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SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1915.
The commencements are about to
, commence.
A coal miner shot and killed an
other 200 feet under ground. That
waa low down.
. Now is a good time for German
Americans to forget that part preced
ing the hyphen.
The Wer at a Glance.-Headline.
That's about as long as some folks
we know would stay there.
Now matter how punk the fare may
be at summer resorts, some folks
can stand the places it the gossip is
spicy.
-o
The English sro about to pigeon
hole their war idol Kitchener. But
the French banished their one time
Idol. Nspolecn.
Mount Lassen has picked a mighty
poor time for an eruption. A few
?months ago she could get on the
front page without any trouble, but
not now.
We learn from the esteemed Colum
bia State that a sculptor has done
Roosevalt In elsy; Well, when Burnes
gets through with him his name will
be mud.
Charleston has always boasted of
the water on her bar and it seems
Governor Msnning ls determined to
give them the opportunity to boast
of even more.
U. S. Judge Johnson's son. ?I years
of age, has been appointed to a fed
eral position with a salary of $3,000.
How many poor boys there are In
the State, just as efficient and per
haps as deserving, who are working
for a tenth of that amount.
? ??. o
Star.) "Colons! Aftermath" would
rat us.' raid a beer saloon than to do
anything else we see no reason why
Governor Manning should not put
bim on the constabulary force In
.Charleston.-Gaffney Ledger. Now if
you hesitate' ss long as Italy about
declaring war, colonel, well feel like
booting you.
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Andersen. Intelligencer says that
the effects of the gallon a month
whisker law arc noticeable in that
county. If the outside world's. Infor- j
matlon was correct there was room
for ttte g'.Hon a month law to get In
some v coed '?cM In Andersen.--Rook
HUI Herald. Well now you see since
our Rock Hill friends have ceased to
visit; na e*? otUn we don't need so
mach.
SOI TH ON HKR FEET AOAIN.
Th?Tc Is no doubt about lt, th?
IB on her feel again. And Bhu
In ?tandiug mor?' Hrnily than Bhe bus
?.ver Blood flnancially before, Thc
war up net UH and up gel UH pretty
badly for a while, but that baa all
paBKed now.
We heard a banker talking the
tither day and he waft one in touch
willi New York, the big money mar
kct ot Hie Culled States and of the
world, lie said that HIX mon tba ugo
New Yorker?; would not listen when
he went north lo talk money win n il
waa HO much needed to finance Ibc
cotton. Bul In March they offered
money and in April and in May they
wanted to know why the South was
not KoinR tn use any money.
Well, tin- Southern people hav<> al
ways bim proverbially noted for
their prodigality and waHte. And thc
war has just called our attention to
need of n little economy, that all. And
?Ix montliH of Having on our pari has
made us Independent.
The cotton crop will he mude with
lem; fertilizers and with cheaper
labor than il lina In ten yenni. And
as the acreage has been cut, the price
will probably be good. But If lt IH
not KO, lt can go lo the warehouse
when- so much of lt went last win
ter. Farmern have learned the great
lesson of the wnrehoUHe. Something
they did not know before. And if it
goes to the wnrchoune it can Blay
lhere, for there will be more hom?'
rnlfled meat, and wheat, and corn
than we ever had before.
One of thc manager? of the chau
tauqua ?aid that when they left
Chicago, they left with fear and
trembling. They did not know whether
they would ever get back or not. But
Knid he, we have apent five montho
right In the South and we have mad?!
more money than we have ever made
In the Hnme length of time before in
our 'IveH.
A big insurance man informed us
yesterday that hhs company had done
more business In the month of May
limn they had ever done In one
month before.
The South in on her feet.
CHIVALRY AND MQf'OR.
A ntrange combination-chivalry
and liquor-one may say. But ls lt
HO strnnge after all? Bather isn't lt
because we probably never thought of
such a thing before? We have thought
along this line before, and most
everyone knowB that sometimes the
most gentlemanly of ?.jen are the
grandest rascals.
In The New York Timen we find a
brief communication from a reader of
that paper, which BiyB:
"What ls the relation of drink to
manners? My mother, who In nearly
eighty years of age. nnyn that she i?
*ilw?yn given a scat in the Btreet cars,
but that nearly always the man ha?
been drinking?"
