so as to include both Central and South America. America has fallen pathetically behind Europe in this respect. As far back as 1870 Europe was threatened with the extinction of a number of species of migratory birds so that, in 1873, a congress of agriculturalists 3 <nrnM nnll A/1 "*T*i 21l1u iuic&lci o vy at) laugu iu t i&uuu. This convention passed a resolution requesting the imperial Austrian government to secure the protection of birds by means of treaties with other countries of Europe. In 1875 Germany Austria, and Italy entered into a joint agreement for the protection of birds. Since that time four ornithological congresses have been held in Europe, and there is now in existence an international agreement consisting of eleven articles forming a code for the protection of birds, wnicn Has Deen ratified by eleven European powers. From a practical as well as an aesthete and humane standpoint the protection of birds is important for the benefit of the nation. Most people have no idea of th-e protection birds give to the crops of the country. There is an annual loss of $800,000,000 in the United States from pestivorous in sects, and this loss has been steadily increasing in proportion to the decrease of,the birds, most of which fed upon them. The United States biological survey has had the stom achs of more than 3 500 birds examined. Thirty grasshoppers and 250 caterpillars were found in the stomachs of a cuckoo. In that of a night-hawk were found fifty grasshoppers, and. in another more than 500 mosquitoes. Seventy canker worms were found in the crop of a cedar bird. Mr. Treadwell, of the Boston society of Natural History, fed a young robin sixty-eight angle wormes in a single day and a Canadian scientist reports a robin which consumed sixty-eight cut worms in the same period. According to careful estimates the insect feeding birds of Massachusetts last year consumed over 21,000 bushels of insects from May 1 to September 30. Yet the damage done by insects to the crops of that State went to $5,000,000. Thirty species of shore birds eat noxious weeds, as well as insects, and at least 150 of the insect, eating birds of the country have been classed as game in both the northern and southern States. Even the robin is legally protected in s^ven States, in Virginia a petition si*, by 100,000 school children secured the protection of the robin in that State by a special act of legislature passed last year. In five States the blackbird has been a legal game bird also. The friends of the birds have spared no pains to investigate such birds as have been charged with being enemies of the farmers. For years the king bird has been considered an enemy to the honey bee and because of that charge has been banished from many communities by the persecution of school boys. An investigation of this charge recently has been made by a scientist who examined ine contents of the stomachs or crops of no less than 6-35 king birds. About one-tenth of the ccntents was vegetable; fully one-half was of recognized insects including grasshoppers, rose beetles, boll weevils, potato bugs, caterpillars and kindred other pest. This bird shows a predilection for 4he b-istor hug or meloidae. These insects contain a drug skin, produces other phy BBS ... : .. E I*? Now?your o\\ system! The "1: Ford gives it t cost! And ba< stands a financi; ?and service?t I might envy, I that "'urge." today. More than a quarter of ; service?convincing evi< ful merit. Runabout, $ Town Car, $800?f. o. b. ment. Get interestin Dept. F, Detroit; Ford Garage. siological symtoms. The blister bug apparently does ot injure the king bird, however, for bugs were found in no less than seventy of the stomachs that were examined. Another insect noted was the robberfly which is about three times the size of the ordinary honey bee. This robber attacks the honey laden bee, kills it and appropriates the honey. Honey bees were found in only twenty-two of the king birds examined and most of these were drones. So instead of being an enemy, the king is really the protector and friend of the honey bee. ~ ft ^ " Where Apples Are Used as Omens. In parts of England many quaint superstitions still center round the apple. ' Apples hung on strings and twirled before the fire are said to fall off in the order that the marriages of the various owners will proceed. An apple eaten before a looking-glass is ?3 + ViinnniT I SUppoStJU lu give a. vrcw ui luc 'er's future husband, who will be see:i peeping over my lady's shoulder. Peel safely taken from an apple tossed three times round the head and thrown to the ground unbroken, forms the ftrst letter of a future lover's name. Both men and women utilize this j omen. A more recent, though hardly more serious custom necessitates a bowl of water, in which are floating a number of apples. Mothers must drop forks into the bowl from a distance of about four feet. If the fork pierces an apple, the feat is believed to protect the performer's children from catching cold.?Scrap Book. THE HEAD HUNTING IFUGAO. Great Ceremonies for Them When They Return With Trophies. TTr?