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tumorous frpartmrnt. It Caiie Hard.?In France, as In other countries, It Is necessary to give one's age when making a statement In a court of Justice as well as in many other official proceedings. But French women of mature years are noted above all other women for their unwillingness to state their age. On one occasion a lady who had to testify was accompanied to the court by a numerous company of her friends, and when the magistrate oaitod "How old are you?" there was such a coughing and clearing of throats as of people suffering from severe colds that all that could be heard in the courtroom was "?ty years!" Through the amiability of the magistrate this more than half suppressed response was allowed to stand, but the tribunals are not always so lenient. On another occasion a magistrate asked a woman: "What is your age madam?" "Whatever you choose, sir," answered the lady. She was under oath. "You may put down forty-five years, then," said the magistrate to the clerk. "What is your occupation, madam ?" "Sir," said the witness, "you have made a mistake of ten years in my age." "Put down fifty-five years, then," said the magistrate. "Your residence"? "Sir," exclaimed the lady, "my age is thirty-five years, not fifty-five!" "At last we have your statement," said the magistrate, and he proceeded with the examination. ETd i'catod is Pokbr. ? Gen. J. Franklin Bell, who was at the head of the artillery and infantry school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was invited to a dinner given in the cause of education. When time came for the speeches many of the educators were called upon and glorified education. Then Gen. Bell's time came. He said he did not know exactly why the toastmaster had pounced on him, for he was not a specialist in education of a kind limited in it? application. "However," he salt^, "I have been interested in what the speakers preceding me have said about education. Still I think that out our way, in the west, not so much store is set by it as here In the east. I am reminded of a story of two boys in Omaha who, I regret to say were playing poker in a doorway, using kernels of corn for chips. "During the game one pushed in a bunch of kernels and said, 'I'll bet you a hundred.' " 'I'll raise it a hundred,' said the other. " 'I'll raise that a thousand.' " 'I'll see the thousand and raise It a million.' " 'I'll raise that million a billion.' " 'I'll see the billion and raise it a 11 1II1UII. "The other boy was stumped. He thought a long time, but he couldn't remember what came next, so he said, bitterly. 'Take it, you educated son of a gun!'"?New York Wo?ld. Youko Equerry's Adroitness.? Senator Beveridge, in conversation with a group of young disciples, desired to illustrate the quality of adroitness. "By means of adroitness," he said, "a young equerry of the Caliph Cald sprang in one bound to the important post of the privy purse. The caliph sat on a divan drinking coffee and smoking a narghile, and his courtiers surrounded him. "Suddenly with a queer frown, he said: " 'Whom do you regard as the greater man, my father or me?' "The vizier, the cadi and the white bearded councillors were silent, puzzled, unable to think of an answer that would not imperil their places, and even their heads. "But the adroit young equerry stepped easily into the breach. "'What was the question, sire?" he asked. " 'Which is the greater man. my father or I?' repeated the caliph. " 'Your father, sire,' the equerry answered: 'for, though you are your father's equal in all other respects, he is your superior in this?he had a greater son than any you have.? Milwaukee Sentinel. Moody's Wit In the Pit.pit.?Rev. Dwight L. Moody once called on a ministerial brother in an eastern town, desiring to spend the next day. Sunday, with him. The minister was agreeable, ' but said that he was ashamed to ask Moody to preach. "Why?" asked Mr. Moody. "Well," was the reply, "our people have got such a habit of going out before the close of the meeting that it would be an imposition on a stranger." "I will stay and preach." said Moody. When Sunday arrived. Mr. Moody opened his meeting and then encouragingly said, "My hearers, I am going to speak to two sorts today, the sinners first, then the saints." After earnestly addressing the supposed sinners he said that they could now take their hats and go. But the whole congregation waited and heard him to the end.?New York World. A Modern Horatips.?Pride in one's own country and its people is both pardonable and commendable, even though it might lead to laughable situations, as in the following story quoted from an English magazine. It may be explained that the incident occurred at a school examination. One day an examiner was listening to a class of Irish boys, in London, as iney repeatea niacauiays numuua. "Would three soldiers, nowadays," he asked, "be likely to hold a bridge against a whole army?" "No, sir," the boys answered. "Would three Englishman, for example?" he continued. "No, sir" said the class. "Would three Scotchmen?" They again dissented. "Would three Irishmen?" "Please, sir." shouted an excitable little fellow, "one Irishman would do It!" M "What is the real secret of the art of hanging pictures?" asked the lady with the lorgnette. "The real secret," said the artist, "is to hang most of them in the garret, where they don't show."