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Misapplied.-It is related that a
clergyman living in the suburbs set a
tired looking man, who had applied to
him for work, digging potatoes. In an
hour or so he went out and found that
the man had uncovered about tw'
quarts of the tubers.
We'll" said the parson, you don't
believe in overworking yourself, do
you?"
"Oh," replied the laborer, Il work
according to Scripture"
Where in the Bible can you find
anything that justifies your taking an
hour to dig two quarts of potatoes"
why this: Let your moderation
be known to all men,"
The minister thought this rather
witty and he took the man to dinner.
The moderate worker did not prove to
be a moderate eater, in fact he cleared
the table.
You don't seem to eat according to
your text" remarked his host watch
ing the viands disappear.
NO" replied the tired man, plying
his knife and fork faster than ever, Il
have another text for this. Whatever
they hand fndeth to do, do it with all
thy might"
"Humph!" said the clergyman, my
good man, you've got your two texts
misplaced"
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aelistsllaaeuus Readins.
WITH NEIeHeoRINe EXCHANGES,
Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

of Local Interest.
Chester Lantern, August 6: News
has just reached this city of the sad
death of Capt. Robt. Simpson, son OF
DR.. and Mrs. Isaiah Simpson Of Rock
Hill, which occurred at his home in
Spencer N. C. Mr.. Simpson was one
of the Southern railways most eff
cient conductors, but for some time
past has been in bad health. The end
came Sunday. Capt. Simpson leaves
wife and one son, Robert, Jr. The re-
mains were taken to Lancaster for in
terment. Capt. Simpson was a nephew
of Rev. J. H. Simpson, of this city. -.
Mr.. w. G. Johnson was reelected
public cotton weigher for Chester at
a meeting of the county board yester-
day morning. No election for a weigh
er at Fort Lawn was held, as the In
tendent Of that place was not present.
..... Policemen Jackson and Taylor
pulled a young hobo off the midnight
train on the Seaboard Air Line rail-
road on Saturday night. 1t was only
small boy, eleven years old, and he
turned out to be a son of Mr.. John
Lee, Of Fort Mill He was sent back to
his father yesterday afternoon. This
young fellow had tired Of the quiet of
Fort Mill and determined to seek his
fortune in the wide world. He came
from Rock Hill to Catawba Junction
and caught the S. A. L. at that place
to go to Atlanta, Ga, but his career
was cut short by being pulled Off here
by the police officers. .... Something
like thirty-five or forty gathered at
the court house yesterday to discuss
Ku KluX times and various expert
ences of those days. A most enjoyable
time was spent by all and 1t was un-
animously decided to meet again next
year. Capt. ]. w. Wilkes was chosen
commander. .. A negro house was
burned and a little child narrowly es-
capped with it's life when a tenant
house on the plantation of Mr.. w. c.
Kee was destroyed by fire at Richburg
last night. The negroes had gone OF
to preaching, leaving the child locked
alone in the house and with a lighted
lamp on the table. The child knocked
the lamp off the table in it's play, set
ting the house on fire and narrowly
escaped alive. the flames singeing its
hair The house was totally destroyed.
The parents of the child were at
church when the burning occurred. 1t
is not known if there was any insur-
ance on the house.
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shoulder, was about to fire when there
came a shout from the road. 1t was
the warning cry of Samuel Wilson,
then a young lawyer, and later Colonel
Wilson of the Sixteenth Illinois infan-
try, riding home from court in adjoin-
ing county. He demanded to know
what the proceedings meant, and
when they were explained to him he
ordered the shooting stopped.
tice Tridwell. You have no right to
send this man to his death. You can
only bind him over to the court"
1T is the law, and ii is here" the
squire retorted, taking from his carpet
bag the Illinois statutes and pointing
to that section which imposed the
death penalty for murder.
.. Wilson tried a new tack.
"If YOU must shoot this man." he ar
gued, surely you will rive him sufti-
cient time to prepare to meet his God.
This appealed to the stubborn judge,
and he consented to give the prisoner
q week in which to settle his worldly
affairs and prepare to die. Spiva was
|thereupon turned over to Sheriff Fran
els D. Lips, but he refused to act. and
Spiva was released, never to be tried
on that charge again.
Some months later, however, he felt
himself again under SPELL" and his
brother William told him that his wife
was the guilty witch. William advised
Abel to wait until Mrs. Spiva was
asleep and then, with a knife, draw a
single drop of blood from her fore
head without letting her know It,"
This treatment, william. said, would
break the spell"
According to instructions Abel
sharpened his long hunting knife, and
that night pricked his wifes forehead'
Startled from a sound sleep she sud-
denly sat up in bed and the knife cut
deep cash down her cheek.
Abel Spiva was arrested and indict-
ed for assault with intent to Kill, but
for some reason the case was nolle
pressed and he never was brought TO
trial. But to her dying day his wife
carried the scar as a ghastly emblem
of Abel Spiva's belief in witchcraft.
New York Times.
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humorous department.

