The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 06, 1903, Page 6, Image 6
TIT i IT m T1 n I To let thG Ladies *
Ill II Iml I li li 1 of Union and Union County
UU II 111 I Ir, II I know that we have the sole
1 XX 11 X JLI JLX 1 .agency for the celebrated?^
Dorothy Dodd Shoe for Ladies.
THE NEW SFR.INO STYr.l3gi JUBT ITST. COME TO SEE TB?EM. 'j
THE BAILEY-COPELAND COMPANY,
MEN'S AND BOY'S OUTFITTERS. J
The New Clothing Store. . -t . 1 ' Purcell's Old 'Stand.
' Wwter Shrew*.
A pretty little animal. writes a corre.
spoudent, oeeasionnll.v tn be noticed at
the edge of n stream or pond is the water
shrew. The ways <jf these create.res
are most fascinating. I have seen them
quietly emerge fioin the grass, inn
clown the side of the bank into and
along the bottom of the Mrean.. While
under the water their movements are
very rapid. They scrape away on the
bottom with their feet, thrusting tlveir
long snouts into ttie mud and under
stones and leaves in search of insects
. 011 which they feed. They. then*.retire,
a little way tip the hank for a moment
or two to take hreatli and harry hack'
to their work once more. 1 have never (
seen water shrews dive. Tliey Simply
run in and out of the stream, as if air*
and water were hoth alike to them, ami
they were equally at 1 untie in either.element.
When under the water, they
look as if they were covered with nil
mill- MIH-I p?-;iris ?>?> Illfi l<> I 111' [KH'IICH'.S I
?>f air adhering to their furry bodies.,
j Land ami water shrews are not of the
mouse tribe. They have the sharpest
and most delicately beautiful teeth imaginable
and live entirely on insect
j food.?London Opinion.
The AVI Ilium* timl Joints.
"* Tf dillienlt, if not impossible,
to estimate flntTEiMHK> jj^apiene.v
of names prior to the Norman coiTqThW^-,
which created sohicthing like a revolution.
William," of- course, got a'
good start, as is shown 111 "Doomsday
l'.ottk," Avliero stand 08 ?Williams, 48..
*' Itoherts, 28 Walters and 10 Johns. In
. lT?t Sir WiihuUi *lt> John dnd Sir Wil-"
liam Fitz-IIn.mon euterijiined a dinner
; pai-ty-aiijlia court of*Hel:ry'II.' Vlroc
invitations were limited tp kniglits of
the name of William, and life Company'
numbered 120.
Hut the day of "John" was not long
to tarry, and in 11147 the common council
of Lontkm 4M*ntained .'to Johns,-' L7
Williams, l."? TMitftnases, 1th lUchards, 8
Itoberts, aiubiti JJ18.7 out names
enrolled in tjte <iulld of St. fiyorge at
V-?.v..ihL ?i,v..i? ......... i..!4.,.'.. f* \\?:i
n il I 11**1 IT Wl'lU J.?"* ^ I >> IIlimns,
*11 Thomases. From that (lay to
this John ami William have held their..
n' X'- ground" as "the commonest baptismal
names in Frngland, ,
Tla1 I,Ion of St. tliirli.
, / f The symbol of the Venetian republic
?the famous Hon of .St. Mailt-ris made I
of bronze. There is a tradition among
the Venetian people that its eyes are
diamonds. They are really white, agates.
faceted. Its inane is most elaborately
wrought, and its r "tract' d, gaping
nam. a and its fierce mustaches give
it an . : i> nial aspect.
The cresrt ure as ii row stands belongs
to t; aay'ciiTerent epochs, varying from
> ? me d:?i previous to our era down to
this evil'; -y. (i is eonjeetured that it
' may lav..' originally formed a part of
I tile it '.:ii? i of some Assyrian palace.
F'. Mr i 's linn it certainly was not
era,la: I y. far it was made to stand
1-vel ! the ground and had to be
raised t ;> ! i .front to allow the evangelt
be t .1 fill: r i:s fore paws.
Pa A :t? !? ii t I.i-kiiI stiOiiti',
|\ The j -avision of ilea Virginia code yx(iea
f.? n service on the gra nd .jury
lb 1 f.v: r .r occupier f a grist mill,
rays Law > >tcs. is ;ui in!: resting examj.
