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classic baliets OF the French repertoire
The music of the old ballet is by Gerthel
Will. the scenario is attributed TO
d'Oberval. who WAS responsible for other
ballets that were popular in their day.
1t Is characteristic OF the extent OF
Mile. pavlowa's repertoire that she is abe
to freshen her programmes with such fire.
auent changes. The programme will close
with the usual advertisements. La File
NAL ,iardee" is in two acts.
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NEW BALLET TO-DAY.
Anna Pavlowa StiIi Finds n Novelty
In Her Repertoire.

Anna Pavlowa at the Manhattan Opera
House this afternoon will dance a ballet
in which she has never been seen here
This il La File NAL Gardce," one OF the
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CHILDREN Love
SYRUP Of FIGS
Il Is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your CHILDHOOD days
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil calomel, cathartics..
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply, don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is'well-found.
ed. Their tender little fnsides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only dell.
cious California Syrup Of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that 1t never fails 70
clean the liver and bowels and sweet.
en- the stomach, and that q teaspoontul
given today saves 9 sick child tomor.
row. y &
Ask at the store for . 5o-cent bottls
Of California Syrup OF Figs which
has full, directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. ADV. M
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BAD CASE OF DaADRuFF

Bissell, Alas-T had q very bad case
Of dandruff on my head. was tor
mented by itching and my hair began
to come out by the combfuls, q.
most became frantic, fearful that 5
would lose all Of my hair which was.
my pride. There were some pimples
on my scalp and ! scratched them un-
til they made sores. Ny hair was dry
and lifeless. ~
Il saw the advertisement OF cuticurA
Soap and Ointment and sent TO my
druggist for three cakes Of Cuticura
Soap and q box Of Cnticura Ointment
/ washed my scalp with warm water
strong with the Cuticurs Soap and;
dried, afterwards applying the Cuti-
cura Ointment, working II IN the scalp
slowly with my fingers. After using
them for several days my hair began,
to stop coming out, The idandruf all
disappeared and In less than four
weeks a cure was accomplished per-
manently." (Signed) MISC Lacy Mag.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sampleof each.
free ,with 32.p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. I. Bostons--AdY.
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PLUTARCA0N THE SLIT SKIRT
Garment Is described as Being In
Vogue in Times Of Lycursus
thelaw Oliver.

We must rered Plutarch. We must
reread some Of the other so-called
c~lassics-and no for %antiqufty's sake,
either. Thomas owen Of Topeka in
forms US that weare centuries out in
saving the slit ski is only 1000 years
old. Speaking of lycurgus the Law
giver and his time, Plutarch relates
$50 writes Mr.. OwQ):
1.-THE skirts of tn habit which the
virgins wore we're OF sewed to the
notion, but opened athe sides as they
! walked. and discoveld the thigh, as
Sophocles very plainl, write:
9. Still in the light dss struts Her
m1one,
| Whose opening folds dilay the naked
thigh" u
J This passage Of Plutsch is well
worth looking up for mol than details
of costume-SOO or 900 ears before
the Christian era, says a ritter in Col
llier's Weekly. You may lad there OF
the complaint made thatwomen IL
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What Is Coming?

Whitney Warren, at the recent New
York horse show, nodded toward .
young man in tight morning coat and
rakishly tilted top hat, and said:
THAT young millionaire has already
had three wives. Yet he is received,
yet he Is even lionized, everywhere.
What is the world coming to?
What is the world coming tot" MI.
Warren pursued. "As I look about me
at the tolerant, the too tolerant so
ciety of today, ! think Of the horse.
thief.
Yours is a very serious crime, my
man., a judge said sternly to q horse
thief. Fifty years ago it was a hang
ing matter h
"Wen, your honor said the horse
thief, calmly, fifty years hence It
mayn't be a crime at ALL"
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Clara Don't give a Broadway step a
Jonesville twist; you want to give a
Jonesville step a Broadway polish"
Breathless they stopped their ef-
forts. "Oh, you and your Broadway!
You're always talking about Broad
was!"
Clara" said Jackson very seriously,
%haVe you ever seen Broadway"
"You know I haven't" .
well, If you had. you'd never see
anothsr place you thought worth see
ing"
"Oh, you and your Broadway" Josie
Richarts was an extremely pretty girl,
more serious than Clara, who was fluff
fy. INC wonder the boys all call you
Broadway"
Il SUPPOSE a minister is proud when
people cal him DOCTOR" was the an
swer. When people call me Broad
way I fed about like that"
"Td rather folks would call me An
drew-Jaclson," remarked Sammy.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a-statesman
-not-a-sreet-"
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According 70 Statistics.

