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R?t. J. W. Berry (of Arkmnraa Methodlrt Corference.wr
two packages of "TEETniNA " Wo wonder how wo bar
/ . eoori ?cnt us a package end It come ata moot opportune tl:
. w M teen In bad condition lor dara, and nothing that wo gars
^-imr perfect relief and ho haa had no furthor trouble. Othor
* bwr a perfect ancoeee.
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X TABITHA'S FALL FROM l
J THE HEIGHTS ?
9 By KIjLIOT WALKER 0
Y Copyright, IMS, by T. C. AlcClurc O
"It seems to me, Tabltha, that sometimes
you think I don't know nnyth'ng,"
observed Peter In n tone of
rueful impatience as he stood Just Inside
the kitchen door. His hand held
It sufficiently ajar to admit a draff of
I ley air which circulated freczingly
about Miss Groot's well developed
shoulders as she kneaded her dough
In the bread pan with sounding
thumps.
"Observln' man!" responded the lady.
"At certain periods, Pete, I have discerned
faint gllmmcrln'a of intelligence
under that shock of tow coverin'
what in most folks Is considered a
jTCf' brain cavity, hut not often?not often,
i Boo! What's open?"
She wheeled her plump figure with
an emphatic movement and transfixed
tlic^ thoughtless Peter with a glare of
disapproval.
Tabitha was a student, not In the
ordinary sense, but of the rare vnriety
KL which assiduously seeks for an cnlargcment
of knowledge, her special
ambition being the acquisition of language.
Unhappily, or perhaps oilierwise,
her opportunities were limited.
The Buntield Gazette was her principal
source of material and, coming reg
many once n week, supplied nn effective
course of general Information.
In this sheet of wisdom Tabitlia
delved for words of ambitious length.
These nuggets after proper mental assimilation
were applied to Peter us a
?st. If he endured them without
.wincing add with some degree of comprehension
Miss Groot felt secure In
broader paths. Peter had served time
at the district school In the heyday
of early youth and was therefore a fit
subject. Being consumed with admiration
for Tnbitha's qualities, physical as
K well as mental, he was also a willing
one.
Now he stood with a ready finger
*. on4hc door latch, for Miss Groot could
^ propel dough halls unerringly when
JcU aroused, and eyed her with an expreselon
of sheepish pacification.
"Come In or go out!" cried Tabitba
. In high wrath, forgetting her scholar^^J^Lshlp.
"Here'm I, all het up workln',
H t<> 011 to
one way or
the
"'.vou mad to
KJD?^ jf humaiV^ln',"
n, with a horribiViJibflPj^HC^T^KOL'
tact. "My head aches ylfi/x
the dose you gin mo lust night. \
Folks will be laltln' at you first, you i
S7 know. Fact is, pa an' ma does, now ]
behind your back, an', while I believes
' In cddlcation, liavln' had some myself, ,
y you're slingin' too many long words <
I for a hired gal, If you are the purtiest 1
f woman in Pa'tridge Corners. L/nrn all
I you wont, Tabitlia, hut don't shoot ]
'em nround free. You'll hear from It, i
. ? 1
-t.il ?
This speech of mingled common ,
sense and unintentional insult nnd com- i
L, pllment was cutoff by a lump of dough 1
striking him squarely in the mouth. He 1
darted out, sputtering.- I
Tnbltha raged across the room and 1
shot the bolt, her round countenance 1
flaming. Then she bit hard 011 her rosy
under lip and sat down to recover, a <
precept of learning being an attempt at <
philosophic calm under trying clreum- j
stances. J
I GOOD NEWS.
Many Union Readers Have |
Heard It and Profited
Thereby. !
