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:: 4 TV" rr.--pr. tjcttv VILLE, If. C. March 19, 1909 A SCOTCH MARRIAGE. (Copyright. 1309. by American Prese Asso ciation 1 l;il!y and Fan were two New Tork wsffs. Billy was about nine and Fan was about seven, though there was no record of the birth of either and no i nrtuts about to testify lu the cases. What had become of their fathers an mothers does not pertain to the story. r.IIIy remembered that once when he was put Into the pa bile schools for t fen- months he was known as William Durke. Fan had a spelling book la which was written Fanny Shaw. Hilly nd Fan met one hot summer wiz'ut in City Hall park, where each Lad gone for the purpose of sleep tng on the benches. Billy had a r.Ukcl In bis pocket, and Fan was rrjlng because she was hungry. Billy look her over to a render of waffles nn Park row and appeased her hanger. This was the seed of love- kindness. It was not planted In a gentleman'! trnrden, but any soil to produce fruit j requires manure. So it came about that Billy and Fan became chums. There were societies organized to take care of stray chil dren, and Billy and Fan were dread fully afraid that some of these socle ties would take them and separate them. Billy confided bis fears to hlf frtend, MaeCluney, who drove a cab. MacCluney facetiously told tdm that to prevent this they had better get married. Billy took the advice In ear nest and asked how the knot could be tied. "Oi'm a Scautchman meselV replied the cabman. "In Scautland If two peo f le stand up before a third and says they marries, that ties "em." "STpose Fan and I stand up before you and say thatT said Billy. The cabman laughed, and Billy went tS and called Fan, who was selling papers at the time. The two returned and asked for a "Scauteh" marriage. JIacCluney, thinking It a good Joke, asked the necessary Questions and, bavlng received affirmatory answers, with a guffaw pronounced them man and .wife, ' Cut, the "Scautch" marriage didn't ejve tbem from the societies. One ri?;ht when they were sleeping In a cal yard a band of slummers came dawn on them and carried tbem off.. They protested that they were mar tied, which brought a smile to the faces of their abductors, but received no further notice. After an, they were separated. ; Billy was sent off to a community of farmer boys. Fan was provided with jnrents by adoption. Both grew tip jr the west, Billy as a tiller of the oil. Fan as the daughter of a store keeper to a country town. Bflly, though he would not have forgotten tli wife, would have forgotten that her name was Shaw had he not held on to the spelling book with the name written on the fly leaf. There were Jnst as many tears shed by both for months after they were torn apart as If they had been children of wealth. At first both sighed for the parka, the coal and lumber yards, sheds and oth er places where they had lumbered, not because they had been comforta ble, but because they had been to gether in these retreats. As they grew older they conceived a horror of this part of their past, but they did not forget each other. Billy grew to man hood with one idea. He would "save up" to enable him to regain his wife. Fan grew to womanhood wondering nhat had become of her pal And, remembering the "Scautcb marriage," hea she was old enough to under stand what it meant it made Billy an object of great Importance to her. She vas continually dreaming of what he was like as a youth, wondering where fee was and If she would ever meet him.' :- '" " But Fan grew to be twenty-four jesrs old. and there was no sisn: of Billy. She had several proposals of mcrriage, but answered nil suitors aliUe that she was married already. Or:e of them asked a lawyer if tlier v.-as anything in h a marriage. He received the repiy1 that only the courts could tell, but so long as neither clalm h1 the other there would be nothing Illegal to either marrying some one i lse.v Ore day a man drove up to Fan's home in a buggy and asked for a young woman named Frances Shaw. Fan was sweeping at the time, with a ... towel over her hair. She tried to ger upstairs, but was too late. The man approached her and said: "Fan!" "AreyouBUlyr ' "Yes." "How did you know tneT "I wouldn't have known you if 1 hadn't known you were here. As It Is I see a resemblance to my little" lie took her by the hand. She turn' ed her face away, but did not with draw the band, -"wife." be added. Billy had bought a farm, and as eoon as settled upon it be had written to New York asking information as to where Fan bad been sent The rec rds of the society that had provided her with a borne showed where that home was, and since Fan had remain d in it there was no trouble in find ing her. There v.'tt". a ihmv. i.ur vpry short. rourti;hi;i and n