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could ever make up your mind to throw
yourself away on a worthless thing like
me? | think you love me. Do you not.
Marianina? Or have | mistaken the
character Of your kindness?"
Her gaze fell away from his. 1t was so
different from what she had always
hoped for. and the bitter part of il was
he was trying TO be kind TO her to blind
his own eyes TO the true dictation of his
heart. She felt rebellous and wanted to
tell him all. Instead she turned from
lin and swallowed hard.
Forgive me, Forgive me. Marian
ina!" he cried. II see was mistaken
You thought OF me as brother only.
Again | ask you to forgive me for being
so indicate"
Each word was like the turning of a
rusty weapon in her breast
Let us begin to walk again." she said
quickly.
She could not help but hear the note
Of gladness. or relief. that crept into his
speech. Great, hot. pitiful sobs rose up
in her throat. Presently she raised her
head and looked al him with her calm
eyes
do not let us speak of this again.
Steve" she said gently, as she twisted
nervously at the frilling in her sleeve.
They heard a soft outbreak of laugh
ter. and their eyes took the same direc-
ton. Enrol with the teasing sayety of a
child romped under the trees with her
pet spaniel. A great bar of sunlight cut
through the branches like a golden
glaive, and fell across her bright head
There was an urutter2 Bile tenderness
in his eyes as he looked
Isn't she beautiful Marianina?" he
asked. She seems to me like being
from another sphere"
60 and talk to her, Steve, or play with
her; | must go into the house. Think
Uncle Lucien wants me-"
She found the old man in his Gus
tomary corner, and threw herself down
beside him, and, folding her arms over
his knees, rested her face on them. Her
pretty, soft curls breaking from re-
straint. tumbled about her shoulders and
over his shrunken old knees. Her lit
tie white hands that came out of her
black sleeves worked convulsively.
Shortly she looked up, and her thought
full eyes were dry and glittering.
Uncle Lucien," she began.
He pressed her head down again,
stroking it gently with his withered
hand.
81 know! ] have seen it all, all, dear
child" he said, huskily.
The afternoon sunlight a pale IRA
dance. came in through the window and
spread across the white bed, bleaching
the whole room with its light The sum-
mer breeze stirred gently through the
branches outside setting the leaves in a
gentle clapper. The little room was very
still, save for one sound. The sound was
Marianina's sobbing
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l. energetic answering pressure

firm, energetic answering pressure
The door flung open and Enrol. with
her cloud of fair hair, stood in the door
way.
But he did not tell me that he loved
me and wished to marry me-" Marianina
told herself in the middle of the night
as she turned over her pillow YEARLY.
But there is no need for words when
TWO beings are as perfectly in sympathy
as we, and he understood" she thought
Letters came at long intervals from
Steve, and were not of a preeminently
encouraging nature. One morning to-
ward the end of the sixth year, Mar
ianina received the following:
Marianina:-I am coming back to the
OLD home. l have failed. In all these six
years have not even gained foothold.
me whir of the urgent city presses upon
me and brushes me down. Life is too
tumultuous here; l cannot think Even
now am on my way to you, Marianina
On! have thought of you many many
times. How | long to hear your voice!
l see other women about me, but to me
they are as if they were not They are
strange; not one of them is like you.
They chatter like magpies; they are
tawdry; and neither do they like me.
tor when they see me they stick their
tongues in their cheeks and laugh.
SO before many days l shall see you
and Enrol and the good old man. Do
you remember, Marianina, said would
tight the world? | did, but l could not
conquer 1t; instead, it conquered me.
Il enclose in this letter little pair of
white silk stockings for Enrol to wear on
sundays. Stephen Balfe"
"Steve's comet" cried Enrol one morn
ing, leading great, bearded, shabbily
clothed man into the tidy little kitchen.
Marianina held out both hands. and
choked and could not speak. 1t was an
exquisitely keen pleasure 70 see him; it
was also an exquisitely keen pain. She
noted the downtrodden shoes. his elbows
ready to push through and her heart
ached. She stood tall and sedate, d.
vinely excellent foil, beside her glitter
ing sister. Enrol was tall, also. and of a
beautiful slimness. Her hair was the
color of ripe corn. and her eyes were
blue with the blue old china teacups.
Steve talked to Marianina, but his eyes
were full of Enrol And Marianina saw
and took counsel with herself.
"Marianina." said Steve one afternoon
several months after his arrival, will
you walk up and down the old path with
me?"
He drew her arm through his He had
always been very gentle with her. When
they reached the end he stopped and
turned to her.
You must know. Marianina. how re-
spect you. how sincerely | admire and
care for you; do you think, dear. you
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-05-07

