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Danbury, fresh from the wikls of the
west, where for a year or more he had
been busy taming rebellious nature?
after the manner of civil engineers
came dow n the steps that led from his
club to the street, with his broad shoulders
well back and the zest of living
alive in his heart.
Something of the wliolesoinetiess of
nature's solitudes clung to him. showing
in the clearness of his eyes and the
breadth of Ills chest. Here was a
aian, one saw at a glance, accustomed
to wide horizons and great drafts of
untainted air.
May, that tender mixture of spring
and summer, was casting its glamour
over the city, and l>nnbury\s blond
whirled through his veins with an intoxicating.
boyish eagerness. It was a |
good thing to bo alivo. to have come
from that vast, still land bovond the
Uookirs, where man sooms so small, to
the more Intimate if los: lofty ailrac-,
tlons of Now York. lie felt it keenly
through every inch of his healthy, vigorous
body. Then, too, he was on a
holiday, the more sweet that it had
been long delayed and hardly earned.
The crisp patter of hoofs upon the
asphalt, the whizzing <>f the automobiles,
even the distant onrush of the ;
elevated trains?all of it was delightful j
to him. lie was in love with the urban
idea. Then at the corner a faint, j
sweet, vaguely familiar scent drifted ;
across ids consciousness, and as at a \
magic touch Fifth avenue and its j
Bights and sounds faded into the hack- j
ground and an old fashioned garden i
rose as suddenly before his mind's eye.
There was a rambling white house
which looked as comfortable as an old
Bhoe and a wide driveway guarded on
both sides by poplars as straight and
tall as grenadiers. At the back of the
lawn was a shadowy mass of shrubbery
where the spikes of lilac bloom
stood out richly against the green.
"What could have made me think of
the old place just now V" was the silent
Interrogation that lie put to himself.
But before he had time to analyze his
train of thought his eye fell upon a
pushcart at the edge of the sidewalk,
upon which stood a tub crammed full
of lilac blossoms. It was the scent of
the lilacs that had transported him in
spirit to the old scenes and the lilacs I
that as a hoy he remembered be scorned
because tliey were flowers and
therefore only worthy the attention of
women and girls.
The alert Italian, with his parchment
skin and bilious looking eyes,
who saw in lilacs only another .way of
getting money, hold out a hunch Insinuatingly.
Danbury tossed him a dime
and, selecting one of the soft, purplish
Bpikes of bloom, hchj it to ids face and
sniffed at it remlnisoently.
Though he walked mechanically on- !
ward, in thought lio was far back in
the years. II" felt the soft, springy
sod under his hare feet once more,
heard the big blaek and yellow bumble- j
bees buzzing heavily over the sweetness
of the flower.-!, tasted the wild
strawberries that grew on the south
slope of a certain hill that ho know
well. These and many other things
that had made life wonderful he
thought of, remembering a bit sadly
thnt tlw> u'ni'lfl itnt'Ai*
like that again. Going a boy?that was
the greatest thing!
Guided by that sixth sense thai comca
to those who tlwcll much in cities, ho
paused at a crossing to allow a vehicle
to pass. It was a victoria, and leaning
lazily against the cushions was a girl
of nineteen or twenty years, the sight
of whom brought hi- thoughts quickly
back to the present.
Even in that irresponsible moment
ho realized that, she could lay no especial
claim to beauty. Hut the fresh,
girlish face was very young and clear,
and by a strange coincidence it looked
out at ldin from a mass of lilac as pale
and soft in color as the llower lie held
In ilia hand. Ilcr light cloth gown, her
lnrga hat, the parasol at her side, were
all of that color. Daubury had a bewildered
to'-Miii? that tth'i a eort
of human flower, and he shared like a
man in a trance, noting the dellcato
pallor of her skin and the clear darkhass
of her hair.
Tholr er?? nssl and pasted. Hera 1
ware a blue to doep that th#y verged
wpon pnrpla, aart Daubury, tr)y.? wa?
the more a p?%it that he nerar atItmpVfd
to writ* rtiima, draw a elgh
if
I Southern 1\a
R THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS
[j GREAT COUN'
W CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE B
M OE THE SOUTH.
