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REFUSED TO SIT AND MOURN Elderly Lady 'a Shining Example if Those Who Can Riss Above Vicissitudes of Fortune. \ Tlier** is a white-haired old !a?ly tn rfris city, totally Mind and partially dea-f, notes the Minneapolis Journal. Ill lier earlier years she was a police matron. one of the liplifHnjr. rheeriny kind, that take more than a jailer's Jnierest in their wards. IJut in her later yeaite slie.lost her eyesight.It .11,. fiinnncrul ilirll Ilhollt II ' I^? 'Ml ? |.?| ?Tr.'? >i ...... all lliat is left f??r a mortal bereft of sight ;;fi?'r middle age. is l?? sit and x mourn out tl:e remnant years, eared for. I>y those blessed Willi all live tfuliseK.* ) > ' But not so with this woman. Sh?j learnt that 11st* slate gives adult women four months of iraininu in * Iramlwork at I'aribaull. She took thr \ training in basket, weaving. Xow in her small apartment, she make* basket* rapidly, enthusiastically, artist icftlly: and lives hopefully ami comfortably, adding to the world's sum of cheer instead of subtracting from ! lb ' More than half the world's population can claim exemption from full days' labor by reason of physical inabilify. A large proportion do beg off am! shift tl?e load to others. .There > I* ft deal of grieving. and self-pity a mom: the physically'imperfect; and the world always lugs a load of the leaning ones.. ..But who with good eyesight ran much complain, when those doomed for. life to grope, keep on smilingly self-supporting in the dark? MINSTRELS' WORK IN WORLD Troubadours Led Men's Thoughts to Gentleness Amid the Ferocity of the Middle Ages. - .The troubadours, called trovatore in Italy, originated in Provence, France. The } minstrels of the middle ages, . together with the practice of chivalry, l,n?n *!?*? world hitman at a > llt?l(>JU? IV nw|' V..V s period when fighting and bloodshed oc. ? cupied the minds of men. The troubadour was received with open arms in the castles of great nobles and at thqgcourts of kings. He always knew there would be a place for him at the table, that, he would have a generous portion of foul roasted on the spit and as many goblets of wine as his thirst demanded. One can .imagine " * ? ""* here and titer* Ilir Jiicai II?>. with torches , In scones. the huge fire place ablaze; the lord of < 1>?> casth with his family in^ich atiine sparkling with jewels, and in Hie midst o1 all.' tfc? most important figure for the / moment. the slender younc troubadoui with his harp.' He sings songs, words and air of. his own composition. Souir of them. are. cdjl folk tales gatherer' up iind,piit :jnt? vcrsy, legend or sur passing feats of valor, of miraculouf prowess. Or they may pulsate witl the heart throbs of that old, old, ye evrr ue?. subject of love, and perhap* the young minstrel may sleal an occa sional glance at his lordship's prctti v est daughter meanwhile. The Big Caliber Man. The man who profits by the export k euce of others and by his own mis ' takes, who applies proven principle A to the solution of l?s problems, wil . be better than the average?he vril succeed. The keen-mi ruled uiau. tin fellow who really forges ahead, i the one who realizes that he must pre pare himself for greater opporiuni ties and larger 4'osponsibilities if h is to win success. lie first of a! adds to his store of knowledge. He i a .44 caliber man. The "average man remains so because he will not mak the effort required to lift bimsel above Ids felloes. He is a .22 colibe chap. I Are you a .44 or a .22? Aualyz Tpurself and see what you can do t iriiprove yourself. Pick out your wen spots, and then *make an effort I strengthen them.?C. S. F. in the Sa Quentin Bulletin. Thoroughly Anglicized. "The Mortons are a bit (? ' Engli* tie ron'i;irked Elkins. "They tak iVI wo* the London papers exclusively. <nl mainly about Chesterton nn<l Shav ami oven have their windows stainr % . fojegy :? that when anyone looks ??i ^ rheui the streets appear lik those in London. However, that isn r why'my wife and I stopped ealliii there. When their Anglomania d j voloped to such a degree that tin1 kept a large wastebasket stnudiug i the hallway, that settled it." "I don't see anything English aboi that." said Badger. "What was for ?