\ "Good news travels fast," and the '
? thousands of bad back sufferers in j
Union are glad to learn that prompt '
Sk relief is within their reach. Many a
ftctpte, weak and aching back is bad no
|Hhore, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. \
RSar citizens are telling the good news
HCtheir experience with the old Quaker
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Wjdinfc: ,
*> ^ EgSgSobert Sanders, mill' hand, residing
I *&5 Church street, says: ' My Bon used '
MBi'i'h Kidney Tills for kidney and 1
) blSder trouble from which he has suffHKd
almost all his life, lie looks like
g- gBMpalthy boy, but he cannot stand any
which caiiHCM aatrnin on the hack
the secretions from the kikneys are
strong and dark and there .is too freqnont
action, eupeciaHy at night. lam
pHlff convinced that the pains and other
J& P symptoms arise from weakness of the
kidneys and the bladder and although
we have given him a dozen kidney remHA
edies the results were so slight that we
thought he would be ufhicted for life
HHhB Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills advertised,
I went to Holmes Pharmacy and gut a
sBfflHP box. before he had used half of it the 1
fc. T. trouble was relieved. The use of two <
bo^ee brought suph satisfactory results
v that' we were as delighted as he is. lie
? has had no return or the backache and
| the other symptons of weak kidneys do
41 _>t trouble him," 1
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t bo*. Poster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.,
sole agents for the United States- He- member
the name?DOAN'S?and take
ao other.
rrett's wrm
powde^tCim
BiacK smukos, Ark.. FVpt. )?, 1301.
11m:) "Enclnssd And flftr cant* for which plcn-n nail ma
s raised children without It. Thsother day a lady In mlamo;oarb*bo
was In aserlou* condition; his In- !a had
did Any food; tba second doao of "TF.BTHIN.V" k*t?
.ambars af tha family hara ased it and avcry doa* has
"Let's see," she ruminated. "Go slow,
now, Tub. Think. Pete's edgin' up to
?to matrimonial overtoors?that's right
?correct, I mean. You're assistiu' his
ma in household duties an' just us
good as ho Is?hired gal!?that was
mean. The llesli is wlllln', but the
spirit is weakeuln'. I swan?that Is, I
utterly swear?that I won't give such
a fool another thought. 'Twill he a
mistake. My ideas is more elevated,
an' I'll rise with 'em. Oh, ginger, my
bread!"
Miss Groot sighed as culinary operations
were resumed. "The farm will
come to Teter in the ordinary course
of events," she reflected sorrowfully.
"I t's a good one, au' his pa's failin';
hut no; an edtfled mind has higher aspirations
than cows an' pigs, an' I'll
he at the head of a woman's college if
I keep on. I ain't only nineteen an'
impressive of hoarln', if I do say it.
Wonder how I'll look In one of tliem
gowns with a four cornered hnt ntop
of my auburn locks, linpostn' as any
of 'em, I guess."
This modest view* of the future exalted
Tahitha's spirit as she shoved
her loaves into the oven.
"Pslmw!" she exclaimed, striking an
attitude. "Laugh at me, will they? I'll
start the laugh t'other way an' do it
today. 'Hitch your wagon to a star,' as
Emerson says. Ho oughter have said
'unite' or 'attach,' but the Idea ain't
dlscouragin,' an' I'll pitch right lit an'
get attention attracted. Then Mis'
Shields can look round for other help.
Maybe they'll want me in their otlice
right away."
Poor Peter! During the ensuing ton
days he was frozen with a succession
of refrigerating snubs and acid repulses
which cast him into the depths ;
of despondency. Tabitha appeared absorbed
in rapt contemplation of affairs
beyond the mundane. She was silent,
yet expectant, as one waiting for a
message of unbounded import. Still he
lingered mournfully about the region
of Miss Groot's performances, with an
eye to lending an assisting hand. It
was not desired. Neither was conversation.
Peter visibly drooped.
Then came Thursday evening and
flie Runfield Gazette. Peter welcomed
^ and at once repaired to the kitchen
' h"!d it out as a peace offering.
Perhaps this beloved messenger would
produce a beneficent thaw.