THE ANSWER OF THE NIGHT.

Inc ornament showeth His thand:
Hork."-Psalms 1871.
wren night her able veil has flung
ar out, until it shrouds theworld
we marvel how each mesh is hung
win stars, and how each fold is pearled
WIN strands of living fire whose glow
comes family through the outer mist.
Where subtle colors ebb and flow
from ebony TO amethyst
Ihen man looks in the jeweIed sky
Where patiently the planets climb.
And there is held before his eye
The unsolved mystery of time.
he traces all the wanderings
VI restless universe and world
out where the hand that onward filings
The stars with such precision hurled?
what is the all-explaining word
writ with the stars for man to heed?
Why Is 1t in its grandeur blurred
Ihat straining eyes may never read?
why, when our sight has found the place
wherein the farthest star is set
DO unknown fingers swiftly trace
A constellation farther yet?
Each star that sends its laughing light
has that deep secret long possessed:
II rembles on the lips of Night
The knowledge hidden in her breast.
ct man repeats his What and Why,
And frets for that he never sees
how that the stars have made reply
through Gods unnumbered centuries
w. u N, in Chicago Daily Tribune.
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Natures Variety.

Natures infinite variety is well illus
trated in the collection of photographs
Of snow crystals made during the past
20 years by Mr.. w. A. Bentley, of Yer
mont. He has now more than 1000
photographs of individual crystals, and
among them no two alike
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Japanese Recruits.

Every year more than 100000 Japan
csc youths qualify by age for regular
military service, and 100000 begin to
serve either with the colors or as su-
pernumeraries.
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Card Of Thanks.

After expressing her gratitude to all
who administered to my dear hus-
pand In his fatal sickness" a Leaven-
worth (kan) woman adds in her card
OF thanks, and especially the accident
insurance agent, Mr.. Fairlock. who as
sures me that congestion of the stom-
ach comes under the head of acct
dents"
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Famous Rhine Falls.

1t costs foreigner 20 cents and
Swiss ten cents to see the famous falls
of the Rhine at Schaffhausen. The
local newspapers are becoming alarmed
at the damage that is being done by
manufacturers who tap the falls to get
electric power
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Leather Ties.

Leather railway ties are made by
grinding scrap leather very fine, sub
jecting to refining process. and CON-
pressing to different grades of hard
ness in a holding machine.
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Nature.

An ancient saying is: "A bare soil
grows poorer and a covered soil grows
richer" If nothing is planted or
grown, weeds take the right of way,
spring up, thrive, thus nature takes the
matter in hand.-Farm Journal.
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A Misfortune.

Yes" he said, 81 am up to nv
neck in debt. but it's my misfortune.
rot my fault"
Your misfo"tune?"
Yes. You see, | have a faculty for
making such excellent impressions
upon people that they still persist in
trusting me. London Tit-Bits.
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Use Both Sides.

1t is a curious fact that the teeth
that are seldom used decay more rap
idly than those that have daily work to
do. 1t is "a fact, however. and. be-
ing fact, the thing to do is to take
pats to eat with both sides of the
mouth equally.
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The Other Ones.

Come, now" said mamma, who had
taken the children for a walk through
the zoo, Tets go home and see papa"
"Oh. no. protested Elsie; Tets see
these other monkeys rst."-Philadel-
phia Press.
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Butterflies.

