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He Hadn't Noticed , The Colonel's Silence SOME years ago in Alabama one of the most talented lawyers praca^ . . . tieing in the south was the late >' Colonel Bragg, but he had a peppery ? temper. Not only did Colonel Bragg's disposifv I tion involve him from time- 'to- time in serious differences with his colleagues, . but it also led liim to break off anrica|| ble relations with a Judge Robinson, a most estimable jurist, who, while prev siding over a suit in which Bragg was interested, hud by his decision incurred thA rpspntinpnt of the advocate. So for I* a long time the colonel declined even to fe|?i speak to the judge, save when it was absolutely necessary in the court 3 of : business. . Finally, however, his better nature getting the upper ^and. Colonel Bragg ^ determined to apologize to Judge kodinson and endeavor to effect a renewal of their former comparatively pleasant Ipr 'relations. Meeting the judge one after* jnoon on the steps of the statehouse, he impulsively thrust out his hand and said: i "See here, judge; let1* he friends againt This thing has gone on long & enough." . f ; ' "Why?er?Bragg," asked the judge In the meekest and mildest way imaginable, "whatVthe matter?" "Simply this, judge," continued the ^ fiery Bragg?"I admire you so immensely that" I cannot for my life be content to remain on bad terms any longer. I felt that I must speak to * you."~ I. "Why?er?Bragg," piped the judge in the thinnest of voices, a well feigned I look of astonishment on his face, "why ?er?Bragg, haven't you been speaking to me?" At this the lawyer wilted-?-Idppin^ cott's Magazine. ? Y . Th? Donatcr. At the closing services of a religions . organization held in Philadelphia an attempt was made to raise a certain sum of money for some good work. * "I will start the good work with $25!" cried a man who was a stranger to the preacher. "Thanhs, brother; thanks!" exclaimed the minister presiding, effusively. "I don't know your name, but may heavily; en bless your kind heart, and may your business during the coming year be ' doubled!" Instantly there was a laugh that was both long and loud, and the perplexed preacher gazed at the delegates in astonishment. f"What have I dohe?" said he. "What"? "Nothing,*' replied a fellow preacher, % "only the man who donated that twenty-five is. an undertaker." ? New Orleans Times-Democrat. !IToo Deep. . "Once," drawled Uncle Enoch, "I chew two boys who went to a lecture over In Crownville. bat they .didn't like It much. It was clear over their heads. 4 So on their way home, bein' bound to have some fun, they stppped at the old pond down by Harkins' mill an' whisked off their evenin' toggery an' jumped in." "And did they enjoy that?" "We never found out The pond went over their heads too."?Judge. Misunderstood. The Comedian?At liberty, old man? * Why don't you break into vaudeville? The Tragedian (haughtily)?I have ? yet tpjdisgrace the profession. The Comedian?But you wouldn't, H Mi dear boy. Get a couple of trained dogs. ana I'll UCl a urmn juu jjwn,i.? Puck. ' 1 ? There's the Rub. "He thinks he's quite a controversialist." "Weil, he can give facts and. figures upon any subject that comes up." "Perhaps, but his facts and figures won't go down."?Catholic Standard and Times. The Scientific Way. "Yes, he calls himself a scientific farmer." "And what does the science consist in?" "Why, he stays in town and runs the farm by telephone." ? cieveiana nam Dealer. What Did lie Mean? "How do }ou like this weather ?' "Most disagreeable." "And how's your wife?" "Just the same, thanks."?PuccJl Otherwise Defined. "1 fear he yielded to the temptation to enrich himself at the expense of the policy holders." /"That wasn't a temptation," replied the cold blooded financier; "that ?rasi an opportunity."?Washington Star. , A HISTORIC JO UEXEY CAESAR RODNEY'S GREAT HORSEBACK RIDE IN 177o. How the Dcclnratioa of Independence Was Saved by a Vole la the Session of the Provisional Congress In Philadelphia. It happened on that famous Fourth of July, 1T7G, the day on which the Amerienn <?olon:es were declared free and independent stales. If Caesar Rod. uey had not made his historic ride there might not have been any free America today. The provisional congress was in session at Philadelphia, each of the thirteen colonies having representatives there. It was a great congress, and a momentous question was before the distinguished body. The great charter of our freedom had been written by Jefferson, and