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I II IMS Christopher Columbus. By J? _>*. EH CE Ti TO/fi He met rebuff after rebuff, but would not give up his dream. FOR eighteen years Christopher Columbus cherished the dream of finding land to the west. This time was spent in ineffectual at tempts to get money for the undertak ing. Almost every sovereign of Eu rope was appealed to in vain. Poor, friendless, almost alone, regarded by many as insane, Columbus met rebuff after rebuff, but would not give up his dream. Finally he appealed to Ferdi nand and Isabella of Spain. Ferdinand was not convinced, but Isabella was more favorably inclined and in the end went so far as to pawn her own jew els for the enterprise. With the fitting out of his expedi tion the troubles of the great discov erer were not end^d. When twenty days or more out in an unknown sea, his sailors began to murmur, urging him to turn back. At last the mur muring broke out into open mutiny. Still the bold navigator would not give up. Quelling the mutiny with what ever measures were necessary, he promised a reward to the first sailor who discovered land. At last the voy age was ended, and a goal greater than he himself knew was won. In all history there are few more in spiring examples of faith than that of Columbus. He had only his own ideal to support him. Every one else doubt ed it. Nearly a score of years passed, In which every attempt to realize his dream met with failure. It is won derful that doubt did not assail bis own heart His was a faith, if not to remove mountains, at least to bring new worlds into view. So great were his troubles that they made him white headed at thirty. They pursued him even to the end of his life. At one time he was thrown into prison. At nearly all times he was misunder stood. Saddest of all, he died without knowing that he had found two new continents and that his humble trip across the sea would open a new era In the history of mankind. Columbus was of a genuinely reli gious nature, which may account for .much of the trustful faith he had in his own inward prompting. I ll IB Sir Isaac Newton. "By J- ^/*- EDGEHTOJV. A dull boy, he became the great est mathematical genius of modem times. IN this age o? doubt many of our most cherished legends are being assaulted, the various apple sto ries along with the rest. There have been at least three famous apples In history-the one eaten by Adam and Eve, the one shot off his son's head by William Tell and the one whos? fall suggested to Sir Isaac Newton the law of gravitation. Despite the scoffing of the higher criticism, we still cherish these pippins and are determined to stand by them. Newton was rather a dull boy and was literally kicked Into exertion. He stood at the foot of his class and one day was booted by the boy higher up. The Newtonian spirit was aroused by this Indignity, with the result that young Isaac not only whipped the kicker, but determined to go ahead of him in the class. This he did, and more, for he went to the head of the row and stayed there. The second spur to effort received by the young man came at the time he sought admission to Cambridge univer sity. He knew so little about Euclid that the professor of mathematics op posed admitting him. Newton there upon determined to know Euclid and succeeded so well that hi became the greatest mathematical genius of mod ern times. Voltaire started the story of the ap ple that fell and hit Newton so hard that the young man determined to find out what made it fall. If so great a skeptic as Voltaire could swallow the Btory, there is no reason why it should not be accepted by the other skeptics. When Sir Isaac first made his com putations on the subject of gravita tion, he was misled by tbs erroneous notions then held of the length of ??? earth's radius. He therefore abandon ed the theory temporarily. Later the error was corrected, when he returned to the subject, completed the demon stration and gave it to the world in lils famous "Principia." In the meantime he had made his al most equally famous discoveries con cerning light dividing white light into the primary colors and determining the difference of refraction between them. He also did much In perfecting the tel escope, gave to mathematics Integral and differential calculus and made oth er contributions to science which mark ed him as the chief intellect of his age. Insurance I represent a strong line of Fire In surance Companies and can insure your Property, our patron age will be appreciated. H. A. Smith. George Washington. *By J- EDCE'RTO/f. In all things a just and noble man. THE success of George