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Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo phosphites should always be kept in the house for the following reasons: First—Because, if any member of the family has a hard cold, it will cure it. Second—Because, if the chil dren are delicate and sickly, it will make them strong and well. Third Because, if the father or mother is losing flesh and becoming thin and emaciated, it will build them up and give them flesh and strength. Fourth— Because it is the standard remedy in all throat and lung affections. No household should be with out it. Send Ihl* advertisement, together with name of paper in which it appear*, your address and four cent* to cover postage, and we will send you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St, New York BREACH OF PROMISE. Manner In Which the Law Treat* It In Different Countries. Englund 1h the beat place, from the pliilntlff'H point of view, for n breach of promise action. All other conn tries seen) to regard with grave sus picion tiny attempt to recover mone tary compensation for the loss of a prospective husband, find tinlegg the plaintiff bus n very strong case Indeed it Is never worth her while to curry her grief into the law courts. In I'rnnce breach of promise cases uro rare, for the simple reason that the law requires the plaintiff to prove that she has suffered pecuniary loss. Now, thia la not an easy thing to do on the part of the Indy, especially In a country where a girl without a dot— that Is, a marriage portion has a poor chance of finding a husband. Holland and Austria have adopted the French system, and the result has been about the same. Breach of promise actions are rare, the Injured damsels or their relatives usually taking the law into their own hands. Practical Germany, as might lie ex ported, has perhaps the best method for solving this problem, When a young couple la-come engaged they have to go through n public betrothal ceremony that ought to knock all the shyness out of them. In the local town hall the pair declare their affec tion, willingness to marry, etc., eliding by signing a collection of documents that apparently leave no loophole for escape. But if either party to the con tract wishes to withdraw another Jour ney Is undertaken to the town hall and another collection of documents signed, witnessed and sealed. Then file authorities determine the question of compensation should It be claimed, in this connection It may be said that the man can and often does claim a solatium for Ills wounded feelings. Tlio usual awanl Is one fifth of Hie marriage dowry, it is easy to under stand when all this Is remembered how loath the young people of Ger many are to break their tietrothal oaths. As the law of Italy affords little or no protection whatever to Jlltcil dam sels or swains, It Is not surprising that the stiletto should lie the favorite mode of deciding breach of promise cases. The Italian law demands that the per son suing for the breach slinl produce a written promise to marry from the defendant; otherwise the action caunot proceed. This dilliculty is almost in surmountable. and the Italian Judges an- seldom troubled to adjudicate be tween one time lovers. To bring an action for breach of promise of murlage against a reigning monarch Is tin achievement, but It has been done, and by an English lady. Miss Jeuny Mlghell sued the sultan of Johore, and as there was a doubt whether the dusky one was actually a reigning monarch the case was allowed to come Into court, lint the Judge quick ly dispose,! of the action by ruling It Inadmissible for the reason referred to. and Miss Mlghell was nonsuited. It Is remarkable that one of the two actions which have brought verdicts for £IO,OOO each to the plaintiffs should have had for Its defendant the editor <jf a matrimonial paper. The second case- w as between a well known actress and the eldest son of an earl. London Tit Bits. Brave Fire Ladies often receive severe burns, put ting out tires, then use Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and forgot them I soon drives out pain. For Burn.-. Scalds, Wounds. Cuts and Bruises its earth’s greatest heal er. Quickly cures Skin Erup tions, Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers. Felons; best Pile cure made. Re lief is instant. 25c at Summer ville Drug Co. Consumption costs tbe United State.