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,Copy,right, 1901.

than useless. She was very cold. she
Ind been promised her breakfast. but saw
no signs OF 1t. She could not speak Ger
man and remembered somewhat late IN
tho day that two young ladies had no
business to accept breakfast at tho hands
OF German officers; and T they dld 70 81, at
least they might sec! that they got 1t. She
+ appeared to be willing to talk about de-
cadence ofBmodern manners to almost any
extent but the subject Of the chair
dresser and how to get rid OF him ony
bored her. ~ & g5Is,
THEIR first stroke Of luck occurred when en-
tho hafrdresser showing them the
ID ronned three, fell down and temper
arilyf stunned himself. It was not kind
Of them, but they were desperate. They
fled II for the bank just anyhow, ana
scrambling over the grass gained the
restaurant The officer overtnking them
at the door led them to tho table that
had been reserved for them, then
FASTENED back to hunt for the chaperon.
The girls thought their trouble was over.
Had they glanced behind them their JOY
would have been shorter lived than even
was the case. The hairdresser ha nag re &
covered consciousness In time to see s ne.
waddling over the grass. He 4thous ht.t hey
were running to fetch him brandy. W lllen
the officer returned with the chaperon no z,
found the halruIeSseri 4SAtlit6. .opio'rA'-c
them explaining that he really was was. mol no.
hurt and suggested that rs they Were =. g,
there. perhaps they would Ike something
I to eat and drink. The girls made one me
last frantic appeal to the man Of ouck.
ram ana pipe clay, but the etiquetttee , o. o.
the Saxon army was inexorable ST trans
PRED that he might kill the latlrdres :'
but nothing else; he must not speak 70
him-not even explain to the poor d f',
why 1T was that he was being Killed y
did not seem quite worth It. They h n g
I some sandwiches and coffee at the hair hair
dressers expense and went home y a
cab while the chaperon had breakf r.!
with the officer OF noble family. Inc
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I proving" stage. In her excitement she
confused the sub1unctive and tho Imper-
alive and told him that he might" go.
But5he had no wish to CO. He assured
them, so they gathered. that his intention
was to devote the morning to their SER
vice.. Flo must have been stupid man,
but It liz a type occasionally encountered.
Two pretty women had greeted his adj
vances with apparent delight. They were
Americans. and the American girl was
VIGOROUSLY unconventional. He knew him
self to be good Hooking young fellow.
1t did not occur to him that In express
Ing willingness to dispense with his at
tendance they could be In earnest. There
was nothing for It, 80 It seemed to the
girls but to request the assistance OF tho
officer, who continued to skate round and
round them at q distance Of about ten
yards So again the elder young lady.
selling her opportunity, made appeal. I
cannot" explained the officer, who, hay
Ing been loking forward to morning
with two OF the prettiest girls In Dres-
den was also feeling mad; II dare not be
seen speaking to a hair-dresser. You
must get rid OF him." But. we can't
said the girl. 1--WE do not know enough
German, and he can't or he won't under
stand US. For goodness sake, come and
help u.s. We'll be spending the 4 whole
morning with him II you don The
German officer said no was desolate,
Steps would be aken--later on In the
week-the results OF which would prob
ably be to render that young hair dresser
prernaturely bald. But meanwhile. pc
You'd skating round and round them. for
which they did not even feel they wa nted
to thank him, the German officer could 40
nothing for them. They tried being rude
to the hair-dresser: he mistook 1t for
American chic. They tried joining hands and
and running away from him. but they
we're not good skaters and he thought
they. were trying to show him the cake
walk. They both fell y down and hurt
themselves, and It is difficult to be angry
with q man, even hair-dresser. when
he is doing his best to pick you up and
comfort you. The ohaperon was worse
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nounces with awful severity that I am

nounces with awful severity that I am
tout Of ordcr."
Nothing that I know passes muster
with this methodlcal Cerborus. Ono min
utc he wildly, shrieks out that am fly
ms In the faco Of the constitution of tho
Fathers Congress and the next minute
he swats me with some hitherto unob-
served techniculity of the by-laws.t How
he manages his two sets Of twins 10 a
mystery to me. wonder If he con-
trolls them with his constitutional weap-
on or conquers them with his subtle
wisdom Of soporifcrous bylaws. y Won
der, too. II the twins arc ever out Of
order.
