Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, January 13, 1916, Image 2
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Successor to the Cheraw Reporter
which was established July 9, 1885,
?n<l entered as Second Class matter
it Cheraw, S. C.
J. N. STRICKLIN.
Editor and Manager.
Published ou Thursday
by
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Cneraw. S. C
All Cards of Thunks, Resolutions of
Respect, Obituaries, or notices of other
nature not of public interest, and all
notices cf a personal nature is charged
for at the rate of one cent per word
for each insertion. Such inrtter is
not news.
Don't let others keep your secrets
for you.
"Close that door" is a regular slogan
with some folks.
Hon't kiuH-k a t wii you don't like.
Some i?eople can't help living there.
liy this time any Christmas toy that
is still working isn't a toy. it's a tool.
I'.y tiiis time a windier of perfi-etly
good resolutions have failed to resolute
It must Ik* great to he a Washington
cor resin anient and see a crisis every
day.
There are usually .inn ways to do a
thing wrong and only one way in which
to do it right.
One may notice with amusement tlnu
some war forecasters are still taking
themselves seriously.
Si tint' of our <*ity farmers think that
hay is a cover crop because it is used
in some brands of bed coverings.
One of the tragedies of life is to seta
iK't'sou with a $1.30 api?etite trying
to make a lue meal hit the right
si Kit.
(letting up early in the morning may
get you on in the world, but it also
may lie an early beginning to a lung
day's work.
If Mr. Villa has sense enough to accept
good advice, here's some that the
l>eople in the bleachers are tired of tinMexican
rumpus.
This winter is nice in many ways,
hut it lias lieen rather stormy in spots,
so that it isn't much different from
ordinary winters.
The "official lielief" of every town
should lie that it has the goods to heroine
greater. Add a little energy ami
the result is a little push.
Tliut North Carolina physician wlm
gave 77*1 prescriptions for whi>ke\
in three months evitlentl.v wanted to
paint his town red single haiuleil.
A leading pli.vsieian says house work
is the best kind of exercise for wi.ineii.
lie didn't sav married women, either,
so that daughter is included at dishwashing
time.
if a girl happens to have a milliona.re
for a father nohod.v pays tinslightest
attention to whether >he has
freekles or a pug nose, and if she is
skinny she is merely termed willowy.
Napoleon said that he is the host
general who makes fewest mistakes,
hut he forgot to add that the fellow
with the ability not to make the sunt'
mistake twice is quite likely to get
along.
Liars supply tin* }m*oessary background
to make honesty conspicuous,
according to our frieiui Mr. Isaac
Huntley, nevertheless ii looks as it
sometimes there isn't enough background.
Speaking about the eustoui of ean
delates collecting press comments ami
publishing them in booklet form, you'll
never liml Mr. Itryun or Mr. Itoosovelt
going in for it. There isn't enough
asbestos in the world.
The fact that the Pullman compativ
has raised the pay of Pullman porters
ten pet c ait doesn't mean that you unexpected
to reduce ,\otir tips that
amount. The Pullman company makes
no pretentions at controlling your
gelierosity.
Advertising can do al.'iio>t anything
under Hi* sun. but it must be applied
light. A dissatisfied shareholder in the
U??ek IsIjiimI railii>;i?I. liilt couvtmcii
Hint tin* directors <>f the road wciv
wrii-kiiis. started a ncwspaier adver
15-^inir campaign to rally dissatisfied
shareholders. ami in a short linte had
a sufficient iiiiiiiInt <>f proxies f.? drive
Hm> footers from tli?' property.
"Itivak a match in two In-fore throw i11it
away" i^ the new slogan of some
iiisurame companies. The logic is ohvioiis.
When you strike a inateh von
can't hreak it in two before Mowing it
out. heeatise otherwise you'd hurn your
hatnl. Tlie idea litis "taken" remark,
tihle well with the woodsmen as a
means of preventing f rest fires, and
THE U TO AND THE 1H 01.1
A?? >i I i it:C I" 'In* l.i If -1 -1 :i I i I
there mic ;il j?rt*st?nt 1.750.IMMI aiitoiiiobiles
in use in ilie I'uitod States. This
represents an increase 1'roui i'00,<mhi in
IJmui. in ilu* latter year there we're
many who publicly declared that tlie
automobile imlustry had about reacted
tlie zenith of its development, ami that
many more machines would not be in
Kcneral use because of the price. .Since
that titue. however, I he price h.e?
steadily declined and the quality of
output improved, until in some sections
of the country there are more automobiles
than busies, w hich used to be the
standby e.f rural folk.
