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r.. tark hair, no wrap about the' white :houlders. She wore an exquisite gown of white, shimmering with the rellec Ions from the moon ,thut scaled the Luountain top. She stood at the balus trade, hie hands clasping a bouquet of ,ed roses, her, chin lifted, her eyes gas. iug toward the mountain's crest, the prettiest picture he had ever seen. The .Atrange dizziness of love overpowered him. How long he reveled in the glory of the picture he knew not, for it was u,s if he looked from a dream. At last he saw her look down upon the roses, lift them slowly andj drop them over the rail. They fejl to the ground be 3w. IIe thought he understood-the gift of a prince despised. They were not twenty feet apart. He ..dvanced to her side, his hat in one hand, his stick--the one that felled the Iennese-trembling in the other. "I did not know you were here," she ':claimed in half frightened amaze ment. "I left moy ladies inside." He was stanling beside her, looking ,'awn Into the eyes. "And I am richer because of your ig iorance," he said softly. "I have seen .% picture that shall never leave my iemory-never! Its beauty enthralled, !;traptured. Then I saw the. drama of t ae roses. A i, your highness, the ti6wa is not always a mask." "The roses were-were of no conse ience," she faltered. "I have heAird how you stand be ween two saltors and that wretched 't eaty. My heart has ached to-tell 'yot '->w I pity you." "It is not pity I need, but courage. t ty will not aid me in my duty, Mr, :rry. It stands plainly before me, tis duty, but I have not the courage "o take it up and place it about my i'ek forever." "You di not, cannot love this Lo "nz?" he asked. "Love him!" she cried. "Ach, I for t! You do not know him. Yet I .,all doubtless be his wife." There as an eternity of despair in phat low, eady voice. "You shall not! I swear you shaill tt!" "Oh, he is a prince! I must accept e offer t)it neans salvation to Grau ark. Why do you make it harder Ith torture whiii you think is kind ass? List.en to tue. Next week I ami give my .tai::e wr. IIe will be here this eastlu'. .1 y father brought this ilamity up{On Uraustark; I must lift 'ron the lu"c;liie. What has my hap ines:; to ) lo v It!h it?" Ster sudde:: si rength silenced him, rushed hin with .the real awakening if he'lples-me:. le stood beside her, ooking up -it the cold monastery, itra.gcly conscious that she was gaz ing toward the samte dizzy height. "It look-; so peaceful up there," she said at last. "But so cohi and cheerless," he a4d ed drearily. There was another long alience in which two hearts communed through the medium of that faraway sentinel. "They have not discovered a clew to the chief abductor, have they?" S , " effirt"-to r;turn to his loss believes he has a and unsatisfactory one, - today sent oficers' to. e'stigate the actions bf a * vho was there last week, * ed himself the CoOnt of. o be -ho claimed to be of Vi - Austrians had been. hunt tugs stags and bears in the north, how ever. and it is possible he is .one' of them." she spoke slowly, her eyes Stit bent on the home of the monks, "Your highness, I have a theqry, A bold and perhaps a criminal,theory, but you will allow me to tell you why .I am possessed of it. 1 am aware that there is a Prince Gaorie). It is my opinion that no Viennose is guilty,- nor are the brigands to be accused of tbis maater piece In crime. Have you thought how' far a man may go to obtain his heafs desire?7" She looked at him instantly, her e.ps wide with growing comuprehepelon, the solutiomn to the uiyutery darttag into her wind like a fiasl2. "You mean"- shte began, st9pping s if af'raid to voice thessuspicion. "That P'rince Gidbriel is the man who hmnght your guards and hired Ceddox an O11(strom to carry fou to the plac~e where ho !ould own you, whether you w,uid o'r no," said Lorry. "But lhe enuld never have foroed me to marry hlm, and I should sooner or marriageundro such circumrstan,es He knows that I would denounce him oven at the altar," "You do net a~ppreciate -my estimate fthtgentleman." "What is to become of me?" she at and he would have done as you 1. A' shudder tan through her figure, and - he tenderly whispered in her ear: "The danger is past. IIe can do no I more, your highness. Were I positive r that he is the man-and I believe he is 1 -I would.hunt him doWn this night." I Her qyeg closed happily under his p gaze, her hand dropped timidly from his arm, and a sweet sense of secu'rlty filled her soul. 1 "I am not afraid," she murmured.' "Because I am here?" he aslked. bend ing nearer. "Because God can bless with the i same hand that punishes," she answer- I ed enigmatically, lifting her lashes again and looking into bWfAyes