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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

he wants and. above all. because he
wants to- while a girl well, she gets
the idea that matrimony Is a refuge
from the wrath To come. If she doesn't
marry, she knows that her best friends
will refer to her behind her back as an
'old maid and think Of her as one Of
life's failures 1t isn't falr Why
hasn't she just as much Of a right to
her singlencss as a MANI
The dark mass in the opposite chair
seemed to be considering the question.
There was a movement and the point
OF light that marked his cigar shifted.
"She has" he said, with calm conylc-
ton, "only one expects her to have too
much taste to exercise the right"
There was pause ana then lie elabo-
rated: Being Il woman, yon see, dear
girl, IS just A trifle like being caught IN
q net Ii Is by no means the same
thing as being a man. and all the eman-
cipation in the world cant really free
her She is an entirely different be
ing, and I'm rather glad she ls1'
The girl was holding her breath, she
scarcely knew why. Spritcs, hand in
hand, seemed to be dancing along her
nerves and singing in tiny threadlike
voices that only she could hear. And
I'm glad toe! And I'm glad too" 1t
took her several moments to study the
sudden JOY; then she pursued the ar
gument calmly
But, no, surely you're not In earnest.
Surely you're not OF the antiquated
school that believes, for instance, that
q woman's brain is of a different and,
or course, inferior caliber to mans"
There was fine dlsdain in her tone
notwithstanding the fact that her heart
was beating impatiently.
The man chuckled softly for. truth
TO tell he was that very sort Of crea
ture. Never had he been able 10 take
the organ under discussion seriously.
He admitted # now without reserve,
with fine large indulgent masculine
assurance
ITS a wonderful little contrivancc,
the feminine brain" he concluded but
certainly It IS different"
Again in the darkness the mouselikc
smile flashed out and back again. ac-
companied this time by an audible
sound that started as a snicker, but
was deftly turned into a sniff Of scorn.
1t was the latter that the man res
oghiZcd AMI greeted Win au amused
laugh
Ever hear about the little buttercup
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

rupt her speech Not that, of course,
but by being told that you couldn't un-
derstand, being patronized, having al
lowauces made-'Oh, well, she's only a
woman" Just tell me, honor bright,
how would you like ii"
The man chuckled. The vision of
himself in the predicamcnt suggested
was not without its humorous side The
figure Of speech he had used Il few min
utcs earlier came back to him with
new force. 1t was Ike being caught
under a net though the mcshes We're
silkeu.
"WcuT she demanded, with a ring
OF triumph in her voice
u don't suppose l should like it," he
admitted between pufs. but that
doesn't prove anything, you know" he
went ON hastily. That's because I'm
a man" Then, as an afterthought,
"Whcu you're once used to being a wo-
man-cr-I should think you might get
used to It-grow 10 like It. Mans good
angel, you know, and all thatw
But what if one wcaries Of the role
bI EtiNl anger w nut II bllt' lblBo 10 It
just oneself: For my part. l don't
see why man shouldn't be woman's
good angel for awhile-he's SO strong
and brave and, above all, SUPERIOR"
Her voice was deceptiyely mocking
Being only a man, and a man In the
dark ut that, he had no way Of know
ing that her eyes were dancing mis-
chievously and she was wondering if
he were horribly shocked. What he
did know. however, was that the voice,
with its youthful, almost boyish treble,
was the sweetest In the world TO him,
that he would rather he mocked ana
douutcd by those lips than flattered by
any others. Still he had a point to
prove. and he tossed the dwlndlcd ci-
gar off into the bushes that flanked the
porch, squared his shoulders aggres-
sively and demanded:
Would you propose to n man if
er-you loved himY
His listener gaspcd. This was car
rying the war into the enemy's country
with u vengeance Propose to a man
she loved, Not for rubies and dIa-
monds-n not for principalities and pow
ers one might propose to a man one
didn't love, but to the man-never!
NO" came the answer in voice
grown suddenly small and meek.
And she talks about wanting a
mans rights" he groaned to some In
visible person. And she hasn't the
nerve to do a little thing like that.
Ny, oh, my!
I'm afraid you'll have to stay in the
good angel business awhile yet-until,
for instance, you can stand up and tell
a man YOU love him. l don't see any
other way"
There was pause, In which he wait
ed for her to speak, but she said moth
ing. Then he leaned forward, and in
the gloom she could see the shining of
his eyes. lie, too, must have seen
some secret thing in her face, for, with
a laugh soft, eXultant-he took her
hands in his and pressed them fervent-
~ to his lips.
You are such funny, helpless, ridic-
ulously superior creatures" were her
last words upon the subject a little
later, that | suppose it will have to
ber-yes."
u pEClII MAN
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
kcen Serene.

