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"* /" ; *, -V " ' ' ; r1' / DU MAURIER'S ONE TROLT0LC. Crtr Since Tooth He Hu Been lkNM> ened With Lo?a of Sight. Id the course of a talk Du Maurler described a tragic affair that ocourred at tb? Antwerp academy, where he was studying under De Keyser and Van Lerlua. "It was on a day In Van Lerlus* studio," he eald, "that the great tragedy of my life oocurred." The voice of Da Maurler, who till then had been chatting with animation, sud donly fell, and over his face came an Indefinable expression of mingled terror and anger and sorrow. "I was drawing from a model, when suddenly the girl's head seemed to me tc dwindle to the size of a walnut. I clapped my hand over my left eye. Had I been mistaken? I could see as well as ever. But when, In its turn, I covered my right eye, I learned what had happened. My left eye bad failed me. It might be altogether lost. It was so sudden a blow that I was as thunderstruck. Seeing my dismay, Van Lerius came up and asked me what might be the matter, and when I told him be said that It was nothing; that he had had that himself, and so on. And a doctor whom I anxiously consulted that same day comforted me and said that the accident was a passing one. However, my eye grew worse and worse, and the fear of a total blindness beset me constantly. That was the most traglo event of my life. It poisoned all my existence." Du Maurier, as though to shake off a troubling obsession, rose from his chair and walked about the room, cigarette in band. "In the spring of 1859 we heard of a great specialist, who lived In Dusseldorf, and we went to see him. He examined my eyes and said that, though the left ey? was oertainly lost, I had no reason to fear losing the omer, one mat x mast o? >er? careful and not drink beer or eat cheese, and so on. It was very comforting to know that I was not to be blind, bat I have never shaken off the terror of that apprehension. "My lif? was a very prosperous one from the outset In London. I was married in 1868, and my wife and I never onoe knew financial troubles. My only trouble baa been my fear about my eyes. Apart from that I have been very happy."?Westminster Budget. PASSING OF THE GYPSY. Romaay Bye# Ondully DiMppewlai From tb? HtnnU of Men. The gradual disappearance and extinction of that picturesque vagabond, th? genuine, simon pure gypsy, has caused much oomment, but the reason for the dying out of the old raoe la somewhat difficult to find. There are probably more roving, wandering vagabonds In the world today than ever before, but a real Romany la seldom found even In England, where ' he formerly flourished. In thla country real gypsies were never numerous and are today less so than ever before. They are occasionally met with, but the bands are either very small, or are composed of horse trading scamps and fortune telling "fakir*,'' who have not a drop of tie Romany Mood in their veins. I In the old days the gypsy impressed hlm#elf and his personality on the literature and the a*t of the countries In which he roamed. It was a poor novel that did not lntroduoe a gypsy fortune teller, and a poor play that did not have at least one ohlld stolen by gypsies, while the artists fairly reveled in studies and sketches of gypsy maidens. Sot the gypsies or toaay do not Indulge In any ohlld stealing proclivities, although they occasionally make a "bluff" at telling fortunes. As for tbs ohildren, they usually have enongh of their own not to bother their heads and risk their liberty by stealing those of other people. A band of gypsies whioh appeared in the province of Quebeo the other day actually tried to sell their own ohildren, arguing s that times were so poor that they were no longer able to provide for the little ones. So it can readily be seen that the day ot the gypsy is past. If be ever had any usefulness be has long ago outlived it.? Troy Times. nnAAn HAM anil ?TM> RAIIAM. Queen Elizabeth personally liked her sailors and thetr way of life. She had all a woman's love of the adventurer. They brought her money, finery and flattery, and she dearly loved all three. But they suited not only her tastes, but her policy. There was a mutual understanding between them. If, for reasons of states it was neoessary to disown their privateering feats, even when they were triumphantly successful, they must reokon on her hard words and blaok looks. 