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?iTRYIHG ORDEAL
By ELIZABETH 8CHOEN COBB.
"Almost enough?" proclaimed Eva
Truman, with sparkling eyes.
Her companion and fiance, Merton
Hull, divided an evident satisfaction
and delight between her shining face
and a bank book whleh_ both were
scanning. It showed over six hundred
dollars to his account. More than the
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LUVUY7J uiu mir swwi'suuieu pm
cherish what the slow, patient accumulation
of that comparatively small
amount of money signified.
It meant the redemption of a wild,
wayward youth through one faithful
woman's devotion, it presented the
sure evidence that even a reckless
spendthrift may become almost a miser
when love commands. Their two
years' acquaintance ran like an idyl.
Young Hull was a casual writer. He
was generous, free-hearted, and this
had led him into companionship with n
heedless crowd of brother Journalists.
When Eva became acquainted with
him a sudden change came into his
life. He abandoned reckless companions,
gave up drinking, which had been
his bane, and started in to win a borne
for the lovely girl who had given him
the full, true affection of her deep,
earnest nature.
"When we have enough to buy a little
home we will begin life together,"
Eva had aald. and to that end both
had been working for over a year
now.
She was employed as a stenographer
and earned a good income. Eva was
alone in the world. She had saved
even more than Morton. Another year
of thrift and economy and they would
have reached the iroal of their ambl
armor. Secretary Daniels is of the
j opinion that there is a "gentleman's
understanding" among the arm >r plate
makers of the world to keep the price
up to its present figure of something
1 less than $500 per ton.
On January 1. 1015, the French admiralty
will begin the construction of
four superdreaduaughts of about 29,000
tons, * hlch will each carry 16
! lit.4-Inch guns In four quadruple tur|
rets. These ships will be able to Are
i eight guns ahead, eight astern and 16
on each broadside. The French believe
that these ships will be supeilor
to the Dritlsh Queen Elizabeth type,
| which can concentrate half the number
of 15-lnch guns in the several dij
rectlons of flre, or four ahead and
astern and eight on each broac'.Bide.
With ouly a portion of the rteet
I equipped to burn fuel oil. the American
navy is now using 30,000,000 gallons
of fuel oil a year, and, according
to the secretary, the time will soon
come when the annua) amount required
will be 125,000,000 gallons. It
is proposed to establijih tanks at various
ports and strategical points; and
a special board is investigating the
nil lands of the Osage Indians in Oklahoma
with a view to their purchase
for naval supply.
The New Woman.
Simeon Ford, the humorist, said at
a recent dinner at the Vanderbllt:
"The new woman is a conimanrtlnir
figure. Man buck let* down to her.
"Man. the conqueror. ?h?u he would
win a woman in the pnst, brought her
to the dust. Today, on the contrary,
he brings the dust to her."
How He Got It.
Little '".ill < nio bringing a scratched
finger for pc.oxide and ? oncolation. J
"1 cut it on the cat," ho explained.
HARD TO DECIDE.
''What are you pondering about, j
Marie?" |
"My husband ami myself are di- j
viding the furniture ponding a divorce."
I
"Well?" |
"If you were 1, would you rather
have an icei>ox and six dining-room
chairs than an old-style piano with
a chipped leg?"
NOT SO PARTICULAR.
"Is this sleeping in the open tin .
a tentative proposition?"
"Oh, no; needn't have a tent. A,
common hack poreh'll do."
THE COME8ACK.
"'Look at all the lawyers and doctors
we are turning out."
"Well, they'll return the compliment
by taking us in." 1
tlon.
"It seems bo little!" dejdored .Mertou.
"It takes so long to reach the
limit we have Bet."
"But we are more than half way
ou our road," challenged Kva Bweetlv.
"And what a load!" enthused Merton.
"All roees since I met you!"
"And what a grand hero you have
been, bcavely meeting distress and discouragement
never ceasing to look for
told Eva. "He loaves me to iny work
daytime and evenings, gives mo a key
to his rooms und his desk and seems
to place absolute trust in me. Often 1
do not see him for days. Yesterday
he left the city and snid ho would be
gone for a week, lie has left me In
entire charge of his apartments."
Merlon had certainly been madu at
home in his new position. At the request
of Mr. Worthington he now
slept nights at the rooms of the latter.
After he had left Eva 011 that particu- 1
lar evening be met an old journalistic
friend whom he hud not seen for years,
a man he very much liked.
