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tumorous JlrpartmcutWhat H* Would Say. In the days when board schools were young a visit was paid to one of those schools by a local dignitary who had theories on the subject of Scripture lessons. He requested the headmaster to pick out a particularly dull boy and let him ask that lad a few questions. Whereupon the following dialogue ensued: "Now, George Jones, what do you understand by a miracle?" Boy, looking helplessly at visitor, makes no answer. Visitor (triumphantly, to headmaster)?You see, It's as I've always maintained. Scripture must be explained and Illustrated if any comprehension UI 118 mtrailing 19 IU pcucn aic lino sort of skull. He can't tell me what a miracle is. Now hear me make him understand. Headmaster (with sarcastic incredulity)?If you do, sir, you'll have wrought a miracle yourself. I haven't a duller boy in the school. If you'd question some of the others? Visitor?No, no; I'll show you what I can do with this one, by using common sense methods. Now, my boy, pay attention to me. You don't know what a miracle is, eh?" Boy confesses it by his silence. "Now listen to me. Suppose you got up In the middle of the night and saw the sun shining, what should you say It was?" Boy (promptly)?I should say It was the moon. Visitor (argumentatively)?But you couldn't, you know, if you saw it was the sun. Boy (doggedly)?I should see It wasn't. Visitor (recovering from a disconcerting pause)?But if some one told you that it was the sun? Boy (emphatically)?I should say he was a liar. Visitor (angry at such persistent stupidity)?But suppose I told you that It was really the sun. You wouldn't dare to tell me that I was a liar, would you? Boy (hesitates a moment, then, in accents of conviction)?I should say you was werry drunk.?Tit-Bits. Why George Kept Quiet. ' A man, but lately married, went out to post a letter, and as the lamps had not been lit in the suburban road in which he dwelt he could only dimly see . his way. A short distance up the road he met, as he thought, his wife, who had been out to tea; and as he went past he just whispered: "All right, my dear, I shall be with you in a minute." Immediately after he had said these words he saw the lady turn a startled look upon him and then hurry away; and the horrible idea occurred to him that it was not his wife after all and that in the darkness he had made a mistake. He decided to say nothing about the matter and quickly disappeared. When he returned home he found his wife waiting for him, and she at once greeted him with the words: "Oh, George, I have had such a t T 4.,o? lllguillli CApci iciitc; a waa juai tvuiing down the road when a man tried to stop me, and said, 'All right, my dear; I shall be with you in a minute.' I ran home, found you were out, and I've been so much alarmed." George was just about to explain, when an idea came to him. "What sort of a man was It?" he asked. "Oh!" replied the wife, "I saw him quite plainly, and a more villainous face I never beheld In my life. He was a perfect monster, with crime stamped upon every feature!" George decided It was best to say nothing, after all?San Francisco Star. The Social Manner.?Little Emily had learned that certail comestibles, though most palatable, were forbidden to a 5-year-old. One day she was "helping" mother prepare luncheon for company. 'Mother," she said, "that lobster salad looks most 'vltin'." "Does it, dear?" answered her mother. "Yes." Then after a moment, "Mother, don't you think it would be nice if you was just to ask me to have a little at the table? You could say, 'Emily, will you have some lobster salad?' Of course, I needn't take any, you know. But your asking me would look nice 'fore Mrs. Brown. Don't you think so?" Her mother agreed, and during luncheon Emily was a model of propriety. When the salad came her mother said: "Emily, will you have some lobster salad?' "Huh," was the prompt response, "don't care If I do!"?Woman's Home Companion. Baseball and Sentiment.?The baseball fan was feeling sentimental. The game was over and the moon had risen, and now the fan was with his lady love, trying to hand her a few hot ones. "1 feel," he remarked, "en passant" (he got this stuff from a summer novel), that with you to cheer me on, I could?er?" "here he lost his lines and had to take), "that I could grab off any pennant the big league was offering." "Let me get you right," interrupted the lady. "You want me to sit in the bleachers and yell while you line 'em out, eh?" "That's the dope," he answered, rather surprised that she got his knightly idea so rapidly. She was to cheer him on to victory, and a glance up to where her dear eyes were shining?well, you get it. "If that's the case." continued the fair dame, "the grounds will have to be laid off in a little better shape. So far I haven't been able to see the diamond." He wised up and was there with the spark the next night. And the game wasn't called on account of darkness, believe us.?Boston Traveler. Why It Hurt to Wait.?After having shipped fourteen gallons of Southpool sea and having narrowly escaped colliding with the iron work of a pier Algy rested on his oars and gazed into the beautiful eyes of his companion. "Darling," he cried recklessly, "I love you!" Will you marry me?" She dropped her eyes and gave a blush; then she replied in a fluttering, flustering voice: "This is so sudden, Algy! Give me a little while to think it over." "Certainly," he said, resuming his rowing landward. "But?er?do you mind if I give it to you on shore, dearest? This costs a dollar an hour!"