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The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Har1oss Tin, m sh.,,,,. =

Now. come and see q harvest 4,
Snantung Here. too. Il is the tim. ~
supreme interest to the whole fam,lv
LIE IN the country is practically meas.
ureu oy so many wheat harvests. and
every old man and woman hoDes to
i've 70 see one more. For weeks be-
IOre al plans are made with reference
70 II Carpentry. masonry. work OF
every kind must either be finished he
lore pulling wheat time" or laid aside
al that time TO wait until the harvest
Is over. No matter how important An
the eyes Of a foreign resident the
work In hand may become. be cannon
Deg or buy his workmen TO continue
When once the wheat Is ripe. In the
hospitals all the patients want to get
wei by wheat pulling time. Some
must stay on. but many a one incapac-
itated In hand or foot for real work
goes home to take his or her place tn
watching the gate" that all the rest
OF the family may so to the Geld and
thrashing hoor.-Christian Herald.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
De LislsIs Traoadv-

An affair of the youth Of Rouret de
Isle, author OF the 'MarseiIlaise. 81 A.
told by a French Journal. In is7o
when he was about twenty years old
houget de Isle, a pupil Of the milI.
tary school, was deeply smitten with
the charms OF young girl of Courbe-
vote, Mile. Camille, whose father was
q captain on half pay. The betrothaI
was made the occasion Of a family
fete, In the course Of which some Ere
works were to be set OF.
The future officer could not leave 10
others the care Of touching or the
powder. When the moment came IN
nre the principal piece. which showed
the figure OF his well beloved, he an
preached with a light In his hand. the
guests meanwhile taking their places
on a terrace opposite him. The piece
was lighted, but a rocket badly direct
ed struck the young girl on the fore
head, and she died some days after I'm
consequence OF her burns.
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The Iri,h Of .h. R.IL...

The Servians are the Irish of south
eastern Europe. with all the virtues and
some Of the weaknesses Of the Irish
people They are especially proud Of
their national poetry, which they pos
sess as no other nation possesses In
modern times, for they still have their
national bards-men who live by max
Ing national song. not highly cultured
poets. but men In the street They do
not 90 to q newspaper to report what
they hear, but to the next inn or cof-
fee house, and there take ND their In
struments TO recite what they have 70
say. Virtually our baris are ancient
reporters. The old ones sing. Those
OF the present day stenograph. The
Servian language Is the richest and
most musical Of the Slav dialects. The
Russian language has that reputation,
but 1t is not 50 musical and clear and
rich-Miyatovitch, Servian minister 10
England, in the Manchester Guardian.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Salt Sacrifice.

M man has ever sacrificed himself
IN the common meaning Of that phrase.
rbicb Is self sacrifice for another
sIone Men make daily sacrifice for
others. but 1t is for their own sake
FIRST They must content their own
snjrit first. A man must feel better
for doing a duty than he would for
sinking IL
Take the case Of the Berkeley Cas-
tie. a British troopship crowded with
soldiers and their wives and children
There was room In the boats for the
women and children only. The colonel
lined ND his regiment on the deck and
said. at is our duty to die that they
NAV be saved" There was no muir
muir. no protest The boats carried
away the women and children. When
the death moment was come the colo
mel and his officers took their several
posts. the men stood at present" and
SO, as on dress parade, with their nag
hying and the drums beating, they
went down. a sacrifice to duty for
duty's sake. They were soldiers with
a soldiers pride-a soldiers self re-
spect They had to content q soldiers
spirit-Mark Twain
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ATarrihIs Ahxna.

The greatest ocean depth yet sound
ed Is 1890 feet, near the island Of
Guam II Mount Everett. the worlds
highest mountain. were plucked from
Its seat and dropped into this spot the
waves would roll, 1900 feet about its
crest Into this terrible abyss the wa
ters press down with a force more than
10000 pounds TO the square inch The
stanchest ship ever built would be
rumbled under this awful pressure
Ike an egg shell under q steam roller.
A pine beam fifteen feet long which
held open the mouth Of the trawl used
In making a cast at a depth Of more
than 1900 feet was crushed nat as II
It had been passed between rollers
The body Of the man who should at
tempt to venture to such depths would
be compressed until the flesh was fore
ed into the interstices Of the bone and
bis trunk was no larger than a rolling
pin Still the body would reach the
bottom.-Pears0n's Weekly.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

