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rushed away from game of tennis 10
garden party and convulsed the guests py
appearing in clerical frock coat with
pair OF white flannel combinations; and on
another occasion he was seen marching
sedately through a heavy shower with
walking stick held protectingly over ms
head
But one OF the most amusing stories or
mental alteration is told of curate VINO
has since risen very high in the church IN
the middle of his sermon he was observed
to glance several times through window
opposite the pulpit, and finally TO exclalm'
Dear me, just what / expected
When he was asked to explain such q
remarkable incident later he said: Il have
no recollection of saying anything of the
kind but 1 will tell you what happened
As 1 was proceeding with my sermon
saw through the window very stout old
lady tugging at an obstinate cabbage. L
became interested on observing that, how
ever hard she tugged. the cabbage would
not yield. At last it came out in response
to a specially vigorous pull, and the good
woman went sprawling on her back 1t
must have been at that moment that
exclaimed, Dear me, just what L ex-
pectedp
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Gems Subject to Sickness.
New York Mail and Express.

Jewels. like lovely women who wear
them. may be 'indisposed." According to
A j. Linde, New York expert in precious
stones, the sickness Of gems is no uncom-
mon thing.
Diamonds" said he. ARE free from NAL
aides because of their great hardness, but
other gems, such rubies, sapphires and
pearls. all have their ailments. Now, here
is a sick turquoise which l am trying to
cure. You can see it Is set in q ring with
two other stones Just note the dull, faded
color compared with the healthy turquoise
and you will see the difference at once.
The effect is due to atmosphere ard sur
rounding conditions. AS man is affected
by the weather. so was this stone. You
see, the particles of which il is composed
were softened by the elements: change
in its color took place. and the stone Is
what we call sick Whether it can be
cured remains to be seen.
I'VE usually put such stone Through
an acid course to harden II. Sometimes II
regains it's original color and healtL but
If it has long been affected cure may be
impossible.
pearls usually suffer more than other
precious stones Through the ravages OF
time and other causes they lose the beauti-
full reflection which constitute all their
value. Often, too, they become more or less
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yellowish. In both cases we jewellers usually
call them dead pearls. In this condition
they are not worth much. and a hundred
and one means have been resorted TO in
order TO restore their luster. In some cases
the operation succeeds; in others IL Is .
failure.
There are many pearl DOCTORS and all
have some secret recipe which they claim
viii restore the luster; but they are only
quacks. Their remedies are very mysterious.
and have seen one which contains as many
as eighty-three ingredients. One recipe I
have heard Of is dew taken from the leaves
of certain plants. My experience has proved
that, after all, an acid liquor is the best.
when you take into consideration the
constitution Of the pearl. and how readily
it is dissolved by an acid liquor. you can
quickly see that a stone submerged IN this
liquor will be attacked, and as a result its
exterior layer will disappear. IL the pearl Is
only triie yellow and dim, the removal or
the topmost layer will leave exposed the
normal layers and the stone will recover it's
luster. If, however, all the layers are
dimmed and opaque to the center, nothing
can restore the pearls health.
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MEMS ABSENCE OF MIND.


