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A FALSE STEP Sweet, thou hast trot) ou a hr.-rt I I'a?! There's a world full of men. .MM women as fair as thou art Must do eui ii ttiincs now and then. Thou onljr hast 6teppcd unaware (Maliee not one can impute). And why should a heart have been thera In tho way of a fair woman's foot? It was not a stone that could trip. Nor was it a thorn that could rend. Put up thy proud underlip I 'Twas merely the heart of a friend. And yet, peradventure, one day. Thou sitting alone at the glass, Remarking the bloom gone away, Where thc smile in its dimplement ?.??, And seeking around the? In rain, From hundred? who flattered before. Euch a word as, "Oh, not in the main Do I jbold the? less precious, but more." Thou wilt nigh, very Ilk?, on thy part, "Of all I lia vc known or can know I wish I had only that heart J trod upon ages ago I" -Elizabeth Barrett Drowsing. ^IHOHBll Boer women have very often fought alongside of their husbands and fa thers and brothers In the wars of the republics of South Africa. Some of them are capital markswomen; and nearly all have the fanatical courage wbic)> ls noticeable in religious en thusiasts of all climes. The women who today are fighting in the trenches against the British are doing no new thing. Their mothers nnd grandmoth ers assisted in the defense of many a laager against the rush of Zulu impls. Far from detracting from their wo manly fascinations, the young men of thc Transvaal look upon such mascu line prowess as greatly enhancing them. Rifle skill and amazonian dash in time of war on the part of the maids compel the admiration of the young men, as witness the recent case of Marie Dutolt: Marie was a little Cinderella of the veldt. Not nil the glamour of fairydom could, however, have persuaded a prince that little Marie was pretty. She was, Indeed, quite homely. The child was an orphan and lived with the Van Pelts, her^uncle and aunt, nnd her elder cousins, Hendrick, a young man, nud Greta and Anna, who may be said to have taken the place of Cinderella's ill conditioned sisters. These latter were belles of Boeriand and well por tioned, but Marie had been left, a skin ny babe, without a penny. This, with ber homeliness, lessened her chance of ever being nicely married, for the shrewd Beer has a. careful eye on a girl's dowry. An old maid or a bache lor is a byword and a thing of abhor rence in the Transvaal. So Marie's lot was sad. Oom Kris Van Pelt was not a bad man by any means. He was a typical farmer and hunter of the Transvaal, a tall, broad, bearded, grave, religious patriot. When -Marie's parents died, he gave the child a home more from duty than affection or pity and after that paid little heed to ber. Tante Anne, his wife, was another matter. She would never have turned away the little Marie, partly from a sense that such conduct would scarcely have been Scriptural, but chiefly from a fear of what her neighbors would say. Bot she did not conceal her opinion that the Dutoits had sinned greatly in dying without leaving a provision for their child. In the hard years when tho mealie crop was burned by tho sun and the oxen perished from lack of water Tante Afine made things unpleasant for little Marie, for she was a feverish, complaining woman. "Another such year," she would cry, "and we will be ruined. The good Lord knows best, bot there, aie so many mouths to feed, iso many mouthsl" . Such outcries were absurd, for the Van Pelts were better off than many burghers. Her neighbors knew , this and smiled &i the worrying old woman, but Marie took it very seriously and redoubled her labors. From babyhood she worked until her hands were hard as a boy's and her face was darkly tanned. A hard childhood was that of Marie Dutolt, whose older cousins were In nowise distressed to see how she slaved. There ls 'only one career open to the average Boer girl, and that is marriage. ; Marie was plain. Marie was poor. Greta and Anna compla cently and leisurely looked forward to taking their choice ot suitors, bot Ma rie could only sigh and be resigned and secretly dream of some Impossible day when the prince would ride over the veldt and sound his bogle horn. She always roused herself sharply from each extremely foolish dreams and dashed mote reluctantly than ever at the drudgery of the farm. Yet one great delight was hers, and that Was when Hendrick, her big?