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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
Sends a Drawing.

Dear Edttor.-1nclosed you will md a draw
ing which l hope will escape the waste
basket. Wishing you and the members the
bent OF wishes. ! am. your member.
ELNlN EATTORF.
G. LII md
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
Praise for Robert Moser.

Dear Editor-I think the heading Robert
Moser gave for May is awfully pretty.
Our page Is certainly increasing In It's supply
of drawings. isn't 1t? l thank you very much
for thinking my story was nice enough tc
print on the page I'm sending you another
story this time. and hope 1t will escape that
awful mouth of Mr. Wastebasket I'm also
sending an answer to ono OF the puzzles. The
weather Is awfully warm in Bedford. Va
Believe me. need rain real bad. Hoping
I'll win prize before long and that the
page Will Increase in It's line of stories as II
has in drawings, / remain, your own mem
Der. NELL WALKER.
ioi Otey Avenue, Bedford Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
AYili EolloM Rules.

Dear Edi;or,-l read in your letter that
you are not in favor of having stories con-
tinued. am sending you that IS
not to be continued. and that doesn't con-
tain over go words will now try to follow
SARAH E. COOPER.
81 Halifax Street, Petersburg. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18

arc you this hot
lad to see my story In
am sending a story
and l hope the waste
enough TO gobble such
/. ! cut my thumb and
!. Your member,
BERTHA LANGLEY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
Girls, Name. in Figures.
Puzxles ON the Wing

Gainesville. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18

Dear Editor-I was glad to see my draw
Ing and letter in the paper May is here
now with its sunshine and pretty flowers.
Next month school closes and can not very
mer so much with It's feelings of freedom
and Eladness. Enclosed YOU will find IA draw
ing and verse called George Washing ton.
AS my letter is getting rather Ions l must
close. With the best of wishes. am as ever,
your member ALVIN HATTORF.
429ta South Pine Street, Richmond
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31

command, demanded of these others
that which they had regarded as their
own. He took it as matter Of course
that Caesar should have the things
that were Caesars; and they who give
tribute to our Caesars now, gave 1t
then.
Having possession of these bananas,
which as yet remained unbroken Of
their owners, young Mr.. Rawn showed
them that, although these fruits were
unfamiliar to their former owners,
they made no enigma to a person OF
his powers. AS though he had done
nothing else all his life, he broke open
the tender skin and removed the soft
interior contents. After this he hand
ed back to each of his young friends
the disrupted and now empty skins.
Yet, with much kindness, he explained
to both that at the bottom Of each
husk or envelope there still remained
some portion Of edible contents which,
with care upon their part, might yet
be rescued. They departed, wonder
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31

ing somewhat, but glad they had been
shown how thr Ting was done; even
as you and | humbiy thank our great
men for robbing US today.
Young Mr. Rawn, age six, turned
now with much dignity back to the
gallery from which he had with much
dignity come. lie seated himself calm
ly upon the chair and began to eat
that which had been given him of
fate, that which had been brought t.
Caesar as a thing due to Caesar. He
ate until at last, wearied with his la
bors, he fell asleep.
Note now our humble moral in this
short and simple detail of our hero's
early years. He was at this -loment
more nearly full of bananas than any
other human being in all the village at
that time. Yet he had attained that
success at no price save that OF the
exercise of the resources Of his mind.
That is genius Let us not smile at
young Mr.. Rawn.
His mother, stealing home by the
back way with yet other bananas con-
cealed in her apron, presently came
upon him and discovered that, after
all. her solicitude had not been need
full. Her son slept, his lower lip pro-
truding, his features grave, his legs
somewhat sprawled apart, his mid
body somewhat distended, his. head
sunken forward, his hands dropping
at his side In one hand, clutched so
tightly as to have become a somewhat
worthless pulp, his mother discovered
the bulk of several bananas; in short.
the full quota which had been assigned
to two of his fellow-beings. 1t was
genius!
His mother looked upon him as he
slept sprawled in his repletion and
made no attempt to remove the un-
eaten fruit from his hands; indeed,
made no query as to where he had OBJ
tanned it. She did not disturb his
slu1nbers. How like his father he
is" she whispered to herself, mindful
of certain lemons, certain beafsteaks,
certain wedding fees, certain gone anG
wasted years. She did not say: How
dear he is, how sweet, how manly, how
brave. how decent, how chivalrous!
No, with a slight tightening Of the lips
as she turned back to fnd her 5elateo
sewing, she spoke, as though to her
self, and with no peculiar glorying in
her voice, How like he is to his IA
ther!" And so took up her burden.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dnrsigned will make a final settle
ment as Administrator Of the personal
estate of Mrs. Harriet Long, deceased,
in the Probate Court Of NeWberry
County, S. c., on February 20, 1913, at
II o'clock in the forenoon, and Will
Immediately thereafter ask for Letters
Disnissory as such administrator. All
persons indebted to the said estate will
make immediate settlement, and all
persons holding claims against the
said estate will file the same with the
undersigned duly attested.
Isaiah J. Lcwman,
Administrator.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31

