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tumorous department. Slow Going. Dr. James M. Anders, of Philadelphia. who recently pointed out that very violent athletic exercises had a harmful effect upon the arteries of the young, said the other day: "I should like to see all the more violent forms of athletics reduced to the moderation that a fat friend of mine advocates. "My friend is six feet tall and weighs 290 pounds. One day a slim youth said to him: " 'You, I fancy, can't do much in the way of running.' " *Oh, I don't know,' my friend replied. 'Would you like to race me for a dinner?' " 'Indeed, I would,' said the other, and he gave a loud, mocking laugh. " 'Well,' said my friend, 'I carry * A wrtwrt walffht than aDOUt ISO yuuuus iiiuic you, and that, in a hundred-yard dash, ought to entitle me to five yards handicap.' " Til give you five yards handicap,' said the slim youth. " 'And will you let me choose my ground ?' " 'Gladly.' "The two, with a half dozen witnesses, started forth at once for the race. My friend led the crowd onward till he came to a very long and narrow alley. He walked into it for a distance of five yards. Then he halted. He blocked the alley up completely; between the tall brick walls there was just room for his burly shoulders, and no more. " 'Take your place five yards behind me,' he said to his opponent, 'and when I count three, start But you can take your time. I am going to take mine.'" Quits.?"Because I am a railroad man," said" George Gould, "railroad happenings and Incidents interest me. My friends, aware of this, bring me whatever odd railroad news they come upon. Thus I heard the other day of a good revenge. "It seems that at a suburban station a train was starting off one morning when an elderly man rushed across the platform and jumped on one of the slowly moving cars. "The rear end brakeman, who was standing by, reached up, grabbed the old man's coat tails and pulled him off the train. " 'There,' he said sternly, 'I have saved your life. Don't ever try |o jump on like that again.' " 'Thank you,' said the old man calmly. 'Thank you for your thoughtful kindness. It is three hours till the next train, isn't it?' " 'Three and a quarter,' said the brakeman. "The long train meanwhile had been slowly gliding by, slowly gathering speed. Finally the last car appeared. This was the brakeman's car, the one for which he had been waiting, and, .with the easy grace that is born of long practice he sailed majestically on to it. "But the old gentleman seized him by the coat and with a strong jerk pulled him off, at the same time saying grimly: " 'One good turn deserves another. You saved my life; I have saved yours. Now we are quits.' " Santos-Dumont's Lunatic.?SantosDumont was discussing with a reporter the charge that he had mutilated his own airship at St. Louis. "Why should I have done that?" he said. "Either I was crazv to have done it, or they were crazy who charged me with doing it. The whole thing reminds me of an episode that happened before a lunatic asylum. "A lunatic," continued the aeronaut, "leaned over the fence of the asylum grounds, watching a repair job that was going on. Finally he took the pipe from his mouth, blew a fragrant cloud of smoke into the air, and said with languid interest to the middleaged man who was digging a hole with a spade in the hard, stony soil: '"What wages do you *et, friend?' " 'Six dollars a week,* said the laborer. and he unknotted the red handkerchief that encircled his neck, and wiped the sweat from his face. "'Are you married?' continued the lunatic. " 'I am,' said the laborer, 'and I am the father of 11 young children besides.' "The lunatic, puffing his pipe, mused a little while. Then he said: " 'I'm thinking, friend, you're on the wrong side of the fence.'" A Vacation Victim.?"A friend of mine, an overworked editor," said Senator Depew, "took last summer his first vacation in seventeen years. "He went to a rugged New England district, a quaint village that nestled at the foot of great mountains on the shore of a deep lake. "He arrived on a bright, fine morning, and so greatly was he pleased with the grandeur of the scenery and with the pure and perfumed air that, cottSntr nnf fnr n little* ovornico Via soon found himself leaping fences, running, singing and dancing through the country like a child. "Suddenly, as he skipped around a curve of a quiet road, a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a stern, angry face looked into his. " "Come with me to the station house." a harsh voice said. '"Why. what for?' said the amazed editor. " "I am the town constable,' said the other, 'and for the last half hour* I've been watt-bin' ye jumpin' over the fences an' singin* an' dancin'. No sane man would act so. an' I'm goin' to lock ye up for an escaped lunatic.'" A