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Silence is the best resolve for
him who distrusts himself.?La
Rochefc-ucauld.
How victorious is silence!?
Longfellow.
Every sin provokes its punishment.?A.
Bronson Alcott.
There is always a best way
of doing everything, if it be to
boil an egg.?Emerson.
The heavens are nobly elo
quent of the Deity, and the
most magnificent heralds of their
Maker's praise.?James Hervy.
To be prepared for war is one
of the most effectual means of
preserving peace ?George Washington.
Kind words are benedictions.
They are not only instruments
of power, but of benevolence
and courtesy; blessings both to
the speaker and hearer of them.
?Fredeiick Saunders.
Better to wear out than to rust
out.?Bishop Cumberland.
Moral Geography
The longest river is Time.
The deepest ocean is Death.
The highest mountain is call'ed
Success. Few reach the top,
save those who watch sharply
for the passing of the spirit of
the mountain, Opportunity, who
carries upward all those that
seize hold upon him.
The most highly civilized country
is Today.
The region where no man hath
ever set foot is called Tomorrow.
The region where no living
thing hath habitation is called
Yesterday.
The greatest desert is called
Life, and it hatbTniany oases.
These are called Hope and Ambition
and Love and Charity and
Home; and of them all, the last
is the most beautiful. Besides
these, are many others, smaller
in extent, whence the traveller
obtaineth refreshment during
the weary journey through life.
?Author unkown.
The Prospective Tariff
The big talk ol the Republicans
about the fat times to be
brought about through protective
tariff would be laughable were it
not so serious. Protective tariff
enriches the few by robbing the
many.J It is special privilege
with a vengence. Protective
tariff "destroys competition,
creates high prices by restricting
production, and the poor pay the
bill. Look at the country today.
The farmer's wheat is going
down to the bottom. Wages
keep going down. Merchandise
is high. Shoes are high. What
the working man has to sell is
going down. What he has to
bu\ is going up. A tine tiling, is
this robber doctrine, it is a good
doctrine, as well!?Union Times.
The Missouri River
The Missouri is one of the
orfAt Hriiinnot* rlmiincl?; nf tlip
United Slates, measuring in total
length about 2,400 miles. According
to the United Slates Geological
Survey, Department of
the Interior, it drains 527,155
square miles, a territory as great
as that embraced in all the States
south of New Yo-k and east ol
the Mississippi, except Indiana
and Illinois.
Although the Missouri is no
longer utilized to any extent as a
means or communication ami
transportation, it is destined to
play a large part in the development
of its drainage basin by
furnishing water for irrigation
and generating power.
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PAG!
A Cure for Faultfinding
The Youth's Companion
' It is so easy to find fault, so
easy to stand by and criticize
what others do. to imagine what
might have been accomplished
and lo set it upas a fatal standard
for what has been accomplished!
To slip into the habit of thinking
such things is dangerously easy,
and when we think them it is
difficult to refrain from saying
them. Perhaps the best cure is
to say little or nothing; but foi
the most part humanity is not
contrived that way.
A help to preserving a better
attitude in the matter-is to consider
not so much what people
have actually done as what they
tried to do. Once understand
what thev were aiming at and
you will understand something
of their difficulties, and perhaps
in the end you will be astonished,
not that they have accom
plished so little, but that they
have accomplished so much.
Also that understanding will
be vastly facilitated if you go
farther and consider whether in
their place you would have done
exactly the same, or even less
well. You are human as they
are, your means and capacity are
limited as theirs aie, perhaps
even more limited. When you
estimate the complication of circumstances
and put yourself,
your own blundering, mistaking,
regretting, ever recommencing
self, right into them, your tol
erance for the failures of others
will be immensely increased
For this is the best cure of all:
instead of dwelling upon the
faults of others, to give a little attention,
Or even n g od deal of
attention, to }Our own. It is
rtfally quite as easy to find flaws
in your own large field of. life as
in others', in fact much easier,
since you are even more familiar
with your own mistakes than
nittli llinSrc HT in tri\nlil o t C tliof
Willi IliLlltl. I UV. IM'UI/IV. 1.1 llltl*
X.
it is much kss agreeable This
little unkindm ss, that little social
awkwardness, the sharp, harsh
word you uttered yesterday when
a small m tiler went wrong?it is
much more unpleasant to remember
those than to point out
a friend's shortcomings. It is,
however, much mote profitable
Those were wise words of Or.
lando's, the good wrestler, the
good lover, and the good friend:
"I will chide no breather in the
world but imself, against whom
I know most faults."
