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X /T^K ( ' I HE years are all a bore to me. r
V"" ((Jf And I confess 1 cannot see
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i A mere new figure on the slate S
1 Of Time. The davs iust dr ao alntvi? II
, They're full of woe and pain and tWith
only here and there a streak I'
^ Of pleasure. Seven make a week, 1
~ And thirty days a month we call.
Twelve months a year, and?well, /
SurK. " Vhe. pessimist.
1^^001 v*a8e hurts a
I -\Vcy/ N*"** *<> wear a t
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X Jus* take a glance a
This world of ours
^? v^.wy?^tr There's lots of spac
H f (f jE?T. And many other pi
< aB fi''j-Vfr yJfwL Enjoyed by commot
Since Hfe appears s
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FHE yean are all a joy to me, e^=S&?^\J
* For in them each and all I see
10 much of beauty and delight
urviving all decay and blight. ymaTa >
t makes my heart a shrine of song ^ryjQfpK
^s God's good years just gKde jy?9?V L\
m very glad to be alive 1
fhree hundred days and sixtyW1
so I celebrate with cheer . ^
Hie coming of another year. IA J
THE OPTIMIST. < 1
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VERBAL PITFALLS.
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Traps That Await English Speaking
Tourists In Portugal. !
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THERE ARE NO TOES THERE.
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But^ Then. One Hae Twenty Fingere
to Make Up th? Lof.s, Fingers of the i *
Hand and Fingers of the Foot?Oddi- g
ties of the Verb "to Walk." j \
Tbe Englishman or American lu |
l*brtugal who thinks in his own kin- i
guuge and tries to speak in the language
ot the country he la visiting is
d great smile producer.
For instance, you never marry anybody1
in Portugal unless?strange paradox?you
happen to be a priest You M
marry "with" your beloved Maria, and
the priest marries you both. In-tbe it
same way you never dream about anybody,
"btjt ahvays "with" thein. *
Whenjjhe landlady at your boarding _L
bouse* Is ladling out your soup you
call out, "Arrive-.-?You are telling -*
her to arrive at the stopping point?In ?
other words, that you don't want more
than she has" put out. When you see
a child that you want to fondle at the
other side of the room you say to her,
"Arrive here." And the child promptly
"arrives."
In England when we speak of walking
we refer to a certpln use of the
legs. But the Portuguese verb "to
walk" has many more significations.
In Pftpfnfffll nr?f ?1r* ????!/.
walk, but also the'carts and cars walk,
the trains walk, a balloon walks, and
a boat "walks.* Stranger still, the
hands of a clock walk round the face!
A clock, by the way, never goes; it
"works."
Unless you are very Intimate orrery
rude you never say to yoUr fair partner
at dinner. UW111 you have some
bread?" etc. You Inquire. "Will your
excellency have some bread7* or. "Will
the lady have some bread?" the "lady"
meaning not some other lady, but your
fair partner herself. } <?In
spite of winter you are never cold
ir Portugal unless you are a corpse
You are "with" coid. Xu the same
way you are occasionally ''with" heat
"with" headache, "with" hunger or
"with" thirst When you have occasion
to discuss the weather you say.
"It makes' cold." "It 'makes' fogr"
etc. On your way home from an en
tertalnment you tell your companion
that It "makes" dark.
If speaking of her husband a wif<says
he Is a "tamo" man. She merely ?
means that he is a man of peace and
justice. r
The word "house" means more than '
with us. Your buttons share your own
privilege of living In a bouse. The
buttonholes are called "houses of
the buttons." The squares on a chess I
board are also "houses." You don't p
say, "I'm going to shave." You say q\
"I'm going to 'do* the beard." Neither ?
do you say on the way to the bar l(
ber*s. "I'm going to get my hair cut," i.
but you say. "I'm going to cut my
hair."
When you are In Portugal you have
twenty fingers, but no toes. If you
want to make a distinction you
say "fingers of the band" or
"fingers of the foot." Instead of
telling the servant to set the table
you tell her to "put" It. When yon ~
go to the theater you "assist." You don't
mean by thnt that you "come Jj
on" nor even thnt you do a tittle scene '
shifting. You mean that you are there
Ucsldents in flats who meditate tak
ing a holiday In Portugal will be re ^
liered to hear that no one plays the ^
piano there. They merely "touch" It j?
