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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-22
Hobbies and Geometry.

Hobbies was not yet fifteen when he
went to Oxford. He did not much
care for logic, yet he learned it and
thought himself good disputant.
There is nc reason to think he learned
anything else at Oxford save n strong
dislike of academic institutions and
methods. He turned from the official
studies to amuse himself with geogra-
ply and voyages. AS to mathematics,
there was no official recognition of
them at all while Hobbies was at the
university, so there Is nothing improb-
able in the statement that Hobbies had
never opened a copy Of Euclid until he
was near middle age. The story Is best
told In Aubrey's own words:
'IIe was forty years old when he
looked on geometry, which happened
accidentally. Being in gentleman's
library, 'Euclid's Elements lay open,
and it was the forty-seventh PROPOSE
tion Lib. l. so he read tie proposi-
tion. BY George says he, this Is i'm
possible! So he read the demonstra-
tion of it, which referred him back to
another, which he also read, 'et sic dein-
ccps,' that at last he was demonstra-
lively convinced of that truth. This
made him in love with geometry"
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lTo EE CONTINUED.l
Tie Oldest Tale Of a Tub.

The cynics, so called from the Greek
word for Il dog, were n rude. snarlng
sect OF SO called philosophers. who de-
spised riches, the arts and all culture.
Among these Diogcnes was conspicu-
Gus. He was born in 412 Il. c., and
when IL man he dressed i'm n. coarse
robe, which covered him day and night
and carried II wooden bowl and a bag
for his aims and his food. His home
was large tub discarded from the
temple of Cyhelc. 4 huge earthcn jar,
that had held wine or oil for the Serv-
ices and sacrifices of the temple.
Though cracked and patched. II was
large enough to hold him lying ut full
length. The story goes that Alexander
the Great came up TO him one day and
asked what he could do for him. Don't
stand between me and the sun WAS
the curt reply. upon which the emperor
is said TO have exclaimed. ''If l were
not Alexander l would be Diogenes"
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Three Tombs at westminstcr.

In the east walk Of the cloisters at
Westminster abbey there are three
most interesting gravcS-thoSc Of
Thomas BcttertOn and his wife. better
known as Bcss SaunIerson. and the
ever fascinating Mrs. Braccgirdlc OF
all the people who lie within these hal
lowed walls it may safely he said that
Bcttcrton has tho best claim Of all to
this privilege. No small measure of
praise must be accorded to tlIS gifted
actor for the fact that he almost more
than any one else was responsible for
the rCSuScitation Of the English drama
after The stern regime of tho PuritanS
Mrs. Bracegirdlc was either adopted by
Bcttcrton or placed under his care, and
she very soon took all hearts in Lon
don by storm. She achieved her great
est success in acting in Congrevc's
plays. Her artistic career, however,
was Il comparatively short one. for
Mrs. Bracegrdlc retired from the
stage in duGgcon when Anne Oldiield
first became her dangerous rival. She
lived on in honorable retirement and
beloved by all, high and low, far and
near, until the year 11iS, when she was
buried here beside her old friends the
Bettcrtons.-London Mail.
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Lightning as n Rock DriIIer.

Lightning when in the mood has an
ugly habit of drilling" writes an Eng
lish observer. 1t will drill the hard
est rock, rock which would turn cold
steel, and not only drill but vitrify il.
They have found in Cumberland chan
nels from thirty feet deep and from
two to four inches in circumference.
The interior was hard and glazed
where the solid substance had been
melted by the Stabbing flashes. Arti-
fetal experiment has shown that
powerful shock from 4 battery will Wit
rify finely powdered glass. but not field
spar or quartz. The lightning, how
ever. does it in tho manner described
not in one place, but in many, showing
that before striking the ground it d.
vided into several branches, each
strong enough to penetrate and liQuefy
the solid rock"
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How D-carns Arc Wciwhcd.

An Ingenious instrument which dem
onstrates the close connection that OK
lists between dreams and brain calculu-
ton is known as the "tilt board" a
long. shallow tray big enough for n
man to reclinc upon is balanced exact
ly upon steel blade. \ subject is
placed upon it and put to sleep, where
upon the end containing his feet gen
orally falls. But eventually the subject
begins TO dream, and then the tray con-
tanning the sleepers feet rcascends, the
extent to which it moves varying ac-
cording to the vlvidness of the dream.
The explanation is that the blood
leaves the brain Of sleeper directly
the mental activities cease, and, the
head as result becoming lighter that
end Of the balance rises. When the
sleeper dreams small quantities of
blood arc recalled TO the brain to sup
ply the dreams, and the balance Is
gradually changed. In this way
dreams may be weighed.
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Told by the Watch.

