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The young woman, sitting on a log
in the summer shade, was conscious
that someone was coming up from the
hill road, and that the bushes at the
edge of the road had been parted. She
saw that a man was looking out of the
tangle.
"I beg your pardon, If I have dis
turbed you," he said courteously, re
moving his hat. "But I used to be fa
miliar with-with this-some years
?ago, and I am trying to recall this
place. It is so much changed that I
can hardly realize it is the same."
The young woman followed the di
rection of his eyes. He was looking at
a disordered heap that had once been
a chimney, and at overthrown and rot
ting blocks of wood that had once been
the pillars of a house.
"Tir-e seems to have made many
changes here," she said quietly, without
any embarrassment. He looked around
again, with a lingering glance, and sat
down on the other end of the log.
"This is the remains of the house in
which I was born," he said thought
fully, after a silence. "It has been a
long time since I saw it Right about
over there was my room. There was a
rose vine over the window-my moth
er planted lt-see-a wild branch of
it is growing yet And that old chim
ney! I couldn't realize that the old
house would be gone when I came
again. If you know what lt means, I
believe I have a heartache because the
old house has fallen down."
The girl's eyes rested softly on the
decayed chimney.
"I was wondering before you came,"
she acknowledged, "if those who used
to live here had forgotten all about
. the old home. I am merely a summer
boarder over at Farmer Gray's, and
have heard a little about-about you, I
think-and of the others."
There was a long silence before he
answered her.
"I found out early that I would go
out and make my way In the world,"
he said. "I had hard work the first
five years. But things began to come
my way at last. I could build a beau
tiful home about this ruin if I wished
and I was thinking as I came out here
that I would like to do that-but now
-I am not so sure. I am afraid lt
would be the loneliest place in' all the
world-haunted with ghosts. Every
thing I ever loved here is gone."
"You speak, perhaps, of the dogs
or is It the cows and horses?" she
asked.
*T spoke more especially," he said,
"of a tiny girl that I used to call my
little sweetheart. Where is she now,
I wonder? How the years rob us as
they go!"
The girl turned and looked at him.
"But doubtless the years gave you
far more than they took away," she
said steadily. "One finds it that way
in life. A man loses the baby sweet
heart he thought he loved. Beg par
don-it is almost dinner time with the
Grays, and I must go."
"But-wait a moment!" he cried,
greatly perturbed, as she was going
past him, "I asked-I asked again and
again-and when I found that she was
to be an heiress-and I was a mere
drudge in a hardware house, with
grimy hands and ill-fitting clothes, I did
not ask again."
She had paused, the ruffled white
sunbonnet hanging back from her face
and framing it in.
"I have no doubt you have even for
gotten how she looked," she said pres
ea My.
"She had a world of golden hair," he
replied. "Her name was Elsie-and
there was a dimple in each cheek when
she laughed. Perhaps you have heard
?the Grays speak of her. They were
fond of her once."
"Yes." she said, moving slowly to
ward the opening in the tangled brush
wood. "I have heard them speak of
her. She was adopted, as you say, and
was educated, and had the world at
her feet, one might say. And yet I
heard-it seems to me that someone
told me-she came back here not long
ago-to look at the old home-and to
cross the creek at the old place-"
He had one fleeting glimpse of her
as she looked back at him from be
tween the leaves. A flood of rosy
color had swept over either cheek, and
in the midst of the rose was a dimple.
A look of amazed comprehension
flashed Into his face-but before he
could speak she was gone.
He had always been swift of foot
ihowever-and besides
He knew the way to Farmer Gray's,
and the way led across the little creek
.at the foot of the hill.
(Copyright, 1317, by W. G. Chapman.)
. Useless Wishes.
"I wish I had not done it. I wish I
had not said it." How often we hear
and say these words. But of what use
are they? Nothing was ever dragged
back from the past by a wish that
?came afterward. It ls the wish that
comes before, and prompts us to be
cautious, because we desire to do and
say what is best, that ls worth any
'thing. Preventing ls better than re
penting, because preventing spares the
?repenting that is unable to recall the
deed done, and the word spoken.