Neither do they ring bells. fbey tl
"touch" them also. But they "play** ii
stones, meaning that they throw o
them, and'a ship at sea "plays" when
It pitches and tosses.
Be careful bow you tell your land
lady that you Intend to dine out t?r
she may think, with a shrug of the
shoulders, that you intend dining .
"outside**?1. e? In the garden. In an
swar tn the kind InqiiTflpn nf jnur friends
don't say thnt you are wellT
say that yon are "good." Be careful
In your use of words. Some words'
similar In form are widely different in
meaning, as ah American ralsslohnr.v
once discovered to his cost when
preaching in Brazil, once a Portuguese
?o!ony. His subject was "The Prodi-'
gal Son." and he gravely Informed? his C
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turned borne his father killed for hfth: T
the fatted beetle! Bnt he had mertdjr" *
made a mistake In one solitary vowbl''
A "sleeping" bridge means a brWfP* q
that la Immovable mot n drnwbrldgeii
Stagnant water-also "sleeps." So'do- P
tracks or trains that wait anywhere
during the night. When they langh id' j
Portugal they "untie themselves th'
laugh," and when they cry they "un^ *
make themselves In tears." A persist
ently unfortunate man says, "I am so Jj
unlucky that If I fell on my back I
should break my nose!"?Lccdon An
swers. *'
Hopeful Names.|f
Two bright looking colbrcd boys '
about seven years of age. laughingly J
accosted a lawyer on the street The' I
man stopped and asked the boyh their'
names.
"Johnslng." was the reply. "We'so
twins." -# ?.! Id .
"Well, what are your first naitteir^
Insisted the amnsed questioner. "W*
"Mah name," answered oner -is Iand
his name," pointing to the ?
is Saloratus. Maw done lose 6ll"de
others, and she give us names she find
successful In raisin'."?Newark 8tar. J
Greatness Is Its own torment?Theo- ?
lore Parker. J
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r 4 ^ir r>?rt X .*?? Ij : LIii;.ov? at r/etf \c<j
Hie Racket Store i>?!)fluKi?u
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ou cun find a n?w tone ol Dreaa Goods. Cloak's, boat Suits, Sweaters and Skirt*. = #7
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Special Showing of
Christmas Goods Under The
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Everybody eo'dially invi'ed to see tliem. Doors open every night at T^JO.
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[is. Hal! has jnst gottenbaek from th< north with some special bargains and
will be to your interest to come and get what you want before they are all gone
MRS. A ]VE HALL
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? have mora Shoes than roam. It will pay you t . A
4^ see my line before you buy.
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X I have anything you X
4 want for Men, Ladies 4
? and Children i
Brantley G. Hicks
Louisburg, N. C.
Slow Located Permanently
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n Holliugaworth Furnttnre Store where I will be pleased to. suppl^ the
eople of Loaisburg and FrankVn bounty with the latest creations in
landard watoh eases aqd movqrnb^s, diamonds, fine jewelry, novelty
oods and optical goods; Being a/graduate Optioian I give special nicotian
to fitting eye glasses n'hd spectatleBv^Examination and coosultn.on
free. / ' " ? _
'JOHNSON
THE JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
SAVE THE MIDDLE MANS PROFIT
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t you will see me or letime see pou before yon get your fall mattresses I can
ive yon money. Men arestfnerrlly in business for what; there is in it. If that
can save you money.^^hosc whoare keeplhgjLhouso want to save all
le money possible, so see me. Knmkt* mattresses of pi&best feather prrof tick>2
with a plenty of nice clean eotV>n and husk.. Xuiscan have any grade or
f felt or hair mattress yon wish and you can see andfknow whap-y*u.get.
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G. E. MORFtrs^^lf;
First National ;
RANK V
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We want to do some/ business with titer good people ort Frankiirv >
lonnty. We pay 4 per rfent interest omtf'rae deposits. Write i* 6all "oft i
s'for any information. Notice onr large capital and surplns. .r , -i.,
W. A.HUNT, Cashier
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' ol Interest.Regarding
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Mutual Life insurance Company
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invite intptwe regerdinK the New ^Unddrd Ajrfiual Dividend flelleiee of The ; ? lotndt
?3,. with the assurance tliat uny^joaiHfeas. entrusted to roe will; have
tempt, careful and confidential attention. .> .T.^, ' ?1 it,hat <. ,h el ?>>* |
I P. TAYLOR AGENT Louislwri N. C.
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