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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-28

itaa and following up this clue he
made an important discovery. The
block next the bookship was extended
some four feet bearer the curb than
us number neighbour. and this addi-
tlohal tour feet had been utilized for
an extra side to the show window. The
store next door was occupied by a
arus flrm and in the corner of the
WINDOW nearest the book shop was a
huge glass globe of red liquid. BY
careful measurement, Temple found
mat Where the red light came filter
ing through the globe and fell on The
record cage of the bible the hand
writing became visible. He could have
shouted With joy at his deducations.
ihe rest was plain enough then.
once more he asked to see the bible
and inquired its price.
We ask 1915" said the clerk. ten
tatively. Its age
Temple listened as patiently as DOS
sibie. handed out a So note and had to
pc called back for his change as he
hurried from the shop with his pos
session TO hail a cab. On the way up
town ne stopped at Il Photographic
supply store and purchased Il ruby lam
tern Ihen he sped a%nxiously home
ward.
He took the bible and lantern into a
dark room and turned the red light up
ON the family record Instantly the
pages n the margins through sew
eral chapters of Matthew teemed- with
mat handwriting he knew so Welt. And
This Is. in part, what he read:
sentsmber 3. ls5s-My lean son: 1
write this at the house of David clam
who has advanced the capital fo, my
sNpssianents | ann sick-I fear with
mortal illness. l write this that Won,
may snare with me the knowledge that
nay experiments have been a complete
success and that by sharing it t h
Mno"leose IS yours and mine alone)
man Elapn- whom / have good cause
20 neileVe has no intention of keeping
1alth with me. He has made several
moves which have shown his low mo-
yves OF greed. | can plainly see it is
ms one ann TO find out the secret of
nrost !. osesS ana then to turn all the
glon's 20 his own uses. | shall write
down all the data for you TODAY on
these pages and destroy all Other ma
psfs. This to guard against Clam.
VINO l believe. has no scruples so long
as ne can accomplish his End. | WRIT.
siis IN a Spectrum ink visible only in
a. fed hight. Ii you return from yo,,l.
tourney abroad before l pass away.
can tell you in person. Ii not. can
only trust your quick wit to fathom nv
meaning in these phrases i'm the note
,saye you. Let your light be i'm the
ple.Matthe !. xiii especially. See
mat II IS read 1 trust when you read
mem your mind will turn to the time
when, a little hoy in my laboratory.
you were content for hours with me
little piece of cardboard and the bit
OF red glass which made the latters
come and go at your will. God keen
You, my boy! May you reap the har-
vest of your fathers life work.
Then followed a complete desc,in-
ton of a process for making. colorine
ana annealing glass. which is ieal-
ously guarded by John Temple. treas
urer of the Allglass How
the son failed to fathom the hidden
meaning of his fathers note-if he ever
received it's still a mystery. for to
this day he man who discovered he
process is unknown. WY
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-28

really ike cacl, other-you should see
them together. Sometime they may get
TO talking about me and get coniden-
tiai and shudder at the result, At
ter all. I'm the outsider and they have
all been friends for years"
Henry's helpfn. suggestion was "to
be careful what she said" What Isa-
Del did. however. was to work her fa-
vorlte scheme of repeating pleasant
things each had said about the other.
Many OF these she invented. believing
the end justified the gracious lie. 1t
worked brilliantly in bringing Mrs.
Ounce and Mrs. Balding to a keener ap-
probation of each other. 1t drew them
SO close. in fact. that one afternoon In
a burst of confidence Mrs. Ounce told
Mrs. Baldiag some little trifle thai Isa-
bel had said about her-it had been
quite a harmless, if indfscreet. remark
and sahel could have said 1t to her
without offending the lady, but in being
repeated in not quite the same words,
the spirit-you know how those things
go. Mrs. Balding also old Mrs. Ounce
n cutie as good
Well. there were two other wives of
the firm left on Isabel's side. but they
We're not the most influential two. Isa-
bel expected the worst to happen
Henry said cheerfully there We're other
firms in he world inc that he didn't
blame her n bit. whatever happened
Isabel spent the next two or three DAYS
with her face buried in her handker-
chief.
It all blew over In a week. Mr.. Bald
ing a~pologized to Henry for Mrs.
ounces .'peculiarities." MI. ounce
told Henry to tell Mrs. Wysp that she
mustn't take Mrs. Balding too serious
~. tapping his head and smiling.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-28
ISABEL SKATES
ON THIN ICE

