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The farmer and mechanic., 1913-12-09
NEW YORK DRY GOODs.

New York, Dec 6.--Cotton goods mar
kets are steadier with trade better in print
cloth yarn goods Linens are hrIn Rur-
laps are nrmer. Staple hosiery for fan il
seihng moderately. Dress goods are 0uiet.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-12-09

angarOOS on their native heath
nave been known TO jump seventy
feet
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The Confessions of A1sene Lupn Dns 4%

have snell~d tho money. Aha! Train
ard, my man. We shall SEQ some fun
nufnber-one hiding In tho first place.
and then the police. ! say,
mother. you can get up now, can't YOU
Then 20 and fetch the neighbors. 80
Ask them 10 run for tho gendarmes
BY the bye. tho attorneys
that damned old Trainard scooted' Hes
got good legs for HIS axe he has, lilo
can run Ike a harc"'
Gopssot was holding his sides, revel-
ing In tho occurrence. lie risk ed moth
Ing by waiting. No power on earth
could help tho tramp escape or keep
him from tho sound thrashng which hs
had earned and from being conveyed.
under SAT. escort. to the town jail.
Tho farmer took gun and won't out
to his two laborers:
"iny ihins fr.sh1'' 1.
mo. Farmer GousSot, not yet"
wv" sha'n't have long to wait. Unlcss
old Nick carries him over the walls
From time 10 time they heard tho
four brothers hailing one another IN tho
distance. The old bird was evidently
making fight for twas more active
than they would have thought S,ll.
Win sturdy follows Ike the Goussot
brothers
llbNfN'', one or tHSm fetuFno1. lOOk-
ins rather crest'al'cn. and made no Sc
crrt ~ his opinion.
'lts no use keeping on a, Il for the
present, rs pitch dark. The old chap
must nave crcpt INTO some hole. Wen
hunt him out tom orrow."
'IO-TOrrow Why. lad. you're on
your ctump" protested the farmer.
The eldest son now appeared. quite out
Of breath, and "ns Of the same opinion
ps his brother. Why not wait I'LL nok,
day, seeing that tho ruf'ian was AZ safe
Within tho demosne A. bet wsen the
walls ~ pr!son'
well. III 70 myself" cried old
GoIssot Light me a lantern. some
body
BAT at thar moment three rsndarme'
arrived, ana number 90 Village lad,
also came up to hear the latest.
The sergeant OF gendlrmes was a
man pr method he FIRST Insisted on
hoa".rc the wtole story. IN tan detail.
then he stopped to think; then he ques'
4. ned -" four brothers, scparhtr.y
aiI 'oon h's time for reflect m after
each deposition when he had learned
from them that he tramp had He'd to-
ward tho back ~ me estate, that hs
rad been lost sight ~ rc3es'sdly and
that he had finally disappeared near q
place known "a the 'rpNS Knoll, hs
usiltatsd once M pen and announced his
conclusion:
Better WAT Oh Tra'nlrd mint s'iI
throush our hands. amidst all the con
fusion OF pursuit In tho dark, ant
then good night. everybody"
The farmer shrugged his shoulders
and. cursins under his breath. Yield
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fashion Tips for vhe Winter


