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" TIRED OUT." N.w. *n*l Courier | J Have you ever felt so desperately 81 tired that nothing: in the world mat- ? tered, so tired that it actually hurt, and t] so tired that even the sunshine wearied you with its mocking cheerfulness? If 8 yoifTiave, you probably know some- Cl thing of the tragedy of battling bravely * against hopeless odds and of working u patiently without the right kind of ap- s' nreciation. Mere physical exertion can * me 11 e;ii i-mi 11 uj. existence, weary m heart anil soul, but steadfast and true. Is it any wonder when life for them narrows down into a dim, colorless perspective, unalluring yet compelling, that nature manifests itself and moral exhaustion sets in? Is it strange, after all, that we see so many persons about us worn-out and heartsick when we realize something of the lives they lead? Human endurance, as we all know, perhaps, from sad experience, has its limits, and the wonder of it all is, not that any one could have the heart to be tired in this beautiful world of ours, but that there are not more persons too tired to go on in the same old rut. A man of limited means, for exam pie, works day after day, often late into the night to support his growing family, but the income never happens to keep pace with expenses. There is nothing unusual in this; it is a condition all too common, but how many of us know of the hopes disappointed and the * ideals shattered and the ambitions crushed which leave behind them only an utter weariness of soul and a des- 1 perate longing to give it all up and rest ' just for once? Woman, too, though not necessarily a bread-winner, has her triais and responsibilities, many of them which would try a sterner nature than hers. The unceasing struggle with conditions in her own immediate sphere ?the care of children, the conduct of the house, the servant question, more probably no servant at all, the thousand and one details which the masculine mind r.innnt irpain nr.. - -- r? 1'? " " ^ .J enougl to test the endurance, physical and mental, of even the strongest and most willing of her sex. Yet, when the limit is reached and the wild desire for rest is not to be denied, the tired woman hears through ears almost too weary to listen: "I can't see why she takes these things so seriously. She'll be all right tomorrow, though." and when "tomorrow" comes, the same burdens must be borne, the same responsibilities shouldered, and the . same hopeless, tired feeling be wrestled * with. Tired out! What a world of moaning " lies behind those words! They come , . lightly from the lips for the most part, j > but when the soul prompts them and i the heart voices them, we begin to un- I derstar.d something of the tragedy of the weary being who "cannot see his way through," and lies down loo soon for sheer exhaustion of spirit. Transatlantic Airship Service. A line of airships of the Zeppelin type to ply between New York and * 1 ' Liunuun via renin is projioseu by A. Brodbeck, president of ths Ae?-o Club of Utah, who says he is already negotiating with Count Zeppelin. While the line would be proposed for the rapid transit of passengers, Mr. Brodbeck has written to Postmaster General Hitchcock asking if the post office has authority to transport mail by airships. He has been advised that it coidfl not be done unless Congress should specify airships as one of the means of transportation. In his proposal Brodbeck says the practicability of the Zeppelin ship has been proved. It would average forty miles an hour, he says, and the principal stations on the proposed route would laNew York, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Fort Williams, Behring, Stoakholm, | lokio, Pekin, Irkutsk, Omsk, Orenburg, St. Petersburg, Riga, Berlin, ' Cologne, Paris and London. j ( ti ' ' never produce such a hopeless feeling, for the refreshing slumber that closes ^ the eyes of those who toil by bodily exertion brings the best and sweetest s of rest and the ambition to be "up and n doing" again. It is the other sort of fatigue, when the heart seems almost ^ too tired to beat, and the mind too dull C to think, and the soul, perhaps, too " heavy to soar into the heights above, f that reduces one to the verge of dis- y traction and makes of life at times an existence to be endured only. Perhaps 8 such a condition is even harder to bear r by reason of the small degree of aym- ' pathy it excites, for the customary h comment upon a person merely "tired" is, "Oh. he's dyspetic; that's all!" or 0 "Another attack of the blues, why 1 worry about her?" t Possibly so in some cases, when, 11 naturally, the matter rights itself, but there are times that come into the t lives of nearly all of us which really h call for more sympathetic handling than any ordinary case of low spirits c ever demanded. To those especially whose lives are closely interwoven with ? other lives near ana dear to them; *? whose brains and heart throb from e the unceasing task of administering to <1 the needs of others; to these and all ? Others like them whose will-power and c moral endurance and nerve force are h expected to be of the strength of iron a and the resistance of steel, come times 8 of depression when flesh and blood de- n clare themselves and the heart grows Cl sick. tl There are in all walks of life numerous examples of men and women weighted down with unending burdens; men and women who though cast in lighter molds are called to lives of heavy responsibility; whose whole natures cry out for the beautiful things in life yet who are faithful to their trust, distasteful though it be. Daily they go through ,1 :ii / i __ Tfce Earth's Age. And now we ere treated to another stimate of the earth's age; not that here is anything surprising in this, for cience is continually dealing with the lleged problem, says the Montgomery idvertiser. Those who take the lible literally look on it as a historical ccount of the earth's creation, and are ontent to place that event at a period bout 6,000 years ago. As a general hing, scientists pay no attention to Lich authority, and endeavor in various ^ays to estimate the earth's age. As hev have no certain data unon which ;> build their theories, it follows that hey differ in their estimates. The conequence is that said estimates canot have much weight with laymen. One of the latest of these guesses? or they are little more?comes from a Ihicago college publication of recent ate. The author is not at all modest, or he puts the earth's age at 400.000,000 ear.'