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REVENGE,

Mrs. Brandon's face wore a weary, de-
jected expression. Day by day had gone
by and yet no news of Marian,
Marian was an only child Of MI. und
Mrs. Brandon She was q bright child,
and very beautiful. She was eight years
old, and her health was not good; the
doctor told Mrs. Brandon to take her to
the country. The Brandons DECIDED TO
take Marian to their summer home. Henry
Ronby, Mrs. Brnndons brother, begged
them to let him take Marian under tho
charge of her nurse, Mn, and Mrs,
Brandon would not let him at first, but
lat last gave In Mr.. and Mrs, Brandon
were to follow Henry and Marian a week
later. Four days had gone by and not
a line from Henry. to say whether they
had arrived safely. Both parents were
nearly crazy. The fifth morning le,-
ter In Henry's handwriting was brought
In, Nj, and Mrs. Brandon read as follows:
"Come at once; child stolen; work of
Jack Derby. Henry.'
Mrs. Brandon fell back In the chair,
Jack Derby had gone to school With
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Her eyes were the color Of sum-
mers sky. sho used to go up OH the
hills every morning to gather fowera
TOR her grandfather. All the people In
the village loved her. She was so good
and sweet.
. She had just kissed her mother good
bye. and now runs lightly up the hill,
CHAPTER II.
/. II Is evening in the village; still Pc D
out her, lIe PAGES r,estlessly up an and
down the ro IN go At nS ~ can pea.
ons he meets, Have you seen my grand /,
her about noon. gathering flowers, An
ether said he had IS seen her on TIE h
in tho morning. Everybody now know
tha, D wns los t; one young man
for ono Of his lambs was lost, tho Young
est u the flock. They all said they
When they were gone her mothor.
weening, cried, God bless ,ourJ darling
and keep her safe from harn,,N
Go be Continued,)
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"a GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS"

f'ar UP tho lonely mountain side
n MY wandering footsteps leda i.
Tho moss lay thick beneath my feet. Y
A The Pines sighed overhead.
rho truce Of n dlsmantled fort
1Hy IN the forest nave,
And In tho shadow near my path
saw II soldiers grave. IL
Tho bramble wrcstlcd with the weed
Upon tho lowly mound.
The simple lleadboard, rudey writ,
"a Itnd fi'otted to tho ground:
7 raised It With n reverctt hand.
From d,tst 'ts words to clenr;gI 81
But time had blottcd ali but these:
IA Georgia Volunteer ~
Il saw tho lond and scalys snake
Irro,r, tangled covert start,
And hide themselves among the weeds
Above tho dead mans = cart;
But &undlsturbed, in sleep prolfsonslln7Vul'
UnheedIng, there he lay; \,
His coffin but the mountain soil,
Z, Ills shroud, Confederate grny.
1 heard the Shenandoah roll
II Along the valc below. Il tja
Il saw tho Al!cshanles rise S 81 III
i Toward the realms o. show show 81. 80
The VALLEY carpalGn"s rose -. 70 H'' ~
Its leadnr's snntfie--nnd !. men e.. E3. q !.
I knew the sleeper had 'beell wy
OF stonowall Jaekaon's men mem
VA whence III came. what liv shall Hay7
tyvhose tunr,,e will ever tcll. = 81 @i!5
/ what iesolalcd hear ths ard hearts ,,1s
Hove been because l,c I. ie 81 4 \. I, /, y.
What sad-eyrh maiden 5hrhlas rs n4 -
Ercr hair which he held de gar ~. ,,,t,,,
One lock Of which, nerchlhfLnce, i'es :. =
rho Georgia volufittee er. Il a t5
what mother. With long w 70 ~ eyes
And white lps cold and dumb,
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JAPANESE FAIRY TALE.
IPAR,rA1,1.