with a love at last unmasked. "Rb gives me 1 a man to love and denies me happiness. He makes of me a woman. but he does not unmake me a princess. Through I you he thwarts a villain; through you he crushes the innocent. More than I ever, I thank you for coming into my f life. You, and you.alone, guided by the t God who loves and despises me, saved I me from Gabriel." "I only ask"- he began eagerly, but E she interrupted. "You should not ask anything, for I have said I cannot pay. I owe to you all I have, but cannot pay the debt." "I shill not again forget," he mur mured. "Tomorrow, if you like, I will take you over the castle and let you see the I squalor in which I exist-my throne room, my chapel, my. banquet ball, my ballroom, my cotiseivatory, my sepul Cher.' You may say it is wealth, but I I shall call it poverty," she said. "Tomorrow, if..you will be so kind." "Perhaps I may be poorer after I have saved Graustark," she said. "I would to God I could save you i from that?" he said. I "I would to God you could," she said. I Her manner changed suddenly. She laughed gayly, turning a light face to his. "I hear your friend's laugh out i there in the darkness. It is delightful ly infectious." CHAPTER XIV. 1 TiHE EPISODE OF TIE THRONEROoM. 1 . HIS is the throneroom. Allode!" The Princess Yetive paused before two massive doors. It was the next afternoon. and she had already shown him the palace of a queen, the hovel of a pauper! Through the afternoon not one word other than those which might have passed between good friends escaped the lips of either. lie was all luter est, she all graciousness. Allode, the sturdy guard, swung open the doors drew. the curtain and stood aside for them to pass. Into the quiet hall she led him, a princess in a gown of gray. a courtier in tweeds. Inside the doors he,paused. "And I thought you were Miss Gug genslocker," he said. She laughed With the glee of a child who has charmed and delighted through surprise. "Am I not a feeble mite to sit on that throne and rule all that comes -within its reach?" She directed his attention to the throne at the opposite end of the hall. "From its seat I calm ly instruct gray haired statesmen. weigh their wisdom and pass upon it as if I were Demosthenes, challenge the evils that may, drive monarchs mad and wonder if my crown is on straight." -"e-me be ambassador frgm the Unrited States arid kneel at the-throne, your highness." "I could not engage in a jest with the erown1 my ancestors wore, Mr. Lorry. It 1.' sacred, thou thoughtless Amer leOh. . Cotne, we Will draw neater that you inlay see .the beauty of the work mnanship in that great old chair." .They stood at the base of the low, ,oly'.ted- stage on which stood the chair, with its..'high back, its massive arm.. and legs a-4himmer ini the light from the lofty. windog. It *as of geld, in 1aid with preegpus istobes-diaumonds, rubies, egneradssapphires and .other wondrous jewelu-a relic of ancienrt Graustark..- . "I never.ett in.the center. Always at one .uide: or. ther other,. usual'ly leaning my elbow.on 'the- arn.: You see, the discussions are geneaJy so long and time-- .am . ashamed tb confess i went to sleep on the throne. That was long ago. I manage ,to keep awake very .well of lqte. Do you like my thromnffoomn?' "And to think that it is yoursi" "It is tis room that givea'me the uighrt to be hailed with 'Long live the prinicessi' Not with campaign yells anrd THurrahr for Yetivel' Ilow does that sound? 'Hurrah for Yetive!' " She was laughing merrily., "Don't say it? It sounds sacrilegious, revolting!" "F"or over three years-sinrce I was eighteen--I have been supreme In that chair. During tire years of my reign prIor to that time I sat there with my Uncle Caspar stanidig beside mec. Ihow often I begged lhim to sit d1ownu with nie! There was so muich room, arid Ire certainly must have grown tired of standing. One time I cried becurse lie frowned at me when I peraisted in the presence of a great assemblage of no bles froni Dawsbergen. It seems that it wars a mrost imiportant andience thatt I was granting, but I thought more of my uncle's tired old legs. I remember, samyirng through miy sobs of ruortiica tionm that I wourld have him beheaded. You are to guess whether that startling threat created consternation or mirth." "What a whimsical little princess you must have been, weeping and pout ing and going to sleepi"' he laughed. "And how sedate and wise you ha've become!" "Thank you. How very nice you are. I have felt all' along that somte one would discern my effort to be dig nited and sedate: They say I am wise and good and. gracious, but that is to I be exfiected. They salt1 that of sover- ' eigns as far back as the delug~e, i've i heard. Woul4 you neally