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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
JOlly-Wharton.

Mr.. l.. c. Wharton and Miss Carrie
jolly were united in marriage We'd
nesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
ceremony was performed by Rev. l..
L. Wagnon. A large circle of friends
and relatives witnessed the marriage.
The bride is young woman of
many excellent qualities of mind and
heart. Mr.. Wharton Is young man
of excellent character and is mem
Der of the city council. The many
friends of the happy couple extend
best wishes for long life and great
happiness.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
CASES DISPOSED OF IN
COURT COMMON PLEAS
Several Verdicts Given
Against Southern Rail
way-The Suit for Dam
ages Brought by J. NJ.
O'Shields Against J. Roy
FAINT, Resulted in Favor
of Defendant.

Court of Common Pleas for the
county of Union was held beginning
on the 3rd day of September, 1912
His Honor Judge Frank B. Gary, pre-
siding.
The following cases were disposed
of:
Deaver-Jeter Co., VS.. Southern Rail.
way. Suit for damage. Verdict fol-
the plaintiff in the sum of S277.5O.
Chloe Thompson, plaintiff, VS.
Southern Railway. Verdict for plant.
iff in the sum of $500.
Martha Smith, plaintiff, as admins.
tratrix, VS.. FAINT Bros. Co., defend
ants. A mistrial was ordered.
R. l.. Cromer, plaintiff, VS.. South
ern Railway. Verdict: "We find fol
the defendant"
j. T. Burns, plaintiff, VS.. Southern
Railway. Suit for damages. Yer.
dict: owe find for the plaintiff actual
damages, $1OO."
j. j. Littlejohn, plaintiff, VS.. Knight
Foster, defendant. Verdict: eve fine
for the plaintiff $57229."
c. L. Steppe, plaintiff, VS.. S. C
Crosby, defendant. Verdict: "We fine
for the defendant"
Mrs. Ellen Mcdaniel, plaintiff, VS.
Union Mfg. and Power Co., defend
ants. Verdict: eve find the plant
if, $4,000 in satisfaction Of all dam
ages, to land described in the com
plant, both past and future"
Il, The case of B. F. Arthur, ct al, re
fSfTs for the Peoples Bank, VS.. J
t|epwn, resuite9f verdict for th'
Il ssa s. Ssntgh j. nthsAx $500; :sss.,,.,
5000. Verdict fof plaintiff iR the sum
of 1925.
; j. Gordon Hughes, as administrator
VS.. Southern Railway Co. Consent
verdict for plaintiff in the sum of
$1,000.
Cree Green VS.. Union Buffalo Mills
Co. Consent verdict: eve find the
age of the plaintiff at time of injury
to be 9 years and IL months. We
find for plaintiff 5000.
Jno. M. O'Shields plaintiff, VS.. j.
Roy FAINT. Suit for $4,000 damages.
Verdict in favor of defendant.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
OF for College.

y, Union is sending a large number q,
2ys and girls to college this year. 5
40 Misses Paulette Going, Paulin.
tsFPillers, Anna Sanders, Eileen Monf,
sYmery, Annie Tinsley and Ruth W;ls
PIN left Tty,lleS see- Greeni Strs'. " s. ].
Efie Faucet8 and Willie GallTnah to
Winthrop College.
Misses Vivian Sarratt and Mamie
Young to Converse College.
Miss Frances Nicholson will resume
her studies at the College for Women
in Columbia.
Misses Vera Murrah, Mary Jones
and Kathleen James to Chicora Col
lege.
w. d. Arthur, Jr., Ned Arthur
Henri Going and George Oetzel tt
Clemson College.
Stewart Smith and Miller Arthur
to the Citadel.
w. L. Feaster to Furman Univer
sity.
Coleman Rice and Sam Dunlap t.
Wofford College.
Hilland Thomas to Richmond Col
lege and Lewis Perrin to the Presby
terian College at Clinton.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
Visits Union Again.

