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VILILAGES IN THE DARK. aVanese Settlements Amid. Dente Groves of Ever-reenis. Without having actually seen them, you cannot imagine how dark some Japanese country villages remain, even in the brightest and hottest weather. In the neighborhood of Tokyo itself there are mn1)y villages of this kind. At a short distance from such a settle ment you see no houses; nothing is vis ible but a dense grove of evergreen trees. The grove, which is usually composed of young cedars and bamboos, serves to shelter the village froi storms and also to supply timber for various pur poses. So closely are the trees planted that there is no room to pass between the trunks of thein; they stand straight as masts and mingle their crests so as to form a roof that excludes the sun. Each thatched cottage occuples a clear spa('e in tiMe phantatioln, the trees form ing a fence about it doblile the height of the building. Under the trees It is always t wilight, even at high noon, and the houses. morning and evening, are half in shadow. What mIakes the first impression of such a village almost dIs quieting is not the transparent gloom, which has a certain weird charm of its own, but the stillness. There may be ffty or a hundred dwellings, but you see nobody and hear no sound hut the twitter of invisible birds, the occasional crowing of cocks and the shrilling clendae. Even the eieadae ind these groves too dlim1 and sing faintly. Being sun lovers, they prefer the trees oitside the village. I forgot to say that you may somuetines hear a viewless shuttle- (lhaka-tonl, eiaka-ton--but that fa milliar soundi In the great greeni silence seems an elfish happenming. The reason of the hush is simply that the people are not at home. All the adults have gone to the neigh boring fields, the vomnen carrying their babies on their backs, and most of tihe children have gone to the nearest school, perhaps not less than a mile away.-Atlante. CATCHING COLD. 'Thm Wir Thfi. i Aided by lImproper Methods of Feeding. The really important question is, In what does predisposition consist? We talk of a nian "catching a (old4." But it would be miore correct anld (qually graphie to say that the cold has "ocaught" the maii, for it does catch him unawares and often when he least aIntleipates it. liut no cold ever caught any man unless he had first prepared tile ground for it by a careful process of fertilization. No amount Of mere exposure to a low temperature alone will cause a "coid" inl a perfectly healthy manI i whom the pro(lmlet of wear and tear of nerve and muscle with adequate excretion of u-aste products on the one side Is even ly balnnced by food supply ind exercise on the T'her. Where this equilibrium does i, exist such exposure then op erates as a "chill." Now, who are the people who are liable to catch cold? Not those Whose dietary is so carefully adjusted to the work they have to do that there is no opportuitity for the accumulation of un used foodstul's in their tissues, but those wvho in the better fedl ra is of society eat and1( drlink more than they need to meet the daily requirements of their bodily activity and ar'e thus eon tinulally storing upl in lhirk t Issues anad excreting organs mnateril whieh if ap propriattely used would form valuable amnmunitioni for the development of energy either of body or nyind, but which wvhet stored beyond ai certain point hams to be blown off in a "cold" or a "billious attack" or in a rnoro.,::.. nounicedi fit of gout.