" i f ;i ! which has hi cn allow: <1 to
i i. i < . ii" r>: ;i i ... i .. l<>uu il I ler
t . i s i :? =s and tin* condition 1 lisit ,
ended it bein^ hjivy ceased to exist.
Y.'li n .tltute was passed, serious
i::< mve:.i< < ;? to thoeltlzens of the sur%
j -; itry might linvc arisen :is.
ii result Miiiumming a mill owner
from his v k, hut the mill owner is ;
no long; r : > k.uportant a mciiiber of the
coni'.nunit.v..
^ I'nrTotn.
A denier it) birds in so!>er and serious
Manhattan ; Ivertises that ho lias in
Flock a "lar. variety of sctnlrcligious
parrots, t! ? most profane one only
}, Jim)." That's an odd way of appealing
to puhiii* patronage. If the most
profane parrot is held for sale at
what wot:! 1 1 a the price of a parraki et
that could e:i!y say "Good gracious?" j
5* . I
1 rifiity or Time,
Hneon? Iturglars entered iho first i
floor of or.r house anil took nearly ov- :
orj-tliin^r wo had while my wife was ;
upstairs putting on her hat to go out.
'v . M ? Kgbcrt -They took quite a good deal.
| did they?
t ,"Oh. .ves. It must have taken them
several lioirs."? Vonkers Statesman.
FIcIIoii'n I'lct ion.
'."IInvo you read Wrighter'a new
L work of fiction ?"
"Not exactly."
"What do you mean?"
"Well. I've only read the advance
notices, but I suppose there is really
k - V luore Action In them than there Is in
.the book itself."?Haltiinore Herald.
??
Married constables of the London ,
fmll.'p force receive forty, pounds of I
coal a week oil <be year round.
k
" RE <#? *.
l!o Jlerety Made It.
"My hoy doesn't seem to have j?ot
along hoi" very well," said the otlico
boy's father.
"Well, io bo perfectly frank, wttliyou."
replied the' employer, "I must
say no."
"Ah! What's his trouble?"
"lie hasn't any trouble: it's the rest
of us who have had that.'*?Chicago
Tribune. ;
. (
. jail stl e?1. # ,
Thq angular passenger stuck her head .
out thrbifghu tlib car window.
Why," she asked the man on the !
station platform, "did you sneak just
.now of th'aj singular looking machine
as 'slief "
"Ilcea use. ma'am." replied tlie man
. on tin; platform, "it's a mail snatcher."
Ami sin" took her head in again.?
Chicago Tribune.
Tilt' Iti'iil Trill Ii.
"Didn't she many n-'has been?' "
"No. She thought he was u 'will be,'
but he turned out an 'isn't.' "?I.ifo.
C limine.
x< A little change in the hand is worth"
thore than a great change ip llrtj weather.?
I'hilaih Iphia lleeard.
A Weak Stomach.
Causes, n weak body and invites disease.
4cnrtol Dyspepsia Cure cures, and
strengthens* the stomach, and wards oil
and overcomes disease. J. Ji. Taylor, a
nronijncnt merchant of Chriesman,
Tex., says: "I cot.Id not eat because of
,a weak stomach. I lost all'strength'
and run down'in weight. .All that
money could*do was done, but all hope
A?f "recovery Va-nwhed. Hearing of sojne
wonder I til cures eli ci ted bv use of V\0dol,
I concluded totry it. The firpt hytilc
henetitted me, and after taking four
bottles I am fully restored to my usual
strength, weight and health,V I'. (?"
Duke.
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.UNQLE EfJ'S FABLES,
>; .. : y*-- ; |
[Ct>f)rr!s?friwS. I>y C. B. Louis.]
.The Say:- sitting under a; bl'.y; .
gum tree ?>;:: day, retketing -on.thd 1 >?*i 1 eliis
to b'o* derived from adversity,
when a young jnun.jtppcuml before
him ami said: ' '
"() man of# wisdom, I have borne
many mHe.<j to* speak witli thee1 and
crave advicy. My natty >-s .loijes, and 1
am* Cashier of the .Seventy-second National
bank.*'
"And what's your trouble, Jones?"asked
the Sage.