Considering the development of the
automobile industry, the reverse of tin.
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incline ai*<> mini i'v i ic? v>i> .? ?i>pv
number m' buggy ami horse drawn ve
iiieie factories have been driven to tin.
..all. Many of these fuetories were in
owns depending upc it thein lor :>
good bit of their prosperity in I lie
..ages they distributeo. fell or iifleeii
..ears ago the buggy industry was sealu'rod
throughout the eoiintry in jii;iny
-cores of prosperous te.wns; today a
.?ig dent lias been put in that industry
and what has taken its plaee the
autoinohile industry?is largely con
.?Mitrated in a few large cities.
1 he enormity of the automobile in
itistry is something wonderful to heHold,
and with it the good old fashioned
buggy has about gone the way oi
lipper ships and the wooden sailing
"liner" of a bygone day.
Kl HAL ('Hh'I)lTS
The Government aid feature doeo
uot ligiire so proniinen'.i/ 111 the i.'oliis
rurai credits hill that has been presented
to the House and that will be
the basis for rural credits legislation
at the present session of Congress.
I hat was the feature iTesient Wilson
alked at The eoiiunittee report on
ihe bill itself gives an intelligent out
iine of the operation* of the law as pro
posed. What we might call the "brief
by that eonmiittee. sets forth that
where money is borrowed by farmers
to invest as fixed capital in the purchase
of a home, in the erection of
farm buildings, in the construction oi
roads, drains and fences, in the purease
of machinery and stock, or for
tike purposes, the loan should b spread
>nt over a long per?od. varying somewhat
.villi the permanence of the in
icstineid. At present it is difficult for
a tanner to borrow money for a loiiget
l in t than live years; and with renewals
cotue additional commissions,
- .n.<1 li;ir-.es. l.vell w here it is tin.i<-\
-t i. allow a loan to run
mi' a ioxi? pcliOU w xuiuui vtbu*uus-*s.e
; ayment, they insist upon a demand
. liiiauti<>ii so that their funds w ill not
no tied 111> in ease of sudden ealls lot
deposits. This arrangement leaves the
farmer in a eontiiiual state of uneeriaiiil.v.
as he may he eailed on to pay
.11 times of liuuiieiul stress when it may
oe impos-.lile to ohtain l'umls. The
hill provides. therefore, that loans may
oe made for Inn;: lerms. not te exeeed
years, it is believed that a longer
.:eii< I would lad he advisable for the
t niied States, although farm inert_'.-i-:os
are made ill MilI'ope for periods
.is ionu a> ~i~> y -ars. t'ltimato payment
>f the ni' ii.aue debt i- as important
to tiio farmer as a low rale of interest.
11 \|ieri 'ir e |. aebes that a borrower is
uiost likely to pay up bis loan if lie
.ays in so-all r.-^n'ar iiislalimeiits at
iixed periods, for exampl-*. if the
farmer jay's live pereei.i interest on
ii - loan, payable senii-anmtnily. and
.villi ea< Ii .at-ii-st payment pays | |>.-i
lit on tie- prineipal id* bis loan, bis
debt w ill i e en!.rely paid !'f in
years. J f i; pays a iaru'er perrontaae
f Ills I. an w ith eaeb payment li-piida.
(ion of tin j riiielpal will be eonvsiiondiiil'I.v
ipiieio-r. The approved praeli.i
is to spread the entire payment over
the term of tin- loin in Iixed pin
eiiii-aiiinia! payments. When the rate
?f interest is tixi-d. and tile borrower
|i|oohhv \\ iiiit per* ill"i?o iif tl: !o;iii In
will ninh M.ike l<> | ;i v oil csn-li your,
ho -o::.i |:iy niout < ore ro;olil\
.i^tiio<l. A!! -Iii'lonts of niml erotlilI'ocotiiiiioinl
l his foul m o."
