Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ALL GRIST FOR THE BRIQE | Other Women In the House, Heye Small Chance of Receiving Bum dies That A re Sent Home. All uptown woman wbo nearly got a tailed iu-tt Ninth street car wiiii * bundle of merchandise gave this rea aon for carrying home ber own par cele, according to the 1'hlladelpbia Public Ledger. "There fa a prospective bride in our tyoardlug-bouse," she aald. "Ev erything in the dry-goods line ia grist to the mill of the woman about to be married. Other women who have the misfortune to live in the saine house abop under difficulties. The only way they can inaure the enjoyment of their own purchases is to carry them home, "It the things are delivered the bride anaps them up. Possibly she has no real shoplifting propensities, but circumstances combine to make ber a thief. Servants bring to her room all parcels of whatever size and shape that come to that front door. 80 many of the things do belong to her that to read the label or listen to what the delivery boy says is consid ered superfluous exertion. And the bride is equally disdainful of a pre liminary examination. Egostlcally she ripg off wrappers and digs into con tents. , "Yesterday I beard her raising the roof because a certain shop had sent her, six pairs of black silk stocking*, Instead of the pink, blue and tan she had ordered. After she had sent the stockings back and had the money re funded 1 discovered the stocking* were mine. I cannot afford to con tribute these parcels to the bride's wardrobe, so I am carrying them home." FOUND AN ECONOMICAL PAIR Most Joyous Occasion of Life Failed to Make Them "Loosen Up," ts Young Clergyman's Dismay. A clergyman In Cherryvale tells Mrs. Moffett that whea he was a struggling young preacher and a mar riage fee looked like several square mealk to him, he was called upon to officiate at the wedding of a wealthy young farmer to the daughter of an* other farmer, also very wealthy and widely known In the county. The night of the wedding was a ntoriny one and the train to the little coumtry station was two hours late, so the preacher hired a rig and drove the entire 12 miles, getting there just in time to miBH supper. The wedding was a brilliant affair and after the ceremony the groom called the min ister aside and told him how much he appreciated his coming through the storm and handed him a $2 bill ? not enough to pay the team hire. Ab the preacher Hat stunned, gazing at the money, the bride's father came in and the groom loft. "How much did he give you?" asked the father. "Only two dollars," replied the preacher. "Why, that is a shame, 'f exclaimed the father. "After all your trouble, too. He's terrible. close with money. Don't say a word to any one, but take this." And as the old man, slipped away the preacher, much touched, opened his hand and found a $1 bill. ?KanBas City Star. Honesty Increasing. On her return from marketing, the young matron, of the upper West side said to a caller: "I believe the Bense of honesty is increasing in New York, at least in this locality. This morn ing I called tho attention of a sales man to a small mistake he had made in giving mo change, the mistake be ing in my favor. The proprietor, who was standing near, said to me: 'You'ro honest. You'll get along all right.' Not so many years ago the thought that seemed far tod prevalent in this country was that only some clever form of dishonesty could 'get along all right.' The merchant who could trick a customer was supposed to bo the smart fellow, and it was as sumed an honest person was sure to get the little end of everything. I am delighted to find even ono man who realizes that honesty is actually indis pensable to success, and It is especial ly pleasing to find him in a placs ? where I can deal with him regularly." ? New York Press. Tantalum Pens. Pens for writing purposes are being manufactured today in Germany by a process which is exciting some curiosity. Tho trouble found with steel pens is that they oxidize easily and tho Ink sticks to them. This 'fault la not to bo found with gold pens; but, on the other hand, these fare too flexible to be entirely satis factory. Moreover, In order to form a point suitable for writing purposes, the material of that part of the pen has to be mixed with some hard metal like iridium and this operation ts both complicated and expensive. [This new pen is of tantalum and comes to the manufacturer In the form of a black