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Mr* Noah Under Suspicion. The last copy of the Ararat Journal, MKf published three days before the flood, has recently been excavated from the top drawer of an oriental magnate's W desk. V It says editor'.i!*W ^A'The radical utterances of old i . n I Ma V | dol^F deplore 1: > varra.'t.u | ou the sin trust ; its w.'rt'.y h<\r ' I of directors. I- "Aside fret.i tie t t': :i te ev i% tlemen star.:' > \v l.ig'r vi the c . " nity. such nil' ?*, !tti??n cad ; >*o s' dictions of our j c p.c 'i '.er.ca ;? 1' evening t.ie lil:c!y t<> produce nu un ?>:ft. tied << editions < f affaliis and damage | business. , fl "It Is genera!];.- H-Teved that 1 is uk>tlves are not above suspicion. In fact, those who ere v.-;] informed hint that the old man has some watered and undigested stock of his own which he expects to Cent as soon as the sin trust la swamped."?Tuck. Gentle Percussion Many stories are told of the eccentric doings and sayings of an old clergyman wiio lived In Maine som^ years ago. t one time there had been a fight among some men, one of whom was aerlously hurt. A trial took place, and the old minister, who had seen the atfray, was summoned as a witness. "What was Sahos doing?" was the first question. "Oh, he was slashing around." "Well, sir, jast what do yon mean by thatr "Why, he was knocking about him here and there." "Now, air, kind 17 tell t? plainly what Bihn? did to this man." "Why, be?h# enticed him," said the ^ | "Enticed hlrn! So ?r [ *Ht eacHce-l him with a crowbar. He ft ; ?Mi the -crowbar to persuade the man K ?to caflM him?and by a series of P poke* and blows he succeeded In doing |{ * It," said the minister mildly.?Youtlfe f. Cae^fciioD. *' rW r Hether Had the Failing Too. The visitor had dropped In "Just the a otoute," but she remained abeat these hours after the minute was eg. Ut0e Freddie had formed I . plana, the execution of which most ha postponed till the departure of hla mother's guest 80 be sat qidcfly I; thinking things. Thir littm manr gushed the rlOtac. "bind what Is be thinking about ao deeply?" was wondering If It wasn't time for you to be going." said Freddie. ? "Hush!" said his mother. Then, turning to her guest: "You mustn't be offended. Mrs. Smith. Children wHl go blurting out the truth without thinking. But they don't mean anything iby U." 8trangely enough, it was Just then that Mrs. Smith recollected that she had only three minutes In which to catch the last car home.?London Tele\ J graph. Try to Do This. 'Take a light chair and place t with Its back to the wall. Stand In Trout of ft, facing the wall, with the toes about a foot from the front feet of the chair, and, placing one hand on each -side of the chair, lean forw ard until the top of your head touches the wall. The -problem is to lift the chair from the floor and, without moving the feet te take the head away from the waT! and atand upright Simple as this appears, ft Ss impossible. Very few people, as yea will find, would anticipate any dlf Acuity in doing this. Get them to try This trick is, of course, very Hke the old one of standing against a wall tldeWise. with the shoulder and one 0KTt touching the wall. It Is then hnp?tfble to raise the outside foot with* out losing one's balance and CaSing away from the wall. Russian Ritual. The Christening of a Russian prince la a ceremony of a most ritnallstSe nature. The infant is first of all undressed and Immersed three times In the font The hair is then cut in the form of a cross, and the shorn locks, having been rolled in war, are next dropped Into the water. According as the ball i sinks ?r floats in the font, to, says ^ Russian superstition. does good or evil 1 attend the child through life. The next Incident In this elaborate ritual Is j the robing of the child In gorgeous < garments, after which it Is carried three times round the church, the godfathers of the Imperial infant walking bj its side In stalely procession. ? Coal Combustion. i There Is enough explosive energy In a grateful of coal if It could be liberated and controlled, to hnrl a 1,000 pound projectile through a foot of solid steel. But there can be no explosion without oxygen, and the coal in the grate will not burn faster than the supply of air which reaches it will permit If the coal could be furnished all at | once with enough air to effect Its com' plete combustion. It would explode with as great violence as if it were so N much dynamite. M Sk Her Perversity. |\ 'Come out this evening," said 8ubI L bubs, "and I'm sure yon'll get a good -J J^dlnner." /V "1 thougnt yon naa no cook now, ?UedCltiman. y/ i "She . doesat leave until tomorrow. She'll ao her best this evening just to ( ms?e us realize how much we'll miss her when afcrf^one."?Exchange. To Hide Them. "Why Is Jones growing a beard?" "Oh, I believe bis wife made him a present of some ties."?Punch. When there Is no good within no good tomes out?Dutch Proverb. ^ ( r f The Original Organ Grinder. I When barrel ortraus. once the usual ' accompaniment f the nia -ic lantern. ' came into use a native of the province | of Teu.ie v. as one of the first \; bo trr.ve'.el Kur<j.-e wi.'i this lustrai" mi !:. ( . : y ;h i eu.i .* i t-r p-.:.jilM c .. . the <>l' fardiiiia the i.1 ? . i.:.I of ? ouij.ry whore he v;ii lo.a. f.?r v.'