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DIRECTORY
Tow* Ofßcen
Mayor—Joshua L. Bwell.
Commissioners—Dr. J, B. H. Knight,
N. S. Peel, Dr. J. D. Biggs. A. HaaaeU,
P. K. Hodges.
Street Commissioners— P. K. Hodges,
M.S. Peel.
Clerk—A. HaaaeU.
Treasurer—N. S. Peel.
Attorney—Wheeler JMartin.
Chief of Police—J 4H. Page.
Ledges
Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. P and A.
M. Regular meeting every and and 4th
Tuesday nights.
Roanoke Camp, No. 107, Woodmen of
the World. Regular meeting everf ltd
last Friday nights.
Church of the Advent
fi..
Services on the second and fifth Sun
days of the month,morning snd evening,
snd on the Saturdays (5 p.m.) before,
and on Mondavs (9 a. m.) after aaid Sun
days of the month. All sre cordially in
vited. B. S. LARSITKS. Rector.
Methodist Cnurch
Rev. B. B. ROM, the Methodist Pas
tor, has the following appointments:
Bvery Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and
night at. 7 o'clock respectively, except
the second Sunday. Sunday School
every Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
Prayer-meeting every Wednesday even
ing at 7 o'clock. Holly Springs 3rd
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Vernon Ist
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Hamilton
'Mid Sunday, morning and night; Hassells
and Sunday at 5 o'clock. A cordial in
vitation to all to attend these services
Baptist Church
Preaching on the Ist, rod and 4th Sun
days at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. in. Prayer
meeting every Thursday night at 7:30
Sunday School every Sunday morning st
9:30. J. D. Biggs. Superintendent.
The pastor preaches st Hamilton on the
3rd Sunday in each month, at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.. aud at Riddick's Grove
en Saturday before every Ist Sunday at 11
a. m.. and on the Ist Sunday at 3 p. tn.
Slade School House on the rod Sunday
at 3 p. m., and the Biggs' School House
on the 4th Sunday at 3 p. tn. Everybody
cordially invited.
K U. CARROLL. Pastor.
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INDIAN
SUMMER
• *7 KEITH GORDON
Copyright. HQS. bjr T. C. McClurs
The barbaric red of the parasol which
she presently unfurled when with a
sort of aimless reluctance sbe had
pa—»J down the steps and oat Into the
September sunshine formed a vivid
background for the small, well set
head and a face which was at once b ti
morous and qulsslcal. as If the pageant
of lift had raised In her an eternal
question and an accompanying smile.
At the distance of a half block the
trim figure in Its sever* white pique
seemed all girl. A closer approach,
however, showed In the wavy dark
hair Isolated silver thresds—those out
riders of time which come to lay low
the tovelleot.
And, Indeed, only a few days before
two placid matrons who had cast off
their girlish sllmness as a anske does
Its skin and achieved In Its place so
lidity and double chins might have
been beard discussing her esse.
"Strange that Elisabeth Ware doesn't
marry!" observed one. ss with eyes
bent upon her embroidery hoop she
caused a strange floral piece to bloom
upon a place of white linen. "She's
getting on. Let me see. Sbe was In
the neat class to me at Mme. Dore's.
and Harold will be fourteen next Oc
tober." Harold waa her eldest child—
one of those cantaukerous pegs by
which matrons keep tab on the age of
their unmarried friends.
"She must be nearly thirty-Ave If
■he's a day," the spesker concluded
after a brief pause. In wblch she de
bated with herself what would be the
proper shade of green to use for
maidenhair fern. "Her time Is grow-
log short"
Her companion, engaged In a similar
employment, looked meditatively off
over the smooth shaven lawn which
seemed to shsre her own domestic
placidity.
"Thirty-four, 1 think," she aunounced
In a voice whose preoccupation sug
gested that she hsd been rummaging
In that prehlatoric paat which contain
ed neither husband nor babies. "Thir
ty-four, I'm pretty sure. Still, she cer
tainly doesn't look It, snd she's always
had plenty of attention."
In the absorbing Interest of the flow
srs they were fsahlonlng the subject
was dropped, but the thought wave
then started reached Elisabeth Ware
herself later on.
It was a wonderful day, full of mel
low, mature. Indescribable charm.
"Summer grows wise," Elizabeth
thought to herself, "no longer dazzling
snd shriveling, but flooding the world
with tender light veiling Its splendors
In mists."
The strong white, ungloved hands
twirled the parasol thoughtfully whil*
their owner drew In s deep breath.