10 tell the points Of the compass by
watch point the hour hand at the
sun; then south is halfway between the
hour hand and the figure IL Of the dial.
TO measure an angle by watch lay
two straight edged pieces of paper on
the angle, crossing at the apex. Hold
ing them where they overlap, lay them
on the face of the watch, with the apex
at the center. Read the angle by tho
minutes Of the dial. each minute being
SIN degrees OF arc. 1t Is easy to meas
urc within two or three degrees In this
way.
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curling upward, striving valnly to pen
citrate the mystery. For l was as far
as ever from solution of 1t. Who
were these people2 What was their
aim? How had they managed to win
Miss Holiday over to their side, to
persuade her to accompany them, to
flee from her friends-aboI all, from
our junior partner? H0< had they
caused her change OF attitude toward
him? Or had they really abducted her?
Was there really danger of foul play;
danger that she would fall victim as
well rs her father? Who was Mar
;lgny? And, above all. what was the
plot? What did he hope to gain? What
was he striving for? What was this
great stake for which he risked so
much?
TO these questions 1 could iud no
reasonable answer. / was still cropping
aimlcssly in the dark, and at last in
sheer confusion l put down my pipe.
turned out the light and went to bed.
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Famous Fruit Farms of Texas

Arkansas, Louisiana, and the great
southwest reached by the Cotton
BELT Route. You can purchase very
cheap round trip Home Seeker" tick
rts at Atlanta, Birmingham. Admission,
montgomery and certain other points
any first or third Tuesday. Tickets
bear final return limit of 2l davs
and allow stop overs any point westof
Memphis. Ask for tickets to read bv
Memphis and The Cotton Belt Write
l.. p. SMITH, Trav Pass. ACT.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Union 6 Glenn Springs
Railroad Co.
Time Table Effective Aug. 1. 1905.

Leave Union T. a. m. LOO, 400 and
1910 p. IN.
Arrive Buffalo 7.l5 a. m. LIS, 4.15
and 1925 p. m.
Leave Buffalo 8.15 a. m. 1.45, 500 and
tS.30'p. m.
Arrive Union $50 a. m. 200, 5.15 and
t8.45 p. m.
Leave Union g. co a. IN. and 5.25 D. m.
Pass Neal Shoals $50 a m. and
6.lo p. m. Arrive Pride l0.15 a. IN.
and 6 80 p. m.
Leave Pride 1895 a. m. and $50 r. IN.
Pass Neal Shoals HOO a. nh and
no p. m. Arrive Union 1l.50 a.
m. and 500 p. m.
All trains daily unless otherwise
noted. Week days only.
tSaturdays- and Sundays only.
Connection made at Pride with Sea-
board Air Line through trains South
bound in the morning and North bound
in the evening
Interchangeable mileage sold hy the
Seaboard Air Line will be honQred by
the U. & G.. S. r. r. o.
Nj. b. SUMMER,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
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AuctiOnecrs In ENGLAND,

The auctioneers Of the United King
dom cannot claim to belong to q very
ancient profession so far as that coun-
try Is concerned. Though auctions were
familiar institutions in ancient Rome,
the first In the British islands is said
to have been held about 100, when
Elisha Yale, governor Of Fort George
(Ma6ras). put up for sale his trophies
of the east, and, although auction"
was defined In 1918 as "a making a
publick sale and selling of goods by
outcry," it does not appear to have
been recognized then as British insti-
tuition. The word "auctioneer'' does
not occur before the eighteenth cen.
tury.
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BOILERS AND ENGINES
All Service Resumed.

The Southern Pacific and Union Pa
"ific lines reach nearly every. State i'm
re West, with Steamship dimes to
'ina, Japan, Hawaiian Island, Aus
ala and India
X ,und trip homesrekers rates to
louisiana, Texas. Oklahoma and old
Nnxico, each first and third Tuesday.
Through Pullman Tourist Cars three
lays each week from Washington. 8.
-, to San Francisco via Atlanta
Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans
md Southern Pacific Sunset Route -
Cheap one-way colonist rates from
all points to California and Northwest
fcom February 18th until April 7th,
Requests for information cheerfullv
answered. j. f. Van Rensselaer,,
General Agent,
i2i Peachtree St.,
" " bean, L. L. a. Atlanta, Ga,
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Why HIS Head Didn't Rinn.

