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NIGH1 RIDING ; Frank Fehringer Relates History > i and Dark Doings of u * ( MURDEROUS BAND ; Whose Members Wore Sworn to I/oyalty on Pain of Death?A Sorrel Oath-Kouiid Kami That Committed the Kankin Murder ami Many Other Outrages. Union City, Tenn., Dec. 21.?The State today practically completed iis case against the eight alleged night riders, on trial for the murder o' Capt. Kankin, when it drew from i Frank Fehiiiiger, a momlwr of the hand who turned State's evidence, a ' detailed statement of the Knnkii. affair and a score or more of otlur outrages. It also called to the stand Mrs. Err.ma Thurmond Johnson, one of the two women said to have I*en ' whipped hy the band, and had her j tell her story. . 'I'he startling testimony of Fehringer, who accused "the men on tria\ of being actual participants in the ^ murder of Capt. Kankin with an ex .. ' hi imwui, ;vnni/.iii l.ne inrong ( In the court room. Thon, as Mrs. Johnson was callod, a inurmcr ran through the court room. She removed hor veil. Mrs. Johnson had married Joe 10. . Johnson, a man 30 years older than she, and lived with him four years. . when a child was born. J>ast An- ( gust she sued him for divorce, charging cruelty and asking maintenance. Early in September the rid- , ers visited her father's home and left word that she must withdraw the suit. She failed to do so, and ( on a second visit her father was whipped. On both occasions she was at her Bister's home. The riders seem to have realized this, for on September ' 30, about 1' o'clock at night, they ' went to the sister's home. Mrs. Johnson awoke beside her child to find her bed room tilled with masked and armed men. A man whom she said she recognized as Fred Pinion, one of the defendants, was standing , bo close that she could touch him. "We have come to tell you for the last time that you most dismiss that divorce suit," Pinion is ehurged with , saying. "I will not withdraw it," she roplied. "You will before wo got through with you," wan the roply. "If you dismiss it now we will poo that ho supports tho child, but you must not touch his property." Mrs. Johnson insisted that phe would prose tho ease. Thou tho mon withdrew Into tho yard to consult In a few mlnutoe they roturnod. Pinion Rtopp?Ki over to tho young woman's bod und said, "Come with us." Young Wife Ronton. Two othora of tho band solrod hor and dragged hor from tho bod in hor night clothes. Thoy hurriod her about r&0 yard? awuy and one of them bait hor across tho shoulder* with a strap. Aftor tho first boating thoy asked hor if she would dis miss tlie suit. She said no. Thru she was again whipped. This time her fighting spirit was broken an 1 she sobhlngly said she would giro in to their demands. t "Let's give her another," said one of the hand. "No," she said Pinion replied, "she has had enough." Mrs. Johnson told her story under strong objections from the defense. Judge Jonics sent out the jury before court adjourned and said: "There are eright defendants here charged with capital offense. They are not handcuffed and are under guard of only two deputies. I do not think this is safe. Therefore, I order the sheriff to handcuff these men and ask the military to detail 10 armed men to serve as guards ' The defense strongly objected, but the court refused to withdraw the ord er. Later Attorney Caldwell said; "The order was made advisedly upon the information which reached the ofilcers of the court. This informs Hon was serious enough to Justify us in taking every possible and legal precaution." Fehrlnger Heavily Guarded. Surrounded by a detail of six fully armed soldiers, Fehrlnger was brought into court. At the court room door two of the soldiers armed with rifles, halted. Four other soldiers, armed only with revolvers, took Fehrlnger in charge. Four armed deputy sheriffs cleared a wav through the crowd in the aisles and Fehrlnger was led to the stand. The soldiers sat down Inside the railing, facing the throng. Deputies, armed heavily, took positions in various parts of the room. It was a tense moment. The witness, a diminutive man, aoemed to be composed, but pale. He crossed his legs and tossed his broad-brimmed hat 'ton the too of his boot. Many in the crowd surged up closer, but a stern order from the judge forced them back into thol.