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!: ik ii ' f | BE HONEST RATHER * THAN PLEASANT jg I B xz ' The desire to save somebody' else's feeling lea.Is most of us to indulge. " in a foi*m of kindness that is in reality any thing hut kind. It is a sort of genial dishonesty? but the fact that it springs from a creditable desire to be kind, does not I make it so. This unkind kindness lies in tell- j ing a pleasant untruth rather than an uxipleasant truth. For instance, the stenographer brings in a letter that is not up to tne sianuaru. u i> i plainly evident that she had a hard time getting it out?and she indicates that she is more than half aware of the fact that fhe letter is not what . it,should be when she asks if the letter is all right. Instead of replying that the letter l it not all'right. that it will not do at J all and must be rewritten, we hesi-1 tate to hurt the little lady's feelinsrs) and tell her that we will let it go. Or a salesman comes in to talk his goods. We are not interested and we know we are not?but instead of telling that salesman that we are not likely to buy of him at any time, many of us will tell him that there is "nothing doing today." The "today" is meant to take the I sting out of the reply. ;: The salesman however takes it as I an opening and asks if there may be I sqmeth'Hg doing some other day. Eight times out of ten the answer j will be evasive or will take sueh a I form that the salesman will feeljhatj he still has a chance. ' Now would it not be far more kind to the salesman to tell him bluntly | that his prospects are not worth his 1?5 ? nrn?l^f Vtim considering; jiu* nvuu ...? ( know exactly where he stood and , would prevent him from wasting his time and his firm's time on prospects ( that he cannot possibly sell. ? If everybody who had no i<lea of j buying, would say so at once, the ef- , feet would be to increase the sales j and earnings of the salesman because he would concentrate his efforts on real prospects. , In social intercourse the amenities ; call for much dissimulation and un- ] truthfulness and it is probably impossible to eliminate all of this without greatly restricting social activi- . ties. But the same principle does not J hold true in business or the every day contracts of life. An acquianance asks you if you know of an opening for him. You have no place for him, you cannot spend much if any time trying to place him among your friends, there 1 is in fact very little or nothing that I you can do for him. Why not say j so? Would it not be kinder than j pretending to be greatly interested j a? iconnnor Kim that VOU UK mill ouu IWWMM.Q ? will do everything you can? It is not really kind to raise hopes that are not justified. Almost every one can be relied upon to indulge in hopefulness without any assistance. Very few of us see ourselves or our situations as they really are. Yet there is no knowledge that is more valuable. The greatest kindness you can give anybody?whether the i person realizes it or not?is to help him see himself as he is. Most of us are too ready to agree simply for the sake of being pleasant Half the time we could convey the fact that we have an opinion of our own and yet not put the statement in an unpleasant way.x When somebody asserts somthing as an uncontestable fact and expects your assent you don't have to reply bluntly, "In jBjy opinion it is no such thing." You can convey your dissent and inde-, pendence of opinion just as surely by a reply such as, "Maybe your are right?but I have never been able to take that view of it' When those around you are careless, indifferent, weak, it is a real kindness to call their attention to the fact, Mbst people are not con- I 8ji0us of their deficiencies?and most people will make an effort to overcome some of them. Most of us go through the- world along the line ol least resistance. We put up with a great many things we don't like rather than rnn a risk of becoming disliked or conspicuous by protesting. We try to save the other fellow's feelings as long as wc can. When we can stand the strain no longer we make quite a vigorous assault. But many of the really unpleasant episodes that occur in life would be avoided altogether if we were a little less diplomatic and genially dishonest?if we met conditions truthfully every time and thus prevented them from growing bigger and bigger by our tolerance. o 666 has more imitations than any other Chill and Fever "Tonic on the the market, but no one wants imitations. They are