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and clear, but her face went deadly
pale, even as the face Of the young
man Adina put on a CHASTITY pallor;
and as he stood before her in his shin
ing armor a great trembling seized
him, so that his armor shook and
sounded. And as she looked on him
and saw his grief, behold her heart bled
for him, and for all the visions of her
happy love; and she turned to him
and threw her arms about his neck.
And Adina clasped her to him, careful
not to hurt her tender body against his
mail-clad breast, and it seemed unto
them both that the barrier that had
come so suddenly between their two
souls was W as this barrier between
their bodies-hard and cruel and i'm
passable. But there was no barrier be-
touched and trembled on each other,
they knew not whether that moments
ecstasy was Of pain or joy.
And Jephthah sat and gazed on them,
and as he looked he was no longer the
mighty man of valor, but ( creature
ooAS 81 Chol hto IdlluS 0iloOh
for very weakness, and feeble and i'm
potent tears fell down upon his beard
and trickled to his armor, while his
face was changed and piteous to be-
hold, and he looked, all at once, an
aged man.
Turning her eyes toward him, and
seeing him in such unhappy case, Ma
marah slipped from her lovers arms,
and went and knelt beside her father,
circling his neck with her tender arms,
and calling him all manner of caress-
Ing names, while she kissed him with
deep %lovingness on his forehead, his
cheeks and his lips. Then did she
loosen his heavy armor, and remove
each piece in turn, beseeching him to
take comfort, and avowing toward him
an affection more fervent and dutiful
than ever she had shown him in the
past. But Adina spake no word either
with or against her, but stood where
she had left him, with his right hand
holding the elbow of his left arm.
which was raised toward his face, his
chin sunk in his palm. He was still
in complete armor, only he had re-
moved his helmet. SO that his sunny
curls were uncovered. Right goodly to
look upon he was, in the majesty of
his stalwart youth, but his ruddy skin
was ashen white, and in the great blue
eyes, which had SO lately glowed with
so luminous a love-light, there was
now the shadow of great despair. And
ever his eyes were fixed upon the
maiden, following each movement that
h made, and the hunger of his soul
was in them.
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How old must a young man be, ana
how big must he be for his age, be-
fore a young woman is justified IN
taking his ~love-making, and particu'
Iarly his proposal Of marriage, ser1-
ously?
A good deal depends, Of course,
upon the young woman, but II the
young woman is dependent upon her
self, as happens to be the case IN the
strong-Noake breach Of promise suit,
then considerable latitude must be
allowed her personal and private
Judgment, we suppose.
Her attorney lays down the general
proposition that, if q young mar is
old enough to vote and las big as a
house." he ought to know what he Is
doing when he makes love to a young
woman, and he ought to know what 1t
means when hes promises to marry
her.
This, however, is from the view
point of one who Is presumably and
properly, because professionally, bias
ed in the young womans favor From
the viewpoint Of the defendants
father, on the other hand, the young
man who is barely old enough to vote
Is only a boy, and he should not be
held accountable for an act which,
to the parental mind, is simply a
youthful indiscretion.
There is a widespread popular in
terest in this matter, however, aside
from it's merits. Young men are in
terested in it, because they are anx-
ious to learn how old they must be
before the( can be held accountable
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FAD HARMFUL TO CHILDR FIN

my patrons usually find me very
accommodating said the undertaken,
but there is n arrangement they
frequently make that l fight against
religiously. That is the impressment
Of children INTO service as pallbear-
ers. To my mind it is a reprehen-
Ible practice. From the purely sem
timental standpoint It probably looks
pretty to see a little child carried to
the grave by its playmates. Doctors
and undertakes, however, are sell
dom sentimentalists, and as they look
ut the thing from a strictly profes.
sional point Of view they see harm in
the custom rather than beauty.
1T is harmful to the children. This
thing of serving as p%allbearers is not
q pleasant duty for anybody not in
ured to the business, and naturally it
Il particularly trying on the nerves of
children. Many a time have I seen
the little tots shaking in their boots
as It came time for them to lift the
coffin and on a few occasions l have
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A LAWYERS CHANCES.
What Inducements a Big Firm d
to the Yo,Ipo M.