When you come to think of Il. most
of us DO have hard time keeping our
selves in order, temper. nerves, selfish
ness and Iongings, ambitions and de
sires all insisting to have a hearing,
and down steps wisdom and orders con
ed, intellectual people to whom self
sacrifice means nothing, and little they
know Of the fight OF the other passion
ate half Ill health and discomfort are
the fruits of the battle Keep serene
say, Il shall control myself and be a
cheerful philosopher" and all VIII go
well.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
DUE TO AN
ADDRESS
BY AUGUST FINCH
cnn,ntuhL. L---. mi q. Mecnre


F'f''tN'"f'f'N
u wish" cried Mildred, that you
would go away and never come near
me again"
Il will come around In the morning,
said Kendrick Fallows soothingly
You are all upset The passing of the
customs after that rough passage IS
enough TO try the strongest nerves.
You win feel better in the morning"
Il shall not be at home to You in the
morning or any other time You call"
she announced spitefully II want You
10 keep away from me"
what is the matter. dear be- asked
anxiously "Have l offended
"OTendedr She repeated -hrilIy AS
though your very attitude We're not an
ofTensc"
why" he defended, Il thought
carried it off very well 1 battled no
bly, against a desire TO take you ia my
arms before all those people and
IF YOU had" she broke In savagcly.
Il should have killed YOU. Was it not
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

When General Trepoff was chief Of
police In Moscow, before the estab-
nshment Of the state liquor monopoly,
he was told from the highest quarters
to suppress the orgies at popular re
sorts in the town. A few days later
the police raided the principal restau-
rants after midnight, and the next
morning General Trepoff asked Of his
august master directions for the pros
ecution of one member of the imperial
family. two judges of the high court, a
mayor and deputy mayor, several gen
erals and many women well known in
Moscow society, who, among others,
had been arrested in the raid. The
matter ended there.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

They wcro discussing the factors
which make for success in the world
when the knowing young man said:
There's nothing like force Of char
acter Now, there's Jones, Sure to
make his way In the world He's a
will Of his own, you know"
But Brown has something better in
his favor"
whats that
"A will Of his uncle's."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
A Souvenir.
Us It an enhancement ring"

rs 1t an engagement ringf"
NO" answered the ofttimes summer
girl 1T is a souvenir"
"But you say you don't remember
who gave it to you"
THAT is true. But it may be consid.
cred an effective souvenir, none the
less. have no doubt the donor often
recalls what it cost ana remembers
Washington Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
The RIack Cnnt Superstition.

There is a species of black gnat about
the size Of a young house fly that visits
you Mt the dinner table frequently in
the course of lifetime lie is believed
to be the soul Of a departed friend
come back to give warning Of the death
of some one you know. Simple folk
believe in him absolutely Whenever
he appears at certain home in New
York, huzzing about the plate of the
lord and master, the good wife declares,
John. who can it be neXtE" She runs
over on her fingers the names of such
friends as she can then recall. John
frowns, growls about "female non
sense" strikes at the gnat, and next
morning finds in the death notices an
nouncemcnt of the demise of one he
knew.-Ncw York Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

"Oh. John" she exclaimed as she
observed him getting into his over
coat, Il hope you're not going to be
out again tonight"
Il hope not he replied absentmind-
edly, but its quite likely The cards
have been running very badly for me
lately, Philadelphia Ledger
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
The Act of Snoezinx.