Tt-BitS.
The gentleman who, in an oblivious II
happy mood carefully put his boots to bed
and spent the night patiently sitting on the
doormat outside his bedroom door has had
many predecessors and imitators.
1t is not long since an eminent university
professor was seen one windy day chaSlng
what he imagined TO be his hat down
crowded street in Oxford. only TO find when
he had caught 1t that the flying object was
a black hen and not his hat at all. which
was still secure on his head. And on an
earlier occasion, when the same reverend
gentleman was serving cure outslae OA-
ford he was seen ascending the pulpit stairs
hugging, as he fondly fancied, his college
cap under his arm. The congregation was
more amused even than amazed when ne
deposited on the pulpit cushion not the i'm
aginary cap but a fat, black inkstand,
which he had picked UP by mistake in the
vestry.
This story reminds one Of another absent
minded cleric, a late dean Of Wells. One
Easter day, when he was appointed TO
preach the evening sermon at st. Cuth-
bert's Church, Wells, the service was half
way through and still the preacher had not
arrived. In alarm a chorister was dis
patched In quest of the missing dean, and
found that he had started for walk, and
only his written promise would convince
him that he was overdue at st. Cuthbert's
| On another Sunday, instead of proceed
ing to the pulpit, the dean took his seat In
the choir-stalls, where he usually sat when
some one else was preaching, and IT was
only when the verger reminded him that he
WAS was persuaaed pc ede to d leave @ his his Seat seat. w
An amazing story Is told OF well-known
professor OF science in his days of wooing.
30 liable was he, even In those days, TO
moods of abstraction that he would fire.
quently walk by his fancee's side for many
minutes without apparently being aware
In a mood of mischief. slipped away from
the side Of her self-absorbed lover, and
hurried home. A few moments later the
young scientist mounted the steps of her
house and rang the bell, when to his in
tense astonishment the door was opened
by the girl who, to the best OF his belief,
was still by his side.
Some funny stories are told of certain
| parsons who have held combatant rank in
| volunteer corps. One OF them, the story
| goes, had just given out hymn No. $40
| when, finding that he had made a mistake
| In the number, he startled the congrega-
| ton by calling out in the stentorian voice
| of a sergeant instructor: "As you were!
Hymn 350."
In another case, and perhaps this par
| ticular story should be administered with
| q liberal pinch of salt, the volunteer clergy
| man was reading a prayer containing the
| words, "read, mark. learn" when on COM
| ing to the word mark he startled his
congregation by calling out MARK timer
Now. it chanced, there was a large
number of volunteers in the church at
| the time, and in equally distracted obedi-
| ence to the command they began with one
consent to mark time, and would not desist
| until the clergyman reduced them to order
by shouting Halt. men,
1t was this same gentleman who once
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When Men Drink Alone.
New York Press.


Several men of undoubted experience and
capability had been rejected by the man.
ager Of one Of the big Broadway hotels who
wanted a new barkeeper before he gave the
man who wore white lawn tie, and was SO
laconic In his answers to questions that he
almost appeared to be rude.
IT want that chap for the early-morning
SHIFT said the manager, by way of expla-
nation to his caller. I've studied for years
the likes of men who are in the habit Of
taking a cocktail before breakfast. When q
man feeling a little below par comes down
stairs half an hour before breakfast time
and makes his way toward the barroom as
though he had not the remotest intention Of
going there, nothing does him more good
not even the drink than to get pleasant
nod from a spruce-looking bartender. the
picture Of health and contentment. The
lieves he looks and feels just as fit as the
''That young chap is gossip: could
see that from his short answers to my
questions Men who take a cocktail before
breakfast don't want barkeeper who will
tell them what is in the morning newspaper
before they have had chance to read 1t
themselves. With most men the morning
cocktail is solitaire. They don't like to be
seen taking 1t. even by their best friends.
No matter how convivial two men may have
been the night before, they will take their
morning bracer from opposite corners of the
bar. and greet each other with a distant
nod.
to see If things were going all right when in
walked a man from Buffalo who has stopped
at this hotel for ten years whenever he
came to New York. Until this trip he never
failed to have his morning cocktail sent to
his room soon as he awoke. But this time
he is on his wedding trip. See? He stepped
to the bar without so much as saying good
morning to me and called for cocktail in
a hurry. He had scarcely finished 1t and
walked over toward the news stand when q
friend came In
Hello, Jim.' he said. Have a bracer?'
"'What, before breakfast?' exclaimed the
Buffalo man in well-feigned astonishment
why, it would make me sick. Too early in
the day for me, my boy
..And he smiled benignly. with the scent
of the Glove on his lips"
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Say Nothing, but Laugh.
Detroit Free Press.

AS the pen is sometimes mightier than
the sword, so the laugh is, on OCCASION
as powerful as in eloquence the spoken
word.
''There are many different kinds of con-
versational accomplishments" remarked a
man well up in the ways of the world ''and
j have paid due attention to the culti-
Great Is language-great indeed-and beau
tiful withaL Next to my limited ability
NTH words, however. / rank my faculty
case may be.
.I don't mean pleasantly and mirth, as
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. SUNDAY NOVEMBER Is. 1908

domestic and social graces. but as de-
fensive business artillery. OF course. a
mans first impulse, when another mis-
guided man makes palpable move to do
him up or asks some unreasonable and
preposterous business favor, Is TO enter
on wordy observation-disclosures, naturally,
and perhaps, violent This, have learned
Is waste of nervous force, and allows argu-
ment on the part of the unfriendly man
who is trying to make the touch. The
stronger weapon is to laugh-just laugh.
Utter not a word, no matter how much
the other may say; but just keep on laugh
ing. I've routed many deep-laid, dishonest
schemes with a good, hearty laugh. Try it."
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the neck will add to the appearance. BY
attention to the few simple fundamental
principles of cravats and collars any man
may give his toilet note or dlstlnctlon.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-12-04

