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O U L H TERMI NATI KE UR TEO SIP ING O0 ST ARING? WISE ESA PROFIT BY M IIN E IONS SIN EL E N I, E KEE THE BY 4E NY weakling can made resolutions. It needs a strong man to keep them. That is perhaps why New Year resolutions are so often futile. The strong do not wait for high days and holy days to amend their conduct or carry out their re solves. They obey Goethe's dictum: "Seize this very minute, Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." And so it happens that the large army of peo le who wait for the New Year before effecting reformation in their liveb are seldom success in carrying out their intentions. They are possessed of the spirit of energy and; resolu necessary to achievement. It may be bat it is better to make good resolutions, Chey are not carried out, than not at all. Thir is open to question, q one is absolutely determined Gr decreed, it is perhaps on the make promises to oneself. veas continually repeated, tend to acter, and to reduce one's faith &eself, a . a resoltons put into practice onduct strength and self-confidence. "'little eids to overbalance the resolutions the average person. In tact, many people wel me any excuse to exonerate them from the rrying out of their resolves. One individual 1 34 etermines, let us say, never to lose his temper. Ie comes down on New Year's morning with a set smile on hic face. Alas! it is short-lived. The whole world seems in conspiracy to drag 1 him back to his former frame of mind. The cof fee is cold, the letters which look so alluring prove to be chiefly bills and begging epistles, he falls over the doorstep as he leaves the house. All those minor annoyances, which, if rightly met, would have helped him to conquer his weak ness, serve but to throw him back into his original state, and before evening he is as bad as ever he has been. THE FRENCH FO E MAUPASSANT, describidg an officer, said He did not say warlike or bellicose: the I J~I In the presence of this officer one assume - This is a phenomenon that escapes the serve it. Practically every nonmilitary soldier instinctively assumes something< andl a marching column of soldiers flashei his shoulders and steps out with a tense, And as with civilians, so with soldiers. The ordin ence of the crack regiment. The crack regiment itsel detachment of troops of heroic, almost legendary, famn The Legionaries handle campaigns of their own, az constant and arduous campaigning. But France over among other troops. They stiffen the mass, and men The Legion was sent out to the Crimea and got n< that had beeni expected of it, but did reflect great credi to help to inspire a whole army. The queen of Spain 80 years ago was in a hard whom she was fighting, were just as good soldiers as I generals had an inspiration of genius. If they could army they felt the shade of advantage would move eve! Legion from the then Iking of France, and for four yeai In the present war, part of the French Legion has and Alsace andl to the Dardanelles. Part of it remain vigorous camplaigning In the Moroccan part of France' The Americans and ether foreigners who are enrol contact with the Legionaries, and this, while giving t them an opportunity for genuine campaigning, is the I1 tees them against foolish rashness, as well as against moments. Fighting is routine work with the Legionary, Just a winds may be different on each trip andl the craft is r pert knowledge of the technique of his trade makes tl1 of his task in finished fashion. Officially the Foreign Legion is composed of eight nearly double that number, and the Legion becomes some of France's colonial troops. France for hundreds of years had regiments of Go: other foreigners enrolled in her armies, but the preser from 1831. One brief rule in its constitution says thai though he does not present a birth certificate or ident IDnglish and Arnerican Legionaries have been Smith, ' and Weiss; of the Italians, Rlossi and CGrossi; of the P. The recruiting officer reads the candidate a warnir1 fionsieur? Surely there is something better you can a sou a dlay, or a few sous as you begin to advance, a day or two. No? You already are aware? Very he now speaks as a colonel to his soldier: "There is ai you are a good and faithful soldier you may go far. .The recruiting colonel can generally tell at a glari if he has been a sergeant or an officer. In the latter it is suggested, for