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Ike , I RUBY RING I As Parker turned out the water from the ; old-iaahioned bucket into the pail a small object sank to the .bottom and was ,concealed by a quantity of sand. Taking the dipper which hung on the well, Parker dipped <lown into the water? it . was too precious to turn, out?and U was only a moment before h> held in his hand a gold ring. It, wag'tarnished ,to ba sure, but it was strangely familiar. For an in stant he doubted his own eyes, but after vbe had looked at the setting, which-held a peculiarly shaped ruby and several tiny pea.is. and glanced at the Inscription inside, he knew -ithout a doubt that it was the ring he bad given to Ruth Lorton three ; ears ago. She had lost it while away on her -vacation which she had spent at this same farmhouse?th's was the rea soon why Parker had decided to come nere. Early one mornln? Ruth . had gone down stairs and when she i returned to her room only a few mo ? menfc; later the ring, which had b^en lying on her bureau wa3 not to be found anywhere. When she had told Parker this story he had unconsciously shown a little' doubt In his mtnner. Ruth had resented this and a quarrel had arisen which had resulted in their engagement being broken. "You said you was goin' fisbin' jwith me today," piped a joy's voice as Parker prep .red to make himself comfortable on the sh-tdy side of the piazza. A boy about ten years old was loping up the steps. His shock ?of tow-colored hair and the numerous f.eckles which often go with it were topped by a wide-brimmed straw hat. "Well, Bob. I don't believe we'll go this morning. It's most too .*te now. We'll start early some other morn ing. What do you say?" "All right," Bob assented, but he acted a little disappointed. "We're :goln' to have another boarder next week." he said rather uuexpectedly. after a short pause. "She's ? dandy." went on the boy. "She's good, too?Mius Lorton is?" Parker stared at him. "Miss Lor ton," he repeated. "What day is she coming?" he asked, turning the ring over and over in his hand. "Monday," answered Bob. "she?" But he did not finish nis sentence. He turnen suddenly and almost ran into the house. , Parker could hardly wait for Mon ay to come. He w*s slttim, on the lazza when she came. She paled lightly at the first sight of him. but returned his bow cooL'y as she passed Into the house. For three days Parker found it impossible to speak to Ruth a'.one.. 5Ie was confident that if he could iiave a talk with her and show her the ruby ring everything would be as it had been three years ago. His thoughts were interrupted by the ap pearance of Bob. T?I want?" stammered the boy, standing first on one leg and then the other. He evidently had some thing on his mind which he wanted to tell Parker, but did not know how to begin. . "What is it Bob?" asked Parker, "With a:: encouragiuj smile. "You've given me a. knife aDd a ?flBhin' pole, and I don't know what, and I'm goin' to tell you some thin'." "All right." said Parker kindly. ""I'm waiting." "You know that ring you got out. of the well t'other mornin' and?" "Yes, yes," broke In Parker. "Yau held it In your hand as though you thought a lot of it?I wanted to tell you then, but I couldn't. And when she come 1 sec you two wasn't feood friends, and so I'm goin* to rell you about it I throwed?it into the well." "You threw it Into the well." re peated Parker, astounded. "What for?" "I'm going to tell >ou the truth. 1 took the ring off Miss Lorton's bu reau, 'causevtwas awful shining and pretty?I was only a kid then. When I see everybody huntin' for it I got scared and throwed it in the well. I've been awful sorry I done It." Bob's eyes were fixed on the floor of the piazza, and Parker was confident that he was very near tears. "Bob, you've made a lot of trou ble," he said after a while. "But you're a brick to tell now. If you'll go to Miss Lo-ton and tell her, maybe things will be all right?" "It isn't necessary," said a voice right behind them. Looking up. Parker saw Ruth smiling with the old lovellght In her eyes. Bob went away softly and left the two alone. "He was only a little chili then." said Rutn. "We mustn't blame him." . ? "No. Indeed we mustn't." returned Parker fervently. "Bob's all right.' After a moment he added. "Wil. you forgive me Ruth, for acting as though I doubted you?" "There's nothing to forgive R? Ronald. I was as much to blame as yon." Parker took the ring t-om L\* pocket. It was bright now, Var'.ng witness to the fact that it hai re ceived a good polish. 