powdor. The pen that is mado from this has tho ten acity of steel and tho flexibility of gold. ? Harper's Weekly. Appropriate. Oaslng at a group of nine children gathered about a small stoop, an old lady called one of the little girls. "Are all o'f these children your sis ters and brothers V she askdd. "Yes, mum/' replied the youngster. ? "What ts the largest one named?' "Maxte, mum." "jjftd what do you call the smaller toner-' | "Minnie, mum." Why an Airman Flew. An old negro who bad seen Curtis* fly approached him at New Orleans and Asked timidly If be could feel bis arm. "8urely," said the puzzled aviator as he stretched forth an arm. The old darky ran his hand up and down the biceps carefully, then said disappointedly: " 'Taln't true. You ain't got no mo* wing sprouts than I Is." "No," said Curtlss seriously; "but I always make It a point to eat a pint of birdseed before 1 take '? flight."-? Phl|adelphla Saturday Evening Post. A Far-Fetched Compliment. v "Why are you weeping, Geraldine?" "Ob, Mother, Jack baa written 'some thing awful to me in this note." /'There, there. Don't sniff so loudly and let me see what he has written." "He ? he Insinuates that 1 might some day go to the had place. Bool Boo!" "Nonsense. He merely writes that 'Hades would be hearen If you wart there.' ** Where He Balked. "He has broken with her." "So I hare beard." "Know anything about it?" "I hear that he told her he was urn* worthy of her." "Pshaw! All lovers tell their sweet hearts that." "I know; but she asked him to put it in writing and sign it in the pre* ence of witnesses." A Concession. "So you suspect that men are quick er of Judgment in practical matters than women." "Yes," replied MIbh Cayenne. "Men have heeded the warnings of the news papers and quit buying gold bricks but women continue to marry for money." IN8PIRINGU CltTC R (rG CW "How perfectly the girl graduate! keep step!" "Yes; the orchestra is playing the wedding music from 'Ix>hengrin.'" She Never Was a Widow. Old Adam's luck was not so bad, As you'll agree, without a doubt: Ho never hearl Eve boast about Tho virtues her first husband had. A Dog Experiment. "Lady," said Meandering Mike, "will dat dog bite strangers?" "I don't know," was the reply. "We've been wanting to find out for a long time. If you'll stand in the yard while we unchain him, I'll give you a sandwich If you caro to wait for It" Loses HI* Grit. "Isn't that fellow ever goin# to pro pose?" "I guess not; he's like an hour glass." "How'b that?" "The more time he gets the less sand he has." A Quitter. The young man wanted an under standing before he proposed. "Can you wash dishes?" he asked. "Oh, yes," said the girl. "Can you wipe them?" He didn't propose. Not Thst Kind. "If women want to vote like mea, then let them stand up in the cars like men.** "But, my dear man, they are not ait gutng for a standing rote." The Fate of Dlggby. "I was talking to Dlffby this mom lng about the latest dreadnought Hi didn't appear to be much interested." "I should think tot! XXnbT mar ried one." FIVE L0AVC9 AND TWO FISHE8. Mark vi, 30-44? 8ept. SB. "Jesus taUt unto I At**. 4 am th* Urt tuti ?/ Lit9."~-JoKn vi, U. I HEN the twelve Apoatlca re MM turned to Jeaua they ex pi Alued the In mi auce of their tour and what they had taught; ahd He called them away to a deaert place to reat awhile, because of the crowd and becauae they hud not oven time to take nourtebmeot. Ho i iu-y v. < Mt privately by ablp. But the newa went alao aud the crowd went on foot from vartoua cltiea. Jeaua would have uo time to Hlni self. Ella entire life waa devoted uiid'l being rendered up a living aacrlflce to the Divine aervlce, In feeding the abeep of Jehovah'a Hock, nnd Hla own abet*p alao, becauae all that were the l?'a tlier'a were Hla. Aa He looked upon the multitude. He felt a yearning com pasaion for them: "They were like aheep without a ahepherd:" and He continued to teach them. But did they not have eynagogue*. and regular reading of the gcrfotureHV Did they not have Hcrlbes. Pharisees, Priests and Le vltes? flow could they be without shepherding? Ah, they had a sool hunger, which the forms, ceremonies and burdens bound upon them could not sutlsfy. They really wanted the "Bread of lAte," which Jesus had Anoe*t?ra of th ? evo lutionUt. ?which Jesus teas, for Ele personified the Truth. Why then did they not re celTfl it J Tliey were honnfl hy wnpi>r stitlon, prejudice, the fear of man. traditions of the ancients, and the op position of the great and learned of their tluie. Did thej not frequently inquire. "Have any of the Scribes and Pharl sees believed on Illm?" The common people always refer to the learned. The learned therefore hare tfce greater responsibility. Jesus declared of them. "Ye have taken away the key of knowl edge;" you will neither enter Into the favor of God yourselves, nor will you permit others to enter In.? Luke *1. 