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Warmed by a Photo.

Here is a curious little story told
by solicitor. He had among his
clients few years ago a notorious
company promoter whose financial
affairs came to grief. One day hap
pening to pass by stationer's shop
his attention was attracted by q
portrait Of Mr.. the well known
barristeT. MIR. was attired in
wig and gown. and IN his hand he
held paper on which the solicitors
sharp eyes caught the name of his
client. His curiosity aroused, he
purchased the photo and proceeded
to decipher the words of Mr.. -
brief, speedily discovering that they
indicated that a warrant was "out''
for the arrest of his client. In a
few hours the man of finance was
out of England, to which country
he has not since returned.-London
Globe.
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JAPANESE COMMANDMENTS.
The Law of the Land as Laid Down by
Prince Shotoku


1t was Prince Shotoku who in the
eighth century organized the admin
!strative system of Japan and laid
down those rules which are still call
cd ''thc constitution" From their
nature the word commandments"
would be to western ears more ap-
propriate. In part the ancient writ
ing runs:
Concord and harmony are price
less; obedience to established prin-
ciples is the first duty of man. That
the upper classes should be in unity
among themselves and intimate
with the lower, and that all matters
in dispute should be submitted to
arbitration-that is the way to
place society on basis Of strict
justice.
Imperial cdicts must be respect
ed. The sovereign is to be regarded
as the heaven, his subjects as the
earth; SO the sovereign shows the
way, the subject follows it.
Courtesy must be the rule of
conduct for all ministers and Of
1icials of the government. Social or
der and due distinctions between
the classes can only be preserved by
strict conformity with etiquette.
ITO punish the evil and reward
the good is h,lmanity's best law. y
good deed should never be left un-
rewarded or an evil unrebuked.
"To be just one must have faith.
Every affair demands a certain
measure of faith on the part of
those who deal with it. Every ques-
tion, whatever its nature or tend
ency, requires for its settlement an
exercise Of faith and authority.
"Angcr should be curbed and
wrath cast away. The faults Of an
other should not cause our resent
ment.
"To chide fault does not pre-
vent its repetition, nor can tho cen
sor himself be secure from error.
The sure road to success is that
trodden by the people in unison.
''Those in authority should never
harbor hatred or jealousy of one
another. Hate begets hate, and jeal-
ousy is blind.
''The imperative duty Of man in
his capacity of subject is to sacri-
flee his private interest to the pub
lie good. Egoism forbids co-opera
ton, and without cooperation there
cannot be any great achievement"
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Up and Down.

The following telephone CONVEX
sation recently overheard between
a woman whose home is in the sub
urbs and a business acquaintance
of her husband illustrates some of
the curiosities of our language:
Business Acquaintance = Good
morning, Mrs. I'd like to
speak to Mr.. . for q moment.
Mrs. Blank-I'm sorry, Mr..
but my husband isn't down yet.
3. A. (nquiringly)- Isn't down
yet3
Mrs. Blank-I mean he isn't up
yet. Pm letting him sleep late this
morning. He was SO down. last
evening over his Office troubles that
he was about ready to give up. He
says he'll be down as soon as he
gets up.-Harpers Weekly.
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Her Ace,

A Brooklyn woman lately return
ed from Europe was describing to
her husband, who had remained at
home, her experiences with the Gus
toms inspectors who had taken her
declaration in the cabin of the liner
coming up the bay.
"When he asked me my age" she
said: 81 told him thirty"
''But, my DEAR" exclaimed the
husband, 'you'rc over thirty"
81 know it," she returned, 'but
do I look more??"
"No, you don't. That's fact"
SWELL" she concluded trium-
phantly, convinced that nero man
was squclchcd once more by the
force of feminine logic, "until
look more than thirty I'm going to
be thirty, and I don't care for the
old United States government and
all its customs inspectors and dec
larations. They can't make me old
er than 1 look or want to be-
Brooklyn Eagle
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Free Weddings?