I W.A.TURK. S. H.
!I Paa???ntor Traffic Manager, Conor*I
Washington. D. C.
a* W. H. TAYLOE, Ass't Ccn'l Pasa. Ajoi
of Iliclit. In ?<>!..< n.wp.na -e way
s' > pitotuizod all the clinrm of life
i i . a !)? scent of (lowers?the tendam
<s of womanhood. She seemed
the lilacs transmuted into femininity,
and !>! glance involuntarily traveled
f r>: i her to the blossom in his hand,
while hers followed with a little, quick,
unconscious dicker of appreciation.
The carriage rolled on. and he went
Irs way. with thoughts that were but
a blissful Mar of lilac maidens and
Idac bloom, ruder tlie thick foliage
of the trees in Madison square he sat
down to pull himself together.
' Itidiculousl" he argued sagely. "A
in.iti of thirty eight to lose his iiead
over the gl'iiq so of an ordinary girl In
a pale tinted : own!" Then the wonderfnl
per! lush eyes looked into liis
again, and lie recalled the slender form
iu hazy lilac and the dear young fresh*
ncss of her brow and forgot to arguo
at all. lie simply dreamed -strange,
beantifu] dreams, in which the scent
of flowers and a slender maiden in amofh\*d
rohes Honied in soft, wordless
confusion.
At last lie roe :.; <] straightened himself
with the qua':. sharp decision of
manner which th * ' ? knew him
had learned to recognize as a sign of
determination.
She was the woman! Absurd as It
was. he felt exultantly positive of that.
And for the rest well, he had a calm
Coniidonce in himself. He would surely
liml her and win her.
As all observant persons must have
noticed, fate dearly loves to l>e trusted.
In this instance she rewarded I anbury's
confidence by bringing him face
to face with the victoria or.ee more as
he emerged from the square. Ity her
4Uick avoidance of his glance ho saw*
that the girl recognized hint. ancl at
the knowledge a sudden glow* suffused
hint. II* toll as it' their lives wore already
upon iho loom of destiny. With- '
out a moment's hesitation he slopped
n passing enh and. with a few* linrriod
words to the driver, jumped In.
*l>o yon happen to know* the Granvilles
of East Twentieth street?" he in- j
quired of Itnrtram. with whom he dined
that night, for he had learned so innch
in the intervening hours. Itartram nodded.
stopping to hiow a few rings of
smoke into the air before replying, an
if it were a matter of no special importance.
"Nice people." he observed at last,
"hut rather ?niiot and old titney.
Why?"
"I should Kke to meet them," answered
Dr.nhury. with a straight look
that conveyed perfectly that no further
explanation was forthcoming.
And so. before many days elapsed,
he was presented t<> the lady of his
dreams in a room where the odor of
lilacs was as heavy as it had been in
the garden of his boyhood. As their
eyes met be fancied that Miss Granville
flushed ever so slightly and that
her glance was puzzled and inquiring.
There were several other guests pres- |
ent, but at the end of a quarter of an
hour Danhury and she were separated
front them by enough space to make
confidences possible. It was then tliat
Faith Granville turned her clear eyes
upon him and said naively:
"Of course it Is you who have been
Rending the lilacs? But how did you
know who I was. and why have you
done it?"
There was a vague disapproval in
her voire, but not enough to make him
despair of forgiveness. Besides, her
question proved that she was more
child than woman and that in the
midst of a society bound by precedent
she dared to be herself.
So lie threw prudence to the winds
and after it diplomacy and convention
and stood before her* the man that he
was, telling her bow it had happened,
how be had come back to Now York
and how. even before he had seen them,
the scent of the lilacs had taken him
hack to his boyish days, how she had
appeared suddenly, clothed in the very
colors of his dream. All this he told
her rapidly and earnestly and as onlv
a < smiled, natural man could have
clone. Then lie waited breathlessly for
her to speak. I?y her answer he would
know whether lie had read her aright.