- 300.0 M lives of human i ings. double that number of eons and live stock, and at least one billion dollars in money every year. A MICROSCOPE. How It Opens Up the Wonders of ths World of Nature. If you want to keep your boy out of mischief, give him a microscope, not one of the elaborate, Intricate, expen sive affairs that the bacteriologists use when hunting for germs, but a com mon one with two or three lenses that revolve on a pivot and fold into n cover which protects them from in jury when carried in the pocket. There is no better way of Interesting the boy in the wonders of the natural world than this simple contrivance, which opens to his eyes visions of a universe of which he knew nothing. Seen through the microscope, the most insignificant flower become, a thing of wonderful beauty. The interior of a nasturtium is a fairy cavern, showing a dozen different tints and hues of color, with dainty white stalactites and stalagmites almost touching each oth er midway between floor and roof. He will find monsters, too, for the head of an ant seen through a micro scope Is a terrible object, and he can not help thinking what an awful as pect such a creature would present if It were as big ns a horse. He has beard about the creatures that are to be found In water from a stagnant pool. lie will find them for himself und sliow them to other boys, and all his crowd will become Interested and bring In things to look nt and about. He may not develop Into a Dar win, but If he bus any faculty of ob servation at all It will be sharpened by what In • and he will learn that there Is n ■ In nature than what we discern on the surface.— St Louis Globe Democrat. SILENT CRANES. A Nat ure Story by One of the Mount Taurus Climbers. The mountaineer glanced compla cently nt his hard calves. "We climbers,” he said, "up there on the white heights see lots of things worth seeing. I tel) you we could if we wanted to outdo the nature fakirs without deviating from the truth. For Instance, take the Mount Taurus cranes. Do you know the cranes of Mount Taurus? “Well, these birds are great chatter ers. They chatter, chatter, chatter, as they fly. Hanged If they’re not worse Hum women! Up on the heights the eagles lie in wait for them, hidden be hind crags or ice blocks. They don’t have to show themselves nt all. Their ears, not their eyes, tell them of the cranes’ approach, and. swooping down on those bundles of feathers and noise, they take home a mess of crane for dinner. “With their chatter and babble and gossip the cranes of Mount Taurus give themselves away In that still air to the eagles, and in all eagle house holds crane is the staple dish. "But the old cranes fly without a sound never a word out of them as they sail and wheel In the blue air. That seems against nature, and it is against nature. The old cranes to re strain their innate love of talk fly with large stones in their mouths. “Shoot one of these crafty and silent birds and you will find his beak tight ly (dosed upon a large stone.”—Ex change. Hit Plan Was Simplt. Frederick tbe Great once requested bls generals to submit to him plans of campaign for a supposititious case. Hans Joachim von Ziethen, the famous cavalry general, produced a queer dia gram In black ink. It represented a big blot In the center, Intersected by two black lines, whose four terminals ended each In a smaller blot. The king was furious and upbraided his old com rade in arms bitterly for what he con sidered disrespect. In explanation Von Ziethen said: "Why, your majesty. I am tbe large blot In the center. The enemy Is any one of tbe four smaller blots. He can march upon me from the right or left from the front or rear. If he does I simply advance upon any of the four lines nnd lick him where I find him." Frederick was satisfied. Statistics. In al! probability the first administra tive act of tlie first regular government was to number Its fighting men nnd to ascertain as nearly as was possible what amount of taxation could be levied on the rest of the community. As human society grew more highly organized there can be no doubt that a very considerable body of official sta tistics must have come Into existence. We know that such was the case In Greece, Borne and Egypt, but It was not until within the last two or three centuries that systematic use of the In formation available began for purposes of investigation rather than mere ad ministration. New York American. Businesslike England. The English are not a revengeful Ik'ople. They forget everything after a fight In their eagerness to trade with their late enemy. It Is not so much the spirit of forgiveness of sins which I .-ompts them ns the spirit of pushing trade. That is tha central Impulse in their being Dublin Irish Homestead. Where He Was Siow. “Alexander the Great conquered the entire world.” “Yes,” answered Mr. Dustin Stax. "He conquered it. but some of us moderns ‘ could have si'-wu him a thing or two ’ sl«out making It pay dividends.”