7 It was safe to acknowledge them, they were rewarded with open smiles and favon. Thoroughly characteristic, for example, was her treat ment or iJ'ranciB mace wnen cue ever glorious Pelican came home, leaving a wake behind her whioh went right round the world. He had laughed at Spanish protests, plundered Spanish treasure, towns and ships, with the light hearted audacity of the gentleman bandit, and anchored at Plymouth with an El Dorado in his hold and the shouts of admiring England In his ears. Mendoza, the Spanish embassador, furlously demanded that "the dragon" should be forced to disgorge his plunder. But It salted the queen to teach the Spaniard a lesson?that if his master encouraged Irish rebels she would enoourage English privateers. Drake was the lion of her oourt. She ostentatiously walked abont with him in the publio gardens. The Pelloan was the scene or a royal oanqnes, ana uionana made rough Francis one of her knight*.? Good Words. Flaying For a Deaf Mm. A long and a bitter straggle he had, this Anton Rubinstein, before he secured his fame and his fortune. He used to delight in showing his friends the portrait of an old man who onoe bought all ths tickets that were sold for one of his juvenile recitals. And he had even a better story than this. At Nijnl Novgorod, frben he was only 13, be gave a ooncert whloh attracted an audience of only one. Brilliantly the little fellow played for two hours, but not the slightest applause was forthcoming. Then he stopped and addressed his audleooe politely, asking If his playing did not deserve a little enoouragement. The dilettante leaned forward to catch the words addressed to him, and the young pianist was stupefied to find that bis only listener was as deaf as a post! This singular person used to frequent the oonoerts to conoeal bis Infirmity.?Chambers' Journal. Not So Tory Unexy?et?d. "Ada> dearest Ada, will you be mine?" "Oh, Charles, this is so unexpected) Tou mist give me a little time." "How long, darling?" ?<nk r niil iuat mil mamma. She h waiting in tbe naxt room."?Fllagende Blatter. IN JAIL AT 8AVAXNAH. Unynpr and Green AkaId In the Grasp of tbe Law. Savannah. Ga., Oot. 9.?John F. Gaynor and B. i). Greene, the men who fought ex tradition to the Untied States from Canada for bo many years, arrived here at 6 o'cloek thiH morning. Their wives, who hud preceded them to Savannah, met them at the depot. The prisoners were at once taken to Jatl by United 8tates Marshal White, who had gone to Montreal for them, accompanied by Deputy Doyle. Everyone is admiring Dargan's cut glaaa. Tbe latest styles and newest cuts are In pro* Xiuion, Ask to see the "Comport" piece, " * _ : - ' " . *c*- r- " ' V' .V : " : Alt The plaa the least mon same money. Anything 1-! - J* /N ime 01 v*entjj F. A complete lir No matter wh Hi; We pay the hi ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE. Who Ought Sot to got. Oue who Is indolent, ba? no ambi tion for himself not for any one else is unwilling to study, has a bad moral record and Tovee to associate with the bad only,will get very little help fronc a college. The college anthorities dc not want suuh. The great majority oi young men in college are hardworking studious, moral, hightonedyoung mer who are strivlDg to make the most o the powers with which the Creator en dowed them. Worthlessuess and dis slpation are not welcome^ into suet company. Who Ought to cor The industrious, those who are noi afraid to spend the day and a large pari of the evening at work; those willing to undertake the task assigned them bj their teachers; those who are ambitious to make the best of their powers; those who want to increase their usefulness to themselves aDd to their neighbor* those who realize that the battle of lift will be more strenuous in the future and want to prepare themselves tc meet it. and those who want to have a larger influence in the world adoul them. Why the Rich Should Send to College, Wealth ia a very uncertain thing It is often said that "the rich of one generation are the poor of the next.' It is the duty and desire of the wellto-do to leave their children the has! inheritance. Education will help preserve and use inherited wealth Wealth misdirected is more harmful and dangerous than poverty. Education