? London Answers. iUiscflliuuous ^trading. WITH NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES Notes and Comments About Matter of Local Interest. Rock Hill Herald, June 30: Ther lives in York county a man amon men, a man who is doing a noble wori for part of the state militia of th state. The man in question is Dr. M J. Walker of Yorkville, who is devot ing his time at present in vaccinatini the members of the First South Caro lina regiment for the prevention o typhoid fever at his own expense. Di Walker was in Rock Hill last Tuesda; night and vaccinated thirty-five mem bers of company H. In order to mak the men absolutely free from conta gion, it requires three separate visits and this means that Dr. Walker wil visit each company in the regimen three separate times There wil be a picnic and educational rally a Lesslie on July 4th for the purpose o arousing more interest in the subjec of school consolidation. Addresse will be made by a number of men wel versed in educational matters, amoni them being Supt. J. EI Swearinger Prof. W. H. Hand and Prof. W. K Tate of Columbia, and Pres. D. B Johnson of this city. It is earnestl: hoped that the rally will be a succesi and that the citizens of the communit: at large may be made to more full: appreciate the advantages to be deriv ed from the consolidation of thi schools. Dinner will be served on th< grounds and it is hoped that those at' tending will bring well filled baskets Mayor John T. Roddey is spend ing a few days in the city looking af ter his business interests. Mr. Roddej and his family are spending the sum' mer at Winchester, Va. Mr. Roddey ii working on a splendid thing for Roc) Hill and prospects seem very brigh to secure it. The National Human) society in all probability will give t< Rock Hilll a $1,000 drinking fountain Mr. Roddey will leave for New Yorl between the 8th and 10th of July or this business. Mr. Roddey also informs the Herald that the detailed reports, regarding the railroad shopi have not as yet been completed, but h< would be advised when they are, which it is hoped will not be very long. H< is working hard for the shops and he in all probability, will succeed in getting what is badly needed here, an enlargement of the shops Mr. Johr Jenkins is now with the Bquitable Lif? Assurance society where he is to work life insurance, and he is now Mr. Roddey's supervisor of agents in South Carolina. He will, however, be closely connected with the insurance department of the First Trust and Savings bank and will be glad to serve his former patrons as before. His headquarters will be in Rock Hill and his principal business will be to have supervision of the agents of Mr. Roddey's Bquitable agency. This is quite a promotion for Mr. Jenkins and speaks well for a man who has only been actively engaged in the insurance business a little over four years, and shows the great confidence and high esteenr In which he is held by Mr. Roddey and the company. Mr. Jenkins has mads quite a record in the insurance field having written for the Equitable Lifs through the agency of the First Trusl ana savings tsanK ior tne nrst su months of 1911 over $150,000. On account of this splendid record Mr. Jenkins won a membership in the Southern Century club of the Equitable anc also won a trip to Atlantic Beach, given by the Equitable to agents whc would write $100,000 and over during that period. From present indications we predict a brilliant future in the insurance business for Mr. Jenkins. Mr Jas. Hardin has been appointed at manager of the insurance department of the First Trust and Savings Bank He is also a very valuable man. Thit appointment shows that he has wor success and that he has done his work well since he has been connected witl the National Union Bank. He is quitt a popular young man and has unusua ability. He will be assisted in hit work by Mr. William Thomson, whc also is exceedingly popular, and witl" the strong pair together, with the assistance of Mr. Jenkins, the insuranct business no doubt will continue tc grow. Lancaster News, July 1: The Rev M. J.- Long, the well known Baptisl minister who moved from this countj to the Bethune section of Kershaw county a few months ago, was marriec in that county on the evening of Jun< the 18th, to Mrs. A. E. Munn, widow of the late Pinckney Munn. The ceremony was performed at the home ol the bride at 8 o'clock, Magistrate Jas Munn officiating Miss Leila Gregory, who is undergoing treatment a the Johns' Hopkins hospital, Baltimore successfully underwent a serious surgical operation there Thursday morning and is now getting along nicely Her father. Mayor W. T. Gregory, wht is also being treated at the same institution, is rapidly regaining hi! health Mr. William Clawson o Rock Till and Miss Dora Talley daughter of Mrs. M. L. Talley of Kershaw, were married Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's mother. The ceremony was performed b> the Kev. Geo. Gary-L.ee, pastor or th< Kershaw Methodist church. The bridal couple left on the evening train foi a visit to Asheville A marriage o: more than usual interest was consummated at the home of Postmaster L. M Bell, Heath Springs, Tuesday afternoon at 6 o'clock,' when his daughter Susan McDow was led to the altar bj Dr. Joseph Stribling, the impressive ceremony being performed by Rev. I. E Wallace, pastor of the Presbyteriai church at Pelzer. The wedding marcl was played by Miss Mabel Haile o Liberty Hill. The bride is one o Heath Springs most accomplished am charming daughters, while the groon is a prominent physician of Seneca Dr. and Mrs. Stribling left on the af ternoon train, amid the good wishes o their many friends, for the mountain! of North Carolina where they wil spend several days, after which thej will return to Seneca, at which plac< Dr. Stribling has a large medical practice and a delightful home. Chester Lantern, June 30: Mr. Wil Hinnant, formerly of this city, but nov of Norfolk. Va., arrived in the cit; Wednesday afternoon with his brid< for a visit to kin-people. Mr. Hin nant's bride was a Miss White of Nor folk, and they were married on th< 21st instant. He is a former Cheste boy. who is making good in his adopt ed home, and his many friends an congratulating him on winning such i winsome partner for life Mr. Johi C. Hamilton, the father of Mrs. J. K Henry, died