There was something in the day that
stirred memories, brought back half
forgotten flirtations, filled her thoughts
with a vague, beautiful regret—the loss
of something she had never known.
Somewhere about a locust shrilled
Its warning of the frosts to come.
Miss Ware's eyes grew dreamy, pen
sive with that questioning of the fu
ture which will disturb the mind of the
unmated woman until the last fence Is
rsacbed.
Had sbe perchance made a mlt Lake?
Sbe thought of her school frlebds wrap
ped In contentment—and flesh—who no
longer seemed contemporaries. They
had secured their matrimonial prises—
yes, and aat down by the roadside of
life, with no desire to fare further!
So far as sbe knew all were mildly
happy. But beside them sbe felt ridic
ulously young snd Joyous. A smile
touched her lips aa MM reflected that
It was with Harold, the fourteen year
old, that she preferred to walk ami
talk, rather than with Harold's plump
and settled mamma.
Then she reviewed the thirty-live
years that stretched behind ber, flam
lng like the tall of a comet with vari
ety, with plessant wanderings, with an
•ver changing group of men friend-«
who had added piquancy and deep
knowledge to ber txperlence. Exchange
that long, beautiful experience, that
brilliant after glow of youth which had
kept ber radiant and alert, for the calm
happiness of bar married friends?
Never!
Juat as abe reached thin energetic
negative the approaching figure of a
mail held her Idle gase. As be came
warn a smile of pleased recognition
lighted her face. She could scarcely be
lieve her eyas—Fergus Blynn, lined
and hi* meaning deepened by hla ten
years of absence, but still undeniably
Fergus.
Before the gladneaa of the surprise
died out of her «yea he had aeen her
and they were wringing each other's
hands la smiling delight.
"The same old Elisabeth," he said
warmly and yet with a little wonder
la his voice, which made her feel like
aa anomaly. "Too used to be about
my age; but great Scott, you might
almost peas for my daughter now! \
How do yea aunage It, and who's the
happy man?"
He was walking beside her, and Elis
abeth tamed her face to him Inquiring
ly. Then It dawned upon her, and aho
voiced a rather superior "Obi" before
ahe proceeded to explain that her life
partner tarried unaccountably. Blynn
eyed her shrewdly.
"Ton seem to pasa the waiting with a ,
good' deal of satisfaction to yourself," i
he laughed—"that Is, If one may Judge i
from appearances,"
Ton are married, of coarser' she i
questioned after Aa had assured htm I
that eae might He shook his bead,
with blithe gayety.
ffijf (ftvtfrpist
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY. MAY 5. 1905.
"Tat I suppose we are the ooes sot
of ill that old aet who would have
been picked oat as likely to make ear
ly marriages," he went on. "How un
der the sun do you act-omit for lit*'
"It's one of the things that can only
he accounted for on the theory that w*
are both wise beyond our time," was
the inock grave answer. Then In a
teasing tone she continued: "My. but
yoirre going to have a lovely time!
There are about two dnaeti little and
big Johns, Marys, Char Ilea and Pranks
for you to admire.
" Tills Is your t'ncle Fergus,' the
fond parents will say. 'He and I used
to go to school together.' *Oh, papa, ha
must be an awful old man!* That's
what you're going through again and
again. I've been through It until I
wish the word 'aunt' were blotted oat
of the language."
On and on they walked, talking with
undiminished lntereet. Aa he remark
ed In reply to her auggestion that It
was time sbe turned toward bonw\
the more they talked, the more they
had to say.
Never had there beeu the slightest
sentiment between them, though they
had been good friends until circum
stances had sent Blynn to a distant
land on a business enterprise. He re
called her as the beat of comrades -a
girl with DO nonsense sliout her. Bnt
he could not remember that In tha
exuberant days of bis .Mmth, when lis
hsd made love In turn'to most of tbo
girls of their aet. be had ever Included
her. Aa he watched her uow from the
corner of Ida eye, losing no whit of ber
mature grace, he wondered by what
charm she had beeu held Immune.
Up to the moment of their accidental
meeting If he had thought of ber at
all bis mind had ouly brushed ber
Identity along with the group of old
friends, all of whom It would be a gen
tle, half sad pleasure to see sgsln. If
only to fix s standard by which to
measure how far be bad gone, for It Is
only thus by comparing ourselves with
the friends with whom we were vure
abreast that we can gauge our progress
or estimate our failures.
