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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-03
A Coming Wedding,

The following invitation has beer
issued: Mr., and Mrs. Emory Olil
Watson request the honor Of youl
presence at the marriage Of their
daughter. Annie Sidelle, to Mr.
William Lawton Glaze, Jr., on Thurs,
day evening. November twelfth, nine.
teen hundred and eight, at sir
o'clock, Methodist Episcopal church
sfarions South Carolina.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-03
j BOX PartY.
Walhalla, S. C.

There will be given 4 box part
at the residence Of Mrs. A. c. Horscr
on Thursday night, November ), be-
ginning at o'clock. The proceeds
to so for the benefit Of Prospect
church. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
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FI.ree H.,Istorm. In England.

Large stories are told Of the damage
done by hailstones in Minnesota re-.
Gently. However, Old England itself
has some statistics to show. On May
30. 1897, terrific hailstorm visited
Seaford, Sussex. Some Of the bolts"
measure Az inches in circumference,
after lying on the ground for fully
seven minutes. On June "a, in the
same year. the most disastrous vista.
ton Of the kind in modern times raw.
aged parts of Essex and the adjacent
counties.
Animals and poultry were killed
and crops ruined. At Ingatestone the
hail broke through slated roof, and
at Baddow 1t went through windows
and cut the blinds to pieces. The
damage in Essex alone was at least
100000.
The latest atorm Of exceptional VIC.
lence occurred in Huntingdonshire on
August 2, 1906. The hail" consisted
of hard pieces Of ice. from three to
four inches In length. and killed rab.
bits and other small animals whole.
sale.
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gloom. and "Ah!-it's you, Terhune,"
as came into the circle of light, in a
tone hope may never hear from him
again.
AS the secretary saw who 1t was she
sprang away and was gone from the
room in q second.
WELL" he said, with sheer, as the
curtains closed behind her, leaves.
dropper, meddling as usual. What
can l do for you?"
sat down on the stool. "Sit down"
I said. with quiet authority, land we'll
talk 1t over" He sat down. In mo-
ments like this he forgets his indie
pendence and remembers that at one
time he used to obey me habitually
I wanted to comfort him, but 1 knew
my duty better. Vincent" said, ap-
pealingly, don't you see it won't do!
She's no match for you-a girl with no
family and no money. and of her sta,
ton in life. Givat up, implore
you. Think of your father. There
has never been a mesalliance in the
family; it would break his heart"
Vincent raised his head. "Mrs.
Armistead says her family is perfectly
respectable" he said. II asked her."
Perfectly respectable" repeated.
CONTEMPORARY. Think of a Vincent
marrying girl who has nothing in her
favor but the fact that her family was
perfectly respectable!'
Vincent sighed pathetically and I
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE HE!Is 2E AM1MNE Ss1 &c COUNTY OF
In the Matter OF the Estate Of Edward
D. Mclaughlin, Decedent.
On receiving and fling the petition Of
Agnes =. Mclaughlin, praying for letters
OF administration on said estate
It is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested in
said matter appear before this court on
Monday. the 3rd day Of August, 1908. at
10 a. M, at the Probate Court, in the
Court House at Minneapolis, In said coun.
ty, and then, or as soon thereafter as said
petition can be heard, show cause, il any
there be, why said petition should not 30
granted.
And II 10 Further Ordered, That notica
Of such hearing be given, by PUBLISHING.
this order once In each week for three
successive weeks, prior to said day Of
paper printed and published in said coun-
ty. and by mailing a copy of this order
to all the heirs-at-law Of said decedont
when their address is known or can be
ascertained by due diligence, at least
fourteen G4) days before the date Of SAD
hearing. unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis this 9th day az
July. 1908. -
BY the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH,
Judge Of Probate.
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RevaI an Ancient CITY.

