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C * 0 M y ■» '•l T> « Your Telephone Operator I •.IP I'i'fc® • BELL Telephone operator' l has a mission in .life, and her mission. is to serve you. Quickness, accuracy and courtesy are her essential qualifi cations. ' Frequently, she is called upon to act quickly in emergencies when cour- age and presence of mind are required. 0 No more loyal and conscientious group of workers can be found than the young women at the switchboard. Their service can be greatly extended by your co-operation. * Whin you Telephone—Smile SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY GARRETT & CALHOUN COTTON WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. • When d estrous of information concerning Cotton Marketi, rite, wire or call us. Al OLSTA^ GA, _ — BEES AND MATRIMONY ' By M. QUAD Copyright* lltfc by tho McClure Newapaper Syndicate. r Certain pentoua were always won dering why Baker did not smile or langb, but he was born that way and couldn't help It ^ When Mrs. Baker died, *fter many years o( quiet life, she left A daughter, Minnie, seventeen years old. Minnie was totally unlike her father. She saw the humor of things. She was in clined to be cheerful and gay. She had always laughed more or less, and her father had become used to it, as she had to bis solemnness. When the mother died the daughter took up tbe housekeeping, and two years had passed when she and FYank j Williams fell in love. Frank was a j pushing, industrious young man, and | he could at least have given her as good a home as she had. He was : rather afraid, of the solemn faced fa ther, but had now and then called at the house and been well received. Young Williams had opened a com mission bouse. The farmers brought him in stuff to sell, and he shipped R to the city. When be was receiving or shipping, his goods covered a good part of the sidewalk, hot no one com plained. One day as Mr. Baker was strolling about be approached tbe com mission house Just as a fanner had unloaded four big baskets of eggs. There was room for Mr. Baker to avoid those eggs, end he would have •voided them but for a big rat. The rodent ran from under the sidewalk to a lumber pOe. and Mr. Baker's at tention was thus detracted for the j moment He walked along with UU head turned ever Ms shoulder when hie foot struck eae ef the bnskefs. and he fell forward with a crash As was afterward ascertained, he broke all his rsrerde by berating twenty- *' ■■ - IS! J> « V THE T. J. WILLIS TRACT OF LAND i CONTAINING 303 ACRES 4 v Seven miles from Blackville, two miles Walker Station and five miles Williston, 225 acres being cultivated. Terms Cash. If not sold by October 25th, will be rented. ii'lol 1< Ox r heel with the white ef the eggn. tad yettew yulha < 9 that ran Id see and. thonch the he hfta he MlHy | < •t the mm cr "’Yea ad Mr Baker ae he eh Bei i~i t w< I’ll i t o BARNWELL S. C Will be in their PERMANENT quarters formally occupied by J. S. Black, # ON AND AFTER OCTOBER FIRST This building has been bought by the Bank and will be fitted up for Banking purposes. COME TO SEE US AND LET US SERVE YOU. We started business SEPTEMBER FIRST. At close of business SEPTEMBER TWEN TY-NINTH we had enrolled 117 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. > heard the etrvtm s WSB tame rame foe ■4 km mmentl gn nwwy r wan ft*e fan a Iewe*a~ 41 the hath end ef Mr Bnksr'e half arm km he had pdnmd throe hrvee ef keen Them had horn an tewahts wwk thorn and they had paid fen haary fhe them keen One day as the emaee ml sa hm front tsmadi IB hfes shirt aAnemn keshing damn the vttagn el root and Mfenafer wee npeknlrs tn her hemi getevfeng eeov the eveals whtrh had maned a aryarntlm ketwma the tee- gn a waadretag mm ayaowrod apaa the areae Mhe I ■shed eeee the kwrk dr are ef Mr Baher'e ftnl* and she asw rnkhngss. rorwetnlks and ether geod things tn rat Khs alee t«A netW that the fonts wns aid and shaky. She wns tempted and yielded. She rrashril aver the More between two of the bee hives and brought them both tumbling down, and the crash was heard far a block around. The bees went for her. Mr. Baker was the next victim, and he hurried through the front gat# and went downhill toward tbe peace fully Sowing river. Ilia yella brought out the rest of the imputation, and an fast as they api*ared at their doors or gates the bees gore them all prop er attention. It was figured later on that at least 200 people, besides the cow, received scars to show that they had fought gallantly and well. Mr. Baker kept on to tbe river. Amid his pain and excitement he recollected that bees and water are enemies. To get rid of the bees he must have the aid of tbe river. He could not swim a stroke, and the water was deep, but when he .reached the bridge over the rail he dived. The cow had no river to plunge Into, and she had to keep on, bellowing at every jump until she fell exhausted. As fate would have it, young Williams was at hand to plunge into the river to tbe rescue of the man who had dis appeared beneath the surface, and it was mostly by his efforts that a rescue was made. He It was who comman deered a wagon and got Mr. Baker home, and he it waa who got tbe doc tor and helped him to extract almost numberless stings. And who waa it that nibbed and bandaged and sat through tbe hours of many a long night when the doctoi became worn out? Who Waa it who spoke sympathetic but cheering words to the man In bed and speaking at only long Intervals? It was young Wil liams, of course. Ha took charge of the case after tbe doctor had made two visits, and he let his bustnem go hang to render good for evil Three weeks hod psrasd. end the bees' vic tim coaid at last swiag hfc Mgs oat of hod. It was thaa (hat ho calied yooay Make all offera to buv or rent to COLUMBIA. S. C. Phone 10 Phone 10 THE BEST PHARMACY. . ■ Till t l*-Tt>-l>ATK Dlil (> KTOMK' — gr”” Our Prescription Work is Guaranteed by Your Doctor. Our Sodas are the Best. OUR STOCK IN ALL LINES IS COM- e s PLETE AND FRESH. 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