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The Scrap Beck How Willie Read It. It was tin* class in me -?ni 1 Iter' er. and little Willie had just been eull ed upon to rise and take up the read ii>K where Martha had iel't o!T. Willie standing at attention, his hook held its tile proper position before hita. Hutch ed the corner of his desk with his free hand, swallowed hard and read: "This is a wartu doughnut. Step on it." "What!" try <ped the teacher. "Willie. that is n<4 correct. Head it airain " Willie did. with tin same result. Moreover, he maintained stoutly that that was what his book said. So the teacher had him brintr it to her. 1'erhaps there had been a mis prim. ami? But this is v.'li.it tin* teacher read in I Willie's hook: "This is a worm. Do not stop on it." I Shared. i I said it in the ineadow path. ! I say it on the mountain stairs. The Isst tilings any mortal hath Are those which every mortal shares. The nir we breathe. the sky, the breeze, The lipht without lis an?l within. Life*, with Its unlock* (1 treasuries, God's riches, are for ail to win. I The prnss is softer to my trend For rest it yields unnumbered feet. Sweeter to me the wild rose red I Because si.o makes the whole world sweet. ] And up the radiant peopled way That opens int > worlds unknown It will be life's deiisht to say. "Heaven is not heaven for ine nlone." Rich by my brethren'^ poverty: , Such wealth were hideous! I am blest Only in what they share with me. I In what 1 share with all the rest. ?Lucy Larcom. ' The Defect In His Dressing. The professor of surgery in one of England's universities lias the reputation of being one of the most painstaking and delicate operators in Britain, thoughtful of the patient and careful in the clinic. One day in the course of n clinical demonstration he turned to a student who. had just commenced ids studies with Wie question: "Now. sir. can you tell me what is wrong with my dressing?" The ingenuous youth turned red and preserved a discreet silence. The professor. however, was not to be put oft and repeated the question. After a long pause the youth stammered out in a fit of desperation: "Well. sir. if you insist on my telling you. I should say your tie is a little off color and is not quite straight." As Others See Us. One incident of the days of Appomattox General Fltzhugli Lee always loved to tell. After the terms of the surrender had been agreed upon lie started out to find the headquarters of! his former brigade. About dusk lie | came upon a handful of soldiers, the scattered remnants of a Texas regiment that had the evening before been cut to pieces at Sailor's creek, the last battle of the war. IIcllo, pardner!" called out a ragged private, nut observing General Gee s i insignia of rank in the duck. "What's j the news?" "General i.ee has surrendered." re- | plied Fitzhugh Lee. "Oh. go "long! What you talkin' about?" exclaimed the soldier ineredu-! lously. "General Lee, ain't nevergoin' i to surrender, you hear?" "lint I tell you he has." insisted (Jen era I l'itxhi:,r'i I.ee. lie arranged the terms of sunvi dor wdli General Grant toila.v." "Look here, son." said the veteran: I "don't you let any o' these here soldiers | be foolin' you. 10f there's any General j I.ee surrendered it ain't our General Hob: it's that doggnned Fitz I.ee!" Getting Ready For Isaac. Ilere is a story toid by the Kev. I)r. Hastings of Alierdeen: When in Cambridge. Hishop Kyle. Hie dean of Westminster, undertook to haiulh' in Dr. Hastings' Dictionary or I No Sub | I3ETURN to tl | l^\ stitutes sent y .. ing Powder. I stitute for ROYAL. 1 cream of tartar bal | healthful. Powden I stitutes are made f: ^ ~ the Bible some of the proper names I in Genesis. One of them was n little | late, and Dr. Ityle sent his editor a j wire when it was ready. Now. it was not an unusual thing In j those days for some college friend to i arrive with little or no notice at the ' manse and be greeted by his Christian > name On the day on which Dr. Kyle's wire i was received I was from home. lie- J turning at night I found active prepa- ! rations for a coming guest and. on in- I rjuirv. was shown the wire. ** - ' "ivi.i.i.. ivtll nrrivp in n few II UNHI. ?.- ?? - - , hours." The Conversation Was Short. A wry modest young woman hoanied a street ear one day and sat down j beside a smart looking littlo chap, whose big eyes were busy taking in j the sights as the car moved swiftly j toward the center of town. They had j not gone very far when the lady look j ed down at the little fellow and. smiling. said. "May I ask who you are. my ' little man?" The little fellow turned his head and j in a very dignified manner replied. "1 I tin Mr. Samuel It. Brown. thank you.* j md turned his eyes to the sights again, j The little fellow's manner aroused j the lady's interest, so she again called the chap's attention and said, "Well. I Mr. Samuel It. Itrown. how old are j roil, if I may ask?" Again the little fellow turned his I head from the sights and. looking the ! woman square in the eyes. said. "I am four, (hank von. How old are you?" I The conversation ended.?Woman's Home Companion. VV'ir.t Mic^t Have Been. In a backwoods lived a farmer who. [ilthougli h<> h id never seen a railroad, vet had his opinion of theni and the j misi hief which he understood they j might eause. According to his notion, j [x irain was as much to be dreaded as i cyeione itself. (Jreat. then, was bis I consternation upon learning that u I right of way for a railroad was wanted through Ids farm. lie swore "by hickory" that no money could buy it. Fi > - ' ? ? 