The new assistant to Cupid is Rev.
James Clarence Jones, cf ST. Mary
Episcopal church, New York. He
wants to make marriage as easy as fall
ing out Of bed; to remove every obsta-
Gle from the path of the little god
who makes business for the divorce
courts.
So James Clarence Jones has pro-
mulgated. He believes that marrying
should be done free; that the oiliciat-
ing minister should turn his back lon
the fat little envelope and say: "No,
no! Not a penny, my dear sir. All
that ask is that you should treat her
well and be happy. -
In Mr.. Smith church the marry ing
is to be free, the heat and lights are
to be free, and the organ is to bc
pumped full Of wind and wedding
march without cent to pay. II a
New Yorker wants to commit matri,
mony, all that is necessary is the girl,
for Rev. Jones will do the rest.
When the ministers are all paid
good salaries the scheme may become
popular, but not until then.
And there is another side Of it. If
there is time in every mans life
when he desires to be liberal it is
when he is marrying. lie is plump
full Of joy and wants everybody to be
exuberant. He has some money saw
ed for the purpose of spreading happi-
ness. 1t would be q crime to prevent
him from spending it. Every human
being looks to him like friend, and
the minister like louglost brother.
He puts anywhere from 50 to $50 into
an envelope, and right after the words
that make him husband have been
said, slaps the wad into the preachers
hands and feels like a prince while
doing it. And in years after he never
tires Of telling about tho good bargain
he made when he paid preacher for
wife.
Yes, sir; make funerals free if you
will, but remember that the average
wedding is worth all that it costs, aud
there is no reason why the minister
should not have his modest share
Atlanta Journal.
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Important Testimony.

A witness was testifying that he
had met the defendant at breakfast,
and the latter called to the waiter
and said
Gone moment" exclaimed the
counsel for the defense. 81 object
to what he said"
Then followed a legal argument
of about half an hour on the objec-
tion, which was ovcrruled, and the
court decided that the witness might
state what was said.
"Well, go on and state what was
said to the waiter" remarked the
winning counsel, flushed with his
legal victory.
SWELL" replied the witness, che
said, Bring me beefsteak and
fried potatoes"
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"BALLED" PARTRlDGEs.
The Result of Hatchins on Clay Soil
In Wet Weather.


In Wet Weather.
In certain districts where the soil
is exactly right, or, rather, exactly
wrong, the partridgcs so carefully
preserved in England are likely to
be attacked by peculiar misfortune
known as "balling." The word
means simply that partridge
hatched out on a clay soil in wet
weather may find the mud adhering
to its feet as it struggles along after
the mother bird.
This is small beginning, but the
chances are that the earth acculnu-
lates. Sometimes indeed the soil at
tached to the foot of little par
fridge will increase from a mere
spcck to weight of several ounces.
A writer in Badminton's Magazine
says that the heaviest ball he ever
knew weighed four ounces, and the
bird which carried it was only half
its proper size, although the rest of
the covey were full grown. The lit
lie creature could only move along
in kind of flying scramble, drag
ging the ball on the ground.
The clay was baked as hard as a
brick, so that it was no easy matter
to remove it. Finally it was soaked
off, and then it became apparent
that the bird, without its accustom-
ed ballast, did not know how to fly.
With every effort it tumbled head
over heels and learned the natural
mode only after long trying.
The fate Of ''balled" partridge
which is not. rescued by some kind
ly hand is cruel one. Day by day
the burden grows heavier, and the
more the chick scrambles after its
companions the larger its burden
becomes. Finally it is no longer
possible to move at all, and then the
little thing can but give up and die.
Naturalists say that this balling
of birds is one of natures pro-
visions for scattering seeds. It is
easy to demonstrate this, and the
"answer comes true" Ono expert
menter scattered the earth from
three ounce ball over the top of
pan of ordinary dirt, which had been
baked to destroy the seeds in It. Ten
plants sprang up in due time and
developed into seven varieties.
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A TIGHT RACE.
Modern Religion as Explained In a No.
gro Preachers Sermon.


The following extract from a ne
gro sermon preached in New York
was taken Gown verbatim by Mrs.
Jeanette Robinson Murphy and ap-
pears in her book, "Southcrn
Thoughts For Northern Thinkers"
'Breddcrin and sisterin, 'ligion
am tight race, and it's tighter
pull to git to hebbcn in New York
dan in any oddcr town i'll de world.
For my part, Is like all de rest oh
de niggcrs in dis hcah church. All
OBJ lis done los our 'ligion since we
hab come to lib up in de norf.
members de time in dem ole DAYS
back in Richmond when us niggers
was filled wild de Holy Spirit. We
couldn't read Il Lawd's ting dem
days, but 'fo'aGawd we sho' did hab
ralc 'ligion. l tell you dis am a
fac, rcadin' and writin' amt ncb-
Der gwinc help no niggcr, black nor
white, TO git to hebbcn, for in dem
days ! couldn't read II single letter,
and | was sho' happy and knowcd
my Jesus Christ all de time. Trou-
bic is up here in New York, de peo-
pie is too 'stractcd! De cars and de
big larnin' and de big preachers and
wo'kin yo' mind all de time puts de
I.awd and de Bible clean out OBJ yo'
head. Folks had better be like dey
was in dem days. Ebcry nigger
wasn't tryin' to git ahead OBJ dc
mex niger and wasn't ruined en-
tirely by dis college eldication, for
you know all desc big men from
Harvard and all de cemetarics is
nebber gwine git to hebben, Gaze dey
is pullin' de Holy Word all to
pieces! And, sister, it's my opinion
dat dar amt one Oh dem big, learn
ed men what wouldn't ruddcr be
back on his mammy's knee a-hearin'
all dem ole Bible tales! Amenw
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WEBsTER's POWER.
low He Quietcd Panioky Audience
at Bunker Hill.

