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TIMID BECOME BRAVE. Physical Expression of Fear Is In Reality the Forerunner of Bravery, So an Army Man Declares. Kansas City Journal.' "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 watch ed the way volunteers act when they first get on the firing line and become targets for the enemy's rifles. T re member in the Philippines there was a company recruited from the Nation al Guard in one of the cities not far from Kansas City. The mien were all above the average in intelligence. and they were what i- called the 'crack' military organization of their town. Most of the men had been clerks and students, and they had not time to become seasoned when they were or dered to the front. The captain was as fine a looking fellow as 1 ever laid my eyes on. and every one thought he would make an ideal ;oldier. 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 rid ing 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. at 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 ignored the re quests that he retire and staggered along with his lips tightly compress ed and the perspiration running down his white face in streams. It's a pretty far cry from the ribbon counter to the firing line in a foreign country, where there are no girls to look on; to a pat-h of wild jungle un der 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 heroes fell with a little crv. Then the shots came faster, until there was a single volley that tore down that scared line of boys until several were squirming in the dust. The order came to charge. What do you think the 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 of slaughter. There was no more fear. Every one of those boys were 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 fight was a short one. and in a little while the insurgents were fly ing 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 wi:h their brains on fire. "'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 andl went after the runaways. I caught up with the captain at last. "'Halt!' I shouted. "'Halt?' yelled the captain. 'What in hell do you want us to halt for? We've got 'em licked.'" The Pilot's Authority. The nirst thing a sailor will tell you ,.ho has been to the Rio Plata. in South A\merica. is~ about the pilots there. He does not like them. Most of fishermen, who have been to sea or English ships and therefore know the language. In blue and brass uni forms, backed by government author ity. they make themselves almost un bearable at times. But by the law they are in command while the ship is in the river. and they may order even the captain to do their bidding. A large British bark was being rowed up the river one day. The black pilot had been struting about the deck some time, when he sudden ly bawled out: "Square in dem forevards!" Surprised and disgusted. the sailors obeyed. Now brace up de mainyards. yc !bbers." he bawled next. The captain was angry. "Pilot." he protested in a cliok'n. v'ice . "what do you mean about bracing about yards with sails furled and a calm day?" "Dat'+ all right. cap'n." rsponded the pilot with a majestic wave of lii1 hand. "I's got ter show my author itv in sonc way. Go 'wav: don': za. nuffin to me." The Barber's Retort. "Big Tim" Sullivan. who likes a clean. close shave every day, tells of his experience with a barber in Penn sylvania avenue while he was attend ing congress. Mr. Sullivan went into the shop one morning and reposed comfortably in the chair. For two or three moments he had noticed the barb-r had been drinking, but he hes itated to speak to him about it. Fnal ly the blade of the razor slipped under the surface of the congressman's chtbbv chin. "There, you idiot!" he shouted, jumping from the chair. "Now you see what liquor does." "Yes," replied the barber, calmly, "it is apt to make the skin tender." Law-Abiding Citizen. Representative Hull, of Iowa, sent home garden seeds to a constituent last spring. They came from the de partment of agriculture, and were in closed in one of the regular franked Government envelopes. On the cor ner of each of these