* seats. Fehrlnger said he was one of the first members of the band. Fehringer knew nil the defendants \nd had accompanied them on many aids prior to the killing of Kankin. Phe night riders' garb consisted of Continued from Cage 1.) long, black coats, black masks, trimmed in white, and some had false hoards attached to the bottom. On one occasion Deputy Sheriff [>f the ri<lerH, canto to a meet in;; Atavs, since resigned, who was oil" unmasked. At this meeting (iarrett Johnson was chosen ckief and otic* captains were named for diiTeiamt localities and authorized to order raids whenever the riders of a certain locality thought something needed regulating. Sometimes a member failed to appear for rider; and on those occasions the riders went after the missing men and forced them to go on the raids. Night Kider Ontli. The night rider oath in full was: "You do solemnly swear in presence of Almighty (lod and tlie.se witnesses that you desire to become a night rider; that yon will not write, talk or tell to any one of the secrets [>f this order of night riders; that, if you do talk, writo or toll to any person any of the secrets of the order, we are permitted to do with you is we see fit. You know death, hell ind destruction will he votir nortlnn iri<1 that your hody will not bo buried In a graveyard. Do you willingly and freely submit to all this, -*o help you God?" i v, <?i>r frankly admitted that be had sold liquor illegally, had been ndicted, tried and convicted for this iff en ae, both In Tennessee and Konueky. However, he never denied Ills milt and never perjured himself to scape punishment. The witness was a tartar under cross-examiunion. Once, when asked about a Late, he replied that he did not keep 'a dary." meaning a diary. When die defendants' attorney atteniptel o quiz him about milk the witness *aid: "I used it when T was small, I'm told, but haven't since." His Source of Revenue. His home had been under his hat 'or years, he said, and he did not aare much where he stopped. Asked where lie got his money, he said to Attorney Pierce: "I got it like- you ?ot that $10 from me for defending me when you did not do it." On Octot>er 19 the riders learned that Rankin and Col. Taylor were at the Walnut Hog hotel in the heart :>f the riders' country. "Tid" Burton, oue of the dofen nana, told Kehringer to notify t he taind to nU'ot that night to attend to Rankin and Taylor. Feb ringer got one of Garrett Johnson's horses nnd rode all day summoning tho hand. The riders md near Johnson's that night. Tho band included tho eight defendants. They proceeded to tho hotel after Garrett Johnson had forced " Kd" Powell to tako tho riders thoro. Witness said that Garrett Johnson was tiho spokesman and gavv the orders to Rankin and Taylor to dress. On tho march to the densely wooded bank of tho slough where Rankin was slain, tho witness said, Johnson did nil the talking, tho others, abont 50 In number, including tho defendants, following silently. Fell ringer said to tho victim' "Do you want to say anything to th * '/ord? If >t)U do, say it now." Rankin replied: I'vo attended to that." Shot by Rob KoiTinan. Just as they pulled the ro|>e, Ron Hoffman shot Rankin nrd Sam A] plewhiate then said: "I know he is dead, for I put. a load of bicycle ball bearings in him." Witness declared that Jess Carter, one