Lawyer and a Cocntkrkkit.?A few years ago a well known lawyer remitted, in settlement of an account to the publisher of a paper In the west, a $2 bill, which was returned with the brief statement: "This note is counterfeit: please send another." Two months passed before hearing from the lawyer again, when he apologized for -be delay, saying: "I have been unable till now to find another counterfeit $2 bill, but hope the one now enclosed will suit, professing. at the same time, my inability to discover what the objection was to the other, which I thought as good a counterfeit as I ever saw." ^ttiscfltancouji grading. ; 1 1 FROM CONTEMPORARIES. J News and Comment That Is of More or Less Local Interest. CHEROKEE. Gaffney Ledger, July 26: Farmers j are selling new hay In the city almost , every day Since the rain the last ( of the week, the weather has been un- ( usually cool for July... .Three blocks j of brick stores are being built In Gaff- , ney now. One of them contains the j National Bank's new building Meek . Stroup, a prominent young business ( man of Clover, this state, was in the city Saturday Miss Mary Durst of Greenwood, arrived in the city Sunday to see her classmate, Miss , Bird Crawley, who Is critically ill. ( Miss Durst is the guest of Miss Volina Hamrick.... Many people were in the ( city Saturday. Almost every portion win ronrpRfnted. and with few exceptions good rains, well worked and rapidly growing crops are reported. This is a good showing for Cherokee, and we trust it will not be ] marred by any untoward future cir- , eumstances Ed Thomasson, of this , city, one of the most efficient railroad , men in the state, has accepted the position of agent at Greenwood for the Seaboard Air Line. Mr. Thomasson , says Greenwood is hustling. CHESTER. i Lantern, July 26: Miss Janie Burns ; has been elected teacher for Lewisville High school for the next session of eight months. She will begin teaching : next Monday, August 1st Miss Elizabeth McLean of Cheraw, has been elected teacher for the first grade t in the graded school, in the place of 1 Miss Rowe, who resigned. Mr. W. P. Hodges of Chatham, Va., has been elected to teach English and Latin in the High school, in place of Mr. Gra- ] ham of Charlotte, who resigned An alarm of fire was sounded at two ; o'clock Friday night. A tenant house belonging to Mr. M. Wachtel, situated near his residence on Pinckney street, : was discovered to be on fire, and was totally destroyed, the colored family ' occupying the house barely escaping 1 with their lives. The origin of the , fire is unknown. The house was ! worth $150. and was insured for $125. \ .... The pastor of the Baptist church is going to preach a series of evening , sermons denominated "the candidate series," ine suDjeci uemg nun w ( get there." Mr. Shelton warned his i congregation that they could not judge from the subject the drift of j the sermons Mr. R. L. Douglas went to Blackstock Saturday to | spend a day or two with his father, j Rev. James Douglas, who has been quite unwell. Rev. Davidson Douglas of Baltimore, is also spending a while i with his father at Blackstock This section has been sufficiently blessed ! with rain for the past week. While an abundance of rain has fallen in town, in certain sections of the county very little has fallen. The rain on Saturday seemed to be more general. ....Mr. C. L. Smith, who has been working in Childs & Edwards' marble yard for the past two weeks, expects to leave tomorrow for his home in Belton. As stated formerly, Mr. Smith will go to Brazil the first of September to become a missionary of the Southern Methodist church ( The property belonging to Misses Emily and Mattie Graham, between the l postoffice and the Hardin building, has been sold. Judge H. C. Star- j buck of Winston-Salem, N. C., repre- , senting the Agurs estate, was the ; purchaser. The building now stand- j ing on the property, which is truly one j of the landmarks of Chester, will be i torn away and- a handsome threestory brick building erected in its : stead Mrs. Fuller of Ninety Six, who has been visiting her niece, Mrs. Jim Simpson, a few miles from town, j went to Yorkville Saturday and will be , the guest for a few days of Mr. and 1 airs. o. o. r.rice rwcv. u. in. m\,~ Lauchlin, former pastor of the Pres- J byterian congregation here, is expected to arrive this afternoon from Anniston, Ala., on a visit to relatives. He will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock The announcement of the death of Mrs. Mary Robinson McDiil yesterday afternoon about one o'clock came as a clap of thunder to her relatives and friends in the city? even to those who were watching by her bedside. She had been quite sick for two weeks with typhoid fever, but her physician and nurse considered her getting along well. She was 34 years old in February and leaves five children, the oldest a son 1 aged about 15, and four daughters, the youngest being between two and < three years old. Her father, Mr. 1 Banks Robir son, and two sisters, Mrs. R. B. McDill of Cornwell, and Mrs. i Fred Fowler of Wellridge, survive her. 1 She was born and raised in the neighborhood of Pleasant Grove Pres- , byterian church and after her marriage to Mr. James McDill. lived in the same neighborhood until after his death ! less than two years ago, when she i moved to this city. The funeral services will be at Hopewell today about ! 