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MYSTERY OF LIFE Who Knows Where It Comes From or What It Is? Marked Difference Between Mankind and the Wild Things, In Their View of Death?*Lower Animate Lit* tie Impressed. Some folkh talk about "the mystery of life," and It la as good a way as any to apeak of It. Kor, truth la, nobody seems to know anything about life. Yet everything pays more attention to living th|D to anything else, l'rac tleally eveiyr inotlvo In tho world among tho wild things, Is to live. Not oven man, with all his know! edge, knows where life comes from, or what it Is, George F\ Burba writes In the Columbus Dispatch. It Is Just the opposite of death, be will tell you; one either lives or dies. If he Is living, the body la In a certain condition. The blood flows through the veins. The heart boats. The body la warm. Ono Is conscious of that which, goes on about him. The very opposite Is true when a thing la dead, whether the thing Is a man or ft dog or a bird or a flsh. Hut the why of It ftll?nobody understands that The wild things strive with all their might to escape death, but they pay little ottentlon to the dead things about them. It doesn't Room to make any impression upon nn animal to run up* on another animal that Is dead, out In the woods. *They fear death, but they do not respect tho dead, nor ahow ftny emotion In the presence of death. They do not know what It la?that la, they do not know that the dead crea* ture they encounter In the wooda (a dead and done for. If It la aomathlng they want to devour,vthey dolour It; If It la not, they pass on without pay ing much attentiou to It Death Is more of a mystery to man. That Is, It Impresses him to a great* er extent. He thinks more of It He tries no harder to live than do the wild things, but there Is something In con nection with the presence of a dead creature that Improves a human be inf. This Is especially true If one en counters death out In the fields or woods. Tramping through a forest, and coming suddenly upon a dead animal, one pauses In contemplation of the mystery before him. Yesterday a splendid stag, let us say, roaming the woods In triumph; strong and swift and beautiful; conscious of his strength and fleetness; living?breathing, seo ing, feeling. %Todny?there he lies. Ills cout roughened by the winds or rain, his eyes sightless, his limbs with out motion?unconscl(Ais he lies there like a log rotting In the elements. Can this be the stag of yesterday? Is the thing called life all ho needs today to arouse him from the slumber?to smooth his splendid coat, to bring the gleam of llglkt Into tho eye, to give speed to tho limbs? Then,' whence the thing called llfe? Or. from whence did it come In the beginning? Thu^ do we meditate and marvel ? t the mystery of life and death when we are In the presence of death?espe cially If we encounter It In the great shadows of the forest?out where there Is nothing to Interrupt us, out where reigns tH{H which gives life and which recalls It f I ? Few Reminders of Raids. Studious lover* of I,oudou will not fall to notice how swiftly,'true to her marvelous gift of eternal youth, she is obliterating every trace of the Mr raid period as If It had never been. Some, of the scars made by enemy bombs still remain, as In the wholesale mar ket In Cov??nt (iai'den, but they might pass an unnoticed as the effects of re cent tires which are always to be found in the great city. Notices of the nir rah) shelters are, however, already hard to find; an odd one may be dis covered on a lamp post In Tottenham Court ?on<t <>r at (Jresham college, which had m?t found leisure to tear down the shabby poster about Its use hh an air raid shelter; while In Southampton row the New Zealand record office fins nut yet demolished Its ^Andtnig revetment. Speaking general ly, however, mI! si^us of the reign of terror by n.ghi have "vanished like the baseless fabric of a dream, leaving not 11 wrack behind." ? Ijoudon (!lobe. Pjper Underclothing. An excellent and durable quality of underdo!hilig tins been Made of a flue- j grained paper by Japanese manufac- j Mirers. After the fiaper has cut to a pattern the different parts are -own together and hemmed, and the j places where the buttonholes are to he formed nr?