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I A Sociological I? I Exhibit 11 | Josefa Followed Her Nose, as I I Was to Be Expected. | J | By MARTHA M'CULLOCH-WILLIAMS | jl If Josefa hud not hnd the Morrla *' 4 ci nose things might have happened. The gt Morris nose, understand, was more 8] than a feature?rather a hall mark of u sorts throughout Knhun county. Who C ever owned it was held bound not only 'r to follow it, but to keep it going in the ? social lines marked out by Great-grand- h) faher Morris, a gentleman whose spir- e It had been as high as his nose. o She was not high spirited, but in- ^ stead meek and lowly in mind, as be- ci came her very moderate fortune. Iler ^ iuuiuci, ii worn iuorns, uau married K b&dly. At least the family thought so v and had never scrupled to say that poor Billy Clayton never did but one R sensible thing?namely, dying before d he had quite wasted his wife's dowry, ii She hud brought him land and money b ?and the laud remained, only u little o farm, to be sure, but big enough to it maintain the widow and her child. al It would take managing, of course, h but the Widow Clayton, she that was ci Anne Morris, was a born manager. That was exact truth. In proof take ri the fact that when Josefa was eight- Cl een she had l>een fairly educated, kept n always In wholesome comfort and had ri had all along clothes quite as good as o any of her richer couslus. tl What wonder then that Cousin Anne, h who never whined or asked for any- si thing?advice least,of all?was well hi liked and wholly respected throughout Bl the whole family connection. What wonder either that Cousin tl Maria Dalton, also a born Morris, who, i' having no children, was a chronic Join- * er and daughter of whatever came o along, took a violent fancy to Josefa. K Maria Dalton was mighty proud of the v Morris lllowil mill <lr>trwl nunnnln II*- ........ 11 great-grand father. She had a copy of tl his portrait over the mantel in her C front parlor and liad coaxed Lemuel A Morris, his eldest grandson, into giving b her his commission in the Continental tl army. That, too, of course, was fram- P ed and hung up beside the portrait. P Inevitably the next tiling was to en- t< tertain her fellow daughters upon tlie ?* occasion when state chapters fore- n gather, and that meant having Cousin R Anne and Josefa help in the entertaining, notwithstanding neither of them beloged to so much as one chapter. n There were reasons, Mrs. Dalton was a eareful to explain to the visitors-- b Cousin Anne was the greatest home body, and Josefa, staying with her dutifully, had no need of belonging. R "Yes; Josefa is going to be my heir- s] ess. I believe so in blood," she confid- si ed to the lady president. That person t< pricked up her ears. Mrs. Dalton was e< rich, and the lady president had a son. a a lawyer, just starting to practice in y the county town. He needed a wife q badly, especially one with expectations k and family influence, and he was right d on the spot, having come along with the chapter, not only by way of escort, lr but as speaker of the occasion. He h had seized upon it as a chance to show n< bis enthusiasm for local history, nis e; mother, Mrs. Melvln, was inclined to II regard the fact in the light of a special w providence. She managed to speak with him quietly, a little apart, beforo si he read his paper and was delighted to h hear him throw Into the reading solid !i chunks of enthusiasm for Rabun coun- ti ty and its glorious past. si Before the assembly broke he nhd w met Josefa and talked with her a good hI half hour. Next week he called on her b una tne next and the next. Mrs. I)alton was early taken into his confidence oi and of course was his warm advocate, ri "Yes, as you say, Josefa is a Morris out and out, all but the name, and we'll A| change that," she said, smiling at him. w "And, remember, you are going into f< politics. I wunt you to be senator at w the very least. No matter how high you go, Josefa 'II do you credit. But don't you fool yourself thinking you can get her just for usking. That is uot the way with girls of the Morris blood. Court her like a man and don't take 'No' if she gives it 'o yon the Qtnt """ " '' Jack Melvin listened, yearning to grit his teetli. He was not the least bit in love. Josefa was not pretty for all