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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-24

Wen, Bob" he addressed the ami
NAL, at the same time wiping the
sweat from his own eyes, I'm free to
confess that you're sure the blamed.
est alfred quickest creature I ever
saw. | guess the way to fix you is to
keep the spur just a-touching (.
you brute!"
For, the moment the spur touched
him, his let hnd leg had reached for
ward In a kick that struck the stir
rup SNORT Bow. Several times, out
of curio,it,', Daylight attempted the
spur, and each time Bob's hoof landed
the stirrup. Then Daylight. following
the horses example Of the unexpected,
suddenly drove both spurs into him
and reached him underneath with the
Quirt.
You ain't never had a real licking
before" he muttered, as Bob, thus
rudely jerl:cd out of the circle of his
own impish mental processes, sLot
ahead.
Half dozen times spurs and uuirt
It into him, and then Daylight settled
down to enjoy the magnificent ga,,2p.
NO longer punished, at the end Of a
half mile RCb eased down into a fast
canter. Wolf, toiling the rear. was
catching up, and everything was roing
ricely And when, at last. Daylight
decided that the horse had bad
enough, he turned him around ABRUPT
" and put Kim into a gentle carter
on the forward track. After time.
Re reired in to a stop to see if he
were breathing painfully. Standing
ror minute. BOB turned his head and
n"2zled bis riders stirrur in a
"osuisn impetient way. as much as to
lntim7te that 1t was time they We're
SONS Cd.
Well, I'll be plumb gosh darned!"
was Daylight's comment "No ill-will.
no egrudge. no notGing-and after that
lambasting! You're sure a hummer,
Bob"
Ele had taken liking to the animal
and reDented not CT his bargain. lie
realized that Bob was not vicious nor
mean, the trouble ceing that he was
bursting with high spirits and was en-
dowed with more ,aan the average
horses intelligence. 1t was the spirits
and the intelligence. combined With
lnordinate rOgulsnness, that made him
what he was. What was required to
control him was strong hand, with
tempered sternness and yet with the
requisite touch of brutal dominance
Throughout the week Daylight found
himself almost as much interested in
Fob as in Dede; and. not being in the
thick Of any big deals, he was prob
ably more Interested in both of them
than in the business game. Bob's
trick Of whir.ing was of special mo-
ment to him. How 10 overcome it
that was the thirg Suppose he did
meet with Dede oUt in the hills; and
suppose by some lucky stroke of fate
he should manage 10 be riding along
side Of her; then that whirl Of DOb's
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-24

glneer on the freight between sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-24

TO walk. Then he glanced over HE
shoulder. 1t was Dede. The recogni
ton was quick, and, with her, accom-
panied by surprise. What more
natural thing than that, partly turn
Ing his horse, he should wait till she
caught up with him; and that, when
abreast they should continue abreast
on up the grade? He could have
sighed with relief The thine
was accomplished, and so easily
Greetings had been exchanged; here
,iey were side by side and going in
the same direction with miles an6
miles ahead of them.
He noted that her eye was first for
the horse and next for him.
On, what a beauty" she had crie6
ct sight Of Bob. From the shining
Nght in her eyes, and the face filled
with delight, he would scarcely have
believed that it belonged to the young
woman he hid known in the office
the young woman with the controlled
suLdued Office face.
Il didn't know you rode" was one
OF her first remarks. 81 imagined
You were welded to get-there-quich
machines"
Thus, and to his great relief, they
launched on a topic of mutual inter
est. He tod her about Bob's tricks
ard of the whirl and his scheme tc
overcome it; and she agreed that
horses had TO be handled with d Ger
n N -
mach one loved them. There was
Nab, which she had had for eight
years and which she had had to break
q s,aii-hicking The process had been
pin n fcr NAB. but it aad cured her
oU'Tc ridden c lot" Daylight
$50
o.. ls4ily can't remember the e..
timt,I Wos Oh horse" she tolG hin.
Il was corn or yaHch, you know, and
they ccui0-'I keep ne away from the
hC-ee-."
And thereat she told him more of
her ranch life in the days before her
father d-9d And Daylight was hugely
p eased with h;usef They were get
ting acquainted The conversation
had not lagscc in the full half hour
they had been together When she
talked, he hstc"ed and followed her,
and yet all the while he was follow
ing his own tboUghts and impressions
as Well. 1t was nervy thing
for her TO DO This riding astride,
and be didn't know, after ALL
whether he liked it, or not His
ideas OF women were prone to be
oldfashiOned; they were the ones he
had imbihcd in the early day, frontier
life Of his youth, when no woman was
seen on anything but side-saddle.
He had grown up TO the tacit fiction
that women on horseback were not BIZ
peds It came to AIN with q shock,
this sight of neT 20 manlike in her
saod.e. ut c -:ac 20 CONFESS T-lat T1le
sight looked good to him just the
same
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-24