"It Is this: I handle largo minis of
money and fear that the temptation
will some day prove too great for me."
"But you must withstand it."
"I have tried, O Sage?I have tried
my best."
"I?nt you must keep on trying."
"Alas, but it is useless. I have already'
r-uceUinhed."
"What? Thou art a thiefV" exclaimed
the Sage.
"1 dqh't cxa'elly know, and that's
\vh.v I have come to you. Li' I stole
$.".01)0, I'd he u.thief, wouldn't IV":
"Vou surely would, and despised by i
all men."
Rut if the sum was $100,000, O man ,
of profundityV"
"You don't mean that you got away i
wiili any-such l-oodle as thatV"
"It .s.bury, iAim l a thief or not?" !
' Of course not not by a long shot, j
You are simply a Cashier who has gone J
wrong, and your tip is to settle with
the hank for half the amount of the '
stolen funds. You nan leave a package j
of $."?,?>00 for me on this shelf .while i j
'wanifeY forth and reason on luun's lh- i
humanity t > man, ?>iul anything I can
do for you after you t to Canada Will
bu cheerfully- done AvithdUt extra
charge."
Moral.? The differ: noo lu tween (woo- i
dleiee-and ( .vrcillalimi has kept many ;
a man out of jail. M. ijb'Al), i
. ; i
'I'tir.Mc A\ !ki I'.catl Xovi'l.H.
"Hut," we object, speaking to tlic nu- l
tbor who has written a historical nov- |
el, "these historical data arc absolutely |
wrong. V?'hy. it's ridiculous to have i
(J rge Washington lighting three
duels, lighting battles lie was never in,
et'-,"
. "I know I took some liberties .with
<Jcorse and history," the author says j
naively, "but what's the difference? ;
He'll never know, and it won't liurt his ;
reelings."
t lio people who read your hook 7". j
wo again object.
"Surely you know that people Who
read historical novels know nothing
< !' history!" ho cxeininis in just scorn.
?UalUiucre Herald.
DcWUVh Wilrh Jlrstct Pii'hc.
The onlv positive core for blind, bleeding,
itehing and protruding piles, cuts,
hums, hruises, eczema a fid all abrasions
of the. skin. I >e Witt's is the only Witch
Maze.1 Salve that is hiado from the pure,
iinndulterated witeh hazel?Lall others
are counterfeits. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is made to curt?- r' its arc
made to sell. I', (J. liukc. ,
A Hard Ilcnrteil People.
Filial piety find a1110 pfyco in Tlliet- i
an character. It is no uneoinmo^i
tiling for a son to turn bis father, whop
too old for work; out of doors arid to
leave, blip to perish in lliu cold. The 1
superstition that the souls of the dead
can,.. If they will, haunt the living
drives their hardened natures tp gain
by the exercise of cruelty the proipiae
of the dying that they will not return
to- earth.As
death--approaches the dy4hg. person
is asked, M\VL11 you come batlc or
will you not?" -If lie replies thdt lie
will, they pull a leather bag over Ills
l.An.l ......1 1 , .-v l.-l.vt. *P 1%a'
uvmi iiizn Miiuuiri 111x11, 11 111; a?i j a in;
will not. lio is n I lowed to (life in-pteice.
?Edinburgh Review.
A Very Ancient Sunkv.
The African cobra ranges from ffgypt
to the Cape of flood Uope. That it was
known in northern Africa thousands of
years ago is shown by its familiar appearance
in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Near (Jape Colony it is alrresPoxlerminatc
d. and its destruction is much pro*
inoly.il kv-tulTt curious and valued long
-legged hawk known as the secretary
bird. Six or seven-species of cobra'have
been distinguished, three of which' belong
to the Indian region.
-. ? Not Vet Itlpe,
The physicians wore holding a consul-,,
tat ion besidg the cot of the man proposed
to have appendicitis concealed
about iiis person.
"! believe," said one of the surgeons,
"that we should wait and lot biin get
stronger before cutting into him."
