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Old Mendel Goes to Rachel ?j! By ERNEST LEVINE <?, 1022, Western Newspaper Union.) There was really no reason why Old JUenuel should continue at seventy five ro p*sh his cart laden wi^i cheap underwear along the streets of the East side. But- the habits of a life time are difficult to eradicate, and .Mendel had been doing it for thirty five years. He had come over from Poland in the prime of life, determined to make a fortune and then send for his wife, JRacheL They had been married ten ypars, and, though they had no chil .dren, they hud always been happy together, since they first became sweet iiearts as a boy and girl. Mendel had not prospered at first lt had taken him two years in a .sweatshop to save up enough money to acquire a pushcart, and then the ?aving up for the steamship fare was ?a slow process. At last, however, he was able to send the money. A letter came back inclosing lt. Ha ch c? liad died of typhus about the time Mendel was buying the draft on ?the Warsaw bank. She bad died, fancying thut he was standing beside her bed, and that same night Mendel had had such a strange ?dream of her. He had dreamed he was home, but Un a strange house and holding R?ch; ?rs hand, and she had told him that she could not come over immediately, hut that she would coiae soon and all would be well. Old Mendel was dazed by the news. For a week he did something that no self-respecting Jew would think of do ing ; he got drunk. Then he was found In Hester street with his pushcart ?gain. Time passed. The neighbors who bad pitied him, began to look askanpe At him. "Why doesn't Mendel get married again?" they asked. They knew he had a tidy sum put by. Mendel did not marry again, and after a while he was accepted as a confirmed old widower. And he was growing oki, so that the girls no long er looked ot him. His hair whitened, lie let his beard grow long. Old Mendel had twelve thousand .dollars in the bank. There was no reason why he should have continued to push his cart. But every day he wa? seen in the streets, calling his wares mechanically. Nobody bought of Mendel, for All his goods were out of style. They only said, "There goes Old Mendel!" Old Mendel loved the streets, the swarming children, for whom he had a pat on the head, and sometimes a penny. He loved the sights and smells of the East side. It was his life, lt was the life to which he had meant to bring Rachel. He often fancied that she was with. him. Sometimes people would hear him muttering, but they did nop know he was talking to her. They only said, "Old Mendel's getting queer." The day was so bright and warm Old Mendel sat down on a doorstep, his pushcart standing in the road. The policeman, who knev/ Old Mendel, looked the other way when he saw that Old Mendel was sleeping. Grad ually the hum of conversation, the roar of the traffic passed into a dull mono tone, and Old Mendel dreamed. It was so vivid a dream that he might have been living. He saw. Rachel standing before him with' outstretched arms and such a sweet smile on her lace. And It was not Rachel as she would have be?n, not even as she had heen when they kissed each other -good-by before he sailed, .but Rachel -as she was when he first courted her. And the first thought that came to Old Mendel was, "I am too old. Why hasn't she changed in all these years?" But Rachel kissed him and said, "It's been a long walting for you, my dear, but I've managed to come at last" Mendel forgot that it was a dream. "God bless you, Rachel !" he said. 'Tm going to take such a nice apartment for you-four rooms and a bath. And Fve got twelve thousand saved up, so we can buy our furniture outright. But I dreamed you were dead, and I've been so unhappy." "There's no such thing as death, my dear." she answered smilingly. "Here rve been walking up and down Hester street beside you for years, trying to talk to you, and sometimes you an swered me, but you. were never quite ?sure lt was I." Mendel remembered that he had 'fallen asleep. "Promise me that this isn't a dream!" he pleaded. "Have you really come back to me forever?" "Forever and ever," answered Rach el softly, as she drew his head down to her breast. The policeman, returning on his pa trol, glanced at Mendel again. "The old man's having a long sleep," he thought He crossed the road and touched him lightly on the shoulder. "Hey, Mendel, wake up!" he said. ."Time to go home for supper. Y' musn't leave your cart standing in the street" But Mendel didn't wake up or an* swer JbJm. He Remembered. The Japanese word for "good morn ing" sounds like "o-hl-o." A Japanese mentioned this fact to an American the other day. "Ah 1" exclaimed the American, "that's easy to remember. It's the name of one of our