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FRANKNESS OF MANNER. . There is no More Delightful Trait In Either Young or Old. ;uccess. There is no more delightful trait in the voung or the old than absolute frankness and openness of nature, that transparency of character which lets 11; See the bczt and the worst in them, their strong and their weal points without any effort at conceal inent. Everybody admires the opei he:rt ed, the people who have nothing to conceal, and who do not try to cover up their faults and weaknesses. They are, as a rule, large hearted and magnanimous. They inspire love and confidence, and by their very frank ness and simplicity, invite the same oualities in others. Secretiveness repels as much as frankness attracts. There is some thing about the very inclination to conceal or cover up which arouses suspicion and distrust. We cannot have the same confidence in people who possess this trait, no matter how good they may seem to be, as in frank, sunny natures. Dealing with these secretive people is like travel ing on a stagecoach on a dark night. There is always a feeling of uncer tainity. We may come out all right but there is a lurking fear of some -pitfall or unknown danger ahead of us. We are uncomfortable because -of the uncertainties. They may be all Tight, and may deal squarely with us, but the trouble is that we are not sure, and cannot trust them. No mat ter how polite or gracious a secretive -person may be, we can never rid ourselves of the feeling that there is a -motive behind his graciousness, and that he has an ulterior purpose in view. He is always more or less of an enigma, because he goes through life wearing a mask. .He endeavors to hide every'trait thit is not favor able to himself. Never, if he can help it. do we get a glimpse of the real man. How different the man who comes out in the open, who has no secrets, who reveals his heart to us and who is frank, broad and liberal! How quickly he wins our confidence! How we all love and trust him! We for give him for many a slip or weakness because he is always ready to con fess his faults and to make amends for them. If he has bad qualities they are always in sight, and we are ready to make allowances for them. His heart is- sound and true; his sym pathies are broad and active. The very qualities he possesses-frankness and simplicity-are conducive to the growth of the highest manhood and womanhood. Practiced Under Difficulties. Buffalo Engmurer. "Don't try to make musicians out of all children indiscriminately and thus you will avoid such houschold con verstions as one I overheard the oth er day." said Baron Kaneko of Japan, who has been spending the sureme in the Maine woods. "I was on a train and a father and his young son sat near me. The fa ther said: - John, do you practice regularly on the piano while I am away at business?' "'Yes father,' replied the boy. "'Every day?' "'Yes, sir.' "'How long did you practice to day?' "'Three hours.' "'And how long yesterday?' "'Two hours and a half.' "Well," I'm glad to hear that you are so regular.' "'Yes, father.' " And the next time you practice he sure to unlock the piano. Here is the key. I locked the instrument last week andl I have been carrying the key in my pocket ever since." Echoes of Fashion. No halfway pre'vai.ls in fan's. They are either very. .-iai or *xtremely a rge. 1;ark an;d -.ii!cecombs for thne ci ur' veuiformnly worn are of shell with &io d mouintinlgs, enriched with peari. or lamondIUs, but variations upon the-e styleS are many-. VW. y striking are the bright red -ir*diies havin g a conventio'nal design cut steel. the smartest materials for ceremon ious costumes. The low cut, exaggerated type of straight fronted corset is quite out of the running. The cultivation of the waist has again set in. Startling contrasts. such as dahlia wver mauve. red and nile green. violet and reseda. brown and rose, enter into the new color scheme. SoCe of the braidings on dressv tailr made gowns are elaborate. but much of the smartness is centered in the waistcoats. A flowered silk velvet how in the. hat of the same material as the fancv waistcoat is a smart new conceit. One Shot Kills 39 Rabbits. New York Herald. The killing of 39 jack rabbitts at one shot by a woman who poked a gun barrel throu'h her kitchen win dow. winning a barrel of Baldwin ap ples as a wager from her husband. is a story that is causing interest here. It was during the deep snow of last week. The woman sprinkled a bushLl of oats in a path in range of the ki:chen window. The rabbits gathered by the score, until there was a long row of them eating oats by the bright moonlight. The wo man fired and her aim was accurate. The dead rabbits, it is said, weighed 300 pounds. The woman sold enough rabbit to buy herself a new bone cut ter, and then cut up the remainder and fed them to her flock of chickens, which m'eans lots of eggs, for noth ing, it is said, put a hen in the mood of breaking the egg trust quicker than crushed jack rabbit. Practical Mathematics. Freddie was a bright boy, and at seven years of age was'well-grounded in the rudiments of mental arithme tic. It was the delight of his father to try to puzzle him with exercises of his own invention. * One afternoon in summer he swooped down upon poor Freddie as he was playing, and setting him upon his knee attempted to "phow off" his brilliant son for the benefit of a vis iting friend. "Now, Freddie," he said, "how much are two plus two?" "Four," grudgingly admitted Fred die, gazing after his happy compan ions on the lawn. 