Tlio f.irin him iissooinlioiis ;tml the
';l!i?l li;Mlk" |i|'o|ioso<1 ill till' hill Ml-' to
jirr\ -e'lii ;iii111:;tI I? re-ervc iioooiin!
|ior ooi?t of ih r not ouniin^s. tin
tM tin* re-one- oi|ti;il I'M |ior eont of
!ii" oiii-t.iinliiiu' o;i|ii(:il. ;i in I to liniintriin
tlio i'-erve> :il !> per ooiii. Wlioii
Mii- n-rrvo io:toh<-.| nvo |ior < nt < I
till' l.ol o;: r'litll.*"!llll<t lo ojirr'oil to
reserve- : i it < ;: 11?. \ ft t inootii:^ ro
- -rvo ro<|iiiro:iii'iit< ilivith lol- in;i\ he
j m hi.
The ion i who li_uro> lit - ,'iuioiiiit of
work ho ?|oo- hy tho imiiihoi* of hours
ho vol!.- il.'tih l:|o!;- tlio fuoiilly of
li-'-oi ii.ti r h"W inii' li Win k i- tloiio
. oir'.. We tin w -out' men \\ h" o;n,
oii." ion or twelve hour- ii tiny :tinl j
I -it li'l'il t My lo ? 11 t;l 11 -onio other." I
a ho work jiooiit -i\. Ami n- ;i :<t:?(tor j
!' f:i t. thoy iistiiilly :iro II lo?.
'
;'i;' soril.o to The Clinuiit !o.
Fcr if roins, Lameness,
lj Soie;.-, v iis, Rheumatism
It ; ?/; ;?Cj CS'?. tJeals.
!' ; ; s At Once
i1 b'x. .... .. ;.r.d Beast
c At All D
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MATTER BEING SETTLED.
Satisfactory Piogiess in Lusitania
Negotiations.
Substantial progress was made in
tile Lusitauin negotintions. President
Wilson sent back t?? Secretary of State
Lansing the memoranda which was
left with the latter by Count von
BornstnrflT, the German ambassador,
containing Germany's offer of settlement.
If is understood that the president
indorsed the memorandum.
Count von It? rnstorff called at the
state department and was received at
once by Secretary Lansing.
"I hail a confidential and highly satisfactory
conference with the secretary
of <tate." lie said. "Anything
coiieen ' tr it. however, must come
from Mr. Lansing."
So far as the Persia sinking was
conccrm d. there have been no new
devclopm; ids. Ambassador Penfleld
still is wiping word Oct the Austrian
admiralty. Pop n "coils say that
they are now < o ?\ i- > ? d that the
sinking or M?e ' r w: b the loss of
two A: "G.-. a i ' . < i lobably never
will bo fnilv < \"' ''!" i.
Tragedy Stage dhy Waitress at Joliet,
Illinois.
John Iiobait, v.c.tdliy head of tin
Robart Wilding Works at Juliet, III.,
was sliof at bis otliee by Lillian Pfeiffer,
a waitress, who then sliot herself
through the head, dying soon afterward.
Kobart's recovery is doubtful. The
young woman <-l:iiiiit <1 she had been
wronged bv Hobart, and (hat lie had
east her otT.
A lie;e piniM d to In r clothing read:
"The w.iges of sin is death." and gave
her father's name as Wllllnui Ogden,
of Hichmnud. Vsi.
Physicians who attended Rohart
told him that Ids reeovery was doubtful.
At the hospital he is said to
have declared his real name was John
I'lrieh. and that seven years ago hf
deserl<d his wife and four children
in riiilndel; Ida. lie is also said to
have to'd that T.i'li.tii I'feiifer. who
lived with him as .Mrs. Hobart. had deserted
her husband. John Pfeifl'er.
A woman who is said to have caused
tiie separation of Hobart and Lillian
Pfeil'fer is reported to be a chorus
girl.
HELP \ OI K LIVER?IT PAYS
When your liver gets torpid and
your stoiuaeh nets queer, take I)r.
King's New l.ife Pills and you will
iind yourself feeling better. They
purify the Mood, give you freedom
from constipation, biliousness, di/.zi.
:ess. and indigestion. You feel line?