'Will you wear this again Ruth," he a6Ked ten derly. Ruth's only answer was to put out one small hand. The nert moment the ruby ring was in its old piace. Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption will soon be here. Cure your cough now, and strengthen your lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar . Do not risk start ing the winter with weak lungs, when Foley's Honey and Tar will cure the most obstinate cough and colds, and prevent serious results. A. C. Dukes. Lowman Drug Co. A davnish exposition has found sev eral hitherto unknown mountains ten and twelve thousand feot hi?h on the northern coast of Alaska. PICKLED BEETS IS CAMP. Laugh Was On the Bachelors When They Told Their Story. "When you t?te the ox team up to Emporia after the mail and pro visions, see if you can't get some vegetables," said Warren. "The cows got into my garden and cleaned up what the coons, bugs and other thiogs had left, and we want some ^reen stuff. See if you cant get some onions, beets, cucumbers, or anything." We were bachelors, pioneering in Kansas, says Mr. Fred Mather, the author of "Men I Have Fished With," and among the things I brought back from Emporia' was a fine bunch of early beets. We prom ised ourselves a treat. We peeled and sliced them and put them in vinegar. Next day they were set out for then evening meal and we talked about them. ? "Them beets must be more than a hundred years old," said Warren. "I've seen lots o' beets, but they was alluz tender and good." "They can't be old. They don't keep beets over a year, like dried beans; besides that; didn't you see the tops were green? I think they're a new kind or else the soil here is not good for beets." "They ain't cut thin enough for the vinegar to soften them," said he. "These cukes are all right; they're cut thjn and the vinegar goes right through them and they're tender." "Yes, the cucumbers are good; but what alls the beets I don't know. I've often eaten 'em at home when mother cut 'em up in vinegar. Per haps they want to be soaked In it longer to make 'em tender. I don't know how long they have to stay in before they're fit to eat." "Let 'em soak a while, then, and try it. Beets is a'mighty good rel ish. They're good for what ails you; for a man can't live on salt pork, ham and all that stuff?salt codfish an^ mackerel and sich stuff?with out a little vegetable food. Put them beets away till they gst tender; that's all they want." The, beets were set aside in vine gar until such time as they were fit lo eat. Wc sampled them daily but '.here was no susceptible- improve ment. On Sunday, we cleaned up the housa. brushed ourselves, and walked up to Serrim's ranch, where Mrs. S. and Mrs. Judge Howell were discussing some abstruse question. They wanted to know how "bach ing" went. Warren went into de tails and finally mentioned the beets. There was an instantaneous duet of soprano and contralto: "Didn't you boil 'em first?" I sneaked outside, and left War ren to settle things with the two women. - V Adjustable Shoe Fastener. Numerous attempts have been made to design a fastener for shoes which will overcome the faults of the button shoe and yet be as serviceable and practical as the laced shoe. Everybody is familiar with the one objection to the button. fastening? the shoe seldom fits the foot properly until the buttons are ptrfectly read justed. This fault is, of course, overcome in the laced shoe, but the latter requires more labor to fasten, A shoe fastener patented by a New Jersey man and shown in the illus tration appears to be a good substi tute for either although It lacks beauty. This fastener is of metal, j consisting of a tongue which is fas | tened to the shoe on one side of the ! opening and the clamp on the oppo site side. The tongue is formed of several wedge-shaped hooks. The tongues can thus bo connected to the c'imps at any deaired point, and tho flaps of the shoe drawn together to any desired ? extent. The fasteuer can be employed also on other arti cles of apparel, such as corsets, gloves, etc. Lost Her Engagement Finger. Miss Emma Collins, 18 years old, the daughter of B. L. Collins, a Boone county 'Mo.) farmer, can never wear a ring on her engagement finger. While ascending the eellar steps