Yet now he bad a curious sensation
of having stumbled ui>on something
that he had craved -something the lack
of which had made him restless and
111 at ease, and as the conviction over
spread his mind In all Its amazing cer
tainty his mauner grew abstracted.
Then he became alert with a sudden
purpose. With something of his old
Impetuosity he ressoned that here was
• matter that had been deferred long
enongli.
If his Instinct told him so much st
that flrst meeting he was doubly sure
of It at the end of the following month.
He seemed now to himself to have re
turned home for the exprrss purpose
of setting Elizabeth. Her society was
like long drafts of cool water from
some boyhood's well. He hadn't
thought much about the water at the
time. One never does. He bad sup
posed that sll water was cool, clear and
refreshing. ll* knew better now.
There wss but one such well—but one
Elisabeth.
"It Isn't decent for a woman of your
age to lie husband less." was hla # scorn
ful wsy of begiuning the attack.
"Oh, I don't know!" was that lsdy's
easy rejoinder. "We spinsters have
our uses. Think how we serve to point
morals. Why, I've no doubt that I my
self have beeu the object lesson thai
has saved more than one sweet young
thing from celibacy. I can Juat Imag
ine a mother saying, 'You'd better not
be too psrtlculsr or you'll be an old
maid like Beth Ware" "
He grinned Into the dark, delionalr
face for a moment and then scowled
porteutously.
"You've bad your own way too long,
young lady! What you need la the sub
dulng effect of msscullne guidance, sml
frankly I should like the post.
"Bememlier, you let me go sway once
before," be went on In an aggrieved
tone, seeing that she- waa about to pro
test "Of course you did. If you had
been the right sort of a girl, wouldn't
you have taught me that I loved you
even then?"
She laughed outright.
"I happen to remember that yon
were bead over heels In love with liar
okl's mamma about' that time," she
Jeered. "Anyway, we're too old for
sentiment. Our spring snd summer
are over."
"Yes, they are." be admitted, wltl
gravity. "But this love of ours"—bin
tone rang with the mastery of one who
Is sure "we'll call It Indian summer."
IsMss's Crsskrf Streets.
Boston has had to stand much Jokhu,
on tht subject of Its crooked streets.
Every one bss beard of the strang»:-
who. lost In the tortuous ways, des
perately caught the coat talis of tb
man In front of him ami got atom;
very well until an abrupt turn revealed
the fact that It was bis own coot tall t
to which he was clinging. Early last
century a Frenchman gave an Interpre
tat ion of the devloasness of the high
ways which Is both plessant and pa
triotic. It is found In s book called "A
Trip to Boston," by E. O. Wines.
"1 have passed a delightful morning
in Boston." writes the author. "W>
went to Chsrlestown In an omnibus,
passing through a considerable portion
of the city. The Irregularity of the
streets Is amsslng. It Is a common
saying that Boston was laid oat by
cows, snd I can well believe It Th >
labyrinth of Crete never equaled It I
do not say the Irregularity Is disagree
able;, on the contrary, the effect Is
pleating. To a stranger It la a per
petual surprise."
Many yean ago the Marquis of
Cbatelot visited Boston.
"Marquis," said an apologetic citizen,
"you will find Boston streets very
crooked. They tarn and twist in ev
ery direction."
"Ah, ver* good, ver* good," replied
the courteous nobleman. "It show de;
Mbsrts."
Greer,
Disciplinarian
■y Clfcsl Swtegtoa
Osnlah. W kr Etbri Burinua
Roxana'* dog was an ill c nklHioord
brute. He waa a surly hull pup that
bad never met bla master aud delight
ed In making It most uitcomfif -table
for those who sought Uoxana's com
pany. He waa aot often docile, eve*
with her, but ahe was ao proud of bla
blue riblisa antl w!inn« that *e ew
deavored to hhle hia tlHinqnencie*.
Nevertheless. Here were time* when
ahe would not have g>me near blm for
the world. v
One day he snarled st her before
Goddsrd Greer, snd that was the be
ginning of trouble. Creer waa a col
lege bred athlete who feared nothing
on earth except perfaaiw Roxana. En
raged. be wind the lucklena prise win
ner by the collar and b >re him to the
hallway, where be adm(nlatered a
strong argument, after which be turn
ed the amazed animal h«e down the
back stairs, Goddald returned to the
parlor, arranging bis cuffs, hut other
wlae as usual. He atH>p«sl abort aa be
fared Roxana, who looked like aa out
raged empress.
"A truly fine performance," she de
clared scathingly. "There Is your ring
I never wish to see you again."