Benjamin Harrison, father and great-grandfather of presidents, had presented it to congress on Monday, July 1. What would the Continojifnl rvm<rress do? Iii order that our country should be free, and independent the declaration must be adopted. This could be done if only the colonies were divided, and there were some good men who did not believe it best to take this step at this time. Four of the seven delegates of , Pennslyvania were opposed to it, and, of the two Delaware delegates present, Thomas McKean wds in favor of independence, but George Read was opposed to the measure. Caesar Rodney, the other member, was in the southern part of his state in the capacity of a brigadier general, organizing and drilling troops for the coming struggle, Two of the opposing Pennsylvania delegates were persuaded to absent themselves, and thus the Keystone State would favor the declaration, but the vote of Caesar Rodney was necessary to1 carry the state of' Delaware. A messenger was dispatched in hot haste to summon him to Philadelphia, and then for four days the "patriots of *76" .talked and maneuvered to delay the final vote. On Thursday, July 4, congress was to vote on the momentous Question. On the afternoon of the 3d the messenger found Caesar Rodney in Sussex county, more than eighty miies from Philadelphia. General Rodney was at that time forty-six years old, with a tall, lean, worn figure, his face scarred by a cancer that was^ finally to cause his death. The brave patriot did not hesitate. "Saddle the black!" he commanded, and in ten minutes he had mounted his faithful steed and was galloping as if for life to the northward. Eighty miles away from congress, which was waiting for him to declare the independence of the colonies. The thought caused him to drive his spurs deep into his horse's flanks and sent him flying.along the long, dusty highway that stretched away toward the Quaker City. It was one of the great rides of history. That black steed bore the destinies of America, and bis rider knew it, and there was neither halt nor delay. The sun went down, and the stars came out one by one in the blue vault of heaven, and that solitary rider rushed 011 his way. All through the cool summer night Caesar Rodney kept up his reckless pace. The stars faded out of the morning sky, and the sun came up red and iiery, the herald of a sultry day. And still Caesar Rodney kept on his way.. He was yet many miles from Philadelphia. His horse was jaded, and he was travel worn and covered with dust, but the patriot did not slacken his rein. He must be there to vote for the independence of America. And he was there. All that hot, sweltering July day the delegates of the colonial congress were talking and voting in Independence hall. The session had begun. The president, John Hancock, was in the chair, and the clerk, John Dickinson, was calling the coloni9S one by one. Virginia had voted and Massachusetts and the great state of New York ana the little state of Rhode Island, and now New Jersey was voting, and Caesar Rodney had not come. Anxious and worried, Thomas McKean went out to the door of Independence hall. Would his friend and compatriot be too late? IIis face brightened as he heard the sound of hurrying hoof beats coming up Chestnut street. A foaming, panting steed dashed into the yard.' Its dusty rider leaped to the ground. Booted and spurred and the dust of his long ride thick on his long Happed coat and iron gray hair, Caesar Rodney entered the hall of congress leaning on his friend MeKean's arm. He was just in time. The vote of Delaware was bciDg called. George Read voted "Nay." "Aye!" called the clear voice of Thomas Mc-Kean. It was i a tie. All eyes turned to Caesar Rod; ncy. The famous rider cleared his | throat, and many a patriot heart beat I with pride as he declared in firm tone: < "The voice of my constituents' and of | all sensible and honest men, I believe. is ill uivor ui iuu?