- strengthened with calico j or linen. The paper is very strong and ! at the same time very flexible. After i a rnrnynt Ins twin rtnrn 11 fun- hmirv 1 it will Interfere with the perspiration j of the body no more than do garments j made of cotton fabric. The paper Is | not sized, nor Is if Impermeable. After j becoming wet the paper Is difficult to j tear. When nr. endeavor Is made to tear It by hand It presents almost a* j ranch resistance n* the thin skin used for cnaklng glove? U?e for War Materials. The ilritith ministry of reconstruc tion, according to the Dally Mall, la embarking npon a scheme of rural de velopment by the construction of n mrgc numlHT of hjrht railways to con nect the country districts with the main railways. The cost will be shared by couaty Authorities and the govern noent. 'I he lines will be leased to op crating companies under adequate {U*rnit* ? Enormous quantities of material used by the British army to France will he utilized. LIBERIA IS REACHING OUT i f ' # Trlbee of That Country, It It Sold, Avm Accepting tho Teachings of the Missionaries* Plenyono Obe Wolo, ? Llberlan of . the Kru tribe, who graduated from Co luiublu university, says: There uever ha* been a sclent I Ac rui-.iis of I.Iberia, but tho population Is estimated at froiu *.000,000 to 3,000. 000, and not more than 15,000 are Aiuerlco l,Iberians, lit* descendants of liberated slaves. The remainder , he long to tribes which speak four differ ent languages and offer only nominal submission to the government* The Krus elect their kings by the selection of the most available man of the royal house. In the Jarrowuy tribe the king Is an absolute monarch for the reign of six yeafs, and l? then put to death. Other tribes also follow different cus toms. The tribes do uot acknowledge the government of Monrovia, because they feel that It doea not protect theiu. By treaty the Uplted States government l? required to help the Amerlco-Llbe rlsns against the tribes, and In 1912 this country helped put dowu n rebel lion of the Krus. The constitution of Liberia haa a literacy test, which has heretofore ex eluded most of the datives from vot ing, at the central government Is an able to undertake their education. The Glrbas are being taught by Episcopal missionaries, and the Fullngos, who are Mohammedans, are also gaining the franchise. The Krua are very am bitious and are also catching up. There are more than 50 Liberlana of the na tive tribes studying In the United States. WHEN RAILROADS WERE NEW Engineers In CHarfa of Canstruetlan Werk Had Ideas That flaw teem a Llttla Peculiar. Light an strand Ideas of pioneer railroad builder# was thrown by Kd ward 8. Jouett, general 'solicitor of the L. Jb N., In a talk before the Ro tary club at Louisville. "The Lexington-Frankfort line," said he, "was built with longitudinal atone sills capped with a strip of iron, and the numerous curves, which you hare all noted, are said to have been pur posely Introduced upon the theory that they were an advantage in enabling the conductor the more easily to see the rear of his train. The coaches were two-story affairs?women and children below and men above?and the motive power was mules to the top of the hill above Frankfort. The train wan let down the hill into the city upon an incline operated by a stationary engine. "You may be interested, in passing, to learn that with the exception of a few miles near New Orleans, which antedated it about a week, this line from Lexington to Frankfort is the oldest railroad in the Uulted States south of the Ohio and west of the Alieghenles. It was chartered In 1830 ?very early In railroad history, when we remember that the first railroad In the United States was built In 1826, and the first locomotive engine was operated In 1829." Health and Height Count. Every flying man In the United States air service has to undergo a strict medical test periodically In or der that he may be classified In one of four grades. "AA" men are the few who can stand air work at altitudes above 20,000 feet. "A" men can stand the strain between 15,000 and 20,000 feet, while the "R" class consists of pilots 