12 o'clock conducted by her pastor, Dr. J. S. Moffatt and former pastor. Rev. J. A. White, and the body will be j laid to rest by the side of her husband in the cemetery there. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, July 26: Eight j members of Gastonia Lodge No. 369 > F. and A. M. were the guests Friday i night of Alpine Lodge No. 208 at CIo- 1 ver. The occasion of their visit was the conferring of the third degree on several candidates by the Clover lodge. The Gastonians were treated royally and are ready to go back ( again. Refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake and fruits were served at the lodge room after which the Oastonia contingent was entertained with a sumptuous supper by Dr. and Mrs. J. \V. Campbell. They returned ' through the country Friday night. The party consisted of Messrs. T. M. Fayssoux. D. M. Jones, J. E. Lindsay. C. T. Cornwell, J. W. Carroll. T. N. J Kendrick, H. Schneider and W. Y. Warren The Oastonia Bargain House, of which Mr. J. S. Whitfield is proprietor, was closed at ten o'clock yesterday morning by Sheriff Armstrong on two executions issued on the 20th by Esnuire W. I. Stowe, one in ] favor of the Lynchburg Shoe company i tor $33.53, and the other in favor of A.des Brothers, Baltimore (umbrellas) tor $16.70. We understand that other creditors to the amount of $500 to tt.000 are also pressing their claims. Mr. J. Flem Johnson left last night for Wilmington. He is combining pleasure with business... .At the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Epply, Mrs. Lucinda Carpenter died at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Though in failing health for six months or more her condition only became serious Thursday night. Death resulted from heart disease accompanied by a stomach trouble. The deceased was in the sixty-ninth year of her age, having been born October 10th, 1835, at Vestal's Ford, in Lincoln county. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Rhodes. Her husband, Mr. J. A. Carpenter, to whom she was married in 1851, preceded her to the grave three vears, having died in October, 1901 A month ago we had an Item about Mr. John W. Parham's pig, which at two months old weighed 45 pounds. At three months old the pig has broken his first record. Mr. Parham told us Saturday that he weighed the pig at three months and one day old, and that he balanced the scales at 95 pounds. This is more than a pound a day for his age Mrs. Martha Boyd died last Friday morning aged about 75 years. She lived on the river in York county and was a sister of Major Robert Ratchford and of Rev. W. W. Ratchford. Her son David and her daughters Parmelia and Martha Jane lived with her and her son William and another daughter, Mrs. Tom Hooper, lived near by. She was buried Saturday... .Misses Annie and Mary Galloway returned yesterday from Davidson college where they have been attending the Piedmont Summer school. The session closes tomorrow Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Swann of Bullock's Creek, were guests Friday night of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Robinson, returning home from a week's stay at Blowing Rock On ms trip auroaa Air. no.oeri Auama nau a. gavel made from stone taken from King Solomon's quarries at Jerusalem. He had it suitably inscribed and brought it home as a gift to the Masonic lodge here of which his father was a member The secretary of state on Friday issued a charter to the Little-Williams Furniture company of Sastonia with an authorized capital of $25,000. The incorporators are Mr. Ed L. Little, Mrs. C. Little and Mr. John H. Williams A big fish fry was enjoyed at 99 islands last week by Messrs. Fin and Will Bradley, Cyrus Carson and Will Clemmer. They went to Mr. Robert Moss's and were joined there by him. They had a seine and caught 316 fishes. They had a big fry on the grounds and plenty to bring away The committee recently appointed to consider the advisability of establishing a Methodist hospital in Gastonla held a meeting in the pastor's study at Main street church last night at 8 o'clock. Messrs. J. H. Separk, R. P. Rankin, Geo. W. Wilson, J. A. Glenn and G. A. Gray constitute the committee. OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY. Plenty