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The Mind and Action.

once asked q class Of l6 girls to think
~intently what it would feel like to lift the
right hand and touch the left shoulder.
After a few minutes had elapsed nine OF
them confessed having felt a desire to do
1t. I then dropped the subject and spoke
Of something else. In a few moments six
actually did 1t. Most persons when oon:
centrating attention upon the thought OF
what o given movement would feel like,
find themselves becoming possessed of a
desire to do it, and this desire marks the
tendency of the thought to produce the
movement. But as we not only feel but
also see our movements, we find that the
thought Of what a movement looks like
has also motor value and tends to produce
it. This is also true Of touches and ideas
Of touch-indeed all or nearly all mental
states produce some motor changes IN the
body, but the motor effects Of sensations
and ideas of sound, taste and smell are rel
atively light.-Professor ". r. Newbold
In Popular Science Monthly.
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New Year Fairies In Wales.

Among the Welsh people fairies are
kno IN by the name of ~ tylwyth teg,"
which means the fair folk CT family.
and are believed to have remarkable
privileges on New Years eve, at which
time they are said to be rampant and to
possess unusual power. They are thought
to have a great fondness for children,
and woe betide the fond mother who
has many way offended the tylwyth teg
during the now dying year. Let such a
mothNr watch carefully and increasingly
at thu cradle where her darling lies
sleeping on New Years eve, for if she
fails to do so the malicious fairies will
come in her absence and steal away the
child and substitute for it a "plentyn
neuid," or changing, who, though it
may at first be the exact counterpart Of
the stolen little one, will Q o alter in
to a frightful looking, shrupken, pulling
brat, not unfrequently becoming idiotic.
New York World. -.
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LOGICAL ARRANGEMENTS OF THOUGHT

A Couple of Illustrative Incidents In .
Preachers Experience.
The appended anecdotes concerning the
late President Robinson are given to the
public az too characteristic and too good
to be lost. They are from the recollections
of the Rev. DR.. A. J. Sage:
,"Once in the classroom DR.. Robinson
was expatiating on the Importance of care
full logical arrangement Of thought In dis
course, when he draw the following Illus
tration from his own experience: Once,
when I was preaching, a peculiar incident
occurred. / had gone through my intro
duction and first division, when my mem.
DRY failed me. Icould not recall my second
division, but instead OF 1t came up the
first point Of the application. After vainly
trying to recall the missing head, I stated
to the congregation that for a special rea-
son I would pass at once to the application.
T did SO, and when I had discussed the
first point, the missing part OF my dis
course came back to me and I went
through it all without further difficulty.
On reaching home / set myself down to
inquire the meaning Of this incident, when
I discovered that that which 1had planned
as the first point of my application should
have been really the second division OF the
sermon. The mind In the activity OF
speaking had been more loyal to Its own
principles thar l had permitted it to be In
the. toll of preparation -
1.-The doctor was speaking to the class
on the Importance of keeping the mind
free from spreoccupying and disturbing
thoughts when about to speak extempore.
He said: I was on my way to preach one
Sunday morning, absorbed in my dis
course, when a gentleman met me who
said, "Have you heard that - is going
to marry Miss --p' mentioning two per-
sons in whom I was interested, whose
marriage would be particularly insult
able. : The suggestion took possession OF
my mind, and in spite of my best efforts
1 could not get rid, of it. All through my
sermon my thoughts were full OF the
haunting idea of that unfortunate misal-
lance. My discourse was q failure. You
may imagine that my feeling toward the
source Of this i'll timed information was
not exceedingly amiable. I could have
helped him over a tall fence New
York Examiner.
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French Canadian Jour de Ian.

child PROSTATE before its father ask
his blessing on a New Years
moning. This is a typical custom
among the French Canadians of the
province of Quebec, and undoubtedly
retained by French Canadians now resi-
dent n New England and other parts Of
this r,public. The head of the family
rises arly New Years morning, renews
the fire ON the hearth and in the stoves,
and, SEATING himself in an armchair
within the shadows of the Yule log,
watches the embers and awaits the first
Of his offspring to ask for the paternal
blessing On the glorious ''jour de fa."
Boston Globe.
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The Magic Bell.