Washing ton seemed to' spriug from his well rounded character, from his unselfishness, from his dis interested patriotism and from his abil ity to inspire in others confidence and esteem. In war he excelled as a strategist, in peace as a wise and mod erate statesman, in all thiugs as a just and noble man. It would be iinpos Tslble to place one's finger on any par ticular spot in his career aud say. "This was the turning point; this was the place at which Washington was made." More than almost any other character in history he was in all re lations the great man, yet it ls most difficult to analyze him and tell the particular thing that made him great. Too modest to make a speech, too self depreciative to seek his own advance ment, his deeds, caused him to shine over ?ll orators, and his virtues ad vance him over all self seekers. Few mete nave received so much adulation, and from this there has been a reac tion, yet after all that criticism can do the massive proportions of the man still stand out to challenge the atten tion of the world. At the time he was chosen to com mand the Continental armies Washing ton had rendered no especially con spicuous service to single him out from his fellows. His selection for that high post was rather due to the general esteem in which he was held. There are few examples iu which the individual integrity that we usually denominate character counted so much for success as in the case of Washing ton. He had a prodigious temper, yet held it in check; he loved wealth and pos sessed more of it than almost any oth er man in the colonies, yet he would not accept pay for his military serv ices; he met severe reverses in his campaign, yet was too great to be j crushed hy them; he had conspicuous | faults that would have destroj-ed a smaller juan, yet his'general rectitude was so great that lt dwarfed the minor defects. There is a general sentiment in man kind that worth means success. Our faith in this proposition is often shak en, but the case of Washington would seem to prove it true. j I ll IB tost?n Field! .By J. yt. E7>GEHTOfi. During office hours a disci plinarian : at other times al* most a poet. MARSHALL FIELD was the greatest merchant of modern times. He had factories all over the world, in almost ev ery country of Europe, in China and Japan, in Australia ??d in North and South Amorlca. The goods manufac tured by these mills he apld through his great retail store. He was one of the richest men In America, yet made far less stir than men with oue-tenth of his wealth. Moreover, he paid taxes on a larger percentage of his posses sions than probably any other Amer* lean millionaire. He never speculated, never went in debt and never was os tentatious with his charities. The world over, his name was the synonym for business integrity. In fact, in giv ing the three essential qualities of the successful business man Mr. Field mentioned these: "First.-Absolute integrity. "Second.-Good judgment "Third.-Perseverance." Thousands of people before Marshall Field have stipulated these as neces sary factors in success, but he put ?hem in practice. He lived them. I Personally Field was rather tall, but spare. He was reticent almost to sensitiveness. During office hours he was a strict disciplinarian; at other times almo?t a poet. Field was a poor boy, the son of a ?New England farmer. He early ex pressed a desire to become a merchant, and his father secured him a clerkship in a village grocery. After the lapse of a few mouths the elder Field asked the merchant how the boy was mak ing out and received a discouraging re port The storekeeper did not think young Field cut out for a business man. At this the boy doggedly deter mined that lie would fool that particu lar purveyor of calico, and he did. Going to Chicago, he started as a clerk, steadily crowded forward and was on the road to success at the time of the great ure of 1871. In this he lost prac tically all, bul started again with ?. little added edge to his determination. Kept the King at Home "For the past year we have kept the King of all laxatives-Dr. King's New Life Pills-in our home and they have proved a bless ing to all our family," writes Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y. Easy, but sure remedy for all stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25c at Penn & Holstein's W E Lynch & Co. Her Little Bluff. "Ethel," said Lionel Bertram Jones as he dropped his slice of bread lu tbe plate with a noise that set the canary in the gilt cage overhead chirping mer rily-"Ethel, I have something to say to you." They had been carried only four weeks, and the time had