like to see me in that old 'ebair?" she aske(0. nung at lier'pretty vanity. "Noth ng could impress me more pleasantly." She stepped carelessly and impulsive y upon the royal platform, leaned gainst the arm of the throne, and with be charming blush of consciouhumess urned to him: vfth the quickness of a uilty consciencg, eager to hear 'his ral,(. bu. fearrul lest he secretly con lem:,,d her coiiceit.. His eyea were )urning with. the admiration that inows no defining,' and his breath aie quick and sharp through parted Ips. Ile involuntarily placed a foot ipon the bottom step, as if to spring o her side. "You must not come up here!" she ried, shrinking back, her hands ex :ended in fluttering remonstrance. "I !annot permit that at all!" "I beg your pardon," he cried. "That a all the' humble plobeian can say. Phat I may be more completely under his fairy spell, pray cast about your elf the robe of rank and take up the cepter. Perhaps I may fall upon my ace." "And hurt your head all over again," he said, laughing nervously. She hes tated for a moment, a perplexed frown rossing her brow. Then she jerked a ich robe fron the back of the throne and placed it about her shoulders as nly a woman can. Taking up the cepter, she stood before the' great hair and, with- a smile on her lips, eld it above his head, saying softly: "Graustark welcomes. the American He sank to his knee before the real Princess, kissed the hem of her robe nd arose-with-face pallid; The~chasm ras now endless in its immensity. The Princess gingerly sekted herself on the brone, placed her elbow on the broad irm, her white chin In her hand, and ranquilly surveyed the voiceless Amer can prince. "You have not said 'Thank you,'" he said finally, her eyes wavering be eath his steady gaze. "I am only thinking how easy it vould be to cross the golf that lies be ween us. With two movements of my ody I can igace it before you, with a :ird I can be sitting at your side. It s not so difficult after all," he said, thngrily eying the broad chair. "No man, unless a prince, ever sat ipon this throne," she said. "You have called me a prince." "Oh, I Jested," she cried quickly, com-" )rehending his intention. "I forbid s"ou!"' Her command came too late, for he was beside her on the throne of Grau Stark! She sat perfectly rigid for a mnomni'nt, intense fear in her eyes. "Do you know what you have (lone?" she whispered miserably. "Usurped the throne." he replied, as. rmuing an ease and complacence lie didl not feel. Truly he was guilty of n precedented presumption. "You have desecrated-desecrated Do you hear?" she went on, paying nc attention to his remtarlS. "Peccavi. Ah, your highness, I de light in my sinI For once I am a pow: er. I speak from the throne. You will not have me abdicate in the zenith )f mny glory? Be kind, most gracious )ne. Besides, did you not once cry be :ause your uncle refused to sit with rou? I-lad he been the possessor of a langerous wound, as I am, and had he l'ound hImself so weak that be could ;tAnd no longer, I ani .sure he would trave done as I have-s*st down in p'ref rence to falling limp at your feet. You Io not know how .badly I am wound THE HUMAN THROAT. it Itas a Sort of Little Brain Thate Control. its Action., Did you know that the throat has a brain of its own? Few people are aware of it, but it's a fact. There is a small ganglla which exercises direct control of the muscles of the throat and act. as its brain, Of course it is mubservient to the genuine brain, but at the same time does a good deal of in dependent thiniig 'or ' ltself. 'I t la rery tImid and suspicious of any strange objects that come near the For this reason it is very difBicult for a physIcian to operate on the throat. Before anythIng can be done in this di 'ection It is necessary for the operator to gaiun the confidence of the little brain that dominamtes it. It frequently takes weeks before this confidence can be secured, and until it Is secured It is mpossble to perform an operatIon. Woo to the man who attempts rough ~reatment to the throat before gaining the little brain's contidence. Ils oper Itions wvill be resented with violent )aroxysmns, first of the throat, then of the dliaphragmn, and, If the operator still perslsts, the p)atient will be thrown into conivulslonis. StIll more curious is thei fact that this little brain has a nemnory, and if once frightened in tis way it is almost imposslhble to ever galin its confidence, no matter how trentle the Op)eraltor many be. Rleturni of theo Prodigal, "I do play lmk Jougha luck somuetlmnes," dleclar'ed the im)pecuinious girl, "Last night, y'ou remiembiler ho.wv It rained. I hamppenied to be in the nieighb)orhood of some friends of mine whmonm I had not seen slice the last hard rain. I concluded to call. Befiore they askedl mec In they grab)bed thme umbrella I carrIed, hiurrledI across the room with it, placed It in a closet there and lock-. ed the door on it. "'Thank heaven I' they cried. 