new. marriage,. Just. to. tte sure that they were legally mar ried, and Billy and Fan settled them selves on his farm. The story shows that, however high r low we are in the sphere of created Icings, there is one motive power in is all, spiritually as well as physically -the human heart ' - f . - LOUISE B. CTJMMINGS. "When Woman" ruled. The Maternal System of Descent and Female Supremacy. "Professor Thomas. In 'Sex and So ciety,' tells us that "the maternal sys tem of descent is found in all parts or the world where social advance stands at a certain level, and the evidence warrants the assumption that every crouo which advances to a culture state passes through this stage,' ". says the liuchess of Marlborough la the North American Review. "In Australia and Africa, with few exceptions, descent was formerly reck oned In the female line; on the conti nent of America, to China and Japan traces of this system are found, and to parts of India it is still in full force. Azxm the American. Indian tribes and the aborigines of Australia mis sionaries and ethnologists are able to bear witness that the womfn were the great power among the clans as everywhere else.' "As a natural consequence laws ol rank and property follow the strictest maternal line, and women had in some cases the right to dismiss their hus bands, keening the children to succeed themselves and be members of their own clan. . . V "And after the establishment of the male svstem the women still held prop erty a survival from maternal times. A form of divorce pronounced by r husband was "Begone, for I wiu n longer drive thy flocks to the pas- turer- ' v A SOLAR ECLIPSE. t How It Can Happen, Considering the Size of the Moon. It has been asked how a total eclipse of the sun can possibly happen, as the moon is smaller than the sun. A self luminous body, like the sun, scatters light In all directions, and when the rays fall upon a nonluml nous body they are intercepted from the space immediately behind it and a shadow is thrown a certain distance In that direction. Another celestial body, deriving also its light from the sun, will upon entering the area over which this shadow Is cast be de prived of its luster either wholly or in part This is what happens to the earth In a solar eclipse. The sun and earth revolve to the same plane of the ecliptic, and the moon, being but slight ly Inclined to that plane, interposes letween them once to every revolu tion, so that it happens that they are sometimes all three to the same line. Vhen this occurs a portlaw of the mows opaque Sphere is seen project ed upon the sun's face, intercepting its light proportionate with the magni tude of the eclipse, which depends upon the distances separating the cen ters of the sun and moon at the mid dle of the phenomenon. Only in cases where these centers precisely corre spond can there be a total obscura tion. New York American. Special Clubbing Offer. For" the next 80 days we make the following special offer: The IIbview, Atlanta Tri-weekly Con stitution and Uncle Remus Magazine, and five everjbloiomjsg.jfwf' hr sHiin all Tii e Revi ew and New York Thrice-a week World one year each for $1.65. Tub Review and Charlotte Semi Weekly Observer for $1.75 per year. A Great Scheme. Herbert Ilea vey, weighing 2S5 pounds, decided to reduce electrically. He wrapped a coll of copper wire round his waist connected it with the tele phone apparatus and, sure enough, be gan at once to grow lighter at the rate of several pounds a minute. "This is a grand scheme," chuckled Heavey, pulling out the waistband of his trousers, which was already a foot too big for his waist Then suddenly the telephone bell rang. "is that Herbert Heavey?' a gruff voice asked. "Yes," was the reply. "Well, this is the exchange," snap ped the voice. "Will you please stop frying scrapple with the telephone wires? Our office is all full of nasty rat" Exchange. Winter. In winter nature ceases from her la bors and prepares for the srreat chance The wind .sweeps through the great rorest with a sound like the blast of trumpet. The dry leaves whirl eddies through the air. A fretwork of hoary frost; covers the plain. The stagnant water in the pools and ditches is frozen into fantastic figures. In the low hanging clouds the sharp air, like a busy shuttle, weaves her shroud of snow. There Is a melancholy and con tinual roar In the tops of the tall pines like the roar of a cataract. It Is the funeral anthem of the dying year. Longfellow. Bloozes and Blouses. "Where will I find the bloozes?" ask ed the woman who had just returned from London. "De bloozes!" exclaimed the elevator man, staring pop eyed and vague. "De bloozes w'y, dey mus' be on de 'sense me, madam, you'd better ask de floor walker." "Certainly, madam; second floor. James, take