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Firit Run on a Bank.
The first run of which we have any
account In the history of banking oc¬
curred In the year 1607. At that date
the bankers ox England were the gold¬
smiths, who had a short time before
begun to add banking to their ordinary
business and had become very nu¬
merous and Influential. In 1669 the
Dutch fleet sailed up the Thameri,
blew up the fort at Sheerness, set fire
to Chatham and burned some ships of
the line. This created the greatest
consternation in London, especially
among those who had intrusted their
money to the bankers, for it was
known that the latter had advanced
large sums to the king for public pur¬
poses, and it was rumored that now
the king would not be able to pay the
money. To quell the panic a royal
proclamation was issued to the effect
that payments by the exchequer to the
bankers would be made, as usual. In
1071 there was another run on the
London banks, when Charles II. shut
up the exchequer and refused to pay
the bankers either principal or inter¬
est of the money which they had ad¬
vanced. On this occasion many of the
banks and their customers were ruined.
Helping the Poet.
Longfellow, the great poet, was
noted for his fondness for children,
and this extended to all little folks,
whether of his family or not. This
was so generally known that a great
many of his visitors were children who
came to entertain and to be enter¬
tained.
Mrs. Annie Fields gives an extract
from her husband’s diary which tells
how one of the poet’s small friends
tried to show his affection In a prac¬
tical way:
“I remember there was one little boy
of whom he was very fond and who
came often to see him. One day the
child looked earnestly at the long row
of books in the library and at length
asked, ‘Have you “Jack the Giant Kill¬
er?” ’ Longfellow was obliged to con¬
fess that his great library did not con¬
that venerated volume. The little
fellow looked very sorry a pfl presently
dowD from the poet’s knee and
away. But the next morning
saw him coming up the
walk with something tightly clasped
his little fists. The child had
2 cents with which Longfel¬
was to buy a ‘Jack the Giant
of his own."
The Marathon Race.
The origin of the Marathon race?
Which of us does not know it by
heart? But it may be wise to re¬
hearse it. Know then that when the
valiant Greeks had swept the field of
Marathon their first thought was to
get the news home. They sought a
fleet courier and foimd .iiip 4 b . the
person of a warrior who had fought
all day against the Invading Persians
and who was even then panting from
his exertions. This one was only too
proud to be chosen messenger. In¬
deed, who would not be? And at the
word he was off, only disincumbering
himself of his heavier armor. His
great run was made with but one
brief stop for refreshment on the way.
He reached the market place of Ath¬
ens In an Incredibly short time, turn¬
ed to the multitude, spoke the one
word “Victory!” and dropped dead.—
James B. Connolly In Scribner’s.
The “Terrier."
A document known by the name of a
“terrier” Is supposed to be kept at
every old parish church setting forth
the sources of the Income of the bene¬
fice, especially glebe lands; hence the
derivation from the Latin terra. Igno¬
rance of this purely technical term led
a clergyman Into a curious mistake.
He was a sporting parson and had just
been appointed to his first living. Dur¬
ing the early days of his Incumbency
he received a -form from the bishop
which he was required to fill up.
Among the questions asked was, “Do
you keep a terrier?”
“No,” wrote the cleric In reply, “but
I have two well bred pointers, and
your lordship Is welcome to one If
you care for It.”—St. James’ Gazette.
Paid In Advance.
A gentleman who was In the habit
of dining dally at a certain restaurant
In London said to the Irish waiter who
attended him:
“Instead of tipping you every day,
Pat. I'll give you your tip In a lump
sum at the end of the mouth.”
“Would ye rnoind paying me In ad¬
vance. sorr?” asked the waiter.
“Well, that's rather a strange re¬
quest.” remarked the gentleman.
“However, if you are In want of some
money now here’s half a crown for
you. But did you distrust me that you
asked for payment now?”
“Oh. no. sorr.” grinned Pat. pocket
ing the half crown, “but Ot’m lavin’
here tomorrow!”
The Uses of Peat.
According to Work, peat does not
form a very good fuel on account of its
lightness, the Intensity of the heat,
which is not lasting: the small quantity
of organic matter and the large quan¬
tity of mineral matter and water it
contains It is good for stable bedding
and packing purposes. It is used also
in the manufacture of paper. In this
respect it may lie observed that some
of the most artistic pictorial post cards
sold In Ireland are a product of peat
and form a most successful ground¬
work for picturesque scenes, with
which the country abounds.
THE PELHAM FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 1908.
Desert of Sahara.
The world’s largest desert is in the
vast region of northern Africa extend¬
ing from the Atlantic ocean on the
west to the valley of the Nile on the
east The length of this immense arid
region, the great desert of the Sahara,
from east to west is about 3.000 miles
and its area about 2,000,000 square
miles. Rain falls in torrents on the
Sahara at intervals of five, ten or
twenty years. In the summer the heat
during the day Is excessive, but the
nights are often cold. In winter the
temperature of parts of the desert is
sometimes below freezing point.
English Idea of It.
Little things frequently illustrate the
English view of Americau geography
very picturesquely. An Englishman'
had taken the Pacific express at Phila¬
delphia and, feeling tired, had retired
to his berth. Just before he fell asleep
he happened to remember that he had
forgotten something, so he put his head
out between the curtains and called:
“Portah, portah!”