7 She was sorry not TO have as many SER
wants Nh she had Ind at home, because
herself which other folks had always
done for hor. It was such trouble 10 her
10 dress herself and take care OF her own
and pretty TO please her husband. BTU
as he was d warrior ana often had to DO
far AWAY from home with the army, she
could sometimes be aust as lazy as she
wished. Her husbands parents were very
old and good naturod ana never Ecolded
her. We'll, one night while her husband
was away With the army. she vas AWak-
enod BY aueer,llttle noises IN her room. BY
tho light of il big paper lantern she could
see very we'll, and she saw strange things.
What Hundreds Of little men, dressed
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u i n (, II d II d X
later 1 saw the woman and child descend
the stairs, and heard the child say,
am going to thank Uncle Henry for let
ting me get this candy, What Thought
WIS strange, the woman had the satchei,
that she brought in the evening with her
Tho manager could tell nothing more, but
Henry showed Mr.. Brandon a slip OF
note paper with Jack Derby and Miss
Revenge. 95 W ~.
This had been under the door Q & his
room. Both knew that Jack did not have
enough money TO KEEP Marian comfortably,
40 they went to to poorousc but they
soon found that Marian had not been
there. Mr. Brandons next step was 70
hire MI, Shred, tho sharpest OF! tho de-
tectiyea. Mr.. Shred could find this much,
tint Marian had bcen told by her nurse
TINT Mr.. Henry said they could go out
md rot some candy. Tho nurse hired u
cnh ANA she and Marian got In. This
ahnwA that Marian's nurse had never In
landed to 40 to tho store, for ono was
very near tho hotel. The driver owned
TINT n n,n1, ca,no up md hired HIN TO
drive out In tho country, but tho driver
said hn WAS drunk, and so he could not
remember much, but tho man too MN
to 70 IL 5Hlecp and he would drive. a
woman and child were with MN, tte
child was asleep. Mr.. Shred could find
m moro than this. 1hcy searched q
month. MI. Brandon offered big rewards.
hut there was no Sign Of Marian. Mrs.
brandon was helping all tho poor chill
dren that she could, thinking OF Marian.
One evening she was in n hospital she
Vent In the rooms where tho poor chill,
dren lay sick and gave tho children oranges
because their parents, II they had any,
were too poor to buy them. AS she came
to ono little cot she saw tho wasted 1orWg
or Marian. Her Kindness to the poor was va
thus rewarded, ,,, :, ,,,,c, i5
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THE BAD LITTLE GIRL.

."Oncc twas CIR little girl, SO wicked and
horrid,
HIS through her forrld,
And throwed her to helm all full OF her
And, the gate bcin' open, he pitched her
right In" -$ 3
'Once pun or time there was or bad
little girl, an She wouldn't min nobody.
nor do no way nobody wanted her to. and
when her mother went ter give her fys;,
sick, you jes ought ter seen her cuttin'
upl She skwelled, an she ho-ler'd, an
she kicked an she jes done ey'y bad way
sl,e could; an one time when she was err
gon' on like that the spoon slipped down
her throat. an choked her plum ter
death; an not long after that, when she
was or payln one day on the side OF
tho creek with her little sister, She got
tor tightin' an pinchlna an' scrougln'. an
the fus thing bho knowcd, sho fell kerr
splash In the creek, and got drowned.
An ono time her nanny toll ,er not
.nuber tor elm upon the fender, an sshe
nebcr min er, but clum right upon the
fender ter git an apple off'n tho mnnt-,
piece: an tho fender turned over an
She fell In the fire an burnt all up. An
another time, jes err week after that,
she was err foolin' long O COW, what she
had no business the COW run his horns
right through her forrld an throwed her
Iway-ay-ay UP yon'er: an sho huber como
down no mo-, an that's ALL"
Selected by ELISE S. WYATT,
ZIG r. Clay Street City ~
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AUsEFUL CHILD,

sleeves TO the dimplcd elbow.
y Fun in the sweet blue eyes,
To and fro upon errands
Tho little maiden HES.
Now she is washing the dishes:
Now she is feeding the Chicks
Now she is playing with pussy
Or teaching Rover tricks;
Wrapped In big white apron,
Pinned In " checkcred shawl,
Hanging clothes in the garden,
o, We're she only tall!
flushing the fretful baby,
Coaxlng her hair to curl;
Stopping around SO briskly,
Because she Is mothers girl.
Hunting for eggs in the hay now,
Pctting old Brlndle's calf.
Riding down to the pasture
With many y ringing laugh,
Coming whene'er she Is called,
Running wherever sent,
Mothers girl is blessing,
And mother Is well content,
JESSIH WATkINS,
Il sOs Poo Street. Barton H9ight. 70,
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THE THREE CATS.

