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- Often The Kidneys Are I . Weakened by Dyer-Work. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be > ffvj. traced to the kidneys, science proves that nearly all diseases fWHXsrV have their beginning iwOr *n ^^sor<^er ?* Hr these most important TftflCU fine, and purify the blood? '*' <5 that is their work. ^ Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or " feel badly/' begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all PffiTn druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar bottles. You ypgS have a sample bottle Homo of Swamp-Root, by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or * bladder* trouble. Mention this paper ?"u"? ??TV Vi1mp?r Rr Pr> "Ritltr VVU^U ? A iWUig WV JL/4. 4A.M4MV4 V? Q hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad* dress, Binghamton, N. Y.. on every bottle1, PB0FBS3I0ITAL CABDsT D. MARTIN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, LEXINGTON, S. C. Office in Harm an Building rear of court ^ house. Will practice in all courts. Special attention to collection of claims. I' WE W. HAWEsT _ f , Attorney and Counselor at Law. NEW BROOKLAND. 8. C. Practice In all Courts. ^Business solicited. November 1.1906. 0. *. msn. P. E. DBEHEB. ?FIhD & DREHER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LEXINGTON C. H.. & C. Wfll practice in all the Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington. 8. C. hfbick" ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHAPIN, & 0. Office: Hotel Marion, 4th Boom. Second Floor. Will practice in all the Courts mHURMOND & TIMMERMAN, I ATTORNEYS'AT LAW, will practice in all courts, Kaufmann Bldg. LEXINGTON, 8. C, We will be pleased to meet those having legal business to be attended to at our office in the Kaufmann Building at any time. Respectfully. J. WK. THURMOND. G. BELL TIMMERMAN, LBERT M. BOOZER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, 8. 0. Office: 1818 Main Street, upstairs, opposite Van Metre's Farnitore Store Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens of Lexington county. $ Geoege r. rembert, attorney at law. 1221 LAW RANGE, COLUMBIA S. C. I will be glad to serve my friends from Lexington County at any time, and an prepared to practice law in*all fctate and Federal Courts. Andrew Crawford, ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA 8. C. Practices in the State aod Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the citizens r J Lexington County, Law Offices, ( ) Residence, 1529 1209 Washington < > Pendle ton Street. Street. ( ) Office Telephone No. 1372. Residence Telephone No. 1036. WBOYD EVANS, .LAWYER AND COUNSELLOR. Columbia, S. C. nr. p. h. shealy, u dentist, lexington, s. c. Office Up Stairs in Roof's Building. Dr. ftcrgilmore^ DENTIST. 1510 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. Office Houbs- 9 a. m. to 2 p. m? and from 3 to 6 p. m. 6AS9S9S9SS696SS9SSS9S969M III n MADMAN 1 I in. u. lmniTi/iii | DEALER IN g General I Merchandise, 1 Corner Main and New Street, | Opposite Confederate f Monument, 4 Lexington, - S. C. g A Poor Organ. Dam(s) the bile. That's what your liver does if it's torpid. Then the bile overflows into the blood?poisons your system, causing sick headache, biliousness, sallow skin, coated tongue, sick stomach, dizziness, fainting spells, etc. Ramon's treatment t>f Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets strengthens the liver and makes it do its own work. Prevents and cures these troubles. It aids? doesn't force. Entire treatment 21 c, Derrick's Drug Store and C. E. Cork-v. I | BETR0TS1ED SN I | BANKRUPTCY I <> By C. B. Lewis | ! | Copyright, 1906, by Ruby Douglas ? After the death of her farmer husband the widow Allen moved into the village of Fergus. Her husband had left her a snug property and a goodly sum of life insurance, and at fifty years she became. a money lender. She bad no friends as a girl, she bad -few as a wife, and as a widow and a capitalist people did not speak in her favor. She drove hard bargains and had ne pity. If her capital or interest was not forthcoming on the day and date she invoked the aid of the law and accepted no excuses. She had always been a woman of stingy disposition, sure to avenge wbat she deemed a slight, and when she came to know the general opinion of the villagers she ground her teeth together and made up her mind to get even. The village of Fergus boasted of only three general stores. That was more than was needed to supply the wants of the people. There Itauld not have been a fourth had not one of the merchants had a business transaction with the widow Allen and been obliged to go to law over it She was beaten in the suit and to get even she planned to start another store. Not being an educated woman and afraid to try the Idea by herself, she lent a sum of money to young George French, who had for several years been a ctarfc in the store of the merchant she wished particularly to ruin. He was bound bud and fast The widow wanted ipveuge, but she didn't pcopobe to loee any money over it She was near fifty years old and the new merchant not yet twenty-six, but