means the elevation of ideals and so teaches higher and nobler ways ol spending money. More and more College men are becoming the leaders ic all Hues of progress?political, educational, and social. It is the desire oi every parent that bis child shall be come a good aud useful citizen. If (here a better place for a boy during four formative years of his life than Id ! a good college community? i Wfty (be Poor Should Bend to College. | In the equipment for life an education puts the poor boy on a footing I with the rich. Education i8 a great democrat. In college the rich and the poor meet together; brain power is the only aristocracy that is worth while in college. There the rich and the poor buy become friend?, and each realizes that be is no better than the other. Brains has ruled and will continue to rule the world. In order for the poor /\ mm Ia K n aa m n n/\nrai*flil tliAti I LIS I UJU auu UCVA/UJO |A/TTC1IUI, IIJCJ must educate; It is the road that leads the way to the social opportunities otherwise denied. It is worth the sacrifice. Parents who educate their children have performed their great opligation. Leave them poor but leave them educated. Am I Too Poor to go f A poor boy should never give up because be is poor. The great majority of the graduates from the colleges in North Carolina asked this same question. In some way the means were provided. Money is often loaned to indigent students on poor security. Borrow money to go to college. Oo in debt. Bell what you have and go. Hundreds have done this and not regretted it. ''He that bath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one." Postpone going till the money is saved and the danger Is that the desire to go ! will have passed away. Make the start now If you are prepared for college and let the future care for Itself. C ** % \ 3 to get the ii .ey, and better * the trade ma D ral Merchandj ARMT] le of Farming Impl iat you may want ii ^hest Lghest market price - A la It m Safe Inveatm< nt? Money invested in stocks and bond?, in sheep and cattle, in merchandise . and factories, may be lost, is often lost, A bad calculation, an untrusty truj ployte. a sharp swindler, may cause 5 y?ur accumulations and earnings to be i swept away. But an education no one ) can steal from you; neitbea moths nor j rust can corrupt it; thieves cannot steal it. It is safer than loans, safer tbau a J bauk, safer than a United States govf ernment bond. It is the only btquest . that a parent may lea?'e a cbild, which . is beyond the grasp of a faithless exi eontoF or fraudulent adviser. Deei Ctlttte Education Pay T AX7ill tKn mnnovr \n an orl. ff ill VUV UIUUC7J III f VDIUW 1U MU VV* t ucation ever pay afair dividend? Will t it ever earn more than 6 per ceDt.? ? This question is a proper one. The r best men in the land are those who i "make a living." If educatiou does > not pay in dollars and cents, then there i is something wrong. ; The average salary of an educated ? man is $1,000 a year. He works on an 3 average 40 years and receives a total of > $40,000. The average wage of an unt educated man is $1.50 per day. In 40 t years working 300 days ayear, he will earn $18,000. The educated mau gets $40,000, the uneducated $18,000; the dif ference of $22,000 is the true money value of an education. Follow up the ' analysis and the conclusion is that the , boy who fails to Bicure an educatiou has thrown away a good business pro[ position. To acquire an education takes twelve years of the early life of a Doy. to ooys wno improve meseuay?, j $22,000 is the reward. Every boy who misses one of these days should charge I himself up $10 lost r Are College Men ('ho*eu to Repreaent I Ibe People? p Of the population of the United States only about 1 percent, are college ' graduates. This is a small number?1 , out of 100, yet this 1 per cent, of ' college graduates has furuibhed 36 per cent, of conressmen, 55 per cent, of presidents and vice-presidents, and , cabinet officers, and 69 per ceut, of tbe . justices of the mpreme court. Of late years this per cent, has increased. More and more college men , are being chosen to represen t the peo] pie in the highest offices of the htate and nation. What are the Elements in the Choice of a College? i Parents often choote a college without any special thought or knowledge. To many people one college