Reval. where Russian car and Brit.
ish king met not long ago, is de-.
scribed as curious outpost Of the
Russian empire. It is the capital of
Esthonia and stands at the entrance of
the Gulf Of Finland. about 23O miles
from st. Petersburg. The town ia
mainly German, like all other towns
in Russia's Baltic provinces, and Is of
great antiquity. In 1884 1t acquired
all the privileges of a Hanseatic city.
According to an old saying, "Esthonia
was an elysium for the nobility, a
heaven for the clergy, mine of gold
for the stranger, but a hell for the
peasant" Among the strangers who
settled there and got themselves in.
cluded In the Esthonian nobility were
military adventurous whose descend.
ants still exist under the name of
Douglas. O'Rourke and Lewis. In ITO
Reval surrendered to Peter the Great.
who provided 1t with a military har.
Dor, and 1t is now one of the chief sta.
tons Of the Russian navy.
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reason for telYihg' Vincent That Hsarna
Sixth was the real Honorable Agatha
was only to prove him once more and
to the uttermost. And Vincent had
stood the trial without faltering and
had even proved himself equal to dis
regarding my wishes. Yet l really
think that on that night when he had
agreed with me that 1t was best to
give her up he meant to do so, but
his love for the girl proved stronger
than his love for gold or his feeling
for his friend. And it was thus that
the boy won-because he had loved
truly and faithfully.
And I also learned afterward that
the six Agathas, shortly after the
elopement Of Vincent and the SCORE
tary.that.was. had all gone to their
homes in America. Later some of them
married certain s,litors who had once
been guests at Castle Wyckhoff. Among
these were Agatha First and young
Brancspeth. who. am happy to say,
has led q reformed life since his mar.
riage. And 1t also came to pass that
Vincent and his bride took possession,
Of Castle Wyckhoff as their country
seat when they came back from their
honeymoon. And there often visited
them.
But on that eventful day when the
train had pulled out Of the station
none of these things was known to
me. and stood on the platform dizzy
with the unexpected turn events had
taken.
And SO It was that Vincent got
ahead Of me, Just as he has always
done. And 80 1t was. also, that re-
turned to London, still an eligible
bachelor. still the prey Of match-ma-
king mammas aud smiling debutantes.
There was but one comforting
thought in the mixture of disappoint-
ment and chagrin that made the sum
of my feelings rs drove slowly back
to the castle. This much had been
given me: At least had not made the
fatal mistake Of proposing to the
wrong Agatha. and Rugged myself as
thought how near l had come to put.
ting the question to Agatha Sixth that
very morning. That, at least, had
managed to avoid. From that folly
the innate caution and unerrine In.
stinct Of Archibald Terhune had pre-
served him. Thank Heaven!
THE END.
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controllably-'1 may be able t0~forget

controllably-T may be able 't0i'forget
her"
"of course you win," assured
him. cheerily, though there was lump
In my throat. Men have died, but
not for love. Many have been as hard
hit as you and have recovered"
"Oh, yes" agreed my patient. but
without enthusiasm; but, at any rate
I had gained my point, and Vincent
had agreed with me that marriage
with the secretary was too rash and
foolish for him to contemplate.
"By-the-by, Arch" he said, careless.
", as we still sat before the fire try.
ing to make believe that the incident
Of the secretary was closed, Il have
something to tell you. The secretary
told me outright which one of the
six girls really is the daughter Of
Fletcher Boyd"
I looked at him in utter astonish-
ment. What" said. excitedly; edo
you mean to say she deliberately gave
away the secret? Which one is 1t, for
Heavens sake? And why did she
do it,"
"1t's Agatha Sixth. You were right
all along. AS for the reason, I don't
know what she did it for, unless-un.
less" he hesitated. "She's such an
honorable little thing think she felt
that the marriage would displease my
family, so she wanted to turn mo
from what she saw was coming and
used the disclosure Of the Honorable
Agatha's identity for bait. Come on
to bed he added, with a little return
Of his old spirit;;' you'd better get
rested for your last try for the twen-
ty millions. II you make up for past
neglect you ought to win Agatha
Sixth hands down."
"Then you don't mean to try?"
His face clouded again. II don't
mean to try" he said, and we went up
to our rooms in silence.
And so we came to the last four
days of our stay at Castle Wyckhoff,
and began subtly and by degrees to
win back my former place in the re-
gard of Agatha Sixth, and with every
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PERSONAL VANITY GREAT BOON.
A Blessing vouehsafed to Man, Thinks
Mr.. MacBllnk.