?Detroit Free Press. t< "Claude and Clarice are in a terrible predicament." "How is that?" "They paid so much for their goingaway outfit that they can't go away." ?Louisville Courier-Journal. ittisrcllanrous iUadiiifl. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. News and Comment Clipped From Neighboring Exchanges. CHESTER. Lantern, March 13: Frank Barber, colored, who is a resident in the ? .Ban I ....-,K, Ulllf UUUIliry, SIUIC scvciai jaiuo VJ? from the store of J. T. Collins & Co., Friday afternoon. The theft was soon discovered, however, and Frank was placed under arrest. He was al-, lowed to keep the silk after paying for it, but the mayor was not to be got rid of so easily. Barber received a line of $12.50, thus making the six yards of silk cost him $16.50. It is needless to say that his Intentions are to buy what silk he needs in the future Deputy Sheriff W. VV. Carroll went to Charlotte last night and returned with George Long, white, who is charged with breaking into a store at Beckhamville a few days ago. Long was placed in the county Jail... Mrs. Henry Massey of Rock Hill, went home yesterday afternoon after spending a week with her sister, Mrs. S. M. Jones. Mr. Massey came down in the morning and accompanied her home Mrs. S. G. Long of Union, who has been visiting her brother, Mr. M. A. Gwinn, went to Yorkvllle this morning to visit other brothers.. mr t r N'nrment. for many years a popular newspaper man and for the last three years private secretary to Governor Heyward, has announced himself a candidate for secretary of state. Mr. Norment Is widely known and very popular throughout the state, and it Is safe to say that he will make a creditable showing Mr. Robert M. McConnell, a substantial farmer about fifty years of age, living on Mr. W. O. Guy's place near Lowryville, died Saturday morning, after an Illness of several months. The funeral occurred at Lowryville. Sabbath afternoon, Rev. A. H. Atkins, pastor of the deceased, conducting the exercises. Mr. McConnell was well liked by all of his neighbors and by all who knew him. He had met with success In his chosen line of work, having acquired considerable property as the result of his enterprise. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss. Mr. McConnell was a brother-in-law of Mrs. A. H. Hardee of this city Miss Daisy Grant spent yesterday in Torkvllle Miss Ruth Brlce of Woodward, passed through yesterday morning on her way to Yorkville to spend a few days with her brother, Mr. Mack Brlce. GASTON. Gaatnnia Gazette. March 13 Miss Maud Goode of Sharon, S. C., was forced to give up her studies at Linwood Female college last week on account of her eyes Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Allen of Birmingham, Ala., sailed from New York the 26th of February' for the Panama Canal. Mrs. Allen will be remembered in Gastonia as Miss Minnie Chitty, who visited her sister. Mrs. J. H. Gallant. Mr. Allen will be stationed on the Pacific coast side of the isthmus, and will be superintendent of the mining department of canal construction.... Mrs. John F. Wijson Is breaking up housekeeping this week and will move to Charlotte. She is leaving her household goods with her son, Mr. B. \V. Boyd, and will take her departure for Charlotte Thursday, dividing her time between Charlotte and Gastonia in the matter of residence. Here she has two sons. In Charlotte she has a brother and three sisters. She will make her home there with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Cauble Mr. and Mrs. B. Meek Ormand Is sorely bereaved by the death of their bright little son Henry, which occurred Sunday morning at five o'clock at their home in King's Mountain. He had been sick only a few days. The little boy was four and a half years old and was a grandson of Mr. H. P. Allison, editor of the King's Mountain Herald. The funeral services were held at the home at five o'clock Sunday afternoon and the burial followed at the King's Mountain cemetery. FIDDLER FOUND THE KEYNOTE. Story of a Pittsburg Suspension Bridge That Was Made to Dance. The old Sixth street bridge was a suspension bridge, and In connection therewith a story used to be told. Everybody knows that soldiers in crossing a suspension bridge must break step and bands are not allowed to play marches, because of the cumulative force of the vibrations, which are apt to either destroy the bridge completely or crystallze the iron cables. Now. sound is vibration and this explanation, not very scientifically put here, is the basis of the story, remembering that every object is supposed to have a keynote which, when struck on a musical instrument, evokes responsive vibrations in the said object. The story goes that many years ago an old man, carrying a fiddle in a case, once started across the bridge without paying toll. He