know iHr more by smell than Is sup
posed. Some classes have apparently
become degraded in senses as well as
habits. for their basis of social judg-
mcnt is below that of the animals:
Those who have had their senses keen
ly educated are accustomed to judge Of
persons by odorS. Australian children
possess the dogliEc sense of trailing
people by scent, ana experiment re
vcAlS that this is TO some degree pres
cnt i'll every one. Strong attachments
are not so rigdly ideal as we like to
suppose. There is Il physical basis to
all our likes and di&likcs 1t is this
which undCriicS the demand OF refined
people that their friends shall be clean
ly.-OpCn Court.
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Mrs. DIN. WiIburn's.


Guns have plenty of uses apart from
killing. For instance. the signal gun
of Il ship is intended solely for an
nouncirg her arrival on Il coast. Again,
III desert countries. where water is
often difficult TO collect out of mere
dampncSs of sand, gun barrel sunk
into the ground will collect moisture
in the bore, and many life has been
saved by timely suck ut the muzZlc
Minute guns are fired for public
mourning. and national rcjoicngs take
tho form of Il royal salute.
a SLAYER captured with Il cargo OF
slaves in the tropics was put i'm charge
of prize crew. On her voyage the wa
ter ran short. and the slaves, Slavcrs
ana prize crew were dying of thirst
This SGT one of the marines. n sergeant.
thanking. and he hit upon Il brilliant
idea.
After rcgaining reluctant consent
frCm the captain he took all the availa-
hi" %'m barrels, plugged up the brcCch
ends Of Il few Of them, filled their borcs
with sea water and set them end up
among thc Goals of the galley fire AZ
the steam rose he ran il through other
gun barrels until ii cot cool. The cool.
ing steam collected in the shape OF OK.
ccllcnt fresh water. of which he pro-
cured steady though small supply
London Telegraph.
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Vic Mammoth Gave Rni

The cavern rat, found in the Nam
moth cave CT Kentucky. is Of n soft.
BLUSH color. with white neck and feet.
1t has enormous eyes black as night.
but quite unHrovidCd withan iris. These
eyes are perfectly inScnSibIr to light.
and when tie experiment has been
made of catching cavern rat and
turning ii loose in bright sunlight *
blundC"s about. striking itself against
everything. is unable TO provide Itself
with food ANA finally falls down and
dies. In its native depths, however.
it is able to lead IL comfortable enough
existence. as its enormously long Wills
kcrs are so extremely sensitive that
they enable it TO find lis way rapidly
through the darkness. The principal
food Of the cavern rat consists of Il
kind Of large cricket Of Il pale yellow
color and. like most other cave dwell.
crS, Itself perfectly blind.
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Ma ster'S Sale.

State of South Carolina, Court of Com
County of Union. mon Pleas.
A w. Thomson as Admir- of A. w.
Thomson, deceased, Plaintiff,
A. Wallace Thomson, Defendant.
In obedience TO an order made in the
above stated case. will sell at Union,
before the court house door, during the
legal hours Of sale, on salesday. Decem-
her 7tb, 1908, the following lands, viz:
All the interest of the late A. w.
Thon son, deceased-the same being all
the mineral interest aud the right to
niue same-in all that certain tract Of
land located in Bogansville township,
Union county, South Carolina, on the
Dry Folk Of Sugar Greek, containing
ore hundred aid forty-five acres, more
or less. bounded by lands formerly of
Ben West, Mis-. Hannah West. L.
Smith, N Smith, and other lands of the
said A w. Thomson. deceased, were
fully designated by plat of same made
by John l.. Young. surveyor, dated Feb
Goth, 1878, and recorded in the Office of
Clerk of Court for said Union county in
Deed Book &C." No. 25, page 100
Terms IF sale-Cash.
AZ 3; G. II. PEAKE, Master.
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Strictly Ren,IInr