she was so fresh and wholesome, and he craved beauty abovo everything. Besides, there whs Amelia Ware, but he dared not let himself think of her. Since they could not marry he meant to marry this Josefa. I made hint laugh only to think of her saying "No" to him. How could she when she know nobody else save a few awkward country fellows? Imagine his state of mind when Josefa did say "No" the first.time, the second, the third and each time more ? and more as though she meant it After the third rejection he went to Mrs. Dalton. She laughed a laugh of indulgent pride when he had finished, but < said emphatically: "I don't blame Josey ?not n bit. You've got the name of being a dreadful flirt. Whether or no ^ you deserve it I am not saying. I'll go over and stay all night with Cousin Anne tomorrow. You come out the next day. I think you'll And things \ changed a bit." Woman disposes; man proposes; sometimes fate intervenes. Josefa stood with fate in this particular wrestle. She said "No" again and in a way that told Jack Melvln at least the game was up. But Mrs. Dalton held on ^ r '-A. timk s.1 -.3 toutly to her plan. Cousin Anne bad | R llleu In with it ardently. For all her irift she had a whole lot of family ride. Moreover, she wanted Josef a to et the Daltou money. So she joined ^ >rces with her cousin, nnd between g lem they Rave the prospective heiress mall peace. Obstinacy, pure and simple?that was hat ailed Josefs. So said her two Iders in conclave. There could not pi Dssibly be anybody in Melvin's way. ti asefa hud been sent to school, the w ;rictest possible lioardlng school, when sj ie was barely thirteen. Since she . line back from it none of the young- ^ ers roundabout had done more than jeak civilly to her. Not one had so *c rnch as come to the house, except la laytou Trigg, who was a faroff cous- b< i and had come to buy yearlings nnd t> it lambs. In virtue equally of his r insliip and n sudden shower lie had ^ tayed to dinner nnd after it had shalta hands cordially with both the ladles sc f the house. All lie had said to Josefa ai us nun 11 sue Happened to be at the tr ounty fair next fall he hoped she tii rould look at his saddle horses, Mng- W ins and Mill Boy, as he was sure they m rould win the blue ribbon. js At fair time, with Josefa still obduate, Mrs. Clayton had doubts as to ^ olng, but Mrs. Dulton overruled tlie oubts. Thus the three went together i the Dalton barouche, and for the est part of the day Josefa was handed ver to Melvin. Just how she managed . she never kuew, but toward 4 o'clock lie slipped away from hiiu and lost erself in the crowd. It was a delilous sensation. All the late summer he had been telling herself she would ^ tin away if M.e had a chance, but how DUld she when she had not so much m s a dollar of her own? She almost ar in until she came to the farther side f the amphitheater. At the foot of jn le stairway she found herself stopped, er hand strongly gripped and a frank, M tinburned face with honest blue eyes aiiling down at her, but flushing in in [lite of its sunburn. w Mrs. Dalton was off with a knot of ce lie daughters. Mrs. Clayton stood rapt tr 1 contemplation of prize patchwork. R inch believed Josefa safe with the tlier; also thnt Melvin was a further uard. Therefore they smiled affably .'lien the ringmaster shouted that ^ liore was a new feature, a wedding in lie exhibit of Scrollsaw, Varnish & 'o., the enterprising furnishing men. cl L popular young couple had agreed to e married in the parlor arranged by lie firm, who meant to show their ap- ce reclatlon by making the newly wed a b< resent of the suit. Mrs. Dalton said i her next neighbor: "Oh, I reckon it's a I omebody from the back country. It d) lust be. Only bumpkins and their ? weethearts still tolerate parlor suits." rTlie neighbor nodded, but added: I T ' T uvt a fi,vj uiiu BI-C. i cDiuc 10 i :11 rs lostly to see that sort of people. They re sociological exhibits, you know? etter worth while than anything in lie ring." "Do you think so? Then let's hurry." Irs. Dalton agreed, but somehow In [lite of hurrying their progress was low. They came close enough at last > hear without seeing. After the benllctlon the crowd drew Its breath, nd women In It whispered: "Why, did ou erer! The girl looked radiant and ulte tjie lady. And the fellow