;iisj like you want to feel. Clear the
Report of the Condition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
at Clieraw. in the State of Soutii Curo?
!ina. at the close of business on I)e>
coluber Hi. l!tl.">.
RESOURCES
Orerdrafis. mMWl, Wti.
C. S. bonds deposited to scour
e eireiilation (par
value i ;>0,000.00
Si!liscii|it|?i?ni to stock of
Federal Iicscrvc
I :.-i nk N).(K)
Less amount (ill.
1 I.I ill 1.050.00 1,050.00
Fiirniiure ;iu<I fixtures 2.120.70
i{e:il estate owueil other than
l';iii!;.uu house a.tiSl.SS
x'ti amount due from Federal
I {'.'serve iSank .'5.770.-0
n'cI amount no from approved
reserve agents in
New 1 ork. ( hi'-a-'o. ami
Si. t.oiiN 2.1:57.01
N"l aiiioiuil due
approved reserve
ave.ds in o| her
re 'iwed cities 5.SON.2-I N.245.25
.m I aiiioiiiit due from hanks
and hankers inter than
included a hove i -.010.02
I'llitshic cheeks and
I iin r cash items 200.20
Fr.u I ioi!.-;: currency.
i.ickles, and cents 44N.25 717.-:
N'oies t' other National
Fan .s 220.(KI
t o II and cerlilic.#es 2.1550.00
i.e ai lender miles l.OOO.OO
itc ieiu|it!oii fund with 1?. S.
. . ami due frmij
i . S Treasurer 1..'500.00
Total 210.tKll.S4
I.IAiil l.ri'iFS
'a. o.i. stock paid in 5o.oiKI.lKi
.su.iiiii-. fund 5.500.1 HI
j?lil(inl.Ts
.{? i'i?r t;i\c> 1 ..-,10.70 1M1U.4S
'' I'rlltill 1 HIT Hull's oll|s|;||lllili
4S..MMI.II0
|M?? til li.lllUs ;| IIII lijinklTS
i-lln-r lliiili i 111 -111 11 '< 1
si I...vi'1 o.oii.'i.r.s
1111| >;i i< I 2.000.00
)Diliviii 1 !:iI ili'pi sits sillijcrt
to i-iic'k r.s.r,
<':i-?liiiT'^ f|ii'<-k?? itiitsliiiitlin^ 10N.2?
t'< I i|i*)ii:ilnl It*?
j-itsits ~?X.S<;.'{.!12
t lii-jllcs ..I' il?*|Mtsit 200.00
!{< lisf.itiit> witli Fi'ili'rnl
lli-s r\i' Ikmk ."5S.."?01.so
Fills ? ;ii 11?-! 1111iliir nliiii'.-iirtiiis
ii'in-i'si'iitiin;
iiiiiiic.v litiirtiwi'il n.000.00
Tul.il 1M(5.001.H4
Sl.-iti- ! :' S.nilli ('mvliiui.
I'nii'ily itf ('In'sfiTlii'lil.
I. S. i Ii >1 iKItKY. Cjisliicr of till'
1 t;t 11 i 'iI 11:1 nk. ?|n solemnly sworn
licit :ni' iiiinv st;it?'iii?'iit is tn.o t<? the
ln"?l hi' in\ kiinwli'ilp* mill lii,,!i'f.
s. <;<i|?FHKY.
(":isliit?r.
Snlx'-riln'i! ;i11 sworn (o lu-fcrc mo
ill's l-Jili ?l:iv of .Inn.. Ill](?.
II. A. McI.EOD,
Notnry Public.
ConvH Alti'st:
Win. I Jo'lfrcy.
M i niKht.
guriousEnoorra
Oldest, Smallestland Strangest
of Alf R&ublics.
A PATCH IN TK PYRENEES.
This Tiny Nation,^B?ra All Men Are
Really Equal, HiMffever Produced a
Page of Literatuim a Bar of Music,
a Painting Nor a (leader of Men.