of the defendants. and a man yet to bo tried put. tho rope around Rankin's neck. When Col. Taylor jumped into the slough everyl>ody shot into the water and Fohrincrer limit ;iiv?nnil in 0 with a polo. Meantime men holding the rope lot it go. and Rankin's hod** crumpled up and dropped to th* ''round. His stiff hat fell benriath his head, holding it off the ground, his glasses dropped hack into th '' t. which rapidly filled with blood from the wound in the 'ample. .lust before the body Tell, a rider, not on trial, emptied six .JS calibre bullets in the hanging man. The riders then went to where their horses were hitched and whore] four men had boon left on guard. ] The witness said that (Jnrretf Johnson addressed them before they dispersed, saying: "Burn your masks and say nothing about this night': work." During the testimony the soldier guard was increased. .As soon .as 1 he court took luncheon recess the armed sentries marched In and took Pehringer out. Then the court asked the newspaper correspondents not to mention the names of those implicated by the witness who are not on trial. Itig Cotton Crop. Ther<; soon1 s to he no doubt now dmt (liar t n o couon crop this year is much larger than it was last yoair. The government report or cotton g'nned up to dalio Mi.it was Issued Monday, shows thait ther.? liave been 11,81*2,000 bales ginned, which Is m< re than 500,000 hales more than were madia during the whole of last year. The glliners' report lasnrd on December 2 1 last year shows that 0,784,000 hales had Ik on ginned and the total yield for last year was 11.220,882 baloa. The reason girls come out of school so attractive Is they know they haven't learned anything. COLORED PREACHERS WHERE THEY WILL 1'REACI I NEXT YEAR. Appointments of the Northeast Conference of tlic A. M. E. Church, Which Mot Here |,ast Work. The following are t lie appointments made by tlx- Northern5! Con.ferenco of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which recently 11 liet in this city. This church is composed entirely of colored p<*>ple and luus a very large mt jnlK?rship in this section of South Carolina ?us well as in other portions of the State: Lancaster District. Rev. J. N. Hurko, presiding elder; Lancaster sturtioii, VY. 1). King: Zion Hill, 1*. (lamer; Camden, J. A. (ramble; St. Phillips, A. Isaac; High Hill, R. E. Anderson; RLshopville mission, (). R. Tindall; Kerslutw, K. M. Addison. Watereo District. I. W. I'lntsor, presiding elder; St. Matthews. M. Warley; St. Phillip, J. \Y. Collier; Antioch, \V. E. Johnson; Sit. Peters, P. H. Howard; WedgefHId, L. A. Wells; New Hope, K. Jl. liar vis; St. Luke. K. VV. Williams; Allen cluijHd, II. 1). Ramsey; Lewisville, L. Pyles; Center Hill. C MeWillie; Liin Store, J. |). Hlaekwell; Ft. Mottte, J. L. IPiiiIkiw; St. Stephen, R .M. Colder: Cain Savannah. C. ('. (Vmyers; Sliiloh, L. Chatmar; Fulton mission. W. S. Strong; New mission, I. Cray; St. John mis"ion, C. R rail ford; St. James, C. 10. Culcleasure. Clorcno' District. I,. I). ClmviH. pr<-siding older; Florence, Win. Dozer; Mill Branch. .1. F. Flavor; (Nrnterville, A. B. Thomas; Litlo Uoek, W. I). Wit.horM|KM'n; Bt. Duke, S. A. RMdnnon: Iyovol Green, I). J. Turpin; Pine HU1, J. S. Coo; I)arlBurton. J. K. Unpin; OartersvlNe, K. V. McBrl<P?; Ml. Zlon, J. M. UichardHon; Dillon. W. P. Warley; Brown Creek, B. Belser; Oak Grove, R. H. Perrin; Baltimore. .John MeRne; Flon-mce circuit, F. W. Ambrose; Alderman mlnt.ion, Wm. MoOIll; Darlington mission, G. W. Rlcbardnon. Marion District. H. C. Del^aino, presiding elder; Marion. J. C. Wat kins; North Marlon, A. lilcbn.Tdoon; Conway, A. G. Starks; Marion circuit, J. H. Hunt; Conway circuit, 1. H. White; St. Mary, K. W. Cooper; Robertson, G. W. Spivey; Buekville, M. G. Qaldwell; Balnfrn, D. W. Robertrr>n; Borawter, Wm. Charlton; St. John. W. j P. Anderson; Little River, H. B. ! Barter; Union, F. W. Jorrdan; Button Neck, M. V. RogLnnon, Friendship, R. S. (kunpbell; Bayboro, John Mi?I Hhull. Orangebnrg District. G. J. HunyJlton, pT<vHid1np elder; OnanpebuTg, J. W. Murph; Shiloh, T. v a? ? - ... , v?