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Shipp, dated I 1911, in the above % I will offer for sale j/Town Ilall, in the vraw, on the Tuesday Pst Monday in Novem^eiug the 7th, to the fer for cash, between IH^^prs of sale, the follow^HPed real estate: HTt certain piece, parcel, ^Aland, situate lying and ^Bthe above state and ^Hnd on the western side Hwn of Cheraw, confainKren acres more or less, by Kershaw street, JerHct and Market street of ^vn, and the Chesterfield heraw public road,?less w, sold to J. B. Weldon. ' above will be sold in lots plat of same will be on exat the sale. P. A. Murray. Jr. PV-blaster of Chesterfield County f Laziness Leads to Invention. Laziness hns lieen at the hack of many an invention, and it was a lazy j pointsman who hit on the idea that made the distance signal possible. According to Sir (Jeorge Pin lay. It was | In 1S-MJ that a pointsman who had to j attend to two station <iuna!s some distance apart decided to save himself the trouble of walking to and fro between them hy fastening the two levers to- I tether hy a long piece of wire. A bro- [ ken iron chair served as counterweight. The wire ran on into his hut. and there he sat nightly and worked the two signals without setting foot outside fill he was found out and repri- i rounded and promoted.?London Chronicle Quick Cure. She had retired to her boudoir with a splitting headache. She was not at borne to auybody. Even her pet pup lay unloved upon the mat outside and gave a disconsolate glance at the parlor maid as she nearly tripped over hirn. "Mrs. ue Junes nas caneu, um am, said the maid, entering. "I>idn*t I tell you. Mary, that I was i st home to no oneV" exclaimed her mistress pettishly. "Yea. ma'aiu." replied the maid, hesitating "But I thought, ma'am, as she's wearing her new dress"? "Why didn't you say so before?" cried her mistress, bounding from her bed. "Show her in!"?London Answers | j Handy Heater 'erfection SwomuM ^ 1 often need some heat Fall, when you have J | started the furnace. use you want it, you can get it ection Smokeless Oil Heater. / 1 W. ible heater on the market, and you H nd you dress in comfort on the coldest and early breakfast becomes a pleasant, , and all is snug for the evening. '* j iter is beautifully finished?an ornament i melted in blue; nicjcel trimmings. , moking impossible. Burner body cannot . Damper top. Cool handle. * rriptive circular to any agmcy of the il Company I ( orated) < 1 ii i I.? ; 1 K T t A Broken ! Contract ; Being a Romance of Northern Italy } Half a Century Ago \ By LU1GI CAPRON1 "l Copyright by American Press Association, 1911. J This Is a true story. It occurred In i nortbem Italy during the spring of . 1801, when in America the southern . states, one after another, were leaving ( the I'nlon and wheeling into Confederate line; when northern men were 1 drilling for a great war and hurrying forward to occupy those states that were part loyal to the north and part ready to Join the southern side. In the land where the story was enacted n crisis that was to result In the formation of a nation was taking place. Victor Emmanuel, Cavour, Garibaldi, were endeavoring to draw to get her the different parts of Italy and I unite them in a nation. Garibaldi bad J brought in the islands of Sicily and Napies, attaching them to the kingdom of Sardinia; Itorae hung in the balance; Venice was still under the domination of Austria. In Turin, the capital of Piedmont and of so much of Italy as had been thus far united, in the villa of one of those aristocratic families whose titles have come down from medieval times, two elderly men. Count Bertinetti and I Baron Mettinel. sat in conference. "I think." said the baron, "that I I can do better for my daughter than to marry her to your son, both in the way of title and fortune. Nevertheless, since we are old friends. I yield the point and give niy consent." "I am delighted, baron, at the prospect of uniting our families." repeated the other. "I take it that we shall | have no trouble with the young people. They have never seen each other, but since they have both hern brought up to obedience in the < hoi e of a mate I am sure they will make no op-<c-:ition. xr ??i.rio i- '.i.i if lie had made an i ?U%V ^*'11 11J1W.I11 i > attachment, but 1 have hoard from j I liiin recently. and ho assures mo that he has lto preferences and will accept : the bride I provide for lrn." "And I assure you, < <? rt. :hit my ( daughter will obev me. He; l ies, she : Ins had 110 oppor. un'ty to f 0-1:1 attachment. Mi> is s'iii in Ihe Convent J of the Snort d Heart at where slie finishing her ed- -at n . I intend to present her to soci. ;y : t ;he coming ( Tote ball." I The Tote ball, holt' en ry sprint: at Turin, was pi von for litis very purpose of introducing debutantes of aristocratic families. Fresh from their convents, \ 1 dressed becomingly, animated with ( I this llicir lirst view or mo social worm, . they formed a scene charming to look j| upon. Tliev were all. or nearly nil. 11 soon provided with liushniu's (huvintr | ' themselves nothing to do with the pro- i i Vision), married Immediately and ndprht . I thereafter receive till the at enti >n they ! liked from the hosts of admirers who crowded about them. "My son." replied Count Kertinetti, "is now traveling, hut will arrive in Turin for the ball. I suggest that the first meetinp between the two young people take place on that occasion. There will be a prent advantage in such an