il In the Attic.IBy TEMPLE BAILEY |

Copyrighted, 190T. by P. C. Eastment. #

Miss Cynthia's attic was fragrantwHh aromatic herbs. Little bags of» -» -» - » J-i-J 1lavenuer tmu m urieu root; ien«« uuu$

from the rafters and mingled their del-teete perfume with the coarser aroma

of sage and sweet marjoram andthyme and summer savory.On autumn afternoons the attic was

golden with sunshine, and from theUttle peaked window one could see

the long white road and the blue hills

beyond.It was to this fragrant and gold

lighted attic that Miss Cynthia wouldcome when the summer rush was over

and In its peace and quiet try to forgetthat she was worn and worriedand withered.At thirty-five one should not be worriedand withered- But hard lives do

not make for youth and freshness, andMiss Cynthia had always drudged.Work had been the watchword on thefarm, and when prosperity had comein later years the habit of keepingsummer boarders bad become nxeu,and even after the death of her parentsMiss Cynthia had continued itBut with September came rest and

freedom, and it was then that MissCynthia sought the attic and wrote inher diary.The diary was a safe outlet for her

woes. There were pages blotted withthe tears she had shed when she had

i closed the volume of her first romance,and two leaves on which she had penneda poetic swan song of affectionwere pinned together with a black pin.Miss Cynthia had old fashioned ideas

about love. She had loved once, andhence there could be no other affair.It mattered nothing that the man in

. the case was married and had grownfat and puffy and uninteresting. Itwas not the man, but the idea, and tothat idea Miss Cynthia was true.To be sure, no second suitor had enteredher life, so that there had been

no severe tax upon her constancy.But the roses had gone out of hercheeks when she was twenty, and shebad twisted her hair in an uncompromisingknot and had at that earlydate given herself up to mourning and

' te memories."You're silly," Martha Ann told her

one bright September morning as MissCynthia, with her black diary In herhand, prepared to ascend to the attic,"Why don't yon go out and visit andhave a good time instead of writing inthat dark old place?"Martha Ann was an old and privilegedservant but Miss Cynthia would

brook no interference with her acts ofaffliction."I don't think good times are my

portion, Martha Ann." she said andwent up the stairway thoughtfully.Halfway up she paused to say:

"Make a good vegetable soup forlunch, Martha Aim. Ill throw down a

bench of my herbs. Soup will tastegood on a cool day.""Love," wrote Miss Cynthia in her

little book, 'is of man's life a thingapart; 'tis woman's whole existence!"When she had rounded off the last'

prim letter she bit the end of her penc*and sighed and looked out of theneaked window.Far down the road she could see a

cloud of dust Coming nearer, theclood showed itself the forerunner ofan automobile.The big machine swerved out of the

read and into Miss Cynthia's own

drive. It stopped at her door, and shehad to lean far out of the peaked windowto see Martha in her ginghamapron speaking to the occupantMiss Cynthia could not hear a word,

and she almost fell over the sill in theeffort to satisfy her curiosity. She saw

Martha Ann go in, and presently shefelt a pull at the back of her dress."Goodness," Martha Ann said crossly,"I called and called, and I couldn't

make you hear. That man wants somethingto eat.""What?" Miss Cynthia gasped. "But

he doesn't look like a tramp, MarthaAnn.""Tramps don't ride in automobiles,"

Martha Ann sniffled. "He says he'sbeen riding all the morning, and hejust couldn't find a place to eat, andbe would be glad to pay for a meal.He understood that we took boarders,he said.""Well, you go down and hurry the

soup and make an omelet and some

hot biscuits, and I will talk to him,Martha Ann.""You'd better stop In your room and

primp a little," Martha Ann advised."He's awfully good looking."I "The idea!" said Miss Cynthia, withdignity.She was a little sorry, however, when

she reached the sitting room that shehad not taken the girl's advice, for theman that she greeted was big andblond and prosperous looking. It developedthat he slurred his grammar,but as he leaned back in the biggestrocking chair and talked in his heartyvoice Miss Cynthia decided that hejwas very attractive.

"I expect you think it's queer mydroppin' in on you this way?" he saidas Martha announced lunch. "ButI couldn't pass the popples and thepeonies in the yard. My mother usedto have ap old fashioned garden, andthere was something about your* thatreminded me of it and I felt as ifmn'A Mvo mA a home cooked meal. AJ vu u v .V ..

man gets tired of hotels."Oyer the steaming, savory soap ht

expanded still more."This to the kind I 11m," hs said.