on Tuesday afternoon a 4.f>fj o'clock at his home in Marissa 111. The funeral was held on Thurs day in the United Presbyterian churcl in that city and the remains interrec there. In addition to Mrs. Henry, Mr. Hamilton leaves three sons. The de_ ceased was born within the bounds of ~ Hopewell congregation In this county on January 26th, 1829. When about two and a half years old his parents moved to Illinois where he was reared and spent his life. He was 82 years, e 5 months and 1 day old at the time of g his death. He was a staunch member ^ of the U. P. church and one of the e leading men of his state. Mr. Hamil' ton had many friends throughout this " county who will learn of his death g with regret Miss Mary Jane Har' din was found dead In her bed in the lf Armenia section early yesterday mornr* ing. Funeral services were held yesy terday afternoon at Capers Chapel and " the remains interred in the cemetery e there. The deceased was a daughter " of the late Mr. Frank Hardin and Is '? survived by her aged mother. She was " about sixty years old and was a good 1 Christian woman Sandy river is " almost dry and it is probable that the * stream will cease to run entirely in a * short time. The water consumers have 1 been called on by the city to cease us8 ing any water but what is absolutely 1 necessary. Don't use any water for ? bath tub, yard or garden. The sup'? ply is limited and unless precautions - are taken a water famine will far# the ' people. City Engineer Hamilton said f today that It rests with the people as 8 to how long the water lasted. The V city will cut off the entire supply as T soon as the emergency water line is reached. The river being about dry 8 only leaves what water there is in the 8 reservoir to draw on and unless the " people are very economical in using ' this it will soon be exhausted and then " all the water supply will be cut off. " The people will have to go to using f wells. A report started that Sandy river about Mr. Adam Hardin's place 3 was already dry. The situation is se? rlousr and the people must economize t or the famine will be on. Everyone is 3 asked and urged to co-operate with > the authorities in this emergency for without water it is hard to tell what will be the outcome. Gastonia Gazette, June 30: Saturday morning, July 1, the Gastonia postofflce will be formally opened for the receiving of deposits. Mr. E. B. Osborne of the postofflce department at Washington, was In town yesterday for the purpose of giving the local officials instructions in the conducting of this new feature... .Rapid progress is being made between Gastonia and Lowell by the Piedmont & Northern on its electric interurban line. Several heavy fills are being rapidly constructed. It is expected, that, within the next few weeks, work will be resumed inside the corporate limits of the town. So interested are Gastonians in the work and construction of the Piedmont & Northern railway, otherwise known as the Interurban, they are likely to forget that there is another system about ready to enter Gastonia from another direction, connecting it with the mountain country. In other words the directors of the North Carolina Interurban railroad, formerly known as the Isothermal Traction company, are getting right down to business. Nearly all preliminaries have been disposed of, most of the difficulties have been removed, rights of wu, y nave uecu acvuieu iui uic iiiusl part and actual work Is about to begin. In fact, one of the most prominent of the directors of the road, In conversation with the Gazette man yesterday, says that the board of directors will go over the entire proposed route, beginning Monday, July 3rd, at Asheville, and coming direct to Gastonia. The board of directors is f composed of the following well known ? business men of the Piedmont section of the state: Messrs. R. B. Babington and E. Lee Wilson of Gastonia; Mr M. L Mauney of Cherryville; Mr. J. T. Gardner of Shelby; Messrs. John C. Mills, W. H. Harrell and Geo. L. McKay of Rucherfordton; Mr. S. B. Tanner of Henrietta-Caroleen, and Mr. Archibald Nichols of Asheville. Mr. Babington joins the party at Asheville tomorrow. Then beginning Monday, July 3rd, the party goes by automobile from Asheville to Bat Cave, from th?r2 to Rutherfordton in hacks and from that point to Gastonia by auto. The prospects for a speedy beginning of the work are exceedingly bright and the directors are very much encouraged over the outlook. Surveyed as . their line is through a large section of t virgin territory with no transportation r facilities whatever, the road is expect' ed to handle an immense amount of 1 traffic, both passenger and freight. 5 The mountain travel over this road ' during the summer promises to be one of the most important factors In its f development. With Gastonia as a con. venient Junction point, tourists in large numbers from nearby points are t expected to take this route for the > mountains. Where Diamonds Lie. In the South African diamond fields the gems are found in what are called "pipes," which are round or oval stems ^ of a peculiar kind of rock, several acres in extent at the top, and run' ning down to unknown depths into the earth. Near the surface this rock, which is rich in iron, is disintegrated by exposure to the weather and assumes a yellowish color. The precious pebbles are readily extracted from the friable rock. p ^ Deeper down the "pipe" changes character. The rock becomes a comparatively hard, blue mass, much more difficult to work. Yet it is still sprinkled through with diamonds, ly' ing embedded in the moulds where ! nature made them. This blue rock has - to be exposed to the weather or treat' ed with water before it will yield up 1 its treasures. 