Henry put down Isabel's conser-
| yative attitude toward the firm mem
bers' wives as mere stand ofiishness.
Ii was all very we'll not TO run after
them. for that would indicate catering,
but to avoid friendly encounters de-
liberately. we'll. that vas another eX-
IRENE to be avoided.
You needn't fear being p~atronized."
Henry had pointed out. II stand on
my own feet in the company as far as
position goes. Besides. they aren't
any of them snobbisn. l don hin
anyone would venture to lay it all over
you nyway suppose women have
funny notions about that sort Of thing"
Isabel smiled YEARLY. Henry" she
said. Its not that Ims stiff about it.
charming. The fact is am afraid they
might be too nice to ine-and then it
might all end in one of those misel'-
able feminene miXups. 1t seems so
safe as it is while the possibilities
are Isabel shrugged her shoulders.
Well" he said. IF they ever bother
inviting US anywhere again. you can
see l can't turn down the invitation
without it looking very odd"
Isabel agreed that this was so. Ex-
cuses sound plausible up to the fourth
time. and they had used up their fourth
declination.
Il accepted Mr.. Ralding's invitation
to dine with them on Wednesday eve
ming of next week" informed Henry
one evening.
TN wear my gray crepe meteor
was Isabel's feminine acceptance OF
the inevitable. 1T is quiet. refined and
above criticism"
You look better in that cerise af-
fair" suggested Henry.
Isabel smiled i%nscrutably. II know
| do" she replied calmly.
"Oh. well. suit yourself"
Il am not suiting myself"
oh. II o want to be" Henry
broke Off WITHOUT finishing. No use to
start something.
Henry" said Isabel. forgiving him
what he didn't say. Il am trying 90
use tact. If I nus dot my rs and
cross my 'T's'. don't you see I must
not strike any wrong note. The wom-
en- Will think ! am much nicer if I
don't look too nice-you know what
l meanwhile II l am dressed to-er-
smart. the men will think you don't
need any more money"
You'd better wear that gray"
agreed Henry hastily.
After h momentous Wednesday
evening Henry had no fault to find
with Isabel. She had been a great sue
cess. The four firm members wives
declared 1t a shame that they hadn't
had an opportunity OF really knowing
her before. The four members OF the
firm said all sort OF pleasant things
about her to Henry. Henry has never
OF US" n on the inside before. The
evening seemed to have counted more
tnan all h work he had done and the
modest mount OF stock he owned in
the concern.
% course Isabel was just a little bit
carried away by It all. She admitted
that q tactful persons (not mentioning
any m0mAA NONa1A cot v.~n ,>,sAH =
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-28
shams Of No Await.
rrom ne Ram's HORN

Life is full OF disappointment. A mar
who kept his bushy whiskers dyed
Tor three months while counting a
widow. found 0ut the next day aver
the wedding that she was color blind.
sometimes / think the things we see
: shadows Of the things ID be.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-28
Why She Left.

Jove. -
He parted his hair in the middle"
h exclaimed.
Therefore none wondered why she did
not stay. M
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
WARRIOR CREEK.

Warrior Creek, July 15.-Rev. l.. s.
Shealy filled his regular appointment
Sunday morning. A large congrega-
tion listened to the excellent sermon,
his text being "Obey.
Miss Robin Patterson and Miss Car
rie Lou Higgins. of Lapford, attended
church here Sunday.
Miss Mary Jackson and brother,
Nile, spent Sunday with Miss Erilla
and Bascom Brownlee.
Mr.. Leon Yeargin who is attending
the summer school at Wofford, spent
the weekend with home-folks.
All members of Warrior Greek
church are requested to meet at the
church on Thursday July 25th for the
purpose of cleaning OF the cemetery
and church grounds.
The protracted meeting begins July
28th. The pastor requests that this
work be completed before the meeting
begins.
Clinton ball team came up and play
ed the w. Z. lads Friday AFTERNOON
Owing to the cloud and down pour OF
rain the game was not completed. The
score stood to in favor Of Clinton
No doubt If the game had been finish
ed the home team would have come
out far ahead as they were scoring II
on to the Clintonians toward the close
Our boys also played stiff game with
Watts Mill Saturday afternoon, the
scores ending 6 to 2 In favor Of w. G
DIR. Rolfe e. Hughes, OF Laurens
was in our community Friday morn,
ing visiting the sick.
Miss Mary Jackson leaves Wednes-
day for Asheville to spend the sum
mer.
Rev. I. n. Kennedy. of Ora, was the
guest of Mrs. ]. A. Fowler Monday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
BARKsDALE NOTES.