OF tho bodice outlined In ftch fur fAs
soft fun vest and underSlesv0 were q
creamy net.
Tn. length ~ the sleeve - oftGn .
puzzh matter to the home dssGe
maker. This season sleeve styies Ase
OF three varieties. When the waise y
attended FOR general or Informal aetsr-
noon wear. the sleeves are long. ~
drcssy OCCASIONS or evening wear they
vary from elbow length 10 three-qoast.
ers. The strictly evening gown 10 -
void OF sleeves, having merely aAos
over tho top OF the arms. Angel sleeve
arc dressy type now bidding for favoSA
A feature OF the new blue serge dreaGss
are the trimmings ~ Scotch plaid and
Roman strlred silks.
Fur continues 10 bs a popular trim
ming favorite method OF applyiAG
II ~ IN tho form Of an entire collar.
which gives a pleasing touch to the
cloth suit or wrap. Sometimes the coat
Is edged with rlr and 4; Is also Q
favor!te finish for tho edge OF tunios Or
II Is used as foot band on tho skirt.
Buttons OF fur are new and make N
attractive trimming. The furs used f1r
these purposes are skunk. fox. sol.
caricul. mole, ftch and civet cat
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Tho sons rushed after him across the
lawns and orchards, now darkened by
tho falling night
THE villains done for" chuckled old
Goussot There's no way out for him.
Tho walls arc too high. He's done for.
the scoundrcl"
The two farmhands returned at that
moment from the village, and he told
them what had happened and gave each
OF them gun:
IT the swine shows his nose anywhere
near the house" he said. "iet ny at him.
Give him no mercy!'
He told them where to stand. went TO
make sure that the farm gates. which
were only used for the carts wers
locked. and not I'll then remembered
that his wife might perhaps b IN need
Of aid:
well. mother. how goes ~"
Nv mere II hc7 Have you got him.
she asked IN a breath
Yes. We'rc after him The lads must
have collared him by now"
Tho news quite restored her: and n
nip Of rum gave her the strength 10
drag herself 20 the bed. with old Gous-
sots assistance. and 20 tell her story.
For that matter, there was not much
10 tel. She had Just II the nrs IN tho
living hall, and she was knitting quietly
a. her bedroom window. waiting 'or the
men 20 return. when she though, that
she heard n slight grating sound N the
linen-room next door;
II must have lo, the cat in there" she
though, - hc~scl'
She went in, su.pectlng nothing. and
was as'onishod 10 SEQ tho Two door. ~
one ~ the l,ncn-r upaourls. the one IN
which they h!A their money. wide open.
81" walked np TO II, SUI without GUS.
p!clon There vas n man there, hiding
with his back 10 the shelves
"Giut how dld he get IN" a.ted old
GoIssot
"Throprh tho na-sare suppose. We
never keep ~" 'ack 'oo- 80. "
and then "a he 70 TOR your
$50, ! went fpr h.u ~" tied 10 get
away"
"YoI should htvo is' MIN"
And what about the money!"
"Iiad he tak"n Il by then
'iIdd ne taken H. sNH the bundle
OF barknotes In hls hands tho sweep
I would have let him kll me soo0er
on, We had n sharp tussie. give ypu
my word"
Then no had no weapon7'
NO more than d,d We had our
fingers. our nails and our teeth LOOK
here. whers ne BIT me And yslled
and screamed Only, I'm an old WON
an you zee, had to let go OF him
do You know tho man"
"Tm pretty sure = vas OLA rrairard.'
1.-The tramp why. OF course rs on
Trainard" cried the farmer. II thongh'
knew him too. . Resides he's
been hanging round the house thess las
three daya The Old vaxabond mus
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flowed past the cherry tres through

flowed past the cherry tree through a
wooden trough.
They all laughed. Tho father approved:
"A fins shot. my lad. Besides, tho old
boy was beginning 10 annoy me-
couldn't take my eyes from my plate
at meals without catching sight OF that
oaf"
They went q few steps further. They
were not more than thirty yards from
the house when the father stopped sud
denly and said
'Hullo. What's up
The sons also had stopped ana stood
listening. One Of them said. under his
breath.
at comes from the house . from
the linen room"
And another spluttered:
Sounds like means And
mothers alone"
Suddenly n frightful arrsam rang out
All nve rushed forward. Another scream.
followed by cries Of despair.
Were here! We're coming" shouted
thu eldest. who was LEADING
And. az Il was roundabout way TO
the door no smashed in u window with
his fst and sprans into tho old peoples
bedroom. The room next to II was the
linen room, In which Mother GoussDt
spent most Of her time.
Curse IT," he yelled. seeing her lytns
OH tina floor. with blood AL over her
face pad! Dad"
What? Where Ia she7" roared old
Goussot appearing on the scene. Good
lord, what's this7 - What have
they done to your mother?'
She pulled herself together and. with
outstr"tched arm stammered:
run after him. This way
49, This way! - I'm ali rim,
only a scratch or two
But run, you! He's taken tho money"
The father and sons gave a bound
Hes taken the money! beloved old
Goussot. rushing TO the door to whlcn
his wife was pointing, He's taken the
money stop thief
But a sound Of several voices rose nj
tho end OF the passage through which
the other three sons were coming:
Il saw him! saw him"
so DID !, Ho ran up the stairs"
40. there he Is, he's coming dowr
again"
4 mad steeplechase shook every fo1i
IN the house. Farmer GOIssot. on reach
Ing the end Of the passage. caught sigh
OF man 81 1d!ng by the front dool
trying 20 open II. n he succeeded Il
meant safety. escape through the marke
square and the back Lanes Of the VII
lage,
Interrupted A. he was fumblinG at tn,
bolts. the man. turning stupid. lost hi
head. charged at old Gouaeot and sen
him spinning. lodged tho eldest brothe
and. pursued by the four sons. doubie,
back down the long passage. ran int
the old couples bedroom. nung his leg
through the broken window and d!sap
peared
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Betty Vincent
Advice to Lovers