--Dr. $= Y0.r Bend, a London E~xpr s( . anels T. 1 --a Aituned to Joy. 3: is a lot of fun in the world it ve'w keep our fun eyes open amnd our hearts attuned to joy. Did you ever note how your very soul lighted and buoyed by tho mere mental turning of self to the gladIsome sidie? Teach your thoughts to run In a channel bathed in the sunlight of good cer. D~well upon the flowers thamt grow beside the road rather than the dust upon the turnpike. Laughter and good cheer lighten many a burden and make the tedlious way a ramble in a woodland path. Wake up to the delightfulness of the birds' sweet melodies. Sing as you travel on your way, and God's eternal morning will dawna upon you when life's temnpestu ous voyage will for you have ended. Liberty (Tex.) Vindicator. The Spell of the Trheestes*. The glamour of the stagel No one cain deflno it or explain it; no one who has fallen under its spell can resist it. You see it at work in the great artist who, contident of sutccess, already crownedl with laurels, COmeIs daily down to rehearsal with the zest and 7buoyancy of youth. Satiety does not touch him; a blase actor is an unheard of anomaly. A mani may act for twen ty, thirty, forty years, and if he is stricken with illness his one lament is that he can act no more.-GQeorge Alex ander in Pelican. Those Two Words. "She brIoke off the engagement yester day, and now she's sorry for it," "I don't think so. She told me last night that she didn't care." "Yes, but she told me today that she didn't care--very much."--Piladelphia Press. Antisepieo ptism. "T'he Joneses took every precaution at the christening of their first baby." "E.very precaution?" "Yes; they boiled the water." Cleveland Leader. Patience is not nerveless and weak, bbt vigorous and powerful. The Scrip tural synonym is steadfast endurance. --~h-Bostonl Watchmnan. -,: eats the Ih ldYou Have Alwa s Bought T Notice to Pensioners. 'Al old soldiers and widows who ar.' u btemi-n the Pension roll, arnd are no' getting ainy hnionQ, must make applica -~ on befor'smnvdring the month of Jan ~1'~'s~~19ioi5 Aterol that date nro applica. tnti he made, I will be at the court <~l~'every 411j in Jan uary' to accom '~~ifte6n, l now dIrawili pensions ;1pt Jply . 13. New erry, 77.7717" ' THE 3LA(KSM T Illa Proeatsion En D3ith- O Art and a Handteratt. There are few moro nttt'active places for the average youth than the village blaksmaith shop. Longfellow did not express the wholo of it: And children Coming homo from s'chool look in at the open door; They love to see the flamlir.g forge and hear the bellows roar. It has a far more valid reason for hypnoti'sing the boy than this. The greatedt charm of the blacksmith shop, both for the young and for grown folk, lies in the fact that, while It is a place where handicraft rules, both hand and brain are required to produce the delired results. It is both an art and a handieraft, for art Is either con structive or imitative, while a handi craft is either useful or decorative. The blacksmith must be skilled li. them all. As for horseshoeing, in its best sense it rises to the dignity of one of the learned professions, for no one can shoe a horse properly and not understand something about anatomy and physiol ogy. Looking at it in this way-and there is no other right view to be tak en of it-the calling of a blacksmith is one of dignity and holtor.--lacksmilth and Wheelwright. STROLLING MINSTRELS. West Indit Negroes Itave Music and Manqauerades Christmax. Christinas In the West Indies Is a very Jovial, ro'.Ileking atfair, at least in the estimation of the negroes. The great feature of tho season 1a the so ries of imasquerades or mystery plays enacted by strolling negro, perforiners. These are of two sort., representa tions of much BIblical stories as that of David an1d C(oliath, wI Ln you m11ay see the Jolly actor clad in such historleal ly accurate garment; 11 "bedtick" trousers anld cretonno ,.