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NOW IN STABLES! LOT OF Suitable for all purposes, and all at right prices. Come Quick and make L your cnoice. i'"* ' s- * y \ :' LEESVILLE. S, C. If You Have Anything to Sell 1*1 IIIB o^splo1! r^?l?*c5fi . " I m A r&fSMITH I ; | Knowing the great importance of those tools, we make it a j noint to earn# the best of even# tool known to the blacksmith- > ing art. 'Whether for theshop or the farm, we are prepared \ "to serve you. You will find our prices hammered down fo the ] lowest reasonable figure on everything you need. Anvils S5.00 and up. Blacksmith's Vises $5.50 to S7.50. torick & Lowrance, | INCORPORATED. COLUMBIA. - - S. C. < p I BROWN & BRO., 1 1730 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. 0. | ;! Is where you can find one of the best stocks of t' ""PAINTS" ;i or ALL KINDS t ; DOORS, SASH, BLINDS & GLASS | T.TTVTR AND CEMENT. j ;j CABINET MANTLES, ji \i Call or write for Prices. j> 1912.... I? FALL and WINTER % fy?l I ....SHOES ^ U ?i \ . We have a full and com- I /// pleta stock of (all leather) M //' sty 1 stylish shoes for onr Lexing- feS JjfCP/ ../* I ton frieuds to inspect. We W% ^ Ji know we are selling the best solid leather shoes for less ?2i II money tlian any one in the R& snoe business, come in and <% see *or y?ur8e^> thau will yj| fei' " y/ prove it. A pleasure to wait 5g /A on y?u an<^ 8iye yon our V".. '-rV prices. We can fit the family, gg men, women and children. * Farmers' Medium and Work Shoes a Specialty E. P. & F. A. DAVIS | 1710 NAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C. |jg 0 1 COUSIN JOSEPH'S I HAPPIEST ! NEW YEAR I Mil. JOSEPH NEWTON pause before ringing the doorbel and looked about him. rT come back to one's horn after fifteen years is an experience fo any one' to think over, and he foun< himself looking for familiar objects "Is Mr. Shaw at home?" he inquire! of the young ^rir 1 wlio answered hi ring. "No: he was called away early thi morning to see his sick brother." sail the girl. She looked like a rosy conn try maiden, though her face was deli cate and her form slight, "i think In will be back this afternoon." she added "I wanted to see him on business," said Mr. Newton, "and I think i wil wait for him 1 understood that tin Newton ,family had some sort of re union today, and 1 expected him to hi here." "Yes: they always have a fa mil; gathering on New Year's day," explain ed the girl, "but 1 persuaded aur.tii that Bob and i could manage for om day. Bob's only thirteen, but he's gooi help for a boy. I am Mrs. Shaw": niece and have been visiting here fo .7 <b 0>M*CKju- ? "THAT DOES SEEM MEAN," ASSENTED MB NEWTON. a week. Please take a chair in th< parlor, for I must hurry back to th< kitchen." "Let me help you," said Mr. Newton followiug^her to Xtye kitchen, when Bob was washing sweet potatoes. "How many do you expect?" asirec the man. ladling gravy over the fowls that were turning a lovely brown li the big oven., t "Oh, they all will be here excep their brother Joseph, who lives in th< city, and he never honors the gather ings with his presence," said Tory. "Why doesn't he come, or is he tb( black sheep of the family who isn'* invited?" asked Mr. Newton. "You wouldn't think he was tin black sheep if you could hear the fam ily talk about him," said the girl scorn fully. "It's all 'Brother Joseph* anc 'Cousin Joseph' till I'm sick of tin very name. They think because b< went to the city and got rich that he'j the most wonderful person that evei lived." "Whew:" said Mr. Newton, enjoying the littlo country girl exceedingly "Maybe he is wonderful. Did yoi ever see him ?" "He never comes out here," saic Tory, providing her guest with a sharp knife and a pan of potatoes as soon a: he rose from his knees by the oven "He must be a regular skinflint or In wouldn't act the way he does. Why ? - - 1 ... . 1,/ mey say uu uas mure iuuut:y iuuu m knows what to do with, and his broth er's little girl is suffering for the righ kind of medical treatment The doc tor says that if her limb could hav< the. proper care she might have tin use of it again, but her parents won' accept charity." "That does seem mean," agreed Mr Newton, "but perhaps he doesn't knou about these things." "There they come!" cried Bob, dron ping his sweet potatoes and rushiuj out to help Cousin Charity out of tin old surrey driven by her brother. 'T'< rather put away horses any day thai putter around in the kitchen." "This is a gentleman who came t< see uncle," said Tory when Cousii Charity had limped into the sitting room and was established by the tire "He's been helping Bob and me in tin kitchen. Now you just sit still, fo your rheumatism will be worse if yoi try to walk around. We'll get alon; all right." "I must have forgotten to tell yoi my name," said Mr. Newton. "If you uncle shouldn't get back this after noon you may tell him James Bradfon wanted to see hi in." "Very well. Mr. Bradford: you ma; look after the turkeys once more, am then we will set the tables." "If Brother Joseph could just be hen today the family gathering Avould b complete," said Mrs. Randall as sin helped with the table setting. "ITo i so busy and has so much on his mini that it's unreasonable to expect sue! J I " c ?? ' '?