she lost her balance and fell. In the fall her ring caught on a nail and her finger was lacerated. The finger was amputated. Productive Maple. From a single maple tree on the farm of Charles Hulslander, Tioga County, Pa., a yield of one hundred gallons of sap was obtained, from which was made about twenty-three pounds of sugar. The tree was about two feet in diameter and was tapped in five places. They Take the Kinks Out. "I have used Dr. King's New Lifo Pills for many years, with increasing satisfaction. They take the kinks out of stomach, liver and bowel*, without fuss or friction," says N H. Brown, of Pittsfleld, Va. Guar anteed satisfactory at J. G. Waana maker Mfg. Co.'s drug store. Pointed Paragraphs. There Is many a hitch fn Xhv teamster's business. Tt tnkes a sharp man to carve out a big forLuno. ALWAYS LOOK FOR TWISTERS. Worries and Fears of the Nervous in the Tornado Bek. To the region where tornadoes are common, whlca is a pretty norge ter ritory, nearly every family has one member who baa a highly developed fear of storms. When warm weath er and the cyoione rut In their ap pearance the scary on* begins the properatlon of a safe retreat, proba bly in the cellar under the house; orj If he happens to be a thirty-third de- j gree member of the Amalgamated Order of Fraldcsts, he has a cave lined with reenforced concrete con structed someWhere in the back yard. in his cave or cellar retreat the coward puts a bed, and i The has it bad he is apt to lay In a stock of pro visions and a barrel of water. During the day the other members of the family have a good deal of fun chaf fing the coward; but he gets even at night by disturbing their sleep. Among other peculiarities of the cyclone coward is an optical illusion which possesses him about the tim<> the bass begin to bite. From then untl harvest time every cloud he-sees assumes a funnel shape and he is sure we are going to have a twister. And he never misses a cloud. Wben he sees one, he gets up, gathers up his clothes and th einsurance papers and proceeds to try to herd the fam ily to safety. if the coward happens to be the man of the house he sometimes suc ceeds in dragging the sleepy wife and children t othe cellar while he looks out the door until a gentle summer shower begins to fall. But if the coward Is the wife, she never has muoh succes with the old man be yond getting him angry, z .J because of her duty to the children she takes them to the* 'rraid hole, abardoning the husband to his fate?and sleep. About once in 2,000,001 times the cyclone coward makes a good bet and then-his name is numbered with the survivors. But it costs him a lot of good sleep. Strange Scenes at Conventions. To a newcomer a political conven tion is an hitherto unimagined carni val of senile friskiness, noise, tem per and downright lunacy. The so cial leader, the millionaire; the flashy, ?ah-fellow-we?-met who lives by the sweat of his political brow the important politician from a small city; the diffident, nervous, country lawyer; the gaping backwoodsman; the suave, confident statesman, all mingie here to plot ana plan, to mine and countermine, to charge and re treat, and to take in flank and in the rear, just as armies struggle with strength and strategy for the mas tery of a field. And as the smoke of battle brings beyond the surface of civilization's veneer the primeval in stincts or man, so is the rougher man exposed in the fight of the conten tion hail, with its ambitions, its hat red and its lust of power. 'Although such moments do not come In all con ventions, in each -the same lack of dignity may be found.' The easily aroused laughter, the readiness to cheer at any and all times, the high ly strung nerves on which, It may happen, an orator plays with results that can be comparea to the ease with which the French people were accustomed to raise and pull down their popular heroes?these are Borne of its Inalienable traits. The American Game. Why Is baseball so popular. It Is In no sense a gambling game. Men do not go to a baseball game for the purpose of winnini the price of a box at the theatre,' a suit of clothes, or an elaborate dinner with a party of friends. No betting sheds are found in baseball enclosurec. There are no bookmakers with odds on the dif ferent teams posted up. And prac tically all of them forbid the sale of any drinks more harmful than soda water, root beer, and similar "soft" beverages, Lovers of baseball do not turn out in order to drink or gamble. They go because they are really fond of the sport. The b ire bail "fan" goes because he likes to get out Into the open air, to eit in grandstand or on bleacher for an hour or two, and see edicient ath letes contest for the mastery. There is no brutality about baseball, noth ing that is debacmg or demoralizing. And it is the most popular sport in the United States to-day, as for many years past, it will be popular long after public sentiment has closed every race track at which gambling is permitted.?Salt Lake Herald. Hondurnn Hardwood. A railroad in Honduras which has just been opened to traffic as far as Celba, thirty-live miles, was built with creosoted pine ties from tl>e United States. It is worthy of note that while creosoted pine ties are oe Ing shipped from the United States to Honduras, hardwoods are coiuiug to the United States from that coun try. Americans are do:ug the ship ping both ways. A tract of S.000 acres in Honduras has been secured by an American company which will cut the mahogany and otner valuable hardwoods and ship them to the United States.?Forest and Stream. Why He Kept a Goat. A man whose house adjoined the railway, kept a goat tethered In his garden. A friend asked him one day what was the use of the goat. "Ubc of the goat!" he replied. "Man, that goat keeps me in coals. Nevsr a traiu passes but the fireman throws a bit of coai at it." Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup not only heals irritation and allays in flammation, thereby stopping the cough, but it moves the bowels gent ly and in that wajr drives the cold from the system. Contains no opi ates. It is pleasant to take, and j children especially like th* taste, so ? early like maple sugar. Sold by A. C. Dukes, M. D., and A. C. Doyle & Co. Mnriy a man fails to get ahead because he has the backward-glance habit. I OLD VILLAGE LOCKUP Quaint Structure for Confinement of Rogues and Vagabonds. Several villages in the Midlands of England,, possess in more or loss ruined state their old parish lockups, commonly known as round housea. Breedon, a Leicestershire village, close to the South Derbyshire border, possesses its "lockup,' a quaint atone building 18 feet high and 8 feet. 6 inches diametor inside. The walls are fifteen inches thick. The door is of stout oak studded with many large iron nails. The lock is very strong and the keyhole is covered with an iron plate, which it self ha? to be unlocked by a spanner before the door key can be inserted. Ventilation is afforded by small holes punched in an iron plate, 6 inches by 7. fixed in the centre of the door. There is no window. At Worthington, the next village to Breedon, the old lockup is a seven ei?ed brick building, badly In need or restoration, an opportunity for archaeologists which it is hoped will not be missed. Both at Breedon and Worthington thes? diminutive dis used prisons are on the roadside, ad jacent to the pound or pinfold, so that the constable had conveniently side by side the strayed cattle, and any human rogues or vagabonds he had charge of. There are similar old lockups at Smisby and Ticknall, two villages close to Leicestershire. His Dog Identified Him. Bank clerks naturally and neces sarily Tequire satisfactory identifica tion of persons who ask to have checks cashed. The same rule is followed in the post-office by clerks who oash money-orders; but what the nature of the identification will be, and by whom, is a matter which rests to some extent in the discre tion of the clerk. The Boston Her ald tells a story in which a dog bore witness to his master's identity. 1 A Boston business man called at the postal order department the other day to get an order cashed, but the clerk in attendance had only re cently been appointed. He said the caller would have to be Identified be fore payment could be made. "Why, I have had hundreds of or ders cashed here," he replied, with a show of Impatience. "Isn't there some one here who knows me?" "I'm the only one on duty just now. The others are out to lunch eon," said the clerk. "Will you take the inscription on my dog's collar as sufDcient identi fication?" was aBked. "Yes, that will be acceptable." The man whistled for his terrier, and taking him in his arms, "boost ed" him up to the window. The clerk read the name and address on the cellar and paid