-m)ti of filaning patterns, and those of' ia purely local character. Of these list is the mon goose play, which is peculiar to St. Kitts and the objec't of which is to wage mimic war against the lestrue tive pest which is the cirse of the is land. These strolling players are the chief foture of Christmas celebra tions. 'hey are quite an Imposing lot o men, with a good ear for musje, nnd a1s you watch their antics you might: easily imagirte that instead of being in a evi-ilired British colony you were back in the heart of Africa, assisting at some savage death dance or other heathen rite.-Detroit Freo Press. FISHING LINES. The Very Filnet Are Those Formed Frona slkl1wora Gut. Silkworm gut forms the best line for fishing purposes partly on aceount of its great tenacity and. portly because it is so transparent. Every year a sufli cleat number of Spanish silkworm grubs are selected for this purpose. After they have eaten enough inulber ry leaves and before they begin to spin they are thrown Into vinegar for several hours. Each insect is killed, and the substance which the grub in the natural course would have spun into a cocoon is forcib~ly drawni from the dead worm into a much thicker and shorter silkeon thread. Th~ie threads are then placed in patre water for ab.out four hours and aig ward dipiped for ten iniutes in -. tion of soft soap. Trhe fine 9vf'. aolui is thus loosened, so t ~ - dter skin can remuovo itw' ne workman th mm-nn e'eiis hands. Tho ~armust be dried in a shady place and are often bleached with suil phur vapor until they acquire the bright appearance of apun glass.-Lon don Tfelegraiph. Hamrrienn's Refolndev. Every schoolboy is familiar with the saying of Benjamin Franklin as the group of anxious faced yet loyal meni stood around to sign the immortal Dec laration of Independa~nce, "Now , we must all hang togethier or we'll all hang separately." Buti the rejoinder of the signer, IBenjamin flarrison, to the above witticism is no; so wvell knowvn. Harrison, a portly mann, looking down over 'his ample proljortions, replied, "Yes, but when they drop us off at a rope's end some of you lightweIghts will be kickIng and suffering long after I'm (don1 for." Duty of n Cheerful Fee. To wear a cheerful face when the heart is aching is not deceit. When a good housekeeper cleans tho front steps and porch before she sets the bobse to rights she d1oes uot moan to deceive passersby. She merely shows some pride in her house and somne con sideration for her nei;;hbors. We con quer our heartaches more quickly when we begin by conaldering the friends who are neoar us. Lucky to Do Aiv~e. Patient--Great Scott. doctor, thant's an awful bill for One. week's treatmnenti Physician - My dear fellow, if you knew what an interesting ease yours was and how strongly I was tempted to let it go to a postmortem you wouldn't grumble at a b)1ll three times as big as tis.-Chicago T[ribuno. Not Unexpected. "(Y'laff'erty is dead. Hie wvuz sthruck by lightnin'.'' "O1's not surprised at all. The lasht toime 01 eaw him ho wua lookln' mighty bad." A DeAmettonm. Little Clarence--Pa, what is an opti ilt? Mr. Callipers-An optimist, miy son, is a person who doesn't care what happens if it doeen't happen to him. Pasck. Whoever dreads punishment sulfers it, and whoever deserves it dreads It. Celton. An old Time Remendy. Murray's Hlorehiound Mullin and T1ar has in it the purest of drugs, all of which were used by our p)aronts and grand-parents. It is a combmanti'.n so put together that it cures a cough ighit ofl'. Nothing is better for babies. IL is a most reliaible caro for all casos of o mghs. Ask your drnggist for it,.'The.y all have it ready. Costa only 25c a bot.. i -- x ra large bottles-regular 50o size mR m' hebr to ask - for ''Mulrray's" and1( take no other, -ml , . . " P: -f . ' ,--':, ,, v ijW11 ir ___ ___ Aegetable PreparationforAs roamilI ing tacloo andilifiegutlaL 1ing the StZinucis