the lady to the second floor blowses lawngery waists, y' know." New York Press. " When a Woman Goes to Bed Mad. When a man comes home at night his wife pours forth n recital in a mill stream of all that has happened all day. Then she gets a hook, puts on her bait and begins to fish to find out what he has done all day. and she never catches a thing. Then she goes off to bed mad because she told so much. Atchison Globe. Might Be Worse. The fashion a man has of keeping his hands to his pockets Is perhaps not elegant but it is hot morally culpable, as Is the practice of putting his hands in the pockets of Bome one else. Lon don Judy. If I take care of my character my reputation will take care of itself, Moody." '" Veterinarians agree that three out of every five horses have worms and that thousand of horses die every year from this caase. Fairfield's Blood Tonic and Regulator for Horses de stroys and removes til varieties of worms without Injury to JhenimaJ, tx-' ) '' -vM' p' - ill 1 tF5gP' 1 A Hsiro Trader. A surgeon la a town, eupne'ed to per form an operation of trinor character upon a somewhat unsophisticated pa tient asked him If he were willing to have only a lval auaesthctlc. "Sure," renlied the other. "I believe in patronizing home iudurftry when ever you can." And ho meant it. Llpplmotfs. A Diplomat. Landlord How did you manage to reut that "microscopic fiat to Mrs Hunter? Agent Dead cary. When I showed her the little rooms I told her they were all closets, and she was so pleased that she forgot to look for rooms. Exchange. .. Rcbukid. Large Lady (bearainglyi-Ccnld I get a seat near the stage, please? Box Office (surreylugly) Why, certainly. What row did you want? Large Lad) (ludlgnantlyl-Dou't get fresh, young man. Judge, f Chilling Her Ardor, "I saw a perfect dream of a hat to day." . "Wild Mrs. Musthavelt "Well, just .remcmlter. that you're no sleeping benuty," replied Musthavelt. nho was l;i an uly mood. Detroit Free 1'ress. " A Ift Of ireu try to be fair, but not r.iry would rive themFelves the worst cf It lr. coinrllln-j an autobiogra phy Atch'scn Globe. No Land So Rich hat Fertilizer Cannot Make It Better You use fertilizers for the profit you get out of them and the better the land the more profitably a good fertilizer can be used on it Do not imagine because land will produce a fair crop without Virginia- Carolina Fertilizers that these fertilizers cannot be profitably used on it, or that they were made only for land too poor to produce without them, if poor land will show a normal increase when fertilizer is used, good land will show at least double the increase. Use Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers to increase the quality, as well as the quantity fii the crop and you will increase the profits from your land. "I have been using your fertilizers for a number of years" says Mr. William Fraiser, of Glasburg, l.'andfind that it not only pays to fertilise, but to do plenty of it, and itst the best fertilizers to bt had, such as your brands. 1 have used a number of them and found them to be as recommended and to give better results than any other fertilizers that I have ever used." c- Every planter and farmer should have a copy of the new 1909 Virginia-Carolina Farmers' Year-Book. Get a free copy from your fertilizer dealer, or write our nearest sales office. SaU$ ogUit . Richmond, Vau Norfolk, Va. Columbia, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co, r Sales Offk$s cMttfnla-Caroljnr Durham, N. C. Charleston, S.C. Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Ga. Montgomery, Ah. Shreveport, La. . BLEEPING TENT TO 15E USED BY Mil. ROOSEVELT AND HIS BON KERMIT, SHOWING THE COLLAPSIBLE BATHTUB. -O The Case of Major Iglehart -.--.-....jv..j -v. j-'iti, milium, pnnlyrnjr trie'Dlood ana increasing vi tality. Hutcherson Bros. ; Copyright, 1003, by American Press Asso ciation. It was a queer case, that of Major Iglehart. lie was neglectful of duty, slovenly to appearance and drank hard. His uniform hung on him limply, hin coat turned green, his boots were mud dy, and his hair protruded through a hole in his hat. Charges for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman drunkenness were preferred ogaiust the major. They were about to come up for trial when suddenly the enemy came down on us. The colonel led the retreat, the lieutenant colonel following in close order. Of the- field officers the major alone was at the front. But ho was not the officer we had known. Ho was transfigured. He sat erect on hla horse, his eye lighted with the fire of battle, and his orders rang out in a clear, ringing tone. It seemed that he had returned to the being he had been before some great sin or some great grief had blighted him. He found the men in confusion, some