County Supervisor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
Coald Shout for joy.

'I want to thank you from the bot
tom of my heart" wrote C. B. RAIDER, Of
Lewisburg, w. Va, "for the wonderful
double benefit l got from Electric Bit
ters, in curing me of both a severe case
of stomach trouble and of rheumatism,
from which I had been an almost help
less sufferer for ten years. 1t suited
my case as though made just for me. !"
For dyspepsia. indigestion, jaundice
and to rid the system of kidney poisons
that cause rheumatism, Electric Bit
ters have no superior. Try them. Ev-
cry bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only
50 cents at W. E. Pelham & Sons.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE..

By virtue of authority will sell
to the highest bidder on February 8,
same being saleday, at Newberry court
house, one acre Of land, more or less,
just outside the corporate limits of the
town of Prosperity, S. c., on the Co
lumbia road, adjoining lands of A. P.
Dominick and E. n. Cook, the same
having two good dwellings thereon.
Terms to suit the purchaser.
1-21-td. e. w. Kinard
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
Drives OF a Terror.

The chief executioner OF death in the
winter and spring months is pneu-
monia. Its advance agents are colds
and grip In any attack by one of
these maladies no time should be lost
in taking the best medicine obtainable
to drive it Off Countless thousands
Rave found this to be Dr. Kings New
Discovery. My husband believes it
has kept him from having pneumonia
three or four times" writes Mrs.
George w Place, Rawsopville, VT,
"and for coughs, colds ard Group we
have never found its equal" Guaran-
teed for all bronchial affections. Price
20 cts. and $100.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE OF SALE.

The undersigned will sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, before the
court house door at Newberry, South
Carolina, cn February {, 1913. at II
o'clock a. m, all the accounts, notes
and mortgages belonging to the estate
of ]. a. Bouknight, deceased, amount
ing to the sum of five hundred and
ninety-two and 16-100 dollars, an
itemized list of which may be seen at
the Office of Eugene S. Blease, attor-
ney-at-law.
D. P. Bouknight.
Administrator of the Estate Of J. A.
Bouknight, deceased.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE.

The position of janitor for the court
house for the remainder Of the year
1913 will be let on February l, next,
to the lowest competent and response
bic bidder. The right is reserved to
bid to either member of the County
Board of Commissioners or its clerk
before said date.
H. c. Holloway,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
COLUMBIA, NEWBERRY s. LAUR-
EMS X. X.

