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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-09

s~~rJfABSs shS Rtt Jl'. -CNi al'.H .Oi al ~
sAs Ad'aG>e tuDI:.u.Hg %, ~ IN .*...i
"It is long ST., Mss Stcrlin,
Ny fxther lost his m.J0,t. ana | was
Obliged to 10 ~ wur' =. vcry good thing
for sna. The tisL.p S..ys on LIT to be
8rat<ful l am am very happy now
/ learned the trade hoping some 1irne
to be Of use. | am nj ht clerk at one Of
the hotels. That Sunday morning when
You took the pledse q at Nazareth Av.
enue church took it with the others
Ibid your' said Felicia slowly 81
am glad
just then the bishop came back, and
very soon he and Felicia went away,
leaving the young carpenter at his worl,
Some one noticed that he whistled loud.
er than ever as he planned
Felicia. said the bishop. did you
know Stephen CLYDE before
Eyes. back in the world. dear bishop
de was one of my acquaintancea in
Nazareth Avenue church."
"AhI said the bishop
I'VE We're very good friends" added
Felicia.
"But nothing more2" the bishop ven
tured to ask
Felicia's face glowcd for an instant.
Then She looked the bishop in the ewes
frankly and answered:
Truly and truly. nothing more. :"
1t would be Just the way Of tho
world Tor those two people to come 80
iko each other, though" thought tho
bishop to himself. and somehow tho
thought made him grave. 1t was aI-
most like tho old pang over Camilla,
but - passed. leaving him aft"rward.
when Felicia had gone back. with tears
III his oyes and feeling that was al
most hope that Felicia and s'teIh n
would like each other. After all. &" 81, it!
the bishop like the sensible, good man
that no was. ''is not romance u part OF
iumanityf Love is older than am ana
wiser.
The week following tho bishop had
IN experience that belongs to this Lalt
OF the settlements history.
He was coming back to the settle.
ment very lato from some gathering OF
tho striking tailors and was walI;;ny
along. with his hands behind him
when two men jumped out from behind
an old fence that shut off an abandoned
factory from the street and faced him
One OF the men thrust II pistol into tho
bishops face. and the other threatened
MIN with ragged stake that had owl.
dentiy been torn from the fence
Hold up your hands. and be ouicl,
about iti said the man with tho pistol
The place was solitary. and the bishop
had no Thought Of resistance He did ny
ne was commanded and the man with
The stake began to 90 tbrouob bia ,,Crl.
cts The bishop was calm His nerves
did not quiver. AZ he stood there with
his arms uplifted an ignorant spectator
might have thought that he was pray
Ing for the souls Of these two men. And
he was. and his prayer was singularly
answered that very night.
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Near the city OF Durham. South Afri-
ca. Is the Place Of Death. n funnclliko
cleft in the coast rocks. into which In
times gone by the Zulu chiefs were ac.
customed TO take the victims OF their
wrath to die.
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CHAPTER XI.

RiEhteousne!S shall gn bp!ore him and shall xet
u fn the way "t bis slvps
1As hSzbvp woe spt In shs habit VI
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The Ginnery Of the Union OIL md
Manufacturing Company will only
run on Saturdays after Jan. 6, 1906.
w. E. THOMSON, Pres.
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IN HIS STEPS,
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"What Wr11sd
Jesus i}.,ss
Na~-l ,1aT
BY Chnrics rs. Gn.I..G.,.
Jesus l;os

!S~Syr!shrsd ans pu ii, .lei l.: .t: :uIilI .iJ
sAs AdraGSe EUoI:,n.rT %, a. ~ .:.,i
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Ill Sufferers From DROPSY.

