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CORNISH DIALECT. Some Quaint Terms That Are Com men Among the Native@. "A hitched my foot in the sconce ti l:n da my nuddick, and A 'W li;t :'r io clunky for a fortnight." r f or ialecet tales will proba 1 ' ' granted that this sen n !1'e t h. It is. however, Cor -1)h noi. bi.lg interpreted, means, "I 41ught o- !ot in the pavement and k lie wto) of my neck, and I was oh.,hi -o swallow for a fortnight." ewr , some quaint terms com r iii i. t-wwall which have a pleas --t 4 of their own. The phrase ')rolonged to two syllables - * um, %r instance, any indication of especial -alection. It is a common form of address to either man or wo man. So also, though with rather more discrimination in its use, Is "my deear life." A young child Is mentioned in terms of endearment as "my 'ansome" or "tender deear" or even "tender worm." "Son" and "sonny" are used without the least relation to the age or sex of the person addressed. A son may some times be heard speaking to his own father as "my son" or a husband call Ing his wife "sonny." "Young" means simply unmarried. A bachelor of eighty is "a young man." Of a bride still In her teens It was said that she was "a pretty lot better looking than when she was young." An old person is not simply old. He is "old ancient." Several New England localisms are found in Cornish speech, as "cricket" for a small stool, "chores" for household jobs and "dowdy" for pudding, though In America the latter word survives only as part of "pan dawdy," the delicious deep spiced ap ple pie of country housewives. A Cornish anecdote relates that a small boy left at home to supervise the family dinner while the rest of the household were at church, having, like King Alfred, neglected his duty and allowed the fig pudding to scorch, in his dismay ran to the church and from the doorway made signs to the house wife to come forth. She Indignantly signed him to wait, which for a time he did, but at length, becoming Impa tient, cried aloud in reply to her fur ther winks and grimaces, to the scan dal of the startled congregation: "Yiew may winky and skrinky as long as yiew du plase, but the flggy dowfly Is burnt gin the crock!"-Liver pool Mercury. OUR BRAINS ARE DOUBLE. But Only One of Them Is Used to Think With. Man has a pair of brains just as he ~"" """ "ox-n-s nnd a pair of ears, -.am Hanna Thomson - ut, asserts Dr. of our two brains h. He continues: ne U come into this world we have a pair of quite thoughtless brains and nothing more. To become Intelli gent beings we must acquire a whole host of mental faculties and endow ments, not one of which does a human being bring with liim at birth. No one was ever born speaking English nor any other language. No iewly born babe knows anything by sight nor 133y any other sense. Every kind of knowl edge has to be gained by personal edu cation. But only recently have we found that this eduicatilon necessitates the creation of a local anatomical change in'.brain imatter to make 'it the special seat for thamt 'accomlilshmnent.' Thus no one can becomne a skilled vio lin player until by long fashioning he has at last made :a violin playlrsg place in his cerebrum. "But all this brain fashioning takes so much tIme -and trouble that for mere economy or lahor, as one hemi esphere will do e11 that is necessary., the individlual spends his efforts om 'one of them only. As both hem I -spheres are equally goodi for this pur pose, which of the two lhe will educate .depends on which <one he begins wit'h. 'This is settled for him when as a child he begins e14 !his training by the band that he then most easily uses; hence it is that all 'the speech centers * and all the knowing and educated places are to be found only in the left hemisphere of the right handed and In the ~right hemisphene of the left hand ed." The Landlady's MIstake. On her first night at the seaside lodgings the visitor found it. , Incredi ble it seemlehd, for the landlady had ap peared a neat, cleanly, cautious body. But as the lady visitor knew little of hier landlady and nothing or her pren ocessor in the apart imenit she deelded to meniont thle imnitor at breakfast. "I found somiel hinmg ini my bedroom," she began, and the landlady interrupltedl. "Then you must havi e brflnght it with .you." "I am quite sure I dlIdn't," said the v'isitor, "for I c-ountedI all mine be 'tome. But if' you insist that igni Is mine', of' course" * hronlie. Did His Best. "My *goodniess!" e:-ela ied an anx ions mo'thecr. "Wh'la t In I he world maiide youri faIce so dirty, Wili?" ''Johnny Jon1e4 mind me had ai fight," exclaimed Willie, "'ani' lie throw'd more d (irt in my face thain I could swaller-." Subduing Mother's Voice. The successful merchant invited his parents to visit him in New York city. rhey came gladly and on the following sabbath were escorted to a fashiona ble church in Fifth avenue. Some of he hymns were familiar. In their ren lition the visiting pair contrfluted ieanvily, with the credit for volume in 'avor of the father. Although not al. ways in correct tinie and sometimes in lscord, yet the joy of this good couple teaped forth in joyous praise, and they lid not see the glowering looks of iearby worshipers or the beetlike face Af their devoted son. "Father," explaine-1 the merchant that afternoon while his mother was taking her accustomed nap, "in our :hurches the congregations do very lit tle singing. It is left entirely to the %hoir." "I know, my boy," said the old man -s he lovingly placed a hand on his ion's shoulder, "that it was very em Iarrassing to you this morning, but it [ hadn't sung as loudly as I did the peoplo would have heard your moth ,r."