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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
A TEST OF NERVE.
Ono of the Ways In which Indians
Duel to the Death


Among The Indian tribes the method
of fighting ducls differs There are
some tribes where Il challenge to q duel
means inevitably that both men must
die. When an Indian feels aggrieved
he demands Il combat. The day for the
same is fixed far in advance and is
made the occasion OF little celebra-
tion. The entire tribe assemblies. The
braves sit in circle, behind them their
squaws and the young bucks.
The offended man Is armed with
rifle or shotgun. The challenged
principal is unarmed. At word both
men arise and face each other. the un-
armed man barring his breast to the
bullet of his adversary. With eyes
rivctcd on the little round hole ut the
end of the barrel pointed at him. the
doomed man must face the protrac cted
ordeal of expecting death mt any in.
st"nt without the least sign OF weak
en!nS. Til" cXccutioncr may hold his
gun as long as he plcaSes in order to
try TO break down his enemy He may
on the man under Tie frichtful strain,
but not even with an cyclid must the
unfortunate hctray his anxiety. At
last Tie gun cracks. ana the bullet
speeds !ts way ana the victim lies dy-
in=. The slayer hands thc weapon TO
relative or Il friend of the deceased and}
is put through the same ordeal
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

I!ic jDVernmeut II
been io.In'- ,SousanGs on dollars OF Lu,
ties. Ii w3s ia tie Importation of rare
and costly lacrS from France, and its
somewhat unpleasant
"a rather careful tab l.nd been kept
upon the lace branch OF t.r saluggiin.
business, but 1t was found that many
thousands of dollars worth OF valuable
pieces were coming in under the very
noses OF the officials And at last the
method was found out by the horrible
process OF opening dead body which
had been shipped TO this country to a
small town In the west Concealed in
the body was a hermetically sealed can.
lister, and inside this were found pieces
OF lace worth at least $4,000. You
see, the smugglers. as we aftcrward
discovered, had several times purchas
Ell the bodies OF the dead in Paris, pay.
Ing 80 francs for them and within
them had placed tin canisters contain
ing the laces. The bodies were regu.
larry shipped with death certificates
and all complete and consigned to OBJ
scure persons in out of the way places
in this country. ostensibly the bodies
abroad and were being sent home for
burial in the family plot. 1t was
scarcely reasonable to suspect that
smuggling would be attempted in such
q way, and indeed 1t was long time
before the authorities got track of It,
Smuggling is n peculiar thing" he
continued mcditativcly." and it appeals
particularly 10 women. There are
many wOmen-at least there wcre-who
used to give the customs authorities no
end Of trouble. They were ingenious
TOO. and whenever we found Il woman
we already suspected the posscsSor
of small dog our suspicious were
greatly strengthened. 1t is n fact that
"Hse women used 10 make use OF the
dogs % bring dutiab!e things into the
country. Diamonds and the like were
not infreluently found attached to the
collar Of n pet, and thcro is story
that one woman had an extra hide on
hct small dog, covering It's back and
also many yards of lace. Hollow toilet
articles. brushes and looking glasses
with false backs. even toothbrushcs
with the handles followed out, have
been fouud."-New York Post
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
MEN AND THEIR HAIR.
Peculinrit;cs That Puzzle the BARRIE
Who Notices Things

Peculinri,.c. rrh,, p,, -,
who Noticcs Tbing
The secretive tociturr ho-,or ,,-,s
finally induced 70 tou, no ro,,,ar,.e5. +.
"I'ye noticed ono nacuIiorit1. ~, ~,
customers that could na,,nr o,,'to aI
nIain-the- loss boIr nan i'.,s +ha
more attention he novs to II
"Tbere's - man WHO cor,n. :, ho,.o
nearly every Wool, for - L,tr o,,, ~
60 7 sb,ro5 t;,,, a,o,,,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
PRONUNCIATION.
Read Over This Test md Then Con-
suit Your Dictionary