Mountain climbers frequently find
butterflies frozen on the snow and so
brittle that they break unless carefully
handled. When thawed the butterflies
sometimes recover and fly away.
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20
A POLITICAL PRIMER.
What Certain Phrases in The Great
American Game Means.

What is meant by being on tie
fence?
II is the position of politicians who
are too dull to realize how much the
people hate a coward. and who are
certain to get down on the wrong
side.
What is slate:
1t is something that should always
be smashed by the people to whose
prejudice it is arranged by the "pie"
brokers.
What is meant by mailing a lie?
It is the denial of charge or acct
sation in such way as to make the
people believe the charge.
What is a roorback?
1t is a discovery on the eve of the
election which is damaging in high
degree to the party or candidates who
pronounce it a canard.
What is mares nest:
Any sort OF corruption or scanda!
unearthed to the prejudice OF the
party responsible for it is called
mares nest by the defendants.
What is a machine?
1t is piece OF organism whose life
is determined by the ignorance or
federation of the people who submit
to its capabilities for harm.
What is the last ditch?
1t is, specifically speaking. the
point toward which the democratic
machine in Missouri is rapidly tend
ing. 1t has, of course, more general
definition, but no other description
that comes to mind so aptly illus
trates its meaning.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

Just to see how it looked The
Laurensites say it looked all right,
and that it had been that far from
home before.
You know Mr.. Evans used to run
the town Of Laurens as he did the
town OF Newberry through the
mayors office. and as he is now rum
ming a big territory through the dis
pensary and keeps up, his constitu-
ency in this part of the country want
to know what he will run next when
he grows too big to sit in the chair
which now holds him. He'll run
something. unless the apostrophy
drops out and then at" will be to
pay. R. H. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20
A Chinaman's WAY.

The following remarkable story ap-
pears in Mr. Whigham's "Manchuria
and Corea:" "a Cossack. in fit Of;
drunkenness, had shot a Chinamarr,
and it was necessary to bring several
OF the men to the bedside of the dying
victim for the purpose CT identihca-
tion of the culprit The Chinaman,
however. refused to single out the
guilty man, saying: Why should he
be killed., since | must die in any
case: Then they explained TO him
that the man would only be severely
punished. to which the Chinaman re-
sponded that since he had forgave
culprit there was no reason why he
should suffer Then the theory OF
punishment was adduced as an argu
ment-the Cossack must be punished
in order that he would not repeat
the offense But said the China
man. he will never do it again when
he knows that I forgave him. and
there the matter ended"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.

London. May Io-An official dis
patch received in London this after
noon announces that the Japanese
cruiser Youkine and the Japenese
battieship Nautauni have been sunk.
New Chwang. May Io-The Japa-
nese feet was sighted ten miles north
Of Kayhow today.
The Japanese troops have marched
several miles inland from Kayhow
and have destroyed four miles OF
railroad and are capturing Russian
commissary trains.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20
f Sumter: 7. B. Mcleod, OF Lee
Sidelights On The Convention.

There were very few exciting mo-
lnents during the convention. When
Senator Tillman and Governor Hey
ward had been chosen by acclamation
it was Immediately moved that Sena-
or Latimer be elected by reclamation.
Immediately half the members were
On their feet. each trying to secure the
recognition OF the chair The thing
had narrowed down very closely and
the friends OF Mayor Rhett and Chair
man Jones wanted the ballot to be
taken in the regular manner for the
remaining two places. Pandemonium
reigned for few moments but Presi-
dent Henderson got the convention
ir order again and the balloting pro-
cecded.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

Senator Tillman several times brief
ly addressed the convention on the
questions being considered. as did also
Former Governor Sheppard
Taken all in all. it was a very
pleasant and very harmonious state
convention. and very creditable to the
democracy of South Carolina.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