. This, as all must admit, is going ack quite a long ways to find the be:inning and "lays over" anything we rmember to have seen in this line. Mainly the originator of that estimate ias no mind to be circumscribed in he way of dates, and has apparently ndeavored to put the beginning at a K'riod so remote that no one will try o go back of him. Four hundred nillion years is what we may call a ang time, and tne man who outdoes his authority may have to deal in bilions of years, instead of millions. Could anything more vague and unertain be thought of? To begin with, t is impossible to estimate the amount f salt in the sea, for the simble reason hat no one can yet form anything ven approaching a fair estimate of the uantity of water contained in the ceans and salt water seas. No one an ascertain the area of these waters, ecause to do so would require that 11 the boundaries of all seas and oceans hould be defined and measured, as in o other way can the best scholar ompute the number of square miles hus covered by salt water. Beach-Ihrie's We have the most up-to-date lines of Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, China, Clocks, and many other useful and ornamental goods to be found in this section of the country. Wo shall be glad to hear from I you when in need of anything in I our line. 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HOOVER & We have just bought a lai Oak Top Dining Tables like next 30 days at the following .r>4-inch Quartered Top 8 feet 1< 48-inch " "8 " 145-inch 44 "8 " 42-inch 44 44 8 44 145-inch " "6 44 42-inch " 44 6 " We guarantee these tables work well and give satisfact I We pay the freight. 1 W. C. REI I ROCK H PHOTOGRAPHS W. A. RECKLING, the wellknown Columbia Photographer, will spend three days in Fort [Mill, April 21. 22 and 23. He will come prepared to do firstclass work. Mr. Reckling's reputation is State-wide and those who wish good Photographs at reasonable prices should have him make them. Group and baby pictures a specialty. - M Thinking of Building? If so, let me figure with you. I can save you money. At any rate, let me furnish you estimates. I i se the best grade of material at the lowest prices. No jobs too large, none too small. A. A, BRADFORD j Builder and Contractor, Ft Mill. S. G. || Reach Baseball Goods &? x,v.v-4\"\ t'y.-Mx f j > . *? 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RICHMOND, VA. ft Special Table j|| Sale. 11 rge stock of solid Quartered I | cut and offer them for the | ? reduced prices: B ? ong $:*o.oo 1 i $?4.UU H | J $20.00 * $17.50 C $18.00 !z " $14.50 ?j to be in perfect condition, to ft : ion or your money refunded. D & SONS, I ? in i. q r ft t maamRvm' # .. ' Bratitfi * -v m r , " * ? " / ."s^* v \ 1 A TWENTY Dl The Savings Departmen Bank will place $20.00 to girl under sixteen years the greatest number of \ "THE PEOPLES N Subject to the following condi 1. No proper names shall be used 2. Each word must appear in We 3. "The Peoples National Bank" i 4. No word shall contain a letter letter appears in "The Peoples National 5. Each list when sent in must j therein. 6. The lists of words will be recei first day the Bank occupies its new bui nounced later. 7. This deposit of Twenty Dollar other deposits in the Savings Departme it will draw interest at the rate of pounded quarterly. The Peoples f ROCK HILL, - - ! SAFE, SUCCESS ?a?a??wo???e?awi mm .mwwbmm?? ii.rai.'m: ^ 11 n r* i wnenouyi j|jjj / 1 There is much to ^ be said when it comes to buying a buggy. Of course p there are all kinds /\\ of buggies, but if it is a Rock Hill Bugm gy you can rest as- ^ > Isurea mat it is a good ont careful as to the material wh that leaves their factory. Rc higher in price but"?the we; that is the thing to consider i m what they want. We still ha |? also some nice driving horses. JFORT MILL ? OLIAR PRIZE. | t of The Peoples National I the credit of '.he boy or I of age, who will form | vords f*^m the letters in | IATI0NAL BANK." tions: 1 ibster's Dictionary. nay be counted as four words. a greater number of times than the |j I Bank." state the number of words contained j j ved, and the deposit awarded on the lding, the date of which will be an- I s may be withdrawn at any time, as all j nt, but if left three months, or longer, four per cent (4) per annum, com National Bank, SOUTH CAROLINA. >FUL, SECURE. ? ingaBuggy i Vj^ ^ for the manufacturers are pi ich goes into every vehicle ||| ack Hill Buggies are "a little aring qualities are there, and ||| n buying a buggy. lit ive left a few of the good ||| ind mules we have been tell- j|p about. They are going to ||| Jliwl tlliit tnolif <Vv. SHlB - - v<><? v i^in (i >1 (I > f nil MUI'IV >t stay long in our stables )ur customers come from far ?8$ i ar, for they know we have j^? fl ve some mighty fine mules, ||| m See our stock before buying. W& I mule co. j