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The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Emerson on Lincoln.

The president impressed me more
favorably than ! had hoped. A frank
sincere, well-meaning man, with a
lawyers habit OF mind. good, clear
statement Of his fact, correct enough,
not vulgar, as described; but with a
sort OF boyish cheerfulness, or that
kind of sincerity and jolly good mean
ing that our class meetings on com
mencement days show, in telling our
old stories over. When he has made
his remark, he looks up at you with
great satisfaction. and shows all his
white teeth, and laughs. He argued
to Sumner the whole case Of Gordon,
the slave trader, point by point, and
added that he was not quite satisfied
yet. and meant to refresh his memory
by looking again at the evidence. Az
this showed a fidelity and consci'
entiousness very honorable to him.
When I was introduced to him, he
said, "Oh. Mr.. Emerson, I once heard
you say in a lecture, that a kentuckian
seems to say by his air and manners,
Here am l; if you don't like me. the
worse for you DIARY OF H. w. En-
erson in the Atlantic.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Can You Improve This?

It is not very we'll known that in
the hall of one of the great colleges
of England there hangs a frame in
closing a few sentences of which
Abraham Lincoln is the author. They
are considered the best English that
was ever written. You or l might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are so sim
pie that any child who reads at all
can read and understand them. That
is one thing that makes them great.
It was his being simple and plain that
made Lincoln himself great.
Now, here is little paragraph by
Lincoln which he made rule of his
conduct. Suppose you try to write 1t
over and see how much you can i'm
prove it. See if each word is the right
one. and try to find a better word for
the place. Notice how simple this is;
all but two are words Of single
syllable:
81 am not bound to win. but l am
hound to be true. am not bound to
succeed, but am bound to live up TO
the light / have. must stand with
ANYBODY that stands right, stand with
him while he is right. and part with
him when he goes wrong"
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Hard Lines.

Two tramps met under viaduct in
Chicago.
Hello, Weary, where yeh been since
I seed you last? Yeh seemed to hev
disappeared Off dc cart kind O. sud
dint that night. Hev ye been sojourn.
in in de workhouse, old fel?"
"Wores n that" replied Weary. 81
struck a streak O tough luck. DE night
I seed yeh ] had just hoofed it into
Chy from Toledo. Tired? Gee, but
was certainly all in. So. Igets into
an empty freight car and scraped up
some hay thct laid on the fleer, an
went to sleep. mus a slept like a
rock. woke up at daybreak mex
mornin' an looked out the door. and
blast me if l wasn't back in Toledo
Puck.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

eADNt1 JosIoS. 10 lit nyLhlng,
and often I could hardly straighten
my back. The aching was bad in the
daytime. but just as bad at night, and
I was always lame in the morning.
was bothered with rheumatic pains
and dropsical swelling Of the feet. The
urinary passages were painful, and the
secretions were discolored and SO free
that often I had to rise at night. I
felt tired all day. Half box served
to relieve me, and three boxes effected
. permanent cure"
A TRIAL FREE.-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price so cents.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

"John went out and tried silence
for couple of days, but one mornin.
the old farmer found a note for hin
saying: Have gone to hoe where
can sing" So, Conness, just thought
I'd let 'em sing"
The real value Of the tradition lies
in it's clear assertion OF the fact that
Lincoln was one of the humble peo
pie who grew to high estate. That is
true, and because the tradition put the
truth in a form that every one could
grasp, it has survived.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
On His Last Lea.

II fear you are not long for this
world" observed the turkey who had
managed to survive Thanksgiving, as
he paused sympathetically before the
pen Of the Christmas goose.
NO." was the sad rejoinder. II feel
a sthough already had one leg in the
gravy."-Town Topics.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Why He Discarde d.

They were playing bridge, and the
beginners game, either from nervous
ness or ignorance, led his partner after
a while to inquire into his method.
"Do you discard from strength or
weakness?" she asked.
Usually from fright" was the
prompt response.-NeW York Sun.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

ney trouble, OF
eight or ten
years standing.
1. suffered the
most 8 9 v e r g
backache and
other pains in
the region Of
the K i d n ey S.
These were es-
pec:iially Il severe
when STOPPING
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Chances for Speculation.