.jk!) ; iy in a j ! . . <T war h.? ?!' I not pay dbove ; l.< 0 gulnc >. V?'i ; ri'mafn ler of : a } ' i 'i..-c i :.:i estate sr.ltia;t! -o.i.'.vl hiin.eif peace;-Vy f the rou.ai:. .or of hia i ys J:: v: maadoti. In t'.:e entrance ; hall of Ills dwelling lip hu:..: up hi-; : magic la atom and liis organ facing the j door, there to be carefully preserved i till' they nioldere-i to dust, and he ordered by his will that any one of hi3 descendants who should cause them to lie removed should forfeit his Inheritance and his patrimony revert to the ' next heir or in failure of a successor 1 to the hospital of Teude. Only a few I years ago the organ and lantern w,ere still to be seen carefully preserved.? ' Pearson's Weekly. The Manchester Martyrs. Along In *07 or thereabouts some ; Irishmen tried to rescue a bunch of Fenian prisoners In Manchester, and a police sergeant was shot and killed. The prisoners got away, which may hare had something to do with the upshot too. The government was natur- j ally sore, and they managed to bang three of the rescue party without too 1 I rmirh fine haired fosa as to whether | they had anything to do with the shoot- : log or not. At that time Fenians and ' Nationalists were at daggers drawn, and the church was heavy against the Fenlaaa, ?f coarse, but they were all one. one ha agony and shame over tboee Irish bays strung up In an Bng- : Hsh town. All their helplessness, all die bitterness of England's might England managed with those halters to ; drive festering deep afresh. Think of { a town the size of Dublin turning ont a fmcsraU procession of 60,000 people. 1 and think of bow those 00,000 Irish were Seeling when I tell you they were : quldl?(julet In those streets where the lowest hovels bad hung on', their fctt* fff green-twined black.?UcQare's Magazine. Shop Without a Name. Jn the Devonshire town of Mudbonr there to a butcher's shop wbictr boa no (name nor has It had one for the last I 120 years. The reason affords a striking (illustration of the soperstHtoos nature of west country folk. When this particular business was started, the owner for some reason or other did not lhave his name Inscribed oa the prem- i lses. Whether this fact bad onytlilng to do with the success of the business 'or not it would be difficult to say. Trade, however, was brisk, and the ; butcher duly retired, leaving the nameless shop to bis son. The business has been handed down from father to son for more than 120 years, but none of those into whose occupation It has come would have bis name put up on any consideration, fearing?as. In fact, the present owner does today?that -such a procedure might break the spell of eood fortune with which the busi ness has been favored.?London Standard. Those Who Tio Knots. Can any one tell why fha lrnffhfbber In tying a cord around a package or anything else will always make a granny knot Instead of a square rfot? all do It in spite of thunder. Te .tie a reef knot or sailor's ?not requires thought and experience. Tet it is as easy as a granny knot. Never believe Tor a moment that sailors are the only people In the world who can tie knots. Go to an operating theater in some big hospital and take note of the Skill with which surgeons and even nurses employ bandages and ligatures. Learn from them bow to tie the clove hitch, the combined surgeon's and reef knot, the Staffordshire knot the common surgeon's knot the friction knot Hensen's knot Tait's knot etc.?Secw York races. \ Carefully Selected. One of the most remarkable fieatures of life in New South Wales Is the transformation of criminals tote hardwarktog citizens. Of the 30,000 settlers there In 1821, 20,000 were or had been convicts. It Is said that on board an American liner a boastful Australian asserted loudly and over and ever again that "the men who settled Australia were a remarkably sensible lot" Tee," said an American quietly, have always understood that they we? sent out by the very best Judges." Preparing For Dinner. One of the residents of the town of Idvor was noted for his parsimony. Let us call him Mr. Wiggles. There was an old major In Idvor who said to I vaiar />n* ?vanlnc "Oo and tell the cook to get me ready a chop and a poached egg." "Pardon me, major," eald the valet, "hot have yon foe gotten that you are dining with Mr. Wiggles tonight?" The major frowned. "Yea," he said, "I had forgotten it Tell the cook to make it two chops and two poached eggs." Antony and Cleopatra. Cleopatra was riding in her barge. "It la a beautiful view from here," she remarked in Egyptian words to that effect "Yea," responded Antony. "I took care to get you a Nile eat" Whereat the rowers did laugh lustily. Cabbage Leaves. "Do you think cabbage Is unwholesome?" asked a dyspeptic. It depends somewhat" answered the food expert "on whether you eat it or try to smoke it"?Washington Star. A Kjnd Examiner. 8ir John Stainer was dearly loved by the students when he was professor of music at Oxford. "As an examiner he was most considerate," said one who studied under him. "and would always do his host to g?t you 'through.* 1 reuieuiher his asking me a poser in a viva voce examination. He waited pnt otitiy f>r the answer: but. partly through my nervousness no doubt, I could u think of it. At length he exclaimed testily. "Hear me. how stuffy this ro ?i:i is t > I e sure.