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I E. P. &- F. A, DAVIS ?j
S trio NAM* STOEET, Sm.U?M, 8. O. ? j
' MRS. jOWSER.
She Unearths a Scheme to Make
$1,000,000 In Seven Yea$,
' \S
AND TELLS HER HUSBAND.
But He Scoffe at the Idea of Raiting
Rat Rhinee and Rune For the Family
Drugs rat, Who !n*erme HHn That Ho
" Haa Loot 'a Fortune.
By M. QUAD.
{Copyright, 1I1X by Associated Literary
Praaa.]
MR. BOWSER was reading and
smoking when Mrs. Bowser
^?j| came up irom me aining
room and aat down to say:
"You were saying a few evenings ago
that I had spoiled many of your
schemes for getting rich."
"About fifty of them," he replied.
"A wife shouldn't be such a holdback
on her husband."
"Well, some are born that way."
"But tbey can change. I am going
to change. The next scheme you have
for making e million dollars In a year
I am going to give you all possible encouragement"
. .< : v
"But I am done with schemes. I
have been ridiculed and insulted in
my own house until I no longer care
whether we die in the poorhouse or
not"
"I hate to hear you talk like that
For three days past I have been scheming
myself, and this evening I have a
plan to discuss with you."
"Humph!"
"I think it a great scheme."
4tTT L tt?
nuuipu:
"I am sure you will agree with me
when you have heard the particulars."
Mr. Bowser turned to his paper in
YOUira RHINO AS A PET.
an indifferent manner, but after a
conple of minutes his curiosity began
to stir and he observed:
"It would be a wonder if you had
a scheme worth listening to."
"Humph T retorted Mrs. Bowser.
"Is it a scheme to sell flapjacks to
the neighbors?"
"Humph r
"If you've got a scheme why in
biases don't you state it? It itttist be
a sitiy thing or yon would."
"Very well?listen to me. Have you
noticed Chat the latest fad of society
ladles is to have a young rhinoceros
in the house as a pet f*
"No."
gsmv Statist tea.
"Have you seen that they are willing
to pay as high as $5,000 for s
healthy specimen just weaned?"
"No. sir!"
"Haven't yon read that the fad will
probably last for many years?"
"Not by a durned sight!"
"1/" UnrrmA. horA rnn onr Mof) A t
UJLI 4^V TW ov If uavg J VU uuj AVftVM. V*
what a full grown rhino sells for in
Africa?" - "
"No. of course not."
"You can bur oue for an iron cooking
pot costing 35 cents."
"See here, woman," said Mr. Bowser
as he wheeled about to glare at her.
"what sort of talk is this? What are
the rhinoceroses; of Africa to me?
What are thirt.Wpve cent cooking pots
of America to me? What are the fads
of society to me?"
"It is possible That you haven't linked
these things together?"
"There is no linking about it. It's
all nonsense!"
"Dear me. but it's no wonder you
are not worth a million collars. Here
is fortune knocking at your door, and
you are turning her away. It seems
queer that you cannot understand me.
Let me go over it slowly:
"The society ladies of America de- j
i velop a new fad.
| "It is a pet rhinoceros.
"Ue may have one or two horns.
| "He can be taught to waddle after
i an auto in the street.
"Tho nrir><* nf n ho.ilttir litHo wnd
j dier is $3,000.
"At those figures every diich digger
| cannot have one.
"You oan buy male and female rhi|
nos in Africa at 35 cents apiece.
"We have a back yard in which we
[ can graze them.
"You go to Africa and buy ten pairs
! as a starter.
"Yon can sell ten young rhinos a
year and add ten others to your herd.
"Ia five years yon are worth half a
million dollars.
"In seven yon can retire on a million.
Mr. 8ow??r Leerna.
"The coat of feeding and maintaining
will he a mere trifle. The rantten
otteo bones fr?>w our table alettw vrilf
hvog. r?ii ;
i
can get straw tad sawdust for to
others.
"If work id right in connection wit!
some doctor I don't see why w
couldn't build up a demand for rhinoc
eroe milk. It could be advertised as i
sure cure for tuberculosis."
v "Tod are.quite done, are you?' aakei
Mr. Bowser as she paused.'
"Oh, there's more, but I think yoi
can see the points I have made. Mi
Bowser, do you realize that you an
getting to be an old man?"
"What In thunder has my age got t<
do with it?" he shouted.
"Why?why"?
"And there isn't a gray hair In m:
| head."
"Because you haven't any at all. W<
might as well look the situation in th<
face. If it can be brought about?am
I don't see why it can't?I should dear
!y love to see you milking a herd o
stately rhinos each mornin * the sui
came up."
"Woman, have you lost the littli
sense you were born with?"
"And wt could go together to delivei
the milk."
"Btopr
"And the newspapers would five m<
credit for the idea."
"Stop it, I say!"
"But you shall have your share. Mr
Bowser, how soon can yon get ready t<
tart for Africa*/"
. "Never!" .
"There is no time to lose if yoi
would take advantage of this golden
opportunity. The natives there may
hear of the fad and run up the price
There may come a rinderpest to mak<
a scarcity. Some other brilliant wo
man may give her husband the idea
Can't yon run out this evening and en
gage your passage?"
"No, no, no!" he shouted as he start
ed down the hall.
"But the chance may slip away."
