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J.... wvAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* i THE BEAUTIFUL I | MISS MERRIAM I . 1 By HARRIET LUMMfS ? S Copyright, 1008, by T. C. McClure . With Miss Morrlnm the Incredible had happened. She was tired of hearing that she w^s beautiful. Prom her earliest recollections strangers had exclaimed over her pretty face, and her lovers one after another had hung the variations on the same theme. Miss Merrlam listened politely and found herself extremely bored. "To be loved for your face Is like being loved for your fortune," Miss Merriam confided to her Journal. "Beauty has wings just ns truly as riches. If a man falls i? love with your complexion what is he going to d? ^rhen you come down with the smallpox? If I were u pretty fool I might be perfectly satisfied with things as they are, but I know I'm worth loving for myself?If only they had the sense to And it out.'' Unfortunately for themselves Miss Mcrrlam's adorers never suspected her peculiar views. If there had been one of their number shrewd enough to compliment her intellect instead of her v dimples and to have talked about her sparkling wit rather than her spar"A kling eyes he would have found the * short cut to her heart. As it was, they were unanimous in deciding that the aforementioned article had been omitted from her composition. And Miss Merriam expressed her displeasure in the following paragraph in her * journal: "Beauty, beauty, beauty! How tiresome It all is! I wish I might never hoar I was beautiful again." Rash prayers sometimes bring unwelcome answers. Not^ very many days later the city was electrified by the news that Miss Merriam had been thrown from her automobile at a well known watering place and seriously injured. Pictures of the beauty appeared in all the leading newspapers of the country, with reference to her possible disfigurement. Miss Merriam's relatives, when appealed to on this important point, refused to say anything to?relieve the suspense or to satisfy the popular curiosity. And the explanation of their reticence was apparent when Miss Merriam made her appear. ance in society a few weeks later. Across the faultless curve of the girl's . cheek ran an unsightly scar, a scar so aggressively prominent that it held the attention of the observer and made him forgetful of all else. It seemed likely that ifflss Merriam was to have her heart's desire nnd never again bo forced to hear that she was beautiful. T lnvd TTr\1llctor annr linr thn flisif V4 A4VJI liO I V.I ?<? If liV.1 1 VI IIIV A14 Dl> time at one of the opening functions of the season, a few days after his return from abroad. "Notice that girl over there," a friend said, pulling his sleeve. "Last spring she was the 'beautiful Miss Merriam,' and see her now. "H?'; *i Hard luck, isn't It?" ^ Hollistcr looked as directed. He saw *. a small head regally carried, a mass of dazzling hair and eyes that shot violet lights from under their arched brows. Then Miss Merrlam turned her .head, and he saw the scar and nothing else. "I'd be sorrier for her," the man at his elbow went on, "If she hadn't turned down hnlf the fellows in her set. I guess she thought she was good for a duke with that face of hers. Introduce you, did you say? Why, certainly, my dear fellow." It was the innate chivalry of IIolllster's nature which had prompted him to ask the honor of Miss Merriam's acquaintance. He was as sorry for the girl as he was disgusted with the cold blooded comments of the man who had polntefT'her out to him. For the first few moments of their conversation he unscrupulously kept his eyes away from her. He could not bear to witness the beauty in eclipse, and he fancied that she who had been so used to rending admiration in the eyes of every man must wince at the pity which tact could not conceal. Presently he found that admiration was getting the better of his sympathy. This quondam beauty was not crushed by her misfortune, j S$e met this tbunderboit of fate's spite with n gallant courage which quickened Holllster's pulses. Iler easy gayety, her appnrent unconsciousness of the pathos of her situation, appealed to