Bay Rum.
The basis of bay rum is Jamaica of
St Croix rum, made from the skim
mings of the sugar boilers, the scrap
ings of sugar barrels, and the wash
ings from sugar pots. For the best
grado of "oay rum the rum must be free
from foreign odors and almost color
less.
GLOOMY DAY HAS ITS USES
For One Thing, lt Gives Man an Op?
portunity to Meditate and Be
Strengthened.
A gloomy day now and then serves
a useful purpose. It enables a fellow
to sit down and take stock of himself,
for there is something about the lower
ing clouds and dismal weather which
causes one to contemplate more seri
ously the realities of life, the Dayton
News observes.
And a gloomy day at this season, of
all gloomy days! Sodden, sullen,
dreary! The gloom seems to hover
over and settle down upon one and
sink into his soul. The mind refuses
to run in cheerful channels. The very
muscles seem to relax and to rebel
when asked to do a task. The blood
flows slowly through the veins and the
nerves grow dull. At least, that is
the way it seems upon a gloomy day
at this time of the year.
It Is pretty hard to think seriously
when the sun is shining. Life seems
to be a sort of a joke. The world
smiles and you smile with lt, and all
ls fickleness. It is no time beneath the
smiling skies of a pleasant day to
meditate. But a gloomy day-what
are we on earth for? From whence
did we come? Whither do we go? Is
it all worth while? Should we struggle
on, with the reward so small or end it
{all? These are the questions that
I come to the fellow who sits and gazes
out into the sullen air of a gloomy
day. ' .
But the beauty of lt Is, he answers
his own questions to his own satisfac
tion, and arises from his place at the
window, renewed in strength and in
determination to do the right thing;
for he comes to understand the
beauty of these gloomy days, to value
them at their worth, and to know that
he who sits and meditates is profited
thereby.
FIND FISH ALREADY BROILED
Volcanic Peak in South American
Andes Throws Out Dainty Morsels
Which Indians Appreciate.
There is ? volcanic peak in the
South American Andes that serves
broiled fsh for breakfast Not Infre
quently ?hey also are on the bill of
fare for hii-cheon and dinner as wrell.
This peak is called the Tunghurahua,
and is regarded as a special instru
ment of the gods by Indians living in
the vicinity. ,
They believe that when an eruption
takes place, ruining their crops and
perhaps sweeping away their homes,
the mystic spirit of the Tungurahua
provides the broiled fish so that they
will not want But the scientific ex
planation is somewhat different
Far underneath the mouth of the
volcano is a subterranean lake. When
the volcano begins to spout flame and
lava the suction draws up tons of wa
ter, carrying along the fish, which are
cooked by the inferno they pass
through. After an eruption the In
dians find thousands of the fish in the
ashes and lava from the volcano, and
many of these are just crisp enough
for a dainty breakfast
Knew Value of Relaxation.
"How is it that you are able to do
so much more than other people?" ask
ed a tired, ne-vous woraani who stop
ped Mrs. Palmer for a word at the
close of one of her lectures.
"Because," she answered, with the
sudden gleam of a smile. . "I haven't
any nerves nor conscience, and my
husband says I haven't any back
bone."
It was true that she never wor
ried. She had early learned to live
one day at a time, without "looking
before and after." And no one knew
better than Alice Freeman Palmer the
renewing power of joy. She could
romp with some of her very small
friends in the half hour before an im
portant meeting; go for a walk or
ride along country lanes when a vex
ing problem confronted her; or spend
a quiet evening by the fire reading
aloud from one of her favorite po
ets at the end of a busy day.-Mary
R. Perkman, in St Nicholas.
Equity.
Let the tears of the poor man find
in them more compassion, but more
justice, than the pleadings of the rich.