appears this le gend, "Penalty for private use $300.' A few days later Hull received a letter from his constituent. which read: "Dear. Mr. Hull: I don't know what to do about those garden seeds you sent me. I notice it is $300 ine for private use. I don't want to use them for the public. I want to plant them in my private garden. I can't afford to pay $300 for the privilege. Won't you see if you can't fix it so I can use them privately, for I am a law-abiding citizen and do not want to commit any crime?" To Avoid a Tie Vote. In the history of our common ilt erature there have been many genun "Irish bulls" recorded, but rarely one that is of a neater brand than that encountered at political gathering or L.ocust street above Broad, in Phila delphia says the Record of that city. A convention of delegates had beer called to revise the rules of the par. ty and in order to expedite matters a delegate moved that a committee of fifteen be appointed to draft the pro posed rules. Before this was adopt ed another delegate suggested thata co)mmittee of fifteen would be un wieldy and proposed. an amendment reducing the nurrber to eight. This wt~as agreed to, but before its adoptior Ian aged delegate. with a rich Milesiar brogue, arose and solemnly proposed "Misther Chairman. I move yer tha1 the committee be iner-ased to noine so that in case of a toie vote therel he1 majority of wan." Southern Railway. Best Line, Choice of Routes Through Pullman Sleepers, - Dining Cars Stop-overs allowed at Westeri North Carolina Summer Re sorts and other points. Low Excursion Tickets For full information or World' Fair literature apply to an' agent Southern Railway, o R. W. HUNT, . Div. Pass. Agent . Charleston, S, C.. Wood's Seeds. crillso Clover Sown at the last working of the Corn or Cotton Crop, . can be plowed under the following April or May in time to plant corn or other crops the same season. Crimson Clover prevents winter leaching of the soil, is equal in fer tilizing value to a good application of stable manure and will wonder fully increase the yield and qual itv of corn or other crops wnich folow it. It also makes splendid winter and spring grazing, fine early green feed, or a good hay crop. Even if the crop is cut otf, the action of the roots and stubble improve the land to a marked de gree. W#rite for price and special cir cular telling about seeding etc. T.W.Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, - VIRGINIA. Wood's Descriptive Fall C og, ready about August Ist. tells all aboutlFarm and Vegetable Seeds for Fall plant ing. Mailed free on request. SPECTACLES Carefully and Accurately Fitted at Daniels&Willianisom, JEWELERS. Illinois Central Railroad DIRECT ROUTE TO THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. TWO TRAINS DAILY. In connection with W. & A. R. R. & N. C. & S. L. Ry fom Atlanta Lv Atlanta 8.25 a m Ar St.Lotis 7.08 Leave Atlanta 8.25 A. M. Arrive St. Louis 7.08 A. M. Leave Atlanta 8.3 P. M. Arrive St. Louis 7.36 P. M. With Through Sleeping Cars FROM Gergi, Flmrih ad Tmooss ROUTE OF THE FAMOUS "DIXIE FLYER" Carrying the only morning sleeping car front Atlanta to St. Louis. This car leaves Jacksonville daily. 8.o5 p. mn.. Atlanta 8:25 a. mn.. giving you the entire day in St. Louis to get located. For rates from your city, World's Fair Guide Book and schedules, sleeping car reservations, also for book showing hotels and boarding houses, quoting their rates. write to FRED D. MILLER, Traveling Passenger Agent. No. i N. Pryor St., Atlanta. Ga. OF Newberry, S. C. Orgaflise c.i1896. Capital - - - $50,000 Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders since organization 21,000 Paid Depositors in Savings depart ment since or ganization - - $9,200 A man working by the day is paid for the time he puts in at uork, but when that man saves a dollar for his day's labor it works for him nights. as well as days; never lays off on account of bad weather and never gets sick, but goes right on earn ing him an income. It's a nice thing to work for money, but it's much nicer to have money working for you. Try it-open a savings account with us and get some money