*jn-iiufm:r, ."iim in? own judgment concurs with thein; therefore I vote for the Declaration." And so Caesar Rodney by his famous ride and by his noble vote helped to settle the question of independence and insured the future celebrations of the Fourth of July. I He Ate Often. } Doctor?You must take a quarter of j an hour's walk before every meal. Stout Patient?But, doctor, you surely :lon't want me to walk all day long!? F'iegende Blatter. Affection soothes, it hallows, elevates, subdues and bringeth down to earth Its native heaven.?Landon. CHiNESE ART IN STONE. Its Best Examples and Some of Its Greatest Defects. Tiic spirit of purely Chinese art in i stone is snowu in worn sucu as tut; | great monolith figures of animals anil warriors which fiank the approach to the tombs of the Ming dynasty and in the perfectly plain structures designed for the tombs of the present dynasty. These are composed of enormous blocks of stone brought with infinite labor from distant quarries over roads and bridges which are hardly capable of sustaining ordinary cart traffic and have always to be specially prepared to prevent the great weights causing their collapse. * The same admiration for the employment of huge blocks of stone is seen in the case of the bridges over the rivers along the coast of South Fukien, where the stone slabs used in t e construction occasionally measure sixty feet in length and are estimated to weigh nearly 120 tons, and the bridges themselves have a iengui or jl,uuu to 2,000 yards. In almost all cases where the buildings are not of solid construction the weight of the blocks employed has placed a strain upon the supports which the architect's skill was not competent to provide against, and with the lapse of time the melancholy spectacle is seen of slabs fallen from their places and of noble and costly structures approaching ruin. In some cases the interdependence of the arches leads to the same result. One notable instance of this occurred during Colonel Gordon's campaign against the Taipings, when to allow of the passage of his small steamers it was necessary to make a gap in a bridge of over twenty arches, and arch after arch collapsed immediately after the passage of his small flotilla. ? London Saturday Review. AVERAGE HUMANITY. Mont People Are Not Very Good Nor Yet Very Bad. What do we mean by a good man or a bad one, a good woman or a bad one? Most people, like the young man In the song, are "not very good, nor,yet very baa." We move about the pastures of life in huge herds, and all do the same things at the same times and for the same reasons. "Forty feeding like one." .ire we mean? Well, we have done some mean things in our time. Are we generous? Occasionally we are. Were we good sons or dutiful daughters? We have both honored and dishonored our parents, who in their turn had done the same by theirs. Do we melt at the sight of misery? Indeed we do. Do we forget all about it when we have turned the corner? Frequently that is so. Do we expect to be put to open shame at the great day of judgment? We should be terribly frightened of this did we not cling to the hope that amid the shocking revelations then for the first time made public our little affairs may fail to attract much notice. Judged by the standards of humanity, few people axfe either good or bad. "I have not'been a great sinner," said the dying Nelson; nor had he?he had only been made a great fool of by a woman. Mankind is all tarred with the same brush, though some who chance to be operated upon when tne brusn is fresh from the barrel get more than their share of the tar. The biography of a celebrated man usually reminds me of the outside of a coast guardsman's cottage?all tar and -whitewash. ?Essays of Augustine Birrell. % Budapest. "Americans know absolutely nothing of one of the greatest cities of all Europe," said a returned traveler. "I refer to Budapest. Do you believe it has over three-quarters of a million inhabitants and is foremost in many of the nrfc and sr-ipnooa? Tnko mv word for I Kawy. I | Housewife-How can you tell when J | your iron is too hot? I Laundress ? Sure, I c'n smell tb' j | clothes a-seorehin\ an' they git all j : brown.-Cleveland Leader. I Limericks Two. ; A singer was Signor McSnitch. j He- sat on a board?here's-the hitch: j He sat on a knot? (You know what he got) I Said he, "I've not struck ihe right pitch." ! A lady in old Injianny Once started to learn the pianny. A man in the hat j Said: "Heavings, what's that? That pianny Is awfully tinpanny!" ?Milwaukee SentinaL FOIEYSKlDNIYCORE Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right | I "That's tho intention. it can De usea i again, you know." ? Cleveland Plain I Dealer. While one finds company in himself and his pursuits he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be. ' it. Why, it lias a university with nearly 5,000 students and 230 professors. The trolley was developed in Budapest. Most of the population is Magyar. Buda has the finest .Jewish synagogue in the empire. The Danube, dividing Buda from Pest, is a beautiful ,stream, spanned by magnificent bridges. The largest electrical works in all Europe are in this wonderful " city."