What ls the relation of drink to
manners alter all? 1B there uny re
lation? lun't the thought in that com
munication rather misleading? lt
would suggest, lt seems to us, that
liquor makes one chivalrous.
We rather think that tho chivalry
wan there before the liquor. In other
words, a gentleman will be a gentle
man. Jt doesn't take liquor to bring
out those qualities. The stamp of a
gentleinnn. a real gentleman, ls real
ly hard to obliterate, even with
liquor.
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ALMOST HOPELESS TASK.
In setting about to drive Illegal
sellers of whiskey in Charleston out
of business Governor Manning has
taken upen himself a,task that is not
easy to perform. If lt Is possible at
all.
For ono. wo nel'eve that there ls a
certain relation between physical and
moral cleanliness. Charleston has a
reputation for physical cleanllnesB
that 1B not altogether the best. While
we would not say that this condition
ts responBlblo for the disregard for
law that ls characteristic of the city,
wc believe that lt haa something to do
with lt. In other words, there ls no
great amount of civic pride In Char
leston. Civic pride, In a larger sense,
carriea with it the idea, we believe,
not only of clean Btreets. clean
premises and sanitary conditions gen
erally, hut ot healthy moral condi
tion aa well.
?ntil there ta an awakening along
thia line we aro Inclined to doubt
whether' there will be an awakening
along the line or moral healthiness of
the town. Therefore, lt ls going to
take more than Governor Manning's
constabulary force to bring order out
of choao in the City by the Sea. Char
leaton will have to eave heraelf. An
invading force cannot do lt all.
A Greenville lawyer has filed a vol
untary petition tn bankruptcy with
assets twice the amount ot hla liabili
ties. Were our affairs In auca ahape
we would consider .ourself pros
perous.
j UNITED _
(Now York Times.)
The welcome extended by this elly to the president as tho head of a unite.]
nation is Impressive. There J?. ??f course, no doubt that ?he nation is united;
but Hist it should be united is not ? matter of ?ourse, or s ?hing that gor^
without saying. Seldom, If ever, in any national erlsis bu? lt been united al
it ls todsy, and this ls a tiling worthy of note, ii thing Impressive to thc iniagi
tint ion and lilied with food for thought in other countries.
There were voices, and the voices of men of weight, agninst the Spanish
American war. Mr. Cleveland'.! Venezuelan message called forth vigouroui
dissent from a powerful minority. Including Influential newspapers, finan
I -'ers, statesmen, clergymen, and teachers. Lincoln had to face a minorlt;
SO large that il carried State elections and threatened his control of congres;)
Tho protest against Hie Mexican war was so forceful that the literature o
i hat war which has survived is chiefly a literature of protest. The antugo
ll ism lo the War of 1812 rose so high that Its spokesmen were suspected o
plotting secession and disruption of the Union. Our quarrel with France ii
.lie closing years of the eighteenth century found us divided. It Is'needles
io re< ?ill the Whig-and Tory division of thc Revolutionary War.
It is not too much to say that this nation is united as lt never ha? been bf
fore in any grave situation, international or internal. There lias been non
"f lin exicttcmcnt, the verbal fireworks, that followed the destruction of th
Maine or the Venezuela message. The country has been grave and quiet; lt
feelings have been too deeply stirred. At the outbreak of the war Amerl
cana and other foreigners in France recorded their amazement at the chang
'., Hie manner of tho French people; the H .' ~lety, tho calmness, the settle
determination of that nation. The Americans are now giving a portrait c
themselves to bear that other portrait company.
The cheers that greeted the president yesterday in New York, the grer
testimonial of trust an dconfldence, were not needed to assure him tht
among nil the presidents he ls the most fortunate in having the people solidi
with him. It was nci only a testimony of traut in his character, a cbaractc
which has unfolded Itself to a nation thnt did not know him and ia nov
however little lt was understood at first, as clear-cut in the public mind a
that of any of the co: .try's ronner leaders, 't manifested approval not onl
of what he is. but or what he is doing. It was not only for Woodrow Wilsoi
but for the man who embodies the present will and purpose of the natloi
for the nation in lils person, for the man whose action of last week spoke tl
nation's mind.
(St. Paul Pioneer Pres3.)