11511IV I.'llHI ll'l I III- |Mii i r* condemned t?ud the mid built. The day the lirsr train was to pass the nwgnbors. knowing of the old fellow's opposition, persuaded bi n nevertheless to go with them to see it. As the train disappeared some one said. "i'ou see. Kill. It didn't hurt anything after all." Hill was surprised, but bated to abandon hi* "intention that a train would rutn tTiTTfjJs! "WaiiI7yaas." lie sahl. ""I reek'.M that ye niought say so. but. ye pre. the p?sh darned thing eotn?? through here endways, rf it hed eotne sideways it would 'a' busted the daylights outen of every cow in the plnee." Painfully Frank. A somewhat parsimonious eouple In i Edinburgh invited a friend to dine with ' theui on a Monday, and when the Joint i was laid on the table it proved to be the remains of Sunday's roast heated up. whereupon the guest remarked that this appeared to be "an* auld frien' with a new face." This, however. did not prevent his doing justice to the fare provided, and upon depart inj; fi?? said. "Weil. jnioo lupin; mc had an enjoyable evening. unci you have always the consolation that it hasna cost you much." Too Much Suspense. "Why did you slioot the man's dog?" asked the justice of a western court, according to the Portland Oregonian. "lie says the animal is perfectly quiet and never disturbs any one." "Well, no." admitted the defendant. ' I've never heard him how! in all Ills li'.'e. but he always looked as if he was just going to. lie would come out into the yard a dozen times at night. squat down, look y.t the moon, draw his breath, open his mouth and tix himself for a howl from here to Jericho, then change his mind, crawl under the porch and go to sleep. No; 1 never heard him howl, but the suspense was killing me." No, Indeed. A vrir| is ii'?l lie ri!y rut out for a prima donna ,'nst l><>< auso she is hard t?? nianaur.-I'itt^lair^li I'ost. stitntes 1 ie grocer all subrou for Royal Bale- 8 There is no sub- ?: Royal is a pure, ? dng powder, and | 5 offered as sub- g rom alum. ^ HE WAS QUITE SOCIABLE. Fir?t Ho Charmed and Then Startled Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is related that Ralph Waldo Emerson was once on his way to California when he was joined by a man who was altogether so sociable and chatty that an otherwise tedious journey was rendered quite cheerful. This man's name was Sackett. and he told Mr. Emerson that lie resided in San Francisco. Mr. Sac ket ^indicated all the points of interest along the way. related a lot of amusing anecdotes and. best of all. was also an attentive listener. The consequence was that Mr. Em erson came to the conclusion that Mr. Sackett was as charming a man as lie had ever met. and it was in this positive conviction that lie accepted Mr. " I.I... 9UCKCIIK 1ii \ ii.11 inn in wine iiiiii nun iiiimetliately upon their arrival in San Francisco. The next morniiiR Mr. Emerson was astonished and annoyed to tind in all the local papers this startling persona' notice: "Professor Italpli Waldo Enter son. the etnineiit piiilosopher. scholar and poet, is in our city as the truest of .1. Sackett. the well known proprietor of the Push street dime museum. Matinees every half hour. Admission only 1" cents. The double headed calf and the dog faced boy this week!" Deeds That Count. To do an evil action is base: to do a Rood action without incurring dan gcr is common enough. but it is the part of a Rood man to do Rreat and noble deeds. thotiRh he risks everything.?Plutarch. . Mangled. An orpanist bad drawn up the order of a Sunday service, and it was in type ready for prlutiiiR when the death of an important persona ire made n chniiRe necessary. The orRatiist telephoned to the printer and instructed him to change the postlude to "Funeral March by Ciiopin." This is what lie found at the end of the list when he arrived at the church: "A few remarks by Cho pin." Wanted His Dues. A reservation Indian in the old days was disconsolate over the breakiiiR of his ax handle. He laid his misfortune before the "farmer" of the reservation, who. through pity, took a new handle from Ills private stock and adjusted it C2> ft> > 4 LOOtvED AT IT AU.MIISINQLY. to the :tx. Tin* farmer then noticed that tin* nx wns shockingly dull. So, motioning tin* owner t<> turn t!u* grindstom*. I:e expended a half In air's time ! in sliur; ening tin- Made. \Vli??:i tin* reha I I!: t ;i l ax was given t<? the Indian ; lie was childishly gleeful, and he look. cd at it admiringly, hut still lingered I about, indicating by his actions that I vrmio f.viinro of ttip transaction had not been adjusted. The farmer was a little annoyed and railed in an interpreter. "Ask the old fellow what he wants now." he direeted. After an exchange of grunts and pes1 tares the interpreter announced. "He I wants L'.~ cents." "Twentv-tive cents! What for?" Tor turning the grindstone." A Big Handkerchief. Dr. Paul Khrlieh. the famous Herman scientist, had a hahit in his younger days, says Mr. Wile in "Men Around the Kaiser." of collecting any pieces of old linen he found about the house ?!ti. ...I.;, i. ?... ..i f..;/,?11;tii. in. I WITH WIIH'II ((I I'it'flll 1113 r?' iriiinn ... struments. Iiis microscope slides, and so on fusion* shirts and old handkerchiefs were Ids s;n??-i:iItic?s. ;iml lie used to stuff them all into Ids capricious I pockets so as to have them handy I whenever he required them. At a public lecture one hot day I?r. Klirlieh perspired freely and. wanting to mop his brow, he put his hand into the nearest pocket and grasped what he thought to he a handkerchief. lie til wed and tugged. and it came out and came out until he had exposed to the full view of his astonished audience a complete nightgown belonging to his wife. A Word to th As the name indicates, the MER BANK has always given specia business of Farmers. And the representative farmers shown proof that all relations with 1 both pleasant and profitable. If VOL' are one of tlie.se, w fidence and for your business, have you numbered among then plete banking service as it is po: Merchants & Ft CHERAW, W. F. STEVENSON President T. G. MATHESON D. S. MAT! CaBhler Vice-Pr ^ ??? 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