the order. A Boat That Skips Along. A correspondent of the London Times gives a most Interesting ac count of the hydroplane Ricochet II., designed and constructed by the MM. Le Las, of Paris. The little vessel, which is desoribed as resembling ,a fresh water punt some 13 feet in length, decked fore and aft, has a flat but not horizontal under-surface, sloped up gently forward so as to skim ov?r the water, and is driven by a twelve horse-power motor on the principle of the ricochet shot or "ducks and drakes," reaching a speed of forty kilometres to the hour. The hydroplane, which ap pears to proceed by "sheer leaps"? though this Is probably an optical il lusion?can be stopped dead when at high speed in a dozen yards, but presents some difficulties in turning. The motion Is described as delight ful as well as novel!" by those who have been on board. Whether the new invention can be ? turned to practical use remains to be seen, but its extreme lightness commends it to explorers, and one has been in use for mail purposes on the Niger for some time. An Interrupted Story. Captain Williams, a jovial Irish man, known everywhere as "Bob." used to be a favorite in Dublin soci ety about forty years ago. His sto ries were famous. v Give him an In cident and he would set it out to the general admiration. One evening he went Into the club, and there began telling the true tale of reeeuing a lady and her daughters from a dangerous situa tion into which their spirited horses* had brought them. "I quieted the ladies," said he, "and I Quieted the horses And the gratitude of the ladleR! Me boys, I shouldn't be surprised If her lady ship left me?" At that moment a little Irish page In livery appeared. "Sir," aoid ho, "Lady Arnold says 6he los< her purse when ye helped her out of the carriage; and plaze, she says do ye* know anything about It?" The eopt&in'a story was never fin ished. S*m!tai? Visible Thing. Few pere#M would guess that the sBW?n??t :fcto? visible to the ? ye are the Yet, according to a high ftnth?rtfcy, such 1* the case. Great as m&xj of the star* aro In act ual magnitude, tho4r distance is so Immense that their angular diameter becomes lac*e?ible and they ap proach to the *ondition of geometri cal points. Tho minute disks that they appear to have are spurious, an ?five r." -*.???-*?"? ??? ? **** ? FOR SALE '* ? A fine improved farm, contain- * ? ing i(in% acres, just 20 minutes * ? drive from courthouse; dwelling, * ? ham, stablea and store house; T ? farm Implements; a Hercules * ? stump puller. Parties wishing * ? to locate near the city will call * ? on tho undersign for price, * ? terms, etc ? PHILIP RICH, * ? Orangjeburg, S. C. * ? ??????? ft ? ? e ? o ? A rilly woman tries to drive a man; a wise ono leadd him. FOUR GIRLS Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound. Bead'. What They Say. MissLillian Ross, 590 East 84th Street, New York, writes: "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound over | came irregularities, pe jriodic suffering, and ?nervous headaches, [after everything else had failed to help me, and I feel it a duty to let others know of it." KatbarinoCraig.2355 , Lafayette St., Denver, [Col., writes: "Thanks ]to Lydia E. Pinkham's I Vegetable Compound I ' am well, after suffering for months from ner vous prostration." Miss Marie Stoltz nian, of Laurel, la., writes: "Iwasinarun down condition and suf fered fromsuppression, indigestion, and poor circulation. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made me well and strong." Miss Ellen M. Olson, of 417 N. East St., Ke Iwanee, 111.,says: "Ly diaE.Pinkham'sVege table Compound cured me of backache, side ache, and established my periods, after the best local doctors had failed to help me." FACTS VOR SECK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, diz7iness,ornervous prostration. Why don't; you try it ? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn* Mass. DOING BUSINESS POK TOUR HEALTH. I That's one of the things we are doing business for, and of course incidentally, to get a living. In buying our drngs.