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The Short Cut By MARTHA COBB SAN FORD. Copyrighted, 1308, by Associated Literary Press. When Marjorie opened her sewing room window to let In the brisk morn ing breeze the picture she made In her white dress, -framed by the climbing vines, was refreshing enough to make ?any passer by look up a second time. ?One did, though Marjorie was quite -unaware of the fact Her thoughts were as far away as the shadowy mountains beyond which ?Bhe had lived her old and happier life. "For several years now Marjorie's world had been on this side of the bills, so she sighed, sat down by the open win dow' ana began sewing interminable yards of lace on strips of fine muslin. 'The stitches were microscopic, as be fitted the trousseau of a "daughter of ?the rich." Half an hour later a whistle as spon taneous as a bird's trill made her jump ?up and again look out of the window. In the young man swinging down the road Marjorie recognized one of the ?summer guests. He opened the gate ? and. came down the path toward her window. In her haste to escape being caught j In the very act of provincial curiosity Marjorie dropped her thimble. It struck a stone on the edge of the walk ^and, with a metallic ring, bounded off | dnto the garden. The young man res cued it most gallantly.' ? "It isn't every day a young man finds '"DON'T TOU ?OVE ME? DON'T YOU WANT | TO BE MY WIFE V thimbles growing in a garden." he =said, significantly dropping the silver trifle into her hand. Now. Marjorie understood perfectly weil his reference to Peter Pan's call ing kisses thimbles, but she feigned "Ignorance. Diverting as such audacity might be. she must not encourage it, ?wherefore she said "Thank you" with ?austere courtesy. "You are Miss Marjorie Philips, are .you not?" asked the unperturbed .young man. "I started out very early this morning to find you." Marjorie glanced at the thimble, which unconsciously she had slipped on its proper finder. "There's no denying the evidence," -she said, with a pensive llttje smile which crept straight into the young man's heart. "I have a message for you, Miss Phillips, from my cousin, or, rather," he corrected, smiling up at her,-"a re quest to make. Julia?Miss Bobbins has a friend visiting her and wants to know at what time she may bring her down this afternoon to see .the tilings .you are making-. There; I think I got that right. Does it sound rational?" "Quite intelligent," laughed Marjo rie. "Please tell Miss Bobbins that the exhibit will be ready any time after 2. which means"? "Oh, I know," broke in the loqua cious message bearer. "It means that I mustn't bother you any longer." Then he added mischievously: "I came by here an hour ago on my way to the postoffice, but was to' scared to come in. It was lucky you dropped the thim ble just when you"? But at the word "thimble" Marjorie took flight. "Well," called Julia Bobbins as Over ton reached the steps of the luxurious ly appointed porch, "did you deliver my message to the village sewing -girl?" Before replying Overton lit a ciga rette with exasperating deliberation. "Yes," he answered a*t length. "I ?gave your message to Miss Phillips, and she says you and Miss Morton may come any time after 2." "Upon my word!" exclaimed the as tonished Julia. " 'We may come,' and "Miss Phillips.' indeed!" "Look here. Julia Bobbins." returned Overton feelingly. "I think it's an out rage for a little flower of a girl like that to be sewing her eyes out for an other girl who Happens to have money -and can"? "Stop right there," commanded Julia. "Catherine here will think you're a hot headed Socialist. Would you have me sewing my own eyes out perchance, dear cousin'*" "Well, perhaps I am a bit hasty, Julia." admitted Overton good natu red ly. "Forgive ie?> and tell me what you know about this little Miss Phillips." "Nothing romantic. Oarret. I assure you. Her family used to come here summers. \ believe. And after her father died a bankrupt the girl took in Use DeWitt's Little Early Risen pleasant little pills that are easy to; take. Sold by A. C. Dukes. M. D.. A. C. Doyle & Co. Some think they are cultivating their hearts when they are only dig ging up" their old sorrows. DeWitt's Hazel Salve is good for cuts, burns, bruises and scratches. It is especially good for piles. Re commended and sold by A. G. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle & Co. sewing for the sc .nruer folks. Does that fire your young imagination ?" "And she supports herself and her mother':" inquired Garret, with cutting directness. "Why. I suppose so," answered Julia languidly. Whereupon, with a careless "Well, goodby: I'm off for a day's fishing." j Overton sauntered away with little comprehension of the femir.lne constor natioh he was leaving behind him. Julia was the first to recover. "Don't you care, Catherine." she said defiantly. "We'll nip that little romance in the bud." Several days later, upon catching sight of Marjorie at the window, Over ton swung open the little cottage gate and called out cheerily, "Lost any more thimbles. Miss Phillips?" Marjorie, her color mounting high, pretended not to hear and continued sewing with nervous haste "You have another message