The girl's eyes shone, and her cheeks
tverc like peonies. "Look it over," she
remarked in a lofty voice. "If you find
miviniMK noout me road It aloud."
Peter glanced through the paj?es and
started. "Lordy!" he exclaimed. "You
have got in the paper!"
"Read it," commanded Miss Groot,
sitting up excitedly, "then laugh if
you want to."
The young man commenced:
A GENEROUS OFFER.
We are greatly indebted to Miss Tabitha
Groot of Partridge Corners ia satisfied
smile from that lady] for the extremely
kind communication herewith printed at
her request. Our readers, we are positive,
H.V.U appreciate It as a contribution to be
/aluV^d:
'To tfhfi Editor of The Gazette:
"Admired Sir?Eighteen months of perusal
of jx>ur esteemed publication has
mdowed Yne*tfvlth undoubted qualifications
Eor achievcrhAnts along educational lines,
ind I hereby^proffer to you the advantages
of my services for J10 a week?being
tow attained to tifce age of nineteen years,
Urong, healthy alnd of commendable appearances?for
the\ furtherance of tho Interests
of your Interesting periodical and
to enable myself t* be elevated to be an
nmate of some dVslrablc Institution In
Euture where my talents will receive duo
lppreclatlon. \
"Address me In c^fre of Mrs. Timothy
3hlclds, Partridge Corners. I am working
for her. Print this, please. With my best
respects, t
"TABITHA KITTfREDGE GROOT."
We deeply deplore Aur inability to avail
purselves of Miss (jfoot's courteous proposition
and trust <tur correspondent will
pardon tis for trlflrfg changes In her letter,
made neeessM-y for Jho enlightenment
or our readft-s n?r
to thin young lafv Is a decided opinion
that she keep rlgly, on working for Mrs.
Shields of Partrli&e Corners until tljpe
shall hrlng her nj modicum of common
sense and some ? knowledge of English1
composition, else,'her "desirable institution"
will surely be the poorhouse?
A cry of anguish from Tabitha stoppod
Peter** labored enunciation. lie
lid not laugli, but sprang from his
chair and held the bowed head In his
;reat hands, with his face against her
bright hair. i
"Never mind, dear," he whispered.
"If they don't want you, I do. Look
up, Tabitha. Say you will."
The girl, still sobbing, lifted a tear
stained face and nodded. Iler lover
kissed her In rapturous relief. Then
Tabitha spoke, and her speech was
emphatic. "I'll never look Inside that
aid paper again," she said.
A VrgelarUn.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, who is an admirer
of girls, tells this story of a
maiden named Dorothy, who always
found Borne good excuse for having
her own way. Dorothy's father cauie
to her one evening and said:
"Seo here, Dorothy, I don't like
young Freshman's coming hero oo
much. Next time he makes you n visit
JUSl glV? Iltlll IUO COIU BMOUIUer.
"Eut, pnpa, bo Is a vegetarian," answered
the unabashed Dorothy.?Philadelphia
badger.
Htm Thonvht.
'Tm going to tell him what I think
of him," said ihe angry man. "What
tlo you think of it?"
"I think," was the rcpjy. "that he
must be a smaller man than you are
or else you think pretty well of him."?
Chicago Post
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Use it also for bronchitis,
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You should promptly correct any
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Kaklnto Masks.
The Eskimo are the" kit a test of nil
mask makers. During their religious
ceremonials they Impersonate their own
various gods, wearing masks for the
purpose, byt the most curious thing is
that they wear little masks on their
lingers us well as big ones to cover
their faces. These finger masks, the
like of which are unknown anywhere
else In the world, usunlly represent the
sun. jury nre or wood, carved with a
laughing ?r weeping face, and the rnya
of the sun are represented by white
hair from the belly of the wlkl reindeer
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and the principal object of the
winter ceremonial Is to persuade the
sun god to come back from the south.
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WtirkliiK Ilncktrard,
"Did you nsk her futber?"
"I did."
"What did he say?"
"He said yes."