On June II, 1926, the streets Of
Boston We're thronged with citizens
and country folk. AS one of the
old stage drivers remarked, Every
thing that has wheels and every
thing that has legs used them to
get TO town today!" A brilliant
civic and military procession march
ed through Charlcstown. In the
place of honor rode the fine, portly
figure of Lafayette. No intirmity
bespoke his almost threescore and
ten years, for of course on horseback
he did not display the slight lame
ness contracted in this country's
cause at the battle of Brandywine.
After laying the cornerstone Of
Bunker Hill monument, Lafayette
refused to take the scat prepared for
him under the pavilion devoted to
the official and distinguished guests
No he said, my place is here
with the survivors of the Revolu-
ton and lie took a seat among
the veterans who were resting on
rude benches unshcltcrcd from the
hot rays of the sun.
The great anxiety of the people te
hear Daniel Wcbster's speech came
very near being disastrous. The
crowd surged nearer and nearer the
stand, clothes were torn, people
were hurt, and women shrieked and
tainted. The marshals, fearful of a
panic, endcavored by every means
to gain control over the needless
crowd. They entreated, they called
out commands for order, all in vain ;
their very efforts only increased tho
excitement.
Suddenly Webster, moved by i'm
pulse, sprang forward and in a
voice of thunder cried to the mar
shals:
"Be silent yourselves and the peo-
pie will obey!"
They did obey. Those clear, mag
netic tones carried control to every
one of that struggling throng. The
mob became as manageable as a
child
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A Sermon on kissina.

It must require no small amount
of courage on the part of Church
of England clergyman to preach a
sermon on sSkissing." The deed was
recently done in an Anglican
church in the most fashionable
suburb Of Melbourne. Naturally a
good many giggling girls were in
evidence among the congregation.
3They doubtless yielded their assent
Ito the preachers preliminary propo-
Eition that ga kiss is one of the most
pheasant of earthly things" and that
ia kiss is not perfect unless it is ex-
|bccted and reciprocated." The bulk
E}f the sermon was devoted to Scrip
Aural forms of the practice the
Hiss of peace, the kiss of reconcilia-
bon, the kiss of conservation, etc.
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What the Baby Said.

A New York doctor asked anoth-
: medical man at recent meeting
{ a number of the fraternity if he
ad ever heard of a three-1nonths-
ID baby talking, "Oh," said the
}her, ''of course it is very unusual,
ht I was called oltce to attend a
Fix infant Of that age. The case
hs desperate and past all hope. of
lief. l was sitting watching for
d last gasp when the mother said,
Doctor, is there nothing that can
u done to save my baby?' And I
piled: Nothing. Absolutely moth
B. Just then the baby opened its
rs and said nothing, absolutely
Ching, and died"
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Blue Ridge Railroad.
Effective Nov. 20, 1908.
:WESTBOUND.