Hel'ore the otlicr prospective operators
could reply the patient turiietl his head
and remarked feebly:
"What do you take me for?a cheese*"
(?Baltimore American.. ;
Cures Blood Poison, C&fSoiyUflcers
\ 14 "* L* k *
if you have offensive pimples or
eruptions, ulcers-on anya<part of tin;
bo'uy, aeniug bones or Xointii, .fulling
hair, mucous patches, s\Vftiieii k'ands,
sk;n tclies and burns,sorb Wps'or gums,
cut ing, fostc ng gores, sharp, goatving
pains, t??eh youer'Ter frotn ser'ors blootl;
|)QU>on or the beginnings <jf "deadly cancei.v
Vou may be . permanently cit-ed
by'taking llotanic blood l^alm (1?. B.
15.1 made especially io cure* the worst
blood and skin dis-eases. HCrls eve y.
sure or ulcer, even deadly cancer, slops
a'l aches and 'pains and reduces all
swellings, liotanic Tileod Ifalin cures
all ma-'gaut blood uouhles, such as
eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, running
Sores, carbuncles, scrofula. J> ug>g'bvs,
SI. To prove it cure's, sathp'e of
blood l.a'm sent freb and . prepaid by
tv "it ing I'.'ood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Describe trouble and free medienl advice
sent in sealed letter. I-'. l\ l-uke.
SCIENCE NOTE:S.
A body weighing <jne pound on earth
would weigh twenty-sevcp and ;i half
pounds upon the sun.
l'lie highest mountain in the moon is
at least ;K>,OuO feet in height; that is,
d,tn " feet higher than Mount Everest.
Vanadium is a rare metal Wbhsroxliiiz;s
i:i njr with great dttlculty, melts
af 'J.< '!> degrees aud heeonies red Lot in
1 hydft gen. ' .
. IVt'feetly transparent bodies are only
visible i y Nil tun < !' nonuniform illuUi'iuil.;.i,ii.
:i:;d in utrifonJi HltnnTn ition
they beco\i;y.absolutely iiivLsiblJJ.
A transit <?f Venus occurs ouly four
times in LSg years. It is inosi ii porta-i.t
to' ftdtroiiomors licwiuse^h .dves
tl.mn n* c ppcrii ult.v < I* ifivxisvlrtlV^ the [.
Ui -:.iof iho earth from i I
The sun :si the earth i:Uolli prac- j
thnlly s; horicnl in shap , and the < I
is evidently only a small, couled ' fP or
fr ./.nj sun. Tin* sun has a sVmil of '
metallic clouds; the oh is !i has .
a shell of i:olid oyr.ijuc rod;* und i
mot a is.
' I
One Minute Cough Cure given relief in
one minute, because it. kills thenicrobc
which tickles the mucous membrance,
eairgtnp the cough, and at the sairetiino
clears the phlegm, draws out the inlla- j
inatinu and heals and soothes Hie af- .
feeted parts. One Minute, Cough Cure I
strengthens the lung?, wards olT ppeu* 1
monia and is a harmless and never fail- !
ing cure in all curable cases of Coughs,
Colds and Croup. One Minute Cough
Cure is pleasant to take, hntinlcsand
pood alike for young and old. F. C. 1
Duke.
An Arnlil.in Story.
An Arab :111<I Ills wife wen* constant!y
<pi:invlitip. aiul the wit'o ill ways |
went straightway to lice father and ;
made complaint. <Mm? day tti?* Arab .
boxed tin? oars of his bettor half, '
whereupon she wont again to hor fa- 1
ther and related lior grievance, do- !
mauding revenge. Tin? father, a wise j
old sheik, shook Ids head, ait!, after i
long reileetlou. boxed his daughter's j
ears and iist: "Now thou art tvengod. !
T! ; l. l.jliv. ! hoxed tbo eats of lliy j
laughter, nnd 1 have boxed the cars of
his wife!"- l.ustige Blatter.
t #
An rnfcollvi' uA((nrhmeiit."
Attaching a mnn's property for debt
is supposed t<? bo a legal process, but
nn incident which occurred years ago in
the city of Natchez, as rid a ted by Davy
Crockett in his "Life and Adventures,"
shows that, there are other "attachments"
which sometimes accomplish
a beneficent purpose.
* An odd affair occurred when I was
hist at Natchez, says Mr. (froekett. A
steamboat stopped at the lpnding, and
one of the crew went aslfore to purchase
provisions. lie went into a saloon
on the way. and the adroit, in-.,
mates contrived to rob him of ail liis
money. The captain of the lsint. a determined
fellow, went ashore in the j
hope of persuading thorn to re fund, but
tliey ilwlinod. * .