- si lent cousin, took her out on tho broad Plain when he was shooting at tho tar gets and taught her to handle a rifle. Sometimes he even took ber on a hunt, and so keen were her eyes and so firm her grip and so steady her open air trained nerves that Marie Dutolt when, ic years old was nigh as good a shot as Hendrick himself. When she was IC. thc troubled days began, and the Transvaal declared War against Great Britain. Veldt Cornet Hausmann bronchi the a^ws, but ii was not altogether news. All night the beacon fires bad been Punilng on the nigher kepa, All night Kaffir runners had been scouring the country rri? ?u?asnges rrom tho com mandants to tho burghers. AU night ja many farmhouses tho women bad J** at work preparing tba rations of hutong and cleaning tho arms of Che Patriots. All night tlirouajbtout tba length and breadth of the land prayers Jad gone np and the veldt had echoed tue deep voiced songs of David. The cornet was c close 'friend of Hendrick Van Pelt A rich man was ce and influential insomuch that be *as even in the connells of Paul Kru himself. Venr popular also was Bick Haus mann, and so well looking that even without his wealth tho maidens would ??ave been gracions to bim. It may be "Jagined thai in tho course of the Ktfle ?ariry8 day drt?am<3 the prince who ?ailoped so cavalierly over the veldt I was uoi altogether uuiiue lue young cornet. I "It's war," he said gravely as he sat down in the farmhouse. "I have come ! for Oom Kris and Hendrick. If they I are ready, we will Join the commando j together. Yes, thank you, Greta; thank you. Anna, I will take coffee." I Marlo had made tho coffee, but her cousins served thc cornet. Tanto Anne and they hovered about him and cho rused denunciations of thc rooineks and eulogies of the Boer patriots. Then first Rick Hausmann smiled on Greta, and again he was cordial to Anna. When Greta smiled, Anna frowned, and when Anna beamed Greta tossed her handsome head and sniffed. But Marie made coffee nnd hid ber homely face and looked not at all at the prince ot the veldt. Wheu the Van Pelts were ready, thp women hung about their horses, delaying them to make sure that nothing was forgotten-tho bil tong, the coffee, the sugar, the home grown tobacco. Tante Anne, in tears, car.>E8ed her spouse and son, but the daughters were more solicitous about thc rich and handsome veldt cornet. They were quite cheery. They had no doubts of the outcome of thc war. "Slay them as the Philistines were slain," they cried to Rick. "Drive the ultlanders into tho sea. Oh, how I wish I was a man to go and fight them!" I "Oh, yes, to be a mani" cried Greta; "to bo brave and strong" "To be such a horseman!" cried An na, cutting out Greta. "We will make much of you when you come back victorious!" they cried together. "And reward me, I hope," said the handsome cornet, but ho looked at both and smiled at both, so that the girls when they had smiled back at him frowned on each other. "Goodby, Marie," said Hendrick. "Goodby, cousin," said Marie. "I wish I was going with you." Then they rode off to Join the com mando, and Rick only waved his hand to Marie, and all the veldt for her grew chill and gray. The prince was gal loping over the veldt, but no glad'bugle born had sounded Its call for her. Tante was more peevish than ever, The girls were sulky. "Marie, you've let the coffee get cold!" Tante Anne screeched. Marie was at the open door staring after the horsemen and did not heai nor answer. "Come In and attend to your work!' her aunt cried. "What are you about'. Do you think the cornet will kiss blt hand to you?" The sisters laughed shrilly, but Ma rle hung her head. "No," she thought; "he will neva wave bis hand to me. I am too uglj and too poor, but-I should like to tnk< a rifle and be beside bim and fight th? Englishmen, and-and watch ovei bini." Thc fight had begnn in a series o: skirmishes, but when morning cami the Boers and British were lu pitcher battle. The speaking of the great gum could be heard at the farm. Sometime; even the rattle of the rifle fire reachei across the plain. Thc women foll were terribly excited. War was nov very close to their doors, and it wai not so easy a thing to sneer at th courage of the rooineks. Aunt Anni rocked in her great chair; the girl were white and unnerved; Marie wa restless, with great bright eyes. Al night long spider carts and wagons an* Utters had been jolting across the veld with burdens of dead and cripple? mea who were being carried by natlv servants and friends to nearby borne for burial or for nursing. Suddenly, before the glaring sun ha< yet reached its noontide height, a rag ged Kaffir came running and