I

'With all the vegetables in it andherbs. I'll bet you've got a lot of herbstied up in your attic. My mother hadShe said the attic was the pleasantestplace in the house, and I used to thinkso too."Miss Cynthia felt that at last she

hart mat an rmrtarstHndine soul"Would you like to go up after

lunch?" she asked eagerly. "There isa fine view from the little dormer window.""My, how nice it smells!" said the bU;

man as he seated himself in MissCynthia's favorite corner. The blackdiary lay open by his side. His eyescaught the lines:

Love is of man's life a thing apart;'Tis woman's whole existence.

"Oh, tommyrot!" he said. "Did youwrite that?""Yes," Miss Cynthia admitted. "Byronsaid it, you know.""Well, he didn't know what he was

talking about. Why, if I loved a wo|man I should just love her all overnohalfway business for me.""Oh!" Miss Cynthia gasped. There

was something in his tone that madehis statement next door to a declaration.afervency that positively thrilledher."I am awfully glad I came." he said

as they went downstairs. "I am a

stranger in this neighborhood, but ifyou will let me come again I will bemighty glad. It seems like my own

folks.""l"ou must come real often," Miss

Cynthia urged, and hoped that MarthaAnn would not hear her invitation."Gee! This is the way to live," said

her visitor as he stood on the steps andsurveyed the quiet garden, the familyof gray pussy cats in the sunny porchcorner, the gray horse in the paddock."I should think traveling around In

your automobile would be interesting,"Miss Cynthia ventured."Well, 'tis," he agreed. "Do you like

it?""I have never been in one." Miss

Cynthia admitted. .

"What?" he asked. "Oh, look here!You run right up and put on your hat.and I'll take you.""Oh," said Miss Cynthia, all a-flutter,

"I wonder if I can ?". "Of course you can." said the gentlemansecurely. "I won't run away withyou."Safe in her own room, Miss Cynthia

consulted Martha Ann."You'd better go with us," she said,

"I don't think it's quite proper, MarthaAnn, do you?""I wouldn't go in one of them things

if you'd give It to me," Martha Annsaid, "and he's all right I saw his

« * i- ~ t_name on a Duncue or papers ue ten u*

the automobile. He's Andrew Briggs,the millionaire that's bought the factory.He is building a church and a

library for the town, and I guess he'srespectable."Miss Cynthia.dressed in a whirl. Of

what account was that little romanceof years ago when at her gates was a

prince like this?She came down with four yards of

white chiffon tied around her hat Ithad been bought for a waist but, wornas a veil, it made a fascinating framefor her flushed little face. She hadloosened her hair, and the soft browncurls gave youthfulness to her expression.Mr. Briggs eyed her with appreciation."I'm awfully glad I met you," he

said again as he helped her into hiscar.

'

Martha looked after them as theywhirled down the long white road."Well, I never!" she remarked to the

pussy cats. "Did you ever see two peopletake to each other like that? I betit will be a mstch".iAnd it was.

.

Both Won.That the average Broadwayite is a

"natural born gambler" was well illustratedthe other morning. Two menmet and one confessed the want ofbreakfast The other "made good"'the deficiency, and during the mealNo. 1 remarked that he had receivednotice that there was a registered letterin the postofflce for him."Nobody would send me money," he

added, "so it's a waste of car fare togo after it"

. .-11 M U.1# ln"I'll give you a auuar iur a. uau. 1U-

terest," said No. 2."You're on if you pay care fare,"

was the quick reply.After breakfast the pair went to the

postofflce, got the letter, opened it andfound a five dollar bilL"Anyhow I'm $3.50 ahead," said the

owner of the letter as he "split thebill." "Thafs from a man I never

expected to make the loan good.".New York Globe.

Could Not Cure Himself.Something of the Irony of fate is exemplifiedIn an anecdote related by the

New York Times concerning ProfessorPoirier, who until his death was themost famous cancer expert in France.Professor Poirier gave much of his

time without pay to aiding poor peopleafflicted with cancer. One day therecame to him a woman on whom he hadoperated and who feared the growthwas coming again."Fear nothing," said the physician

when he had made an examination."It will be some years before you willneed a fresh operation.which, by theway, I shall not be able to perform.""But, doctor, you will not refuse to

mot9f1.1 VU V 1MV«

"No, my poor woman, but I shall notbe there to do it. I also have a cancer,and it will be more rapid than yours."

