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county.
]. w. Ashley, Honea Path, Ander-
son county.
Jas. L. Jackson, Anderson No. 7,
Anderson county.
W. L. Riley, Denmark. Bamberg
county
]. NJ. Lengnick. Beaufort, Beaufort
county.
L. G. Fultz, Monck's Corner, Berke-
ley county.
c. T. Shuler, st. Stephens, Berke-
ley county.
H. C. Paulding, st. Matthew's, Cal
houn county.
H. G. Leland, McClellanville.
Charleston county.
F. NJ. Bryan, Charleston, Charles
ton county.
A. w. Todd, Charleston, Charleston
county.
A. C. Tobias, Jr., Charleston,
Charleston county.
A. Wander Horst, Charleston,
CndTleSlOH County.
A. G. Brice, Chester, Chester
county.
s. T. McKeown, Cornwell, Chester
county.
]. E. Nunnery, Fort Lawn, Chester
county.
D. L. Smith. Walterboro. Colleton
county.
W. w. Dixon, Winnsboro. Fairfield
county.
H. NJ. Aver, Florence. Florence
county.
T. b. Brown, Florence, Florence
county.
NJ. P. Wells. Edgefeld. Edgefeld
county.
]. W. Doar. Andrews, Georgetown
county.
olin Sawyer, Georgetown. George
town county.
]. B. Bowers, Epworth, Greenwood
county.
w. H. Nicholson, Greenwood, Green
wood county.
DR.. Thos. r. League. Greenville,
Greenville county.
John r. Harrison, Fountain Inn,
Greenville county.
l.. B. Singleton, Conway, Horny
county.
NJ NJ. Stanley. Loris. Horny county.
M. L. Smith, Camden, Kershaw
county.
Harry Hines. Lancaster, Lancaster
county.
W. C. Irby, Jr., Laurens, Laurens
county.
Isaac Edwards, Batesburg, Lexing-
ton county.
L. M. Gasque. Marion, Marion
county.
E. c. Edwards, Mullins, Marion
county.
Arthur Kibler, Newberry. Newberry
county.
c. T. wyche, Prosperity. Newberry
county.
]. S. Bowman, Jr., Orangeburg,
Orangeburg county.
w. G. Mauldin. Norris, Pickens
county.
w. E. Bodie, Saluda, Saluda county.
w. L. Daniel Saluda, Saluda county.
Ben Hill Brown, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg county.
Geo. w. Dick, Sumter, Sumter
county.
T. B. Fraser. Sumter, Sumter
county.
L. ]. Browning. Union No. 2, Union
county.
o. L. Sanders, McConnellsville'
York county.
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you make too much love. Let Angie
do that"
Gosh, that II be the hardest rule oi
all for mel" A shadow clouded Ira
ceys honest eyes. But l got to do II
that way, anyway. l can't ask her tc
marry me yit. I can't afford to get
married.
Its contrary world, Tracey, con-
trary world" sighed Nat in a tone OF
deepest melancholy.
What makes you say that? YOU
kin git married s soon s you want to-
You think so, Tracey?"
"All you got to do s ask JOSIE
I'm almost afraid you're right"
why? Don't you want to git mar
ried?"
"Welr-Nat smiled-"no. Don't be.
lieve l do, not just now, at any rate"
well, you don't have to if you don't
want to. CD night"
Yes, 1 do" Nat told Tracey's back
1.-The rules say so. If the girl asks me
I must"
He grimaced ruefully beneath his
wisp of mustache. Anyhow, I've
got a few months left"
So the winter wore away, and as
spring drew nigh upon our valley Dun
can seemed to grow perturbed, ever
as he had been in the autumn before
Betty went away.
Duncan urged Sam to move his
household from over the store to 6
house. He pointed out that a separate
residence distinctly befitted the dig.
nifty of a man who was at once g
prominent inventor and one Of Rad
ville's leading merchants wide Per
sonal" in the late issue of the Radville
Citizen), to say nothing of the socia
position of his daughter-meanine
Betty. And the house Duncan had his
metaphorical eye upon was large
enough to shelter Nat himself in addi-
ton to the Graham family.
Graham fell in with the scheme with
out a murmur of dubiety or dissent
Whatever Nat proposed in Sans un-
derstanding was right and feasible
and even if it wasn't really so Nat
would make it so. They engaged the
house and moved. Miss Ann Sophron-
siba Whitmarsh, a maiden lady of for
ty-five or thereabouts, popularly known
as "Phrony," had been comm in by
the day to do for" old Sam in the
room above the shop. She was en-.
gagged as resident housekeeper for the
new establishment and entered upor
her duties with all the discreet JOY o1
one whose maternal instincts have beer
suppressed throughout her life. She
mothered Sam. and she mothered Nat
and she painted IN expectation Of the
day when she would have Betty tc
mother.
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with his enigmatic smile. well, be-
cause the rules don't require it."
What d. you mean by that?" Ira
cey exploded.
Nat couldn't explain, so he counter
ed neatly. This is one of your An
gle evenings, isn't it, Tracey?"
Yep, but
We'll, you hurry along. I'll close up
the shop"
To Duncan, now seated on the edge
of an upturned box in a corner of the
store, came an idea. He drew roll of
bills from his pocket and stripped off
the top one.
! Here's s5," he said to Tracey.
Girls can usually be captured by
judicious expenditures. I wish you
luck"
"Ah, thanks, Mr.. Duncan"
But, Tracey
The boy paused at the door. 'What?'
Remember what I told you. Don't
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- That cats spread tuberculosis and
are a menace to the family was de-
clared recently by DR.. w. l. Ensor
Of Lakewood Ohio, who within the
last six months has dissected more
than a hundred of the animals.
Among DR.. Ensor's patients was the
head of a family who was afflicted
with tuberculosis From the history
of the case the doctor was convinced
that the family cat had brought the
disease to the house. AS a result he
made an investigation. He offered
money for cats and hundred or more
were killed and examined. Il found
in all of them germs of tuberculosis, 1"
the doctor said. "Of course not all
the cats were in the last stages of
the disease. although at least thirty
per cent were in a serious condition.
| venture to say that enough OF the
germs were present to make any or
them danger to a household. Cats
prowl around in various places and
thus carry the germs with them
The household pets are menace
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in Maryland, but Betty's move to a
fashionable center like Philadelphia
made her change her mind, and ar
rangements were made by which Josie
was able to go Betty one better. A
young ladies' seminary in New York
city itself received Josie. She left us
bereaved about a week after Betty
vanished from our ken, but promised
to be back for the Christmas holidays.
Betty was happy, she protested in
every communication, and wholly con-
tent. She was getting along. The
other girls liked her, and she liked
them, these statements being made in
the order of their relative Importance.
Lots of them, of course, were fright
fully swell DEITY annexed "frightful-
ly" at school, by the bye) and had all
sorts of clothes. The drug store, not TO
be outdone, supplied her with party
gown for state occasions.
Josie kept her promise and came
home for Christmas. She was reticent
as to her impressions of the New York
seminary, but seemed extremely glad
to be home, Notwithstanding the fact
that Nat had apparently contracted no
disturbing alliances with the other
bellies of our village. And Roland re-
mained true-a reliable second string
to Josie's bow. Roland was working
hard at the bank, with an application
that earned Blinky Lockwood's regard
and outspoken appreciation, and his
Christmas raiment proved the sensa-
ton of the season.
In passing l should mention that
Betty didn't come home once through
out the entire school term. The Christ
mas and Easter holidays she spent
with a girl friend at her Philadelphia
home.
Meanwhile life in our town sim
mered gently. Duncan continued to
make progress. For one thing l re-
call that he put in hot soda with whip
ped cream, which helped lot TO holc
the trade regained in the summer from
Sothern & Lee.
Occasionally Duncan visited some OF
the towns in the county to develop the
mail order business which he had sue
Cessfully inaugurated and which in
creased materially the profits of the
firm.
There was a certain night along to-
ward the 1st of January when trade
was dull, as it always is after Christ
mas, and there was nobody in the
store save Nat and Tracey. Each had
their task, whatever it may have been
and each was busted with it, but of the
two Tracey seemed the more restless
Duncan broke a long silence in the
store What's the trouble, Tracey"
Tracey pulled up with stare of con-
fusion. II dunno, Mr.. Duncan;
was thinkin'. 1 guess"
Anything gone wrong?"
Not yet"
Somebody been demonstrating that
your dolls stuffed with sawdust, Ira
cey?"
Moo; but, say. Mr. Duncan Ira
ceys confusion became terrific.
Say on, Mr.. Tanner"
Tracey struggled perceptibly. The
words when they came were blurted
"Ah. l was only thinkin' bout Angie
DO you ever think about anything
else?"
Not" Tracey admitted honestly
mot much. But was wonderin' -
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But you amt foolin' me, are you?" he
asked presently. Il mean bout beln'
a true friend?"
Why should -"
"Ah, l dunno. You're so Gurus
sometimes. l amt never sure whether
you mean what you're sayin' or not"
"Oh, don't say that"
We'll, 1 amt the only one. Every
body in town says they don't under
stand you half the time"
Duncan moved over to Tracey. His
face was entirely serious. Tracey"
he said, dropping a hand on the boys
shoulder, do you know, nothing in
life is harder to bear than not to be
understood"
Tracey wrestled with this for mo-
ment, but it was beyond him.
Then why the dickens don't you talk
SOS folks IL know what it's about?"
he demanded heatedly.
"Because-hm!" Duncan hesitated,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
KAsEM, THE MIsER.

In the city of Bagdad one might
have seen, several hundred years ago
an old man gliding through the
streets, whose tattered garments and
hungry visage attracted the attention
OF all passersby.
This man was by no means n beg
gar who could not otherwise clothe
himself. but one of the richest mer-
chants In the city. named Kasem.
His garments were covered with patch
upon patch, often of the most varied
hues; his turban was an old. coarse
handkerchief, whose original color no
man could have determined. but all
this was nothing TO tho slippers he
wore upon his feet Their like had
certainly never heen seen before. The
mad served as slippers for the last ten
years how long they had before been
used as shoes we cannot say: most
probably at least ten years more.
whenever tho chil1ren would see
him they would always cry. Father
Kasem. Father Kasemi What do Won
ask for your fine slippers"
One day toward evening Kasen
thought he would Ike a bath. on
the way to the bath-house he was moi
ny an acquaintance. who Joined and
accomps Med him to the entrance OF
''''''h'rit' MS was also n
merchant. but one In needy circum
stances. He offered to sell Kasem =
largo stock of fine cut-n glass hottie,
filled with rosewater. Kasem. who
knew we'll that the other was forced
to sell 1t at any price, drove a bar.
gain with him. and. as usual. offeraa
MIN such an absurdly low price that
the poor merchant found he would
scarcely receive the half of what tho
wares had originally cost him. Bur
ne needed ready money. and Kasem
was the only person who could at
once furnish him with as much as he
required. and hence he was forced 10
submit to his fate. The two men part
ed at the door of the bath-h house
Listen. kasem." said the merchant
Il havs a proposal to make. Can Won
not at length afford a new pair or
siippers7 You have to-day made an
excellent speculation"
MY friend" said Kasem In rage
III many man / know were to con.
tent himself with just such slippers
he would not be forced to go around
trying to force his rosewater upon
other people"
Thus saying. he entered the bath
house and left the merchant standing
on the outside. The latter was much
offended at Kasem's rudeness. and de-
termined to play him some trick in
return.
(To be continued.S
BARBARA w LEWIS.
Hanover Va,
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ALWAYS LOOK on THE BRIGHT
SIDE OF EVERYTHING.
Age fifteen.

1t was early in the morning Mary
was up and busy helping her mother
They were very poor. and lived IN a
little two-room shtck
Mary was always happy. This morn
ing Mrs White. Mary's mother. was
feeling very badly. for she had so
many bills TO pay. There wasn't any
money in the house. so that was awful
Mother" asked Mary, why do you
look SO unhappy this morning.
Dear. l have so many. many trou-
bles," answered Mrs. White.
Cheer UP. for we can get some
work to-day" said Mary.
How can | he cheerful when have
such Eoubles?"
There was a long silence. Mrs.
White was very pale this morning. for
they had had nothing to eat for nearly
n week. Mary was busy singing, not
different things. Suddenly Mrs White
fell on the floor
Mother. mother" called Mary. 81
am here. What Is the matter?"
No answer came. for Mrs. White was
cold with death.
Mary went off from the house then
to see what she could find to do.
Well" thought she. III no one else
will care for me God will"
After n while she met n woman who
seemed TO he In trouble
What is the matter, my dear wo-
mann Mary kindly asked
MY only hoy died yesterday, and I
have only q little girl left. and we
are here 10 starve." replied the woman.
why. YOU should be thankful to
have your child's life spared"
We'll. we have nothing to live off
Of said the woman.
Go and work and get something to
live on Mary said
Mary grew to be very old woman.
and when she died she died Of old age.
People always said that Mary GER
tainly always looked on the bright
side of everything.
Composed by LIOS GAYLE.
Barton Heights, Va.
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We stayed on deck until 1t began to
rain hard. Some people stayed outside,
but we came inside. because 1t was
laundering and lighting. AS everybody
knows n storm at sea isn't much fun
to landlubber, but in spite OF all the
trip was very smooth
Tho next morning we got ND real
early to see the sun rise. but II was
SO cloudy we didn't see 1t. At o'clock
we got of the boat and went to the
Hotel Chamberlin. We ate breakfast
there and afterwards we walked over
to Fortress Monroe to see guard mount.
BY the time we had seen the prison
cells. the moat and other things IL
was nearly time for lunch, so we
walked slowly back to the hotel, ana
after lunch we went into the swimming
pool. where we saw lots of people
swimming and diving Then we went
out in the pavilion which extends out
over the water. and saw some little
boys grabbing. and also there were u
great many boats going and coming. II
was so interesting that we stayed until
time to get the steamer going back
Before long It came pucing In and we
knew 1t meant we must leave that
lovely cool place only to come back to
hot old city again. We had certainly
enjoyed 1T the little while we were
there
SUSIE w. MCGOWAN,
205 The Cecil,
Washington, D. c.
Age fifteen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
THE vroLnrs OVER THE FENCE.

Kate lived in n little house with a
back yard too tiny to hold anything
but small patch of turf and narrow
Hover bed. There was no space any
where for n week. And II ever one
lifted it's bold head above the earth
Rates keen eyes were sure TO see 1t.
and her sturdy little hands promptly
put 1t where all naughty weeds should
go
But over the fence all through the
great garden, weeds had their own
way, and they grew and grew. straight
up over the heads Of the poor little
Violets and mignionettes. until some
or the most daring were nearly as
tan as Kate herself and the flowers
We're only now and then to he seen
through the tangled mass.
Poor little violets, I'm so sorry
for ,hem!" Kate would whisper to
herself morning after morning peep
Ing through a knothole in the high
board fence. 81 only wish ! dared
But Kate never would come to the
daring point until one sunny after
noon, when she saw Mr.. Smith ride
away in his big motor car and had
spted Olive going out of tho big iron
gate dressed In her sunday clothes
Mr.. Smith lived alone in the big
white house. with Olive. his old house
NeePeT' ana neither hau ever spoken
to Kate.
Il might now Just the violets."
talked Kate to herself They've both
gone of and probably won't be back
until suppertimc. / wish mama was
here to ask. hut am sure she won't
care She'd be GLAD Poor little bios
SONS" So Kate got box and peered
over the fence My, q my, what
lot OF weeds" she gasped The next
minute she was over the fence pulling
all through weeds with all her strength
IT was hard work but she was Civ
Ing breathing space to one little plant
after another. And did il matter II
her small hands were smarting and
hurt?
soon Mr.. Smith came home He
stood smiling at the little girl But
he did not say anything until she had
finished. Then he said: 1T is very
nice of YOU for thinking OF my flower
bed. You must come and have tea
with me" After tea he went over to
her fathers. After that Hates father
and Mr.. Smith were ,he best OF friends.
NORINE FINK.
$40 Rome Street. Petersburg. Va.
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SHARING WITH JENNY.

Elizabeth was a little girl to whom
acquaintance with the comic papers
had given many queer turns to her con
versation The other day the room was
full of company, and Elizabeth was sit
ting very demurely in her little chair
listening to the talk. when she sud
denly announced when Eva and l.
went 10 the store a little kitty adopted
us" Mama smiled and shook her head,
hut lady Immediately began to lin
Guire about the adopted kitten.
1T was the sweetest little kitten"
said Elizabeth. land when It saw us
II came dancing and prancing right
up TO us. rs II II knew us. We stopped
to pet II and ! just couldn't put II
down; 80 we brought 1t home. love
II better now than my bird. or Dicky,
or my doll. "oh. here she is. do you
want to see herr" And bouncing on
the fluffy white Dall at the door way.
Elizabeth carried her treasure to be
stroked. She had this pretty yellow
ribbon on when we got her. she an
nounced, But the lady looked suddenly
grave.
What street did yon find her on ?"
she querried. Elizabeth didn't know.
but on consulting Eva the lady was
quite confirmed in her suspicion that
kitty belonged to friend kitty
must GO back" said mamma. Elizabeth
protested loudly
II know Mrs Lynn would not mind
her Keeping It," said the lady. But
1t belongs to poor little Jenny" Seeing
there was likely to be trouble with
Elizabeth. the lady called her TO her
side and tried to interest her in the
little girl whose life was bounded by
four walls. her lack of freedom and
garden. and even motion, cut off as
she was from all childish society.
Elizabeth was touched also she was
just as loathe to part with kitty. See
ing this, the lady asked permission
to take her to see Jenny Accordingly
they went. The room was small and
unpleasantly bare. The shades were
drawn low, but the one ray of golden
sunlight fell across the brighter curls
OF the little invalid. The two were
friends a once.
To morrow will bring all my dolls
TO visit you" promised Elizabeth.
Jenny was delighted. II haven't snv
doll to love" said she. only a kitty.
hut she got lost the other day, so |
haven't ANYTHING now" Elizabeth was
silent. That evening a neat maid rang
JennNs doorbell On her arms she
bore fluffy white kitten and basket
of carefully selected toys. The kitten
purred contentedly Elizabeth had
shared with Jenny
Composed by
BESSIE MAY CHADWICK,
Care William Chadwick,
National Soldiers Home.
Hompton. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
MY FIRST TRIp TO BUCKRoE
REACH.

ON Saturday morning about Q
O'Clock we left our house. 100 Grove
Avenue. taking n car in front OF the
house. Our faces were turned to Buck
roe Beach. In a few moments We
We're a. the station, ana before we
knew 1t we heard the welcome words
of the conductor: All aboard" and
wien we had gone two or three miles
we could sne the beautiful country,
ard tncn We came TO Williamsburg
that used 10 he tho old capital of this
great big state IN few minutes
we wefc Al Buckroe Reach
When we got off the train we went
I" the hotel Office and we got room
on the second floor. No 10. we vert
to where people eat ice cream and
their lunch. After a little while we
went TO SEQ the merry go-round
My brother Andrew and myself went
to see the boys "a in swimming. wish
ing We could go In too Then All ut
once we saw little fellow I've ivan,
the pier into the bay. Everyb odS.
screamed aloud. for they thought tia
he was gone for good, and whom they
saw him come up they clarped .nuir
hands and gave three cheers. When
] went hack to the hotel saw my
father and asked him for 80 cents TO
go in swimming. so he said. "All
right" and when We heard me happy
answer we jumped with glee for the
fhouSht NJ going in swimming for the
INST time. We had STAYED in the
water for about half hour when
heard the voice o; my father. ard
went to him. He told us to come out
Of the water. When had :, chance
! got down and cot n whole handful
Of sand on nc and then I mad Ia 60
Into the water 10 get the sand Of. ne.
Then ! had to 70 10 my room 10 take
the bathing suit Of. When had came
out Of my room father told rs thot
he was going 10 let Zig go in In The
eNenin. If We behaved ourselves
To he sure We did Is We were tod
Nhen hali-paSt came We had SOME
lunch. After We had finished II was
about . o'clock in the afternoon. We
'oafed around him for we waited "a
go In swimming So when hnl. pas
: came. father told me In about n lalf
hour he would meet us at the p,tr.
So my brother rushed down eagerly
10 the pier. whore the BOYS SWIM
While was waiting saw crg Is
swimming down for a. piece Of mts.
that a boy had on his line When inc
half 'hour was up waited for father
and at last saw him coming Io,vn
to the pier called to ny brot,.e-
ANDREW: 'Hcre Is father" and he
liked TO have broke his neck % oaat
me running. but ne could not do II.
Wen We had got suit. down TIE
ste?s we went 10 the water. trying IA
get each other. and we were trying
"a splash water in peoples faces. We
tried TO swim, but could not. for, as
YOU know. II was the second time in
my iife When a wave came nat
jumped over it md landed almost "a
the bottom The water was ulmt 81
up to my chin Come OF the hovs tried
"a duck me lust ns wave was corr
ting JUST had n nnc time. tried
10 swim out 10 whore n small rovLoa;
was, but could not.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
What the Editor Says.
In Regard to n Contcst-IIow Contri-
buttons TO the State Fnir Exhibit
Must he Sent In-PriLcs to BE
Awarded Exhibitors.
My Dear Girls ana Bows:

My Dear Girls ana BOYS:
Clarence Spencer writes and sug-
gests. very sensibly. the value of a
contest to sustain interest and render
the page lively. lie is quite right, and
l am going to tell you the first contest
! desire YOU to take up. 1t is the OK
hibit contest for the State Fair next
tan want YOU all Interested in that
exhibit to send me your work for it.
whatever YOU prefer to do Direct il
to the editor of the Children's Page.
imes-Dispatch, and mark it, For
State Fair Exhibit"
Be careful to have 1t as neat as pos
sible. This work will be mounted on
big cards and numbered The cards
Will be hung ut the exhibit, and visi-
tors to the exhibit will be asked to de-
eide by vote Is to the best drawing.
puzzle and story. The winners in this
contest Will be entitled to the hest
prizes that the editor can obtain for
them.
! do not care for your drawings to
be unusual in size. but 1 do wish YOU
TO draw them in black. not blue. ink.
on good white paper, with care. Do
not use paper with lines. Exercise the
best care to make your puzzles and
stories bright and original. They must
be distinctly written.
Now. get TO work. my dear children
and when this contest is over we Will
adopt the one which Clarence Spencer
recommends, and you can exercise your
utmost ingenuity upon it.
YOUR EDITOR.