How She Got EVen.-Mrs. Brown,
telephoning to a friend one morning
happened to say:
IT have such a bad sore throat I'm
afraid / cannot go to that dinner par
ty tomorrow night"
Just then something went wrong
with the connection, and she heard
strange voice break in:
"Gargle your throat with cooking
soda, and l think you will be able to
go to your dinner"
Who is this speaking?" asked Mrs.
Brown, startled.
"Oh, that you will never know,
answered the voice.
Mrs. Brown was greatly amused and
decided to try the remedy. Her throat
improved, and she went to the party.
During dinner she chanced to over
hear the gentleman opposite say to his
neighbor:
81 had an amusing experience the
other morning l was telephoning and
the wires became crossed. 1 sudden
" heard a lady's voice say: have
such a bad throat, I shan't be able to
go to that dinner party Just for fun
I broke in and said: 'Gargle your
throat with cooking soda, and you'll
be all right The lady's voice in re-
ply sounded rather surprised. I Won
der if she took my advice"
Mrs. Brown was greatly tempted to
reveal her identity as the heroine OF
the episode, but she decided she could
get more fun another way. She made
careful inquiry of her hostess as to
the gentleman's full name and address
and next morning called him up. When
he answered, she said:
II just wanted you to know that l
took your advice, gargled my throat
with cooking soda, and was able to go
to the dinner"
"Who-who is this speaking?" came
an astonished voice from the other
end of the wire.
"Oh, that you will never know" an
swered Mrs. Brown laughing, and rang
off.-Lippincott.'s
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Not Satisfactory-Far from the
madding crowd in the dining room,
Bertha and BERTHE cOoed together un-
der the library palms. They had been
engaged for nearly a fortnight. and the
blissful flight of time had left them
eager for The Day.
rs it too soon to think of it, Berthe"
she asked.
mo, never too soon!" replied Ber-
tie, striking his head fervently against
the mantelpiece.
She pressed her hand to her thrOb-
bing heart, while he pressed his to his
aching temple.
Then, dear" she murmured, let it
be three weeks from Thursday"
"Beggin' yer pardon, miss, but you'll
have to make it hearlier in the week" "
said a voice through the keyhole.
Thursday is my day hout!"-Answers.
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er threw his arm around the conduc-
tors neck and held him up while he
emptied the remaining cartridges of
his pistol into the conductors body.
"Of course everybody hiked out and
the car was soon empty save for E.
and the body of the conductor E. then
drove the car out to the barns and to
the astonished people there said:
I've brought your car and your con-
ductOr in"
"A policeman was called and F.. sur
rendered. When the case came up to
Pike county our client was cheerfully
frank about the killing and seemed
dismally clear headed. His only excuse
was that the dead man had stolen his
wife.
I'VE put on a policeman, big level
headed Irishman, to testify about Els
curious manner the night before the
killing. The policeman said he told
his trouble to him and that previous
to that he had acted so queer that he
had searched him.
ION cross examination the state
asked. Didn't you tell f. to go and
get q gun and kill the CONDUCTOR
NO said the policeman, looking at
the bright star on his coat, but If
hadn't had this star on | would have
told him to get him a good gatling gun
and scatter that rascal over the face Of
the earth! But / had my star on,
mind yOu!
CLARK used that clue. The unwrit-
ten law was new element in Missouri
juris- prudence then, and we had been
basing our case on emotional insanity.
But when Clark got through with his
word painting of the home and the
despoiler it was clear that was the
real defence. The trial was attend d
by many women, and they must have
enjoyed that speech of my associate,
for every one Of them had her hand
kerchief in use. The cool deliberation
of the killing, the panic stricken pas
sengers, the cheerful admission of guilt
by the accused, all were swept into
the background. or else made to aD-
pear as the righteous act of a greatly
wronged husband, under the match
less eloquence Of the pleader.
CLARK was at his best in q case Of
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that kind. A native Kentuckian, with
his chivalrous sense of honor due wo-
man kind, he spoke from the depths
of a primal instinct that sanctioned
the right of man to avenge a mortal
wrong. In five minutes after the jury
went out e. was surrounded by con-
graduating friends, a free man.
"One man in Clark's home town, a
Primitive Baptist, Hardshell, they
used to call 'em, made arrangements
before he died for Clark to preach his
funeral sermon. Clark was in congress
at the time of the old mans death and
the funeral discourse was postponed
until he could get around to 1t. Finally
congress adjourned and the first duty
Clark attended to on getting back to
his district was to go out to the little
Primitive Baptist church where Sam
Willis was buried, and here in the
presence of many sorrowing friends
he officiated as the master of ceremo-
nies for his old friend and admirer.
An honest old Hardshell who heard
Champs sermon on that occasion said:
"'When the Lord foreordained Clark
to go to- congress He lost mighty
good chance to make a preacher
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Merely a Parable.-Just before the
collection was taken up a negro
preacher announced that he regretted
to state that a certain brother had for
gotten to lock the door of his chicken
house the night before and as result
he discovered in the morning that
most of the fowls had disappeared.
Il doan' want to be pussonel, bred
den," he added, but hab my spicions
dat pusson won't put any money in de
plate which will now be passed 'roun?"
The result was a fine collection, not
a single member of the congregation
feigning sleep. After the money was
counted the old parson came forward.
Now bredden," he said. Il doan
want yo' dinners to be spoilt by Won
derin' where dat brudder libes who
doan lock his chickens up at night.
Dat brudder doan' exist, nah frien's'
He was a parable gotten up TO de pu-
pose of finance"-The Housekeeper.
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China As a BIuffer.-Professor Is

