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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-10
Liver Pills

That's what you need; some
thing to cure your bilious
ness and give you a good
digestion. Ayers Pills are
liver pills. They cure con-
stipation and biliousness.
Coo+I1, 1ouo+;x,o 25c.
oSllt1y AahaIlVS. All drug9ists.
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Justice on Milk Stool.

There are numerous and divers
ways Of administering Justice said
a Washington lawyer who had just re-
turned from a vacation in the noun
tains Of western Virginia.
lover in Rappahannock county Is
a magistrate who Is noted among his
friends for his good nature. The bust
ness of his court Is not sufficient for
him to maintain an office. He has a
keen conception of what is right and
at the same time he has to take care
of the work about his farm.
Zone Of his neighbors was arrested
for an infractiOn Of the statutes and
was brought before the magistrate.
The magistrate was engaged In milk
ing a cow when the officer and his
charge arrived.
what is the complaint?" the mag
istrate asked as the strains of bovine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-12-31
CHAPTER XVIII.

Helen Montauban looked forward to
Paris. This journey, so long-this long
er> delay, fretted her already tortured
spirit. She had scarcely believed at first
that she should need patience to support
her in the carrying out of her dark reso-
lutiOn-she, the calm, firm, self-possessed
and self-reliant! She had prepared her.
self for long waiting, for daily endurance,
while awaiting the coming Of day which
was to bring her full recOmpense for past
agony. But even she had not sufficient
strength of will to bear her through with
out terrible struggle, to enable her to
maintain her customary manner, to keep
her from betraying the fierce and con-
slant misery which she endured. For she
was always with them, from morning till
night: compelled to witness a happiness
which had wrecked her own. All this
was harder than she had imagined it
would be, and it became a daily torture.
She must meet her cousin Louis as she
was wont, before the knowledge of her
own fate--of rivals triumph, was given
her. Still, he called her his sweet cousin
his beautiful cousin Helen-and sat by
her, talking of thousand plans for the
future-yhis future and that of ROse--and
made her his cOnfidant as Of old, singing
her to the heart with his innocent, hap
DIV. unconscious words. and she must bear
it. He talked to her of his beautiful
bride-elect
You are her sister, dear Helen" he
would say; take care Of her, cherish her
for me. till the right is yielded up to me
till you give il up TO me, cousin
'Yes-yes: | will take care of her-I
will take care of her." answered Made
moiselle Montauban. Her cpuntenance
was concealed from Louis; he could not
see how white she was: he did not mark
the shudder that passed over her frame;
he knew not that the small hand with
drawn from his affettionate clasp was
firmly clenched and cold as marble. But
feeling of deadly sickness stole over
her; her head whirled; the agony of that
moment was awful.
And Rose, too-our fair. innocent, con
| tiding Rose--daily and hourly was with
her. constantly. not alone by her words
and acts, but by her very presence itself.
| implanting in Helen Montauban's heart
many a thorn that ranked deeply-sore-
| IL. But she preserved the old demeanor
| she schooed herself to her part till ii
! was perfect: and Rose never dreamed
| that the gentle kiss she gave was the
kiss of a murderess-that the heart upon
which her loving head was laid, in her
| girlish condolences, was even then filled
with the blacklist. bitterest hatred, which
drove out every other emotion aud that
| she was the object of that hatred.
Go be continued.l
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|kMSsSCience
Az ~ Np
s. S&st1lVenti0n