= -~~~N-I N--AANNN.IU
Have you borrowed a bookg Read
and return It II you cannot rad Il
soon return II and trust to your. being
aole TO borrow It again. In keeping II
an unreasonable time Jon may be
keeping some one else from the pleas
ure reading # may anford Look over
your shelves and see what you have
there that should be returned. The
man who should borrow 30 little as a
quarter Of a dollar from a neIghbor
and fah to return It would not invite
respect Yet 1t Is quite as bad not to
return a book or magazine. Who has
not had anguish OF heart to have some
choice, dearly priced volume returned,
soiled or torn, with pages lackingl
mat Tom upset his inkstand" or
the baby got hold OF it, or similar
excuse does not mend the matter.
The borrowed book should be protect
ed from such accidents. What was
worth borrowing Is certainly worth re-
turning. Certainly It should be clear
In your mind that 1t Is not yours, but
the property OF another.-MIlwaukee
Journal.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
cIoudOd Windows.

Many people have a window or q
part Of one which they would Ike bar
red to the too curious gaze Of passers-
by or, possibly. Of neighbors
This can be managed by prettly
crystallizing the window glass as sol-
lows: Fill a jam pot one-third fun Of
gum arabic and add little hot water.
Let this soak for some hours and
when the gum has quite dissolved add
the same quantity Of epson salts.
Then stand the jam pot In basin OF
hot water and stir well until the salt
has quite dissolved. Apply the mix
ture to the glass quickly with q camers
hair brush.
The effect Is like crystallized ground
glass, and while light Is admitted, no
one can see through It The effect Of
plain ground glass is obtained by using
a linen rag instead Of a brush and
putting the preparation on thinly-Ex-
change.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Long Words.

While our language does not contain
such long words as are found In some
other tongues nor so many words Of
unusual length. still we have several
that are awkwardly long for converse
tional purposes. We have 'philopro-
genitiveness," with twenty letters; Fin
terconvertibilities. with twenty-one;
''intercommunicabil ities." with twenty
two: Observation-Disclosures" with
twenty-three, and transsubstantiatiOn-
alIsts" and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ility,"
each containing twenty-four letters. An
effective little word is ''synacategore-
matte" as 1t manages TO compress
eight syIlabIes into seventeen letters.
The longest monosyllables contain
nine letters, and there are four ex-
ampIes, 'splotched." ''squelched,"
strengths" and stretched"
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Rapid Pi. Maxine.

The fastest machine devised for max
ing pies is operated by a foreman and
SIX assistants and win turn out 1.sO0
pies an hour, according to the Worlds
Work. The machine Is provided with
eighteen revolving pie holders which
move around an oblong table or plat
form; two crust rollers. one for the
lower and the other for the upper
crust; a set o. four automatic moist
ening brushes and a pie trimming
wheel The six operators OF the ma
chine place the crusts, III the pies and
remove them from the table when the
operation Of moistening and trimming
has been automatically completed A
smaller machine. the working principle
Of which is similar. except that the Ia
BILE is round instead OF oblong, win
turn out COO pies an hour when op-
Grated by three pie makers
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

( The, Musee CarnavaIet of Par. a.
as. Known as the National muse1,o
Tor It contains objects pertaining TO The
history OF France and especiaIIv -
the French revolution. The sacrednsss
OF antiquity eiings to the BUILDING -
sen, which was begun In 1544 snd
enlarged in LEGO by Mansart the
famous architect Of Louis XIV In
1917 It became the home Of Nine AZ
Sev1gne, who lived there for eigbtae0
years and after whom the street =
named that faces the principaI en-
trance. Among the contents Of tbIs
museum are fragments and statpes
rom noted old buildings which no
longer exist There are also a UaIrd
Portrait done In wax of Henry Nv
made the day after his assassination
ana an autograph order from IonIs
XVI for the defenders OF the Tuileries
to cease firing. Things Of historic in
terest are numerous, but none more
sanguinary than the copy OF the con-
sututon of 179S bound in human skin
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n Was Nice stons.

General Sir John Younghusband, the
well known writer on military sub
jects, was once cleveriy victimized By
some Indian natives At a village
where be was encamping the dusky
inhabitants brought to his tent a num-
Der of sapphire-like stones which they
stated had been dug up at a spot some
distance from the village. Sir John
was convinced that be had luckily bit
on a treasure mine. he bought every
stone the natives possessed
II had dreams OF boundless wealth,
said Sir John when relating the story,
''and on my arrival at Calcutta has
tened to have the stones valued
Lovely color. light, perfect not q naW.
worth 80 guineas apiece-f they were
not made Of Birmingham pasteF was
the experts crushing criticism Lon
don Taller.
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Numbered Teaspoons.