The practice Of saying God bless
you" whenever q person sneczes must
be widespread indeed when we find
similar salutation "Mbuka' literally.
equals live'D obtaining among the III
jians Of the south Pacific, a race de-
vcloped by the blending Of the Malayo
Polyncsians with the Papuans, the
Fiji group being the border land be
tween the two. 1t has been said by
London physician that one is nearer
death al the actual moment of sneezing
than at any other period of ones life.
Herein perhaps lies the reason for the
kindly wish and may account for the
interrupt a person in the act OF sneez-
ing-Notes and Queries.
s'CappInG" Crows.
The following account is given in
Country Life of the way in which pill
ferng crows are dealt with by Italian
agriculturists: 4 hole Of a certain depth
IS dug I'm the ground, 1T the bottom Of
which is placed some decayed meat.
A funnel shaped wedge of paper is
then inserted into the hole, the upper
edge of the paper being coated with
brdlime "Maitrc Corbcau" sees the
food, dcscends TO grasp it, and when
he has firm hold Of II he rises up again.
His head is, however, swathed with
the paper cap, and IN his mad cndeavOr
to rid himself Of it he circles up TO ex-
traordinary heights in the air, revolv-
Ing constantly and at so rapid a pace
that, soon overcome with giddiness, Le
falls to the earth dead.
an Unnecessary Distinction.
The two expressions "by and by and
"by the bye" are really derived from
the same original word, and the words
by and bye" have the same general
sense. But the spelling bye has long
been used in the second Of these
phrases without any real reason for
the change We should not speak Of
a bye law or a bye path, and yet many
are careful to write by the bye" and
"by the by" In goodbye" there might
be some reason for keeping the lnal
'e," since it stands for the word ''ye'
In the shortened form of Cod be with
yc." but where SO much has been
dropped the ''c" IS hardly worth keep
Ing. especially as the old meaning is
seldom recalled ST Nicholas.
To the Point.
Dr. Gun Your husband. madam,
needs rest
I know that, doctor; but he won't
/ listen to me
Or. GruT If you would make it un-
necessary for him to listen TO you,
madam. | think that viii be rest
"nough-St LOUIS Republic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Interested Gcncrnsify.

THAT IS very generous of old man
Gotrox, paying for the musical educa-
ton Of the girl who lives next door to
him"
Yes. hut he has stipulated that she
shall learn it all in Europe.
natl Timcs-Star
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

The liar generally passes his time
boasting Of his hatred Of liars, thinking
thereby to cover his own defects
Lavater.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13

Where there is much pretcnsion
much has hc"n borrowed Nature new
er prctcndS-- Lavatcr
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Not the Snmr Thing.

"IIas Mrs Lowboy any marriageabIe
daughtcrst'
.'No, but She thinks she has Smart
Set
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
GOnfrutIietnTE

'IIe said he couldn't live without
her"
Did she accept him2"
''Oh, yes, after looking him up in the
financial reports and finding that he
could "-Puci;.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
The Last
Word
BY KEITH GORDON
rauuiHt tH.. bu r. e.. Mcclure
BY KEITH GORDON

cannta. a, bg q c Mcclure
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
Accidentally Shot.

Gaffney. Special.-As a result OF the
accidental discharge OF pistol in the
hands OF his friend. Henry Smith,
Stanyarne Wilson lies seriously wound
ded at his fathers home. 1t seems
that at a late hour "Wednesday night a
party of young men were At the Ross
pool room which was n charge OF
Smith. When the hoGr !or closing ar
rived. Smith drew lis pistol from
show case and unbroecEed it TO gee
whether or not it was loaded. He then
hreeched il with snap and the weapon
was discharged. the bullet plowing
along smiths lef. thumb AMI forefnger
and striking Mr.. Little in The abdomen
Just below the ribs on the left side.
He vas at once removed 10 his home
and several physicians wsre summon
ed. The full extent o. rs injuries are
not yet known. but it is believed that
neither the bowels or bladder are pune
tured. which. if true. makes the cnan-
ces o. his recovery better
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
Papar Pulp Factory.

Gee. getown. Specia!.-Mr. D. H.
Greene. who for some time has been
looking around for & suitable location
for the paper and pulp factory which
he has organized with capital OF
$4,000 has definitely decided upon
Bucksport. on the Waccamaw river,
and the plant will be e:.cted and put
into operation at an earl date.
The capacity of the mill wiil be about
10000 pounds Of pulp per day, to be
increased shortly to 1D0,$rD pounds per
day and will employ approximately
$50 hands. The Richardson Cypress
Lumber and Shingle Company is To-
Gated at Bucksport and the owners OF
this plant has been maia': instrument
tal in securing the pulp plant for
Bucksport where * will be IN such close
proximity 10 the boundies5 quantities
of the raw material. The paper pulp
factory is expected to d. an immense
business. which will be- O. important
benefit to this port.
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Reduction Of Freight Charges.

