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T I >,? ^ - ;4"- ' " ' S ' CHARLES KL1 AND ARTHUR HOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAJ COPYWCKT, (909, or C.W. DILLINGHAM COtWAMY 23; , 7 J, SYNOPSIS. Howard Jeffries, banker's son. under i <he evil Influence of Robert Underwood. V fellow-student at Tale, leads a life of dis sipation. marries the daughter of a gam bler who died In prison, and Is disowned by hla father. He la out of work and in desperate straits. Underwood, who had once been engaged to Howard's step mother, Alicia. Is apparently In prosper ous circumstances. Taking advantage of his Intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a ort of social highwayman. Discovering his true character. Alicia denies him the house He sends her a note threatening suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted as commissioner, demand! an accounting. He cannot make good. Howard calls at his apartments In an Intoxicated condl tion to request a loan or iz.cwu to rnnow Wm to take up a business proposition. Howard drinks himself Into a maudlin condition, and goes to sleep on a divan. >A caller la announced and Underwood draws a screen' around the drunken sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a promise from Underwood that he will not take his life. He refuse* unless she will renew her patronage. This she refuses., and takes her leave. Underwood kills himself. The import of the pistol awa kens Howard. .He finds Underwood dead, j Howard 1s turned over to the police Cfcpt. Clinton, notorious for hit brutal treatment of prisoners, puts Howard through the third degree, and Anally gets an alleged confession from the harassed man. Annie, Howard's wife, declares her belief in her husband's Innocence, and calls on Jeffries. Sr. He refuses to help | unless she will consent to a divorce. To I save Howard she consents, but when she finds that the elder Jeffries does not in terd to stand by hla son; except finan cially, she scorns his help. Annie appeals to Judge Brewster, attorney for Jeffries, Sr., to take Howard's case. He declines. It Is reported that Annie Is going on the stage. The banker and his wife call on Judge Brewster to find some way to pre vent it. Annie again pleads with-Brew ster to take Howard's case. He consents. Alicia'Is greatly alarmed when Annie tells her Brewster has taken the case. She confesses to Annie that she called on Underwood the night of his death and that she has his letter In which he threatened suicide, but begs for time bafore giving out the Information. Annie x promises Brewster to produce the missing woman at a meeting at his home. Brew ster accuses Clinton of forcing a con fession frpm Howard. i , CHAPTER XVIII. ? As Annie entered the room and caught sight of Mr. Jeffries, ^ne in stinctively drew back. Just at that moment the banker was, perhaps, the one man in the world whom she was most anxious to avoid Capt. Clinton no longer had any terror for her. Now that the missing witness had been found and the precious "suicide let ter" was as good as In their possession there was nothing more to fear. It was only a question of time when Howard would be set free. But it was not in this girl's nature to be concerned only with her self. If she possessed a single wom anly Tirture, It was supreme unselfish ness. There was some one beside her self to take Into conslderatlon-r-a poor, vacillating, weak, miserable woman who wished to do what was right and had agreed to do so, but who, in the privacy of her own apart ments, had gone down on her knees and begged Annie to protect her from the consequences of her own folly. Her husband must not know. Annie had promised *hat If there was ?ny way possible tie knowledge of taat clandestine midnight visit to UfiOer wood's rooms should be kept from him. Yet th<re stood the banker! She was afri Id that if they U'gan questioning- her In his presence sh? might be betrayed Into saying i.ome thing that would instantly aroute- his Judge Drowster went quickly for; ward as alie came In and led her to a chair. Capt. Clinton and Mr. Jeffries eyed her la stolid silence. Looking around in a nervous kind of way. An nie said quietly to the Judge: "May I speak to you alone, Judge?" "Certainly," replied the lawyer. He was about to draw her aside when Capt. Clinton Interfered. "One moment!" he said gruffly; ,'lf this is all open and above board, aB you say it is, Judge?I'd like to ask the young iady a few questions. "Certainly, by all means." said the Judge quickly. The captain turned and confronted Annie. Addressing her in his cus tomary aggressive