1.-THE longer I i've" said Mr.. Mac
Blink, the more think that the great
est personal blessing vouchsafed to
man is personal vanity.
do the mighty snub us? We smile
and think that We are better than they.
Are some men richer than we? Why,
we know for some we could have made
twice their money with half their
chance.
Are We homely? We think we are
handsome. Why, the men we see, old
and young, looking In the mirrors in
the sides of the elevated cars are
proud Of their clothes, proud of them.
selves from their heads to their toes.
They may live narrow lives, and II
they only knew It, with no hope of
ever getting out on the broad road:
but they are satisfied with, more than
that. they are vain of themselves. And
what blessing!
Are We not content to wear cheap
clothes because in our fond vanity we
think that we ourselves give them an
air of distinction? So in many in
stances.
And does not the same hold true
as we'll to our views Of all our belong
ings! Do we not think that our broken
down, rattletrap, dingy old automobile
is really the fastest machine on tho
road II we would only once unshackle
her? Don't we think that our lumber
ing old clumsy gated six-minute horse
could go in 2:227a II we dared to give
him his head? Don't we think that
our yacht or our power boat could
make anything else in the water look
like 80. yes. like 40 or even Is cents II
we were once disposed to show what It
could really do?
do we not think that our chickens
are really the very best specimens Of
their breed, and do we not think that
ours Is the finest lawn? And our chill
dren. whatever they may be, are the
finest children that ever were born?
rs is so of many things. and all
these are cheerful, happy, helpful no.
tons that even the most timid and
shrinking of men may cherish. Our
vanity is not only q protector and a
shield, it is for us castle within
whose walls we can dwell in serenity
and security. In sweet satisfaction with
ourselves; and in a world so full Of
things that otherwise would jar us, Is
not this great blessing? Many a
mans lot In life has been softened, has
been made happy. by his harmless per.
sonal vanity"
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BRUTAL ATTACK
Mrs. Florence Hutctttns Of Minneapo.
lis 10 the vlctira,

Minneapolis, July 1s.-stealing in
to tho house about 3 o'clock yester-
day morning, and entering the room
Of Mrs. Florence Hutchins, 10 years
old, residing with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Smith, 2Bs9 Thirteenth avenue
south, man whose identity is un.
known to the police, brubslly at-
tackled the sleeping woman by kick
Ing her in the back with his shoe,
hitting her on the head With q blunt
instrument and then pouring . guam.
tity Of oarbolic aoid over her face.
horribly burning her. Tho man then
escaped.
The attack was accomplished 90
quickly and quietly that Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith, who slept in an adjoin-
ing room knew nothing Of it until
Mr.. Smith hoard the bottle dashed to
the floor.
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HEAVY GAS FLOW STRUCK
Presence Of OH Farther Down 10 Indl.
Gated by Developments.

Wetertown. s. D., July 1s.-Ths
drills in the Codington county oil
fields struck heavy vein Of natural
gas late yesterday afternoon, and
with every foot that tho big drill
goes deeper the gas issues in greater
volume from the opening. The oil
man arc enthusiastic, ss the presence
Of such strong flow Of gas points
With almost oertsinty to the pres
erce of oil further down.
The company 10 maintaining the
secrecy regarding the depth of tho
drill, the nature Of the strata pene-
trated, and the general prospects Of
the experiment, but any ono passing
within halt mile Of tho we'll h q.
tractsd By the strong odor Of gas.
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inch of gtound I gained in my pursu:::
Of the Honorable Agatha thought of
Vincent with fresh pity.
The evening before the last day Of
our stay we all spent together in the
music room. We were very jolly, and
yet underneath 1t all think the girls
were little saddened by our ap-
preaching departure, and Wilfred and
I felt certain regret that the end
of our delightful visit had come,
though Of course I had fully deter.
mined to propose to Agatha Sixth on
the morrow. l was rather surprised,
therefore. when Vincent suddenly
complained Of headache and, excusing
himself, went up to his room. When
I went up to my own room raped
on his door, but he made no answer
and I concluded that he must be
asleep. The next morning, much to
my establishment, he did not saunter
In and out OF my room as he was &C.
customed to do Of q morning, but
- It was late did not stop to invcs-
First. that they had been married very
carly that morning. before the rest Of
us were up, in the little chapel ct Wye.
with Mrs. Armistead, who was in the
secret. as witness. That explained her
delay In giving me the note. Dreading
my Interference. they had not wished
me to know until the whole thing was
we'll over and Mrs. Armistsad back
at Castle Wyckhon. Second. that 1t
had been the Honorable Agatha's own
idea to play the part of secretary to
her aunt thus improving upon her "a
TIERS plan, and making 1t still more
dimcult for tho competing suffers to
&anover be- Aeattty. THIRD. thst hsr
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delivered one n1ofe blow. Think" I
said; your brother Edmund is over
40, unmarried, and sufferer from
rheumatism Of the heart. as you know.
Suppose he should die-wouldn't you
make a more creditable heir to the
title If you hadn't tied yourself up to
q wife Of obscure origin-a penniless
American girl? And If you don't come
into the title you're only a younger
son, and you know yourself your pro-
pensity for getting into debt, and the
foreign office for a boy of your age
10 not paying business. No, Vincent.
you're not cut out for making money,
and It's certain you can't depend on
your father forever. Can't you see
how rash and foolish you are to con-
slider such thing?"
I leaned over and put my hand on
Vincent's shoulder. He turned his
head, and when I felt his smooth
cheek against my hand knew that
the battle was won.
I'm awfully sorry, Arch" he said.
that I was such a beast last night.
I'll never forgive myself for trying to
strike you. Only. you see. lost my
head. and I didn't know quite what
was doing" "Of course" said, II
understand" But he would not let
me stem the tide Of his remorse. "And
then. you know. what you said was
very hard to bear, and you see. after
al. 1t wasn't true. She told me 1t
wasn't. Did you hear herr"
Yes" I assentsd, land believe she
told you the truth"
"Of eourse: but then you're always,
right, Archibald, always right. When
I 80 away from here and nover go
4eF. aQx mon. .his Tina nuiNaced M
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BALLOON RACE A FIzzLE
CHICAGO BALLOON WINS SLOW.
DRIFTING RACE.
The Winner Only Covered IS Miles.
Poor Gas 10 the Reason Given
for Poor Showing.