'for duties between 8,000 and ift.OOO feet, and the "C" group includes h 11 airmen fit only for service between ground level and 8,000 feet. It has been found that airmen of most robust physique cannot stand the sudden chauges of nlr pressure entailed by diving nnd rapid climbing for any length of time. Hence the frequent medical examinations, carried out by experts who have drawn - up a care fully calculated standard of efficiency. She Did. She wn* a four-flusher, particularly as t?i her abilities In various sports. "Do you golf?" he asked. "Oh, I love golf." she"answered. "I ploy at least 3d holes twice a week." "And how about tennis?" "I won the woman's championship In our state." "And do you swim?" "The best I ever did wy?s n half inlle straight away," she replied. Somewhat fatigued he changed to literature. "And how do you Iik?* Kip Mng?" he asked. "I kipped an hour only yesterday," was her unblushing reply.?Journal of the American Mrdlcal Association. Large Offer for Map Halg Used. Offers lip to $1,750 have been re ceived for the map used by Sir Doug las Ilalg in the direction of the Brit ish armies on the western front Octo ber 8 and three following days, and sent to the lord provost of Glasgow's secretary for disposal In aid of the king's fund f6r disabled officers and men. The map eventually will be put up at auction. Collar Button Causes Dlvorcs Suit. An elusive collar button was respon sible for Andrew Emmert abusing his wife. Angelina Emmert, according to her testimony before a master In chso^ery tn suing for divorce. She said when he dropped his collar but ton and she would not search for it he stn;;* her. A divorce decree Is tcommeuded.? Pittsburgh Chronic'? Tetagrarh. GOOD MONEY FROM BAD EGG Jim Buokley Finally Ptoved Truth H baying That Hi Wll Fond of Repealing. "Thar ain't nothln' In the yorld but Is good fer aomethlo' is one of tho favorite saylugs of Jltn Huckloy of Hear Lake. Huckiey I* a thrifty soul. lie farms lu summer Mini naps lu winter and be tween wheat and furs be Is growing rich. One morning Ids wife was cook ing breakfast. She broke a rotten egg luto a skillet aud was-starting toward the door to throw It away when Buck ley Stopped her. "Woman. don't throw that egg away," said Buckley. "Hut It's rotten," protested Ida wife. "Makes no difference," declared the phllsopher. "Thar ain't nothlu' Ip the world but?" "James Buckley," exclaimed bis wife, "I've heard that a thousand tinea." The wolf never sniffs at the doors of the prosperous fariuera of the Peace river country. But foxes are different animals?here is something you doo't know?rotten eggs are rated aa an epl cureau tidbit In vulpine menus. That night Buckley set a trap In a poplar grove near his home and baited it with the rotten "egg. lie hoped to catch a red fox or perhaps a coyote. But when he went out to ^is trap next morning, what do you think he toundt The biggest silver fox Buckley ever had clapped eyes on. . He sold the pelt In Peace River the dther day for $84*. "A right nice lot o' money to hatch from a rotten egg," remarked Buckley, as he Bluffed the money In hla pocket *Tv# alters allowed that thar ain't nothln* In thfe world but Is good fer somethln'."?Chicago Post. , ONE GOOD THING FROM WAR Ceeene Nut, Hitherto Considered Only ae Nuisance, Has ieen Made Arti cle ef 'Commerce. Before the war the cocone, which growe freely In the Southern Ameri ca a, on large treea of the palm fam ily, was literally such a hard n?t to crack .^hat Its vegetable oil had no place 'In commerce, and the tree waa known chiefly as a botheration to banana planter* ,Vhen they wished to enlarge their plantations. Eighteen hundred pounds' pressure is required to crack the cocone nut, and there was no machinery for doing It. Then gov ernment experts said that nothing else in the world would provide such good carbon for gas masks ns the cocone nut, und the United States financed the creation of machinery for crack ing It, thus starting a new and im portant Industry. Hereafter It will be well worth while breaking the shells for the vegetable oil Inside them, val uable for cooking, lighting, and the making of nut butter; and the shells, happily no longer needed for masks, can