nor esteem.
But to-day the sp!nster has all sorts
Of chances for happiness and self-re-
spect Her position Is vastly improved.
both economically and socially. and
while I am one OF those who believe
that the happy wife - the happtest
woman in the world I think that the
independent. prosperous "old maid" Is
Infinitely better OF than tho woman
who Is unhappily married.
IS. NJ" writes; "Kindly inform me
what Is the meaning OF a postage stamI
turned upside down"
It Is supposed to mean Il love you
ID. e." writes: Il am q young cir
| possessing an exceptionally quiet disposi
| ton. Can you give me some advice a.
| to how to become more l!vely?"
Why try? You win be more attractive
II you don't try To be something differ.
] ent from yourself.
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SHopAAHS.
They were sta.Sart men. all Ave ~
them. Ions OF limb. broad chc5;cd. with
faces tanned by sun and wind. And
all I'VE displayed. planted on an enor-
nous neck and shoulders, tho same
small head vita the low forehead. thin
lips, bcaked nose and hard and rcpell ant
east OF cOuntenancc, They were feared
and disllkeI by all around them, They
were a mUney-grubbing, crafty family.
and their word was not TO be trusted
on reaching the old harb!can- wall that
surrounds the IIeberville property. the
farmer opened narrow. massive door.
putting the big key back IN his pocket
after his sons had passed In. And he
walked behind them, along the path
that led taroIgh the orchards. Here
and there stood great trees, stripped
By tho autumn winds. and clumps OF
pines, Tho last survivors OF the ancient
park now covered by old Gousso,'.
farm.
one Of the sons said
II hope mother has Iii a log or two
There's smoke coming from the chin
ney." sad the father.
The outhouses and tho HOMESTEAD
showed at the end OF lawn. and above
them the village church, whose steeple
seemed 10 prick the clouds that trailed
along the sky.
An tho guns unload AZ" asked old
GnuSsot.
M .sn't,' said the eldest. 81
slipped IN bullet TO blow a kesreis
! head on
He was the one who was proudest o.
| his skin. And he said TO his brothers
Look at that bough at tho top Of
the cherry tree. See me snap II or"
On the bough sat scarecrow. which
] had been there since spring and VIII ct
/ protected the leahess branches with II!
! idiot arms
! lie raised his gun and fired.
! The figure came tumbling down viii
, large, comic gestures. and was caugn
on big. lower branch, where Il re
ma!nei lying stiff on It's stomach, with
a great top hat on It's head OF rag
and its hay-stuffed legs swaying from
right to left above some water tia
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Ostrca Virginica-You Eat Them.

September has many virtues. not
the least Of which Is the fact that 1t
has an "r'' In It's name. IT marks the
passing Of the straw hat, the vacation
season and the Summer girl. but II Of
fsrs compensation In the arrival OF the
Ostrea virginica, the well and favor
ably known nollusk belonging to the
lamollibranch!ate genus Ostrea, family
Ostreidse. and commonly called the
oyster.
Ootrea Virginlca has often been ac-
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cused OF harborlng typhoid germs. but
these attacks on It's fair name have
not appreriably diminished the num-
Der Of Its votaries. and most gourmets
are still inclined to agree with the
school-boy who wrote that The oyster
Is tie king OF beasts" Millions OF oys-
ters were tenderly reared and fatteneI
to supply the demand that began on
the first of September and that will
continue with una Dated voracty until
the last Of Aprl.
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asked tho Average Girl curiously.
MY mothcr-in-law. Every time I
eco her | can't help thinking what .
lovely old lady she'd be II she woald
only let me treat hor hair"
why don't you suggest itr'
My dear. ~ YOU value your future
happiness NEVER. NEVER sugsast
anythns to your husbands feminine
relatives But. IL I dared. ia tell her
"a use tho new hlte-of-esg treatment.
which IL the best thing IN the world to
make silver hair take on that shining
look which II 10 pretty and also to keep
u from coming out. Take the white of
an sgs and seat II until Il is very stiff
and then add tcaspoonfui OF water
and rub this thoroughly into the roots
OF tho hair and then rinse the hair In
q bowl OF warm water In which a table,
spoonful of shaved CASTLE soap has
been dissolved. Last OF all rinse In
clear warm water and then IN cooker
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An "OM Maid?"