>>r>v?i, kji. i mut, i?eo. u. Jonnson; Brown Chapel, W. S. Gamble; Ltvc Oik, I). A. Chostir; Branchvlllo, W. W. MoDufTee; St. Paul, Thomafl Brown; Feklenvi'lle, C. F. IVrogdon; Good Hope, L. L. .Jackson; ParlorsvHle, T. M. Summers; Bethel, H. Banpinmr; St. John, W. J. Grte^a;; ! Jericho, \V. J. Holdtifion. Sumter District, j I). M. McGiFl, providing older; Sumter, S. F. Floglor; Mayosvillo, M. J S. Felix; BishopvilHi, P. S. Mosley: Magnolia, I). L. Coo; Statesburg, J M. Martin; St. Paul. 1). II. Alien; St. Luke. J. P. Alston; Cuborlhoro, | A. W. Hoy ward; I'nionville, I). P. Plndorgnaas; Mt. Olive, I). C. l)oas; Isholot. T. C. Mcllae; Salem. Y. W. I Wright; St. Potitor, L. J. Williams. Suinlter mission, E. G. Jones. Manning District. W. M. Thomas, presiding elder; I Manning, John Adams; St. James, S J. M c Fad den ; Liberty Hill, Edwin Walls; Laurel Hill, G. 11. Brown; Snmmorton, N. S. Del^iine; Oaks. B J. HodgM; Forretston, L. H. Murray, Diggers, ,F. M. Harrison: Manning c.ircuiit. J. L. Lindsay; KoovosvLllo, P. W. Lewis; Jordan, Gibhs Jainos. I'MACHMAKKK I'SKD PISTOL. Oil Drunken Man Who Had Knocked llim Down. Anderson, December 2 4.?George Hosier, white, a rather noted character in this section, was shot and nrnh ably fatally wounded to-day by J. L Hardin, a young white man. Hosier was drunk and had attacked J S Fowler, a well known merchant. Hardin interferrod and Rosier knocke<l him down with his list. Hardin rose and seen rod his pistol and Hosier again attacked him. ,.,irdin fired five shots in all, Hosier advancing all the time until the ,ast shot, which si ruck him in the abdomen, puncturing the interlines in ten places. Tie was struck in both arms and in the hip l>efore the last shot, lie .was carried 1o the Anderson Hospital and given surgical attention, but the chances are against his recovery. Hardin surrendered. A woman's eyes never grow too dim to detect the paint, on another woman's face. Women lik" to talk of the day* wlrn they were single and had a good time. FA KM I'll SIIOOTS FA KM FK. Ila-I a (Jtwi'l About Hiring Some Farm ll:m<ls. I cc. 21.? Manuel K. Oxtier, a prominent farmer of Kinurds. alio on Saturday wa?s shot at that place ?v I). Luther Boozer. :im itlier v? 1 known planter, is not thought to If dangerously wounded. th ?ut?h Is:- injuries are serious ile was struck by two bullets, one taklu*; effect in his ?ight foot au.l another in his 1 ighl hip. Tn > trouble h'ciiis to have been about hiring labor. Today Mr. ltcozer vis in Newberry and gave out a statement on being asked about the trouble. lie rays that the trouble came about from .dr. Oxner's hiring hands that ho had a! ready hind and had a written eontrait with; that Mr. Oxnor knew this, and in spite of the fact that lie had written a note to Mr. Oximr tolling him of this contract and ashing him not to move the family, he did it anyhow; that this was not the first time that Mr. Oxnor had taken ban !.j away from him. Stiurde.y mori lng, when he drov; with Mu Boozer to KI wards with Intention of coining to Newberry. Mr Ox:i??r passed by where he w ?s hitching. lie moke to Mr. Oxnor, he says, and told him he did not think he treated him right in hiring those hands and moving them. M? Oxnor. in an angry tone, said tt was "none of your business," and advanced toward him with his right hand in his pocket, in a hostile man-, tu r. Mi*. 