The following rather curious piece OF
composition was placed upon the black
board Mt certain teachers institute
and a prize Of dictionary offered to
any person who could read II and pro-
nounce every word correctly. The book
was not carried Off, rs twelve was the
lowest number OF mistakes In propun-
citation made:
"A sacrilegious son Of Beiial who has
suffered from bronchitis, having ex-
hausted his finances In order to make
good the deficit, resolved 10 ally him
self 10 comc.y. luH.cnt and docile
young lady of the Malay or Caucasian
race. lie accordingly purchased a CALI
ope and cora! necklace or 4 chameleon
hue and securing suit OF rooms at n
principal hotel lie engaged the head
waiter as his c1adjutor He then dis
patched letter OF the most unexcep-
ton2l ca!igraphy e~tant. inviting the
young lady to Il matinee She revolted
at the idea. refused to consider herself
sacrlicAh'o TO his desires and sent a
polite i1.N or refusal on receiving
which he rrJc.lcd clroine and bowie
knife, said that Ec would not now
forge fetters hymcaC3I with the queen
and went to an Isolated SPOT, severed
his Jugular vein and discharged the
contents Of the carbine into his abb
domen. The debris was removed by
the coroner"
The mistakes in pronunciation were
made on the following words: Sacri-
legious, Belial, bronchitis, exhausted.
finances, deficit, comely, lenient. docile,
Malay, cslliope, chameleon, suit. CO..
adjutor, caligraphy, matinee, sacrifica-
bic, carbine, hymeneal. isolated, jugu-
lar and debris.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

All old Line Companies are my friends
and the friends of humanity!
They are all safe and sound and
fulfill their contracts.
They protec, he insurance in his old
age and financial uimculties.
They protect the widow and orphan
when the loving husband and father is
asleep to wake no more IN this world
So tha his love for them lives after
death, and so all true men love, and
provide for those they lo,e.
The Spectator of New York publish
es list of the Solvent and Safe old
Line Companies in the United States
and Canada, 50 in this Country and Do
in Canada.
The Pacific Mutual of California is
in thislist, "37 years old" In all of is
history, it has never failed to meet
its obligations promptly. Itstill stands
unquestioned, for Honest Dealings and
safe investments and large Annual
Dividends We invite close inspections
of its policies and places, and know we
will satisfy the insuring public
Our Ideal Policy is the best contract
on the market to day want few
good hustling men in my territory to
sell these Policies for me a no one
contract to the right Man
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

One of the curious national branches
OF industry which have grown to cnor.
nous proportions in Bucharest, the cap.
ital of Roumania, is the noble profes.
sion of hired relatives" which un.
dertakes to furnish 20 everybody in
want of parents, brothers, sisters,
aunts, etc. the necessary persons to
represent them,
Persons who desire 10 get married,
for instance. ana lave M parents to
figure at their respective weddings OF
who are in possession Of such who dc
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
Arc md Work

Sir Walter Scott began to write his
celebrated novels at forty. Milton be-
gan Paradise Lost" at fifty. When
East Lynne" appeared its author,
Mrs. Henry Wood, was forty-hve.
Cromwell was forty-one when he be
gan his public career. The year of the
hegira was the hfty-third of Moham-
med. and Marlborough reached his in
dependent command at the same age.
In spiritual examples Abraham was
seventy-fve when called of Charan,
and Moses was eighty when he stood
before Pharaoh as the champion OF
Israel
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
MIR K;rkseys Recommendation

Mir kirkSey Whites I give posi-
tive guarantee with every box Of
R,dalc'S Stom1ch Tablets and Liver
Tablets sell, mi have never been
asked - refund The money i'm singe
ancc. Lave used these tablets
il my family with best results. W. l..
kirksey. Morganton y. c. Rydale
Tablets are prepared by the Radical
Remedy Company, Hickory y c. who
authorize every dealer in their pre-
paration to guarantee every box or
bottle of their medicine. they sell.
for sale by DR.. j ID. Timmons,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