"What's up? I don't understand"—
"If yon think you can aliuae my dog
or any animal and keep my regard
you are greatly In error. It Is fortu
nate I dl»-overed your true character
before It w as too late."
An amused twinkle lighted tlreer's
eyes "Do you think if 1 let a dog
snarl and snap at yon I'd he better
fitted to take can- of you? The beast
baa been bunting tnHilile. Come, don't
let ua quarrel"
"I shall never quarrel with you
again," a»serted Roxaua sternly, aa
though depriving hint of aome pleasant
paatlme. t'aa't you accept a bint that
I wish to l-e alone?"
Greer stood bla ground. He tried to
laugh, but not very susesafully.
"Come. Roxle. forgive me. Tou
know the oh! proverb: "A dog. a wo
man and a walnut tree. The mors
they be beaten the better they lie.""
itoxana'* eyes hia us] aa tin >ugh ahe
already felt the auggeeted chastise
ment. "Oh, is that your theory? Well,
I decline to lis lire woman!" Ami she
left him to meditate on the Ingratitude
of womankind. They had quarreled
before, but never with what api>eared
to be such finality. When Greer tailed
again Roxaua' was not at home. He
wrote, ami bla letter waa returned tin
opened. About a week later Itoxana.
having passed a day shopping ami din
ing with Iter friend. Mrs. Vining, de
ehled not to await Mr. Vlnlng's de
layed return, though he had promised
to escort her boine
"I'll Jump on a car. I am not afraid.''
abe deeiard.
"But. de rr. it's nearly 10. Phil can't
be long now." urged her hostess But
Roxana waa olslurate.
"No, I idiall be all right,"
There sr etned to be a delay on ths
line, for she bad stood at the corner
some mlntiteo. 11n-n a man Joined ber.
Without looking she knew It was tlod
dard Greer. Hhe was Incensed. Had
be followed hrr? Wouhl be have the
presumption to ride on the same car?
As the headlight shot Into sight she de
cided to wait f-ir another car rather
than risk his unweh-oine proximity.
Greer glanced Inquiringly at her, but
aeelng that abe made no move be like
wise retained bis |>ositloii on the curb
ing Roxina tapjied Iter foot Impa
tiently. It was absurd' Why had be
not taken bis car? Wliru the next car
appeared, as oue of tlieui must make
a more. Roxana balled the motorman.
mounted the Step ami took ber seat
From beneath her lowered lids she saw
Greer standing sentinel on the plat
form. Tba car was empty, with the
exception of a negro, and Roxana bad
traveled erreral blocks before the con
ductor cat.ie to collect her fare.
She opened ber purse and looked bur
riedly from one compartment to an
other. It waa empty. Evidently die
had spent every penny during the shop
ping expedition. But there retuslned
ber wrist l«ag. iuto which abe frequent
ly dropped amall change. The conduct
or went forward to apeak to the mo
torman. Itoxana pursued the search.
In vain she emptied out ber belongings
from the satchel. She found no coin.
Then (he unfastened ber coat. Surely
to the change pocket she would find a
nickel. But the |*>rket was as bare as
Mother Hubbard's cupboard. The con
ductor returned. Roxana was fright
ened. It was late, and she had qnite a
trip before her.
"I seem to have no change." she
commenced nervously.
"Allow toe." Greer handed the tore
to the official, who looked questlonlngly
at Roxana.
"No! I'll get off! Please stop?" die
| decided promptly. Not for worlds
woiM -she accept assistance from
Grser. Bbe had dismissed bim. He hail
■o right to Intrude In any way.
Heroically Roxsna left the car and
walked north. She had never been alooe
CO tba street so late, and. remembering
tbe distance, the darkness and the kma
lltes* of tbe blocks, she was really
alarmed. She did not fear the pedestri
ana abe met as much as those who
overtook ber. Bhe dreaded the sound
of footsteps behind, conjuring up all
sorts of horrors. As she hurried up the
deserted thoroughfare It seemed to ber
that some one followed. If ahe has
tened. the pursuing footsteps quick
ened. When she slackened speed, the
other did the same. It frightened ber,
and abe became breath ie-s Wl'h the
paaalng minutes bar terror gained Bbe
began to ran. Thro the dread became I
certainty. The other one would Boon
•tertake her. What If that nngro had
MM brr goM purse?
Aaron the avenue she saw an alley.