Two Scotsmcn turning corner came
into collision. The shock stunned one
Of them. He pulled off his hat and, lay.
ing his hand on his brow. said: "Sic
blow. My hcids a-ringng again"
Nae wonder" said his companion.
Your held was aye empty-that makes
1t ring. My held disna ring a bit"
How could it ring" said the other,
"seein' 1t was aye crackit ?'-Scottish
American.
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zX6<sSn..-- - IIirSirs TO arrange" ="
.cc went doWn together

The place was filling with Il motley
crowd of diners, but I paused only to
exchange Il nod with NJ. Jourt!ain and
then hurried away. The fugitvcs had
taken the French line. of course and !
FASTENED on to the foot of Morton
street. where the French line pier i<.
\ strip was being loaded for the voy-
age out and the pier was <ill open. A
clerk directed me to the sailing schcti
ulc, and Il glance at it confirmed my
guess. At 10 o'clock on the morning of
Thursday. April 3, la Savoic had sail.
cd for IIavre.
MAY I see LII SnvoicS passenger
li&t:' asked.
"C"rtainly. sir" and he produced It,
! did not, of course. expect to find
Miss IIolladay entered upon it: vet
felt that study of il might be repaid.
and ] wHS not mistaken. \ Mrs. G.. r..
Folsom and two daughters had occu-
pied the cabinc dc luxe. 43G. l3S t4O.
ON the companys list which had Eccn
| given me | saw hracketci after the
| name of the youngest daughter the sin
clc word 'invalide."
| la Lorraine sails day after tomor
row. believer | asked
"Ycs. sir"
| "And is she full:"
NO. sir: ii is Il little early In the sea
son yet" And he got down the LIST of
| statcroOm%. showing me which were
| vacant. | selected an outside double
one and deposited half the fare i'm order
| 10 reserve it.
| There waS nothing more to be done
| That night, for glance ut my watch
| showed me the latcncss of the hour.
| As j emerged from the pier I Suddenly
| found myself very weary and very
| hungry, so ! called cab and was driv-
on direct To my rooms. \ bath and din
| nor set me up again, and finally | set
| tied down with my pipe to arrange the
| events of the day.
| Certainly I had progressed. | had
| undoubtedly got on the track of the
| fugitvcs: | had found out all that
| could reasonably have hoped to find
| ont. And yet my cXultatiOn was short
lived. Admitted that ] was on their
track, how much nearer success had
got! l knew that they had sailed for
France, but for what part of France?
They would discmbark at Havre. How
was |, reaching Havre two weeks later
to discover which direction they had
taken: Suppose they had gone to
Paris, as seemed most probable, how
could ! ever hope to find them there?
Even IL l did find them, would / be
in time to checkmate Martigny?
For time l paused, appalled, at the
magnitude Of the task that lay before
me-in all France to find three people.
But. after all, it might not be so great.
Most probably these women were from
one of the towns Holiday and his
wife had visited during their stay in
France. Which towns they were /, Of
course, had no means OF knowing, yet
/ felt certain that some means of dis
covering them would present Itself
That must be my work for the morrow.
a half hour passed, and sat lost In
speculation, watching the blue smoke
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The Holladay
Case
A Mystery ef Two Continents
BY
BURTON E. STEVENSON
Cooyr,obt ICO1 by Eenrv lJoh ard C,un.nv
BURTON E. STEVENSON
Copyright. 1909. by Henry lIol, ard Company