In London they tell Of a man with q
serious disease of the throat, who con.
suited a specialist. The rec.
commended the -emoval of the larynx
an operation which the patient feared
might prove dangerous.
The surgeon, however, smiled reas.
suringly, and said:
"Oh, no! You are quite sure to re.
cover"
But" persisted the patient. II un.
derstand that this sort of operation is
very serious indeed"
my reason" continued the surgeon,
"for saying that you are sure to re.
cover is this: The mortality is nine.
teen out of twenty, and I've had nine
teen deaths already"
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WONDERED WHY.
Found tho Answer Was Coffee

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer SO,
and eventually discover that the drug
-~caffeine-in coffee Is the main cause
Of the trouble.
81 was always very fond Of coffee
and drank 1t every day. I never had
much flesh and often wondered why I
was always sc pale, thin and weak. =
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and I was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was In
such condition that I could hardly take
sufficient h%ourishment to sustain life.
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think ! could do without
1t.
AFTER awhile I came to the conclu-
sion that coffee was hurting me, and
decided to give 1t up and try Postum.
When 1t was made right-dark and
rich-I soon became very fond Of It.
I'm n week I began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep better. MY
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within i've months l looked q lelt
like a now being, headache spells n
tirely gone.
my health continued to improve
and today I am well and strong, weigh
14S lbs. I attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities Of Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be we'll
boiled.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a Reason" for Postum =
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Emigration From Scotland,

The tide Of emigration continues un-
abated. Thousands every week con.
tinue to leave London, Liverpool and
Glasgow for Canada and Australia.
There is every indication that the year
1913 will beat every record in the re
cent history Of emigration, and that
before the end Of the year 300, 900 will
have left these shores. And what is
even more ominous than the quantity
Of the emigration is its quality. 1t is
the young men, the e%nterprising and
the energetic that are leaving. 1t Is
the old men, the women and children
that are left behind. Some of the most
beautiful districts of Scotland are be-
ing depleted. Whole cities, like the
old country town Of %Jedburgh, are left
desolate, and houses are crumbling
even in .he main streets.-London Ey-
eryman.
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lmaQlnation.

An obsolete form of power, at one
time used in making countries, religion
and literature, but now superseded by
the higher psychology. In former
times imagination vas employed by
children in playing games, and in the
making of mud pies out of mud and
real soldiers out Of wood. 1t is the
father Of many dead heroes, among
whom may be mentioned Theseus.
Jack the Giant Killer, King Arthur.
Caliban, Robinson Crusoe and Santa
Claus. 1t is still discovered in the
extremely young. At one time, when
man was crude, imagination was
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TRICK ON PARTNER
Neat Way In Which Likely Secured
Silver Spoons Which His Conn.,
panion Had PurIoined.

Two gentlemen Of the li~ght-f1ngered
fraternity, who were in the habit OF
visiting dinner parties in hopes OF
picking up something, were n even
ing lust in time to Q the tables
cleared; but Ikey, the smarter of the
two, succeeded in p%urloining five sill
yer forks, which he Immediately peck
eted, to the envy of Moses, his pal,
who asked him to share.
mo, my boy. You should be smart
was the answer.
During the evening Moses was ask
ed to sing, but refused. saying he was
no singer; but If they cared for a lit
tie c~onjuring trick he would entertain
them for a few minutes.
The company was delighted, and
Moses asked for five silver forks,
which were soon brought He then
placed them in his inside breast peck
ct, and, gently tapping them three
times, he exclaimed: Presto! Fly!
Change! Gone! Now. II someone
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BROAD WAY JONES -

