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The Great Temptation "No," said the woman who was telling the story. "1 did not have the time to do as I did ? I took the time. There was plenty of good reasons why I should have taken it. "At least 17 insistent duties glared at me from various corners of the iouse. They glared at me accusingly, as one who would willingly neglect them. They glared at me indignantly, as one who lightly assumed duties with no idea of discharging them. They glared at me pityingly, as one who had been slackly brought up and . didn't know any better. 13iit I turned .my back on them all, dressed the children and went. "This is why I went. I had taken a perfectly green girl from the intelligence office end trained her steadily for two months. I had trained her so that she understood what I was saying and could do the housework more than fairly well. Any one who has trained a green girl for two months at a stretch knows that a rest cure-is <lue the trainer, but I'll never be able to introduce rest cures into my curriculum, so I didn't.feei abused. "^.nd then one Thursday evening a tall, gaunt woman with a fairly good knowledge of English appeared and Stasia and she went up to Stasia's room. When they reappeared Auntie i , Wandaluski?for that was the gaunt one's name?held Stasia's papier mache suit case in her hand. Stasia, clutching her month's pay, acquired but two hours previously, brought up the rear. Stasia was about to leave, at once! "No, the work was rot too hard. No; she didn't want more money. She wus about to be married, and, as the girl next door expressed it, I didn't even know she 'v.as keepin' company.' "She went In the middle of the spring cleaning. She went when a sister-in-law whom I had never met was on her way from the Pacific coast to risit me. The thr6e intelligence onices ^ which constituted the first aid to the ^^k^^miburbs could send u,c.pQ one for ? r TvflfriTMTTi aged ^^^^hnd woice up sick. "It was as I drank the tea that the ST great temptation 1 nrcd its head. BE? 'Isn't it a lovely day?' sail the great temptation, enticingly. 'You ought to be out of doors on such a day. Oh, well. I know the work is.i't done and you have no girl, but the work will keep and tno worn: :? e;i o; km is. / "At this point the 'trios that J !:.-' e mentioned before .?r'-. ! from tlieir respective corners ar.d tried the effect of vicherins ? e . eat temptation, but it v;as uaten i, )i. "'Ilovr ft ,~h iii ti. :u< M of the lake air!" it vi t en. 'H' : 'r.: -< ii the beach! Ti -v ir.uek :-v..! it would do ^ the ehi!?i'"r.!' "I bad the r to Foik rir-.ht nftr-r breakfast; t .:i a!! ! hid dorie. . . *v:;s t ii I ; s to v!o. I ran v? t m ny:-; and ti c..:.,; rr t. ho !. fi .1 : to th - 1 tlv.rr. A I I ; ' tV r; o . ! !r < - '?t tj-o n i'.- v 1 " ' < : -j r.i "Cio'n? r. iy for tiio c:"\ rr ' "t n single \ ' ?. :* It ?1 : *o?' rf'? r me. I in;-!"* t.o <!.V.v.c [ h: none to rirVo. " T!" fr.r^s 'ft-. . ' :!jj| r.r irivo 1 - o : ir ; tt Ti-e i " V-:.-. \\>r ; (V n TI: : ;? w cr lie sr.: - . .* T/ ? ' ' i,r . <i iy '] i: I f - ^ ? : 11.. . to irsvsolf't v" .* lift it v.. '.y i? ir:o. : ' ' "As i :r 5 "n ' ' " 1! : . t * ; \'-.i li. v :i. i : ' r *.!..I! r:?il 1)1 l! I lli.-M P. ...v ; . .. :> . :: .. l .. u. . . 'Tiil's pi * ' !o. . ' ' ' ? if r mouths; I cc.;* ! have J r?nl( lor t! : t J: rV if 1 v ? \ !?jt MV* *o r ' ; * !:jisir; ts in Si i w'o.r ' ' h-r? 1 !.:ul ('.illloiiltv ? 10 T? ? ? .lUWIli' around her. I ariMiise'i ;or |, her to come next" day. j "After this masterly achievement I | went inside my ho#se, donned an I apron and worked like one possessed. " 'How d'd von dcdge the headache?" ! asked my husband at dinner. '1 thought I you were in for a regular old timer i when 1 left this morning:* 'l was," I answered. Then 1 told | him the story of the great tempta- | ! tion. , "I don't exactly know tuyself what j i the moral of tiiis tr.ie is. Many good j imncninorrrs would say that it has I none, that it was, in fact, highly un- I moral in it:; lesson of rewarded shift- ] j lessnesa. Lat I dot.'t know." Mercy an Arab Showed. Abd-El-Kader, who died in 1883, is ; one of the noted patriots of Algiers, j In 1833 when the Arabs rose up and | tried to free themselves from the j French Abd-El-Kader as sultan led his i people against the French armies. For fourteen years the war was ! j, waged, and though he had but few followers, his methods of attack and j ingenious maneuvers, together with I ' the wonderful power he held over his j J people, made it necessary for the French to send one hundred thousand soldiers into that country before they 1 could conquer it. Before Abd-El-Ka- j der's time the Arabs killed their prisoners. He treated them kindly, as guests, sending them money, clothes and food.' Some women were one? ! captured and brought to him, and as I he set them free he exclaime*d: "Lions attack strong animals; jackals .fall upon the weak." Useful Article Missing. Dr. William Tindall says that the published accounts of the reputed antagonism of a member of congress to | the use of the toothbrush reminds him j of an incident which occurred a number of years ago on a steamboat which $an from Galveston to Houston. One morning, while the passengers ' were at breakfast, one of the travelers, who was somewhat belated in perfecting his toilet, and who, obvi ousiy, was one UI muse wiiu me oumtwhat unfamiliar with the etiquette of the toothbrush, appeared at the door j of his stateroom, which opened into , the hall that served as a dining room, ; and called out with a drawl such as might have been expected from a primitive denizen of the back country: "Say, cap'n, wjiar'l I find the tooth- ! brush that belongs to the boat?" Valuable Work Done by Humble Earthworm Has Net Bcj:i Sufficiently Approbated. / The humble earthworm is one of man's best friends. The farmer and the gardener could not spare him. I Jr. J acwiou menu ic.ib ;;;;uiu iiku in Science Prcyres.?. Frcm Dr. , I'ricnd i observations it i\y; ' v.rs that worms acr.it 2 tL? ceil r. a varrity of ways. In burrowing through tlic roil t!:o worms render it mere porous end perinea1 'e 10 pases, not merely by vlnuo cf 1 lie air spaces form; tl, but by reason of the l'act that i!u? roil i.> thus continually kept in gentle r.cticn. ' Again, sc.il passing t'iroi tho bodip3 of tvor;; is excreted in a fiber ecr.diti 11, bciv ;:;o;r;U by attrition P tb;.f ?|f. fev.-1 I* 1, t ' . ! I '3 ; .-on a. \).y bo .-en 1 :o b< Ot v. o.'Dii i'C? v . y : -r . Fart her, v. o-.o? . : rv. _? j ::y. n and exhale carbon dioxide, end mo latter pas, as is v:] bvnv >. .* dissolves ii ater, /forming an s id r.olo ion v will tender nikai .0 ...... . Avi.t/ r 1' n ill. V... viT-.j e?? * ?i'Ol'uMc. V.'ovuv- '.My aid in prod-id'^ soluble ? . ivc in the sri! w! >n o hor c}. -% ' ' i'.Ci. ? f'iv, " I! '??. i *' * ' y . :-i . / IOL . 1 r. A 2>?y. / n . : :itrc.. y is 'ajriiig in f ry rireK..: about a io: < .V< Uw.M.:0T.l five".! a ' .v (: ... ! ll < * (. ''i v i1 . . '3 2 ].;,! t # .I t h of ilio ?lr:ii ] ; of !/ : " 1 '.rry, .3 sent his si !!. tiiiw i-Iitcl Friodrich. ' dance." An oi -.r in uni'o *ia led in a "lady" and uai e -t with I.e.- a v ry livelj ultra *.:o . rn >-t>k. The "lady" t'r -n < '> . ' -i 1 - f' " : :'fj tin. . (] cut t(? tiO ? . Oi* t.'l'i O'ilCfV. lr.*c- K-i. ! i Yi^c'rl.... , ided is o:.LCitain!'.ieiit, l?ut sonic . nior o.!;' rs \vti\ i;' i aatit and comjrtai .??! that r'. k;. . r". unirorm w.ss <!< ; tied. They \vcre all the angrier bora -y ?ever::l nrivaie? v.. re ore-sent as ti 1; 01 takers. doorkeeper*, etc., and th< ;c, for the first tiino in their lives, were i seen laughing at the antics of their superiors. i 1 i HAVE THREE KINDS OF MONEY' Venezuelan Monetary Standards Must Be Extremely Puzzlinz to Newcomer and Visitor. There are at present in daily use in Venezuela three different systems of monetary standards. One is that based j on the bolivar (equal to 10.3 cor.ts) as | the unit. This is in use by the government in its reports and transactions and is the official system, if it -- - - . may be so called. (Quotations in tms system are in bolivars* and centinios, a bolivar being divided into 100 centimos, although the smaller coin in this system has a value of 5 cen-1 timos. The second system has the "peso 1 fuerte" or "dollar" as its unit, the I units being commonly referred to sim ply as "fuertes." This "fuerte" is! taken to be equal to 5 bolivars