"See here, Hull," spoke Dudley I'ragin.
"I'm leaving in the morning- Can't
you put in :lio time showing me around
the old clubs we used to go to years
ago?"
Ueluctanlly and front courtesy only,
Morton agreed to join Crugin at his
hotel un hour later. He went to Mr.
W'orthington's rooin. put his writing
aside, donned his best bat and tie ana j
prepared to leave to keep his appoint |
ment.
A memory of old time late hoots j
caused Morton to open a drawer where
ho had noticed a revolver. He took
out the weapon and as he did so he
was somewhat startled to notice a little
package of fresh new bank note*.
There were ten of them, each for one
hundred dollars.
At Aral flush the thought that came
to Merton was of the risk and carelessness
Involved on the part of his
employer In leaving all this money
In so unprotected a situation. He
started to place the money In the safe
Then a whimsical Idea came Into his .
niad. He waa ladim-d te wake a shew 1
Started to Notice a Little Package o*
Freah, New Bank Notes.
work, and never tiring of it when so
cured."
"Such us the work lias been," re
sponded Mertou with a helpless am
resigned shrug of his shoulders. "1
wish It would change."
"Then your new task for this Mr
Worthington docs not please you in
quired Eva.
"It Is not that, for the pay is good
It Is the lack of permanency. Mr
Worthington Is paying me handsome
ly, but the work will last only a month
longer. I would rather have steady,
settled work, even at a low price, than
inese occasional writing Jobs."
"The steady work will come, don't
worry, dear," said Eva encouragingly.
It was a rather mystifying task that
Morton had secured through answering
an advertisement calling for a
writer and compilor. It had led him
to apply at a bachelor's quarters in u
high-class apartment house. There he
had been sot at work by Mr. William
NVorthington. After working for him
for a week Merton knew no more as
to his business or connections than on
the first day of hts engagement. His
work comprised going over many volumes
and newspaper clippings dealing
with statistics on crime.
"I think Mr. Worthington is preparing
a volume on criminology." Merton
__ _ ??
of prosperity with Cracin. who ntii
lived In hie home town. Merton pieced
the money In his pocket book.
"The bills are safer with me than
In that desk drawer." he reasoned. "I
will masquerade as a Croesus for one
evening at least!"
TK?? ? ?v. l -?
a uwv VTCUIUB na? lAlUOt M uure mu
a burden to Merton. This was because
there was some drinking in the literary
clubs they visit- In this Merton
did not partake and %as not in harmony
with the old-time revelry. He
saw that his reformation produced a
good impression on Cragin. and as he
flushed the one hunired dollar bills
promiscuously Merton was assured
(bar he would be reported on the road
to wealth, and smiled whimsically over
the Idea.
It was after he had reached the
NVorthlngton apartments that he made
a dismaying and fearful discovery. His
pocket book was gone. Lost or stolen.
It was out of his possession, and?
Ruin! disgrace! perhaps arrest! All
night long he tossed on a sleepless
bed. lie wnnderea the streets aimlessly
all that day. At eventide, wretched,
huggurd. desperate, he went to Eva
and told licr all the truth.
She was only sorrowful. The ?iuestlon
of replacing the lost money was
the course honorable, inevitable. She
made Merton draw his savings from
the bank, she added enough of her own
t a mnlfP 11 n nno thnuannH Hnl 1 a ru Thnn
Merton purchased ten new one hundred
dollar hills and placed them In
the desk drawer.
The luckless twain bore their secret
burden courageously. Eva was more
lovable than over, hut Merton never
for a moment ceased to reproach himself
for his foolhardy exploit.
"We will just build all over again."
said Eva sweetly.
Somehow Mr. Worthingtou continued
to require the services of Merton.
lie finally made an airangeineiit where
he was to remain as his private secretary
at a liberal stipend.
' One day a month later Mr. Worthingtou
was donning up his desk. Morton
stared hard us lie saw him throw
the money contents of the drawer
the waste basket with the words:
"Be suro voir burn up all that truck,
Hull."
"Hut?that money!"
"Oh. tliut Isn't money," replied his
employer with * smile. "3ouie specimen
counterfeits in a celebrated case
we shall write up for my 'Criminology'
volume some day."
But Merton rescued the money?his
and Eva's?and the happy wedding
was no longer postponed, and the severe
lesson he hud learned made of
Berton Hull a stronger, better man.