In the early days Of tea drinking,
when the brew was rare and costly,
numbered spoons were used 1t was
not etiquette for guest to ask for
second cup until all the company had
finished the drst. The numbered
spoons therefore insured each getting
his own cup back again. AS a sign to
the hostess that no more tea was want
ed the spoon was placed In the cup.
Even when etiquette was a fetish tea
pot spouts sometimes got clicked up.
50 the long handle OF the spoon with
a pierced bowl that succeeded the sil-
yer strainer was thrust down the spout
to disperse the leaves. Etiquette
remarks Arthur Hayden In "Chats on
Old Silver" forbade the hostess to
blow down the spout"
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Modern Sea .Einhtinn.

A favorite theme Of the artist-the
sea battle-is spoiled forever. Mod
ern vessels fight at from ten to seven
teen miles. II they fight at all. and
thrilling pictures such as Jones. Perry,
Farragut Nelson and Dewey have In
spired probably win not be painted
again
Marine warfare has become very
largely a matter OF hide and seek any
way. So far has the gunmaker- out
stripped the armor plate builder that
were equally matched vessels to en-
gage. a few seconds firing would re-
duce millions Of dollars worth Of ships
to scrap iron shambles.
And when the skulking menace OF
the submarine Is considered we can
understand how completely the tradi-
tons Of sea lighting have been upset
Detroit News
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
OHP&

,uaes HOnOre granted an injunction
re National Baptist Convention
y the UnincOrpOrated National
1s- Convention from removing any
D-t tSs;, exhibits until the slst day Of
Sept. from city 80, .
zion was in charge Of Atty. james
e.ott and Atty. Jafie. The National
was in charge of Atty s. A. Wat
Fms This proceeding is but a side
issus of the big contest which win
take place Oct. 4th, 1915.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Don't desplse the badly written post
al card, moralizes q writer In BuSi-
ness. he received . card that was
written In a scrawl and showed signs
Of having been In the writer's pocket
for some time after he had signed It
But It was answered Just as II Il had
been written by q reputable business
man. And It was II seemed that the
card had been hastily written on tn
cars. nut into the merchants pocket
discovered several days later and then
mailed I'VE have since" concludes
the writer, done a very nice business
with this man"
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
wbsn Coins Were First Made.

Certain passages in the "Iliad" Of
Homer would lead to the inference
that coins Of brass were struck as ear
" as lisa B. C. Tradition afirms that
the Chinese had bronze coins as early
as LILO B. c. But Herodotus, 'the IA
Their Of history" ascribes the "inven-
ton" Of coins to the Lydians. about
nine centuries B. c.. and there is no
satisfactory evidence that coins were
known prior to that date.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
ENaa Rind

Fishes and birds have an advantage
O1er human beings IN their ability 20
see on both sides Of tnem. Their eyes
are set not for looking straight ahead.
out tor looking out on each sids. That
= because they balance their bodies
70 nght or to LEFT, while Ne balance
.OrWaru and backward. A bird can
r wash the tips Of both wings At onca
~ ne quot Of an aerOplane has to turn
wing dps
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
cripnI.d Esst N chin.

According to Chinese history, the
.ustom Of small feet among the fe-
males OF China originated several CEN
furies back, when a large body OF
women rose against the government
md tried to overthrow IL To prevent
he recurrence Of such an event the
use OF wooden shoes 50 small as to
disable them from making any ef1ee-
tive use Of their feet was enforced on
all female infants.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

isn't that a Bourgereauf asked
Mrs. 0ldeastle as they stopped for
moment TO look at the new pictures
sOh, my. nor replied the hostess.
Its a Hon. But told Josiah when be
brought Il home that 1t looked a good
deal more Ike one OF them things you
mention. Chicago Herald
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

ALoge = Why did you throw him
~t Aabel-He would have been q
~ parstmonious husband. AEadge-
SuL ne fairly lavished money on yon
S me engagement Mabel-Yes;
- - soon a. We began to tank honey-
-'on me inst thing he dc was 70 iock
" excursion rateA-Judea
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His Music Roon.

and you call this your music rOomr
Yes"
ments In itT'
'No. It's 80 constructed that cant
haar auy Of the surrounding music that
may be turned on from nms % uns
Violin World.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Asiatic Turkey had a civilization
thousands Of years ago. The interior
OF that country Is populated today By
farmers to whom modern knives ana
forks are unknown The spoons they
use are Of wood. and each family
makes Its own
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Optimistic.

HaII-BIythe Is a pretty optimistic
character hear. WE'LL should say
sol II be failed in business he'd thank
heaven he had bis health; II be failed
IN health he'd be glad he had bis bush
ness, and II he failed in both he'd say
there was no use having one without
tia ofher.-London Telegraph
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
MRS. A. STEPHENS CAFE AND
RESTAURANT.