manner, he said: "You promised Judge Brewster that ycu'd produce the woman who called Himself Up to His Full Height, MmtMOWE (MF ][mM)M)[LQra\W QUITE :in v w NBLOW Y f WALTERS at Underwood's apartment the night of the shooting?" Annie .made no reply, but looked at the lawyer. The captain grinned as he added: "The witness wants instructions, judge." "You can be perfectly frank, Mrs. Jeffries," said the lawyer reassuringly. "We have no desire to conceal any thing from Capt Clinton." Annie bowed. j .ies, sne Baia siowiy; i promisea Judge Brewster that she would come here to-night" "Did she promise to come?" growled the captain. "Yes." "Well, where is she?" he demanded. v "She hasn't come yet;" she t . plied, "but she will, I'm sure?I know she will." "How did you come to find herr* demanded the captain suspiciously. Annid hesitated a moment and glanced at Mr. Jeffries. > Then she said hesitatingly; "That I?1 cannot say?now." Capt. Clinton's massive bulldog jaw closed with an ominous click. "Decline to answer, eh? What's her name?" ;< She remained silent. "What's her name?" he repeated impatiently. "I cannot tell you," she said firmly. "Do you know it?" he bellowed. "Yee," she answered quietly. "Know it, but can't say, eh? Hum!" Hp fnlrlprl Ilia nrmc nnri p-lnrod at her. Mr. Jeffries now interfered. Ad dressing Annie angrily, he said: "But you must speak! Do you real ize that my son's life is at stake?" "Yes, I do," she replied quickly. "I'm glad to see that you are begin ning to realize it, too. But I can't tell you yet?" The Judge turned to the police cap tain. "I may tell you, captain, that even I myself have not succeeded in learn ing the name of this mysterious per sonage." Addressing Annie, he said: "I think you had better tell us. I see no advantage in concealing it aDy fur ther." Annie shook her head. "Not yet," she murmured; "6he will tell you herself when she comes." "Hh! I thought as much!" exclaimed cue uttuxvtri mui truuuusiy. / The captain rose and drew himself up to his full height, a favorite trick of his, when about to assert his au thority. "Well, when she does come!" he exclaimed. "I think you may as well; understand she will be taken to head quarters and held as a witness." "You'll arrest her!" cried the law yer. "That's what I said, judge. She's a material witness?the most importsnt one the State has. I don't intend ttat she ahall get away?" "Arrest her! Oh, Judge, don't let him do that!" exclaimed Annie id dis may. Judge Brewster grew red in the face. Wrathfully he said: "She is coming to my house of her own free will. She has trusted to my honor?" "Yes?yes!" cried Annie. "She trusts to your honor, Judge." Capt. Clinton grinned. "Honor cutB miehty little ice in this matter. There's no use tulking. I shall place her under arrest." 'I will not permit such a disgrace ful proceeding!" cried the lawyer. "With all due respect, Judge," re torted the policeman impudently, "you won't be consulted. You have de clared yourself counsel for the man: who has been indicted for murder?11 didn't ask you to take me Into your' confidence?you invited me here.! treated me to a lecture on psychology,; for which 1 thank you very much, but I don't feel that 1 need any further instruction. If this woman ever does get here, the moment she leaves the j house Maloney haa Instructions to arrest her, but I guess we needn't V worry. She has proDably forgotten her appointment. Some people are very careless. In that respect." Moving toward the door, he added: "Well, if It's all the same to you, I'll wait down stairs. Good-night." He went out, his hat Impudently tilted back on his head, a sneer on hia lips. The banker turned to the judge. "I told you how it would be," he said scornfully. "A flash In the pan!" The lawyer looked askance at An nie. "You are sure she will come?" h? asked. "Yes, I am sure!" With concern she added: "But the disgrace of arrest! It will kill her! Oh, judge, doh't.let them arrest her!" "Tell me who she Is!" commanded ha lonrvor otprnlv It was the first time he had spoken to her harshly and Annie, to her dis may. thought she detected a note of doubt in his voice. Looking toward the banker, she replied: can't tell you Just now?she'll be here soon?" "Tell me now?I insist," Bald the lawyer with growing Impatience. "Please?please don't ask me!" she pleaded. i , Mr. Jeffries made an angry gesture. . "As I, told you, Brewster, her whole Btory is a fabrication trumped up ;for some purpose?God knows what ob ject she has in deceiving us! I only know that. I warned you what you al ways may expect from people of her class." The Judge said nothing