She bad heard that thieves often evad
ed arreat by disappearing In the dark-
Bras of sorb place*. If she cut through
might not abe. too. ex-ajteT Desperate,
half hysterical. Roxaiu uiade a midden
rath Hnm the road. A trolley graml
hrr shoulder. the uiotorinan cursed aa
he reversed the lever. Terrified, aha
had all bat reached the dealred abetter
when a strong hand grasped bar sud
deniy bp the arm Bb* tried to scream,
bat no assnd came. 1.1 ft log bar syes,
[ her glance met Greer's, looking stern
|y at her.
"1 tuna that will do for one night,"
he mnirkrd coldly, "t'ouie over to tba
drug store while I |>houe for a cab."
I'mapMrly unnerved, Roxana fol
lowed The reaction had lieen audden.
She tried to rcmemlicr what they had
quarreled about. but coiA] only feel
relief to hta preaeace. Greer ordered
the rah. then went outside to wait.
Tome" he commanded tersely on Its
antral.
(intrfnlljr Roxana obeyed. Then aa
he was alwut to ckne the door aha
IMad her voice "Don't leave uia."
"I've a« lutentloo of dolug ao." And
he mounted by the driver. When they
leached her home Koxana'a eyea were
suspk-iuusly red.
"Well r aald Greer. The bull pup
sniffed respectfully at hia boots. Greer
ato"|>ed and |>atted blm ou the bead.
"The do( forglvea me"—
"Then tta lulatnraa can do no less,"
abe admitted
™"A dog. a woman and a walnut
tree'"- began Greer teaaingly.
"Hush. bush"' wbla|iered Roxana,
with her band ou bla llpa. "You know
1 never really believed"—
-Of course not." be agreed promptly.
Then, aa bla artna tightened about
her. "But. uh. Hoxle, don't let ua play
that game again."
taek la name.
* The followtug story concerning John
Forater. the biographer of Dickens,
wa told by the late Hlr Wemyas Held:
In the days of bla youth Hlr Weiuyna
ahownl a gn-st deelre to embark upon
a Journalistic career, whereupon an
old friend of the family In Newcastt*
told him that going to London ami
writing for the pa|iers would briug
him no giwsl. adding:
"I mind tliere was a deceut friend of
mine, auhl Mr. Forster, the butcher In
the aide. He had a laddie Juat like
you. and nothing would nerve him but
ha must g> away to London to get ed
dlrated. a» be called It, ami when he
had got evhlli-ated be wouldn't come
bark to bla father'* shop, though It
waa a first das* Imalness. He would
do nothlug but write and write ami
write, and at hut he went harlt again
to Undon ami left bla poor auld fa
ther alone, ant) A've never heard tell
of that .laddie iiwe."
' It waa thus," concluded Hlr Wemyaa,
"that the fame of John Korster, the
author of rbe IJfe of Goldainlth' ami
the destined biographer of (Charles
Dickens. waa chrriahed In his native
town by bla father's auclent friends!"
MaU mm Piapaalag.
An old faahloned book of etl(|t>ette
contalua a chapter on courtship that la
exceedingly naive. Any young mail
who might be contemplating a proposal
of marriage waa urged strongly to se
lect with care aud due forethought the
proper time and place for such pro
posal. For Instsnce. be should never
profs aw to a young woman while out
boating for If ahe abouhl happen to re
fuse blm It would be difficult to reach
shore imn.edistely, ami ths situation
would obviously be awkward.
On the other hand. If ahe ahould ac
cept him the situation would be equally
undesirable since too dose • proximity
and certain st titudes Incident to the
circumstances are known to threaten
the safety of a boat; also said young
man was adrised never to propose to a
young woman Juat before dinner. Hav
ing been without eating for some hours,
abe would doubtlesa be lu a less ami
able frame of mind than uaual and
might under these conditions refuse an
offer which at auothsr time would asaoi
desirable.
toMlac It In.
**l believed that I had collected an
outlawed bill the other day," remark
ad a physician. "I met a man on tbo
street who aald he owed me $S and
who promised to pay the money so ins
time. Knowing that there waa little
likelihood of his doing so, as be la a
well known deadliest. I replied In a
bantering sort of way:
"'Bet you a dollar you will never
pay the *3.' , „
' "Much to my aurprlae, when 1 re
turned to my office, my wife said this
aaan had called to settle his account.
He had gives her a check for flO and
received 97 In rash In the evening
he dropped In. and I gladly paid him
my lost wager and thought I was a
amart man. Today the check was re
turned by my bank marked 'no good.' "
-New Tork Press.
Mm* Mm T*r Oat mf the Way.