didn't lss her, although the squire bade him o It." "Here they come!" said others, falllg apart to make way. Mrs. Clayton nd somehow met them. Melvin was cross the way. with Amelia Ware, her ? pes downcast, clinging to his arm. _ etween them, bright eyed, head up, nlked Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Trigg. Josefa went straight to her mother, lying demurely, but with the leaat ard drawn breath: "We're going on n R ttle trip, mother, but It won't be ex- q avagant. The money for the parlor nit?we sold It before we earned Itill more than pay expenses. You ? lay with Aunt Rla, please, till we get ack." "And then we're going to take care f VOIl nlwiivs " Clnvlnn Tplcir tnfop. upted. Mrs. Dalton wns too stunned to peak, but Mrs. Clayton said composlly: "Well, Joe, I suppose you had to )llow your nose. The Morrises al'ays did have their own way." PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.! ? E*arei?*.? " ^ The surroundings go a long way toward making exercise g beneficial. That work at which one wins his dally bread is tire- ^ some usually. It Is restraint. lie 1( works becuuse he must earn jrj money\ And there Is Just as , much physical unfitness among ^ worklngmen as there is among e< business men. < > Light exercise that is enjoyable , often does much more good than heavy exercise that is forced. Q, That is why games which are j. founded on exercise do much more good than the same time ^ spent in housecleaning, making I y burrels or hauling lumber. q Recreation is the first cousin of exercise, and when the two are combined the results are always , p more commendable. Exercise ^ without mental response is an Impossibility. , - "0 Exercise should embrace all physical processes?circulation of !, * the blood, tearing down of worth- J less tissue, upbuilding of live ! tissue, fresh air and all else that goes to feed every portion of the ? body and keep it healthy. And work at the bench ofttimes lacks one, two or half a dozen essentials and is therefore muscular abuse rather than muscular use. C EJECTS PETITION UNLESS IRBY SIGNS There is a constant cry going uo Y the friends and suporlers of Gov. lease that he is the friend of the 3or man and that he always sticks Y his promise. This is not true, for s has promised that he will make Eirdons when properly signed petions are presented. In accordance 1 ith this promise I secured a petition gned by all the county officers, all irors, more than 2,500 men and more tan 100 women, asking the governor ? pardon my grandson, Parrott Mini. He refused to grant the pardon >cause W. C. Irby, Jr., of this counr, a candidate for governor on the lease ticket, refuses to sign the petion. I have been to see the governor ivoral fimoc ir? rorrn v/1 frv f Vin id he has given me good hopes that te pardon will be granted, provided le petition contains the signature of r. Irby, Jr. I am now an old woan, 83 years old. I want to ask: ; it right that I should be denied this irdon for my grandson because this lease candidate will not sign the petion ? (Signed) Mrs. Lizzie May. Laurens, Route 3. DR. McINTOSH'S LETTER tatement to W. R. Richey is Given in Full. Newberry, Aug. 16?Since the matr of the recent interview between r. R. Richey of Laurens and Dr. Jas. . Mcintosh of Columbia has been entioned in some of the newspapers id on the stump, the letter of Dr. clntosh to Mr. Richey is given here full: Newberry, S. C., Aug. 8, 1914. r. W. R. Richey, Laurens, S. C. Dear Sir: When you requested an terview with me, stating that you ished to refresh my memory as to ;rtain matters pertaining to the conoversy over the certificate in the ichey case, I willingly consented to ie interview. After hearing your earnest presenition of the matter, and also your atement that you were resting un- I ?r an imputation that was humiliat- ig to you and to your family, I have irefully tried to recall all the cir- j lmstances surrounding the transacon, and after mature reflection I am ^ ill convinced that I did not sign the , (rtificate which was read at the Ab- j jville and Columbia meetings. It is due you for me to say that \ 'ter hearing your statement and the t ita presented by you, that I believe { \ ???????????