Next November the votern of New
York State will pana upon a propoocd
amendment to their conn'itution ex
tending the privilege of the ballot to
women. Mut a newspaper lina become
interested In advance. The New York
World conducted a canvass of the moat
prominent men. businei'a and profea
slonal, In the greater city, the result
of which han recently been announced
as follows: 27n,88r? for; 353,272
against.
Other recent evonta In the suffrage
realm seem to raise the question
whether there lias not been ? recent
reaction of focling again?? the cause,
in the election of last Novtmber BUf
frage amendment? were cnrrled in two
States-NevUda and Montana; they
were lost In five ntates-Ohio. Mln
Houri, Nebraska. North Dakota and
South Dakota. An n result of the
most spirited cnmpnlgn ever conduct
ed in Delaware both houses of thc
legislature of that State on March
;> voted against an amendment which
would have required a two-thirds ma
jority. The vote stood: if ouse, 22 to
8; senate, ll to 6. The lower house of
the Connecticut legislature on April
7 killed the proposed amendment In
that State by a vote of 124 to 10?.
Whether or not thl3 record is sig
nificant of the current drift of senti
ment, lt shows at least that the suf
frage cause han vet a great deal to
gain in thc cull, tun nt of sympathy
from both SCXCB. Th<? ta^k of captur
ing the male vote In a larg j one even
though thc women themselves v. ere
unanimous in their demand for the
ballot. Hut thev nrr i ot unanimous,
and the difficulty of i mvtnclng mm
to force the vote upon unconvinced
women is well-nigh iitsui'mountable.
P pl lit in g the Poor.
(Helena t Mon tl Daily Independent.)
"Trc poor ar? tired ot heine up
liftet;." says .in cjt.tiieiijg-!, "If one may
cred't a remar, that wa t made th
other day. "'?iiey want me to go to
hear H lecture on poetry.' sud a man
who had vorked hard all day to earn
a dollar and a quarter, "but I would
rather :'ce a little poetry than hear
about JU."
Of course, the 'uplifter's1' idea is
right. He beliovcs that tho worker
is surrounded with poetry which he
IR unabli to see until his eyes are
opened by the man with a inessag?;
of beauty. Hut the fart ls that the
lecturer on poetry might liav; a bard
time seeing the thing lie describes
lt he were placed In Ju.st the condi
tions of thc workma i he would in
stinct.
Take away the comiortn and '.ux
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? DURNBURG. +
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Who Is this fellow, anyhow
This Dernburg feller-what's he at?
It seem:? he thinks we all must bow
When the Kaiser says, do this or
that!
Who ts this Doctor Dernburg*
(Dem him!)
Why don't sonic one rise up and learn
him?
I thoug-it Britannia nilled the wave.
But now lt ema that isn't so;
He says Ute law the Kaiser gave
That's law by which we've go to go!
Who Is this Doctor Dernburg?
(Dem him!)-*
No glory here auch words will earn
him!
I thought Old Baldy waa, fer sure,
A bird o' freedom-seems 'Uln't
truel
He mustn't take no ocean tour -
Thia doctor feller says 'twoa'l do!
^Tho la this Doctor Durnburg?
(Dem him!)
Why don't Old ?Baldy flap an' spurn
him?
-Edith M. Thomee, in tho New York
World,
ir i * ? :-. o fthe average individua] who
ll.inks lin knows Ho?ie.tiiliig about
Hi-try and he would begin io loso a
iii of lu:? vision in the majority of
rants. No ono wants to disparage
he introduction of culture to thu
jour. One of the t liigs wo need
uost In tills utilitarlm agc is tho ca
laclty to dllTerentiate between gross
wealth and the refined treaures of
ifc and ttie world. Hut ur ull that
arc cannot disregard thc grinding
tower of poverty, the deadening that
romes from too much toil and too
ittle pay. One phase, of our ii pl ff t
ng must be the simple prosaic niel h -
id of giving the under dog a chunco
o do for himself the things which
nay onen a new violon and a real up
ift.
A Message l-'nun Lincoln.
(New York World.)
During one of the darkest and most
li Hie ii lt periods of the Civil War a
rolunteer committee called &t the
Vhite House to exprcu* '.-.a dissatls
actlon with vari"::", uctlons and vari
IUS omv--? ->nn of the administration.