of Laws If They Were Only Enforced. The following compilation of the Sunday laws of South Carolina was recently prepared by H. H. Edmunds, city attorney of Columbia for the information of the Columbia city council: Reference: Code of Laws of South Carolina, volume 2, 1902, chapter xxiv, pages 397-398, sections 500 to 505, both inclusive, also page 403, section 516. Sopflnn RAO M n traHpaman ficer, workman, laborer, or other person whatsoever, shall do or exercise any worldly labor, business, or work of their ordinary callings upon the Lord's day (commonly called the Sabbath), or any part thereof (work of necessity or charity only excepted); and every person being of the age of 15 years and upward, offending in the premises, shall for every such offense, forfeit the sum of one dollar. Sec. 501. No person or persons whatsoever shall publicly cry, show forth, or expose for sale, any wares, merchandise, fruit, herbs, goods, or chattels whatsoever, upon the Lord's day, or any part thereof, upon pain that every person so offending shall forfeit the same goods so cried, or showed forth, or exposed for sale. Sec. 502. No public sports or pastimes, as bear baiting, bull baiting, football playing, horse racing, interludes or common plays, or other games, exercises, sports, or pastimes, such as hunting, shooting, chasing game, or fishing, shall be used on the Lord's day by any person or persons whatsoever; and every person or persons so offending in any of the premises shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $50 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Sec. 503. In addition to the penalties prescribed against tradesmen, artificers, workmen and laborers who shall do or exercise any worldly labor, business or work of their ordinary calling upon the Lord's day (commonly called the Sabbath) or Sunday, or any part thereof, any corporation, company, firm or person who shall order, require or direct any work to be done in any machine shop or shops on Sunday, except in cases of emergency, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in a sum not less than $100 and not more than $500 for each offense. Sec. 504. For the better execution of all and every the foregoing provisions, every magistrate within his county shall have power and authority to summon before him any person or persons whatsoever who shall offend in any of the particulars before mentioned, and upon his own view, or confession of the party, or proof of any one or more witnesses, upon oath, oni/1 moo-iotpoto aVtall crk'o r? U'flr runt under his seal, to seize the said goods cried, or showed forth, or put on sale as aforesaid, and to sell the same; and as to the other penalties and forfeitures, to impose the fine and penalty for the same, and to levy the said forfeitures and penalties by way of distress and sale of the goods of every such offender, returning the overplus, if any be, after charges allowed for the distress and sale. All forfeitures and penalties recovered under this chapter to be paid over to the county treasurer for the use of the county. Sec. 505. Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously disturb or interrupt any meeting, society, assembly or congregation convened for the purpose of religious worship, or shall enter such meeting while in a state of intoxication, or shall use or sell spirituous liquors, or use blasphemous, profane or obscene language at or near the place of meeting, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $20 or more than $100, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or less than 30 days, or both or either, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 516. Whoever shall keep, or suffer to be kept, any gaming table, or permit any game or games to be played in his, her or their houses, on the Sabbath day, such person or persons. on conviction thereof before any court having jurisdiction, shall be fined In the sum of $50, to be sued for on behalf of. and to be recovered for, the use of the State. MODERN JERUSALEM. How the Holy City of Zion Appears to the Traveler of Today. "The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world" so wrote Disraeli early in the nineteenth century, and he added, "It is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven;" and today in Jerusalem an epitome of all the nations is presented and a strange world is to be studied within the walls of Zion. The walls are still a glorious fact, and most impressively do their ruddy, tawny bastions and embattled summits tower up against the eepblue of the sky as we descend the valley of Hinnom, thence to ascend to the Jaffa Gate, where is the only break In the mighty wall, that ugly rent torn open betwixt the Tower of David and the Jaffa Gate to allow the cavalcade of "Kaiser Wllhelm II" to