will, for instance. And in other things
your uncle-well, If your father had
but listened, as I hope you'll listen, his
brother Abner never would have"
Sure! know. And you've already
been my lawyer. Didn't you get me
out of jail there in New Haven? 1mag-
inc being locked up In New Haven!
And I'd only dropped a melon from the
window. If the chief Of police hap
pened to be going, by, was that my
fault? I'd have eaten the melon II It
hadn't been so spoiled. And still they
locked me up! They made a criminal
Of me! It's bad enough to be a GRIM
inal, but to be a criminal imprisoned
In New Haven-heavens! Suppose a
man should be locked up in ~Jonesville!
Why, he'd die of shame"
well, If you accept me ais your law
yer, when your uncle asks you to sell
out your interest in the Jones Gum
company you will refuse. When you
do that, he'll try to bind you not to
sell out to the trust as long as you
both live. I hope you'll never sell out
to the trust, but don't sign any pa
pers, Jackson, although you know
what the trust purchase Of the factory
would mean to Jonesville-and to all
| of u.s." .N .,.s n,
"Tll not sell out to the trust. Judge.
but If my uncle" ~,
Hell not offer you a fair price. HEN
want to get a bargain. And remem-
Der that the company will get richer
every year."
But the trust may bust it"
II hope you'll take that chance, my
boy, rather than W be q party to
running the old home town" 81
"All right, judge. I won't sell to
Uncle Abner-anyway, just now.
won't need the money. There's enough
coming to me to keep me busy for a
while"
jackson, I wish you might feel diff
ferently about the starting Of your life
as a grown man. II you could cult
vate a feeling Of responsibility
1T bores me. I could never even
spell It,"
I'm afraid it does, Jackson and
that worries me. But"
You'll come to New York, some
time, and-and-"
jackson, I'm afraid I shall"
"And keep 1t secret that we're either
one of US from Jonesville." az
Jackson" said the judge, r%eproving-
ly, you'd better get along toward
home. And don't think too much about
those lights. Broadway, like every
other street, is safer in the daytime.
before the lights are lit"
1.-THE lights are Broadways eyessS
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Some New Enterprises.

|. A commission has been issued to
the Rodman-Brown Company Of Ches
ter, with a capital Of $4,000, to do a
general mercantile business. Peti.
TONERS are J. L. Rodman ana L. E.
Brown. -.
A charter has been issued to the
Black-Frasier Motor Car Company of
Columbia, with a capital Of $4,000.
Officers are J. NJ. Black, president,
and J. G. Frasier, secretary and treas
urer.
A commission has been issued 70
the Reeder-Newton Furniture COM
pany Of Greenville, with a capital of
$4,000. Petitioners are w. ]. Reeder,
L. H. Wod and r. L. Newton.
A charter has been issued to the
Sowell Grocery Company of Kershaw,
with a capital Of $4,000. Officers are
R. l.. Sowell, president, and John R.
Faile, secretary and treasurer.
Wilkerson Mercantile Company of
Hickory Grove has been chartered
with a capital Of $12,500.
A commission has been Issued to J.
w. Baughman Company of Wagner,
with a capital of $4,000. Petitioners
are J. w. Baughman and o. l.. Baugh-
man.
Columbia.-The Columbia Chair
Company has been chartered by the
secretary OF state, with a capital OF
$4,000, to manufacture and sell iurni-
rure. Officers are Logan C. Murray.
PRESIDENT; F.. F. Warffeld, vice presi-
cent, and r L. Augustus, treasurer
lid secretary.
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CHAPTER |.

Back Of the massed red-brick and
clapboard buildings forming, in Jones.
vile, Conn, the extensive group de-
voted to the manufacture of Jones
Pepsin Gum, was the abandoned power
house, wherein were housed the water
wheels which once had furnished force
to drive the f~actory's machinery. The
streams diminishing flow, the In
creased needs of the business, and the
economy of steam all had initiated to-
ward industrial abandonment of the
old building.
Small boys never fshed there, for
the sluice-waters were too swift, LOAF
ers never idled there, for the watch
men of the mills were too strict IN
their guardianship; but lovers some
times wandered there, Of moonlight
nights; and in the afternoons, when
the academy sessions had ended.
Broadway" really named Jackson
Jones, but nicknamed broadway be.
cause of his continual ~glorihcatlon OF
New York's great thoroughfare, which
he had Q upon occasion, sometimes
went there ito get away from Jones
Vile" This afternoon he was to teach
two J~onesville girl friends new dance
steps which he had learned in Ne"
York city. Later, dancing these with
him at the Odd Fellows ball, they
would confound all other girls in
Jonesyille.
The girls came promptly. Clara
Spotswood was the daughter of the To-
cal Judge, Josie Richards the daughter
OF a recent manager Of the gum fac
tory. Her father was now laid up with
rheumatism, and Josie was in training
for a bookkeeper's post in the great
enterprise which swallowed most OF
%Jonesville's youth of either sex, as
soon as they left school.
NOW this step, girls" Broadway
said in preface, was invented on
Broadway for use upon Broadway by
Broadway people. Don't mistake 1t for
a quiet nap. It's not a sleep-dance. 1t
was not dreamed out in Jonesville."
"And was everybody dancing it?'
asked Josie.
Every girl I saw" he answered. He
had been telling of a ball he had at,
tended in New York, but not quite all
he might have told about it. Every,
one l saw, but one"
And was she dancing old style"
mo; she was being carried to an
ambulance. She had just sprained an
ankle" 81
ooh, Jackson, you're too funny"
Thanks for those kind words" He
watched them whirl together for q
moment. mo; not quite that way.
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those times were too bold, too mascu.
line, to prone to make themselves mis-
tresses of the houses they inhabited:
and even they wanted a share in the
affairs Of state" Aristophanes satir-
lied feminism in a comedy that is
now 20 centuries old-and still acted!
If you have time to do only timely"
reading, you would better cut out the
periodicals and read the Greeks. To
them we owe (wrote Wilde) whatever
is modern in our life"-including the
slit skirt.
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Killed When BuaqIes Collide.