tions, his moral fibers were weaken
ing. Never man to hide anything,
some Of his escapades became public,
such as speeding, and of joy-rides in
his big red motor car down to San
Jose with companions distinctly sporty
incidents that were narrated as
good fun and comically in the news
papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-24

Mr.. sam b. Devins, formerly en-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
PRODUCING GOOD
CREAM AND MILK
Farmers Not so Much TO Blame
for Their CareIessness as
Price Paid for the
Poor Article.

The education of dairymen in the
way of producing good cream and
milk is prog essing. Some of the
large creamelie les, particularly those
of the west, are paying for cream ac-
cording to its real value and are care
fully grading it.
Time was under sharp competition
when the creameries took all kinds Of
cream just as it came and paid the
same price for good, bad and indiffer-
emit 1t was not long before the
creameries found out that this did
not pay and now many of them are
separating the cream and grading it
according to condition. For instance,
number one consists of separator
cream which is delivered twice a
week in winter and three times
week in summer, This must be rea-
sonably sweet and in good condition
and test at least so per cent butter
fat
Cream graded as number two in
cludes all hand separator cream de
livered not less than once a week in
winter and twice in summer. 1t must
be reasonably clean, in good condition
and test not less than 20 per cent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21

held her with them. like a king.
Later I'll have money again, all right
don't ireland then I'll know its
worth. I'll bet you weren't all unhap-
by there in Blairtown before you
turned the heads of all those John
MES" He put one hand against her
cheek and lifted her dropping head
Lean on me, sweetheart" he said
with great tenderness. 1T will be all
right"
A coral color stole along her cheek;
it rose like a sweet tide under his
hand. She looked at him. fascinated
ITS not a real tragedy" he went
on. I've got my letter of credit, and
old Ruggles will let me hang on TO
that, and you'll find the motor cars
and Jewels will look like thirty cents
when we stand ia the door of our lit
tie shack and look out at the Value
Mine" He lifted her hand to his
lips. held 1t there, and the spark ig-
nited in her; his youth and confidence
his force and passion, woke woman
in Lefty Lane that had never lived be-
fore that hour.
He murmured: "Ill be there with
YOU. darling-night and daylight
and day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
Floral Table Decorations.

Have you ever seen table in sum-
mer decorated with wild carrot? 1t
costs nothing and when arranged in
masses in a deep green bowl is cool
and dainty. If you can get the seed
pods to mix in with the carrot the eff
feet Is heightened. In selecting a
floral centerpiece strive for variety.
Have a different decoration for each
meal Even if flowers must be used
more than once, as is natural where
one has small garden. it takes little
time to have a separate decoration for
each meal. At breakfast keep the
scheme simple. Some people will not
use flowers at this meal. but few
blooms in a slender vase are sure to
attract. The dinner decoration should
have thought put on 1t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21

