University of South Carolina Libraries
I THE COWARD ? \t about 2 o'clock on a raw, blus tery March morning the inhabitants of "the little village of SMckshinny, on the upper Susquehanna, wera roused fr?m sleeP ty hoarse shouts "nd by the violent ringing of the church bell. Men and boys dressed Iin liaste, and a crowd soon congre gated on tho river shore. .There was good cause for excite ment. The ice, which seemed com paratively rirpi oh the previous evening, had broken during the mvht. The y el ow tide, already swol len to many feet above its normal level, was almost hidden by tho heaving, grinding cakes. Andi worst of all, this unexpected event had placed an unknown hu man being in peril. From Scrub is Iland came hoarse shouts for help and at intervals tho discharge of a 'Tun. The red flashes could be plain ly seen. ' Scrub island lay in midehannel directly opposite the village. It was hardly more thai a bar, for nothing grew "upon it but bushes. Near tho lower end was a small cabin, which gorae of the village boys built for amusement out of driftwood. Here Ithe castaway had probably taken refuge, and his situation was ex tremely critical. In a short time the cabin would surely be carried off by the rising flood and ice.. As the crowd were speculating on the unknown one's identity and dis cussing the hopelessness of rescue ?quire Tyson, the most wealthy and influential man of the village, came running down the shore. "jasper is on the islar.d," he cried, wringing his hands in agony. "Ile went over this afternoon to shoot ducks and has not returned home. Ho must have fallen asleep in the cabin, and the ice has carried away his boat. Will no one save iny poor boy ? Are you all cowards ?" The unhappy man grasped a boat that lay bottom up on the shore and tried to drag it into the water. Rulf a dozen men caught and held him. "You will only thrpw your Hf? away/' they cried. "No boat could move a dozen yards in that ice. We could save your boy if there was any chance at all/5 The squire suddenly realized that this was true. He stood gazing mute ly toward the island, his face rigid with despair. A groan of pity burst from the crowd as another gunshot was heard, followed by hoarse ap peals for help. The tide rose higher and higher, but now clear spots were Ivisible here and there, and all at once the river seemed to become free of ice. The meaning of this was plain. The ice had formed a gorge some where np stream. Here seemed a chance of rescue, but no one was willing to take advantage of it. The crowd knew by past experience thai the gorge would likely break in a moment or two, and then the freed ice would sweep everything before il like an avalanche. In vain the squirt appealed to them. In vain the p?oi boy on the island cried for help Xot a man would risk what seemerj certain death. Suddenly a stoutly built lad oi sixteen separated from the throng Iand, running up the shore a fev? yards, he hauled a light skiff inti the water. Ho seized the oars that lay in the bottom and pulled sturdi ly into tho swirling current, heading in a diagonal course up stream. A simultaneous cry of amazement burst from the crowd. Somecheerec the daring lad; others warned hin back. "God bless him !" cried the squire bursting into tears. Indeed Curt Webb was the las one any person would have believet capable of such a brave deed. Hi "was an orphan and worked.hard f o: a livelihood in a grocery store. JThi village boys, headed bv Jasper EP/jr son, despised and hated him ne cana he had persistently refused to jon any of their mischievous depreda tiona. Ho could never be induced t. fight his tormentors, though Jaspe and others dared hhnr^to comba many a time. So the boys gratifi?e their malice by calling bim th "coward," and bv this epithet he wa known-inthe village. But the ''coward" was surely as tomshing'his enemies now, and hi progress was watched with breath less interest. No one expected to se bim come back alive. Steadily the boat-crept toward th island. Onrt bent to the oars wit] all his might and managed to hoi bis own against the-fierce curreni Occasionally ho glanced over hi shoulder and was relieved to Boe n truce-of approaching icc The sher soon .faded from view, and as h neared the island he- shouted cheex fly to give notice of his approocl Jasper shouted back and urea bunch -of grasa to guide ids rescuer. The water had already reach? tbe cabin, and just us Oort swun; Itbe boat into the little eddy benia it ho heard a grinding nature np is nvex<and jaw a white maus ?oemin ^fco view. The gorge had broker and the ice was coming down wit sweeping force. Jasper stood in the cabin dooi and when the flnmfng wisp of graf flhowed? him the face of his rescue ne blushed with shame. , TTonl" he exclaimed, and tho *nigle word spoke volumes. 