To the complaints ot this committee
'resident Lincoln replied:
Gentlemen, suppose all the proporty
/ou were worth was iu gold and
rou I ad put it In the hands of
3londin, to carry across the Niagara
?I/er on a rope. Would you shake
he cable or keep shouting to him.
'Rlondin. stand up a little straighter
-Blond?n, stoop a little more-go a
ittle faster-lean a little more to the
?orth-lean a little more to the
louth?" No; you would hold your
ireath as well as your tongue, and
teep your hands off until he waa safe
iver. The government ls carrying an
rnormous weight. Untold treasures
ire in their hands; they are doing the
?est they can. Don't badger them.
<eep silence, and wo will get you safe
ic ross.
What Lincoln said then applies with
!qual force to the present situation
The government ls carrying an onor
nous weight"-the heaviest weight
hat any president or any admlnlstra
lon has carried since the Civil War.
The. Issue of peace' or war. so far
is the United States ls concerned,
nay depend upon tho loyalty and
latrlotlsm with which'.the American]
leoplo sustain their prealdont and
heir govrenment. "Don't badger;
hem!"
It was fifty years ago that Abraham
.i nenin died; but the Ups that are
low dust still carry a message of
lupreme wisdom for the American |
teopic. Let them heed lt. Let them
iblde by his counsel.
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? PALMETTO SQUIBS. ?
Ipartanburg Journal,
Our old friend. Abe Martin, ob
lerveB that some fellows won't even
end an ear without security.
.ancaster News.
The strife stirrer has piled his trade
n South Carolina for quit? a while.
Vc til know him. His principal nus*
ness is agitation, stirring up strife
mong the people, arraying class
gainst class, claiming all the time
hat ho is acting in fr.e interest of tho
leople, when. In fact, be ls seeking
o further his own Interests. Such
nen are enemies to society. Pr est
ent Wilson, in his Philadelphia
peech, expressed his pity for such
reatures when he ?aid:
"I am sorry for the man who seeks
o make personal capital ont of the
ass lons of his follow man. He bas
sst the touch and Meal or America,
or America waa created to unite
?anklnd by the passions that lift and
nits and not by the passions that
epa rate and debase mankind.
PRESS CO
The Soul h American Gamecock. 11)
(?St. IKMIB Post-Dispatch.) li
German diplomata appear to have t
aroused hoBtiiity in a new quarter, p
Chile is the latest power to call their c
hand. Thc cables inform us the gov- r
ernment at Santiago lina given the
government at Herlin live days in c
which to withdraw and apologize for *
% peremptory demand f prompted by g
the destruction of the German cruiser 1
Dresden by BiUiuh warships in a
Chilean waters), which the Chilean I
government deeni3 an insult. t
Some folks will Bav Chile wouldn't 1
be BO cocky If Germany were not cm- f
broiled with several other great pow- a
crs, but nobody will any that who
knows the Chilean people. Chile is ti
the gamecock of the south, a nation t
of flreaters. ready to tight anybody, D
of any HIZC, at any time, at thc drop \
of thc hat, and always amply satis- /
lied.' If need be, to get a mouthful ft
while thc other fellow is getting a't
meal. c
Chile's challenge may be Quixotic, r
but it is not ridiculous. Gallantry ls i
never ridiculous.
Th* War's Staggering Figures.
(Washington Star.)
The costs of the war arc but esti
mates, but the estimates are stagger
ing. It is v):ry di dieu lt. indeed, to
digest them. They suggest a r:ot In
round numbers. They throw into the
shade -alues which hitherto have
been considered enormous.
For an Instance, alarming changes
have been rung on the coat of run
ning thia government Iq time of peace
for a year. A billion dollars! What,
now, ia a billion dollars? Mow small
thc sum looks by comparison with the
war expenses in Europe- Money is
being poured out there in floods.
Nothing like lt han ever been known
before.
How much longer the experience
will continue no man may say. The
tenth month of the outlay ls drawing
to a close, the area of conflict ls wid
ening, and while thc need exists the
money must bc found.