she let it be known that when a marriaee took Diane between them the firm name of "George Preach & Co." might bo shorteaod to "George French." There was a rush at evetomerg to the new store. To keep expenses down and make aa innovation young French employed a girl bookkeeper and another girl as cleric. As the widow lariated on hie boarding with her so that they could talk business and he be under her watch, she did not become Jealous for & time. The day came, however, when she announced that he must get rid of both 'girls and replace them with men. He refused to heed her In this, pointing out the saving and other good reasons. One of the reasons that he did not give was that he admired the fatherless girl, Jennie Warder, the bookkeeper, who was supporting a widowed mother by her efforts, and to whom he had been attracted from the first day. His admiration must have been patent to her in a hundred ways, and yet he had spoken no word. The new store was an experiment; if it was a success be might avow himself. If & failure he would have no right to ask her to share his lot The widow Allen concealed her chagrin and did not press her point. The young merchant was hustling and making things gloomy for her victim. At the proper time he would offer an alternative. Nine months of liberal advertising, low prices and attention to business on the part of the new storekeeper brought bankruptcy to two of the other merchants, Dut tney orougnt no sucn prpfits to French as he had hoped for. He had bound himself to sell at certain prices and he dared not depart from them. He had bound himself to repay a certain amount of the capital invested at the end of the first twelve months, and figure as be would he could not see his way clear to do so. The widow was waiting for him to speak, and then she laughed and hinted at matrimony. When ber hints were turned aside she said quietly: . "At the end of the year you must pay me as agreed. If not the law will put me in possession and you will be out of employment." "But you are not prossed for money. You can give nn time," he protested. "I have worked like a slave to make the store a success. I put in a thousand dollars of my own money. You would not drive me into bankruptcy?" "If we are not married on the day your notes are due I shall demand my money. If you go into bankruptcy I shall buy In the stock and put some one else In your place." - Her declaration lost ber her boarder, but when he walked out of the bouse he knew that he was ruined in business. He could not pay her the half of what he owed her, and a call at the lawyer's brought him no comfort. She had spoken of marriage, but he turned away in disgust at the thought She had said she would ruin him. and^be was a woman to keep ber word. There is always a way out for the merchant who finds bankruptcy staring him in the face, and few take it who cannot excuse themselves to their own consciences. The merchant went over the ground time and time again, but he always came bock to the one thing. If his store was burned out before the year was up the insurance money would pay the widow Allen and leave him something to start anew. Men recoil from this klea at nrst, dui 11 me simuuou is pressing a large proportion grasp it in the end. Young French looked around his store and saw the favorable situation of things. All he need do was to leave a lighted candle among the litter under the stairway when he went home at night By midnight or an hour later the whole building would be in flames, with no possibility of anything being saved. The widow Allen alone might | suspect him, but she would have no proofs. The merchant debated the idea with himself for two weeks before he adopted it. In the store he gave no sign that he was troubled, but the bookkeeper was not deceived. She knew what the profits were, and she knew who had a clutch on him. She even interpreted the glances he cast around the store, and when she saw him adding to the litter in the closet she could have told him his purpose. One windy, rainy night, when there was excuse for shutting up early, and when only thirty days remained between French and business ruin, he made a pretext to be the last one out and the candle was placed and lighted. The young merchant went to his boardin^ hmiAo nrut to his room, and all he had to do was wait. The wind rose and the rain fell naore heavily, and he was rejoiced at the thought that none of the vil^gecs would be on the street in such a storm. Between midnight and 1 o'clock the flames would start When the alarm wag given people could Kmly turn out and look on with folded arms. French went to bed at the usual hour. He left nothing to chance. Ere lay there hour after hour thinking, scheming and planning. It was close upon midnight when his other self came to the rescue. The two personalities debated and argued and fought The one self con tended and the other protested. After a quarter of an hour the merchant arose and hurriedly began to dress. He was pale faced and trembling and frightened. He felt himself a criminal and branded before the world. Bankruptcy might come, he' might be roroed to most menial