9Don*t stop to talk," cried Cur hurriedly. "Jump in. Here come the ice, and we nave a slim chane .of dodging it." i,-^:_,.y..' ? Too late. Even as Jasper sprang to the boat the water heaved ana tossed, and the rumble of the dread avalanche deepened to a roar. Hali a dozen cakes of ice swirled by,-ria ing and falling with the waves. Curt pulled straight downstream, while bis companion crouched in the stern of the boat, helpless with ter ror. But the raco could end ir* only ono way. The line of broken ica carne grinding on Uko a race horse, growling with fury. It smashed the cabin to frag ments and sped after the frail little craft that was striving so hard to es cape. Jasper cried out with terror and held his hands before bia face to shut out the awful sight. Curt etuck to his oars, but he knew nevertheless that escapo was out of the question. His brave heart sickened at the thought of what would happen when the crashing ice cakes reached the boat. Suddenly he saw something that roused a glimmer o? hope. Twenty yards toward the left shore and slightly in advr.nce of the avalanche floated a huge tree, evidently torn bodily from the soil. Its broad end, bristling with snakelike roots, was turned down stream, and here and there, it thrust out thick limbs that served to steady it like outriggers on a boat. The opportunity was a good one, for the tree looked sufficiently strong and massive to hold its own against the turbulent ice. If the castaways could reach it, they stood a fair chance of escaping death. Curt's resolve was instantly formed. He roused Jasper from his stupor of fear and briefly explained what "he intended to do. "Now!" cried Curt. Jasper caught the dangling roots and pulled himself to a place of safety. An agile spring landed Curt beside him, and the next instant the boat was whirled off into the gloom. As the lads crept higher up the trunk Jasper slipped and was pre cipitated into the water. In his struggles to keep from sinking he seized one of the roots and clung to it frantically, calling for help. At the risk of his life Curt crawled down and with some difficulty res cued his companion. They lost no time in choosing positions among the heavy limbs and then had barely settled themselves when down the shock came. , . The towering masses of ice surged around the tree, burying the* trunk from sight at times and rocking it to and fro like a cradle. The peril was frightful and imminent for half an hour. The boys were beyond the reach of the ice, however, and hap pily the outriggers prevented the tr^e from rolling over. The night wore on, and when it broke the/fcree stranded on one of the piers of the Catawissa bridge. Willing hands rescued the castaways with ropes, and when they had re covered from their exposure they were sent home by rail, whither the glad news had already preceded them. It need hardly ho said that Curt was never called a coward again. Flowers Can Hate. According to a French scientist, flowers are endowed with passions like human beings, and there are few among them which, cannot love and hate fervently. "They have their sympathies.and antipathies/' he explains, "and if wa study them closely we can easily find them out. Roses are passionately fond of some flowers and flourish when near them. On the other hand, ? they speedily wither when placed near other flowers, and we must infer that it is because the bit ter are not congenial to them. Heli otropes and violets have a lively, sympathy for each other, and in like manner there seems to be a warm friendship between pansies and car nations." "If it can be proved that, flowers can love and hate," says a German writer commenting on this state ment, "it ought not to be difficult to provo that they have souls." Willing to