him as no woman's beauty had ever done. He made the dlscbvery that Miss Merrlam was brilliant if no longer beautiful, and that her cleverness, unlike that of many of her sex. Owed nothing to ill HALF-WAY POINT. Hundreds of Union Citi7en<j Know Where It Is. Not sick enough to go to bed. Not well enough to uo your work. Itching Piles irritate you all the time. Eczema or any itchiness of the skin makes life a misery to bear. Doan's Ointment cures all itchiness. Plonty of proof that this is so. Head what a Union citizen says: L. Ubele, baker and confectioner on Main*;.Street, says: "I have used l)oan*3 Ointm'cnt ahd found it to be as represented. It is the only remedy on the face of the earth that I know will oare itching piles, one of the most trying and irritating afflictions there is. Doan's Ointment procured at Holmes' Pharmacy will cure the affection and do it at once. You are Welcome to use ray name as one who cai^speak to this effect from experience.''^" For sale by all dealers. Price 60c per box. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States* Remember the name?DOAN'S?and take f r HQ other. Hilitl ' ?r? Humor an? Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH * 4> Copyright, 1004, by Sampson-Hodges Co. PERT PARAGRAPHS. One cannot go forth theso days without stepping upon broken resolutions. If all flesh Is grass we are all vegetarians. Skating Is not half so attractive to the average boy during vacation as it is during the school season. A wonmi> Is never as young as she pays she is. ^ - A family jar sometimes sours the milk of human kindness. A spoiled child is apt to learn more things at school thnn are taught there. It Is never too late to mend, but it is often too hard work. The man behind the shovel is the man who gets up steam. Confidence men are those in whom no confidence should be placed. Many men are color blind when green goods are being handled. The resolution factories are not running to their full capacity now. Lnwvers llvo hv tlio trrnon nf nfhor people's mistakes. Hot air Is expensive when it comes through the gas meter. A dog watch is no good at your uncle's. Jollity is a jfteat lubricator of human friction. On the Q. T. If you'd like to try conclusions With Dame Fortune, here's a planThough you may get some contusions And become an "also ran:" Just contrive to get elected For an aldermantc term; Have your conscience disconnected; Then you'll rake oft cash to burn. A Business Head. "Johnny, I will * give you a quarter to tell me c what your sister thinks of me." tTy "All right, but I would advise you to give, me half a dollar not to tell any one A{ iJOjxr else." * .T7? * i ". * 1 ' - ' " * Ring the Bell and Take a Transfer. If It isn't to your fancy. Your reception when you call; If your pretty little Nancy Does not linger in the hall. Thrilled at what your glanoes foretell, Blushing at your manner fine, She Is not the only seashell; Transfer to another line. If tho man who's playing Shylock, When you're sitting through the play, Would much better be In dry dock. Getting mosses scraped away. Do not sit and worry through It, While with rage your blood Is stirred; Though you truly hate to do It, Ring the bell and get transferred. xi ine man ror wnom you laDor, Worry, hustle, slave and dig. Doesn't treat you like a neighbor. Tries to act the bloomln' prig. Do not show that you resent It; Keep still, do not say a word. But you never will repent It If you ring and get transferred. 1 Had Use For Them. "How many dentists does that college turn out every year?" asked the African monarch who was going about seeing the sights. "About 400," replied the guide. "I wish I had that collego at home. There is nothing I would llko better than to be able to kill a dentist every morning before breakfast." Where Patience Fails. Perhaps by patience you may do Most anything you try. But the most patient yellow hea muy mi una Bit uia Bit flgtlin Upon a door knob, but the trick Will not produce a single chick. I wonder why. The Loan Bird. "Was the oyster supper a financial success?" "I should say so! Everything was donated except the oyster, and he was so well preserved that they can use him twice more." Gets There Occasionally. Error does not always triumph. Truth not always meets mishap; Truth Is sometimes on the scaffold Tying error for the trap. A Surer Thing. ^ "When I get 4Su to be a man, 1 am srolnff tn rnn Wa peanut stand, and then I can have all the peanuts I want/* "Huh! When I get to be a man, I am going to be a policeman. That la an easier way." All In the Season, In summer shoveling snow appears A pleasure quite enttotng; In winter you would rather take Your fun without the Icing. 