and to be divided into 100 centavos. The third systejn has the "peso macuquina," usually simply termed "pesos," as its unit. This "peso" has a value of 4 bolivars and is considered to be equal to 80 centavos, and to be divided into 8 reals, while the "fuerte" is considered to .have 10 reals. Some few of the mercantile> houses I keep their accohnts with their customers in "fuertes," but most of the establishments render their bills in the "peso." When accounts kept in the last two units are paid, they are transformed into bolivars by manipulating by five or four, as the case may be, payments being made by Venezuelan currency, coined gold and silver on the bolivar * *- 1 1- * I J ~ uasis, or uuiik nuit;s isant'u uu mc same system, although some foreign gold is in general acceptance at conventional rates. Among the humbler classes making their purchases at the market, an article which would be worth 75 centimos of a bolivar, or 15 centavos of a "fuerte," will almost invariably be quoted at "a real and a half," or a purchase will be actually paid for by offering 6 bolivars, 62V2 centiraos in coin, while the seller has stated the value to be "1VA reals." T TO ADVERTISE CHURCH WORK !i Congregational Ministers of Philadelphia Plan Extensive Use of the Newspapers. ? , ' Indorsing church advertismc in the a^n of^Hongiegntional Ministers, wnich was merged into the Association of Congregational Churches, passed resolutions appointing a committee which will advertise each individual church iu the local newspapers. The Rev. Edwin H. Rom is, pastor of the First Congregational church, was appointed chairman of the publicity committee which is now a permanent Institution. In the course of his remarks, Dr. Romig pledged himself to newspaper advertising,.which, he said, must be | done. The Jack of interest in relic:- i ions affairs he ."vnbvtcd to the fate flint the- chrrch is ? r>'>nn;i ! uo;o ILo public eye, and appealed ro Ii5 =? ' uu.ueiico to linai. tl.o cair.pri; a as o business ve: tare.?rid'adelpiiia Evening Times. j TCWERED QVE3 SHIP'S MASTS CorriiionricT. of Ytcrcls Supply New liv.orr.v.Li v; as to Height of Atlantic V/aves. Tt is very douldful if the ! vr ,:f any K*-v;! ve >3cl of t'ie v tr!: cor.tnins rec. . Con ' f. TT. "\Vuc Iv.v.rd baa j* n vrv' to ~ r?ch the hnnv nse . i . *. .:? i?.' . v.* hi eh . .; " ;4 ; 1. rr c . : ?j r. ' r? ' TilA\i''i?fr hi ',i it.'lrc I,,;"* Roe's steering g< r . .. way she drfippcrt iiro i.c troi ?h of the sea. This lit Ie v ..el's mssts are' 52 lor!: high f the W3t< r lino. : lj* < . r;ij-{ ; ? > ..! !i it yet rec tnlnl ur t! At! niic ce was not iiiore ih: n ;; ? fret in ! eij it, C umnnder Wnolward's c. Mm that the vavtjjj of tl recent ever* j 1 .is m . ; ; < v." r ' i iVet ! s been borno out by the officers not only of the smaller sains but even or the battk.'!:i;> ; V.'vnrc. *!?: t -* ; m re siar:i o f!?n. i v i f .?: - : ;i. A it; v. ?!.?- of . ' it !'i ?l iiiac il ; I Li" V. 'li-rs > \i si; < . .! !: ; ! it ' rove your ; TI oita ends have !i benefited by taking! liio.su T.Jtl -is. sold by all cuulci's r Have Your Money in 1 Your Bills Wi Wffl 1st?Its convenient. 2nd?It avoids keeping receipts. Crd?It pleases the receiver. 4th?It requires no change. Eth?It gives you a business ir. 6th?It gives you a financial stand 7th?It establishes a credit. We wiil welcome your business. Ju THE FIRST NAT Cheraw, S. G. GODFRE Mian Oninlr HpI W VttVIV J^VI ClincI |fir ROUND SHAPE IN STOC PEE DEE IkOI t ?? $ ! wan; I 1,000 Bushels l 5 *">o)xr f f*t? tl'l Vf 11A II Oil A tiJ i deliverered Cher X j w. L. GIL /?' * 3 i i r> <r? -J <? \jiMK kmm$ piftd X *w'.J "w^n V, ??- <.# \#C- W>TH-. y? H '1 .0? 3 n ^ r iL?ai v fecial price S3.00 pe* r i?ii <:.? for vo ; li VP in ;.;< ?! !It!*i!1 "T AlllplM c. ! ;il : " |"'i* Son i!" onlri* i.s ) !; P. Phone 28. Our Bank and Pay th Checks r?? ing. st deposit your 3alary monthly. IONAL BANK 1 s. c. Y, Cashier. EUN|fc :achable 1ST ^ K BY # <1 works - ___ < i t !?. n J3L e_/ Mixed Peas ?tv mtw t MU. r.'jimj 1.50 to $2.00 aw. 5 T 77Cp?V *I JL J J?- -K.^ - w 21 >?/ f ,A<Q ? f y rx' ' o-\ / sy~. /~MH . ..??(> ICMVCI A 1*7- T o. y *y t?1?3iX-i.iC:l Lv.irp. :, i- - ;?;>!>' :tl. "Will :: ! > * lump j. Williams, Cher aw, S. C.