- -i- - ?? * ? ? riAA(??nrvV?in ATO <TO WriUIig III LUC UCU51 apuiv, ATAcifcja.zine, Dean C. Worcester, formerly of the University of Michigan, now secretary of the interior of the Philippine Islands, gives some interesting particulars concerning the head hunters of the Island of Luzon. Six of the seven of the tribes found in the northern part of the island have been addicted to head hunting. Take the Ifugaos, for example: "When I first entered their territory in 1903," writes Mr. Wocesfcer, "most of their houses were ornamented with fresh human skulls, and I saw various unfortunate victims of head hunting raids. "When an Ifugan war party returns with a head, it executes a ceremonial march or dance?one hardly knows I which to call it?which denies success {ful description. Tb?j men have their I split rattan raincoats on their backs On the inside of these raincoats are pockets, which form convenient receptacles for gory trophies. The warriors | carry beautifully fashioned and deadly steel-headed lances and serviceable, plain broad shields, strengthened by rattan lashings to prevent splitting. Zigzag white marks are painted on the shields, indicating a ceremonial occasion. "The warriors do not approach standing, but creep along the ground and in this position execute a sort of lockst-ep, beating upon their shields with billets of wood and bending in perfect unison far to the right and then far ;:o the left. Some of the men make threatening motions with their lances. It is impossible for me to de{scribe the weird effect produced, but i I hope yet to be able to us-e a moving picture camera on a file of men engaged in this strange ceremonial, which they will doubtless soon forget as head hunting has now practically ceased among them. "When the dancing ground is reach- ; I ^ i ti Railroad ight and right" o you at small ik of the car al responsibility hat any railroad Don't side-track Get your Ford a million Fords now in ience of their wonder525; Touring Car' $600; Detroit, with all ebuipg "Ford Times'' from Motor Co. Summer's OnnMBHBBMcaKKanHaKaaMHHHHBBHBMi ed the head is impaled upon a short stake and the warriors circle around it in the characteristic war dance of this tribe. Some of them take off their ornaments and hang them on the head, at the same time jeering at it as if it were capabl-e of hearing and understanding them. Dancing and feasting may last for days. Ultimately the skull, which has not been mutilated in any way, is boiled and thoroughly cleaned. The lower jaw is fastened in place with rattan and the trophy is taken home by the man who won it. It may be placed with other skulls on a board , shelf beside the door of his house, J it may find a resting place . within, over the fireplace; it may be placed outside at one corner, with the skulls of carabans and pigs which have been eaten, at feasts. "T havo copn a hmisp with a taste ful ornament friezed of alternating carraban skulls and human skulls extending around it at the height of the floor. I have seen others, with great open workbaskets of skulls hanging under the eaves. "A man who loses his head is considered to have treated his family and friends somewhat shabbily. He is not buri-ed as an ordinary person would be but is carried to a resting place on some hillside far from his native vil lage. A tunnel is excavated in the earth, his body is carried into it and placed in a sitting position and th-e tunnel is then filled. A lance is thrust into the ground over the grave ; to show that he was killed in war, and an anito image rudely fashioned out of grass may be left to watch over his last resting place." a nrnminpnl congressman decided to turn over part of his practice to his son. Shortly afterwards the young man entered the office and with a face beaming with pleasure exclaimed: "Father, you know that Wilbour case you'd been trying for the last ten years?" Til..,. AnnrrKno^rvirin Q/lmittod f Vl {? f V| <3 1 LLC UUUgiCOSmau aumi^vu did. "Well," said the young man triumphantly, "I've settled it!" "Settled it," reiterated his father. "Settled it! Well, my boy, I gave you that case as a annuity." What Your Nails TelL It is always amusinsr to speculate on the character of one's neighbor. A very simple aid in so doing is to watcn the nails. If a man or woman's nails are long and slender you may be quite certain the person is not so robust physically as the possessor of short, broad nails. Whereas men and women with the long, narrow type of nail are inverterate visionaries, those having short nails are almost always conspicuous by the strength of their logical powers. It it the latter who make the best and most reliable critics. A further and almost certain characteristic of long-nailed people is their intense depreciation of themselves and their own efforts in any branch of work. The feeling almost amounts to possimism with them. Such a point of view, however, seldom worries those possessing short nails?in fact, more often than not, rather the reverse is the case; they are inclined to be oversure of themselves.?Answers. Mooley Cow Lick. Marjorie was on a visit to her grandparents on the farm, and licr enjoyment of country life was somewhat marred by the apprehension of being honied by the cows. One day For the Weak and >ervons. Tired out, weak, nervous men and women would feel ambitious, energetic, full of life and always have a I orrwl onnptifp. if thev would do thfe, "IT ~ / ? sensible thing for h'ealth?take Elec-l trie Bitters. Nothing better for the | stomach, liver or kidneys. Thousands j say they owe their lives to this wonderful home remedy. Mrs. 0. Rhinevault, of Vestal Center, N. Y., says: "I regard Electric Bitters as one of the greatest of gifts. I can never forget what it has done for me." Get a bottle yourself and see what a difference it will make in your health. 11 I Only oOc and $1.00. Recommended j by all driggists. ff ? "If |Mmc| f 'y hP N?