Try and discover the truth, as well
r.mong the promises and presents , of
the rich man as among the Wallings
and importunities of the poor.
Where equity can and should have
place, charge not the rigor of the law
upon the delinquent, for the fame of
the righteous judge stands not great
er than that of the merciful.
If perchance you should bend the
rod of justice, let it not be with the
weight of a bribe, but with that of
mercy.
When it should happen to thee to
judge the cause of some enemy of
thine, turn thy mind away from thine
injury and set It on the truth of the
case.-Cervantes.
Blind Man's Fine Memory.
In the later years of his life the
mathematician Euler was almost total
ly blind. Then, and probably earlier,
he carried in his memory a table of
the first six powers of "series of na
tural numbers up to 100." It is related
that on one occasion two of his stu
dents attempted to calculate a con
verging series. As they progressed
they found disagreement in their re
sults. These differed by a unit at the
fiftieth figure. The question was re
ferred to Euler, who decided to make
the calculation. Ke did this mentally,
and his result was found to be correct
Abbeville-Greenwood Mu
tual Insurance Associ
ation.
Organized 1892.
Property Insured $2,500,000.
WRITE OR CALL on the un
dersigned for any information you
may desire about our plan.of insur
ance,
We insure your property against
destruction by
FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT
NING
and do so cheaper than any Com
pany in existence.
Remember, we are prepared to
prove to you that ours is the safest
and cheapest plan of insurance
known.
Our Association is now licensed
to write Insurance in the counties j
of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor
mick, Laurens and Edgefield.
The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei
Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C.
J. R. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secy. &
Treas., Greenwood, S. C.
DIRECTORS.
A. 0. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C.
J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C.
Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C.
A. W. Yoangblood, Hodges, S. C.
IS. P. Morrah, Willington, S. C.
L.N. Chamberlain, McCormick, S.'C.
R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C.
F.L.Timmerman,1 Pln't. Lane, S. C.
J. C. Martin, Princeton, S. C.
W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C.
j J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt.
j Greenwood, S. C.
Jan. 1st, 1917.
Notice of Final Dis
charge.
To All Whom These Presets May
Concern :
Whereas, Edgar L. Ready has
made application unto this Court
for final discharge as administrator
in re the estate of Mrs. Mary E.
Ready deceased, on this the 13th
day of October, 1917.
These Are Therefore, to cite any
and all kindred, creditors, or par
ties interested, to show cause before
me at my office at Edgefield Court
House, South Carolina, on the 20th
day of November 1917 at ll o'clock
a. m., why said order of discharge
should not be granted.
W. T. KINNAIRD,
J. P., E. C.
Oct. 13, 1917-4t.
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Builders' Supplies
Complete Stock
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Let us quote you.
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Augusta, Ga.
HARRIS'
PRESSING CLUB
I take this means of letting the
people know that I have re-opened
my pressing club, and will appre
ciate their patronage. I am better
prepared than ever to clean and
press all kinds of garments, both
for ladies and gentlemen. All work
guaranteed. Let me know when
you have work and I will send for
it and make prompt delivery.
Wallace Harris
Sheppard Building Down Stairs
Trespass Notice.
Notice is hereby given that hunt
ing and every other form of tres
passing upon the land of the under
signed and upon the land of Mrs.
P. H. Hussey is hereby forbidden
and all who fail to heed this notice
will be prosecuted under the law.
This is ? notice to everybody.
G. W. Bussey, Jr.
DR J.S. BYRD,
Dental Surgeon
OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE
Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3.
Treasurer's Notice.
The County Treasurer's office will be
open for the purpose of receiving taxes
from the 15th day of October, 1917, to
the 15th day of March, 1918.
All taxes shall be due and payable
between the 15th day ol October, 1917,
and December 31st 1917.