his own benefit, that he conildeni training quarters in Africa. One who has been an omel corpDorals' clasnd nay e navannced within a cnounle r Ov Ya ~ 4X. DIV,' Kn.. esolution, that of getting up at a certain timewolsoerbceprecmn.Iiatn n the morning. When the day dawns, any rea- i ttero fmn eet.I scsoa ion whatever is grasped at to ev'ade this. The nwdy osera h itefrwiht wreather is too cold, the alarm was not loud enough,naeoJbisyoymuuthsewos 1e is sure his watch is fast, he doesn't really thtpiecishevruofaasoraega ~eei well enough to risk getting up earlier than vru r o ows steSaihpoe isual, and, after all, he asks himself, is there mkr h ad my real reason why he should? A thousand-and- "aine n hfl h ad. otpo me eXcuses the average individual will make toshfetecadegrl ogbthepie iimself rather than perform what he hab designed i akn.Seigt rs h tr tabu o do. The world is full of wobblers of this kind, te albc oteerh md the more they wobble the weaker they be- Adsi epea h omneeto Xome. Another reason perhaps why the average roe-wihteraltesanisedofigngort ution-makers so seldom achieve their purpose isuntaabemdthvryosofhepp hat they attempt too much. They mnake two, tnte ocsf~ oteoewudha c hree, sometimes six resolutions at once, whereas o rknrsltosadwsellvs *o carry through one resolution successfully is "Dth(ltwicliseastoteevh luite an admirable feat. to nws ob lt, adCrye T As homs aKemissay: sco"' l utey willarecd have outcone vclerer R EI~~N LE IONwold rsolutibeoshae aerfect gme. outofpan ios O the laoogt of h eyear we n cusongi sitadown to reewr at vestud frewhochve thatJustto ook t hm maeoefelmrtia, ab "betorene isee vituefan as orv a be ggart the ilitay attiudo o mind nd bortca re tm," ise pla that Sishual prve ker. , This sa m "Patatethe!sightofhufwellthotcaprfullyMoctopere i ,t ave athe r vi n i untaily t ow bear s h uIfn eve n ar age it oulg s, ut the a iet iot (ackin. cne t p he sarn at aate n the orning When e da dawns anythey i a llbkt the of m n e t . 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Them. t guerens oto rgt u.asamaiifoi meiyggedt trench orign theiona int crthiarnmr oenlaeii escutoi to thair aie yahso the exp orgt marier Foren aelieo hugtOlaSoehtl eve thadLegdo twiceged the spaine.abtteo-lln.Teoewscnendwt h h bee Leinat tonth trhe sipperrac andi hiandelforhsolaldtenii;te te ihwr e the Afvicaailnstngomalghtbitrthutoifg(asmhasilite tledand meln.er In th realt tindrytard pt hain tne y ay111 fwidm htam eadom acp whole themr corpsin 'uaitite adiatiurngO si fmr motnetlnwltleIai ighellttoemaueesofi'ittectionvforethet.asttheayaa teign Leionra ayor losinherhead as cratingcal ak Plesu ee tnd tl.Tm ~ th enilisting ycolonelt may aexprt amanr Teve vertio aers twnhefe stmewames but te notr-rfoex- ie aela~e~ i Lona and ne okfperah aullr Shwatmselfhuwl~ ea thousand en.t Inradt ant isundrstoond so ohasi~ hato othta tl gadecture.hoDon'tmyo kows wht the addgion isofthl mnlt ~ty 'maneecapagnn Englsh, risaSctch S in Chaia foandw o lacmae Is1 boedgn reso my had ettsierd thin dtingrLtspat ei, monce en faclnte" madhi tne acmange asevenhuawy gloraious career. dWnherefor tie rigtmknd ofth ceownla army Jone;o Geri~ans Mullei chandorttzit 11aO.V~' s~vsimi carec10 Pit, icegrand ausined Leclare pnt, aond utn ieeft ie op ypsxe ga iecturm "Don' coun wh 110 arriv on atteecisl oaqir ht eseo rp orll min Erpenfant," and uhi tane ihntoe a hs lrfsstonanf rfesit rgi f earh s tobesreanuetonted Lonh anpointy andheinviab HIGHWAY BOND ACT, VALI Greenville and Richland Fptatlor Are Uphold By the Supreme Court En Blanc. Columbia.-The supreme court e bane sustained the constitutionality c the acts providing for the issuance 0 $1,250,000 in bonds b ythe Itichlan county board of highway commif stoners for the permanent improv( ment of the county's roads and for th issuance of $950,000 in bonds b; Greenville county for similar put poses, the acts having been passed a the last session of the legislature. There is pending a second test sui as to the Richland flotation. Thi action is now before the master ii equity on reference from the court o common pleas. The suit decide was known as the "friendly" suit. th plaintiff being John W. Lillard, chait man of the board of directors of th Columbia chamber of conmierce. Th plainti f inl the action .pending, J. U Hopkins, M. D., is chairman of a cit zons' comilittee which opposes th act as it stands. Mendel L. Smith Co. Chairmen Laymen's Conventlor Colunbia.