for a mo ment. Then quietly he whispered to the banker: "Go into my study for a few mo ments, will you, Jeffries?" The banker made a gesture, as if utterly disgusted with the whole busi ness. "I am going home," he said testily. "I've had a most painful evening? most painful. Let me know the re sult of your Investigation as soon as possible. Good night. Don't disturb me to-night, Brewster. To-morrow will do." J, .. He left the room in high dudgeon, banging the door behind him. Annie bur6t Into a laugh. "Don't disturb him!" she mimicked. "He's going to get all that's coming to him." \ Shocked at her levity, the lawyer turned on ner severely. "Do you want me to lose all faith in you?" he asked sternly. "No, Indeed." she answered con tritely. "Then tell me," he demanded, "why do you conceal this woman's name from me?" "Because I don't want to be thfe one to expose her. She shall tell you her self." "That's all very well," he replied, "but meantime you are directing sus picion against yourself. Your father in-law believes you are the woman; so does Capt. Clinton." "The captain suspects everybody/ she laughed. "It's his business to t suspect As long as you don't believe that I visited Underwood that night?" The judge shook his head as if puz zled. "Candidly, I don't know what to think,'* Seriously, he added: "! want to think the very best of you, Annie, but you won't let me." She hesitated a moment and then, quickly, she said: "I suppose I'd better tell you and have done with it?but I don't like to?" At that moment a servant entered and handed the hlwyer a card. "The;lady wants to see you at once, sir." 'To see me," asked the lawyer in surprise: "are you sure she hasn't come for Mr. Jeffries?" "No. sir; she asked for you." Annie sprang forward. "Is it Mrs. Jeffries?" she asked. "Yes," he replied. , "Let me see her, Judge," she ex claimed eagerly; "I'll tell her who it is and she can tell you-^she's a woman ?and I'd rather. Let me speak to her, please!" Addressing the servant, the lawyer said: "Ask Mrs. Jeffries to come 4 up." Turning to his client, he went on: "I see no objection to your speaking to Mrs. Jeffries. After all, she is your husband's stepmother. But'I am free to confess that I don't understand you. I am more than disappointed in your failure to keep your word. You prom ised definitely that you would bring the witness here to-night. On the strength of that promise I made state ments to Capt. Clinton which I have not been able to substantiate. The whole story looks like an invention on your part." She held out her hands entreat lngly. ( "It's not an Invention! Really, judge! Just a little while longer! You've been so kind, so patient!" There was a trace of anger In the lawyer's voice as he went on: "I believed you Implicitly. You were so positive this woman would come j forward." A Snake Story. Carl Hagenbeck describes an adven ture with caged pythons: "My son Helnrich had no sooner opened the door of the cage than the four rep tiles, as though by prearranged plan, flew at him with wide open Jaws. One of them very nearly succeeded in coil ing itself round hira, but he defended himself vigorously, and I and a keep er ran to his aid. but it was some , minutes before we succeeded in free ing him. "Then the largest of the four fixed himself firmly with his tail on a rafter at the top of the cage and made sav ago bites at us. When we had thrown a sack over his head we had to se cure further assistance to unloosen his tail. No sooner had we with great effort got it loose than the mon ster twisted itself around Heinrich's right leg and began to twine itself higher up his body. "It was a life-and-death struggle that then ensued, but by exerting all our might we at hurt succeeded In "She will?she will. Qlve me oni; a few minutes more!" she cried. The lawyer looked at her as If ptix zled. "A few minutes?" he said. Again he looked at.her and then shook his head resignedly. "Wqll; It's certainly Infectious!" he exclaimed. "I believe you again." The door opened and Alicia appeared. The lawyer advanced politely to greet her. "Good evening, Mrs. Jeffries." Alicia shook hands with him, at the same time looking Inquiringly at An nie, who, by a quick gesture, told her that thfe Judge knew nothing of her secret. The lawyer went on: "Mrs. Jeffries, Jr., wishes to speak to you. I said I thought there'd be no objection; you don't mind. May she?" "Yes," murmured Alicia. "Your husband was here," said the Judge. "My husband!" she cried, Btartled. Again she glanced inquiringly at An nle and tried to force a smile. "Yes," said the lawyer; "he'll be glad to