** "oh. visitors were ?\\pected lo dr? their h's in it on enteriug the houfe ?Boston Transcript. I A Pest. * ' The Mediterranean tly (karatit cni tata) ha* for several yen<nns considerable damage in <Jrecce to i i fruit and vegetable crops;, t.?r;?uu< [ j apples. pears, peneio's. :?pn?-i?ts. pun aiitl toiu.MtOOS h'tvtr Imm'H ?'spc:-i:j|!y ; { feet e<l. No remedy 1ms \?*t d k covered. but there seems to liave l>e w little attempt to preveul the spre I of this pest.?Omaha Bee. I Which Was Right? I Little Mary (busy doing home li K sons)?Mother, ls> it rijrht to sj t?r "(I iris are?*' (Mother?"Girls ar<\" of course. Llitic Mary?But then, mother, itesn't sound right to say: ,4Gir r# 1*1 V lift I fin Slr:li?'ht?" First Aid for Scalds. j It' fU'ponilf? <?ii tin* promptness with | 1 xvliiHi n scnl?! is jriven proper IrrHtnionf. whether or im>I llioro w ill !>e I?Ils' ten* nim! sore phu-i's si ft??r\v;? i*?l. 1 A s<*sjharul or foot should !?o ii plntiged iiminvli:tl?-l\ into :i I>:i111 ??l j ' wsirm wnirr :unl >?;ikiii.ir so?l;i in tlicj , i propurli??n of ;i (c.-ispoitMl'iil of the | I soda lo :i pint" of w.mPT. T.ravr thoj 'i i i ;(l thix solution until tlioi , <un ? ' m | ** ? ? ... : pain leaves. If a pari of tlu? body! Ilial <-;iliii??1 be plai-c^iu the 1 :<sin of \vah*r or scalded. i" ?-hesi. or"tliej back, or tin* thigh. wrap 111<* senIdcd j parts w i: 11 a cloth saturated wish ilie solution. Keneu until (he stiinr is removed. Then cover with carboluled J vaseline ami apply a Ifandajre over this to keep tho air out. If this treatment is applied at one? the scalded part will heal in a short j time.' "Cleopatra's Needles." Cleopatra's needles are two Kjryptint) obelisks of" red syeniles. which were transported from Ilelkfpolis to Alexandria 1 I I>. C.. where tiiey remained until 1S77. when they were preI settled to t\H> governments of <!reat J liritain and the I'nited Slates by the ! Ismail I'aslin. They bear in I * script ions of TIiol limes III., about 1500 15. C., and I in lueses IF. One 1 stands on tin; Thames embankment, London, the other in Central park, ' New York city. This one is about feet high; the base is seven feet seven inches square and weighs L*H) tons. Pocket Book Strangely Lost.' A young woman dropped her pocket hook containing $10 down tlie eJ<jvator shaft of a Hartford, Conn., business building. Thorough search was made for it, hut the pocket book was not found until two months la!#*\ It "" ?lf>voUir u'riiilit. SO whs ri'su'ig "ii . .. (luit when I lie elevator wont down the pocket book went up, and it was discovered by accident by a man who was looking down (lie elevator well fi\om tin? top story to see if the cur was coming up. j Odessa's Fine Harbor. The harbor of Odessa, in souil;-Russia, is formed by several stone piers and a long breakwater and is protected in every direction. It is the only port in southern Russia where ships drawing 150 feet can come directly to the docks. and the docks are large and better equipped than those of 'ax* other Black sea port. TJic depth is feet on one side and 13 to j 17 on the oilier. . \r Award of Decorations. I J j -Four Italian admirals and ten othor naval ofticers of that country were recently decorated with the United , States naval cross in Rome. ?? - j FAIL IN ATTEMPT * j TO ROB EXPRESS J i (Continued From Pajjre 1.) " ; the small safe was opened and three parcels were taken out. One contained Su21 in currency; the contents i A '!*- f \~ i j * :| J he t I > Situ u *... 3 * r * e '' SOUTHERN TI Other O j Coh?e!dent -with the increas? ^ I telephone material and equlpi The advance in telephone a II ; telephone plant: > v, ~ ^ 1 30-ft. Class C Chestnut P 1? i 1 39 ft. Class CP Pole ;t' . 