-New York Press. Muskrats. Rare old Captain John Smith in his iuaiut "History of New England and the Summer Isles," published in Lon Ion in 1624, gives probably the first written account of the muskrat. Ile iays that "the mussacus is a beast of the form and nature of our (English) water rat" and adds that "some of them smell exceedingly strong of musk." These animals may be caught in alm6st ,any sort of trap baited with sweet apples or parsnips. Musk rats have very strong teeth and can use them on wood effectively, so it is wise to protect all corners and cracks in your wooden traps with pieces of tin or sheet iron. They have good noses and can smell an apple a long listance off. Place your traps in the ;hallow water at the edge of the mill pond or stream inhabited by these rats, Ind they will doubtless find it without lifficulty. Young muskrats are very ;entle and playful and may be handled without fear. They do not grow fierce with age if reared in captivity and ac 2ustomed to gentle treatment. Receiving Tommy. There is a certain inspector of schools who prides himself on his original method of examining, but occasionally his originality receives a shock. In a fatherly manner he had gathered a class of young children round him and soon had their open mouthed atten tion. "Now, suppose that you and I were playing .a game of marbles," he said to little Tommy Jones. "You have ten marbles and I have eight." The -class gathered closer round. "At the end of the game you have won half' of my marbles, and of course I want to play again to win them bac-k." The children pressed even nearer. "At the end of the seconi(d game I win half of those you now have. Tell mn"--excltement waxed intense-"tell mc" he continued, "how many mar bl's you are left with*?" With a look of Inexpressible disgust the' boy addressed fell back. "Why, B1illy," he sald, "_ 1lowed if it ain't n us."--Londlon Anmswers. ilfant Prodigies. In nine out of ten cases your infant prodigy is a musician. Among palu~t ers the p~rodigy of pr'odigies was Sh Thomas Lawrence. One of his earllent .pictur-es, it is said(, wats prmoduced in !1775, quite early enough, for the love ly cherub wvho painted it was then six years old. Ie was getting on in life, tottering on the verge of twelve, when the quall'ty crowded his studio at Bath. The fates were liind to the in fant prodigy' when thecy miade his fa ther landlord of the Black Bull, De vizes, the inn where fashionable men and women called for rest and refresh meunt on their wvay to the waters. At the Black Dull the prodigy made his first acquaintance with the great world which flattered him in after life and which he flattered on canvas. -St names' Gazette. True Charity. Every good act is charity. Giving water to the thirsty Is charity. RdM moving stones and athorns from the road is charity. Exhorting your fel low, men to virtuous deeds is charity. Smiling in your brother's face is char ity. Putting a wanderer in the right path is charity. A man31's true wvealthi is the good lhe (does In thIis world. When lhe (lies mortals will as:k wvhalt property has lhe left beh idii hi.m, bu angels will inquire, "What good deeds hast thou sent before thee?"('-Moham med. Good Actions. When we have practiledr ;ood ac tions awhile they become easy. When they arc easy we take pleasure ini them. When they lhease us we do them frequently, and1( then by freqiuen ey of act they grow into a ihbit.-Tlil lotson. Corrected. "Mamma, Mrs. Oldcastle Just went wvil . over our new bust of Shakespeare' when she was here this afternoon." "Bur'st, my (dear', burst. Mercy saikes. how cani you use' such slang? And1 von've been to Europe twice too"-. 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Dr Pierce thus invites the fullest investiga tion of his formula knowing that it wil be found to contain only the best agent known to the most advanced medica science of all the different schools of prae tice for the cure of woman's peculIa. weaknesses and ailments. If you want to know more about th< composition and professional endorse ment of the "Favorite Prescription " sen< postal card request to Dr. R. V. hierce Buffalo, N. Y., for his free booklet treat ing of same. ' You can't afford to accept as a substi tute for this remedy of knouneonpoxtli a secret nostrum of imkniiown. cumposi Hfom. Don't do it. Curse Less and Think More. John Sharp Williams tops the co coanut and dra-vs the milk when b says that while the white, blacl, ys low and red races are not the sanm physically, mentally, morally, nor i any sense qual, actually or potet tially, and cannot be made so h platforms or iws, yet they are cre tures of one God, and in the face of great problem it would be well th all wise men think more, that goa men pray more, and that all me talk less and curse less. But wise men do as they are hi den by Mr. Williams. The we meaning fool awl the hoodinis wi start riots mud the hoodlums wi make "inlflitmnatory" speeches a ihe factors for fomenting race strii 'he well-meaning fool wboso m 1ruided efforts are hent upon the t Iition of the negro problem in t South resides, as a rule, in a secti< of the North where as little is knov of the actual conditions in the Soul as the average