know you're here. I'll tell him." Turning to Annie, he said: "When you're ready, please send and?" , "Very well, Judge." The lawyer went out and Alicia turned round breathlessly. "My husband was here?" she ex claimed. "Yes." "You've told Mr. Brewster nothing?" Annie shook her head. "I couldn't!" she said. "I tried to, but I couldn't. It seems so hard, doesn't it?" Alicia laughed bitterly and An nie went on: "I was afraid you weren't coming!" * "The train was late!" exclaimed Al icia evasively, "I went up to Stam ford to say good-by to my mother." "To 6ay good-by?" echoed her com panion In surprise. "Yes," said the other tearfully. "I have said go<yl-by to her?I have said good-by to everybody?to everything? to myself?I must give them all up? I must give myself up." "Oh, it isn't as bad as that, surely?" Alicia snooK ner neaa saaiy. "Yes," she said; "I've reckoned It all up. It's a total loss. Nothing will be saned-hugband, home, position, good name?all will go. You'll see. I shall be torn into little bits of shreds. They won't leave anything unsaid. But it's not that I care for so much. It's the injustice of it all. The injustice of the power of evil. This man Under wood never did a good action in all his life. And now even after he Is dead he has the power to go on de stroying?destroying?destroying!" "That's true," said Annie; "he was no good." The banker's wife drew from her bosora the letter Underwood wrote her before he killed hii. elf. "When he sent me this letter," she went on, "I tried to think myself Into his condition of mind, so that I could decide whether he Intended to keep his word and kill himself or not. I tried to reason out just how he felt and how he thought Now I know. It's hopeless, dull, sodden desper? tlon. I .haven't even the ambition U> defend myse^ from Mr. Jeffries." Annie shrugged her shoulders. "I wouldn't lose any sleep on his account," she said with a laugh. More seriously she added: "Surely he won't believe?" yy "He may not believe Miything^him self," said Alicia. "It's what other-peo ple are thinking that will make him suffer. If the circumstances were only a little less disgraceful?a suicide's last letter to the woman he loved. They'll say I drove him to it. They won't think of,his miserable, f.ishon est career. They'll only think of my share In his death?" Annie shook her head sympathetic ally. "Yes," she said;- "it's tough! The worst of it Is they are going to arrest you." Alicia turned ashen pale. "Arrest me!" she cried. tifhat Pont f-HTitrvn aarra 9 replied the other gravely. "He wa? here?he is here now?with two men, waiting for you." Apologetically she went on: "It wasn't my fault, Mrs Jeffries?I didn't mean to. What could I do? When I told Judge Brew ster, he sent for Capt Clinton. The police are afraid youH run away or something?" "And my husband!" gasped Alicia; "he doesn't know, does he?" "No, I didn't tell them. I said you'd tell them yourself, but they won't trust you when they know who you are. Let's tell the Judge?he may think of a plan. Suppose you go away until?" Puzzled herself to find a way out of the dilemma, Annie paced the floor nervously, "Oh, this is awful!" she exclaimed. "What ar<? we to do?" She looked toward Alicia, as if ex pectlDg 6ome suggestion from her, but her companion was too much over wneiraea to laite any lmuauve. (TO BE CONTINUED.) tearing away the reptile and forcing It into a sack." Recognized a Landmark Dick and Tommy had come. down stairs too late to take part La tae fam lltr /I rtimfJnno ILJ U^TVUUUO. "Has paw got through yet*" asked Tommr, "He's about half through," whis pered Dick, who wa8 listening at the door of the sitting room. "He's just got past 'may our sins be as far re moved from us as the east is from the west.'" Money-Making Thoughts. Harker?You seem in a deep study. A penny for your thoughts, old man. BlufTwood?O, I'm a rapid thinker and have 500 thoughts at once. Pass me over a five spot. The Philosopher of Folly. "The reason so many of our pro fessional athletes aren't properly trained," says the Philosopher of Fol ly, "is that they have to spend so much time being photographed." THE ANNUAL REPORT iS MADE BY THE STATE INSANE ASY \\ rj,. . . *->.