Archic-Ma, is heaven a land flow
ing with milk and honey?
Mother-So We are told, my child.
Archie-Well, ma!
MOther-What is it?
Archie-Is the milk sterilized?-
Houston Chronicle.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Proof to the Contrary,

Raynor-Thare's one good thing
about 1905 anyhow. The financial
question doesn't come up for settle
ment again this year.
>Shyne-Doesn't 1t? Look at these
Christmas bills, will you:-Chicago
Tribune.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Not Complimentary.

"Now, I don't suppose" said Miss
Passay, coyly, "that you could guess
my age"
Really" replied Mr. Meanwell, "I-
er-wouldn't like to. Id be sure to-
er-guess too high" h."-Philadelphi
Press.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
DR.. J. n. RiNDLAUB [Speciaiist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo, N. D.

The Portrait Painter-I am glad to
hear you admire my work, Mr.. Pork
ham. Have you ever been done in
oil?
Mr.. Porkham--Not on your life.
Whenever them Standard guys float
anything your Uncle Hiram dons a
cork vest and then keeps off.--Puck.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

One must not blame the church be-
cause one happens to know something
of the secret life OF some Of its
members.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
MANY School Children Ara sloklx

MdHy Scsso0t SHHos0H N.Y. o1UHtys :,
dren, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in
Childres - Home, New York, break up
Colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness. Head
ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disor-
ders and Destroy Worms. At all Druggists,
p5c Sample mailed free. Address Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
A Souvenir

"Yes," said the crstwhile summer
girl, "it's all off. l sent everything
back to him yesterday"
mot the ring?" asked her friend.
'No; he said I could keep that if
I'd send him the hammock caught
him n."-Philadelphia Press.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Perhaps.

II suppose the Echo is called She
because it talks back like woman"
perhaps it's because it returns your
call in such perfunctory way
Philadelphia Press.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

You cannot win the prize if you will
not pay the price.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

cdr. David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy
gave me prompt and complete relief from dyspepsia and
liver arrangement" B. T. Trowbrldge Harlem KR, E.Y.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gurus, reduces IN.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

my life three years ago.-Mrs. TIIOS. ROBBINS,
Maple Street. Norwich, N. y. Feb. II. 1900.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative BrOmo Qulnine Tablets. All drug.
gsts refund the money II 1t fails to cure. L. W.
Groves signature ts on each box 25c.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
Earliest Green Onions.

EaFUeg1 Green OnIOH0.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, always have something new, some.
among their new money making vege-
tables, an Earliest Green Eating Onion.
It il q winner. Mr.. Farmer and Gardener!
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

We ehave on file many letters of recon.
mcndation like the one given above.
We can give our readers ,onlXa a slight
glimpse of the vast number OF grate'
full letters DR.. Hartman is constantlyre.
ceiving, in praise OF, his famous catarr1
remedy, Peruna.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
THE HAND OF LINCOLN.
3Y EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.

in
of the
ording the Bible Anak
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10

|OOK on this cast. and know the hand
That bore nation in its hold;
From this mute witness understand
What Lincoln was-hoW large OF mould
The man who sped the woodman's team
I And deepest sunk the poughmans share,
! And pushed the laden raft astream,
4 OF fate before him unaware.
/ This was the hand that knew to swing
Y The axe-snce thus would freedom train
\ Her son-and made the forest ring,
! And drove the wedge, and toiled ama!n.
Firm hand, that loftier office took,
A conscious leaders will obeyed,
And. when sought his word and look,
With steadfast might the gathering swayed.
No courtier's, toying with sword,
Nor minstrel's. laid lutte;
A chiefs, upliited to the Lord
When all the kings of earth were mute!
The hand of Anak, sinewed strong,
The fingers that on greatness clutch;
Yet 10! the marks their lines along
Of who strove and suffered much.
For here, in knotted cord and vein.
trace the varying chart OF years;
know the troubled heart, the strain,
The weight of Atlas-and the tears
Again I see the patient brow
That palm erewhile wont to press;
And now it's furrowed deep, and now
Made smooth with hope and tenderness.
For something of formless grace
This moulded outline plays about;
plying fame, beyond our trace,
Breathes like spirit in and out.
The love that cast an aureole
Round one who, longer to endure,
Called mrth to ease his ceaseless dole,
Yet kept his nobler purpose sure.
Lo as gaze. the statured man,
Built up from yon large hand. appears:
A type that Nature wills to plan
But once in all peoples years.
What better than this voiccless cast
To tell Of such one as he,
Since through it's living semblance passed
The thought that bade race be free!
; - ~ AF::7zzzgEE]
w nNH ~ "&ES4NtSzhsESS ESSSM
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-10
AN OLD MANS TRIBUTE.