how different man it was that came
In to see her this morning from the
one she had known.
Won't you turn around and bid
me goodbye" he asked her I'm go
ing away"
She gave him a languid hand with
out looking at him.
Has Higgins gomez
Yes. Won't you turn round and
say how-de-do, and good-by? Gosh"
he cried as she turned, how pale you
are, darling" And he took her in
his arms.
The vision he had had of her in her
coralcolored dress at Maxim's gave
place to the more radiant one which
had shone on him in his curious
dream.
Are you very ill?" he murmured.
Speak to me-tell me-are you go
ing to die?"
Don't be a goose, boy"
I've had a wire from Ruggles,"
Dan said; he tells me it's true. /
have nothing but my own feet to
stand on, and I'm as poor as Jobs
turkey" Looking at her impressive
ly, he added, Il only mind because it
will be hard on you"
Hard on me?"
Yes. you'll have to start poor.
Mother did with father, out there in
Montana. 1t will be rough at first,
but others have done it and been hap
Ply, and we've got each other" The
eyes fixed on her were as blue as the
summer skies. Moneys a darned
poor thing to buy happiness with,
Lefty. 1t didn't buy me a thing fit to
keep. that's the truth. I've never been
so gay since | was born as | am to-
day. Why, feel" he said, and would
have stretched out his. arms. only he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
Leather Flowers.

The newest type of corsage bouuue,
is the flower composed of leather col
ored to match the gown. Red and
yellow leather roses are worn. with
the petals beautifully cut to imitats
nature, and. as they are very costly
it is not probable that they will be
come hackneyed.
Women who do not care for freaks
of this kind are wearing roses fash
Toned of shot taffetas, which do moi
pretend to initiate nature, but make
pleasing touches of color either on the
hat or on the gown.
The shot taffetas roses are WELDON
ed as change from the flowers Of
self-colored satin, blooms which, how
ever, are still seen and find great
favor with many wearers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
Starting Cucumbers.

The starting of cucumbers and
muskmelons under glass is becoming
an important practice in various parts
Of the country. Millions of plants are
started in frames in the Norfolk dis
trict, many of them being left in the
frames and forced as long as glass
is needed. The sides of the frames
are then removed and the vines let
run at win in the frames and between
them. This method should be used
much more largely in northern sec.
tons. Greenhouse cucumbers nearly
always pay handsome profits and Gu.
cumbers Of almost as go:sI quality
may be grown In frames, although
they viii be later,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
NOVEL BRAID DAISIES
THEY ARE MADE OF REVIVED
RlCK-RACK TRIMMING.
Cabochon of Them Placed at the Side
of White Lingerie or Straw Hat
Gives a Most Pleasing
Effect.

On one of the expensive little hats
for children seen the other day a
wreath of daisies was used with great
effect. It was a model sent out by
noted milliner in Paris, yet any
ueedlewoman could reproduce it. The
whole story hinges around the making
Of the daisies
Do you remember the old-fashioned
rick-rack braid used on our baby
dresses? In those days our mothers
were busy in sewing together this ser
pentine braid in straight bands, in
more intricate flower designs, or in
motifs that we're inset on yokes and
sleeves. Rick-rack trimming has been
revived. 1t is SO easy and so very eff
fective that it comes back with a dou-
BILE appeal
The braid is serpentine and general
ly white in color. 1t can be sewed at
the points and very easily twisted in a
flower that. when a yellow center of
braid or linen is added, resembles a
daisy with pleasing fidelity.
Some daisies can be made in double
rows; some in triple rows. The daisy
form then changes to a dahlia; but
whatever the flower may be, 1t is at
tractive.
When one daisy is made, you will re.
peat the process, which is very easy,
and add the daisies in a straight line
or in an irregular wreath, one follow
ed by two or three in a group.
A huge caboch)n of these braid
daisies placed at the side of a white
lingerie hat or fine straw shape will
look new and will remind one of the
popular field flowers that have been
accorded so much favor this spring
From the millinery idea the clever
woman can depart into other fields of
dress. On dainty little flower frocks
of figured batiste, null or muslin, lit
tie clusters Of rick-rack daisies can be
placed at the girdle, on the ends Of
sashes or in garlands that hold up the
drapery at the side of skirt
A high waist line can be outlined
with these pretty little flowers. AS
the rick-rack braid is procurable in
several widths, daisies can be made In
several sizes, and a delightful variety
can be given by grouping little and
big flowers
Rickrack can be bought at the art
needlework department or at the no.
ton counter of any large store. There
promises to be much work in this new
flower idea.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
HIGH WAlSTLINE IS STYLE
Particularly in the Tailored Suits is
This Conformity to Fashion
Noticeable.