the plaster and OF course found the
gems arranged In pretty pattern work
beneath 1t. And. tell you. he mus,
have suffered with his burden, because
the stones were cut. and each of them
had made II hole in his back.
And that is the story OF our taking
at least $4,000 worth of beautifully
cut stones from our willy friend"
The Old man paused again and again,
looked at the end OF his now unlighied
cigar, and slowly lie drew Il match
from his pocket and lighted it. As lie
puffed away lie said:
But that isn't quite all. Here's tie
"St nart of tie story We took the
jewc.s. wrapped item caref.gy in a
handkerchief and went away. very
proud OF the Sa.ac!ty of the agent IN
France ard Of the ease with which we
had carried out our part or tie pro.
Srnnme. We took the Jewels to the
custom house. puti.-aad-pufr
Wien they were Xumiucd-pUT-.tw wat
found -puif-p pur that they wcre-pun
glass
lEo narrator cooked Ills eye ut III,
and replied: Yes, glass. .Anl that willy
person with tic plaster sd sent us
tie ca5.cGram himself and brought in
= trunkful - things. because we had
not looked ut all carefully through his
Oa"Sage. Now, what in tic world
co@'d any one du When lie was ur
ss li..at crook Ike that one?
Now. doesn't chat give you some
idea of Tie people with whom we have
to deal: There are Lots Of crooks Just
rs clever AS that one. and they're lying
awake nights stu.ying out devices by
which 10 gct alicad OF the customs au
thoHitics. 1t wasn't 80 very long a=c
u.at we discovered vc:y pretty little
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
Paint Your Buggy for 75c.

to SL00 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint 1t weighs , to ozS more to
the pint than others, wears longer and
gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold
by TimmonS Bros
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
a TACTFUL GIRL.
The Way She Gave james n Lesson
In Table Etiquette.

In InDle Etiquette.
They were an engaged young couple
and were having u quiet dinner while
the band played alluring music. The
girl was sweet and refined looking and
the man big and strong. Her manners
were perfect, but his left much to be
desired as far as etiquett1 is concern
ed. After they had finished their meal
an interested observer noticed that the
big, wholesome man placed his knife
and fork like the crossbones under the
skull With blush the girl, whose
own implements We're placed correctly
side by side, noticed the break.
James," she said, with quick tact.
looking all around among the tables.
did you ever notice that men ana wo-
men eat differently? When 4 man fin
ishes meal he always places his knife
and fork across each other, while
woman invariably places them side by
side. It's funny. but I've often noticed
it"
Which is correct?" anxiously ques-
TONED her fiance while he gingerly
toyed with the objects Of comment.
Why, placing them side by side,
dear, Of course" she said. "But, then,
men are so busy that l suppose they
have no time for such details" And
then she became interested in the band
leader, while the erring James slyly
adjusted his knife and fork according
to regulations.
There's woman who is going to
manage her husband witi'Gnt letting
him know it," observed Il sweet o.d la
dy who had overheard. "It all de-
peads upon the way you do it whether
You can get q rnnn
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
HE LOVED THE THEATER.
Farces md Clowns Were the Joy of
George III of England


Few men of any rank or time have
ever derived so much unaffected pleas
ure from the theater as George III.
In fact, in the words OF Il contempo-
rary, it was las good as a play to hear
the royal laughter and note the genu-
Inc enjoyment Of his majesty" He
is said" Thackeray wrote, mot to
have cared for Shakespeare or tragedy
much. Farces and pantomimes were
his JOY, and especially when the clown
swallowed carrot or string of sau-
sages he would laugh so outrageousIy
that the lovely princess by his side
would have to say, My gracious. mon
arch. do compose yourselfr And he
continued to laugh and at the very
smallest farces as long as his poor wits
were left him"
So frequent were Georges visits to
the theater that Ibis face was tie most
familiar in London to playgoers, who
took no more notice of his presence
than if he had been n simple citizen.
except when his boisterous laughter
drew attention to him and started 9TH
ers laughing out Of Irresistible infec-
ton" AS familiar a spectacle as that
Of his majesty purple and rolling with
laughter was to see him sleeping as
peacefully as a child between the acts.
SO partial was he to actors that he
Permitted and even smiled at liberties
which he would have resented in any
one else. On one me- occasion. when Par
Iais." the ac.Jeafhers . 80 10,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

