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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28

70 out Of pcesness in no sooch vhay. I
guess der peoples haf scmetinsn e ~
about dot" I.
"vhcil, I sit una smoke my pipe, md
anoddcr man comes In. He vhaS IN
hurry, und his face vhas red.
"vhat does dot sign mean r ne
shouts at me almost before he vhas'in
der door.
: at means like she reads" says.
"But you can't do things dis vhay.
Who snid you could 60 out Of .pees.
ness3 BY What right do you do ~
One day you vhas all right and vhane
our custom; der next you vhas going
out Of pecsness to suit your own con- \
venience. vhell, you can't do 1t. Here
was some shoes to FIX oop. Bee DOT
you do good job und haf 'em done ~
Friday"
II dot tramp vhas around ] pat him
on der back but I don't see him any
where. vhas looking Mt der hfo
pairs of shoes on der counter when q
womans comes in NIT two pairs more (
unl says: AZ
"yhelI. cobbler I like your nerve to-
put oop sign telling me to go to der
dago init my shoes! DO you belief you
run dis town.
"No, ma'am."
at looks as IL you did. but you shall
find out different. You don't go out or
peesncss until you fix desc shoes und
three more pairs dot ] shall send In.
1t vhas for you to accommodate der
peoples. 1t vhas for der peoples to, say
when you shall shut oop shop. Don't
talk BACK to me, but get hustle ON
you"
Der next caller vhas also woman.
She keeps boarding house two blocks
AWAY und always takes her shoes to
a dago. She comes sailing In nit
basket OF shoes und says:
"If I had found der door locked like
yesterday should have kicked 1t
open. Cobbler, What sort ola shokc do
you call dis?" 1
"vhas 1t some shote II like to 60
out of peesness?" I says.
E-ao 10 Warmed. 4.
"You try T.. and you won't find 1t
much of sholse. cnn toll you. Your
shop vhas to accommodate peoples. 1t
vhas your peesness to bc here. When
der peoples say you can 60 out OF pees-
ness 1t vhas time to put oop some
signs like dot Fix cap desc shoes und
don't be all der year about It,"
Der next caller vhas n nice little girl
She has pair of mems shoes to be
heeled und half soled, und she says to
me:
please. Mr.. Cobbler, but my papa
WANTS you to fix oop desc shoes"
II vhas gone out Of pccsness. my
DEAR" says.
"Yes. papa said that you might say
dot, but II you did to say to you dot he
come around here dis evening und put
you back into peesness nit six broken
ribs. My papa is n bad man II any ono
goes out Of peesness mitout asking
him about It."
Before noon even der fat policemans
on der beat comes In. He owes me $2
for a year und won't pay. II speak
about der debt, he shakes his fist at
me und says he vhilI gif 1t AWAY dot
yhas making counterfeit money. Dis
time he comes I'm nit n smile on his
face und hands me dollar und says:
"Cobbler. don't like to see you sent
to prison for three years. You must
stay right here und keep dis shop run
ming. pay you dot odder dollar next
week."
Und dot evenings dcre tramp comes
around to see how 1t vhas. und when
tells him he laughs und says:
"Haf you got some water handyT
"You shall haf beer" says.
$50? Dot vhas What wanted all der
time See? What you vhant don't ask
for 1t und der people vhlll always gif 1t
to you." NJ. QUAD.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
What He laft.

A man wrote to lawyer in another
town for information touching the
financial standing of a man there who
owed him considerable sum Of money.
"What property has he that can at.
tachT' he asked.
The reply was as follows:
"The person to whom you refer died
year ago. He has left nothing liable
to attachment except wldow."-New
York Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
NOT TO Be CAUGHT.



Herself cornersd.
An east end lady has colored maid
who Is clever worker when she wants
to work, but who had sudden attacks
Of what would be called spring fever
II 1t came in April or May, and she al
ways has Nh excuse ready.
"fs gwipe to quit workin', Miss
Brown" she said the other day. us
goin' to git married"
Indeed! Who Is the manw
Ellis name is Erastus Greenly."
The lady Of the house didn't say any-
thing, but the next time Mandy's chum
came to call on Mandy she took oc-
casion to see her alone in the kitchen,
MANDY says she's going to be mar
ried. DO you know anything about 1t,
Tilly?'
MANDY married! Who did she say
she was goin' to marry?"
"A man named Erastus Greenly."
"Erastus Greenly! Why, he's mar
ried alreadyy'
Perhaps there's another Ernstus?"
"No, dere amt but one"
So the mistress cornered Mandy.
"You can't marry Erastus Greenly
because he is already married"
"Who says so?"
"1illy Jones'"
Mandy hesitated.
"Can't dar be two Erastus Green
lysT
"Tilly says there's only one"
Mardy was cornered. Then she look
ed up suddenly. A CLEAN Of triumph
sparkled In her shining eyes.
"Wh-what was de middle name OF de
Erastus Greenly dat Tilly knows?" she
demanded ed.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
Ennui.