A dying ground" of elephants, a re-
sort where these animals go to die, was
an interesting discovery by Major
Powell Cotton in eastern Equatorial
Africa.
A sand worm of the northern and
western coasts of France seems to
have a sense of time. 1t la known as
"convOluta," and M. Behn states that
it makes green spots on the sand at
low tide and disappears as the tide
rises, and continued this course dur
ing fourteen days in an aquarium.
Flowers out of the natural season
young plants in cold, dry houses and
forcing them later by heat and mois-
ture. 1t is possible to give young buds
premature development by exposing
them to ether, and A. Maumene claims
that such development is not only more
rapid but more regular and complete.
A curious investigation by Alfred
Binet of the Laboratory Of the Sor-
bonnie has revealed differences In the
handwriting Of the sexes. Numerous
characteristics are traced-such as
carelessness in the writing Of women
and firmness and simplicity in that Of
men-and an expert graphologist has
been able to give the sex of the writ
ers of 141 addresses out Of $50. The
writing of old men resembles that Of
women.
The latest addition to American or
namental stones reported by DR..
George r. Kunz has received the name
of California;. 1t was first found
about ninety miles from Yreka, CAL,
where 1t outcrops for two hundred feet
as hard green stone of varying
shades, and taking a high polish. The
material, at first supposed to be jade
proved on analysis to be a massive va
riety of vesuvianite. Fine slabs fve
feet square and two feet thick have
been found, and the supply seems to
be large. Similar massive vesuvianite
exists elsewhere in California and In
Europe.
The Department Of Agriculture Is In
formed that the climate of Porto Rico
is favorable for the cultivation OF
what has sometimes been called the
finest of tropical fruits, the mango.
But although mangoes abound In the
island, they are Seeding trees, and the
fruit is inferior to that Of the famous
Bombay mango, which Is grafted
tree. 1t is believed that fine manages
could be grown in abundance In Porto
Rico by importing the best gratis, ana
that the industry can be developed
into an important one as soon as the
excellence Of the fruit becomes known
In the United States.
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liquid made music against the sr,.x :.
the pail.
Your honor said the officer .hs
was found intoxicated
Two-fifty and COSTS the mav,s
trate replied and there was no cess.
ton Of the flow Of milk. The CON
sable collected the fine and costs and
after the cow was successfully .paiIed,
the money was turned over to the mao
istrate.
Justice and simplicity" the lawvar
added according to the Washington
Star, "go hand in hand over in Rappa.
hammock county"
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DOIN6 THE FAMILY SHOPPING.


The group of men around the stove
in the country store looked up as a
shadow darkened the doorway. A
small girl, barefooted, barelegged,
freckled and tow-headed, stood tenta-
lively on the sill. Morning.! said the
storekeeper, affably. What kin 1 do
for you, sis?"
The little girl looked stolidly up at
him. "My mamma wants some beans"
What kind o. beans?"
Dunno"
"How many does she want?"
Dunno"
The stOrekeeper scratched his head.
well, sis, I'll give you some Of my
ordin'ry beans, but how am l going to
know how many your ma wants?"
One of the men round the stove
spoke. "She's got purse. P'r'ps the
money is in that /.
"Sure enough. Gimme the purse,
SIS"
The purse was handed over, and the
contents emptied out upon the counter.
There was a nickel or two and many
pennies. The storekeeper counted
-ten-fifteen-'bout three quarts
O. beans'n do ye," and he measured
them out carefully. He was about to
pour them into the brown paper bag
when the little girl opened her mouth
again:
my mamma wants some SOAP"
"Some soap? Why didn't you say so
before? What kind o. sOap?'
Dunno
Sunshine l guess. How much
does she want?"
Dunno
The storekeeper sighed. "Lemme
see. I'll give you five cents worth o
soap. Got any more money!"
mo"
"Well, I'll take it outer the BEANS"
Once more the beans were measured
out. This time they were tied up, the
soap in a second package, and the
storekeeper pushed them with beam
ing smile over the counter to the lit
tie girl. He was about to sweep the
money into the sill when she spoke
again:
my mamma wants some matches"
Matches. That beats the Dutch.
Why under the sun couldn't you speak
up earlier? Well, how many does she
want?'
Dunno"
'No, o. course We don't Nobody
could have expected you to. They've
got ter come outer the beans, too, l
s'pose."
The Greek chorus about the stove
looked on alphabetically as the bag
Of beans was opened, and it's contents
once more reduced. Then with the
three packages in her chubby arms,
the child started for the door. Half
way there She stopped, turned, reached
up to put the bundles back on the cOun-
ter, then delivered herself once more:
my sister wants a stick o candy
for the baby"
The Greek chorus snorted. The
storekeeper looked helplessly at the
beans. then at the child. But she
silently stretched out moist, fat hand.
A penny stuck to the palm. The man
picked it off and did up the stick of
candy.-Youth's Companion.
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have enough to support ME to the end Oh
my days i'm comfort and plenty.
"Oh, father. am so glad!' she return
ed her eyes filling with tears. Il am SO
glad! You do not know how bitter has
been the thought sometimes, that L was
about to marry wealthy and titled man,
and leave you, perhaps, in poverty and
want. / have thousand times felt that
I was committing a sin-that | would
rather come back to you and share your
lot. humble as it was, than wed in SPLEEN
dor and magnificence and leave you.
Think no longer, then, of such things.
said her father, gravely. Take the hap
piness which is offered you, and in which
I. also. shall be happy. should be i'll at
ease, my child, if you were to descend to
your former rude station again. Think
OF me always, Rose, as in good cIrcum-
stances: do not compare your station and
mine. and make yourself unhappy be-
cause l do not share the advantages you
enjoy. l do not want them, Rose.
should spurn themv' He spoke excitedly,
and then, pressing his hand to his brow,
sighed deeply. Then he continued: Il be-
lieve you will be happy with the count,
your future husband. How soon are you
to be marriedY
I'm two or three months. papa" an
swered Rose, slightly blushing.
Let me congratulate you now upon
the approaching event. if that be the
case; for l shall not see you again proba-
bly, for some time"
"Ah, why is that, papaY' said the
young girl, anxiously.
II have business to which l must at
tend, and which will occupy me closely
for some months"
And you will not even come to my
weddingT Her tone was low and sor-
rowful.
Il may not, dear child. But l shall
pray for your happiness. One day, l
shall come to look upon the old place.
Till then, my home is in Lyons. And
now, l must bid you adieu" And he
rose.
Dear father, why will you go so soon
The marquis will be disappointed at not
seeing you; and Louis"
II cannot stay, Rose; do not ask me.
Believe me, it is best so. And now that
| have seen you this once, it must con-
tent us both for long time"
Il may come and see you, father"
Il think it better not; for | am very
often away, and you might not find me.
Now, my little Rose, adieu!'
He was gone: and Rose, despite his
cheering words, wept sOrrOwfully.
The marquis was astOnished, on his re-
turn, to find that Hugh had come and
gone again. His deeds, so carefully pre-
pared, were useless. He was vexed and
disappointed. And Louis could not con-
ceal his regret at not having met him.
The object Of their stay in Lyons was
accomplished, and now they prepared to
proceed to Paris.
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J. xplained.