Ehs old year IL dead, and hoary haired time
high In the belfry is tolling his knel
From the phantom rim Of q magic bell,
And the world Is swayed by its mystic chime
kor earth Is the ponderous tongue that swings
kIprthe tower Of time. The cathedral dim
IL the universe, aud the bells huge rim
fs the ether blue as 1t rings and rings.
The chimes are the passions that sway mems
souls
That tempt and inspire them. The thought
the deed,
IN This New Years eve from the earth dros
freed,
Rmighty vibration upward rolls,
Sshed are the voices around tbs throne
4 6she Great Creator receives his own.
Detroit Free Prasa
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Our store will be open un'
It'll 10 O'Clock p. m. through
Xmas Holidays. P. Rosen-
burg & Go.
Furious Fighting.

"Eor seven years." writes Geo. w,
Hoffmad, of Harper, WASH. II bad 3
bitter battle, with chronic stomach and
liver trouble, but at last I won. and
cured my diseases, by the use of Elect
rio Bitters. I unhesitatingly recon-.
mend them to all, and don't intend
in the future to be without them in
the house. They are certainly a won.
derful medicine, 10 have cured such 8
bad case as mine" Sold under guar.
antee to do the same for you, by P. B,
Spf ell, druggist, at soc a bottle. Try
them today.
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Read the Bible New Years Morning.

In many a Welsh household the first
thing that is done by each member Of
the family ON rising on New Years
morning is to consult the family Bible
with a view to learning from it what
the coming year has in store for the per-
son seeking the information. This is
done by reading the first verse upon
which the eye falls, and the verse in
nuestion is believed to f~oretell in some
way the good or i'll fortune, the happi-
ness or unhappiness, during the just be-
gun new year of the person making tn.
ttrial-Exchange.
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CHRISTMAS IN JAMAICA.
A Tropical Celebration With Santa
. Claus Left Out.

, Claus Left Out.
The white people of Jamaica cele.
brate Christmas in spirit rather than in
active observance. OF course Santa
Claus is unknown here, for what would
Kris Erirgle do in his fur raimcnt and
with his reindecrs in a land where few
indeed Of the people know what snow
is and fewer still ever saw it Outdoor
sport is out of the question, and even
lawn tennis cannot be substituted for
the skating and tobogganing of the
nortn. The white people sit or swing
in hummocks under the cool shade OF
the palm trees and look with curious
interest over the holiday numbers OF
English and American magazines, with
their strange pictures Of snow scenes,
and read the stories of ChriStmastide
in the land Of Kris Kringle and Jack
Frost. After shutdown there are social
gatherings. at which the guests sit out
on the verandas, eat ice cream, fan
themselves and while away the even
lily Will COuNtI dllOu dllu III SAet
"sweet doing nothing" way that Is
such. a feature of life in the tropics.
Very many Of the white people of ia
maica were born in the island anc so
know nothing Of the Christmas Gus.
toms of the north. But there are. also
quite. a number Of Americans and Brit
ishers here, and these try various ways
to get up G semblance of Christmas, but
it is like the crew Of a polar expedition
celebrating Fourth Of July while ice
bound in the Arctic circle, and their
Christmas is mostly n Of reminis-
ence. Still wintering in the tropics is
not without its c~ompensating advan-
tages. and although Christmas here Is
apt to be a pretty lonesome time to
Americans. they are very apt to find
cause for congratulation after the fes
tive season is over in the fact that they
are safe from the cold, the snow, the
slush and the billiards Of the north.
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CHRISTMAS MENUS

THE housewife will find no bette,
suggestions for the Christmas
spread than are contained in the
following. The menus have a
Christmas flavor and are cosmopolitan
in their makeup. They are planned for
ten or more people, but for a small
family the fish course and some Of the
vegetables and sweets could be omit
ted:
MENU no. 1.
Oyster Cocktails.
Julienne Soup.
Olives. Celery. Sailed Almonds
Broiled Smells. Tartar Sauce.
Parisienne Potatoes.
Roast Turkey. Stuffed with Truf1es.
Oyster Brochettes.
Spinach. Macarori Croquettes.
Lettuce Salad.
Plum Pudding Glace. Mince Tarts.
Small Cakes. Bonbons. Nuts
Coffee.
Oysters on the Half Shell.
Clear Tomato Soup.
Celery. Olives. Sailed Pecans.
Boiled Rock. Egg Sauce. .
p Potato Cakes.
Roast Turkey. Stuffed with Chestnuta
Cranberry Jelly. Giblet Sauce.
Brussels Sprouts.
Sweet Potato Croquettes.
Grape Fruit Salad
Crackers. Cheese.
English Plum Pudding.
Frozen Fruit Cup.
Bonbons. Cakes. Nuts.
Coffee.
MENU NO. 3.
Oysters on the Half Shell
Consomme.
Radishes. Sailed Filberts.
Halfbut Outlets on Toast, Lemon Sauce.
Roast Goose, Savory Stuffing.
Giblet Gravy. Jellied Apples.
flashed Drowned Potatoes.
Lemon Ginger Sherbet.
Celery Salad.
Crackers Cheese.
Plum Pudding, Rum Sauce.
Fruits Nuts. Bonbons.
All of these dinners are easily pre-
pared. The soups are light and SIM
pie, but must be perfectly seasoned
and perfectly free from grease. Nearly
every one now prefers the Christmas
turkey stuffed with trufles or chest
nuts and has a favorite recipe for this
delicacy, so it is unnecessary to say
anything on this subject If this noble
bird is to appear on the table, put a
double row of nut meats down his
breast, to button up his brown coat in
true military fashion, and let him rest
on a bed of celery and parsley leaves,
The Christmas goose. celebrated In
song and story, is not very well known
on this side o. the water. The turkey
tired palate will welcome the appear
ance Of the goose, cooked by this rec.
spe, on the board.-Cincinnat Enquiries,
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
. County of Abbeville.