1 Mort Too Much. "So Jenkins la a much married man now?" "It seems to. I understand from i close friends that bo finds he has marrletj the whole family/* .5*^111 " i ' 1,1 11 1,1,1 I Cryttv ,v J? 'w-V^Lv'a ^ A CowgrA " I have made a most thorough 0 trial of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and am prepared to say tnat for *11 diseases of the lungs it never- disappoints."?J. E. Hnley, Ironton, O. Ayer's Cherry Peroral wont cure rheumatism; we never said it would. It won't cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and colds of all kinds. We first said this sixty years ago; we've been saying it ever since. ; Consult your doctor. 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The groves of Mona, once the favorite retrent of the British Druids, wero cut down by the all conquering Romans and have passed from the popular mem- -~ ory, but the mistletoe, which the old Druids called "all lienllng," Is still an object of veneration. In some parts of England a berry Is plucked from the mistletoe for every kiss that is 'given under it,' and when there are no more berries left no more kisses are allowed, fr Cures Eczema, Itching Humors. re Especially for old, chronic cases take aj Botanic Blood Balm. It gives a healthy "cq blood supply to the affected parts, -heals } ill the sores, eruptions scabs, scales; ; -(tops the awful itching and bnmhig oi czema, swellings, suppurating, watery *res, etc. Druggists, $1. Sample free md prepaid by writing Blood Balm.Co.. Vtlau'a, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice sent in sealed letter. ' . .. ' .r '" ? *' - Alnti Women. " 'When Alnil, especially Ainu Women, ^ meet after n separation that lias lasted some time they have a pretty way. > of telllug each other.their experiences In a sort of chant, and in the pleasant sound of their singularly sweet voices one forgets their wild and unkempt 1 looks. The Japanese women are equal- 3 ly remarkable for the sweetness of their voices, but have the advantage over their Ainu sisters of* delicate and dainty ways, the charm of which the 1 most stolid globe trotter Is constrained ' to own. If the women of* Alnu-moshl- th rt, ns the Ainu call their land, are the kc drudges of the men In their youth and middle age their opportunity for re* venge comes with the lapse of years. The curses of an angry old woman excite the utmost terror In the bravest G bear hunter. He tiles, panic struck, ce from such unmes ns slmnumnnsh (mangy deer), tontoneppo (bald pated boar) or, worst of all, ral-guru (corpse) dc or lnao-snk-guru (godless fellow). After death her ghost Is regarded with even deeper dread. -' mi Saved From Terrible Death. The family of Mrs. M? L. Bobbit, of 'a Bargeton, Teniu, saw hbr dying and vc were powerless to save her. The most Wl skillful physicians ?and remedy used, failed, w^ile consumption was slowly but surely taking her life. . In this ter- pr rilllft hnnr T)r. Vinn'a 'Moor Uiapnunrv for Consumption turned despair into joy. The first bottle brought- imraedi- ( ate relief and its continued use completely cured her. Its the most certain th cure in the world for all throat and de lung troubles. Guaranteed Bottles 50c ana (1.00. Trial Bottles Free at Dr. F. C. Duke's Drug Store. A Careful Student. ^ A good story Is told in the Ixradon pa.pers of an Oxford freshman who was asked early iu the beginning of the terra whether he had proved a certain <? proposition In Euclid. "Well, sir," he replied, "proved Is a strong word. 1 rendered it highly probable." , "i The Doctor's Ordern, Dedelia?Phat are yez doln' takln' the lock off the cupboard dure, Pat? Are n( yez chrazy? 