< ' LUM COMMISSION. RECOMMENDATIONS MADE Over 2,000 Acres,of Land Have Beer. Purchased in Two Yeara For New 8lte? Name# of Members of Com mission Given Below. r . . > t. \ Columbia.?"The commission has been working this year under the im presBion that it is the policy of the state eventually to transfer the entire plant of the State Hospital for the In sane to State Park." This statement is made in the annual report^of the asylum commission to be sent to the general assembly on the work of re lieving the congested conditions at the asylum. It is pointed out that the commission recognizes that it will be a process of seferl\l years before this can be accomplished, "but the com mission had endeavored to lay the foundation and make the plans so that the plant may be enlarged as demands for this enlargement come to care, for the unfortunate waTds of the state /or years to come and not destroy the symmetry of the plahaC" The report showed that slnco th? work was begun that the commissions during two years have purchased -2,161 acres of land for $61,027.93. The members cf the commission are: Dr. J. W. Babcock of Columbia, Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr., of Charleston, E. H. Aull of Newberry, John F. Floyd of Spartanburg and James M. Payne of Anderson. The first several pages of the re port are devoted to the Joint resolu tion of the last general assembly giv ing the commission the right to bor row as much as $200,000 to carry on the work. The resolution la given In full and contains the powers of the -nembers. South Carolina Nrw Enterprises. Columbia.?The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Home Realty and Insurance agency of Co lumbia, with a capital stock of $5, 000. The petitioners are J. W. Dunn, C. N. English and D. M. Ellen. A. com mission has been issued to the D. K.. Gannt company of Wagener, in Aiken county, with a capital stock of $25, 000. The petitioners are D.' K. Gannt and A. L. Corbett.. A,general mercan tile business will be conducted. A commission has been issued < to the Bar Drug company. of Ninety-Six, with a capital stock of |2,500. The petitioners are J. H. Barr and W. O. Lipscomb. York Coupty Ready 'For Plan. Rock Hill.?The organization of York county in the interest of the Rock Hill plan for securing reduction of cotton acreage has been completed. The county committee within a few minutes secured sufficient funds to provide for the canvass for pledges to be made under the general direc tion of J. G. Anderson. Mr. Ander son, who fathered the Rock Hill plan and secured its adoption at the meet ing of the executive committee of the Southern Cotton congress in New Or leans, has already taken up his work as state> superintendent {or South Carolina. ' Found "Not Guilty" of Murder. Lexington.?H. E.' Avant, thi #11 known lumberman of Cayce, who on October 7 shot and killed Tom Bynum, a notorious negro, was tried for murder in the general sezslone court, Judge George E. Prince presid ing, and was fqund not guilty, the so licitor agreeing to a verdict of not guilty as to murder, and the Jury re turning a verdict of nGt guilty as tc carrying concealed weapons. Has No Patience With Blind Tigers Lexington.?Judge George E. Prince has no patience with blind tigers, this being shown when he sentenced S. A. Corley, a negro, who pleajded guilty to the charge of selling liquor, tc six months on the county chalngsng without the alternative of. paying a fine. , Industrial School Board Meeting. > Florence.?A meeting of the boarv of directors of the South Carolina Industrial School, which is located at this place, was held In the office of the governor at Columbia. ThOBe in attendance were the president, Governor Cole L. Blease; Vice-presi dent Dr. u. u. wanace, spartanDurg; Secretary and 1 Treasurer William R Barrlnger, Florence; the Rev. A. T. Jamison, of Greenwood; the Hon. J. E. Swearlngen, Columbia; the Rev. K. G. Finley, Columbia, and the Hon, T. Wlllard Ragsdale, Florence. To Have Hospital At Early Date. Camden. ? The Kershaw Count: Medical association met here and elected officers for the year. All of the officers were re-elected. They are: Dr. S. C. Zemp, president; Dr. S. F. Brasington, vice-president; Dr. W. J. Burdell, secretary and treasu rer. The association agreed to do all in their power to assist in having the "John Burdell hospital for the allevi ation of the poor of Kershaw county" built at an early date, and to treat all patients free of charge, when the lospital is completed. H. H. Evans Is Granted Bail. Columbia.?H. H. Evans, of New berry, indicted for accepting rebate and conspiracy to receive rebate? vas granted bail in the sum of $1,0C >y Judge R. C. Watts, presidir udge. Eugene S. Blease appear is counsel ,ror the defendant. T bonrl wa3 signed by C. .T. Furrv L. W. Floyd, C. W. Fant and E. Evans. The charge grows cut el' investiaticn made in the state <" ary case. He was at one * nan of the heard of tate dispensary. FROM THE PALMETTO STATE c -t \ Columnof General State New? That Has