*Qia Really you will agree with us, regardless of how critical you may be, that our MONUMENTS are of magnificent beauty, 1 besides being of the highest grade MARBLE and GRAN ITE quarried. Ordering the monument now of this establishment means securing the FINEST WORK and MARBLE or GRANITE, and the lowest prices obtainable on such work?and, having the mon; ument erected in the near future. P.F.BAXTER & SON Newberry, S. C. . I I - ! ??a f gWITMM?a? ! her mother asked her to run to the , , barn and call her grandpa to dinner. .! She started, but espying a cow in the ! lot. one of the mooley kind, ran back crying, "Oh, mamma, there's a cow 'out there!" ' I After a glance out of the window at the meek looking bovine, her . mother said: , > "Why, Marjorie, that's a mooley i cow. She can't harm you for ^she hasn't any horns." "But, mamma," exclaimed the 2 1 'i li ? ~ ?UL cmiu, sue migiit uuit me wim uer ' pompadour."?Harper's Weekly. NOTICE OF ELECTION IS POMABIA SCHOOL DISTBICT JNO. 26. Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion of the resident freeholders of the age of twenty-one years, of Pomaria School District, No. 26, of Newberry county, State of South Carolina, have filed a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry county, South Carolina, petitioning and requesting . that an election be held in said School District on the question of levying a special annual tax of 3^ mills to be collected on th-e property located in the said School district. Now, therefore, the undersigned, composing the County Board of Education for Nf 'berry County, South Carolina, do hereby order the Board of Trustees of the Pomaria School ' District No. 26 to hold an election on the said question of levying a 3 Vz (mill tax to be collected on the prop - ? i i /n.i. - .1 r\i_a ?j. erty located in saia scnwi uibinui, which said election shall be held at jAull and Hipp's Store, in the said School District, Xo. 26, on Friday, May 30, 1913, at which said election the j polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock in the forenoon and closed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The members of ; the Board of Trustees of said School i District shall act as managers of said election. Only such electors as re ? .... side in said School District and return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax ; receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections, shall be allowed to vote. Electors favoring the 1 levy of such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "yes" printed or vrittcr thereon, and each elector opl J <6> <e> <s> < $> ? i JLODCE DIHECTOBI. ?> ?> ? | Newbery Camp, No. 542, W. 0. W.t A meets every second and fourth Wed- H nesday night in Klettner's rXall, at 8 ^ o'clock. >mity Lodge, >"o. 87, A. F. 3L j Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., meeta every first.Monday night at 7.30 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren cordially invited. T. P. Johnson, ~ i, W. ^arhardt, W. M. Secretary. Wodmen of the World, \ Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., meets everj first and third WediiSB*day evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting^ brethren are corially welcome. D. D. Darby," J. A. Derrick, Clerk. 1 C. C. Bergell Tribe, So. 24, LO. B.M. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, Improved Order Red Men, meets every Thursday night at 8 o'clock In Klettner's Hall. T n TTavirrf 0. Klettr^r, Sachem. Chief of Records. Omaha Tribe, L 0. R. 3L Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. R. M., Prosperilty, S. C., meets every first and third Friday night at 8o'clock in MaBonio hall. Visiting brethren are welcome. G. H. Dominick, Prof. J. S. Wheeler, Sachem. Chief of HecordB. Caoteechee Council, bo. 4, D. of P. L ^ ^ .0. B.M. Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. of P., t meets every other Tuesday night at S { o'clock p. m., in Klettner's HalL Signet Chapter, So. 18, B. A? 3L Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. BL, meets every second Monday night aft 8 o'clock in Masonic HalL Vac Smith, , T. P. Johnson, E. H. P. Lacota Tribe^ I* 0* B< M< i Lacota tribe, No. 79, I. 0. R. M., Ja* Iapa, S. C., meeting every other Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Summer hall. Visiting brethren are welcome. T. C. Dobbins. J. Wm. Folk, Sachem. Chief of Records. JTewberry Commandery, No. 6, K. T. Newberry Commandery, No. 6, K. T., meets every third Monday night at 8 \ o'clock in Masonic Hall. , Fred/H. Dominick, T. P. Johnson, E. C. Recorder. Willow Camp, No. 694, "Wi 0. TF. Wallow Camp, No. 694, W. 0. W., meets every second and fourth Tuesday night3 in each month at West End ^ school house. s T. B. Klbler, ~ Council Commander. A. C. Ward, *- *. j Clerk. . ' * -1 **{ i j Palmetto Camp, No. 694/ Boys of Woodcraft, meets at Odd Fellow's hall, West End, every second and ' ' ? - -1 1 ! fourth Wednesday, nignt, at 5 o cioca.. G. W. Harrison, Commander. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships *n Winthrop Colf lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County. Court House on Friday, July 4,'at ? % m. Applicants must be not less than sixteen years of age. When Scholarships are x ? -r -1 j 2.-U ana^. f vacaat aner juiy t tucjr ***** uc ed to those making the highest aver| age at this examination, provided they j meet the conditions governing the I award. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 17, 1913. For further information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C.? Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c. posed to such levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "no" written or printed thereon. ' / Given under our hands and seal on May 16, 1913. E. H. Aull, J. S. Wheeler, S. J. Derrick, County Board of Education for Newberry County.