dangerous things in the medicine ! line.?Adv. I t V. * ? GETS LIFE SENTENCE ; Orangeburg Judge Holds James 1'. ( Browning Guilt v. i Orangeburg. ? pt. ID.? The ease r against James P. Browning, charged I with the murder ol' Laurie D. Friirey. . near Branchville on June D. 1919. was concluded today, the jury rendering a verdict of guilty, with recommendation to mercy, thereby giving the defendant a life sentence in the State penitentiary. This was a case that elicited much interest throughout the county, owing to the prominence of' the parties. Both were well known farmer* of the Branchville section. It seems that there has been bad feeling between Browning and Fai- j rev for year.>, they having had a law suit between them in the criminal j _ court some years ago. Fairey was , a shot while at work on the public high-, (, way near Browning's house. Fairey. _ did not live a great distance away, j g Browning pleaded self defense, claim- c ing that Fairey was advancing upon jj him with a heavy iron part of the road machine. The prosecution took the position that Fairey was .shot while he was under the machine mak- ( ing some repairs, that he had no dangerous instrument in his hands and was deliberately shot by Brownning, because a short while before the road machine struck off a few " paling from the fense of Browning, and because of bad feeling Browning became enraged and drove in his, buggy to where Fairey was and shot | him to death by firing a load from a ' . shotgun. I ? ^ ? j Charged With Contempt of Court j Miami, Fla., Sept. 22.?Three members of the editorial staff of the Miami Metropolis were hauled into!^ city court today on a charge of con- j. tempt of court by order of Judge F. j}' B. Stoneman, himself editor of the 111 opposition paper, the Miami Herald. J t Those' hauled into court were Miss i y Hattie Carpenter, editorial Writer; 1 ? acting City Editor Charles F. Ctish- i * man and J. R. Livingston, a reporter.1 The article which gave offense was ( S in criticism of the court After hear-1 ing evidence and arguments Judge j Stoneman announced he would give i his decision Thursday. o We take orders for the Globe j Tailoring Co., makers of mens cloth- j ing. Correct fit guaranteed. PEO-1 PLES MERCANTILE COMPANY, |, Kingstnee. 11 I Mascot Li Whenever our a crisis the FARMER called upon to avert | has always respoade 4 mm Tennessee I ! FINELY PULVERIZE I Readily A i K MEN, Think This Over ^ Editor Z. W. Whitehead, Journal, Wilmington, N. C., Sept B "I Jiopo your sales of Lime nothing that will do more to iner B thhn the free use of PULVERIZ B of the soil in the South, and onl, P duction can this Country be save i | AMERICAN LIMES] KNOXVILLE, 1 Buster Broun shoes for boys and I: rirls. a fine line at PEOPLE'S MERCANTILE COMPANY. Kingstree. Lap robes for Buggies and Autonomic at PEOPLE'S MERCAN- J! 'ILK COMPANY. Kingstree. v " .1 THE COLORED UNDERTAKER Is ready to accommodate any and II patrons at any time and at all ours on short notice. , -Whether rich or poor great or mall, only give me a trial and be onvinced for yourself. I carry a full ne of I COFFINS and CASKETS j }ood Hearse and Best Service at all times. W. P. ROGERS, 'HONE 222 King'stree, S. C. WANTED ILO POSTAGE STAMPS Used Before 1870. Confederate States partictlarly, besides United'States ssues. Either write describng what you have or send o us for examination. We rill make offer if Stamps warrant or return immeaitely. Do not remove tamps from envelopes. Reference: Any Bank in his city. 9-25-2t Carolina Stamp Co., 38 Broad Street, :harleston, - so. car. imestone! Nation lias faced | 1 has always been J the disaster. HE 1 d promptly. | COT) I Rock Lime I ID-KEN DRYED ( available. ' ? I Carolina Fruit and Truckers ember 2nd, Writes us, S are increasing for I know of " A ? ? f/v/v/l ^i*nnc I ease ine uuipui ui iwu viv^o a ED LIME on the great body y through increased food pro H d from anarchy." B I FONE COMPANY, I rENNESSEE. I i v. ?j I 'honograph Repeals Record Wifh rrtctal arm pivoted New Attachment th- . ?i tabic, it? i apon i]..e projecting When the needle comes to the en<i I die- the end < I' it; travel and the music ceases, traveling sound bo: he owner of a phonograpn-^eijuipped ^'er w^ich actuates ;ith a new attachment illustrated anc the metal arm a th: October Popular Mechanics needle from the re lagazu-e, takes no heed, and a mom- D0X slides back al nt latvithe machine is playing the arm replaces the r arr.e ai) over again. 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