leapini from the distant kopjes, where the bat tie raged and roared. His eyes wer protruding with fright, and his dari face was now gray. "It ts M'Pangwel" Marie cried aa h came, and they all went out to mee Oom Kris' servant, who had follows lim master to the war as la olden time the henchmen followed the knights an squires. The Kaffir ran up weary an exhausted. A dirty rag bound bia arr where a bullet had pierced the flesh. "Why have yon left your baas?' th T?crr:cz cried, and Tante Anne shoo her flat at the trembling boy. "To coward dog, if you have nm away will use the sjambok on you myself I" "NI!" cried the servant "No rm Baas Hendrick, bim dead ID > trend Big baas him fight and shoot, shoot shoot. Big baas him say to M'Pnngw? 'Get cart; take Baas Hendrick to Tant Anne/ Me come, ruo all way." There was a wailing then in tb farmhouse and terrible cries for vengi ance, bat the Yan Pelts wer? too se: row stricken to obey the poor ster father's wilL On Marie fell the tas! as on Marie usually fell the barde tasks. She had loved Hendrick, bc abe was dry eyed. Her face waa aft and stern. "Is Oom Kris hurt?" aha asked tb boy, and he told her the old man wa safe as yet as they harnessed tbs bonu Her back was turned to him. "Did you see the Veldt Cornet Ham mann?" she asked. "He shoot, shoot, shoot, with bl baas," said the boy. When the cart was ready, Marie wes inside sod.filled a great canteen wit coffee. She took some biltong an bread, also. Then she got Hendrick' old rifle, which she had often used, an went into tho house for a belt of ac munition. "Tante Anne," she said, "I am goii to the trenches with M'Pangwe. ' E says'the battle is bard. The common ant must need every good shot he ca . find, and I am a good shot. Beside they have killed Hendrick, and I tove him." Xante Anne screeched again. "I need' yon here!" she aer?ame "What can my girls and ? do, broke down as weare? Who will help in tl house?' "Greta and Ana? must do that u less they will como with me." At that tho girls cried ont. "The trenches are no place tor girls they said. "Oh," said Marie Datait hotly, "the are women there already helping tl men. A woman also baa a right to d fend the fatherland. My mother foogl the Zulus with my father in lange and Yante Anne herself when ene wi younger could bit a deer." She drove off with the Kaffir, sorrow lng much for Hendrick, her childhood friend, but hot with bitter anger ax vengeful wrath against the Xkiglla Also there was a dread In her hon war. arriving she tTnouiu ima yoi an other lying dead lu the trenches on the hillside. No doubt this would seem uumuldcu ly conduct iu the eyes of seminary girls, but, you see, Marie bad never been to school. She could only with difficulty spell out her Bible, was -Suite uncultured and a very simple aud natu ral product of the veldt, possessed with all the primitive passions of love and hate and Jealousy and revenge. The trenches were reached from the rear of tho army, with only the rocky difficulties of the kopje to overcome. When, however, Urey carno near to them, tho Kaffir shook with fear as the great shells came shrieking from the British guns to plunge Into the earthen breastworks or burst near by, scatter ing horror. He cowered In the cart, but Marie sat erect, although her faco was white and her Hps Indrawn. They halted some distance away in the shel ter of a great rock, and Oom Kris him self carried his dead boy to the cart Poor old patriot, ho was weeping, but he could not leave his place to accom pany Hendrick's remains, anxious though he was that they should be burled at home near the old farm and not In tho drendful trenches, perhaps by British hands. He dispatched thc Kaffir's cart and expressed no sur prise when Marlo followed him on hands and knees, creeping to Hen drick's place. Tho old man, like every old Boer, had been used In other daye to see his women folk by his side de fending the wagons of the trek against savage foes. "It ls right, little Marie," he said simply. "He loved you, my Hendrick Say a prayer and aim carefully." On the Boer girl's other side lay thc field cornet. He nodded to Marie and smiled approval. "Who should conquer us," he said "when our girls are ready to die to de fend the land? Why did not Greta and Anna come? They are fair shots, ant Hendrick was their brother." Marie said nothing, but color cam? back to her cheeks, for lt was the first time the prince of thc veldt had spoket to her so cordially. Then she listened to bim as he pointed out to ber, peep lng over the