Col. Cole. L. Blease addressed the
convention last night on a resolu-
lion which he had introduced that it
was the sense of the convention that
no man be endorsed for the presi-
dency who had not always been be-
lever in the orthodox principles OF
Jeffersonian democracy. Mir. Blease
said he could not understand why a
convention OF South Carolina demo-
Gratis should vote down a resolu-
tinn of this kind. The unfavorable re-
port OF the committee was adopted
and the resolution was killed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

Senator Tillman was the first
OF the delegates to express his
views. He made one OF his
characteristic address. GAS ] see
it now" he said. Il think that
probably Parker is the best man. but
by tomorrow night he might give
forth some public utterance which
would make him unacceptable. We
will not only do what we ought to do at
the convention. but we will do what
YOU want us to do. Therefore. l
tell you I don't know concluded
Senator Tillman. pounding the presi-
dents desk with his clenched fist and
turning around and walking off the
rostrum.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

Col. George tombstone strongly ad-
vocated an expression of views by
those who had been chosen delegates
and several times addressed the con-
vention along this line. He became
engaged in an animated colloquy with
Mr.. Pollock. at the conclusioN or
which the convention cheered John-
stone.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

1t may be interesting to note the
vote of the Newberry delegation on
delegates at large. Senator Tillman
and Governor Hayward being elected
by acclamation. of course received the
vote of each member Of the delega-
ton. The vote for the remaining
two places was as follows:
For General Willie Jones: Aull.
Blease. Sigh. Dominick. Evans. ana
Johnstone.-
For Senator Latimer: Aull. Blease,
Hunt, Sigh. Dominick. and Mower.
For Mayor Rhett: Evans, Hunt,
Johnstone. and Mower.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20
ACROSS THE BORDER.
An Interesting Letter From Laurens
The Old Soldiers
Politics.

Laurens. S. c., May 1o.-.At last
Newberry has daily. and nearly
everybody ought to be glad. Nearly
everybody. 1t could hardly be ex-
pected that every married or single
individual would be glad Every town
i'll the world has two or three persons
who wouldn't be glad if their next
door neighbor discovered a gold
mine on his property. Your CORE
spondent is Exceedingly glad" 1t
is better to have the glad heart and
glad eye. and look for the glad days;
so right gladly do we welcome The
Evening Telegram. II starts we'll:
! had good beginning. with indica-
tionS that it will not make pocr
ending. Some people have long
wished for a Newberry daily news
paper. And now that it has come let
it stay. There is nothing to town
or city like good daily. 1t will pay
Ncwberry to keep it lip.
! I.aurcnS county held Sergeant
I.amb in high esteem. They made
much over the. old hero. You
heard of his death the night OF Me-
mortal day. He attended the service,
and. at the suggestion OF Col. Crews,
waved his flag once more That night
he died. The LaurensviIlc Herald
says:
AS an evidence OF the GOODNESS and
bravery OF Sergeant Lamb under Sc
we're fire. we give a brief extract from
Dickert'S History OF KerShaw's Bri-
gade. Speaking OF the battle Of
Gettysburg Dickert says:
When the brigade was near the
woodland in its advance. most
deadly fire was directed towards the
center OF the Third. both by the bat
terry to Our left and sharpshooting
in our front. 1t was thought by some
that it was Our flag that was draw
ing the FIRE. four color guards having
gone down. and some one called out
Lower the colors. down with the
flag Sergeant Lamb. color bearer,
waved the flag aloft. and moving t.
the front where all could see. called
out in loud tones. This flag never
goes down until I'm down ~
There was no Carnegie fund for
the brave soldiers OF the Confeder-
acy. but the words and deeds OF Our
old heroes are imperishable. The
touch OF such to the heart is more
tender than the touch of marble and
gold.
The Winkler Artificial Limb COM
pany either had job put upon them
and joke on man up here" or
names and places have been mixed.
The company sent the man up here"
a post card to fill in his answer to
their questions. This is how it read
when ready ior the return mail:
Is your amputation above or below
the knee?
Neither.
How long is your stump?
No stump at all.
When was it amputated?
Never.
About when do you expect to get
an artificial leg?
Don't need it.
Do you wear an artificial leg:
No. both legs good
The Winkler company will think a
trick has been played or a mistake
made. But it's ali right either way.
The Laurens delegation Of veterans
and many others went to Charleston.
One of the party spoke of liking to
go to the Isle OF Pan. That might
be joke or it might not. Some
folks like it so we'll they would joke
about a Newberry or Laurens mis-
Sionary collection for the heathen
~f oo.-ca
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