During Governor ltolllna' administra
tion a representative to the legislature
of New Hampshire from one of tb«
rural districts in the northern section
of the atate was presented to the gov
ernor for the first time. Being aome
wbat unfamiliar with "statebouae eti
quette," he addressed his excellency as
"most high "
Ths governor Informed the gentle
man from (be rural district that there
waa but one "Most High," "he who
had made everything from nothing"
"Well, governor." replied the country, |
leglalator. *TU give you credit for
making ■ Justice af tba peace out of a
man wp hi m$ town that Is about aa
near walked m tw#
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ANCIENT SIGNAL! NO.
■to ■illal lu ■ ■■«■ kr (to BnHaa
Tbe aaricat Greek* and Roman*
practiced telegraphy with the help of
pot* AIM with at raw aad twig* satu
ratad la oil. which. beta* placed la
raw*, eipriaard certain letter* accord
hie to the order la whkjk they were
lighted. Bat the ealy one of their coo
trlraarea that —lh a detailed de
acrtptkn wae that Invented by a Gre
cian general —ed JEoeu, who flour
tahed la the tlaae of Aristotle, intended
for cwaikathn between the gen
eral* of uaray.
It LIII*»HII of two exactly similar
eaitfean nih DM with water, each
provided with a cork Chat would dla
rhaift an equal qaantlty of water la a
given tlaie. ae that the wtoole or any
part of the content* won Id escape In
precfeety the nat period frooi both
On tbe mtM of each floated a piece
of cork supporting aa upright marked
tato dlvWkma. each dlvUion baring a
certnln sentence Inscribed upon It.
One of the rreari* was placed at each
atathm, and when elthrr party desired
to commnnlcnte he lighted a torch,
which he beta aloft antll the oilier* did
the same, aa a alga that be was all at
tention.
On the sender of tbe meweage lower
Ing or eitlttgulahlug his torch each
party Immediately opened tbe fork of
his veaeei and no left It until tbe send
er relighted hie torch, when It waa at
once cbaed.
Tbe rwdrtr then lend the sentence
on the division of the aprlght that waa
level with the month of the vessel and
jrhlch. If everything bad been eiecaled
with exactaesn. corresponded with that
of tbe sender and conveyed tbe dealred
Information Spare Moment*
(HMrra'a tun*ra.
"Children"* Answers" la tbe title of
an Kngllab book. Here la one of it*
quotations:
"What la a miracle V
"I'leaae. air. It'a a thing that bappena
In America ."
And here la another :
A Scotch doealnle. after teiling bis
•cbotara the story of Ananlaa and K*p
[dilra. a eked them. "Why does not (tod
strike everybody dead that tell* a
Uer After a long alienee one little
fellow eiclalmed. "Because there
wonldna>be nobody left "
—arlfUfcn «ai Harhlara.
Ik* —Mn of boracaboe* by ma
chinery al flrat caused a atrike smong
the blacksmltha. who refueed to put on
the machine made shoe*, but the work
waa d>ne ao much more cheaply that
the machine sboen triumphed. and the
reault waa that owners of horses, aa
they gut the ahoea for lea*, bad tbe
horaee shod oftener than before, and
the blacksmiths did not lone much. If
any, work after aIL
Owe »ia*>a Iwwali.
A lot of men were playing card* for
money In a railroad car. and au irish
man waa lavlted to take a band. "I
would," be said, "bat far three re*
sonn." Bring naked to atate Ills rea
sons, be said: "la tbe flrat place, I
bare no money"— "Nrver mind the
other two." said the man who was run
slag tbe game.
a Moan THrk.
"I toe* yonr b tat band tell you bla bual
naaa tronbleeT*
"Ye*. bat be doeon't know It. I wait
till he'* aaleep. and then I shake him a
little and aak Mm for money."— Chlca
go Tribune.
a Br«nrlUa.
Khe (fiercely 1 -Iton't you ever dare to
■ay again that l"Bi driving you crszy!
He (meekly» l won't 1 munt haeo
been that way when we were uiarrlad.
—New Turk ITree*
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This Cough Syrup is different front
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A little boy who had been among
the mountains for his holidays was
told to write, as concisely as possi
ble, a theme on the thoughts that
suggest themselves when as send
ing a high mountain on a beautiful
summer day. He wrote: "I wish
I were at the top."
Uncle John —Can you tell me
what calendars are for, Bobby ?
Bobby—Sure. They are to keep
us from forgetting Christmas and
the Fourth of Inly.
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