-- ? ?' . . 1 j. i 4 3 a thing. but 1 do wish we could see ? him." | i "Well, if he knew what he misses i J I'll venture to say he'd he here, no ] ? matter how much business he has on 1 p 1 j hand." said Tory, surveying the long , j table with pride. "The idea of miss- ] | ins a dinner like this for a few dol- < [ lars!" ! "My brother lives in Chicago. Mr ' ^ Bradford." explained Mrs Kandn!!, "and he never has been home since ' d lie left the farm. He has made a tor II tune and is one of the prominent busio uess men of the city, so he has little e time for v::i:iug This is his picture r taken some months before he went J j away." Ami Mr. Newton found hi:n- j self gazing at a boy who seemed all I hands and feet, while his head was * .... .. .. i painfully iie:.i in place ny a sun eonar ; s and tiie hirrh lawk of the chair in j which he was sealed, s Dinner was served promptly at 12. | J and during the long meal Joseph New- j ton had the unusual oxpoi ienee -of j hoarin.it his praises snn.it by his rcla- j t* tives lie dished up "quarts of gravy, , [ cut piles of bread, supplied hungry { boys and girls with turkey and chick- ; I en. obeyed Tory's numerous directions [> as well as could a lid in every way made himself useful e "Vou don't want any outsiders at tho j table." he folloirin.it Tory's exam ! v pie. "1 will help Miss Tory so that j you ail can be together "~ it "All but Brother Joseph." said sev j l? erai voices at once, and all looked ' j 1 the place religiously kept vacant at the j s table for the absent member r "I'm going to sit right down here in Brother Joseph's place." declared Mr i Newton when at last he and Tory had a chance to sit down for refreshments and rest their tired feet. "I don't care i if it is rhe 'seat perilous.'" During the dishwashing Mr. Now- j ton enjoyed to the utmost the convor- ! sation of the young girl and joyfully dismissed Eob so that he might draw her out without being bothered by the boy's many questions and complaints. "Why have I never met such a girl before?" he said over and over, only to remember that the few girls he had met during his money making career j were society belles. "I'd like to edu- ( cate her," he concluded when the dishtowels had been hung on the line and the kitchen put in order. "With an education she might develop into a very bright woman." "Now, you must go into the sitting room," said Tory briskly. "I have some work to do upstairs and must get rid of my pinafore for something more appropriate to this joyful occasion. I promised to play for them after awhile." 1 From the outcry five minutes later ' in the parlor Tory guessed what was going on, so she leisurely dressed and sat down by the window to look across the wide white fields. Her uncle and aunt drove into the yard and made 1 their way to the house. Into the midst 2 of her thoughts came ber aunt's voice calling "Tory, Tory," and she slowly rose to go downstairs. > "This is Brother Joseph!" cried three voices at once before Tory reached the I sitting room. "We forgot all about rrnn in thn orpltomont Isn't it won j derful we didn't recognize him?" "He thinks you're about fifteen. I Tory, and wants to educate you," put , in the irrepressible Bob, with a broad grin on his freckled face. "He thinks you're awful smart" * From his dusky corner Joseph Ncwt ton advanced to meet the young lady in the simple white frock with her j dark hair wound round her head In the latest fashion. Her dress was simplicity itself, but there was the unmis1 takable stamp of fashion upon it, and j from the crown of her head to the tip ? of her dainty shoes the city man rec3 ognized the city maiden. r "You are Miss Victoria Stoddard. and I had the pleasure of taking you r out to dinner last Friday evening," he said smilingly. "I think I made some j remark about the young women of today in comparison with their grand1 mothers which you resented, did I not? ) I am ready to apologize humbly and 3 say that all my ideas of life have suffered a revolution during the past ' i uvt'ive UUUi'S. i lniliit\ jiju \ci.r Luiiv.ii for your suggestions this morning one! < j shall carry them out to the letter as J well as some of my own." ( t "We are all to stay for supper, so ( that Brother Joseph's place will not be j 3 vacant today," said Mrs. Randall. , 3 "There is plenty of food, and we can j t manage very well." "Did you know who he was all the < time?" asked Bob, with wide open ( 7 eyes. "I guess girls are some account j after all." J "Of course I did." said Miss Stod- i , dard. > "Robert, listen to me." said Mr. New- < 1 ton solemnly. "You have yet many ] things to learn if you have not discovered the superiority of the ladies over i 3 common, ordinary men. I have finish- I i ed the first page of the primer of in; struetion today in that important 1 branch and shail expect my teacher to 1 ? carry on the good work when we are r back in the city once more." ' i "I don't know who your teacher Is. 1 ? but you'd bettor get Tory to help you 1 with your lessons. She's a dandy 1 when it comes to hard problems. Why, 1 t Tory's been to Europe and graduated from I don't know how many schools. 