Mr.. Hearst's representative in
South Carolina was in the convention
and was we'll pleased that the conven-
ton had not emphatically declared
against his chief
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suffered.
There were no instructions given the
delegates. but the unit rule was adopt
ed. and. in accordance with resolu-
tion adopted by the convention. the
delegates gave expression to their
views as to the national campaign
this summer. These expressions were
requested more especially for the rea-
son that the convention had defeated
two resolutions endorsing the candi-
dacy of Judge Parker. of New York.
While it was not desired to instruct
the delegates. the Parker sentiment
largely prevailed in the convention
and it was not desired that the impress
sion should get out that the democra-
cy OF South Carolina was opposed to
| Parker.
The four delegates at large and the
district delegates declared that at liz
present time they regarded Mr.. Par
ker as the most available democratic
candidate. but they thought the prime
matter to be considered was the Sue
cess of the party.
Senator B. R. Tillnlan was reelected
national committeeman.
The platform which was adopted
<enewed the pledge of fidelity of
the democrats OF South Carolina to
the fundamental principles of Jcfer-
sonian democracy: commended the
administration OF the state govern
ment as wise. conservative. and pat
riotic:: and commended the services
OF South Carolina's senators and re-
representatives. in the congress of the
United States as faithful and efficient.
1--WE especially commend the conduct
of our senator's in their determined
and so far successful protest against
the persistent and pernicious purpose
OF the president to intlict upon ou.
state a collector of customs at Char
lesion, who is not only unacceptable
to the patrons of the Office, but is un-
fitted by training and experience to
perform its important duties. &.
We affirm that our treatment of our
colored fellow citizens does not JUS
tify the purpose and endeavor of the
president to produce friction between
them and ourselves" National is
sues were touched upon very briefly.
the policy of the state in the past
along these lines being strongly re-
iterated.
A number OF resolutions were pro-
posed and reported unfavorably by
the committee, and in nearly every in
stance, in fact almost without excep-
ton. the unfavorable report was
adopted.
The convention met at 9 o'clock
and adjourned at about I. Adjourn
ment would have been reached great
deal earlier but for the discussion as
to whether or not the delegates
should be requested to express their
views on the candidates for the pres
idential nomination.
! Following is the list of the district
delegates chosen:
First District Delegates.-St. Clair
Walker, of Pinopolis: J. E. Tindal, OF
Fielder. Alternates, R. S. Whaley. OF
Charleston: J. D. Bivens. OF St.
George.
Second District.-John c. Shep-
pard. of Edgefeld; Claude E. Sawyer.
of Aiken.
Third District.-Dr. R. F. Smith, OF
Easley: S. H. McGhee, OF Green
wood. Alternates, E. H. Aull, Of
Newberry; L. c. Baker, OF Lowndes-
Vile.
Fourth District-J. A. Hoyt, OF
Greenville: J. J. Gentry of Spartan
burg
Fifth District.-A. NJ. Aiken. OF
Chester: Leroy Springs. of Lancas-
ter. Alternates. T. B. Butler. of GaH-
uev. and I II. Stevenson. OF Fair
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

1t is always interesting to watch
a state convention in session, and the
galleries of the house were filled last
night with spectators. a great number
of whom were ladies. The crowd re-
manned until the adjournment of the
convention
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-20

was not present at the convention,
and this fact probably accounts for
the overwhelming defeat which he
suffered