Court of. Common Pleas. .
Walter K. Ellis, ct al against Paul B.
Ellis, ct al-Partition &C.
By authotity ,ofsa Decree of Sale by
the. Court of Common Pleas for Able
vile County, in. said State, made in
the above stated case, I VIII offer for
sale, at Public Cutlery, at Abbeville G.
H., SC, on Tues4, Salesday in Jan. 2.
AID. 1906, within the legal hours o fsaIe
the following described land. to wit
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and beingiD Ahbeville County,
in the State aforesaid, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
SEVEN ACRES more or less, aud
bounded by lands offD. III. Baldwin,
+. l.. Lipford, W.. r, Dunn, John M.
Rodgers and others. M.
Terms Of Sale-One-half Cash, Lal-
ance on credit of twelve months secur-
ed by bond of purchaser and and mort
gage of the premises, with interest
from day of sale-wltn leave to pur.
chaser to pay all Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers and Recording.
L.. w. PERRIN,
Dec. II, 'O5. Master A. G., S. G.
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WATCHING THE OLD YEAR OUT.
The Custom Once Common In New Eng
land Has Ne,rly Passed Away.

land Has Neyriy Passed Away.
An old fashioned "watch night" in
New England OF the middle states waz
until recently one of the institutions OF
this country. The keen, frosty air of the
early evening bore upon its crystalline
and twinkling depths the sound of mo-
merous strings of sleighbells converging
at the church. The well loaded cutters
and the crowded sleighs Kissed through
the creaking snow, that stamped OF
with loud emphasis at the porch door,
announced the arrival of each load. The
interior of the church, heated to al lost
a point of discomfort by big stoves, still
retains the decorations put up when the
Christmas tree did service before its re.
xmoval. The usual chatter and gossip
soon subside. A solemn hush falls over
the assembly, and when the first hymn
is given out it is sung with more hearty
uplift of tone than usual. The prayer'is
more fervent than usual, and the an
them that follows it is more like a dirge.
The young elder, who is present.
breaches an address, the tones Of which
fall on all hearts with a sadness that be-
gets repentance. No such theme as this
finds expression at any other portion Of
the year, "We all do fade as a leaf"
and then he closes with Longfellow's
mournful words: OLD.
-, Howl, howl. and from the forest
Strip the red leaves away.
Would the sins that thou abhorest,
o soul, could thus decay
~ And be swept awayl !
Kyrie eleisonl Christie eleison!
More singing, more prayers, all Instinct
with earnestness, and then "a shril:
voiced girl recites Prentice's Dying
Year." .
IT'S meningitis holy hour. etc. q
Another Tennyson's cold Year, "1ther
seomes a breathless waiting, and the bell
ssxikes, when a joyous "Amen !" is fol.
lowed by a burst of song that every one
joins in.-Chicago Tribune. %
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H DAYS EYE.
=.
o ~msrguerises!
Virginia. nlargucIitesl =.

o marguerises! p.
. Virginia. niargucritesl
How your hillside home, from the sky to TIN
river, .
Shone in the summer heats,
With each of your silver selves a.quiveri
e. Beautiful marguerites! II
4 hundred Thousand hearts Of gold
To greet the opening day,
A hundred thousand at night to fold
In silver leaves away. 80.
o marguerites! Dr.
Delicate margueritesi
Opal hued petals, fringed and fine,
TIMBER hearts with the scent of pine, .
You tangle across the autumn's path,
You nod at her from the limestone ledge;
A part Of her beautiful aftermath
You, leave to the brown brooks edge,
Or, lost in the heart Of the cedar woods,
You scatter intangible sweets 2
TO WOO her steps to your solitudes,
Beautiful margueritesl o..
Fanny K. Johnson in Youths Companion.
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No Opium in Cbamberlain's Congh
Re DIV.