China AS a Bluffer.-Professor Ian
c. Hannah in his book, Eastern Asia
A History" says that taXicabs, or.
rather, automatic registers attached to
horse cabs, were invented about $50 A.
D., during the Tang dynasty in Chi
ma. In his opinion the Chinese empire
is the greatest bluff in the world"
and it suggests to him very ancient
Chinese fable, which he relates.
A monkey was captured by tiger.
He whinned that he was thin and his
flesh Of poor taste, but he knew of a
fine fat donkey for the tiger. The IT,
ger consented to be led to where the
donkey was tied. When the donkey
saw them coming he was frightened,
but recovered his composure and
bawled in his masterful donkey voice:
Monkey. you used to bring me two
tigers. Why only one today?"
The tiger did a record hustle back
to the jungle.
China, says Professor Hannah, has
shown much of that donkey's resource
fulness in it's history.
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An ImpossibiIity-While Smith and
Jones were on their annual walking
tour they came across a dirty little
urchin crying in the road. Smith gave
him a dime and Jones wiped his eyes
and then, as a fitting crown to their
kindness, they asked his age.
Five" murmured the hoy, holding
his money tightly in his grimy fist.
Surely not" eXpOstulated Smith.
The boy nodded and the few remain
ing tears were sent further down his
cheeks to leave their tracings on the
smut.
"Ridiculous!" reiterated Smith. You
must be older
But why" asked Jones, IF he says
not?"
MY dear chap" replied Smith.
gazing earnestly at the lads face, you
can't tell me that it would be possible
for anybody to gather so much dirt in
the time."-Answers.
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Meteoric Showers.-How many know