1 1 When she comes out here she says she just likes"? r "Shake hands on it. Miss Victoria." ) said Mr. Newton as Victoria frowned in vain at her young relative. "I feel q better now since we are in the same s boat brother Joseph will have to take e a back seat wbiie Cousin Tory is res ceiving her bouquets. And now for } our song."?Hilda Richmond in Forb ward. i i fmiS3l&G2G5ZJ&r f. - ' p" f ! A NEW YEAR'S RESOLVE. | \ f | Oh, the first of the year's too cold. ? ? I fear i ? For the cause of a true reform. ' 'Twere better to wait for a later ? ! date 1 f When things are a bit more i warm. The trouble that lies in the way i I of the wise ? J Who'd leave b2d habits behind. | Their virtuous sniff is frozen stiff | By the chill of the winter's wind. The rood intent of the righteous i bent ? Is nipped by the frosty air. | And the news turned leaf soon i comes to grief ? And withers bevor.d repair. f | : : I | CId Janus bold, with his blasts ? { : SO COld, f \ Bites deep on the virtuous nose: \ ? Reform is lost in the av.ru! frost i J That comas with tire month of ? J | snews. I j : j | Tv/cr^ hotter by much to await ? \ the touch ? i> Cf r. ggnial May day sun h f Fcr putting en ice your favorite f vice, ~ V j ; With which you at iact are done. I i T For the tendcrest viewer in Ma- ? I tare's bower - = i That time car. never evolve c f Is a sturdy oak, and that's no f : J C !< C, 1 Compared to a good resolve. i e f 2 : ? And that :s why, with the new ? ? r*V ? V? -< . To my vicsotrs ways J cling, ? * And contra bc.oos mores go | Till the warmer days of spring, i i ?John Kendric!; Bangs In riar- ? ? oer's Weekly. ? ? 1 ' * ! THE i o c * -btat a r~\ cr*\ a t "f ? j W ASSAIL i ! BOWL ! W FROM time immemorial beverages, hot or cold, have been deemed indispensable to the proper sending off of the old year and the welcome of the new. So long as these are innocuous, well and good, but the wise man drinks "with harness on his throat." This our good old Dutch forbears did not always do. While the famous wassail of song and story was always served hot, the contents of the punch bowl, holly wreathed, were ice cold. For this famous old drink no recipe is better than the ancient one, which is given in the exact words of <sJ It t THE WASSAIL BOWL WAS EL A BOB ATE OP CONCOCTION AND HIGHLY SPICED. the original: Simmer a small quantity of the following spices in a teacupful of water?viz: Cardamoms, cloves, nutmeg, mace, ginger, cinnamon and coriander. When done put the spice to two. four or six bottles of port, sherry or madeira, with one pound and a half of line loaf sugar [powdered) to four bottles, and set all 5ii the fire in a clean, bright saucepan. Meanwhile have the yolks of twelve ind the whites of six eggs well whisked ap in it. Then when the spiced and j sugared wine is a little warm take out >ne teaeupful. and so 0:1 for three or four cups, after which, when it boils, idd the whole of the remainder, pouring it in gradually and stirring it in briskly, so as to froth it. The moment i fine froth is obtained toss in twelve line soft roasted apples and send it up not. apices ior eacn uotue ol v.uiu; Ton grains of mace, forty-six grains of cloves, thirty-seven of cardamoms, twenty-eight grains of cinnamon, twelve grains of nutmeg, forty-eight trains of ginger, forty-nine grains of coriander seeds. f t I TIME. i X 2 x ? i Time is like a fashionable host i ? That slightly shakes parting guest by the hand : i And with his arms outstretched, ; $ as he would fly, j Grasps in the newcomer. Wei- ? j | come ever smiles, \ j And farewell goes out sighing, i I ?Shakespeare. T Avei?y THE JEWELER 1508 Main St.. Columbia, S. C, RKPAIK> W ATCH FN ' I* ?y ? f ? - s y. r s > *. i r I ?< \ i! L $ II V ?r: 3 & Ki 5". 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KENNEY CO. 1639 Main Street, Phone 157. Columbia, S. C. IA Watch is :* Valuable When it Keeps Time. If you want your watch to keep Correct Time, see M. WEISS, Watch Repairing a Speciaty Also Dealer in Watches and Jewelry. ?/ , 1 1336 Assembly st.. Columbia, S. C. r AmVIS! If you want to buy a good farm at right price anywhere in South Carolina, call on or write me. If you want to sell your farm quick for cash, make your price ^ right ami I will sell it fork * "> matter where locat; -ell choice city ' O. Hone A. Oickert, l ,Haia Street, ^ Col-- South Carolina. Ai w ay s Hustliug "