OuNS IHoNIPTlc has cured
dreadful disease and it will positively eyou.
Read the following letter r.
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During the Roer war of 1850 the al
miralty was hopelessly ignorant of the
geography of South Africa.
The admiral in charge of the fleet al
Cape Town received strict orders that
he was not on any account to lombard
the town of Potehefstroom. Now, as
PotchefstroOm is II good many hun
dred miles from the seacoaSt and lies
on the AioO river, which is barely BOO
of the year, this order was superhu
GUS
During the same period the fleet was
at Port Elizabeth, and the admiral
headed dispatches To the admiralty
from that seaport. by the next mail
he again sent dispatches, but happened
TO head them Algoa bay.
The admiralty cabled out asking him
what business he had to change the
location of the leet without instruc.
tionS. Suhlimplr IGNORANT of the fact
that Port Eizaheta and Al&oa bay arr
one and the same place.
Ry the way tie names Algc. bay
and Delagna bay are derived from the
outward ami homeward voyages of the
old East laiiamen who, on their yoy-
aces 10 Goa. in India, were wont to
call Mt Port Elizabeth on the outward
voyage and at Lourenco Marques on
the homeward voyage. Hence the
names Algoa Ito Goa) and Delagoa
from Goa. Stray Stories.
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Women of refinement and education
In other directions often speak in
harsh. nasal or Indistinct cultural tones
showing an entire want or care and
cultivation of the beautiful art of
familiar speaking A musical speaking
voice, with clear enunciation, is one Of
the most resaful and subtle charms of
personality, and, unlike most precious
things, 1t is within the reach of alInosS
any one VINO cares to have 1t. Have
you never in some sudden pause ana
silence been startled by the echoing
ring of your own voice in your ears
1t had been raised too high perhaps in
argument or eXpostulaton or had vi
brated with anger. How quiet you
were and full Of ehagrin for half hour
after that experience, There is a com
forting truth about this matter. A
pleasing voice and manner of speech
can be acquired by almost any one who
is willing to give a little attention and
practice to it. First. as | have said,
listen to your own voice as you speak.
Inyoluntarlly you will lower and soften
girl associates each in turn and each
trying 10 improve her own natural
voice. DO not initiate; do not make
unnatural or affected changes. but,
having tried your usual voice critically,
decide where it needs Improvement
and hold yourself to the reformation.
II you are like nine out of every ten
American girls your voice is pitched
too high. Lower it and make con
slant effort TO keep it down. Speak
from the chest, not from the throat or
head. Practice the meditation of your
speaking voice as patiently as singer
practices the scales. 1t is worth while
because it is for the pleasure and good
of all around you more than for your
own. In the effort To keep your voice
low and gentle you will make the first
practical move toward a calm outward
demeanor, and success in this will i'm
press Immediately the person to whom
you are speaking.-Ada c. Sweet in
Woman's Home Companion.
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There's good deal of human nature
in IA turkey" said farmer. The 9TH
err day while | was settin In the barn
door one of my turkeys come yerlin
along and peekin right and left and
finally sped a rag on the ground that
every turkey had been travelin over for
a week. Turkey picked it up and slated
it out. That minute every turkey in
the yard started for him He run 1t
evidently struck him all of a sudden
that he had got hold of suthn that was
mighty valuable. lie run, and he
lodged. and he ducked, and he run
some more. Every few minutes some
one of them turkeys would get him by
the Wattlcs or else by the rag. and
there would be a tug of war. And at
last anl,her turkey got the rag away,
and then there was another chase.
Guess them darn fool turkeys would
have been runnin the fat off them
selves the next day If hadn't set the
dog on EN-.
That's just the way with a turkey.
Let any other one in the flock get hold
of suthln. and every one of the blame !
fools will start for him or her and run
till they fairly drop
And, as | have said, there is a good
deal of human nature right there" -
Lewiston journal.
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Rescued by a Girl Swimmer.

Louis Benepe. the I-year-Old son OF
DR.. L. NJ. Benepe, $50 Dayton avenue.
owes his life To the rare presence of
mind and heroism of Miss Ethel Muir
ray, who plunged into White Bear lake
to rescue him from drowning
Miss Murray with the other mem
bers of the family was seated At din
ner in the Murray cottage AT Mahto-
medi. From "A window overlooking the
lake she observed a disturbance of the
usually placid waters. As she gaZed
an arm and face rose and disappear
ed beneath the surface. \ life was en-
dangered. With warning cry she
sprang from her seat. dashed down the
winding path and out on the fral dock
loo yards away. At its end. scarcely
pausing she poised for the dive, \
strong outward leap. and her 1.-THE tig-
ure shot into the water. In moment
which seemed hours TO the members OF
the startled family, all of whom follow
ed her TO the dock as rapidly As tAoy
might. she rose some little distance
from the pier with the form OF n child
III lue lItuAl u ul4N IluS tldSl'3A 1lNN'
TO her side The battle then Wis not
for one life, but for two. Miss Murray
chung to the struggling child Until he
lapsed into Inconsistencies Then the
brave girl. sadly hampered by her
olinglng garments, struck out for the
dock. supporting the limp body of the
little fellow she had riSked her life to
save.
Her brother, Robert Murray. had by
this time reached the per and relieve
her of the burde9 that must soon have
borne her down. The young heroine
climbed TO the dosS uuaided and quick
ly sought her own house and dry cloth
ing. Miss Murray is about Is years of
age, the daughter Of Mrs L. \. Murray
of - Irvine park. She is fond of out
door amusements and is an export
swimmer st. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Few fpatS o skating have ever eX
celled the exploit of one of Napoleon 8
officers performed shortly after the
fight nj Jena in 1906 The emperor
dispatched an officer to Marshal Nor
tier requiring him to seize certain i'm
porlani towns without delay When
the officer arrived at the mouth of the
l1lbe. where the river is ~. miles wide.
he WAS threatened with serious loss Of
time The river WAS just covered with
ice. therefore to row over was out of
the question He could not cross by
the nearest bridge without going %
miles ont Of his way on roads heavy
with snow. and he grudged the time
That would thus he wasted SO he re-
solved to skate across the thin. freshly
formed ice Had he tried walking he
would have sunk at once but by skim
ming along on his skates ut the top of
his speed he got over the river both dry
and unharmrd BY this daring II dan,
eerouS deed me saved six hours. did
what Napoleon hade him do and won
great credit for his bold and clever ex
yyDit
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He Wa. very Aceonno4asi.g.

