Ttar. m thuae and it ia entirely
probable that Moat tT«in aide* ia
thta who believe that Cenaajqr ia ea
bar “but laca~ eo ts speak. And thaaa
Waald Have ua think that tba war la
all over bat the iheatjap Any ev>
w on tba pact of Coda Sam would
af aicmdip and the vary nature of
the eaaa ba ehect and *t bttto aeoaa
dHwdadiptwMta Mba?
be that wajwea^gaaaaad wroc*. and
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LIVING THB TRUTH.
The editor mt Collier's Weakly la
WWw om of the ablest editorial
writers la Amedeo. Hla cenamU
dal with a wide variety of eubjecU
tmd usually be ctoeae hU cten with
a gem that to eatvenai to adaptabil
ity. We dip this eae frees a recent
Three men ert fertb to eeerek ot
Troth. The teat said: "I will uek
H to tea wiedoaa of other*. There, If
£££ to tSTdLJS £
a greet library aad begaa to pore
ever the groat tomes of all the sages
to all the centuries. Tears and years
he delved thus. One-day, an old man,
he abruptly closed the volumes spread
ah sat him. They all contradict each
other," said he. “There is no nock
thing as Truth." The second maa had
raid: “It is not in hooka het in the
lives of my fallow aten that I shall
And Troth." Be he went forth far
the geest, through ell the marts and
byways of mankind. In a few yeara
be warned wearing the cynic's saeer.
The third man had hesitated. Said
he: "Before I go to seek Truth, I
fancy It wW be well that I should try
to practice It tayadf." Aad 1A that
endeavor be became so absorbed that
sriS J“*ttKisr,2<2g:
» wew to kk tow xrotn, m mnr
mured, "aad 1 have bcoksa my row."
Aad then, seen aa he rained hie eyes
thma deed before Cm a stowing ap
tss? evrais
Ss sreJftjEs £ as
continued: • "Traly pea had aa aead
to took for mm, yea find a* aad I
tow boaa at your tide ever dace that
sjrej&ac-'"
A snail ir at school* to th* county
tow* tom tto rodptanta of ttot took*
awl it is stated that many of teem
have tom toad aad re road by psopto,
mho if it had net tom far tha pa
•rasfcy «f tha unknown fiimds hi a
hrmty city, amid to aft probability
•aw tom daprtvad of tha opparteaity
the tooks sffbr.
ft to mid tha Gitosa ashmto ham
naahrari aaO IN volamaa. which to
pratobly tha largest single gift to
always to goad condition aad wady
far service. Mr. Prato nnaliil to
as that this publicity might prove esa
barrasstog to him. aa aay aawbir ad
■dinli may now be amldag applica
tion far thsea books. Bat H to bapou
•ibto to supply an needs aad demands
The boohs cam to distributed only aa
they are neelved, and the ngaist al
ways comaa to sand them where they
aw needed meat and where the school
Is net able to purchase books.
This story illustrates tha manner to
which a gwat deal at good is being
dona, the people who faraiah these
books make no noise about their srork
and they seek no reward other than
the satisfaction of knowing1 that the
books aw being wad and that they
may to serving in this way to make
tha world richer and better.
Raid a man Saturday afternoon to
ov **I am foinr to Charktttt
tonight and 1 hope that twin will be
an time. I base mad# more than a
hundred trips oa it in tha lost few
years aad only twice have I known;
it to reach Charlotte oa nrhodnlo time.
Last Saturday night was one at them.'
This to tram a traveling man who
works out of Charlotte. Another
traveling asa recently mid, “8. A L.
she’s always late.’’
Aad than to spoke and mid aoate
thing that is worthy of thought. And
that to, what would wu do without the
raBreads? impatient as wo often era
with the service that to given, bat
what would wo do without them. Aad
then to sslf wu would have no towns,
do no hastoom and to nothtog orlthout
tha railroads. AB of which to true. •
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Tomorrow we will celebrate the u- i
aivormry of the birth of Abrehua
Lincoln. Fifty yean after ba caam !
fata this great world, ha waa elected !
presid eat cf thoae United Stated amid ]
one of tka graatict atom fa the We- j
tory at the world, row yean later 1
tka aaaaaafak ballet etraok him down.
The matted neticm la bis mwieneaet, |
the heart at oar paapla hie abrlaa.
Aa a child. I.tacola waa a traa, hoa
at boy. Hi* ewa mother pasaod eat
of thli Ufa when ba waa a little bay,
and aa they Head auu>y mil's freat a
town Where m charch atoad, than waa
no mlatoter to oondaet the ffawral
earrfem, bat aa Uttfa Abraham atood
baa Id* the open gran ha vawad that
the proper saaretoaa should ooau day
be read. Later fa the year a preachar
same by that way and the little boy
bagged him to road prayers for Wa
mother. So tha two weat to the lone
ly grave aad boM the sarrleai aa tha
rate frit gently all abas* them.