1 Now it is clear from the nature and ' appearance of the diamond bearing * rock that it is of volcanic origin, and ^ the "pipes" are evidently the necks 1 of ancient volcanoes whose fires died * out probably thousands of years ago. * When we consider that the diamond ' burns and is consumed at a high tern 3 perature, we cannot think that the ' gems contained in those ancient pipes f of rock were brought there from the 3 interior of the earth while the rock was in a molten condition. It is far more probable that under 1 peculiar conditions of pressure and v temperature they were formed where y they are now found while the rock was e cooling off. It remains to be learned . what the real conditions of their for. mation were.?Harper's Weekly. e ? r 'XiT Energy has made more men fa mous than merit. e >t# Sometimes a man kisses a girl i against her will, against his own will. i <**' No matter how lazy a man may . be, his laziness seldom extends to his t tongue. , it*' A woman can go into the biggest - department store on earth, and withi out half trying, ask for something I they haven't got. <gam and preside. How to Raise Cowpeas. There is a wide range in the time at which cowpeas may be sown even in the same locality. In central Missouri the best time to sow them for hay or seed is about the first of June. A mistake is frequently made in sowing them early in May, since a period of a few cool days after they are up is sure to stunt them and prevent the best growth. The ground must be warm before they are put In. The method of seeding peas depends upon the use which is to be made of them. For hay they should, as a rule, be sown with a grain drill at the rate of four to five pecks per acre. Some men put in as much as two bushels, and while this gives a fine texture to the hay, it usually reduces the amount of seed formed. On the other hand, they are often sown at the rate of three pecks per acre, but, excepting for seed purposes, or on land particularly adapted to the crop, such as the lowlands of southeast Missouri, this is rarely enough. A small-seeded variety, like the New Era, will require less seed per acre than the larger seeded varieties like the whlppoorwill. For seed purposes, cowpeas are best sown somewhat thinner than for hay, three pecks usually being better than five. They should not be broadcast either for hay or for seed on the uplands of the state. Such a method is wasteful of seed and uncertain as to a stand. They may also be sown for seed with the corn planter and cultivator, making the rows the same distance apart aB for corn, or the rows may be placed at half the distance of corn rows, by going over the land twice and straddling every other row. In this case they are more difficult to cultivate, as the rdws are too close together for convenient cultivation. It is usually necessary in this case to take off one shovel on each gang of a six-shovel cultivator, and, If the axle is adjustable, to so set the wheels as to avoid running on two rows while cultivating a third. Peas sown at the usual rate for hnv generally make a good yield of seed in favorabl seasons. As a matter of fact, the yield of threshed peas depends not only upon the season, but also upon the soil and trie variety. A medium to thin soil will produce more seed than a rich soil, and a sandy soil more than a clay soil, as a rule. Varieties like the New Era, which is early, and which has little tendency to vine, will yield more peas than a later vinlng variety like the clay. Another method of putting In peas in rows is by means of a grain drill, where a part of the holes are stopped. Where every third hole is allowed to run and care is used In driving, the rows can be placed about 32 inches apart, which is a good distance. Cowpeas for hay or seed should be cut with a mower and if the weather is favorable they may be cured In the swath. This method is not usually satisfactory, however, as the leaves break off badly in vaking up, especially If one or two rains should fall while they are curing. When cured In this way a hay tedder can be used with much benefit In hastening the curing. A better way of curing in average seasons is to cut them in the evening or on a cloudy day so as to allow the leaves to evaporate as when well wilted, rake into light windrows to cure. A side-delivery rake can be used to great advantage In turning these windrows if the peas are not too viney. They may also be placed in rather tall, narrow shocks after they are partially cured, and allowed to finish curing in the shock. Peas planted in rows usually fall down badly and are much more difficult to cut than where drilled. If they have been cultivated, the ridges of soft dirt interfere somewhat. There Is on the market a device consisting of long fingers which are placed on the mower to lift the peas and allow the cutter bar to run under them. Cowpeas can be threshed with perfect success only with a pea or bean huller. A wheat thresher may be used, but it cracks the peas so badly as to make it impractical except for some of the smaller-seeded varieties. A wheat thresher may be modified so as to give fair satisfaction by using a large pulley on the cylinder so as to reduce the speed, while the rest of the machine is geared up to run at the usual rate. In this connection it should be said that the introduction of pea hullers should be encouraged where peas are grown. The average yield of peas is about 9 to 10 bushels per acre. They may run as low as 6 bushels, or as high as 25 bushels. Cowpeas may be seeded in the corn at the last cultivation, or they may be put In the row where the corn is planted. In the first case, they are best drilled in with a one-horse drill at the rate of two or three pecks per acre when the corn is laid by. To be sure of a stand, it is best to I Itt(v uy llic LU! II a ICW ua.v a cat iici man usual. They may be broadcast and plowed in, but this method is not so sure of securing a stand as is the method of drilling them. Where planted in the row, the best plan is to use a special cowpea planting attachment on the corn planter. These attachments are now on the market. In this case, a gallon and a half of peas should be used. The difficulty of