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New-York tribune., 1912-04-30

Rurnor has 1T that Miss Dorothy Camp
bell, holder of the championship of Great
Britain will be unable 10 compete in tour
namen+s this year Miss Campbell who Is
recovering from an illness, probably will
remain quietly in Canada for the season,
end il she does her British and Canadian
titles will have TO go by default.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30

Since returning from trip abroad Mrs
c. ". Rendigs has been playing quite a
little at Salisbury, and only recently made
that course in 50. Most Of her golf for the
rest Of the season will be played at Deal
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30

Ir list Of course records recently com
FILED T.. ". CChick'O Evans. is credited
with = 20 at Apawams. His round in ques-
ton was made during the national cham
pionship tournament last year against Al
bert SeckeI. II was at match play, and as
Evans hit SeckeTs ball on one or two occa-
sions the scoye cannot stand as record.
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SYNOPSIS.

Major Lawrence. son Of Judge Law
renee of Virginia, whose wife was a
Lee, Is sent on a perllous mission by
Gen. Washington. Just after the winter
at Valley Forge. Disguised in a British
uniform Lawrence arrives within the
great fete n saves the Lady Of the
Blended Rose" from mob. He later
meets the girl at a brilliant ball. Trou-
bic Is started over a waltz. and Law
Mortimer (The Lady of the Blended
Rose), to make his escape. Lawrence
Is detected as a spy by Captain Grant
Of the British Army. who agrees to a
friends and the spy makes a dash for
liberty. swimming a river following a
narrow escape. The Major arrives at
the shop of a blacksmith, who is friend
~, and knows the Lady of the Blended
Rose, Captain Grant and rangers search
blacksmith shop in vain for the spy.
Lawrence joins the minute men. Grant
and his train are captured by the min
ute men. Lawrence Ia made prisoner
by an Indian and two white men. who
lock him in a strong cell. Peter ad-
Vises Lawrence not to attempt to es-
cape as some one" would send for him.
Grants appearance adds mystery to
the combination Of circumstances, Law
renee again meets the Lady of the
blended Rose. who informs him that
he Is in her house; n tina she was In
command of the party that captured
him. The captive Is thrust into a dark
underground chamber when Captain
Grant begins a search of the premises.
After digging his way out. Lawrence
finds the place deserted. Evidence of a
battle and a dead man across the TIRES
hold. Col. Mortimer. father of the Lady
Of the Blended Rose. finds his home in
ruins. Capt. Grant insists that Law
renee be strung up at once. Miss Nor
timer appears. explains the mystery and
Lawrence is held a prisoner OF war.
Lawrence escapes through plans ar
ranged by The Lady and sees Grant at
tack Miss Mortimer. Grant is knocked
out by Lawrence. who comes to Miss |
Mortimer's relief, and then makes his !
escape. Captain Grants base villainy
revealed.
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cloudless sky, hot, sultry, the warmest
day Of the year. Not a breath Of
air stirred the leaves, and in the tree
branches above US birds sang gleeful-
ly. Before daybreak we, who had been
permitted to sleep for a few hours,
were aroused by the sentries, and. In
the gray dawn. partook of a meager
breakfast. A fresh supply OF ammuni-
ton was brought up and distributed
among the men, and, before sunrise,
we were in line, stripped for a hot
days work. eagerly awaiting orders.
! a make no pretense at describ-
Ing In any detail. or sequence, the
memorable action at Monmouth Court
House. but must content myself with
depicting what little | saw upon the
firing line of Maxwell's brigade. We
advanced slowly eastward over q gent
ly rolling country, diversified by small
groves. In advance was a thin line
Of skirmishers, and to left and right
were Dickinson's and Wayne's men,
their muskets cleaning In the sum
light Early the rumor crept about
among us that Lee had come up dur.
ing the night with fresh troops, and
assumed command.
Who led us was of but small corse-
quence, however, as there was now no
doubt in any mind but what battle was
Inevitable. Already to the south
echoed a sound OF firing where Nor.
gan had uncovered a column OF Ora.
soors. Then a courier from Dickin-
son dashed along our rear seeking
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hour, and, as surely, reverted to Claire
Mortimer. | had almost forgotten
the sturdy downpour so intensely was
thinking, when a courier came spur.
ring forward, blinded by the storm
yet riding recklessly. He must have
seen the group Of men huddled at the
edge Of the grove. for he drew up his
horse, calling my name.
Major Lawrence, | come from Gen
eral Maxwell" he shouted between
the crashes OF thunder. "You are
given command of the right of the
line, and will press on regardless of
the storm until the enemy is met in
force. Dragons have been seen two
miles east. You understand, sir?"
Yes" leading forth my horse.
Come on, lads, it's the top of the
hill! What about the artillery"
I'VE may not be able to move the
guns" he answered, but you are to
keep your powder as dry as possible
and hold Clinton to the road. Dry
powder will be sent as soon as the
storm breaks. That's all, sir"
could scarce see the fellow as his
horse whirled. and ven splashine
down the slope. Through the mist of
rain the men gathered about were
mere blotches.
All right, you WATERWAYS, come ont"
| sang out c%heerfully. "We1l give the
Red-coats the butts OF our guns any
how"
There was a faint cheer as the
drenched figures sprang forward rae
ing after me, Twice We ran up against
small parties OF horsemen, exchanging
shots, but these fell back, leaving the
road clear. By dark we were at Eng.
l1shtown, hungry and thoroughly worn
out, n there we halted, sleeping
upon our arms. All / had in my hav.
ersack was a single hard biscuit.
after munching which lay down upon
the ground and fell instantly asleep,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