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For 1.100 years, sAce ltd fuundutlou
as a republic In 805 And uo oue kuowa
IOr UUW uiuuy 1-CUWIC9 ueiuic mui;.
curious little Andorra has gone Its owu
strange way utterly oblivious to the
progress of the othlr natious of Eu
rope. It has its own idea of the weaning
of life, and It Ives according to
that. A traveler eui tring the republic
today will hud It i xoctly as it was
1,000 years ago. j
It Is a republic tvhich has never
achieved unything in its long and
vague history; a r< public which has
never produced a pa; e of literature nor
a bar of music nor .a painting! a re
public which has n tver had N ' place
in the councils of Et rope and has nev
er asked for one; u' nation which has
never produced an a mbltlous man.
Andorru consists c f six counties and
boasts about a doz< n towns Its entire
population is 5,0 JO souls.
The ch.ef occupation of the people of
Andorra Is cattle raising, and thousands
upon thousands of cows may be
seen browsing in the rich pastures,
yet it has never occurred to Andorrans
to milk these cows, and butter and
milk are unknown in the republic
Dairy products are nonexistent The
only cheese made is that from the
milk of sheep. Visitors And it impossible
to procure milk or cream for
their coffee. Andorrans themselves
use brandy instead and think it is better
than anything else in coffee.
In 805 Louis the Debonair laid siege
to the city of Urgel, which is to the
south of Andorra. The Andorrans. led
by Marc Almugaver, took up arms to
aid the French, and for their assistance
Louis gave them a charter and
permitted them to be self governing.
As it now exists it is the smallest republic
In the world. It Is situated in
the Pyrenees between France and
Spain. It is about eighteen miles wide
and sixteen miles long from north to
south. It is difficult of access, as there
is not a single railroad running through
or near it
Its capital is Andorra la Vlella, with
a population of 500 and containing the
Casa de la Vail, or house of representatives.
This Is a large sixteenth
century building at the extremity of
the town, overlooking the valley toward
Spain. It is parliament house,
town hull, school, palace of justice and
hotel for the councilors all in one. It
is also used as a temporary prison in
the rare cases w^A^^ison is neces"
"unknown.
ing imprisonment are the smugglers
of tobacco caught by the French or
Spanish custom officers, and these are
not looked upon as malefactors by
their fellow citizens. Smuggling is regarded
as a legitimate trade.
There Is no police department and
no police. Every citizen has the power
to arrest, but tills privilege is rarely
used.
The territory was once densely
wooded and is said to derive its name
t'lom the .Moorish Aidarra. "the place
thick with trees," but almost all the
forests have been destroyed for fuel.
The climate is generally cold, with
very severe wluters. The land is
chiefly devoted to grazing for the numerous
Docks and herds. But on the
sheltered southern slopes it Is carefully
cultivated and produces gruin, potatoes.
fruit Mtid -tobacco. Tbe local
industries are of the most primitive
kind and show little or no udvance
iitice the middle ages
Tile only roads are bridle paths,
with the exception of one municipal
road connecting Andorra with the high
road to Seo de Urgel and Manreso by
way of t lie Hit lira valley.
Andorra is perhaps the truest democracy
in the world- There is no nobility.
and there is no class distinctions.
All men are equal, not only in the eyes
of the law hut In the fullest sense of
the word The first citizen of the land,
the president, is a farmer.
The republic is governed by twentylour
representatives, elected every four
years These representatives choose
one of their number as president of
the republic. His salary is 80 pesetas
a year, or $20. Representatives get
10 pesetas. or $2.00 a year.
There is no sucli tbiug as poverty in
Andorra. livery one has euough and
has no desire for any more. Though
they are hard drinkers, cuses of intoxication
are very rare. They epeak
their own lauguage. Andorrau. but
French is taught at the schools. The
school system Ls regulated by the
French, and for this service Andorra
pays annually to the French government
000 francs, or $180. From this
it may be seen that taxation ls very
low. Doctors' services are absolutely
free, nnfl dniff nforpq snnnlv their Da
trons without charge.
Aridorruns drink n great deal, and
they are untidy In their personal appearance.
But they are extremely
honest, and theft is unknown in the
country. Though descended from an
ancient race, they are not good look
ing. Their faces are hard and un
comely, but that is because their lives
are hard. The women work beside
the men In the field, and feminine
leisure and paint and powder are unknown
? New York Run.
Vesuvius NVakes Up.