putting peas in the row is that corn is usually planted about two weeks before it is entirely safe to sow peas. This plan is very commonly practiced, however. Peas planted in this way will make more seed than where they are sown at the last cultivation, and are especially valuable for hog pasture. Many men find it very profitable to hog down both corn and peas. For hay the whippoorwill, the clay and the New Eru varieties are commonly used. The New Era or whippoorwill varieties may he used where they are to lie hogged down, or a viney variety which will twine about the stalks may be used and both corn and peas cut with a corn binder. The New Era is an early variety and is best where they are put in as a catch ciop rather late. Both the whippoorwill and the New Era produce a good amount of seed, although the New Era is usually the highest yielder. The black pea is a good general purpose pea, resembling the whippoorwill somewhat in character of growth and in seed production. The clay is a lietter vining variety, good for forage, but not a heavy seed producer under Missouri conditions. Seed can be pro cured from any seed dealer, but It Is ' of the greatest importance that the seed be pure and sound. Have the dealer guarantee all seed.?Missouri Experiment Station. Bob White. 3 Every boy or girl raised on the 1 farm, we feel sure, admires and loves * Bob White, our common quail, or 1 "partridge" as he Is usually called. I He is such a fine-looking fellow, 1 when he tiles up on a post or stump 1 and looks at the landscape, so spruce, 1 I so graceful, so gallant; there is so J much music in his voice as he calls out, "Bob White," across the fields In the sunset cool of a summer day; he is such good sport and such good eating that it Is easy to understand why he is a general favorite. There Is not one of us who would not miss him If he came into the orchards and meadows no more. It is not only because he is a thing of beauty, and a cheerful and Interesting neighbor however, that he should be regarded with particular friendliness. Every quail is worth good hard money to the farmer on whose land he takes up his abode. As a destroyer of weeds and insects he has few equals. A recent writer in the Youth's Companion tells of some actual meals made by these active and hearty little birds, and the figures are surprising. In a single day one quail has eaten 12,500 plantain seeds. Other records are: 12,000 pigweed seeds or 15,000 of lamb's quarter in a day and 1,000 of crabgrass at a mnal I na?v?no /% InaAntn V*l?s " "en it guinea IU niocuio IIIO appetite Is equally good. One quail ate 5,000 plant lice In a day. At another time the same bird devoured 568 mosquitoes in three hours and then quite only because the supply gave out. They eat all sorts of Injurious insects, too, potato beetles, cut worms, Hessian flies, boll weevils, chinch bugs, codling moths, grasshoppers?Just anything that comes handy it seems. It is hard even to conceive of the vast number of injurious insects a covey of quail will consume in the course of a year. The destruction of every one of these insects, too, is a positive benefit to the farmer, and for this reason alone, one should always hesitate before killing a quail, or Indeed a bird of any kind unless positively known to be injurious. Scientists tell us, and they are doubtless right about it, that if it were not for the birds it would be a matter of only a few years until the insect and creeping things would have the upper hand of us. The crops would disappear from our fields, and men everywhere would be In danger of starvation simply be- f cause they would be unable to combat the countless multitudes of insects which would devour and destroy the plants upon which men depend for food. Every boy, therefore, who wantonly kills a bird, or injures a nest, not only does a cruel and unmanly thing, but also makes it harder for the farmer to raise his crops to maturity. The protection of a quail's nest or of a brood of young ones should be considered a matter of course. There Is some excuse for shooting Bob White after he grows up and is able to a large extent to take care of himself, but there can be absolutely none for the killing of any song bird not good for food, or for the breaking up of any bird's nest. Let us protect the quail, then. If we find a nest, leave it sacredly alone; discourage as far as possible the roaming of worthless dogs over the fields; regulate hunting and Insist that never shall a covey of quail be completely killed out. The man who will do this is no sportsman, anyway, but Is a mere butcher. The true sportsman, is going to be satisfied with a reasonable "kill." Proper protection of our game birds will be of benefit to both hunter and farmer; but If it becomes a question as to whether the farmer or hunter is to prevail, the farmer's rights must always prevail over the hunter's wishes. No man should be allowed to shoot on another's land without permission, and always the hunter should be under strict supervlson. And while protecting our good friend Bob, let us remember thai the other biids deserve the same friendship and care. The crow is a nuisance often; sometimes it Is well to use a shot gun on a flock of black- ? birds; the English sparrow does harm by drivng more useful birds away; it may occasionally be necessary to make an orchard or garden unpleasant for the robins or catbirds; in some sections the rice birds become too numerous; two or three hawks and one or two species of owl are injurious. But aside from these it is safe to protect by any means in our power all the birds with which we meet. It is only because we have not appreciated their value that we have done all in our power to insure their safety and happiness; and certainly the man or boy who would needlessly injure one of these little creatures is lacking in some of the finer qualities of real manhood.?The Progressive Farmer. Champ Clark's Chances.?Champ Clark may be the right man in