An Ohio Fruit Raiser, 70 Years Old,
Cured Of a TerrlbIe Case After Ten
Years Of Suffering.
Sidney Justus, fruit dealer, Of Men
tor, Ohio, says: II was cured by Doan's 8
Kidney Pills of q severe case of kid
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
The Triumphant spider.

a little garter snake about five inches
long went to sleep in wheelwright
shop, and big black spider spun a
web around the reptile. When the lit
tie snake awoke 1t was literally In the
tolls and began to struggle 1t finally
managed to free it's body. but not its
head. Meanwhile the spider was in
dustriously spinning fresh threads,
stopping occasionally to give the snake
n bite. Then the real fight commenced
and lasted for an hour. The snake
could not get away. but it tried its best
to bite the spider. without avail. Weak
ened by it's futile efforts and the sue
cessive stings Of the insect. it gradual
ly ceased to struggle and finally died.
Then the spider, presumably triumph
ant. disappeared under the wall.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
The Miss of a. "gIr,o

An amusing illustration of the value
OF courtesy in the factory is given by
the London Engineering Magazine. "At
one time" says the writer, I'VE had
some large forging drawings returned
to the works, and the order clerk, into
whose hands they came, told his err
rand boy to take them to Burnham,'
one Of the foremen. The boy looked In
astonishment, but upon n peremptory
order he went of with the drawings.
We missed them day or two later,
and upon inquiring Of the boy he said,
You told me to take them to burn 'em,
and did it. In fact he had taken
those drawings to the boiler room and
had them burned. all because the order
clerk forgot to use the Mr. when CIV
ing his instructions"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
1000 CLAIMS.
Equal Not a Single Fact.
Union Endorsement
Makes This Claim
a Fact.

Endorsed by scores Of Union citizens.
we choerfully make a pubic stat, ment
of their experience, IS ,hp proof we
have to back our claims that ID, ans
Kidney Pills cure. every form nf kidney
ills, from common harkache to serious
urinary disorders. Here is on" local
ample. We have many more like it.
j. II Porter. printer employed on
Progress, living on South Church ST.,
says: Il have never felt better in my
life than l have since 1 used Doan's
Kidney Pills which l procured at
Holmes Pharmacy. I was great
sufferer from b ckacte for number of
years. My trouble was right across the
small If my back. and the pain was
sometimes 50 severe that I thought my
back would break intNo. l have plaster
ell it, and rubbed it until it was all raw
and one mass of hlisters. hut i'm spite of
ali could do, nothing seemed to help
me. I read about Doan's Kidney Pills
and got them. Half bpx relieved me,
and the use of two boxes entirely cured
me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC per
box. FOster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y,
sole agents for the United States. Re-
member the name-DOAN N'S-and take
no other.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
HE LOVED THE THEATER.
Farces and Clowns Were the JOY of
George HI. of England.

StOWnS were the JOY OF
George HI. of England.
Few men of any rank or time have
ever derived SO much unaffected pleas
ure from the theater ais George III.
In fact, in the words of contempo-
rary. it was "as good as play to hear
the royal laughter and rote the genu-
inc enjoyment of his majesty" ''Ie
is said," Thackeray wrote, mot to
have cared for Shakespeare or tragedy
much Farces and pantomimes were
his joy, and especially when the clown
swallowed carrot or string Of sau-
sages he would laugh so outrageously
that the lovely princess by his side
would have to say. My gracious, mon
arch. do compose yourself! And he
continued to laugh and at the very
smallest farces as long as his poor wits
were left him"
So frequent were Georges visits to
the theater that "his face was the most
familiar I'm London to playgoers. who
took no more notice Of his presence
than If he had been simple citizen.
except when his boisterous laughter
drew attention TO him and started 9TH
ers laughing out Of irresistible infec-
tlon.' As familiar n spectacle rs that
of his majesty purple and rolling with
laughter was to see him sleeping as
peacefully as child between the acts.
So partial was he to actors that he
permitted and even smiled at liberties
which he would have resented In any
one else. On one occasion. when Par
sons was playing In THE Siege Of ca
lais." the actor walked toward the box
in which George was sitting and ad-
dressed him in the words Of his part:
AN the king were here and did not
admire my scaffold would say: Hang
him! He has no taste.'" piece of i'm
pudence which threw his majesty into
a fit of laughter.-London Tit-Bits.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
The Buttered Side