from Miss Robbins?" she asked politely. "Not on your life!" was the unexpect ed reply. "I came on my own account this time, Miss Phillips. I want to ask you some questions." "I'm very busy. Mr. Overton." Garret noted the -knowiedge of his name. He remembered'' that he had not mentioned it at their first inter view. So she had been making in quiries about him! She was more in terested than she appeared: "Do ali girls think these frippery things a?a necessary matrimonial as set?" he asked, indicating with a nod the piles of snowy thin stuff on the chairs about her. "Your cousin and Miss Morton are not exceptions, I think." As she mentioned the girl's name Marjorie watched Overton's face close ly, but there was no betrayal of any personal interest "Do you make a specialty of trous seaux?" was his next question. "It looks as though I should have to," Marjorie answered. "As soon as I have finished your cousin's there will be one to. make for Miss Morton, I un derstand." "Reallyr was Overton's surprised exclamation. Who's the mau, may I ask? You have evidently been taken into confidence." "I've evidently been taken in," was Marjorle's scarcely audible reply as, with flushed cheeks, she gathered up her sewing and left the window. "Well, by Jupiter!" exclaimed Over ton as the truth of the situation dawn ed upon him. "So that's the game!" Every morning thereafter, rain or shine. Overton bade Marjorie "Good morrow" at her window, for he had discovered that through her garden lay a short cut to the village postoffice. Marjorie, on her part failed to hang out a "No Trespassing" sign, though common sense told her that she ought to do so. Eut one sunny morning Overton, im patient, threw discretion and conven tions to the wind. "Little Miss Marjorie." he said pleadingly, "do you suppose I could persuade you to make a trousseau for ?for my wife to be?" The color flashed rebelllously into Marjorle's cheeks, and tears gathered in her eyes. One daring little drop slipped over her lashes and fell upon Garret's hand. - "Why. what is this, dearest? You're not crying? Don't you love me? Don't you want to be my wife? I thought"? For answer the tired girl dropped her head on his hands, which still held hers, and sobbed softly. But Overton understood. "Marjorie." he said lovingly, "look up at me. little one." Very shyly Marjorie lifted her pretty, tumbled head, then drew away from the window with frightened haste. "They are watching us," she whis pered from behind the curtains, "your cousin and her friend." "I'm glad of it." Garret replied, with a laugh. "Do you think if I should come back tonight sweetheart, that we could find any?thimbles?In the garden?" "It will be pretty dark." she an swered softly, "but?I'll help you." Origin of the Cravat. While every man wears a cravat, there is probably not one hi a thousand who could In an offhand way tell you how it came about that men first placed such au ornament about their collars. The word cravat came into our language about 1GBG. Prior to that year a feature of the uniform of the Austrian cavalry was a wide band of coarse linen worn in folds around the neck under their short hussar jackets. This cavalry organization was called the Cravatte. Its members being styled the Cravattes. Later in the seven teenth century France recruited a reg iment of cavalry, adopting for it the uniform of the Austrian regiment re cruited In Croatia, calling it the Royal Cravattes. Later in England the word cravat was applied to a neckerchief. After the battle of Steenkerke. in Flan ders, in 1G92, an English officer brought home the steamkirk, a long flowing neckscarf. The neckwear today is clearly traceable to the steamkirk and the modification it underwent.?Sarto rial Art Journal. A Proper Pride. Farmer Green-D'ye remember thet ornar.v little Pimpernel I boy thet helped me with th' hayin' last year? I give him $1S a month an' found. Well, he's got to be a right smart ball pitcher, an' t'other day a feller came along an' offered him $.''..000 to finish out th' season with a perfesbnal club. The City Boarder-Well, well! He jumped at it. of course? Fanner Green?Not yet. Sandy Pim pernel! may be :i freckle faced runt, but he's got a proper pride about him too. He says thet he don't know as he cares to be lied up to any team thet looks like it might be a tail ender. ?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tliere is one preparation known today that will promptly help the stomach. This is Kodol. Kodol digests all classes of food, and it does it thoroughly, so that the use of Kodol f ora time- will without a doubt help any one who has stom ach disorders or stomach trouble. Take Kodol today and continue it for the short time that is necessary to give you complete relief. Kodol Is sold by. A. 0. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle &. Co. No. 197.?Riddles. L I'm made of Iren, and I welsh Full many a pound by night or day. And yet 1 am so small and tine Llko bits of glass I often shine. You've heard me frequently, although I'm not aiive, as you must know. wll. - I am a brave, courageous sound To guard you in your sleep. And sometimes out or homeward bound I sail the ocean deep. The trees I wrap so close and tight Their tender sap's preserved all right. No. 198.?Hidden Articles Used by Dressmakers. Devil's pool is one of the places of interest in Bermuda: If you are in need, lessen your trou ble by being industrious. Little Bert aped the doings of his older brother. Did you see the frog hop In the pond? I They sent the cot to Naples fer re* j pairs. No. 199.?Cat and Dog Puzzle. Example.?My cat takes a pinch to j make an herb. Answer: Cat-nip. L My eat takes a sum to make an animal. 2. My dog angles to make a small shark. ' 3. My cat takes part of a Greek chorus and makes a calamity. 4. My dog takes a common abbrevia tion and makes a tenet. 5. My cat takes relatives and makes an ament. 6. My dog takes a prominent actor | and makes Sirius. 7. My cat f.^kes a heavy stick of wood and makes a list ?> 8. My dog takes a forest and makes a starry spring blossom. No. 200.?Diamonds. A. ?1. A rowel 2. Likely. 3. A month. 4. A metal. 5. A cousonant. B. ?1. A consonant. 2. A little bed. 3. A bird. 4. To fasten. 5. A conso-| nant ? ? No. 201.?Rhomboid. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o From left to right?The warming ele ment. Rage. A kind of cheese. So be iL From top to bottom?In fine. The conditional preposition. One of Ophe lia's flowers. The German earth god dess. A kind of sweet potato. Myself In fine. No. 202.?Hidden Girls' Names. The sentinel watched the enemy from a belfry. Despite his well laid plan, Napoleon suffered defeat The tyrant cared not whether his subjects were glad or angry. ' The judge did not think of his ver dict as a rash decision. Those who are mad generally think others crazy. They said that Robert had usurped the throne. No. 203.?Electric Square Puzzle. &? I I Seventeen squares of different sizes can be counted upon this electric cross, and the question is what is the least number of lights that can be extin guished so that no perfect squares will remain. No. 204.?An Acrostic. In robes of rich hued satin the necro mancer sits, Telling fortunes by the palm and trusting' to her wits. Reaching into mystery, making daring guesses. Yet often hitting truth, as patron fair confesses. Perchance the line of love gives her win some hearer hope And dreams of happy wedded lifo come within her scope. Long life she reads In the lines on dainty damsel's hand. Maidens fair she captures then with voice that's soft and bland. So, promised happiness complete, they smile and pay?as planned. Deferred. "My wife made an engagement for me to dine at The.Bings. I forgot and went fishing." "Catch anything?" "Not until I got home."?Browning's Magazine. Key to the Puzzler. No. 1S9.?Word Square: DISH ISLE S LIM U K M P No. 190.?Arlthmogrnph: Latin, tail, tan, tin, lit, nil, lait (milk). No. 191.?Puzzle Picture: The school master's head is over the roof. No. 192.?Mesotich: Lilac 1. Helen. 2. Crime. 3. Galen. -I.Train. 5. Locke. No. 193.?Disseetcd Words: Inter change-able, in tercha n^cal ile. No. 194.?Charade: L'ast-a-aet. No. VX< ?Word Puzzle:*!, (.'ail, gate. 2. Rose, rose. Oue, won. 4. lied, read. No. 196.?Rhymed Charade: Matinee (mat-inn-neigh). A Revelation It is a revelation to people, the severe cases of lung trouble that have been cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. It not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs, ij. M. Rugggles, Reasnor. Iowa, writes: ''The doctors said I had con sumption, and I got no better until I took Foley's Honey and Tar. It stopped the hemorrhages and pain in my lungs and they are now as sound as a bullet." For sale by Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug, Co, DOING THEIR DUTY. Scores of Orangeburg Readers Are Learning the Duty of the Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidneys' duty. When they fail to do this the kid neys are sick. Backache and many kidney "ills folio v.-; Urinary troubles, diabetes. Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all. Orangeburg people endorse our claim. J. L. Phillips. Farmer, 85 Sellers Ave.,-. Orangeburg, S. C, says: "On several occasions I have used Doan's Kidney Pills procured from Dr. J. G. Wannamaker's drug store and they have always given entire satis faction." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the Unlt-i ed States Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. It is not much use tying your hands if your tongue is unbridled. Heat prostrates the nerves. In the summer one needs a tonic to off-set the customary hot weather Nerve and Strength depression. You will feel better within 48 hours after beginning to take such a remedy as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Its prompt action in restoring the weakened nerves is surprising. Of course, you won't get entirely strong in a few days, but each day you can actually feel the improvement. That tired, lifeless, spiritless, feeling will quick ly depart when using the Restorative. Dr. Shoop's Restorative will sharpen a failing appetite; it aids diggestion; it wll strengthen the weakened Kd neys and Heart by simply rebuilding the worn-out nerves that these or gans depend upon. Test^ it a few days and be convinced. Sold by Dr. J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. The life that vvill not bear inspec tion often displays a large line of religious logic. Delay in commencing treatment for a slight irregularity that could have been cured quickly by Foley's serious kidney disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy builds up the worn out tissues and strengthens these or gans. Commence taking it to-day. Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug, Co. You canot tell how the whole bat tle is going by the skirmish before you. Accidents will happen, but the best-regulated families keen Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil for such emer gencies. It subdues the pain and heals the hurts. Post Cards at Sims' Book Store. Rev. I. W. Williams Testifies Rev I. W. Williams, Huntington, W. Va., testifies as follows: "This is to certify that I used Foley's Kid ney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble, and am free to will do all that you claim for i t. Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug, Co. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN IN 1896. This is what Hon. 'Jake Moore, State Warden of Georgia, says of Kodol For Dyspepsia: "E. C. De Witt & Co., Chicago, 111.?Dear Sirs ?I have suffered more than twenty years from indigestion. About eigh teen months ago I had grown so much worse that I could not digest crust of corn bread and could not retain anything on my stomach. I [mind that I could not live but a'short time, when a friend of mine recom mended Kodol. I consented to try it to please him and was better in [ one "day. I now weigh more than I lever did in my life and am in bet ter health than for many years. Ko dol did it. I keep a bottle constant ly, and write this hoping that hu manity may be henefitted. Yours very truly, Jake O. Moore, Atlanta, I Aug. 10, 1904." Sold by A. C. Dukev. M. D., A. C. Doyle & Co. A good deal of repentence would seem much more sincere if it were called remorse. Never say die! Try L. L. L. Buy Lowman's Liver Lifters. Take Lowman's Liver Lifters. Use Lowman's Liver Lifters. Try Lowman's Liver Lifters. Harris Lithla Water. For sal* Lowman & Lowman. bj "NUBLACK" Loaded Black Powder Shotgun Shells "Nublacks" are as per fect as brains and in genuity, coupled with first-class materials and modern methods of manufacture, can make them. They are sure fire, make even pat terns, shoot hard and strong arid will stand reloading. Ask for "Nublacks" next time. THEY HELP MAKE BIG BAGS Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently upon the bowels and thereby drives the cold out of the system and at the same time it allays inflamaion and stops irritation. Children like it. Sold by A. C. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle & Co. Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of R. A. Jeffcoat, deceas ed, will prsent the same, duly itemiz ed and attested; and all persons in debted to the said Estate will make payment as required by law; claims may be filed with or payments made to either Wlliam D. Jeffcoat, Julius ,A. Jeffcoat, Qualified Executors, 'North, S. C, or Wolfe and Berry, Attorneys, Orangeburg, S. C. We are Local Dealers for the Renowned REMTICO TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES Manufactured by the Remington Typewriter Company (Incorporated) Remtico Paragon Ribbons ?in all colors and for all makes of typewriters. ? Remtico Paragon, Red Seal and Billing Carbons?of different weights suited | for all classes of work. All Remtico Typewriter Supplies are known as the Highest Grade ! Goods Manufactured. SIMS ' BOOK STORE, "That's the Paint I Want!" T^\ID you ever stop to consider the fact that good ?L^ paint is an investment, while poor paint is merely an expense? Any painter, or building,owner who has tried both kinds will instantly corroborate this assertion. ' Poor paint is not only an expense, and a needless expense, but an endless expense, for you can always obtain ?A paint that zuears from two to four! 3'ears' wear, that surface will alwa3's be in years longer than the other?thus cost- i good condition for repainting, ing far less fier year than any cheap-priced Sold only In sealed air-tight cans all naint ' ready for use* - ( Every can of "High Standard" Paint? Now, poor paint will give trouble as large or small?contains the full govern long as your house stands?no repainting, \ ment measure of paint, however good, can "stick" if put on over L Just as dependable as "High Standard" poor paint?and it will cost you vastly I Liquid Paint are Lowe Brothers Varnishes ,7 rr ? , ? , /-.I i ?? i and Enamels, Carriage Gloss Paint, a more to burn off poor paint, (the only way . x.- , . ' r. . , % , , , 7 1 ? \ ? beautirul glossy finish tor heated surfaces to get the surface so painted mto proper on the buggy and Vernicol, a stain and couditiou for repainting,) than to use good paiut iu the first place finish for floors and wood-% work. They will save you But when you use on a proper surface money. Let us make sug "High Standard" Paint? ' gestions for your color combinations. A paint that doesn't chalk, doesn't crack, Ask for Color Cards, doesn't scale?at the end of the five to six See sample panels. "77/,-/.;'.'.'/.? Blue Rag* FOR SALE BY John McNamara, 38 W. Russell, Street. Phone 43.