4 Once, when I visited q place up the
James River. the cook gave me two kit
tens and q cut. and put them in q cover
ed buskct to bring them home. And The
cd ana said The was going to put them
OF II 4 did not pay for them. So 18put
them under tho seat 50 he would forget
them And Just as he was passing by
the old cut gavo loud me " and told !, on
ntld pissed BY. And when ! got home.
papa said In fun, What did you bring
those cats hero for? don't you think
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/ visited the Mammoth Cave this SUM
mer. IT is filled with curlositlcs, walk
ed is "a miles in the cave and three
quarters of mile drove. IN ono place
NO saw a rock that looks Ike rah-
h,t. IN another place wo saw tho Floral
Garden. IT Is covered with lilies and
roses. The. SNOWFALL room Is white rs
snow and looked like snow-balis. 500 500
eyes are a pair OF rock eyes, we went y
q narrow path through rock;. then, the
long MANS misery, which Is q low place;
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then great relief. which Is d great, large
for King Edward to wear, but no VIII
never wear It, for It is q rock IN the
shape Of u crown. I rode three Quarters
.scotchnat1's trap Is the first point OF
interest to be seem It .ls q large rock
lodged against tho wallaand a. ertaln
Scotchinaii was afraid to 20 under 1t, 80
climbed over It.. We went IN the cave
about p. NJ. and came out through Cork
Screw about Q CLOCK that night. i.
Castle Wood Va VERA DUFF. IN
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BOY.

Swimming, swimming. all the day,
When he does not. base-ball play;
Hc has no expen sly W., 10Y hov
Fishing. fshlng in tho, brock, -.
Or q few apples Ito VII t ,o,1S !
He's always hungry. Hes a BOY Il
Rupn'nE 4; running i, 5 S%p sIas; to-
a ,n ~ ',,omny rabblt hell destroy,
Makes MAX s. no 10 difference. He's q boy
=. .o,,.,rp when, II ho were still,
IIaG hs ,obevIns his mothers will
Wien VIZ, - 's, RINGERS come he's never coy
Never bushful, He's BOY
Living. living. enjoying, too .
ia the life for mo and you S
Let lis his wisdom employ, ,,oy
Turn life backward eng rp Gsr I REID,
s'e'eosSu 90 East Camel Street. c'ty' +
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The Weeks Prize Winners.

Mary emIth Lyon-R. F. Q. No. ~,
Il scruugs, Franklin county, Va, 1or draw
Ing entitled 1.-THE Village Blacksmith"
Mary A. cnsseIman-5o3 Lamb Ave-, Bar
ton Heights, Va, for drawing. entitled
"a saI." M
Annie Dav!s-.o7 8. RelvIdere street, city
for story entitled "The lost Chile"
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.SCHOOL-TIME.

i (selected by Agnes Cownrdin.)
Now. Jennie, and Mollie, and Robert. and
John, 5ss MS 5 III 53t 4 ff3
Attend to your letters, pray;
For If with your reading YOU do not
80 on, ~
You'll never be ready rot play.
IN 6&s 35, + 5I5 G. 8iff77t Y
Attention to lessons brings laughter ut
play, Wi 3{ sg & 5 IA n
Glad faces. with merrinent bright, 81
Good temper and hearts full OF suhshlhu
by day Zfi lj II
ii And sweet, peaceful :slumbers at night.
Then on with your letters, &. II T. o, u, s45
The dullest can honestly try;
And who would not work with this pros
poet In view, Ssi3 g III 3 y
Of5rcadngS bright books BY and b..
THE STORY OF A LOST
I. CHILD.
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have got enough here to feed?' And
said, 'But you doll,t have to fed them.
They can catch mice. :" One fell In the
well and was drowned; the other fell in
tho dry we'll in the Ice house, and we tied
the old catSin box and let her down;
the Kitten jumped in and we pulled them
up. Yours truly. "a
Elk Hill, Va.
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The President i
Is Coming.
-dllustraled LIZ George q. Bruee.)