the right place and a child of destiny headed for the White House, but precedents do not strongly support his claim to promotion. We have had thirty-five different speakers since 1789, but only one of them, James K. Polk, ever became president, and then I not until six years after he had eeas- * ed to be speaker. When the American people select presidents they seem to favor men of 1 war, successful governors, or men prominent in congress. They do not $ turn spontaneously toward the speak- 1 er of the house; Instead they turn j away from him?witness the names t of Henry Clay and James G. Blaine, unsuccessful candidates, and Thomas < B. Heed, who even failed of a nomination. { Neither do they look to presidents s pro tern of the senate or to vice pres- J idents. John Tyler is the only vice . president who became president af- .? ter the practice was abandoned of ? giving the second place to the candl- 1 date who next to the president re- ? ceived the most votes. s In the light of past history Champ Clark seems to start with a handicap. | oui peupie who siari unuer uuuuicaps sometimes turn out to be winners, so i the Missouri representative need not c t stop before he starts. There is no bet- 8 ter liked man in the country than lie. a ?Boston Globe. i ' * * f Jtv' A shady past seldom has a silver- 1 lined future. ixfv Many a man has too much thunder in his religion and not half enough t lightning. F TOM, THE SMUGGLER By Marcel Prevost. I shall never forget the time when t lost my way among the downs that itretch from Dunkirk to Fumes, two fears ago. I had left Rosendale at 4 in the afternoon for a walk to an old :hurch, the steeple of which could be seen In the north Just across the Belgian frontier. It was down hill ali the ivay and after a while I could no longer see the steeple. I went on however, trying to walk In a straight lne, but I had to walk around many sand hills and after a while I no onger knew which way I was going. Do you know the cold, shivering sensation that overpowers you when fou are alone walking through an unknown country, In the downs, moun :alns of woods, and you find out that pou have lost your way. Just as dusk s falling? It Is not fear, for there Is io danger, but It Is something very much like It, a feeling born by your knowledge of your own helplessness, md from a stronger desire to see and fiear other human beings. It Is also :he dread of the city man, who Is jsed to spend his nights In a comfortable bed. I kept on walking, stumbling :hrough the deep sand, and I must lave walked at least another hour in larkness when suddenly I saw a light n front of me and a moment later I tnocked at the door of a small house. \ tall man with a stern face and tvlth hair beginning to turn gray, ivith long hunting boots on, opened :he door. "Good evening mynheer," he said. "Good evening." I replied. "Forgive me for troubling you, but I have ost my way in the downs and would Ike to know where I am." "This house belongs to a man generally called Vert-Bouquet. I am Michael Dewachter and the nearest vllage Is Forduyct." He conducted me Into a large room, ?erving as kitchen and living room, it the same time. A door stood ajar eadlng Into a smaller bed room. "How far am I from Dunkirk?" 1 isked. "A little over six miles, mynheer. [ will take you to Forduyct, where fou may easily get a carriage, but I ?hall have to wait till Gudule comes back. I can not leave the house low." A moaning sound came from the lext room. Michael Dewachter ran In :here and through the open door I iaw a dog lying on the bed and heard bim speak tenderly to It In English vhich I did not understand. When he returned his eyes were 'ull of tears. "Is somebody sick?" I asked. He raised his head. "It Is Tom that Is dying." And as I probably looked as ir l lid not understand, he added: "It s Tom, my dog, that the customs offl:ers have killed. Do you want to lee him?" I followed him Into the little bed oom and saw a big hunting dog lyng on the bed Just like a human beng. Its right ear was bleeding and )ne of Its front paws had been cut >1T. and what was left of the dog was vrapped In linen bandages. It was gasping for breath and evidently dyng. Its tongue was hanging out and he white teeth were bared. The eyes pvero half closed. Michael Dewachter stooped over It ind kissed it as a father might have tissed his baby. The beasts! The scoundrels! I vlll make them pay dearly for that!" He went back to the big room and ny host filled two tankards with beer ind set them on the table. "Please have a drink with me," le said, "Dudule will soon be here, [f you are hungry, I am sorry I can lot offer you anything but homenade bread and a little butter, but rou are welcome to that If you want t." "No, thank you, I am not hungry, jut I will be very glad for a glass of jeer." "Maybe you will smoke, too? Here s a good pipe and some tobacco that he customs offlers would like to get told of." When we had lit our pipes we sat lown at the table. Michael was silent 'or a while and there was no sound jut the gasping of the dying dog. "This dog, mynheer," said Michael it last, "came all the way from Dun iitk nere tiney must nave i-augm n; vlth one paw gone and shot through he ear. Myrigot! Those devils of cusoms officers! To treat a poor beast ike that! Eut the first of them who rets within reach of my gun?" He gulped down his beer to hide his motion and went on: "For five years the dog has been vorking with us. I can tell this to ,'ou, who are no beast of a customs >fficer. We make our living smuggling tobacco and lace and linen into France from Belgium. My girl, who vill soon be back, is on a trip now. t is a good trade, but rather rough >n you sometimes." "But how did Tom help you," I asked. "It is easy to see you do not come rum this part of the country. Dogs ike Tom are trained from pups, to nake trips between Belgium and France. Then they are taught to hate . ustoms officers and to run away whenever they see the green