N 7 " girl BnOulo
N marry sin-
! ply to ss-
cape being called
An old maid.
A generation ago
this procedure was
much moro fire.
Quent than II 10
now. There was
more excuse for II
then. The unmar-
ried woman was
formerly nothins
but . drudge In
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II lasted four hour.
In those four hours the thirteen acrss
OF land within the walls we're searched,
explored, gone over In every dlSction
by sror" Of men who beat the bushes
with sticks, trampled over tho tall
grass. rummIged in the hollows OF
trees and catered the heaps OF dry
leaves, And Old Trd.nard remainsd
invisible.
We'll, this Is a bit thick," groW1o1
Goussot
Beats me aitogethcr." retortsd -
sergeant.
(To BE ContiHued)
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tAtner ~ Of her mere fortunate mar
red sssters or sistersin-law. Society
a large regarded her with a plying
contempt. To avoid such a fate many
q woman has been guilty OF marrying
a man for whom she had neither love
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sYNOpsIl OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Arssn- Lu.in is French thief gcnuA Hi
faulty for stealing articles n vast value and Of
escaping scot free has aroused the Paris Inllce {,
s3ector Ganinard. sNon Lupin 10 forever tricEns
snd Outalltlng Whn he !. not engaged In rob
itrier on his own account LuI4n smu~s himsrl
~ helIing the police in s1lvsna mysteries which
would otherwise oaffle the Departmental tnte!h
gelce.
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a !|;!;l(e New lP}ksN&
NTaNgX Pleasure Seekers" ME- (N
KS(ASNlNot Joyous Enough YN7kAX
kpUfor Winter Garden We
8T CHARLES OARNTON.
Ss*f9
SSSs


Winter
-
a
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I'd to thu ssrsesnrs arguments. That
worthy organized a strict watch, dis
trhutei the brothers Goussot and tie
ads from the village under his mems
eyes. made sure hat tho ladders N.ro
locked away aai established his head
quarters In the dining room, where ne
and Farmer Gousspt sat and nodded
over a decanter OF old brandy,
The night passed quietly Every two
hours the sergeant went his rounds
and inspected the posts, There were no
alarms Old Trsinard did not bulge
from his hot
The battue began at break Of day.
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~ LACK ve.ve. and jet make .
X pleasing combination that 10 very
fashionable this winter. A pretty
black velvet suit had . wide Eirdle OF
jet beads nn!shed on at the front with
long sash ends OF tho heads. by the
way. this suit was OF panns vslvet and
tho jacket WINS In Elton efYoct In the
front ard long In tho back.
veive, suits arc now In great favor
and with th~ss are worn the bright
colored waists The yellow, cerise or
green look well With black velvet a
suit % ,aups velvet worn with a rose
wa.s, was attractive. Purple " also
favortte color for tho waist worn with
taups. These contrasting colors In
waists are tho vogue for dresy
functions but for general pra ctical wear
the one tone Is preferred.
Navy blue sim predomlnateA IN street
costumes. but black II rapidly becoming
close rival. Brown II a favorite, as Is
also olive and Russian green Suits In
Natter hlus and mahogany are A. 80
prominent. In velvet the now garnet
shade In very beautiful and viii no
doub, prove popular A suit In this
color recently noticed had tho edges
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HOW I GOT MY FIRST RAISE

TIE Evening World VIII cash prize OF SIS for the best account Of
Raise"
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uut experience obtaining his first Of
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CHAPTER TX.
The Invisible Prisoner.

NE day. at about four O'clock,
as evening was drawing in.
Farmer Gous,ot. with his four
sons. returned from q days
shoOflnp
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should purchase indigo
odrussto In liquid
easpoo nfui n q bowl of waite
making yellow dingy LOOKING
with staining
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a
vacousy audience
.
denying Miss Moore tanker But specialist that
a
hns dances csver skis This and entertaining feature and last
animated
.deiaintne.
In
Winter Garden
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You Can Be Your Own
Beauty Doctor.
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY.
BY Andre Dupont.