Been' Gotten "From Many Towns and Counties. : Barnwell?The members of the Barnwell "bar association have adopt ed resolution endorsing the candidacy of George H. Bates, a member of the Barnwell bar for judge of the second judicial circuit to suoceed the late Robert Aldrich. The association asks the support of the members of the general assembly. Lexington.?Charlie Warren, the self-confessed horse thief, pleaded guilty in the general sessions court and was sentenced by Judge Prince to serve twelve months on the coun ty chaingang and pay a fine of 91. warren stole tne norse or warren Weed of this town on the night of December 29, and was captured at Blythwood two days later. ' Columbia.?A number of important recommendations are contained in the annual report of E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, com-, merce and Industries to be sent to the general assembly early in the ses sion. The recommendations cover a broad scope o,? work' and affect all the departments of the state depart ment of agriculture. Oonway.?Dr. J. Ti Howell, the hookworm physician sent out by the state board of health to treat the dis ease arrived in Conway and is work ing in Horry county in the interest c,f the health of the people. Dr. Howell will establish offices /at dif ferent sections of"the county so that the people can easily, get . to him. Thos? nffippn will hft keDt oDen for a limited time. w Columbia.?Pointing out that the enrollment of the institution was 703 for last year, and that the graduating class in June was the largest in the history of. the institution, Dr. W. M. RJgge, president ot Clemson College, has sent his report to the state su perintendent of education, to be trans emitted to the general assembly. He reviews the woi& of the school In the report. Columbia.?The annual meeting of the National Guard, Association of South. Carolina will be held here in a few -days when the officers for the , '/ear will be elected. Several dues ions to be submitted to the general(' - issembly will be discussed-' W. B.' .loore - of Yorkville is the president ind A. E. Legare of Columbia secre :ary. Several interesting addresses on the National Guard affairs will be discussed. Columbia.?The supreme court in a decision by Associate . Justice Gary lmrmea toe veraici ol iue uwuie?wu :ounty court in the case of Anice Bennett against the Charleston Union Station, Company and' the . Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company, for $1,750 on account of damages receiv ed while employed as a car cleaner. A motion for a new ti;jal was denied, and the case was appealed to the su preme court by the d^enjianjs Bennettsville.?The first county lit erary and athletic content eyer held In Marlboro county tdok place in Bennettsville a few days ago on the grounds of the graded school. The object" of the exercises was the bring ing into closer touch the different ochoofa' ?f the county; and the devel-. opment of an interdpt among the students in oratory and. athletics. A number of the schools were repre sented. , 1 1 ' * ? / ' k't; i , Saluda.?A few days ago an elecj ?? < fw D hr.nrl <driia for UUIl WAD UV1U tU* V* towta improvements. There was very little opposition! The summer visit ors wilt see gratifying results from this election next summer. The Civic * League gave a banquet to the town officials at which many plans were suggested for the improvement of the town. A mass meeting was held to discuss the interest of the town. Newberry.?Col. E. H. Aull has as sumed' the duties of county superin tendent of. education, to which he was elected by the state board of educa tion. The transfer of the office was made when Superintendent J. S. Wheeler turned over the records of the office to Mr. Aull. Acting under the provisions of the Constitution of South Carolina as to holding two Of fices, Mr. Aull tendered Governor Blease his resignation as a member of the state hospital commission. ' Newberry. ? Fire originating In some unknown way in the basement of the pressing room of the Pomaria, destroyed the pressing room and its machinery and a large quantity of meal cake. By hard work the fire was kept from spreading and the gin nery? with its three gins, the engine and boiler, the seed house and the hull house were saved. The loss can not be accurately estimated now, but is somewhere from $10,000 to $20,000 and is fully covered by insurance. The nrpsident of the mill is V. L. Smith. The capital stock is $30,000, owned chiefly by Pomaria people. Columbia.?The supreme court re fused to grant the petition for an in junction against the Columbia Racing Association, it