There is no better and no more up
tO-date business woman in Chicago,
who is more widely and favsrably
known than Mrs. A. Stephens, whose
place of business is at 1918 5. State
Street.
All Of her patrons receive the very
best and most courteous treatment and
are served with wholesome food, at the
lowest and most popular prices. Home
cooking a specially. She also success
fully conducts a furnished rOoming
house for men only at 1927 S. State
Street and her places Of business are
worthy of the patronage of the public.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Al..,on m EnaIish.

Teacher-Now. Clarence. can you ten
ma what cant" Is the abbrevianon
80 clarence-It's the abbreviation o.
~cannot" Teaeher-Thers right No .
Edear. what 3 don't the aDoresla-
ton Off ar--DOushnut"-cniea-
1o News.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
Taks Your Choice.

From Sir John Lubbock we take TINS
hnnobline thought: sYou may see ID 2
shallow pool either the mud lying ~
the bottom or the image Of the blue sky
above
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

sinks has had a burglar alarm pot
IN his house with gong IN every
room"
'-He wantD TO be sure % know about
the burglarsY
sEo. he wants the burglar 70 Be
snre 70 be alarmed"
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
shaka.paars,n heralnsa.

In shakespeares time the parts Of
heroines were taken By boys. there b.
ing no female actors. That - why the
poet makes 20 raany Of his herolnes
disguise themselves IN male attire.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

coufeutment IN old age e osss.ss y
~ rim alone who has not lost faitn -
nat q GOOD. his perssyeEing strensLn
az wflI and bis desire Tor AeLss
snt-Turgsnieh
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

~ ma BaeOn-Hs's a VsEy inconsisteal
ma Egbert-Indsedi
les Why. he 1Tisd % hreax his
~ % being left handed. ana Ne could
3. punish the little fallow NTH a.
- nand n-Yonkarn afafnnnnn.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
a Narrow Eseaps.

-what, You a widow. dear cOusin'-
sYes."
wei, that's a lucky escape Tor me.
Do you know. I nearly married you
once.s-Excbange.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
- am outIst.

stzWber-Why DO you think you wln
have any trouble In keeping the en-
esreuent secret7 Slngerly-l had 20
isii the gifi. didn't IS-Puek-
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

,sother sof her sonD-He has = e:.e-
49,, vo,cs. and ~ have had an
ts.ghs fl,s cute 90 that ~ can eeee-'.'
ssay himsslf.-ExehansA
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

what one has that one ought @ use.
snd whatever We take IN haqd -
S',rht % DO With al orr might-
=.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Any time somsbOdy walks IN triumph
somebody elss's nsck Is hurt
one way to become a satisfactory
gnsst is 70 postpone the visit
chsnEs experience u showing that
republics ara developed. not made.
what 4 called knling tine Is. IN fact
negiecting opportunity for useful activ-
Kssp st Il Thsss /. enly TIE eiH.s a..
.s ' :: s :s; -::. 20 & s 2: 1 ss
M thinss that We nsed TIE Isa1t rs
Usually tie fhlnss nat We ~ -
krdssf % ST.
.s sss- !. :: ' ssss s:i 80. s:s: :i !:
100 many persons are unable . a.
lingui1h the di1IeEencs between ax1us
uenf and ass1.t'en
ne meek nay inherit tie ezra. be
A. ~. ,rlrnr.r l..,1, az A r.t,ch lcrrrP t.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

A self made man generally thinks
that be has accomplished 4 real WoEk
q art
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Nobody can know how many lives
that new sea wan saved Galveston
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

ChsnRs experience b showing that
republics ara developed. not made.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

one way TO become q satisfactory
ensst q 70 postpone the visit
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

In TIE confusion of greater clashes
ne dumdum bullet seems to have bsea
Lost sight Of.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Il Il an easy thing FOR q man q
resist remptation 4 Be haa something
better n sight
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

What 4 called killing tine Is. ln fact
nagiscting opportunity for ussful activ-
~.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Some people never put OK tn tomor.
r1W what they can get somebody eiss
% % for them today.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Ksep &C Il there = cnly the diRer-
sncs Of one letfer between rsst ana
rG
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

DO act Blame the as Cor beng glut-
born. BE would pot Be 4 perfect anl
4 he wnrs otherriss.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

M thinrB that We red the lss1t ars
Usually tie fhinU nat We ~ tho
kudssf 70 eak
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02
MORE AGAINST THE
BOND ISSUE
MIR. e. Il. Gault of KeIton AGAIN
Argues Against Voting Bonds
for Good Roads