"The chance to get you to an insane
asylum won't slip, for I'm going out
right now to make arrangements"'
"I can pack a valise for yon in fifteen
minutes. It will be almost crim
inal if you don't go."
He Rushes For Aid.
"Get yourself ready for the wagon
that will come op!"
"Wait a moment," she asked as he
stood with his hand on the doorknob.
"Don't you care to be worth a million
dollars?"
"Not by a durned sight!"
"And you won't go to Africa?"
"I won't!"
"Nor into the rhino scheme?"
"No!"
Mr. Bowser's feelings were, all mixed
up as he left the house. Never in her
life before had Mrs. Bowser talked
that way. As he went along he tried
to think if she had acted strange and
queer at any time during the last two
weeks, but he could not call any instance
to mind. She must be wrong in
the head, however. He go to Africa!
He bring home rhinos! ne turn milk
man!
"By thunder, but she's as mad as a
March hare," he exclaimed to himself,
"and I can't have a doctor any too
soon!"
The druefirlRt! He was nassinz his
family druggist's, and he baited and
turned in.
There were no customers in the store,
and the druggist told him to go ahead
with hla story. He told it with great
earnestness, and when he concluded the
man of drugs looked at him In a
solemn way and replied:
"Bowser,^ou are done for!"
"Howr ,
"Mrs. Bowser UMleatt right about the
rhifiOfP'
"You can't ir-*su ftr*
"And you're ?< < a million dollar*!"
"But howr
"A feller left here for Africa ten
minutes before rot) eaxne in, and he's
cabled ahead f?r erery rhino in the
whole blamed country. Crazy? Why,
Mrs. Bowser had a scheme to make
your fo-tnno, and you're turned
it liowuT'
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TAX NOTICE
Office of County Treasurer, Lexington
Countv, Lexington, 8. G., Beptembei
20, 19J 2.
I will be at the places and datee
mentioned below for the collection of
all taxes due for 1912, and will thank
the taxpayers to meet me promptly.
Leesville, Wednesday, ' 27, "
Summit, Friday, a ir. " 29, *
Gilbert. 44 p. m. 4* 29, "
Ed. Add\'?,Wed a. m. Dec. 4, 44
G. F. K^isler's.44 p m. 44 4, *
Brooklancl Sat. all day. 4' 7, 44
LEWFor
Stale Purposes . 5% Mills
For 0' dinary County Put po^os ... 4 Mills
For Pa-?r Indebtedness .... 2 Mills
Special t'ounty . (bridges) . . IH Mills
For ]{ojid<* . . . 2 Mills
For Constitutional School Tux... .3 Mills
Total 18', Mills
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special School ?vy Di*. No. i* 8 Mills
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L..11 Tax S1.0O
Commutation road tax for 1012,
dollars, is received a' he same time
j as other Stare and county raxes,
i MT Read instructions below before
remitting:
According ro law the County Auditor
will add the folJow'ne penalties:
On January 1st, 1913. 1 per cent,
penalty will be added to those who
have not paid. On February 1st, 1913,
an additional 1 p r crr.t. will be added
to fbn?o who Vfl-en rot paid, making 2
per oeDt. penalty for February. Still
an additional 3 per cent, panalfv will
be Added on March 1st., making 7 p-r
cent, penalty to be paid by those who
have ret paid by March 1st. 1913.
Tax Books will close March, 13. 1913.
When ruiuttieggtva eaob township
Or school di-dric* > ? Vf prrperty I* Jn
Uh e yrif- !Htru.e. in t'?;i, Q )t.
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THE JEWELEB
1108 Main St, Colombia, S. 0,
REPAID
WATCHES
AND
JEWELRY
lakes Them Qood at Met
MEDALS
AlSD
BADGES
Iimrfactnrec in Our Ova *
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Oihor Purposes
AVERY, The Jeweler
1508 Main St., Columbia, S. C.
AM MASTER OF TOE
OPTICAL OUSINESS
My motto is painstaking: consci
entioue Optical service. I have
ore of the most completely
I equipped optical offices, in Oolnmhia
T.of. mo vnnv
MVV ?MV %?V J VU& V^/|A
cal work and show yon how I
can serve yon. Spectacles and
Eye-glasses repaired and lenses
matched in 30 minutes.
Three gradn te opticians of many
years experience to serve yon and 4
we can promise yon the highest degree
of accuracy, reliability and satisfaction
in all cases entrusted to - t
~ me. Come and see ns, we make no
charge for our examination.
6, H. Berkman
ESTABLISHED 1879.
1418 MAIN STREET.
COLUMBIA. S. 0. *
BEAR IN MIND
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Is Headquarters for
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r._ t: l. r< .i. 'r
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! your coffee and sugar.
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, 1639 Main Street,
Phone 157.
Columbia, S. C. *
A Watch is
Valuable
When it Keeps Time. If
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I ~
keep (Jorrect lime, see I
M. WEISS,
! Watch Repairing a Speciaty
Also Dealer in Watches
and Jewelry.
1336 Assembly St., Columbia, S. C.
% ^
FARMS!
If you want to buy a good
farm at right price anywhere
in South Carolina, ^
call on or write me. If you ^
want to sell your farm quick
for cash, make your price
right aod I will sell it for
yoo, no matter where located.
I nell choice city
property, too.
Hope A. Dickert,
j i 507 Main Street*
j Columbia, - South Carolina. ~