011 Pat?No, darfint; the dochtor tould me today thot I must quit boltln' me food, and I'm goto' to obey lnsthruc- ,h Hons.?Cincinnati Times-Star. ... ?? go The selfish, loving only themselves, are loved by no one, so selfishness la moral suicide.?De Gaston. . a A Very Close Call. to "I stuck to my engine, although every 1" nerve was racked with palh," writes (5. W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iowa. "I waa weak and gr pale, without any appetite and all run down. As I waa about to give up, I got a. bottle of Electrio Bitters, and after . taking it, I felt aa well as I ever did in J my life " Weak, sickly,rundown peo- tv pie always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them. Batis- 1 faction guaranteed by Dr. F. C. Duke, qt Price 60 cents. th 1 + Humor and Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH 1004, by SampKn-IIodges Co. COMB, GENTLE SPRING. Come, gentle spring, or any other kind Of spring. In fact, we wouldn't mind A rough, Tough, Boisterous old thing, Just so tt were spring. If by a slip We have ever said flip And uncomplimentary things about you, We rue I Our lack ] Of good taste and take them all back.Just now, dear spring. We're in a mood to Bing Your praises in the choicest language - at pur command And tp hand You out a line Of fine, Artistic, half tone compliments calculated to curl Your hair and make your brain whlrL 'Tin true at times your mud . And flbod ' * And slush wo have viewed wkh disgust, . But we trust * You will 6verlook the times wo made Childish faces And take ub Into your good graces Once more. ; * We are sor1? On winter, and we don't care who knows It. The season doesn't cotne within forty miles of making a hit * , . With us. And It can havo a fuss Any ume it comes around with a Chip on Its shoulder, . . < And If It gets colder ; Or In other ways tries to get gay "We will meet It more than half way. But you, gentle spring, . ( .Can haye anything Wo have In the shop. Don't stop To ask If It Is too good to be true. Help ^yourself. The best Is none too good for you. His Honor Too Swift. "All is iopt but honor," cried the sol?r its In hot haste he made retreat-cm the field of battle. "DoiTt run'so much faster than thest of us or you way jar that loose remarked a companion,; who u Id n't keep up. , C .: The Process* ^ Oh, tools rush 1 ft -where angels brave To venture are afraid, And then the fools rush out again, And thus are heroes made. Could Defy Them."' v ' M4 am confident his position" fai life pet be established."' " "On what evidence do you judge?" "He writes to his friends without ipg a, dictionary.'" *" - Or Even Less. EVhen you are tossed outside the fence By.your sweet bpby mine. It makes you feci like thirty cents Marked down to twenty-nine. t A Better Job. "It is sweet to die for one's country-" "Yes; but it is much sweeter to linve e contract to furnish beef and- blunts for iliose who insist on dying." * f.?i. " -? ? PERT PARAGRAPHS. . A man can figure tliat when he pays cents' for a shine lie will get a five nt shine. A coal - bill can make an almighty tllar look almighty small. When the cat is away the mousetrap ay be on deck. Modern researches may disclose the ct thut old Mother Hubbard' was a geturlau and thus explairi why there as no bono, for the dog. * If a dead Indian is a good Indian, ay what is he good for? When soap Is sent to the heathen a >te should accoinpnny it explaining at the stuff is not one of the table lleacles of civilization. Flying machine inventors might be ?oi * W- more successful iffthey cou;d jx get conPre83 to v/i -yT repeal the law yjigK ' of gravitation. /wr\\ Unsung songs \f)T\ 7 i aro Ba^ to be i. rM VJ the sweetest, r x V <wZ\U jP nnd thero are i t\ ) U T .m q] men who would 1^ iJ like to buy a few for their sighbors if songs of that kind were i the market Love letters go to support the theory At love ifl a kneeled of Insnnltv A cigarette fiend and his mind are on parted. A Joke should have a point, bat not sting. * It Is said that a man Is never too old learn, bat he comes pretty near beg too old at the age of eighteen. He who fights and runs away may low better than to fight another day. It is all right to give the devil his due, it some people insist on paying him ro or three times. 