?New York Press. i The Crali as a Fisherman. The crab sometimes catches a fish, j and it catches it without hook and line, j It lies in wait, perhaps in some creek, with its jaws exteudcd in front and open. Perhaps a school of killies comes along, and it may be that a kiilie on the outskirts of the school may swim un suspcetingly along through the clear water between the upper and lower nfirts of one of the motionless open claws of the crab. When it is well i within them the claw suddenly snaps | together and that particular little killie i goes 110 farther. 1 Literary Genitm. "Why is genius so often misnnder stood?" asked the literary person, t "Probably." answered the man who j doesn't care for poetry, "it"? because | genius so frequent ly fails to talk plain! ly."?Exchange. WomBn> Riprht. Mamie?I believe in woman's rights. ! Gertie?Then you think every woman j should have a vote? Mamie?No, but ; I think every woman should have a I yoter.?Chicago Record-Herald. ! J Economy. I "The under crust of this apple pie is I too tough to eat." r-.? M f I 11 /% iwrvl ||J. IOy *3 J ^ ^rrfrv^t a-r-xrs~-yj9*; ^rrr^n^-yi- ?-?rr-^- i | What are your friends saying | j about you? That your gray 1 ihair makes you look old ? I And yet, you are not forty ! j Postpone this looking old. Hair Vigor Use Ayer's Hair Vigor and I restore to your gray hair all I I fhp riperv dark, rich color of 8 i 7 - ? early life. Then be satisfied. " Ayer's Hair Vigor restored tlic natural color to liiv gray lialr. antl I am greatly 11'eased It is all yon claim for it " Slits. 15.VanditcAlt. Meclninicsvilie. N. Y. ,?1 a bottle. j. c. ater CO.. All lirmrgists. jfoi" IDark Hair *? ?30???i Refusing a "Touch.** NO, I cannot explain; I can only deny. Though it gives me great pais, There is but one reply. It's too bad that you should Make {hat sort of a plea, For I would if I could. But I can't, don't you see? I am always your friend. As I think you should know. And 1, firmly intend That our friendship shall grow. When-it's once ^understood, You will never blame me, For I would if I could, But I can't, don't you see? I Were It any old thing But the cash that you needNo, this isn't a "string"? I would do it, indeed. Still it's not any good; I am tied; I'm not free. Yes, I would if I could, But I can't, don't you see? It's a beautiful phrase, i .A.jl.r frtr ncr? i AJWttJ'O XVI wwv* You'll observe that It pay? As an oily excuse? A convenient hood, I am sure you'll agree: I "Why, I would if I could,. j But I can't, don't you see?" ; -| ?Chicago News. Speed. Walter Christie was talking about his bine flier, the huge and handsome racing car with which he amazed Cape j May last summer. "One day in August" he said, "I took a run out into the country and some* how got lost. On toward dusk I found myself at the meeting point of four crossroads and unable to tell which road would lead me back to Cape May. "So I pulled up and waited and soon a boy driving a cow appeared. " 'My lad,' I said, 'I want to get to Cape May.' "The little fellow stared at my 110 horsepower car, and then he said calmly: " 'Well, jest foller this cow anv ye'U get thar.' "?Cincinnati Enquirer. What's In a Word? Model (who lias liad about enough oi' itj?I understood you engaged me to come *ere to sit to you.?Tatler. State of Ohio. City of Toledo. ) ^ Lucas County [' ' i Frank J Cheney makes oath tfca: be is | senior partner of the firm or F. J. 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I The Palmetto fl COI/tJMBI United States Government, State Capital paid in Surplus profits Liability of Stockholders i Security for depositors Interest allowed in Savings Departi Payable Qt United States bonds ; South Carolina bonds OFFICl Wilie Jones, President. J. m J. J. Seibels, First Vice-Pres. V m Thos. Taylor, Second Vice-Pres. V This is the people's bank?"of the people." M Loans to small merchants and sma] ones. We want your business, Bar M 8 o'clock p. m. for accommodation oi ^ Eetcrp Ycu Purchase Any Other Write THE XtW ami SEWING MACHINE COMPANY j CRANGE, MASS. Mar.y Sewing Machines are made to sell regardless o' cua.i:y. hut the " Now liomo " is made !o wear. Cur guaranty never runs out. Y/emake Sewing Machines tc suit a.: conditions j of t:.e trade. The <fcN'r-\v IJoiito"* stands at the heuc c: c'.i IligJi-grarlj' family sewing machines .Sold by authorized (IvaU'rsoiiiy, rer :ai: by W~. I*. HOOF. L X-r.'j'n i. *\ ' ! 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