enter. But, in spite of this rent, the scene in the Jaffa Gate is full of life and color. Bread ?J j nAtiAi?a In pnlnrAfl I ana cane ciiiu nun acnctoi robes, are clustered round Its pillars and under its vault Jews, In round, flat hats, bound with fur, and in purple robes of velvet and silk, are hustled byragged Bedouins in gray and brown patched robes. Turkish officials in the regulation fez halt before a ruddy pile of pomegranates at the arch. A Jew in yellow robe, with black velvet hat, passes in as some Persians in red sheepskins hustle past a lemon seller, who is crouched by a pile of his yellow fruit smoking his hubble bubble regardless of trade. Negro porters in gay rags elbow women, veiled and unveiled; and make way for an ass led by a shepherd in brown robes, with a half-veiled woman seated on its back. A continuous come and go, everywhere chatter and shouting, no two figures alike In form or color. Women in rich garments and girls with openbreasted robes balancing water vases on their heads. And Inside the gate rises up the massive base of the solid tower of David. Turkish soldiers are patroling near, for Just beyond is the citadel. But let us turn up a narrow way to the left. Lying at the corner of a great house is the naked body of a poor wretch, a brown piece of sacking thrown over his loins; he awaits alms, but makes no sign. A Roman priest passes by, then a Greek priest and a man in a brown robe on a little ass; then a woman, all veiled, clothed in white from head to foot, save her black face veil. The Ever Varying Crowd. Such is the ever-varying, quick, eager, smiling crowd, so full of color, so ever-changing, as we penetrate, doubling on our steps, down through the busy David's street on into the Mohammedan street, where the dark shadows are thrown by the arches and the brilliant colors are softened by the shade. The stranger can soon learn to thread his way amid the narrow, tortuous streets that intersect Jerusalem. The city is so small that, lose one's self as one easily may, the outer walls must soon be reached. If we enter by the Jaffa Gate on the west, the broad Temple area lies to the east, and soon blocks the route around to tne eastern walls, and so as we bear to the north, a continuous narrow thoroughfare Is struck, below which, far down beneath the accumulation of ages, runs the pavement of the "way of pain" trodden by the feet of Christ. There is a spot where today that actual pavement may be seen, but to get to it one must enter Into a house and descend many steps; and then, some twenty feet below the present street, are seen the broad level slabs of the Roman pavement. One of the Sisters of Sion, to whom the house belongs, points out the squares of a game scratched on one flat stone, and this, being near a low arch, suggests that a good deal of waiting had to to be endured here, and the wearied waiters had scratched out this plan of a game to while away their time. There is a niche as for a figure or seat at the arch, and a portcullis-like groove slit in the natural rock. This is supposed to be, and with fair grounds for the supposition, the site of Pilate the Governor's house, and so the later arch in the street above is called the "Ecce Homo" arch. The terrible obstacle in Jerusalem to the study of holy and historic sites is the passion for building over these sites, and today that evil is increasing. Every section of the Christian church? Russian, Greek, Armenian, Roman, (with all of its various sections,) Coptic and the various Protestant nations ?is trying to secure some historic or legendary site; and, this secured, up goes a building destroying the natural configuration of the site, absolutely obliterating the associations that the scene would call up if left untouched. Well may a modern writer exclaim, even of St. Helena: "wnai right had even the ancients to build a church here?" Today the Russians are the most aggressive. In 530 A. D., Theodocius counted twentv-six churches on the Mount of Olives, but they were not such mighty buildings as the Russians are erecting there today, with all the glare of colored and glided domes; and on the summit of the mount rises their great high tower that dominates the whole country around. While bathing in the Dead Sea I looked up and there, in the sky. as it were, was this peaked Russian tower. These new buildings on the Mount of Olives are all additional to the great walled square of Russian building outside the wall on the Jaffa Road. Golgotha. The last place to have been walled around is that little hill just outside the Damascus Gate, still called Golgotha by the Jews. It is no longer possihio now to climb un this little hill and look back to the east on the Mount of Olives and way to Mount Slon on the southwest. This site, where Gordon claimed that Christ suffered, was