employment, the widow Alien might triumph and he might lose the one he had learned to love, but he would save the store. The wind was blowing a gale and the rain coming in sheets when he 1 stepped from the door and ran through the mud and storm to the store. Not even a dog was in sight As he ran he, prayed that he might not be too late. With sbalrtng hands he inserted the key ! in the door and pushed it open. There was no smell of smoke. Striking a XBktob, he made his way to the closet. The candle had been blown out hours ago. It had not burned half an inch. With a new fear at his heart the man turned away and lighted a lamp and leaned on the counter to think. He beard the rustle of garments and light footsteps, and Miss Warder came out of the darkness and stood before him and said: "Mr. French, I blew the candle ont a long, long time ago." "Ton?you found and blew it out!" be gasped. "Yes, and I have been waiting for you to come." "I was going to burn the store for ^the insurance," he said, after a long silence. "Yes." "To pay the notes due that woman in thirty days, and save myself from bankruptcy." "I know." "But I couldn't do it. I thought I could?I meant to?but I came here to blow out the candle and save the store. I am a ruined man, but I am not a criminal except in intent." "I knew you would come," said the girl, with tears in her voice. "It is hard to face ruin, but it is harder to face conscience. Yesterday a lawyer came to see mother. He told her she was one of the heirs to a large estate. He brought papers for her to sign, and within a month she will have $20,000." "Well?" queried French, as he wiped his brow and looked around the store. "I?thought?thought"? "Vrvn tpint trt ir-vo mp nntira and leave your place at the end of the week. You will go, of course, but I hope you will remember that I came back to save the store. I wanted the insurance money, but my conscience wouldn't let me be a criminal." "I thought that if you wanted to take in a partner"? "But where can I Sad one?" "If you?you wanted to take in a partner and pay up the notes and be clear of that woman mother would give me the money, and"? He saw her to her home through the storm and darkness, and he did not ' realize that the wind blew or the rain fell or that he had to pick his steps. He realized only that he held her hand and that he had been saved from his other self. His sign reads "George French," but there is a silent partner with him and behind him and daily adding to his happiness. Rachel as Fhedre. So I saw Rachel. It was one of the most overpowering impressions of my life. The play was Racine's "Phedre." When Rachel stepped upon the scene, not with the customary stage stride, but with a dignity and majestic grace all her own, there was first a spell of intense astonishment and then a burst of applause. She stood still for a moment, in the folds of her classic robe an antique statue fresh from the hand of Phidias. The mere sight sent a j thrill through the audience; her face, a long oval, her forehead, shadowed by black wavy hair, not high, but broad and stroo^ under her dark arched eyebrows a pair of wondrous eyes that glowed and blazed In their deep sockets like two black suns; a finely chisel- | led nose, with open, quivering nostrils; j above an enereretic chin a mouth severe in its lines, with slightly lowered corners. sucli as we may imagine the mouth of the tragic muse; her stature, sometimes seeming tall, sometimes little, very slender, but the attitude betraying elastic strength; a hand with fine tapering fingers of rare beauty; the whole apparition exciting In the beholder a sensation of astonishment and intense expectancy.?Carl Schurz in McClure's. ELECTEIC LINE EECEIVES CHAETEE. Pays a Fee of $2,802 for Same. The secretary of state yesterday issued a charter to the South Carolina Public Service corporation, which is capitalized at 810,000,000, and has already received subscriptions amounting to $300,000. The company states in its charter that electric lines will he built throughout the State from Charleston through Columbia and the Piedmont section, with the idea of making Charleston an important port. The promoters of the company were in Columbia a short time ago and were entertained by the Chamber of Commerce. While here they outlined their work and were well received by the Columbia capitalists. The fee for the incorporation of the company amounted to ?2,802, which was paid, and indicates that the firm means business. Mr. Joseph J. Timmes, Mr. Van Etten and Maj. W. L. Glaze of Orangeburg yesterday paid the large fee and received the charter.?State, 17th. If the Baby is Cutting Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twentyfive cents a bottle. tf It is the best of all. Trained Nurse Missing. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17.?Miss Eva Driscoll, a trained nurse, 27 years old, has disappeared from her home at 186 Lee street where she has been living with Miss Anna Love, and is supposed to have committed suicide. She has been in ill health and despondent for some time and has threatened^ to take her own life. A Card, This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the'cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe, coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. The Kaufmann Drug Co. .Two brothers, negroes, named Walker got into a quarrel near Pendleton Saturday evening and one killed the other by striking him over the head with a stick. FROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Benefits a City Councilman at Kingston, Jamaica Mr. W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who is a member of the City Council at Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, writes as follows: 4'One bottle of. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me trouble and I think I should have been more quickly relieved if I had continued the remedy. That it'was beneficial and quick in relieving me there is no doubt and it is my intention to obtain another bottle." For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Columbus McCall, a white brick mason, was stabbed to death Saturday night in Spartanburg by a young white man named Sam Newman. Newman was not arrested until several hours after the tragedy. He admitted stabbing McCall. The Right Name. Mr. August Sherpe, the popular overseer of the poor, at Fort Madison, la., says: "Dr. King's New Life Pills are rightly named; they act more agreeably, do more good and make one feel better than any other laxative." Guaranteed to cure biliousness and constipation. 25c at Kaufmann Drug Co. Women seem to like any kind of clothes unless they are useful. A girl is pretty enough to suit herself when she thinks she is. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Safe Medicine for Children. In buying a cough medicine for children, never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it, and relief is always sure to follow. It is intended especially for couglis, colds, croup and whooping cough, and there is no better medicine in the world for these diseases. It is not only a certain cure for croup, but, when given as soon as the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. Whooping cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given as directed. It contains no opium or other harmful drugs, and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. For sale by Kaufmann Drug Co. Always keep to the right and you won't go wrong. JJon't get critical wnen your uoss tells you to?do things. How tajCure Chilblains. "To enjoy freedom from chilblains," w.'ites John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me., "I apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have also used it for salt rheum with excellent results." Guaranteed to cure fever sores, indolent ulceus, piles, burns, wounds, frost bites and skin diseases. 25c at The Kuufmann Drug Go's. drug store. cfJ>-1 ,"lVo? wmI w^s^A^A^w^y e\?g>i wi wfc^ %&&&i I J 1 ^ MJ * ^&^&&&&$& sI , J\WJ iSiWiiiiiWF i uftji i nail DONT FORGET Ko JLo TJi?IiOR| Successor to Maxwell & Taylor, NEAR POST OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S. C, When you are looking for Furniture. We buy only in Solid Car Load Lots and at the lowest spot cash prices, we therefore, can sell you for less than if we bought in local shipments. Solid Oak Bedroom Suites. Nine Pieces-^One Bed, One Bureau, One Washstand, One Centre Table, Four Chairs. One Rocker?all for SI 7.25. JL\2 6 Mm&JLG&t^sJESL hlzj.sa. pvjr w w V with a complete list of Cooking Utinsels, for $7.50. No. 8 Black Oak, with a complete list of TJtinsels, $12.50. Our line is complete. All grades. Prices guaranteed as low as Furniture of the same grade can be bought Write or phone 490 for prices. St. JELo T^YXiOR9 COLUMBIA, S. C. Our stock of Fall and Winter Goods are now ready for inspection, embracing everything in Wash Goods. DOMESTICS, DRESS GOODS AND SILKS of all imaginable shades and patterns, bought to please our customers. BflTT-LT-,?ME5fy. In Millinery we have a select line of the very latest styles and trimmings. Don't buy your hat until you have seen ours NOTIOlfS. Our notion department is complete with all the new novelties, too numerous to mention here. We want our Lexington friends to call and see what we have, MAKE OUR STORE HEADQUARTERS. WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL, ' 1603 MAIN STEEET, COLUMBIA. S. C. | The Palmetto National Bank, ? I COLUMBIA, S. C. W} United States Government, State, City and County Depository, m Capital paid in $250,000 00 m Surplus profits 12,500 00 A Liability of Stockholders 250,000 00 Jm Security for depositors $515,500 00 K Interest allowed in Savings Department at 4 per cent, per Annum, & Payable Quarterly. gar United States bonds $100,000 00 fg South Carolina bonds 82,000 00 IS OFFICERS. H Wilie Jones, President. J. P. Matthews, Cashier. Bf J. J. Seibels, First Vice-Pres. W. M. Gibbes. Jr., Ass't. Cashier. 11 Titos. Taylor, Second Vice-Pres. Weston & Aycock, Attorneys. gS This is the people's bank?"of the people, for the people and by the S ^ Loans to small merchants and small fanners as much desired as large Mp ones. We want your business, Bank opens every Saturday from G to it S o'clock p. in. for accommodation of wage earners. "