— I Washington Star Her Adored One. l ather Y n can’t have him! Daugh ter Oh. papa, omv said you could dei y me m ;’.dng! Father Well, he ecu cs as near l-cliig "nothing” as any thing 1 know of. The Summerville News, Thursday, January 28, 1909. TRAPS FOR MARINERS ' * Some Points of Peril That Are Dreaded by Seamen. MERCILESS KENTISH KNOCK. This Real Davy Jone*’ Locker I* a Vast Cemetery For All Ship* That Are Gripped by Ita Relentless Sands. Sable Island's Fingers of Death. The exact location of Davy Jones’ locker is not shown on any ocean chart extant, principally because It Is a state and not a place, but If any one ocean death trap deserves the title It is the Thames estuary. The British naval department has a chart upon which it marks the position of wrecks with a black dot. On this chart the Thames mouth tract Is a solid black spot So numerous have been the wrecks that the dots run together. The point ’ where the black dots actually pile one 1 on top of another is the Kentish Knock, > and this is the place among all of the : ocean’s danger spots that deserves the ’ title of Davy Jones’ locker. At the Kentish Knock It is not keel I shattering rocks of piercing points of • coral that wreck the ocean travelers. It Is sand, treacherous, clinging sand, that grasps the doomed ship with a grip of steel and holds it firmly while : the angry sea beats it to fragments. Many a vessel posted at Lloyd’s as missing would be duly accounted for If the Knock sand would give up its booty. There is no hope for ship or man when Father Neptune asks toll at the Kentish Knock, for the nearest land is twenty miles away and the nearest lifeboat at Margate, thirty miles away. The sands of the ocean are far more dangerous than the rocks. The sand 1 banks extend over more space, there ! fore offer more points of contact than ! the rocks, which usually rise In one ' slender pinnacle. The waters flow over ( theu> In smooth waves, and there are , no warning breakers. Next to the Thames mouth tract in point of danger is the Hugli, the salt water river on which Calcutta stands. 1 The most trying part of a large vessel’s J voyage from New York to Calcutta is ' the last few miles of this calm river. In this strange river In windless weath ' er and flat, calm water vessels have ( been lost, dashed to pieces on the ever ' shifting sand banks by the force of the tides. The sands grasp the keel of 1 the marked vessel, and she stops, but the tide moves on with relentless force, and the helpless ship Is carried over ’ on her beam ends. She careens over and founders with nil on board. One of the worst shoals In the Hugli bears the name James and Mary. It was the name of a great Indian merchant , shipwrecked on the sunken sand banks. Another danger point dreaded by the master mariner has neither sand nor rocks, but a great submarine waterfall. In tbe English channel there Is a point just beyond the Shambles banks where there is a sudden drop In the sea bot tom. The channel tides sweep over the banks and down this sudden drop, creating rapids equal In fury to those of Niagara. The American ship Georgian foundered In Portland race, the name by which this danger point Is known, and all hands went down with her. Ships bound to New Y’ork from Eu rope pass quite near a deadly bidden shoal which runs out from Sable Is land, lying off Sable cape, In Nova Scotia. The shoal runs out for miles in five directions like the fingers of a great hand reaching out for what It can destroy. When the gnles blow, heavy seas boom upon the shoals with sufficient force to shatter the stanchest vessel afloat, and when the wind ceases the benches are strewn with wreckage nnd the bodies of those who have per ished. The distance from the shore Is too great and the surf too heavy for the life savers to reach a struggling vessel, nnd few lives are saved at this point. Ten vessels have been wrecked In this trap in n single day. The rocky danger points In the ocean have nearly all been tagged, and light houses have been erected on the most dangerous—all except one. There is no lighthouse on the Virgin rock, and there never will be. Out hi the mM-At lantle a giant pinnacle rears its head up from the ocean floor and endeavors vainly to reach the surface of the sea. It Is too short by about eighteen feet There it stands with its sharp point hidden by the ocean waves, waiting to pierce the bottom of some unsuspecting vessel and send it down to join the pile of ships’ ribs and dead men’s bones that litter the floor around its base. The waves seem to be In league with the rock, for If a vessel of light draft tries to pass over its head the waves shoot It dowu Into a trough at the bot tom of which'the point of the rock Is Walting to rip out her keel. These danger spots, however, are but annexes to the real Davy Jones’ locker, the Kentish Knock, that cemetery of ships and men where dripping ghosts of master mariners and their men flit over the ruins of their vessels.—B. R. Winslow In Los Angeles Times. Bridge Builder*. We read of the heroes of the battle field. the ocean and various other call ings, but there is another class of men i whose work is also heroic, but who l are seldom heard of—men who face , J :itb high In the air. They are what I the engineer calls "riggel's" and are i the creators of the world’s big bridges and the huge skyscrapers of American • cities Without their bravery and skill tlie towering structures which span ttie world’s great rivers aud gorges CHild not be put together.