1 looser had b<n>n in bed sick two wicks and was too weak to coja? with Mi. Oxner, even if lie had known that ho was unarmed, and he understood that Mr. Oxner is accustomed to carrying a pistol. So lie told Oxner to stand hack, the latter still advanced and Boozer then shot him.?The State. noriihi, tkaoudy. A Shooting Sera.io In Which Two Men Die. Irart?villr\ Dec. 21.?A shooting '.ffuir among white people occurred Saturday ?veiling at Ashland, about six miles from here, just across the line from Darlington, in Ia*e county As a result tw<> men, Charlie Moore and W. L. Smith, are dead. There was a Woodman of the World banquet or supper, at which W. D. Smith, about 4f> years old, a merchant of Ashland, his son and n young Trnn named Charlie 'Moore, the princip'l* in the tragedy, wore present. Ill fcollng between Moore and the Smiths had existed for normo time A dlspcte arose over a trlval remark made by tho younger Smith while at Popper and the. difficulty UHsumed omlnoas proportions after the banquet. ! Moore and the Smiths had coinc downstahs from the hall. It Is reported that on leaving the table th* elder Smith made a remark, using an onth, erring- "We'll fix you!" Moore, it Bee.T.P, was Ktandlng by the fire when one of <tho Smiths made an attack on him with a catsup bottle. It is also stated that Smith started on Moore with a piece of wood. Mo -o then opened fire on the e'd? r Smith, shooting him three or fottr times One of the Smittn then .it is claimed, fired at Muore k ' 11 tr him instantly. W. L. Sri It', died at 3:30 yestordaj afternoon. Youvy Smith. a boy of about IS or 20 years old, has been lodged In jail tit nishopville. The tragedy is a most depb t -.^le one. It is said w'-MsVey was in evidence.?The State. , % MKT TKACi FATF. bather Kelley Jumps Frrm Steamer Into the Orcflit. Queenstown, Dee. 20.? \ mareoni- 1 gram received here today from the White Star liner Arabic reports that the Rev. Father Thomas A. Kelly, pastor of Ague's church, in Pater>on, N. .1., leaped overboard let Thursday and was drowned. According tn the murconiyram Father Kelly was suffering from elaneholia and he jumped into the ocean at 3 a. in. Thursday, lie had xvmi walking on deck for some time i ? ~ a ^ ~ - - i <-mm<>x ims, owing io insomnia. There was a heavy sea ami it was im|M>s\siblo to launch a boat, but tin* steamer's engines wore reversed and she circled about a number of times while a search 1 i^ht played on the waters and life belts were cast over in the hoi>o that one of them might fall near the drowning man. The tragedy was not generally < known on l>oard until Friday morn* Ing, and it caused groat grief among J tho hundreds of Irish passengers. Father Kelly was 011 his way to Ireland to 's.i>end Christmas with relatives. Heroes and Heroines. There is scarcely a community, however small, hut has its horoes i and heroines. Quietly, obscurely and uncomplainingly they endun? suf- 1 foring and hear groat trials, anl 1 they invariably meet, the world with, a I)?"ave smile. Mono hut (the angels 1 record tlrtuir life until they have passed aw.'.?, h t they are just, as t.ru'y heroes as tin men vho.?c deeds and siying!" are Ida/, nod forth in [song ajid storjr. , TEDDY IN NEW ROLE TAI.KKH IJKK a lU'FFIAX TO h:mm la oiks Itcoauw' They Dashed by Him on ilortM'buck Ho Cut One of 'I lioir Horses. Washington, Doc. 2 2.?Tho (juory, "Is tho president In his right mind?" has boon discussed in A'asningtoti l?v a party of college girls, even before the now famous iiKwage denouncing certain newspapers as slanderers of the government, and their editors as liars. An incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day in one of the parks of Wasnmgton, which lias just l><en made public, and which has been the subject of much discussion among the girls who attend the National Park Seminary, at Forest Glen, Maryland. A teacher at t ne school In question was riding, in company with i three of the young ladles, In Hock On?ek park on Thanksgiving Day. i As they worn going along one of the roadw of the national