is a9 good i as another. Other things being equal, i one should choose that institution (bat i has the richest course of instruction. But other things are not equal. The teacher that does the teachiug is more f important than tbe teaching. College students confess in later years that they received more from the teacher than from the sudject taught. Religious in-1 fluences should have much weight in the elemeut of choice. The'question 1 nhoulU be this: "Does the college, ' through its profeesftors, in the class 1 room, in its method of Kovernroent 1 and other agencies, tend toward Christian manhood?" Will n College* Educiuion He lp Me Soreerd? Not all college men succeed. Many fail. There have be^n great and good men who never saw a eollege. How? ever, the question for you is this: > "Will the college education increase my chances of success in the game of life?" Is a man's success in A^nerica '-rr y -S*-fvr-c-J-a;-; " . " r -**.V*? lost goods for goods for the y want in the Lse. KTG Ifl I ements. W. A. V 1 General Merchant Price J for Cotton Seed by m JBLvk largely determined by his educational qualification? Notice the answer of the following conclusion based on the brief biographies of "Who's who in America." In the Uniteb State there are 40,782,007 persons over 21 years of age. Of this number 7,852 appear in j "Who's who." The class with no school (raining numbers 4,682,448 and furnishes 31 of the prominent men. The class with common school training numbers 32,362,951 and furnishes 1 808. The cla-s with common and high school training numbers 1,165,357 and furnishes 1,245. The class with college education numbers only 1,071,201, but furnishes 5,768 of these prominent meD. Or to express it differently: 1. The uneducated child has one chance in 150,000 of attaining distinction in the progress of the age. 2. The public school increases his chances 4 times. 3. The high school increases bis cbances over the bublic-school boy 23 times and over the uneducated 87 times. 4. The college education increases the chauces of the high-school boy 9 times, giviug him 219 times the chances of the public school boy aDd more than 800 times tne chauces of the unirained boy. Of these 7,852 notables, 4,810 are full graduates of colleges. The Bittern End A Columbia special says: The patent medicines in this State supposed to contain alcohol are going to have a hard time of it. In additon to the order toiled by the Internal Revenue Department, which notifies all druggists that they must close out all stock by December I or pay a licence, Chief Countable Hammet has issued an order to all constables giving a list of medecinas that can only be sold by prescription. Some time ago Mr. Hammett had State Chemist Burney analyze a numper of brands and the iollowiug was the result of Uie mvefliigalioo: Per cent Name Alcohol. Hostetfer's Bitters 82.20. De Witt Stomach Bitters 65.2ft. Peruna 52.09. Cuban Gingeric 61.10. Ah a result a circular has been sent to allconstbbles stating that these medicines must not be sold as a beverage and only by prescription. The order will create a sensation among a number of druggists and may result in many of tbem going out of the patent medicine business altogether. Car Load Hnrsfis and" w Mules J. S. STARK a. ^ ' ' ' i <4 " 7*' I ' -jm ' - - - - . - " u. M Flour from 50c to 80c per sack. " Dappled Seed Oats 75c per bushel. Home grown meal always on hand at the same vxwnno n CI o I pi IUCO OjO UUlt^U CAjJ. UAI/J.V/. dPLEMENTS. I S /ood's Mowers and Harrows, which speak ior themselves! lise it will pay you first to examine our stock. H ? o1 .OI lAJlLUil OWU. I the "Wagon Load or Oar Load Lots. I ICHEY. I GOODS DELIVER FREE. ry.^v UAOQ UA isammfaa* YOUB MONEY BACK IF YOU WAITf^b. Kerr Furniture CO. I The House of Values. *;'l Jewel Stoves and Ranges are made in the largest stove plant tn thH world. They have been making stoves for over 40 yeais. There are ovfla 3,800,000 in daily use in the United Stales. Their plant covers thirteeH acres of ground and they en ploy two llmisand men, They make and shflR eight hundred stoves a day. H The name Jewel oil stove;. lias urn Luve the same significance its line as the stamp "Sterling" on silver. Vist on having a stove with t^H trade mark "Jewel." -Everything in Furniture. The Kerr Furniture Co. I Phone 8. Abbeville, S. C. Bl