Apropos of the ready comprehension
and native wit attributed to the sons
of Erin Patrick's compliance with the
customers wish stands out In bold ap
position. Patrick was clerk In a sub
urban grocery store. 1t was a busy
season and the grocer was waiting up
on two or three customers at the same
time. He was in hurry. and every
thing had to be where he could get IL
without much trouble or he would be
delayed and probably lose money, so
when he found that the pound weight
was gone he was bothered.
Patrick" he called out. where's the
pound weightY
The pound weight, Is itY' said Pat
rick eomplacently. Sure, an it's Mis-
Their Jones has the pound weight
Mr. Jones has it, What do you mean
by saying that Mr.. Jones has the pound
weightG | thought the pound weight
said in the store. How did Mr.. Jones
get it,
An shure. didn't yez tell me to be
perlite to the regular customersY
"Of course"
well. thin. Misther Jones comes into
the store for n pound Of tay. An, says
he. whin | asked him what quality of
tay he would have, WHATEVER yez give
me, says he. give me the weight Sc
PIT the pound weight In the package
with the tay, perlite like, an it's him
self that's gone with it."-Chicago
Post
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Washington Women Philanthropi.ta.

Mrs. Mckinley Is an invalid. but Is
never idle for moment Her fayorIte
occupation IS knitting slippers. which
she donates to charity fairs and ba-
zaars and which fetch high prices.
Mrs. Levi Letter. mother Of Lady
Curzon. knows more about the tech
nique Of painting than many an artist.
Mrs. Letters speciality Is the collecting
Of Illuminated missals. She OWNS some
Of the rarest fifteenth century missals
In existence and has herself done some
illuminating on yellum.
Miss Margaret Ghanler, niece of
Mrs William Astor. is devoted to Red
Cross work. She served with distinc-
ton as nurse during the Spanish
American war. Miss Chanlcr, though
born to the purple, declares against
the frivolity aud time wasting that
make up the fashionable womdn's life
in the capital city and occupies her
self constantly in her labors for the
Red Cross. she Is also an expert with
the knitting needles, which are always
piled for the benefit Of sick soldiers.
Mrs. Ludlow, wife Of Admiral Lud-
low and sister of Mrs. George Dewey.
is devoted to charities connected with
children, especially boys. Mrs. Lud.
lows only child, Major Bugher, [. S.
V, served with gallantry in the Span
ish war and was brought home more
dead than alive on the death ship, the
transport Sherman. Mrs. Ludlow for
merly confined herself to phlanthropic
causes for the benefit of little boys, but
now divides her time between the sol
diers and the youngsters aid is the
Lady Bountiful to many broken down
youth who gave his strength and
health In the cause of Cuban liberty.
Mrs. John Mclean, Mrs. Dewey's sis
ter-in-law, spends her time and ener
gies In behalf of working girls. Mrs
Mclean has met with opposition from
the clergy in her plan for giving shop
girls Sunday concerts at her beautiful
country place In the suburbs of Wash
ington, but she IS by no means discour-
aged and proposes to continue TO sup
ply a hearty welcome, the Marine
band and distinguished soloists and re-
freshments as we'll every Sunday after
noon at her splendid country home.
without money or restrictions. to the
working women of the hot city of
Washington.-New York World.
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own mind. She will soon tire of her
fad. and we will never hear of her
again"
The advice was followed. but not
with the result anticipated.
A few weeks ago Miss Olesen pre-
scented herself before the members OF
the guild in the city of Holding and
submitted a pair of shoes made in ev-
erp detail by herself as a proof of heI
skill and knowledge of the trade ac
cording to old established customs and
applied for a membership in the guild
Her master proof was carefully eX
amined and found to be perfect in ev.
cry detail and so beautifully finished
that the examining members not alone
granted her membership. but alsC
awarded her the guild medal, which is
only presented on most extraordinary
occasions. and 1t was further decided
have the shoes sent to the Danish
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A Dinner of Mule and Axle Grease