Sodium Widely Distributed
The element sodium is very
widely distributed in the earth.
I. f 1 >/. .v,.?
II IWI Ilia .iinuii | m ; i etjui i > i
known terrestrial ma Iter, accordint;
'<> the United States Geological
Survey, arid is the most abundant
of the alkali metals. Sodium
appears to occur in nature only
in combination with other ele
nients, it its alleged occurrence
as the tree element in blue nick
salt is neglected, it is an important
constitiu nt of tin feldspars
and several oilier insoluble nun
ernls from which sodium sails
are not extracted commercial!?
but winch are neveitheless regarded
as the ultimate source ?>|
the salts that are soluble in
water.?Youtes ( ompanion.
Personality
Persistency
Earnestness
Reliability
Sociability
Optimism
Neatness
Assurance
Loyalty
Initiative
Temperance
Youthfulness
1 'ne above is an analysis of
ill personality that wins, by V.
L. t'rice.
'ipli
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DLAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY
Without a Church
Charlotte Observer
1 Mr. Hickman, the Baptist
preacher of Gaffney, who was a
candidate tn the late primaries in
South Carolina, and an open advocate
tor Cole L. Blease, was
asked shortly after the election to
quit that pulpit. The deacons1
have later joined in the request
and the preacher has quit. But
in a public statement in explanation
of his retirement, he indi
cates that it was not all on account
of his championship of Mr.^
Blease. It seems that he has an
un-American war record. For an
established case of opposition toj
the Government's war policies h i
was at one time fined $500. and
it is his own admission that this
is his third and last church to lose
"on account of my stand on the
wat." About time he was seeking
some charge in Germany. He
might find a church over there
to which he could stick and]
which would stick by him.
Bouncing Baby is Found Upon
Anderson Porch
Anderson, Oct. 24 ?A bounc-j
ing two months old baby gtrl;
wrapped in a luxurious bundleof
clothing and snugly tucked away
iti a drummer's sample case, was
left on Mr.^uid Mrs. 1 E. Martin's
front porch in the lower edge of
Anderson county the night of
Oct. 24. Awakened by the
baby's cries Mrs. Martin saw an
automobile drive off in the dark-'
ness, and later discovered q
woman's size 2 shoe track in the |
front walk. j
" Wouldn't take a house and lo^jl
fr*r tior" M. U..t: ? " J
'ivi, it*i. lTjamu itrpucu yes-1
terdav, when asked if the child'
would he adopted. "Havej u'"*j
thp uliaK *esi luea wTn? ner mother^
is, but she can come to see the^
baby if she wants to. Mrs. Martin
and myself wouldn't care "
'1 he girl has been christened
Mary Louise.. She isenjo>ing a
gallon can of malted miik left beside
the sample case.
The Good and Bad
How's your cotton crop this
year?" I asked a Chesterfield
county farmer one day last week
"I am making a fairly good
yield this year," said the man.
"You know my farm is sandy
and not very fertile, and I'm
making more cotton than some
of my neighbors who have better
land.
"Do you think vou^can grow
cotton another year?" the farmer
was asked.
"I know it. This is our third
\ ears' experience with the boll
| weevil. With proper cultivation
thin land where rollrm does not
grow r.ink is where we are go
ing to make the most cotton
T. e Lord in my opinion nev
vi put all the good in one spot
and all the bad in another. Our
poor sandhill land is coming into
its own."
And the man may be right ?
Monroe Enquirer ,
Woodrow Wilson Can Vote In
Mew Jersey
Trenton, N. J , Oct. 24.?The
ruling made several days ago by
the Mercer county board ot elections
vvluch deprived former
President Wood row Wilson from
voting in the state of New Jersey
under the absentee voters law
was reversed tonight by State
Attorney General McCJran. The
decision of the attorney general
is based on a supreme court ruling
which holds that a voter's
i .1 A . . J K .. I. *
residence is ueici ? mm uy ms
intention. Under ihe decision
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will vote as
citizens of Princeton, N. |.