"O-oh!" she said, with a little gasp, j
"It is too beautiful!" There was a
suspicious humidity in her eyes, hut
she lifted thein bravely to his and continued:
"I am not worthy anything so
po.ihul and beautiful as this, and
vrfcen j on eoino to know mo you will
f.nd it out. 1 should hate that?having
you discover what a commonplace girl
t am!" Phc stopped and tried to steady
l.er somewhat tremulous lips.,
"But thai i** my risk," was the iuiswr,
"and I nno not afraid. May we
oail tfcis the beginning of the heginnlu.ri"
And he smiled down at her
with a look in his eyes that quioken?d
the I instill sr of her heart deliriously.
iLWAY WE RUN THE 1
THROUGH A BEST VESTI- |
SHL*. BUlt ?*S I
AND HAVE THE
HARDWICK. BEST DINING
Pa^cnt-or Agont. DC0' u,ninu I
CAR SERVICE B
U, Atlanta, Ca.
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1 HEALTH I
' "I don't thtnk wo conld keop 11
T house without Thcdford'a Black
[ il Draught. Wo 1 avo used it In tho
M| family iorovcr wo ycnro witlh tho
I j best of results. I Save not had m
jt doctor in the ht use for that length
^ of time. It in : ? doctor in itself and l
[? always r-adv t.> a petwon well |
and : appy."'?dASaB BALL, Jack- ?
3 eonville, 111. ______
Becnusc this great medicine i
[2 relieves stoinaeJi pains. frees the j
h* constipated bowels and invigor- j
5j nt'-H ! ?torpid liver and weak*
|i eued kiducy3
| Me BtCIMt'
IS is necessary in tho homo where
& Tliedford's Black-Draught is
S kept. Families living in the i?
U country, miles from any physi?
3 eian, have been kept in liealth
J for years with this medicine as I
2 their only doctor. Thedford's 5,1
3| Black-Draught cims bilious3
ness, dyspepsia, colds, chills and
j-J fever, had blood, headaches,
gs diarriioia, constipation, colic
PI. and almost every other ailment
M because the stomach, bowels
H liver and kidneys so nearly conn
trol the health.
|T hliBF?i!D 5 j
T! o end of the beginning came about
;i year later. The Hints luul made their
appearance in the city once more, heapetl
upon the pushcarts at the curb,
whore their haughty sisters, the roses
ssntl violets, would sometimes stare disdainfully
nut at theiu from behind the
j.i;i(; glass windows of the flower
.-hops. Had you been passing through
lhrst Twentieth street early in the nftoru
on of a certain day you might have
seen a big, athletic man and a slender,
deep e.t ed girl descending the steps of
one of the somber browns tone residences.
The man was in the regulation
tweeds, with his gloves grasped firmly
in one hand, and the girl was gowned
in lilac of a shade as elusive and beautiful
as a memory.
At the sight of the gorgeously decorated
carriage that awaited them they
halrttositated. Then as a shower of
something fine, white and hard ns hailstones
began to putter about their
heads they dashed down precipitously
and gladly availed themselves of Ks
protection.
Better Tlinn None.
When a now famous actor wa3 a
young man he was one day, while drlvJng.
asked by a pedestrian how to get
to a certain village.
"You go," said the young netor,
"down this road, and then you turn to
tlio left, and afterward?but I nm going
in that direction myself. Will you
got in and let me drive you?"
"Oh, T suppose so," said the stranger.
"Poor company is better than none."
TT. 1 1 ?- ? * ' "
in- eiiiiiufu up uuu ioou uis soar, lie
was tall and thin, with a very gruff,
nule manner.
The actor tried to entertain him and
to get liim to talk, but he would say
little. Once he drew out a well tilled
case, selected a cigar and returned the
ease to bis pocket again. He was insufferable.
The young man whipped up his horse
and mile after mile was covered In silence.
It was beginning to grow dark.
"Mow about that road to the left that
I was to take?" exclaimed the stranger
suddenly. "Ain't we come to it yet?"
"Ob. we passed it six miles back,"
said the other.
"Why didn't you tell me?" said the
; stranger.
"Because I didn't want to lose your
KOcietv I'oni* ormmnnv t-rvn l-n/int to
bettor than nono," said the young man.
llriNlifiilnoKN.