After awhile a new moth or ctm to
thi Hry+ta Imml 9m ImimI to
to* UttW Abmhm* aad helped Uo in
every way aka could. Ho learned to
road aad kla now mother did every
thing la har power to accrue hooka
aad papers for him to road, aad aha
helped him da auma and to figare out
the problem* which bad to ba dona
when ha want to acheol
Of We life Lincoln once aaid: “ft
was a wild raglon whore we lend,
with many bears aad ether aahaafa
•dll In tha weed*. Unto were few
eehoolc, but no quaHhcadona war# re
quired of a taaebar beyond reading,
wrttag aad ciphering to tha Rule of
Three."
In spite of them handicap* Lincoln
acquired an education which fitted him
for hit work, and ha |tf* tha credit
t* hit mother, who wee hie friend aa
well •• hit guide. Ia all he spent only
U months in school, hot whenever ha
eonid gat a book to read, no matter
achat ldad aS a beak it waa, ha would
spend all his leisure time reading and
talking about the contents of the book
with his BMther. One day ha bor
rowed a book—the “Life of Washing
ton," from a crusty old man who lived
in tha neighborhood. That very night
he aat up late to read this treasure
and foil aslsep while ha rand. He waa
a wakened later by drops of water fall
ing on hie face. The roof leaked and
a hard ahowar bad coats up. Tha
book was vary wet, and Its red cover
spoiled. . Ha did oot know what to da,
bet the next day ha want to the old
man and told him what had happened.
The owner of the book was angry and
told lkUa Aba that be would have to
pay far tha book. Aba mid ha bad .no
money but would work lor the man
until tha book waa paid for. For
three days ha worked from dayfigbt
until dark aa tha farm, and at tha and
of that tima the man came to him sad
told hha ha had earned the hook,and
it wma bin. Ibis was the first book
that Lincoln ever owned. Abe enjoy
ed reading this book to bis mother,
and it was aba who helped him te be
SprMg Of leg Nest Week.
Mr. J. C. Morgan etatea that early
■at week he wfl] have on display
stsae early arrivals h Iks new Spring
Cent salts, Cents, shirts and shirt
waists, shewing the latest creations
in ladies' ready-to-wear. Be will be
pleated to have Me easterners aad
friends call aad aaa the new Spring
Styles. Mr. Morgan states that a
number have been 'asking a boot tha
new Spring goods and ha takas this
pish of letting all knew when the new
msroherdlst will be oa display and
James B. Laae, aged 71 years, sad
a vs terms ef tha CMl war, la in a
eritteat oeadlUoa in Brasil, Ind., as a
malt of walking oat o€ doom in Ms
sleep while sonority clothed.
LAND FOR SAl^E
165 oaoo more or In*
kim u “McLaaakHa"
PkM, loeatsd in Seotfcad
Comity, Wtwgf Uusl
Hill and Hoffman. 100 acres
botn* on Boot Mo Jltd Mi
(bask* and 66 acm oa Wot
Ms. Land good day found*
non* rmruy CMfra, mm
timber.
Also 166 acres novo or
Ins, klfws “L J. Ollrer”
Place, Bvo nOn Bast of
Hanlst, adjebiiif load of
D. O. Camera*. Good pioco
of hud wltli soon tinlmr. i
, ■ Addreas *
W. H. PATE, Jr.
Boat 536, Flumes, 8. C.
JUST RECEIVED
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My new Spring Coat Suits in
all the Latest Colors and Styles.
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Also a shipment of Silk Taffet
ta and Georgette Crepe Dresses.
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See me for anything in Dry
Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes,
Etc. If we haven’t got it we can
get it for you.
J. W. MASON
Laurinburg, North Carolina
For a Better Garden Plant
WOOD’S SEEDS
The Best For The South. *
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We here stocked this high grade line of
• Garden and Farm Seeds. When you plant -
Wood's yon plant the best.
Special attention given to special orders
for feed that we haven't in stock. Boy
your Seeds from (ns and save transporta
tion chargee. Our price is the Richmond
price.
Come In snd select yonr seeds now.
«
J.D. Sanfoi l& Son
“The Quality Hardware Shop.”
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john if. McNair
Laurinburg, N. C.
Wt hart wiiwM to |ht to all oar cash
easterners, as shown by paadt sards, their aelee
ttoafromaa assortment of large high-grade .
Alania him Cooking Utenaik, each of which hare
a retail ralae of $S.M to I^.M. Theaeitemo are
gfrea free for trading a paaeh card ef I66.M and
the psyamnt af aWpplag and express charges
aamaatlBg la 71 cents In cash.
Always present yoer card la paying far
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