What Inducements a Biq Firm h
to the Young Man.
On being admitted to the bar II
time to decide some grave ouss|
The first was whether to enter !,
firm or to set up my own office. 4
my experience as a student IN !
office, where l had toward the
been entrusted with every varied
work not done in person by the NJ
of the firm, l had learned clearly
scale of probabilities open besol
young lawyer in a firm. bad
served that If a young lawyer has
lily prestige and means, he may
enough to the firm to entitle him
to a good independent position i
If he cannot make this contribu
his individuality is likely to be
and he does not stand much chanc
rise far above a clerical connec
Inasmuch as my individuality was
only asset, l determined to work
all it was worth by setting up my
little Office; later on, when |
earned my place, | could consoll
with a firm. if | chose, to much b
advantage. The years have Just
the initial decision.-Everybodys
aZine.
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GAVE 500. 900, 900 TO CHARITY

The movement toward the erection
In Central park, New York city, of a
aonument to the memory of the Baron
and Baroness de Hirsch is one which
should meet with the hearty support
of every person interested in the cause
Of philanthropy, Cor they were among
the noblest workers.
Barno de Hirsch was born in Nun.
ich, Bavaria, in 1881 and died near
~Pressburg, Hungary, In 1896. He in.
herited a large fortune from his father
and this he augmented by his enter.
prise as banker and railroad builder.
Baroness de Hirsch was born in Brus-
sells in 1888, and died in Paris in 1899.
From her father, a wealthy Belgian
senator, she received q dowry of
$4,000 900.
In the last quarter Of the nineteenth
century this worthy couple paid out
in various funds for the benefit of
their fellow creatures no less a sum
than the grand total Of 500, 900, 900,
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seer n of them keel right over. By
the friends that sudden weakness
was attributed to grief, but it was
nothing of the kind. Probably the
child did feel badly over the loss OF
Its companion, but sorrow would
never af1ict it so sorely. 1t was pure
nervousness that caused the ~collanse
l have known an exceedingly sens,.
tive child to be all u~nstrune for
weeks after such an ordeal.
Fortunately parents do not ins,s.
upon the practice so much as form.
eriy. Even if they do incline to the
idea at first generally find It nos.
slble to talk them " of the notion
unless the child has been precocio,,.
IN such matters and has reouested
.hat certain little friends act "A nssi.
bearers. which sometimes happons, In
ina case I find all argument. m
awaiting and much as l dislike IN.
custom am obliged to conduct :
funeral with youthful pallbearers"-
New York Press.
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Women Who Have Done 1n'n9'

A recent paper IN an eaucauu.1
journal calls attention to the nuuI
of comparatively youthful women y
have achieved notable things ~ 3.
different callings. Joan u
nineteen led the army OF viov
France; Patti sang in pubic 49,
she had entered her teens-noND !.
years ago 1t was that she NAV. !.
first great triumph it is not lol q.
say. At twenty-five Madame w.,
accomplished an essay on nous Il
Jane Austen had completea W. /
work at forty-two; and al
Bronte sisters died before tney
forty. When "Uncle Toms CaD.A
peared Harriet Beecher o'o"' u,
only thirty-nine. and Georse IA
gave Adam Bede" to the WIN ~,
thirty-eight. Miss Grace ~
Collin and Onoto Watanna, WV :,
most successful of contempo,a', ~
elists, are both consideraO"
t~hirty.-Harper's Weekly.
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CHAPTER VII

When Jephthah, at her bidding stood
up, that Namarah might lift from him
the weight of his heavy armor. he
turned and looked upon Adina, and a
great cry broke from him, and he sank
backward into his seat and covered
his face with his hands. But Namarah
bent above him and drew away his
hands, kneeling on her knees before
him, and holding them in both, her
own.
Nay, grieve thee not, my father
she said, tenderly. LET it be done
to me according as thou has vowed"
"Thy life is mine, and vowed to mel"
burst forth Adina, holly, taking a step
toward her, as if he would wrest her
from her father. But the compelling
eyes ct the maiden Namarah arrested
him, and he turned, and began to pace
the apartment with the angry strides
OF a Gagged beast.
"Ah, woe, my daughter" Jephthah
spake, that thy father, who hath SO
loved thee. Shout bring thee now such
hurt. 1t had pleased me well that thou
shouldest wed Adina. 1t was but the
morning of this day on which /
dreamed these dreams, and to what are
they come? Alas, my daughter, why
earnest thou forth to meet me, so con-
trary to thy wont and usage? Thou
vast ever afrighted before the soldiery
and held backward when they came
about the door,"
Il was even bold and fearless. nv
father, against my usual wont, because
happy case, Namarah slipped from her
that love had made me so, and in the
presence of my lord, Adina, I had but
one fear only, lest I might fail of my
honor to him-who knew not my ways
as thou knewest tbem-and appear un-
loving and ungracious in his eyes.
At these words Adina's motions
grew more gentle and he checked him
In his walk, and came and stood near
by, his chin sunk in his palm, as be-
fore. and his eyes, with a most mighty
tenderness in them, bent upon Ma
marah.
But, how knewest thou, my daugh-
ter, that the victory was won and thy
fathers host returning. seeing I SEM
no messenger before me, but made
haste myself to bring thee tidings:"
Then Namarah turned her fair face
upward, and said:
"Adina. speak. Let 1t be known
unto Jephthah, my father, that the
thing that is come upon us was partly
OF our w doing-thine and mine"
Then Adina, softened, mayhap, by
the sight of the old mans suffering,
and more yet by the nobleness and
submission Of Namarah's spirit, an
swered, and said:
These words be true. o Jsphthah, |
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TRAP FOR AvrHo,'