Schedule in effect June 4, 1912. Sub
ject to change without notice. Sehe-
dulles indicated are not guaranteed:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31

ed and washed his shirts, hemmed his
stocks and darned his socks for him.
Using the outworn ministerial cloth in
turn, she made also, in due time, the
garments of the son and heir, even
building for him cap, with ear-lap-
pets, for winter USE Her own gar
ments might have been seen by the
most casual eye to have been the
product Of her own hands.
A certain interest attaches to a lit
IItle event which nowhere else, save in
some such village, would have been
noted or could have been possible. The
leading local merchant, in burst of
enterprise, had imported couple OF
clusters Of bananas from New Orleans,
the first ever brought into the town.
For a time none Of the citizens pur-
chased, and, indeed, it required the
grudging gift of a banana or so to
establish a local demand. Then
builded on the assurance Of a wise
and much-traveled citizen who had
once eaten banana at Fort Worth
the rumor Of the bananas passed rap
idly through the town. Swiftly 1t be-
came an important thing to announce
to a neighbor that one had eaten OF
this fruit. In time, even children par
took thereof.
At this time young Mr.. Rawn was
six years of age, and by reason OF his
years and his social position at least
as much entitled to bananas as any Of
his like therea bout. Yet, he had none.
The tragedy of this wrung his moth
ers soul. Was it to be thought that
| this, her son, should be denied any Of
the good things of life, that he should
have less than equal enjoyment Of
life's privileges in the company of his
fellows? The climax came when
young Mr.. Rawn himself approached
his mothers knee, with wonder and
surprise upon his face, inquiring why
others had bananas, while he himself,
the Lords anointed, and son of the
Lords anointed, had none. 1t was at
that time that his mother somewhat
furtively stole away down the village
street. She had a few coppers, saved
by such hook and crook as you and l
may not know, and these she now pro-
posed to devote to holy cause.
It was at about this same time, also,
that there chanced to pass by, on the
sidewalk in front Of the parsonage,
two boys younger than John Rawn
himself. These he regarded intently,
for he saw from a distance that each
had some suspicious object in hiS
hand. His own suspicious became GER
tainties. Here was visible proof that
they, mere common persons, were
owners of specimens Of that fruit
whose excellence was rumored
throughout the town. They ate, or
were about to eat, while he did not!
They had luxuries while he had none!
They had not asked his permission,
yet they ate! Form this picture we'll
in your mind, oh, gentle reader. 1t IS
that of John Rawn and ourselves.
With great gravity and dignity
Young Mr.. Rawn stalked down the
brick walk to the front gate Of the
parsonage yard. Calmly, with no
word, but with uplifted hand-nay,
merely by his stately dignity-he
barred the progress of these two.
They paused, uncertain. Then he held
out his hand, and, with a growl OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE TO PENSIONERS.

VIII be in the auditors Office each
Saturday in January to prepare pen
sion applications. Will be glad for
any one to send in notice of the death
Of any of the pensioners.
W. G. Peterson.
Pension Commissioner for Newoerry
County.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
Famous Stage Beauties

lcok with horror On Skin Eruptions,
Rlotches. Sores or Pimples. They don't
have them For all such troubles use
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t gloriies
the face. Excellent for Eczema or
Salt Rheum, it cures sore lips, chapped
hands, chilblains; heals burns, cuts
and bruises. Unsurpassed for piles.
25c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
Foils a Foul Plot.

When a shameful plot exists between
liver and bowels to cause distress by
refusing to act, take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, and eud such abuse OF your
system. They gently compel right ac-
ton of stomach, liver and bowels, and
restore your health and all good feel
ings. 25c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

NU1lCE Uf FINAL Sci IAEMhN1s
Notice is hereby given that | viii
make final settlement on the estate
of John Lake, deceased, in the Pro-
bate Court for Newberry county, S. c.,
On the oath day of February, 1913,
and will Immediately thereafter apply
for final discharge as Administrator
of the personal estate of said de-
ceased.
All persons holding demands against
the estate of said deceased are noti-
fed to present the same to me duly
attested on or before said date; and
all persons owing said deceased Will
please make payment to me on or
before said date. !
George Lake,
Administrator, ETC., of John Lake, de-
ceased.
1-21-4t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-31
NOTICE.

