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H THE HAPPY HEROINE. H The Cheerful Women Win Success th World Over. K The Reader. There is a slender little gray vol lime, a year or so old, to bo bough * for .12 copper pennies, but worth ; "hannual gold mine and found in te: and sugar," as Miggs said of sonic thing else. It contains the gospel o Cheerfulness, as preached by liobcr Louis Stevenson, who was 0110 of th bravo poor tilings, ir ever there wa one. The title of tlie nook is simpl, "Prayers," which is, in one way, nil fortunate. We are all rather apt t look on prayers as spiritual com positions which apply to our suere and elevated moments, when we ar aspiring to the heights, and trying t see into heaven. Few of us have tim for a life of divine contemplatioi like that of St. Francis, and the pray ers of our church, or any other, ar nearly all designed for great crises, o the events of the church's year. Tlier arc some beautiful exceptions, but do not think that tin? majority of u find in the exalted beauties of th prayer book the inti?ia(c help for e\ ery day which would often be so wel come. / - When Stevenson's health banishe him to Samoa, his household was con posed of persons of many religion: from savagery upwards. To rea psw'evs, dally, and yet offend n< body's prejudices svas difficult, s Stevenson wrote his own prayer: They are such that all men inigli meet in their eonir.r-n aspirationMohammadan, Huddhist, Christiai savage, even atheist?for they are a directed to an undefined Supreme. Be inn", and they all have to do with th conduct <>l our daily life. Above a things, they pray for checrfulnes: What he elsewhere called his "gren task of happiness," Stevenson comc back to again and again. In fact, li may be said to hammer it in. Cheei fulness, cheerfulness, cheerfulness'?i all its forms, as gaiety, as good-ln mor, as serenity, as endurance r pain?he never leaves this note in sounded, he was an apostle of checi fulness himself, 'lie <as exiled, i pain, dying far from his country, eoi scions that he was the cause of exi ing others; but he never neglected hi task of happiness. ''Give us gaiet and courage, and the quiet mind; "Help us to play the man, help us t perform our petty round of irritatin concerns and duties with laughtc and kind faces, let ehecrfulne? abound with industry;" "Give n to awake with smiles, to labor smf ing;" "Help us with the grace o courage;" "fall us up with mornin faces and with morning hearts .... eager to be happy." I am afraid cheerPidness is not on of the things for which most wome pray. The cheerful women tak their gaiety as a matter of cours* and the sad ones only too often loo on their sadness as a temperament! affair which is rather to their credi as proving their superior sensibility "How can T be happy when there i so much misery in the world," is very false argument. "Why should add sadness to 1110 sorrowful world? is far better. The voman with a di< appointing husband, an invalid ehih an unsatisfactory enviromnent. < nnv other lasting cross, loo often n dul-jes unnecessarily in sadness an oven in pessimism. S!ie let.- herself go without a slrou effort. and the reason is thai we ei o.iv beimr sad. The majority of w< men are sentimental and morbid, ui It- - Ihev keep a watch on theinselve Ti:ey find it easy to be sad, and nc disagreeable, if they would only a< mil this. They prefer drifting wit the current to struggling against i If they would only Tiegin to struggl Ihev would find out what a wondei fnl exercise pulling against the ti<l is; how good for the health, ho' glowing and Pint*. \Vith every strok it becomes easier, loo, because pra< tice makes perfect. Tt may soun easy to recommend people with soi rows to be cheerful, hut it is not ei joining the impossible. There are very few women wli have not the makings of a heroine i them; very few who could not ai swer to the call on their slumberin powers, if they would only give tli call. Think of the English women in Ii dia during the mutiny. Many c them were petted creatures who ha lived in silk and ro.te leave all thei lives. 01 hers were newly tuarrie girls fresh from home, and expcc ing all the dainty attentions due t brides. Others, again, were undei going the delicacy and suffering dm in<_' wlii'h mosl expectant mot hoi give themselves leav.? ro bo nneerlai in -oirits. And what a record the .'