'J'he traveler who gives the porter no inrter does not get all of the extras At go with the trip. J. CLAl D i CAUBLE, COMU\CTOR. Plumbing Corner /lain Gas and \?- and EnterSteam Fitting prise Sts., UNION, S. C. Service# Guaranteed. Prices Reasonable Final Discharge > N-?t:ce is hereby Riven that I Frank IVake, Clerk of Court, Admiuistri.Loi of the Estate of Sallie Hurt, deceased, lias applied to Jasou M. Greer, Julge of Probate, in and for the county of Union, for a final discharge as such Administrator. It Is Ordered, That the 8th day of Febiuary, A. D. 1904, be tixed for hearing of Petition, and a flnal settlement of said Estate. Jason M. Greek, Probate Judge U. C., S C. Published in Union Times Jan. 8th, 1904. 2-4t Citation to Kindred and Creditors. 8tate of South Carolina, I County of Union. J By Jason M. Greer, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Patsey Jeter has nude ,suit to me to grant him Letleis of Ad ministiatiou on the Estate of and effects: of Addison Jeter, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Addison Jeter, deceased, that they be uud appear before me, in ilie Oourt of Probate, to bo held at Union C. II., South Carolina, on the 5th day of February, next after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given uuder my hand and seal this 19ili day of January, Anno Domini 1904 Jason M. Greek, Probate Judge.. Published on the 22nd day of January, ?904, in Union Times, 4-2t. Filial Discharge. -Notice is hereby givei that C. C. Lawson, Administrator of the Est. ite Annie Lawson, deceased, lias applied to Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, in ar.d for the County of Union, Ar a final discharge as such administratrix. It Is Ordered, That the 15ih day of February, A. D.,1904, be fixed for hearing of Pi-tition, and a final settlement of said Estate. v Jason M. (Ikeeu, Probate Judge, Union County, S C. Published ih The Union Times, Jauuary 15th, 1904. 3-4o. , Final Discharge. Notice, is hereby giveu that Thomas McNally; Administrator of the Estate of Catherine McNally,deceast d, has applied to Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, iu and focllie County of Union, for k' dntiT .discharge as-such Administrator. It Is Ordered, That the 10th day of February, A.D.,1904 ba. fixed for he.iriiig of Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. Jason M. Greer, Probate Judge. Unhn County, S C. Published in The Union Times, la iuaiy lorh, 19U4. 3 4.. House to Rent?Lands to. Rent. House at the foik of the SpaiUtubnrg and g.tiin Spsings uud to rent A so 35 acres of laud in ths c irair.'.^ limits t.i me town or U in ?n t. > rent The laud will beteuled m pmc N as small as ten [10J acres to good p in'i-M. Anp y 10 3-3i J. Clouoii Wall mjk. Notice to Taxpayers. .1 will be at the foMov.h g places as designated for the purpose of taking tax returns: At Union in Auditor's ctHje, fr m January the 1st tolOlh, 1904. Buffalo, Mills, January lltli, 1904. West Springs, January 12th, 19U4. Gibbs, Joinder's store, January 13th, forenoon, 1904, Sanford Wilbum's store, January 13tb, afternoon, 1904. Cross Keys, B. G. Wilbum's store, Januaiy I4tb, 1904, Sedalia, Jabuary loll), 1904. Goshen Hitl, Black ltock, January lGlli, 1904. Lock hart Mils, January lttth. 1904. Ailun>cl.?ri> 1(1 I. Hllll iiunujouui^, uuiiuai J ii/111, J I'U'i . Kelton, January 20th, 1904 Jonesville, January 21*1, 1904. Union, Januaty '2nd to25lti, 1004. Fish Dam, January, 20;li, 1004. Sanluc, January 27 th, forenoon, 19U4 Union in cflice front January 24ih to February 20th, 1904, when tlie tune expires for making returns for Personal Property. After that date oO per cent, will t>e added. Please take notice and fail not to make, your returns. John G. Fauk, 52-tf, Auditor Union Cv>un:y. jwood's Seeds] Twenty-fivo v ars practical experience. and tlio fact that we do the largest business in Se eds in the Southern States, enables us to supply every requirement in GARDEN m FARM SEEDS i to the very best advantage, both as regards quality and price. 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