breastworks, the posit loi of the English and directed her fire She grew warm with the fierce excite ment of the thing, but her aim wei steady, and her bullets sped truly. Rici was earnest In his encouragement. "I did not> know," be said entbusl astlcally, "that you were such a brav< girl and capital shot. Yoti were al ways so quiet." Then Marie, even In the middle o horrors, was almost happy. All the afternoon the shells cain shrieking. All the afternoon cries an? groans and hoarse commands filled he ears, with the ceaseless crash of tb rifles and the thunder of the big gnni Other sounds there were also, whei now from the right and again from th left some God fearing patriot woul< begin to sing. Then along the line o the trench the deep voices would rls to heaven, now In the heart stlrrln? melody of a Volkslied, now chantln; ! the solemn measures of the psaln: Marie sang too. Her voice and thos ' of a few other women and boys wit the commando rose high above th men's. Never before was seen s strange a congregation praising th Lord. At last, when the day was far spen the enemy tried new tactics, since the! artillery could not disperse the Boer In the trenches. From far in front body of kilted highlanders moved foi ward with a great cheer, aaa the shell came plunging down In a more furiorj otorm than ever. One ot th eso ban near Marie. A piece tc? past ber fae and blt old Oom Kris Th?? Soe ol man's rifle fell from Staads, B gave one . short, sharp cary and fe back. He bad followed bis dear soi So hot was the fight, so argent lt wi that now If ever the Boers should ai Blacken tljeir fire, that little Marl could only nrannnr a prayer, but dare cot cease firing. Bick Hausmann four time to touch ber band aod whisper 1 sympathy. "It was for God aod country," sal he. "lt ls well with him." Tears were lo Marie's eyes os st looked at bim gratefully. "For God and country," she repente and turned steadily to the approacblr rush of highlanders. They were cor log on with tremendous dash, nt cheering now, for every breath wt peeded as they faced the steep hil With fixed bayonets they came on ar on and on. The fire of the Boers wi furious, a continual roar of volley ir rifles. The Scotchmen suffered erucll Here, there,, like wands lu wind, nu wavered and dropped, bat the re came on and on and on, and the ghat ly looking bayonet* were thrusting fo ward, nearer and nearer. At sight < the" c?ld steel, glancinglin" the Sn Karie began to quake. Not she alon tho Boers'all ro??d wero paling. Dsn ping still from the line of kilted v.a riots before the tempest of bullets, nu lay scattered o? the hillside, son writhing, some very still; the highish era came closer and closer. "Cornet Hausmann," Marie erle quivering. "I must go-I must fly. cannot stand and face those-things!' Hansmann looked up to speak ai then another shell burst, and he it with a broken leg. At the same I ?tant many Boers, unaccustomed _ face such a weapon, began to fall bac leave the trench and retreat. Har mann saw them, and tn spite of L agony, ordered and implored them stay. "Stand finar toe cried. "They a exhausted. ' Stand firm-continue fi lng, and we'll drive them back yet. O cowards, will you fly? Merle, she iiiem ca example. You are no cowar Steady, Marie! Keep on firing! Yt won't desert me, will you?' Marie's strength was renewed. Ev? ber awful dread vanished at tl prince's entreaty. She stood beeb him as he reached up to ber band. "Ne," she said; "I forgot for one m ment. No; I Wifl not desert you." Now the Scots wera within 100 yard They came on, bat they were rrtnggc lng and gasping. "Firm! Stand firm I" cried tho woun ed Boer chief to tba Boers who bad n ."Bush them, lads!" roared the ti British officer. They came. Marie covered that of cer steadily. He fell as she fired, bi his men came on and on. Their bo onets were within 60 yards, and tl Boers, without any such weapon meet them; broke at last and scattere .Mane looueu oown ut me comet, tie hail fainted from pain. With n great effort she lifted him np, for she was strong from much outdoor work, nud staggered with him from the lost trenches to the shelter of tho great rock which had previously hld the cart. Uer soul was full of bitterness because the trench was taken, but yet her heart was glad when tho prince opened his eyes and smiled on her. At least she had saved him from the fren zied demons with the bayonets. The Scots, however, could not hold the position for long. Boer artillery from other kopjes was trained on them. They In turn retreated, and night fell upon the battle. Behind the rock Marlo gave the cor net water and eased ids agony U3 best she could while walting for tim sur geon and ambulance. Hausmaun'u eyes wore always on her face. "Marie," he said nt Inst, "these fel lows would hnve killed me If you had not staid by me. You snved my Ufo when you did not desert me, Uko tho others. Marie, little Marie, Oom Kris has gone, and Hendrick has gone, and you are alone. I, too, am alone. Stay with me, then-never desert me." The prince of the veldt had called on his bugle horn.