introduction. The music, the array of beautifully dressed young women and well groomed young men. the- adornment and perfume of flowprs, the ripple of chat, mingled with laughter, all will conspire to seduce the senses, and that, you .know, baron, when we were young men one always found alluring in a matter of love." "I.agree with you. count. My daughter leaves the convent in a few days, and I will give directions to her mother that she be kept like a bird#ln a cage till she is set free in the ballroom." This closed the interview, and the two friends separated. Within a few days after the meeting in which was arranged one of those marriaces of convenience without love, common among the aristocracy of Europe, young Count Giti'cppe Bercinettl alighted from n post chaise at his father's door and entered the house. "Ah, my son," exclaimed the older man. kissing his offspring on both checks, "I am delighted to see you again." "I am glad to rejoin yon. father, ;hough 1 admit that I have had a deightful trip." "The next will be your wedding journey, my boy. My negotiations i ivith my old biend, Baron Mettiuci,' tave resulted in the betrothal of you:'-! self to his daughter." The young man's brow darkened miinously. His father saw the change >f expression and said anxiously. 'Ginseppe, you appear to be disappointed." Ginsppe made no reply. "Did you not write me," pursued i he father, "not a week ago that ycu j lad no preterenee as to whom you j should marry and leave the matter to j tie." "! did. But a single evening has! rhanged all that. I came by way of j Lake Miggiori. The moon was full; ind unclouded. On one side the peaks' vere bathed1 in its soft light, on the vith a young girl I had just met whose itber they were black. I sat on deck leauty?whas"? "Fool!" interupted the father. "How long did the moonlight last? ^o later than dawn. 'And how long nust you live with a wife? Till you j ire parted hy death, for in our church,1 is you know, there is no divorce. For this dissolvng moonlight, for this face t>f a young girl, doubtless softened by it and which ? .11 soon belong either to r. fat or a skinny old woman, you will throw away a splendid opportunity." The Interview ended, as all such interviews are bound to end, in a quarrel. But Giuseppe stood firm as a rock. His attachment to the girl who in a few hours had won his heart was too strong for the father who had begotten him and brought liini up. The boy rl/kstllrtnri fn fit thp nilirrhllfC that had been arranged for film. The Tote ball was comlui; oti. and It. was necessary for Count Heninetti to nnnounce to Ills fr'?ii<l that <;iusej?ro [indigestion [ causes heartburn, sour n M stomach, nervousness, M m nausea, impure blood, and M I more trouble than many 1 different kinds of diseases. M The food you eat ferments W in your stomach, and the m * poisons it forms are ab- I m sorbed into your whole m svsfpm. eausin? manv dis- I I tressing symptoms. At the B first sign of indigestion, try fl Word's 1 Black-Draught j I the old, reliable, vegetable I i J liver powder, to quickly I ft cleanse your system from E I these undesirable poisons. B B Mrs. Riley Laramore, of B B Goodwater, Mo., says: " 1 ^ suffered for years from dyspep I sia and heartburn. Thedfora's B !T Black-Draught, in small doses, ff] 1 cured my heartburn in a few n m days, ana now 1 can eat without V distress." Try it. S I Insist on Thedford's B I repudiated the contract. The count went to the baron's villa and told the story. "Do you mean, count," asked the baron, "that I am to suffer, through my daughter, this Insult from you, my old friend?" "What can I do?" The baron drew down the corners of his mouth, closed his lips tight together and finally spoke: "Be it so. The contract is broken." It was only the next evening that the Tote ball took place. There was to be no introduction between Giuseppe and Bianca Mettiuci. Indeed, the girl's Cither, had he been present at the ball, would have considered a request for an introduction an additional Insult. Giuseppe had 110 thought as to the girl being present and if he had would have naturally kept out of her* way. Fie found many a rosebud to flirt and dance with, but refrained. He was thinking of her he had met on Lake Maggiori. Suddenly his eye lighted. There on the floor, waltzing with a young lieutenant, was the object of his thoughts, ne followed her with his eyes and as soon as she censed to dance ap * J J _ CU/v proacneu una n|nm? iu uei. one icceived him with n smile of delight and, nodding a dismissal to the lieutenant. walked away with Giuseppe. During their promenade the young count said to her: "Do you know that at this ball I was to have been presented to a girl to whom I had been contracted In marriage?" "And I was to have met a young man whom my fnther had accepted as a husband for me. My betrothed declined the match." i "Are you glad he di'l so?" asked Giuseppe in a low voice, pressing the hand that rested on his arm. "Yes," she said In a still sof!er voice. Giuseppe was thrilled with delight. "Who was to have been your fiance?" he asked presently. "A son of Count Bertinetfi." "What!" exclaimed Giuseppe, turning his eyes upon her in wonder and in horror. She repeated the name. "And you are Biunca Mettiuci?' "I am." "Heavens! What have I done?" "Wh6t do you mean? Explain." "I have refused to marry you." It was the girl's turn to look surprised, but she said nothing. Indeed, there was nothing to say. Her young heart had gone out to the first