theI-architect Is stilI

1H thell architect is still ~
,---st important rerson in tie p,aniLqe
1f amy big pu lie or private building. IA
oitcn depends on tie model make: a. C.
Dot the craftsman to SLOW his pI;i0n
just how Tie structure Will loo; when
completed. Tie model maker. in otLer
words takes the arci 'tcct's drawings
and makes an exact counterpart Of the
building Oh small scale in clay.
Wien Il tnca.cr i; 10 10 constructed.
for example. such Il model is made with
the greatest mmutcac;s, and every de
tail is looked ut from tie lo.nt of view
of the stage, thus avoiding the posi-
bility that when it is too late some OF
the seats will he found quite out of
range of the performance. In other
buildings architectural details that ap-
pear excellent OH paper are thus some
times discovered TO be iuharmoniouS
with the character of the structure rs
a whole ana can be changed before the
actual process of their construction has
started. BY the use of models, in fact,
nothing is left to chance and every
body can express his objections before
the work is too far advanced to make
the necessary changes seriously expen.
SiYe
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
1hat r5eautifuI Gloss

comes from the varnish i'm Devoe' ;
Narnish Floor Paint; costs cents
more quart though. Sold by Tim
mons Bros.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24


or all the strange creatures seen by
fnvelels not the least interesting is
nSandering albatross. Tins great
Splercr. sometimes prSun
SO4S''.f Follow Il ship for days
at time. Some travellers and sailors
declare that they have seen particular
bird fly for weeks at Il time without
resting. The albatross has always
been Il bird of mystery, and in ancient
times the people believed that these
pnwcarying sea birds were the com.
pantons OF the Greek warrior Dlomedes.
who were said To have been changed
into birds NJ the death of their chief.
Though the superstition about the
killing of an albatross bringing bad
luck is only foolish one ii has served
useful purpose for many years in pre-
venting the slaughter of these beautiful
and gallant birds-the sailors friends
and the landsmen's wonder Up in
dreary Kamchatla, that outlying part
of Siberia which cuts into the north
Pacific, the natives, never having
heard Of the superstition about the
albatross, catch him and eat him, but
his flesh makes such poor food that,
after all, the legend may be said to
hold good, for he is indeed in bad luck
who has 10 make a meal of it.-Ottawa
Free Press.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

He was wearing his first pair OF
glasses, and at first they afforded great
relief, but at the end of n month there
was a retrogression. Somehow. polish
the lens as he would, the vision ap-
peared TO be weaker. so he went back
to his oculist and said he thought the
glasses weren't strong enough"
The oculist stepped aside for n min
ute, then handed his customer what
apparently was another pair. Trying
them drew forth the exclamation:
why, these are much better! can
see now as well as when l first wore
my glasses"
Then he was initiated into one of the
little secrets OF the trade. The oculist
had merely cleansed each lens with a
little soap and water.-New York Post
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
BUILDINGS IN MlNlATgRE.

Architects often Make Clay MoGeI3
of tn;Dprtant Structures. (
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

The. Shah of Persia has placed an
order in Paris for two touring automo.
biles, the price of which is reported to
be 80 800 each machine,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

- George was sitting and ad-
Tessed him in, the words Of his part,
AN the king were here and did not
admire my scaffold 1 would say: Hang
him! BE has no taste.'" a piece OF I'm
pudence which threw hfs majesty into
fit of laughter.-London Tit -Bita.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
THE k.LBATROSS.

Wonderful Flights OF This Great
Ecathercd wanderer
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24
Fine China.

0Oy-J to 81. SO, Choc-
oIate Pots $500 to SIS. so
Cake plates 72c. 10 $3.50.
A Good Clock is AL
ways Acceptable.
We have a nice assort-
ment of Clocks. Small
silver and gold artistic de-
signs, So. to SIS. Eight day
Mantle Clocks, striking
hours and Ealf hours SIS
to 1000. Handsome gold
Clocks 10 so to 90.
Candelebra in gold to
match gold clocks $50 to
1850.
If you can't come write
for our illustrated Cata=
logue of staple goods, viz.
Watches, JeweIry, Silver
ware, Cut Glass, etc.
p. III. LACiilCOTTE & co
4 24ssMain Street.
COLUMDiA, S G
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-24

vi All lEe strange creatures seen by
faVeies not the least interesting is
>Wandcring albatross. Tins great
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17
Rlunders of Painters.