In spite of all the predictions about
the descent of the waistline, there is
not a doubt but that the line remains
high in the back of the tailored suits.
II may find its old place in neatly
belted dresses. 1t may slide toward
the knees If 1t will in fanciful gowns.
But in the smart little coat and skirt
Of serge, or silk, or WOOL 1t exists
only in the back, and there 1t Is dis
tinctly high and marked by strap.
a belt, gathering, line of piping or
a row of buttons. From the high cen
ter of the back 1t may curve down
ward at each side In front the coat
IL pretty sure to be cut away in a
straight or round or zigzag line be-
low a pointed crossing at the bust. so
that It cannot be said to have any
waistline there.
or course the absolutely practical
mannish suit beloved Of so many BUSH
ness women and others may have an
sucompgomisingly straight jacket
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21

The custom, almost universally fol-
lowed, of giving the morning meal be-
fore water, is not very Objectionable,
either theoretically or practically. At
this time there is no depletion of fluid,
consequently the horse is not very
thirsty and does not drink rapidly or
excessively and apparently very little
evil results from this method. How
ever, the writer much prefers that the
horse should have an opportunity to
drink what is good for him before the
morning meal.
Personally, l much prefer keeping
horses, both summer and winter. in
an open shed, with large water tank
in the yard, to tying them by the
head in barn.
Not only in giving water to horses
must care be exercised but in every
other way.
Many a good driving horse has his
years Of usefulness cut short by being
left in the hands of some person who
does not know how to take care of a
AAOl SS VI hOSo lOI Stii Z NhetI hdppShS
to the horse that happens to come in
to his hands.
One of the most common ways of
injuring a driving horse is by driving
him hard in cool weather, and when
the horse has been brought into a
sweat, leaving him uncovered and ex.
posed to cold winds or to drafts IN
stable.
1t is seldom necessary to drive a
horse so hard on a cool day that he
will be in sweat. In warm weather
it Is different, as the horse, then
sweatS with little exertion.
When the horse has been driven un
til he is covered with foam and sweat
he should be taken into stable, rub
bed down with whisps of hay or piece
of rough cloth, and then blanketed
The neglect of such precautions has
resulted in many horse catching a
cold that has proved serious.
Driving is science itself, and there
are many mature people who have not
learned how to drive a horse. They
have no idea as to the amount of work
he is able to perform without lessen
ing his vitality.
1t must be remembered that horse
as well as a man, is limited as to what
he can do.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21

A horse should be watered before
feeding, and never given a large guam
tity of water after a meal, for the
simple reason that the water will wash
the food out of the stomach before
stomach digestion has taken place.
and the food will not be well prepared
for absorption; and besides it is some
times the cause of collie.
There is a popular idea that a warm
horse should not be allowed to drink
and, unlike great many other popu-
lar ideas, there is little truth in it.
If you water a warm horse in the or
binary way, letting him drink all that
he will, you are likely to have a foun-
dered horse on your hands. This is
especially so if, at the time, the horse
is fatigued. Nevertheless, it is always
safe to allow him from six to ten swal-
lows, no matter how warm he is. If
this be given on going into the stable
and he be allowed to stand and eat
hay for an hour and is then offered
water, he will not drink nearly so
much as he would had none been
given before.
The danger is not in the first swal-
low, as we often hear it asserted, but
in the excessive quantities he will
drink if not restrained.
John Splan, the great trainer,
writes:
LAS to water, think that a horse
should have all that he wants at all
times. A man says: Why; will you
give your horse water before a race?'
Yes, before the race, in the race, and
after the race, and any other time
that he wants to drink. When l say
give your horse all the water he wants
before the race, l do not mean that
you shall tie him in a warm stall
where he cannot get q drink for five
or six hours on a hot day, and then
take him to the pump and give him all
that he wants. What I mean is to
give him water often and, in that way,
he will only take a small quantity at
a time"
After long, continuous exertion the
system is greatly depleted of fluid.
Nature calls for it's replacement, and
this is the cause of a thirst which
is so intense that, if the animal is not
restrained at this time, he may drink
much more than he needs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
QUALITIES OF
ARABIAN HORSE
Best Authorit4es Claim There
Never Was One of That
Breed Spotted or Calico
in Color.

