Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE FIRST SEPARATION Newspaper Clipping Proved a Dove of Peace. By LUCY CLAIR ATKINSON. Edith Forsyth was leaving to spend a couple of weeks at Old Point Com fort. As the train pulled out she ?waved her dainty little handkerchief to Fred, and ip a few minutes was swiftly borne out of sight. It was Edith's first separation from Fred j since their wedding. Way down in Fred's heart there was a feeling of satisfaction over the idea of return lng for a short time to his fachelor babita. Their little apartment, so cosy and homelike, bespoke the artistic temperament and ingenuity of Edith, and Fred anticipated with delight having his old college chum, ? Arthur Wilsen, come around in the j evenings to chat of old times. Before leaving, Edith discharged the ccok, and decided that Fred could j take his meals at the restaurant : around the corner. This arrangement presented a glowing picture to Fred in | the premises. For the first week everything | worked smoothly. Fred wrote every : day and sent the local newspapers, thus keeping Edith in touch with j the happenings at home. Meanwhile I the quietude of the rooms began to j pall on Fred, who missed Edith'3 , warm greeting and other little at tentions to which he was accustomed every afternoon on his return. Wil son came nearly every evening, but he, too, was getting to be tiresome. Fred, with his cheerful disposition was disappointed to see Wilson turn ing cynic, which was the case during the last few months. It did not im prove his frame of mind to see his married friends out with their wives at the summer amusements the town offered, and it seemed of all their married acquaintances that only he and Edith were separated at that particular ported. Edith's letters were full of the ideal time she was having, without ? the slightest mention of returning, j The two weeks were up and it was j near the end of the third, when Fred . wrote Edith he had a touch of ma-1 laria and had had to call in the doc-1 tor. This brought a prompt response, hoping that he would bc entirely well by the time the letter arrived. That plea failing. Fred then wrote j that the hired girl who cleaned the apartment had left and that Edith's j most cherished articles of furniture j were covered with dust and in fact j everything was going to rack and | k^jruin. This brought a reply from th telling him not to worry that onl? not be home for some Proceeded to Clip the Same. lng on her return. Fred was in de .pair and plair?ly showed it when \ Wilson dropped in that evening for j the usual chat. "Rather down in thc mouth, old i man. What's the trouble, Mrs. For syth not sick "' "O, nothing, just a little upset with the housekeeping business." "That's a small matter. Leave everything alene until it is time for ? your wife to return. I can bet you, she j will be able to handle the situation," j said Wilton. Fred sat musing as he puffed the j rings of smoke from his pipe, but ? wheeling around suddenly said in al- j most determined tone: "Look here, Arthur, I am scorch- ' ing between two Hames - my pride j and my inclination. Edith has been j away four weeks, and I just cannot stand it any longer. You can see for yourself the apartment is all up- j set and in nothing like the condition j it was the first week after Edith left.. Then. I am tired of myself. When you are net here there's nobody to j talk to, nobody to greet one, nobody j to care what old hour one chooses,to ? come home. It is simply this, I've got enough! When a man's wife is away, home ceases to be home. You may think this is all tommyrot, but you get married and try it." "Well, why don't you write Mrs. Forsyth to come home, or you ruu ' down to Old Point Comfort?" sug gested Arthur. "That's just the point. Why, Edith would guy ma to death for not being able to get along without her, so I won't write for her to come home,, and I can't leave until the chief clerk gets back from his vacation." "Well, why don't you frame an ex cuse such as illness or something of that kind, that will bring Mrs. For syth some ?"x asked Wilson. "That doesn't work with a girl like <Edith; I've tried It" "Well, I have exhausted myseli so must leave you now to think a way out alone. You'll soon have Mrs. Forsyth back in town. By-by, old fellow." Fred found himself meditating over and conjuring a thousand means to use to carry his point. But none seemed practicable. Finishing his letter to Edith he was sealing the en velope when a brilliant idea occurred to him. He would try it. There was nothing to lose and maybe much to gain. The daily newspaper had to be sent. Going to the desk. Fred picked up a pair of scissors and in the neat est manner possible cut out a space of about two