A woman who is a close observer Of
children was out walking in the coun-
try one day, she relates, when she saw
a little girl with solemn kSg blue eyes
sitting on a doorstep munching huge
slice Of bread and butter. The only
peculiarity about the operation was
that she was holding the buttered side
Of the bread toward the ground.
"Why do you hold your bread and
butter that way7" asked the lady.
"Tause." whispered the little maiden
confdentially, mamma says bwead
always falls butter side down, so If
you hold 1t butter side down to start
wifi and then dwop It, why. Of course,
It falls butter side up."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
To FIJI Up Her Time.

The family who had lived for ten
years in the small house owned by old
lady Crocker had moved away. She
asked her agent to secure some quiet
and desirable tenants for the property
as soon as possible.
The agent advertised and within n
few days had n call from man, who
asked numerous questions about the
house.
There are seven good sized rooms"
said the agent "and an excellent cellar
How many are there in your family2'
"My wife and myself and twelve chill
dren." said the man.
"Ah," said the agent. I'm afraid that
would hardly do. as Mrs. Crocker Is old
and something Of an invalid and lives
next door. She is not particularly fond
of children"
"Well," and the man looked indig-
nant, 81 shouldn't think she'd mind !;
there are only five little ones'
But the agent shook his head.
"1t's all right anyway" said the man,
with quick change Of base. 1T don't
believe there's land enough around that
house, and it's too near the city. What
really want is place farther out,
with an acre or 30 of ground and a
barn and chance to keep a COW and
chickens and room to grow some vege-
tables. so my wife will have something
to take up her spare time."-Youth's
Companion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
PRONUNCIATION,
Read Over This Test md Then Con.
suit Your Dictionary.

Read Over This Test md Then Con-
suit Your Dictionary.
The following rather curious piece OF
composition was placed upon the black
board at certain teachers institute
and a prize Of Il dictionary offered to
any person who could read it and pro
nounce every word correctly. The book
was not carried off, rs twelve was the
lowest number of mistakes in pronun-
ciation made: .,a,.,...
"a sacrllegious son of Belipl who has
suffered from bronchitis. having ex-
hausted his finances in order to make
good the deficit, resolved to ally him
self to comely, lenient and docile
young lady Of the Malay or Caucasian
race. He accordingly purchased CALI
ope and coral necklace Of a!chameleon
hue and securing n suit Of fooms at a
principal hotol he engaged, ;tbe head
waiter as his coadjutor He then dis
patched letter of the most unexcep-
tional caligraphy extant. Inviting the
young lady to matinee! She revolted
at the idea. refused to eohsidef herself
sacriflcable to his desiresI and sent a
polite note of refusal, on receiving
which he procured a carbine and bowie
knife, said that he would" not now
forge fetters hymeneal with the queen
and went to an Isolated spot, severed
his jugular vein and discharged the
contents Of the carbine into his alb
domen. The debris was removed by
the coroner .,. .i.. %.
The mistakes I'm pronunciation were
made on the following words: Sacri-
legious, Belial, bronchitis, exhausted,
finances. deficit, coniely. lenfent. 'doclIe,
Malay, calliope. chameleoh suit, CO
adjutor. caligraphy. matinee. sacrifica-
BILE. carbine. hymeneal, isolated. jugu-
lar and debris.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20