aul Dowels of Promotes Digestion.Cheerful ness in1d liest.Contains neliter Opiun,Morpine iorfincral. NOT NARC OTIC. fie *1otf"id.L'S&UHZFLiCVER /Miie, See A sreesya - Aper'ectl Remedy 'orClonstipa lion, Sour Stoinach,Diarrhoci ~Wrms ,Convulsions ,Feverish ness md Loss OF SLEEP Fac simite Stgnalure or NEW YORK. EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. $1m0 i )EW\ A11, ,10. T'h retI':ie Of th 1s : ppier will 1.i pliased to ler11 tlit, therQ is at Ilast oe drende!ii) dis asv t. at vcien h Ihs ill t abl4 to (-r.. i al l llt its sa114 g :1141 thai t 1, eatarrih. 11 k li tutarch ur lip the ( 0 . - IN uiv cr now limwn 1 to 1hVe wt ical f rn v n i!ty. (la ar I ;rh beinog a .u -ti ti I i t it w1 e l. r a. co n Sm i oi - l dilt*1*Im .:,lgi. t-01; a[ rb ur iiis I -lo inte rmlly, acti directly upon [fth blood :ni 1111c nIs Furfaces (of thtw trinv iter by dettrovime ti heI umb. lion (if IIhe, dise~ase4, .1mi4 givinig te t. ent,iii StA r hth bp etiling up) the Ct .. t i li t!' as itin natur inl d i ng i.s wml k. The pi rr imV'' or lilwt I" thl-v offor (h u -r iIlonars, for :ity anly . lit it a is to re . Senld fo. litof tu.r imonlils.I Add Ire. F. J . Chenley & Co, Toli-do, 0. hIhv a iirI--t-k----g--. [--bi IIily AS'OR IA Is dsphyedbyn ymned pis of aiidenta uts, woi n iIds. se aldis , sore feet or - bu t heIre's N i I I'e - - r n . Arvii SA-ve ilM ' q. d t. 31'6 tX ihe1troniPS' it ~i "'novc te pain dM cure .'8.,:ii i'ii(t' s best seve oniet :lth Uo.I\iot.v~ 'ii aI Pikensh Dru Co4. For Infants; o and ChIjo i iden.tit The KindY \ol HaaAwysBuh W I. ui tou ht'iv a' coghd nttyt upnS t ucriove Ntieeo. Te I ~ w, :3 th dileas is~ whaj( let yousol Thio nut como emii I ei oicouhing is niss th e.h :lli Dospart o ee t'ortiot pupos, btthedon t n the cold.(ii Slmblln CAOg IAemAd II) 1 ti~ i gritriu liri t nurics wh jih IlStui ractt(, the br iia t h t an.f tl ifg ti itan an liitiking ci te throii. itit also ( ittpiens t he cretio .s and e 'tie lulyl anf tt i',Ii pr nn ty euro t o l Pts weitQ asth) 1 (1 h ijl' r Sale hv Pii fR Citkn Ndotie is lbortuent 11 gie (ha th~ iue, isi nietd J13N. er ii most. he dene- . I1a- an ei.a OASTORIA For Infants and Children. [he Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of .IUse For Over Thirty Years FHW OVITAU O RIPAAY. New YORK ogiV. RYDALES TONI( A New Scientific Discovery for the BLOOD and NERV[8. It purifies the(- blood by eliminiatinI th< 6vaste inatter aid other impuities un)E I )v lestroying the germs or mlicrobes that n'fest the blood. It b)uilds up titl( blood! >y' reconstructingi, ndml u-tijplying the red ,orpuiscles, making thle blood r ich and r-ed. [t restores and st imlk-ates hlie neves, 'ausing a full free ilov of nerve force lrouglihout the entire noive system. It peedily etiureS 1st nieli rve. liervous. less, nerIVOuS prost ration, and all Other liseases of Ile nervous sy-tin. lR' l)l M1, TON IC isi Sold uder a posi. lve guarantee. Trial size nO cents. agI' size $l.0u .1:af Remedy Company, HICKORY, N. C. For $ale by Pickens Drug Co School. Scheol. School. Tlhe Br6Yvrl Illllstl'i'dl School urihsbd ing towel1, i o et, lig t, 4 xcelh-it 1board4, aint1 '41 l i '. 41 r'olin at 81.50) per we ek. blininiry~ i.tts u0 mon41ey, tn~d Init on bli~t :2.604 44r N-sP j)wr molLthl. Other re. als n~o (i Ier r' te as low1 14 (onr, but4 f.:w :-( )ooi .tive :s numiiy aidvanit;es for thos~e I at's Our hirge nmev biuildirig can'ai-s fifty ivle r< oms$, an is0 eqipped with hot bnd oanth. TPhe( purpose0 of (1L minn egeni m.. thle omu's Hom.ne A ision3 Soeiety) i:. (It) to mako money, but to Eff, r a first IV. E)om~liln 11md high l(ch4(ol e-im~iien 'worth 1 irls at. Less Trhan~ Cot >h( k' (oft!e infor1t~maltionI zddr ras E. E. BISHOP, Prin,. Br1evalrd, N. C. HAiR D3AhSAr i1:v~ 5aIj to Yo i t' . ~': T3! I; ' F. A l lh NO - Supierse(es TIme Tablde No 3 Ef etiveA ug. t0 li901 en141 1 )Own1 h1temi(1'p No P2 NE) 30 ST'A'TIONS Nol it No ii 11o(1: ) 110 am 1iklso :03140V111 1: I, pmn in:D 37 u egIam:i;41 : 7.I4:55 4 p in 1:45 am: ..liis 22pn4' i . '>: u par II10 an rEilyI ;j u ~ All:111m i1041 exet am11i NE. 3(1 e l y ikt i s ar eii0:Iwo o: *A i~4 ial' a: 1pm6:25tp 0 lIP 1.11 t 1 3140 t g :u 10 Iin I All trI~aio dail excep 1ito ete hlayi No.d 1 0l cofnects wit So ~uutr li' 'liwn Ol39 Noei I linect w~3i th ote 1 ai lwaytt t o14 10( No .