Without further ceremony, tho enptnln,
assisted l?y his crow and passengers,
smno ,".(!0 or -too in number, made
fast an immense, cable. .to.the frame
bill id j Hi?, whore Hie theft had been coinniftlod.
Then he allowed lifteen minutes
for the money to be for?booming,
vpwini? that if it were not produced-r
within that time he would put steam !
ni ills boat and drag the house into the j
River.
IThe thieves know that he would keep !
ltin word, and the money was promptly
produced.
PnrcliliiFv MhjOn
the banks of the Kil^i curious
sight may frequently he seen. Men
and women come there in the evening
a:i'd light fires, near which they carefully
spread spacious cloths. In a few
minutes swarms of May tlics, those delicate
little -creatines whese vtirthlr' 1 ifo
lustslmly for s\ few iiours, hover around
thu tires, upti sp*edft}- U?wHr^d$? \
fhoiisnjJds-gof tbetij-'are burned and faq "
V , , . ,%"* L* ^ - I -m\ *I?J *1
on the cloths.
After a sutllciont supply of llics has
been gathered in tills way the fires are
e.\i inguisneu, una me cioms aire carefully
raised from the ground and taken j
home. On the following morning they |
are jdueed in a garden on a sunny spot, j
the result being that the bodies of tlie ,
dies become thoroughly parched. The !
flies a re'then ready foe?t4ie market ami
are sold for a $c\v. cents a quart to
dealers in birds, who say that there ;s
no better food for nightingales, robins
and other feathered .pets. Only the
bodies are used for this purpose, and '
therefore before' tKey lire sent tb market
the Utmost pains are taken to sec .
that all the wings.have, lnien removed.
tVntci'pruotlUK' liootx pt Home.
I have for years used successfully a
dressing'for leather boots and shoes
composed of oil ahd India rubber, keeping
out moisture and uhinjurlous to the
leather, applied, leaving same soft and
pliable, ,,To^prepare same, boat In an
iron vessel either fish oil, castor oil or
even fallow to about - *<> degrees F.;
then add."cut into small pieces, vulcanit.ed
or Vitw* indfa rttbber about ono.
fifth of theweighfof the oil, gradually
stirring same w^th a wooden spatula
until the rubber, is.completely dissolved
in I ho oil; lastly,, add to give it,color a
small amount of printers' ink. Pour
Into a suitable vessel and let cool. One
or two applications of this are Riiffl*
dent to thoroughly waterproof a pair
of.boots or shoes for a season. Moots
or shoes flips dressed will take common
shopiifacking yvjtli the greatest
facility.?-Ht'iehfiftc AYnerican.
. . *?; ii ? ?
. Jlr.Unc fin?L
It is paid tjjat, .-Balzac detested Dumas.
Once ho hroyght to the Sieele the manuscript
Of a novel, which was to follow
"I,es Trois Moustinetalres," then being
published. He asked fd' lie paid '?V-i
francs a lino, The director of the journal
hesitated. -"You see, M. Dumas is
being pajd only .2 francs a lino." "If
you are giving 'J francs to that negro,
I shall get out!" Aiul Balzac stalked
off.
Dumas Was not ignorant of Balzac's
feelings toward hi in and did not spare
him. In the foyer of.(lie Odeon theater
Balzac was talking loudly in a group
of literary men, "When I have written
myself out tis a novelist, I shall go to
play writing." "You can begin right
away," called out Dumas.
Chivalry.
aj?~?zz?
' 5
"Kin I oPTor you ino timhcrci. Iu?ly?"
"But it Isn't raining."
"I'm iiwfuNy y< ivy. tmt <-;?n't yrr ?iio
mo a quarter for nip. guml iuteuUonaV
?San Francisco i&xn miner, k .
THE BURTON GHOST. (
M Scared the Intrepid ICxplorer nod
Killed Ilia Uok.
Where wa? there a braver man, I
wonder, thai;. Sir Richard Burton?