Meteoric Showers.-How many know
that the earth is getting larger each
year from the fall of meteoric matter
on it's surface and that such matter
Is of no small weight? One hundred
tons a day is the estimate made by
Young. This, he says, would make
layer one inch thick over the entire
earth in 1,OOO,OOO,OOO years If we as
sumo this meteoric matter to be three
times as heavy as water But another
effect has to take place at the same
time. AS the earth Is getting larger
the force of gravity gets larger, and we
are being attracted with more force
toward the sun. But the centrifugal
force keeping us away from the sun
gets much greater too, and, In fact,
more so than the suns gravity, the
result being that we are gradually in
creasing our distance from the glow
ing orb.-New York Tribune.
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Remarkable Whist Hand.-"I hay

Remarkable Whist Hand.-'I have
seen some very remarkable whist
hands" said one of the bridge fiends
i'm a downtown club recently. But
once, about four years ago, | saw one
man hold all thirteen trumpS."
why, that's not so remarkable.
two or three players broke in all at
once, that's happened lots of -"
Hold on till I'm through. What
made this hand remarkable is that the
man who held it only took one trick"
"Nonsense. What are YOU
It's fact. When he trumped his
partners ace. first time round, his
PARTNER got up and threw him out of
the window" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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By Way of a Reminder

While | am satisfied that practically
every property owner throughout this
section Is aware of the fact that / am
prepared to issue fire insurance poll
cies i'm any amount desired In the
strongest, best and most liberal com
panies i'm the world, still l know 1t to
be a fact that il is well to be reminded
occasionally of facts that we have
stored away in our minds lest we for
get for the time being that they are
really there, and for this reason l beg
once more to refer to the matter and
to state again that am always ready,
willing and anxious to give any busi-
ness placed with me prompt and accur-
ate attention. Fire insure with me
and you will never have cause to re-
aret. 1T is better to be safe than sor-
ry." I also sell live stock, accident and
health insurance of the gilt edge va
riety.
SAM M. GRlST,
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The Bank of Glover,
CLOVER, .. Q.
APPLICATION FOR
FINAL DISCHARGE

NJ Office is hereby given to whom 1t
~ may concern that l have filed in
the Probate Court for York County,
s. c., my final return as Executor Of
JOS. F. WALLACE, deceased, and that
on August 28th, 1911, shall apply to
said court for a final discharge as such
Executor. S. NJ. MCNEIL,
Executor.
July %, 1911.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE
OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CARO-
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Medicine and Pharmacy.

session opens Octoper "a, 1911, enus
June Sd, 1912.
Unsurpassed clinical advantages Of
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of the largest and best equipped hospi-
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of the Faculty.
Nine appointments each year for
graduates in medicine for hospital and
dispensary services.
Medical and Pharmaceutical Labor
atories recently enlarged and fully
equipped.
Department of Physiology and EN-
bryology in affiliation with the Charles
ton Museum.
Practical work for medical and phar-
maceutical students a special feature.
For catalogue, address
ROBERT WILSON, Jr., M. D. DEAN.
Cor. Queen & Franklin Sts.. Charleston,
South Carolina.
81 TT 26t
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LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH ME
IF YOU WANT TO SELL
- l am now selling Land very rapidly.
If you are thinking of buying, it will
pay you and save you big money to
see my numerous bargains before you
close.
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DEMOCRATS ON GUARD.