.WESTBOUND.
No. III (daily)-Leave Belton $50 p.
m.; Anderson 4l5 p. ". PcddletoD All
r. ,n.; Cherry 4 81 p. m.; Seneca 5.3l p.
III !; arrive Walhalla 555 p. m.
No.. o (daily except sunday Leave
Bolton 10.4s q. M; Anderson 1l.O7 Il. M;
Pendleton l1.32 a M; Cherry lI.39 a. i'll. ;
arri-o a: Seneca 1857 a m.
No. 5 Sunday only)-Leave Belton
1l.45 a. M; Anderson HOY a. M; Pom
dleton 1882 q. M; Cherry 1l.30 a. M.
Seneca LOS p. M; arrive Walhalla 1.2,
p. m.
No. (dailv except Sunday Leave
Anderson 1890 a. M; Pendleton 1859 IL.
m : Cherry ll.09 q. M; Seneca LOS -. m. !;
arrive Walhalla 40 p IN.
No. 3 (dsily)-I.eave Bolton D.I5 p. No.;
arrive Anderson 9.42 p. m.
No. % daily except Sundayj- Leave
Belton 900 q. M; arrive Anderson 0.3O
q. m.
EAsBoUND.
No. 12 daily leave Walhs!la 81 a.
M; Seneca S.6S q. m; Cherry 8.l7 q. NJ;
Pendlston 9.25 q. m.; Anderson 1000 q.
No.; arrive Bolton 1925 q. 10.
No. Is (daily except Sunday)-Leave
Seneca 200 p. IN Cherry 2.l9p. m.; PEN
dleton 2.B p. M; Anderson 3 10 p. M;
arrive Bolton 3.85 p. m.
No. 6 Sunday only)-Leave Anderson
$40 p; M; arrive Bolton 3 35 p. m.
M; Seneca 5.3i p. M; Cherry $50 p. M;
Fendleton 6.l2 p. M; Anderson 7.3O p.
M; arrive Bolton z So D. m.
No. "a (daily except Sunday)-Leave
Anderson $50 g. No.; arrive Bolton $50
q. no. II. c. BEATTIE. Pres,
Greenville, 8. c.
j. r. ANDERSON, Supt.,
" ( A.
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Changed His Opinion.

"Sca this lovely tidy" said Mrs.
Bargain: cit was SO cheap
sH'm" interrupted her husband.
81 want to recall my remark of this
morning that you were always want
ing something you couldn't get.'
ooh, I didn't want this particu-
larly. You see, / bought it because
it was so''--
81 was wrong this morning. I
should have said you were always
getting something you don't want"
-Philadelphia Press.
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His Peroration.

The Scotch clergyman was ex-
pounding the story Of the destruc-
tion of Pharaoh and his host:
"And Nossus and his people
crossed ofer safely to the other side,
but Pharaoh and his hest were sub
merged in the water. And Pharaoh
lifted up his eyes and saw Mossus
standing safely on the other side,
and he cried and said, 'Oh, Mossus,
safe me" But Mossus nefer let on
that he was hearing him. And he
cried again and said, ooh, Mossus,
safe me" And Mossus turned and
looked at him and said, Pharaoh, !
think haf seen you pefore.' -
Scottish American.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
COURT OE; COMMON PY,EAS

w y: Bagwell. Plaintiff. against Il. T. Gupnels
p. +. Gunnels, John tiunneIs Mary Jane Bar
Iist Lruisa Armstrong. Addic Frlei.n SAIlie
Roberts jess tones. O,ic t;unnels and B.u-
lah Jones, T. 6 Jones, Mary lane Jones Lille
NJ. Jones' William A. JONES, Oliver Gunnels
anu Nm infant unnamed. child of Mrs Oslo ,iun.
nels Infants, Dafsn,iants-Sumino. - for Relief
&C. mplaint not rvtd.
To the Defendants above named:
VOU are hereby summoned aud required 10 an.
l. swer the Complaint In this action, which Is
flied n the office Of the Clerk OF the Court of Conn
mon fieaa at Anderson c. H., 9 c sud tn serve
copy OF your answer to the said Complaint on the
subscriber at his Office, at Anderson C. H, S. C.
within twenty days after the service hereof ex.
elusive OF the day OF such service; and, If YOU
nall to answer the Complaint within The time
aioresa1d, the aintif in this action will apply
70 The Court for the relief demanded In the COM
plant.
Dated November Is. A. D. 19o4.
A II. DAGNALL. Plaintiffs Attorney.
tSEAL. JaO &. WATKINS &. G. Cp
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Her Restrictions.

"What will we have for dinner,
dear:" said Mrs. Newlywed to her
husband as he started for the Of
flee.
ooh, make your own selection,
sweetheart" he replied, giving her
fond caress, as young husbands
will.
"But, George, dear, we had roast
pork Monday, roast lamb Tuesday
and roast beef last night"
"Well?"
"Why can't they invent some
more animals? It's so hard to
choose from just those three"
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Tho Laughing Plant" of Arabia.

The laughing plant produces
black, beanlike seeds, small doses Of
which, when dried and powdered, in
toxicate like laughing gas. The per-
son indulging in the drug dances,
shouts and laughs like a madman
for about an hour, when he becomes
exhausted and falls into deathlike
sleep, which often lasts several
hours and leaves the victim in az
awful state Of nervous collapse.
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A Quick Witted .Loxer. !.