Once, though, Ids face, paled and his
breath came hi tfusts. A ghost did it. of
course, and this was the manner of it:
Burton was told of a house in London,
quite a jicor sort of hoilscvby the way,
which" was said to lie' haiihted. "I do
not believe it." replied Burton. Then he
was told that it was a specially terrible
kind of eliosli nsal h?jw4d bi? didn't
bnlicvd that eltliov. Ho"; would go and
see. To tho empty house (the three last
tenants had been found dead in bed,
and^ucb things set .talked about) went
liuriqn with a friend and a dog. "Come
up with me," said be to his friend, and
at his^ ow:t request the companion
locked llurto.n in the room and took tho
key (!o\y:v with. 1dm. 'I. shall he all
right here; I've got my dog, too," the
great traveler whispered confidently.
"However, if I ring, get ready to come
up. .and should I ring twice?well, ccuic
quickly."
'i iio friend Raited as he was bid. Minutes
passed like hours, llis eyes wore
glued on tho bell hanging motionless. A
long wait. Full of foreboding, he was
on the point of breaking the conditions
and going up to prospect, when the hell
did ring. And before be bad tackled
the first fiight of stairs it pealed out
again and? Up those stairs he rushed,
two and three steps at a time, you may
he sure. To open the door was tho
work of an instant, and then into his
auns. reeled lUnlon, almost dead with
terror. "The place is accursed," he
%Htepffd. "What.have you seen V begged
m friend., Iturton's ltynd shtfok. "No, 1
no;*' TirTTii^gC "My poor dog's' dead.
I'm almost with fright. More
than that, no, no, >^eannot tell you!"
Now, this is quite trnifeand the house
was immediately ^^'nrd pulled
down. What did Iiuta ?n s?e? No one
knows. lie is dead now, poor fellow, j
and no one ever will. The three tenants |
could u 11 us, but tenor ami dentil came
together to theme--London Tatler.
.. ANCIENT MARINERS.
QuCcr Ilrllrft They Held Aliont tlic
I'nrxplorril Ocean.
TIiq landlocked Mediterranean, which
was the only sea known to the Uomans
ninl Greeks of twenty odd centuries j
ago, was tilled with mysterious terrors, j
while the more distant lands bordering !
on it were the abodes of wonders and |
strange peoples. Gods of monstrous i
shapes ruled the waters, < uehnnting I
sirens dwelt on the Islets and rocks, ami j
on the dry land beyond were to be j
found weird enchantresses, tire breath- |
ing beasts, fierce pygmies and dreadful
cannibals. Adventurous voyagers who
got as far nr. the pillars of Hercules,
now called the strait of Gibraltar,
brought back intelligence that the groat
ocean, beyond was not navigable. It
was part of the mighty river which
flowed around the tint earth in an unending
stream.
Tradition says that there was In those
times at Gibraltar a stone ] Hint* 100 cu- |
hits high, with a brass statue on it and
an Inscription stating this to bo the limit
of navigation. Ucyor.d was a "sea of
t1,irl:ness." infested with terrors beyond
the'1 power of the Imagination to conceive.
Occasionally a bold navigator
did, nevertheless, venture, outside Into
the Atlantic, hut w*as Compelled to turn
hack very quickly. A whirlwind would
arise and threaten to swamp the vessel,
or. more alarming still, a gigantic hand,
supposed to be that of Satan, would
emerge Ivoia the ocean of ?ternal gloom
and warn hack the mariners.
Not merely on these accounts was
the ocean impracticable for ships. It
was reported to Ik? ao dense with snltness
and so crowded with seaweeds and
huge beasts that headway could not ho
made through it. Even up to the time
of Columbus such beliefs prevailed,
and his crews were terrified on entering
the raragossu sea by the weeds and
callus.
Token nl III* Word.
When dealing with black servants in
India, it Is necessary to be very careful
in the wording of one's Instructions, fqr
they are sometimes taken very literally.
A missionary voyaging on a river boat I
with primitive accommodation was I
compelled to into n bucket ns a washbowl.
One morning bis boy servant
was bringing the bucket to bis master
when be spilled some of it over the lattor's
feet. "Why don't you throw it
nil over me?" said the missionary irritably.
"Aha!" exclaimed the boy and
promptly did so.
Literary Alcliemy.:-.
"Ruytcr is not an author. He's A
born chemist."