"Then that settles It." '
"Not much It doesn't. Now I've got
to ask the girl."?Cleveland Tlaln Dealer.
Holding: Her Down.
Miss Loveyllp*?He said my mouth
was like "a cleft honeycomb." Wasn't
that sweet?
Miss Cliellus?M-ni. yes. but a honeycomb
doesn't look very neat or pretty
when it's split open, you know.?Philadelphia
I'ress. J
A Ortntn SIhtii iflonucc.
"Do you regard money as the supreme
test of success?" asked the man
with the artistic temperament.
"No," answered the practical person,
"but tho absence of it is a pretty sure
sign of failure."?Washington Star.
Fight Will he Bitter.
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Long Rnonsli.
A rather pompous orator rose once to
make an extended speech at an English
electioneering meeting. lie began In
this fashion, "Mr. Chairman, 1 have
lived long enough"?
"Hear, hear!" yelled a member of the
audience, and such n storm of laughter
broke out that the aspirant for honors
was forced to resume his scat.
A BaUcrrd Lrgrnd.
A hotel In Switzerland bore on one
of Its walls the time honored Inscription,
"Ilospea, salve!" ("Welcome, stranger!")
After rebuilding the legend had
to be restored, but the painter, who
must have had some experience as a
traveler, made a very alight alteration
In one of the words and caused It to
read. "Hospcs, solve!" (Pay, stranger!")
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Rufus, or, to give him his tltlo coupled
with the name bestowed upon blm
by bis sponsors in baptism, Cadet Lieutenant
James Woodward Sims, U. S. N.,
was In love.
That It was an attack of cadet love
his classmates emphatically denied. At
Annapolis the accepted proverb is "cadet
love is akin to calf lbve," and they
eould not detect symptoms of the latter
malady In Rufus.
The fact that ho was In lovo was
evinced when Heardon, his roommate,
came suddenly upon the young man In
a reverie of which the inside boards of
hla locker door Beemed to be the object.
Iteardon coughed and otherwise made
ma presence known. If Ilufus had been
caught In the net of Rcnling the wnll he
could not have exhibited n more guilty
expression. For the first time in their
acquaintance Reardon snw the big lieutenant
blush like n schoolgirl. Ills color
rivaled the auburn of his hair, from
which he derived hlg sobriquet.
A photograph of a girl hung on the
Inner side of the locker door. The usual
array of athletes, family portraits or
footllght favorites was absent. This
picture alone ndorned the space.
Itenrdon looked at the picture for a
minute. "Studying glrlology, Rufus?"
he asked to break the awkward silence.
"Looks like It, doesn't It?" Rufus*
embarrassment was evident.
"It needs study, old man. A fellow
must study It carefully, and even then
be often 'flunks* when the test comes."
"This species needs It," admitted. Rufus,
looking up at the face in the photograph.
"Yes," said Reardon In a slightly Interrogative
tone. He did not want to
seem curious.
"8he?It's Bess, you know?writes me
that she will be unable to come to tljo
farewell hop. She has a previous engagement.
she says."
"Perhaps she has." Rgardon suggested
by way of consolation, although the
Idea seemed ludicrous to him. A previous
engagement when the Annapolis
farewell hop was In question!
"Well, but she couldn't, man?that Is,
we have talked of it the whole year?
and when I was at home on the last
leave we?well, Reardon, we sort of
flxed things up. you know," confessed
Rufus, the deep red dodging through
his skin again. "And she said she
would be down for the hop and to our
graduation. 1 suppose It's her woman's
prerogative to change her mind,
hut"? Rufus hesitated.
"I understand, old man. It's n bit
rough on a fellow. She may explain
later." Reardon felt awkward in the
role of sympathizer. It was such a foreign
element In his relation with Rufus.
"There's one little thread of possibility
In some nonsense which has passed
between us that might explain matters
/> * ? * n Knf '?*? u 1 * ? 1 - * *
, urn, mi, iv m miv*ii an ansurtl,
uch an utterly impossible, reason, that
I would not suggest It to her."