A Counter Charge.An elegant young man seized a thief

on the platform of a train, saying."Are you not ashamed to follow so

disgraceful a profession?""And are you not ashamed," demandedthe other, "to go so well dressed

without a pocfcetbook about you?"

LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE.

Advice to Men by Governor Glenn ofNorth Carolina.

I advise every man who would besuccessful to listen to his wife'scounsel in business affairs. The womanwho is really a man's helpmeetis the one who is able to advise himon every serious problem that confrontshim. But no woman can bea real companion who mustspend allher time as cook and housekeeper.She ought to know about businessand what is going on in the world.It is unreasonable of any man to expecthis wife to meet his needs as areal companion if he does not providethe means for her to become so,says Gov. Robert B. Glenn, in theHome Magazine.A wife should have some leisure to

study and develop herself along intellectuallines. A man who holdsthe opposite idea lowers the standardfor wifehood and womanhood. Andevery girl and woman in the countryshould have a strict and thoroughbusiness education. No matter howfortunate a girl's immediate circumstances,she should be given a completebusiness training. Let thembe trained to be first-class stenographers,bank cashiers, professionalnurses, bookkeepers.anything theyhave talent for. But let their equipmentbe complete.as a man's is.It is a dreadful mistake to leave a

girl without any definite trainingwhereby she may earn a livelihood incase of necessity.

I believe the reason many womengo into wrong paths in life is simplybecause they are helpless whenthrown suddenly on their own resources.A knowledge of businessis not likely to spoil any woman'schances of winning a good husband.It would, on the contrary, increaseher chance, in my opinion.

Aliens Reach Savannah.

Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10..Thesteamship Eugeni, from Triest, withthe first lot of immigrants for thisState, arrived today. About twohundred of the next arrivals will besent into the interior counties.

ueardjFresh Currants In packages, pound 12cButter, best renovated, per pound. 35cBananas, per dozen only 18cThe famous Luzianne Coffe, pound 23cEvaporated Dried Apples, package 14cSugar, per pound only 51cChoice Steak, per pound only.... lieChuck Steak, per pound only ... 10cRoast, per pound only 9cPork, per pound only 12c

These Prices are for theCash, Delivered at YourDoor, so Please Don't Askfor Credit

W. RRAPH

UOI I ICTFR'Q

Rocky Mountain Too NuggetsA Busy Medicine for Busy People.

Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor.A specific for Const!pation. Indigestion, Liver

and Kidney troubles. Pimples, Eczema, ImpureBlood, Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels. Headacheand Bacaache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tabletform. 35 cents a box. Genuine made byHollxsteb Drug Compant. Madison, Wis.GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PE0PL3

JOHN F. FOLK....AGENT FOR....

Ford AutomobilesThe Car That Goes

NOTICE TO LIQUOR DEALERS.Office of County Dispensary Board of

Bamberg County.Bamberg, S. C., December 2nd, 1907.Bids are hereby requested, in accordancewith the terms of the Dispensary

Law now in force, for the following kindsand qualities of liquors, beer, ana otherarticles herein enumerated, to be furnishedto the State of South Carolina foruse of the County Dispensary Board ofBamberg County, to-wit:Fifty barrels Corn Whiskey, 90 proof,

different grades.Fifty barrels Rye Whiskey, 90 proof,

different grades.Five barrels Alcohol, 188 proof.Fifty barrels Gin, 90 proof, different

grades.Five barrels Banana Brandy.Five barrels Sherry Wine, two grades.Bids will also be received for Case

Goods, including Rye, Corn and ScotchWhiskies, Brandy, Gin, Rum, Wines,Beers, Ales, ana Porter. Also glass,cork and tinfoil, wire and other articlesused for a County Dispensary.