At the cloae of thc war the heads j t
of armv establishments will be re- p
quired to take stock, and ascertain j p
what is necessary for the future. The B
unparallel struggle will have taught I;
much. And thc earae 1B true of navy n
eatabllahmmentB. War on ?he water h
has developed phases both new and ii
expensive. te
International lawyers will find n
much to do. Many old agreements v
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? ODDS AND ENDS. *
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Nicholas, tho Christian name of the
Czar, means victorious; George means
farmer, Albert illustrious. Peter a
rock. William a defender. Francis
i free, and Joseph may He add.
France in times of peace makes
I nearly 26,000,000 pairs of gloves year
ly, and of these 18,000,000 pairs are
I exported.
During recent years the exports of
Canadian apples to the United King- i
dom have totaled about 1400,00 bar-"
rela per annum.
The sun gives 600.000 times the
I light that a full moon does.
About 300 species of turtle and
I tortolees are known. Some of these
I attain a very large size.
A field marshal never retires, but
?remains on the active Hat and drawa
full pay till the day of hla death.
Tulips came from the Levant; they
I grow wild in European Turkey, Lady
I Holland brought them to England in
1804.
In nearly every street of tho cities
of Japan there is a public oven,
where for a small fee, people may
have their dinners cooked.
The knitted goods industry of Japan
began tea years ago In a small way
at Osaka. It is now estimated that
there are no fewer than thirteen hun7
dred manufacturera of these goods In
that city alone.
Wear th i;
The smili
the hat $
for the sr
Every st;
season is
now and
place to 1
We've ta
the hat i
body fav<
ter see af
Price $\..
Hours 8 t
Sizes 6 5
M
.MIMENT
lave gone by the board. The need of
ilghly important new agreements will
ie pressing. A beginning at the be
elining will bo necessary to meet an
iccaslon produced by a world coin
notion .
Then trade. Captains of Industry
verywhere will have to bestir them
clvlrs. Industries which have lan
?uished must be revived. Such as
lave been going on one wheel must
gain be propelled by two. Old mar
ida will again invite, and new will
ic sought. Again the great produc
ng nations will engage in a contest
or big business, to be made, if pos
ible, bigger than eyer.
Hut tho financiers will have the
riost stupendous and the moa? urgent
asks. At the start they will tackle
i sort of chaos. Confusion every
vhere. Losses beyond all precedent,
inxicty universal. Distrust on every
land. And yet action will be impera -
ivc, and must at once begin. For
>n the bases of the new financial ar
angemonts the future, for good or
ll, must rest.
Business? There will be business
or everybody. Soldier, sailor, iaw
rer. statesman, tradesman, financier,
kill lu? busier than evei hcior?\ and
..i ola problems In new forms, and
low problems in forms so large there
viii be nothing to guide by. The
oming era of peace-^-may lt soon be
;|n;-win be thc busiest in recorded
nnals.
Charleston and the Lan.
(Charlotte Observer.)
When Governor Tillman took
barge of affairs In South Carolina
io found it necessary to send State
onstabl?s to Charleston to take the
iquor situation in hand. Governor
tanning seemp to have been called
n face the same situation and to have
ad recou-se to thc same remedy,
'hi? time, however, the gubernator
ial action is met in a better spirit
illman's action almost brought on
Ivll war, the feeling aroused being
ne of the bitterest resentment
layor Grace and thc Charleston peo
le are not inclined to view the mat
er so entirely In the light of a usur
atlon, and a considerable change in
ubi ic sentiment is observable. The
plrlt of past traditions is st.'.ll large
y in evidence in Charleston. It is
atura! that this spirit should die
ard, but Charleston ls slowly work
ag Itself into conformity with mod->
rn conditions and modern require
ments, one of which is compliance
ith the law. .
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ABOUT THE STATE. ?
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Weil Known Pitcher.
Vedder Sltton. the coach of the Clem
on team, was in the cit*; with his
lub to the delight of his old friends
'ho knew him in years gone by. Mr.
iltton was with the Syracuse club In
he New York state league last year.
Ie holds a unique record In that he,
ome years ago, played on two pen
ant-winning teams the same season,
itching for Jacksonville tn the South
?.tlahtic s?id for Nashville In the
louthern. after he had twirled the
'lorida city to victory.-Greenwood
ournal.
Selling Produce.