-Washington Post. The Hulea of the Shop. In one part of Washington there Is an exclusive settlement of negroes. They have their little shops In which the necessaries of life are kept on sale. The prices range from a cent up to a quarter. In one of thc shanties ls a barber shop. It has two chairs of the most primitive style. On the wall ls a torn colored picture of a colored fire company in a frame without a glass. Underneath this !s a paper on which are written these rules: ?. Share, 5 conto. Spot caah. One hair cut 10 centa. Spot cash. Shnmpooin Saturday, 5 cent! Eitra. Other dara, except Sunday, 8 centa. No thavin Bundar. B< ja takca tipa. Shine, next door. Shut on holidays. No credit in thc Store. Gamblin barred. Except pinta on ^cca. No politics lor Same on religion. K.. a ? a . a . . ? -Washington Star. He A.?aaed Hlsjh. President Lincoln once had a singu lar Interview with a persevering stran ger. This was a man who had been noticed henning about the White House in Washington. Asked his busi ness, he said he wanted to see Mr. Lin coln and was not going away until he had seen bim. Ultimately the presi dent granted the visitor an Interview. "Say, Mr. Lincoln," he began, "do you want a secretary of war? For, if you do, I'm your man." The president Informed him that at that moment he was not In need of such an article. With that the stranger withdraw, but os he was leaving the room he turned and said, "Say, Mr. Lincoln, have you such a thing na a pair of old trousers?" After a hearty laugh, Lincoln told bis visitor he almost deserved the secre taryship, "because," he added, "you aim high." Wouldn't Hare Altered Resolta. "John Simpson, this superstitious af fectation of yours about the thirteenth j day of the month ls simply nonsense, j All sorts of great undertakings have been begun on the thirteenth. Why haven't you bad the courage to test the matter by starting some venture on that dater' "There ls only one I can think ot that I might have launched then. I might have married yon, my love, on that date. And-and I'm willing to confess tbat I really don't think it would have made mach difference." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Extr:uea Meet. The Blond-I don't feel well Ibis aft ernoon. The Brunette-Maybe lt Is something you ate for luncheon. "I think not. I only bad some dev iled crabs and angel cake."-Indian apolis Press. Styrla'a Iron Caty. One of the busiest places in the Aus tro-Hnngarlan empire is a little town la Styrla-Biseaevz. Eisenevz ls, as the name itself says (elsenevs means Iron ore), Immensely rich In iron ore, and Its mountains have been worked for centuries. The deposits are said to be almost inexhaustible. It ls stated on good authority that iron ore was first worked ?bero in the year 712. A stone column erected In 1782 gives data on the first working of the' ore. The Styrlan iron Is world renowned and SS3S.-Mf ^ay all over Ehjrope. For the manufacture of steel lt ia- unrivaled. Styrlan steel ls largely used In Austria Hungary, Germany, France, Belgium and England for the manufacture of swords, cutlery am\ fine Instruments and toola. The output of the minea of Elaeneva amounts to over 5,000,000 quintals, or 500,000 tona, a year. Kia Poaltloa. A meeting of a negro "literary socie ty" waa In progress, and the business part of the programme was under con sideration. ' Some one bad proposed that the regu lar time of meeting be changed from Monday to Wednesday night, and the proposition provoked much discussion. Finally the president of the society was appealed to for bia opinion, and be said with mncb gravity : "Well* membabs ob de s'ciety, pus so nally, now, pussonally, I don't car* willoh ??gbi de o'ciety meets, but fo' myself I prefers Mouday."-Youth's Companion. Olrlfa?a Amenities, Fay-I accepted Mr. Roxley last night. May-Good gracious ! Weren't you nervous abort it? "No? Wbyr "Oh, I would have beaut I .bonl4 think the suspense would be awful) while yon were walting for hie atv ewer."