All goods shall be furnished in compliancewith and subject to the terms andconditions of the Dispensary Law of1907, and bidders must observe the followingrules:

1. The bids shall be sealed, and thereshall be no sign or mark upon the envelopeindicating the name of the bidder.

2. All bids must be sent by express orregistered mail to Jno. F. Folk, CountyTreasurer for Bamberg County, at Bamberg,S. C., on or before 12 o'clock ofMonday, the 6th day of January, 1908.The contract shall be awarded to thelowest responsible bidder on each kind,the Board reserving the right to rejectany and all bids and any parts of bids;the Board reserves the rignt to increaseor decrease the above quantities at thesame price as the bids submitted.

3. All goods to be delivered f. o. b.Bamberg, S. C,, freight prepaid. Terms,to be paid for within ninety aays and sub-. *- TT70f.oVir»noo AlertJtret LU ICgaugC do uui nui viiuu^.

state discount for cash payment. Bidswill be opened in the office of the CountyDispensary board at Bamberg, S. C.

I E. C. HAYS,J. A. WALKER,

, G.B.CLAYTON,County Dispensary Board for BambergCounty.

TO CHRI<I wish to !elsewhere ilcall and ir

Ladies' an

_ ^ jmm

I have a tiscription wcost price.

With Honest

I respectfupatronage,mas and athis meansfavors, andyour patron

If rjncuowanNear Peoples Drug Company

PILLS AS WEAPONS.

The Curious Duel That Was ArrangedBy a Doctor.

An extraordinary duel, which atthetime created an immensesenation,was one in which the decision was arrivedat not by swords or pistols, butby means of a deadly poison. Themen.who, it is hardly necessary tosay, had fallen out over a lady.hadleft the arrangement of details totheir seconds, and until they facedeach other they did not know bywhat method they were to settletheir differences. One of the secondswas a doctor, and he had made upfor the occasion four black pellets,all identical in size and shape. "Inone of these," he said, "I have placeda sufficient quantity of prussic acidto cause the almost instantaneousdeath of anv one who swallows it.We will decide by the tossing of acoin which of you is to have firstchoice, and you will alternately drawand swallow a pill until the poisonshows its effects." Two of the pelletswere then taken as the toss haddecided, but without effect in eithercase. "This time," said the doctor,speaking of the two pellets remaining,"you must both swallow the pillat the same instant." The choicewas again made, and in a few secondsone of the men lay dead on the grass..Pall Mall Gazette.

Girl Shoots Man Who Slandered Her.

Bessember, Pa.."I'll teach you toinjure innocent girls with your viletongue," cried Miss Ida Brown, a

pretty 18-year-old girl, to CharlesReynolds, a prominent young man,as she began firing at him.Miss Brown shot three times, two

of the bullets striking Reynolds inthe body, and inflicting what maynwYtfo fafal wminds. As Revnolds fell.the girl collapsed, and was found ina faint by persons whom the shotsattracted.The shooting occurred in front of

Reynolds' home, and Miss Brown wasevidently waitingfor Reynolds, whenshe stepped in front of him, as soonas he reached the front gate of hishome.

Rittmrilrlc im tn a shnrt time aCTO.XKVJ iiViUWj W M w 0 ,

was very attentive to Miss Brown.Soon after he ceased going with her,the girl alleges, Reynolds began tomake slanderous statements abouther.

A new school building which willcost about $3,000, is being erected inthe town of Cope.The Orangeburg Times and Democrat,one of the strongest weekly

newspapers of the State, announcesthat after January the price of subscriptionwill be raised to $1.50. Ourcontemporary found that even withits large advertising patronage andwide circulation nothing could bemade out of the paper at one dollara year.

5TMAS SIstate that before |t will be to your adispect my stock c

d Gents' F

ne line of goods ofdiich I am sellingA word to the wise i

Goods and L<

lly solicit a shaiI u/Sch vnn nil 51 Mf* 14711 J VU Mil M

i Happy New Year; of thanking yoiassure you I will

lage in the future

's Cheap CSOUTH CAROLINA BILLS.

What Our Representatives in Washingtonare Doing.Washington, Dec. 12..CongressmanLever has introduced in the

house in the last few days a numberof bills of interest and importance toSouth Carolina or at least to certaincommunities of the state.Among them is a bill for the erectionof a public building at Orange-

burg, the cost of which is to be $100,000,another for the establishment ofthe proposed sub-treasury in Columbia.Two other bills are to providefor the erection of monuments toGeneral Thomas Sumter and toJCapt.James Butler.He will also introduce a bill for

$50,000 for Sumter in addition to the$50,000 already secured by him forthe federal building. The bill for a

$100,000 building at Orangeburg heintroduced to-day. 1

Senator Latimer has introducedthe following bills: A bill to establish 1

in the department of agriculture, abureau to be known as the Bureau ofPublic Highways, and to provide fornational aid in the improvement ofthe public roads, and a bill approprio+innr-iwusiTvhc -frfim flip Sfllp and I

disposal of public lands in certainstates to the construction of worksfor the drainage or reclamation of 1

swamp and overflowed lands.