.ve left! Indeed I Hey were "brav in peril, constant in tribulation . . and in all changes of fortune, an down the yules of death, loyal, and loving to one another. They even bore e suspense cheerfully and with courage.. No woman can cro more. The same thing Is true of the Englishwomen in Mafeking and " Ladysmith. There are innumerable t other instances, in which some wo11 man who has lived an ordinary life without special preparation for he roic adventures has proved herself 11 f heroine. It is nil a question of askt ing and having. If we ask oursleves, e earnestly enough, to be cheerful uns der worry and gay in disappointment, we shall be. The fault lies in >' our waiting for cannon and warfare l" and pressing danger before asking l> this of ourselves. tf a woman can be a heroine, let her be it all the d time. Buskin said Hud when things ^ were fearfully annoying, and we o wore desperately tempted to lose our 0 tempers, we ought to feel as proud as is a soldier who has been given a specially difficult post to hold. e Making the best of things is not r an easy thing. Marx Tapley was a ? professional optimist, and lie found 1 his career rather difficult at times. s Hut it is a pleasant profession; one that rewards ils followers very highlv. and one which has far more cfl feet on others than we can possibly estimate. When we meet a sunny d face in tlie street, it cast on us like a i~ light in a darkening room. When I n remember lu>w often it lias been d shown what wondeis women can be ?- emergency, il seems quite dreadful to ? see the dull faces lUey show to the everyday world. If we could only d remember to say to ourselves in household cares, or in strains on our '> temper, or in those long-drawn-out 11 sorrows which are so difficult to bear, ?? ",riVe us gaiety, and courage, and c the quiet mind," we should find that 11 the very sound of r.'ie words was a help. Our * 'great task of happid ness" is ours in the long, dull patches quite as much as in the great mom^ cuts. Stevenson was right to liammer it. riieerfulnoss is a great u tiling, and it does more for the higlier moralilv than sa<l people think. d No more charming thins; was ever said of a woman than that "She made a sunshine in a shady place." 11 ' Pearl, l Legal Warfare. ' "Fellow was raising bees back in the foothill country" remarked Frank 11, Short of Fresno. "Plenty ^ of sagebrush; sage makes clear, de^ lieious honey. Got. in a row with a neighbor, shot his dog; said its barking annoyed his queen bees. NcighI bor waited a whole year to get even, ~ ploughed up a big path, planted wild mustard; grew fine. P.ees thick on mustard flowers. Mustard makes hitter honey. Like to ruim^l the bee man's sales. Rce farmer came to me, ? wanted to sue for damages. "What II can T do?" ho asked. G " 'Nothing,' I said. 'He has a right 5> to grow mustard on his own land.' 'Well,' he said, 'I'll get soim, ll scheme to annoy him.' "So lie got a cornet; used to sit up )' from midnight till 4 in the morning 1S practicing. 'Wearing of the Green; n Fellow with the mustard was an Ei?T glislimaii; stood it for three weeks; went out with scythe and cut down all his mustard. They've been good ' friends ever since."?San Francisco Chronicle. ld Twice Dismembered. iv Some years ago, says Represent a live ( ham)) ('ark, he was dialling with a nuinher of senators from the south in the senate cloak room, when s Puller of South Carolina, whom ^ Clark then saw for the first time, came in. After introduction to sevoral new senators and representaj. tives Senator Puller exchanged a |0 tew remarks with them and then left the room. Ic One of the Mississippi senators w turned to Clark, saying: "To look at 0 Puller you'd never suspect he wore a wooden leg, would you?" ^ "No!" exclaimed Mr. Clark, surprised. ri "Fuel!" continued the other. "Butler was an officer in the Con fedo crate army, as you know. Ft was not. n long before he had a leg shot off. i- Before leaving hospital he was supg plied with an artificial leg. Kventnalie lv he again went to the front, and I his time a bit of shell blew his art ii ficial member lo pieces. Just think, >f Clark," reflectively added the scnad tor, "li Puller had been a Fnion ir officer he would be drawing a doubd le pension from the government.'' [- Philadelphia Ledger. Diplomacy. r- Delia?Yc can get a suit just like s your misses' velvet wan for I in doln lars in P.argain Brown Profilers, y Xornh?^os, an' T can gol wan fur e nut liin by f idling me misses about . Ihe wan in Bargain Brown Brothers, d ?Harper's Weekly. Death Was On His Heels. NO Jesse P. Morris of Skippers, Ya,. I had a close call in (lie spring of 1900. ma lie says: "An attack of pneumonia tor left me so weak and with such a fear- cen ful cough that mv friends declared Pr< consumption hrul me, and death was On: on my heels. Then T was persuaded at to try Dr. King's New Discovery. It dia helped me immediately, and after for taking two and a half bottles I was tor a well man again. I found out that i New Discovery is the best remedy sai for coughs and lung disease in all tes the world." Sold under guarantee Bit at W. E. Pelhain and Sonos drug sai Store. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle sai free. me NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED ITORS. All persons indebted to the estate NC of John R. Atchinson, deceased, will make immediate settlement with the > undersigned, or his attorney, Eugene me S. Blcasc, Newberry, S. C., and all I ' persons holding claims against the est said estate will present the same, of duly attested according to law, to Tu the undersigned or the said attorney. John C. Hill, tIk Qualified Administrator, soi 0-18-31. Kinards, S. C. pei est TRESPASS NOTICE. ed All persons are hereby notified and sot warned not to trespass upon the lands py of the undersigned by hunting, fishing or in any manner whatsoever. Mrs. J. A. Henderson. DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE. Those persons who have not yet Or paid their delinquent State and conn- aci tv taxes are earnestly requested t<i cai give this matter their attention at once, as I desire to close my books and make settlement with the county treasurer. M. M. Buford, SlierifT. eu Newberry, S. C. Dj NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR DIS- ! CHARGE. The undersigned will moke his final return and settlement of Ihe estate of La Mrs. Martha Caroline Caldwell, de- f<> ceased, before Hon. F. M. Schumpcrt, tei probate judge for Newberry county, S. C., on Friday, the twenty-fourth day of July, 1008, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and immediately thereafter will apply to the said probate judge for his discharge as executor of the : will of the said deceased. gc J. F. J. Caldwell, Executor. Itaw-ot-T va , ](.< NOTICE OF SALE. tle Unless the following stocks and |j, chose are disposed of at private sale prior to the day hereinafter named, (C( T will sell, at public auction, to the s], highest bidder, at the court house j)0 steps, at Newberry, S. C., for cash, on 0S| i Monday, the Otli day of July, 1008, vj( I at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, or thirteen (13) shares of the capital gc stock of the Commercial Bank of j0 Newberry, four (4) shares of the gc capital slock of the Newberry Savings Bank, six (0) shares of the cap*- p tal stock of the Mollohon Manufac- 0 turing Company, and one (1) note on p Albert Nance, a colored person. p One share of each kind of stock will be sold at a time, with the privilege of taking all the shares of tho same corporation stock, or taking any I number of shares not exceeding the total o| that corporation to l>e sold. n?' J. F. J. Caldwell, S" Executor of Mrs. M C. Caldwell. __ ' de BARBECUE. "J I will give a first class barbecue at " my rosideneo on July 4. T will sell meat and hash by 11.30. J. M. Counts. S? ?? mmmammmHnmtmmmmrmmmaammmmmBmmmm Due West Female Gollege. ?. With the host modern conveniences and equipment, and high (](> standards of teaching and living, at this is an ideal place for prepara- f?r tion for the great responsibilities of womanhood. TKRMS MODKRATK 1'or attractive catalog write RKV. JAMICS BOYCK. p. Due West, 8. C. ^?*? University of South Carolina Wide range of choice in Scien- frc tific, Literary, Graduate and Pro- ' fessional Courses leading to degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of nc< Science, Licentiate of Instructions, bin Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, : Civil Kngineer and Ivlectrical Hn- Aii gineer. Well equipped Lahora- wii lories, Library of over 40,000 vol- no! times. ' Kxpenses moderate. Many .sin- r, dents make their own expenses. S ' Next session (lo.jth) begins (irj .September 23d, n/>8. " /\u For announcement write to the President, Columbia, S. C. iTIOE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. M Notice is hereby given that I will ke linal settlement as Administraof tlie Estate of Ben Herd, deised, in the ofllce of the Judge of >hate for Newberry County, South rolina, ?n the 7th day of July, 1908, 11 o'clock a. in., and will imtnetely thereafter make application a discharge as said AdministrnVII persons liolding claims against d estate will present them, duly atted, to my attorney, Eugene S. ?ase, Newberry, S. C., on or before d date; and all parties indebted to d estate will likewise make pavnt. LEWIS 1IERD, It. Qualified Administrator. >TICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. As executor of last will and tcstanl of Geo. A. Langford, deceased, will make final settlement on the ate of said deceased