-..vdng broadcast the welcome
news that Knyphausen and his Hes
slams, the var of the British move
ment, were approaching, With a cheer
of anticipation. the soldiers flung aside
every article possible to discard. and
pressed recklessly forward. Before
We moved a mile my horse became so
lame, | was obliged to dismount, and
proceed OIL foot. Never have | expert
enced o hotter sun, or a more sultry
air. Rapid marching was impossible.
yet by nine o'clock We had passed
the Freehold meeting house, and were
halted in the protection Of q consider.
able wood, the men dropping to the
ground in the grateful shadow. Max.
well came along back of our line, his
horse walking slowly. as the general
mopped his streaming red face. He
failed to recognize me among the 9th.
ers until stepped out into the boiling
sun, and spoke:
What is that firing to the right.
general? Are the Jersey militia in ac-
tiQp?"
He drew up his horse with a jerk.
That you, Lawrence? Can't tell
anybody In this shtrtsleeye brigade.
What's become of your h~orse?"
Gave out yesterday. sir. Have
been on foot ever since. Is 1t going
to be a fight7"
The grip Of his hand tightened on
the saddle pommel, his eyes following
the irregular line of exhausted men.
Yes. when Washington gets up;
you need never doubt that. We'd be
at It now, but for Charles Lee. I'd
like well to know what has come over
that man Of late-the old spirit seems
to have left him. Aye! It's Dickinson
and Morgan out yonder, wasting good
powder and ball on a handful of ORA
goons. Wayne has been ordered for
ward, and then back, until he Is too
mad to swear. and | am but little bet.
ter. By the Eternal! you should have
heard Lafayette, when he begged per
mission to send us in. Sir said Lee,
you do not know British soldiers; we
cannot stand against them; We shall
certainly be driven back at first, and
must be cautious Returned the
1t may be SO, general;
but British soldiers have been beaten,
and may be again; at any rate | am
disposed to make the trial."
TITS not like General Lee"
broke in. HE has ever been a reck.
fighter, Has the man lost his
Maxwell leaned over, so his words
should not carry beyond my ear.
"'Tis envy of Washington, to my ,
he said soberly. "He has op.
every plan in council, imagin. I
ng, no doubt, a failure Of campaign
nay make him the commanderin-chief. ;
comes a courier now" ,
The fellow was so streaked with +
.ust as to be scarcely recognizable. r
nd he wiped the perspiration from Y
is eyes TO stare into our faces.
General MAXWELL"
Yes; what is it," 6
compliments Of General Lee, sir,
nd you will retire your troops toward .
Freehold Meeting House, forming h
onnection there with General Scott" p
Retreat! Good God, man! we a
aven't fired a shot" +,
Those were the orders, sir. 1t that
colt, over yonder?" h
Maxwell nodded, too angered for
ords, Then, as the courier galloped n
way, turned in his saddle.
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Anciently there lived a certain man
by the name OF George, who was much
pestered by a dragon.
The dragons colors were never
twice alike. and by that the creature
got on Georges nerves In a particu-
lar manner.
At length George fell to thinking,
and the very next time he was asked
what he would have he replied:
Never again!"
Moreover, he stuck to It.
"st. George!" shifted his boon com
panions ironically.
But p~osterity spoke OF him without
irony, remembering only that he had.
by The exercise Of a superb courage.
the dragon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