(k1<.3 otiot ith 11nhnRail way( o tht Noit d11 nimet with 10 oten 1)taIltiway 01 it(Fortiany inforniln tpy oe ~b h (411' lllhl 'idTv. T \ I b)t. .\ (1Ie Canng DR. J.11. BURGESS, I.ETS. yatir hidei. your tallow. Your ehinens, your egg-1. to 'sel l -,11 yotr boef to buy And sIll to you. I did not com1o here and 1 am not going to leave h0e. I pay you cash for all these things, and you remem ber the old meat marlket. J. D. Moore. RI IN EVERY VARTICULAR. The Suit or Overcoat you buy here fits you perfectly and looks well ro matter in what position you stand or sit. Our clothing is made to f.t .m-n as they are not as they might be. If it does not fit at first we alter it until it does fit. Everything latest in style, of the mo. t worthy fabrics and tailored in the most perfe lnner. L ROTHSCHILD GREENVILLE, - - - - S. C. TREASURER'S NoTICE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Pickens. Office of County Treasurer, Pickens County, S. C. Pickens, S. C., September 14th, 1904. T-IE TREASURER'S OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15th UNTIL SATUR19AY, DECEMBER, 31st, 1904, WITHOUT PENALTY. [he Rate of State, County, School and Special Tax, Including One Doll'r Poll Tax and One Dollar Commutation Road Tax. Tn eccordance with an Act to raise supplies for the fiseal year Commoncing Ja1nuary 1, 1903, notice is lwreby given that the oico of County Treasurer of Piekens County will open for the colleetion of tnxos4 for ild fiol year from TlURSDAY, OTOBEtt 15-rn, unlil THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31sT. Rabes per Cent. of taxation ar as fo'lows: Ltvy For Stath Tax -- - - 5 Mills. "4 "' Ordinavry Counity tax - - 3" "Constitutional School tax - 3 " " Past lIndebtedness - - 1i Support and Hiro of Convicts it " " Sinking Fund - - -- 1) -" "For Rebuilding bridges 1" " "~ For Purchasing Ravenel's Biridge t Total levy for State and County Taxes - - il Mills. Levy for interest on Pickens RI. R. hnands, Piekens C. HI. Township, 31 mills. Lovy for interest on Pickens RL. R. bonds, Illarricano T'owanhip, 2X mills. Levy for interest on Pickens Rt. R. bonide , Ea'datoo Township, 3t mills, Special Levy For School District No. 8 2 Mills. "4 "4 " "6 " " 9 4 6" "6 " " 4" "4 " 10 1' 4" "6 " " 46 " 6" 13 5 '. 4" "6 "4 "6 " 3 2 " "6 4" "4 "i " " 19 2 " " 4" "6 " " " 23 2 "~ "6 "4 " " BlG "4 46 '' " " " 42 2) " "4 " " " 4" 4" 49 2 " A Poll Tax of One Dollar per capita on all m.t Io eitiz-os between the ages (f 21. and 60 years, except such as are (exemIpt by baiw, wvill be collected. A commutation Road Ta'x of One Doll .r~ n ill beo collected at thae same time es othor taxes from all male citizens bot w40en thte aosi~ of i 18 and 50 years, except such as are exempted by law. Unless said tox is paid by the :31st of D~ee, 1904, eight (ays work upon the public highways wvill be' re'quired untder a contractor.. Taxes are payable only in gold and silver coin, lUited States cu~rrencey, Na tionfal Bhank Notes and coupons of State Bouds which btecomo payable dluring the year 1904. Parties desiring information by mail in regard to their taxc., wilt please state the location of their property, and include postnge for a reply. and thoso paying taves by cheek must include the charges for collecting. "Er. 