almost, until today, free from all building, as in His age, and free from superstitious rite and false legend. The Garden tomb beneath it is still unspoiled, although the custodian has his little house in the Garden. One pays a small fee to look into this rock-cut tomb, and, be it the tomb of Christ or not. it is, indeed, a tomb of that period, beneath the hill that answers so minutely to the description of the hill of Calvary. Here is no incessant chatter of professional prayer, no tricky decorations of the lamps of fighting sects, nor those awful deceptions of holy fire coming forth from the rock, or such statements hurled at the would-be reverent as "through this crack the blood of Christ trickled down on to the head of Adam who was buried just under and awoke him." Is there no means of securing that this little hill and this tomb may be saved from such desecration? The Moslem government of today is less strict in forbidding the entrance of Christians to their own sacred places than in former times. Now one can enter the Dome of the Rock and descend into the Crypt of El Aksa, down amid the foundations of Solomon's Temple, where but a few years ago it was alm^pt impossible for a Christian to penetrate, ana in a tain with Jussurf Pacha Alkhalidy, who may be termed the mayor of Jerusalem, and who is also the deputy for Palestine, I learned much of the beginning of education in the Holy City. He told me that there were three or four Moslem schools in Jerusalem, and that, if clever, the poorer children could rise, and, though the mission schools founded by the various sects, advance themselves. The Moslem placed no obstacle in the way of such advancement, although I laughingly said there seemed to be enough missions in Jerusalem alone to proselytize the whole of the east. The Bedouins, he said, were still impervious to education; they had none. About 60 per cent of the Moslems in Jerusalem learned the Koran. How little this might mean I know from seeing the Kuttabs, or schools, In Cairo, where only the Koran is taught, but at least all this proves that today the fanaticism of the Moslem Is lessened, and he is more nearly carrying out the teaching of Mohammed to respect and reverence Christ as a prophet. One may wander about Jerusalem and around its walls without fear of evil. And how impressive it is to stand outside the north wall, facing the double towers and embattled walls of the Demascus Gate, in the early morning light, the piercing sun just cllqjblng over the Mount of Olives! At the Gate. A crowd of Bedouins, and Nubians, and Moslems, with camels, and asses, sheep, goats and horsemen, are clustering at the gate. We pass through them and into the outer tower; a Turkish officer and his guard dash through; we jump aside, as does everything, to let them pass, and then go In through the narrow streets, making our way through the narrow streets, making our way past the great Temple area, halting as one ever must in passing, to listen to the constant hum, as of a vast swarm of bees, at the Jews' wailing place; it is the hum of prayer beneath the heavens against the ancient wall, a strange, pathetic sight that we reverently leave and pass on through an open space, partly shut in by the gigantic prickly pear, and so we come to the little gate on the southern side of the city. We stop to pass out of this little square gate, which is like the Needle's Eye Gate, now shown at the foundations of the Russian church within the walls, and outside we look down the Valley of Hinnom on our right, and as we turn to the left, round by the towering walls of the Temple area, we look into the deep silt of the Valley of Jehosophat. At evening in the half-light, when the new Russian church at the foot of the mount and the great tower on the hill are but dimly seen, it is well to wander down into the valley, to cross the brook Kidron?a bridge now spans the stream's bed?and then, but a little way, the hill can be climbed to Gethsemane, not now, as Tancred saw it, an open garden of olives, but a walled-in space, with painted reliefs of stations oi me ltuss, cinu u r ranuisv;au uiuuaatery keeping guard over the locked-up Garden. But the venerable olive trees, of enormous size and age, are very real, and full of intense meaning. The view around is shut out by the wall, but outside that wall one can climb up to a ruin of an old fort, Just where the view of the city bursts on the eye of those who have come over the mount from Bethany. Again, half the view is blocked by a modern building; yet from the old fort wall one looks out over Jerusalem of today, here where d'tf . asserts that Christ wept over it. What a glorious beauty there is in the scene; of what terrific import were the events enacted there! Before us is Mount Sion and the Temple, the whole area of the city of David, and