Mr.. C. A. Mcknight, of Moultrie,
Ca, and head boiler-maker with the
Georgia Northern Railway, is in Un-
ion this week visiting his cousins,
Mrs. T. X. Foster and Mr.. Ellis Pal
mer. Mr.. Mcknight is accompanied
by his wife.
Mr.. Meningitis father, r. A. Nc
Knight, was the first editor and pro-
prietor of The Times. He was editor
before and during the civil war.
Mr.. Mcknight says he gets back to
Union every fifteen or twenty years
and was born here. He says Union
has changed greatly since his last
visit to the place.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
OFFICIAL CHANGES
IN BANKING CIRCLES
Mr.. Maurice A. Moore Sue
ceeds Capt. Perrin as
Cashier at The Nicholson
Bank & Trust Co. and Mr..
}. Roy Fant is Elected
Vice President of This In
stitutiOn.

Capt. Geo. c. Perrin, for more thar
nineteen years cashier of Nicholson
Bank, and for a number of years vice
president and cashier, has resigned
MS position on account of ill health.
A meeting of the directors was
held Saturday afternoon, and at this
meeting Mr.. Maurice A. Moore. who
mas been connected with the bank
Tor more than sixteen years, was
elected cashier, to succeed Captain
Perrin. He was promoted from the DO
sltlon of assistant cashier.
Mr.. j. Roy Fant has been elected
I" the position of vice president, and
VIII devote his entire time to the du-
Ties OF that position. Both Mr.. Moore
and MIR. FAINT are wide-awake. pro.
sresslve young men, and their friends
are numerous.
capt. Perrin's enforced retirement
VIII be regretted by the entire com. |
nunity. He is a man of the highest
vpe OF character and his business
areer in Union has been one that
lchleved the highest success. He
viii long be remembered for his cour-
esy, trustworthiness and his high
deals.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
Fourth Week Jury.

Foster Bentley, G. C. Wilburn, J. J.
Willard. Samuel Gregory, w. F. Hart,
D. R. Farr, Preston Betsill, w. G.
Hancock, L. D. Warner, ]. v, Wix, F.
l.. Pickens, w. o. Nichols, r. H. Car
ter, Joe A. Cathcart, Sanford
O'Shieids, Lester Garner, J. D. Mob
ley, H. w. Bailey, D. F. Prince, Levi
w. Smith, j. M. Bennett, B. A. West
brook, w. X. Brown, J. w. Carter
N. c. Palmer, w. G. Bishop, E. T.
Johnson, G. w. Ivey, J. w. Bishop,
C. A. Betsill, j. F. Hart, j. w. Jolly,
Jason Wilkes, J. Wesley Bobo, Beatty
Fowler, c. G. Fowler.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
Mr.. Kennedy Leaves Union.

Mr.. H. L. Kennedy has accepted
a position with the Piedmont and
Northern Railroad as civil engineer
and left for Greenville last week.
Mr.. Kennedy made many warm,
loyal friends during his stay in Un-
ion, who deeply regret his decision to
make his home elsewhere.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
The War Talk.

Disavowment is made for response
bility of the "war talk" which has
Continued on last page
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An Exchange of Pulpits.

On next Sunday, September %,
Rev. A. B. Kennedy, of the Taber-
nacle Baptist church in Columbia,
who is so well known and beloved in
Union, will preach at the First Bap-
tist church, in Union, and Rev. w. D.
Wakefield will preach at the Taber-
nacle in Columbia.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
A Double Wedding.