Then, too, we "Nfr. Chairman" our pre-
siding officer and jugglc amendments and
substitutes so continuously that I am
hopelessly obfuscated and quite In The
dark rs to what wo have done. All I
know is that we are very very dignified
and as thoroughly organized as the re-
spective layers OF a Bermuda onion. Just
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absent mir,dody mashed a cockroach
with ono Of the ather-clad Smithfield
hams which made him eligible In the
No. 0-Shoe- Brotherhood isn't 1t better
to be one strand I! Il tho 3whiskcrs, OF tho
octopus-the flea or tho tn Hair 9n the tai
Bornco, as Il were-thnn to have tho
octopus gobblo you up as though YOU
were mere hucklcberry?"
While admitted that dear Old Jonah
was better qualified thar TO give OK
pert testimony on this point, I chung tena-
ciously to my assertion that huckle-
berry, however affiliated or mastlcated.
at least enjoys to the last its sense OF
individuality, s7.creas i, when reduced to
the loblolly OF the preserves-Jar, 1t be-
comes part Of an inchoate. sticky mass,
with which files and children take great
liberties. Ss IS i "a AZ "
The man with the major portion Of his
anatomy turned under, left IN high dudg-
con at my stubbornness. not to say
reasonable aloofness. And ! doubt not
that shall soon be Kicked into pulp
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Of a Confederate veteran (1'a was In
the colnmissary department. e. 8. 4 ~. u
representative Of Hanover Cavalry Troop.
n 5i,nember OF the Confederate Suffers
Monument Association, a shining light
in tho Blonde Citizens League. q Monr rn,
~ o,,r College Alumni Association. Grand
Fraternity Most . pomp .G.r cqstefan
s,,,ar ranin,lar Of the Break Y OUR Neck
to.profit Beneficial Society Chief R 7. :,
ter OF Of the Hen Picked caitifs;
Gelatons Thembler Of the Cook.
Controlling Reformers Tack Washer q
thn 1rathers,s congrass; Night Latch
Fugitive Association Chief Lullabyisst
~ - mo "A Infant {Conuuerors. Rosy
Blusher Of tho shakespearian vul.
garlsns Clique, Senior Digger o.
~ tho Emersonan Sleuths, Thirsty
Jug-hoder Of the Omar khay-.
yam cut Long, inded Reader Of the
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bility, and helped them down on the tce
He was really most attentive. They
saw their friend, the officer OF noble fam
lily, and with the assistance Of the Ger
man gentleman skated towards him. He
glided past them. They thought maybe
he did not know enough to stop, so they
turned and skated after him. They
chased him three times round the pond
and then, feeling tired, seased up and took
counsel together. I'm sure he must
4,.ave seen u.s." said the younger girl.
What does he mean by tt?' well,
have not come down here to play for
fcits,'' said the other ."addeu to which
i want my breakfast. You wait here a
minute III go and have It out with
him. He was standing only dozen
yards away. Alone, though not good
performer on the Ice, she cnntrived to COW
er half the distance dividing them. The
officer, perceiving her, with a pleasant
smile, came to her assistance and greet
ed her with effusion.
oh said the lady. who was feeling
indignant, II thought maybe you had
left your glasses at home. am sorry,
said tho officer. "but It is impossible"
a..tyYhats impossible e demanded the lady.
THAT can be seen speaking to you
declared tho officer, while you are IN
company with that-that person. What
person .Etg5g Sne lIlOuSuC may ~ 4io NJ "
abiding to the lady in the sledge. The
chaperon was not snowy, but. what Is
better, she was good. And, anyhow. It
was the best the girls had been nble to
do. So far as they were concerned, they
had no use for chaperon The Idea
had been thoughtfui concession 20
European prejudice THE person in the
knickerbockers.'' exclaimed the officer.
$"Oh, that?'' exclaimed the lady, relieved;
"he Just came up and made himself
agreeable while we were putting on our
skates. We have met him somewhere;
but I can't exactly fix him for the
moment.' "You have met him possibly
at Wiesman's In the Pragerstrasse; he
Is one OF the attendants there, said the
officer The American girl Is republican
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samuel Johnson Club, organizer OF the
Chronic Pcssimists Tribe. and Ghet
strnw. Chcwcr OF the Pocomoke Changers;
On second thoughts. recall several
other bodies poitio-not to mention several
bodies Impollec-ln which i J, an mere mere
atom but space--on TINS earn ., a. VIZ ~
Identifying my scattered remains more
specifically.