A dlspii'ili from Rome says tliatl
Professor Maladri. government ob-!
server at Mt. Vesuvius, announces i
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i 111- ? i?ii iii" i'iin iirrn in in inr ?-i iij?tion
ngain. Tlir?'c* new (Tutors have
l)(>cn opened and thorp are constant
explosions, large stones being hurled
to a height of half a mile. It Is said
there is no Immediate danger from
the eruption.
Serious Responsibility.
The typl9t patiently has taught
Herself th^^ys to hammer.
Tou out a thought,^
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BEAR STORY
By M. QUAD
Cup> right, IWi. L> .MoCIur?. Newspaper
S. lata .uJ
a Luos Huki1. farmer. was an impatient
man. and I hero were a hundred
people who knew it
The time cutnc when James Hoke
saw. admired and loved little Jessie
Gould. She knew of his impatience
and laid several samples of it before
he had asked tier to lie iiis wife.
When she asked her mother's advico
the reply was:
"Rless you. child; a little impatience in
a husband only keeps the wife smart."
Miss Jessie said "Yes." and the mar
rlage tool; place accordingly.
Kor about a month the young husband
maintained a check on his impatience.
and then lie began to break out
ngaiu.
Mrs. Hoke was a patient little wife.
When he was overheard raising the
old Ilurry and she was spoken to about
it she always had the same reply:
"Yes, James Is rather impatient and
is easily put our, but he is quickly
over it, and, on the whole, he is the
best husband in the state.'*
During his childhood the measles
had passed young Hoke by, as is the
case with about one child out of ten.
He had been married about two years
and was as strong as an ox. when the
ailment suddenly grabbed him. He
laughed at it. fought it. swore at it,
but the doctors sent him to bed. and
there he lay for a week.
At the end of that time the patient
announced that he wasn't going to put
up with such a farce any longer. It
should be killed or cured. Despite the
protests of ids wife, he clothed himself
and took u little walk. As if nature
had been waiting for him. a sudden
shower of rain was let loose to
wet him to the skin. Three days later
Mr. Iloke was a dead man.
After two years of widowhood people
began to wonder if Mrs. Iloke
would marry again.
One day old Mrs. Barnes came u-visitiug.
and as they had long been acquainted
she felt privileged to remark:
"Jessie, you must know that it is common
talk that you will marry again."
"Well, 1 think I could marry if I
wanted to."
"If you should marry again I hope
it will be to a man who hasn't the failing
of impatience."
"But how is one to know? When a
uinn is courting he conceals as many
of his faults as possible, doesn't he?"
Thereupon, in a laughing way. the
question was answered, as will be seen
Infftt* nn
Among those who c;une to "buy
cows" of the widow was Hiram Johnsou.
an old bach and a farmer who
lived about three miles away. One
evening, as lie came early, she thought
to put old Mrs. Barnes* experiment to
the test. So. after they were seated,
"Mr. Johnson, I want to tell you a
story. It is about a bear and a girl.
Would you care to hear it?"
"I have always been mighty fond of
bear stories," he replied as he threw his
apple core away and prepared to listen.
"Well, when I was a girl ten years
old I went to the woods one day to
gather chestnuts, and all at once a
big black bear stood within two rods
of me."
"Gosh!" exclaimed Mr. Johnson, as
he brought Ids fist down on his leg.
"What was I to do?" asked the widow.
"I was but a small girl. It was
the first bear 1 ever saw. I knew from
the looks of this one that he was both
hungry and savage."
"By thunder!" exclaimed Mr. Johnson.
as lie pounded his leg again.
"Just as I was about to faint away
from fright twelve large woodchucks
dashed out of the bushes with horrible
growls and snarls and attacked bruin
with the utmost ferocity, and a battle
was 011. Ilere was my opportunity to
escape, and 1 took advantage of it.
"1 got home all safe, but 1 could never
make father nor any other man believe
about the twelve woodchucks."
The story was ended, but that wasn't
the last of it. The next evening that
Mr. Johnson called tlie widow didn't
wait five minutes before she began:
"I want to tell you a story about a
bear and a girl."
