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STENOKRAPHERS IN NOVELS. ISInndc and KrivoIoii> I >} Declared to be a Caricature. Harper's Weekly. I A woman of much quiet charm and cul ur?\ who earns her living by swift and accurate stenography, has sent us a lef.er in which she points out the f:ivolous treatment o:' \h> stenographer in popular literature. As to her appearance, see O. Henry's "The Romance of a Busy Broker."' '1A high rolled fringe of golden hair under a nodding canopy of velvet and 1 ostrick Tips, an imitation sealskin sack and a string of beads as large as hickory nuts, ending near the floor with a I silver nean. As to her mentality, consult "Short j Story Writing" by Prof. Pitkin, of Co- j lumbia university. ; "The gum-chewing stenographer, I who devours the literary offspring of j Mr. Robert Chambers may have her ; difficulties with tins." Her conversation is described in a story in Red Book for November: Ilif, UUfXI lb CUIIIttS IU lUt' real thing, the bliown-in-the-bottle i i kind, our Bill's got the best of em beat to a fade-away." Her equipment may be (found described in any of the alleged comic pa- j "Have you done anything for spell- ; ing reform? Yes, I fired my blonde ; stenographer/' Why is she so treated? We all know j the facts. Among those earning their living in this way happen to be George Washing;on"s great-grandniece, a Igranddaughrer of a governor or South Carolina, a great-granddaughter of Laurens, of toe First Continental congress and thousands cf other of cultivated ancestry. Many are college graduates. The truth is, the world loves familiar jokes and familiar ef fects, and if one stereotyped trick gets ! started jind proves amusing to the av- ^ erage mind, it is hard to stop. 1 n Might Do Worse. iMiss Hogaboom (of Chicago)?And in what profession is your brother, | " Ivord Hamercy? Lord Hamercy?0, when Algernon I leaves Oxford, university, don't you , P know, I fancy he will 'take orders. Miss Hogaboom (surprised)?Yes? ti i Sp< r ueiieri y Having boi. General Merch for less ihan 1 our customers i We will of Saturdi I At the old s ' II ? \ If you want Sh( Goods, Crockerywai Ware, International Watch the R Bargains. Ren offered to you Saturd Scott , PR % * k. Opera House Matinee and Night, R "The White Sq A Vivid Sensational Melodrama of Company, Special Scenery, Eleci PRICES: MATINEE, 25 CENTS; AND 50 CENTS Attention of General C and Construction Coi FOR SJ A full line of se:ond hand equiprr constructors and contraction orginal of pumps, boilers, stationary engim standard gauge locomotive eng equipment of narrow gauge rollii ^riishinp* and concrete mixinp* nlant ricks, complete with hoisting and sv\ and a full line of rock drilling equij Details and prices will be furnish cation to J. G. White Engineering Co., Veil, there are Borne real nice gentle- gating off ien traveling for papa.? Puck. j Courler-Jouri n An Eye to tiie Future. j A What's this you have invented?" | "1 saw Rc "A parachute, and it is a success." j chiropodist's "But is there any demand for a j "There mu arachute in ordinary life?*' j on foot/'?Boi i ? "Will be if gowns keep getting | ghter. This is for women, to use in Surscribe to ' ???H??M???EM?MP?ffl??1 ? W?TT? g?MP??? * scial Sale OF nl MawaLamJ!/ u mci uidiiUK ight at auction the entire stocl andise of A. M. Lester, deceai ! -2 nrinp wp havp rWirlprl tn t > ? I** *vw^ I l v iim I V i ind friends the benefit of this bars /? *fer for sale this entire siocli ay, March 28t land lately occupied by A. M. Lester )es, Hats, Caps, Dry Goods, Notions, Cat re, Enamelware, Hardware, Cutlery, Ta Stock Food, and almost anything you w !piI Finer and tfio Prira in Rail LVU A IU? U11U 111V X 1 1W 1?1 11VU nember, this Bargain Sale will one day only, lay, March 2i n grocery ti OSPERITY, S. C. - SATURDAY ?)ry ( larch 28 | - ? ill ^ , IWW J'rjL the West, Large j trical Effects. NIGHT, 25, 35 : |[jj ! TAI f Contractors /l , mpanies LO&I i I r \ JLs 117 lent for general II ' 1 /\v\(1 /?At^rnn^iv? A? ./luiis, uuiididLing ss, narrow and ines, complete tig stock, rock s complete, der- ? ringing engines Dment. ted upon appli- Just one we offer a J Parr, S. C. cdors Sa ____________ j are ready f< street cers."?Ix>uis?ville I lal. ! | Children'! Safe (;uess" ! Silk Hose, f )gers going into the, this morning."' st be something serious j ston Transcript. House Dr i 98c The Herald and News. | -! ,1 Wonderfi I: iw. III Drder bym; i] ,? i They are i Galatea, son f Here we h i and some gr ;e Here we s [ ?f i t i j Tne mingl 560, ! J1V6 i Cotton Rat [ special, the j rnivi ;<iui ! More of th hardly supph half dozen 50 Bolts be ?? I j 100 Extra Qu ble- | ant ... c Watch pap J -last v ! have your j s i\li MU ? (1 ? ioods I MI & Haifa IS NEWS OF SPECIAL I NCE FOR AIL THIS Suits and Mi 2 Have a Lavish Assoi of Styles in Full Bloc New Easter Suits or two alike, but all styles, handsomely ta >25 suit for 515. Made of All-Wool Crepe, 5 them. New Easter Hats Dr your inspection. Eace hat an individu; Hosiery Specials 315c Stockings, two pair for 25c, Womt all fashioned, black and tan, 50c pair. 98c?House Dresses?98* esses that can be worn anywhere, in char New Silk Petticoats ill good, at 98c. All the new Spring shade lil, ^ew Shipment of Middv Bio made in new and different styles of A'. le trimmed in red or blue, but cons and la( The New Crepes for Blous< iave a complete stock in all colors, for yoi eat specials at 25c yard. Silk Ratines how all the new colors. A $1 value, 40 i: Crepe Ratines ed kind of goods, 4b yards make a dress, 1 i t - - T> _ Cotton Katines tines, 40 in. wide, in all colors, includii 'arcl 47c. Corset Covers ose good Corset Covers have come to sell ; the demand for these garments. Wor a time. They are such good values at 21 r.ii... n; v_,ouon ulaper. st Antiseptic Cotton Diaper Cloth, this wi Bath Towels iality, large and heavy Bath Towels, wort At* IaV Allf ^Climnlzinir III ci iui uui uiii inning iTiauiuic u ^eek?will be here only four days, goods shrunk by this machine. You well & Halfiw; e Store That Sells Woo lerry, ?n?????i?as??? ?bb?j?? Vlillinery ii ranger [MPORWEEK illinery \ rtment im / . % % t ilored. This week in all the Wanted al selection. 2n's pure thread, I c ming styles, only s and in all sizes. uses | L quality White | ;ing cord, P8c. 5S jr choosing'19c, n.. wide for 74c. Dress Pattern $4 < ng tango, very \ at 25c. We can nen buy them a < ic, all sizes. eek, bolt 35c ;h 35c, each 25c. emonstration Be sure to irs to please, uiger hex S. Car. i % f?