Miss Matte Lockhart and Mr.. T. H.
Lanier and Miss Matte Lanier and
Mr.. j. j. Dover of Lockhart, were
married Setember IT., 1912, by Mr..
]. L. Hames, Notary Public.
Both couples have the congratula-
tions of hosts of friends and best
wishes for long and happy lives.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20

"A vendetta as remorseless as Car.
slca knew when steel, and not the law
was the weapon with which wrongs
were avenged has reached its TRAGIC
termination. A blood lust as p6ie-
nant as ever inspired a Breathitt
county mountaineer to sight down
MS squirrel rifle to wipe out private
grievance has been satiated. ~
A story that has left a red blot on
all Texas was written when, after a
year of waiting, John Real ,Snsad.
millionaire cattleman and banker of
Georgetown, Texas, saw AL Boyce: Jr.
die before the portals of an, Amarii-
10 church. and the smoke of his bNn.
shot gun told him as it drifted laziiy.
TO meet the blazing Lone Star sun
that his mission of vengeance fkad
been fulfilled. -.
Boyce, father, and, Royce! ,x6x had
His home and Eig II II fss Fro,,
hs .sy5 y wpofrt of the scattl j. sIs; 5scs
,SsA sss Boyce, s94 MINI diS "a
\ V.oss oloSs that III n 81 Z Z; 3oSgn T ~
! vsssN vsaNts % Sstsss ljSa IS / IA,
!: !: q; !: !: e; 3 j ls 7 !;
Worn fit f'e:n d.syI SSsN NsS
ad- sE slStGF1 Me- 90 A. k2pat
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20

the blood That CbJTcode OF tile rAY 3
demanded. The beauty that had nrt<
young Boyce forget the sanctix3o
his neighbor's home has disappea3&d
The avenging shotgun of her In
band could not restore the g4qd
name that she had borne before ~
first chapter of the tragedy was "
ten. She, too, as we'll as the Boy
has paid the price. '
There is a sequel to be written n
the story, but, like all. sequels \
loses the gripping interest Of the ~
narrative. 1t may be written in &
dim light of a death cell. 1t may ybs
told in the narrow confines Of st1ol.
barred room of stone. It may drpoI
away for thousands of pages through
the hopeless, bitter, declining years
of the slayer.
But whatever the end may be, the
scarlet thread that has run through
the narrative since it's beginning vii
be there when the Great Author
writes His "finis."
Harkens Back to Gun Reign Days
The beginning of the story harken.
back to the days in Texas when man.
fight was law, when the shooter
outweighed Blackston on the scales o.
justice, when the price of man
honor was the life of the man tha
had filched it.
John Beall Snead was born an,
reared in the rough and ready days O
Texas, before civilizations progress
had checked mans impulse to act o,
his primal instincts.
His father was a pioneer cattleman
His ranches covered counties. Hi
steers ran into the tens of thousands
To his fathers wealth and ideals h
fell heir.
The Snead home seat was i1ea
, Georgetown. In that section mernber
of the family were overlords. Thsi
power was as undisputed as thsk o
feudal baron.
On an adjoining ranch lived th
Boyces. The Boyce acres were no les
4 broad than those of the Sneads. Tbei
I cattle interests were none smaller
r Their social position was the samt
For years the Boyces and the Snead
lived as peaceful neighbors. Ff5end
ship between members of the fanil
O was mutual and deep until one sven
ing John Beall Sl.ead brought hom
his bride. That evening there MS
red glory of the setting sun sIl4 th
rays were reflected on both ranches
December and May Are We1
}, Snead had waited until late - lif
: to find a mistress for his milIions
/, When love finally entered the lear
n of the cattleman it went Out %
) woman years his junior. Hef idea
}. were the ideas of New Texae< He
: environment had been that tn
city rather than tho ranch. 8 sdu
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
Opens Office in Union.

Mr.. Charles Lindsay of Spartan
burg, civil engineer, has opened an
office in Union, over the Merchants &
Planters Bank.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20

!. Boyce, Sr., was shot and killed
! IN lobby Of a Fort Worth hotel
. on January 13, last, because az
. remarks he is alleged TO have
made derogatory to Mrs. Snead
Snead was tried for the skiHinr
put the jury was unable te- agree.
and pending second trial, whict
is set for November IL, he was
released under bond.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-09-20
Services at Duck Pond.