There is not the least danger in Civ
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
small children az it contains no opium
or other harmful drug. 1t has an es-
tablished reputation of more than thir
ty years as the most successful medi-
cine iu USE for colds. Group and whoor
ing cough. 1t always cures and is
pleasant to take. Children like it.
Sold by e. A. Milford and H. M.
Young, Due West,
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In Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after
health, from. one stream of faddism to
another, when, if they would only eat
good food, and keep their bowls regu-
lar with Dr.. Kings New Life Pills,
their troubles would all pass away.
Prompt relief and quick cure for liver
and stomach trouble. Csc at P. B.
Speed drug store guaranteed.
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A. NJ. Smita's Locals.

Christmas Is most here. Don't forget tina
wo are headquarters for holiday goods of al
klpds. III,
Choice line OF Drummer's samples inst re
ceived and opened up. Call and save money
Nothing. better for Christmas than oul
line Of atter-dinner coffee cups. .
Get our prices on hour, meal. corn and hay
before you buy. Z
Shoes, shoes to wear. See our line OF Dress
shoes before You buy.
See our line of China for Wedding and
Christmas presents.
North Carolina Blankets all prices,
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Executor Sale
OF
Valuable Real
Estate

By authority conferred in and by the
ast will and testament Of the late T.
l.. Haddon, deceased, we will sell to
the highest bidder. at the late resi-
dence of deceased, his entire real es-
tate, consisting of about eight hun
dred acres of valuable lands on We'd
nesday, the 9th day of December,
1905. ~.
These lands are located about ten
miles west of Abbeville and five or
six miles south west of Due West, S.
9. '.'
They will be subdivided into three
or more tracts, plats of which Willsbe
exhibited on day OF sale. Terms
cash. Purchaser to pay fol. papers.
Mrs. E. A. Haddon, EXtX.
p. P. Carwile, Executor.
December s., 1905.
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New Year Bells.

OF all sounds, of all bells most sol.
emn and touching is the peal which
rings out the old year. I never hear it
Without a gathering mp Of my mind to
a concentration Of all the images that
have been difused over the past twelve
onth. I begin to know the worth Of
at regretted time, as when a person
es. -CharleS Lamb.
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London Restaurants.

In London we are now In advance OF
Paris in the matter of restaurants. To
cite only one, the Savoy, not only is the
cooking better, but the comfort and the
surroundings are superior to anything IN
Paris. Wonderful is the progress that has
been made. When I was a young man,
ahere were literally no restaurants In Lon
don-nothing but the Blue Posts, or the
Hummums in Covent Garden, and SINH
lar places, where the dinner was Of the old
fashioned British inn type.-London
Truth,
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A man never realizes the superiority Of
woman so much as when he Is sewing on
q button without o thimble, pushing the
needle against the wall to get it half way
through and pulling it through the other
half by hanging on to 1t with his teeth.
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Nothing is rich but the i~nexhaustihle
wealth of nature. She shows as only sur
faces, but she Is million fathoms deep
Emerson.
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The Egyptians used pencils Of oolored
chalk, and several Of these ancient orayons
have been found in their tombs.
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It will be well worth your
time to investigate our line
Of mems $40 suits.
We claim to save you $3.50
OH these goods. P. Rosen-
berg G. CO..
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Samples, Samples ar Samples
w. D. BARKSDALE.

Great Big Bargains opening upwnoW. Two
lines of Drummers' Samples at prime Bal
timore Cost, consisting Of
FOR MEN:
suspenders, Haadkerchiefs, Gloves, both knit and
kid, YORK Shirts, Dress Shirts, Ties, Cravats,aUn-s
derwear, Wooden Socks, Shirts and Sweaters, s&c.,ss
at Baltimore Cost. @t, - @SE
For Ladies and Children:
Underwear, Skirts, Knit Goods, 81 ndksstxA
chiefs, KID Gloves, Wooden Gloves, Hoods, Shaxisss@sss
Wooden and Silk Belts, Fancy Collars, HUse bothHas
wooden and cotton, Baby Caps. Waists, Onion
Suits. &c., at Baltimore Cost HSeasaA ss4 8g
w. d. BARKSUlALE.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-16
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
Will he Held at Louisville Monday
No One to Attend From Here.