SUMMONS FOR RELIEF ;(Complaint not served.) <

State of South Carolina, County of Bam- \berg.In the Court of Common Pleas. <

Daniel Reddish, Ella Reddish, Wesley ]Dyches, Josephine Wright, Malinda- <

Smalls, A. F. Brown, T. N. Rhoad, <

glaintiffs, vs. Mattie Guess, Sammie Jluess, Blanche Guess, Leon Guess, de- <

fendants. <

To the defendants, Mattie Guess and .

Blanche Guess:You are hereby summoned and requiredto answer the complaint in this

action, a copy of which is to be filed inthe office 01 the Clerk of Court of CommonPleas for Bamberg County, and toserve a copy of your answer to saidcomplaint on the subscriber at his officein tne town of Bamberg, county andState aforesaid,' within twenty daysafter the service hereof, exclusive ofthe day of such service, and if you failto answer the complaint within tne timeaforesaid the plaintiff in this action willapply to the Court for the relief demandedin the complaint.

J. F. CARTER,Plaintiffs' Attorney.

Dated at Bamberg, South Carolina,November 7th, 1907.

C. B. FREE, [L. S.]Clerk of Court of Common Pleas forBamberg County.To the defendants, Mattie Guess and

Blanche Guess:Please take notice:That a copy of the complaint in this

action has been filed in the office of theClerk of Court of Common Pleas forBamberg County. J. F. CARTER, i

Plaintiffs' Attorney. \November 7th, 1907. <

i

fOPPERSpurchasing[vantage to>f *36 <38 «3B !

xirnishings*. '' V»*5r

''

. : m

every de=r at aboutis sufficient

:%

I ,:\|lowest Prices j

'-Smre of your S

:rryChristandtake1 for past

A '-"Aappreciate^ ^ ^I j ; j

ash StoreBamberg, South Carolina \

,4'

AGE NO BAR i. £.

Everybody in South Carolina is

Eligible. " viOld people stooped with suffering-,Middle age, courageously fighting,Youth protesting impatiently;Children, unable to explain; ..All in misery from their kidneys.Only a little backache first. /.Comes when you catch a cold.Or when you strain the back.Many complications follow.Urinary disorders, diabetes, Bright**, ;';-j

disease.Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache.Cure every form of kidney ills.J. W. Powell, proprietor of a general

store and coal, wood, and ice dealer, ofWaverly, living at 2010 Blanding St.,Columbia, S. C., says: "My son hasbeen afflicted ^with kidney and'urinarytrouble from childhood, being unable tocontrol the secretions especially whenasleep. Since using Doan's KidneyPills he has entirely recovered."For sale by all dealers. Prjce 50 cents.

Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New Yotk,3ole agents for the United States.Remember the name.Doan's.and

take no other.

> »

iimoney to lend::a

We are prepared to negotiate <

[ ioans on improved farms for <'

11 five and ten years, partial pay- < [I ments, eight per cent. Interest. <* Don't write, come and see us. <

[ J. 0. Patterson, Jr. J. W. Patterson ] [.BARN WELL, 8. C. . ,

IN Mlm| PORATAILI AND STATIONARY

ENGINESAND BOILERS

lav, Utk ud Shiaal* Mills. Injsstors,PamjM sad Blttiifs, woodiairs, plltton,Msfli, Pallsn. Bsitiaff, Oasolins InflaM.

""J"" LOMBARD,Foaadjy, MacUm ud War Warts ud Supply Sin,

»<IAII«TS. QA..

:(L'MOYE DICKINSONI[ INSURANCE AGENT J[

WILL WRITE ANYTHING <

Fire, Tornado, Accident, Lia- < I\ bility, Casualty, in the "

strongest and most re- <

» liable companies. <

I TELEPHONE No. 10 B. Bomber?, 5.C. j [