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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
Peculiar Foods

THE articles of food used by many nations
L would be disgusting to American epicures,
In Africa the natives catch locusts IN nets Tor
table use. They are sailed and eaten with
great relish. The Turks esteem goldfish
delicacy and the animal food of the Japanese
consists largely of raw fish
The Pine Indians make a soup of tobacco
worms, and the Western American Indians
eat grasshoppers. In California, the Digger
Indians feed on ants, which they prepare in
various forms. Snails are raised and fattened
in Switzerland, and then sent to Vienna, where
they are eaten during Lent.
In Java the natives hold mammoth snake
hunts. The flesh of the reptiles thus obtained.
especially that of the boa-constrictor is eaten
with relish by the negroes. Authorities say
that it much resembles the flesh of the cells of
this country In Brazil lizards are eaten, and
in other South American countries fat hair
less caterpillars are fried in oil and considered
appetizing. Larvae and maggots are utilized
as food in both Africa and South America
Many of the animal foods esteemed by the
Chinese are disgusting They eat dogs alli-
gators, mice, rats worms, maggots, etc.
In Burma, religion prohibits the killing OF
animals for food. The inhabitants thus live
largely on animals that have died of disease.
Tree porcupines are eaten in parts of South
America, and the West Indian negroes eat the
flesh of the wildcat The Eskimo are fond of
Arctic mice, which are cooked in tallow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
An Odd Sermon

IT seems doubtful # there IS anything more
L crooked than the following title of a
pamphlet published in 1903: The Deformity
of Sin Cured; a Sermon Preached at St
Michaels, Crooked Lane Before the Prince of
Orange, by the Rev. J. Crookshanks."
The pamphlet was sold by Matthew Denton,
at the Crooked Billet near Cripple gate. The
words of the text are: Every crooked path
shall be made straight" and the Prince before
whom it was read was deformed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
An Interrupted Wedding

IN Bideford churchyard, Kent, there is the
i following epitaph on the gravestone of a
man who, but for the intervention Of death, had
expected soon to be married;
The wedding-day appointed was,
The wedding clothes provided;
But ere the day did come, alas!
He sckened. and he die did"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
Proverbs of May

May full of cold and rain, much straw and
little grain.-German.
cold Nav brings no riches.-French.
A rainy May marries the laborer and his
daughter.-French.
A hot May makes fat churchyard.
Unlucky are the wives that wed in May.-Latin.
Weddings of May, weddings of death.-French.
May borrows ten days from March to kill off
cattle and old people.-Fremch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
Suppose YOU Were
Discharged

What qualifications for another could
anything could
all again? Or do special training you
to and good salary
Inns the exact technical knowledge
valuable
held down position knowl
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-24
Oldest nody of Humnn nrIng.

The oldest body Of any human be
ing reposes IN the Egyptian gallery Of
the British museum. II is the body Of
a man who WAS buried In shallow
grave followed ont Of the sandstone on
the west bank Of the Nile IN upper
Egypt This man must have hunted
along the banks Of the Nile before the
time Of the earliest mummicd kim
which the museum possesses. before
the time Of Menes. who was supposed
10 have ruled Egypt at least 5000
3. G. There were previous 90 that
time two prehistoric races, one the
cOnqucrOrs aud the other the con.
quered. from which spraug the Egyp
tlau race Of the earliest dynasties. II
Is with these remote stocks that this
man had TO do. Considering the cOndi-
ton In which he was found. 70 is cyl
dent that he was associated with %
late period of the new stone age Of
Egypt lie was buried in q chHrtc
tcristIc neolithic grave. with his ueo-
lithic pots and Instruments of flint
about him. There Is Of course no Go
scrlption Of any kind on the pots.
knives or grave. all having been long
before the invention Of any written
language.-American Antiquarian.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-24
sni1or.s story of JuneIe snreery.