'Well, if I gave you two apples and two plums, how many would you have ?" "Four," said Freddie, beginning to wriggle away. "Four whats?" asked his father, taking a firm hold of the squirming youngster. "Four," obstinately repeated Fred die. "Four what?" insisted his father. "You can't go till you tell me." Freddie flashed a disgusted look upon his parent. "Four stomach aches, if you must know!" he said, and was gone. Spontaneous Irish Wit. American travelers in Ireland make a point of extracting spontan ous Irish wit, and often are reward ed. Cyrus W. Field, of Atlantic cable fame, once stopped a peasant to make inquiries about Blarney Castle. Re ceiving the information, he gave the Irishman the following conundrum: "Now, Mike, suppose that Lucifer was sure of us both: Which would he take first, do you think?" The Irishman looked thoughtfully for a moment, then said: "Yer honor, I think he'd take me." "Why." asked Field. "Because he's always sure of you." On another occasion a well-known Amenrican writer for young people, upon landing at Queenstown, was on the alert to hear an Irish bull or some witty remark. She took an express train to Dublin direct, which did not stop at any other station on the way. Several persons mistook the train and rose to get off when nearing one of the way stations. "Keep yer sates!" roared the con (uctor. "Keep yer sates! This thrain niver ~cps at all." True Heroism. .\ remark.abl. incident of onVe of th Prt .\rthur fiihts is the follow ing: Du~ring an attack a Japanese * :icer wa~ shot and lax' a whole night in a trench. In the morning a Russian .oidier enltered the earth work and begani to examine the dead. The soldier himself was blnedino freely, one of his ears havir; been severed. He speedily fotui( the wounded Japanese. examined his in juries, took him in his arms and car ried him to the Japanese trenches, where both received a joyful wel c0me. and the wuinds of both were cired f,ir. The story is vouched for by Ar. Viliers. the English artist wnhthe J.-ae,e arniv. 0h-a.rch 3Srtes. The nst city and village church es are painted with the E,nngman & Martinez Paints, and we want every church to accept our donation when eve- they paint. 8 & 6 make 14. therefore when you want fourteen gallons of paint. buy only eight of L. & M. and mix six gallons of pure Linseed Oil with it. making actual cost of paint about $1.20 per gallon. Don't pay $T.5o a gallon for Lin seed Oil (worth 6o cents) which you do when you buy other paints in a can with a paint label on it. Many houses are well painted with four gallons of L. & M and three gallons of Linseed Oil mixed therewith. Wears and covers like gold. These celebrated paints are sold by the Newberry Hardware Company. NOTICE. All persons indebted to the estate of Rufus M. Dean, deceased, will pay their said indebtedness, and all per sons to whom said estate may be in debted will render an account of their demands, duly attested, to the un dersigned, or to Messrs. Schumpert & Holloway, Attorneys, on or before the 25th day of February, 1905. J. J. Dean, Administrator. Newberry, S. C., Feb. 3, 1905. NOW Furniture I We have just re turned from the North with the finest line of Kitchen and House hold Furniture in this section of the State. The Best Goods at the Lowest Figures. ON JANUARY I5 we will open in the R. C. Williams Store Room. Cash or Installment. R. J. WATTS& CO, The Union WAREHOUSE COMPANY OF Columbia, S. C., is Prepared to STORE COTTON IN Standard Ware-, houses and to arrange Proper Cash Advances if you desire to hold your cott on details wilbe gladly supplied if you address Columbia, S. C. TRY SEVEN BARKS COSTS YOU NOTHING IF IT DOES NOT PROVE TO BE THE BEST REMEDY YOU HAVE EVER TRIED FOR AILMENTS OF THE STOMACH, BOWELS,LIVER AND KIDNEYS YOUR HOME DRUGGIST MAKES THE GUARANTEE This remedy is purely vegetable and age system in a thorough manner, lear easy to assimilate. The doses are small ing Nature to do the rest, which it wilL and pleasant to take. It is prepared We cordially invite our friends and from the original formula of Dr. Franz customers to call and get a bottle of Gauswein, of Weisbaden, Germany, this highly meritorious remedy. You who was, until his death, one of the nz:y deliosit 50 cents for a bottle ,,f world's most successful and noted phy- "Seven Barks" as evidence of go,, sicians. Thousands of families for aith. Try it as directed, and if found three generations have been recoi- unsatisfactory. we will cheerfully re mending this wonderful preparation in fund your money. Or, if you cannot the highest terms. spare the small amount we ask on de If your digestion is impaired, if your posit, come anyway and we will take liver is sluggish or blood is impure, all the risk. What we want is to intro "Seven Barks" will surely effect a duce this remedy among our friends speedy cure, as it cleanses, flushes and and customers where it is not know0 tones up the whole digestive and drain The Best And Cheapest Of Everything! O. KLETTNER'S Comet oSee Us SHELLEY (SUMMER Have the largest and most complete line of Furniture and House Furnishing Goods ever opened in Newberry. We received another car of Roll Foot Beds today, cheaper than ever. Big shipment of Matting direct from Japan. We are the cheapest in the State. Come to see us and get our price of a Buck Stove. Newberry Hardware Co.'s old stand. SHELLEY & SUMMER,. Main Street, Newberry, S. C. Gained Four Pounds A Week MRS. LUCY M. COOPER, 19 Carlton Ave., Broolyn, N. 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