was called back by the toll keeper, protested his inability to pay, but was not allowed to cross. Threatening vengeance, the old fiddler seated himself on the wharf under the Alleghany end of the bridge and began to scrape away on his fiddle for hours, apparently trying all sorts of notes, half notes and combinations of notes and chords. Suddenly he seemed to find what he sought, for his face lighted up and he began to scrape steadily on a certain chord. A moan went through the bridge. Faster played the old man. and the wire cables fairly sang in response to the wild notes of the fiddle. Furiously the old fiddler scraped away and the cables began to vibrate, slowly, at first, the vibrations growing stronger and stronger as the keynote sounded on the violin. The bridge began to tremble, then to sway. By this time the toll keepers saw something was up. for the pedestrians on the bridge began to run, drivers whipped up their horses, men and women with blanched faces declined to set foot on either end of the structure. A messenger (there were no telephones then) was despatched for the superintendent and he came running. The old fiddler was pointed out and a constable was ordered to arrest him. but. there being no law then in existence, the officer shook his head at the suspicious person. The bridge was cutting up all sorts of capers, swaying back and forth like a swing, until at last the superintendent in desperation ran to the tiddler and promised never to demand toll from him. An agreement was entered into, the tiddler pledging to keep secret to his dying day the keynote. so that no revengeful musician ever again could place the structure in jeopardy without studying out the keynote himself.?Pittsburg Gazette. HISTORY OF SO From the First Setth the Rei Iiy IlKV. ROBEH From the Yorkvllle Enquirer of 187E INSTALLMENT XXII. Trouble Brings Union. Calamities often befall nations, as well as individuals, In quick succession. The Infant colony of South Carolina was no exception. Harassed by designing men in her midst, and surrounded by blood-thirsty neighbors, her very existence was almost In jeopardy. The usurpation of a few unscrupulous fanatics nearly drove many of the best citizens from the colony. They had heard of the mild I and just government of William Penn, and being oppressed by a set of mongrel ecclesiastical tyrants, they formed the resolution to leave the home of their adoption, and cast their lots with the honest Quaker. But few actually left the colony; still ! many had been planning their depar[ ture. Two calamities befell the colony, which to some extent, caused the I disturbances amongst the inhabitants to cease, and united the advocates of the various creeds in a common cause. Scourge of Yellow Fever. I In the summer of 1706, the yellow fever again made Its appearance In Charles Town. This dreadful disease commenced its ravages at an early period amongst the settlers of the New World. In St. Domingo, In 1494 and 1498, It prevailed amongst the Spaniards. It made its appearance in a a oorlv a? 1CQ.1 and two vears afterward In Philadelphia and Charles Town. Again It appeared with more virulence and with greater fatality In Charles Town, In July and August of 1706. In the city, for some time, five and six deaths from yellow fever, occurred dally. Many of the prominent citizens were swept off. All that could do so, left the city and retired to the country. The governor went to his plantation, which he called Silk Hope. Dissenters and High Churchmen. alike, fell before the plague. With death, all around them, the Inhabitants forgot their differences; or at least ceased, for a time, to cherish their hatred for one another. Queen Anne's War. But at this juncture, another event occurred, which still further tended to cause them to lose sight of their party quarrels. England was at war with France and Spain. Both of these powers laid claim to the Continent of America. The claim of England rested upon a grant made by the Roman Pontiff to the English Monarch, and both France and Spain based their claim to the same territory, on priority of discovery and occupancy. So soon as war was declared in England by Queen Anne against France and Spain both these nations turned their attention to wresting the country from the hands of the English. It was thought that the colony In South Carolina would be easily captured. Impressed with this idea, an expedition was planned by the French fleet under the command of Le Feboure. rue pian nus cuiicericu m Havana. The governor of St. Augustine agreed to render him his assistance in the enterprise. From Havana, Le Feboure sailed with a frigate and four sloops. He touched at St Augustine to receive the promised aid, On arriving at St. Augustine, it was learned that the yellow fever was raging at Charles Town. This was thought to be favorable to the undertaking. It was confidently expected that they would find the inhabitant* of Charles Town unprepared. This was the case. It is true that the clt> had been comparatively speaking, well fortified. But many of the inhabitants were sick; others were waiting upon