Divide. ? Hartford lawyer tells of a cli ent in one of the adjoining towns who had u farm' to sell. He i\ad re cently sunk a well on it, and the-job cost a sum, consequently when he talked of disposing of hn> property the well caused him considerable anxiety. "How much do you ask for the farm ?" the lawyer asked. "Waal, 111 tell yer," drawled the farmer, 'Til sell the place for $700 with the well, and I'll let it go for $600 without the well." < i tm i i C ASTOR IA Sor Infants and Chil?rai. Tis KU Yan Hm Always BH{H Baa? tba Signature of . - R. C. Commander, a prominent farmer and tobacco man of Florence, has been experimenting with a new kind cf SGitoa, which will take the piaoe of sea island cotton on the uplands, and has been succeasfnl with it. He imported his seed in the fi/st instance from tide water Virginia and hechas so inproved his cotton now after turee years that it sells on the Norfolk and Boston market alongside the cotton from whioh the seed was drawn at 11-2 to 1 3 4 cents more per pound than the original cotton sells for. - Man is born with a character, but he haSjjf make his own reputation. - It's an ill rain that gives nobody ? nhnnPO to Uk? AU ??st??:?a. GIRLS DRESS LIKE MEN. Pit Brow Workers In Lancashire. Col* Merles Wear Trousers. Pit brow girls aro among the most remarkable women workers- in England. They work as hard aa men and dress almost Uko man. yery few pit brow girls are found in Britain outside Lancashire, and 6,000 of them find employment at tho coal mines. Their work lies on tlie pit brow-at the surface and not below. Once women were em ployed in tho coal seams, but in 1842 in the face of great opposition from colliery owners an act was passed prohibiting women and chil dren from being employed below the surface in coal mines. The duties of the pit brow basses consist in dealing with tho coal as it comes up the shaft to the pit head. When the cago reaches tho top, tho girls haul, cul the wr-gons; which contain several hundred weight of coal euch, and run them on rails to a tipping machine, which shoots the coal doA-n below to tho screen or riddling machine. This is an iron slide several yards long, with holes through which the coal drops at various stages into trucks waiting beneath. It is jerked about by steam power, and the coal moves downward while tho girls stationed alongside pick out tho rubbish. It is dusty work. The girls 6tart work at 6 o'clock in the morning and finish at 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon. As may be judged, their work is arduous, j and for its performance they re ceive 50 cents or less a day. Men who do the samo work get $1. Tak en altogether, the pit brow hisses aro a strong, healthy lot, ranging in ago from eighteen to twenty-five. Their dress is distinctive and pe culiar. The working costume con sists of trousers, clogs and a coat which has at ono time been worn by a brother or has come from a rum mage stall. When going to and from work, the girls wear petti coats, which they roll up round the waist while engaged on the pit brow. At most pits nowadays tho trousers arc hidden in front by a short apron, but this is a compara tively recent departure in tho way of dress. The headgear - is also worthy of note. Tho hair is closely covered with n. handkerchief, on the top of which is a soft bonnet. A Slow Speaking People. The Chinese appear to go upon the assumption that there is always time enough. A social call has no limits. A missionary who speaks feelingly says : "The excellent pastor who had for his motto, 'The man who wants to see me is the man I want to see/ would have modified his dictum had he lived for any length of time in China. Not improbably he would have followed the example o." an- j other busy clergyman, who hing conspicuously in his study the Scr^'o- j tural motto, The Lord bless thy goings out!' ."The mere enunciation of his , business often 6eems to cost a Chi naman a violent wrench. Ho says nothing long enough to wear out the patience of ten Europeans. He j realizes the truth of the adage, 'It is easy to go on the mountains to fight tigers, but to open your mouth and out with a thing-this is hard !' " Time's Changes. A well known artist relates that on one occasion a man came to a friend of his and asked him to naint a portrait of his father, who is dead. "But, my dear B?T," said the art- ! ist, "I no ver saw your father. Have you a photograph of him ?