Now th@t the republican party IS
so badly disereditcd that ii stands
no show of electine a president OF
the United States In the next cleo
ton, the special interests, or in 9th
er words, the system" or as La
Toilette calls it. the plundcrbund
is turning its attention to the demo-
cratic party, and will exert all of its
mighty power in the effort to gain
control. to dictate the platform and
name the candidate for president.
The struggle within the democratic
party for control will be a mighty
struggle during the next eighteen
months. The outcome of the con
test is of great Importance. anu
every democrat should feel that he
has the right and that it is his duty
to take hand in Reliance IS.
| D. Record
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Tha proceedings siii cover tbtcN
DAYS ono wh8le division ei ihe ms"t.
ms viii d. styled External views "i
,he south The group ~ Speakers "
Of national weight secretary OF As
rfeatfurr wilson George " Per
kins Edward times. president oi
ths National l.nmhcr Manufactures
Association samuel Mcltoocsta. vice
prpefdpnt National cats Bank Of New
YORK George Westinghouse 81 Fitts-
hura and Arthur NJ Harris Of \ W.
Harris A. Co. Of Boston The mrs.
ntpht viii be devoted tG the subject
of The Solid South OF Business
spoken TO by one business leaaet
from each state. the second night
40 Making the New South Under
stood closing with speech by Col
Roosevelt on The South Obligation
In statesmanship an in Business I'm
deavor. the third night TO Tine
South's Higher Thought. The
speakers that night will be William
q McAdoo. DR. f. A Alderman TN
vited1 Governor Woodrow Wilson
( Secretary Of War Dickinson. the
final speech of the meeting VIII be
by President TAFT. his subject being
"A Greater Nation Through Great
er south
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tiou OF the conduct IF those gentle
mon WAo woa office bs dououneihl
the republican party AMI its meth
DDS aud nov protest against w.
forms which they 30 recently adHo
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MOUNTAIN PEAK.

Mountain Peak, Jan, 2.-The Old
Year is past and farmers are view
ing the new not from very FAVOR
able standpoint as Grouth eondi-
tions which have prevailed for qdite
awhile still continue, and the ground
is in good condition for plow-
ing. Ligh showers have caused
small grain which WAS sown to come
up but is very small The cotton
crop is about gathered~boll pull
ing is engaged in but the price is
not very satisfactory, at present,
Water is very scarce, especially for
stock Thomas Renfro, VINO mas
been attending school at Decatur,
Texas, and studying for the min
istry, returned home to spend Christ
mas, and preached his initiatory
sermon here Sunday, which was said
to be very interesting
Christmas times were enlivened
by quite a number of marriages,
The writer has been informed OF
the following happy parties: Henry
Edwards and Miss Eva Forbes, Tom
billiard and Miss Mary Becker, Will
Sanders and Miss Lassie Price. The
writer divides his best wishes
amono them,
The writer enjoyed a good dinner
New Years day at the home of r,
D Mccormick Besides many good
things a turkey was on the boards.
R d. Mccormick WAS seriously
hurt last week by being thrown from
his wagon.
j. T. and Miss. Verdi Meredith
spent Christmas at Belle Springs In
| Hin county and report good time,
as well as splendid rains,
Edgar See and family of Waxa-
hachie visited the family of his I'M
Gle, R. d, Mccormick, New ar $
| day
/ Sam Neal. formerly Of West End
/ is again one of its citizens. Sem
/ is one of our portiS men,.
AT a call meeting of w Q. w
camp. Arson Ferauton Was elected
C. c.. 0. NJ. Renfro Clerk, in place
1 Of o. S. Burks, resigned,
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WORLD OLD MISTAKES.

The world does not grow wiser as
rors of calculation, based on mis-
taken estimate of human nature
which repeat themselves with eacn
generation, though they have been
found out, exposed, labeled and
widely announced 5000 times, Such
for example is the ease of the san
guine young woman who marries a
rake for the purpose of reforming
him. Such is the case of the father
who takes his indoIent and shiftless
son into business, expecting that re-
sponsibility will steady him. Such
is the case of the church which
elects a person to office in order to
secure his active interest in the work
of the church. Such is the case of
the old people who make over their
property to their children, hoping to
enjoy the proofs of their gratitude
through the declining years Of thei
NE 1 HtSt LulD6S All WI Oilt NhN
perhaps an exception SO rare to be
quite undeserving of attention, ana
their method and result pretty gem
orally known and yet, such is the
conceit of men that almost all who
try the experiment believe that they
by reason of superior sagacity Will
re able to do what thousands of 9th
ais eorrowfully failed to accomplish
Tho law OF the heavenly kingdom Is,
';nai the tree good and the fret
God. beginning the reform wtth
he tree and not with the fruit anl
so law cannot safely be transgg eis-
san Angelo Standard,