mo rress Clipping sur.,,
New Road to eant.".
A new terror has cor's', !,
the egotist who subscrih0. .
Clipping bureau. The Y,
out each month what Is o gam
editorial sheet, in Which Alon
formation or quotation IN 0aa
ries are made ready for ths as as'l
is not above the use Of shs,s sala
newspaper gets one Of thaA
and practically every oua 's !.
OF 1t. Hence the delug. uss
Thus" says Rupert Bn,,.
sold a sonnet to a mae. ,, ,,Va
years ago, and last month
I had been paid about , dou sp'l
Several editors, being desna. si
a gap of exactly fourteen ',sa
pea my sonnet. The pres,s,
bureau clipped the clippin. -
charge for these was onlv y
lars more than I got for ~, = |
In addition to this, the mac. =.
ors also sent out a digest Of y.
or contents. in which nv m..s
name was mentioned amony y.
writer's This digest was SOW :.
600 newspapers. Every ono ~.
1t. The press clippers canon.
reprint and sent me a cow ., !,
ular rate Of 5 cents per c%linr,,.
Quoting the $14 l received for y
net, l have lost down to date :
s9S6-a heavy fine to pav ~.
such a poem. The worst Of oil
irony of the fact that the nos,
called Anonymous How I :
had been!"-Everybody's Map,,
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Equals.

Equals. -. 1fed
Mr.. Jones was a deacon IN .no I
odist church, his religion pe ~,
served for the Sabbath. ohe ~. !,
overheard q workman sWeaiins 4
he stopped to argue with him ~ !.
enormity Of his sin. ION, Wer "a
the man, "you pray a little M
a little, and we don't either OF u t..
acknowledgements Maga'N1"
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u mar. For a time I cultivated what
| used to call a blum let the h.,-
on inc SIDE OF my head grow about six
.so iong and then combed It over
me oald space. This kept tho flies
n lor TWO or three years; but now
is 80 thin that the dies ara NJ,
to buy a wig" ~
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PUTTING Her Right.

"That man with the blro cas- Sa /
face" remarked the beautllul 80
the grand stand to her esco'. ..s
yelled FOUL but I can't SEQ
feather" y
"Of course not" replied tne
guy who had steered her UP q
the game. 'both OF the n.a
picked. see?"-Chicago New
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Church's Most Pressing Weed
Mrs. De Silke-"I wish to give a me-
mortal of some kind to the church, in
memory Of a relative. What would you
suggest?" Struggling Pastor-"A-er
AN appropriately ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
church furnace, madam, and IA few
tons of COAL"
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II am going to buy q wig" said a
bald-headed man, Is he ruefully rub.
bed the bare spot on the top Of his
head. mo. Il isn't out Of pride. I do
not object to the appearance Of my
shining pate. But tho flies nearly
drive me- frantic. They never light
on the head Of . man who has plenty
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Dentistry Among the Anci,

Dentistry Among the Ancients.
The manufacture and use OF false
teeth is undoubtedly a practice Of great
antiquity. The ancient Egyptians were
no mean dentists. J~awbones Of num-
mics have been found with false teeth
in them. and also with teeth filled
with gold.
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Boys would be better II wv ~
ceived Is much praise Tor oelu
as they do blame when they az
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Worlds Longest River.