*' "No," said tho man, "I have not, but you never saw Moses, and yet you have a picture of him on your walls." " Tho argument was unanswerable, and the artist accepted the commis sion. When the picture was finish ed, the man came to see it and gazed at it with tears.in his eyes and said: "Bear me, is that father? How he has changed !" Thought lt Waa a Cornet. A parish beadle was once much exercised at the appearance of a strange old gentleman who when the sermon was about to begin/took an ear trampet, in two parts, out of his pocket and began crewing them together. The beadle watch ed him till the process was com pleted and then, going stealthily up, whispered: "Yo mauna play thai here. If ye dae, 111 turn ye oot?"-London Tit-Bits. _ Laying th? Board. ''Laying tho board" for ar. Anglo Saxon banquet waa something of a solemn function. The usual hour was noon* and after it waa over the tahlee were removed and tho diners went, as- an old chronicler observes, "to weir-cups, to which the English were too'much accustomed." Evi dently the rule that the guests were not to bring their arms into the hall? hut leave them outside with the'.porter, was no unnecessary one. Chis sd?natnro ls oa orery box of tbs tenates Laxative Brocao-Quioin? th? rssssdr that carss . es hi 9m. tmmj?mw - No man ie sc trise that he c-.n't learn from a fool. - Bat few mea exhibit their brave ry until after the danger. - It must take a -powerful will for a doctor to keep up his sentiment about * some things. BRITISH JUDGtS. High Salarles That Go With the PHzeo of tho English Bar. The lord high chancellor o?* Great Britain is soco nd only m-pooition to the archbishop of ??antcrbury,. and ho enjoys an incomo of ?10,000 & year. The lord chief iustice,of "Eng land has a salary of ?8.000 a year. Tho master of tho roils uss a salary of ?6,000 a year, and tho lords of'ap peal in ordinary have tho sama Tho lords justices of tho court of appeal and the judges of tho high' court earn ?5,000 a year ouch. Tho mas ters of tho high court aro chosen ei ther from barristers or from solicit ors, but all tho other officeholders to whom we have alluded must havo como from tho bar, says tho Cornhill Magazine. The attorney general makes much moro money than any of theso digni taries. Ilis'salaryls only,?7,000, but he has fees ns well, sometimes to a very large amount. Tiio solicitor general has ?0,000 a year besides his fees. Of course tho double work, le gal and parliamentary, which these officers havo to undertoko is most | arduous, requiring an iron constitu tion and a mind that requires but littlo timo for rest. Tho private practitioners in some few cases moko larger incomes than any of tho offi cial persons at tho bar. It is not in deed many who make five figures, but there may bo always ono or two leaders who aro achieving this. The leaders who aro chiefly before tho public in ordinary cases do not often make moro than from ?5,000 to ?6, 000 a year. Larger fortunes are fre quently mado by men who specialize in patent cases, who aro engaged in rating appeals and compensation work or who practico their profee \ sion at the parliamentary bar. Taming a Bull. "I hao heard that yo can tamo e wild beast jist by lookin' boldly in its e'e and never takin' it awa' for an instant, but I dinna believe it," 6aid Bob Meokin. "It's quite true, I assure you. The human e'e can fliehten tho moist savage animal," answered John Tamson. "Did yo ever try it?" asked Bob, "Of coo rsc or I wadna bo sao cer tain aboot it. Yo remember ahoot two years ago tho farmer at Corse riggan used tae keep a bulL It was the wildest beast ever was seen in oor part o' the country and had nearly killed half a diz zen folk. AG day as I was co min' ower tho park the bull charged mo. Weel, after runnin' a wee bittock I jist sat down and glowered it out o' countenance. It never offered tae touch mo and went away quite quiet." "That was wonderfu', but where did ye sit?" "In the hoose, of coorse, and looked at it through the window; while it stood on the other side o' the road."