man she had niet after leaving the conI vent under the influence of the scenery I of the beautiful^Italian lake bathed^ , moonlight. But' slight nsTnay he the | spark that kindles love, it may lead to [ the bursting of a flame. And so it was ; with Doth these young people. "I will go to your father at once." said Giuseppe. "I will withdraw my refusal. I will"? "No, no, not now. Papa is terribly angry. I fear he will never get over the insult that he considers has been offered him. As he feels at present be would be only too glad to refuse a renewal of the contract, and I doubt if be ever will consent to one now." "Then I will go to iny father. He and the baron are old friends. My father will apologize for me. He will get on his knees"? The girl smiled. he will say that I am ready to trot t,n mv knees before him. beg his pardon, offer to do any penance he may name." "Let us enjoy the evening together while It lasts; we may never have such another." "Enjoy it! I am half crazed at whal I hare done." Not only does youth live for the present niomeut, but is full of hope. These two would not have been young had not the delight of being together and their entrancing surroundings enabled them to throw off the cloud that hung over them. If the moonlit lake had first drawn them together, this ballroom, voluptuous, yet above which hung for them a cloud, strengthened the bond that united their hearts. I'orhaps the eloud?the terrible mistake that was now likely to separate them? did more to cement thorn than either | of the other causes. As soon as Ciuspppe reached home he aroused his father from slumber, told him of the mistake that had beeu made and begged him to get out of lied, go at once to the baron and en deavor to effect :i renewal or tne con tract. Naturally the father was opposed to going on such rjt errand at '1 o'clock in the morning and told his son to go to bed, promising to see the baron as early the next day us It would be proper for liltn to call. Giuseppe walked the floor till dawn. Ills father kept his promise and by 10 o'clock called on tlm baron. Giuseppe went with him. but on'reaching a point some dist.'.n-e from the villa stopped to watch his father's entry mid to wait for his ex!'.. Two hours passed?they seemed like two days to Giuseppe?and sti'l th" count failed to r.'uppoar. The lover 1 considering the time occupied, feared ( tiie worst. He was in despair when 1 he saw his father coming and ran to < Chest Pains and Sprains Sloan's Liniment is an excellent remedy for chest and throat affections. It quickly relieves congestion and inflammation. A few drops in water used as a gargle is t antiseptic and healing. Here's Proof " I have used Sloar.'s Liniment for years and can testify to its wonderful efficiency. I have used it for tore throat, croup, lame back and rheumatism and in every case it gave instant relief." REBECCA JANE ISAACS, Lucy, Kentucky. SLOAN S I LINIMENT I is excellent for sprains and I I bruises. It stops the pain I I at once and reduces swell- I . I ing very quickly. I Sold bv all dealc*. J" | FpLZOj 2?C; COC., v i meet him. / .1 "I've won," said the count. [ Giuseppe fell Into his father's arms. ft*Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." Patriotism has its fling in the pro. duction of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," which will be seen for the flist time iu Columbia at the Columday, Nov. 8 and 9, in the third act oi the comedy. During the barn ; festival the Ameiican flag is brought out and apostrohized by tlfe youthful enthusiasts who All the stage. The situation is in true George M. Cohan style and is calculated to make the hearts of all the young spectators "from 8 to 80"?for between these ageg Kate Douglass Wiggin has limited her auditors?beat quickly in response to the appeal of national feeling. Kate Douglass Wiggin has shown half a dozen types of children in her New England comedy. "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." drawing on the almost inexaustable store of child knowledge which she posseses. In a * 1-*. i ? ...uu n:i_ reCtfllL lllltjrview ?uu jcanucnc under published in the Ladies' Home Journal, Mrs. Wiggin told something of her method in transcribing child life for her books and plays. She was born and passed her first yea:s in a little Maine hamlet, Hollis, near where she has built her beautiful summmer home, QuiKcotc, where most of her literary work is dene. When she was fairly out of her teens her parents moved to the far western coast and i tw/s in San Fransis? eo that she began her life work as a kindergarten tfcacher. She was one of the pioneers of the Froebel system on the Pacific coast and gained her immense knowledge of child emotions and child nature by he* intercourse with her young pupils in her books. "Timolhy's Quest," was built up on the remark of a six-year old. He had been a guest at a house where the people knew nothing about children and did not know how to entertain him properly. Coming away from the visit he confided to Mrs. Wiggin this important fact: "That need some babjes in that house aw. fully." It was on this infantile philosophy that she built up one of her most popular books and it is just such real incidents that she built up one of her most popular books and has used in building "Rebecca 'of Sonnvbrook Farm." Tickets wll be placed on sale Monday morning, Nov. 6th. Mail orders can be sent to F. L. Brown, mancsre* of Columbia Theatre PnlnmWa compained by chech or money order. *