' Baslifulnoss is natural to youth.
"Modesty is the graceful, calm, virtue
of maturity; bnshfulness the charm of
vivacious youth," and unless n young
j man takes advantage of opportunities
of entering society he will retain "an
air of bnshfulness, which is in reality
the want of habitual Intercourse with
the world" (Wnverteyi. As long ago as
| 1070 Aachara wrote that "if a young
; gentleman he bnrthfull and soon blush
they call hiui a habbthe and ill brought
up thyng." Deficient social education
is therefore a cause of basbfulness.
Habit also predisposes to It. A mer$
Indisposition to exert oneself, indulged
in for too long a time, may eventually
result In confirmed hash fulness. This
Indifference may he due to a want of
sympathy with the surroundings or
may liar? 1H ertjftn in unalloyed selfishness?for
many bashful men arc extrexnely
rH fish?or may be fltre to vanity.?Gasmen's.
When 4he I'luRue HiiRed.
Sir Waltor Iterant tn one of his books
saj'K of the nutlKir of "Robinson Cmsop"
and "Journal of tbo Plaguei"
"I?p Foe was born 1n the year lfidh Ills
fRthor Ilred In Oripplernte, where, as
we know, he had a simp. The child,
therefore, ivm feur years of aire In the
plague year. A child of frmr observes
a great deal and may remember a
( great (leal. De Foe says: 'When any
j one bonght a Joint of laeet be would not
take It out uf the butcher's hand, hut
took It off the Itooka himself. On the
other liend, the butcher would not
tonek the menry, but put It Into a pot
full of vinegar whirh he kept for the
1 purpose.' Tlito must surely have been
seen by the clUld and remembered. It
I liapiH'uod la bis fiber's shop before his '
ejvttf* -j I
IMAGINATION.
InntimrfM ShonliiR How It 11m* Mxid?
IVell Men Mick.
The domination of imagination over
tlie normal exercise of the faculties is
no new idea. Samuel Rogers suffered
from n violent cokl from the effects of
what lie believed to be an open window
at his back, which in reality was
closed. An instance of this known to
the medical faculty is more strange
still. Two men stayed "lit a house in
tvlilch an inmate had died of cholera.
One man placed in the room in which
, the patient had died was in ignorance
of what hud occurred, lie slept well
and was no worse. The other, wrongly
told that the room in which he slept
was that In which the cholera patient
had died, spent a night of mental
agony and in the morning was actually
found to be suffering from this complaint.
lie died of cholera.
A similar instance was mentioned
the ctlier day by a friend of the writer.
Two London men stayed in the
country at a house where scarlet fever
was reported. One, an unimaginative,
healthy minded fellow, awoke.all right
in tlie morning. The other, a nervous,
sensitive man, was very ill?had not
slept and had broken out into n terriKl,.
_.l, !?1. I ?l. .1 i i , _
uiv i.ion i) 1111:11 uuiu uvviureu 10 ub
scarlet fever. A wire to n London
medical man was dispatched, and by
the first train he hurried down. The
supposed fever patient proved to have
no fever at all beyond an imaginary'
one. As a fact, there was no scarlet
fever in the house, the case had been
wrongly diagnosed, and the frightened
visitor had tortuFcd himself into a violent
rash, all \\ ithout cause.?St. James
Guzetle.
BASKET BALL.
An American Gnmc With No Uncertainly
nw to Ita Origin.
flasket ball as a recreative game is
unique in its origin for two reasons:
First, it is our one positively sure,
home American production; secondly,
the name, date and place of its authorship
are exactly known. Basket
ball was born in the year 1891 at
Springfield. Mass., and its author was
James Naismith. The story is short
enough to be interesting. In that town
is a training school connected with
the Young Men's Christian association
and of course professors, among
them a professor of psychology, who
is paid to teach the young ideas how
to think effectively. In one of his lectures
he called attention to certain conditions
upon which the brain oould
with advantage be exercised and challenged
his class to supply the requirements
to meet them. The conditions
were the invention of a now game
which could be played indoors in a
limited area by a defined and unalterable
number of contestants and adapta
Die to doui sexes. Upon tills hypothesis
one of Ills pupils, James Naigmith,
the same night evolved basket
ball. It was put into practice the next
day experimentally and found to meet
the conditions and limitations laid
down by the professor admirably. But
It bad more than an academic value,
as its spread as ono of our most appreciated
pastimes attests.?Illustrated
Sporting News.