Ard jt q secret must be confessed.
would faIn preserve my indlvidunllty, at
least as something, without being gobblcd
up and merged into some powerful organ
cation like SO many freckles running
together on country urchin's face.
= n ss&e
It's all mighty rice to be an octopus
when one Is the whole thing But, as 7
recently told man who urged me TO-
Join the Brotherhood f-vi rginians- Wear
Ing No. o Shoes. one doesn't care Ode
Just single strand In the whlskers tof
the octopus.
'.And yet" urged the organizer, as he
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The genius Of Organization IT, e. = so
tightly ciutchcd the throat OF tE,atselr
day, practical world Of onrAnnhtt 81.
momentarily expect TO hour H. '"o
very bones Of my body hay ., .au,,
called meeting ard elected nls ~. 10 ~
president; my os cncls soch,s' ,,y
skull treasurer; my RIBS dirPae' III. a.,u
my whole ossificd framcwG p I,,s..
corporate, under a special dflllI,u! ~,
and vested by the policy Of Y NV VIZ
tho capacity OF perpetual slYssS, ,o,,,a an
of acting In several respef MY ~, .sl :.
numerous tho association s i's -
bore ,.,,,,., =
While such corporntlol u!al'he III, Ne
legal combinations popping every - ai ..,,
second, will lack the VIZ o. D ,,,,,s
''soulless," 1t will ut least ~ inc WY, !,
the spirit Of the age and EeepHi,s ~ ~. :, :
the already acknowledged o0l e es'' =
my multifarlous personW' 4, J, 4,
For be 1t known that am ~ e. q, ): :,
one OF The Society Of Ctni'at'' ac,a or..
OF the Revolution. n HuS.ln ~ oe Sn.
NAL Dame, confcderat e'eran, . 90 -
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in her ideas, but she draws The line at
hairdressers. IN theory It is absurd;
the hairdresser Is a man and a brothers;
but,we are none Of us logical oil the
way. 1t made her mad the thought
that she had been seem by all Dresden
society skating with q hairdresser.
'.Well," she said, II do call thnt lmpu-
dence. Why, they wouldn't do that even
In Chicago" And she returned to where
the hairdresser was illustrating to her
friend the Dutch Roll, determined to ex-
plain to him. as politely as possible, that
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rT-ELIs picture OF an Autumn Eve
ning'' was painted by Adam IN lsss,
"a and was very loudly praised by the
critics. 1t had about 1t some OF
the beautiful iirish Of Dupre. yet
It was distinct. and had in 1t q character
all its own. The quiet pool Of Water, the
willows, the road. fields and warm SUM
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KYAD HE been commonplace Ger
man hair dresser, he would have
= = understood English and all might
have been easy. But to the classy Ger
ma N lair-dresser English Is not so neces-
sary. and the American ladies had reach
ed as regards their German only the I'm
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why we are organized or what we are or.{
ganlzed against, I really don't know, yet
III vague sort OF way. am conscious
Of being part Of something that Is strong
md powerful and grand. But oh! It -
SO wcarlsome sometimes, and so sweet to
sneak off and reverertlY commune with
my dear, indulgent, easy going old ego
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Shrine" which is owned by Mr.. Powers,
of Rochester, and a Room at Fontain-
bIeu" which is Owned by II. p. Hurl-
burt, OF Cleveland, and many other pic
lures totally differing in sentiment. but
all well done ana finished 10 the last
degree,
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by the NUMBERED. Shoe brotherhood. But
what boots t7 I am determined to be
corporation sole--to run a. little side
show with my individual self as tho only
freak. II 4. Z. l5 ( II
S One could bear up under tho burden
OF membership In tho innumcrablo or
CARNATIONS mentioned were It not for
those serious-mlrded, odlously boring
souls who doat on par. :Ementnry prac-
ticp and try to make every meeting
proceed with the monotonous regularity
of the United States Senate. For my
part, have always found parliamentary
tactics sort OF moral corset that
squeezed all the wind out Of my natural
buoyancy Of spirits and mado all Of my
usual hilarity and cheerir ess ooze out
sof my hip Joints. Even ut our
Fathers Congress, which. IN my opin-
ion. should be avery informal body, l
scarcely, dare speak for fear Of q usually
humble little man in the corner (the
father Of two sets OF twins) who on see
ing mo open my mouth, invariably an
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4Rg ~
BY JEROME x. JEROME.