The porter came.
“What is It, sir?” he said.
“Please wake me when we get to
San Francisco, you know.”—Pbiladel
phia Ledger.
“A Solemn Thing to Be President."
Mr. Clevelaud was sitting tu bis law
office In the Mills building early in
1892 when a newspaper man spoke to
him about the possibility that he might
again be nominated for the presi¬
dency by the Democratic convention of
that year. Mr. Cleveland turned upon
his questioner and said:
“It is a solemn thing to be president
of the United States." — Wall Street
Journal.
Wonderful Milo.
Milo, the wrestler of Crotona, who
is said to have shouldered a live bul¬
lock and afterward killed it with one
blow of his fist, windiug up by eating
the whole animal at a single meal, is
reputed to have lived about 500 B. C.
After winning many prizes In the
Olympic games he is said to have met
his death in trying to tear apart a
split tree to reach some honey that
had been deposited within it. Re¬
bounding, the tree caught both of his
hands as In a vise. In which helpless
condition he was devoured by wild
beasts.
Extremes.
Nodd—I came home late the othj&r
night and got in the wrong house.
Todd—What happened?
“The lady was very nice. Treated
me like a human being and sent word
to my wife that she would like to keep
me in exchange for her husband.”
“What was the matter with him?”
“One of the kind who stay home all
the time and bore every one to death.”
-Life.
Fresh Air.
I hold to the maxlin “Die and Jet
die.” If any one chooses the fresh air
method of departing this life, by all
means let him take it, but let him re¬
spect the right of other people to
choose their own method for them¬
selves. Fresh air has Its victims no
less than foul. The tubeicle bacillus
does not enjoy fresh air, it is true, but
there are plenty of other bacilli which
rejoice in it. If consumptives thrive
out of doors, the subjects of bronchitis
are generally only safe when they stay
la.—Dr. J. H. Clark in London Chroni¬
cle.
Below the Peg.
The phrase “take down a peg’
sprung into life with King Edgar. He
made It a law to cure the Saxons of
their Intemperate habits. He had
marks, or “pegs,” put in their huge
drinking cups, above which they dared
uot pour their liquor under a heavy
penalty. So the expression was to less¬
en a man’s self esteem just as the
liquor was kept down by a peg.
Two Lockouts.
Editor’s Wife (from second story
window)—You don’t get In this house
at any such hour of the morning as
this.
Editor (appealingly)—But, my dear,
l was unavoidably detained at the of¬
fice. You see, we had late news of a
tremendously big lockout, and—
Wife—All right. You’ve got news of
another now (slamming down the win¬
dow).—London Answers.
A Great Help.
Apollo, the great athlete, was once
appearing in Manchester, and one of
his feats was to lift a sack of flour
weighing 2S0 pounds on to his back.
The following was heard between
two of the audience in the gallery:
“I say. Bill; he seems to do It quite
easy.”
“And so he ought to,” answered Bill
scornful!}'. “I’ve been told he uses self
raising flour.”—London Graphic.
Lake Victoria Nyanza, In which the
river Nile has its source, measures 230
miles from north to south and 220 from
east to west. Its coast hue. which is
very irregular, is about 2.000 miles. Its
w-ater area Is estimated at 27,000
square miles, and Its islands have an
area of some 1,400 square miles.
The Sleeping Top.
A spinning top “sleeps” in obedience
to a law of nature. The top at the pe¬
riod of its spinning called by boys
“sleeping” has the . ,ceutrifugal and
gravitative forces acting upon it in a
nearly balanced degree. Obeying chief¬
ly the rotary force Imparted to it by
the player, the top seems for a little
while, until that force is overcome by j
gravity, to be in a state of comparative
reat.
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News on R. F. D. No. 3.
We are sorry to note the illness
of Mrs. Rosa, Rackley and
she will soon recover.
M r. J i (n B u rgess B ranch v i 11 e
made a short \ is't to Pelham
Saturday morning.
Miss Alma Crosby returned
last Wednesday from Thomas
ville where she has been visiting
friends.
Messrs. Shelley Radnpy and
Ewell Potee were visitors in the
Hopeful ** ’ hborhood Sunday.
T-r. A ■**. sister,
Miss IdsL spent last Saturday
night anjd Sunday with Mr.
George apd Miss Alma Crosby.
Mr. George Snipes aud Dr
Howell of Havaua, Fla., visited
Mr. Jake Taylor last Mondxty.
We are sorry to note the illness
of Mr. Eli Anderson and hope he
will soon be up again.
Mr. Elndge Glenn of near
Cotton was attending to business
in our community last Monday
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Program.
Song No. 3.
Reading—Mildred <’or'k
Reading—Vela Baker
Recitation—Idamae Bak r
Song No. 10B.
Reading—Jessie Rosser
Reading—Mamie M:ze
Recitation—Inez Lord.
Song No. 117.
J. D Holman will be in Pelham
for one week beginninsr Sept. 2-eh.
with a bunch of Hue horses and
mules. Set them at Bai'ber’s stable.
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