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SECRET OF FRENCH CULTURE ^Vibrating Balance Between Head and , Heart at Top Speed, Is Deduction of Magazine Writer, f ______ > Intensely Hllve, is the chief impression one has of the French, writes John Galsworthy in the Atlantic. They balance between head and heart at top speed in u sort of electric and eternal see-saw. It is this perpetual quick change which >;ives them, it seems to lur, lucii >|htuii ^np im acuta my; they never fly into the cloud regions of theories an.! dreams; their heads have not time before their hearts have intervened. their ii"ttrts not time before their heads cry. "Hold!" They apprehend both worlds, but with such rapid alternation that they surrender to neither. The secret of French culture lies In this vibrating balance; from quick marriage of mind, and heart, reason and sense, in the French nature, till the clear created forms of French life J arise, forms recognized as forms with definite utility attached. Controlled expression is the result of action and reaction. Controlled expression is the essence of culture, because It alone makes a sufficiently clear appeal in a world which is itself the result of the Incalculable interplay of complementary or dual laws and forces. French culture is near to the real heart of things, because it lias a sort of quick sanity that never loses Its , way; or. when It does, very rapidly re- ! covers the middle of the road. PRINCESS IS CZAR'S MANAGER Eudoxia, Eldest Daughter of Ruler of Bulgaria, Said to Be Cleverest of Family. t Princess Endoxia, the eldest dnugh- . ter of the czar of Bulgaria, is said to " be the cleverest member of Ferdinand's family. She manages the Sofia palace, receives ministers and envoys and ' apologizes to them for Ferdinand's , mysterious absences; runs Ferdinand's J form at Vttosch when Ferdinand is not ! hiding there; directs his business siiee- I ulntlons and his enormous private wealth, and, in particular, runs his big j land-development scheme around t'lmskovo. near (lie Turkish frontier. Kudoxia is black-eyed, Mvely and , pretty, with an ambition, Sofia declares, ] to be married quickly, and cynics add that Ferdinand chose the German side ; Instead of the allies' because Germany . lias vast supplies of bridegrooms of royal, princely and ducal blood. In ftofin, Kudoxia Is known as "Bulkunska i XMevn"?the Maid of the Balkans. In t summer she makes solitary tours In j, the hills, puts up in shepherds' huts, , end shocks Ferdinand, who is a timid j nan with a sharp distrust of his sub- t jects, and a faith, inherited from a thousand years of Bourbon Ancestors, , that women, like men, of royal blood j \ ore throe thnes eacred. '< 1 Trying to Do Their Bit. , While nearly every woman is trying j s to do her hit In some way, there are at , Jeast a hundred thousand other fair j r ones who believe they can serve their I country by breaking Into the movies, \ notes n New York critic. That is why ' every motion-picture office Is crowded iwlth applicants and why mot Ion-pic- 1 lure managers are busy men these days ' : of fruqtic lilmdom. It requires much t patience, nerve and sometimes a set v ?f burglar's tools to enable a would-be : , actress to reach a manager, however, j < tint an overdressed woman of rather j ripe years gushed her way past the orray of office hoys and clerks Into the sanctum of the man who hires and , tiros. "I wish to become a movie actress," she announced. "I feci that I have within me the makings of a great Impersonator of the silent drama." "Have you ever hail any experience, madam?" asked the manager. "Miss, j If you plonse," simpered the applicant. | "No, I haven't any experience. My | race is n>y fortune." "Well, you need I not worry nbout the Income tax, If ; 1 flint's the ease," grunted tho lunnngor. 