"What would you say" asked The
fond papa of the accepted suitor, Elf
I were to give You q block Of busi-
ness houses for a wedding present ~
"Fhat it would be b mighty
square thing to dc" said the snitor.
Such bonmots may not count for
much in social way, but. in this
instance they brought down the
houses. ,3. Is. 81
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- A good neighbor'is one who lack !
interest in affairs that are none Of his
business. n:
! WbileIhe average man ism bad:
enough to need reforming, he ,is not
good enough sometimes 90 make ! de-
ssirable husband. slS5 4 M M
a$l- The .lallest inhabited buiId;dg
ins the world is the Park Row building,
in: Nes Y ,rk, whieais 900 sfees rom rom
the paving to the top Of the toserss @
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Frank Criticism.

Artist-Ther>, sir, is my latest
picture.
Ingenious Friend Well, you
haven't economical paint on it, have
you? What title have you given to
it? -
Artist-What do I call it? Why,
sir, that is an autumn sunset,
Ingenious Friend - You don't
say SO! Well, I don't blame the
sun at all for setting. a. :.
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He WouIdn't Toll.

Wigmaker-I assure you once
more, madam, that nobody shall
ever get it out of me that you are
wearing false hair. Ny business is
managed on the principle Of abso-
lutte secrecy. For instance, there's
the lady of Privy Councillor Muller,
who has worn false hair for the last
twelve months, and I have never
breathed it to a living SOUL
Hirschbcrger Tageblatt.
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Trouble In Store.

The two young men reached the
r at the same time.
rs Miss Walsingham imp" they
I'd simultaneously.
lhe maid looked at them and
Rk her head disconsolately.
She's in to. wan ay ye an out to
Aother," she said at last. 'sBut
1.-TWO av ye comm together has
t Hme SO tangled I'm bothered if
ow which is which. But come
both av We, an sit down, an I'll
/ her to come down an pick ye
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Tho Servant Girl.

Mrs. Fritters-And hoy does your
new girl suit?
Mrs. FRAGILE so loud, please.
She is perfect Incompetent. Why,
she doesn't even know the first thing
about waiting on the table. +.
bfrs. Fritters (smiiing)-Oh, you
needn't be afraid. I don't want to
take her away from you.
Mrs. Frazzle-Don't you, dear
Then she's really the best girl I've
had since Mary Ann Raglet left me
four years ago.-Clcveland Plain
Dealer.
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Diplomacy, is often knife in
the hands of the underhanded.
- II takes swift man to pursue q
successful career nowadays.
ss;--- s ~ Age brings man knowledge Of
naDy things he would rather not
know,
a. Lazy men like to hunt aud fish
fish for sucker and hunt, Cor snaps.
sess-7- Many q man who thinks he's
ready money, resembles dollar. nil
mos sseyen nty cents: III Il 4.
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He Was All e:.ht.

An Argyllshirc elder, when asked
how the kirk got along, replied: ga
well, we had 400 members. Then
we had "a division, and there we're
only 200 left, then disruption and
only 10 of us left. Then we had a
heresy trial, and now there is only
me and ma brother Duncan left, and
Isha' great doots ofsDuncan's ortho-
doxy.''' s&.
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AndtTs1n, 5. G , Nov. rs, 1904.
To the /. faLt Defendants. Beulah Joacs f.
lam Jones and Jesse ]. Jones with whom
hey reside: and Oliver tunncls and an infant,
..,iid OF o'ie 6unnels, name not known, and
Ode Gum Is, with whom In v reside
You Will please take notice that unle.s you ap-
ply to the Court within twenty days after the se
wee hei eof upon you, exclusive OF The day OF
such service, for tho appointment Of uaIdian
oil liteIn 10 represent you in .his action, the
Plaintiff will at .uch time apply for the appoint
mcnt Of such guardian for you.
A. II. DA MALL Plaintiffs Attorney
Fov %, 1901 c3
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= Somehow the people vho always
cay what they think have mania for
thinking disagteeable things.
- Most men would rather have half
loaf than no chance to loaf.
Z - Some men are stupider than they
look and some look stupiier than they
are.
"A thoughtless mao loses lot Of
time when he hurries.
A mao is always different from
chat which won en- think he is.
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His Ancestor.

Mrs. Parvenu (patronizingly)-
Were any Of your ancestors men OF
note?
Mr.. Flippant-Yes, madam, I
should say SO. One of them was the
most famous admiral of his day and
commanded the allied forces of the
world.
Mrs. Parvenu with altered tone
Of deep respect lis it possible, Mr..
Flippant? And what was his name?
Mr.. tlippant-Noah, madam.