--The executive conmi tee of the Columlbia convention of th Laymen's Missionlary lovemlent wil organize the whole state, with th purpose of securing the largest po. r!blo attendance of the laymen of al the churches of the various denomins tions at the convention, which will b held in Columbki February 6-9. The registration committee of th Columi'a conivention with W. It. We as chairman, has selected a protu nent layman ':i every county in th state, who will serve as chairman c the co-operating committee in placin the alms and purposes of the Colu. bia convention befot e every church I the several counties. The ('hairnien of the various cou ties are as follows: Abbeville county, it. Ml. Haddoi Abbevi'e; Aiken, Finley Hendersoi Aiken; Andlerson, WNill Ashorne, At derson; Bamberg, ,lesse Cprter. Ban berg; Barnwell, 14. Ml. 1tickinghan Barnwell; Beaufort, W. A. Danne Beaufort; Berkley. W. M. Manninj l'inopolis; Calhoun, S. J. Summer; Cameron; Charleston, T. T. H1yd< Charleston; Cherokee, A. N. Wooi Gaffney; Chester, R. B. Caldwel Chester; Chesterfield, H1. P. Duva Cheraw; Clarendon, C. R. Sprot Manning; Colleton, James E. Peurifo Walterboro; Darlington. J. J. Lawto: Hartsville; Dillon, Wade Stackhous Dillon; Dorchester, F. E. Hinnant, S George; Edgefield, E. A. Padget 'e Edgefield; Farifeld. J. E. McDonal :e :Winnsboro; Florence, Julian C. Ro -y ers, Florence; Georgetown, Walter to Hazard, Georgetown; Williamsbur ty H. LeRoy Lee, Kingstree; York, W. 'a Moore, York; Greenville, L. P. Holl b- Greenville; Greenwood, F. V. Schroeder, Greenwood; Hampton, le H. Gooding, Hampton; Ilorry, J. :e Spivey, Conway; , Kershaw, C. ] id Yates, Camden; Lancaster. Ira Jones, Lancaster; Laurens, R. a Cooper, Laurens; Leo, D. A. Quattl :e baum, Blshcnville; Lexington, C. ? to Eflrdl, Lexington; Marion, P. W. Joh r- son, Marion; Marlboro, Tom Hlame is Bishopyllle; Nowborry, 3. M. Kinar Newberry; Oconee, W. C. Hlughe h Walhalla; Orangeburg, T. M. Rayso y Orangeburg; Pickens, B. Lewis, Pl ens; Richland, central committee. C. lumbia ; Saluda, 13. W. Crouch, Saluds Spar'tanburg, H1. N. Snyder, Sparta: .* burg; Sumter, C. 0. Rowland, Sun r toe'; Union, B .F. Allston, Jr., Union. CBig Fire at Lake City. w Lake City.-irie which broke ot; in the early morning in the Sauiss-Bc Sker Company's store destroyed the et tire stock of goods and buildings o< ( :up1)1ed by the store and the Hlalcyc r0 hotel have been dlestroyedl. The los r. on these two properties alone will b mtnore than $50,000, with insurance c S$25,000. Lif Little Child Drowned. it Spartan burg.--The body of littl a. Fannie Blackwell, the 12 year-ol d (laughter of Andy Blackwell, of M< 3- MIllan's stor'e In the uipper' par't of lh 0 county, wso was drnownedl several (lay o ago in Obed creek, wvhere it flows int ni north P'acolet river, has n ot beeni ri covered,. It is believed to have bee 'a washed into the iver. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEME If Gov. Richard I. Manning, W. E o Long, D). L. Lewis, Bright Williamuso and others were in D~arlington c'out g recently the guests of the Dovesvill e high school and the Antio('h lIndw r trial school. a John 3. Carmack, foreman of th y compllosinlg r'oom of' The State at Co it umbia, has returned to his desk afte n an absence of one week caused by II n ness. This was the first time lost b) s Mr. Cormack because of illness in 4 8 years. 0 J)ohn B. Cooper' and Charles Bent *2 heim, concililators of the United State department or labor, who have bee; at work' in the Piedmont section c the state in connfection with the toy tile at rikes for the past several week have returnedl t') Washington. As a result of examination heldl e Sparianbur'g for' appointment to th naval academy from that distric William A. Pice of Union is first, Get S C. C'arrington, Spartanb~urg 2r, Joh I' Perry of Greenville third. The resul ->f the examination has been forwar<( n ed to Congressman Nichols who wi ~'ako the annointmant. " HYDE As" MAYO*R STANDSFR LAW f f CHARLESTON'S NEW CHIEF EX E&JTIVE SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING TO LAWBREAKERS. 3 TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE t 3 Must Be No Compromise With Law lessness Is Declaration In Inaugu ral Address. Charleston.