Johnny-Pa. doesn't a man sometimes
speak so rapidly that the stenographer
wonderful things that they are lost in
admiration of his eloquence?
Pa-Yes. have heard that something
of the kind does happen now and then.
But why do you ask. Johnny?
JOHNNY notice that when you
make a speech the papers always say:
"Mr. Breeze also spoke. Tran
script
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Seek Something Appropr,.,..

Seek Something Appropriate.
"Yes," said the old inhabitant "wo
thought we'd ought to do sometime
nice for Bill after his funeral. He
only had one fault. He couldn't tell
the truth"
What did you do for himY
Carved a little motto that bis
friends would Understandable him
lie in peace "-Washington Star
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Impossible.

Impossible.
Ethel-Gwendolyn Fadeaway's fiance
is thirty years older than she.
Jean-Impossible! Don't you know
that Methuselah is dead?-New Or.
leans Times Democrat
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-02
HIS "H0NEY'' HAD VANISHED.
The weater Dlan,t Under.tand Joa..
sons FnQuiry, But He Thought
He Did.

A young Philadelphian whom We may cali
johnson, because that is not his name, was
married several days ago, and it occurred to
him that he would take his bride into an up
state town on their honeymoon, relates the
Philadelphia Ledger. He was particularly
sdesirous Of visiting this town, as he told his
bride, because at the hotel where he intend
ed staying "they served such delicious honey
at every meal" That will be delightful, %
The couple arrived ct the hotel in due
course, and they were just in time for tea.
johnson escorted his bride proudly to Z
table in the dining room and then, after an
admiring glance: at her, looked quizzically
i;he table and none in the room. johnson
was surprised and called waiter. See
here said he. where's my honey" The
waiter seemed at loss as to what to saw.
but finally leaned forward and in a stage
whisper said: "She don't work here no
,N0'iO
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-02