Bishop Charles Edward Woodcock
has issued an invitation to all the
Episcopal clergy of the Diocese of
Kentucky and to a number of lay
church workers to a conference to be
held in the parish house of the Cathe-
dral at Louisville Monday evening at
o'clock. The purpose of the meet
ing is to organize the work and ar
range for another larger conference
TO be held late in October.
The meeting Monday evening will
be devoted to discussion OF the best
means of uniting the Episcopal work
ers in this diocese, and committees
will be appointed to arrange for the
mass meeting. 1t has been decided
that the later will be held Sunday,
October 80. Addresses will be de-
ivered by prominent missionary
workers from all parts of the coun-
try.
The conference Is intended to be-
come an annual feature of Episcopal
work in Kentucky. After the mass
meeting October 30, there will be a
dinner, at which speeches will be
made touching the future of the
work.
1t is likely that no one from Pa
ducah will attend Mondays confer
ence.
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MSbnIlebt Rowing Party.

A very pleasant boating party was
given Wednesday evening by some
OF the young society people.
Those in the party were: Miss
Neppie Scfuggs. of Greenville. Miss;
Miss Martha Davis, Miss Henrietta
Roger. Miss Rella Coleman, Miss
Fannie Coleman. Miss Frances Ter
rell. Miss Mabel Weaks. Miss Louise
Cox. Miss Irene Scott. Miss Mamie
Cobb. Mr.. Edward Bringhurst. Mr..
Oyerton Brooks. Mr.. John Brooks.
DR.. |. u. Howell. DR.. Vernon
Blythe. Mr.. Blocker. Mr.. Adams. Mr..
Chas. Cox. Mr. Frank Davis. Mr..
Wallace Wen. Mr.. A. Y. Martin, Mr..
David Roger, Mr. Grover Jackson.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-16
About PeOnle.

M Morton Hand has returned
from trip up the Tennessee river.
Capt. r. A. Preston, of the Philip
pine constabulary. who Is enjoying a
several months leave of absence, has
gone to Memphis and Texas for a
visit, after being the guest here of
his sister, Mrs. Frank Coburn. Capt.
Preston will return here in November
Patrolman Gus Rogers is expected
tonight from Lexington, KY, where
he took a boy for the reform school
Mr. win Crow and family leave
Monday for Los Angeles. Cal. to To-
cate.
DR.. ID. l.. Smith. who has been i'll
at Second and Broadway, has gone TO
Lexington, KY, on visit.
Mrs. Gus Gideon, of South Fourth
street, and children left this morning
for Lexington. Tenn, to visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Van Loon re-
turned from Mayfield this morning.
Mr.. ID. w Coons, secretary of the
Commercial club, returned thi:
h4H6 llOih Hdti
been several days on business.
Miss Bessie Karnes has returned
from visit to Danville, Ill.
Miss Mittleberger, new manager OF
Rudy. Phillips Il Cos. millinery de-
partment returned yesterday from
st, Louis, Chicago and the east
where she has been for several weeks
buying fall stoclo Sh was accompa
MED by Miss Flowenee, of Chicago
who will have charge of designing
room.
Mr., w. n. Robins, of Chicago, is In
the city en- route home from visit
TO Henry county, Tenn.
Mr.. Edward McFadden, of st. Lou
is, is here visiting his brothers
Messrs. Dan and William McFadden
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-16
LITTLE INTEREST

Is Now Shown In the National Game
Here.
With the coming of fall. interest
in baseball goes on the wane and
there Is little in this sport for Padu-
cab fans now.
The Centrals will go to Metropolis
tomorrow to play the team of that
place. The battery for the local team
will be Woodbridge and Smith.
The l.. A. l.. team will go to
Princeton tomorrow to play the team
of that place. The battery for the l..
A. l.. team will be Block and Block.
The Vincennes X |. r. Cham
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-16

with the social features. and II au-
gurs well for the success Of the
show.
One young lady, as sponsor and
one matron, as patroness. will be
invited from each of the neighbor-
Ing towns. and they will be guests
of honor at several entertainments
to be given. A public dance will be
given at the park pavilion and the
Cotilion club will give dance at
The Palmer.
A pretty feature of the show will
'be musical drill by ladies and gem
tlemen riders. Several local riders
VIII enter in the individual classes
and there will be host of entries
in the driving events.