Cnuuts ~. -lti,I
A trouble to your3olf and all around YOU.
30 restless your naspciaics confound you:
You walk about and then sit down again;
You try 10 occupy your mind, but all IN
vain; ~
You're cross, and yet don't know ihs roa-
son why;
You give a yawn. you cape and then you
sigh;
To every one you are perfec, bear;
WHAT'S past or coming You don't seem to
care.
You md fault with everything that's
done;
You're morbid and have lost all sense Of
fun: ati ft'
You gaze at nothing with n vncant. stare.
And yet you're JUST the samc as e'er you
werel f. ~ " M '
You know tho mood mean--It's what We
Merely nothing to- 10 -ishness' : ttars
all.
LA Touchs Hancock in New York Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
"A Pleasant Walk"

"A pleasant walk" said Herr Sau.
senheimer after strenuous climb to
the top Of the mountain, wiping the
perspiration from his brow; my wife
couldn't speak word all the way up"
-Eliegende Blatter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
An Az Round Article.

'They do say" said Mr.. Torkins.
"that peanuts have great possibilities
as foodp
II should think So" answered his
wife. AFTER you have eaten the kerr
nels think what lovely patent food the
shells would Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
One phase Of IL.

Doubtless the servant girl problem
is very annoying to YOU"
"Very," responded the housewife. Il
have really desperate time getting
maids my clothes won't ft."-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
It's Second Childhood.

Nellie-Has she reached the age
when her hair is getting gray?
Flossie - Worse than that. She's
reached the age where it's getting gold
en- again.--Kansas City Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
Its Peculiarly.

'There is one peculiarly inconsistent
thing about hay fever"
'What is thatY
"All are afraid Of 1t. and yet every
body who has 1t sneezes at it."--Balti-
more American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
Heatinu,

~ do WISH" said Backlotz, "that we
had a decent heater In our house. How
Is yours? Does 1t keep tho house
warm?"
"No," replied Sububs. but 1t keeps
me overheated every time attend to
it."-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
Strong In Death.

TOwne-Well, Hrssel is gone, poor
fellow! He just worked himself to
death. He was always In such a
hurry!
Browne-Yes, and they say he was
out of breath when he died.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
The Truth Of Il.

EYES," said Hamley, the actor, II had
a splendid part In the show, but I-er--
took sick and -
"Huh" interrupted Crittick. You
mean you didn't take well."--New York
Life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-28
The Kind Ne KNEW.

"What are motor nervesT
~ suppose the kind that get bnsy
when the policeman " chasing you for
exceeding the speed lIuit"-Baltimors
American.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22

sandpaper in the universe couldn't
rub off. '' ii
In reply to our friend Pomaria, No.
l with regard to our mail wagon and
his automobile (9), we will say that,
if our horse should get frightened
and run away, we could mfasten the
door as the back and cut summer
sault backwards into the road and got
up all in one lump; but if that au-
tomobile should stop suddenly in the
middle of the road and Immediately
proceed, without form or ceremony,
to blow itself into ten thousand little
pieces, our friend would find himself
scattered broadcast over his patrons
fields and along the roadside and
hanging in little bits from the tops of
the moaning pines. He would have a
time getting himself together again
and when he did, the patchwork
would look like crazy quilt. And
then suppose he should get few
pieces fastened on at the wrong
place! My, my, wouldn't he be a
sight
The chingang is now. doing some
good, work on our route near Bush
river church. Good bitches are being
cnt on each side Of the road and the
dirt thrown to the centre forming a
shed that will allow the water to run
off instead standing in puddles and
making mudholes. We think, how
ever. that the hill just beyond Mr..
Dick Sattcrwhites should have been
more thoroughly worked. The hill
is short but steep and Of a deep,
sticky pipcclay, so that in bad wealth
er horse will mire to his knees and
at times it is difficult for team to
pull a wagon down it, much less 10
pull up it. \ few loads Of gravel
would have put the hill in a good
condition that would have been per-
manrnt. The hill is short and it
wouldn't have taken much longer nor
very much more work to have fixed
it right. r.. f.. w.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
Pomaria. No. /.
Editor r. f. d. Department:

Editor r. f. D. Department:
Complying with your request, 7 will
drop You line. | see you are the
first one to take the Protection De-
gree by getting convass covered wa
gon to protect yourself from burglars
and angry patrons and old maids who
look for letters every day. Now when
you see No. l of Pomaria riding the
streets of Jerusalem and entering the
old Buncomb leading to his destina-
ton, delivering mail to every body
every day in his automobile-I mean
when the Ioads are like thcy are
now, hard but not good-your rig
will be thing Of the past. Now are
of the most important things to work
for is good roads, as some Of you have
already said and you are correct. 1t
is supposed that Uncle Sans boys
are made Of the right kind Of stuff,
but | tell You when. sometimes. our
buggy wheels dip down in holes that
come to the axle and nearly throws
us out we come very near losing our
religion. Now the editor has referred
/" me as the candlcfIy with "long
angular form. long wings, long pro-
bosci>' and if You fellows don't do
your duty you will soon hove those
"kecn. piercing eyes" upon you.
| will come again soon.
w. S. S., Pomaria No. l.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22

make you as good schedule as the
trains will admit. ",
Now Bro. No. 2, if Kinards you are
correct. The Letter Mfg Co, does
beat thanksgiving present, but show
about the New Year presents
What is the matter with Bro. Hon
derson of Broad river, Bro. can't you
join our association How is Whit
mire getting along7 Let iisshear from
you Bro. Is there any R.3F. d. car
riers at Chappells9 We thought there
were some carriers at that place, but
there no names Of carriers from
Chappells OH our roll. We expect ev-
cry carrier in the county to join our
association by the 30th day Of May.
How is Pomaria? Let us know how
Nos. l, 2 and are getting along.
Little Mountain, come up and Join
the association.
Uncle Pete.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
From Uncle Pete.

Mr.. Editor:
I am truly glad that you have open
ed Rural Letter Carriers Depart
mcnt in The Herald and News. We
carriers should appreciate the kind
ness Of The Herald and News in Civ
ing us the privilege to make our
wants known. Route No. l is lon"
one and one of the best patronizcd
routes Of the county. But there is a
good deal Of room for improvement on
the routes. \ few Of the boxes are put
up just right, some do fairly well, and
the way some of the boxes are placed
is disgrace to the patron. How any
patron can expect carrier to get out
of his buggy to unlock box to put
the mail in is mystery to me. Now.
patrons Of No. |. hitch up your horse
to your buggy, get in, drive up to
your box, take your key and see if
You can unlock your box without
throwing back onr lap robe or put
ting your foot out of the buggy, if
You can then your box is all right.
but if you can't, then get hump on
You. Place your post on level place,
let your post be Sd inches high let a
piece extend out from The post 19
inches, place your box at the end of
this piece, then your box will be all
0. X, then meet me at the box and
let me give you good hand shake.
Then there is another matter you
should look after, that is the condi-
ton of the roads. A large portion of
my roads are in splendid condition,
but there are some bad places and
nt is your business to have them fixed
up. IF an overseer refuses to put in
his time, go to him and insist that he
does his duty, if he refuses to do his
duty go to the. supervisor and insist
that he take action in the matter.
intend to give you good service and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22

With engineer and fireman, you're in
q constant stew;
And once q month you see your wife ;
, { now, tell me is it so9"
"It 49, replied the brakeman, as he
took his hat to go. =.
"Ah, we'll" said good old st. Peter,
and opened the portals wide;
"1'm very glad to meet you, just
kindly step inside. d."
We III try and make you happy here
p well do the best we can.
You've served your time in hell, for
you 'vo been railroad man."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22

I've smoked a lot and drankj$a lot,
81 confess it all ] must
And flirted, too, and then besides,
Great Heavens, how we. cuss-
edp'
The good ST. Penter looked at him
with kindly, smiling eyes,
But shook his head. "Don't ask,,n he
S.. said, "a mansion in the skies.
But let me ask some questions, sir :
Are you a railroad MANI"
The sinner bowed, and in this strain
-. the aged saint began:
You've had Your letters sent astray,
chased the train all day, +
Amid the train wheels pounding up
the dust along the way.
And then you've found as usual, your
time card rights had gone.
You've chased the train both night
and day, should have been in
at dawn. +
You've taken some gay lady out and
spent ten or more
And then you calmly tell the boys
you ne'er did this before.
You we spent your life at bad hotels,
and eaten still worse meals,
With oleo and waiter girls, all run
down at the heels.
You've had your letters sent astray,
your trunks have wandered
too;
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
r. r. D. DEPARTMENT.
Address all communications to
Tllo>. T.. Wicker, editor.