"Why so?"
"livery novel he writes becomes a
drug mi .the ipartiAt."?Kpoxvllle ben?
tIncl
r? J! il.II-J
INTENTIONS THAT ^GOUNT.
.Af.rTr'
Only 1'lionc Pnt Into I'rnetlcc Amount
to Anytbiiiji.
The paving of the road to ti very uncomfortable
place is said to be composed
of good intentions. Nowhere clso
has this material been tried for paving,
though It is plentiful enough for almost
any purpose. We all know people
whose houses burn when they are
"Just going to" insure, who lose n cow ?
or a horse when they a??e "^ust going
to", mend the fence or close the gate,
who are "just going to" buy stock
when it goes up like a rocket, who are
"just going to" pay a note when it goes
to protest, who are "Just going to" help *
a neighbor when be dies, who are "Just
colli if 111" koiiiI Miimn flfiwnru in n kIpIt
friend when it proves too lute'. In fact,
they are "just going to" do tilings all
their lives, but never get tliem started.
"To be always intending to live a
new life, but never to tlnd time to set
about it," says Tillotson, "is- as if a
man should put off eating and drinking
until he is starved to death,"-.
Under every elock hi a factory at
Cleveland, O., is tlio motto, "Do it
now!" Such n motto, lived up to by
every oue, would spare the world much
trouble. It would add thousands of
good deeds to daily happenings, save
many linns from bankruptcy through
bad debts, paint hundreds of pii^res
only dreamed of, write books wlyi|t,
number and straighten out \inlr the
tangles of our complicated social life.
The habit of putting olf disagreeable
duties is responsible for much needless
unhappiness, for these bugbears weigh
on tlie mind and prevent the satisfied
poll tent 41 ait comes from duty well performed.*.
Most-tasks promptly undertaken
prove less difficult than we anticipated,
and the joy of accomplishment
often compensates for any hardship exgood
Intentions.
ried out become the good deeds tr. *
make men useful, loved and famous;
l>oing things rather than just planning
wivui iuuhi'n i(u me umereuce oeiween V successum!
failure.?Success. .
Rorni Fail a. V H
"The papers any that. Queen Alexandra's
liohby Is clocks."
"Yes, nvul I noticed the other day J
that one of her royal sisters is very
fond of line poultry."
"Well. I fancy It requires n much
higher degree of Intelligence to set a
lieu than to set a clock."?Cleveland
Plain Deuler.
'Ere la Whnt Rneered lllm.
Wantnnno?What queered De Wruytcr
aud Miss Rocks'?
Du7.no?In writing an ode to her ho
used the expression "dainty," shell-like
ears," and the printers became mystified
over De Wruyter's horrible ckirography
and made It "dirty, sliawl-liko
ears."?Baltimore American.
%
On the Way.
"IIow dooB you like de new preacher?"
asked Mr. Erastus Plnkley.
1 "Very much," answered Miss Miami
Brown. "He's got a good stalit. He
knows a heap o' words, an' Jes' as soon
as he gits 'em arranged In de proper
order he'll hab a mighty fine sermon."
?Washington Star.
John and the Old Man.
"I never see John these days. Where
is ho now?"
"He's off somcwhercs a-learnln' of
Latin and Creek."
"And what's tlie old man doing?"
"Spllttin' rails in dialect for to pay
John's bills."?Atlanta Constitution.
I
I My Lungs
IP^^M^rpiipjpTTefMr^^
I cough. My friends said 'consumpI
I tion.' 1 then tried Ayer's Cherry
i Pectoral and was promptly cured."
A. K. Randies, Nokomis, 111.
You forgot to buy a bot- fl
II tic of Ayer's Cherry Pec- H
toral when your cold first |
came on, so you let it run 1
along. Even now, with y
all your hard coughing, it H
will not disappoint you. [J
There's a record of sixty
years. Thfoeaiuoj tic..?*.,ti.M.
Oonwalt your doctor. 1 f he i?aj? take It,
thou done ho My?. 1 f he toll* yon not to
toko It, then don't toko it. Ilo known.
One of Aycr's Pills at bedtime
ids tne Cherry Pectoral greatly in
breaking up a cold.
J. C. A YKR CO., Lowell, Mam.
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