trousers." "And the dogs carry tobacco?" "Yes, or lace or linen. Tom often nade his three francs a day, just like t man. The officers also train dogs to hase ours, but Tom had good, swift egs and always got away. But a bulet travels faster." A moan from the dog interrupted lim and he rushed Into the bed room ind when he returned his face was )ale as he whispered: "It is almost over now." "But why this cruelty of cutting off he dog's paw?" I asked. "Oh, they do that because they get i reward of 30 francs for every smugtier's dog they catch. They must iave been in a hurry this time and irohnhlv thoueht the doK was dead. But Tom came back here at 3 o'clock his morning." There was the sound of footsteps >utside. "It Is Gudule," said Dewachter. I saw her. I saw a tall, falr-halred rlrl of sixteen or seventeen with a itrong, energetic face. She glared at ne definitely and began to talk to ler father in Flemish. Then they both vent In to Tom and I heard the girl iob,. and so powerful are the tears of i woman that I myself was moved at he death of the dog. Gudule came out wiping her eyes, tnd Dewachter, who followed her, laid: "Come along, mynheer. I will take rou to Forduyct and find a carriage or you." I followed him through the downs n silence all the while thinking of the leath struggle of the faithful animal, lying in a bed like a human being md mourned like a child by a man ind a young girl. Tom's whole life passed before my nental eyes. I saw him as a little lutTy yellow pup, then growing up, rained to carry burdens of tobacco md lace and to run away at sight of t green uniform. I thought of Its many adventures, ights with dogs bred and kept by the French republic, and narrow escapes until the day when It fell struck by two bullets, the cruel multilation and Its heroic effort to reach home before death overtook it, losing blood and strength every step. I thought of the mysterious souls of these animals, that reflect our hatred and love, our courage and ruses, which make them work, flght and . suffer with us and for us, without any thought of reward. THROW OUT THE LINE Give Them Help and Many Yorkvillc People Will Be Happier. "Throw Out the Life Line"? The kidneys need help. They're overworked?can't get the poison filtered out of the blood. They're getting worse every minute. Will you help them? Loan's Kidney Pills have brought thousands of kidney sufferers back irum me verge 01 despair. Yorkvllle testimony proves their < worth. R. J. Mackorell, Main St., Yorkvllle, S. C., says: "For about a year I had attacks of backache and the stecretions from my kidneys were unnatural. I decided to try a kidney remedy and getting a supply of Doan's Kidney Pills at the York Drug Store, I began their use. Since I took them, I have felt much better and my pains and aches seem to have disappeared entirely. I do not hesitate to say that Doan's Kidney Pills are a most reliable kidney medicine." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?DOAN'S?and take no other. j. c. wilborS LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH ME IP YOU WANT TO SELL? ? FOR SALE ? 33 3-4 Acres?One and one-half mile ] of Yorkvllle, near Plnckney road, good " 3-room house; all necessary outbuildings; will rent for 1,200 lbs. cotton. < Property of R. E. Steele. Price $1,050. I The Soencer Lots are now for sale. I and I have plat of same in my office. We are prepared to give liberal terms. Also to build residences for you. Buy quick before they are all sold. 91 Acres?More or less; the J. J. Thomas place near Dave Clark; 1 good residence, 7-rooms; 1 tenant house, 3rooms; 60 acres in cultivation; a splendid home near school, church, etc. $3,200. 31 miles of Torkville. Two lots of the Herndon property on West Madison St., joining Herndon lots. $100 Each. 125 Acres?Two miles of Bethany; Joining W. B. Stroup and others; 30 acres In cultivation, 95 acres in timber. Price $2^80. 1191-2 Acres?A 4-room house, 11 miles of Bethany High school at $30 per acre. 203 Acres?Three miles of Clover, near St. Paul's church, a 2-story, 9room house; 100 acres in cultivation; 3 good tenant houses. A very fine farm. Joins J. C. Lilly. 419 Acres?Three miles Hickory Grove; the J. Yancy Whitesides place; good strong land; large dwelling, etc. Price $12.50 per acre. For sale the Rose Hotel; large brick building, half block from public square, almost opposite the court house. To build this hotel would cost much money. It is now on the market. We desire to sell for division among the legatees. 325 Acres?Wylie Hafner home place, a nine-room dwelling, four tenant houses, 3-rooms each. Will also put in 3 good mules. Price (4,000. Easily rent for ten bales of cotton; 6 miles of Sharon. 111 Acres?On King's Mountain public highway; good sand road; 8 miles from Yorkville; land Ilea level; nice 6-room dwelling, 2 stories; 1 mile from Bethany High school; a nice 4-room tenant house; good bam. Place is level and in a high state of cultivation Price 350 Der acre. Price and location cannot be beat in York county. Property of J. A. Ratteree. One Roller Mill, Gins and Com Mill, 2 Engines and boilers, 6 acres of land on Clark's Fork, 3i miles of King's Creek station. Price $3,500. 2021-2 Acres?Of land in Ebenezer township, about 3 miles from Ebenezer; a 6-room dwelling and 3 tenant houses; 7 miles of Rock Hill; a part of the Dinsmore Farris land. One lot?Woodland Park, city of Rock Hill, 50x196. Price $400. 150 Acres?Two miles from Yorkville j on the Sharen road; property of J. Q. 1 Wray; rents for 9 bales of cotton easily; one dwelling, 2 good tenant ? houses. Land is strong and productive. The beautiful home of W. J. P. Wylie, 2 miles from McCohnellsville. A nice 1-story cottage, 6 rooms; a good 2-story barn, 3 good tenant houses. 108 acres, land red subsoil, strong land. 991-2 Acres?Six miles of Yorkville, 1 dwelling, 7-rooms; J mile of school, j mile from Beersheba church. Price $1,875. 