The best authorities on the Arabian
horse claim there never was a really
pure one of that breed that was spot
ted or calico in color. Even the cir
Gus men, however, have not nearly so
much use for the skewbald horse as
they once had. The small supply fills
their demand. They find that horses
of the draft breeds pull their wagons
better, while for ring uses the tougher
bone and sinew of the thoroughbred
or trotter recommend them. Still
come attractions die hard aad few
spotted freaks are always to be found
beneath every big canvass. The
Arabian horse may briefly be describ-
ed as a thoroughbred on small scale
There are many fine specimens of the
breed in this country but more in
ENGLAND It is difficult 70 get really
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21

in butter fat. The lowest grade, num-
Der three, includes all gravity cream
and all hand separator cream which
tests less than 20 per cent. This
grade also includes all cream that is
in poor condition even if 1t should test
more than 90 per cent.
The creameries ought to have adopt.
ed some system of this Kind long ago
and it is their fault largely that they
have not been able to produce better
butter than they have Much of the
creamery butter on the market is
mighty poor stuff and it comes from
mixing good and bad cream.
Farmers are not so much to blame
for their carelessness, as they have
been paid as much for poor cream as
good. OF course this sort of business
did not offer any inducement to send
good sweet, clean cream to market
and to send it often. Now that many
of the big creameries have started
into this campaign of education the
farmer who produces the best cream
will have the advantage over the care
less and Indifferent dairyman that he
should have, as it puts a premium on
good cream.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21
CHAPTER XXI.
The Prince Accepts.

The Hungarian, in the Continental,
when his friends found him. He
listened to what they had to say COOL
~. His eye-glass gave him an air OF
full dress even at this early hour.
Poniotowsky had not fallen into a
deep sleep and had a dream as Dan
Blair had-indeed he had only reached
his room the night before when let
ter had been brought him from Miss
lane. He was used to her caprices,
which were countless, and he never left
her with any certainty that he should
zee her again, or with any idea OF
What her next move would be. The
letter read:
':rt's no use. just can't. I've always
fold you so. and l mean it. I'm tired out
~ want to go away and never see any
one again ! want to die I shall be
dead next year and don't care. Please
ieage me alone and don't come to see
me. and for heavens sake don't bore me
With notes
When Poniotowsky received this
note he had shrugged, and decided
<Aat If he lived after his duel with
iAB young savage he would go to see
the actress. taking a jewel or a gift
10 would get her Pomeranian dog,
md all would be well. He listened
10blly to what his friends had to say.
Cest I'm enfant." one of them re-
Fixed sneeringly.
Tln my mind, he Is a coward" said
l8b other.
4On the contrary" answered Ponio-
IoNsky coolly, The shoots to perfection.
xQn will be surprised to hear that |
A4nire his refusal. | accept his de-
eIsion, as his skill is unquestioned
SWIfh arms. choose to look upon this
zsply as an apology. | would like to
I've you inform Mr. Blair of this fact.
rs young enough to be my son, and
PEI is barbarian. The incident is
z|osed"
He put Lefty Lanes note in his
Nscket, and leisurely prepared to go
1Ht on the Rue de Castiglione to buy
"a a Pomeranian dog
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-21

1t merely consists of an ordinary
ribbon book-marker, of sufficient
length to pass between the leaves in
the manner shown. cut into points Of
the ends and frayed out into fringes
Attached to the ribbon is small
piece Of card Ian old visiting card will
answer the purpose) cut into points
at each side, which slides up or down
the ribbon, and may be easily moved
to the particular spot that it is neces.
sary to mark.
The diagram on the right hand side
clearly shows the shape in which the
card should be cut out, and the rib.
bon Is threaded through the two Sits,
which. by the way, should be made
amply large enough to allow the card
to be freely moved either up or down.