in the Court | Probate for Newberry county, on B esdav, July 7, 1008, at II o'clock K the forenoon, and immediately I reafter apply for letters d ism is- I y, as executor of said estate. All I [ sons holding claims against, said H ate will present them duly attest- fl on or before that date and all per- p is indebted to said estate will make I mcnt. N W. S. Langford, Executor. [;| 1 taw-4t. "8? BARBECUE NOTICE. The undersigned will furnish a Mi sf class barbecue at Mt. Bethel iidemy in Xo. 2 township, July 21, inpaign day. S. J. Cromer. BARBECUE NOTICE. We will furnish a find', class barbce al Mount Plea*anf, Campaign iv, Wednesday, July 22. IT. S. Graham. AT. J. Smith. f i TEACHER WANTED. The undersigned trustees of Lous* me school will receive applications r teacher of said school for next rm. M. A. Renwick, T. IT. Brock. S. A. Rikard. Trustees. WINTHROP COLLEGE. holarship and. Entrance Examination The examination for the award of cant Scholarships in Winthrop colre and for the admission of new stunts will he held at the County Court auso on Friday, July 3, at 0 a. m. iplicants must be not less than fif?n years of age. When Scholarips are vacant after July 3 they will awarded to those making the hight average at this examination, proled they meet the conditions govning the award. Applicants for holarship should write to President linson before the examination for holarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and :*e tuition. The next session will en September 10, 1008. For furthinformation and catalogue, address es. 1). B. Johnson, Rock Ilill, S. C. BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. F Eastbound. No. 18. leaves Anderson at fi.30 a. . for connection al Briton with ulhern for (ireenville. No. 12, from Walhalla, leaves Ai rson ai 10.1."> a. in., Tor connection | Helton with Soul hern Railway for * >lumbia and (ireenville. Xo. 20. leaves Anderson al 2.20 in., for connections at Bolton with nthern Railway for Greenville. Xo. 8, daily except Sunday, from alhalia arrives Anderson (i.2-1 p. . with connections at Seneca with ulliorn Railway from points south. No. |0, from Walhalla, leaves Anrson at l."i7 p. in., for connections Bolton with Southern Railway for ? eenvillc and Columbia. ^ Westbound. \ No. 17, arrives at Anderson at 7.">0 * m., from Belton with connections >m Greenville. No. 0. arrives at Anderson al '.J.'J I ~ in., from Belton with connections >iii Greenville and Columbia. Goes Walhalla. No. 10, arrives at Anderson al 3.-10 m.. from Belton with connections >ni Greenville. N'j. 11. arrives al Anderson at 0 p. in., from Belt mi with con tions from Greenville and ColumGoes to Walhalla. \To. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves derson at 0.20 a. in., for Walhalla, Ih connections at Seneca for local r.ls smth. S'os. 17. 18, 10, and 20 are mixed I j n~ between Anderson and !?clloi \os. i and 8 arc local freight ins, carrying passengers, between derson and Walhalla and between dhalla and Anderson I C.$G.S. Mo How would you like to Petticoat? A Silk Petticoat is a n Voile skirt, and a Voile s sity this season. We have a lot of Silk J just arrived, and they ar? f hese skirts are made grade of silk. They wear These skirts are cut and perienced tailors. They skirts and also hang perl Each $5.00 up. C.SG.S- M( What a savings THE BANK OFPR will do for It will provide capital to start into It will provide for saving money us It will pave the way toward seeurii It will provide a fund for educating It is the best possible way to accui hard times or old age. It is better than endowment insu profits, costing less, and can be rcalijOur institution is run under the suj larly examined by the vState Hank K> tile Bank of P Prosperity, DR. GKO. Y. HUNTER, DR ? ? President. J. F. BROWNK, T / Cashier. COME ' The Book or your Fancy Coi terling Silver, Pic have anything yoi MAYES' BOOK NTE To call your attenti of Box Paper, Tablets Ledgers, Cash Book tracts, Talcum Powd ter and Tooth Powc make the prices righ see us before making y HERALD & NEWS f iwer Co. have a new Silk ecessity with a >kirt is a necesSkirts that have 3 worth seeing, out of the best and they rustle, made up by exare hip fitting Fectly. iwer Co I'lllHIIIHHH account in OSPETITY you. business. ually squandered. ig a home. , your children. nulate a reserve fund for ranee, producing larger :ed in cash at any time. pervision of, and regit :aniiner. rosperity, s. c. . J. S. WIIKKUiR, V. President. V. COUNTS, Assistant Cashier. s TO : Store na, Cut Glass, :tures, Vases, x need. : STORE. on to our line , Note Books, s. Also Exer, Toilet Waler. vVe will t. Gome and ourpurchase. BUILDING.