being held that the racing had ended, and if it had consti tuted a nuisance, it had been abated by discontinuance. < ' Columbia.?The sales at the local beer and whiskey dispensaries during the past year approached $1,000,000 t^e exact figures being $800,274.64. For the preceding year the sales ran up to $698,007.13, the increase being $102,267.41. The net profits for the 12 months just ended were $229, 751.05; the rei r preceding $195,992.62, Columbia ?1 wo bids for the equip ment of an abattoir for the city have been filed with the city clerk. The figures at which the two concerns agreed to undertake to execute the plans were made known when the bids were opened at council meeting Pelzer.?Freight train N'o. 68 while backing cars loaded with materia]' for the Pelzer Manufacturing mills was derailed and totally demolishing the caboose and two box cars. The fill over which they fell is about If feet. Fortunately no one was hurt A "hobo" was 1l the caboose, re odving q ? .e a shakeup, ! HOW TO SUCCEED During the last few years, condl? tions In all lines of business, even pro fessional life, have changed so com* pletely that every man Is -waking up to the fact that in-order to whs suc cess,he must specialize and learn to do some one thing and do it well. So it is with any article that Is sold to the people. It must have, genuine V *r.v merit or no amount of advert tsing win maintain the deman^ for the article. tor many years we nave waicnea with much interest the remarkable re- - cord maintained by Dr. Kilmer's, Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy. From tbevery beginning the proprietors had so much . , confidence in it that they invited every one to test it, free of cost, before pur chasing. It is a physician's prescription. They have on file thousands of let- vfo ters received from former suffer era who are now enjoying good health as a result of its nse. However, If you wish first to toy a \ sampJe bottle, address Dr. Kilmer & . Co., Blnghamton, N. Y., and mention this paper. They will gladly forward you a sample bottle by mall, abflfr; ^ lutely free. Regular sizes for sale at all dru^ gists?fifty cents and one-dollar. >w f f* Mrs. 'Justwed?I made this jmddl: myself. Shall I put the sauce on for you? 4_; Mr< Justwed?Yes; and then tel? phone for the doctor. PITIFUL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA ? "A few days after birth we noticed an inflamed spot on our' baby's hip which soon began spreading until baby was completely covered even in his eyes, ears and scalp. For eight weeks he was bandaged from head to foot He could not have a stitch of clothing on, x Our regular physician pronounced It chronic eczema. He is a very able physician and r^nka with j the best In'this locality, nc the disease began spreading baby was completely covered*; was losing flesh so rapidly that we be came alarmed and deemed to try i^iu- \ cura Soap and Ointment., "Not until I commenced using V cura Soap and Ointment could we tell j'Z what be looked like, as we dared not . wasb him, and I had been putting one application after another on him. On removing the scale from his head thfflgP hair came off, and left Mm entirely bald, bat since we have been using Cutlcora Soap and Ointment he has as much hair as-ever. Pour weeks a after we began to use the Cutlcura Soap and Ointment he was entirely cured. I don't believe anyone could have eczema worse than our baby. ' "Before we used the Cutlcura Rem edies we could hardly look at htm, he V was such a pitiful sight He would fuss until I would .treat him, they gemed to relieve him so much. Cutt- ' y-M cura Soap and Ointment stand by themselves and the result they quick ly and surely bring is their own rec ommendation."' (Signed) Mrs. T. B. Rosser, Mill Hall, Pa., Feb. 20, 1911. Although Cutlcura Soap and Oint ment are sold Ijy druggists and deal ers everywhere) a sample of each, with 32-page book, will be mailed free on application to "CuticqVa," Dept 29 K. Boston. ' Cornered. ? Lord, Guilford tells a story of young lady's resources at a bazaar. Business was in full swing when a young man strolled around the vart-: ous stalls, with no Intention of pur chasing anything. As he passed a large, beautifully decorated stall the young lady sellers detained him. "Won't you buy a cigarette holdjsr, ^Mfl| sir?" she asked. "No, thaik you, .1 don't smoke,** was the curt reply. "Or a pen wiper worked with mj own > hands 7* "I don't write." "Then do have this nice box of chocolates." *1 don't eat sweets." The young lady's -1 patience was exhausted. 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