states." Next morning the American met his Japanese friend. "Ab, Mr. Matzuyama," he said, "HU nols I" OLD FORM. OF TELEGRAPHING Crude Method Employed by Ancient Peebles, but it .Conveyed the De sired Information. Practical telegraphy is not so en tirety a product of ruc dem science as many may suppose. It ls tradition that Agamemnon telegraphed the fall of Troy to Greece by means of bonfires on the mountain tops. Although there may be much doubt as to whether this is not a mere legend, there can be no question that in the second century before Christ there was a system of telegraphing in Europe by which mes sages were sent from one place to another by means of fire, the words being spelled out letter by letter. The letters of the alphabet were ar ranged in five columns, so that any letter could be designated by stating in what column it was contained and its number in that column. To convey this information to a distance two men, each having five torches, w,ere stationed behind two barricades; the first, by holding up the necessary num ber of torches, Indicated the number of the column that contained the let ter he was sending, a:ad the second in dicated similarly the actual numerical place of the letter in that column. It is evident that by a aeries-of stations messages of any length could have been sent-say from Rome to Athens, HOLD VARIOUS BIRDS SACRED People of Many Lands Strongly Super stitious Concerning Some of the Feathered Tribe. Some Indian tribes will never hurt or even touch certain birds, regarding them as the abode of the animated souls of their dead chiefs. In Eng land and Scotland, especially, the robin is regarded as sacred. Its red breast Is supposed to be of that color because a drop of Christ's blood fell on a robin, and thenceforward all rob ins were so marked. It ls deemed unlucky to kill a swal low or to destroy its nest. That is because swallows were said to have flown round the Cross of Calvary cry ing "Svala Svala!" which means com fort. It will be noticed that the swal low gets its name from this peculiar cry of "Svala." The wren is another sacred bird, be cause, according to an old belief, It brought fire form heaven to the earth when the human race had no knowl edge of how to create fire. The thrush ls a bird of lucky and to have one build in the garden of one's home is said to be a sign of j coming good fortune. I Peacocks are unlucky. Woo in Flower Language. The language of flowers In the Near East is no simple form of speech that anyone may understand. Long and elaborate communications may be sent by bouquet if the lady is not too lazy to learn a complicated code. There is, say those Turks who claim to un derstand it, a direct and an indirect form of flower message. The indirect message goe9 by words that rhyme, either with the name of the flower or with the meaning of the name of the flower. They go to lengths in selecting and collecting posies for bouquets to be sent singly and in series that would be quite too much trouble to tho average Ameri can. To the average American girl ft sounds too complicated to interest anybody hut a lady shut up in a court yard without a telephone. Sources of Folk Songs. Because of the harmony of its lan guage and the beauty of its natural associations, Italy is pre-eminently the land of poetical and musical com positions, says Raoul S. Bonanno In Christian Science Monitor. To write and sing sonnets appropriate to every event is among the instincts of the masses. Two forms of folk songs are to be distinguished: One spontaneous and plebeian in origin, the other more lit erary and less spontaneous. The first can be traced In Italy to the very source of the language, the second is not older than three or four centuries. Sicily is considered the source from which all poetry, natural or cultivated, sprang and passed into the rest of Italy. Its songs, through assimilation, j became essentially and commonly Ital ian, although to beccme such they had to lose their origina; dialectical form. Denatured Alcohol. Denatured . alcohol is grain alcohol made unfit for use as a beverage. Completely denatured alcohol is made by adding ten gallons of wood alcohol and a half gallon of benzine to 100 gallons of ethyl alcohol. This Is free from government tax and may be bought by any one for use as fuel or light. The denaturing must be done when the alcohol Is produced and In bonded warehouses used exclusively for the purpose and for storing denatured al cohol, and is done under the supervi sion of the government, according to the law." The grain alcohol may be made from grain, corn, potatoes or similarly starchy products, but the conditions under which it must be pro duced make it impracticable except i for well-equipped factories. Daily News. "I look at the