-That there must be no collproliso with lawlessness in Charleston during his administration was stressed by Mayor Tristram T. ilyle In his inaugural address to the packed galleries and crowded city council (lamber wheni he id 24 aldermen elected to serve for the on suing four years took the oath of of fice administered by Recorder Theo dore ). Jervey. "Ilinforcement of law and* the co operation of our citizens in strong, healthy sentimeit in favor of such enforcement, is at the foundation of all moral progress. The strength or * weakness of any city is revealed when the veil is withdrawn from the hid E den life," declared the new mayor of Charleston. L "If, however, we are law-abiding, t and can demonstrate that condition as V a real fact, then and only then can 1 we have a chance for a patient hear f Ing by our lawmakers as to any de g sired change." he continued. "We - must face all of the laws as we find in them, and enforce themi until others can be secured which may better suit our, local conditions. "Let ine beg you therefore to re member that we can never prosper commercially, as far as our relations to our own state are concerned, and we can never have the influence we should have in South Carolina, until we agree to live under the laws made by our legislature for the whole state. We nist lei it be known that we are in a part of our state and that we are ready to Join hands with all isections for the political, educational, commercial and moral uplift of all of our people." On the rostrum were Mayor Grace who opened the meeting of city coUn cil, Maj. Hyde and Recorder Jervey. t. As soon as Maj. Hyde took the oath t, and became formally the chief execu 1 tive of the city of Charleston, Mr. g Grace handed him the keys to the L. mayor's office and left the chamber. g, Applause broke out as the mayor and B. the ex-mayor exchanged greetings. s, Following the administration of the p. oath tp Mayor Hyde, the 24 alder . mon-elect came forward, four at a time ,and took the oath from the . mayor, completing the essentials of 3 the induction ceremonies. . There was a capacity attendance e. uponi the ceremonies, which institut .ed a new administration. Perfect or .der prevailed ,and the program of in rstallatin proceeded smoothly and Simpressively. The mayor, the mayor. elect andl aldermen-elect assembled in the city court room shortly before .the hou r of noon, and at the stroke .of 12 marched into council chamber. .Recorder .Jer'vey, with Mayor Grace on his left and Mayor-elect Hyde on his riglqt, hleadled the line. Promptly the officials took their seats and Mdy or Grace rappeod tor' order. Hie iti str'ucted Clerk of Council Barbot . to readl the election returns. Negro School Bufiding Burns. - F'lorenice.---The negro gradled school Sbuilding was burned here. Fire start 0(d in the root tfrom a dletective flue, it 0is supposed, as the fire was first dis coeveredl in the roof t'ie building. It spreadl rapidly and before tihe dlepart. mont could 1)0 sumnmonedl and get wa ter on the building it was (loomed. There wore nearly 1,500 children in the e buildling when it caught fire and they 1l were marched out in the fire drill in -one minute and 0one-halt. This was a e large and c'omnmodious and one of the a best lighted and( ntost conveniently a) arranged school buildings in the state. -Tt countained 161 large class rooms on '1 two floors. It was insur-ed for $10,000 and there was $1,000 on tile furniture. .Protest AgaInst McCormlck. Grmeenwood.-Citiz~ens living in the .Greenwood county sectionl of the pro posed neCw county of McCormick have y through their attorneys flledl protest ri against declaing the new county election. The Greenwood commiassion era will render dlecision in the mat El ter soon1. The main gr'ound~s of the pretest are that Goev. Manning had no r power to call the election, that the l- ne0w county violates the ill shaped y' county act, that no election shall be I held( oftener ihan four years and that an election was held last year. a Jump Proves Fatal. 1 Florence.-William P. H~ollkmd, for t many years an eglneer on the Atlan -tic Coast Line, died here as the re. S sult of injuries received in jumping from thle second rtory window of the t infirmary wvhere he had been sent for a treatment on account of' an ailment from whlich he had suffered for years .and( which was the cause of his death, 1 hastened b~y his accident. Mr. Hol-. t land came to Florence from Anderson L- county in early life ante was employed Li by the AtlantIc Coast Line as long as he was nhysicanl a ao wo.