urine, infrequent and too frequent
urinary discharges tell Of kidneys
out of order.
Doant Kidney Pills cure all kidney
ills from common backache to dam
lgerous diabetes.
A. T. Ritenour, owner Of the wood
yard at 125 East Cork Street, Win
chester, Va, says: SEVER since I had
La Grippe I have been sufferer
from kidney troubles, which made
themselves apparent in racking
pains through the region Of the kid
neys and across the small Of my
back. The pains were. always Sc
we're, and sometimes SO sharp and
biting that they compelled me to
take to my bed. The kidney secre-
tions furnished further evidence Of
disorders. They were off color, ir-
regular, and painful of passage.
Added to this there was an annoying
weakness. The newspaper advertise
ments of Doan's Kidney Pills attract
ed my attention, and procured
box Of that remedy at Franck Baker
& Sons drug store. The relief ex-
perienced was magical. The pills
lifted me from my bed of sickness,
placed me on my feet, and made mo
a we'll man. I can work as we'll as
, ever. Doan's Kidney Pills, believe,
saved my life. They are great
remedy to stop kidney troubles re-
sulting from colds"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Ritz
enour will be mailed on application
to any part Of the United States.
Address Foster AIilburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y. For sale by all druggists;
price so cents per box.
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I rtntAs Eps,er b,antt-
Annie Han,ilton Donnel!

ways liked pple-blossom buds, Hora.
tio!" She nodded across to him
archly and her full face reminded
him of the Martha's of Is years ago.
He conjured UP that other beautiful
little bonnet with apple-blossom buds
in it, and set it ON her smooth brown
hair-Martha had not grown gray
at all.
"rhat one was beautiful" he
smiled.
'Nell, this one is. shouldn't won
der il it made me look Is years
younger!" she laughed. "But l don't
want to decide on it till you see it.
You always did have excellent taste
in bonnets, dear" She fell into the
'sdear" naturally enough, as if the
soft halo of IS years ago were over
her, too. She had always called him
"dear." then-how many years was it
she had called him Horatio?
II wish you'd go to the Office
through Jermyn street tomorrow
morning-no, I'll go with you. That
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-02

home Easter Sunday and look through
the Stats at other peoples Easter
bonnets. If you imagine 1 am going
up the broad aisle of Canaan church
in my last years bonnet, you are la
boring under a delusion. 1t would
be bad enough if our pew was be-
hind, but when it's the third from
the 'front.'" She gathered up her
sewing and set swift, !. perturbed
stitches in the soft white stuff.
Horatio was conscious that she
looked even prettier with that red
tinge in her cheeks. On the instant
he put aside anxious thoughts of UNI
paid bills and bills to come. Martha
must have her easter money" He
took it out of his worn old pocket
book, and moistened his finger-tip to
count it and make sure it was all
there.
Sixteen two's eighteen - two's
twenty, dear. I'm sorry the bills
amt all clean-I know you like 'em
better that way
Don't worry about their being
clean" she laughed. The stiffness
was all gone from her voice. Z. /
guess Nine. Jacque will be willing to
take them in exchange for a bonnet.
Oh, Horatio, you must see that lit
tie beauty in the window! It's the
one I mean to get-the one on the
left Of the window, as you look in
from the outside. It has apple-blos-
som buds on ityou know you al
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!; ! =: g.: e: 8:
Mrs. Whitney waited &
reasonable period, then
spoke again, degree
%AS) ''Horatio!"
''Why! why, yes, Martha,
did you speak?"
II did,. believe you're getting
hard of hearing, Horatio. i suppose
it's nothing but what we can expect
Your father was deaf, and your
grandfather before him"
"Oh, but, Martha, they were old
I'm not old" Horatio Whitney's care
worn face was eager and wistful. 1t
seemed,to be.;struggling to put on its
rightful mask of youth-a man at
As is not old-but to be painfully
conscious that it no longer fitted.
Almost at once it settled back to its
lines of care. With a sigh Horatio
Whitney gave up his youth.
maybe am old" he said. quietly.
> swell, I'm mott" laughed his wife.
"When I'm old, I won't ask you for
my Easter money. I suppose you
know Sunday after next is Easter,
Horatio?"
''Easter-Sunday after next? Are
you sure, Martha?" He sighed again
unconsciously. There was so little
easter money" for Martha this
year. Horatio Whitney had been
married Is years; there had been IS
casters. There had always been
Easter money" !.
II went down town prospecting to-
day. If I'd had the money, should
have taken up claim-in Easter fix
ings," she laughed pleasantly. Her
own face was increased and comely.
Horatio looked at it round the edge
of his newspaper and experienced his
old feeling of pride in Martha. He
was thinking that Martha was young
enough. Martha was As, too.
7 sHow much will you need, dear?''
The :ssdear" went with the little thrill
of admiration.
Mercy. Horatio, as if you didn't
know how much it always takes:
Easter bonnets don't vary much from
one year to another. The market is
always 'irm' You've always given
me $40; that includes gloves and
what-nots, of course"
'sWould-er-fifteen- do, do you
think?" hesitatingly. The difference
between $40 and SIS took on prepos-
ferrous value tonight. Horatio Whit
ney was little more tired than
usual. The care lines were deeper in
his, plain face.
Mrs. Whitney dropped her work
into her lap and peered round the
drop-iamp at her husband. Horatio
might be growing old and deaf, but
she did not like to think he was grow
ing stingy. Fifteen?-why, she had
always had to stretch the $50! !.
'You need not give me any, Ho-
ratio" she said, stiffiy. ''I'll stay at
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-02