Columbia, SDccial-Re"cnt CORES
pCudence between the secretary OF the
South Carolina Wholesalers Assocla-
ZION and the trahc managers OF the
large railroads doing business III tins
State strengthen the hope lncicaten III
this correspondence several weeks az"
thar important freight reductions are
10 be granted this territory in the near
future. The agitation which the pied
E3unt commercial boaieS started in the
beginning Of the summer against dis
elimination IL favor Of Atlanta points
2ni Il recent decision 0f Judge Speer,
in GeOl2 in which he decided that
the Southern had no right 10 raise the
rate Oh lUmbcr have had an important
Bearing in the case it is thought. The
Southeastern Freight Association is
said tO be working Cut the problem of
making certain reductions. but in such
way as not TO disturb present cont
mCrcial conditions. and tO this end is
collecting copies CT waE-D!lls ana bills
ot laGiES 50 rs 10 base calculation on
a!HoCnls shipped.
Charters aMd commissions went TO
number OF important Hcw enterprises.
Tie Ma!Shali-WeSt tOtt Hardware Com
pany. OF Charleston. was chartered with
a capital 0i $50 O0U0: +. II. Pringle.
president aId treasurer. and G.. T..
Prin2le. secretary. These were COM
misS:oncd: The Palmetto Paint Com
Iany. Columbia. capital. $4,000; cor
pu~atoTs. W. \. TN@arier. W. B. Low
-, ani V. J. Nrrray: the Sumter
a Ill a "a
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No Sunday Freight Trains.

There have been complaints made to
the railroad commission respecting the
oUeration of freight trains on Sunday.
The transportation companies claim
that they are not violating the law and
that whatever hauling is done by raj
road companies on Sunday is by means
OF through freights of perishable cargo,
starting before y o'clock Saturday
night. and such trains cannot be stop
ped-having the protection OF the inter-
state commerce law. However, in order
TO put the railroad companies on their
guard and to prevent the handling or
trains in violation of the lay, the COM
mission has adopted circular letter
which has been sent to the t-ansporta-
ton companies and the members OF the
commission will receive information as
to special cases of violation OF the
law
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
Captured After Two Years.

Cordele, Ca, Special.-Sheriff Clewis,
OF Dooly county. has gone to Mont
gomery. Ala. there to meet Sheriff
Walters. Of Chatahaula parish. Louis
lana. who has in charge George Bund-
rick. wanted in Dooly county for muir
der. two years ago, of j. H. Shrouder.
Andrew Brundrick, brother Of George,
was involved in the shooting. but was
captured and is now serving a life
sentence. Mrs. Shrouder was shot at
the same time. Though it was thought
her wounds we're fatal, she recovered.
George Bundrick was working at a saw
mill at Jena. La, when captured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
Collision Sinks Schooner.

Cape Henry, Va. Special.-The Nor
wcgian steamer George Dumois, Cap
tain Soresen. which passed in Sunday
night. had her bow badly damaged in
a collision at sea with the schooner
Clara Z. Bergen. Captain Edwards. The
schooner was sunk. but the crew were
saved by the DumOis. The Bergen
sailed from New York June IS for
Charleston, S. c. The Dumois is a
fruiter and was on her way from Banes
to Baltimore.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
PALMETTO crop coNDIlI0NSx
Weather Conditions Given Out by tie
Department Observer.