inches from the news column, wrapped th'e paper and ad dressed it to Edith. He was careful, however, to save the clipping. Two days later a letter came from Edith asking for a copy of Tuesday's Globe. Fred smiled exultingly as he took cognizance of the fact that it was Tuesday's paper that he had clipped. Dispatching the janitor for a Globe of chat date Fred proceeded to clip the same item, before mailing lt to Edith. A j second demand came for a Tuesday's Glebe .with .particular emphasis made on an "unclipped copy." By this time Wred was loo jubilant over the success of his scheme to let it fall through, ile ignored that part of the letter concerning the clipping and mailed ar.ch?r copy clipped in precisely the same place as the first two. The climax came sooner than Fred expected. On his return from the office late the next afternoon 'he was not a little surprised to be met by his wife in all the majesty of righteous indignation. Fully con vinced that Fred was trying to con ceal some escapade from her, Edith had taken the next train for home after receiving the third suspiciously clipped paper. She was determined to surprise and face him with the evidence of his guilt, as she held the carefully preserved three copies of the Globe. The little clipping in the desk drawer saved the day and preved to be the dove of peace for their marital troubles. Arthur Wilson peeped in that evening, and Edith insisted on toll ing him the joke on herself, which made Fred feel liko the hero of a melodrama. "Well, Mrs. Forsyth., what do you think of a man's way?" For reply Fred drew Irlich to him and kissed her, vowing inwardly that he would accompany her the next time she went away. (Copyright, 1012. bv Associated Literary Press.) CARELESS TO THE VERY LAST John Polkinhorn's Final Chance to Leave Behind One Good Rec * ord -Was- Not Taken. S Everybody knew that John Polkin horn was the carelessest man in town, but nobody over thought he was careless enough to marry Susan Rankin, seeing that he had known her for years. Susan was the owner of a comfortable place and was thrif ty, while John hadn't and wasn't either, and that might have had some thing io do with it, but anybody could see that John was paying a good deal ? more than lt would have brought at | public-vendue. Some paid it was moro Susan's doing ?han John's, be^ cause she never could keep a hired man more than a month, and she was j bound to have help of some kind. j Whatever it was. they maided, and; John 1 ..d a homo to live in and some body to look aft^r him, and Susan had a man around permanently. They got along about as well as a good many do, and John certainly earned his board and keep, though Susan said if she ever married again she wouldn't marry anybody as careless ai; John Polkinhorn was. One day after Ave years of it John hung himself In the attic; where Susan uso to dry the wash on rainy days, and a c: nenter, who went up to the reef ro do some repairs that John couldn't do. found him there. He told SUB?:a, and Susan hurried up to see about it, and sure enough, the carpenter was ri; ht. She stood look ing at her lalo husband for about a minute-kin': "of dazed, thc carpenter thought-and then she spoke. "Well. I declare!" she exclaimed. "If he hasn't used my new clothesline, and the old one would have done every bit as well! But, of course, that's just like John Polkinhorn."-I Lippincott's Magazine. She Tock thc Offer. She wps a girl of about nineteen, and the book she carried under her j ?rm as she entered the second-hand book store was plainly marked a Jol- j lar and a half. "Fifteen cents." replied the dealer! as h? held ir. in his hand. "Mercy on me!" she exclaimed. "What's the matter?" "TYM. book co.-t ?1.50." "Well?" "The hero kills thc gin he loves." "Well?" "And you only offer 15 cents?" "That's all. You see. the author has brought out another bool; in which he not only kills the girl he loves, but her whole family and tho hired girl and two policemen besides." i "Oh. I ser.." replied the maiden. "And it will be 20 cents if you goti thar and read it and want to bring it here." "Oh. that's it? Well, I'll take tho fifteen for this now and bring in the other next week. Edward is very, very, very good about buying me the new books as fast as I give him their titles. One murder, 15 cents; five or six murders, 20 cents. I'll drop him a hint!" Master's Sale. State of South Carolina-County . Edgefield-lu Court of Common Pleas. Alice Hancock, plaintiff, against .Marion Hancock, Thomas Hancock, Fannie Hancock, Alice Hancock, Walter Hancock, Arthur Hancock, .1 ulia Z. Hancock and Estelle Han cock, defendants. Pursuant lo the decree in this cause, I will offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House, in the town of Edgefield, county and State j above mentioned, on sales cla.v in March 11)13, the same being the 3rd day of said rn?, nth between the leg al hours of sale the following de-, scribed realty to wit: All and singular that tiaet of land containing one hundred and tilly eight (.'58) acres more or less, situate in the county of Edgefield. State of South Carolina, and bi and ed by the lands of Mr. Luther W. Reese, Mrs. S. F. Holder, Mr. J. W. Hudson and Mrs. Estelle Scott. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Feb. 5, li? 13. S. M. Smith, Master E. C./s. C. Notice, Trustees!! ?r d Tcr.cr f is 'l ne CM k of euell district board of trustees is requested to write m in.-?, the words 'Final claim*' on margin of duplicate pay warrants w ! i e 11 it is presented alel?se of an\ school, white or colored. Teacher. will lake notice that their final danns will not be approved un lei* accompanied by a correct annual re port. W. W. Fuller, Co. Supt. Ed. i ic-B8MBMBBMMMMBMMBW8SBBBBBB3 Make the Old Suit Look New Wc are belter prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning ami press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Ctub WALLACE HARRIS , PROP. Don'i Read If not interested. Eut you aie obi c-y is to be ??ved ;n thc pcrcharc tji self and livestock. Wc a?c now in < 2nd Cumming street?, two blocks ff where we have th' mo;.t modern w, space of 24,SOO squa.e feet and it ii and ieeJs from ce ?ar to roo:. Oa dated. Our expenses arc at least \ Mouing our store 2t 863 Broad sir from car:; to warehc. se, wc are in ; prices. If you really want thewor Augusts k! _ _ F>:R OEESSioisr AL DR. J- S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFflCE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. i-, CO KLEY, Surgeon Dentist. Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge werk a specialty. James A. Dobey, DENTAL SURGEON, Johnston, S. C. OFFICE OVER JOHNSTON DRUG CO. is one of the common symp toms of womanly trouble, and the cause has to bc removed before you can rid yourself of it entirely. A medicine thai mere ly kills psin, does not go to the seat of the trouble, and kill the cause. What you need is a woman's medicine-one which acts directly, yet gently, on the womanly organs. TAKE After having used C a r d u i, Miss Lillie Gibson, nf Chrise man, Texas, '.vriies: "About three years ago, 1 was just entering womanhood, and was sick in bcd for nearly nine months. Sometimes 1 would have such headaches, and oth er aches, I couid hardly stand it. I tried Csrdui, and now I am cured of all my troubles. 1 shall praise Cardui as long as I live." Cardui is the medicine you need. Try it. E-69 liged to tic interested where mon : i ccesj ities ot life boiii i->r your r.:r warehouse, corner of Fenwick an ?he Union Passenger Station ?uehouse in Augusta wi'h Soor i literally packed with Groceries r ituck must tc seen to be apple 450.00 a month les? since discon eet, and as good:? arc unloaded i position to name very dose iii ot yojr money sec or wriic ;is I1 t M t ll K : !! m. Ga. ri p&v nf* IU. <w ULA ol in cf srTrivpf? L.. .J vb ?L J. I 1 V KJ Ul h. n v ?"> <o tn r"*i c* tn "P * tUPCfiSrSGQ n ll ll fl . ft^L U ? B~V v. r_;' i j C O Tl ? Ti JL->'? Vi Ail AT! O il. i\s when you d hops9 OF S Uli a- ?IC }J 11C c Cante]. White Boys and Girls from 12 to 25 years old ?o learn to spin and weave in Bagging Mill;will start pay at from Per week while learning. After learning can earn from m Per week Mill runs 57 hours per week, 1-2 day holiday Saturday. Families having 3 or more boys or girls to work can get new houses, with bath, electric lights and, and water, and all mod em conveniences at very reasonable rent within 5 minutes walk of mill. If interested fill in coupon below and mail to us. I Name V\ Address_ I i ... gl How many in family wantina: work. I Mililt0 Charleston Bagging Mfg. Go. CHARLESTON, S. C. ?-la We Biandle Soul her? States ile & ?fertili; ii 3 P. & F. A. D. Bone Augusta High Grade, Acid o? all Grades. These goods are now in the ware house ready for delivery. Josees A?n? 3???o Broad St ! A. J. Renkl ! " ?a." I w ja rses AIM! fifeie? Augusta's Leading Jewelry Store Our st^ck of silverware, decorated china, cut glass, gold, silvery jewelry, diamonds, watches and silver novelties was never larger. DESIGNS ARE NEW Everything is from the leading and most relia ble manufacturers in the country. Let us supple Nour need - We have never been botter equipped in every department* and what is bes: ou? prices are very reasonable; Sat isfaction guaranteed, Will be a pleasure to sh<>ri voli thron"h cm stock. I am now located at Sdgefield in the western part of town at the place of Mrs, Emma Marsh and will have on hand mules and horses for sale or exchange. EB