8! Illustrated tby George A. BruceD
What means this great cxciten1gnt strong:
This crowd who rush the streets iilong7
What. calls them forth With flag and
drum a5sss ri * ,s
Oh! President Roosevelt has come.
This Is Richmond gala day
When citizens III bright array,
With smiles and cheers,
Come forth to greet
Our horo President In our street.
!s t3) s#s
This date we'll ever keep alive,
October 18th. nineteen 1--WE.
Remembering the pride our city felt,
To welcome noble Roosevelt
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jumped about so quickly that she could
not. nllon sho tried to drive them away.
stopped Singing "Chin chin kobania," and
laughing at her. III &, 4 5 a e
IAN Gro be c0ntInucd.) Il
589 5t "a IIATIIARIN11 NJ. HARM FL,
IL s. King Street, Hampton, Va ~
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Iame song

laughed. and they all sang the same song
over and over again
"Chn kobakama, 3
IA ton ton
"Oshlxuinore, 1tiho.glmi!
va ton toni
WhIoh meant ave are the Chin chin
kobnkama; tho hour Is late; sleep, hon
CRADLE noble darlng!' Tho words seem
very polite; but slo soon saw that the
lttlo mon were only, making cruel run OF
her. They also made ugly faces at her.
She tried to catch some Of them, but they
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(By Annie Davis

There was mot a sweeter child In the
Village than Dolores Hern. She was tho
fair. golden-haired granddaughter Of Mr..
Horn. She was never more lovely than
she was this morning. The sunbeans
were playing on her hair and nothing
was more exquisite than the blending.
of the lily and tho rose In her#fa
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Contributors for the Week.

Allen, Robt. w, Lynn, Mary Smith
Brlstow, Eannlo u, Martin. John,
Bruce, George, Mort, ljoliy,
Cownrdin 1knes. McGorlcy. Bessie.
Casselman. May A..Reid, bli elizabeth
Duff, Vera. Reid. lda,
Davis, Annie. fynll, George.
Gillian Eoelcnn. Ramos. Jose b.
1faddock. J. H, Stokes. Nancy,
Harvey, X. NJ, Sharp. Carrie W..
lawson, Anna H., Titus. Grace
1.iycsay Gladys. Wyatt, Elise 8,
hfcG raw, 1<ouiss H., Whhrton. Mia.
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G Dear Etll tori send d drawing. which Il hone N
you VIII like I & have started school, but Il u
won't forget your club. Your friend. aSs.s !$$s3
i. (. JULIA B ET HE'LL. SS3 tsS
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. Dear Editor ~ was glad to see my picture
IN the paper, though Il did not get prize. so
WIN send anol her, and perhaps this one wi II 4
gst a prize prize have not g1tten by badge yeti;
5% Your llttln friend, s &. 8 5it2 s. s35$Ss u
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Radtord. Va.