There wuz this here black Kamerun
savage, naked as an animal" said the
sailor. "and there wuz this explorer in
Ills pretty suit of white drillin'. and
there wuz Kamerun medicine man
with headdress o human bones. They
stood under palm tree l sot on log
and watched 'em. The medicine man
put the right arms of the savage and
the explorer close together and then.
flourishn' a dull lookin' knife, he hicks
a vein in the white arm and then an
artery in the black arm. The blood
come a-gushin' and a-gushin' out OF
the black arm, and the medicine man
scOoped il up in the hOller Of his hand
and rubbed II into the nicked white
arm. He must "a rubbed in pint be
fore he closed the wound. TRANSMISSION
O blood is what they call it. They say
It saves a white man from jungle fever
and from all the evils Of the miasma
Of the hot swamps. Of the damp heat
the rottin' vegetation. They say stan
ley had black blood transfooscd into
hlsn eight times. That IS how he
stood Africa. / know It's a common
thing for African explorers TO 20
through the transfoosin' process. And
III tell you a funny thing about II. II
makes the hair thicker and darker and
1t durkeus the skin couple Of shades.
New Orleans Times Democrat
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-24

Meeting his name with that Of rich
and prominent widow on Chestnut
street"
Mr.. De Isle was duly introduced to
the Widow Bidwell. She had 10 sooner
set eyes on him than her heart began
to palpitate The poet had come. He
looked and dressed the part. He also
acted It. Nothing was said Of her
dressmaking on the one hand nor Of
his oat business on the other. They
talked of sonnets and poems and idyls.
and the widow was not in the hotel
dining room to note the quantity Of
corned beef and cabbage he got away
with at dinner.
There was a fourth notice in the
Clarion The spurned editor hadn't
much to do with auction bills just
then. and he had time 10 keep track
of affairs on Chestnut street He had
been told that Mr.. Harold De Isle
was only a travelling agent for a gang
of eastern swindlers. but he wasn't
going to say so. On the contrary, what
he said was:
1.-The wealthy and distinguished Mr..
De Isle is still with us. and if he has
not won the heart Of Reed City lady
then rumor has gone far astray. The
wedding will probably be a quiet af
fair and bride and groom may make
honeymoon trip TO Europe"
The Bohemian oats man who looked
like a poet and the widow dressmakcr
who really wrote rhymes were not ex-
actIy frank with each other. He never
asked the name of her brother or what
disease he died Of. He never asked If
that fortune had come or when 1t might
be expected.
On her part. she didn't ask in what
part of the keystone State his oil well
was situated or what national bank he
honored with his deposits. They read
the Clarion and trusted in each other.
There were more farmers waiting 70
buy Bohemian oats and find a crop Of
weeds. but still Harold De Isle lin
gered. There were dresses that Gus
toners were waiting for, but still the
widows sewing machine was silent
The languidness and lethargy of look
ing like poet and being a poet beat
sliding down hill all hollow. The fifth
puff In the Clarion was n send-om.
"The event OF the season occurred at
the Methodist church two days since
1t read. "As we have all along pre-
dicted. we have lost our fairest flower.
In other words. Mr.. Harold De Isle
prevailed upon the charming Widow
Bldwell to give him her hand and heart.
and the Rev. Mr.. Peters made them
man and wife In very impressive Ger
emory. The happy couple left for Chi
cago Immediately after, but may re
turn next week to prepare FOR the jaunt
abroad"
Ten days later the bride returned and
at once notified all old customers that
business was to be resumed at the old
stand.
Ten days later in n distant state the
bridegroom was talking up Bohemian
oats They had come to an understand
ing about money matters. They had
understood that each had played the
confidence game on the other and that
they hadn't $500 between them.
Editor Flint of the Clarion and Fer
gus County Advertiser sat down and
wrote an auction bill for Farmer Jones
and told him what the price for 200
copies would be. and as he found him
self setting 1t up he found himself say
ing TO himself:
"Oh. | don't know. don't seem to
have so much ache under my vest as l
did. shouldn't wonder If ! recovered
from the blow IN time"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-24
Smart Styles in Carriages

Mark our stock of them. We are
nothing if not up-to-date. The
way we clear things out once
they're out of vogue is a caution
The way we do it Is by ruthless
price slashing. Our ruling prices
are right in liue. Come in at
your convenience.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-24
When the Editor
"Puffed"
BY DONALD ALLEN

copyrIght, lgo0, BY N. NJ. ounninghaln
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23