'At asti Our long lost unybrellal' "--New ifork Press. A Stetaon Story. The late John Stetson, famous ia hIs lay as a theatrical manager, was hay ng a yacht built, and a friend, meeting urn on the street, asked him what .0 was going to name the boat. "I aven't decided yet," replied John, "hut t will be some name commencing with L nrohnhly althier Paehn or Cinch" - THE SACRED LOTUS. Septiment of the Orient About the Fruit of Destiny. Conceriilg the 'rich fruit of the lotus, which grew lu'xuriantly in the Nile, many charming legends have been -told. It was believed that it was so delight ful th.at those who ate of it would nev er leave the spot where it grow, but for it would abandon home and friends to spend their lives in a dream of se rene delight. Homer, in the Odyssey. mentions the lotus enters who lived on the northern coast of Africa and records their attempts to detain the followers of Ulysses by giving them the fruits of the lotus to eat, so that they should never wish to leave the spot where it grew. The samo poetical idea is known to the Arabs, who call it tho. "fruit of destiny," which is to be eaten in Para dise, and it is on this foundation that Tennyson built his charming poem of the "Lotus Eaters." This mythical lotus has been identified by several botanists with that indigenous to Tu nis, which is a thorny shrub, with ber ries the size of an olive. Mungo Park found a species of lotus in Central Africa bearing berries of a delicious taste, which on being dried and pounded made wholesome and pleasant bread. The lotus fruit found in Tunis has a stimulating, almost in toxicating, effect, and it is therefore probable that this plant furnished the foundation of the ancient legends. WHEN WAGES WERE LOW. And a Turkey Dinner For Six Cost Only 17 Cents. "Columbus," said an antiquary of Chicago, "got a salary of $320 a year less than a dollar a day. His captains got $180 a year spece. His crew got $2.25 a month. To equip the expedi tion that discovered America cost $2, S00. The total cost of discovering America was $7,200. "Lawyers nowadays, especially cor poration lawyers, think nothing of earning a million a year. in the reign of Eldwurd IV. a baronet entered in his diurnal, or diary: "'Paid to Itoger Fylpott, learned in the law, for his counsel, 3 shillings, with fourpence for his dinner.' "Ministers often make toilay $20.000 or $30,000 a year, yet John Knox only got $220 a year, or $4t a week, and that was a dollar more a week than Scottish judges got. "Small salaries, those," concluded thi antiquary, "but we must remembel that in that epoch there were no trust: to inflate prices, and a dollar went j long way. In fact, a Christmas dinne for a family of six would have cost ii John Knox's time: For the turkey, 1 cents; cranberry sauce, 2 cents; poti toes, 1 cent; turnips, I cent; celery, cent; plum pudding, 2 cents; total, 1 cents, or less than 3 cents a head." IBSEN'S PARADOX. And the Iftimate ReIntion of Seene to Society. Ibsen, my great compatriot, has I; one of his works -formulated the pars dox that the man is strongest who stands most tilone. Trhere Is certalnl: some truth in this--nay, tkere is muel truth In it so far as science is con cerned. The man who In the searci for truth goes his way independently of other men and of other considera tions is certainly the mnan,who is ap to find the greatest and most valuabi< truth. On the other hand, it is als< true that science more tihan most othme thIngs in) life depends on co-operation on the help of one's fellow beings, ani this becomes more and more true ever: day. Many 'people are, apt to forge what science actually 1s and what the: owe to'- science, for it Is through e eace that modern society actually es lets, andc the development of society at It Is today would' be Impossible- if el ence were eliminated. Humanity It growving; but, if science and the mieana created by science are not growitug, hu inanity will have to looks forward to 'vOrf' mlsetrable future. "Therefors it nation that wishes to be cared foi m'ust sup)port seience and those wh< carry on scientific work. Science wil live iher own life and has done so evel since the days when P'romethoe madi his fatal expedition to the god1s and( stoic the fire which is more or lese burning in every one of us arid cannoi be extinguished. There Is something sublime in this everlasting fire 6f sci ence. Generation after generation dis app)ears. The Indihvidumai is niothing, bui aiways "watchful in the tower ma: shall remain in sleepless contempla iion."