umns before him, but after half hour
he gave up.
Pm stale" he murmured, throwing
the paper on the table Wonder
where's she gone? Never before real
lied how interesting she is-for girl.
Had / ever had ladies' day? Umph.
That was funny And lie smiled ut
the recollection of 1t.
For the next two or three days she
avoided him as much as possible.
II must give him plenty of line" she
decided craftily, land never let him
suspect that he's taken the bait"
On the third day he proposed q long
tramp to her.
You don't want a silly thing like
me-" she protested, with modest self
depreciation. II can't talk about
bridges and buttresses and caissons
and all those interesting things that
you know about. I shall only bore
YOU"
''What was it you said the other day
about the creature that tempted Ad-
ann" was his laughing reply. Per
haps l want to take up new line OF
study"
IL just made him think ! was the
most dependent thing that ever lived"
she confided shamelcssly to her mir
ror that night. "AIy timid little feet
could scarcely get over the ground
without help, and as for climbing
fences
She went Off into peal OF laughter
as she remembered how solicitous he
had been about her getting over
fence that was In their way-and she
who could turn handspring as well
as either Of her brothers.
"Of course couldn't do it if I really
liked him." she murmured. Then the
girl in the mirror avertcd her face
quickly. 'I'm just going to give him a
much needed lesson. you know" she
went on. This time the girl looked into
her eyes for a moment. After that she
threw herself on the bed and buried
hot face in the pillows.
AS the weeks went by the startling
conviction that there was one girl in
the world who never bored him. never
made him long to escape and get back
to his own kind, came to be q certain
ty TO the man. With the coming Of
this knowledge the world seemed
brighter, livelier place.
The idea Of marriage, which had
hitherto seemed as remote as that of
suicide, came and lodged within his
brain as If it were nn old friend He
thought. with some scorn. of his former
views.
They were standing under the big
apple tree in the back garden. From
the ground she picked up one Of the
round, smooth apples and began to
eat 1t. Something in the action brought
back to him the conversation they once
had about Adam, and he wondered how
he could ever have been so cross, so
dense. He held out his hand.
"Plcase, Eve" he bcseeched.
But you are not like ADAM" she
began archly.
NO" he said meaningly. HE wait
ed for temptation. I-don't intend to
waltz
And that night she whispered to the
girl in the mirror. "What Thackeray
says is true!'
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
Jack and GIL.

Jill or Gill is an abbreviation Of the
once feminine name Gillian or Juliana.
In Icelandic mythology Jack and Gill
are two children kidnapped by the moon
while drawing water. which is carried
on their shoulders in q bucket suspend
ed from n pole. The Swedish peasants
still account for the moon spots in this
way. A play with the title Jack and
Gill" was popular at the English court
between 1867 and 1873. How far back
the English nursery rhyme with this
title dates is not known, though every
school child Is familiar with the lines,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
TEXAS FRUIT LANDS
Produce early crops which
bring fancy prices.

In Texas they begin shipping ber-
RIGS in April, tomatoes in May,
peaches in June, bringing fancy
prices up North. II
The growing season is much
longer than in the North--a chance
to make two and three crops, re-
ducing the expense of getting
through" the winter.
Fruit and truck lands along the
Cotton Belt Route arc very cheap as
yct-S10 to SIS nn aero unim-
proved. When put to orchard or
truck they can be made to yield
500 to 5000 per acre and more.
Besides, it's an ideal climate-no
long, cold winters. Write for book
let on fruit and truck growing.
l.. p. SMITH, T.p.A.,
Cotton Eei 10 tc, Atlanta, Ga.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
FOR SALE
CABBAGE PLANTS,

We have been in the truck, busi-
ness since 1871, and are again pre-
pared to fill any and all orders for
Early and Late varieties of Cabbage
Plants. They are best known to
experienced Truckers, are grown in
open air near salt water and will
stand severe cold without injury.
Price S1.50 per 1000 F. o. B.
here. We make special prices on
larger lots and solicit corrcspon-
dcncc.
All plants packed in light baskets
and shipped G. O. ID. when money
does not accompany orders. We
guarantee satisfaction. Address all
orders to
d. II. TOWLES & son,
Meggctts, S. c..
OR
TOWIES & ARNETT,
st Green Pond, S. c..
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-01-20
A Subtle Dfstiuctiou.

Did the critics like your perform
ance Of HamletT'
"The critics." answered Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, "liked 1t. But large
number Of persons who assume to be
critics did not."-Washington Star.