1 Cct. Mi. No. 12 Iron Wire k | 1 Cct. Mi. No. 12 Copper W i J000 ft. 100 pr. 22 (in. Aeris ,,j I 1000 ft. fi00 pr. 22 Ga. U. ( ,1 | 100 ft. 4-duct Single Clay C if, j 1 subscriber's Drop installed t J 1 subscriber's Station install 1 Subscriber's Station install 1 section No. 1 subscribes 1 section No. 1 Toll" Pwytcl ' v j ; Buildings per cubic f#ot in j Today tlie averaMMtri if | t?r:al is more than ^p< it j 1t? 1914. Thf*re is no t in , I prices will bo h wr. *1' i ? j The combined offset o! v?.?p bill, and thf? prices that it costs ih<> Compel to.cnnstnict, maintain an amount of plant that fori .i- ! Tho cost of constructioi ?d ' ers of tljo pr?'.p4M ty, l??ir i.? ! thp ra;.i?al account of tli ? V ? *s. j The ?5t <f r^plao^ni^ n>3, Plant concerns th?? own" \f- j b?iflK for out of tl ;s_ j ? serv? fund. f*u j Practically ajl r>f this ,T(j ti|M)ii a basis of iirp-xvar costs mako it inarj^quat be supplemented by ne\ * . if ncx* i4veiitaff iy, I # ? % ? i fI ** SO i* w * ^ x~ - -? <*? it - ^ ' ily a' 11 Mm .JU1MM nam . II =7=7=.^. x-.. of the others have not yet been def-J initely ascertained. Robbers Leave Train. "About one-half mile north ofi ISka?^, the two men left the car, I this being about one and one-fourth I j miles from the point where they had j | dumped out the safe. 1'eterman says' [that- the little man did all the talk-; i in?r, the big man keeping more or! 'less in the shadow. Peterman wasj jasked once or twice if the bands i I around liis wrists were too tight, and! ' ! | was told that if they were, they | would be made more comfortable. '"After the men leaped from the coach. I'elerman says he stood up on a barrel and reached the signal cord j Sand stopped the train. When the conductor found out what had happened, he at once ran the train back to the point where it was thought j the snfc had been dumped off. Fail-; ing to lind it, he carried his- train on to JJlythewood, where he met a freight coming towards Columbia. He told the crew what had happened and asked them to look out for the safe. "Peterman went on to Rock Hill: and came back on No. *31 to Blythe-j wood where he was met by me. I j had been informed of the robbery ; 1 - 1 U,.A 4,^ o1m\i if Iiiof , I JUKI Will ILL'(I I'CU'I Ill.lll LU JLIOI/ i where it had occurred. In the mean-j 1 while,"5 Mr. Sowell continued, "the j i freight crew had found the safe, j j picked it up and brought it back to j ' Columbia. "We searched the roadbed care- i t i fully for three miles but could not j find even a scrap of paper to indi-j cate where packages had been torn ; open. The falling safe made a great; hole in the ground, but except fori that mark, no traces whatever c ould j be found of the robbers." Plctt Finds Safe. * ! [ Daniel H. I'lott, Zoi?> J.aureij street, was the conductor in charge of j | the freight that brought the safe} back to the union station where it j j was turned over to the express com Ipanjr. j j "We met the passenger train at j j lilythewood," said Mr. Plott yester-1 ! day, "and were told of the robbery, j iand as we came on towards Colum-i I bia, we kept an eye out foi the j |safe. i .. i 1 "When we were about one mile ! south of Shurpc I saw the safe lying ; in a cut. I stopped the train ami i we went back to examine it. The j safe was lying about 20 feet from ; the rails ami was in a cut.. We could sec where it had rolled over ami j over after it left the. passenger train, i Wh^li its momentum was spent ami it came to rest, the safe did not sCem j to have been molested in any way. fExcept for the dirt on its.