Messrs. F. E Dreher, Samuel J.
Lesphart and Karl F Oswald are
the delegates at the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, now in session al
Sumter, S. G.
Prof. L M. Bouknight has our
thanks for an Invitation to the clos
ing exercises cf the seyenty-secopd
session OF Cokesbury Conference
school, June "a
Our devil SAYS Lexington excels in
pretty girls and it does his heart good
to view them on the streets ''ea they
pass by" Ee often sings "I WI: :
that gal was nine"
Last Feidas .k,.5re we're seven ap:
plieants for teachers certificates. The
examination was lengthy one and it
was really hard davs work. Only
three were successful.
Mrs. W. E Barre, after few days
pleasant visit to her parents, Col and
Mrs. .. T. Barre, returned to her
home in Princeton, Laurens county,
last Saturday.
Are you thinking Of purchasing a
wagon, buggy, harness. plow-gears,
or farming implements? If go, see
T. B Aughtry & Co., Columbia, te-
fore you buy.
Mrs. J. Brooks Wingard and
daughter, Lucie Daniel, left on Sat
urday last for Greenville. S. G
They expect to be absent several
weeks visiting in Greenville, Laurens
and Spartanburg.
Mr.. w. j. Rister, one of our prompt
paying subscribers on CASTOR route
l, did not wait until be came to town.
but sent his subscription by post
Office money order, which you can
get from any route messenger.
While many bargains have been
had and they are continually carried
from the bankrupt sale, you can find
plenty more, perhaps better. by call
ing early. Mr.. 81. M. Wingard is
glad that he can give his customers
the benefit of profits on these goods.
Camp Steadman of Lexington came
in. 60 strong. early Yesterday morn
ing.with Capt. III. D. Hsrman at the
head. Their banner was a very
pretty design and was admired very
much at "Camp Hampton. The
State.
We noticed while in Columbia last
Thursday, among many other relics,
coat displayed in window at M.
L. Kinards store,s which bad been
worn by Cspt. A. q. Caughman Of
Company F 5sh Cavalry, with sever
al bullet holes through it, also his
sword.
The board of health met with the
town council Tuesday night boxing
to the cleanliness of the to wn and 10
use precautions to keep off sickness.
Ordinances along this line will be
rigidIy enforced. We hope our citi-
zens will use all efforts to sssist n
the good work.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23
Back in Jail.

Our alert Sheriff ran over to Cam
den yester day and arrested and
brought back Jim Davis, co'ored,
who escaped from the county chain
gain about year ago. while Mr..
Jacob Buckley was in charge OF the
gang. Jim was q trusty and had
only about one year longer to serve
out of five years sentence, but he
took suit of clothing belonging to
Capt. Buckley and left for parts un-
known. Sheriff Corley never seases
until he captures the prize, located
Jim at Camden, and went over and
surprised him while at work in a
brick-yard, arrested him and now
Jim will serve the remainder ct his
sentence on the gang.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23
PENcIL AND SCISSORS.

Is sN SAA EASND SSSSSSns
Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by Dispatch Man.
MIR. Charlie Geiger is having bis
home nicely painted.
DR.. j. w. Esrgle has been an.
nounced by his friends for the house.
Fishing canes, hooks and lines, at
the Bazaar.
a. M. Boozer, E.q, of Columbia,
was over on legal business yesterday.
During courtship an ounce of fat
Ter; ia equal to pound Of carsmels.
If you need counter stool you
will find it at Scott Hendrix's.
Mr.. j. B. Hylsr is very feeble at
his home over the Saluda.
Mrs. Onie Steele has been very
sick but We are glad to say is much
better.
The name OF J. M. Epting for re-
election is before the people in this
issue.
Drafts hotel is being repainted
which will add greatly toits business
appearance.
Some women would rather be up-
happily married than happily unmar-
ried.
Messrs. Roof & Barre ere erecting
. turpentine still just below Mr..
Qnicks, in town.
Ioor Hays says he will have the
first cue of the season, and it shall
be the best.
Remember the baccalaureate ser.
mon by Rev. Mr.. Seabrook in Roof
Hall next Sunday at II a. m.
A glase of cold water is a tonic
such as no doctor can prescribe.
Drink plenty aud let first alone.
The Town Council is having the
new street cleaned up and opened by
the court house square to Corley
street.
MFR. George A. Shealy is introduced
in this issue to the voters of Lexing-
ton county for the Office of Super
visor.
The good work of ,Profs. Major
and Allen in the summer school train
ing will open up here some time in
July.
Remember that I keep in stock all
kind of clocks, which will be sold
cheap. Scott Hendrix.
Mr.. J. Pierce Hendrix is still
great sufferer from cancer now at bis
home, Dr.. J. J. Wingard is attending
him.
Messrs. d. E. Craft and J. c. Rey-
nolds, two of Swanses's prominent
merchants and clever gentlemen, are
in town today.
You always find fresh groceries at
lowest prices at 81. M. Vineyards
store. Call and see him end you will
be pleased.
Capt. Charlie B. Harman, presi-
dent of the Augusta Lumber Co.,
visited his parents and relatives in
town Sunday.
Most of US count up everything
else but our blessings. Right there
our adding machine stops. 1t isn't
right, though.
Whenever you come to Lexington
and want candies, cakes and crackers,
call at the Bazaar.
MIR. E. M. Taylor, of route l, Gil
bert, was in town last Wednesday on
business and dropped in to see US
and left dollar for his paper.
Mrs. j. A. Crews, OF Spsrtanburg,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Eva
Boozer, who has been very sick. but
we are glad to say is much better.
The Sheriff has two prisoners in
jail, both white: Jacob Price, charg-
ed with house breaking and grand
larceny; John Cato, stealing fcon
the person.
The fountain is continually sizzin g
at the Bazaar, where you find bottle
coca cola, ginger ale and soda. All
havors on ice.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23
Wells! Wells! Z!
BERLEY & KYZER,
THE WELL MEN.