That when taxes charged shall not be
paid by December 31st, 1917, the County
Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty
of one per cent, for January, and if
taxes are not paid on or before February
1st, 1918, the County Auditor will pro
ceed to add two per cent, and five per
cent, from the 1st of March to the 15th
of March, after which time all unpaid
taxes will be collected by the Sheriff.
The tax levies for the year 1917 are
as follows :
Mills
For State purposes 8?
44 Ordinary County 7
" Constitutional School Tax 3
" Antioch 4
" Bacon School District 7?
" Blocker 2
" Blocker-Limestone 1 4
" Collier's 4
" Flat Rock 4
" Oak Grove 3
" Red Hill 4
44 Edgefield 8
44 Elmwood No. 8 2
44 Elmwood No. 9 2
44 Elmwood No. 30 2
44 Elmwood L. C. 3
44 Hibler 3
44 Johnston ll
44 Meriwether (Gregg) 2
44 Moss 3
44 Shaw 4
44 Talbert 2
'* Trenton 8
44 Wards 2
44 Blocker R. R. (portion) 15
44 Elmwood R. R. (portion) 15
44 Johnston R. R. 3
44 Pickens R. R. 3
44 Wise R. R. U
44 Corporation. 10
44 Sinking Fund. 3-4
All the maie citizens between the ages
of 21 years and 60 years, except those
exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax
of One Dollar each. A capitation tax
of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs.
The law prescribes that all male citi
zens between the ages of 18 and 55
years must pay $2.00 commutation tax.
No commutation tax is included in the
property tax. So ask for road tax re
ceipt when you desire to pay road tax.
JAMES T. MIMS,
Co. Treas. E. C.
W?S??
RatssMi?<2
For Sale by
G. W. WISE, Trenton, S. C.
And All Good Dealers
Notice.
We desire to announce to the
public that we have purchased the
repair shop which has been conduct
ed in Edgefield by Mr. Henry
Powell. We will at once repleuish
the supply of material and will be
prepared to do all kinds of repairing
of buggies, wagons, farm machinery
and will also do general blacksmith
work. All work promptly done and
guaranteed to give entire satis
faction. Mr. Powell will be with
us for the remainder of the year.
KEMP BROS.
TiisPASsI?OTICE.
Notice is hereby given that hunt
ing, fishing and trespassing in every
form on ray lands is hereby forbid
den. All persons failing to heed
this notice will be prosecuted under)
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The Prude)
Life Insuran
writes more Life Instil
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one. They have lowest
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States.
E. J. NORRIS
NOTICE!
To My Friends an i the
Public Generally:
Although I have accepted the
position as City Carrier, I have
no intention of discontinuing the
Insurance business. Your busi
ness will receive tbs same core
ful attention, and will be appre
ciated.
Office Hours:-6:00 P. M. to
8:00 P. M.
J. T. HARLING
At The Farmers Bank.
Edgefield, S. C.
land For Sale.
The Padgett Place of Estate of
S. T. Hughes. Two-and half miles
of Trenton, cs. C., 538 acres, good
buildings, pasture etc. On railroad
between Trenton and Aiken.
Communicate with J. Gordon
Hughes, Union, S. C. -
Sept. 19, 1917.
Light Saw, Lathe and Shin
gle Mills, Engines. Boilers,
Supplies f.nd Repairs, Porta
ble, Steam and Gasoline En
gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Belts
and Pipes, WOOD SAWS
and SPLITTERS.
GINS and PRESS REPAIRS
Try LOMBARD
AUGUSTA. GA.
GEO. F. MIMS
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes examined and g.asses fitted
only when necessary. Optical
work of all kinds.
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
B. B. RUSSELL, JR.
R. E. ALLEN
RUSSELL & ALLEN
Incorporated
COTTON FACTORS
857, 859 and 861 Reynolds Street
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Correspondence invited and consignments solicited.
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G. W. WRIGHT
ESTABLISHED 1891
NIXON & WRIGHT
COTTON FACTORS ,
851 Reynolds Street
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
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