52 And Is not this true today? The learned of the colleges and principal pulpits are telllrig the peeple that the Bible Is not the Divine Message which Jesus and the Apostles declared It to be. that Moses and the Prophets did not write the books accredited; to them: and thus Indirectly telling that Jesus and the Apostles were deceftvott when Jesus said. "Moses wrote of He," and the Prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah said thus and so Th* Sympathy of Jesus. The multitudes in their enthusiasm went a long Journey from home with out making proper provisions for food. The disciples urged that the people be sent home. Jesus suggested, "Give ye them to eat." But they declared they had nothing wherewith to feed so many, and that if even they should go to purchase it would cost much. Finally they found Ave loaves and two fishes.- By Jesus' direction they. ; seated the multitudes in companies on I the grass, and the loaves and fishes, j under heavenly blessing, were divided ' again and again, and all ate to their satisfaction; and the fragments ' nmounted to .twelve baskets, while j those who had partaken were 5,000. This wonderful miracle not only at tests our Lord's sympathy, but also spoke volumes to the people of the Divine power that was in the Great Teacher; but there is still another les son which It teaches us. Like all of Jesus' miracles It was merely another foregleaming. or Illustration, of Ills fu ture glory and of the coming blessings. This miracle speaks to us of the ! power that our Lord will then have for providing for the necessities of the whole world. True, we do not expect that during the reign of Christ the world will bo miraculously fed. but rather in accordance with the Scriptural promise, "The earth shall yield her increase;" ! "FW* loaves and two and again, "I will lUhes." cail for the wheat, I and will Increase it," etc., etc. But specially the feeding of the multitude reminds us of the fact testified in our I text that Jesus is "The Bread of Life" ?the Divine Provision for the necessi ties of the whole world. "I Am th* Bread of Life." | As t?e Church now partake of the I merit of Christ's sacrifice, and become members of His Body, the pne Loaf, and thus partake of eternal Life through Him, so in God's due time the Bread from Heaven is to feed the mul titudes of earth. During the thousand years of His reign, the Bread of Life will be freely ^distributed amongst all mankind. That Bread of Life Is the Truth? particularly the Truth connect ed with the great redeeming work of Jesus. He Is to be the Bread of Life to the world, because He bought the world with the sacrifice of His life. . The Church, howover, In this present time, has another privilege which the world la the future will not share, and that is represented in the Lord's "cup." Bit "cup" to us represents our privi lege of suffering with Him and becoaft* ing His Joint-heirs in the Kingdom. Profitable - Printing.... IS the kind that attracts favorable notice. To attain the desired re sult appropriate type is as necces sary as proper workmanship and material. We have the right kind. Chronicle Printery... Give us your next order for Job printing. To Our WE are pleased to an nounce that we are now better prepared to serve you with anything you may need in the grocery line. We are constantly adding to our grocery stock, which is always of the choicest se lection. Telephone 37 and all order* tent us will receive prompt attention. Kirkwood Grocery COMPANY J. T. Burdell Surveyor and Engineer Camden, S. C. A desirable house and lot /. "S.V? ?? 'w Apply to For Sale Store on Broad Street recently occupied by J. W. ' Smith as garage. For prices and terms apply to .??*3 C. P. DuBose & Co, at ReasonableRates i THHAT piece of jewelry you * broke can be made good a? ney *t a nominal cost. Bring it in here today and let us give you a price on it* We can mend anything in reason? stones reset and jewelry al tered to suit your fancy. * ' v- ? v . iii 1 G. L. BLACKWELL, Jeweler and Optician.