below us Gethsemane and Golgotha, with all the lessons the world has not yet learned.?London Standard. TREES PLANTED AT NIGHT. More Likely to Live Than if Transplanted in the Daytime. It was long since observed that budding trees, when transplanted in the evening, and immediately and copiously watered, were much more likely to thrive than those that had been moved in the day. But this knowledge did not lead to any well-defined theory on the subject until the experiments of M. Rene Rounault, a French expert, proved beyond a doubt that distinctly beneficial results could be gained by transplanting wholly at night. Being called upon to transplant a large tract toward the end of May, 1903, M. Rounault determined to work at night, and in order to be sure that he made no mistake he transplanted a Holland linden, which had been In his own nursery for five years, at 10 o'clock at night. He carefully watered the tree, and the branches which bore ducis were rreeiy moistenea. ine jmden did not appear to suffer from this transplanting, and continued to grow normally, without showing any signs of weakness. Encouraged by this success, M. Rounault performed the work of transplantation entirely in the night time. The results were excellent, onlytwo trees dying, though the choice of the species was extremely wide, containing many which do not readily submit to the process of transplantation. With reference to the precautions to be observed, it should be stated that trees should not be transplanted while their buds are too tender, and that the work should be done between 10 o'clock p. m., and 2 o'clock a. m. It is desirable that the roots should be covered with earth which has for several days been exposed to the effects of air and light. This should be settled by copious watering, which forces the earth between the roots, and not by pressure with the feet. For the first fifteen days after transplanting the boughs and leaves of the trees should be abundantly sprinkled.?Philadelphia Record. TIMID BECOME BRAVE. Physical Expression of Fear Is In Reality the Forerunner of Bravery, So An Army Man Declares. "The physical expression of fear Is the best test of bravery," said an old army man the other day, when the discussion among a group of men In a hotel lobby turned to war. "I have spent the greater part of my life In the army and I have watched the way volunteers act when they first get on the firing line and become targets for the enemy's rifles. I remember In the Philippines there was a company recruiting from the National guard in one of the cities not far from Kansas City. The men were all above the average in intelligence, and they were what is called the 'crack' military organization of their town. Most of the men had been clerks and students, and they had no time to become seasoned when they were ordered to the front. The captain was as fine a looking fellow as I ever laid my eyes on, and every one thought he would make an ideal soldier. He had his company well drilled and was very popular. * One day this company was ordered into a march of some miles against a detachment of the enemy known to be in hiding along a road. The men were nervous, I could see that from where I was riding along. "They were afraid, anyone could see that, but there was no lagging. All at once I saw the captain drop to the ground. There was little to that, as it was very hot and prostrations from the heat were numerous. But, when we picked him up and ordered him to the rear he wouldn't go. He was as white as a sheet and trembled so violently that most of the men about thought him deathly sick. But I knew differently. I knew that this man was scared. He had dropped from sheer fright He ignored the requests that he retire and staggered along with his lips tightly compressed and the perspiration running down his white face in streams. "It's a pretty far cry from the ribonnnfor fft tViO flrlnff linp In ft for eign country, where there are no girls to look on; to a patch of wild Jungle under a blistering sun. I wouldn't have been surprised, nor would I have blamed those young fellows if they had dropped their guns and fled. "But they didn't. They were so scared that their eyes were set In their heads, and as soldiers they were not worth a continental. As they stood at their posts there was a crack of a rifle not 50 yards away, and one of the young heroes fell with a little cry. Then the shots came faster, until there was a single volley that tore Sown that scared line of boys until several were squirming in the dust. The order came to charge. What do you think that line of volunteers did? "They ran, but they ran towards the enemy. In an instant all their fear was gone. It had given place to that wild exultation that comes only in the delirium or slaughter. Tnere was no more fear. Every one of