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^tumorous Jlrpiutmcnt. Recklessness and Caution. Robert S. Lovett, the new president of the Union Pacific, said of recklessness : "Recklessness in finance doesn't pay, unless, indeed, it be the cautious kind of recklessness that Legler, the baker, was noted for. "Legler bent over his counter, working away with a pencil and a piece of wrapping paper, when Mrs. Liscum entered for a loaf of bread. "Noticing on the paper a lot of familiar names, Mrs. Liscum said: " 'What are you figuring there, Mr. Legler?" " 'Well, ma'am," says Legler, "I'm just putting down the names of all my friends that I can lick. "'Is Harvey Liscum's name there?' asked Mrs. Liscum. " 'Yes,' said the baker. 'Yes, I got it down.' "Mrs. Liscum went home and told Harvey. He was enraged. He snatched his hat and hastened to the bakery. " 'Legler,' he shouted, 'is it true what my wife tells me?that I'm on the list of the men you can lick?' " 'Yes,' said Legler, calmly, 'I've got you down, Mr. Liscum.' " 'Why, you little shrimp,' roared Liscum, 'I could wipe up the floor with you. I could eat you alive!' "'Are you sure you could?' said the baker. "'You bet I'm sure!' said Liscum, shaking his fist In Legler's face. "'Well, then,' said the baker, sadly. 'I guess I'll cross you off the list.'" The Literary Tramp. Rider Haggard was traveling across the United States as the guest of John I Hays Hammond in Hammond's private N car. "What I want to see," said Haggard, "Is the real tramp. I haven't seen one since I reached this country. I can't believe you have as many as has been stated to be the case." Harris Hammond, the eldest son of John Hays, promised: "I'll show you one at tne next siup. He had seen one riding on the trucks under the car, and at the next station he went down and called the hobo out. When the tramp entered the car he was covered with cinders and dust and looked like something from the lower regions. Hammond shook hands with him and introduced him, saying: "This is Mr. Rider Haggard." "Rider Haggard!" exclaimed the hobo. "Why I've read all of your books, and loved every one of them." Then he sat down and discussed literature with Haggard for half an hour. At the end of the talk Harris took him back, let him get some of the dust and cinders off and handed him a good cigar. "That fellow's not a tramp." said Haggard. "He's a gentleman in distress."?Popular Magazine. A Permanent Cure.?When a noted Irish orator was in America a few years ago he appeared at a meeting in St. Louis and delivered an address on the subject of "Home Rule for Ireland." There were 6,000 of his countrymen in the audience, says the National Monthly. At the close of his remarks the chairman asked: "Would any one like to ask the speaker a question?" A man in the rear of the hall, who was quite evidently under the Influence of liquor arose and said: "Will the gentleman tell us if there is any reason why the Irish should not be wiped off the face of the earth?" Immediately pandemonium reigned. The disturber was attacked from every quarter. Calls of "Down with him!" "Let me at him!" came from all directions. Finally he was rescued by the policeman and torn and bleeding and in an unconscious condition was placed in an ambulance which had been called. Order was in a measure restored. While the audience could still hear the clatter of the ambulance and the sound of its going as it conveyed its burden to the hospital, the chairman stepped forward and asked: "Would anybody like to ask another question?" Real English the Thing.?"Slip me a brace of cackles!" ordered the chestylooking young man with a bored air. as he perched on the first stool in the lunch room, says the Kansas City Journal. "A what?" asked the waitress, as she passed a glass of water before him. "Adam and Eve flat on their backs! A pair of sunnvsiders!" said the young man in exasperated tone. "You got me, kid," returned the waitress. "Watcha want?" "Eggs up," said the young man. " "E-g-g-s, the kind that come before the hen or after, I never knew which." "Why didn't you say so in the first place?' asked the waitress. "You'd a had 'em by this time." "Well, of all things " said the young man. "I knew what he was drivin' at all the time," began the waitress, as the young man departed. "But he's one of them fellers that thinks they can get by with anything. He don't know that they're using plain English now in restaurants." Who Was "It?"?During the last AM T~)/.rvuni'li'O ?