FodIIiik the Colonel.
I doubt if tlio pranks of the present
day subaltern are as pluekish as those
of his predecessors. I can remember
a story that went the rounds some
years ago of a daring junior of the
Grcuadicr guards who chaffed his colonel
in a fashion that would not be
tolerated today. But the colonel was
not disposed to deal leniently with
him. lie kept unusually late, or rather
early, hours, so one day an early parade
was ordered unexpectedly, and
Ave minutes before the hour the colonel
rode past the culprit's quarters.
Cheerfully unconscious of impending
doom, the latter leaned out of his bed
room window In the airy garments of
sleep to say good morning. The colonel
chuckled and rode on, but to his
surprise at the stroke of time the subaltern
stepped out on parade fully
dressed and all in order. He knew of
the trap and had donned the looser
garment over his uniform to take a
rise out of his superior.?London Tatler.
HIn View nntl Kern.
He?As for mo, life Isn't worth the
living without yon. She? Ae far me,
the living yon earn hm't worth the Iffo.
?Cincinnati Oeirrmerehtl Tribune.
tio sword bltOB so fiercely as an evil
tengne.?SUney.
Don't Have an
ing D
SW? are rec
Ciinnli
allU X;
Don't pay 25c p
by parties whc
will be put in.
I will guarantee
Bailey Lumb
I. ^
m .den
Crown and Bridge
Work a Specialty.
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
Work is usually disagreeable only because
it is work.
An office boy is apt to think that the
chorus girl lives in paradise.
The people who say the least have
the least to take back.
Evil communications corrupt good aldermen.
All play and no work makes Jack a
great shirk.
If one half of the world knew how
the other half lived, the tirst half would
be trying to beat the second half's
game.
A dentist's parlor is a spacious apartment.
It almost always contains an
acher or two.
Consider before you promise, reconsider
and then move to lay the matter
f on the table.
Boodle Is a mysterious something that
the other party knows nil about.
Pernicious activity is a disease incidental
to small boys and political ad|
versa rics.
Brutus had
been a modern
jtc&I doctor, he would
lyUiif^i have explained
'to Cfrsnr tbat h0
. was only perxM.
forming an oner
Vj ntlou for nppcnPj|
-/ \ l" these times
Ex%. j | the hinn who ln|
j Bists on bis
jk:o.-'v1 - / a poipid of flesh
Will BOO tO it
that the butchAdam
kg, smarter ?r'f 8caleS arC
Jar, any of his de- balanced.
rcc.ulants. since he teas ?
the only man icho really The ueory
or r.cd the earth. .
that we eat too
much does not nppenl to the restaurant
keepers.
It is very comfortable to reflect that
it is a long time to next swearing off
day.
1 ?
The Man With the Goods.
You meet with a fellow urbane and polite;
He fascinates all who come under his
sway;
He talks on all subjects from morning till
night
And then keeps It up till the break of
the day;
But talk's not expensive, I've long understood;
I'd much like to know can the fellow
make good.
Large talkers aro common as leaves of
the held;
They come in all fashions and patterns
and brands;
Their exploits are marvels, although self
revealed;
They speak in all tongues and they hail
from all lands;
But I'm from Missouri, right out of the
woods.
So show me the man who delivers the
goods.
In some other country, a far distant
clime.
They cut all the ice from the rivers and
lakes;
Beside that light labor they always had
time
At all of the contests to capture the
cakes;
But all of this happened so far, far away,
I'd like to inquire can they make good
today?
The man who comes forward when it is
his turn
And hands you the package, all wool, a
yard wide,
May not at first meeting have language to
burn
Or tell his adventures with ill concealed
pride;
That man to my bosom I fold as my own
Who's there with the goods when you
ring up his phone.