the sick and watching over the couches of dying friends; whilst nol a few had fled from the plague intc the country. Threatened Attack on Charles Town A circumstance trifling in itself saved the city from being attacked whilst in this unprepared condition and saved it. perhaps, from total destruction. The governor had sent oul a Dutch privateer, formerly from New York, to cruise on the coast. The command of this vessel was given to Capt Stool. It was known that a vesse was to pass from Havana to St. Augustine, bearing the money to pay of the garrison at the latter place. This vessel Capt. Stool was instructed tc capture. Suddenly Capt. Stool came up with the fleet under command 01 Le Feboure. Hotly pursued by the fleet he made his escape by entering the harbor of Charles Town. This was on Saturday, August 24th. Scarcelj had he entered the harbor when signals were given by those posted or Sullivan's Island, that five armed vessels were in sight. The signal was given by kindling five separate fires in different places, on the Island. Tht sun was only about two hours high and it was feared that the invaders would immediately sail into the harbor and commence the attack. A dispatch was sent to the governor witt all possible speed. Runners were sent in all directions, to gather up the scattered militia. The enemy came to tht bar, but feared to cross, lest thej might become entangled in its windings. Alarm guns were fired in tht city and through the surrounding country during the night. The Sabbath and Monday were spent by tht invaders in taking soundings. During the Sabbuth. General Brougliton arrived in the city with two foot companies and Colonel Logan with one companj of cavalry. On Monday. Governoi Johnson arrived front his plantation lie found the inhabitants in the greatest confusion and distress. His presence soon restored' confidence in tht people. The first thing lie did was tt declare martial law. He did everything calmly and deliberately. Tht Indian allies were sent for from tin surrounding country, and prepara'tioi was made for defending the city. A: the yellow fever was still raging it Charles Town, it was wisely determin. etl not to lead the troops into the city The governor established his headquarters about half a mile otit of town On Tuesday morning, Capts. Llnche Hcarne, Drake and Johnson, wtin inen companies, took their places anion* the defenders of the country. The enemy began to make summary preparation for entering' the town. Four of their ships and a galley, provided with boats for landing, crossed th? south bar. Tin- wind and tide were favorable. and they steered for the town The fortifications were manned, and the governor und his men waited ti urn Carolina" Binent to the Close ot solution. ! ,T LATHAN, I>. I). received them. When, however, the Invaders saw the fortifications around the town, and the inhabitants ready to meet them they changed their course, and anchored near Sullivan's Island. The galley which accompanied the enemy, attempted to cut off a sloop which had been sent to Wando to transport Capt. Fenwlcke and his company. It failed, and the captain and his company arrived In safety and Joined in the defense. Thus Tuesday was spent. On Wednesday, two other companies?the one under the command of Capt. Longbols and the other commanded by Capt. Seabrook?arrived to strengthen the defense. Enemy Backs Down. The promptness with which the militia assembled from the various sections of the colony, shows that the Inhabitants for the time, forgot their internal feuds, and Joined heart and hand In repelling the old and Inveterate enemies of the settlement. Governor Johnson had been educated a soldier, and was a brave man and skillful officer. All parties had the utmost confidence In his strategetlcal powers. Those who would not subscribe to his notions respecting church establishments, willingly rendered obedience to him as a military commander. As soon as the governor discovered that the invaders were hesitating about making an attack he called a council of war. By this council it was determined to equip all the ships In the harbor, and go out and boldly make an , attack on the enemy's ships. These were put in condition for the attack til ?? IL1- Jl- 4-U Jl Wlin an possiDie uisptii.cn anu cuiunci Rhett was placed In command. When I the enemy discovered the preparations i for a naval engagement a flag of truce < was sent In. 1 Ingenious Deception. 1 George Evans commanded Granville ' Bastion, which was located on the Cooper river, not a great distance from . what was then called White Point? ' now known as the Battery. Evans re- 1 celved the bearer of the flag of truce. 1 He was blindfolded and conducted into the fort. In the meantime the gov- 1 ernor was apprised of his arrival. The 1 . troop were by the governor's orders, < . immediately so arranged as to make I , the best possible Impression on the 1 i minds of the truce-bearer, of their 1 ability to defend the place. This done f the French officer, who bore the flag I of truce, was led before the govern, or, who received ?him in military style J at the head of his forces. He was I . then asked to deliver his message. 