st. Paul, July 2o.-rhe great inter.
national balloon race, the third ever
held in the United States, 10 over,
with the mammoth Chicago, plotted
by it's owner, Col. Charles A. Coey
of Chicago, the winner, and the
American, the st. Paul balloon, pilot
ed by Capt. Percy s. Hudson and H.
p. Wild, second. The United States
Of Minneapolis finished third, tho
champion Pommern fourth and the
baby King Edward, flfth.
Although fourth in the long dis
lance race, the Pommern Yves second
In the endurance tests remaining in
the air sixteen hours and fifteen min
utes.
Tho Chicago stayed In tho air sew
enteen hours and twenty minutes
covering . distance Of sb miles and
landing in q field three miles east of
Blooming Prairie, Mimi, at 10 o'clock
yesterday noon.
The American, which finished SEQ.
ond, sailed 70 miles to Owatonna.
Mimi, remaining in the air four
AOuEU 6uV II I02uuVo6 &uO l8uOluB IN
. field two miles east of the village
ut 10 O'Clock Saturday night.
The United States, sailing for four
hours and fifteen minutes, covered .
distsnce of 50 miles, coming down at
10 O'Clock OF the Same evening at
West Concord, MINI.
The Pommern, remaining in the air
sixteen hours aud fifteen minutes,
traversed q distance of only 81 miles
owing 10 shifting air currents and
landed at 1880 yesterday morning,
eight miles east Of WsrssW, MINI.
The King Edward, which finished
lest, remained In tho cir only one
hour and ton minutes, landing three
miles south of Hampton, Mimi, .
distance Of twenty-nine miles, ct
O'Clock Saturday night.
From the timo the balloons oaaJ
OF 1t was constant light on the
part Of tho asronauts to keep them
In the air. Whom night came and
the damp contracted the gas further
dight was impossible.
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0oukhohore.