-t I a I Oori ol Q _ 9CS9IUI1 VI II1C rcuuoj nauia. ture a well known member was made head of a state department. As there were a large number of lucrative positions in his department he was besieged by congressmen on behalf of their friends who wanted good fat jobs. Messrs. Jones, Smith and Brown were all applicants for the same position and their claims were equall> pushed. Finally two representatives who were for Brown went to the new executive and asked how the contestants stood. "It's this way," was the reply. "Jones is a good man, and the corporations and the judiciary are with him; Smith is a fine fellow, and is backed by the newspapers and the people generally, and your friend Brown is an excellent young man. who Is being pushed by the politicians and the members of the legislature." "Well, but who has the best show?" asked one of the friends. "If you won't repeat it," was the answer. "I will tell you." Both promised. "Barnum & Bailey." The Last Resort.?"Why do you make that patient wait three hours every day in your anteroom?" "He needs rest." explained the doctor. "and that is the only way I can compel him to take it."?t'ourierJournal. ilotrs of fashion. CHANGING STYLES. Pointers to the Women on What to Wear and How to Wear It. The promise that this season was to be a velvet and fur season has come i true. The latter is more popular and i is worn more than the former. < There was a time however, when < velvet of the very best quality was j used for short skirted street suits as a ] substitute for cloth. This was done ] by those who had money to buy many i gowns, and in this case was not so flagrant a violation of taste; but other i women invested their small dress al- < lowance in the one suit, and appeared j in it in fair or foul weather, alike. i They wore it shopping and on all i kinds of errands in the morning, 1 lunched in it, and In fact used it for ] any and all kinds of occasions. \ One of the most difficult tasks that an adviser and dressmaker has is to i persuade the woman of moderate i means out of getting the most extreme fashion for the one frock. It is always the person on a small dress allowance, who wants to invest the whole of it in a suit, which should be only one of many in a rich woman's wardrobe. A velvet gown then, is not advocated for the woman who must wear it all the time, in no matter what weather, and who hasn't at least one other suit to fall hack on, or who has not enough money to get a new suit when the velvet is spotted and dusty from the weather. If a woman of only moderate means, wishes to choose a striking gown for social occasions, she can not do better than to get a velvet gown. It must not be used, though for all occasions. She may wear it under a fur coat, for these garments are no longer luxuries 1 of the rich, but are even possessed by i the great majority, or she can wear it t under a smart coat of cloth or satin. She should be quite sure about I enough invitations for luncheons, card t parties or small dinners, before she in- ( vests in a fabric that will only be s available for such occasions. 1 If she does decide on one, she should ( choose black if it is becoming to her. { It can always be made becoming by r Dutting dead white at the shoulders and neck, or by mounting the white over some color. Nothing is so inconspicuous and as good looking, for a length of time as black and white. One can keep on wearing it as a combination, for any length of time, whereas a colored gown is recognized every time it is put on. Fur is as elegant a material as velvet, when one thinks of it and yet it can be worn in good taste at any and all times. In other days fur represented an immense outlay of money, and it was almost entirely out of reach of the women, who were not well off. Today the semi-precious pelts are within the reach of even the woman of moderate means. The price fluctuates up and down, but there are always enough at a moderate figure to satisfy the woman who buys fur for the season and not for a whole life time. Sable, ermine, either spotted or spotless, and chinchilla real or imitation, are among the royal furs no woman should wear in the morning or on the street. It must be admitted that a number of women do wear them, but nothing can alter the fact that it is in bad taste. The furs that can be worn every day ? t * V? <i>n K?v? * V* Kllf TT'lth oar*- c noi OIll.v Willi naiiiiiu, um ...V*. . ?, torial propriety are. pony skin, o'pos- a sum. sealskin, dyed otter and dyed f muskrat. Black fox and lynx, costly f as they are, can also be worn every j day. \ There is a very pretty fashion this e winter of using bands of fur as trim- > ming for street suits. It is not new, r but it is done in a manner that makes c it appear original. The flat fur is preferred to the kind that has long hair. I True it does not wear quite so well, r for the reason that it has a smooth, s silky surface, but it serves the need, c Some of the smart shops have re- s cently been showing a new fabric call- 1 ed fur cloth. It is woven stuff, and a is manufactured, not grown by an ani- c mal. It is treated in such a way that a at a very short distance it gives the r appearance of a smooth fur. It is not expensive, and is admirable as a trim- s ming for rough surfaced cloth suits Ti that are to do every day service. In keeping with the