1 ! The purport ?of this message was that ( , Admiral Le Feboure demanded the un- 1 , conditional surrender of the. fortlflca, tions and men of the province; and I that only one hour would be allowed 1 , him in which to give an answer. ' i Governor Johnson with the spirit < , and promptness of a military genius ' , replied that he did not need a moment 1 ; to give an answer. He informed the officer that he could depend on his i . men, and that he would die before he 1 , would surrender. This spirited answer , having been given, the governor told 1 the truce-bearer to go and attend to I his own business, i Fighting on James Island. No attack was made on the town by i the enemy; but they commenced landing predatory parties at different I points. One party landed on James i Island. As the property of Captain ' i Drake was situated In this quarter, r he, with his company and some InI dlan allies, was sent by the governor i to repel the invaders. The Indians i could be restrained by no command; > but rushed on furiously and In no ort der, and before Capt. Drake could > place his men in position to make an attack upon the enemy, they fled to . their boats. Another party landed on , the opposite side of the river and burnt I two vessels and a store house. Several , houses were also burnt on James Island. A party of one hundred and fifty of t the enemy landed on Haddrell's Point, ' and commenced killing the cattle and ; hogs and appropriating them to their . own use. Captains Fenwlcke and 1 Canty, with one hundred select men, were ordered to cross the river in the f night, for the purpose of checking their progress into the country, and > also to watch their movements. They ! came upon them before the break of 1 f day. Their fires were burning all 5 around them. A spirited attack was ; made upon the plunderers, which re' suited in their complete discomfiture. r of the enemy's forces twelve were wounded, thirty-three were taken ? prisoners, several were drowned inat tempting to make their escape, whilst ' the rest were either killed, or sur. rounded unconditionally. The Caroll5 nians lost but one man. Ships Ran Away. ' Thus far successful on land, the governor determined to make an ati tack upon the enemy on the water, i Colonel Rhett, with the fleet which . had been, but a few days before, has- 1 tily equipped, was ordered to push out > boldly against the enemy's ships. r With six small and insignificant ves- 1 sels. he sailed down the river to the 5 point when the enemy lay at anchor. > So soon jus the French fleet saw Rhett |and his little arnarnent approaching, J they fled. The weather was unfavor' able far pursuing his foe, and Rhett returned without an engagement. To , all human appearances, it seemed 1 f that in a fit of despair, the French had r determined to give up farther prose. cut Ion of the attack upon Charles Town. Governor Johnson, to be sure that this conclusion was correct, sent i out the Sea Flower, under the com> rnand of Capt. Watson, to search for - the enemy, lie found some men whom ' the French had left on the shore, hut J none of the enemy's ships were to he 1 i seen. Having taken on board the Sea Flower the men left by the French, he 1 i returned to Charles Town, and reported that the enemy was nof<to be seen. The prisoners captured by him report- : ed that they were certainly gone. Enemy Completely Defeated. Martial law was now suspended, and the people began to feel easy once more. That same evening. (Friday) it ' was reported that an armed ship had i entered Sewee Bay, and that a considr erable number of armed men had land1 ed. The governor at once determined J > to make an attack upon them, both by sea and land. Capt. Fenwicke, with < . one hundred and thirty men, was or- ' I tiered to cross the river and attack J those who hud landed, whilst Colonel j Ihett was to sail with the Dutch prlrateer and a Bermuda sloop against he ship anchored In Sowee Bay. Col- i nel Rlsble. Captain E 'ans, the comnander of Granville Bastion, and a lumber of volunteers, accompanied < Colonel RhetL Captain Fenwlcke :ame up with those who had landed i it Hobeaw, but a short distance from i Jharles Town. An engagement, which t asted but a short time took place, rhe Carolinians were entirely sue- i essful. Thirty of the enemy were | tilled, and seventy taken prisoners, i Colonel Rhett, about the same time, < mtered Sewee Bay, and the enemy's ihip surrendered. Ninety prisoners < vere secured, together with a number \f ouKolfprn nfflppra nnH nonorol A r- ? souset, of the land forces. It seems that the plans of the enemy i vere either badly matured, or they, vere greatly frustrated In their exe:ution. The , fleet consisted of ten ihlps and eight hundred men, who vere a mixture of whites, mulattoes ndians and negroes. The ship which intered Sewee Bay was commanded >y Capt. Pacquereau, and carried the and forces. In some way, It seems to lave become separated from the rest, md to have known nothing of the ate of the other vessels near Charles Town. The French lost nearly one half of heir men, whilst the Carolinians lost >nly a few men. The whole expenses >f the defense of the province were borne by Governor Johnson. As a eward for his services. It Is a tradllon that the proprietors granted him l large tract of land, which afterward 'e!l into the possession of the Manlfaults. Certain It is, that the Invaders made i complete failure, and no doubt the success of the defense was due mainly :o the military skill of Governor Johnson. TO BE OONTINUIO. "GO AFTER THE DOLLAR." 