There will be preaching at Duck
Pond Baptist church, Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. You are cordially
invited to attend.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
rh. ak.l.ten m the closet.


1t IL said that the expression There
is skeleton In every closet" arose
from the following incident: A young
Italian student. finding he was dying.
fearing to break the news to his moth
er, adopted the following device: He
informed her that he was III and that
It had been fOretOld he would not re-
cover until he had worn shirt made
by woman who had no trouble. The
widow soon discovered 1t was no easy
task to find such person. but at length
was referred tO lady who seemed
surrounded with every comfort and
happiness and possessed husband
who seemed devoted to her. The wild
Ow made known her request ana for
an answer was shown II closet where
skeleton hung suspended from beam.
She was told It was the remains of the
lady's former lover. who from motives
of Jealousy had been slain by her hus.
band. and that he compelled her to Wis.
II 1t every day. The widow concluded
that no one was without trouble. that
''there Ia skeleton In every closet"
and became recOnclled to the approach
Ing loss Of her son.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
NEW BRUNSWICK ELECTIONS

St. John. ". b., June 20-The cleo
tore throughout New Brunswick are
TO-DAY expressing their political pref
er0nces and on their verdict depends
the tate OF the Conservative Govern
mont, which, under the leadership OF
J. x. Fleming and previously under
!. d. Haxen. whom Mr.. Fleming sue.
'ceeded when the former entered the
D0miuiOn cabinet. has been In office
for foWr years. The campaign has
b0en rather spirited one, the Oppo.
sition putting up candidates In prac-
tically every constituency. In Its cam
paign Tor renewal Of It's power, the
Government points to the success OF
its policies for the encouragement o,
industry and the development OF the
aAtural resources Of the Province.
Tue opposition leaders have confined
Themselves to criticism OF the Gov
ernment's handling OF the finances.
The general opinion is that while the
Opposition may win one or two seats
from the Government they are likely
tO lose at least an equal number OF
seats held In the last Legislature, 40
that the Government win come out
Of tho contest as strong an ever
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
ed any bribe or fee or II they were
dilatOry these lawyers were to be
knOuted and sent to Siberia.
Turner Had His Way.

The late J. NJ. w. Turner. one Of
England's most famous artists. served
for some time on the hanging commit
tee Of the Royal academy. and one
day when he strobe into the picture
rooms he was struck by a picture sent
in by an unknown provincial artist Of
the name Of Bird. Turner took 1t into
his hands and examined 1t this way
and that. "a fine work." he exclaimed.
ut must be hung up and exhibited"
Impossible" responded the other
members Of the committee. 1.-THE walls
are full aid the arrangements cannot
be disturbed"
"A fine work." repeated Turner. ut
must be hung up and exhibited" And.
finding his colleagues to be as obsti.
nate as himself, he hitched down one
Of his own pictures and hung up Birds
In its place. Oscar Frichet In National
Magazine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
Coeoanut Trees.

CecOanut trees when systematically
laid out are planted twenty-five to thir-
ty feet apart. making fifty to sixty
Ave trees per acre. II the young trees
are well taken care of the first nuts
are borne In the fourth year, but II
they grow wild 1t may take ten years,
according to soil and conditions. Un-
der favorable cultivation they will pro-
duce maximum yield In eight to ten
years, which will continue until the
tree Ia nifty to sixty years old There
are, however trees 100 years old still
producing. The tree produces regard
less OF the seasons that control our do
nestle plant life. Blossoms come forth
every month. and the nuts rlpen about
twelve months later all the year round.
Thus every phase Of growth may be
found on each tree. From Is to 100
merchantabIe nuts come to maturity
yearly, although each tree Is common.
ly believed to produce II bloom for
each day. The nuts ut maturity fall
from the trees. but are often hand
picked by the natives, who can run up
the tree with great agilIy.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
GOOD OLD SUM MER
TIME IS NEAR