-Philadelphia Press. To Make Rah Bite. To one ounce of aaafeotida add tea drops of oil of sassafras and enough alcohol to make into a thin paste. A small quantity of the above spread upon the bait ?iii produce the desired result. At least, so say old fishermen who use it constantly on trot lines. How to be Beautiful. "What shall I do to be beautiful?" "How eau 1 preserve my pood looks?" "What is good for a poor complex ion?" "Have you a simple receipt for the caro of the hair?" These and countless other questions on the subject of beauty, which are being constantly propounded, nave become annoying in the extreme, and equally unanswerable. It is disagrce ble to a degree. Beauty is not a material something that can be obtained at bargain-coun ter prices. It is Nature's owu handi work, wrought in her own mysterious and inimitable way. Its possession is not an unmixed pleasure and a joy forever. It is only attractive accord ing to the temperament of the behold er. Those who seek it most ardu ously most frequently lose it in the chase. If there is a formula by which beauty can bc acquired, its ingredi ents have yet to be revealed. If there are any rules for the preser vation of beauty, they are as simple as the routine of a well-regulated life. It is the woman who is constantly striving to be beautiful who never gains the prize. It is thc woman who works hardest to keep her beauty who fades earliest. This is because she constantly wor ries about her looks. If there are any rules applicable, this is of first im portance. Don't worry. Beauty is, after all. but the mere externals. If you haven't it it cannot be acquired. Talent, on the other hand, is inherent, but you can only reach your dramatic fulfillmcut by ceaseless effort and hard work. Work tells in everything. In this day the law of the survival of the fittest rulee I supreme, and tho law operates equita bly for the most beautiful and the I very plainest. This is especially true J of the stage. Those who can act are given instant preference over those who cannot, and beauty outs but a small figure in the selection. We like our friends best for what they are, and not for their beauty. Always do the best you are capable of, no matter what you may under take. There is beauty in ?that. A clear brain and an active body is the first step toward beauty, indolence breeds cynicism, and cynicism soon shows the imprint on the face. A sure sign of fading beauty is a harden ing of the lines of the mouth. Think good thoughts, read only good books, and preserve your tender expression, which you oan do only by preserving your tenderness of nature. Don't dissipate. If you do you will surely pay the penalty. Dissipation and good looks never go hand in hand, Lack of sleep or uneven hours cf res! play sad havoo with all of us. ''Bc good and yon will be lonely" is not sc true as it Bounds. If you must exercise, don't overdc it. If yonr work itself does not keep, your body in perfect trim, oyoling, swimming, and walking in mode/atioc are excellent forms of exercise. If beauty can be preserved these suggestions may help, bat as foi beauty itself, like genius, it is born not made. Alfalfa. Wherever alfalfa will grow there il ought to be planted, and. the true tesl of where it will thrive oan only be de termined by experimenting, and these experiments should be carefully anc intelligently made. An enthusiastic writer on alfalfe says: "It is weather proof, for cole does not kill it, and heat makes it grow all the better. A flood will not drowi it and a fire will not burn it. It boret like a well digger, and, unlike a wei digger, don't stop till it reaches water Cattle love it, hogs fatten apon it and a hungry horse wants nothing else, Once started it stays like a ?anadi thistle or an iron-bound mortgage, bul enriches instead of impoverishing the farmer." Probably the writer painted a little too vivid, bat there is no question thal alfalfa is a profitable, easy eared foi crop wheo once planted. Fields of il twenty and thirty years old are nol rare, and there is said to be a field ol alfalfa in Mexico which is nearly three hundred years old. It will- be safe to try planting it on good corn land, pro vided that said land is, at no time, covered with water for oVer forty eight hours Irish Potatoes and Bots. So far as known the juice of Irish potatoes is better calculated to osase the bot to let go the Hoing of the stomach than any remedy that caa, with safety, be given the horse. The jnieo doss not kill the bots, bat osases them to become numb. Heneo they oarl ap aod lot go, aod the horse is re lieved from his bots. Six to twelve tabers will furnish eaoagh juice, wheo scraped, to relieve the worst case.