be used as fuel or In the manufac ture of gas. And so. out of an effort to prevent the expansion autocracy by conquest, the Southern Americas find opportunity to expand by com merce.?Scientific American. Aristocrats In Gutter. We hear rumors of grand dukes and other members of the old nobility of Russia driving cabstand peddling boot laces In Petrograd. This Is no new thing In Europe. Id England the de scendants of the great Plantagenets have been found In very lowly occupa tions. A few years ago a lawsuit proved that a genuine Bourbon was then hawking vegetables in the streets of Parle. A few years earlier a son of a cousin of Empress Josephine, Na poleon's first love, was sent to prison for petty larceny. In 1802 the Marquis DeFollgn,e was an omnibus conductor; the Comte do la Marche was a house* paiater; the Marquis DeTorcey d'Etal llnde kept a small Inn at Carnac, and the Marquis d'Hauteroche, a descend ant of the nobleman who, at the bat tle of Fontenoy, called out to the English: "Tire* les premiers," was a gendarme. Antimony In the Transvaal. A new body of antimony Ifc reported to have have been opened near the Komatl river, in the district of the Stenysdorp gold fields, Transvaal. As the ore Is found to be valuable, a ruin ing company Is now carrying on smelt ing operations on the spot. Three shafts have been sunk to a depth of 50 feet, besides open workings. One Is continuous throughout. A furnace capable of smelting ten tons of ore per day Is In operation and It Is stated that there Is sufficient ore In sight to keep the furnace working while devel opments are being made.?Scientific American. Roberts Predicted Foch'a Victer/. When Lord Roberts was In Canada ten years ago at the dedication of the Plains of Abraham park and play ground he mnde this prediction: "They refuse to believe me, and we are asleep under a false security, for I do not hesitate to affirm that ?e will have a frightful war In Europe, and that Great Britain and France will havs the hardest experience of their existence. They will. In fact, see de feat very near, but the war will finally be won by the genius of s French gen eral named Ferdinand Koch, professor la the military school In Paris." Little Rivers Important. In his war ode Dr. van Dyke mains loyal to "little risers." In his book, "Little Rivers," he has already made little rivers as Interesting as the little (>'.(* of <vrter that make the mighty oocan. Freedom begins - ? ??'?T VH KK 90 M)N(i 1KAR8 Father CJrerin In W?r Hero Hon II* I.HHt s*w M M H?b). ||rMn the Brooklyn Eagle) CbrlN I. Steugle, secretary of the i i\ iI service cptntlfifuddlir in living iu ni i ?>x|M*fiat ion. On Wor 'I'll>iv In- cv^vh to be reunited with hi* *on whom he hax not nrou for twenty year*, W|vn ho laMi mw him the sou Wit* ? br.by of four week*. Now he || a sturdy yo.uth nearly 21. Mi.il advices to the IV.ther huve in* formed him Hmt the young man wears the Croix <lo mill, the French Mcdal'lto Militairc, showiyg that be play ed his part in tli< war. lie bears the seal's of two wound*. Ho snvnl with the Marine# and after his discharge Join ed the navy, in which be rose to ensign. The pastdof year# have worked other change*. The young uian recently ban been married. He wan "previously en gaged t<> Marie Gtadys White, of Win fr.ll, N. .CV# but *hc died while the wai was In progre*H. v In February la*t young Stengle mar ried Birdie Mue Prigdeu, of Jackaon, Mlss. The couple are now living in a cottage at Willoughby Beach, not far from the Jamestown Exposition grounds sud within a stone's throw of the Hotel Chamherlniu at Old Point Comfort. Charles- Stengle lout his second wife iu lftOO. She wax Marian Bland, and they lived at Berkley, Va. She died when the hero of the present story was born. He was christened Samuel. When tbtf parents of Mrs. Stengle proposed to take the baby with them to Jackson, Miss, and bring him up, Stengle con sen ted. After that Stengle came East He said that in after years he realized'he had made a mistake; that there were In fluences at work that tended to estrange him and the child. Nevertheless, Stengle felt, its he explained in telling the story, that he had no right to deprive the boy of the only home be bad known or of those whose love he had won.. So Stengle reconciled himself to the Ion* separa tion as best he could. "I was sure that when the guardian ship had expired nature would c-seert itself and he would come to me," said Stengle today. The young man llropped out of (sight with the advent- of the iwak,Vbut/ his father was satisfied that he was doing hi*> bit for his country, and when he received a letter from the boy recently thiV belief was confirmed. It told him about the young, ipau's war career, of the death of his fiancee and hi? grand k # l.'