The directors of the South Carolina
section of the Department OF Agricul-
ture issue the following bulletin: The
temperature during the week enclns
S a. m. June 26th. averaged 4 degrees
per day above normal. The extremes
were a maximum of 100 degrees at
Florence on the 23rd and a minimum
of Sc degrees at Greenyille on the 22nd.
There was more than an average
amCunt OF bright sunshine. Although
there were no destructive wind storms,
yet there were fresh to brisk winds
each day which. being hot and dry. had
whiting effect On all vegetation. and
caused the ground 70 dry out very fast.
There were scattered showers on sew
cTal days during the middle OF the
week. most numerous in the extreme
western and northwestern border coun-
tries. and widely separated in other
parts. By far the larger portion OF the
State had no rain. The SHOWERS were
heavy in parts OF OcOnee. BarEwell and
Florence counties and were generally
light elsewhere. There is urgent need of
a general rain in all parts Of the State
though the drought is most severe in
tire central cOu2tieS where the deli
cheney since the first OF June amounts
10 from tWO 10 over three inches. there
having occurred no beneficial rain du-
ring this month IN many places the
gIounl has become baked and hard and
unavoidable.
10 l.
ing the week where the soil was hit for
cultivation. and practically all fields
have been rid of grass and weeds, are
in better condition than at any time
this season.
Cotton is suffering less from the
drought than other crops. and made a
general Improvement although the
plants continue small and are growing
slowly. Cotton has now healthier
color. and is fvUiting normally with a
marked increase in the area from which
blooming is reported. The Improvement
!. confined principally to cotton on
heavy soils. while on sandy lands the
crop continues poor and unprOmis!ng,
and in many places lousy. and the
plants have a sickiy appearance and in
few sections are shedding their lowe:
leaves. Sea Island cotton is in good
ronditiun 5ut has begun to wilt in
places.
Corn is suffering for rain. and early
corn is very poor; later paintings are
Better but will soon deteriorate unless
it rains. Most OF the March paintings
have been laid by. Worms continue de-
sirrcfive in the western counties. To-
bGc"o leaves are ripening and some OF
tle lower ones have been stripped.
cured and marketed. Wheat and oats
harvest is now finished. Tide water rire
is doing well: Jline paintings in the
Georgetown district are coming up to
fairly good stands. Gardens doing
poorly. Shipments Of peaches are heavy
from the Ridge section. Cantaloupe
shipments have begun. and water mel
ons will he marketed next week.
Pastures a:e failing. it has been too
Cry to plant peas on stubble lands
J. W. Baucr. Section Director.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
Convention Adjourns.

Asheville, Spccial.-The Young Peo-
pies Missionary Movement ConVen-
ton at Kenilworth Inn closed with
an enthusiastic session. DR.. J. 5.
Gouchcr. secretary of the Presbyteri-
an board of Sunday schools. delivered
2 brief address in which he drew at
tention to the necessity of Increased
efforts along educational lines. The
secretary of the conference was IN
structed to send cabled greetings to
similar conferences to be held shortly
in England. -: -,...--.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
Mo Effort to Capture Insurgents.

ST. Petersburg. BY Cable.-The un-
p:ccedcnted spectacle of a powerful
modern baltlcship cruising around in
the Black Sea i'll the hands OF a crew
who. under the rules Of international
law. cannot be regarded as other than
pirates. and of the admiral in COM
mand of the rest of the EuXine fleet
frankly confessing his inability TO cope
with the situation, and ordering the
fire of his warshipS TO be drawn. has
stupcfied the Russian Admiralty.
The Whereabouts CT the e:rant bat
rleshiD KniaZ POtCmkine is unknown
hcrc. no plans for capturing her have
been made. and the policy OF non-!Atrr
ference seems TO be at present i'll
vogue.
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The Davenport case.

Newberry. Special.-The trial OF Mr..
Thos. ]. Davenport for he shooting
CT Mr.. P. C. Smith. from the kinard
section, commenced las. week. Both
parties are prominent :aaa. and the
trial has excited great deal Of inter-
est. The trouble occurrs i last July
on the edge Of Mr.. Daveaport's plan
tation when. after some little difficulty
about a road through the place. he
shot Mr.. Smith through the right
breast with 3S:calibre pistol. the ball
coming oft about the shoulder blade.
For several months il was rot known
whether Mr.. Smith would recover, but
he is now practically well.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06
'.TD the President:
Of For the Funeral.

Ncwbury. y. H.. Specially special
ain bearing the body of Secretary oi
ate John Hay LEI; Ncwbury Sanca$
r Cleveland. O.. where the intcrment
III take place.
The funeral party consisted of Mrs.
nav. the widow: Clarence Hay; Dr.
Charles l.. Scuddcr OF Boston who al
tended Secretary Hay dUrins his last
illness: MIR. and Mrs. Samuel MaiEef'
OF Cleveland. the latter sister "l M:s.
Hav. and 5. \. Raymond. also Il re!a-
tive OF Mis-. Hay.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-06

A gentleman lectu:ei here last
week. says G0odwil's Salt Lake
Weekly. his theme being principally
the technical schools OF Germany
where thousands CT students graduate
annually from technical schools ana
find immediate employment in the
manufactures of that country, with
the result that Germany is fast be-
coming the foremost of manufacturing
powers. although the lecturer ADMIT
ted that in all first-ClaSS Works IN
Germany. American tools are USED.
If after centuries of effort even Ger
many is obliged to send 10 America
for tools to place in the hands OF her
workingmen, it is clear that the
genius after all is on this side OF the
sea, only in many important lines II
has not yet been carried out.