(Copyright, 1P14, by W. U. Chapman.)
NAVIES ARE COSTLY THINGS
When That Subject is Under Discussion,
Millions Appear Comparatively
Small Sum.
Bear Admiral Joseph Strauss, the
chief of the bureau of ordnance, sul?|
mitted tlgures to the house committee
011 naval repairs showing that to build
a plant for the construction of armor
; with a capacity of 16,000 tons a >ear
would cost about $11,000,000 This
amount would be necessary if the
standard of two additional battleships
a year were followed. The witness
stated that the construction of this
plant would he a wise policy, since it
i would have the effect of enabling the
government to control th*? r.t
THE F<
i mebmtional
SUfMSOIOOL
Lesson
'By O. ?. SELLERS. Oiretior of Evenlot
Department Tbe Moody Bible Infinite
of Chicago.)
* LESSON FOR MAY 24
UNPROFITABLE SERVANT8.
LESSON TEXT?Luk? 17:1-10.
i GOLDEN TEXT?"lio thai glorleth. let
him glory In the Lord." I Cor. LSI.
I
This lesaon is closely connected
with that of last week; while spokeu
especially to his disciples It was most
probably at the same time and In
the same atmosphere as that of the
other lesson. The teaching is a continuation
of that Just given and which
grew out of the hospitality Jesus received
In the Pharisee's house. The
heart of Jesus was tilled with compassion
for the needy multitude. He.
the Good Shepherd, was seeking the
lost sheep, llis anger was kindled
against the men w*hoee love of money
and of show had calloused them in
the presence of this multitude. It
was in this spirit that he turned and
taught ids disciples.
A Special Warning,
I, "Take Heed to Youreelvee," vv.
1-4. It is Inevitable that occasion of
stumbling shall come. Satan is not
going to loBe his spoil without putting
forth his best endeavor to hold, to ensnare.
to trap men. God. however,
has taken this into his plan an l makes
them to work out for tho goi I of Ids
people. Ph. Tt?:10; II Cor. 12:7. Why
does God permit evil in the world?
He uses these Mumbling bl >cks to
test us and we who are appr? ved are
made manifest. 1 Cor. 11:10. This does
not mean that we are guiltless If
through one we fall nor minimize the
guilt of the one through whom they
come, see Matt. IS: 7. We at. followj
era must go to every possible length
lo avoid being an occasion to another,
1 Cor.8:9. 13; 10:32; Horn. 11 13. In
this lesson (v. 2) Jesus sound; a special
warning against those wl-o cause
i one of his little one* to stumble, e. g.,
! those weak In faith, this hungering
nnihitude who follow him these
| "babes in Christ," as well as children
of tender years. Particularl how|
ever. Is this doom pronounc< d upon
; those who divert from paths of right!
eousnesa the coume of childhood. Not
only men who prey upon those of tender
years, who exploit their labor
1 or cause their moral corrupt'on, but
careless aud indifferent parents should
i ponder these words To hinder a child
from accepting Christ or ran <e it to
. stumble through a sinful example will
reap an awful retribution T te word
1 "these" as hero used Is another indication
of the neuress of childhood
to our Lord In his earthly 11 e.
To avoid such a danger ?a"i? individual
life must "take heed" (v. 3),
(I Tim. 5:16). Appealing to his disciples
Jeaus showed them th *lr true
attitude towards a sinning man was
I to rebuke him. Lev. 19:17, ai d If ho
! repented he should be forghen. It
| was here that the Pharisees and rulers
1 had failed. They were "blind leaders
i of the blind" and failed to see the
j eagerness of the sinners and public
| ans to hear Jesus, a movement which
j indicated a desire to j -it a higher
| moral plane Understanding this, they
would have forgiven them even though
i it to be unto "aevon times in the day."
| Forgiveness here means to dismiss or
' to send sway.
Nothing Impossible.
II. "Increase Our Faith," vv. 5:10.
i Such a program as that Just outlined
j must have staggered the apostles as
| they thought of their own inability so
i to conduct their lives. This exclama|
lion reveals their sense of the impor|
tance, superiority and dltllculty of his
' ideals. As we come into personal fellowship
with our lx>rd that the eyes
of our understanding are opened and
we see our Importance and the necessity
of having him fnltll in us that
which Is lacking of his Ideals. Their
petition was a recognition of ability
! as well as of their need. Ill response
to our cry he will supply, Mark 9:
! "4-27. Nothing Is impossible to him
j (v. 6), Phil. 4:13. Th? illustration Is
J one easy to remember. The iuslgnlflI
cant little seed of the mustard hca
; in It tremendous power of growth and
development, many thousund times
its own weight and bulk, see Matt.