plentiful use of r unexpensive fur, on rough coat suits a of the day, is the widely adopted fash- s ion of fur hats that cover the coiffure 1 and that are practically untrimmed. Fur muffs of two different styles are I the accepted fashion, some are to r match stoles and others to accompany t hats, and in both there is much varie- c ty, all are large, and generally speak- c insr of two shapes only, the tablier and e I the pillow. The former is mostly em- 1 ployed for short haired fur, the lining being very elaborate as it always a shows. Colored linings are more used 1 than white, and often several colors r are blended artistically. a Pillow muffs are oblong instead of r being square, and if not made entire- j ly of fur are much trimmed. Some are i made entirely of braiding done on tap- I estry, or on heavy brocade silk, and in t addition to the braiding they have a enormous motifs of raised gold work or passementerie trimmings of cords, e knots and long tassels. j The only small muffs to be seen, are \ those which come in sets, consisting of t the hat, scarf and muff, and these are I occasionally quite small, simply a sin- a gle skin put over a most elaborate lin- c ing. a Of novelties in furs there are some I that are really unusual. For instance, v there are fur butterflies for the hair, which are made of ermine without the c tails and the center of the insect made a of either colored beads or sealskin. s Sashes edged with fur are much p worn, and these need not match any other part of the gown. Shoes are also n trimmed with bands of skunk and even o ermine. These are not party shoes v but are worn on the street at all times, t Large hats have very little, if any b trimming. t The fad of the year is beadwork. t Morocco is being worn, especially in buckles. o Gloves for evening are now worn li loose and baggy. g Detachable yokes are provided with I some of the new waists. o Buckles are principally long, and w deep ovals and squares, longer than f, the belt and curved inward. r Many little fur cravats consist of c Just straight bands of fur, edged on b each side with a Pierrot frill of fine lace. n Some of the smartest coats for young tl girls are of plaid with huge revers and o cuffs of plain serge or broadcloth. s All the newer coats are straight in p line, just ample enough to cover the si new scant costumes. !c iWistcUaiuous ilcailing. A WOMAN SPY IN MEXICO. h n Has Led Adventurous Career While In ^ _ h the Employ of Dfaz. n Like the famous women of the north 11 and the south, who during the civil v tvar performed heroic service In behalf s )f their respective causes, Is Miss Mary n 3arcia, now stopping at Winthrop, Me., o according to her story a member of the Mexican secret service under President c Diaz, and now banished because of her n activity in behalf of her brother. n It was she who, as the right arm of tl :he indomitable Diaz, for weeks follow- o ?d Francisco I. Madero, head of the c anti-re-electionists opposing Diaz, and tl she again who obtained information ifter months of tireless tracking which I ed to the European exile of General b Bernardo Reyes, the military and pop- n jittr mciu ui ivicAitu. How she worked as a spy and her Ii nethods and her achievements she last 8 veek told a Sunday Post reporter. si "Francisco I. Madero, head of the a inti-re-electionists opposing Diaz, I t< net at El Paso. We were introduced it a public ball, at which all the nota- a jles of the place, and especially the I' nilitary, foregathered. It so happen- b ?d that the woman who Introduced us t< vas a mutual friend, so that in this initance at least I had to work no guile. w "Madero was easily the lion of the 81 mil, and it was but natural that all :he women present of whatever age " ihould desire to meet him. w "I was able to make use of the acjuaintanee in many ways. Through a Vladero himself I met many other T nembers of the anti-Diaz party. touched for by him, and in turn by hose to whom he introduced me, I w vas able to mingle freely with the eaders in all the revolutionary centers u n Mexico, myself posing meanwhile as ti in ardent 'patriot.' K "Several times I was intrusted by vladero with valuable secrets, and asilgned by him to various missions of 8i lifflculty. In all of those in which I e( lucceeded, from his point of view, 1 & nformed the government of what I had ai lone, so that the Diaz party, my em- P )loyers, were the real gainers through 1> ny diplomacy. "When I was finally called off the M vladero trail, it was because Diaz t? vlshed one of his own relatives to obain the final glory and to reap the re- C) vard of my work. It was merely the 81 mid worker in his eyes, and he did not ai leem it meet that there should be any a versonal credit allowed me for what I 18 lad done. As far as that goes, how- h' iver, my life would not have been safe P' or an Instant if there had happened to tc >e in the Diaz party a traitor to