American girl has succeeded IN freeing
European social intercourse from many
Of Its hide-bound conventions. There 10
3stlll3much work for her to do. But I have
faith In her. 4. 58.f! Il Sfs
JEROME *. & JERo M lIEl
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although the free and enlightened West
erner has abolished social distinctions.
he has not yet abolished them to that
extent. 515 "A
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~, ,;, docs e DO IT, hat
:, "a wha tie European girl
-, 20, = 1,Inow, The Amer
, y - she comes over
hera rs q British
-, ! uro,reduccd to slang
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sult was his defeat"

suit was MS QelSdt.
1t often seems that the men VINO
are progressive and wro try to 40
something for the good OF humanity
are ahead Of their times and cannot
get the APPROVAL Of their contemporaries
in popular election. 4 great many
people who do not pay great deal
Of tax are always afraid OF taxes, and
oppose any one who will not promise
to reduce taxehs. Judge O'Neall on
one occasion was defeated to the leg
islature because he had voted tor
some small appropriation, and be-
lieve to help some poor woman.
A gentleman who was recently
elected to the legislature from one OF
the eastern counties of this state tod
us few days ago that if he decided
to be candidate for reelection after
the expiration of his present term he
would not attempt to do anything but
keep quiet.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-11-11
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1904.
The Election.

The election Tuesday was regu-
lar landslide for the republicans
There had been so little enthusiasm
that we expected a landslide one way
or the other but we were inclined t.
think it would go to the democratic
nominee. -,
Mr.. Parker failed to secure the sollo
south with it's Isl votes.
Mr.. Roosevelt announces that ne
will not be a candidate to succeed
himself in 1908. He now has the op~
nortunitv to make his next admins
trat;on a marked one. If he Will
adopt policy in dealing with the
race problem and rid himself OF MS
social equality ideas and not force
NEGROES in Office in the face OF the
sentiment in the south against such
a policy he will have the approval ana
support of the south in dong "nat-
ever is best for the American people
Such policy will be- better tor the
baooiness and prosperity OF the ne
ero On the other hand # he INSISTS
On his ideas of social equality and OF
putting negroes in official positions
there may be trouble along this llne:
The race question can be best solved
bv the white people Of the south Il
left to themselves.
Roosevelt's popular vot was mucR
larger than McKinley's and Parkers
less: than B1yan's.
The country is enjoying an era OF
prosperity and the money power pre-
ferred to make no change OF admins
tration, though change would have
had little effect on business interests.
Even the solid south is no yonger
solid, Missouri giving its rS electoral
votes to the republicans.
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and state aforesaid. containing Sev-
entv-three One hundredths G3-1oo>
OF an acre. bounded on the south by
a street which separates If from Il
lot OF Mrs. Seiglcr, on the west BY
lot OF said Carrie D. Shocklcy. on
the north by lot OF Brancic 0. Hol-
man. on the east by lot OF Z. J. Hoi-
man.
Terms OF sale: One half cash, the
balance to be paid in one year with
interest from day of sale. the credit
portion to be secured by bond OF the
purchaser and a mortgage of the
premises sold, with leave to the pur-
chaser to anticipate credit portion in
whole or in part, the purpches is to
insure the residence on said lot and
assign tn policy to the master to Sc
cure more fully the credit portion.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
H. H. Rikard,
Master.
Masters Office, Nov. 10, 1904
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Mr.. Frank G. Carpenter writes OF
a visit to Gen. Lew Wallace in the
Sunday papers in very interesting
manner: Gen. Wallace in speaking of
the invention of the telegraph saps:,
After Moore had invented the tele-
graph, he wanted congress to appro-
pirate $4,000 to build a line from
Washington to Baltimore. This was
to be experimental, no practical long
distance test of the telegraph having
been made..:"The matter created a
great deal of discussion. Moorse was
sneered at and jeered at, and many
thought him insanse. My father was
a member Qf.. congress- att that 'tlrne
and he was one of the committee to
which the question of the appropria-
ton was referred When the commit
tee met my father was watching the
experiment of telegraphing from the
house to the senate. Wires had been
stretched and the inventors were op-
Grating the instruments. My father
saw them work; he sent messages and
received replies. He saw that the in
vention must be a success andbelieved
that if words could be dispatched
from the house to the senate they
could be sent from Washington to
Baltimore, and if to Baltimore to
anywhere. He was full of this thought
when he went to his committee room
and found the committee in session.