All former road overseers are here
by required to send the supervisor a
list of all tools belonging to the coun-
ty and, if convenient, to bring them to
the county, Rabies at Newberry.
". A. Hill,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
TRACES OUR DESCENT-FR0G
Crowned prince Of Thinkers" OF
Paris upsets Darwinian Theory
With a Croak.

Paris.-The Latin quarter recently
turned out in its thousands to ceIe-
brate the advent of Pierre Brisset, an
old gentleman from Anjou. whom II
had crowned as Prince of Thinkers"
This proud distinction has been
earned by the discovery by NJ Bris-
set that man is descended, not as Oar
winiaBs think. from monkeys. but
from bullfrogs.
After escorting NJ Brisset triun-
phaDtly to the Pantheon to see te-
din's statue OF The Thinker" a nols-
crowd of students carried off their
prince" to a lecture room, where he
won much and loud applause.
in unfathomable lu1g agoes," said
NJ Brisset, "a builfrog tat on a lotus
leaf and hailed the dawn with sad
croak. That frog" he added, was
your grandmother"
And, strange to say, the speaker
vas quite sincere.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
establishment in the City OF Lapeon.
England, Is In Enjoyment OF
Unique Privilege.

A timehonored London tEngJ city
tavern. the Castle, at the corner OF
Cowcross street. facing Harrington
street. enjoys the unique distinction
of being also a fully licensed pledge
shop. over the door in the bar. which
gives access TO the landlords private
room. and thrown into bold relief by
the official document behind II. the
historic three-sphered symbol il dis
cernible Any one may here nego-
tate loan upon his personal belong
ings without being under the neces-
sity OF first calling Tor refrshment
Formerly the house had special
pledge counter resembling the modern
Bottle and jug" department. but this
is no longer In evidence
This strange combination OF bust
ness dates from the reign of George
", who. after attending cock fight
at Hockey in-theHole. applied 10 the
landlord of the Castle for a temporary
accommodation on the security OF his
watch and chain. by royal warrant a
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17

tend to that And when Ryanne con
fessed. the girl and the other would
be conveyed TO the nearest telegraph
post. That they might at once report
the abduction to the English authUri-
ties did not worry Mahomed. Not the
fieetest raCing-c? ell could find him.
and behind the walls Of the palace
him. He had figured II all out closely,
and he was an admirable strategist
in his way. Revenge upon Ryanne for
the dishopor and humiliation. and the
return OF the rug: there was nothing
more beyond that.
Before. George had the opportunity
of speaking to Fortune. he was raised
from the sand and bodily lifted upon
his camel and by way of passing
pleasantly. his hat was damned down
over his eyes. He swore as he pulled
up the brim Swearing was another
accomplishment added to the list Of
transformations. He had a deal to
learn yet. but in his present mood he
was likely to proceed famously. He
readjusted the hat In time to see Ry-
anne unceremoniously dumped into
one OF the yawning pack baskets. his
arms and legs hanging out, his head
lolling against his shoulder, exactly
like marionette. cast aside for the
time being. A man OF ordinary STAN
ina would have died under such treat
ment. But Ryanne possessed an ex-
traordinary constitution, against which
years of periodical dissipation had as
yet made no permanent inroads More
over, he never forgot to keep his chin
up and bis waist-line down. They put
him into the pack-basket because
there was no alternative, being as he
was incapable OF sitting upon a cam
els back.
Next. George saw Fortune, unre-
sisting. placed upon the camel. under
canopy. At least, she would know a
little comfort against the days long
ride. His heart ached to see her. He
called out bravely TO her TO be of
good cheer She turned and smiled !:
and he saw only the smile. not the
swift, decisive battle against the on
set of tears: she smiled, and he was
too far away to see the swimming
eyes.
A bawling Of voices, a swapping OF
the kurbash upon the TANKS OF the
camels. and the caravan was once
more under way. George looked at
his watch. which fortunately had been
overlooked by the tbieving natives.
and found 1t still ticking away brisk
~. II was after nine. II was a com
fort to learn that the watch had not
been injured. Most men are method
teal in the matter of time, no matter
how desultory they may be in other
things. There is a peculiar restfui-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17