18:81, 33, because it is linked with
(lod's tremendous laws of life, with
omnipotence. Our l?rd contrasts
such power with the removal of a
sycamore tree; small wonder wo re;
ceive such a vivid and lasting lesson
I of the power of faith, even the weak:
est faith. Faith Is a principle necessary
to overcome tha obstacle* in
(he way of measuring up to his Ideals
if It In of the 11 ft h t quality, it is equal
to the doing of the moat mighty things.
; Passing from thin contrast Jesus uses
ihe parable which follows (vs. 7-10).
The word "but" would suggest an apparent
departure from this subject.
It is, however, a correction of any
false Idea that may have arisen that
the doiug or duty can be the cause
, of boastfuluess or create any rights
wherein we may expect any special |
reward for service. The disciples,
as has been suggested, reaiiz* d the
difficulty of obeying his commands,
yet they knew that such obedience
would assure them the highest rewards
of faith. Ills words implied
and warranted such a conclusion, '
hence he warns them not to make the
reward the motive of their servioat j
~ i
Wonderful Word,
Confidence' What a wonderful wort
It is! How much '.t does to make u de
spondeut man or v. oman fec-i better
liow often it has lifted u business
man out of the dve?.?.?. despondency
and ^Iven tiui .-nc.!., ? day a
lielp'u \ <>i i whenever you can,
whether It he to a child with tear
dimmed face or to a workman who1
baa lost ids job or to a buulna.ia cuan I
mho facet aertoua eaiUarratatawute ' I
ORT MILL
MONKEY HAS LITTLE BRAIN
Keeper, After Many Yeare of Association
With Them, Fully Conversant
of Their Limitations.
The recent death of CJeorge Mans>ridge,
head keeper of the apes and
noDkeys at the Loudon 7.00, has led
' o ihe publication of his views reran!
iug our nearest animal kin?ob'ioritlv
the views of an expert, as he.
ad spent thirty-four years with the
coo monkeys. Mansbridge was more
>r less well known to scientists
tlirough his association with the late
Professor Romanes during the latter's
pfTortrf tf? irot .......
- ?- %v 0VU1C HO* 11^ ill
on I he mental equipment of apes.
They succeeded in teaching one of
Mansbridge's charges to count up to
five, without the use of any trick
sign. They also educated the same
animal so that she could tell the
difference between white and any
other color, but beyond this distinction
her color sense did not go.
Mansbridge himself taught his apes
many simple tricks. One of the
most striking of these was the feeding
of one orung by another. Although
these animals are very greedy,
lone of them, when handed u oup of
milk and a spoon, and told to feed
his sister, would do so until the
keeper gave him permission to help
himself. Mansbridge was unusually
successful in handling his monkeys,
and could do vcrv much as he liked
with the younger ones, lie believed,
however, that as they grew older
their nature changed and they became
treacherous and dangerous, lie
had comparatively little control of
his grown-up apes, and admitted Iub
fl>?P nf Mm (? !! I.ir.'" ? Al- ~
.? ...V vtTw lut^v v?iaui;5 1U llic
ZOO.
AT THE HENPECK CLUB
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Mr. Pewee-?I)o you ever quarrel
with your wife?
Mr. Homebody?It takes two to
make a quarrel, and 1 never have a
chance.
THE CITY OF THE DEAD.
Vera Cruz, the principal seaport
of Mexico, otT which the United
States tleet now lies, has figured
often and disastrously in Mexican
history. The town itself marks the
spot where the Spanish conqueror I
Cortes landed on Good Friday, ldl!),
DRAW A
I Savings Bank
W. B. KfAO'AM. P.itidtM
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I Have you
"Rock Hi
? Cakes, Jelly
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Fresh and Fine,
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Phone 116, for
PARKS GRl
M 5. PARK
ThviES
' and the old citadel San Juan d? .
, Ulloa has three times within the past
century been compelled to yield to
a foreign invader?to the French in
: 1838, to the United States general,
Scott, in 1847, and to the French
again in 186'?. Vera Cruz is a wellbuilt
and picturesque town, but its
history and the ravages of yellow
fever hare gained it tha sinister
nickname "The City of the Dead." i
MOKE USE FOK THE TONQUK.