Johnnie was out walking with biz
nurse, who stopped with him to look
at a funeral on his block. As the cot.
fin was carried down the stoop John.
ME asked, What is that?" Nurse re-.
piled, That's the box Mr.. Brown 10
in"
When asked that night to say bis
prayers he refused to do so. After
much coaxing and questioning he was
prevailed upon to tell the reason Of
his refusal.
"'Cause God won't have time to.
night to hear them, he'll be too busy
unpacking Mr.. Brown"
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The Real Story

the rate Of 30 miles an hour. came to
gether head on. Then what did you
dor"
The witness gazed YEARLY az his
questioner.
Why" he said, Il turned to nv
Wlie' VINO was brushing the baby'H
air In the %tonneau, and | said that |
thought the dumplings must be done
by this time"
"Bang!" interrupted the Judges
gavel. "stenographer," said his honor
strike that fool answer from the rec
ord" .....
And doesn't the question 20 VITA
1t, judger asked the witness meekIy
"sure!" said his honor, f~orgettins
the dignity Of his calling for the mo
ment.--Harper's Weekly.
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Troubles Of the Hnrrnwer

Only a couple Of months q You
said you'd share your last dollar with
me-" said Jones, who was ~unsuccegs-
fully attempting to negotiate a loan.
II know l did, old man." replied the
one who was doing the tightwad act:
but | haven't got down to my last dol
lar yet."-Judge.
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by heaven! | suppose we must do
1t, Lawrence. But what folly! What
asininity! We've got the Redcoats
hemmed In, and did you ever see a
field? Pray God | may hear
Washington when be comes up. I'd
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The damage suit was on, and Biz
dads chauffeur a testifyjug for the
plaintiff.
Nov, you say" said the pompoas
lawyer for the defendant, that 4:
this point the two cars. travelling Ut
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08
Occasional ExcentInns.

Providence is not always on the
side Of the biggest battalions, and the
last word has not necessarily beos
spoken when the biggest crowd bad
done It's shouting
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

An editor speaks with u~nbecomlnE
fippancy Of the "s~kyscraper folly"
There isn't any building boom in bis
town.
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bors.
E~ngiishmoB eat, on an average, 90
eggs a year,
Study individual tastes In the cows
and feed accordingly.
Australia raises nearly 10000, 900
acres Of wheat a year.
To most farmers the old COW lookr
better than she used to.
Better three good cows any time
than a half dozen scrubs.
High feeding, unless tho horse ia
used every day Ia a positive injury.
Keep the sire In service just as
long as Improvement follows his use.
A little green corn in the stalk oc-
~casionalIy viii be rellshod by the
hogs.
Regularity In milking hvurs means
more milk in the pail with the same
feed.
The fall plowed lnnd should not be
worked, but should be left rough over
winter.
The onion crop in Texas was so
largo This year that It barely paid ex
ponsoa
Better than saving the largest pota.
toes Is to save the seed from the most
productive hills.
The yellow condition of the alfalfa
Indicates that 1t has not received sui
icicut nitrogen
If your garden is too wet Mt tirnas
remember that fall Is a good time to
put In the drains,
II alfalfa or clover will not thrive in
your climate or soil IT In pretty Ger
tain cowpCas will.
Hairy or winter yetCh may be gown
IN the fall. and will be a very useful
early spring forage.
Give the Wcthers extra grain and
send them to market before the pas
ture is dried and short.
If the pigs are thrifty and doink
well that IL good evidence that they
being pretty well fed.
II you arc tired Of making milk Oh
htgh'priced mill feed why not try nj
clover or cowpeas next a
Save the wood ashes during the
winter and you will have tho
kind Of fertilizer for the orchard
Many a new and valuable imple-
nent Is left out all winter more
carelessness than anything
Else.
Close housing and bad ventilation In
he COW stable are favorable con.
itiona for starting tuberculosis In q
erd.
Good breeding and good feeding are
o closely related that they must. 10
ogethcr, II Is useless without the
ther.
II sheep are in n good thrifty con.
.ittoR at the start two months of
God feeding will properly fatten for
Why not lay by the returns from
next few dozen eggs and buy a
one cutter? It will pay for itself In
ne winters time.
A horsa NAV ho oo,os
nn,ar b,4 - H. -" :" Every par,
,rorn ,,otraE an "''"' "h0
na, 'T w., yannf rt, ~ "' e"h' IN
'eaks. Even common baling wire
'" ""'"
uu,
wv" we 1 p',ot" "Uai,ns' 'ne Temp
7 'pi', "I'''' '"'Ves Iot
"a 20 "',yns' Du' tn9 ,0'thiEh'fH
- = il" '''" "'' '''N" VI giving !"
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Stock like COW peas.