not arrived when she did all the saying. "Do you remember the day on which I proposed to you?" "Yes." she replied. "I will never for get it" "Do you remember," be went on as he abstractedly drilled a bole in the loaf with the point of a carving knife, "how when 1 rang the bell you eadie to the door with your lingers sticky with dough and said you thought it was your little brother who wanted to get in?' "Yes." "Oh, Ethel! How could you? How could you?" "How could I what?" she responded as a guilty look crept into ber face. "How could you make me the victim of such a swindle?" i lt Was Mistaken Charity. The athletic girl bad been out in tbe woods taking pictures, and at evening she started for the car, wearily lug ging the camera and tripod. The cars were thronged with workmen return ing to their, homes, and she bad to wait some time before there came one with even standing room inside. She pushed her way across the platform and Jost inside the doorway. The legs of the tripod rested on the floor at her side, and she was trying to brace her self against the door when a woman who had been sitting in the corner suddenly rose from her seat and gen tly but firmly pushed the young wo man into it with the remark. "Now you sit right there, you poor thingl" The girl remained seated passively and looked puzzled for a moment Then a dull flush covered her face. "How awful!" she thought. "That wo man saw the tripod legs and thought they were crutches. She thinks I'm lame." Then she shrank back in the seat and tried not to show ber face Exchange. The Nerve of a Boy. "Speaking of the nerve displayed by small boys," said a man who had a trip through the southwest, "reminds me of an incident that occurred in the Santa Ana mountains, in southern California. An eleven-year-old boy, a member of a family making their way to the coast, left the camp early one morning to stalk deer. He found tracks and had followed them until he was live or six miles from camp. In reaching up on a rock he disturbed a huge rattlesnake that was sunning himself, and the suake without waru ing struck, wounding the boy on the middle finger of his right hand. Know ing that unless prompt action was tak en the wound would prove fatal, the youth placed the linger over the muz zle of the gun aud pulled the trigger. Making a ligature above the wouud lo stop the flow of blood, be killed the snake and walked back to camp, where he fainted. The finger was blown off close to his hand, but he recovered." Exchange. - Not Appreciated. Apropos of the "delusiou deep rooted ta the minds of innumerable voter? that a man can only be .putting up for parliament' in order to better himself one way or another" and that no sacri fice has to be made by the caudidate there Is the speech that was made by. Sir Richard Temple, who had returned poste baste from his duties in India, arriving after his owu coutest had be gun. Sir Richard used words to the following effect, "I have traveled 8,000 miles and surrendered ?5,000 a year for the privilege of representing this great constituency," but the proper sense of his generosity and public spirit was entirely marred by a re mark from a loud voice in the crowd, "Oh, what a-fool you must be!" Ian Malcolm in Cornhill Magazine. Money and Polities. In his reminiscences of Grover Cleve lard George F. Parker tells a story of tb- prodigal expenditures in politics. A rich mau who had been nibbling at the Democratic nomination for gov ernor of New York asked William 0. Whitney's advice. This is the advice: "Of course you ought to run. Make your preliminary canvass, and when you have put in $200,000 you will have become so much interested in lt that you will feel like going ahead and spending some money." Impossible. Dr. Charggm-Your friend needs vig orous treatment I never saw a man in such a state of mental depression. Can't you convince him that the fu ture holds some brightness for him? Sympathetic Friend-That is unfortu nately impossible. He has drawn his salary for three weeks ahead and spent the money.-Exchange. Police and Pres%. It was Senator Evarts who paid this compliment to the police of New Jork at an annual dinner of the force: "As compared with the press you exhibit a striking contrast. You know a great many things about our citizens that you don't tell, and the press tells a great many things about our citizens that it doesn't know." A Dreadful Wound from a knife, gun, tin, rusty nail, fireworks, or of any other nature, demands prompt treatment with Bucklen's Arnica Salve to prevent blood poison or gangrene. Li's the quickest, surest healer for all such wounds as also for burns, boils, sores, skin eruptions, excema, chap ped hands, corns or piles. 