One word to the patrons of our
routes. When YOU read this dcpart-
mcnt through and do not sec any
thing from your carrier. go ont to
meet him on his next tri p and tell him
he must fall into line or skidoo for
another job.
Its fine thing to have good pat
rons and in this respect No. 3 from
Ncwberry ia second to none. The fact
is, so far as good treatment is con-
cerned, we had rather be a mail car
ricr on Il. f. ID. No. 3, than to be a
Methodist preacher. We know by
experience what exquisite pleasure 1t
gives and how your eyes shed tears of
JOY as big as teacups to drive up to a
box md find it filled with soft
luscious peaches. Or perhaps, if it
isn't peaches, you find yourself com.
PEELED to alight and help your pat.
ron to eat a great big watermelon
and then when you are ready to 60
he tells John to get nice melon and
put it in your buggy, Oh what q
struggle it takes to tell him not to
bother for fear that he wont, sure
enough. -. :, "t
If our dear old uncle should decide
( to raise our salary fifteen dollars or
tlfe month, it would put a sort Of in.
delible smile on our faces that all the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
DISPENSARY INVESTIGATIONS.

We take considerable space to PRINT
the report of Mr.. J. f. Mcdonald,
special attorney. employed to look
into the purchases by the old board.
We do not see wherein it amounts to
a great deal or where it throws any
light on the subject and it certainly
did not dcbar the present board from
making larger purchases than any of
its predecessors. Never before in the
history of the dispensary have there
been so large purchases as those
made by the present board. Every
available space in the warehouses
filled with liquor and thirty-six car
loads on the sidetratEs upon which is
being paid dcmurragc because there
is no place to store the stuff.
In regard to the stock Of the dis
pcnsary it will be recalled that some
years ago even before the Investigate
ing committee Of two years ago a
committee was appointed to inquire
why the law was not complied with rs
to not carrying over 100000 stock
and the board as at that time consti-
tutcI stated plainly that il would be
impossible 10 reduce the stock and do
the business and that they would
make no effort to comply with the
law.
AS to the manner of advertising for
bids the plan followed by what is
termed the old board is the rule that
has been practiccd almost if not en-
tircly from the bcginnin" of the in
stitution. The reason given for it,
whether a good one or not, was that
it was desired to fix the standard for
the different grades dcnominated
as Y, XX. and so on and the purpose
was to have all the samples come up
to the proof.
AS to the records which Mr.. Me-
Donald refers to as not being on file
we have often wondered why the i'll
vcStiYating committee did not as one
of its first acts summon the board Of
directors and examine them causing
them to produce their records, but
they did not even durin" the entire
investigation and not having done so
it is scarcely fair to that board to
speak of missing records now for did
not the committee 90 down and take
possession Of the records themselves
and prnbnbly they still have them.
The large purchas made in 1904
was only what the board termed an
cStimatc' purchase to be ordered
out as it might be needed before the
next regular meeting. The large pur-
chase made in 1906 seems to have
been a real purchase as the goods are
actually in Columbia.
The new legislative committee will
look int" these matters at the state
institution and will give the facts
without rcjudicc. Tt would have
been better if the other committee
had started with the state institution
and the records and management
there.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
Uncle Pete.
The Brakemans Dream.

One night brakeman dreamed a
dream, and dreaming dreamed
he died,
And straightway to the pearly gates
his sin-stained spirit hied.
And there before the saints he stood
with downcast head and brow,
"My records pretty rank,'' he said,
~ guess I IN bound below,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
Tuesday, january %, 1907.