At Bargain Prices.
Now Clerk?Do we mark these $-1
i goods down to $3.99 for the bargain
sale?
Manager?What's the matter with
you? Do you think we hold bnrgaln
sales for the purpose of losing money?
Mark them down to $4-00.
iy Connections I!
one Until Yon!
eiving a large stool
lave employed an ex
er foot for having oon
> will be gone, when
We are in the busin<
all work.
er and Manuf
L ilAXR,^**-"
Office Bank Building
Union, S. ,0
THE SAMOYEDS.
A Alontrollnn Riice Thnt Sometimes
llcMorts to Cauntbaltsm.
Snmoyeds, n race of Mongolians inhabiting
the shoros of the arctic ocean,
maintain themselves by bunting and
fishing. Thoy make use of tlie samo
implements in bone abd stone, besides
cherishing the same superstitions, as
were current in the stone age among
the inhabitants of western Europe.
They clothe themselves in reindeer
skins. In fine wentlior they wear the
hair outside, and when it is wet the
tunic is reversed. This interesting race
is gradually dying out owing partly to
the scourge of smallpox which makes
i ravages among them and also to their
j fondness for raw spirits, which lends
I tlipm to degradation and mlgbry, ns the
( Russian merchants take advnntnge of
this to cheat them when bartering for
valuable skins and walrus teeth. In
j fact, to such an extent do these traders
' dupe them that the Samoyeds sometimes
are reduced to a State of famine
and have recourse to cannibalism. This
seems to account for the name Samoycd,
which was given them by the
Russians and which signifies in their
Innguago self eating. Every year in
mid-Lent these queer looking people
travel down in their reindoer sledgca
from Archangel to St. Petersburg and
take up their abode temporarily on tho
frozen river Neva, whore they boild
themselves circular huts composed of
a framework of poles, over which are
stretched reindeer Rkins. Here they
traffic for the products of civilization.
Wnaliington Named It.
The question, "Who named the Empire
State?" is often asked, but seldom
properly answered. Gcheral Washington
is the man to whom that and many
other honors belong. In his reply to
the "address of the common council of
Kew York city" the great general said:
"1 pray that heaven bestow its choicest
blessings on your city; that a well regulated
and beneficial commerce may
enrich yoiir citizens, and that youf
state, at present the seat of empire,
may set such examples of wisdom apd
liberality as shall have a tendency to
strengthen and give a permanency to
the Union nt home and credit; and Yeapcctablllty
nbroad."
Tills 1b, of course, an Inferential alItisloh,
but was the origin of NVw
York's popular name nevertheless.
Ancient Jewden* Association.
Birmingham jewelers hnve been
famed since the middle of the seven- _
tcenth century. When Charles Jl.
brought with him to England the
French fashion of wearing metallic
ornaments Birmingham .at once took
the lead In supplying them, and the
City then commenced'ft career of prosperity
which has never save fbr brief
periods suffered abatement. Even
Southey, who conld scarcely find sufficiently
censorious language to describo #
Birmingham, allowed that it "excelled
every other place in the world for
watch chains, necklaces, bracelets, buttons,
buckles and snuffboxes," though,
he said, "they were dearly purchased
at the expense of health and morality."?London
Chronicle.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
All persons having claims against the
estate of the late E Frank Vaughan aie
hereby uoMA-hI to present same to tie
undersigned, prorrerly attested, on or Irefore
.lone 1st, 1004; and all persons In
ueuieu m h.iiu Hstau? ?i e nereoy nounco
to malce settlement with the undersigned
immediately.
William Vauqiian,
u. c vaitoiiax,
Qualified Kxecutors.
Or Hyduick & Sawykk.
it 4t Attorneys.
Stops Cough and Works off the Col
Laxative Bromo-Quiniue Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure, no pay,
prio Yf> cents. (V-ly.
<? Cfrs&m./W
This signature Is on every box of ttje genuine
Laxative Brotno-Quinine Tablets
the roipedy that cure* * eold la mm (isr
lade or Plumb-1
See Ds.
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neotions made
the plumbing
3ss to stay and
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