inorm the prospective rebels of what I vas doing. "General Bernado Reyes, Mexico's ^ nilitary hero, who was implicated in he uprising two years ago, is an able, lonest man of great ability, infinitely e( larder to track than Madero. I was a] lespite that fact, told to learn what I e, ould about his personal acquaintances bi md doings. There was no need for me je o look after his letters. Others at- m ended to that before ever I had the es hance. Mexico is networked by the th >aid spies of the government. sl "I met him, as I did Madero, at a T1 lublic function, this time in the city hi rc >f Mexico. Frequently I was enter- st ained at his home. I do not know vhether or not he suspected me, but tli >f this I am certain, that whatever I a iccomplished in securing evidence s, igainst him was done in the face of the is rreatest difficulties and with every ef lossihle impediment, it would seem, ilaced in my path. Several times I u] vas nearly detected in the very act of fii avesdropping, and detection, I assure 'n 'ou. besides upsetting all my plans, p night have meant very grave personal ai lisaster. "But the spice of danger has always >een the incentive which has spurred bi ne to greater effort. I felt that Reyes b< mspected me, but knew that he would lo nothing unless he had positive proof Ir igainst me. That is the sort of man of le is, always fearful of doing another in in injustice. It was on this trait in his "J haracter that I placed my dependence jn ind to which I entrusted, as it were, st ny life. j|j "By dint of repeated visits, I had tn ome idea of where to look for his pri- p< ate papers. In the dead of night I ntered his writing room, admitting ^ nyself by means of false keys, and ibstracted from his escritoire papers R itill on file as documentary evidences tr at n the government archives. tll "Soon after this Reyes was exiled to cr Europe, and the position of Diaz until si ecently appeared unthreatened. But tn he revolutionists are never entirely er rushed. The fire of rebellion is inligenous to the soil, and smolders as P' ternallv as that of Mt. Etna with out>reaks very nearly as frequent." th Miss Garcia is of slim figure, slightly Li ibove medium height, with the em?odiment of athletic grace in her ca? or 'iape. tter eyes are oiai'K, spain <j] ind apparently frank, though she has hi iroven in her peculiarly dangerous J," irofesslon that they can he otherwise f her strong woman's mind so wills, hi ler cheeks have the peculiar reddish hi inge of the Cuban belle and her lips H ire round and full. In response to a request to tell of her er arly life she began laughingly, disilaying two rows of tiny teeth of the jt vhiteness of Javan pearls: "I was di iorn in Havana of well-to-do parents, ^ won't say exactly how many years ut igo. My early days were spent in the as ommon out-door pastime which is the w ccompaniment of life on a plantation. could ride well and shoot well and ar k-as much in the saddle. ra "It was finally decided that I had ? lUtgrown the instruction of my tutor, cc , grave, elderly man, and my mother of ent me to a Canadian convent to com- dc ilete my education. "The death of my father and my st, nother within a few weeks of each w ther led me to engage in a life of ad- h?' enture. I was employed for some ( ime in the government service in Cu- of ia, but of what I did in my own counry I cannot speak, as I intend to reurn to its shores before long. "When an offer came to me from an ^ fficial under President Diaz of Mex- rn co I decided to accept, and indeed H> ave my acceptance in person. I met )iaz and he impressed me as a thorughly good man, one with whom I pr ,'ould not be afraid to intrust the wel- ?f are of my own native land, a despotic j"! uler perhaps, but still wise and in- s*a lined to be kindly when not aroused sn y the opposition of his enemies. ori "Of my most recent adventures I ,,l< lav sav that when 1 was in Torreon here was great excitement. The rev- * Unionists were then on the hilltops np urrounding the city, hut by no means 20 lacing it in a state of siege, for the on nldiers of the Federal government, all J** >yal to the core, were out in an at- Sll empt, or rather a series of efforts, to islodge the attackers. The citizens were arrested by the lundreds, but Americans, to whom tiany courtesies are extended by the 'etter class and against whom I never card any but the lowest and most ig,orant inveigh, were treated very civlly. My own brother, however, who ras on a business visit to look after ome investments made at my recommendation, was among those arrested n suspicion. "In such a time of excitement one ould never tell what would or would ot happen. There was no means of ly communicating: immediately with hose high in authority, and, on the ther hand, no guarantee that if I suceeded in communicating with them hat I would be listened to. "By means of subterfuge and bribery succeeded in bringing