The darky's fondness for chicken f.
only cqnalcd by his dexterity in getting
possession Of the birds. Weak consider
ations Of mine and thine do not trouble
him in the least. In any event his logic
Is equal to the strain Of q good excuse.
Witness the following conversation:
II sec you have chicken for dinner"
lessnh'' says Mr.. Erastus Plnkley.
hope you bought the chicken"
well, no, but the transaction were
strictly regular. Dat chicken has been
reStin' on my fence wifout payin' nufr
IN. an rcckoned 1t were bout time to
Observation-Disclosures City Independent.
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could not help seeing how wrctched
she looked. Her hair bore no sign of
side comb.
When they went out later there
seemed TO be species of shadow mix
ed with the preliminary silence.
The man spoke first (and lie waited
q good whilc).
"You haven't found 1t, have you?"
ooh, dear, no.
"Don't YOU think perhaps IL fell out
in the boat?'
"Why, there was nothing in the boat
to loosen it,"
Hardness felt the corners of his
mouth suddenly give way even while
his temper rose. He looked off to the
right for il long minute and then asked
severely:
WAS there anything ut the Point to
loosen it?'
Lcda'S mouth flew open in undis-
guiscd fright.
"Who told you we were to the
Point!'
Il knew it all the time"
She began TO cry.
81 never will again, truly"
GLOW could you behave so?" said the
lover, launching himself suddenly into
the full tide of his righteous wrath.
You put me beyond all patience; go
Ing Off like that with Wrycroft, when
you know perfectly we'll that you be-
long 10 some one else. and then actually
letting him
Icda seized his arm.
"Oniy once,' she protested earnestly.
only once
"once Is once too oftcn,' said Hark-
ness, great and exceeding bitterness
yelling up in his tone. "Oncc Is n great,
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A Dogs Fidelity.

In the upper part of the famo.s see
quatchic valley, in east Tenncs I'm (
man and his wife settled whcVof +
country was new and wild One In On
first crops that they raised was 1t w
siderable field of cotton. When iAlt I
ready TO be picked. they went otEA O,
gcthcr prepared to make Il holida klLoI
OF this pleasant labor. Their one Nl
was left in Il cradle at the edge of
field, and the faithful old dog way
instructed to watch the tiny sleeper.
After Il considerable time they looked
toward the cradle to see if all was well
there. They were startled by the dis
covcry that The little couch had been
turned completely over. The dog was
maxim" queer dives underneath and
yc!pih% rs if in anger. AS they hasten
cd to til" place they were horrilicd to
ina the an.marS jaws covered wifi
blood and Instantly came to the ,,on.
clnS!cn that lie Lad been rcnIinp the
child with his teeth.
The angry father hit the animal n
dHathbiow with Il cuGgcl and then
hastily turned the cradle right side I'D.
lECi'" was The baby all unharmed. and
there in Ill" bedding was an enormous
rattl"Snakc. killed by the faithful dog
after li"r",. fight. in which both com.
9atnn;S had received many wounds
Springfield Republican.
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Probate Judges Sale.

State of South Carolina, Court Of
County of Union. Probate.
Mrs M. b. Munro as administrative Of
Of the last will and testament of George
Munro, deceased, plaintiff,
against
Thomas X. Palmer and q. II. Psake,
Defendants.
BY decree of Probate Court i'm the
above stated action, will sell to the
highest bidder, before the court house
door, the first Monday in December,
next, during the legal hours for sale,
the following real estate tOwit: All
that certain tract Of land cont aiming one
hundred and sixty acres more or less,
situate South of Union court house two
miles, bounded by lands Of J. w. NC
Lnre, the Union B. & l.. Association,
John Eison and others, (better known
as the Austell tracc) This tract will be
sold in two or more tracts. Plats will
be exhibited on day of sale.
Also one lot of land with brick law
office thereon in the town of Union,
bounded North by lot of J. A. Sawyer,
South by lot of Philip Dunn, deceased,
East by lot of town of Union, and West
by Judgment Street.
TERMS OF SALE:
One-half cash, balance in ore year
from day of sale, secured by bond of the
purchaser ana mortgage of the prem
ises, with the privilege of the purchaser
to Jay all cash. Purchaser to pay for
papers and recording the same.
JASON NJ. GREER.
Nov. 13, 1908. Judge of Probate.
47-3t
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OuCCl. DrennhS

\ professor Of mathematics dreamed
that his son was under the radical
sign, and hc could not get him out
y Boston drawing teacher had a
similar experience. She had been study
ing perspective one evening, and dur.
ing the night her sister heard her CROP
ing about the room and opening and
closing bureau drawers. What are
YOU hunting for Nary" inquired the
sister. "Oh, dear" moancd the SOM
n2mbulist, II can't find the vanishing
point Christian Register.
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Hard on the Minister'S Wife.

y Scottish minister lately returned
home from Il long holiday trip on which
Ec had been accompanied by his wife.
At prayer meeting shortly aftcrward
an elder offered up thanks for the min
iStcr'S safe return. but unfortunately
put his foot in it. 20 Lord" he said
we thank thee for bringing our pastor
safe home, ana his dear wife. too. O
Lord. for thou prcsCrvcst man and
beast"
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Horse Racing.