'Don't slam tho doo*." ( Fearless Japanese Official. , Of nil tho eccentric characters In Japan, ono of tho most famous nnd > distinguished is probably Viscount Dr. ( Jnnjiro TnJIri. prosldont of tho 1m- ' portal board of nudit. Ho flat tors no- ] body, not excepting himself, says n | Correspondent, and is feared by all < Who are not sincere. Tho late I'rlnce < Kotsura was once scolded by him, and not long ago Itaron Shlbusnwn waxed bot In anger at a public meeting as he ' rose to refute the charges of commercial corruption which Viscount TaJIrl Jind made against Japan's business world at largo. lie Is outspoken when ho thinks tho occasion demands outspokenness. Fearlessness of public ( opinion or ridicule Is dramatically ex- ! cmplltled in the very simple and unpre- ' tentiou* life that he Is leading. Ills ' food is of the simplest variety. He ' dally carries to the office a bento box i filled with rlee and some pickled plums, . nnd during (he past <10 years he has ever stuck to his Spartan lunch. j ( Fish at Reasonable Price. The Canadian government's venture \ to supply the public with fish at a r?'aBonable price lias proved a success. A refrigerator service from Nova Scotia ! I to Ontario was provided, and the gov- ] ernmcnl's scheme wns advertised. In one week there were three earn carry- , ing approximately CO,000 pounds of fish, as against normal shipments of ( fi.OOO pounds. The varieties sold under the government's plan, which provides 'fhat the buyer shall take the whole flsh, are haddock nnd market cod. These wore the only ones available In qunn- 1 titles to* justify the experiment. Haddock Is well known; market cod la practically a newcomer. > SISTER M'ADAMS Ills^SeMsi I ' 11 .4 ,1- 4^Jf-^ i m ^ . .. Nursing Sister R. C. MacAdams, M. P., the first woman representative to be elected under the new Canadian regulations. Sister MacAdams hat been chosen to represent the overseas soldiers from Alberta in their legl* latlvo assembly. Star gazing is all right if you are journeying in a safe road. Do not argue with a woman; she can beat you at the game. DON'T SCOLD, MOTHER! THE CROSS CHILD IS BILIOUS, FEVERISH Look at Tongue! If Coated, Clean I.iitle Stomach, Liver, llowcls. Don't .scold your fretful, peevish hill. See it' tongue is coated; this s n aire sign its little stomach, liver nul bowels are clogged with sour ,vaste. When listless, pale, feverish, full of, rold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't j at, sleep or act naturally, has stomich-ache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give; t teaspoonful of "California Syrup of igs," and in a few hours all the1 'oul waste, the sour bile and ferment- j ng food passes out of the bowels and j r'ou have a well and playful child igain. Children love this harmless 'fruit laxative," and mothers can est easy after giving it, because it lever fails to make their little "iniides" clean and sweet. Keep it handy, Mother! A little! riven today saves a sick child to- j norrow, but get the genuine. Ask ^ >*our druggist for a botle of "C'ali- | rornia Syrup of Figs," which has di ecion for babies, children of all ages ind for grown-ups plainly on the bot;le. Remember there are counterfeits .old here, so surely look and see that c fours is made by -the "California Fig s Syrup Company." Hand back with , t :ontempt any other fi^ syrup. CHARTER NO. 9712. REPORT OF COM CITIZENS NAT AT UNION, IN THE STATE OF SOI OF BUSINESS ON 1)1 RESOUI Loans and discounts (except those showi Total loans Votes and bills rediscounted (other thai )verdrafts, secured, none; unsecured, LI. S. bonds deposited to secure circulate Total U. S. bonds (other than Liberty 1J indebtedness [ iberty Loan Bonds, unpledged, It 1-2 ai Stocks of Federal Reserve Bank f>0 per i'alue of banking house furniture and fixtures ? [.awful reserve with Federal Reserve I Lash in vault and net amount due from Checks on other banks in the same city than Item 17) Total of Items 14, If), 1(1, 17, and 18 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer Treasurer Total LIABIIjI Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits, Less current expense? "ovulation notes outstanding Individual deposits subject to check __ "ashier's checks outstanding Dividends unpaid Total of demand deposits (other than bi Reserve, Items 3", "f>. !!