will be better. You can pass judg-
ment on the little gem-bonnet, and
shall go in and buy it!-for I'm
certain you'll like it,"
They had not walked through the
streets together for good while
not even to- church. Horatio Whit
ney was keenly sensitive to the fact
that his overcoat and hat were shah
by. He did not care to remember
how long it was since he had bought
new ones, and he did not want
Martha to remember. So he stayed
at home quietly, and grew a little
grayer and a little older every day.
So he had stayed at home Sunday
after Sunday. He was always tired;
it was good enough excuse. Martha
gave up urging him after awhile.
The next morning Martha walked
downtown with Horatio, through
Jermyn street. It was beautiful
day.
Down the street little way prog
ress was temporarily blocked, aud
Horatio and Martha came to stand
still. Aiheavy dray was being backed
across the sidewalk.
They were abreast of q splendid
plate-glass show-window, and Martha
turned to it for entertainments. What
woman was ever at loss for amuse-
ment with show-window at her ell
bow? But this one-Martha turned
away little disguised. 1t was only
q mems furnishing store.
The drayman took his time.
Martha was driven back to the win
dow in self-defense, and it was this
time that she saw the coat that re-
minded her. A little thrill ran over
her, for it was the exact shade-the
soft, deep gray-of that other coat.
It was not distinguishably. different,
either, in style-queer that Is years
should make so little change!
Martha glanced at Horatio's shabby
overcoat. The pitiless sun gave it no
quarter. She saw all its fadedness
and meanness, and the listless, de-
jected sag of it. It gave her start
of surprise that she had not noticed
it before. She scarcely ever noticed
Horatio's clothes. They were always
-Horatio had always been
easy" on his things. There, was
rarely anything to mend.
But now-the contrast between the
spruce, new coats in the window and
Horatio's coat! Between the sleek
hats set jauntily on the staring
painted heads of the window-dum-
mics and the faded, worn one plant
ed squarely on Horatio's gray hair!
Martha's heart misgave her at the
contrast. She did not want to look,
but looked on steadily.
Horatio was looking at the draw
man. His bent shabby shoulders
were "back to" the great window.
Horatio never looked in show win
dows.
"When you get through looking at
the styles, my dear, We'll go on.
That's fellows taken his time, but
he's out O. the way now.''
1t was Horatio's voice in her ear
and Martha started with an odd
sense of confusion and guilt. She
went on down the street trying to
joke herself ut ease again, but her
thoughts ran on persistently in per-
turbed undercurrent. The gray over
4 coat that had reminded her-she
could not get it out of her sight.
Gray had been SO becoming to Hora-
ito as years ago-Martha had chosen
that color herself for his wedding
overcoat." And she had had apple
buds in her wedding bonnet because
pink and gray were SO beautiful to.
gether.
Martha reused herself at madame's.
'sThere," she cried, shat little beauty
on the extreme left-don't tell me
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-02
Notice Too Good.

a Jasper county mo farmer: paid high
tribute to the literary talents Of a Carthage
real estate agent the other day. He decided
to sell his place and got real estate agent to
write the notice. When the agent read the
notice to him he said: '.Read that again"
After the secondreading he said: 'Ibelieve
of that kind all my life and didn't know
had it until you described It to me."-Hil.
vraukae Nevs
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The old gentleman steadily regarded him.
"Well," he said, 1T is evident that my
daughter did not pick you out for your per.
sonal attractions. Hence must conclude
81 value. Take her, my boy, sSes yours. =.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-02
Fastidlous Younx Man.

The most fastidious man in, Missouri has
been found on farm few miles south Of
Nevada. One day tracks that had been made
as the Autenrieth road. It has been learned
that they were made by young man living
in the neighborhood who had had his shoes
nicely shined and was carrying them under
his arm to keep them from getting muddy
Kansas City journal.