Washington. d. c.. June 20-Not.
'wttAstsnding the fact that the base
Sau peLnant races started more than
tive m0nths ago and straw lids" have
SsSu worn SO long that they are be-
-ginning 10 look shabby, the summer
season will not begin officially, accord
tng 10 almanac. until tomorrow after.
nooR at 200 Eastern standard time
Incidentally. tomorrow will be the
longest day IN the year. With the in
ciusion Of the dawn and the twilight
the total amount OF daylight will be
about 10 hours. Tomorrow the earth
win reach Its shortest distance from
tho sun during Its annual travels
around It's orbit and will .hen begin
SIS march away from the luminary,
rsaching Its greatest distance from
tAs sun on December "a.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
old Lendon's Ere. Dinners.

Two hundred years ago visitors to
london who knew the ropes could en-
joy free dinners as well as free shows.
The author Of lie Guide des Etrangers
a Londres." published in ITO, writes:
LET us suppose you are in the Royal
Exchange and feel that you would like
to dine snmptuously without opening
your purse. Take coach or a wl,er-
ry to Lambeth ana call on his grace
the archbishop of Canterbury. who
keeps an open table on Saturdays and
always welcomes foreigners and more
especially men Of letters. You should
arrive at Lambeth palace not later
than noon and introduce yourself To
one of the chaplains. who will present
you to bis grace. The lord mayor also
frequently Keeps open house for vlsi.
tors In the same way"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
Tho Plaza

Miss Gotham-I have Just been read
ing an article entitled "Have We Ever
Lived Before" sometimes fancy we
have.
Mr.. ROwtham-- Indeed!
Miss GOtham--Yes. l frequently find
myself moved by weird transcen-
dental motion which seems to be un-
quenchable struggling consciousness Of
u pre-existence. But II have lived
before. where could 1t have been?
Mr.. ROwtham--Judging from the
kind OF emotion you have described. 1t
must have been near COpIey square, In
Boston. Puck.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
A Eriahtful Shock .

+ The president of the university had
ilark circles under his eyes. His cheek
was pallid. his lips were trembling. he
wore hunted expression. Every now
aad then he turned and glanced ap-
prehenslvely behind him.
"You look ill.," said his wife. What
Is wrong. dear:"
"Nothing much" he replied. "But--
II had a fearful dream last night.
and | feel this morning as II las II
r. He besitated and stammered. IL
was evident that his nervous system
was shattered.
"What was the dream?'' asked bis
wife.
FL dreamed the trustees required
that-that should that should pass
the freshman examination for -admis-
sion" sighed the president. Youths
Companion.
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Peter IN. Great and Lawyers.

In Russia during the reign Of Peter
the Great private litigants might have
their suits prosecuted free of cost by
lawyers paid by the state. The em-
peror, discovering that his subjects
were belng imposed upon by their
legal agents, who contrived to delay
trials until they had sucked their
clients dry. enacted that sufficient 40.
llcitors and attorneys should be EN-
plOyed at handsome yearly salaries to
ofiiciate for the public In every matter
of law. He ordered further that these
men should insert In register written
up daily the dates Of applications to
them and should proceed with the
suits In the order In which they wepe
received without respect Of persons.
II they failed to do 20. II thev accent
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21

A young American who was studying
at Oxford was struck by the care with
which his chambermaid cleaned his
desk without disturbing his papers. 10
reward her he offered her some con-
fections which he had brought from
London.
"Mary. wouldn't you like some Of
this candy?"
''HO. thank you. sir. Yes. sir. But
hexcuse me. sir. this amt candy; It's
sweets"
Then she proceeded to give him les
son In the difference between sugar
or molasses candy and bOnbons. choc-
olate CONNECTIONS and other sweet
meats or Sweets"
"Thank you for telling me the diff
ference, Mary" said the student, some
what amused, "ln America we call II
all candy"
"HO, yes. sir: In America I fancy It's
all the same. sir. but In Hingland we
ave a nyme for heverythink."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21