reserve they saw a party ahead of them which included two ladles and two men. The ; teacher rays that as they came nearer the party, she recognized one of I the men as the president. For some time the seminary party rode behind the presidential party, but as the spirit'd horses wished to go 1 at a faster pace, the girls tlnally gal- ? loped past. When the horses were slowed down a few minutes later. I rapid hoofbo-ate were hoard In the * rear, and the rider pressed his horse : orward and overtook them. "As we were riding four abreast," says the tone her in telling of the incident, "the president's horse crowded us no little as he dashed pawt. As ho brushed past, his horse struck the foot of one of the young ladies, knocking it from the stirrup, and a blow from the president's crop fell on the horse's flank. The young woman s horse beared, and hut for her eoolmws and admirable horsemanship, she miglyt have been thrown beneath lho feet of the horses. 1 do not ! know whether the blow was intentional. " 'Yon know that you should not go ahead of our party,' sulci the president, as be rode past us. and turned In the waddle to look u.s squarely in the face. He then Join-d his companions. hkiturally, we It | very much mortified. None of in intended an affront to the president, ] and I cannot understand his action. The president appeared to be in a ] rags\ but of coume, I do not knew about that. I only know how we ] felt about It." This was one of the bits of proM- j dent la 1 news ?ot given out at tbWhJto House, as nearly everything ? concerning RooHC.vel t is given o t In thnt way. It whs probn';)y ( thought thnt the Hlorv would not get into the papers. Rut it has { como otrt. And there are come people in thie city who ar<> asking the ( finest ion, "In the ?reeident in his right mind?" \ MEETS TRAGIC DEATH. t Clothes ('aught Fire anil l.ady is ( Fatally Ilunied. 1 Lexington, Dec. 21.? One of the saddest deaths that has ever or- ( currod in thin section was that of M,rs. Oarrio Hallrnan, wife of G. Henry Ilallman. a prominent nio j nt of GillKTt, this county, on Friday. Mr. Hallrnan left for his work < ?arly in the morning, leaving his wife apparently in the best of health. , only to be called back a few hours j later to find her in the agonies of death. . AlK>mt 9 o'clock neighbors wore attraet.ed to th? Hallrnan house by a woman's screams and when they arrived they found Mrs. Hallrnan lying on the floor with all of the clothing .mined off and some parts of her body burned almost to a crisp. It j is the supportion that she had a fainting spell and fell foremost into . tile tire. She expired within a hours, doath relieving her from her terrible agonies. Mrs. II all man was A 2 years of a.ga and leaves, besides her husband, an u'c 1 father, one brother and two ^ sisrti rs. She was a member of the f hut hern church and was a devoted Christian. f The bodv of Mrs Hallman was 1 laid to rest at Shiloh Methodist f hurch on Saturday in the presence of a large assemblage of relatives r and friends. The funeral services t wore conducted by hor pastor, the \ Rev. It. I). Wessdnger.?News and Courier. j i Tvro Foolish Men. Cleveland, Ohio, Doc. 2 5.?A duol t to tho deaht. with knives, in a dark c room on Christmas Kve betweon two suitors for tho hand of the fourteen t year old Julia Price, resulted in the i death of Powell Fromich and tho t serious injury of Michael Milonvr.n- \ 1eh., who is under arnest on the charge of murder. * r f A short answer is often followed < by a long silence. t Self-satisfaction is a good thing not to parade ia public. ?t f ' ? COTTON GINNED KKI'OKT SHOWS NNAHLY 12,000,^ OOO BALKS. \ 11 hiImt l>nst Year Was and in 1900 11,112, OOO?South Carolina's Deport is 1,t;{<?,Ksi?. Washington. Doc. 21.?A total of 11,8112,115 running lw.tlea of cotton *4 ginned from tho growth of 1908 to December, 13, against 9,284.070 at t ne jfiimo date of last year and 2 7, 2(59 active ginneries, against 27,15(5 in 1907 wore announced by the census bureau in its report today. The figures count round bales as half Itftlcs, and exclude*: iintera. The bales ginned to December 13 aggregate 1 1,*. 