plain"l. that this is good quarter.
and our rooms arc rot at all the orGli-
mar rooms. oh. no; they are quite su-
pcriur to that. They are in great de
mand. We have only one vacant at
this moment. In fact, | am not certain
that it Is yet Mt liberty. I Will call my
wife
She was summoned from behind the
counter, where she presided ut the
money drawer. ana presented to me aS
Nine. Jourdain. I filled glass for
her.
"Monsicur, here. is seeking Il louS-
ing" he began. "'ls the one on the
second door back ut our disposal yet.
Cclie?"
His wife pondcrCd the question Il
moment. looking at me with sharp lii
tie eyes
Il do not know she said at last.
I'VE shall have to ask NJ. Bcthunc. He
said lie might again have need OF it.
lie has paid for it until the 18th
My heart lcapcd at the name. saw
that must take the bull by the horns
assume Il bold 'front.' for if they waited
TO consult my purSucr | should never
1T was through NJ. Bcthun" that |
secured your address," | said boldly.
"He was taken i'll this morning His
heart. YOU know" and | tapped my
chest
They nodded. looking at me. never
thelcSS, with eyes narrow with suS-
picion.
YES. monsieur, We Know" said
Jourilain. The authorities mt tn, hos
pital ut once notified us
1T is not the first attack" ! assert
cd, with n temcrity born of necessity.
"IIc has had others. but none so Seri-
ous as thlS.''
They nodded Sympatheticaily. Plain
~ they had been considerably Impress
cd by their lodger.
$50" continued braZcnly. "hc
knows at last that his condition is very
bad. ANA he wishes to remain ut the
hospital for some days until he has
quite recovered In the meantime |
am to have the second floor back, which
was occupied by the ladies'"
spoke the last word with seeming
nOncllal;ncc. without the CULVER of
lush. though l was inwardly a-Quakc,
for I was rsking everything upon It,
Then in an instant I breathed more
freely. saw that had hit the mark
and that their suspicious were gradual |
Iy growing less
'They, of course are not coming
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LOnH WorIa

The longest words In English are
short by comparison with certain mon
strosities in other languages. 1t is com.
mon in German to use compounds
which, although not involved or cum
bcrsome in meaning, look alarmingly
long, and 1t is said that one Sanskrit
word has no less than 152 syllables.
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s. siitsfsSkt&tXtr1I1SSs'SS 70 Ss'S'' ''ss > :

the room. This is the fourteenth. can
take possession tomorrow"
They exchanged Il glance, and Nine.
Jourdam arose.
Very we'll, monsieur she said
will you have the kindness to come
ana look at tire roomt'
/ followed her up the stair. gildy ut
my good fortune. She opened door
and lighted gas jet against The wall.
81 am sure YOU will like the apart.
mcnt, monsiucr." she said. You sec.
it is II very large one and most com
Portable"
II was indeed OF good size and we'll
furnished. The bed was in Il kind of
alcovc, and beyond it was Il bath--un-
looked for luxury. One thing. however.
struck me rs peculiar. The windows
were closed by heavy shutters. which
were barred upon the inside. and the
bars were secured in place by pad
locks.
II shall want TO open the windows"
/ remarked. do YOU always keep
them harrcd:'
She hcSitatcd Il moment. looking II
little embarrassed.
"Ion see. monsieur. it is this war."
she explained ut last. M. ErtlUn'
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He Goes Out.

That's pretty swell smoking jack
ct you've got on said the caller.
Smoking jacket?" replied Henpeck
why, this Is my house coat"
We'll, that's the same thing
"Well. guess 1t isn't the same thing;
not I'm this house. When 1 want to-
smoke i have to put on my overcoat."--
Philadelphia Press.
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though could not I'm Tho loost gucss It's
bearing. "Wbat do Won ask for tho
aDartmentY-
"Ton dollars the week mons;eur"
she answered. ewing me narrowly
knew II was NOT worth sn muc,,
and. remembering nv chornctor re.
pressed my first inclination TO close tho
hor-oin
That is Il good deal" said hesi,nt.
incly. Haven't you n chooner room
Nine JourdaiuY"
This is tho only one wr hovc n,w
vncant. monsieur" she assured mo
turned back toward Tho do,r with
q little sjyh
II coar i cant t,,,o it"J eo;d
"NIonsiour docs pot undor.t,pd" shc
rrotc4tch .'rhot nricc of co,,rso In
clu,lo; breakfast"
"\nd dinner,"
Shr hcsit,ted o,.inr n,o ogoiu
For 81 ,dditionoI II eh,u iro,,Je
dinner"
.ponr madumc, I cricl "I n,y
Won foI. n week in advance" And I
s,,i,ol tho octi,n IN tho word ..onI,. :"
| ul.,cd. .be sure to air thc room we'll
tomorrow. II sooms vc?v ,I,.c sill
Bcthunr was right TO mako sure that
hi, sister could not harm herself.
YES" she nodded. p!ocine the money
carcrully In an old nursn with tb, truc
miscriv light I'm ber cvcs "ycs. shc
broke down most sudden If WAS tha
dcpnrturc of bcr mothor vou lnoy,
monsieur"
7 no1dol ,burrhtfuIIv
when they first came, six weeks
AGO shc was ouitc we'll Then her
mother Il position of some sort So
c,,rcI and wont ,wov Sho novor loft
her room after that inst sot tbcro and
cr;cI or ratified ot tho doors and win.
lows IJey hrothcr WAS hr,rthro,, on
about her. No one else would he hermit
10 attend her. But ! hone that she Is
well now. poor child for She IS again
with her mother"
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An ArIRnf Inxnr