'W . PF".A~.3-U.~ Sept. 15, 1003.ld. Tre asnrorer of Pickons County. WE D)ES[IRE T O$ * LIB13ERAL IPAT-$ RO(NAGE GIVEN $ U S T HI E PAST YEAR, AND SO $ LICIT A CONTIN U$I ANC(E OFW TH $ SAME.i A PRO)S * Y EAR. RESPECT F{ULLIY, Oralg Bros. d Potash, is necessary for cotton toeprodnce high yields and good fibre. Write for our valuable books on fertilizatiou; they contain informa1 tion that means dollar s to tbe farmers. Sent free on request. Write now while you think of it to the GORMAN KALI WORKS Now York- Attama, Ga. 93 Nassau St.,or a 22% So. Broad Street. IIl 0 Coupons ;except singles) acceptet nless subscription is paid in advance Fo the person sending u he largest list of sub. scribers accompanied b3 :he cash, before May 1st 905, we will give a firsi :lass DROP-HEAD SEW. ING MACHINE. W Notions. 0;1 take your choice at various other articles t SUREi- AND Q -LI much cn-ago this year as last, ir I will gnarattee you six ce.-lts at n 10111 mor to speak. I know th; e r y ';owv is so mo sort oF a I(o im wi '. bs-atid ;icld Iid, but,. (ote-p on ac..itg~. Yiu loo abtl) ii sooIni get a fel low b.- ll srts o.f a fool, atid til they wil lACk you tip. I 'ay tUb4 tow, sh rt, brmf reinaiks in1 the terst of and for the benefit of t ''l 1cause the liver is -- 1:.d i:ople suffer Swit h~ ctnI.ipa ioni, biliousness, 'heads h s and fevers. Colds attack ~the hi. i~ml cont agious discases takle~ hIl d of the sysgtem. It is safe to- myta if the~ liver were always lak gt in proper working order, illes wonid be ahnos1t unknow~n. Thedfonla~'s Ulsek-Draught is so successful in cia; i such sickness becaus it is v~ithout a rival as a lie *yb.r. This great family de ~ io Ml bu a mild and hItl L..ative' that cures con *stiipationa and ni.y be taken by a mavm child without possible The healtful1 action on the liver cur 1 lonme::.It has an in vigods doeton the kidneys. Doa0 h liver an~d kic1-eys do not mal.2- r2: !:arly, I ho poeonlous ta! :og with Iih w ieaste from the bowela ge back into the blood TIimielv I reatmcent with T[hed ford's1 Blactk-i)r~iaught removets the danixgot: wich~ lirli ini constipation, liver and( 1 hi dney iroul es, and( wvill *pos'ia ly foro:tall tho inroads of .irighit's diciuto, for which die oacso in advanaced star es there is no0 curo. Ask voi- < ealer for a 250,. pakaogo ([f'Thied ford's Black Wmn WeCu as Mer Are PMade iMiserable by Kidney TIrouble. 13~:ny timabic tre. upon the mind, dIts oges~. and lcoien ambit ter; beauty, vigo , e..- n ad ch-crfulncss er'oi S dia-npear w~hen the kid nteys arc out of ordc Kidey rouleha: - .becomo so prevalon - ~ - that it Is not uncommci for a chIld to be born \T~afflicted with weak kid ncys. If the child u'rin - ~ ates too ci ten, If th rine scalds the flesh or if, when the clii caches an age when It should be able ::ontrol the passage, it is yet afflicted wit scd-wetting, depend upon it. the cause c the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the fire step should be towards the treatment these important organs. This unpieasar trouble is due to a diseased condition of th ilcdney~s and hiadder and not to a habit a most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erablo with kIdney and bladder troubl< and both rneed the satpe groat remedj The mild and the immcdiate effect< Swamp-R~oot is soon realized, it Is sol by druggists, In fifty Cent and one dollar sizes, You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell- flomo of swamp-RBoo ing all about It, including -many of tI thousands of testimonial letters receive from sufferera cured. In writing Dr. KIlmi & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure ar mention this paper. Don't mako any mistake, but remembi tho nanie, - Swamp-Root, -Dr. Kilmer Swamp-Root, and the address; Binghamtoi N. Y.. ont oev ottle.