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The Winslow mail., 1911-04-01
Copyright 1909. by the Bobbs Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS,

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ho1on hf onn IN fe Was to be taken t 81 10 ny
art is considered a huge joke, except to
himself If he asked people to dinner ev-
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
Of his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who will arrive in four hours
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
tell her of his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
Into his confidence, he tries. to desise
some way so that his aunt will not learn
that he has no longer a wife. He sug-
gests that Kit play the hostess for. one
lima arrives and the deception works out
as planned J1m's Jap servant is taken
Ill. Bella Jimmy's divorced wife, enters
the house and asks Kit who is being ta-
ken away in the ambulance? Bella insists
1t Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim Is well and Is
In the house. HARRISON steps out on the
card on the door. He demands an ex--
planation. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word SMALLPOX"
printed on it. He tells him the guests
cannot leave the house until the quaran-
tine is lifted. The guests suddenly real
lie their predicament. the women shed
tears. the men consider it a good joke.
The all important question arises as to
who is to prepare the meals and perform
the other household duties HARRISON fin
ally. solves the matter. After the lifting
of the quarantine several letters are found
In the mail box undelivered, one is ad-
dressed to Henry Llewellyn, Iquique,
Chile, which was written by HARRISON.
He describes minutely of their incarcera-
ton, also Of his infatuation for Mrs. Will
son. Aunt Selma is taken i'll with la
grippe. Betty acts as nurse. HARRISON
finds Kit sullling on the roof. She tells
him that Jim has been treating her out
rageously. HARRISON fully believing that
she is Mrs. Wilson. tells her that she
doesn't mean the things she is saying
stairs, when suddenly she is grasped in
the arms Of a man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
did 1t and Is humilated.
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Statue of Marco Polo.

wealth and vastness, with it's mighty
population and rich manufactures; to
tell us of the nations on it's borders,
with their eccentricities of manners
and worship; of Tibet, Of Burma Of
Laos, of Siam, of Cochin-C China, Of
Japan; the first to speak of that mu
dian Archipelago; of Java, the pearl
of islands; of Sumatra; of Ceylon
with it's Mountain of Adam; of India,
not as a mythical region, but as a
country seen and partially explored;
of the secluded Christian kingdom Of
Abyssinia; of Zanzibar, Madagascar
and Socotra and, in remotely oppo-
site quarters, of the high plateaus of
Palmir with their wild sheep; of ST.
IBERIA and the Arctic ocean; of white
bears, sledge-dogs and reindeer-riding
Tunguses. That all these should be
book surely accounts for and justifies
the authors high place on the roll Of
fame, without our seeking to invest
him with imaginary attributes.
In recognition Of his services to the
Chinese Emperor, bronze statue Of
his celebrated Venetian traveller was
placed in the temple of "the 500
Genii," or Disciples Of Buddha, at
Canton. The floor Of the temple is Of
marble, and the tables and chairs are
all either marble or ebony. There is
an inner court where under huge plan
tain trees the monks having the
guardianship of the temple spend all
their leisure. There is also lotus
pool in the center, which is a vision
of loveliness when the sacred BIOS
SONS are in bloom Finally, there is
the Lo-hang-lang or Hall of Saints,
full of solemn brooding figures. The
interior of the inner shrine is very dim
and dark and mysterious, and the air
is heavy with the perfume Of incense.
Marco Polo died in Venice in 1925,
but the vast compass of his travels
and his romantic stories had already
inspired the then known world, and
resulted in the many notable discov-
cries following that date.
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who thinks she is a married woman.
II HARRISON were worth the trouble,
l would tell him the whole story, Aunt
Selma be-obliterated!"
l sat up suddenly
IF HARRISON were worth the trou-
blei" I repeated. What did he mean?
Had he seem
Il mean just this" Max said slowly.
There is only one unaccredited mem
ber of this household: Only one per-
son, save Flanagan, who was locked
in the furnace room, one person who
was awake and around the house
when Anne's jewels went, only one
person in the house, also who would
have any motive for the theft"
"Motive?' l asked DULY.
Poverty" Max threw at me. ooh.
l mean comparative poverty, of course
Who Is this fellow, anyhow? Dal
knew him at school, travelled with him
through India. On the strength of
that he brings him here, quarters him
with decent people, and wonders
when they are systematically robbed!"
"You are unJust!" I said, rising and
facing him. Il do not like Mr.. Harbi-
son-I-I hate him, if you want to
know. But as to his being a thief,
think 1t quite as likely that you
took the necklace"
Max threw his cigarette into the
fire angrily.
$50 that is how it Isl" he mocked
"If either of us is the thief, it is 1!
You do hate him, don't your
| left him there, flushed with irrita-
ton, and joined the others. Just as
entered the room, Betty burst through
the hall door like cyclone, and col
lapsed into chair She's a mean,
cantankerous old woman!" she de-
clared feeling for her handkerchief.
"You can take care of your own Aunt
Selma, Jim Wilson. 1 will never go
near her again"
What did you do? Poison her?"
Dallas asked with interest.
''G-got camphor in her eyes," snuff
ed Betty you never-heard such q
noise. l wouldn't be a trained nurse
for anything in the world. She-she
called me hussy!"
You're not going to give her up,
are you, Betty?" Jim asked imploring-
ly. But Betty was, and said so plain
ly.
Anyhow, she won't have me back"
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killed he would have withered away.
When Jimmy proffered his hand,
she looked at 1t icily. OF course, she
could not refuse, with Mr.. HARRISON
looking on.
Rather negative" she said coldly.
The lines are obscured by cushions
OF flesh; no heart line at all, mentali-
ty small, self-indulgence and irrita-
bility very marked"
Jim held his palm up to the light
and stared at it.
"Gad!" he said. Hardly safe for
it?"
1t was all well enough for Jim to
| laugh, but he was horribly hurt. He
stood around for a few minutes, talk
ing to Anne, but as soon as he could
he slid away and went to bed. He
looked very badly the next morning,
as though he had not slept, and his
clothes quite hung on him. He was
actually thinner But that Is ahead
Of the story
Max came to me while the others
were sitting around drinking night
caps and asked me in low tone If he
could see me in the den: He wanted
to ask me something. Dal overheard.
ASK her here" he said. 1--WE all
know what it is, Max. Go ahead and
we'll coach YOU"
viii you coach me?" I asked, for
Mr.. HARRISON was listening.
THE woman does not need it," Dal
retorted. And then, because Max
looked angry enough really to pro-
pose to me right there, got up hasti-
ly and went into the den. Max fol-
lowed, and closing the door, stood
with his back against It,
Contrary to the general belief, Kit"
he began, "I did not intend to ask you
to marry me-"
l breathed easier. He took couple
of steps toward me and stood with
his arms folded, looking down at me.
I'm not at all sure, in fact, that I
shall ever propose to you," he went
on unpleasantly.
You have already done it twice
You are not going to take those back,
are you, MAXI" I asked, looking up at
him.
But Max was not to be cajoled. He
came close and stood with his hand
on the back of my chair What hap
pened on the roof tonight?" he de-
manded hoarsely.
Il do not think it would interest
you," 1 retorted, coloring in spite of
myself.
Not interest me! am shut in this
blasted house; I have to see the only
woman l ever loved-really loved" he
supplemented, as he caught my eye,
pretend she is another mans wife.
Then l sit back and watch her using
every art-all her beauty-to make
still another man love her, a man
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CHARITY AND CHEWING GUM
Disparity That Hardly Seems Credit
able to the Generous Instincts
of the Race.

According to statement before a
meeting Of the Women's Foreign Mis-
s1onary society Of the Presbytery of
Washington an interesting statement
regarding the money spent for chew
ing gum and that given to charity was
made. The speaker was Miss Mary
w. Kerr of Harrisburg, Pa, in connec-
ton with the topic Of "Frenzied FL
nance in Missions" In urging the so
ciety to be more liberal in it's contri-
buttons to charitable work, she said ::
For every $4,000 contributed to
charity, $4,000 is spent for chewing
gum"
The statement passed almost un-
noticed except by few, who saw the
pertinence and logic Of the remark
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IRRIGATION'S GREAT GROWTH
United States Has Reclaimed 16,ooo,-
600 Acres and Work is Rapidly
Progressing.

Denver. Col-The work Of irriga-
ton is rapidly progressing in this
country. Forty years ago there were
10000 acres under irrigation in the
United States This was increased to
3.631,O00 in 1889, and to 100000 in
1902. and the latest reports available
show 10000, 900 acres, or "a per cent
of the land under irrigation thrOug&
out the world, which totals approx
mately 100000 acres. Thus it will
be seen the United States has nearly
one-quarter of the irrigated land in
the world, and this will be constantly
increased as one after another of the
great projects are finished.
The movement has been immensely
added to by the active work and CO.
operation of the federal government,
which has spent and is spending near
" $4,000, 900 on a number of the big
nroiects. The big Roosevelt dam in
Arizona alone cost $8,000,000, and the
Elephant Butte project, on the Rio
Grande in New Mexico. will cost that
much more. Other plants in Colo
RADIO, Idaho Montana and other west
ern states are also costing millions
and adding enormously to the food
production of the country. But the
people are not waiting on the gov
ernment. In the Pecos river district
in Texas the famous Mimbres valley
in New Mexico, numerous sections in
Colorado and other states, thousands
bv private capital. Incalculable farm
wealth will be thus added to the coun-
trys resources in very few years.
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When person has become discouraged
through years of failure to find cure,
and finally, perhaps. gives up trying, 1t
is small wonder that he becomes skep-
teal And yet, to all who have con-
stipation, we would say, TRY just one
thing more"
We wish you would try DR.. Caldwell s
Syrup Pepsin, a laxative tonic that has
been used for a generation. Thousands
are using It; surely some Of your friends
among the number. You can buy it of
any druggist at fifty cents and one dol
lar a bottle, but better still, send your
name and address to DR.. Caldwell for a
free sample bottle. He will send you
enough to convince you Of its merits. and
then If you Like 1t you can buy it Of your
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CHAPTER X. (continued.)

Betty is making no end Of a row.
Max said, looking up from his game,
because the old lady upstairs insists
on chloroform liniment. Betty says
the smell makes her ILL.,"
"And she can inhale Russian ciga-
rettes," Anne said enviously, land
gasolene fumes, without turning a
hair. I call revoke, Dal: You
trumped spades on the second round"
Dal flung over three tricks with
very bad grace, and Anne counted
them with maddening deliberation.
Game and rubber" she said.
Watch Dal, Max; he will cheat in
the score if he can. Kit, don't have
another clam while am in this house.
/ have eaten so many lately my waist
rises and falls with the tide"
"You have stunning color, Kit,
Lollie said. "You are really quite SUI
perb. Who made that gown"
Where have you been hiding, du
kleine?" Max whispered, under cover
Of showing me the evening paper, with
a photograph of the house and a cross
at the cellar window where we had
tried to escape. 'If one day in the
house with you, Kit, put me in this
condition, what will a month do?"
From beyond the curtain of sort
of alcove, lighted with a red-shaded
lamp, came hum of conversation,
Bella's cool, even tones and a heavy
masculine voice. They were laugh
ing; I could feel my chin go up. He
was not even hiding his shame.
Max" l asked, while the others
clamored for him and the game, "has
any one been up through the house
since dinner? Any of the men?"
He looked at me curiously.
only Harbison," he replied prompt
ly. "Jim has been eating his heart
out in the den ever since dinner; Dal
played the Sonata Apassionata" back
ward on the pianola-he wanted to
put through one of Anne's lingerie
waists, on wager that it would play
a tune; played craps with Lollie, and
Flanagan has been washing dishes.
Why?"
Well, that was conclusive, anyhow.
/ had had faint hope that it might
have been joke, although it had
borne all the evidences of sincerity,
certainly. But it was past doubling
now; he had lain in wait for me at
the landing, and had kissed me, me,
when he thought was Jimmys wife.
Oh, l must have been very light, very
contemplate, if that was what he
thought of me!
l went into the library and got a
book, but it was impossible to read,
with Jimmy lying on the couch civ
ing vent to something between a sigh
and groan every few minutes. About
IL the cards stopped, and Bella said
she would read palms. She began
with Mr.. HARRISON, because she de-
clared he had a wonderful hand, full
of possibilities: She said he should
have been great inventor or a play
wright, and that his attitude to WON
en- was one of homage. respect, almost
revere ~. He had the courage to
iooF nd If glance could have
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Hardly Complimentary

A widow not 100 miles from Bishop
Auckland had been in the habit of
giving any old boots she had to spare
to a customer for his wife. Not hav-
ing had any for some time, he called
and asked the widow If she had any
boots. adding: "Ye see, my missus hes
such greet, lang, ugly, splathering
feet, that Aw Gamma get a pair to fit
her only yours. an she san ,weer them
comfortable. Exchange
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WAS PRINCE OF TRAVELLERS
Bronze Statue of Marco Polo, the
Celebrated Venetian, Found in
Canton, China.

Venice, Italy.-The name of Marco
Polo is the most remarkable in the
history of travel, though the individ-
ual in his dim personality can hardly
rank as one of the greatest men
among explorers. Yet he has his own
real, undisputable and unique claims
to glory.
He was the first traveller to trace
a route across the whole longitude of
Asia, naming and describing kingdom
after kingdom from the shores of
Cilicia to the Yellow seattle first
traveller to reveal China in all it's
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FREE SAMPLE OF LAXATIVE
CURED THEIR CONSTIPATION

druggist. Mr.. ]. ]. Petty of Unionville,
Mo, Mr.. George w. Zimmerman Of Har-
risburg, Pa, and many others Of both
sexes and in all parts Of the country first
used a sample bottle and now have IL
regularly in the house.
You will learn to do away with salts,
waters and cathartics for these are put
temporary reliefs while DR.. CaldwelPs
Syrup Pepsin is guaranteed to cure per
manently. 1t will train your stomach ana
bowel muscles so that they will do tneir
work again naturally without outside aru'
Cast aside your skepticism and try syrup
Pepsin.
For the free sample address DR.. W. b.
Caldwell, 2Q1 Caldwell building, Monu-
cello Ill
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Alone.

What we must do" thundered the
politician, walking rapidly down the
street beside his bored acquaintance,
what we Englishmen must do is to
put our foot down firmly on these for.
eign imports" And to show that he
could practise as well as preach, at
that moment he put his foot down on
the skin of an imported banana; and
his friend walked on alone.-London
Globe.
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PROOF Eao the
MOH'H7is1g!

We tell you about how good you'll
feel after taking a CASCARET-
that millions of people-buy, use
and recommend them-But that's
talk-you bug box now-take as
directed tonight and get the proof
in the morning-After you know
CASCARETS you'll never be
without them.
CASCARETS 10c box for weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
in the world. Million boxes a month.
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A Dramatic Critic.

"And what is your fathers business,
my little MANI" asked Rev. Fourthly,
as he made his morning call on the in
FAINT class.
Hes a dam-at-it kick-it," said the
little chap, whose father wrote dra-
matte criticism for a newspaper
Harpers Weekly.
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It Depends on the Liver.

"Is life worth ving?-that depends
upon the liver" Yes, and that again
depends upon what you eat, and how
you eat.
Henry Ward Beecher once said: ga
man with a bad liver cannot be a
good Christian" Henry made some
mistakes, but in this statement he
was eminently correct 1t is only an
other version of a phrase frequently
used by the editor of the Care of the
Body: "As a man eateth so is he"-
Los Angeles Times.
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she finished, "and she has sent for
guess!"
Have mercy!" Dal cried, dropping
to his knees. ooh, fair ministering
angel, she has not sent for mel"
NO" Betty said maliciously. "She
wants Bella-she's crazy about her."
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s+ork Opposed to unIuckv "a.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The stork on
his latest visit to the home of Secre-
tary of State Cornelius Roach refused
to increase the family to 13, so he left
twin girls.
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Explained.

"Now they claim that the human
body contains sulphur"
"In what amount?"
ooh, in varying quantities"
"Well that may account for some
girls making better matches than
Others"
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Mrs. Joskins-That last leg of NUT
ton was beastly tough
Mr.. Trimmins-You surprise me,
mum. Why, it was quite young
lamb.
Mrs. Joskins-Um. Must have kept
late hours, then!
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No woman can be happy who has
too much time to think Of things that
are none of her business.
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Even the truth may be told with an
intention to deceive.
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Alas. No.

Figg-You should pay as you 20.
Fogg-My landlady won't let me.
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ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE."
That S LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
the signature of K. w. GROVE. Used the World
over 10 Cure Cold in One Day. 25c.
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Is he not on the alert to see that the
finances of the government are eco
nomically administered? No one can
ever hear of man who would take
up a gun in the defense Of a board
ing house. But where Is the man
who would not risk his life in de-
tense of his home? The Building
and Loan Association aids the man
of small means in getting a home.
It helps him to so manage that the
big corporations and the land shares
shall not possess everything. 1t takes
up the man of modest means and
teaches him how to live under his
own vine and under his own fig tree.
It Is said that the amount OF money
invested in Building and Loan Asso-
Citations in the United States is great
er than the capital stock Of all the
national banks. This shows that our
people are alive to the advantages
offered by this wonderful agency Of
prosperity and patriotism.
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EXCURSION RATES.
Southern Railway Announces Special
Low Fares to Points.

Low F2~eS 10 fO1nCS.
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School Congress Of the National Bap-
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June 14th, 1911.
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Extension of final limit may be had
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Tickets on sale June 18th, 18th,
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The Best of All Economy is the
Economy of Securing the Best.

1t is not economy to take your child to cheap and
inefficient teacher when experienced and well trained
one may be secured for slightly greater fec II you must
have cheap teacher would be better to reserve the cheap
teacher for some later PERIOD the most important period
of all is when your child is commencing the study OF
Music A poor teacher has wrecked many promising
career The best of all economy the economy or securing
the best If YOU put up with cheap things at the start
YOU will find that you will go through all your musical
ie seeking for bargains-bargans that are tar more
extensive than YOU have any Of determining Music
ition in the North and West is far in excess c. that III
the South In the South, it from slN to ten dollars
per month for first class instruction.
Prof T. L. Tnslcy and Mrs Della Gilbert who will
have charge of the Departments OF Piano and Voice. re-
spectivev in Orangeburg College during the coming year,
have both studied with some of the very best American as
well as European trained teachers and have had wide eN
pcrence in their profession Students from the city and
surrounding country solicited Students from the city taken
III the afternoons from three to five. Rates S. Per cae1
dar month Session opens September 2Oth SEND appllca
tons to President W. S. Peterson, Orangeburg, S. Z.
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Notice Of Guardian.

Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day the seventeeth day Of July, A. D.
1911, I will file with the Probate
Judge, in and for the County Of Or
angeburg, my final accounts as Guar
dian of Frank NJ. Cutler, Cecil R.
Cutler, May NJ. McMichael, nee Cul-
ler, and Georgia C. Cutler, the young
er, and will thereupon Immediately
apply to the said Probate Court for
my final discharge as such Guardian.
Georgia C. Cutler,
Guardian.
June 18th, 1911. At.
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He Left Politics For Love.

Ambition did not satisfy nor did
guilty conscience make a pleasant
companion for solitude. But the love
Of a woman could do both, so the
hero of "Coniston" began to try to be
worthy of her. Winston Churchill's
novel is a great moral lesson, whole
some and true. Formerly published
at $3.50; now fifty cents Sims
Book Store.
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The Spirit Of '76.

Francis Lynde has shown Us a
most compelling hero in "The Mas
ter of Appleby," a story of Colonial
times, and has plucked from those
warning days bits Of adventure that
are both brilliant and thrilling. Sell
ing at fifty cents at Sims Book Store.
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THE
CLEMSON AGRJCULlUR-
AL COLLEGE.

Enrolment Over 7OO-Value of
Property Over a Million and a
Quarter-Ninety Teachers and Of
ficers.
Seven full four years courses, in
Agriculture, Engineering, el..
Cost per session of nine months,
including all fees, board, heat, light,
laundry and necessary uniforms
$121.87.
Students who are financially able,
pay $4,000 tuition additional.