-London Answers. A Girl of Discernment. Madge-You should see all tho new things Tillie has. Marjorie-She told mo she was making some purchases. Madge-That'B hardly a name for it. ? never saw so many lovely things in my life. Why, she has a new watch, three stunning suits, a fur cloak, some Turkish rugs, ono of those big revolving bookstands and sets of all the popular-authors. I wonder what it all means ? Marjorie-Why, she's agoing tobo married at once, you little fooL Madge-I don't know why I should have guessed that from see ing so many things in lier house. Marjorie-You would have, my dear, if you had known os much about them as I do. She has bought them oil on the installment plan, and it will bo up to her husband to make good nearly all the paymeata. Exchange of Complimenta. The village sexton, in addition? to I' king gravedigger, acted as a stone cutter, house repairer and furniture remover. The local doctor, having obtained a moro lucrative appointment in an other county, employed the-?exton to assist in his removal. When it came to settling up ac counts, the doctor deducted an old contra account due by tho sexton. He -wrote at thc same time objecting to the charge made for removing vhis furniture. "If this* was steady, it would pey much better than r^Kivedigging. Thesexton repUed : "Indeda Oi wed be glad aye a steady job. Ora vegging Ss very sleek since you . left."-Spare -M? mente. -? **. .- -. A Talo of Two Doctors. Dr. Nosh* who had puldished-two heavy folios on the. antiquities of Westminster, was tokenvto task by,? brother antiquary. Dr. barton, <s!iq pointed out several errors in thej work and then asked, "Pray, doctor^ are you not a justice of -the peaoo?**' "1 nm," replied Nash. "". ?i." roplie&Barton, *I advise .ul vour work to tho house on." - Turkeys are innooent birds; al most any silly woman can stuff them. - A small voice in a man often has the same effect as a hole in a nickel. - Somo boarding house spring chickens aro hens in their second childhood. - Nature is supposed to be infalli ble, yet it gavo the rooster a comb, but no hair. - An idle brain is the. devil's scheme factory. NO SLEEP FOR A MORTGAGE. Tho Inexorable Taskmaster OeccHbed by a Sufferer. Tho mortgage is a self supporting institution. It always holds ita own. It calls ?or Just as many dollars when grain is ? cheap os when grain ia deaf. It is not affected by the drought. It is not drowned ont by the heavy rains. It never winter kills. Late springs and early frosts never trouble it Potato bugs do not disturb it Moth and rust do not destroy it It grows nights, Sundays, rainy days and oven holi days, lt brings a sure crop every car and some limes twice a year, t produces cash every time, lt docs not have to wait for tho market to advance. It is not subject to speculations of tho bulls and bears on the board of trade. It is u load that galls mid frets and-chafes. It is a burden that the fanner cannot shake off. It is with lum morning, noon and alight It cuts with him at the table. It gets un der his pillow when he ?Jeeps, lt rides upon his shoulders during tho day. It consumes his grain crop. It devours his cattle. It selects tho finest horses mid the fattest steers. It lives upon thc first fruit of the season. It stalks into the dairy where the busy housewife toils day after day and month after month ? and takes the nicest choose and tho choicest butter, lt shares the chil dren's bread and robs them of their clothes. It stoops the toiler's back with its remorseless burden of care. It hardens his hands, benumbs his intellect, prematurely whitens hie locks and oftentimes sends him and Iiis aged wife over thc II?IIB to thc poorhouse. It is the inexorable and exacting taskmaster. Its whip is as merciless and cruel as the lash oi the slave driver. It is a menace tc liberty, a liindrance to progress, s curse to the world* - ltingwooc (Okla.) Leader. Traveling With a Wheelbarrow. " "Potter, the wheelbarrow crank/ traveled across tho continent ii 1878. His first name was Lvmai and his place of residence Albany Ile was a shoemaker by trade ant much given to boasting of Iiis feat as a pedestrian. O'Leary was doinj his big walking about that time am had Just finished a ten days' wall at kew York city. Ono day in th presence of many witnesses Po tte said that he hirnsclf could outdi O'Leary in feats of endurance. Som one suggested that he walk to Sa: Francisco on trial. Potter did no hesitate a moment, but offesed b wager that he could make tho tri] in a given length of time and, fur thermore, that he could wheel "paddy" barrow the enlim distance Thc money was covered, and Pot ter left his home on Dove stree! Albany, on the morning of Apri 10. 