about my rother's escape, which he has since lade good beyond the border. We delded it best not to be seen together, n my flight in a roundabout way I ucceeded in reaching Juarez, where I uccessfully eluded the Mexican guards nd crossed the international bridge > El Paso, Texas. "In all my work for Diaz I never ssumed any disguise whatever, deemlg an appearance of innocence my est safeguard. I was never subjected > insult or even to an offensive gaze. "The only time I was ever under fire as once while riding from Orizaba, late of Vera Cruz, to the City of Mex:o. I was proceeding in the moonght along an apparently deserted way hen I heard the ping of a bullet whizing uncomfortably close, followed by sharp order to elevate my hands, his I promptly obeyed, as there was ten no chance for escape. "I felt that all was lost. Then what as my surprise to learn that my capirs were Federal guards from whom, pon showing my concealed credenals, I easily obtained profuse apoloies and immediate release. "The Federals were in wait for a no>rious outlaw of whose probable pasige that way they had been appris3. I never heard whether or not they ot him, but I presume he eluded them, 9 that is most often the case, the peole of the outlying districts being near' all in sympathy with the bandits. "Life is too hazardous for me in [exico anyhow. I am going to a planition owned by my brother near Sanago, Cuba. I came to Wlnthrop beluse previously I spent a portion of a iimmer here about eight years ago nd I wanted ta see how It looked with Maine winter coming on; besides, It iy on my route to Montreal, where I a.ve friends whom I shall visit before roceeding to my native Island."?Bos>n Post. WHEN THE GROUND BURNS. xciting Race With Winter Won By Red Croes. One of the strangest facts observ1 in the forest fires which occasion!ly sweep over the woods of north n Michigan and Minnesota Is the jrning of the ground. Falling aves, bark and twigs and dying plant fe gradually accumulate in the forits. The rains and dense shade keep le mass damp. Mosses grow on the irface of the decaying vegetation, he half-rotted stuff settles down and irdens. Trees spring up and their >ots take hold In the peaty subance. Then comes a season of drought, and le dampness slowly evaporates. A Linter or woodsman or farmer builds fire, or a railway engine drops a >ark. The dry surface of the ground ignited and a slow cancer of fire its deep among the roots of the trees, nouldering for weeks or months, hen one day a strong wind springs p. The trees, undermined by the re, topple over, their roots throwg out showers of sparks and burning asses of tlnder-like material. lam*?* uuim uui iii rvtrij uucvuuii, id, like a flash, a forest fire Is in ill sweep. The forest fire which occurred in jrthern Minnesota a few weeks ago oke out in many places at once. >eause many of these smouldering :-es were simply awaiting the gale hich sprang up on October 7th. i this fire about 1,600 square miles ' country were hurned. The thrivg villages of Beaudette. with a popation of 1,200, and Spooner, with >0, were swept out of existence an hour. Hundreds of "homeeaders," carving their farms out of le forests, lost their homes and saved leir lives by lowering themselves ini wells, or plunging into streams or >nds. Thirty lives were lost, and 000 persons were left homeless, with od, livestock, farm, crops and malinery gone. When the agents of the American ed Cross reached the burned disict they realized that winter was ; hand in this north country and lat their greatest task was the swift instruction of a large number of lelters. It was a big job, and it had be quickly done. Here is the man?r in which the Red Cross met the nergency: Two simple designs for houses were -epared, of one and two rooms, hese reouired onlv a few standard zes of lumber, and tar paper took le place of shingles and plaster, umber was rushed in from Canada, le secretary of the treasury at Washgton having waived the tariff duties l all supplies required by the Red ross. A h..lf dozen carpenters were iirried to the scene. Then "buildg bees" were organized, with one irpenter in command of each. A ilf dozen neighbors, with saw and immer. would help Ole Olson build s house. Then all, including Olson, ould move along and build Hans anson's house, and so on. The >eed with which these houses were ected, where several "bees" were jmming at the same time, was starting. While this was going on the ed Cross was hurrying into the fire strict from Duluth and St. Paul and inneapolis big orders of doors, win>ws, stoves, bedding, chairs, kitchen ensils and provisions. As rapidly i the little houses were ready they ere furnished and stocked up with od and the families moved in. It was a desperate race with winter, id the Red Cross won. While the ce was at its swiftest there was not busier spot between the ocean than lis black and desolate stretch of luntry along the