—Wide World Magarine. The Action of a Spinet The spinet Instrument was an im provement upon what was known as the clavichord, the tone of which, al though weak, was capable, unlike that of the harpsichord or spinet, of In crease or decrease, reflecting the finest gradations of tbe touch of the player. In this power of expression It was without a rival until the piano was In vented. The early history of the clavi chord previous to the fifteenth century rests In profound obscurity, but It Is said that there Is one bearing the date 1520 having four octaves without the D sharp and G sharp notes. The spinet was the invention of the Venetian Spi netta. The action Is unique. The in strument is similar to a small harpsi chord, with one string to each note. The strings are set In vibration by points of quills elevated on wooden uprights known as jacks, and the de pression of the keys causes the points to pass upward, producing a tone sim ilar to that of a harp. Springs are used to draw the quills back into position. The keyboard is arranged In a manner after the present modern piano. Apartment House Life. I know you say you can’t help living In a flat, but you could help it if you weren’t too lazy to live In the suburbs. There is no real home life possible without children —not one, but two or three—enough to keep the young moth er too busy to make believe she be longs to the smart set. And apart ments are either too small for that or the landlords won’t tolerate children at all. And then there is no neighbor hood life. It’s a good thing to have gossipy ne’ghbors. You're more apt to be careful of the way you live. I always think of apartment house life as a sort of joke on socialism—a lot of strangers under one roof with just two mutual interests, a dumb waiter shaft and an artificial palm. And I’m bound to say that I think It is responsible for a heathen race with no children. Children mean sacrifice, and it’s sacrifice that make good men and women.—Amelia E. Barr in New York World. A Scoop. John L. Toole, the famous English comedian nnd practical Joker, and Mr. Justice Hawkins, who was afterward Lord Brampton, were great friends. They were at supper together one even ing discussing the events of the day. The judge incidentally mentioned that be Intended on the morrow giving the man he had been trying fifteen years because he deserved It. As Toole was leaving he blandly in quired: “Oh, would you mind my calling at the newspaper offices and telling them about that fifteen years? It will be a tip for them exclusive Information, you know—and will do me no end of good with the press.” “Good gracious! No, sir!” exclaimed the judge, who took the precaution of accompanying Toole to his hotel and seeing him safely to bed. Woman’s Spur. *' *lllO scent was excellent that frosty morning. She walked across the field, holding her riding skirt free of her patent leather boots and silver spurs.’ ” "Spurs?” shouted the editor. "What nils you, man?” “Spurs?” the puzzled author repeat ed. “Don’t they wear spurs nowadays? I know they used to.” “Women never wear spurs unless they ride astride. They wear one spur —one only. What good would a second bo, except to tear the clothes?" "I see.” said the other. “A natural error, wasn’t It?” "Only a natural error for an Igno ramus. But the usual writer of sport ing stories Is an Ignoramus. I rarely read a sporting story but I come across some error quite as blatant as this of yours."—New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat Forced Draft Realism. “How Is It that Scribbler’s novels thrill with such vital, gripping, realis tic portrayal of human passions?” ask ed Danks. "Well,” said Hanks, "when be gets ready to write a novel be orders a gen eral house cleaning, sends for the plumber to fix the gas jets and for the tinner to fix the stovepipes, bids bls little daughter to stay at home to practice five finger exercises, hires a street piano to play German, Irish and Italian national airs In front of the house and tells his wife that her fam ily Is not as good as his own. Then he sits and takes notes of what happens.” —Brooklyn Life. Adam’s Apple. The projection In the front of the throat In men, denoting the position of the thyroid cartilage, Is styled "Adam’s apple.” It develops rapidly usually when the voice “breaks,” be ing comparatively small in both chil dren and women. The name arose from the tradition that when Adam attempted to swallow the apple In paradise It stuck In his throat, giving rise to the swelling since seen in all hfs adult male descendants. A Great Man. “Father," said little BoUo, "what Is a great man?” “A great man. my son. Is one who manages to gather about him a whole lot of assistants who will take the blame for his mistakes while he gets the credit for their good Ideas!" Not Wholly Personal. A.