The following Is an incident of the
siege Of Ladysmlth narrated by Sir
* liam MacCormac: An officer re.
lated an incident which will serve to
illustrate the lengths to which things
had gone as regards food shell fell
INTO the mule lines one afternoon. kill
ing one mule. In spite of other shells
following the first one in rapid success
sion. so as to make occupation of the
spot very dangerous. the men in the
vicinity made Il rush at the mule like
SO many rayenous creatures. cutting off
the flesh with their clasp knives in
great chunks. They then in safer quar-
tiers built fires toasted the meat and
swallowed it at once. To make them
more palatable the men fried their bis
cults in the axle grease provided for
the carts The want Of fatty foods
and vegetables was greatly felt. In
spite of all their hardships nobody ever
thought of giving in. The general in
quircd as to how many horses in the
camp could carry their riders six miles,
IN view of so"fic being made, and the
answer came lack that only - horses
In the whole camp could do it."-Lon-
don Lancet
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well. blow me-" said Lady Staple
hurst screwing her pretty mouth In
her effort to initiate the cockney's ac'
cent."blow me If this amt fair take
i mean like dahr' she laughed. ITS
no use, Captain Norman. ] can't talk as
you can"
ITS a gift" said Mr.. Apps. That's
what 1t is"
You don't want to be introduced to
anybody here, supposeT'
Not me
"You have heard Of
She pointed In the direction of the
gondolier.
All want to-"
He's really making a big name In
the house. you know. watch his ca
reer with great interest"
Thinks IA jolly lot of himself"
"Oh, think lot of him. too" re
marked Lady Staplehurst pleasantly
Aud is that a jimmy sticking out of
your Jacket pocket? This is indeed re.
alism You don't know how 1t works.
| supposeT'
We'll. I've got kind of hldea," said
Mr.. Apps Look ere. You put this
end in. and
| Mr.. Apps found himself getting quite
excited in the explanations that he
gave. 1t was new sensation to meet
one who showed an intelligent interest
in his profession. and he could not help
| feeling battered Looking up, he saw
the gondoicr gazing at him.
HE don't look Apply. that chap" said
Mr.. Apps.
"Will you excuse me for one mo-
ment?"
"Wot are you going up TOP he said
apprehensively
II want to speak to him."
oh" with relief. 81 don't mind
that
While Lady Staplehurst was making
the gondoler resume his ordinary ex-
preston Mr.. Apps thought and
thought The couple promenading aft
err the waltz looked curiously at him.
You are in the worst fix you were
ever in, Emery" said Mr.. Apps.
you're 'aving EN- on toast, you are.
but you'll be glad to get up stairs agen.
You want them diamonds, that's what
you want Time means money to you,
Emery"
| Lady Staplehurst hurried toward the
! doorway murmur of amazement
went through the room as the guests
saw a new arrival In the costume of a
police constable accompanied by man
! il plain clothes Mr., Apps, thinking
or Ills exploits. gazing abstractedly
at his boots. regretting their want of
polish. did not see them until the plain
clothes man tapped him on the shout
| der.
What. Apps again. exclaimed the
man
"fus." said the burglar DISCONTINUED
=. "Yus. it is Apps agine Mr.. Walker.
And vurry glad you are to see him,
! I've no daht'
Always a pleasure to meet a gentle
man like you" said Mr.. Walker cheer
| fully as he conducted him to tue door
way i've wanted to run up against
you before"
Much commotion In the ballroom at
the divprting little scene General
agreement that Lady Staplehurst was
perfect genius at entertaining.
But. Iovelest." said the gondolel
confidently to Lady Staplehurst, isn't
this carrying a joke rather too far?
That's real detective"
Il know said the loveliest girl
trembling now n little That's a real
burglar too
~ real
Yes. yes Don't make fuss.
don't want the dance spoiled Take me
down to supper like a good fellow
Columbian
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF EUROPes
ONLY WOMAN SHOEMAKER.