It was so on tho third night, the
fourth, fifth nml sixth. The widow I
had set out to test his patience. When ,
she had retold that story thirty times j
and had seen no signs of impatience in 1
her caller she met old Mrs. Itarnes !
again and told her of it.
Mrs. Itarnes and the widow decided
that lie was a patient man, and one
evening, when he jumped In with a i
proposal of marriage before the story
could be begun, the widow ivcci?ed it
favorably. Mrs. Itarnes eame to eon-'
gratulate her and advised
"Don't drop It too sudden. Keep on
telling it for at least si\ months after
marriage."
But there Is a iiadt to everything.
One day when the wife had been vis- .
Iting a Neighbor for the afternoon she 1
returned home to Dud a note on the j
table which read:
"I-'or the last fifty times you have
told that hear story I haven't heard a
word of it. I am stone deaf and am ;
going to Chicago to see if anything can i
be done for me."
The wife got Ids Chicago address ;
and sent him n letter reading:
"The last liffy times I told the story '
I simply moved my lips and rumpled my
chin. I had lost my voice completely, i
Come back and we will be very happy." j
Hiram returned with hit' hearing im
proved. The bear story has never been
told since.
Lucky Boy.
An extraordinary accident is reported
from the neighborhood of Maidstone,
England. A lad. eight years of
age, was flying a kite when he stepped
backward Into a forty foot quarry, to
the great horror of the bystanders. |
Fortunately for the little fellow, the
string of the kite was tight around his
wrist, and the kite, acting as n para- '
chute, effectually broke the violence 1
of the fall, and he was only slightly '
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A Tale Of |
Red Roses
iniit>il from page
"Does ih it menu I lie same as jagged
?"
"SpilUicaieil.'eluetdated Molly. "Don't
look slio kt il. 1-Vrn. Bert isn't in the
babit of it Any of tlie boys will tell
you that he's so sober be breaks up
most of tbelr parties."
"Then why did be show off tonight*'"
"I believe they call it drowning their
sorrows." explained Molly quietly. "lie
lost everything today-money, busi (
uess. pros| eets. Sledge broke him."
"Poor I'.? it!" sympathized tlie warm
hearted Fern. "Why. that putty faced
old thief! Molly! lie did it oil your
account! Isn't he clever! How 011
earth did be work K?"
"Had Bert tie up all his money, including
some lie borrowed, in property
Sledge depreciated in value, then
Sledge had the bank cull the loan.
Bert can't pay. and the bank seizes the
pro|ierty Moreover, nobody will invest
in Bert's enterprises since they
know that Sledge Is against him."
"I don't blame him for getting?what
does Sledge call it?"
"Slewed."
"Do you?" asked Fern.
"He'll probably feel sorry for it tomorrow."
evaded Molly. "A man's
conscience usually hurts him when he
can't cat."
They hail ucured the house, and now
a slender figure in black came rapidly
toward them.
"Is that you. Molly?" inquired the '
anxious voice of Frank Marley.
"It is your fair daughter," she lightly
assured him.
"They are missing you," he declared
with all the responsibility of a sue
eessful showman. "The governor and
ills wife, Senator Allertou. the mayor
and a dozen others have been inquiring
about you. You are this year's
prize beauty," and be laughed proudly.
Embarrassed by the display be apparently
wished to make of her, Molly
followed him into the maze of gorgeous
drawing rooms, where the aristocracy
of Iling county and the state
dlspuyod its evening clothes in constantly
shifting array.
The mayor himself, a keen eyed
young man with a preternaturally
bald head and a reputation which followed
him about like a black cat, came
hurrying up to her with her dance
program in his hand.* With him was
a gangling old beau with a professional
lady killer smirk, whom he Introduced
by an unintelligible name and
handed to Fern as a penance for all
her misdeeds
"They're already forming for the
grand march." the mayor informed her
as lie led the way to the big ballroom
with the magnificent pipe organ, which
Indoor Occupation.
"You must take an interest in outdoor
sports." saiil the physician.
"I do." replied the indolent citizen.
"They provide my main reading every
day."?Washington Star.
MOtiatMUMk _ .
A waterspout is constantly spinning
The moment it ceases it collapses. At
.. nilortnp Ctf fl
me aisiuilie vi uuvui, n ? mile
above the sea level Its spinning
speed has been estimated at six miles
a minute.