* and he went an 1 begin tugging at f!ie ventilator eord. It was quite tv > minutes before he irot the thing open, and by the time he had sat down again and rearranged his gown I hail the ahswer | ready. I' naparing notes later in_ the day with a r.ian who wis examined quite soon after me. I told him how the ventilator had served me. 'How remarkable.* he replied. 'Why. when I was stuck he said. "II aw extraordinary drafty this place is." and spent quite two minutes In shutting the ventilator.' "?Manchester Guardian. The Razor In Disrepute. "And he told her nil his nean. hiig said unto her. there hatb not come a razor upon mine head, for I have been a N'azarite unto God from m.v mother's womb; If I be shaven, then my strength will go from me. and I shall become weak and I* like other men." -Judges xri. 17. Hair cm mnn or brute is a sign of strength. He who desires to keep at a safe distance from dentists, let him keep also at a great distance from the knife of the burlier. To shave is an act against nature. Provoke nature, and in return nature will provoke yon. Said DanM Wel?ster: "? the razor: It has taught me to curse. It has cost me more time and more trouble tlipn all my speeches." Rnftts Choate. the lawyer, called the raxor an instrument Invented by Lodfer to fin tip hell with barristers. Edward Everett never used profane language, but before shaving be wonld invariably give vent to all sorts of Preach barbarisms. Jordan Water. TVrrr is a general impression that the Jordan water which is used at royal baptisms Is taken from the sacred stream. put into a bottle, berpsetlcally pealed and left untouched autil the toottle Is opened by the officiating priest As -a matter of fact the water trtftch flows out ctf the lake of Galilee and descends a rocky gorge to a *evel fat below that of the Mediterranean If full of organic substances. If a bot'ip be filled with the water and 'key: tbthfiy corked for a few days It f'trns perfectly black -and offers to the nostrils nil the odors of the tropics. Tb? precaution Is therefore taken off "boiling the water and Straining It I*icre ll IB rtruitru uj.-. uuu fills Is why the baptismal water always possesses the crystal c>erness wh.'t'h one notices on these ceremonial ecaslons.?Modern Society. Tht Undertaker's Shop. ~"Tbe one thing In New Tortt that I can't get used to." said the country Visitor. "Is the manifold uses to which undertakers put their shops. I used to "be of the opinion that the only possible errand a person could have at an undertaker's was to purchase funeral supplies, but in this town 1 find that people go there for all sorts, of pun poses. They go to vote, to get married and to transact all tbe legal business that a notary public Is capable of transacting. Yesterday I even saw a parcy eating luncheon in an nnder+m\rmr?a oat?hlI?hmpnt ThPV hid COffie Into "town apparently to attend a tuners] and Instead of patronizing a reatanrant -they otlmly munched their midday meal in fbe midst of those lugubrious surroundings." ? New York Globe. . 1 Irascible Garlyls. A. lady who lived near Thomas Carlyle keptOochin China fowls, and their crowing was such a nuisance that the philosopher sent a complaint to her. The owner was Indignant upon hearing ?he appeal. "Why." said she, "they crow only four times a day. and bow can Mr. <3artyle be seriously annoyed at that?" Cpon hearing of her attitude upon the subject Carlyle replied, "The lady forgets the pals I suffer In waiting for thoas four crows." - I Ones Too Often. "What's all this excitement about?" "Nothing worth mentioning. Man got knocked down." "Accident?" * "Not exactly. One of these men who always catch hold of you and push you out of their way when you happen to meet them at a crowded corner grabbed the wrong man Jnst now. That's alL"?Chicago Tribune. Saving Tims. t Father (to bis son, early In the morning)?What Is the meaning of this? V-- w Iwwl with rnnr rlnthM 4VU a* C ij 4U? r wvu ^ V? on. 8on (a student)?Yea, father. I do that ao that If I oversleep myself I shall not be late at college.?Meggendorter Blatter. Torture. A shrewd old doctor once said: "If I wanted to torture an enemy, I would tell him he had an Incurable disease. His life would be miserable, and he would be almost certain to die before his time." Missed Vocation. Client?Didn't you make a mistake in going into law Instead of the army? Lawyer?Why? Client?By the way you charge there would be little left of the enemy.?London Tlt-BIts. Rash presumption Is a ladder which will break the mounter's neck.?German Proverb. Notice of Homestead ExemptionNotice is hereby given that J. W. Ceekfield has applied to me t?> have hi> home>tea<l and personal exemptions set off to him a* head of a family out of his lands a d personal property fh Wiliim?-burg eounty, and I will, after the At' thic r, fnr fnur r*(?n? : ... y. .. secu'ivewt*eks. appoint apprai>ers fori thi'purpose of setting off said home; stead and exemptions in accordance1 with Section 26.15, Vol. 1, of the Civil Code of South < arolina. H 0. FIritton, Clerk of Court of Williamsburg Co. 5>-26 4t. COTTON GINNERY, j To the Public of I.al-e City, and Vicinity: I beg to announce tliat I have put in a new and up-to-date cotton ginnery outfit and am now equipped for first class GINNING. 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