We are having some fine March
weather just now and the farmers
are making good use of it.
Mr.. Editor, you have thrown omen
your columns for free discussion of
the 100000 good roads bond issue
TO be voted on the 9th of April. You
nave shown noble spirit in so doing
Which Is Just and fair, for it is a pub
lie question.
In last weeks Times | gave a part
OF my views on the subject and
thought | was done, but reading last
weeks Progress, l saw so much that
was said that was misleading and
decelVlng about the $150,OOO r. X.
bonds voted on by the qualified cleo
tors of Union 40 years ago, coulo
not hold my peace, so please give me
space In the old Union Times to ask
frogress few questions, and COM
ment on the same. Progress saws
they got official figures showing that
the Southern Railway was paving
taxes to the amount of $11.O3O per
year and the amount of interest the
county paid on those bonds was only
So,Z'O, hsowing that the county was
actually making $4,000 year he has
lt-Dut my figures have it saving
S4,'oo; $500 more than his, now |
90 not give the official figures a sim
gle doubt, but want to ask Progerss
or the author of this statement a few
questions. Was not this r. r.
through Union county built years be
tore those bonds were voted on?
was one foot of this road built in
union county or one cent of the
money spent in Union county? No.
but 1T was to build road in Spar.
tanburg county and in North Caro-
INA, OF which we do not receive q
cent OF revenue. Now could there
ever be anything more misleading
and deceiving than this statement?
Will say that l voted for this bond
ana L and all others who voted for
IL should have paid for them. II
would nave been hard on me and a.,
others that did, but experience
teaches a dear school. Those who
advocated the bonds would have ms
DelleVe that we would have meat
hour, corn almost given to us if the
pond issue carried, but did it come
true? No, but Union has had the
pleasure of paying $36O,OOO of hard
earned money, counting the interest
on the bonds and for retiring them at
o per cent (Which think is too lone)
is what we got and some would have
the mill people believe if we ger
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02
Ugh! CalOmel Makes
You Deathly Sick
stop using dangerous drug before i,
salivates you! It's horrible,

sanVates you! It's horrible!
You're bilious, sluggish, constipated
and believe you need vile, dangerous
calomel to start your liver and clean
your bowels.
Here's my guaranteed! Ask your
druggist for a so cent bottle of Dod-
sons Liver Tone and take spoonful
tonight. If it doesn't start YOUR
liver and straighten you right up
better than calomel and without grip
ing or making you sick l want you to
go back and get your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau-
seated. Don't lose days work.
Take spoonful of harmless, vege-
table Dodson's Liver Tone TONIGHT
and wake up feeling great. It's
perfectly harmless, so give it to YOUR
children any time. 1t can't salivate,
so let them eat anything afterwards.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02
How to Pronounce Them.

For the information of war-inclined
readers, we print the following table
of pronunciation, hoping it will
prove as helpful and Illuminating as
the average table of it's kind in the
daily press:
Ayrousspuchbiurj, pronounced Yu
hhkdhsh-hsg-hgx-j; Hbedkfgeu, pro-
nounced Lawyuf-ghfs-ing-yvz; Zygfr,
pronounced Gsfx-fy; Vitchafdhhkzzy-
pri, pronounced Vodka; Grkamamat
velthch, pronounced Dsanmeo-go-
bomb-ski; Boombf, pronounced Boob
mf.-Puck.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02
Advantage of Borrowing

Some time since a little girl who
lived in rural community appeared
at the back door of neighbor's
mousse with small basket in her
hand, according to the Christian En-
deaVor World.
Mrs. Smith, said she, as the
neighbor answered her timid knock
mother wants to know if you won't
please lend her dozen eggs. She
wants TO put them under hem"
Put them under hen?" was the
wondering rejoinder of the neighbor.
Il didn't know that you had a hen!.
we haven't was the frank reioin-
der of the little girl. eve are going
to borrow the hen from Mrs. Brown !"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02
Two Feet and Ahoye

You would not wonder that | have
Iorsaken playwriting," said Booth
harrington, according to the Indian
aspolis News, "if you knew how hard
1t is today to make success.
Musical comedies like The Girl
from Paris'are what the public wants
rather than serious plays"
Mr.. Harrington smilingly conclud-
ed:
"A young man who has seen the
nrst performance of The Girl from
rams, from front row seat said, as
ne left the theatre with a friend
amid the deafening encores of the
lingering audience:
1 am not surprised that the play
is so we'll received. knew it would
be success before the curtain had
gone up two feet .'"-Tndianopolis