Rufus was silent. Should he put Into
words the foolish little matter which
bad been weighing upon his mind?
Reardon looked at lilui expectantly.
"You know. Reardon, how we fellows
always Joke and laugh about the
necessity of naval officers marrying
money. You realize that ou every occasion
we give vent to the time worn
declaration that we must have a girl
with capital. I, like the rest of j*ou,
hare done It, nnd?well, Bess was qualified
In that direction, though it never
occurred to me at the time.
"Recently her father met with reverses?not
serious, you understandbut,
oh, hang It, don't you see? Sho
might have taken all that nonsense seriously,"
finished Rufus. He did not
look up at Reardon.
And Reardon did Just the wrong
... ..
ming at tuat moment. lie laughed. It
all seemed so far out of the limits of
possibility.
"Forgive me, Rufus." he snid, putting
out ins hand, "but I could not help
it. Cheer up. And, I say, Itufus, don't
you think perhaps overstudy has affected
your head?" he said, significantly indicating
ills head.
Rufus smiled in spite of himself and
grasped his roommate's hand.
"Perhaps," lie said, closing the locker
door and taking up his cap. "Going to
Mrs. Butler's?"
The latter question was quite unnecessary,
for Mrs. Butler was the wife of
Lieutenant Commander Butler of the
Naval academy, and her teas were generally
considered the last torments of
the first class man, not that they were
unpleasant, but tliey were a duty, a
part of their education .for the life of a
i naval officer.
Personally Hufus considered them
less of a duty than a pleasure, for he
bad spent several pleasant hours with
the gracious hostess.
As they pulled the old fashioned
knocker of the house in Blake row Rufus
pulled himself together as If to cast
II sentimental thoughts from his mind.
If Bess had a "previous engagement"
she might keep It.
"Mr. Sims, how do you do? And Mr.
Renrdon?" said Mrs. Butler from botilnd
the tea table. "Perhaps I was Just
looking for you."
l!WO Will flwA A.,?*1- A' *
Tf? ..... (ji.c v.uinovi-M iue iteneni
Of the doubt, eh, Itufus?" Itenrdon said,
glancing about the reom. Here and
there were little groups of cadets.
"Very well. Which of you la at liberty
for the farewell hopT* Mrs. Butler
laughed with the consciousness of hav- j
ing asked n preposterous question. !
Both cadets caught tho infectious
. kau^b, but neither spoke for a minute?
%
Iteardon bee 1 he must say he was
engaged ant! ! :fus becauso he could
not quite ma'.. 1 ? his mind to offer his
services for the evening.
"Strange as it may seem, Mrs. Butler,
I am not escorting any one and am
at your service," Itufus said after a
| minute. "You have a guest?"
"I will have. She writes me today
i that she 1b coming. She Is not aware
of the fact that the hop Is that night,
I believe, and 1 was at a loss for some
one to attend to her dance order. Mr.
81ms, let me give you another cup of
tea to thank you."
Reardon, looltlng on, thought lie detected
a twinkle In his hostess* eyes.
She wus unusually frivolous, he
thought; but, then, It was the end of
the terra.
"You may only tluink me by permitting
me to escort you as a chaperon."
Rufus was nothing If not gallant.
But when Rufus was again In his
quarters ho felt less pleased o\'er the
responsibility he had assumed for the
evening. What an effort he would have
to make to be even civil to the strange
young person.
The chaperon had not yet made her
appearance after the introduction. She
had been summoned to the telephone
or something.
Cadet Lieutenant Sims was doing unmllitary
things with his arms and saying
anything but the platitudes he
would be expected to utter on first acquaintance
with a pretty young woman.
"Ifs only a little joke of mine, and
Mrs. Butler helped me out," Bess was
saying in strangely smothered tones.