The Nile is the longest river in the
world. 4,3oo miles. The Niger is $500
miles and the Zambesi 1000 miles.
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on the Old Block,

James, you ought to control little
Jim better" Mother, we can't; he's
too much like you."-Indianapolis
Journal.
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Three times as much histois 4
been written than was ever ~
tured.
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nNEY

[scn sre e ~
3 scaling Of
o" sropsy 81
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n WAS !
Nellie Ha
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- Cali
Sppy,' said
ktu her yo|
Ltsr she
Lslling on |
ken D uie
Ethe pantr1
10y blush e
I Johnny,
think it W
hint all" |
Sister
Ledger.
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MS &c MARTIN
Druggists.

Mr.. Davis has rented the place just this
side of W. G. Whitthorne's, belonging
to Mr.. Whitthorne.
LOST OR STOLEN. Pointer bitch.
white and liver brown color; nead and
ears brown, two brown spots on RIGHT
side, and one brown spot over nlps
extending out on tail Has dew-claW
on each hlnd foot. Twenty-Five
months old, aud answers to name OF
"Dot. She disappeared last Friday
the 18th. A suitable reward for inform
alton or return to Ketchum 8 barber
shop. u
They couldn't come Saturday, but
thew we're certainly here Monday. The
biggest trading crowd by far that has
visited Columbia this year was IN town.
They were here from every part OF the
county, and every store was CROWDED
with customers all day long. In Nc
Kennon, Anderson & Fosters, and the
Maury Dry Goods Co, ii was almost
impossible to elbow ones way through.
Help was at premium, it beng lmpos
sjble in some of the larger stores to
wait on the trade, although the
store force was more than doub-
led. 1t was a great Christmas trad
ing crowd and no mistaKe. Santa
Claus arrived on schedule time at NC
Kennon, Anderson q Foster y and Dig
crowd of children received him. lie was
almost suffocated Ia the jam of children
around him.
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CHRISTMAS TREES.
Santa Clans Will Appear az nearly
AL the Churches Thursday.

Almost all the local churches will
nave a Christmas entertainment, and
most of them will come on Christina.
eve.
The First Presbyterian Church VIII
Rave a tree, with services beginning
at 80 O'Clock IN the afternoon Of
Thursday.
The First Baptist will nave a tree
Thursday, with services beginning at
O'Clock.
At the Baptist Mission. in South
Columbia, there will be a tree on
FRIDAY, with service beginning at 3
o clock.
south Columbia Methodist. No
tree. but there will he free aistribu-
ton of gifts Thursday to the Sunday
school children nj the church at =
O'Clock.
First Methodist -Chistmas tree at A
o clock D. IN. on Christmas day. Next
Sunday night Sacred Cantata.
First Cumberland Presbyterian
Entertainment at 4 O'Clock p. m.
Thursday by Sunday school children,
ana distribution of gifts by Santa
Claus.
St. Peters Church. christmas
service in the morning Friday. Tree
at 3 o clock p. m.
Tabernacle. Entertainment begin
! ming at Z clock p. m. by the chill
dren, followed by distribution Of
presents from the Christmas tree.
Catholic Church. Christ
mas morning at 8 o'clock by Father
Jas. f. O'Neill, of Franklin.
The Industrial School Christmas tree
will DE given at thu First Presbyterian
church on Friday afternoon at 3 ~
O'Clock. All the King Daughters
are invited to be present.
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OVER The COUNTY.
Penny Pictures at Young's.

Penny Pictures at Young's. If
Miss Elsie Gordon, of Franklin. 10
spending the holidays with Miss
Opnelia Hardin, at Spring Hill.
The wood ana paint shop of c. L.
Baiess at Culleoka, was partially
destroyed py fire. Most OF the tools
were saved. No insurance.
Frank Parks has been appointed
rural delivery carrier on Spring HUI
Route No. 81, vice Wharton Cheairs.
resigned.
The sawmlll OF James Stewart, To-
cateu on Robertson Fork, burned few
nights ago. Cause unknown and mo-
insurance.
Eczema, scald head, hives. itchiness
of the skin of any sort instantly reliev-
ed permaneny cured Doan's ONT
ment. At any drug store
Mr.. 7. J. Kinzer. who has Deem
with Mr.. g. j DAVIS, at Ashwood.
for the past five years, VIII leave
next week for Ashly, La, where he
has accepted more lucrative posi- tion.
FOR SALE:-Two Brick Store
houses, four dwellings, one livery
stable lot, four lots and 200 acres nj
tlmbered land r. c. CHURCH.
Executor of JAMES ANDREWS
Tues&Frl3 ~ks
A union Christmas service VIII be
held at McCains Oh Christmas Day.
Rev r. M Ghenault. pastor OF the
Methodist Church at Bighyville, will
deliver the sermon.
We are now in business on South
Main street, first door from the Public
Square, behind Addison Bros, and
will pay the highest market price for
Turkeys, Chickens, Eggs, Ducks and
Geese. See us, or call US over either
phone, before you sell.-A E. CHURCH
& co. dec 81
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AROUND TOWN.