"And you went straight to her father
and demanded his daughters handY
II went straight enough, but I-well,
Ill admit that I didn't carry out my
original purpose
"Scared?'
Scared! No, sir! But we got to
talking stocks, and forgot all about
it."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Something For Notbtna

Visitor-Digging potatoes, eh? Farm
er's Boy-Yep. Yisitor-What do you
get for digging potatoes? Farmers
Boy Nawthin'. But / git somethin'
fer not diggin' ,em. Visitor-Indeed?
What would you get for not digging
them? Farmers Bpy--Llcked.-J
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The Wise Wife.

Mrs. Toni wouldn't let my husband
have his own way rs yours does. Mrs.
Dick-Does he? Mrs. Toni heard
him say so today. Mrs. Dick (softly)-
I'm glad he thinks 50. I've been q long
time teaching him that.
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himself had the locks put on. for he
feared that his poor sister would throw
herself down Into the courtyard, which
Is paved with stone and where she
would certainly have been killed She
was very bad some days. poor dear. 7
was most glad when they took her
away. for the thought OF her made me
nervous ! will in the morning open the
windows and air the room well for
you"
That will do nicely" | assented as
carclessly as I could i knew that /
bad Glanced upon. a new Development,
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Quite Solid.

Let me see plain wedding ring"
"Solid?"
"You bet I'm solid. We've been en-.
gagged morc'n month"
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Excessive anger against human stu
pidity Is itself one of the most provok-
Ing Of all forms Of stupidity. - Won
RadowitZ.
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Aims Of a higher order, even though
they be not fulfilled, are In themselves
more valuable than lower ones entirely
fulalled.-GQethe.
Gunnison news-champion., 1905-12-22
CHAPTER VIII
A PRICE OK HIS HEAD.

No sprinter ever made better time
than did Mr.. Dranc in his first run from
tho Retreat. medal at the end Of a
trick is not half the induccrlcnt to
speed that a pursucr at the bc~inning
is. If Lawrence had been timed by a
stop-watch it would probably have APP
pcarcd that he had broken all records at
tho end of the first hundred Yards; and
yet it seemed to hin that be was not
running half fast enough. Tho street
was absolutely deserted. but he came
presently to tho corner If an avenue
that was brilliantly lighted and lively
with many passcrs.
Then he stopped c'ruptly and walked
slowly up the avenue for "a short dis-
tance. His heart was beating violently
with excitement and the cxcrtion Of his
run, and he know that he must cct
somewhere out Of si-llt at once. Just
ahead Of him be saw That the strcct-car
tracks entered tunnel the sidewalks
and carria-e-way ri inr over a hill above
it. believing th-J hcre lay his oppor-
tunity he entered tho tunnel ard
walked through it9 half milo Of lcnyth
without nclcstation save from ears
that passed him occa5ionally. The
drivers and conductors looked at hin
sh rQly. and that made him wish that
he had stail above ground. 1t also i'm
pressed hin with the necessity of dis
euisinr himself.
At the end of the tunnel he found
himself in front Of the Grand Con t-al
Depot. II he could only take t--ia
and TO sonewhcrel lnstinctivcly his
hand went to his r"~'-~- - 49, =
remembered. Tho thourut of p i-.-
a-ain through - oxpcricncc of hun~Cr
wi its possibilities OF police CO -rts
and fcrry-boat concerts so distrl ssed
him that he had half a mind to return
to jenkins and confess hims~lf a
lunatic- Then probably he wocll he
put in a STRAIGHT jce'set and be confined
in loathsoroc cell for the rest Of his
days. Horrible,
Suddenly he remembered that he had
been in the habit of carving a rftv-
dollar bill in a little pocket unobtrusivc.-
1y made at the wai5-band of his trousers.
Most Of us would have thought OF that
before. but Mr.. Dra1e had passed his
boy hood in the lap Of luxury. and in his
manhood had not cscapcd from her lead