Bert Downey, and Mr.. Russell Schoed
dinger o. Springfield; Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaughn, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Woodrow,
Miss Elsie Colburn, Mr.. c. F. COlburn.
Mrs. II. r. Cummins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Dyer, Miss Julia Dyer, Miss Ella
Colburn, Mr.. .ilames COlburn. Mrs. e.
w. Cummins, Mrs. Rebecca Peters
and Mrs. r. w. Courtright of Colum-
bus; Miss Emaugene TIadly, Maxine
Hadly, Miss Frances Bierman of
Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cum
mings, Mrs. Hosack, Miss Adella Ho-
sack, and Miss Jackson of Frederick.
town; Mr. and Mrs. Renick Dunlap
of Kingston, Ohio; Mrs. Lula Graham
and daughter, Miss Louise. of Reyn.
oldsburg; Mrs. Chas. Patterson and
daughter Of Dayton. o; Mrs. Mary
and Lucia Holbrook of Shelby; Mrs.
Willard Wolfy of Delaware; Mr.. w.
w. Stinemetz of Norfolk, Va; Mr..
John Henderson, Charlottesville, Va;
Mrs. rhos. Gregory, of Galloway, o.;
Miss Ethel Emsley of New London.
o.; MIR. and Mrs. c. H. Jackson, of
Gambler and Mr.. Frank Schooler of
Hamilton. Ohio.
From the city the guests we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Plat, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Beam, Mr.. and Mrs. Gail
Cooksey, Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc.
| Cracken. Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Wright
| Mr.. and Mrs. Delvan Bell Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. J. DOrgan Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
| Wood. MIR. and Mrs. w. l.. Robinson
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woolson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Turner, Mrs. Frederick
Ball, Mrs. Nolan, Mrs. Ethel Tudor,
Mr. and Mrs Barnett, Misses Mar.
garet Beam, Gertrude Porter, Nora
Wing, Mamie Wright, Corita ana
Irene Cochran Ethel Vincent, Ruby
Huntsberger, Mary Black, Margaret
Allen, N0ia Barnard, Leila Styers,
Daisy Vernon Annie Beattie, Marie
Hogue, Mary Murtaugh, Ida Veach,
Laura Veach, Miss Kilduff, Alice
Lane, Isabel and Ethel Cooper. Miss
Barnett, Ethel Sockman, Ruby Vance,
Messrs c. H. Meltzer, r. C. Scar.
brougn, Walter Wood, A. l.. Cole,
Dwight McNabb, Harry Leach, Robt.
B. Carr,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21
KANSAS EXPECTS BUMPER CROP

eNp0ria, Kas., June 2O-TOday
msrsrsd the beginning of the harvest
season throughout II large section of
KsnsAs and by the end Of the month
the seNs0n will be on In fun swing
The expert threshers who have look
I'D over the fields are unanimously
~ the opinion that the wheat crop
win excel that Of last year and IL like
ly 10 be one OF the largest In many
yesis. II IL estimated that the state
WMl aeed st least $4,000 extra hands
- harvest the crop.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-21

To read u dictionary twice through
for pleasure, as Lord Chatham did, Ii
not tempting suggestion. But there
IL hint In Sir MOuntstuart Grant
Dufr's diary OF 1877, when he was do.
ing good deal OF train travelling on
the continent. ''ln these last days
have been exceedingly amused by
Bracelets chronological Dictionary
which Henry Smith recommended to
me when | was In oxford the other
day and which Is perpetual success
sion OF pleasant surprises.
1T IL an admirable railway book for
one who can only read ut the stations.
As the lord said who dipped into the
dictionary while waiting for Sir Wal
ter Scott. the dictionary stories are
''uncO Short "'"-London Chronicle.