-t t It Makes a Great Difference ! < which undertaker you Call into your ho ne?Ihe careless 1 and haphazard or the capa- < ble and proficient. I We have not only had ^ years of experience, but have coupled with it years of actual study. BAILEY UNDERTAKING CO. Undertakers i i Main Street at Railroad Crossing. Phone 106. JNO. K. HAMBLIN LAWYER ooms Nos. 14-15?Foster Building ffice upstairs, Opposite Hotel Union Union. South Carolina yMBMpHPQyyaEifcaSMwB ^^B|R)n|l BB||___ji^l| Having us submit our deigns and prices assures you f a wide assortment to seict from, prices that are ased on finest quality marie and granite and unbiasd advice. Allow us to draw your atBntion to the fact that we re a local concern with a eputation for excellent fork and are able to refer ou to many examples of 11 llf Awlr 1 MA AM ui wuiiv in tins StJCUUIl. We will appreciate an ops ortunity to submit data nd samples in your home >r at your establishment. BAILEY UNDERTAKING CO. T. H. MUNRO Attorney at Law UNION, S. C. OFFICE OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE ' that you thought the signature gen uine and that you acted under the belief. I am, Yours truly, James H. Mcintosh. Miss Elizabeth McNair, who ha been the guest of Miss Marguerit Townsend, left Monday for the lowe part of the State to visit col leg friends. She will return to Unio for a short visit before going to he home. i "Cured" i & Mrs. Jay McQee, of Steph- M RJ cnville, Texas, writes: "For ^ I nine (9) years, I suffered with A womanly trouble. I had ter- W rible headaches, and pains in K my back, etc. It seemed as if K I would die, I suffered so. At J last, I decided to try Cardui, the woman's tonic, and it 3 helped me right away. The ,9 full treatment not only helped IK me, but it cured me." U TAKE U | Carduia n The Woman's Tonic U K Cardui helps women in time A k Of greatest need, because it 9 9 contains ingredients which act P specifically, yet gently, on the weakened womanly organs. V So, if you feel discouraged, K blue, out-of-sorts, unable to K ^ do your household work, on * m account of your condition, stop A E worrying and give Cardui a P E trial. It has helped thousands a E of women,?why not you? m ^ Try Cardui. SlS Deafness Cannot Be Cured. >y local application, as they canno each the diseased portion of the eai There is only one way to cure deaf less, and that is by constitution*) emedies. Deafness is caused by ai nflamed condition of the mucous iin ng of the Eustachian Tube. Whei his tube is inflamed you have a rum fling sound or imperfect hearing, am vhen it is entirely closed, deafness i ;he result, and unless the inflama .ion can be taken out and this tub estored to its normal condition, heal ng will be destroyed forever; nin :ases out of ten are caused by Ca arrh, which is nothing but an inflain id condition of the mucous surface We will give One Hundred Dollar 'or any case of Deafness (caused h; :atarrh) that cannot be cured b fall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu ars, tree. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75e. Take Hall's Family Pills for cori itipation. Fortunately for the style factories women have no annoying sense o tumor. THE REMEDY You find in all the homes. They all get results from the remedy that relieves pain HUIET'S All-Healing Liniment Sold everywhere on a guarantee. PALMETTO DRUG CO.. THE MONEY SAVERS UNION, S. C. ffitxra\lt^u Count anything? Regular $5, $6, $7 Pant Tailor Made For $3.50 S. m. 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THIS! lage lot, ear, it he got h, by far. family horse, rice was short, srely at a loss, st be bought, cash he had, , gave his note, i-as glad, as the goat, he rose at dawn, ride. le he'd gone, spied. t he could do, i too high, ip he flew, r way. s going too, eat was bent. over-aue, er went, in to slow, y curve, car go, n nerve. to swing her 'round traight ahead, was found, r he was dead. y a good old Tyson cy from The Union npany, and be haprare Company [ Over Quickly /jk re are no eggs with which tion and be sure to include y Regulator >11 at $2.S0. J what the hena need. J 5c. to $1.00 AySpZy 1 [1 antiafnrtlon at h ALE BY on, S. C.; R. J. FOWLER TO DRUG CO., Union, S. N, Buffalo, S. C. Remember, girls, that a handy man r is better than a handsome one for | domestic use. ; It is better to be disappointed in love than in marriage. f Half the truth may cause more trouble than a whole lie.