<*dges and ! corners, it was not disfigured in any f\vny. ' Wc loaded the safe on the engine and brought it on to Columbia, where we turned it over to the ex Dress comI _____ J .. > I acts of the Te r* l-i /\n im Qai i fk r= KUUAi mi By J. fcpp? Brown, President. BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRA Increased Costs of C 1 in the co?t of labor, as shown in the ment ha? s^arlily increased. % taterial prices is sho~n by the fallowing *>4. - > 4 f. J 'ole ... ire il Cable Cable 'onduit installed und*T Asphalt Pavemen I led wall set ?d desk set Switchboard .nstnticu hboard installed ce of all plant ma- placf-mrnf s ar ?r cent higher .than TIl,. co?t of of i}j?? plant di cat ion that th**S9 b^ing ;|ri ?xp< of tb?' oarrdn ' ih? increase in ita labor and ma of material, means Annual con iv tiiorp ihan $*-.uO fund for the j d o?'f?rai^ the same morrow, cone merly cost SI.00. an expense oj ti roitrcriH the own- earnings of t I* id for out of co?'? of lahoi < Company. is constructed ni of the present Th** gross r " - V*n onlTir*iont 1 TS or IMF1 pi ' X, OM...-.- ?... . hu ro])la?^ni?snt anrl maintain an adequate r fund was or<,:i(ofJ j>Ian( at i!k- < rrvH^nt-dar In rio oflu-r ?, so t 11af it must i.'ous s^rvire v capital when re- property of tl: jent will tell you why *nd what you can 'i ?* service for the immediate future* ' <:.-*&? i t / Hats M:I<iay Will Wear This Winter ' ji; Displayed at Millinery Review. & j - 1 . . "1 I B mi | This charming model attracted much attention. It is of black satin j trimmed with fur and embroidered ! with kimmer. The y.rarf is to match. i I : ??? ! panv. i saw the officials open it, ! ami >thine; in it had been disturbed j apparently. It. required the coin- i bincd strenj'tn (>r nvc men n> ron m* i safe on the engine, and we used cross | tics then." One unusual feature <>f the rol>- i }>ery is the manner in which entran.ee j was effected into the express ear J while the train was moving. The theory seems to be that the men stood ?n the small step below the cntrun#* .to the express ear and forced open the doo/, the noise of the train preventing; the messenger from hearing them. Entrance was' i_ c J... l tlw. liiaue 110in itrc &iuc miu ma num i end. Officers on Scene. As soon ;is information of the robbery reached Columbia, Sheriff .McCain and Officers Koon and Eleazer went to the scene. J. N. Helms, special officer for the express company; K. L>. Harridan of Atlanta, chief special" agent, and his aMfctant, Mr. Meni?*k, and lloute Agent .1. Y. V'ord, together with Mr. Sowc'll, went* t.oj ' _ i Shaipe yesterday, according to Mr. J Sowell. Every effort will i?r-iina<le lo apprehend the robbers aifd the fact, that the express company's loss is1 ?.;il v.n wr.\- diminish ' the C 111(4 I I *?* * III II" ? | /.eal of .the officials in Attempting to: capture the robbers, it. is said. I'plj to a late hour last night no arrests j had been made.in the cpe. . | =^=; - . * *j: . #A~' ? /*" leplione irolina I j j I'll COMPANY 1 Operation yi nt /A* r ;T Company's v/sge bill, the cost o? all j i partial list of the principal units,0* % ' ? ppr*"?nt J 1M4 lCn'O ottii". '*;j 5.70 $ 13.50 137 % I I".55 J 9.00 SO / j To.L'O 144 s3/?o 1G0.00 '.?l tj 3*0.3 0 f>37.?4 54 l |j 1,792.35 n j t ... 393. *2 iJ2S.4S 63 \ | 4. S3 7.nO 45 1 3.90 ]9.*o 42 j> j l'. ti ?j :-',K 40 j\ I 7430.00 17.14D.OO 131 19M.O0 5,2io.oo 164 j jij .50 A y I e made at i>i?$f?nl day costs. / | *,-** ! the- daily, r-urr-nt maintenHHCS /. j concerns ih<> tolepin?ue user. / J in-e of ojv-i-.vtion, i?r?i^4 for out ; j o.. llw. t rnllullV ; i f IM1ITO lit r,r? <M . .lu-iv.., ferial costs. I !lihutions to the r^pla^im-nt A. dam (' astnu'-'vl today and tonus ilu? t^l^phen"! us?-r, help? j ' op"r:ttion, paid lor out < f fh^ , | he Company; bas^d upon the* f and material v.hvn lip; plant ' . i ^arnfnss of fli^ Pomjianv irm?t ' ' ror th" daily. eiirr?nt operation 1 we of the p];u:r. and to <,r>at?? eplaffuvnt fund to r'-pla<-c the - * : n?l Ol US S?TVIC*r: lllf. way fun clfir-Jr-fit. ;ind ronMn' be b;id by tho public, or th9 ic owners bw protected. ' - / : > i do to jnsyrs telephony ', r*|: 1 * <m'-j \S-" \r~' *r f" ' ^ " i. . V * - " f i V i I - . 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