northermost rim Minnesota. Much remains to be >ne. but nobody is going to freeze or arve. The generous people of Minnesota nt in supplies by the carload, and hat Is more, they sent $75,000 in ird cash to the Red Cross for the dp of the hardy and brave people ho are starting all over again with icu fii-ic-i Aiiirutaii 1'iui'K. His Consolation.?Ho was a frugal ot. and when the collection plate nne round dropped in a florin In istake for the humble copper. Speed' discovering his mistake, however. * stepped softly down the aisle and quested the oof-gatherer to give m back the coin, which request was litely but firmly refused. A shade disappointment flitted o'er the irtherner's face as he walked slowback to his pew. "Aweel," he Id. "it's a loss, but there's some ia* consolation in reflectin' it's a bad ie. It might have got me Into trout? anywhere else."?Tit-Bits. ft- Next to Italy. Japan is the most avily taxed of nations. The Japase is taxed to the extent of 1 yen sen upon every 10 yen of his inme. a proportion exceeded only by tl.v. which taxes 1 yen 22 sen upon cry ten yen of the Income of Its bjects. THE PONY EXPMESS. A Daring Young Rider Who Won a Name For Himself. Historians of the frontier tell many stories of adventure of the pony express riders who blazed the westward way for settlement. Among these there Is no story more thoroughly typical though there may be other stories more remarkable, than that of a young rider who was assigned to the important task of carrying over his division a large sum of money. In that mysterious manner known only to the frontier life the news of this valuable message was spread abroad. The rider, realizing the danger of his trust, fastened this money to the underside of his saddle blanket and consigned In Its stead heavily padded envelopes in the saddlebags. Carrying his revolver ready for instant use, this rider raced in the face of certain danger. In a lonesome spot in a valley, in spite of his nerve and expectations, he was startled by being confronted by two men who sprang out from the shrubs to salute him with the words: "Hold! Hands up. Pony Express Bill, for we know yer, my boy, and what ye're carr'in'." "I carry the express, and it's hanging for you two if you interfere with me," was the plucky response. "Ah, we don't want you, Billy, unless yer force us to call In yer checks, but it's what yer carry we want." "It won't do you any good to get the pouch, for there isn't anything valuable in it." "We are to be the judges of that, so throw us the valuables or catch a bullet. Which shall it be, Billy?" \ The rider was covered. "Mark my word, men. you'll hang for this," he said as he unfastened the pouches. "Tf vmi will hnvp thpm tnkp thpm " he cried. With this he hurled the pouches at the head of one of the men. who quickly dodged and turned to pick them up. Instantly the rider fired upon the other with his revolver In his left hand. The bullet shattered the man's arm. Driving the spurs Into the flank of his mare, the express rider drove directly over the man who was stooping to pick up the pouches. The fallen man. though hurt by the trample of the horse, scrambled to his feet as soon as he could, picked up his rifle and fired after the retreating youth. On that remarkable ride this rider made 324 miles without sleep, stopping only for his meals. For saving the valuable express he was highly complimented, and for this and other deeds of Its kind he was later highly honored. When the Union Pacific railroad was being built this rider entered into a contract to supply the working gangs with buffalo meat. Through this contract he earned the dub of Buffalo Bill.?Richard Lloyd Jones In Collier's. WHY MANUEL LOST OUT. Royalty Not Worth Its Cost In So Poverty-stricken a Land. What really cost Manuel the throne of Portugal was the "glaring anomaly" that royalty is not worth its cost in so poverty stricken a land. The house of Braganza has no longer the vast wealth of Brazil to fall back upon, "yet it lives as If it owned all South America." The deposed king, It Is hinted, had the characteristic extravagance of his house. Like his father before him. he had a passion for making presents. This weakness for giving away gold watches seemed to grow upon the king. He was indiscreet enough, we are told, to send a gold hatpin to an actress who sang prettily in a Paris cafe. Every newspaper on the boulevard had the news In its next edition. ' The boy king had never talked to the girl in his life, but the boulevard press insisted that he was Infatuated with her. Every ballet dancer In the French capital was soon boasting that the king had sent her a gold hatpin. A Parisian dancer vowed that Manuel had married her "morganatlcally," although she was old enough to be the mother of his majesty and had a daughter older than himself by a third husband still living. Preposterous as the story was on Its face. It was exploited