Ants That Sew.
A writer in the Visitor tells of a party
of German naturalists recently returned
from Ceylon, who have reported
the existence of a species of ant that
has been observed In the act of sewing
two leaves together for the purpose of
forming a nest. This report confirms
the observations of the English naturalist.
Itidley, made in 1S90. They
saw a row of the Insects pulling the
edges of leaves together, then others
trimming and fitting the edges and
finally the completion of the work by
still other ants, which fastened the
I'dges with a silky thread yielded by
larvae of the same species, which the
workers carried in their mandibles. It
is said that the sewing ants pass
the thread-giving larvae like shuttles
;hrough holes in the edges of the
'eaves.
A Different Way.
"Miss l-'Iighty made all her money
in letters"
"She doesn't look literary."
"She isn't. She won a breaeh of
promise spit with 'em."- -Italtlmore
Antei lean.
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It l\i hut's Swamp-Ilootltoot sells
well v.i!:i n> because it invariably
jt.mIuc.v go.ul results itt Kidne. , Liver
and I I iiliItT troubles. We sold a
dollar In tile to one of the inmates of
our Soldiers' Home near here, and af-|
ter using it he brought in about a do/.->
en gravel stones some as large as a
pea. wbii h lie had passed. He states
that lie received wonderful relief
r
from the use of Swump-Itnot.
HUNT.ST A, I5U0WX
La Fa.vet to, I ml.
I'erso: tlly appeared before me this
2Mb of Ji.l> I .???:?. Krnest A. Brown,!
of the I trow n Drug Co.. who snbserib-J
ed the aboie statement and made oath 1
that the same is true in substanee at'd
in fact.
David A. Bryan, Notary Public.
Letter (o
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ItillgllKUltoll, \. V.
I'rote What Swamp.Root Will
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Send ten ceius ti> Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
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t* ftftlMMttl.
Solly had coveted irr a year
The line was half formed, and the
parade was filling rapidly and with
lunch laughing confusion as tlie mayor
hurried with her down toward the
center of Hie hall, where the governor
already stood with his lady "Where
is our place?" asked Molly
figuring rapidly There was a state
enator, a world famous sociologist, u
musician of international reputation
mid three state repiesentalives. The
mayor probably would be about No. s
"Oh. I'm not your partner!" he re.'retted.
"I'm not so lucky. I don't
veil get to dance with ,\?ju until No
S." And. to Molly's breathless delight,
lie led her straight up to the eminent
sociologist, who stood immediately behind
the governor.
The eminent soeiologlst. who under
(lint title h;iil sounded so forbidding,
proved to be it young looking man
with a dancing eye. who hailed her
with joy and uuspokouly claimed attention
solely on his merits as a "live
member."
She found it diiiicult as lie smiled
so frankly and boyishly at Iter to remember
that this was a man whose
name was known throughout the civilized
world for ids keen thought upon
political economy in its broadest sense,
and the astounding part of it was that
he wus so good looking, graceful and
self possessed and, most astounding of
all, that he immediately began to talk
to her about baseball.
The etpinlly eminent musician. Just
behind him, claimed Professor Watt's
attention for a moment, and Molly
glanced complacently back along the
line. Mrs. Allerton. the wife of the
senator, was just behind her. looking
hot daggers into her shoulder blades,
and Molly, suppressing a giggle as she
noted the purple condolence ribbons
nailed on with furniture tucks, gazed
calmly through her at the other social
Lucrezia Itorglns, whom she had passed
at one ruthless bound.
Also she cast her eyes downward,
with much satisfaction, at her own
extravagantly simple frock of pearl
woven white chiffon. Only youth and
a good figure could dare n frock like
that. and. Imppy in her new enemies.
Molly glanced at the dance program
which had been made out for lier.
She caught tier breath with Incredulous
joy as she saw her allotment.
Every notable In the gathering was on
her card, beginning with the governor.
So. !) was Sledge, and she wondered,
with dawning horror, what sort of figure
he would lie in the dance.
This story leads to very extraordinary
situations and dramatic episodes.
The reader will find it eminently worth
coiling t oth:? end. Next week's Chroil
ide will contain further chapters of it.
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