.vV "? V I * ? i MA1'.' fei Vi; ? . .. ? -?i ? . ? Rrv-^-^r^v WE have op hand today iPIIPpvo cars of brick, and an invoice fpr ope hundred thousand to arrive in a few dayj. ' ? -.'V ' ; ... .* - J. L. Guy Lumber Co. Mttk Near Seatar4 Frii?kt Depat j | - 1 ? 1 1 , "VI , mother and of the subsequent marflt-ge, J AH is in Yeadinesa at 1JJ8 Halsey street, the Btengle home, for the reunion, ' and th? young man and his bride will . be rfceived with open anna. A (.'lusiral Harpist Mn"ui:.'r J. A. Coburn In hia minstrel show i'il'j season"*?:* offering au Juova tion io f.he minstrel loving public. This nove'M act Is the han> soloist, whoso 1 mux *i- r does not live. Mr. Kent Gage , and !?c oomes from the land whero harp ists! grow, He *became Interested in the hn v "t the age of seven years, and as ho grow older his interest became ikoro pronounced until he has become known as one of the world's great manipula tors of th^ wire strings. During the time liis act is being produced the au dience sits enraptured, and when he fin ishes the encores are so numerous that the artist is wcil nigh exhausted at the finish. This exicptlnnnlly pleasiug act , will be presented at, every performance, ( in t')#n!io part of the program. ?I. A. Coburn's Minstrels will appear . :it the Opera House Saturday January . 31st. Storm I'luyed ttuvor. C'uuideu was fortuiate Id ?<>t the sever* freexe experienced by farther up state. Only a little iw ed up here Monday morning, but Kershaw on up tlte Southern Hot Knd <poles suffered never? damage. Rdrfc pill Rfccord of Tuesday sajr?: "All oV*r the v'f) wire a were snap and in all sections this (Tuesday) ing trees have, been denuded of branches by the wojght of the ice. entire city * watt in darkness Mob night?no street lights and no light* I the homes. The cause of this ispttfi The Record being late was that th?i storm which swept over Rock Hill todi smashed down thfe -wires carrying jj electric power to the southern Mcth ?of the city. The wites went down abc4 noon, the current not coming on uwtil 5 o'clock this afternoon. Aud tht current Went >>ff agadn at 6:20, K ] had to print it on Tuesday, morally the first time in seventeen years." Two* motor carsr?a Packard and i Hudson were stolen in Columbia ?a Sat urday and Sunday. The Cleveland Makes Good Because it IS so Good 1 * , "The Cleveland is in a class by itself.'* That's the answer from owners of the new Cleveland Six all over Arncrica. The Cleveland has made good with the public in>such a big way, because it is so good. Men of engineering and manufac turing skill, and of high ideajs, devoted three years to the development and perfection of the Cleveland Six before they offered it to the puH'V- Fvp^n. mentation was worked out in the Cleveland Company's laboratories and shops and in constant tests on the road; not in the hands of owners. So the Cleveland has made good. The thousands of Cleveland Sixes that have gone out to owners since last July arc performing as few cars, indeed, can perform. Tne poWer and life of its motor, its remarkable com fort in riding, the ease of handling, the beauty and graceful style of its body designs, the excellence of its finish and upholstery, truly plaop the Cleveland Six m a class by itself. We cannot tell you hmv good the Cleveland Six is. -~ Vou must drive it and ride in it to kno'W. Tourlnft Car (Five Pa??enger?) $1385 Roadster (Ttl Sedan (Fire Psutscngers) $2I9S Coup* (Four (All prlc*? F. O. B. Factory) ~ Now Is the Time to Come In and See the Cleveland SiX' % Camden Motor Car Company, Camden, S. C. CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, CLEVELAND * ? * ' r| i $1385