Thirty
| n
elderly women
~ o .
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satisfaction that the Winter Garden
isn't big enough to frighten his voice.
North Is equally IN evidence. and Coop
er looks as panied as you are likely TO
feel when he sings through his nosa
When all else fails these strenuous per-
formers they fan back upon an old
Weber and Fields burlesque and crush
II TO earth. Now that David warfleld
Is in town I can imagine no greater 10Y
than taking him TO the Winter Garden
ana sitting on his hat. Those fond OF
sport might catch tho all-wool snowballs
pitched over the footlights by the chorus
girls and save them TO throw At the
comedians.
The scene in the Alps that gives an
excuse for the snowballs IL . credit to
the Winter Garden. with Its tobossan
slide down tho mountatnside and . sun
IT peak in the distance. IN fact, all the
scenes are well painted. and the COS
tunes add 20 the spectacular effect OF
the production. Also there 10 a board
walk running around the orchestra pit
10 enable the show ladies to show off
their gowns and other incidental attrac-
tons. This little arrangement has q
-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-15

Mrs. H. w. j. Ham as postmaster at
Gainesville, Ca, to succeed Mrs. Helen
d. Longstreet, has been confirmed by
the senate. :. ...Secretary- OF war
Garrison is soon to make a personal In
spection Of the 157 military posts in
the United States, with view to re-
ducing the number In the interest OF
economy. Two women were kill
ed in an automobile wreck near Cam
den, N j., Saturday. AN anony-
nous letter has been received by Am
bassador Wilson, to the effect that the
Amrican embassy at Mexico City Is
to be blown up. DR.. Jas. Deimas
is in Jail at Columbus. Ga, charged
with criminally assaulting the wife Of
a Mountain Hill farmer. =. The grand
consistory Of Louisiana Masons will
leave New Orleans on July rs, for
Panama, where the Scottish Rite
degrees will he conferred on class Of
1O2 candidates in one Of the canal
locks. V. "A triple alliance, includ-
ing England, japan and the United
States, was suggested at banquet CIV
en- in honor of visiting Japanese
mobiles at Portland, Ore, Friday night.
....-Dr. B. X. Leach, Socialist
editor of Brandon, Ore. has been run
out Of that town because Of attacks
on the UnlteQ states nag .AueTi-
can capitalists are to build q $1,000
900 hotel in London. .... Secretary
Bryan will leave Washington on July
10, for a lecture tour throughout the
middle west. -. Mrs. Mary Belle
Crawford, so years old, has been
placed under arrest at Atlanta, Ga.
on the charge of numbering her veal
thy husband four years ago, by ad-
ministering morphine and opium. The
charge OF murder is made by SON and
heir Of the dead man, on the strength
of report Of chemist who examined
the stomach Of the dead man. Agents
Of the French government have ap-
piled to the United States government
for the formula. used in making the
smokless powder used by the Ameri-
can navy and army. The request Is
made on account Of the many accidents
on French vessels, due to the use OF
inferior explosives. .... Twelve per-
sons were killed and fifty injured In
a trolley car collision near Los Ange-
les, CAL, Sunday. ....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-15

The newly graded Lincoln road is
popular with automobilisits and driv-
ers. 81. .-.... ..--.. .. . -.
The c. e. NV. trains Nos. and 8,
are beginning to handle a fair amount
of travel. g......g s..
Every acre sowed to alfalfa will
prove a gold mine to the man who
owns 1t. e.. ... ..... 4.
There was a good crowd of people in
town yesterday, mainly on account of
the court Of general sessions.
To make a farmer an alfalfa grower,
1t is only necessary for the man who
hasn't any to talk to the farmer who
has an acre or two Of alfalfa, especi-
ally after he has cut his crop. 40
People who have occasion to travel
over the Marion and Kingville branch
of the Southern railway. between
Blacksburg and Rock Hill, are remark
ing about the great improvement in
the track during the past few weeks.
Prof. carbery 10 anxious to see the
development of the growing Of berries
and small fruits throughout this sec
tion. He says that conditions for such
development are almost ideal in the
Piedmont belt and II pushed would be
the means Of bringing in thousands of
dollars that would be almost like find
ing H. .