u,rrro
""' e"'ue" !" ''e '"N'
""'''
.r, .,
~, ,"9 P'0p u 'he aalFS -" "''l
,'' "e"H''lB CONS AL 'ne oa'S
"' Wall ga"
Aht hen mat tattens readily Ia u7u'
MY mol q sooo layer.
''' ~ "oou' the r'sh' average
'H'heF your vegetables before hFa'y
Cats, decorations and bruises are
treated In the COW the same as IN
Sweet clover Ia one Of the most
valuable crops for improving run
After the haying and harvesting are
completed, change the sheep from the
The eve flock should be run through
the mill and culled lust az the wheat
ia before sowing
Dusty feeding pIoccs are very In
furious and lack M snnshine for
early pips ia detrimental
tn no W., vorn Ior, nIoao 49,, no,.na,,
IN etock hrooaina taIo n,acn
Tho rdoo, t,r,o ro. v,o,,u ,.n
large dogreo nv mo indIyidvaI
A Uhers, harl,no ~ shods or ,ho
north sido viii nroro hoan ,a ,ha
At this geheon NJ the vear with tho
corning of the fail yains n drv ahat.
ter should he provldod for the eheen
The value of livestock nm the farm
turning Iow-rrfcea nroducts trto
good money has never beep tbororph.
ly understood.
Fail blowing usually nroduces a hct-
ter corn croD thar sprlna nlowlnp
the ground being m%ellowed nv tbp
and rain. ,
1t Is said by observers that a bop
roots In the ground for alkali which
finds in the soil and which aids
him in digestion.
Let the hogs husk their own corn
Corn and SOW beans corn and rama or
,orD and pumpkiDs will nroduco nork
Tor SO per cwt or Iesa.
m rden mr. notato match +hon snr,na
rbe richness has tlme IA eoak me- |
he soil during the winter
{
Do,,t Iaove ,rv rottor PANT. ,u
,ests tn harbor IN this wintor naI .
iatcb their Young ont NEXT anripg !
7
One lesson that cher, hou
ave taught nv IA that q cron ~ hh~
an ho raised nlong ,hn h
II
rho d~atryuer wto l.,
w food IN ,noto r.;tL 80, 80 viva
tn = sfo riaht 90 m "lS1 az man II
ia mind n cot = sitn nov. W '
~ "'"'Hlof' d
10Th before milking We would A.
bErge n mixer whom we c,roht ,,
rk the teats with milk dra ur 49, !,
~ hand. -
y
Frnit picking m,st ho don II
,lIv Az all brl,ised fr,t, n,Ias,.s
uIt on the treee or living around y" .,
10 ground. y,
y"
Cattle uniformly NJ the "
Al genera confcrmatic, rnat~
Itch better appearance IN tha -,
re- fields or in the farro ,ara pao ",
a~ppearapco anu y,
!"
Have a finger nail turn nm, b. .n.
80 na', ,,,,t1 ,a. v y ING
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CHAPTER XIV,


The next day-Sunday, the twenty.
eighth Of June, 1778-dawned with
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-08

The animal that is Just warm
enough and quiet enough to be com.
Portable and healthy uses much less
food In maintaining the animal body
than one$ i1at Is exercised violently
and is kept cold. It takes food to
maintain muscular activity and food
must also be used az fuel to kesp
the animal warm
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Some farmers have SO much to do
that manure lies around their ysrds
from year to year, Just naturally rot.
ting down where 1t does harm instead
OF good. What is the use Of mapping
out sc much to do that often hat
which is most profitable has to be
left undoue'
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Keep the sire in service just as
long as improvement follows his use.
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BORROWED RECIPES.