Barksdale, July 15.-Mr. p. w. Devoe
and Mr.. A. C. Watson, OF Greenwood,
spent Sunday with Mr.. M. C. Oxner
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Coleman, of
Fountain Inn, was the guest of Mrs.
Coleman's mother on last Sunday.
Mr.. w. A. Putnam is on business
trip to Simpsonville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Garrett visited
Mrs. Mettie Putnam on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Henderson
attended Mr.. Robert Hudgen's funeral
at Chestnut Ridge last Sunday after
noon.
Miss Lola Todd remains at the Co
lumbia hospital to do nursing but will
come home for vacation in August.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
NEWS FROM JONES.

Jones, July 15.-The friends of Mr.
Robert Allen will be glad to learr
that he is recovering from a severe
spell of sickness.
The Glorious Fourth was great day
at Ware Shoals. DR.. G. e. Burts, o.
Columbia. and Mr.. Craig Of Anderson
delivered patriotic and eloquent ad'
dresses. The barbecue was splendid
the order was perfect, the music by
the Honea Path Band was inspiring
and the large audience enjoyed the de-
lightful occasion. Refreshments were
served by the ladies in the interest OF
the church and nice sum was real
ICED.
We were very sorry to hear of the
death of Mr.. John e. Goddard Of Cor
onaca. With the exception Of a few
years he spent his life in this section.
He was splendid citizen and was
highly esteemed by every one. He
was warm friend OF the writer and
we tenderly sympathize with the be-
reaved family.
Miss olivia Jones has returned from
a delightful visit to Coronaca, Hodges,
and Cokesbury.
Mr.. j. c. Gambreil is visiting New
York and other northern cities.
DIR. Russell, OF Greenwood, and Leins
Moore of Ninety Six, were in our midst
last week.
Capt. King has completed the bridge
on Turkey Creek.
Silas Jackson, very wrthy colored
tenant OF Mr.. G. B. Riley, had an at
tack of angina pectris at Good Hope
church yesterday and passed away in
a few hours. He had lived with Mr..
Riley for many years and was we'll
liked by all of the white people.
We recently had the PLEASURE of
meeting our friend Rev. Mr.. Simpson,
of Fairfax
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrison visit
ed relatives in Laurens last week
Mr.. G. l.. Graham has fine cotton
crop.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
WINTHROP COLLEGE
Scholarship and Entrance
E~or,fnok;o
Examination

The examination for the award OF
vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege and for the admission of new stu
dents will be held at the County Court
house on Friday, July 8, at 9 a. m.
Applicants must be not less than fif-
teen years of age. When Scholarships
are vacant after July 5 they will be
awarded to those making the highest
average at this examination, provided
they meet the con iitions governing
the award. Applicants for scholar
ships should write to President John
son before the examination for Schol-
arship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session will op-
en- September IS, 1912. For further
information and catalogue, address
Pres. d. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C.
Att
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Eden, July 15.-Misses Sue and Sadie
Gray visited Mr.. w. e. Gray and fam
lily Monday.
Mr.. l.. o. Armstrong and wife were
In Laurens Friday.
Mr.. Smith Martin spent a few days
with his brother, Mr.. b. w. Martin last
week.
Mr.. 8. r. Gray and wife were in Lau-
rens Saturday on business.
Mr.. Chalmers Armstrong and wife
and Miss Mamie Kate Armstrong spent
Sunday with Mr.. M. w. Gray and fam
lily.
Rev. e. v. Babb visited Mr.. C. A.
Babb and family last week
Mr.. f. w. Mahaffey was In Fountain
Inn Saturday on bushes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17

Dysentery Is always serious and Of
ten dangerous disease, but it can
be cured. Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured
it even when maligant and epidemic.
For sale by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17

Sallow complexion is due to {; tor-
pid liver DIR. NJ. A. SIMMONS LIV-
ER MEDICINE purities ana strength
ems the liver, regulates the bowels,
sweetens the breath and restores the
ruddy hue of health to the cheeks
Price 20 cents per package. Sold by
Laurens Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
Harris Lithia Water for Laurens Coun
ty PeODIe.