75 Acres?Of the John M. Thomasson homestead; a nice location; goo a, strong land. Price $50 an acre. 951-2 Acres?The home of J. P. Barnes, Delphos; 1 nice 4-room dwelling and 2 good tenant houses; close to school and church; a good neighborhood. Joins J. B. Scott and J. F. Carson. 240 Acres?Property of F. N. Lynn; Joining Robt. Moore, J. J. Sherrer; it is rolling, but is good, strong land; has a 5-horse farm open on it; 1 dwelling house, 8-rooms; big barn, criba etc. Price $13 per acre. Thinking Ther cheap Print The Best Is Always the Chea| Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Dr printer who offers you Cheap exactly what he sells you. If it's "cheap", you will get "ches is what you bought. And your going to judge you by the Stati is all they have to judge you VILLE ENQUIRER your Sta get Quality At a Fair Price?! You and Your Business Any> make a pleasing impression. S L. M. Grist's S YORKVILI HHBHHni oSi THE TOWN BAOT W y ^3S2f2rl5Ll2i*l? ?tTSw \ \.J jj>' i?jjT > jp JJT* "jrjP CAROLINA SPECIAL ^ High Class Electrically Lighted Train Between Charleston, S. C., and Cincinnati, Ohio, via Southern Railway and C. N. O. and T. P. Railway, Running Through Columbia, Spartanburg, Ashevllle, Knoxvllle, Harriman Junction and Lexington, Ky., consisting of first-class Coaches, Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Pullman Observation Sleeping Car, and Dining Car Service. Solid Between Charleston and Cincinnati On the Following Schedules: Westbound No. 7. Leave Charleston 9.00a.m. Leave Summerville 9.38a.m. Leave Columbia 1.00p.m. Leave Spartanburg 4.15p.m. Arrive Aaheville 7.37p.m. Arrive Cincinnati 10.00a.m. Eaatbound No. 8. Leave Cincinnati 6.30p.m. Leave Aaheville 10.25a.m. Arrive Spartanburg 1.40p.m. Arrive Columbia 4.45p.m. Arrive Summerville 8.06p.m. Arrive Charleston 8.45p.m. Connecting at Cincinnati with through trains for Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Paul, Seattle, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco and points West and Northwest. E. H. Coapman, V. P. and O. M.; S. H. rTc-dwick, P. T. M.; H. F. Cary, O. P. A.; J. L. Meek, A. S. P. A.; W. E. McGlee, D. P. A. HP" Rebuilt Typewriters at The Enquirer office. Guaranteed. J?REAL ESTATE. The beautiful residence and cottage, tiome of Sam'l McCall In Clover, on King's Mountain street; 5-rooms, tiouse Is nicely painted, nice hedge and shade; barn and stable; everything complete; good well water. Prios 11,400. 91 Aorse?Parks Parish place, property of J. F. Smith, a nice new cottage, i splendid location for country store. Mice land at New Zlon cross road. 128 Aoree?At New Zlon. property >f J. F. Smith; new house, good barn, jut buildings, etc. Cheap. Write for prices. 100 Aores?One mile from Filbert, 3 miles Clover on Tork and Clover road, joining lands of J. M. Stroup and oth(?r*. Prnnertv of J. A. Tate. Price \22 par acra. Rents for 2,200 lbs. cotton; 3-horse farm open. 61 Acres?1J miles Tlrzah, on Rock Rill road; land lies level; 60 acres In :ultivatlon; Joins J. L. Moss, Bob Ward md Southern R R. Price $40 per aore. J. C. Wallace. 310 Acres?Near state line, land lies rolling, about 40 acres In cultivation, balance In wood; a nice 6-room cotage; newly painted and rodded; a fine bargain; $15 per aore. John Wells ?lace. Mrs Metis's beautiful resldenoe In forkvllle; everything la In flrst-class :ondltlon, with twelve good rooms; lewerage and water in the dwelling. Lot 108 feet front, I4S feet deep, with l lane entering the premises from Madison street 40 Acres?At Guthrlesville depot, racing C. ft N.-W. R R. Price $60 an lore. 206 Acres?Two and one-half miles Lockhart mills; 1 S-room house; 20 icres In cultivation, 176 acres In wood ?most pine. Jno. Ned Thomson place. 201 Acre^-In Bbeneaer township; 1 lwelllng li story high, 6 rooms; also tenant house 6 rooms 1$ story high. Price $11 per aore. Property of M. B. tfassey. One 4-room house and 30 acres of and at Filbert facing King's Mountain lighway and joining King's Mountain Chapel. 69 Acres?Bounded by tbe lands of D. M. Parrot t, J. J. McCarter, J. B. Wood and J. C. Lilly; the property >f J. C. Wood. Will put a six-room enant house on the place. Will sell for [f37) thirty-seven dollars an acre. The residence and store room combined in the town of Yorkvllle of Geo. 3herer. It Is three lots from the court louse. It has a large store room, easily -enta for 120. another room rents for (5. About two acres of land; 8 nice *oonis in the residence. Price $4,000. 150 Acres?Near Clay Hill; 1 dwellng; all necessary outbuildings?part if the A. A. Barron place?$10.00 an icre. 136 Acres?Including the Balrd & Hudson place near Concord church; 3 rood houses; 60 acres in cultivation? 115.00 an acre. Property of M. B. Ilassey. 115 Acres?1 dwelling, and two tentnt houses; 90 acres under cultivation, 10 acres in timber; 2| miles of Smyrla. Price, $15.00 per acre. T. B. Nichols. 95 Acres?Mrs. J. Frank Wallace )lace, 2 dwellings on It; 8 miles of forkville on public highway, near New Slon church. Price $1,425. 285 Acres?Joins Wm. Biggers, Meek <"aulkner, Jim McGill; 6-horse farm; . house, 6-rooms, 76 acres under culivation; 186 acres in timber. Seme aw timber; near to Enon church; 2| nlles Smyrna; 4 tenant houses, 35 teres of bottom land. Price $15.00 per icre. A. J. Boheler property. Miss Dolly Miller residence?a bariain. 50 Acres?Joins A. J. Boheler, Westnoreland and Ed Whltealdes corners it London siding; 1 house. 1 story, 3'ooms, 20 acres under cultivation, >lenty of firewood; orchard, good iprlng, | mile of Canaan church, 1 mile if Smyrna station, good barn. Price 16.00 per acre. J. C. WILBORN. e Is Economy binrr THERE LIIlg? ISN'T. jest, whether it is Clothing, ugs or Printed Matter. The Printing is going to deliver you buy Stationery because ip" Stationery, because that business correspondents are ianarii TV?of Vah TTcp That IV1IVI J A liai A VU wuv. H buy. Send THE YORKtionery Orders and you will Stationery Fit to Represent .vhere?Stationery that will end Us Your Next Order. ons, Printers, I %