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| WOMAN'S PAGE

adding it to the almonds with a
squeeze of the juice; heat the re-
mainder of the milk with the sea-
soning, and mix aall together. Strain
and pour it on a few slices of French
bread previously toasted.
Cruel.
Three ounces Scotch oatmeal, half
a pint of cold water. Put the meal
in a basin, pour over it the water,
add a pinch of salt; stir, and leave
to soak for fifteen minutes. Strain
off the water into small asucepan,
put it on the fire, and stir till it
boils; let it simmer gently for ten
minutes, stirring all the time. Serve
it with salt or sugar to taste.
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cornstarch should be mixed with a
small quantity of the buttermilk to
keep it from Jumping. Cook this
filing until quite thick, fill the pie
crust, beat a meringue from the
whites of eggs, spread over top and
place in oven until delicately
Drowned If the lemons are heated
thoroughly before squeezing nearly
twice as much juice will be obtained.
Modern Priscilla
Old Fowls Made Young.
When fattening an old hen or any
fowl that is apt to be tough, feed it
on bread soaked in vinegar for about
six days before killing and the meat
will be as tender as a young chicken.
Mrs. 0. L.
Pink Wash Goods.
Never put pink garments through
bluing water when laundering, if
you would retain the clear pink. In
stead. rinse in clear Water.-Mrs. S.
V. N.
Home-Dried Peaches.
Gather, wash and halve each
peach, spread them on planks with
peeling sides down, out in the sun;
then gather china leaves and spread
over the peaches, one leaf thick only.
Let sun until peaches are thoroughly
dry, then sack peaches and china
leaves all together and you will
never have an insect in your
peaches, though you keep them for
years.-Mrs. F. T.
Hollands Magazine.
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The FIirt.

She had trick of saying "Yes,"
A sorry trick, must confess,
For never could a fellow guess,
If really he
Her love might be,
But love her none the less.
And so you may be very sure,
That many men she did allure,
Until they could no more endure;
And so you see,
1t had to be,
That some one found the cure.
And so the. wise ones did confer,
And vowed that naught could them
deter,
And in their turn they Tilted her,
And now alone
She makes her. moan,
No lovers now occur
Frank Fair in st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Conducted by
AGNES WATSON LEE
TO wHITEN YELLOW ARTICLES.

TO WRITTEN YELLOW ARTICLES.
1t is not generally known how
easy matter it is to bleach articles
yellowed by time or bad use Wet
the articles, and wiring them dry.
Make strong soap-suds of boiling
hot water; soap each article we'll;
place in shallow vessels that will al
low them to spread out as much as
possible. Over each vessel pour
some of the boiling, foaming soap
suds. Set where all can be exposed
to the hot sun. Repeat this treat
ment until all is white as desired. Tt
saves labor, save the wear and
tear" on articles, and thu result is
most satisfactory
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Pineapple Pie.

For this pie will be required one
grated pineapple, it's weight in sugar,
half it's weight in butter, one cup
rich milk or cream and four eggs.
Beat the butter to a creamy froth,
and add the sugar and yolks of eggs.
Beat again until very light, add the
milk, then the pineapple, and finally
the eggs beaten stiff Pour into
crust and bake in a slow oven.
Delicate Pie.
This delicious dessert requires one
large lemon, one-half teaspoon lemon
extract, one-half cup grated cocoa
nut, one cup sugar, two eggs, three
tablespoons water, two tablespoons
-four, one tablespoon butter.
Beat the eggs until very light.
Mix the flour and sugar, melt the
butter and then stir in the eggs.
Thoroughly mix the juice of the
lemons, the lemon extract and the
water, and add to the other ingredi-
ents. Stir in the cocoanut, fill pie
crust and bake.
Quick Nut Loaf.
Mix and sift two cups bread -four,
One-Cnlrd cup sugar, IOur teaspoons
baking-powder, and one teaspoon
salt Work in three tablespoons
butter and two tablespoons lard,
using the tips of the fingers; then
add one egg and one egg yolk, well
beaten, one cup milk, and one-half
cup English walnut meat, broken or
cut in pieces. Beat two minutes,
turn into buttered bread-pan, cover
and let stand twenty minutes. Bake
in q moderate over forty-fve min
utes. Let stand from twelve to
twenty-four hours and use for sand
Wiches.
Lemon Pie Made With ButtermiIk.
This pie requires one and one-half
cups Of sugar, three eggs, one cup
buttermilk, one and one-half table
spoons butter, one tablespoon corn
starch and the juice and grated rinds
of two lemons.
Add a slight pinch of salt to the
yolks and beat until very stiff, add
the buttermilk, sugar, butter,
lemons, and the cornstarch. The