Greenville, S. ca headon collis'
ion OF two buggies a few evenings
ago just beyond the city limits re.
suited in the death of w. A. Griffin, a
prominent Greenville man, and in the
serious injury of an unknown negro
who was driving for Mr.. Griffin. The
other buggy contained three negroes,
said to be drunk and driving at a
rapid rate. AIR. Griffin was we'll
known in this city and had many
prominent connections in this part of
the state. He Is survived by his
widow and four children.
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Trapped.

His Wife, met our maid Anna
Just now on the street and she pre-
tended not to see me.
Her Husband-You ought to point
out to Anna the impropriety Of such
conduct.
His Wife-But how can !? You see,
she had another girl with her, and It
was quite evident she didn't want her
friend to know she was working for q
woman who wore q two-dollar,and-at
half nat" ~ 5
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MORE THANREVENUE
SOUTH CAROLINA ESTIMATES
FOR RUNNING EXPENSES Ex-
cEEDs REVENUE.
CONSIDER THE TAX QUESTION
# All Estimates Asked For Are Allow
cd Taxes Will Have to Be Raised
Two Mills to Prevent Deficit in the
Treasury.

Columbia. - South Carolina faces
a grave problem, according to the
estimates of expenses made by the
various state officials and heads Of
departments in the matter Of ap-
preparations and income for the year
1914. According to the comptroller
general If the general assembly makes
all the appropriations asked for, the
tax levy will have to be seven and
threetenths mills as against five and
o~ne-fourth last year.
Comptroller General Jones says
that the states revenue for 1914 from
taxes estimated and based upon the
present assessment Of $~296,441,120, at a
rate of five and one-fourth mills on
the dollar would be s1,556,315.S8. To
this he adds the estimated income
from sources other than taxes such as
insurance license fees, fees of the
secretary Of state, corporation license
fees, income tax, support of the rail.
road commissioner, ETC., to the amount
Of $310,925. Mr.. Jones says: "And
we have a total estimated revenue for
ordinary expenses for 1914 Of $1,S67,-
240.8.
"The estimated levy Of five and
one-fourth mills is the same as last
year. It will be seen by reference to
the amounts Of appropriations asked
for, STATS, 44o.32, that they will ex-
coed the estimated revenue OF the
state under a levy Of Ave and one!
fourth mills, by $~611,2s9.44 II YOU
made all the appropriations asked for,
it would be necessary to make a rate
Of seven and three-tenths mills on
the dollar to raise them. This does
not take into consideration the one.
mill state tax, which will raise $685..
441.12." SIS
The amounts asked for in the va.
rious state departments for 1914 are
as follows: ia
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thought to be s~erviceable. The notion
however, along with mythology and
other ~follies, has long since been ex.
ploded, the greatest efficiency having
been demonstrated to lie along the
lines Of least resistance. which IN.
cludes among other things. playground
supervision, department store tactics
child labor. white slavery and curren.
cy reform.-Life.
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said the young man. Until they're
lighted, Broadway Is asleep, and you
see only men and women on it."
"And what do you see later?"
you can search me for the name.
But they're several degrees beyond
mere men and women"
After he had left the judge, Jackson
found it quite impossible to go sedate-
ly home, as he might possibly have
done on almost any other night. He
often went to bed in J%onesville, he ex-
planned upon occasion, because he
could not bear to stay awake there. He
said it made him feel ashamed.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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will kindly look into my friend keys
inside breast pocket he will find them
there"
A gentleman obliged, and Ikey, ex-
tremely flustered, produced the forks.
to the great delight of the company
and Moses.
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Dr.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugareoated
easy to take as candy, regulate and inyig.t
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not
grippe. Adv.
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The girl who persists In doing more
than her share Of the counting ts ant
to break into the spinster class.
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so Kind

els she good to the children7"
very; she let's them do everything
their father doesn't want them TO do.
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Some 280 British cities maintain
municipal market houses.
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It's the unexpected that often hap
pens. even when we bring It On our
selves.