Eestions as to routes The one class
may be visiting the Pyrenees primari-
~ for reasons of health. for there are
something like two hundred and fifty
springs between east and west and
the thermal resorts a~e many and va
riOus in consequence, the other class
comes for touring pure and simple.
If a car owner is undergoing a
cure" he will probably make Bag
de-Luchon. Cauterets. or Ax-les-
Themes his center. and do whatever
motoring may be convenient without
proceeding very far from his base
From Luchon he will. of course, run
out TO the Vallee du Lys, an excur-
sion which should be taken in the aft
ernoon. as there is no sun in the val
ley earlier in the day. If the car is
good climber, it should certainly be
headed also for the fEospice de
France; but the pull is stiff one of
SIX kiometers from the junction
with the ValIee du Lys road, and has
a good deal of II per cent. gradient.
There is no gainsaying, however. the
charm of the scenery when the sum
nit is attained. while the available
excursions on horseback or af00t are
many and highly interesting.
The run from Quilian TO Axat, it
may be mentioned. passes through the
most famous of the many fine gorges
Of the Pyrenees. namely, that %:
Pierre-Lys The road was cut with
Infinite l&bor, owing to the heroic
efforts and encouragement of hum
BILE cure. Felix Armand. and tunnel
through a great rocky barrier is still
known as the Trou du Cure, while "A
monument to Armands memory has
been erected in Axles-Thermes Ma
poleon was so impressed with the
cures energy as to remark: "A pity
the man should be a priest. ! would
have made him a general OF my
army" The continuation of Armand's
road from the gorge TO Mont-Louis
was only completed in 1887, over a
hundred years after the cures great
achievement
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
CHAPTER XIII.
Not a Cheerful Outlook.

George. his brain In tumult, fierce
tigerish courage giving fictitious
strength TO his body. staggered toward
her. 1t was a mad dream. a mirage
of his own disordered thoughts. For
tune there? Ii was not belfevabie
What place had she in this tangled
web? He ran his fingers into his hair.
gripped. and pulled. II 1t was a dream
the pain did not waken him; Fortune
sat there still. Through what ter.
rors might she not have passed the
preceding night? Alone In the desert.
without any OF those conveniences
which are to women as necessary as
the air they breathe! He tried to run.
but his feet sank too deeply in the
pale sand; he could only piod. He
must touch her or hear her voice;
otherwise he stood upon the brink OF
madness. There was no doubt in his
mind now; he loved her, loved her as
deeply and passionately as any sto-
ried knight loved his lady; loved her
without thought of reward. unselfsh-
", with great ard tender pity. for un-
consciously he saw that she. like he.
was all alone. not only here in the
desert. but along the highways where
men set up their dwellings.
Mahomed, having an eye upon all
things. though apparently seeing only
that which was under his immediate
concern, saw the young mans inten-
ton, and more. read the secret In his
face. He was infinitely amused.
There we're two of them, so II seemed
Quietly he slipped in between George
and the girl. and his movement freed
Georges mind Of it's bewilderment.
Unhesitatingly. he flung himself upon
the Arab. striving to reach the lean.
brown throat Mahomed. strong and
unwearied. having no hand in the &C
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
What You Don't Know.

Here are some things you probably
don't know. yet they are simple. every
day things with which we have been
familiar from babyhood. Take a pen.
Gil and write down from memory the
figures ON your watch dial. Simple
Yet you are pretty certain to make
at least two mistakes. You've seen
pennies and two-cent stamps all your
life. White down from memory the
words and figures on a one-cent piece
and two-cent stamp. Can you do II,
Ten to one you can't Perhaps you
can repeat. without mistake. a long
poem or song that you have read only
few times. Nearly anyone can do
that, but you cannot repeat correctly
from memory the few words or fig.
ures on stamps, coin ano watch thai
you have seen every day all your life.
Why not?