paper every morn ing," said Mrs. Housefly, "to see what casualties have happened to my friends." "What paper?" "The Ity paper/'-nLouiavUle Courier Journal. Hymns Taken From Rev. ?. T. Allen's Calendar of Last Sunday . Hymn 16 Holy and reverend is the name Of our eternal King; Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry; Thrice holy! let us sing. The deepest reverence of the mind Pay, O my soul! to God; Lift with thy hands a holy heart, To His sublime abode. With sacred awe pronounce His name, Whom words nor thoughts can reach, A broken heart shall please Him more Than noblest forms of speech. Hymn 26 Jesus, where'er thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat; Where'er they seek Thee Thou art found, And every" place is hallowed ground. For Thou, within no walls confined . Inhabitest the humble mind; Such ever bring Thee where they come, And going, take Thee to their home. Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few, Thy former mercies here renew; Here, to our waiting hearts, pro claim, The sweetness of Thy saving name. Hymn 85 My God, my Father-blissful name Oh, may I call Thee mine! May I with sweet assurance claim A portion so divine I This only can my fears control, And bid my sorrows fly; What harm can ever reach my soul Beneath my Father's eye? 0 Whate'er Thy providence denies, I calmly would resign; For Thou art good and just and wise; Oh, bend my will to Thine! Vesper Verse I need Thee every hour, >.. Most gracious. Lord, No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford. (Chorus) I need Thee, Oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee; Oh, bless me now my Saviour, I come to Thee. Hymn 180 Take the name of Jesus with you, Child of sorrow and of woe; It will joy and comfort give you, Take it then where'er you go: (Chorus) Precious name, 0 how sweet! . Hope of earth and joy of heaven! Precious name! 0 how sweet, Hope of earth and joy of heaven! Take the name of Jesus ever, As a shield from every snare; If temptations round you gather Breathe that holy name in prayer; At the name of Jesus bowing, Falling prostrate at His feet, King of kings in heav'n we'll crown Him, When our journey is complete. Hymn 367 More like Jesus would I be, Let my Saviour dwell in me; Fill my soul with peace and love, Make me gentle as a dove; More like Jesus, while I go, Pilgrim in this world-below; Poor in spirit would I be, Let my Saviour dwell in me. If He hears the raven's cry, If His ever watchful eye Marks the sparrows when they fall, Surely He will hear my call. He will teach me how to live, All my sinful thoughts forgive; Pure in heart I still would be Let my Saviour dwell in me! More like Jesus when I pray, More'like Jesus day by day; May I rest me by His side, Where the tranquil waters glide. Born of Him, thro' grace renewed, By His love my will subdued, Rich in faith I still would be Let my Saviour dwell in me! Hymn 365 }. am Thine, 0 Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to Thee. (Chorus) Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died, Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord, To Thy precious bleeding side. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, By the power of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a stead fast hope, And my will be lost in Thine. Bible Thoughts for This Week Sunday. RESTORE THE ERRING : Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual restore such a one In the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also, be tempted.-Galatians 6: 1. Monday. SATING GOODBYE : - Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be i of good comfort, be of one mind, ; live in peace : and the God of love and peace shall be with you.-2 Corinthians 13 : ll. Tuesday. FREE FROM WANT:-The Lord Is my shepherd ; I shall not want. Psalm 23: 1. Wednesday. SEEK TODAY :-Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Isaiah 55: 6. Thursday. - THE ONLY GOD: - Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one I^ord.-Deuteronomy 6: 4. . Friday. CHRIST'S BENEDICTION: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid-John 14: 27. Saturday. . THE ASSURED HARVEST :-Be not deceived; God Is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.-Galatians 6: 7. FOR SALE: Wyckoff-Barron sin gle comb white Leghorn cockerels, February and March hatch. $2.50 each. Mrs. GEO. F. MIMS CATARRHAL DEAFNESS is often caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound, or imperfect hearing. Unies;; the inflammation can be reduced, your hearing may be de stroyed forever. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE will do what we claim for it-rid your system of Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE has been successful in the treatment of Catarrh for over Forty Years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern : Wheras W. A. Byrd has made ap plication unto this Court for Final Discharge as Administrator in re the estate of Arthur Arnold, deceased, on this the 7th day of November, 1922. These Are Therefore to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested, to show cause Ibefore me at my office . at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the 9th day of December, 1922, at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. Said Adminis trator will at said time and place make a full and final settlement. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P., E. C., S. C. Edgefield, S. C., Nov. 7, 1922. Six Per Cent Loans. I hereby arnounce to the farmers of Edgefila County that I am now prepared as the Attorney for The First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank of Columbia, S. C., to file ap plications for loans at 6 per cent straight. No commissions, no stock taken by borrower, loans promptly made, and easy terms. Don't confuse this bank with The Federal Land Bank. J. H. CANTELOU, Attorney. Edgefield, S. C., July ll, 1922. Eyes scientifically examined and I glasses properly fitted. GEO. F. MIMS, Ontometrisfc-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. LOW INSURANCE RATES. Low insurance rates for farm buildings, if taken for five years. Premium IO per cent less and payable in five annual installments without interest. In Old Hartford, 112 years old, with the strength of Gibraltar. E. J. NORRIS, Agent. invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthrafog tou.c.' GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives ouf Malaria.enricbestheblood.atidbuildsuptbesys -,?<u. A true tonic. For adulta and childiea. 50* Notice of Master's. Sale Pursuant to the decree in case of The Federal Land Bank of Columbia, a Corporation, Plaintiff against T. J. Gardner, et al, Defendants, in the Court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Court House,. town of Edgefield, S. C., on salas day in De cember, 1922, the same being the 4th day thereof, between legal hours of sale, the following described tracts of land, to wit: 1. All and singular that certain piece, parcel and tract of land sit uate, lying and being in Antioch School District, Collins Township, Edgefield county, South Carolina, containing 99% acres, more or less, known as the Quarles place, bound ed: North by lands of Mrs. L. A. Glenn; East by lands of T. Wallace Quarles; South by Edgefield and An tioch Public Highway, and on the West by lands of T. L. Talbert. 2. All and singular that certain piece, parcel and tract of land sit uate, lying and being in Antioch School district, Coliins Township, Edgefield county, South Carolina, containing 100 acres, more or less, bounded: North by Scott'? Ferry Road; East by lands of J. E. Green and M. A. Mims; South by lands of M. A. Mims and R. J. Johnson and I West by lands of R. J. Johnson. Terms of Sale-One fourth cash or all cash at purchasers' option, and ? the balance in three annual install 'ments, during the three years next following, with interest on the credit portion from the day of such sale, at rate of 7 per cent per annum. Inter est to be paid annually, and the. cred it portion with interest and attor ney's fees to be secured by bond of the purchasers and mortgage of the premises, which bond and mortgage shall provide for the payment of ten per cent on the amount due to the Master of Edgefield county or his successors, as Attorney's fees in case the said bond and mortgage is placed in the hands of an attorney for col I lection. In case of default of either installment all subsequent install ments shall at once become due with immediate right of action on the whole amount unpaid. Premises will be resold at risk of former purchas er if terms of sale are not complied with within one hour thereafter. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. CANTELOU, Master. Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 13th, 1922. Notice of Master's Sale Pursuant to the decree in case of Mrs. Ellen W. Strother, Plaintiff, against E. P. Arthur, et al, Defen dants, in the Court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall ofter for sale at public outcry, to the high est bidder, before the Court House, town of Edgefield, S. C., on sales day in December, 1922, same being, the 4th day thereof, between legal hours of sale, the following described tract of land, to wit: All that tract or plantation of land with the improvements thereon, sit uate, lying and being the county of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, containing 133 1-3 acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of W. E. Lott on the North, East by Chappell's Ferry Road; South by the Egypt Place and West by lands of Mrs. H. G. Arthur. If terms of sale are not complied with within one hour prem ises will be resold at risk of former purchaser. Terms of Sale-All cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. CANTELOU, Master. Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 13th, 1922. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern: Whereas, J. C. Huiet and Bettis Bouknight have made application un to this Court for Final Discharge as Administrators in re th% Estate of J. E. Huiet, late of said County and State, deceased, on this the 9th day of November, 1922, These are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested to show cause before me at my office at Edgefiled court house, South Carolina, on the 16th day of December, 1922, at ll 'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. Said Administrators will at said time and place make a full and final settlement in re said Estate of J. E. Huiet, deceased. W. T. KINNAIRD, J. P., E. C., S. C. Edgefield, S. C., Nov. 9, 1922 Notice of Master's Sale Pursuant to the decree in case of G. T. Swearingen, Plaintiff, against E. W. Samuels, et al Defendants, in Court of Common" Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall off?r for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Court House, town of Edgefield, South Carolina, on sales day in Depember, 1922, the same be ing the 4th day thereof ,between the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed property to wit: All that certain tract, parcel or lot of land with buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being within the corporate limits of the town of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, containing thirteen (13) acre;s, more^or less, and bounded on the North by lands of J. W. Thur mond, East by Public Road known as the Augusta Road, and lands of T. E. Lamb; South by lands of J. W. Thur mond and the Public Road known as the Long Cane Road, and West by lands of B. L. Mims. Terms of Sale-One-third cash, balance in one and two equal annual installments with interest from, date of sale, or all cash and 10 per cent at torney's fees. Purchaser to give bond and mort gage of premises sold to secure pay ment of credit portion, if any, of said purchase money for said premis es.Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. CANTELOU, Master. Edgefield, S. C. Nov. 13th, 1922. Master's Notice of Sale. Pursuant to the decree in case of J. M. Rushton, Plaintiff against Ed ward Smith, Defendant, in the court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, South Carolina, the Judgment in which case having been duly assigned on November 6th, 1911 to the Bank of Johnston, I shall offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Court House, town of Edgefield, S. C., on salesday in De cember, 1922, 4th day thereof, be tween legal hours of sale the follow ing described tract of land, to wit: All that certain lot or piece of land, lying and being situate in the town of Johnston, said county and state, con taining 3-4 of one acre, fronting 81 feet on Addison Street, and adjoin ing lot of J. P. Bean, B. W. Jones and W. L. Coleman. Terms of- Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. CANTELOU, Master. Edge?eld, S. C. Nov. 15th, 1922. Citation. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF EDGEFD3LD By W. T. Kinnaird, Esquire, Probate Judge, Whereas, R. A. Wash made suit to me to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the Estate of and ef fects of Emma H. Wash, late of said county and state. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Emma H. Wash, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at my office at Edgefield, S. C., on 29th day of No vember, 1922, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under, my Hand, this 10th day of November, Anno Domini, 1922. . W. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge E. C., S. C. . Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern : Where, Lina Y. Herin has made ap plication unto this Court for Final Discharge as Administrator in re. the Estate of A. M. Herin, late of said county and state, deceased, on this the 14th day of November, 1922, These Are Therfore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested, to show cause before me at .my office at Edgefield Court House, S. C., on the 16th day of December, 1922, at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. W. T. KINNAHtD, J. P., E. C., S. C. Edgefield, S. C., Nov. 14, 1922. Trespass Notice. Notice is hereby given that all per sons are forbidden to hunt or in any manner trespass upon my land and that of Limus Perry. The law will be rigidly enforced against those who disregard this notice. R. T. HILL.