working for you. Make a deposit in the Savings department today and let it begin to work for you. Interest computed at 4 per cent JTnuary m and July I of each year. Broad A 9tb Sts. Commercial. Stenoraphic.Telegrapb1c ary "it Is the leading Business College sout "When i reached Richnood. I Inquired of se In the city, aod. without exceptioi, they al E. Ross, LAw 87eNooRAPEne. Ricbmood. B A CAN We hereby annot candidate for more ourselves to satisfy + MAYES' DF Ve b-.e-lieve in w HAMS Not those ment but a fresh lot j Kingans Re Kingans Pc Kingans Dr Try our Pin DAVENPORT Phone 110. Western and A Nashville, Chatt & E To St. Louis and all r west. Three Solid Tr Palace Sleeping Carz without change. Only through car s go, withou chan ga Close connections Seaboard Air Line Rai Railway and the Sout For map folders or o1 THOS. R. J No. I Nohth P H. F. Srnith, Traffic Manager, C~1~i Jew enLL (E stern Standard Tinr 8.) South boand. Nor' hon(un lch, duJe ini Efetct January i0th, 1901 ST &TO'S. S 40 am Lv Atlanta (s..) Ar. K .50 pm t0 3 am A theD8 19 Pa 12 00am Elber'ton 5 17 p 1 01 pm Abb"ville 4 05 pu 1 25 p'i Greeswood 3 35 pm 2 ispir ar Clinton (D"i'r) Lv. 2 45 pin , o.a,w.c.) I.g m Lv Glenn Springs Ar 4 '10 pm 8 1n parte.nbnr' - t9'pz !? 1. "nm Greinv!11e .3 25 pmr e 4 a, gar d 'Sp :9n 74s) 9 4- 09 t 49 ary e973 40 9 0 1 .: (hapi 120 6 0 92 -rn 5035 n iton 115 55v a :'5 105* :7:4 White Ro2U5 50 2 E i 2s . C44 Aletne 11 83 1 4 65 '-' ' i17 ro D 39 7584 I 15 1 845 24 Leapar. 11~ 25 4 12 3 11 4 5 olmbia 112 15 3 0 1 4 5 (Uni on Staion 11 620 242 o. umter 9~ai 10 0 21 1 36. Ar015 C h ton L156 00~ sr .: ,:: 4 n 2E 'arvea eart 1 fro newnnin annCt.. ,RIClMOND. VA. I E4g. Depts. Ladies a gentleneo. No vacatio" b of the Potomac River."-PpmA. 6rTENoRAPnw. icral business nen for the best Business _WIe I recommended SmIthdoMPs as the best --w. >okkeeDlog. Shorthand. Writing, tauglt by mrdL DIDATE ince ourselves as a * business and pledge * all customers. UG STORE. oman's suffrage. AGAIN. ioned heretofore ust received. liable. 'rters. ied Beef Hams. acli Flour. & CAVENAUGH Main Street. tlantic Railroad nd anooga t. Louis Railroad. ioints West and North ains Daily with Pullman P, Atlanta to Si. Louis, ervice, Atlanta to Chica rade at Atlauta with the ,way. Central of Georgia hern Railway trains. her information write to ones, T. P. A., ryor St., Atlanta, Ga Chas. E. Harmon, Gen. Pass. Ageut. Auag".sta and Ashevifl. Short Line. (Schedule in effect August I, 1908.) 12.48 p........Lv Newberry......... Ar 3.10 pm 1 50 pm . .. Ar Lat:rens .....Lv 2.02 pm 2.0 pn.......v aurns. ...Ar1.30 pm 3.4w pm....L Spartanbuirg..... Az 10.25 am 5.32 pm...Ar 8aluda...... Lv 3.S39 am 8.I1 Du'...Ar Ke'idersonville Lv 3.05 am 7.15 pr.....A r Asheville...- Lv 7.05 am PJ.46 pm....Lv Newberry (c.N.&L.) M/l Dm 1.A0 9?2.. r Laur ans .........Ly 2.02 pm 1.55 Pvn .... Lv Laurens.......Ar 1L45 i'm 2. -1 pm ..A r Greenwood......Lv 12.44 pm 5.20 m..A r Augusta.L......v 1010am 2 % am... TAugusta.....Ar 12.20 d.m a '0pr....Ar Beaufort. .. .Lv 7.15am 6.45 pm..Ar Port Royal ... 7.05 a'n 12 46 pm ... Lv Awberry (0 N.&)Ar '.10 pm I F'Cpmr .... Ar Lauren ...L.....v 202 pm 2 '9 pa... Lv Lauran* ...... . . ' 1.pm .2 rpm..Ar Greenville....Lv 12.15 pm mFrfrhrinformation relative to rates, I et. alo,o address GEO.T BRY4AN, Gen. Ag'. Greenville,8 0. IERNE TV WILLIAMS, Gen. Paes. Agt. 4Autrusta, de.. 3.1 T. 3f. *'- r an TrafBe Manager. SBLUE RIDGE RAIL ROADs E . C. BBEATE, Becever. 6 In EfettJunn&8, 1902. . Isbetween Anderson and Wanbana. 3ABTBoUND WESTBOUND ARRIwvz. LEAvn. 9Mixed.Mie ) No. 9. No.12 Stations. No. II No.9 P.Mx. AMx P. M. A.M 8 10 965.........Belton........320 10 56 2 48 9 33.....AndersonF. D.....340 1.111 2 45 9830.....AndersonP.JD......345 11 0 ..... 9 25......Wet Anderson....349 .... ..... 9 09........... Denver.........359.... ...... 9 02........Autun...... 405 .... ....855...Pendleton.......411 .... ...... 8 47.....Cherry......4 .... ...... 8 44.....Adams...... 4 T" .... .... 8 28..or dania Junct ... 433 ..... - .....825.....eneca....4 5 ? .... so... s6.....West Unlon....A.... 4.... .... 8 0......Walballa...... 509 ....