&c we get those which are pure and patent, even though they often cost us extra.We buy them for restoring health?yours and aU our customers.' You may not be able to judge the quality of drugs, but our long experience en ables us to discriminate. Trust us when you need medicine and your confi dence will never be mis" placed. A. Calhoun Doyle &Co. "THE POPULAR DRUG STORE." THE DRUG STORE is the one place on eartt whisre it is unsafe to look for "Bargains." Ii you are satisfied wit! getting the worth of youi money, the best Medicim it is possible to compound from the highest grade drugs, d the services of an ex]>erienced Pharma cist you will send your Doctor's Prescription to J, 6. Wannamaker BTg. Co. The College is under ployed1 The courses of s in:a moderate length of ti There was never sudl ers as'there is now- Wr: lars concerning our courst Orangebu I Will cure any case & beyond the reach of i LOW.MAN DRUG CO. Land for Sale. 400 ACRES in Willow township, Orangeburg County, 3 miles from Norway and 4 miles from. Cope, S. C; 250 acres cleared, in fine state of cultivation; 7 tenant houses; no residence; healthy lo cation; some timber lands; clay sub-soil and well drained. Will go at a bargain to a quick buyer, on terms of one-quarter cash and balance in from one to five years. ?ALSO? 71 ACRES in Willow township, 60 acres cleared, balance in timbers and margins; good dwelling, barn and stables, and other out buildings. A choice piece of property, and will be sold at a low price. ?ALSO? 31U ACRES, 1% miles north of Norway, S. C, 13 acres cleared, bbalance in good timbers and mar gins; no buildings. A quick buyer can get this property at a very low figure. For prices and terms k Apply to J. T. O'NEAL, Real Estate Agent, Bamberg, S. C. STERLING SILVERWARE Did you know t tor can place before ye >?*? of dependable goods rlino Silverware? We do not touo thing that we are not glan* ? ??-on tee?und handle hi" the output of the ,,..,?. makers. Now, it ought to 1. a good deal to you this. You need never h about the probable quality < ' thin? in this line if you ' ?? e for it?because we at I w spon.'.ibi!ity, a n J '*iveli guarantee our Stei ware. There may be su a< Silverware uncertiir?? br* you couldn't get tl <?? at matter how badly ,??c ?anted them. H. Spahr & Son. 46 W. Russell. Street. ORANGEBURG. S C. Nearly $15 a bale less than a year ago. Do you want to sell your cot ton at present prices? If not, store it in the Orange burg warehouse and protect it from damage and fire. Do you owe debts and want to pay them without having to sell your cotton? If so, store your cotton in the Orangeburg warehouse and Mr. R, E. Wannamaker or Mr. Geo. A. Shiflley will tell you how to get money on it from the Farm ers' Loan & Trust Company, of Columbia. T. B. STACKHOUSE, President. tVm. V. Izlar. J. Stokes 8aUej. Fire Insurance. IZLAR & SALLEY We represent the The Home Insurance Co. Liverpool and London and Globe German American Continental Northern Assurance Phoenix and Georgia Home. The Strongest Combination In the State. Never say die! Try L. L. L Buy Lowman'8 Liver Lifters Take .Lowman's Liver Lifters Ose Lowman's Liver Lifters Try Lowman's Liver Lifters. Havis Llthia Water For aal? by Lowman & Lowraan ? 4? O # O 4? # THE PEOPLE S BANK ORANSEBURG, S. C. "A Bank For All The People.' CAPITAL STOCK. . .. ..$30,000.00 SURPLUS. 20,000.00 STOCKHOLDERS LIABI LITY. ..30,000.00 PROTECTION TO DE POSITORS. .$80,000.00 I). O. Herbert.President B. F. MuckenfussVice-President H. C. Wannamaker.Cashier W M. Richardson. .Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS. %X. C. Crum A. M. Sallej \biul Lathrop W. L. Glaze (i. L. Salky Robt. E. Copes O. O. Herbert B. F. Muckenfus* H. C. Wannamaker. tun-rest paid in Savings Department # 0 ? # <3> <?> ? & eg Saint Angela's Academy Aiken, S. C. SELECT DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL for YOUNG LADIES and GIRLS. Facilities for perfection in Music, Painting, Needlework and Domestic Science. The one afm in every Course is to equip the studentphysically, mentally and morally for the performance otf life's duties. THE LOCATION IS IDEAL IN BEAUTY AND HEALTHFULNESS. Academy Opens Sept. 14, 1908. For Information Apply Directoress, P. 0. Box 342, This well-known institution affords excellent opportunities for a thorough practical and refined education. The courses are Primary, Grammar, Commercial and Academic, with ad ditional. new management, and the best of teachers will be em tudy are thorough and practical, and canibe completed me. and at a moderate cost l a demand for competent \ ook-keepers and stenograph ite us today for our announcement giving full particu !s of study. Address rg Business College. ORANGEBURG, S. C.