Benedict?I understand one test
for distinguishing diamonds from
glass and paste is to touch them with
the tongue. The diamond feels
much the colder.
Bachelor?Good gracious! Don't
start that rumor! Don't the women
use their tongues enough as it is ?
GERMAN WOMAN WIN8 HONOR.
Unusual honors have been won by
Fraulein Rachel Hirsch, who is the
first woman physician in Germany to
acquire the coveted title of professor.
Fraulein Ilirseh, for the past five 1
years, has been the chief assistant of ,
Professor Kraus, and has conducted
a polyclinic for both men and women
patients of the university medical
clinic of the Berlin Charity hospital.
Fraulein Prof. Dr. Hirsch, which
will henceforth be her full title, has
not only been active in hospital service,
but has also done superior research
work in the fever and bacteriological
fields, also in connection
with diabetes and kindred diseases.
I
SHOT PROWLING BEAR.
Mary Smith, a brave girl, of GlenBpev,
N. Y., will have a fine bearskin
coat made from a hea^of her own
killing. Bruin had been stealing
coru from her father's corn field for
hoi no time and she towed that she
would pet hiru. So, aimed with a
rille and an electric flush light, she
lay in wait for him at night. When
he appeared on the scene she flashed |
the light on him, and taking careful
aim she fired and the robber dropped
dead. And yet if you read in books
of fiction about girls doing such
things you would say they couldn't
be ?o.
SARCASTIC.
"I can give you any number of
five-room apartments with all the '
modern improvements."
"How auite of you!" ^
EQUIVOCAL.
"Did it coat you much to have the
kitchen range fixed ?"
"Well, 1 may say we were under j
grate expense."
A TRUE CASE.
"The convict failed to effect hia |
escape because he forgot to hide hia
file from the keeper."
"What criminal carelessness !**
|
Very Different Matter.
Crundiua?"NVell, l'vobble, have you j
hud all the dinner you want?" Bobble
?"No; I only had all 1 can eat."
i CHECK j|
- - - ?
iior money you owe and |
note how much more re- j
spectful your creditors j
regard you. They like to
do business with a man
who has an account at ,
our baek. They know he
is doing business in a
business-like way. Better
open such an account
even if your affairs are (
not large. They will
grow all right.
of Fort Mill,
W. B. MEACHAM, Jr., Cashier
SBBS?-SI?aJl |
g5H5sg5asasasasagg5^5g5g|aj
tried our |:
11" Bread |
Rolls, Etc? I
and almost hot |
e oven. W j
a trial order. H1
1GERYCO. 8;
S. Manager. jEjj r
.
"Quality, Purity
and Service"
Is Our Motto.
There' s only one way to know
when the other fellow s prices are
in line. That is to phone 8 or 1 4. ^
JONES, THE GROCER. 1
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I DISCRIMINATION \
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wi> VU1U WC IIOCU ill IUC ^
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A visit will impress you with the truth of that ^
claim. A single purchase of our Shoes will prove it.
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YOU WILL SAVE 60 ct?. PER GAL.
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| 1 /' I And 3 vals. Oil tn ii>iv mitli ii - o I n
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J III Anybody can mix the OH. with the PAINT.
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Marks End of Childhood. I m _ g
Children pMbu out of a tlajii , p* I dC^'W1
jeuutlful, ililo f||p| J Lf I
encea and discretions beneu'li .i |
uiyoHcd and artificial life \n.i I
ire lost. Out of thu tlnlshuri, I ttG J
vatcbful, reatruined man and uoiua . ^1 at 4^P
to child I'mcrRfM analri Pho Pa __ n . ~z~ZZ? ~r_~
M'uMio r rienun " remuo m ROW IW&fl UT M rrl,
^ , "I was Buffering from pain In my
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For Borrowed Books. T. Alston, Italcigh, N. O., "and my
So many books were borrows] an j liver and kidneys did not work right,
ever returned from the rit < >; i but four bottles of Electric Bitters
hat She purchased a scrip. niude m0 feel ,ike a new man." j .
earliiK her u?n U..u . '< PR,CE 60 CTS- AT AU 0RU6 !
turn. '1 O iiuio (Lit. pltln : :?Ji * mmm
aliatactary in telurniu* her k* I Blacks of old papers for sale at The