American knows -condlitions ini the Congo. Ti hoodlums who express themselv in action arnme Norihberneors ar Souther'ners. It is no0 more difficu to beat op a murderous mob' in Oh than it is in Mississipyi. Th'e boo< lame (who express Llgmslves from ti platform or from their seats in delil erative beoies are t' o often chari tans who belch fire and brimstor with no high- r purpose than that < advertising themselves, and who lib, every Sauthern state whe~n they et their capers before gighl heaven. It would not be going too far to se thaat there would be no negro prol lem in tihe United States if the foe killer did not shirk his duty. or ti there would be no race quebtion ape the Pacific elope, but a large "art< the friction between whites an blacks end the white and vello races has been due to his failure I acquit hnimnself gloriously. A Booker Washmington who thini lin- liug lamce aiihIltY I bit a Be eve nt firoi: thme lips~ of Vii irt', rarel corr'ectsi the evils it conde ntn .-o Th'lere arec many ('ire's andmi p~reven filives for wrinmkhs but just 11ry I (aceful consl~ciece atal ai cottet mnind( anid wrinkles will not be de t. oughj~l to greatly' matr your face. Thew penslion list of ih lie volutionie ar) war was wi ped out recently' h; lie deoath oif Mr.Estther Siumnei D:emnon, of Ply na''ut b, Verm-:t, a thle aige of 92 years.'. She was ib solo surviving widow of that :r.ea struge. .Don't F f - to look after the het cattle and poultry. just the sanie as you well. GERMAN MEDICA is one of the best sto( market. We have s( this celecbrated line and will carry a full I BOLT UP-TO-DATE Pickens, AC THE INDI 50c. A YEAR KN The Leading POUI will both be sent one the regular price of ti A Riddle for the Cotton Grower. A bale of cotton, weighing 500 pauads, will make about 3,000 yards of calico. To make the calico, at the present prices of cot ton, will cost about $102.50 in all. Let us tay that the spinners only gets an avercge of 5 cents a yard for his calico or $150 for the 3000 yards. In that case he clears a net-rprofit of 41.50 on each bale. On a crop of 12,000,000 bales the a pinnerd will make a 6profit of $498,. L 000,000. At 4 cents per yard be clears $216,000,000. What do you think of that? I can understand well enough why the spinner puts himself to some ex pense and trouble to meet the .row er in conference. He has a natural curiosity to see what such a blamed fool looks like. The thing which puzzles The Je[. fersonian is this: How on earth doest the spinner manago to keep his face straight when ho meets the man that he so asily', s) constantly and so unmerci fully robs? . T~his calico costs you from 6 to 8 cents per yard. Therefore you sell 500 pounds of cot toni for loss than d 0~0 and buyW it back for more thani $180. -. .0 -No wonder yo'u are0 s p)raspetons thai. all the P~Into necwspapers are ask. ing y4ou to ring the hiell, lighti tho boziti re~, toot t he whistles, bh- w the mgsand~ do ever'ythinrg (.1-") in (Gs d .\bu ightiy's world excepting one 1 Don't study the const ruelion -of it ile. trapl ini which y'ou arL. canght. KEep) sellinig a bale~ of cot toni for 3$60 nuaai hoying it back at,. $180. 3 That's one way to pilease I lhe Privi leged ?ew who) p)cke't the $120 Lt which y'ou lose on each bale -Ex n Rapid changes of 1 on the toughest cons The conductor pas inside of a trolley car I I of the platform-the c hour or so in a heate walking against a bit difficulty of avoiding< Scott's Emuti * body so that it can * danger of cold from chi It will help you to a ieglect dth of your horses, rhey need treatment lo when you are not 17D STOCK FOOD k inedicenes on the cured the agency for of' stock medicine ine at all times. & Co19 DRUGGISTS. South Carolina. STRIOUS HEN OXVILLE, TEN. SAMPLE FREE TRY JOURNAL of the South year to any address for only 0 1.00 is paper alone. OWSend orders to Of Interest to Women Salt sprinkled around the drains is an excellent disinfectant. One sudden death occurs among women to eight among men, A womon should not be afraid to say pleasant things that arise to her lips. Fifteen minutes' relaxation and rest every day will keep away that worn look. If silver is never washed with soap it will retain its luster. Polish with chamois Skin. A - flannel wet with kerosene oil will remove fly specks from brass. Polish with chamois. Before naming a baby girl, pause long enough to wonder how it will sound when she is 60. A Now York girl after being jilted vowed that she would find a husband xitbim t month. SA got him in 15 days. The old fashioned- mutton tallow skin fool, made sweet with lavender and creamy with almond oil, is the best thing known.' - -- "I (1o not know whieb is the worse, a visitor with a prono~unced opinion, or one who hs no viewsB at all," said at chairmiing matron. When a cracked egg must be boil ed add a teaspoonfrl of salt to the wa'ter and it will cook w. thout losing anyV of theL wvhite or albumen. The corsetieres are again making woman over, sacrificing the "straight front to the tapering waist and natr row back. Th'e smnaller waist is an el~iet to be more feminine, the par pise being to mrakce the sex more at traactive to men than it has ['cen since the advent of the athletic g' I. temperature are hard titution. sing from the heated :0 the icy temperature anvasser spending an d building and theni ing wind-know the? :old. rion strengthens the better withstand the s mges of temperature. 4 void taking cold. Ban. An $,.Oon