Tinoret, an Italian painter, in o
picture of the "Children of Israel
gathering mamma has taken the pre-
caution to arm them with the mod
ern invention of guns. Cigoli paint
ed the aged Simeon at the circum-
cision of the infant Saviour, and az
aged men in these days wear specta-
cles the artist has shown his sagaci.
ty by placing them on Simeon's
nose. In picture by Verrio OF
"Christ Healing the Sick" the look
ers on are represented as standing
with periwiss on their heads. To
match, or rather exceed, this lu-
dicrous representation Durer has
painted "The Expulsion of Adam
and Eve From the Garden of Edc2'
by an angel in dress fashionably
trimmed with tlounces. The same
painter in his scene of "Peter De.
nying Christ" represents Roman
soldier very comfortably smoking p
pipe Of tobacco.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17
Drinks For Fever Patients.

Apple Water.-Onc large sour
apple, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, one
cupful of boiling water. Wipe, core
and pare the apple, put in an en-
ameled pan, place the sugar in the
cavity and bake until tender. Mash.
pour the boiling water over, let
stand ore-half hour and strain
Serve cold.
CurYant Water. - Two table
spoonfuls of currant juice or two
teaspoonfuls of currant jelly, two
thirds of a cupful of cold water ard
sugar to make palatable, but not
sweet. Dissolve the jelly in the wa-
ter, first having beaten it with a
fork to break it up. Some patients
will not require the sugar. Jelly
made of raspberries and currantE
mixed may be used instead of pur"
eurrant.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17
A Good Thing to Keep In the House.

Compound tincture Of benzoin
will stop an aching tooth instantly
If a little cotton is saturated with
it and put in the tooth. If any of
the family cut themselves, paint
the cut thoroughly with benzoin.
Painted on a burn, it will stop the
smart and heal the burn. We use it
for chapped or cracked hands and
think there is nothing like it. The
simple tincture is fine if a few drops
are put in the water with which to
battle the face. The simple tinctur2
is toilet preparation, and the COM
pound tincture is medical prepare
ton. 1t forms an air tight coating
wherever applied.--Woman'S Home
Companion.
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!. PINE GROVE GOSSIP. {
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Pine Grove, Feb. 17.-Morgan
Shriver has moved his family to
his farm at Irka.
Mrs. C. w. ,Warfeld and son
Philip were seen on our streets
Thursday.
The A. j. Lowe well has been
completed to the Keener sand
with very light showing OF gas,
and they have decided to drill 1T
to the Gordon sand.
F. M. Watson's house was burn
ed to the ground a few days ago
consumed everything.
j. w. Litten, an employe OF
the Hope Gas company, will soon
move his family from Sardis, D.,
to our town.
Miss Grace McKeown, who has
been welding the rod in the Wal
nut Valley school, was visiting
friends in our town over Sun
day.
Miss Della Thomas Of Centre
vile, spent few days visiting
friends here on her way to spend
month with her brother, Henry
Thomas of Smithfield.
Our merchants have been dellv-
ering goods at Hastings. There is
quite a lot of opposition between
our business men and those at
Jacksonburg.
1t seems to us prosperous 1T
tie city like Pine Grove should
have better officers.
There will soon be a wagon
bridge built across Fishing creek
to the depot.
There was quite a number
of men became excited and quit
working on the big pump station
at Hastings after the blow-up
there.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17
Remarkable Family Record.

Samuel Bovine, a well known
farmer of Bedford township, Cal
houn county, Mich, has a remarka
BILE family record. 1t is an IN
broken genealogical record reach
ing back for 300 years to his an
cestry in England. From that time
to this every member of the Bown'
family has had a son named Sam
uel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Jackson Gel
ebrated their fifth wedding ami
versary yesterday evening at
their home on North Wells street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson were the
recipients of many nice presents.
Euchre and finch were INDUCED
in until 1870, when an elegant
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17
Wedding Anniversary
Pleasantly Celebrated

supper was served the following
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Phene Claw
son, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Belford, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Collier, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Miller, Mesdames Sutton,
Courtney, Horner, John Porter,
Mary E. Jackson, Misses Bertha
and Hilda White.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17

7:30. Rev. James. F. Plummer
of Clarksburg, will be the pastor.
The vested choir will sing at all
of the evening services. The PEG.
pie generally are invited to turn
out and hear this earnest and
thoughtful speaker.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-17
Mission at St. pduPS Church

The special services to be held
in St. Paul's church will begin
next Monday evening and con-
tinue over Sunday. There will
be services every afternoon at 4
O'Clock and every evening at