Dear EdItor,---I nm q little girl. ten years
I'D, and would lka to receive a badge En- Il
,losed you Will and u little story, Which 4
nopo you Will print on tho chidren's page.
Wishing success to your club ! am. a
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/, I, pear 15iitor, Enclose please nnd II drawing.
Whlcn WISH very &m,lch to 5set.Stt i.!.ns.3srss
have tried very hard on 4. w!s,., sc uIttGwill s
q prize for y. iour member, b t5
4! Aohensolm's F.H O., Ascension P:r..5
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Just like Japanese warriors, but only about
one inch high, were dancing all ar9 , no
os dress her husband wore on holidays.
kamishimo. Ions. robe with square
shoulders. And their hair was tied up In
knots. and each wore two tiny swords.
They all looked at her as they danced and
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Dear Edltor.-T enjoy tho cartoons So much
on the first page. Mamma explains them to-
you q picture, which I hope to sec In the ~
D. 2, 2, You said last week you thought
sono OF the children had traced X their pics 4
lures have never traced mine: all OF my
plctutca are free hand, md 7 hope none OF the;
gthei children hrn doing so.3 T am going to-
draw on tho board at school to- morrow, q Bss
.tt ji6 YOUR little friend, Al t$S
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Dear Editor, II am a little glil ten years old,
ana l Wish to become q member OF tho II. ~ {.
Z; g children 8 page, and Will do my bcsl.saBs
l'leaSe send me a badge 4Yours truly,
j33 x 2sY Y f84VIRGINIAf ANN BuCIfAN4Nl,..3S5si
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ELISE s. WYATT, I. +!
7l8 Elst Clay Street. city.

Dear Edltor.--a1y father has taken your
paper for long time and I have been very 3
Interested In tho children'a page and would f.
IKE 10 become q member. Please send mo : h
badge. Your friend. Ak ySE NJ PAY
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!, Dear I1dl tor, -Inclosed you Will find Il draw
Ing entitled =. Buster and T'ge." 1 thank youE
very murh for printing my las drawing, and d
! hope this Will meet with the same good A
luck. hope all or tho members and editor
enjoyed this summer ms much as did. VIII
you plehse DO soEiInd MS toisend me another
badge q broke mine several weeks ago and i
III, nave missed II SO very much. Wishing the
ciab 'nnch success. beg TO remain, "a s3s s
s45s8y Your sincere member. 6 HI & 5sa
.G5a1-7s M MARY tIcLIZAI3EI'II 4BEAlI.4Ast
4 Tunsall New Kent Cn..5fva..gR n, f.. d. No. 4.
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Dear Observation-Disclosures you vii find a story
prize, or ut cns to 3ten In print Am i
h mol written rn ia1,nythins for .i'e hst
VIII you please send me Il l,ye. Il .t;..ic
at Il picnic. so please send me q mother D it.5
we VIII &havc to start writing aboIts 81
cold winter time soon Inst eau OF Il s-s
rant summer time" Wishing the club Il hlppyss}
autumn. Will close. Your little ,netiberSsS5gs;
. ,s.. lzl SUE PERCY BIj2AI A s3s4a3
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3 =. s5.s 81. IS LEO @B UTT s. nv
No. Charlotte Street. Lynthburg II yia. S
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"a JOSE Il. 3RAAIOS,sl9
No. 1881 Floyd Ayenue.B
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DOLLIE MORTT n
Mary Street, Bristol, Va. d

M Dear Ed!or',,1 send you story and would
drawing, took lessons on tho violin last
winter. and that Is why / couldn't write 10
you then. Please send mo u badge. for lost Y
nine was ~ glad when saw my letter In Il
y. O. e, GEORGE u. J. 8RYALI.. 81 W.
tls n, Third Street. Richmond. IA. 81
& Dear Edltor--I would like very much to Join
called ''rho three Cats Hopinr lit ii viii 81,
cape the waste basket NANt, yoqrs s sESly
T, s--ploase send me a badge.
II Dear r., Edior'-rI have not received my badge
you q little drawing. which | hope you VIII
put ~ tho next sundays paper, Wishing good
luck to every member OF FtheST d. c. c..
romaln your happy member :. Il :. &, ,,,,r,,.
Petersburg. Va, ss
RfsT ri Mss ssSsS g. .t e ny es,u.
another. which J. hope viii 30 published. 81
JOHN MARTIN,
nal,sr t q l am s sa s yg s PIE,
p 1sls q n Sops s' you aoy Viii g' Ike
Your loving monher, 4, ~. is I
scrusgs Franklin Co., Va. h II. p. No. No.
Dear Ed,.or,--I received tho book entitled
loves Way in Dixie" enjoyed readinL II
so much and am ever 50 much ohltsss 70 2, yon,,
ttasos.S and hope Il win take u prize X y1,i
9 8 success. fs1 al ll!sssl t1yzAr,
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Dear lrditur--Enclbscd yo,, viii flnd N poarn H
entitled Lucy. whieh T'thope WILDE good III
enc, t. publish II your sunday s paper.
enjoy very much sent IN Il poem and IT,
Mas n, 9, paper Inst Sunday but have
C..f btlt have los. my bndge, and Would ike
very much to have another one. Hoping n to-
receive my bndge,s 4 gtHlll close. Hoping The 81
Club much success, II am your inc ber INA
Isl PEARL MAY I.EFI.E l,S ss95
8ss No. lis NJ Invent y seventh Street city ssES
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THE MAMMOTH CAVE.