"I knew what fun it would be to see
you when you came here for the strange
girl and found me. Yes, I'll admit it
was the fact of papa's losing a little
money that suggested it'all. I could
not resist it. You had your little joke;
I had mine."
"But yours was cruel, wasn't it?Just
a little, dear? Vnn" .
, <</u IV II LIIS Sioppcu
suddenly, and Hess became interested
In n large painting of the lieutenant
commander.
"You seem to be getting acquainted
very quickly," laughed Mrs. Butler in
the doorway. "Hut our cadets liavc a
reputation in that direction."
The Sam Makri Itooran I)uMt,
There Is more dust In the places illuminated
by the sun's rays than in
those which we call shady.
If you look along a beam of light as
it streams through a window or a chink
in the door, you will see innumerable
dust particles dancing about In the
light. You will bo told by most persons
that there is just as much dust in
the nonilluminated parts of the room
as in the more favored spaces, but you
cannot see the particles because the
rays do not fall directly upon them.
You will think thnt this is eminently
plausible, but it is not the case.
The sun falling upon the air creates
Irregular currents, and these currents
stir up the dust and collect It in layers
along the line of light; hence there
is more dust where the sun shines than
elsewhere.
A curious experience in a museum
gnve proof of this. It was noticed that
there was always more dust on the
glass cases exposed io the sunbeams
than on those which were never touched
by the rays of the great orb, and
this led to an inquiry, with the above
result.
It will generally be found that it
takes longer to clean the sunny parts
of a large room than it does to wipe
up the dust particles from the shady
nooks.
An Orerworkod Woman.
I stopped to pet n Rlass of milk the
other day nt a New Jersey farmhouse,
said the commuter, and ilie female
head of the establishment, who had
six children playlnp around, was inclined
to repine at her hard luck in
havlnR so much work to do.
"I run this whole farm," she remarked
In a tone which indicated that
she was ready to resiRii.
"How many acres have you?" I inquired.
"A hundred and forty."
"Got any stock?"
"Ten head of cattle, two cows, six
hops and work horses for the place."
"And you run the whole business?"
I asked.
"Indeed, I do; every hide and hair of
It," she siRhed.
" T 1.1?? ?- - * * * "
v joii mru some neipy
"Of course, but 'tnin't hired help that
takes the load offen one's body." There
was some philosophy in that, and I
paused a minute.
"Haven't you got a husband?" 1 then
asked sympathetically.
"Yes," she said sternly, "but, you see,
I have to run him too."?Now York
Mall and Express.
Judcfi on Circuit.
It was the genius and foresight of
Henry I. that saw the necessity of creating
a close connection between the
central king's court and the local
courts up and down the land. It was
Norman and wandering, going where
the king went. They were Saxon and
stationary; hence, to link them together,
In 1124 a Special deputation of
Judges was for the first time sent on
i circuit in the country, of whom It Is
recorded that they "hanged so many
' thieves as never was before, being In
that little while altogether forty-four
men."
This vigorous administration of jus- 1
tlee by royal authority gained for Hen- '
; ry the title of "tho Hon of Justlee" and
paved the way for the permanent Insti- |
tutlon In his grandson's reign. Thefte
traveling Judges were called JustlcesIn-eyre?1.
e., In Itlnere, on Journey. I
Their head, the Justiciar, Is still seen in
our title, the lord chief Justice.
Flenry II. In 1173 fixed these circuits
! at six ? the home, midland, eastern,
I western, northeastern and norihern,
which correspond roughly with those
that still exist.?Loudon Standard.
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XOhat One Little
Girt Thought
Archbishop Ireland, vu t?
never without a good etory.tefli
one that he holds to be ene et
the best illustrations ot faith as wall
as of confidence In individual suppflcation
at the throne of grace. Tha little
six-year-old daughter of oue of hts
parishioners is an exceedingly bright
child?a liitle too bright, as tha bishop
explained?and she had been pray tag
to have a little brother sent to hair.