1 2.789 in 1908, and 9,297,819 in 1905. Tho total 1907 crop was 11,057,822, of which 84 IKir cent was ginned to December 13. crop of 1 906, 12.083,201, of which " 65 ginned to December 13, ami crop of 1905. 10,495.105, or 88.G per cent bv December 13. The rej>ort inclndf ts 510,209 roun i bales for 1 908, 167,204 for 1 907, and 24 3,096 for 1 906. Sea island bales included aggregate SO, 187 bv States :i?\follows: Florida, 31,072; Georgia, 37,956; 'oath Carolina. 11,159. Tho corrected s.talitftics of the rjuantity of cotton ginned this season to Decern her I, are 11,008,661 hales. The report of cot.ton ginned to December 13 last, and the niunl>er af active ginneries respectively by States follow: Alabama, 1.263,700 lilies, and 3,117 ginneries. Arkansas, 8-16,701, and 2,10 2. Florida, 64,131, and 255. Georgia, 1,896.3 16, and 4,449. Kansas, Kentucky and Mexico, 1,"?oo, and 5. IiOiiislana, 434 741. and 1,681. Mississippi, 1.4 4 0,01 2, and 3,4 54. Missouri, 5 0,3 8 6, and 7 7. North Carolina, 615,191, and 2,7 2 4. Oklahoma. 495,252. and 979. ^'out.h Carol Inn. 1,130,882, and 3,207. Tennessee, 302,577. and 639. Texas. 3.365,989, and 4,133. Virginia, 1 1,7 67, and 117. 11 ise Words. Worry Is half of weariness. Revenge never Is ho sweet as when foregone. The critical eye remains longest n Ignorance. No man Is undone as long t has a work to do. You cannot bless until you believe in thorn. lie Is lost already to whom aarciIce appears as folly. The saddest slavery Is that of bang rulod by our pleasure#. The sins we wink at today are he ones we wed tomorrow. Spiritually the most hlplesa are hose who refuse to help. Fife barriers that resist all force :rumble before friendship. The fool is known by offering hift 'orethough after tho event. Tomorrow's burdens always prove .00 much for today's back. You have no right to set up youi 'ad as another man's faith. Keep the heart healthy and hapdncss win take care of Itself. Nothing heals our own woundB luicker than helping others. Men are to be known by thole tims rather than by their origins. If you would be far-sighted yon 1111st learn to live 011 the heights. Our own sin? grow fast behind Mir backs while we are gazing at he faults of cur neighbors. The astronomer may be down on lis lucljf even when his business Ik ooking up. The straight and narrow path sn't a favoral le thoroughfare with rooked people. Winter is never so satisfying asvhen we look forward to it In sunewer. We are all for reform?If it loesn't Interfere with our financial nterest>s It is better occasionally to do a oolish act. of charity than to commit the folly of an uncharitable life. Pointed Paragraphs. *The devfl has such a good time at lis regular business lie never takes my vacation. A man's wife can't own keep li'in >n the water wagon by telling him low her mother predicts he will all off. There's nothing a woman can wor y more about than her age after hirty except the ago of the unmariod daughters after 2 4. A woman's idea of logic Is r? >Wo*jng out something wrong when you night guess It right. The average person can get more genuine joy out of a grievance than nit of a blessing. If tlioy had all turned out men he Lord would have kept creating" nore In the hop? of getting somelilng hettflp. but when there \sas a voman If was safe to stop. The nearest tho average man can ome to arranging a financial program for the next year is to overostlmate his income and undoresirnate liis expenditures. Wisdom and love have never been ifcle to fdrni an effective alliance. v