Winnipeg, July 1s.-Ten Northwest
mounted police made Q raid ON the
Doukhobor compound near Yorkton,
Saskatchewan, TO arrest twelve ring
leaders of the band Of . hundred con-,
fined there BY the government. Tho
entire Doukhobor band fought fierce
" for three hours With cordwood
sticks and other weapons, but were
hammered down. Six mon and six
women were sent to the Northern
penitentisry, this being the policy
adopted by Csnads to break up this
Alass Of wandering vaGsaats.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Lord wilfred Vincent
and Archibald Tsrhune are introduced at
the opening Of the story, in England, the
latter relating the tale. The pair on an
outing miss their train and seeking rec
reation meet tho Honorable Agatha
Wyckhof." whose hand is much sought
after because Of her wealth. On visiting
to two other girls. both known ~ Agatha
Wyckhof. 7fA %
CHAPTER I1.-At dinner three other
Agatha Wyckhofts are introduced and
the plot revealed. The deceased step
father. in an eccentric moment. made his
will 80 that the real Agatha, heiress to
his fortune and tho castle At Wye. Eng
land, might wed her affinity. Thus Mrs.
Armistead. chaperon, was in duty bound
to keep the real 'Agatha| identity un-
known and suitors were invited to try
out for the hand Of the heiress. An at
tempt by Terhune to gather Z cisw from
the chaperon fails. i.2-
CHAPTER IlI.-Terhune finds old books
containing picture Of . former Baroness
Wyckhoff, which 10 exactly like Agatha
Sixth. whom he 10 counting. Vincent en-
tertains them all and while riding with
Agatha Fifth she confesses her love for
him and also that she Is tho real heir
ess. He spurns her Proposal.
CHAPTER 1v.-Many clews to identity
Of the real Agatha prove fruitless.
Agatha Fifth later contrasting she 10 not
the heiress.
CHAPTER Whore apparently unfail-
ing clews materialize. Vincent confesses
love for Mrs. Armistsad's secretary, Miss
Marsh. who told Terhune she IL married.
CHAPTER w.-Miss Marsh then dis
closes startling Information that Agatha
Sixth Is the real heiress. However. Vim
cont, determined to marry Miss Marsh. 10
partly persuaded BY Terhuns to desist in
his courtship because Of difference in
their stations. The next morning, never
theless. both Vincent and the secretary
are missing and a note to Terhune dis
closes their elopement. At tho train.
where Terhune meets them. Miss
Marsh" uncovers her secret and proves
she 10 the Honorable Agatha Wyokhoff."
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A Real Surprise Party.-"where
are you goin', MAJ" asked the young
est Of the hve children.
I'm going to surprise party, my
DEAR" answered the mother.
Are we all going. too?'
mo, dear, you weren't invited"
After a few moments of deep
thought:
Say. ma. then don't you think
they'd be lots more surprised II you
did take " ALT"
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Killed BY Strikers.

Birmingham, July 1s.-R Gardner,
. deputy marshal, was fatally wound
Cd and at least a dozen uiness were
more or less seriously shot 40 the re.
suit Of an attack ON . train bearing
strike-bseakers to take the places Of
striking union miners ct Jefferson.
near here yesterday.
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TaxIeab q Chinese Invention.

Few persons imagine that the taxi.
cab is an ancient Chinese invention.
A far eastern journal, l'Ostasiat ische
Lloyd. proves by drawings taken
from a famous collection, the "Tsan.
thu-hae." that vehicles kindred to the
taxicab existed in China 800 years
ago. The "giligulicha" was fitted with
an instrument which sounded on a
drum every mile passed. Moreover,
the Chinese taximeter was provided
with compass. a desirable adjunct
whom travelling in country where
routes are not indicated.
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Archaeology and Architecture.
1.-THE mound builders reared enor-
nous structures for which 1t Is diff
cult to see any use."
Perhaps" commented the man
from Harrisburg. there were graft
ers In those days"
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Saloons Lose Fight.

Iowa Fails, Iowa, July 1s.-The
twelve saloons in Grundy county are
illegal insdtahons, according to the
ruling of tho supreme court Of the
state and must 60 out Of business 10.
gally, after four years. light for OF.
isteno0.
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The Result Of Association.

The Result Of Association. :
THAT young man who comes to SEQ
you, Maud, has such an explosive man.
ner."
you must remember, mother, that
bis father was in tho fireworks bust.
ness"
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The Knowing Child

The knowing Child.
"Pa, when are you going to take mo
to the park?"
"Wait until tho cool Of tho evening,
my SON."
But p, ,spese there amt aayr
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Drowned.

Drowned.
Duluth, July 2o.-Luther 8. uh)er,
shipping clerk Of tho Fsyal mine ct
Eveleth, was drowned in tho Ely lake
near Sparta Is tho result Of his eauoe
upsettdn1.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-24
O'ConneII at Canterbury.

OConnell used to relate a good
story Of his first visit to Canterbury
cathedral, which was the scene of E
Catholic pilgrimage recently. He
inquired from the Verger the exact
spot of the death of Thomas A
Beckett, and then knelt down rever
emily and kissed it. The verger in
terror told O'Connell that the dean
would instantly dismiss him if he
were to allow Popish work like that
OConnell asked him his fee for show
Ing a visitor round the cathedral He
said one shilling; O'Connell gave him
half crown; whereupon the verger
said: you may kiss the stone again
sir, without any additional charge, and
l will look out and tell you if I see
the dean coming. '-Westminter Ga
zette.