Wash inRton Women PhilanthroEsstS
A Neglected Charm-Rescued Dy n
UirI immer-COmmon Sense In
Dress-Enect of Stin Collars.
An old proverb says, Shoemaker,
stick to- your last" but in Denmark the
khoemakers are in a quandary how to
live up to the proverb, and the cause of
all the trouble Is a bright good looking
Danish girl Bertha Olesen. who has
compelled the ancient guild of the shoe
makers to accept her as a fellow crafts
man. and this Is how ii came about:
Miss Olesen is the daughter of a re-
spectacle shoemaker in FrederiksLaYn,
Denmark Four years ago she sur
prsed the members of the ancient
Shoemakers' guild by demanding to be
registered as an apprentice to her ia
Their.
To say that the members were fur,
ried does not fully describe the situa-
ton. Finally one guileless member
found way out of the difficulty.
Grant the request" he said. "She Is
like all women; she does not know her
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PROBATE NOTICES.
To All persons interested in either of tn,
Estates hereinafter named.

ATA COURT OF PROBATE held at skow.
kAhegsn,. within and for the county OF Som.
erset. on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF JUNE,
In the year OF our Lord one Thousand
nine hundred, the following bus ness hav-
ing been presented for action Their. upon
hereafter indicated. it is hereby Ordered:
That public notice thereof be given to all per-
sons sons interested, that they may appear at
Probate Court to be holden at said Skowhegan
st the Probate Office on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF july.
next at nine OF the clock in the forenoon ard
be heard thereon and object II they see cause.
Nancy j. Butts, late OF New Portland, de-
ceased. Will ana petition for probate there I
presented by q. Butts. the executor named
therein.
villa II Brown, late of Arson. deceased.
Petition for the appointment of Mark Emery.
administrator, presented by George N Cor
don, nephew of deceased.
Edwin :. Prescott, late of Skowhegan, de-
ceased. irst account OF Margaret A. Prescott,
executrix presented.
Turner :. Kicker, late of New Portland de-
ceased. Final account of Alvaro D. Brackley
guard an OF Margie &. Kicker, minor heir pre-
scented
John J. Baron. late OF somervile, Msssa-
chus cts deceased. First and final account Of
Annie A. Baron, ad N nistrstrlx, presented
Mary Kicker, late of Detroit. deceased
Will aud petition for probate thereof present
ed BY Alfred L. Kicker, the executor named
therein.
Asa y. Parker, late OF Skowhegan, deceas-
ed. Petition for license to sell and convey
real estate, presented by Lena NJ. Wyman,
guardian OF ;. Florence Wvmsn. minor heir.
Hiram J. Walton late Of Mercer deceased.
VIII and petition for probate thereof pre-
scented by VISTA walton. the e1eoutriK named
therein.
Sarah A. Wilson. late OF Fairfield. deeess-
ed. viii ana petition for probate ther of pre-
scented by Howard II Dodge. the executor
named therein
Olive r Lind late ~ pirts6sI3 5acsass5
Final account and petition Tor distribution OF
Hanover 5. Nickerson. administrator. pre-
Sc uted.
James NJ, Goodwin. late Of Detroit de-
ceased. viii and petition for probate thereof
presented by GeneviRe L. Goodwin, the exec
utrlx named therein.
Ell DASFORTH, Judge
Attest:-NArHAN FOWLER. Register
Post Office address Judge and Register
SkoM eEan. Me.
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In prerevolutionaly days there was
a woman public executioner in yir-
ginla. At thai time death sentences
were respitcd ON condition that Grim
nal should perform this office.
Lady Betty" ms. she was afterward
called. was sentenced to death for muir
der She offered instead to become
public eXecUtoner and held this office
for many years.
1t is said thai ON the scaffold she
officiated w''h0ut mask
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-06-28

IN invalid called on n physician fer
advice. The doctor wrote cut pre-
Scripton, charging the patient > gvia-
cas- for 1t. Some time afterwGrd tie
met i'm the street
"Wcll." SAL the doctor. "you ne
looking 100 per cent better. That me-
cine. though little expensive. was
just what you needed"
Doctor" replied the patient, after
had paid You the > guineas for the
prescription. couldn't afford 10 have
it made up. so | didn't take single
dosew-London Answers.
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department Of the Paris exposition az
the first pair Of shoes ever made by a
Danish woman and as far as known
by any woman In Europe
Miss Olesen Is now q years Of age.
She expresses herself as delighted with
her trade and would not exchange It
for domestic or any other employment.
She expects 10 establish herself Ia
Copenhagen as a custom shoemaker
and hopes 10 induce other women 10
come to her and learn the trade