They had just voted onth e apropria-
ton and their vote was tie. He: cast
his vote in it's favor, and this caused
the appropriation to go through. The
result was the first telegraph line Of
the world.
"Strange to say that vote lost my
father his seat in congress-" continu-
ed General Wallace. "Thirty thous-
and dollars was then big sum, and
this vote became one Of the issues
in the next congressional campaign.
Father was charged with wasting
the peoples money, and his opponent
ridiculed him on the stump by refer
ring to his 'magnetico, electrico, tele-
graphic appropriation which no one
could explain He even asked father
to explain it, but at that time he could
not do so, although he said it would
be of great benefit to the coutry. The
people thought differently and the re-
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This is what we have to say
about our Mems Furnishing
Goods, Shoes, Hats, Trousers,
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs and
Gloves. Don't hesitate a mo-
ment about where you will buy.
When you need anything in
our line we are prepared to
serve you with the best that
are made, and our prices are
always the lowest.
New Hats, New Shoes, New
Pants, New Umbrellas, New
Underwear received in the last
ten days. Some Of these are
the second and third recorders
already this fall, showing the
way the people like cur goods.
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McCUE SENTENCED.
Will Hang Unless Appeal is Cant
ed.

Charlottesville, Va, Nov. o.-After
overruling FIVE motions for a new
trial Judge George Watts Morris of
the Charlottesville corporation court
today sentenced J. Samuel McCue,
former mayor of this city for three
terms, to be hanged by the neck until
he is dead.
Judge Morris disposed of the OBJ
jections in their order. The first was
the reading of newspapers by the
jury. After the Judge had overruled
all objections Mr.. Coleman of the
defense moved an arrest Of judgment
for error apparent on face of the rec
ord, claiming a discrepancy because
the indictment charged murder SIM
ply, while the verdict read 'Eguilty Of
murder in the first degree.
The court overruled this motion
also, stating that the verdict was per-
fectly plain as to its intent. The
prisoners counsel was given until
Saturday to frame his bill! of excer-
tons. with view to carrying the
case to the Virginia court of appeals.
Judge Morris then ordered McCue
to arise and hear the sentence
"Is there any reason why sentence
should not be passed upon you: ask
ed Judge Morris.
'Yes," was the answer as the con-
victed man dropped his arms to his
side, ri am as innocent of this crime
as any one in this court house and |
hope some day to have the oppor-
tunity to vindicate myself"
This statement was made in a voice
scarcely audible throughout the
room. 1t trembled with suppressed
emotion, as if the accused was upon
the verge of fearful collapse. Again
folding his arms, and with posture
erect, his eyes cast down, he listened
unmoved to the sentence.
The court replied: "The point Of
YOUR guilt or innocence, is a matter
that was left, to the Jury. This court
thank God, did not have to, pass upon
#. The jury has decided after fair
and impartial trial that you are guilty
OF the offense and it only remains for
me to pass the sentence of the law,
which is that you be taken to the
county jail of Albemarle county,
which is also used as the city jail Of
Charlottesville; and therein be con-
fined in solitary confinement until the
Goth day of January next; that on
that day between the hours of SUM-
rise and sunset you be taken from
your place of confinement to some
place within the enclosure of the said
jail and there be hanged by the neck
until you are dead, and may God
have mercy on your soul"
The judge shook hands with the
prisoner as the latter left the court
room and expressed his sympathy.
apparently the prisoner was the COOL
er of the two. He asked several lib
critics regarding exercise and receiv-
ing callers but the judge gave no def
mite promise.
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State cf South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
Court of Common Pleas
David H. Wheeler, Plaintiff,

Carrie D. Shockley ct al, Defedants.
By order of the court herein I will
sell before the court house at New
berry, South Carolina, on Saleday in
December. within the legal hours Of
sale. to the l1ibhest bidder, the follow
ing lot or parcel Of land lying and be-
ing in the village Of Helena, county
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Cherokee county votes out the dis
oensarv under the Brice bill by a
verv decided majority. According 70
this law prohibition goes into opera
ton in this county at once an6 we
can soon tell how it will operate.
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Two dispensary constables shot
themselves to death in Rlchland
county on Monday. 1t seems they
ouarreled over an overcoat.