-Dr. Nansen. Him Part. Magistrate (to wltness)-I understand that you overheardl the qluarrel between the defendant and his wife? Witness Yes, sir. Magistrate-Tell the court, If yon ean, what he seemed to beC do0ing. Witness--He seemed to be (loin' the listen Iin'. Bears the ,1Ih KidYOU HaVO AlwS Bought Bignature of PARKE'S3 'p " HAIR BALSAM 1 .,. Roolea, "a'ndbeauti,e. te hir, ao,and greOa*Tu plagt_ For the next 21 days See R. E. GODWIN at H. A. Richey's st4oe for REPAIR WORK of any kinr1 f om a 8owIng Machine to a tHieam Inoin. FOR .FA RARE 204 acre well improved Pickens. Six acres river bo acres upland in high state o About ioo of fine original fi and plenty of it. Good i ings and two tenant hous< well worth i o,oo--our pr one-half cash and the balan< The Pickom Lock Box, No. 2. A GOO[ Now is a good time when in our City, to find out hov selling our merchandise an goods now than the adverti; We have still in our alwa: some two and three piece st ably low prices considering L. ROTHSCHILD,o BETWFI Of Coca-Cola and other 1 line of FANCY G I can fill your bill for any ners, Picnic or Sociable occ, pany drops in. Send your will be promptly filled with the market aftords. Country produce bought r Your patronage is appre< D.F Highest cash price for C Troasill STATE OF SOUTH CA ROLL] County of Pickeus. Office of County Treaaurez Pii THE TREASUREWR'S OFFICE OCTOBER 15th, UNTIL 1906, WIT: The Rate of State, County, Sohot Poll. Tax and Ono Dollar and In accordance with ana Act to January 1, 1906, notice is hereby gi1 I Piokens C:ounty will be open for the Monday, October 15th, until Monday :--1 follows: Levy For State Tax.... ""Ordinary Couny " "Constitution Sch B oad Tax...... " "Smnking Fund... " "For Rebuilding b " "Support of Const Totid levy for State and C Levy for interest on Pickens B. Levy for interent on Pioens B. Levy for interest on Piokena B. Special Levy For Sohool 66 4. 4. 46 .4 64 6g g6 A Poll Taix of One Dollar per, of 21 and 60 year, exepyt auch as ai A Coimuta4tion Ronds Tax of 4 at the pamec timelI ,F Other2 t axen from 50t ycars, except, nuch, as8 rEn oxempt March, 1907, five da:'.' upon thE TJ'axeis are I>ayablo only in gold Bank Notes4 and coupono of Stato B3i 1900. Part ie desiring iniformation b; the location of thieit property, and iii taixo, by dcck m.ust, includ~o the chat DEPOSIT WITH LA Ten cent cotton has pu Many pecopie have been r Safe blowers have tried the and failed to get the money an account with the:m today .Interest paid on time d< $1.00 will onen an ace S L BARGAIN. farm for sale. tn five iIles o ttom; eight in branch bottom; 75 cultivatlon: 25 acres in pasture. )rest well timbered. Good water -roomj 2-story dwelling, outbuild. :s. The J. L. Stephens place. 1a ice, 6,5oo. Titles good. Terms :e in one year. ; Land Agency. PICKENS. S. 0, CHANCE there are so many Sales go!ngo r reasonable we have always Saa d for how less you can buyyt' ed prices of our competitors. s superb stock, some very a its which we are selling at remArk the quality. Greenville, S JN DRINKS :e Cold Drinks don't forge ROOER/E4 occasion- W(eddings, Sunda isions or when unexpected orders to me and rest assurec fresh goods and the very bes and sold. :iated. .PACE. hickens and eggs. Tr.s oelce. qTA, ,Pickens County, 8. C. akens, 8. C., September 15th, 190( WILL ]iE OPEN FRIOM M( MONDAY, DEOEMBER 31st, ROUT PE1NALTY. 1 and Special Tax, Including Ono Dollat SFifty Conts Commutation Road Tax. aise supplies for the fiscal year commienoin, ren that the office of County Treasnrer of collection of taxes for said fica year fromt ,December 81. Rates per cent. of taxation are Tax.................3~4 ol Tax..............3 tidge................* abulary............... ouinty Taxes......... 16k MiilHs. B. bonds. Packena C. II. Townhp,~I, R. bond.,, Uurricanne Township, 2n B. bonds, E asteatoi Township, 2k mills District No). 8 2 Mis. "* 4 9 4 44 "* " 10 1j "4 " " 11 5b "4 " " 18 6 " " " 16 2 " " " 19 2 ' " " 28 2 " " "' 81 61 "~ " " 8G 2 " " " 42 2 " " "' 49 2 rapita on all male citizens betweei' the aged 'o exem pt by law, will be collected. )D l Jar and .Iifty Cents will be collected all male ocilizousa between the~ ages of 21 and by law. Unless said tax is paid by the 1st di I public 1 ch vays wvill be required. and( siilver. Unmted States curreney, National )fl(1 which bcomIo payable during the year mail in regard to their taxes will plonse state chude poenrge for a reply, and those paying ges for collectimg. HI. W. FARRL, Treasurer of Pickens County. BERTY BANK! t lots ot money in the country. obbed and killed for their moneye ETY BANK . Delays are dangerou,s, Ojessi and.your money wilt be safe. eposits. H. C. Shirley, CashIet4 ount with th :,berty Bankie