I MORNING, NOVEMBER 1. 1
? > ?? i . -Time
to War on the Boll Weevil?Now
The State.
m i
It is a great mistake for those e<
expecting to plant cotton next
;year to assume that the fight }1!
l&caillSt the holt weevil neett nnt iI1
.be entered upon until tbe 1923 Cl
*crop has been planted. ,r
i It there is one thing the ex- as
iperts who have studied the sub- c<
Jject, in tbe schools of both theory
and practice,are agreed upon, d<
it is that the time to begin the
[fight for next year's production ol
lis as soon as possible after har P1
[vesting this year's crop. Ex per Ci
hments have proved that the ear b<
ier the cotton stalks are cut |s
' down and plowed under in the 'r
fall, the smaller tbe number ol B
tiweevils appearing in the spring. di
Moreover, this method is a sound C
'farming policy. hi
With equal insistance they sc
targe the early clearing of fieldedges
and ditch edges and the b
.burning of the brush. ai
t. The second point of importance
on which the experts agree h
?.s that it is economically disas- Je
trous to Dlant land in cotton that E
would not produce, if free from
^veevil attack, a half-bale to tbe Cl
acre. Fighting tbe weevil sue- hi
cessfully necessitates expense for ?
f material and the going over from n
| three to six times of every foot h
|of ground planted. The cost is ?
!?Ot greatly different in protect- ,r
ling an acre that normally would h
produce a bale than that incur lf
red in protecting the same acre
jfiat normally would produce
gply one fifth as much. It is ob- h
3nous that the latter is not worth
fjkbting for, and should not belal
ulUbtect I ai
aTh$. boll weevil can be annu h
x* defeated, but in order to ac- r<
llipilill .u, VvJ* >a IP
Srogressive farming methods will
ave generally to be employed 1T!
in the South. Those new melh- d<
ods involve close study of the 1*
problems, more constant atten n'
tfon to the farm, and a greater b;
degree of energetic work than b
heretofore employed. 'I
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Gambling and Gambling
tc
That what is gambling to one ()|
person may be merely an in no- st
cent pastime in the opinion of jr
some other people seems to he
indicated by the way some people
who would not think of playing
cards for stakes played gambling
devices at the recent county fair
here quite frankly and openly ,s
and seemingly without giving the ,n
gambling feature a thought 11
Some people who would be
quick tocondemnu card gam? for u(
stakes cheerfully paid the price '
to pitch a ball for a chance at a
doll or to try their luck with a C;
wheel or some other device. ai
Isn't gambling by some other ^
K~.i ...u. .. at
1I<UIU JUM U9 UUU Ud II l!> WIUJll
you frankly call it gambling?? a'
Tin: Lumberton Kobesonion.
te
Politics in Amen Corner 1,1
Ul
During a recent political cam- U
paign, two deacons of the same
faith religiously, but on opposite ?|
sides of the fence politically, at ^
I tended prayei meeting.
"Oh Lord," intoned the Ropub- "
lican deacon. "I pray Thee, that \\
the Republicans may hang to zi
g ether?"
"Amen," ejaculated the Demo<
t it. ^
"But not. O Lor J," continued
t Republican, "in the sense ^
I tt my Democratic brother
v ans, but in the sense of accord
a (1 concord." (''
"Any cord'll do, Lord; any f-(
< rd'll do!" was the Democrat's I'1
i ?sing t b r u s t.?ICvery body's ,;i
Magazine. ar
jotttw
922.
Tiie Death Penalty
Tin- Spartanburg Journal.
We do not think the Associati
Press dispatch which follows
is been published here, but if it
js been it is well worth reprintig
because of the steadily inreasing
body of public sentilent
in favor of punishing crime
> its enormity demands for the
)mmon welfare:
"Detroit, Oct. 18.?The mur
lT rate is ini reusing in the Unit1
States because, in the opinion
f leading statesmen, capital
iinishment is not inflicted in all
ises of deliberate murder and
ecause misguided sentimental
ts are interesting themselves
i behalf of murderers, Henry
arrctt Chamberlain, oneratincr
irector of the Chicago Crime
ommissi on, declared tonight
efore the American Prison Asjciation.
"Crime, though incurable, can
e minimized and controlled,
tid capital punishment is a de;rrent
and does reduce murder,
e asserted, speaking on the sublet,
"The importance of the
>eath Peoalty for the Murderer."
" The right of the State to exeute
a murderer does not exist
ecause of the gravity of the
ffense, but solely because of the
ecessity for protecting itself
om the murder" he said. "Atlition
of the death penalty for
mrder in this country usually
as been for short periods, fol
uvea oy its restoration when
le murder rate rose."