flying, some gathering their weapons and acconterments, some making an effort at foiraation. Tho moment he appeared, out of the struggling mass a line developed, and those running to the rear came back and re-enforced It. Seizing u stindiird, be called upon us to follow and, charging, saved the day. Afler it wis over nil reverted to Its "former status. The colonel and lieu tenant colonel resinned command, and the major get drunk. But the charges were quietly withdrawn. Though the major greatly lowered the moral and social tone of the regiment, he must be endured. Everybody felt that way the field officers because he could lead the men in battle and they could not the lino officers and the men be cause they must have some one to lead them when there was fighting to do. No one thought of advancing the major to the position of colonel. Such a colo nel would ruin the regiment with tho army. . For a while we tried to treat him with consideration, but he was so shabby, so unsoldierly, in every way so degraded, that we soon gave it up and realized that our handsome colo nel was still our commander. And so it continued. When the colo nel spoke'-, to us, ns he often did, in a pleasing r.nd dignified manner, call ing us "my. boys," we cheered,. but the first thing we knew we were following the major over breastworks r stand ing lu line with teeth set, taking pun ishment. Every time there was fight ing to bo done he loomed up at the front, and when it was over he sank back into his habitual stupor. Under our colonel the regiment ac quired an excellent reputation for dis cipline and soldierly bearing. Under the major's leadership in battle we be came known as one of tho most gal lant bodies in the nnny. Of course the regiment must be honored ' in some one's name, and It was Impossible to honor us through the major. There fore the colonel got no end of men tion for gallantry mid eventually was made a brigadier geiie?Hl. That let the lieutenant colonel in for tho bal ance of the glory, all of which ema nated from the major. The major never made any com plaint at the fact that oil these honors passed over his head. He didn't seeni to care. Nor did any one in the regi ment object. We all felt that our services should have recognition and considered that honors conferred upon him would be no recognition at nil. At the Inst fight '.the 'major, fought the army was held ill check by a hill on which the 'enemy had planted artil lery, ami everything was at a dead lock. The general rode up to our reg iment and nsked for the colonel and lieutenant colonel In quick succession. Nobody ;. -could Icll him where ..they were. He nuked for the next in com mand. Some olio told hiiu that Major Igleheart was ouleep. on a fem e mil near by. At that. moment the. major appeared. The general looked tit him in despair. Nevertheless ho gave him an order lo take the hill. The way the major walked ua up that .hill 'was n shbt to behold. The general beheld it from below and when the hill was curs rode up and asked for the mnW W clin.vi il him something uDiiiit the clay he had left behind-his former solf-tuat made us forget his second self and think of him un a major general. With that look on bin face we buried him, fired a volley over him nud forgot him till the next fight, when, having no one to lead us, wo covered) ourselves with disgrace and after several such epi eodea were mustered out of the serv ice with C is honor. But to finish about the major. The day nffer he was killed a letter came for him addressed In a woman's hand. Not knowing what to do with it the adjutant concluded to consider it a dead letter, open it for the address of the sender iind return It. It read: fily liarlin Today my sun. which eet when you Kft us, believing you a guilty man. lms rl?en. though, oh, how (ad! Will his confessed. You may now aa Hiirro your own Individuality and come hacl: to us. Doubtless, coming as a sol dier fioni tro fiont, you will have great Influence in obtaining a pardon for him. Come (o mo. my love, aad lorglve me for believing you when you made that false confession. la life and In eternity your !;ve, ALICE. The letter went back to Alice en dorsed. "Killed while glory dropped a wreath upon his brow." And that's the last we ever heard of the case of Major Iglehart KINGSBURY WELCH. ' A Pious Advertisement. Moral suasion, of the most ingenious kind is evident 'in the following ad vertisement printed in the Pennsylva nia Gazette for June 23, 17S7. The author of this little masterpiece is sup posed to be no other than Franklin himself. "1. IV then, stands for De bo rail Franklin: "Taken out of a pew In the church some months since a Common Prayer Book bound in red. gilt and lettered D. F. on each cover. 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