-D. T. Stephenson. - Wheo a widow and a widower begin to discuss matrimony one seldom gets the better of the other; the argu ment usually results io a tie. A Rose thal Thrives In a Cemetery. The best white TOM* for cemetery plantiug is Madame I'lanticr. lt is a variety of .somewhat slender growth, aod on this account is some* time* termed a half-climber, liut it requires no trellis, being much more graceful when allowed to traiu itself thau when given a support of any kin?!. lt throws upa great number of stalks, on which great quantities of milk-white double Howers are borne in clusters during Juue and July. - ?mm o mm - - ? Jerry Shorer, of Maplewood, awid ower with six children, a few days ago met Mrs. Augustus Hoses, of Green town, Pike County, a widow with seven children. It was a case of love at first sight, aud after a courtship of forty-eight hours they were married. Bramble-Here is another story about a man shooting Lia wife by ac cident. That shows how dangerous it is to keep a gun in tho house. Thorne -Not at all. lt simply shows how dangerous it ia to keep a fool in thc house. Conundrum (by the printers devil)-Ia there any rule of Knglisti composition that Mr. ex-I'residcnl Steyn invariably observes? Yes. H< never comes to a full stop without be ginning with a fresh capital. 'Henry, that census takei doesn't know his business." "What makes you think so?" "Why, h< shut mc off when I tried to tell hin how many sweet little teeth baby hac cut." fine figure Many women lose their girlish forms site they become mothers. This is due to neg (set* The figure caa be preserved beyom question if the es pedant mother wi! constantly UK rn**** 1 friew during the who! period of pregnancy The earlier tts use begun, the more pe: fectly will the shat be preserved. mother's Trien not only softens an relaxes the muscli during the great strain before birth? but bel] the skin to contract naturally afterward* keeps unsightly wrinkles away, and ti muscles underneath retain their pliability. Motile."* Trifft? is that famous extern liniment which banishes morning slckne and nervousness during pregnancy I shortei labor and makes it nearly painless1! builds ti the patient's constitutional strength* so th ?ht csssrgss frena the ordeal without (bags The little one* too* shows the effects < mMbff'S ?rlend by its robustness andvigo Bold at drat ?tores for 91 a bottle. Send for our finely Illustrated book Cor o: pactant mothers. *g THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR G< . ATLANTA. QA. PARKER RYE None Farer? None Bette] Ask for it at ali Dispensar?a - THE - BANK OF ANDERSON. J. A. BROCK, President. JOS. N. BROWN, Vice Presiden t. B. F. MAULDIN, Cashier THE largest, etrongest Bank in tb County. Interest Paid on Deposits By special agreement. With unsurpassed facilities and resoui ces we are at all timon prepared ta a? commodate our cuatomerp. Jan IO', 1000 20 Winthrop College Scholarships And Entrance Examination THE Examination for the award o? ve cant Scholarship* in Winthrop Col lege and for th? admission of new atc dont? will be held at the County Com House on Friday, July 20tb, at 9 a, u Applicants must not ba leas than flftee years of age. When Scholarships are vc oated after Joly 20 th they will be award ed to those making the highest average i this examination. The cost of attend ance* including board, furnished roon beat* light and washing, is only S8.5? pt month. For further Information and catalogue address Pres. D. B. Jbhnaoi Rockhill, S. C. May 2s* 1000 48 yr? ? m, m/ V V * V W I, m 9<m. m, mj m, m, m, m, m, m, m m, PATENTS?^* AOVICS AS TO PATENTABILITY PQPI" . Notlcoln "lnvenUvo Ago" RBTCP&T8 . Book "now to obtain l'oient*" g HIRISS Li HIS I) von SALK. Wi'- oller for Halo live acres of Land in tim City of Anderson, behm part of tho Tract on which Mr*. Mary O'Donnell residen, bounded by Hampton street, East Boundary street, Kennedy street, and othor Lands of Haid M re Mary O'ltonnoll, It is divided into bali acre lott*, and has a thirty-font street running through If not sold at private salo will be Hold Yalonda v lu Optobor. l??ou. ^ee p'at at otlieoof Bonham A Watkins un l ?pu y to the undersigned for terms. BONHAM A WATKINS, llUATTLEUal'M A COCHRAN, ii ? .... Attorneys. .Inly I. moo 2 3m IJAND FOR SALE. WE oder mr sale that Tract of Land in Savannah Township, knowu as tho Hewin Land, on (ienercstoe Creek, waters of Savannah River, bounded by said Creek, Public Road and Lands of T. D. Stevenson, Karl Hairis, Nathauiel Harris and others. If not sold at private sole will be sold at public outcry on SaleHday in October. lOOi). Ask at our office for terras and plat. BONHAM A WATKINS, Attorneys'. July 4, 1000 2 lim PROF. T. R. LANGSTON, ANDERSON, S. C., CURES BY VITAL, MAGNETISM. ALL ciassos ol Diseases, acute and chronic, promptly, painlessly and permanently, and without tho uso of medicine or surgory. Having just completed a thorough course of instruction, theoretical and clinical in the Science and Art of Healing by Vital Magnetism, (the Weltmer meth od,) I beg leave to oller my services to the slok and aillicted of Anderson and vicinity. I am thoroughly prepared to treat all classes of diseases, especially those affecting the nervous organism, hy thiB new method. ABSENT TREATMENT. Persons living at remote distances may be successfully treated by this method by what Is termed Absent Treatment, by correspondence. All communications whatever, either personal or by letter, will be scrupulous ly treated aa confidential. Offices-Thompson Building, Southeast of Public Square. ('all on or address PROF. T. R. LANGSTON, Anderson, S. C. I have already a number of flattering testimonials of marvelous cures per formed by me. May 1?), 1000 47 r, An All-around Satisfaction is assured to those who Patronize ...... Tb8 Anderson SleamLannflry. OUR WORK ia uniformly excellent, not merely occasionally good. What care ?nd skill can do to give satisfaction 1B done. Flue work on goods of every description is done here. The Finish, either high gloss or domestic, on Shirts, Collars and Cuffs is especially mentor i ona. ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 202 Eatt Boundary St. R. A. MAYFIELD, Supt. and Treas. PHONE NO. 20. Sss*. Leave orders at D. C. Brown A Bro'p. Store. FARM LANDS 1 May just aa well be sold during Spring and Summer as in Fall and Winter. No need to walt until crops are made and marketed to "look around." We have a large list of well-selected Farms, and likely have just what yon want. We are also answering inquiries every day, and if you have Farm Lands to sell we would likely find the purchaser you are looking for. We can, lo most cases, easily ad just any questions that msy arise with reference to rent for the year, or interest on purchase money or date of taking possession, and like details. In some cases, if early sale ls made, we can c nor great inducements in releasing rents to pu roh user. 128 aeres, near Hones Patb, up-to-date condition. Can be bought low now. 168 acres. Fork, bottom price. (10 to 50 acres bottom-good condition.) 190 sores, Fork. 125 acres, Fork. 2500 sores in Oconee. Eleven settle ments. Already surveyed into six tracts. Timber valuable. The above are only a few. FRIERS0N & SHIRLEY, People's Bank Building, Anderson, 8. C. Notice of Final Settlement. State of South Carolina, Conn tv of Anderson. To Charles D. Sloan, whoso whereabouts are unknown, if living, or if dead to his personal representatives or distrib utees, and to J. B. E. Sloan. Susan H ail. P. H. E. Sioan. Henrietta Sea brook, Mays Lyle?, Hattie Sloan and Murrah D. Sloan, distributees of the Estate of tho la?? Ecsj-sl? F. Sloan, deceased, intestate : Whereas, B. Frank Sloan, Administra tor of the Estate of the said Benjaman F. Sloan, deceased, has applied to me to make Final Settlement and distribution of said Estate on the day hereinafter named, and lt having been made to ap pear to my satisfaction that the said Ad ministrator has been unable to ascertain the whereabouts of the said Charles D. Sloan, who baa never been domiciled ia this State, one ot said distributees, or whether he ls living or dead ; the aald Cbarles D. Sloan, if living, or if dead his personal representatives or distributees are hareby cited to bs and appear before the Probate Court in and for the said County of Anderson, and State of Sooth Carolina, on Monday, the first day of Oc tober next, at ll o'clock a. m , to show cause why tbs said Administrator of said Estate should not be decreed to distribute tho same aa if the said Charles D 81oan had died before tho said BSDJ. F. Sloan, deceased, intestate ; and the other above-, named distributees sro hereby notified to appear- before tho said Court on the daw and at tbs time hereinbafore mentioned to intervene for their interests in *aid Eatate. R. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate. June 20, 1900 2 2-0