When her prayer was answered aha
was delighted and her faith greatly
augmented thereby. But when one
day, less than two years later, the gift
was repented she looked gravely apprehensive.
"I don't want two brother*" she explained,
"and I'm sure I prayed too
much. i hope Cod won't answer every
prayer 1 made for a little brother by
sending one for each."
Hut the best evidence of the reepowsibility
she felt in the matter was disclosed
on n subsequent occasion wbn
she heard her father and mother discoursing
to a dinner table full of
guests upon the merits and attraction*
of these two little sona.
"Yes," taunted this superior elder
sister of six years, "and you wouldn't
have had either one of them If It
hadn't been for me."?New York Time*
Knay Work.
flft
"Say, Jiminie, bow many men A'jwr
s'pose bo's killed?"
"Au, g'wnn! Don't yer eee he's m
general. Generals don't do no klllta*.
Doy jest bosses de job."?Chicago
American.
An Old llanter'a AdrlcV.
Here is tlie advice an old bunfor
gives to tbose who may come In unexpected
contact with bad animals:
"If you are cornered by n snake
stand motionless and he will never
bite.
"If a vicious dog attacks you show
him a knife or some similar Instrument,
and he will keep out of reach.
A dog can never learn the deadllneas
of a revolver or a gun, but unless hs
has the rabies he knows how to respect
a knife.
"If a swarm of wild bees attacks you
stand motionless and let out all your
breath. Then only a few of the swarm
will sting."
This advice should be reversed At
sen. A man who is swimming In shark
Infested waters is safe as long as he
kicks about and makes a great deal of
noise. The shark is too timid to approach
anything that looks as if it
meant to tight.
n;ii would you do In case yea
wore cornered by n cinnamon ben?7*
sonic one asked the old hunter.
"Say my prayers." ho answered laconically.
They All Snw It Mot*.
Mrs. Burton, with her hushnnd, Sir
Richard Burton, the famous traveler,
and two ladies, hnd driven out of
Triest to a village dance and were sitting
in the carriage listening to the
band. In telling of It she said:
.Suddenly, at the top of a roof, I
caught sight of a rat, which appeared
to me to bo spellbound by the music.
"Look!" I said. "Don't move, but c'
watch that rat fascinated by the music."
So we all sat and watched It and
thought it most interesting that rata *
should be susceptible to music like lizards
and snakes.
We all saw it move. We all saw its
head turn and its tall move, and we
kept huh, not ro frighten It awajr. Tbe
next <lay, feeling so much Interested In
the affnlr, we sent to Inquire about It,
The rat, It turned out, was made of
painted tin and fixed to the top of the
house. So much for Imagination.
A Illffld Sahbntarlaa.
A Canadian university mnn !s enllrening
his home circle with the following
storj : He was touring in Scotland
last summer, One Sunday morning he
put his little hammer In his pocket (be
is an amateur geologist) and, strolling
out upon -the hills, began to chip off
such specimens of rock as Interested
him. A native passing by looked oa
with a frown. "Sir," he said, "do ye
ken yor hreakln' more than stones
there?" "Hreakln* the Sabbath, ehf*
said the young Canadian, with a laugh,
! and, to appease the Scot, he pot away
the hammer and walked a little way
; with bin). A turn of the rood rcresled
tike ruins of a castle. "What caatle ts
| that?" said the stranger. "It's noo the
dny." was the severe reply, "to bs
speirin' sic things."?London Outlook.
111a railing.
"Julia," said the living skeleton to lbs
! ffflt 1 fl <1V "? )>*' ? *
I ?? i'jr V?V?? i. J uu KU UTfr 1QQ
i Bit with the ossified roan awhile? Poof
i fellow, he would appreciate hating a
lady to talk with."
"Oh, he wearies me," sniffed tbe ffct
huly. "He can't talk to a girl four coim*
utes without wuntltrg her to bold hla
hand, lie's too soft for any us?.M?
Judge. . ...