those boys was transformed Into a maniac for revenge. They dashed into the enemy and fought like devils. The captain, who had fainted from fear only a few minutes before, couldn't be stopped. A bullet hit him over one eye and the blood streamed down his face, but he seemed only annoyed that it Interfered with his seeing the forms of the enemy. "The flght was a short one, and in a little while the insurgents were flying through the woods. The order came for our boys to halt and rally and then withdraw. But the boys of the 'crack' regiment didn't hear the order. They wouldn't have paid any attention to It if they had heard it. On they went through the brush with their brains on Are. "'Halt!' shouted the colonel. "There was no answer from the boys. " 'For heaven's sake, somebody stop them,' cried the colonel. "I put the spurs Into my horse and went after the runaways. I caught up with the captain at last. "'Halt!' I shouted. " 'Halt?' yelled the captain. 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I have given years of study to this especial line and I can say with pride that my work will compare favorably with that of any photographer in this section. The best and most perfect photographs are the result of experience and not experiments. I do all of my developing, retouching and finishing, thereby obtaining the best possible results. As Far As Prices Are concerned, you need not worry yourself along that score. I know that my prices are reasonable and you will agree with me when I tell you what they are. I am also prepared to develop and print pictures taken with pocket cameras. If you have a Kodak or -Vive or any other camera, and for any reason you can't develop and print your pictures, bring them to me at my gallery on West Liberty street. J. R. SCHORB. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULES. No. 114, 8outhbound?Blackaburg to Charleston-^Daily. Lv. Blacksburg 8.45a.m. Lv. Smyrna 9.10a.m. Lv. Hickory Grove 9.20a.m. Lv. Sharon 9.31a.m. Lv. Yorkville 9.45a.m. Lv. TIrzah 9.57a.m. Ar. 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No. 136, Southbound?Marion to Rock Hill?Daily. Lv. Marlon 6.25p.m. Lv. Blacksburg 8.45p.m. Lv. Smyrna 9.10p.m. Lv. Hickory Grove 9.23p.m. Lv. Sharon 9.38p.m. Lv. Yorkvllle 9.54p.m. Lv. Tlrzah 10.10p.m. Ar. Rock Hill 10.30p.m. No. 136. leaves Blacksburg, south* bound, after arrival of No. 40 frem Atlanta, and connects at Rock Hill with No. 29 for Columbia. For further Information apply to any Agent of the Southern Railway, or to ROBT. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, or to BROOKS MORGAN, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. CHEAP EXCURSION RATES VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. The Southern Railway announces the following very low Excursion rates to the following points named below: KNOXVILLE, TENN., and return, account "Summer School" from June 28, to August 6th, 1904, at the very low rate of one first-class fare plus 26 [ cents. MONTEAGLE, TENN., and return, account "Woman's Congress," from August 1st to 7th, 1904, at rate of one first-class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. MONTEAGLE, TENN.-, and return, account "Monteagle Sunday School Institute," from August 15 to 30, 1904, at the very low rate of one flrst-cla is fare plus 26 cents for the round trip. MONTEAGLE, TENN., and return, ' account "Monteagle Bible School," from July 4 to August 4th, 1904, at the very low rate of one first-class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. ATHENS, GA., and return, account "Summer School" from July 5, to August 6, 1904, at the very low rate of one first-class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERU RAILWAY COMPANY. Schedule Effective July 10, 1904. Northbound. Pueenger. Mixed. Chester Lv 9 00am 4 30am Alrlee Lv 9 08am 4 42am Lowrys Lv 9 18am 4 57am McConnells Lv 9 28am 5 17am Guthries Lv 9 33am 5 27am Yorkville Lv 9 48am 5 57am Filbert Lv 10 00am 6 36am Clover Lv 10 11am 6 53am Bowlin Lv 10'19am 7 24am Crowders Lv 10 24pm 7 32am Gastonia Lv 10 38am 9 00am Lincolnton Lv 11 50am 10 45am Newton Lv 12 28pm 12 15pm Hickory Lv 12 57pm 2 45pm Lenoir Ar 2 10pm 5 05pm Southbound. Passenger. Mixed. Lenoir Lv 2 40pm 4 00am Hickory Lv 3 32pm 6 05am Newton Lv 3 59pm 7 20am Lincolnton Lv 4 37pm 8 25am Gastonia Lv 5 25pm 1 30pm Crowders Lv 5 42pm 1 50pm Bowlin Lv 5 46pm 2 00pm Clover Lv 5 54pm 2 15pm Filbert Lv 6 05pm 2 50pm Yorkville Lv 6 14pm 3 05pm Guthries Lv 6 32pm 3 44pm McConnells Lv 6 37pm 3 53pm Lowrys Lv 6 48pm 4 12pm Airlee Lv 6 59pm 4 31pm Chester Ar 7 07pm 4 45pm bumicb i IV/IIO. Chester?Southern Ry., S. A. L. and L. & C. Yorkville?Southern Railway. Gastonia?Southern Railway. Lincolnton?S. A. L. Newton?Southern Railway. Hickory?Southern Railway. 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