"Mr. Chamberlain said he beeved
irresponsible slavers
inuld not be allowed to remain
t large, and was^ inclined to
i>ree with a newspaper editorial
e read sometime ago that **irisponsibles
should be painlessly
Ut
1 .1
itirderer who has been put to
t?ath by Law The only safe
idge is the Tudge who proounces
the penalty prescribed
v law foj the crime committed
y th murderer, the manslaver,
le rapist, the firebug, the thief
rraigned for sentence before the
ourt. The only safe State or
immunity or county in which
> live is the State, community
r county whose official repre ntatives
do not shield the crim*
lals, but who execute the law.
A Beetle Story
A beetle weighing two grains
able to move a weight of five
id one-half ounces, or 1,320
iiK-s its own weight. A man
eighing 150 pounds, if proporl
uniueiy Mroi>K, tuuiu uius uiuvi"
)&,0OO pounds, or nearly a hunred
tor s. Some years ago I
lptured a very handsome beetle
id placed it under a beaker?a
nn tumbler used in chemical
lalysis?on a shelf of my labor:ory.
A few hours after the
eetle had disappeared very mysriously,
the beaker remaining
iverted. He was recaptured
id again placed under the beak1
watched the result and ,
resentl.v found that the beetle
alked the tumbler along the
leli till it reached the edge, then
ept out and fell as soon as the
verhang was sufficient to afford
loin lor escape?W. Mattieu
llliams in Gentleman's Magane.
God's almanac has but one day, 1
lat is Today.
Satan's almanac has but one
it.' 11)<il ic Tnmftrrna/
?,? t ??n?t J a ?MIIUIIV/T||
The fool's almanac has but
le day, (hat is By and by.
A man must be either a Chrisin
or an unsaved sinner; there
no neutral giound. Which
e you??Exchange.
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MORA!. ISSilFS;
kiavsmiau
A Belfcr Way
If we notice little pleasures
As we notice little pains;
If we quite forgot our losses
And remembered all our gains:
If we looked for poeple's virtues.
And their faults refuse to see.
What a comfortable, happy.
Cheerful place this world would he!
?Youth's Companion.
The Blessing of Work
One of the best things for any
young man is work. Idleness is
the devil's trap. Work is the
liberation of energy, the channel
of achievement. Whatever
one may lack of native talent
may be compensated for by patient
and persevering drudgery.
The young man who does not
have to work is to be pitied; the
man who won't work is to be
condemned; the man who is willing
to work but can find no
work to do should have our sympathy
and our aid. But work is
a generic term. One can work
with his brains as well as with
his hands; on his knees as well as
on his feet; with his pen as well
as with his pick; with his pocketbook
as well as with his plumbline;
with his pravers as well as
with his possessions. God has
not held any of us up to one single
line of duty. Obligation is as
wide as lite, and our energies
should be as expansive as our
vision and as generous as our
prayers?Christian Observer.
The Worth of A Soul
In the shop of a diamond merchant
at Amsterdam we saw
great nfiw
er all brought to bear on what ^
seemed to be a . small piece of
glass. One might be sure of the .
if he would but loofifafouiTcPISff! *
see what skill and labor were being
expended upon it. God has
laid out tor the good of a soul
the watchfulness of angels, the
providence of this world, the
glory of the next, the councils of
eternity, Himself and all that he
hath, the Holy Spirit and all His
Divine influences?yea, He spared
not His only Son. Say, soul,
what must thou be worth thus to
have all Heaven's tho.uaht and
power and love laid out for thee?
?Selected.
When one enters into the common
life, resolve 1 to live it in
the spirit of lesus, bringing into
all its occupations, even the
homeliest, the faithfulness, the
thoroughness, the courtesy, the
consideration, the gentleness of
ideal demeanor, then to him is
given, in answer to his gift, the
blessing cf the wise men, and
under his own roof, through the
street he lives in be narrow as
that in which the carpenter and
his family were lodged, the Lord
Christ shall appear daily.? Geo.
Hodges.
Rothschild's Rules
When Meyer Rothschild, founder
of the great banking house
in Frankfort, Germany, died, he
left something better than wealth
?an example that has become a
tradition in this noted iamilv.
He also left precepts. Among
them were the following:
Carefully examine everv detail
of your business.
Be prompt in everything.
Take time to consider, but decide
positively.
Dare to go forward.
Bear troubles patiently.
Rp hrnvp in the struggle of life.
Never tell business lies.
Make no useless acquaintances.
Pay your debts promptly.
Shun strong liquors.
Employ your tune well.
D.? not reckon on chance.
Work hard.
?American Boy, g
, ?JWS