If you want to do well, be well and
look we'll, get Berley & Kyzer, Lexing-
ton, S. c.. to put you in a Terra Gotta
Well which will give you pure water.
Our prices are right, our work is right.
Give us a trial and be convinced
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23

Blacksmiths and wheelwrights will
always find material to suit them and
at the right pricee, at T. B. Aughtry
& Co's., Columbia.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23
Manv Children are sicklv.

Mother Gcay's Sweet Powders for
Children, used bv Mother Graz, q
nurse in Cbildren's Home, New York,
break up colds in "a hours, cure
feverishness, headache, stomach
troubles, teething disorders, ard
destroy worms. At all druggists,
25c Sample mailed free. Address,
Allen S. Onsied, LeRoy, N Y. 20
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23

Laurence Coleman, co'ored, Of this
county has been p4rdoned. He was
Convicted in 1892 fer forging a 81 90
,r Ter. which be Afterwards paid.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23
a Certain Cure fer Aching Feet

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder, it cures tired, sch
ing, callous: sweating, swollen feet.
At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c.
Sample free. Address, Allen S. O!m-
sted, Ls Roy. N. Y 20
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23

Make a note Of it and the
next time you come to Colum-
bia stop in and see the Mems
Shoes and Oxfords we are SELL
ing at $500.
You will certainly find more
style, better workmanship and
materials in these Shoes than
you could possibly expect.
And they last, made Of good
leather they are just obliged
to wear well.
Our stock is complete in
every detail from Brogans to
the finest 5000 Dress Shoes
you. will find them all here.
EHRLICH'S,
1929 1929 Main Main S., S., COLUMBIA, S. C.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-23

Ask your dealer for T. x. L.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were Issued
yesterday.
Henry schooner, SO, 600 Castro ST., and Gussis
lsler, 80. Blue Island Illinois
Frank 8. Perez %. 1878 Union ST.. and Isa-
belle J. Reid 10. 1878 Enion ST
:, Oscar E. Heino. g, 655 shotweil St. and
Haaua Koreala. %. Oakland
: Edw- Long. 30 1856 Grove st.. and Annis
San Gsesabezg; p; iso Geettsnsen sts and
Bertaa Cohn, Is, 40 Goettengen ST.
William F. Jackson %. Oakland, aud Ethsi
s. Chrisnan. % 225S Broderiek ST.
- Francis Q. Sullivan, o. city. and Minnie T.
HafRsr. IS. city.
Andreas Lakasshewski IS, 2345 Bryant a.,
and Minnie Mass ~. 2843 RryaRt ST.
harry r Eiiiott. 25. 1S49 Fine ST.. and da-
brieiie BobhiRs. %. San Gabriel.
kearney p. Hilbert IS Alb Oak ST., aRd
Mildred A. Turner, 20. 50 Baker st.
Eric n Rasmussen. "a. 25O7 Howard ST., and
Nielsine p Jensen. 49, 2507 Howard st.
Michael y Gsshon, q, sl4 Utah ST., and An
Haekett "a Eureka
Albert MslQtt a. santa Cruz. ana EHs
Enricn NannlFzi. %. Richmond and Arnida
Mel. IS fremont ave
Andrew Thorne AZ. 22l7 Pacific ave-. and
Eva p. Powell. 30. 1S2s Pine ST.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19
PROPOSALS.


NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR
LEASE OF WHARF-0fdce Of the Board Of
State Harbor Commissiopers Union Depot and
is, 1905: Sealed proposals or Bids viii be Be-
received At this Office at or prior to 2.l5
sos FOR III. Lease 81 rss NIB q
front line south OF the Atchison, Topeka aud
Santa Fe r. R. Co.'s lease. occupying a space
which wharf is about to be erected II accord
pared therefor by tie chief engineer Of the
adopted BY the board August 2s, 1905. and
on fIe in this office, to which special refer
four thousand nine hundred and thirty (s21
9So) dollars. which said amount Is the cost
of the erection and construction Of said wharf.
Said lease will be awarded to the bidder who
VIII pay as rent in advance upon award Of
said lease the amount required to construct the
fonr thousand nine hundred and thirty (s2l.-
lease thereof for the shortest period of tine.
date from the time of completion Of said i'm
provement sad acceptance thereof By this
age and tolls. Said lease shall contain cove
ment that the. lessee shall keep and maintain
the said wharf in as good order and condition
Board Boa of state tate Harbor corsnissIoaers Conn rs In n
sHsa pn. saa e S ae on Saa ss
form furnished from this office. and is ac.
sum OF twenty -four thousand nine hundred
and thirty t$24, ,930) dollars. payable to the
order Of the secretary Of the board. Tie
check OF the bidder to whom the lease shall be
awarded shall forthwith be and become full
Nor viii such proposal or bid be considered by
this board unless dcsIsered to the secretary or
to the assistant sss,sssr st. the o' ofss Of the
on Thursday. September a. 1908. at which
time and place the bids viii be opened. The
bonrd reserves the right to reject any or all
bids IL deemed for the best interests of the
State Bidders are invited to be present at
the opening Of bids cHAS- H. SPEAR. ].
d. MACKENZIE. HENRY J. CR0CKER.
Board OF State Harbor Commissioners- Lott
D. Norton, Chief Engineer. Johp NJ Foy,
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19
COUNTRY real ESTATE.
c0RTE MADEIRA.
THE MccUE TRACT is ON THE MARKET

Do you want home IN the country? 1t you
do come to Corte MADEIRA. / have large
tract of land which l have subdivided. 1t lies
between the North Shore and the Northwestern
Railway, and We have 20 trips a day. My lots
are all within five minutes walk from either
road am selling from $500 up, 5ox150
feet, to the right people. They can pay so
house TO your own liking up to a $1,000 value,
and you can pay for that at SO month
There is no dispute that Corte MADEIRA has
the best climate in the State. We are putting
Ia complete sewer system: the streets are
all graded: the water and electric lights at
your door and at the same prices they sell for
in San Rafael. Sunday is the hest day for
you to come to Corte MADEIRA. but you can
come at any time. and AaInember there Is q
great preference In location. even at Corte
MADEIRA, as we have windy points and foggy
points, and we have those that are protected
from wind and fog by the Tamalpais Noun
tain. There is no use paying rent when the
same money buys you home. Apply to
DR.. McCUE, Corte MADEIRA.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19
BIRTHS, MARRIAGEs AND DEATHS.

Birth. marriage and death notices sent By
mall VIII not be inserted. They must be handed
inaorsed with the name aRd residence Of persons
authorized 10 hare the same published Notices
restricted simply to the announcement OF the
charge.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19

K0BLER-CASTENS-I this city September
-, 1906, By the Rev. J. Fl. Schroeder. Ernest
~ kebser and Miliie s Castens. both Of Trsn-
ton, Cal
NORTON-vATH-In thiG city September 1s
1905. By the Rev. James n. McElhlnney. Tracy
Norton OF San Francisco and Stella Fath OF
San Jose
v0IGFfT- T-McINTYRE-In Prineviile. Ore. sep-
tem6er 13. 1906 BY the Rev r. Jewette.
Louis II. YoiEht OF PrineEilie Ore and Mrs.