<>, ! Yrtificatos of deposit (other than for 11 Total of time deposits subject to Reserv 44 ? lliil. natx.l.ln ...illi Uncnfvn llfir Total Liabilities foi rediscounts, including thr Bank (see Item Id) rotal contingent liabilities a, b? am State of South Carolina, County of Un I, C. C. Sanders, Cashier of the a I hat the above state Trent 5s true 1o the Subscribed and sworn to before r Tb Horrect-Attcst R. P, Morgan, .T, S. Morgan, W. S. MeT,nr.,, Directors. A CAR Come Get 1 PeoJ mm^mm ot wnhTT i.-^r atn-w i i i?i?aal I CHARLES PIEZ --:V:;:;:J % S . . ,;s:- ":' .j Charles Piez of Chicago, who suo:eeded Admiral Cappa as general mantger of the emergency fleet corpora,ion. )ITION OF THE IONAL BANK JTH CAROLINA,. AT THE CLOSE EC EM HER 31, 1917. ICES. n /x.? K ?r?.1 Ijr.ll OTO OO '? wu Ir I1IIU *- / ?pt>11,011),^ 541,873.22 1 hank acceptances) $525,618.81 200.25 :>n (par value) $25,000.00 londs) anfj certificates of 25,000.00 id 1 per cent --$6,420.00 cent of subscription 3,600.00 13,781.49 3,162.70 lank 38,684.40 national banks 43,075.63 as reporting bank (other 1,170.58 $82,380.61 and due from U. S. - 1,250.00 $661,913.86 TIES. $100.000 00 20,000.00 s interest and taxes paid 33.111.86 25,000.00 355.788.28 7.208.89 2,631.78 ink deposits) subject to 58. 39, and 40 $365,688.89 noney borrowed 68,083.08 e, Items 41, 42, 43, and $68,088.08 ik I 50.000.00 $661,913.86 >se with Federal Reserve 10.254.41 I c) 16,254.41 ion, ss: hove-named bank, do solmenly swear best of my knowldge and belief. C. C. SANDERS, Cashier, ne this 8th day of January, 1918. IOMAS McNALIjY, Notary Public. s i JUST / I LOADC rour Pick?You 1 COIVIE ( i>les g I L Mr. E "s -Start Th By At Unioi ! i _ .. Aovertis The Way to I Help E Boo ???? ?? v News from South Union Mr. W J.. Jolly left yesterday fo Columbia. Miss Oslo Whisrnnnt. r>f Pnliimlii: spent Sunday with her father, Mr. I1 C. Whisenant. Miss Viola Trogdon left this morn ins for Anderson, S. C., where sh< will enter Anderson college. Misses Lydia and Annie Mae Tuck er have returned home, after spend ing the Christmas holidays witl \ VRRIVED )F NICE IV Will Be Pleased Wi QUICKLY Siinnlv business e New Ye dvertising Your V\ ... In The ... i TSiyiac ling Rates Rea Do Business is to Boost the Thing f m m sis union uou ? friends in Newberry, S. C. V Mrs. J. M. Trogdon has been quite y< r sick for two weeks. But we are now cc glad to say she is slowly improving. j a Mr. John Jolly is on the sick list '. this week. But hope he will soon be out again. oy Mrs. Jim Kirby has returned to her p home in Columbia after spending h< some time with her father. Mr. W. J. Jolly. Til Rev. J M Trogdon made a hurrying - trip to Spartanburg today. Q? ti tyrs. J. L. Jolly and Mrs. Lucy jol I IULES th This Lot Co. 1 Vldlla . ar Right /ares Daily isonable Do Business ] That inty autfhan spent the day in the country ssterday. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kir,on of the >untry spent the afternoon with Mrs. M. Trondon. A load hurts no one. It is the /erload that kills. A Rravel in the shoe makes the >rse go lame. le Quinine That Does Net Affect the Heai *?use of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXAVK BROMOOUININH is better than ordinary tinine and (iocs not cause nervousness nor "fing in heed. Remember the fail nsrnesnd ok for the signature of R. W. UROVB. 30c.