in Portugal by the republicans and hurt the king with the masses.?Current Literature. ' ||ll| ?AKlN^ Bnwnre Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Oream of Tartar No Alum, No Lime Phosphate NEW PERFECTION I Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove Ideal for Summer cooking. Cuts fuel expense ? In two. Haves labor, (lives clean, quick results. ''"hree sires Fnlif wflr-nn'"' STANDARD OIL. CO. (I nn.rpi.ralrrti ? WISHING Q jj For comfort in footwear Zfl / |||f\ * U all right, but why not P 1 -WALK-OVER- //jw c u n r c I//I V J 11 vy i~/ 'j i w j i "n</ make your withe* come true? 555S*^f*? SHANNON & HOPE, Sharon, S. C. YORKVILLE BUGGY CO Mowing Machines. The latest improvement in Mowing Machines, Is the New Ideal, made by the Deerlng Co. We have them in stock. Also Buggies, Wagons, Harness, etc. J Come and we will sell you at the right price. We have a four-room house for rent. m a Yorkville Buggy Co. j.; - CLOSING ( $12,000.00 STOCK OF DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, IN A # fxfi f A/ iTLl 1/1/ ViO* V/II tfll We Want Our Customers to Benei TO THE PUBLIC This Sale Opened On Monday, And we are offering our customers extra good va] stock of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Hal eluding many New Goods that ar^ for the first tii ers. This stock is UF-51 aiks, uver uur uroc Auction Sal On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 11 a. crowd will justify it, we will have Auction Sales c Shoes, Hats, Etc., and will sell such goods to tl Cash, regardless of Cost. There Are Lots of Ricl This is not merely a Stock ] LN yj A A v>< many merchants all over the < at this season of the year, but is a Bona Fide CLC SA.LE OF DRY GOODS, Etc., and when the gc will be over. Understand that This Is a Quitting 40 Cents Saved On Every Yorkville Banking & Me THE WORLD IS f\ . ... DOTTED WITH OppO^tUllltlBS FOR THE MAN WITH THE WILL Be ready for the Opportunities that may come your way, by being prepared for them. With good, honest toil and determination, with judicious expending of your money, will place you in readiness. One of the chief foundation stones necessary to be in position to gather your Opportunities, is "THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT." Did you ever think how soon the change disappears from your pocket when you place it there? Suppose you place Just One-Fourth of the money that passes through your hands, in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF OUR BANK. Figure how much you would have saved In the course of twelve months. You can't "Eat your pie and have It still"?Neither can you spend your money and have it still. Do Your OWN Banking, and Do It With OUR Bank. The FIRST NATIONAL BANK, YORKVILLE, S. C. O. E. WILKINS, President. R. C. ALLEIN, Cashier. V" iT I'TVT vTvT VTVT VTVT \A'T VTVT VTVT VTV I LOST?$25.00 ! I If the Average Man loses a purse containing $25.00, he not only jfr spends a whole lot of time searching for it, but he tells all his friends ?. Y and neighbors about it, advertises the fact in the local paper, and Jj| offers a reward. He feels that he has been most unfortunate. ? Then, why does this same Average Man when he has a Monu- ^ t ment to ouy, give his order to a traveling tomostone agent, ana pay y x him $100.00 for a Monument he could buy at any reliable yard for ? $ $75.00 or less? One is as clearly a case of losing money as the oth- jj, er, except that in the first instance he stands a chance to get it back T and in the second it is GONE FOR GOOD. I i The book agent had a harvest in this country until we caught a ? on to his slick tongue and high prices and put him out of business. 4> In his stead we now have the tombstone agent In every neighbor- ~ X hood with his "Georgy marble" picture book and list of prices made x i out to include his 25 Per Cent. ? 5 With a little experience he can put up as slick a talk as ever * . the book agent did. and if you are an "Easy Mark," he will actually ^ X convince you that he Is doing you a personal favor by calling on you. ? ? In the meantime he is after his 25 per cent, and The Purchaser ? ? Has It to Pay. 4, If you need a Grave Stone come to see us or drop us a line. We ? ? sell at The Agents' Price. Ijes? 25 % and Give You Ijetter Work. I YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS, f JOHN E. CARROLL, President. ? 39" Remember the 25 Per Cent?That's Where You Lose. ? Jtr r * .f. frn!iLr--*- Lri .t Lri ?t? tTlililTliL tTl>llL*11 tT* i't VT j'T " a T i " 'i T 1' " 1 V 4*' r V WW VTV1 A BANK ACCOUNT SEEMS to BEaMAGNET, when once Started A I I IVJOICL. -mS& Jtatji >maktj^ In 1861, a depositor in a bank in Cleveland, Ohio, had $418. Since that time he has drawn out $573, and still has $1,500 to his credit. How do you figure that out? Why, he let his money STAY IN THE BANK. It grew. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. 3^* Safety Boxes for Rent?