Residents of Laurens County will be
furnished with HARRIS LITHIA wa
ter for personal use, free of charge, by
applying at Bottling plant between
nine o'clock A. NJ. and Noon Sundays.
Bring glass vessels thoroughly cleans
ed
Harris Lithia Springs Co,
G. II. Pettus, President.
46-tf
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
SHOWING HIM SHE DID CARE
Sweet Girl Accepted invitation to Am
ateur Art Exhibition From
Grouchy Young Man.

Il have called" said the young man,
ITO tell you that l am about to start
on long Journey"
"Oh," replied the sweet girl, how
interesting. Tell me all about It.
When do you expect to start?"
TN two or three days. may never
come back alive"
I'm sorry to hear that. Where are
you going?"
ITO the City of Mexico"
Have you business interests there?'
mo, but travelling In Mexico is very
dangerous, you know"
Then why do you go?''
well, / have been thinking It over,
and II seems to me that may as we'll
go. Nobody seems to care whether |
remain here or not"
I'm sure 1t can't be as bad as
that. Isn't there any girl that you
ever invite to go to the theater or
or-anything"
Would you be sorry / was going II
I ever invited you to go to anything
"-I-I--well, / might be-"
''I'm so glad TO hear you say that.
I've got a couple of tickets to an am
ateur art exhibition for Thursday eve.
ming. VIII you go?"
ION one condition"
'What is it,"
THAT you will not insist on paying
my car fare"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
CLING TO THEIR PRIVILEGES
That Have Been Accorded Them
for Centuries.

Ambassador" and minister" mean
pretty must the same 10 the average
man. but there is very great differ
ence between the two, inasmuch as an
ambassador possesses many privileges
abroad that do not pertain to a mere
minister.
Perhaps the most curious privilege OF
an ambassador, who is accredited to
the ruler of a country and not merely
to the government thereof, as is min
lister, is that the ambassador may when
dismissed turn his back to the SOW
ereign to whose court he has been
assigned. Briefly described the mode
of procedure is as follows:
When the audience is at an end the
ambassador waits to be dismissed by
the sovereign. When dismissed the am.
bassador bows, retires three PAGES,
bows again. turns on his heels and
walks to the folding doors. But when
the reigning sovereign is y woman a
more polite method is employed. To
turn his back would be to resign a
privilege; therefore the ambassador re
tires sideways. He keeps one eye on
the sovereign and with the other he
endeavors to find the door. BY this
unique means he contrives to show all
politeness to the sovereign and at the
same time retain his ambassadorial
privilege in retiring. Another privilege
OF an ambassador is that of being ush.
cred into the royal presence through
folding doors, both of which must be
flung wide for him, None save an am.
bassador can claim this privilege, the
greatest favor in this respect that can
be shown any non-ambassadorial rep
resentative consisting in the opening
to him OF one door only.
There is one privilege Of the ambas
sador, a privilege that sometimes oc
casions great inconvenience to the
ruler, which consists of his right &c
demand admission to the sovereign by
day or by night
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
Grounds for Divorce.

A Cleveland lawyer overworks the
telephone to tell us this one:
"A woman came up to my Office the
other day and wanted to know If she
could get divorce because her hus-
band didn't believe in the Bible. ]
told her that unless she had something
else on him there would be no use in
bringing suit.
but he is an absolute infidel!' she
insisted.
THAT makes no difference said I.
doesn't 1t, indeed?' she cried tri-
umphantly. Well. you are a fine law.
yer, ! must say. Here's the laws of
Ohio, and they say that infidelity, If
proved, is a ground for divorce?'"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30

/ that the Katahdin couldn't steam fast
enough to ram a rowboat and, most
any old popgun could punch holes in
its armor before It got under way. In
addition the ram was not seaworthy.
vesuvlus Terror Of the Navy.
So the skipper of the Katahdin
brought his boat back to Washington
navy yard and the junk pile. The ram
became a curiosity of naval construc-
ton instead of revolutionizer of ma
val warfare.
Quite recently the Katahdin met q
prosaic end by acting as a target for
new style of naval artillery.
The Vesuvius came nearer fame. 1t
was launched in 1886. The Spanish
American war also heralded it's death.
The Vesuvius was a dynamite CRUZ.
ser. Its weapons were three bronze
tubes projecting amidships and for
ward. From these tubes dynamite
shells containing $50 pounds of gun
cotton were hurled by compressed air.
1t was expected that a few OF these
monster charges would destroy a
whole continent.
And they might have had the Vesu-
vius been able to fire accurately. The
tubes we're immovable and the only
way to aim was to point the ship at
the target and then regulate the air
pressure. In the language of one ma
val expert, Sometimes we hit the isl
and of Cuba"
The Vesuvius saw real war service
in 1893. 1t has the Katahdin's record
| beaten. The Vesuvius would sneak
close in to shore at night near Santi
ago and fire few dynamite shells
They made a frightful noise when
they exploded and won the sobriquet
of "the earthquake maker" for the
ship, but nothing more.
To quote a naval officer; "The Vesu-
vius was turned out to be the terror OF
the seas and became the terror of the
American navy"
officers were afraid the dynamite
magazines would explode in a heavy
sea.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30