1878, and arrived at San Fran cisco on the evening of Oct. 6, be ing exactly 180 days in making th trip. The wheelbarrow and load la is clotliing and cooking utensils weighed seventy-five pounds. Th distanco traveled waa 4,085 miles. The Influence of Odors. Would you believe that both nat mal perfumes and artificial odor exert a real influence on our minds A physician" has favored us with - detailed statement as the result o . lifelong observation. Ile says tba the geranium inspires a man wit] audacity, self possession, rockies daring. The violet inclines to dc votion and tender affection; th benzoin to reverie, poetry, ?ncon stancy. Mint is the mother of cun ning and sharp practices. The vcr bena begets artistic taste. Campho brutalizes a man. Hussion leathe renders effeminate and develops taste for pleasure and self indoJ genoe. Opopanax engenders mad ness. Amber enkindles inspiration It b the perfumo of blues lockings. Dinners In the Sixteenth Century. Slate banquets became very elab orate and expensive in the earlie half of the sixteenth century, whicl was the period of pageants one mumming. Excesses in feasting ii Edward lll.'s reign were so grea that tho king framed rules forbid ding any common man to hay dainty dishes or costly drinks ot hi table. Ho did not, however, prac tice economy in his own household for tho marriage feast of his thir< son, Lionel, duke of Clarence, ^wai exceedingly sumptuous. There wer< thirty courses to it, and the frag menta sufficed to feed a thousanc people._ The Indians and Hudson. There is in tho Itoyal museum al The Hague, Holland, a curious ole document describing the adventurer ol Jlenry Hudson, a navigator in tht service of the Puteh East India Company. Ho it waa v?b/> disoovexod the river to which die ga?a"his name A passage of tho documenta^oads oe followat ^Tf?? rj??vos, or Indians, on hie ? first oorr?ng hero regarded the ship with.mighty wonder and looked upon it as traca monster and declared that ?uch a ship or ^people had never been there before." - To heg s girl's pardon after steal ing a kiss is an unpardonable insult. - All the world's a stage and every mother's son of us want to be the prop erty man. - Any person who buys a bottle of hair restorer from a bald-headed drug gisthas genuine faith. - No, Cordelia, a fashionable ball dress is not exactly a weather strip. - Tho wise office seeker sticks to his regular job until he gets tho office. Spider Pills. N In New lijigland cobweb* pille ^iro ? supposed to euro tho ague, and in1 the south a certain, knuckle bono in a pig's foot is a sure cure for rheu> mutism ? if it ?be carriod?n iho.pockefc or worn suspended from a string around thu-nock. .Tracing tho erndon" web pill, it originated in China, where all species of insecto -havo-cer tain positivo or negative values in medicine. In Peking'it is^us?omory to give two or threes scorpions or spi ders to a paticntdlLof fever. InJro land Uve r>oasautry B wall ow ? niall spiders olive to cfTect/durea. From these the cobweb pill of .tho, .Ne? England nativo was easy. Itf.'Elan ders tho live spider is fastened into tlio empty shell of o walnut and worn around tho nook of the pa tient. As the creature dies thovfevox decreases until it is. gone, entirely. Entirely Different. "Now in this literary lino how.ore tho returns?'" "Tiley are all right when you .get them." "And when do you get them?' "You get them when they come." "Bather indefinite," "0? course. Tliat's tho difference between literature end business. Business is business, but literature is something entirely different. BrooklynEagle. - A man isn't uceessarily cool be cause* ho shivers when in danger. - Tho best sermons that ever were written to mako men good husbands were written in recipes. Beauty Triumphs, 'Tim a Peloalama Hsomoaro. No woman object? to being beautiful. Hcauty ir. woman's charm. Joy, priilo and strength. Tho world has alway? petted nnd adored beautiful women. A