In this world, if you live long enough,
you VIII grow tired of Cvcrything-o of
mon ANA women, of yachts and dinners,
of politics and money making but
wien tn" fascination of the race horse
gets into the blood it never leaves 1t
is the greatest sport and TIE poorest
business ever devised by man.-Pierrc
Lorillard
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Notice to Trespassers.

hereby forbid any and all persons
from trespassing in any way, such ss
fishing, hunting, walking or riding
through any OF my lands, or land in
my charge, in Union county. I will
prosecute any person or persons who
violate this notice.
Gibbs P. O. II. @. LAWSON, SIX.
Nov. 16, 1908. 47-4t
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The Sense of Smell.

That we have not entirely lost the
animal basis of Judgment. the sense OF
smell. is proved by the fact we do
tell ourselves very much Of other pco.
pie by the nose, often uncCmsciOnSly
The blind distinguish Their friends by
the smell of handkcrchicrS or coats.
Unconscious sensations and un"ou
scious Judgments have their field We
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A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very expen-
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you'll never be
wrong if you take DIR. Kings New Life
Pills for Dyspepsia. Dizziness, Head
ache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They
are gentle, yet thorough. 25c at F. 9.
Dukes Drug Store.
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Notice to TresDassers,

All persons are hereby forbidden to
trespass on any of the lands of the un-
ders:gned, either by walking, Tidir-s..ix.
hunting. fishing, cutting timber o. other.
cu,ed t" the full txtents'<0f the law.
47-4t ~ a. b. OsBORNp\
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Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby notified not 10
trespass In any manner Whatsoever on
any Of our lands in Union County.
Everybody take notice. for we will proae.
cute any violation of this notice.
@. B. Bono,
p. b. BoBo,
4e-ltp. r. w. CHASRY
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Notice to 'TresDassers.

All persons are hereby forbidden to
trespass on any of the lands Of the
undersigned either by walking, rid
ing, hunting, fishing, cutting timber
or otherwise, and for each offense
VIII be prosecuted to the full extent
OF the law.
4f4t Mrs. NJ. A. GREGORY
j. 9 GIBBS.
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Masters Sale.
State of Soulh Carolina, I Court of Com
County of Union. mon Pleas.
Julia f. Lipscomb, ct al, Plaintiff,
Leila B. Brown, ct al.


Julia e. Lipscomb, ct al, Plaintiff,
Leila B. Brown, ct al.
In Obe diebce to an order made in
above stated case. 1 will sell at Union,
before the Court House door, during the
legal hour of sale. on salesday, Dec. 7th,
1903, the following lands, viz:
All these lands, parcels and ira is of
lard situate and being in the county of
Union and said Stae, and said land
known as lots Nos. l and in the divis-
ion of the estate Of G. T. Meng, deceased.
Said lands will be sold IN two tracts,
piats of which can be seen at the Mas
ter'S Ctlice
TERMS OF SALE:
One-half cash, the balance payable in
one year from date Cf sale, secured by
bond Of purchaser and mortgage of
premises. G.. III. PEAKE,
Alb, Master
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DissoIuti- 6n of Partnership

conmosn ,me - go Of T. M eace WoW. q Co.,
IaI' Iei1a UMcNeace. is this daw Nesce disc and
and .ali parties indebted 70 iJised, ssiJ s,
my @ 1st make payment of 50 mo ss1a at nrm
m cNeace. Ip1,. " same Mn TO Leila
~ NV. 10, 1903 '" moNEAaE
47-4t
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Buy your Goods from
TIE Cash BARGAIN store
and save money.

Good he avy plaids, &c value
our price, per yard. ....... DC
G cd heavy Plaid, big value
at &c, our plice, per yd... &c
Boys heavy tlecced lined
Shirts and Drawers, each 25c
MEMS extra heavy Shirts
and Drawers, SOC quality,
our price, each .4Sc
The next 30 days we will
sell our entire lot of mems
Pants at actual cost. Come
at once while you can get your
size.