sAI.11E JnrFREss
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0 (seiected by Agnes Cownrdin.) ~
Now, JeiInle, and Mollie, and Robert. ant
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7I6 e. Clay Street, City
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-
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Dear Idllor. - enclose Il story which I hope
foM WI pub 81 IL your piper. an, "a mani.
.,ia MA rtiA RET KIRHlIAM,
No 10 n. Ninth Street, NJ Manchester, Va 3s
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-06-21
Hupe Task.

1t was huge task, to undertake the
cure of such bad case Of kidney di-
sease, as that of G.. F. Collier, of Chero-
kee, Ia., but Electric Bitters did it. He
writes: my kidneys were so far gone
could not sit on a chair without a
cushion; and suffered from dreadful
backache, headache and depression. In
Electric Bitters, however, I found a
cure, and by them was restored to per-
feet health. I recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with weak kidneys,
liver or stomach" Guaranteed by The
Kaufman Drug CO., druggist; price SOC.
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10 Be Tried in Lexington.
Columbia Evening Record.

The case of Henry Planter, colored,
will be tried in the Lexington court.
Planter is a pegro who is charged
with the murder of his wife, the body
being found in Broad river. Planter
was arrested and released by the
coroner's jury and afterwards rear
rested on evidence obtained by
officers of the law. Solicitor lin.
mermsn after studying the case de
cided that the body was found on the
Lexington side and that under the
law it would be necessary to transfer
the case to Lexington county. Ibis
could not be done under change OF
venue and it would he necessary to
mol pros the case in this county and
swear out warrant in Lexington
county where the trial will take place.
Planter will accordingly be taken to
Lexington.
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Far Too Strenuous.

New York, June "a The fact
that l25 persons died last week in
the city from organic heart disease,
when the death rate for the CORES
pording week in 1904 was only fifty
six, has given rise to the belief among
physicians that New Yorkers are
living too rapid lives. The strain OF
business and the cares attendant or
the fierce competition in the financial
centre of the city, and the worry at
tendant on the anxiety to gain wealth
is given as an explanation by the
physicians Of conditions which exist
in the worlds metropolis today.
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Hannibal Hamlin's Client.

Hannibal Hsmlin, for many years
q United States Senator from Maine,
and vice president during the Civil
war, was wont to tell the following
story on himself, says the Boston
Herald.
An Eoglishman by the name ct
Pearson while passing along the
main street in Bangor stepped in q
hole in the sidewalk, and falling,
broke his leg. He brought suit
against the city for $1,000 and en-
gagged Hamlin for counsel.
Hamlin Won his case, but the city
appealed to tbs Supreme Court.
Here, also, the decision was for
Haml:n's client.
After settling up the claim, Ham
lin sent for his client and handed
him 81
Whats tbie?' asked tie English
man.
"That's your damages, after taking
out my fee, the cost of appeal, ard
several other expenses" said Hamlin.
The Englisbman looked at the
dollar, and then at Hamlin. "Whats
the matter with this?" he ss;d, lis it
bad?'