25c at Penn & Holstein AV E Lynch & Co. Our colored muslin in the dainty patterns and all wash goods and summer dress goods cap be had in nice assortment at { Rives Bro?. Announcement! I beg to announce that I am now associated with ARRINGTON BROS &C0 863 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. and invite all my friends and acquaintances in Edgefield and Saluda counties to write or call on me when in need of Gro ceries or stock feed any kind. I will make it to your interest to patroniza rae. M. Gary Satcher STAR PIANOS The Starr Piano Co., are the larg est manufacturers of strictly high grade pianos in thc world. Have eleven acres of floor space in their factory. Thirty acres in their lum ber yards. Several millions of feet, of choice piano lumber always on hand. Over five thousand pianos are under construction at all times. This company has a large num ber of medals and other awards for the highest merit. Took the gold medal last year at the Seattle Ex position. expecting several of .ents in this week, them next door to the "We are these inst: Call an.1 postof Next Door to Postoffice Island Pure Breed eggsjfor hatching, $1.50 7 per 15. Your orders solicited. JOHN R. TOMPKINS SPECIAL SUMMER RATES Write for full information TODAY. Big new cata logue free by mail. 37 col leges in 16 states; $100,000. in equipment; model office department; actual business training; earn while you leam; positions guaranteed; expert specialists; individ ual instruction; we also teach by mail. Better buy a postai and write me TO DAY. Arthur C. Minter, General Manager Draughan's Practical Bus iness College Atlanta, Ga., Macon, Ga. Montgomery, Ala., Knox ville, Tenn. Greenville, S C KEEP OUT THE FLIES Now is the time to screen your house. It may save a doctor bill. Write for our screen catalogue. R. J. HORNE & COMPANY 643 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. ,'Building material from foundation to roof." The Farmers Bank Of ?Edgefield begins the New Year with much appreciation to the public for the liberal patronage extended to it in the past. For the New Year, 1910, it wishes its custo mers and patrons a prosperous season, and asks a continuance of their patron age. Combined Capital and Surplus - - - $100,000.00 Interest paid on deposits by special agreement. We are authorized to act as guardian, administrator, trustee and accept trusts generally un Per our charter. A Genoral banking business transacted on reasonable terms. Prompt attention given to all business in our line. We Solicit Your Deposit Account. NOW is THE TIME To buy a Cole Combination Planter. Now is the time to apply Nitrate of Soda, we have it. Just received a car of Dried Blood. We have all. the seasonable goods, I such as corn planters, cotton planters. Guano distributors, and farming im plements generally. We also carry in stock a general line of hardware. We solicit your business, drop in and :alk the matter with us. Yours truly, W. W. Adams & Co. The Edgefleld Garage is the Maxwell headquarters for Edgefleld and Aiken counties Experience lias taught us that if want to transact business, have pleasure and avoid trouble-buy a Maxwell. It has taught us that you can operate a Maxwell cheaper than you can feed a horse. It will carry you there and bring you back. We have two experts in the Firm. Bob Tidwell-the young man who drove the Maxwell, winning the En durance race from Augusta to Atlanta, and Earnest Scott *'on the spot they will be glad to give you a demonstration. Call on or write them. We want to place one of our *'A A" 8600 ^(factory price) Runabouts rn' in the hands of every business man in Edgefield'and Aiken counties. Look at it! Aim it a Daisy? When you see it run and its easy operation you'l be astonished Place your order now so that you will be certain to get one. Our tour ing cars can't be beat-you owe it to your family-so come and get it. Here it is. We will be glad to see you at our place of business. We will be glad to see you at our place of business STROM, SCOTT & TIDWELL R. C. Neely R. C. Neely, Jr. S. H. Wilcox NEELEY & WILCOX Cotton Factors 741 Reynolds St., Augusta, Ga. Advances made to Merchants and Farmers. Call on us, or write us IS HERE The season is here for discarding heavy toggery and donning the Spring* and summer weights. We have never been better prepared to clothe, shoe and hat you than now. Everything new and first class-right from the cen ters of fashion. See our nobby spring suits, new hats in straw or felt. Stylish neckwear, Stylish Oxfords and shoes Hoisery and underwear. DORN & MUS