—You have need the word “donkey" several times tn the last ten minutes. Am I to understand that you mean anything of a personal nature? B. — Certainly not. There are lots of don keys In the world besides you. To learn obeying is the fundamolstal art of governingOcrljda. gA Simple Remedy! I' Cardui is a purely vegetable extract, a simple, ■ ■ Don-intoxicating remedy, recommended to girls and g I women, of all ages, for womanly pains, irregularity,® I falling feelings, nervousness, weakness, and anyß S other form of sickness, peculiar to females. Lake CARDUI I It Will Help You I Mrs. A. C. Beaver, of Unicoi, Route No. 1, Mar-B I bleton, Tenn., writes: “I suffered with bearing-E H down pains, feet swelled, pain in right side, headache, || y pains in shoulders, nervous palpitation, and other 0 troubles I cannot mention, but I took Wine of Cardui || i and have found it the best medicine I ever used, || E for female troubles. ” Try Cardui. y AT ALL DRUG STORES A Horrible Hold Up. “About ten years ago my brother was “held up” in his work, health and happiness by what was believed to be hopeless consumption,” writes R. R. Lips comb, of Washington, N. C. “He took all kinds of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found no help till he used Dr. King’s New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles. • He is a well man to-day.” It’s quick to relieve and the surest cure for weak or sore lungs, Hemor rhages, Coughs and Colds, Bron chitis, La Grippe, Asthma and all Bronchial affections. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guam teed by Arrington Drug Co. The negro mortality from tur berculosis in the United States is about 150 per cent greater than that of white people. A Religious Author’s Statement. For several years I was affieted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assistance. My urine contained a thick white sediment and I passed same frequently day and night. I com menced taking Foley’s Kidney Reme dy, and the pain gradually abated and and finally ceased ai d my urine be came normal. I cheerfully recommend Foley’s Kidney Remedy. Sold by All Cruggist. Figures gathered by the government show that the average American con sumes half his weight, or 82.6 pounds of sugar a year. There is no case on record of a cough, cold or la grippe developing into pneu monia after Foley’s Honey and ’J ar has been taken, as it cures the most obstinate deep seated coughs and colds. Why take anything else. Sold by all Druggist. Very few people use more than a small percentage of their lung capacity, a fact which tends to produce consumption, especial ly in school children. Kodol For Dyspepsia and Indigestion If you Suffer from Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas on the Stomach, Belching, Sour Stomach, Heart-burn, etc., a little Kodol will Relieve you almost Instantly Kodol supplies the same digestive juices that are found in a healthy stomach. Being a liquid, It starts digestion at once. Kodol not onl” digests your food, but helps you enjoy every mouthful you eat. You need a sufficient amount of good, wholesome food to maintain strength and health. But, this food must be digested thoroughly, otherwise the pains of Indigestion and dyspepsia are the result. When your stomach cannot do its wck properly, take something to help your stoni-uh. Kodol is the only thing that will give the stom ach complete rest. Whv? Because Kodol does the same w ork as a strong stomach, and does It in a natural way. SOLD BY SUMMERVILLE DRUG.CO., FOLEY’S KIDNEY CURE WILL CURE YOU of any case of Kidney or Bladder disease that is not beyond the reach of medi cine. Take it at once. Do not risk having Bright’s Dis ease or Diabetes. There is nothing gained by delay. 50c. and SI.OO Bottles. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Sold by all Dr uggist. MNOUK COUGH Coughs,Colds, CROUP, This remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or other harmful drill* and may be given as confi dently to a baby as to an adult. Price 25 cents, large size 59 cents. DENTIST T. 5. BROWN, D. D. S. OFFICE IN RESIDENCE Lyerly, Ga. First class work, at reasonable prices. All work guaranteed So. don’t neglect your stomach. Don't become a chronic dyspeptic. Keep your stomach healthy and strong’ by taking a little Kodol. You don’t have to take Kodol all the time. You only take It when you need it. Kodol is perfectly harmless. Our Guarantee Go to your druggist today and get a dol* lar bottle. Then after you have used tbe entire contents of the bottle if you can honestly say that it has not done you any good, return the bottle to tbe druggist and he will refund your money without ques tion or delay. We will then pay the drug gist. Don’t hesitate, ail druggists know tbut our guarantee Is good. This offer ap plies to the large bottle onl y and to but one in a family. Tne large bottle contains 2% times as much ns tbe fifty cent bottie. Kodol is prepared at the laborator ies of E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago.