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CHAPTER vi.
MoonIlaht and Poetry.

mOOTlIHHI AR
A ball followed dinner that night,
Wednesday. The ample lounging-
room filled up rapidly after coffee;
officers in smart uniforms and spurs,
whose principal function in times OF
peace Is to get in everybody's way,
rowel exposed ankles, and demolish
lace ruffles. Egyptians and Turks and
sleek Armenians in somber western
frock and scarlet eastern fez or tar.
boosh, women of all colors (meaning,
as course, as applied) and shapes and
tastes, the lean and the fat, the tall
and short, such as Billy Taylor Is said
to have kissed in all the ports, and
~tail.coats Of as many styles as 10
seph's had patches. George could dis
tinguish his c~ompatriots by the mt OF
the trousers round the instep; the
Englishman had his fitted at the
waist and trusted In Providence for
the hang of the rest. This trifing de-
tective work rather pleased George.
The women, however, were all Ewes
to his eye; liberal expanses OF beauu-
full white skin, the bare effect being
modified by a string OF pearls or dia-
monds or emeralds, and hair which
might or might not have been wholly
their own. He waited restlessly for
the temperance Of Mrs. Chedsoye
and her daughter. All was right with
the world, except that he was to sail
altogether too soon. His loan had
been returned, and he knew that his
former suspicious had been most un'
worthy. Mrs. Chedsoye had never
received his note.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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gernon. Jones was all right, solid and
substantial, but the other two turned
1t into ridicule. Still, what was the
matter with Percival Algernon? His
tory had given men Of these names
mighty fine things to accomplish.
Then why ridicule? Was 1t due to the
perverted angle Of vision created by
wits and humorists in the comic week
lies, who were e~ternally p%illorying
these unhappy prefxes to ordinary
cognomens? And why this pillorying?
She hadn't studied tie subject suf-
fciently to realize that the business
of the humorist Is not so much to
amuse as to warn persons against be-
coming ridiculous. And Percival Al
gernon Jones vas all Of that. 1t re-
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Nav Continue Houah Case.

Camden-The case of the State vs.,
John Hough, charged with the murder
of his father.in.law after numerically
beating his wife, was called several
days ago and the attorneys for the de-
PENDANT asked for a continuance of the
case, stating that the defendant was
ill.,. They produced DR.. Burnett and
DR.. Dunn Of Camden and DR.. Gregory
of Kershaw to substantiate it. On a
motion Of Solicitor Cobb Juge Gage
appointed DR.. Corbett and DR.. Temp TO
examine Hough.
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Charged With Attempted Arson.

Spartanburg.-P. q. G.. Carey, alias
Dock" Carey, who claims to be con-
nected with a well known South Caro-
lima family, was committed to jail
by Magistrate Kirby on a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. B. G.. Rhinehart,
charging him with attempting to burn
her house. Mrs. Rhinehart stated at
the investigation that she refused to-
let Carey stay at her house because
he. was intoxicated the night before
and made himself Objectionable to
the boarders. Carey, she said, made
upgly remarks and predicted that the
house she was living in would be
burned down in a short time, sooner
than she might expect.
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Chesterfield Show Was a Success.

Chesterfeld.-Ths Chesterfield corr
exposition was an unqualified success.
Nearly 5000 persons were in attend
ance and the exhibits were af a high
order. The free barbecue served prov
ed a great attraction, over 100 Confed-
crate veterans being served. 1t is
hopper that the success of the corn ex.
position will add impetus to the move
ment for a county fair, to be held next
year under the auspices Of the Ches-
terrified board of trade. Music was
furnished by the Jefferson brass band,
a county organization.
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the sensation Of being astonished at
something she had expected to hap
pen.
Just before going down to dinner
that night, Fortune turned to her
mother, her chin combauve In Its
angle.
81 gave Mr.. Jones a hundred and
fifty pounds out Of that money you
left in my care. Knowing how forget
full you are, l took the liberty of at
tending to the affair myself" .
She expected a storm, but instead
her mother viewed her with ,apprais-
Ing eyes. Suddenly she laughed mel
lowly. Her sense Of humor was too
excitable to resist so delectable a sit
uation.
"You told him, of course, that the
money came from me?" demanded
Mrs. Chedsoye. when she could con-
troll her voice.
Surely, since it did come from
you" ~
my dear, my dear, you are to me
like the song In the Mikado;" and she
hummed lightly
"'To make the prisoner pent
Unw!lingly represent
A source Of innocent merriment
OF innocent merriment! 0H'''f.
Am I a prisoner, them"
Whatever you like; 1t can not be
said that / ever held you on the leash
taking a final look into the mirror.
what is the meaning Of this rugf
You and I know who stole It"
"T have explicitly warned you, my
child, never to NEEDLE with affairs
that do not concern you"
Indirectly, some Of yours do. You
are in love with Ryanne, as he calls
himself"
my dear, you do not usually 'stoop
to- such vulgarity. And are you Ger
tain that he has any other name?"
IT / were / should not tell you"
"Oh!"
"A man will tell the woman he
loves many Things ne Will AoI Ie0
the woman he admires."
"As wise as the serpent" bantered
the mother; but she looked again into
the mirror to see If her color was still
what it should be. "And whom does
he admire?" the Mona Lisa smile hoV.
ering at the corners Of her lips.
"You," evenly.
Mrs. Chedsoye thought for a mo
ment, thought deeply and with new
insight. It was no longer a child but
! a woman, and mayhap she had played
upon the taut strings Of the young
heart once too often. Still. she was
unafraid.
And whom does he love"
me. Shall I get you the rouge
ms.her"
Still with that u~nchanging smile,
the woman received the stab. MY
daughter" as If speculatively. you
will get on. You haven't been my pu-
pil all these years for nothing. Let
LIS 20 down to dinner"
Fortune, as she silently followed.
experienced a n Of disconcertion
rather than Of citation.
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Dependent on Wood Pulp.

Mr.. Frank Lloyd, at the annual din
ner of the British Wood Pulp associa
ton. spoke Of the serious effect upon
the industry of the drought in Scan
dinavia, and, referring to the rapid
development OF the industry, pointed
out how dependent paper makers now
were upon wood pulp. If they had to
rely on straw, ETC.. as was the case
only about twenty-five years ago, his
mill at S%ittingbourne would alone re-
ouire a string of carts owe four miles
long, and at least 10000. 900 gallons
Of water every twenty-four hours"
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Fear to Display Emotion

Hysteria Is n of our national dis.
eases. The excuses into which 1t leads
men and women have become the sub
ject of widespread contempt, sensible
people, feeling an instructive aversion
for this sort of exaggerated feeling,
have fallen into the error Of mistaking
sane, human emotion for hysteria and
have gone to the. extreme in their ef-
fort to avoid any expression of feel
ing as 'womanish," puerile and un-
manly.
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and hurnorously explained why he did
3d."
"Is he young, old, g~ood-looking, or
what?"
Mrs. Chedsoye eyed her offspring
through narrowed lids.
II should say that he was about
thirty-five, tall, something of an ath-
lete; and there remains some indica-
tons that in the flush of youth he was
handsome. Odd. He reminded me OF
a young man who was on the varsity
Observation-Disclosures l entered
my freshman year. / didn't know him,
but | was a great admirer Of his from
the grand-stand. Horace Wadsworth
was his name"
Horace Wadsworth. Fortune had
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. VICE
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company Of New York, thirsting for
romance, is in Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy n
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later is introduced 10
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whoh
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte CARO-
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother.
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How He Fixed the Date.

The lawyer was determined to dis
credit the witness.
You are positive this happened on
Wednesday," he demanded.
81 am"
Cant be Mistaken"
NO"
why couldn't 1t have been Thurs.
day or Tuesday? How is it that you
can fix this day so positively in your
mind"
"Recause," answered the witness
with some spirit, I'VE had chicken
that day. Chicken day Is Wednesday
where I board"
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Negro PAYS Death Penalty.

Columbia.-CIinton Glover, a negrs
who "a convicted in Dorchester
county on the charge of an attempted
assault, was e~lectrocuted at tho state
penitentiary. The negro did not make
q statement as to his guilt. When the
negro had been placed In the chair he
repeated a prayer in concert with
three Catholic priests. The current
was turned on and he was pronounced
dead several minutes after. There
were IS witnesses present.
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a Forced Confession.

"Pshaw! Here's the rain coming
down again and somebody's stolen my
urlb lila"
somebody's stolen what?"
WELL, the umbrella I've been carry
ing for the last week or so."-Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
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Poor Method of Education.

A smattering OF many things is prob
ably the worst and most barren way of
educating children that the perverted
wit of man could devise.
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successful Contestants Announces.

Charleston. - The South Caroiinl
Agricultural Society announces the
successful contestants in the corn con-
tests for the farmers and the boys Of
Charleston county. With unsatiafao
tory weather conditions, and other
wise handicapped in attaining the
best results, the contests have closer
with the best farmers yield of IL
bushels and boys yield Of 81 10 bush.
els, the successful contestants being
from McClellansville. The prize OF
5000 vas won by Henry Lotion with
a yield Of 112 bushels; second prize
500, by J. A. Lotion with a yield d.
103 bushels and the third. $50. By
Richard T. Morris with 97h bushels
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STATE ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING FOR A PLANT BREED.
Frs ASSOCIATION IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
EXPECT MANY TO ATTEND
General Conference to Complete the
Organization Called to Meet In Co
Iumbla December 1o.-sub-commIt-
tee to Secure Members.

Columbia.-In the Offices Of the de.
partment Of agriculture at the capital
the conference held fair week to take
the initial steps towards the forma-
ton Of a strong State Plant Breeders
Association, met and held an interest
Ing session, resulting among other
things, in the calling of a general
state conference to be held In the
state house, at Columbia, on December
10, at noon, to complete the organi-
cation Of the association.
The members Of the committee pres
emit were: Chairman D. r. Coker,
Huntsville; A w. Brabham, Olar;,
Prot. j. N. Harper, director OF the
state experiment station, Clemson
College; Prof. A. c. Moore, University
Of South Carolina, and Commissioner
Watson. A number Of others inter.
ested were in attendance by invita-
ton, among them being MI. R. c. Kee-
nan, of this city; Prof. A. G. Smith, OF
the United States bureau Of plant In
dustry, and Prot. Ira w. Williams,
special agent of the United States
farm demonstration work in staple
cotton work in the Cotton Belt States.
The following subcommittee TO.
work up interest and secure members
in the several congressional districts
were selected:
First DistrictlJ. A Goodwin, Sum
merville; St Clair White, Cough.
Second District-C. 3. Rich, olar;
D. Bowling, Bamberg.
Third District-Welsh Wilur, New.
berry.
Fourth District-M. I. Donaldson,
Greenville; P. B. Bailey, Laurens.
Fifth District-O. r Weeks, Roca
Hill; T. L. Johnson, Rock Hill
Sixth District. G. C. BrunsonI
Florence; e. B. Boykin, Lamar.
Seventh District-R. M. Cooper, Jr,
Wisacky; W. II. Wylie, Columbia.
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MADE BIG PROFIT FOR STATE
Purely Business Argument for the Es-
tabllshment Of sanitorlums for the
Tuberculosis.

According to figures contained in the
annual report of Dr. H. l.. Barnes, SUI
perintendent of the Rhode Island state
sanitorium, the earnings of the ex-
patients Of that institution during the
year 1911 would amount to over $685.
600. This is sum three times as
large as that spent each year for main
tenance of the institution, including
four per cent. interest and deprecia-
ton charges.
The actual earnings in 1911 Of 40
ex-patients were obtained by DR..
Barnes. These ranged from 81 to
$31 per week, the total earnings for
the year amounting to $102,752. On
this basis, Dr. Barnes computes the
figures above given. He says, how
ever: while institutions for the cure
Of tuberculosis are good investments,
there is good reason for thinking that
institutions for the isolation Of far
advanced cases would be still better
investments"
Out Of total of 46,450 hospital days
treatment given. 39,147, or "a per cent,
were free. the treatment costing the
state on an average 5000 per patient
Out of 1873 free cases Investigated, sc
had no families and no income on ad'
mission to the sanitorium. Out OF
1872 patients having homes, the nrm
Der in the family averaged 81. and
the average family earnings were
SAC In SO cases the families had nc
income, and in only FIVE cases were
there any savings, none of which
amounted to as much as 500.
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Two Enough for Her.

He was a small boy with a dark.
eager face and he was waiting at the
end of the line of eight or ten per-
sons for a chance to make his wants
known to the librarian. When his
turn came he inquired briefly: Have
you got Twenty Thousand Legs I'm
der the Sea'?"
mo" responded the librarian lit
tie snappishly, for she was tired, I'm
thankful to say I've only got two.
They're not under the seal"
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bed IARtkTlNED BID LINERs
Memories Of Titanic Revived When
Vessel Sighted Berg Directly
In its Course.

New York, N. Y.--stories of ice so
close that the frost was plainly dis
cernible in the air, forcing the pas
sengers to wear heavy wraps, we're
brought here by the Mauretania of the
Cunard line and the Adriatic of the
White Star line.
Both vessels were in dangerous
proximity to the ice and reported that
one of the bergshkas more than 1000
feet long and stood so feet out of the
water Memories of the Titanic made
the passengers uncomfortable until
they reached port.
The Mauretania came on big berg
while running through a fog. Speed
had been reduced to the lowest pos
sible notch for the big liner Capt.
Turner and his first officer were on
the bridge, while the force of lookouts
had been trebled. The vessel slipped
out OF the fog just before 1t reached
the iceberg, which was quarter Of a
mile ahead and directly in its course.
The Mauretania was brought to a
stop because of the danger of "growl-
ers,' and then its course was changed
directly to the south.
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Plttsbura chIvalry.

whats going on here?" demanded
a man as he came upon two little boys
battling in vacant lot on the south
side. The lad who was on top was
rubbing weeds over the face of the un-
der one.
stop IT," said the man, grabbing the
victor by the neck and pulling him
away. what in the world are you
trying to do to his face with those
weeds?"
do? Why, he swore in front Of
some girls, and l rubbed some smart
weed in his eyes to become a great
man like Abraham Lincoln. Pitts
burg Sun.
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PoSToFFleE rev AT ATCHISoN
Newspaper Man Files Charges Against
Postmaster for Tampering With
Personal Mail.

Atchison, Kan.-Charges of fragrant
violation of postal regulations were
filed against Postmaster Casey of
Atchison by Eugene Pulliam, editor of
the Atchison Daily Champion. Mr..
Pulliam charges that his private mail
has been tempered with in the local
postofice and that an affidavit adj
dressed to the third assistant post
master general and containing a state
ment of the Champions circulation
was held up, photographed and given
to the Globe, the Champions compete
tor.
The Champion demands full in
vestigation of the charges. Mr.. Pull
liam also made a personal demand by
telegraph on Postmaster General
Hitchcock for an immediate investi
cation.
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HEDGE HID APPROACHING TRAIN
Motor Party Struck on Grade Cross
Ing-Three Seriously Injured and
Machine Demolished.

Coffeyville, Kansas.-John Berten-
shaw, an attorney of Independence,
Kan, drove his motor car into Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train moving
at the rate of 20 miles an hour here.
A hedge hid the approaching train
from view and the motor car struck it
between the tender OF the engine and
the baggage car Bertenshaw, his wife
and c. E. McCorkle were thrown out
and Mrs. Berthenshaw was dragged
40 yards through the cattle guard.
McCorkle was thrown on top of a
fence. All were severely bruised, but
their injuries are not likely to prove
fatal. The machine was demolished.
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ECZEMA CAME ON SCALP

Lebanon, O.-"My eczema started
on my thigh with a small pimple. 1t
also came on my scalp. 1t began to
Itch and l began to scratch. For
eighteen or twenty years / could not
tell what passed through with that
awful itching. would scratch until
the blood would soak through my I'M
derwear, and / couldn't talk to my
friends on the street but l would be
digging and punching that spot, until
I was very much ashamed. The itch
ing was so intense l could not sleep
after once in bed and warm. certain
ly suffered torment with that eczema
for many years.
II chased after everything / ever
heard Of, but all to no avail. ] saw
the advertisement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and sent for sample
Imagine my delight when applied the
first dose to that awful itching fire
on my leg and scalp, in less than q
minute the itching on both places
ceased. / got some more Cuticurs
Soap and Ointment. After the second
day never had another itching spell
and Cuticura Soap and Ointment com
pletely cured me. was troubled witt
awful dandruff ali over my scalp. The
Cuticura Soap has cured that trouble.
(Signed) L. R. Fink, Jan. %, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston
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CloUDBURsT DROWNED FAMILY
Nine Met Death in Storm at Jacobs
Creek, Pa.-only Husband
Escaped.

Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania Nine
persons were drowned in cloudburst
in Barren Run near here.
The dead are Mrs. John Raymond,
her six children, her brother, Michael
Royinsky, and her mother
In the storm Raymond went from
his house to the barn, in ravine near
Barren Run. He did not return and
after waiting two hours, the wife, her
children and the other members of
the family became frightened and
went in search of him. AS they reach
ed the ravine a wall of water swept
down and carried them away. Ray
mond was safe in the barn and es-
capped.
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Meeting Emergencies.

Senator Dixon was condemning q
piece of political deception.
1.-THE thing was as fragrant" he said,
"as the railway case.
1.-TWO men, one of them very short.
were passing through station toward
the train gates when the bigger one
was heard to say:
Give took a half ticket fur ye,
George. Yer so little, ven pass, all
right
But protested George, how about
my beard?' And he twiddled his chin
beard nervously.
"'Oh,' rejoined the other, tell 'em
it's a MOLE"
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Too Eauer.

Fred Poyner, Chicago dentist, was
recently at banquet given by the
Dental association.
He said: "On one side is the right
of things and on the other is wrong;
sometimes the difference between the
two is. slight. AS the following story
shows: A gypsy upon release from
Jail met friend. What were you in
for?' asked the friend.
"T found horse the gypsy re-
piled.
"'FouS1 a horse? Nonsensel They
would never put you in Jail for finding
horse
"'Well. but you see 1 found him
before the owner lost him. I"
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Why They Went.

AS the Sunday school teacher en-
away?" she exclaimed in surprise.
tered her class room, sch saw leaving
in great haste little girl and her
still small brother.
why, Mary, you aren't going
away?" she exclaimed In surprise.
"Pleathe, NTH Anne, we've got to
CO." was the distressed reply. Jimmy
til thwallowed hith collection. Lip
pincott's.
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ronk offloe Under Handlcap

Constantinople, Turkey. - Tewik
Pasha, minister in London, definitely
accepted the post of grand Vizier with
his country at war against Italy, Al
bania in revolt and nearly the whole
army mutinous.
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HaIf Holiday for Frelghtmen.

Chicago. Illinois-More than 10000
freight house employees are to be given
a half holiday Saturdays during the
summer months beginning immediate
Iy. as a result of series of confer
ences recently held.
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Save the Babies.

INFANT MORTALITY something g We hardly realize that Of
all the children born in civilized countries twenty-five per cent? nearly
Onequartr die before they reach year; seVn per cent?
nd before they fv and oneha before they feenI
We do hesitate say that timely CaOa would
jo ofhee precious lives Neither do hesitate say that many Of these
ine deaths OccaOnd by the ofnarcOc preparations Drops nces
and soothing yups sold for chns complaints contain less OPIUM
morphine They considerable quantities. deadly pOsonR any quantity
they spef Ted circulation and lead COnges Sickness DEATH COria
operates exactly the REVERSE but you must that bears the signature Of
Cha Fletcher 0asOa the blood to circulate property opens the
pores Of the skin and alays fever
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Bait.

First Suffragette-If we want to
get the young girls interested in our
meetings We must have something to
attract them.
Second Suffragette-Which would 1t
better be-refreshments or menu
Life.
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A Lottery.

'Is that picture one of the old mas
ters you were telling me about?'
asked Mr.. Cumrox.
"Yes," replied the art dealer ut is
a genuine treasure; absolutely authen-
tic"
"Ill buy it. 1 already have three
just like It, and somewhere in the
bunch I'm liable to hit the original"
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To Build New Bridges.

Olathe, Kansas.-Contracts for the
construction of eight bridges, FIVE Of
them concrete, in ohnson county were
let by the commissioners. The total
amount OF the contracts was $4,000