Fermera who have a surplue of vtg
tables, eggs, poultry or other pro
uce for sale should bring lt to the
urb market. The demand Is growing
athcr than decreasing and opportunl
f of making the curb market an instl
atton of great value never bet
sr than at present. The erection of
tie shed for tho sale of fresh treats
nd the licensing of a few farmers to
ell meats haa no bearing upon the
urb market proper. Producers can
ell their products on the street as
hey have herebofore done.-Sumter
tem.^.
Baying Meies.
Although lt baa been confidently
redicted that farmers would not
ny mules tum spring, local dealers
sport that business bas been better
ian they had expected. Several cars
t mules have been disposed o? while
ie stocks of the local ??ables hs7e
sea appreciably diminished.-Gaff
ey Ledger.
s hat and a smile!
L? costs you nothing,
3 and it's a good halo
nile.
/le that's right this
right here now, and
herc is the time and
my.
ken a straw vote on
question and every
jrs 'em, so you'd bet
ter yours today.
50 to $4.
o 10.
?8 to 7 1-2.
.Tit Sb* wah m Comdex*
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* WIT AND HUMOR. ?
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V^ry Particular.
City Editor-For a beginner that
new reporter acema very particular
not to make any mtstakeB. :
Assistant-YeB ; I told h Un to write
on one aide of the paper, and he
I wanted to know which aldo.-Judge.
Good In Silence.
Silence IB one great art of conver
I sat Inn. He IB not a fool who knows
when to hold his tongue.-William
Hazlitt.
Contradiction.
It is strange that men should see
sublime inspiration in the ruins ot an
old church and ice none in the ruins
of a man.-G. K. Chesterton.
Apple Ordered F?rjt Clothes.
The tailor's sign was an apple
simply an apole. Tho poor were
?amazed at it. and came In crowds to
I the tailor, asking what on earth was
j the meaning of the sign.
The tailor, with ac omplacent smile,
replied: 'If it hadn't been for an
I apple, where would the clothing bus
iness be today?"-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Slightly Mixed.
Here IB a school room story, told
us by a Michigan health supervisor:
"We were raising funds for paying
for operations for removal of the ade
noids and tonsllB. The school chil
dren were much Interested and can
vassed the tewn selling stamps. At
ene borne where a little boy called to
sell s ts. in ps the lady asked: "What
are you going to do with thc money?'
The little boy quickly replied: 'It ls
to buy adenoids' for little children
[that haven't got none."-Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Battle Between Trees.
I remember a cedar and mar*1*
growing as close together as if they
sprung from the same root, Some 35
or 36 years ago they were about 20
feet in height and thc maple was
probably about the same number of
years old; the cedar twice aa much.
The maple is now twice that height
and Its desperate efforts to straighten
killed the cedar (round which it takes
A complete turn) and flattened itself
grotesquely.-From "A Farmer's Note
Book," by C. E. D. Phelps.
His Appeal to Papa.
Little Webater had entered Into an
agreement with his father whereby
he waa to receive a penny every time
he came when called, providing he
covered the distance beforo bia fa
ther counted to Ave. One day i e was
out on the lawn when called and did
not start until he heard "three."
Running as hard as he could, b"
shouted. ".Say three all the time. Sa/
three all the time, pap."
A Swell Name.
Tom (reading)-Mr. Comeup main
tains his own social coterie.- I say.
Dick, what's a social coter??
Dick-Why, ifs a swell name for a
stylish tailor's shop, yon stupid.
Baltimore American.
?nele Eben.
"De man dot goes around lookln'
foh advice," said Uncle Eben, "ia gln
er?lly a feller dat praferB conversa
tion to work."
Proper Strivings.
Patience and strength are what we
need; an earnest uae of what we have
now; and all the time an earnest dis
content until we come to what w?
ought to be.-Phillips Brooks.
Terni Originated by Fox.
The word "Radical,'* as applied to a
British political party, originated in a
speech made by Charles J. Pox, bl
17S7, when he referred to the neces
sity for "radical reform."
The Surprising Part
I was surprised to learn Uist
Bonehoad bad lost his mind.' "What
was there surprising about lt?" "Why,
that hta friends found lt out That's
whst surprises me."
Fer Wet Btwts.
Roots and shoes, however damp,
will polish in a few minutes If a drop
or two of paraffin oil he added to the
blacklag. it aleo prevents the tenth'
er. from cracking.