The many patrons of the c., N.\&
l.. railroad will regret the death Of
Capt. Blair. He was always pleasant
and accommodating and one of the
most efficient conductors who ran on
the road. The manner of his taking
off is exceedingly sad.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22

A statistician calculates that there
are in Europe at this moment $780,
600 men under arms. If they were all
lined up the line would be $4,000
miles long. ... ~ .
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-22
The Klinker Pulled in the Iron
Trail. .,It.. I

In Sweden some Of the station
waiting rooms are provided with
couches for passengers, and porters
call the travellers 10 minutes before,
the arrival Of trains. a&sj1 i.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

Bright's Disease is more dreaded b.
physicians than any Of the serious dis
orders with which they have to deal
because Of its insidious and maligant
character. II prompt action were taken
when headaches, urinary disorders. di.
gestive troubles first appear, much
suffering and sorrow would be averted.
Prickley Ash Bitters will quickly STOP
the spread Of the disease, quiet in
fammation, heal the kidneys and
bladder, strengthen and regulate ths
liver, and drive poisons and i'm
purities ont Of the system.
A. G Thornton, Brandon Dug 90.
A. Z. p. Rhodes, Phil Didlake. ]. a
Alexander. special agents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Florence.

X
DR.. Watkins preached at the Metho
dist church Saturday and Sunday.
The merchants have had flne trade
this season have bought lots Of cotton.
DR.. W. p. Price made fine lecture
hero Sunday evening on the late W.
r. Harper at the Baptist church.
We had very romantic marriage
here after preaching second Sunday.
We hope for them long and happy
life.
The marriage In the Methodist
church Wednesday evening was love-
~. The church was decorated with
beautiful flowers. the bride also
carried bunch Of lovely flowers
Hope the couple will always be al
pleasing as they were Wednesday
evening.
Stems Greek High School is NOV.
ing along nicely. The Sunday schoo lf
are we'll attended; and we have very
profitable Bible meeting at the Bap-
fist church every Sunday evening,
conducted by the pastor. Have gone
through Galatians and now studying
James.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Comedy.
L. 8. Kelly was in Braxton Frid

L. 8. Kelly was In Braxton Friday
Mr.. Price, Of Braxton, was il
Comedy transacting business last
week
l.. s. Kelley and r. l.. Harper
made business trip to Pine View OF
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pattie visited
Mrs. Pattie's parents Saturday enc
Sunday.
Our Sunday school opened with
bright prospects of having q good
school.
Mr. and Mrs. G. e. Kelly visited
their daughter Mrs. Brisco, near Brax
ton. Sunday.
Clifton Gray has completed his saw
mill near Braxton and will soon be
ready for work.
Miss Emma Harper, Of Braxton, il
helping A. N. Howell as book keeper
at this place.
Miss Ada and Master Ely Kelley
visited their grandparents at Star Fri.
day and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mcleod and son
Jessie, Of Harrisville, visited their
daughter Mrs. Chas. Bell Friday.
Those on the sick list this week
are Miss LOWE Jones, H. Pattie,
]. G.. Jones and A. N. Howell.
DR.. Gibson and Mr.. Thompson re-.
turned from La. where they have been
on dear hunt, reporting fine time.
A. q. Manning & Go. bought 1oC
acres of timber land from Fl. Lambert,
and are going to put up large saw
mill.
Quite number Of young people of
this place attended the concert at Star
last Friday night and reported q fine
time.
Two of our boys, Lee Taylor and
Henry CLARK have quit school to begin
their farm work. We were very
sorry to give them up.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Whites.
Intended for last week

The writer wishes to call attention
20 al assertion made and published ia
she Brandon News. dated the 10th Of
January, as being misunderstood ing.
The assertion was gthat the board OF
supervisors had appropriated portion
OF the school fund to the building OF q
Confederate monument, and shortened
the schol term, which was purely q
misunderstanding Of statement made
by Superintendent 8. In. Myers when
ne visited Clear Branch school. NY
information was from the school
teachers. The statements from Mr..
Myers in q later issue Of the paper
will show the possibility Of misunder-
standing in Mr.. Myers statement,
when he said that the levy for the
extention OF the sthool term was re-
duced by the board, and that the board
had made an appropriation to the
building Of Confederate monument !.
The two sentences not being divided,
OF course the inference would be that
the school money was appropriated to
the monument; SO the reader can see
at once the possibility Of the misunder-
standing. am sorry that Mr.. Myers
statement was misunderstood, and
am sorry that ! published the mistake,
and ask the honorable board OF super
visors to pardon me. am glad that
Mr.. Myers corrected my mistake in
The News.