'Get All the Money You Can," Says John D. Rockefeller. Pointed advice to young men on the brink of business career is voljnteered by John D. Rockefeller, the -.11 mnirnnlc In a namnhlet addressed to the Bible class of the Flth avenue Baptist church, over which the millionaire's son presides, says the New fork World. "First Ledger of a Successful Man jf Affairs," the pamphlet is labeled, and It h* fashioned, quite artistically, liter a miniature ledger. In It Mr. Rockefeller goes back to the days when he was making three dollars a week, and he dwells upon the importance of keeping track of all the money a man makes and all he <pends. Mr. Rockefeller's first ledger was a paper covered affair, and he says that he would not part with it for anything In the world. "When I found this book recently," he says, "I thought It had no cover because I -saw that It had writing upon Its back. But. I had utilized i even the covers to write upon. In 1 those days I was economical, even with paper. When I read It through , It brought to my mind remembrances of the care with which I used to record my little items of receipts and rllsbursements ? matters I think, many of you young men are careless about." Mr. Rockefeller -starts out with the i assumption that "It Is a religious duty to get all the money you can." But he supplements this with the proviso that the money can be made "honestly and fairly." He further advises to keep all you can and give away all you can." The early -struggles of the modern Croesus, as related in the address to the Bible students, were severe. After telling about making $50 from September 20, until January 1, Mr. Rockefeller say that he had better luck the next twelve monins. "I made $25 a month," he continues. "I began to be a capitalist, and and had I regarded myself then the same way that we regard the capitalist now, I ought to have felt like a criminal becatrse I had so much money. But we had no trusts and monopolies then." Mr. Rockefeller says that he learned from the first to cut out extravagances. "I paid my own bills and always had a little something to give away, and the happiness of saving some. It is true I could not secure the most fashionable cut of clothing, I remember I then bought mine of a cheap dealer. I bought clothing I could pay for, and it was a great deal better than that which I could not pay for. I did not make any obligations I could not meet, I lived within my means, and my advice to all young men is to do the same." The oil king, taking up the hardships that beset a man just entering business life, remarks that there is "something unfortunate in being born In the city." After mentioning that he was born in the country, he proceeds: "The city, born man has not had the struggles that we have had who were reared in the country. Don't you notice how the men from the the country keep crowding you out here?you who have wealthy fathers? These young men fresh from the country are turning things around and are taking your city. We men from the country are willing to work. We are prepared by our experience to do hard work." Pity is expressed for the young men who are started in the world with the handicap of having fathers Wltn a 101 or money. "They are in an embarrassing position," says Mr. Rockefeller. "Those boys have not a ghost of a chance to compare with you from the country who want to do something in the world. You are in training now to take the places of those young men. I suppose you cannot realize how many eyes are upon you and how great is the increasing interest that Is taken in you. You may not think it difficult to get a footing." Speaking of his own efforts to "get a footing." Mr. Rockefeller says: "If you all feel as I did when I was just starting In, I feel sorry for you. Rut I would not be without memory of that struggle. And. discussing the struggle for success, what is success? Is It money? Some of you have all you need to provide for your wants. Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you. the poorest man I know is the man who has nothing but money, nothing else in the world upon which to devote his ambition and thought. That is the sort of man I consider to be the poorest in the world. Money Is good if you know how to use it. "It Is a mistake for any man who wishes for happiness and to help thers to think that he will wait until he has made a fortune before giving away money to deserving ob- | lects." | VOCABULARY UP TO DATE. Some Leaves From the Dictionary of a Yellow Journalist. Atoms?The place to which victims )f an explosion are blown. Banquet Table?Something that rroans under a wealth of delicious dands, and from which seasonable lellcacies are served. Bride?An accomplished young iVoman who enters on the arm of her 'ather. Is a vision of loveliness, and 'ecelves many costly and useful presents. Bridegroom?An unimportant perion of a male persuasion. Carnival?A celebration closing In i blaze of glory. Cold Blood?Something in which nurder Is committed. Plre?A process which causes oulldings to go up in smoke or to be reduced to ashes, leaving only smoulierlng ruins. Fugitive?A person who makes 5ood his escape. Hero?He who rescues a drowning person just as he Is sinking for the third time. Lie?That which is nailed. Life?Something that Is snuffed out. Murder?A crime committed In cold blood: a dastardly deed. Murderer?A human monster; a fiend In human shape; a fiend incur naie. Only Ornament?The gift of the bridegroom. Plot?A scheme that is nipped In the bud. Political Meeting (our side's)?A gathering which packs the hall irom pit to dome; an outpouring of the representative citizenship of the community. Political Meeting (the other fellow's)?A gathering composed of only twenty-four persons by actual count, fully one-half of whom attended merely out of curiosity. Pool of Blood?That In which a murdered person Is found lying. Prisoner?A person taken Into custody and lodged in Jail. Society?A portion of the community which frequently is all agog and often In a flutter of excitement. Street Car?An instrument of torture In which human beings arc packed like -sardines In a box. Toastmaster?A man who makes a few chosen remarks, which are often appropriate to the occasion. Victims (of a fatal accident)? Persons who are plunged, washed 01 hurled into eternity. Wreck?A catastrophe In which cars are reduced to junk, smashed Into kindling wood, or crushed like eggshells.?New York Sun. An Indian Sra Serpbnt Legend.? The red men of the west have many curious legends concerning the rivers, o r*rl mnnnto Ina of that Peeion, none more weird thun that which la told concerning Rock Lake, Washington. Since time out of memory the Indian tribes of that vicinity believed the lake to be inhabited by a sea monster which never grows old and whose chief diet is Indian flesh. According to the legend, no Indian ever entered Its waters and returned therefrom alive, no matter whether the rash act was committed by approaching ita margin for a drink, for a plunge and a swim or for a canoe ride upon its placid bosom. All of the Indians ol the northwest know of the terrors of Rock Lake, and each and every one would prefer death with a poisoned arrow rather than to touch its waters. The last Rock Lake horror, according to the legend, was in 1858, when a whole band of noble red men were sent to the happy hunting grounds by the monster. Hot-Breads Light and Sweet are made with ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure \ Anti-dyspeptic; may be eaten without inconvenience even by persons with delicate digestion OVAL BAKING POWD6R CO., NIW YORK. MONEY AT 7 PER CENT. I HAVE a limited amount of Money that I can lend at 7 per cent or good real estate security. W. W. LEWIS. Attorney. Nov. 17 t.f. tf. By Way Of Comparison At the bottom is a picture of a farm on which our fertilizers were not used. Notice the very poor growth ? At the top, there is a photograph of the tteid of a planter who believes in the liberal use of ouly Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. See the good, oven stand, and tall, lUAliLlUUt J'lullLo < iuu i^?u ?w ??*?/ other Inteiesting pictures of farms like these 011 which the crops of poor and good yields ure compared, in our large, pretty almanac. Ask yourdealer for it, or send us he. in stamps to pay the cost of wrapping an'', postage. "Increase your yields per a jre" by using Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Buy no other. Virginia - Carolina Chemical Co. Richmond. Va. Atlanta, Ga. Norfolk, Va. Savannah, Ga. Durham, N 0. Montgomery, Ala. Charleston, S. C. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. 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As an inducement to do good work we give, among other prizes, watches, sweaters, etc., to boys who sell a certain number of copies. And in addition $250 in Extra Cash Prizes ? EACH MONTH ?as THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 426 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. . ~ MONEY TO LEND. ON Improved farms In York county. InUrest: Loans not under SI.000. 7 per cent: under SI.000, S per cent. No broker's commissions. Repay1 incuts easy. Apply to C. W. F. 8PENI CER, Rock Hill, or undersigned. , C. E. SPENCER. A'.ty. at Law. Dec. 1. Aug. 1. f.t : "Wood's Evergreen ' Lawn Grass. The beet of Lawn Grasses for [ the South; specially prepared to withstand our snmmers and to give a nice green sward | the year round. Special Lawn Circular telling i how to prepare and care for lawns, mailed free on request. Plant "Wood's Garden Seeds for superior Vegetables ; And Flowers. Our Descriptive Catalogue tells vou how and when to plant for best success. Mailed free. Write for it. T.W. 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