Hello, old man. How are your"
"Oh, as well as could be expected"
Flows your family?"
well, II you refer to my mother
she has lost her alimony in a foolish
investment, and shall have to sup
port her after this. II you have ref
erence to my wife. she has been in
Reno for three months and / haven't
heard directly from her. SO can't tel
you how she is. II you wish to know
about father, all / care to say about
him Is that he married a chorus CIR
last week and is at present, suppose
in FOOLS paradise"
Pardon me for inquiring into your
affairs. You looked rather depressed
and l feared that something serious
might have happened"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
How She Figured IL.


And now let us insert the infantile
anecdote of the day-the one of the
biggest bunch that arrives. This lie
from a clergyman, so 1t must be new,
true and moral.
"A little friend Of NINE" the domi.
ME tells us, came to me very proudly,
the other day, to show me her Sunday
school good conduct cards She had
lot Of them. 4 get one every Sunday
don't miss said she. And I'm going
to try not to miss for whole year.
"'That will be fine,' answered
And what will happen If you don't
miss a card for all the Sundays in one
whole year,"
"'Why. them she smiled brightly
then I'll have a complete deck!'"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
PETERS KNEW WHEN TO LEhVs
euburbsnlte Pays Evening Visit u
Nelghhor, But Takes Alarm
Clock Along az Reminder.

The Smiths were strangers in a Ger
tain Jersey suburb and soon after
their arrival Peters, who had some
business acquaintance with Smith and
liked him, took Mrs. Peters to the
Smith home to call, says the New
York Evening Sun. They found the
Smiths thoroughly delightful and spent
pleasant evening. Time passed rap
idly and when Peters reached home he
was Mortified to discover that It must
have been after midnight when he left
the Smith home.
Not long afterward the Smiths call.
ed at the Peters home and Peters
hoped they, too, would stay until mid.
night to vindicate him, but they went
home about 1890 o'clock. Then MIR.
and Mrs. Peters went again to the
Smiths, and, as before, had a lovely
time. In the midst of a pleasant con.
versation the ringing of an alarm clock
made every one look up. Mrs. Smith
seemed embarrassed, but Peters was
calm. The alarm was one of the inter
mittent kind, and after the first blast
every one settled down comfortably,
only to have the ringing renewed al
most at once.
II am afraid some of the children
must be playing with the alarm clock"
said Mrs. Smith as she arose to go
and stop the racket.
mot at all. Mrs. Smith," said Peters.
Il brought our alarm clock along In
my hat with the alarm set for 10: 80
o'clock. SO we would have sense
enough to go home. l guess it's time
for us to say good night"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
Couldn't Miss That Chance.

an China" said Mrs. Wadsworth,
they do nearly all things in exactly
the opposite way from that in which
they are done here"
YES" replied Mrs. Dawson, II have
heard that they did"
For instance, when one person de.
sires to compliment another over there
he does not say, How young you look,
but How old you look and when one
person is asked to guess another's age
he always guesses that the person
whose age is under discussion is much
older than his or her appearance
would Indicate"
Dear me, how curious. II would be
rather difficult for them to compliment
you in that way over there, wouldn't
it?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
Wlse Old Georne.

Shc--And how did you like the
meeting, George?
He-Fine. Especially the talk by
that pretty little Mrs. Featherly.
She-Mrs. Featheriy! Why, the sill
Iy creature hasn't an idea In her fool
ish head.
He-Maybe not, my dear, but she's
awfully cute.
Sheen second thought, George.
you needn't go with me again.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-05-30
Smiles Admit to Theater.

Smiles admitted at a local theater
last night, when Peter Knollenburg, a
pioneer, celebrated his sixty-ninth
birthday by inviting his friends to
share the entertainment.
Posters were sent broadcast, an
nouncing that every one with a smile
would be welcome.
The house was packed.
At the close Knollenburg was pre-
seated with a high silk hat.