$2.00 and $3.00 Per Year. W New type, good stock and know- iW So-called "cheap printing" is the g how, is what makes The Enqui- kind that costs you most. Use The r's job printing satisfy its users. Enquir. r kind. OUTMOTIONS, Etc: II i Dollar Zl d.. tl:~ e_i-f i ii uy lius ouit: ?i December 5th ; lues from this immense ts, Caps, Etc., and inne offered our customery Department. es , m., if the size of the >f Clothing, Overcoats, le Highest Bidders for h Bargains Here. Reducing Sale, such as s* country are conducting i )SING-OUT-TO-0UIT . >ods are sold the Sale J Sale. Come. V DO NOT ASK FOR CREDIT rcantile Co. ?? TAX RETURNS FOR 1011 J Office of the County Auditor of York County, South Carolina. Yorkvllle, S. C.. December 2. 1910. AS required by statute my books will be opened at my office in Yorkvllle on MONDAY. JANUARY 2. 1911, and kept open until FEBRUARY 20, 1911, for the purpose of listing for taxation all PERSONAL and REAL PROPERTY held In York county on January 1, 1911. > All returns must be made in regular i form and it is preferable that they be made by the property owner In person to me or my assistant, direct, on blanks provided for the purpose. The returns must be duly sworn to either before me or my assistant, or some other officer * qualified to administer an oath. M All items of realty, whether farms, or town lots, must be listed separately. Returns made on proper blanks, and sworn to before an officer qualified to administer an oath and forwarded to me by registered mall before February 20, 1911, will be accepted. All taxpayers are particularly requested to Inform themselves as to the number of their respective school districts, and where they have property in more than one school district, they will \ please make separate returns Indicating the location of each piece of property. The school districts In which there are soeclal levies are as follows: Nos. 23 and 27. in Bethel township; Nos. 6. 29, 33 and 43 in Bethesda township; Nos. 9, 20, 40 and 44 in Broad M River township; Nos. 9, 15 and 20 in / Bullock's Creek township, No. 12 Catawba township; Nos. 7, 12, 35 and 43 in Ebenezer township: Nos. 26, 28 and 39 in Fort Mill township; Nos. 2 and 37 in King's Mountain township; Nos. 11, 20, 33, 35. 42 and 43 in Tork township. For the purpose of facilitating; the taking of returns, and for the greater convenience of taxpayers, I will be at the following places on the dates ~1 named: > At Bethany, (McGill's Store), Monday, January 2. At Clover, on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 3 and 4. /\ At Bethel, (Ford, Barnett & Co.'s w Store), Thursday. January 5. At Bandana, (Perry Ferguson's Store) on Friday, January 6. At Point, (at Harper's) on Saturday, January 7. At Smyrna, on Monday, January 9. At Hickory Grove, on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 10 and 11. At Sharon, on Thursday and Friday, January 12 and 13. At Bullock's Creek, (Good's Store), [ on Saturday, January 14. At Tirzah, on Monday, January 16. 4 At Newport, on Tuesday, January 17. At Fort Mill, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 18; 19 and 20. At McConnellsville, on Monday, January 23. At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 24. At Coates's Tavern, (Roddey's), on Wednesday, January 25. At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January 26, to Wednesday, February 1. And at Yorkville from Thursday, February 2, until Monday, February 20. All males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soldiers over the age of fifty years, are liable to a poll tax of 11, and all persons so liable are especially re- . quested to give the numbers of their v respective school districts in making " their returns. It will be a matter of much accommodation to me if as many taxpayers as possible will meet me at the respective appointments mentioned above, ^ so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville V during the closing days. JOHN J. HUNTER. County Auditor. Yorkville, S. C., December 2, 1910. 96 f. 4t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of York. TV Ttlf DDADiTf (VMTDT By L. R. Williams, Esq., Probate Judge * of Tone County. WHEREAS J. F. FAULKNER has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits or Mrs. SALd_.it; t;. la u inline, n, iaie ^ of the county aforesaid deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Probate Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1910, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand and Seal, ti/s 8th day of December, In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun- M dred and ten and In the 135th ? year of American Independence. J L. R. WILLIAMS, Probate Judge of York County. 98 f 2t f OYSTERS TOMORROW ^ OMORROW?SATURDAY?I will . have Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters, Choice Beef and Fresh Mixed Sausage. Let me have your orders early. Use the Phone. WALTER ROSE.