Read 7. n. FIGUERs' special offer
for today only
The Bethel will serve Christmas din
ner at o'clock Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Erwin are
receiving congratulations over the ar
rival OF Dig boy at their home
J. T. Morrell. substitute city
mail carrier. is on duty this week
for the Christmas trade.
Another big crowd was in town yester-
day, and Christmas trading was brisk all
day long. Today promises to be the
banner day of the week.
Trustee Ramon has a new adding
machine in his office. The machine ID
of the latest improvement aid the work
it can accomplish is wonderful.
Bodily pain loses it's terror if you've
a bottle of DIR. Thomas Electric Oil in
the house. Instant relief 10 cases OF
burns, cuts, sprains, accidents OF any
sort.
Tuesday night was the longest night
of the year. The sun Tuesday passed
into the winter solstice and from now
until June % the days will gradually
become longer.
Mr.. N. E. Due has made bond and
qualified as the newly elected Constable
in the Eighth Civil District. Mr.. ID. D.
Digger, the newly elected Magistrate
from that district, also qualified and
was sworn in by Judge Gordon.
Mr.. G. L. Addison requests us to
state that he was rot a candidate toI
police before the new board of alder
men, as was published. He was an ap
plicant for the position of street over
seer.
Sergeant d. w. Davis ana family
who lived at the Arsenal several years
ago, and who have lived at Spring
field, Mass, for the past six years, have
returned to Columbia, to live here
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Report Denied.

Editor Hera d;
I have lust heard report OF an al
loged statement made by me which IS
calculate d to do myself and my work IN
Columbia great injury. | wish to say
that the report Is entirely wlthouS
foundation that | have never uIteleu
snch a statement, nor did it ever enter
NV mind. and that my public and pr
vate instructions as a priest in the
C fH'u are always along the line of the
Church's own teaching as contained IN
ner authorized formularies, |. e., my
duty to my neighbor is, among othe
things, ito learn and labor truly to get
mine own living, and to do my uuty IN
that state of life unto which time IL
shall please God to call me-" N
| trust this will be satisfactory 10 al
uho Lnow m. and are interested IN my
Wi, hare j.. QUINN,
WI A Missionary Priest.
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WEDDING BELLS.
Bradley Walker Marries,

Bradley Walker, an old Colum-
pia boy, was married IN Nasn n,n IL
last Thursday evening to Miss Ethei
Mathews, prominent society girl
of that city. Tue wedding was Va %
yery pretty home affair, Rev. II. D.
Chappell performing tne ceremony.
The bride and groom left at once
for Asnevllle, N. G., for a stay o.
several days, returning to Nashville
in time to spend Christmas WITH tne
oride parents, with whom a aled
will reside. Mr.. Walker was reared
in this city, being son of Mr.. W. .;
Walker and a grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Cabier. He graduated
at the Columbia Public School, ano
afterwards at the University OF Vlr.
ylnia. At the latter place ne VOL
distinction as being the greatest atn
late in the South, and he is stll
recognized as nigh authority OF
college athletics
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THE SICK.

The cono,tion OF Frank Lander, Jr.,
ia better today. An operation was
nerformed last night for an abscess,
which had formed from his attack or
appendicitls. The aDscess was quite a
large one, but the little patient reoov-
cred nicely from the ether and the
ehock, and has been resting quietly
since. HIS physicians are now greatly
encouraged, and hope his recovery
will be sure and steady DR.. w. u.
Haggard, of Nashville, performed the
operation, assisted by Doctors Pillow
Blddle and Porter.
Mrs. j. M Dedman, who has been
right sick, is improving.
Mrs. Hardin Thomas is considerably
improved. Mr.. Thomas was at lis
office Tuesday, for the first time IL
several weeks.