pretty woman dreads maternity for fear of losinir thia pow er nnd influence over men. \\ nat can ba done to perpetuatethuraco nnd keep woman beautiful? There Isa balm universally used by cultured nnd uncultured women In tho critic. Husbands will do well to investigate this remedy in order to reassure their wives on the point of easo witt, whlrh children can be born and aU beauty o? form nnd liguro retain ?e? Mothers Friend a I ls the simple name by which this Invaluable remedy ls known. It will diminish all nain allied to motherhood. Used throughout pregnancy lt will dispel morning sickness, cure sore breasts, mako elastic nil tendons and fibres called upon to hold in position the expanding burden. Muscles soften under its southl UR Influence, ami tho patient anticipates favorably the Issue, in Uie comfort thus bestowed. Mother's Friend Is a liniment for ex ternal application. Women's own pretty fingers rub lt gently on thu parts so severely taxed, and it is instantly absorbed and so lubricates tho parts. Your druggist sells it for SI per bot Jo. You may havo our book "Mullir hood" free. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, OA. B*eMftaTMsTaTAT~*esTaa CURSE - OF - DRINK CURED BY WHITE RIBBON REMEDY. Ko taste. No odor. Can be given in glass of water, tea or coffee without patient's knowlodgo. White Ribbon Oomedy will eura or destroy the diseased appetite for alcoholic stimulants, wheth er the patient ia a confirmed lnobriate, a "tlpler," social drinker or drunkard. Impossible for any ono to have an appetite foi alcoholic liquors after using White Ribbon Remedy. Indorsed by Members of W. C. T. U. Mrs. Moore, press superintendent of Woman's Christian Tempor?neo Union, Ventura, Califor nia, writes: "I hnvo tested WhttoRibbon Remedy on very obstinate drunkards, and tho cures hare been many. In many coses the Remedy was glr en secretly. I cheerfully recomtnond and indorse White Ribbon Remedy. Members of our Union are delighted to find an economical treatment to aid us in our temperance work." Druggists or by mail, 81. Trial package fres by writing Mrs. A. M. Townsend, (for years Secreta ry of a Woman's Christian Temperance Union,) 2)8 Tremont St, Roston, Mass. Sold in Anderson by ORB. GRAY A CO. Sept 17,1902 _ 18_ly Notice to Teachers. THE regular Examination for Teachers will be held on Friday, February 20tb, 1903. The examination will begin prompt ly at 9 a. m. Ali applicants aro urged to he present at the above mentioned hour. The work requires considerable time, and should he carefully done. You can not rush through and perform the work in a creditable manner. Those who ar rive late are frequently unable to ?niBh the work,and oonaequontly fail to secure a Certificate, or re?oive one of low grade. Therefore, let me urge each applicant to he on time, and to hand the Examining Board the heat papera possible. Respectfully, R. E. NICHOLSON, Co. Supt. Ed. FOR SALE. li ICE Dwelling House aud seven*acre Lot in the Town of Pendleton. Also, Fine Plantation, containing 200 acres, on Weat side ot Seneca River. Will sell on very favorable terms. Apply to QUATTLEBAUM <fc COCHRAN, Attorneys at Law. Anderson, S. C. Dee 24,1002 27 _4 Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Administrator of Estate of Mrs. Mattie P. McClure, deo'd, herebv gives notice that he will on Fri day, 14th day February, 1903, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, 8. C., for a Final Settlement of ?aid Es tate, and a dlsohargo from bia office aa Administrator. . J. F. McCLURE, Adm'r. Jan 14, 1903 30 5? Notice to Creditors. ALL person* having demanda against the Estate of A. J. Hall, deceased, are herehv notified to present them, properly proven, to tho undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make pavment. MRS ETTA L. H OLLI DAY, Ex'x. Feb 4, 1903 33 3* Y Fat Field makes a fat purse. A -fertilizer without sufficient Potash is not complete. Our books are complete treatises on fertilizer*, written by tuen wini know. Write tor them. GERMAN KAM AV O It KS, 93 Nassau Street. New York 1" r Ai. Foley9s Honey and Tar for children, safe, sure. No opiates* AMD ERN O IV, fl. V. Wo respectfully solicit a share of your business. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. W. II. McKee. Plaintiff, walnut Mrs. Mary C. Hood, neo McKee, Mrs Margarett Auihersouor Mrs. Margaret Kmcrsou, nue McKee; Thomas Nolan , Edward Nolan and Fannie Nolan, chil dren of Mrs. Janu Nolan, nee Mc Koo .deceased; Mrs. Martha Metcalf, nco McKee ; J. AV. Mo Kee, Mrs. Lou L. Dempsey. .T. M. McKee, and Walter McKee, and Claurlo McKee, children of A. I). McKee, di'ccasod, Defendants-Summons fur Relief. (Complaint SerTed.) To tho Defendants a'ovo named : YOU are hereby summoned ?nd required to an swer tho Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith serf ed upon y on, and tn serro a cony of your answer to tho said Complaint on tho subscribers at their office, at tho Peoples Bank Building, at Anderson C. H.. within twenty days after the service horcof, exclusive of the day of such a?rtico: ami if you fail to answer tito Complaint wlthlu the time aforesaid, the riaiutius lu this action will apply to tho Court for the relief demanded in tho Complaint. Dated at Anderson, H. C., Dec. Ri, A. 1>. 1902. BONHAM A. AV ATKINS, Pisi?t'i?Tn' Attorneys, [bKAI.J FRAKK WATKIHS, DEPUTY o c. c. p. To the absont Defendants, Mrs Mary c. Hood, neo McKee, Mrs. Margaret Ambersou or Mr's. Mar. garet Emerson, nee McKee; rhouias Mulan, Ed ward Nolan aud Fannie Nolan, children of Mrs. Jane Nolan, nee McKee, dtceased ; Mrs. Martha Motcalf, nee MeKee ; J. W. McKee, Mrs. Lou L. Dempsey, J. M. McKee, and Walter McKee and Claude McKee, children of A. D. McKee, do ce as od: t'leaae take notlco that tho complaint in this action was filed In ?li* ollie? of tho Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County, South Carolina, at Anderson, 8. C., Decembor 81st, 1002, ?nd that tho ohjoct of tho said action ls to procuro a partition and sato of a Tract of Land in said County containing (0*%) iHty and one-half acre?, muru or less, fora erly belonging to David L. McKee. Dat?d Andt'rsoD, S. C., December Slat. A. D 1302. BONHAM A WATKINS, PlalntlflV Attorneys, [SKAL] FUANK WATKINS, DBPDTT C. C. C. P. To the minor Defendants, C?an do McKee and Walter McKee : _ Take notice that unless yon apply to tho Court within twenty days after the service hereof upon you, exclusivo of the day of such Berrico, for tho appointment of a guardian ad Htm or guardians ad lltesa to represent your interests lu the above stated case, the nial ntl il will thou by his attorneys make such application for you. _ BONHAM & WATKINS, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Dec. 81st, 1902 80_6 8. G. BRUCH, DENTIST. OVER D. C. Brown & Bro's. Store, op South Maia Street. I nave 25 yearn experience in my pi fesslou, and will be pleased to work ft any who want Platos made. Filling dont, and I mal:o a specialty of Extracting Tooth without pain anu with no alter pain* Jan 23,1901 31 Notice of Final Settlement. TUE undersigned, Administrator of the Estate ot A. J. Stringer, deceased, hereby gives notice thai ho will on Mon day, February 23rd, 1903, apply to the Judge of Probate tor Anderson County for a Final Settlement of Baid Estate, and a discharge from his office as Administra tor. W. K. STRINGER, Adm'r. Jan 21, 1903 31 S TENNESSEE MULES. JUST received Car Load Extra Nice MULES from Jefferson City, Tenn. If you are in need of Stock give me a call. J. S. FOWLER. Jan 14, 1903 SO_ 4 Mill Site Wanted. Owners of laad outside of city limite along either line of railroad are invited to fm built written offers for not lo m than 100 aerea and to specify concisely the Iodation, as to proximity to railroad, diatar.ee from city, supply of water, etc., slating the lowest price the property can be bought for cash. We prbfer a larger tract If sui tably situated, and it is immaterial if the land belongs to several parties just so it Ilea adjacent, in good sbapo and is in' eluded in one bid. R. 8. HILL, President Gluck Mills. Jan 14, 1903_30_( Notice to ; Administrators, Executors, Guardians, And Trustees. ALL Adminlstratora, Executors, Guar dians and Trustees are hereby notified to make their annual Returns to this office during the months of Jannary and Feb ruary, as required by law. R. Y. H. NANCE, Judge of Probate. Jan 14, 1903_30_5 *raH BBr TRA DC MAWUH I- BST** ^D?9t?N8 .2 "HWT ?OPVRIOMTS ACM ' Ai?rossosondintf a esvstoh sasSSgartaMsa sw* ?EiZui*. wltW eUrt*. s? ?*o < Stkat??k fl?rerttt?.