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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

CHANGED HER MIND
By WAY CUNNINGHAM COBB.

The lighthouse keeper looked round
as a light step sounded on the stone
stairs. At his side stood a pretty, pet
ulant looking girl of about nj heteen
his adopted daughter, Lucy. So
Father" she said, with the suspi.
cion of a sob in her voice, @Tm think.
ing of going to N'York tomorrow
John Eldridge's face became a mask.
and over it a white pallor crept. He
stared at the girl for a moment OF
two.
80! You've quarreled with Ned
he said.
He wants to remain here after
we're married, father" the girl pro
tested. "It's-so slow here. l want to
see life and gayety."
"Wait!" shouted Eldridge. Put g
pin in them words, girl, and remember
them. I'm going to tell you a story
You don't know how l came &c
adopt you, nor who your folks was, dc
you? Didn't know your mother lived
In these parts? Yet everybody round
about here knew Milly Torrance, when
she was a slip of a thing like you.
Had the same ideas, too, she had,
about seeing life. She was engaged
to a young fellow who had just got the
charge of this lighthouse. Mighty
proud and pleased he was, l tell you
girl, when Milly, whom he'd knowed
ever since she was a baby along with
him, promised to be his wife. He was
looking forward to the spring, SO as
they'd start housekeeping in the light
house together.
There was a young fellow whom
we'll call Cray, because that wasn't
his name. Son of a millionaire, aDd
hadn't neve done a days honest worl
In his life. Used to come down here
winters for the duck shooting, which
was pretty good in them times. USED
to spend his time shooting and try
ing to turn the heads of foolish girls
He was a fashy chap. with his gold
jewelry and ~ostentatious ways"
The speakers voice had become
menacing; the girl recoiled and looked
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
Historic Russian Town.

Koshroma. where the first czar OF
Russia vas crowned. is a pretty town
of $4,000 Inhabitants. 1t is also
known for its beautiful monastery of
Ipatiev, founded In 1880, but the town
itself is much older. It was In this
old monastery that Mikhael Feodoro-
witch Romanov. who later became
car, was hidden when pursued by the
Poles. He was founder OF the dynasty
of the Romanovs and the ancestor OF
the present czar. Before him tho
house OF Rurik had ruled over Russia
for seven centuries.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

clovers with more than three leaves
are due to two causes-one hereditary,
the other nutritive, After a moist sea-
son clover plants with four or even
i've, six or seven leaves are relatively
common. and plants with only two
leaves are also seen at such times, but
these are very rare.
But some are abnormal by heredity
and reproduce themselves with the
same characteristics in successive
years when their environment remains
the same, external Influences merely
modifying the sizes Of the leaves.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
WHY THEY REMAINED SMALL
Experience of Man With Broken
Alarm Clock at Once En-
lightened Him.

81 often wondered" said a bachelor
business man living in the ffties not
far from Broadway, according to the
New York Sun, why it was that one
jeweler around my neighborhood had
a fine big shop and three or four 9TH
ers had places not half so large and
didn't seem to be doing any business
at all. But l know now.
Il had occasion to have one of these
modern alarm clocks repaired and to
make some business for the small
chaps, / went to one of them to do
the job. He said he couldn't do it
for less than rs cents, if it could be
fixed at all, and when it was done it
couldn't be of any account and had
better buy a new one He offered me
one for 81 up. ! left him and went to
the Others. All had about the same
answer.
Then l thought I'd go to the big
shop jeweler and hear what he had
to say. He said if it could be fixed
he'd do it. for so cents and guaran-
tee it for a year. He said he'd let me
know next day If it could be done or
not. When went in again the clock
was finished. l paid my so cents, and
he said if it got out of order with
in a year to come around and get it
fixed without cost.
Then l knew why he had the big
shop and the business, and ! won
dered why it was that the small shops
didn't wake up and do business in a
way to attract trade and hold it when
it had once been secured. l also be-
gan to get a glimmer why it is that
the small ~shopkeepers are nearly al
ways small s~hopkeepers. When they
know how to do business they soon
grow into big shopkeepers."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
LUCKY FouR-LEAFED CLOVER
r-x.,.nat,on Of Abnormality In Growth
has Been Given TO World by
French Scientist.

e,noa ~tourleafed clover is said to
be -Iucky," 1t might be well to know
how Il happens that while most clover
has only three leaves. Is found
now and then with four
According to ]. Perriraz' VIC dis
cusses the question in the Archives
Saa sciences PhysiQues ct Natureiles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
Granted.

A sweet-faced old lady walked up
the avenue hanging on the arm of her
husband. who was a little bit hard OF
hearing. A girl brushed past them
.rudely, humping into the little old
lady.
She didn't even say Excuse me-"
she said. Indignantly to her husband.
What, my dear?" he inquired
mildly.
The old lady repeated her state
ment in a louder tone. Still the old
gentleman did not understand.
Excuse me-" she shrieked above
the rush and roar of the automobiles.
Certainly, my DEAR" he answered.
graciously. But what did you do?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
Petroleum Output.

Pennsylvania at n time produced
practically all the petroleum of the
country, but last year its output was
little over 8 per cent. of the total,
and was exceeded by that of seven
states. The total production in 1913
as reported by the geological survey
was 24S, 100000 barrels, IL per cent
more than in 1912. California pro-
duced 81 per cen of the country's
total last year and Oklahoma 20 per
cent, these two states Yielding more
than all the others. The average price
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
Right Size Too LARGE.

Bella French shoemaker has pat
ented a machine that makes a plaster
cast of a customers foot and from It
forms a last over which his shoes are
made.
Beulah-That would never do over
here. A shoe made like that would be
altogether too large for a New York
woman.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

dollars. These birds, as well as the yellew and
black 90, the scarlet liwi and others, were pro-
tected by stringent DEGREES, and the feathers
were used exclusively in the making of these roy
al cloaks and standards. The rich yellow of the
mamo cloak is contrasted with the more common
cloaks of the 90 bird. The British museum has
a smaller mamo cloak than this, which was given
to Queen Victoria.
The Hawaiian hall is rich in articles that illus
trate the early life Of the people Of the islands.
Doctor Brigham devised the ingenious plan of TAX
ing plaster casts of living Hawaiians who were
good types of their race. Then from these casts
were made the figures that now represent the
worship and the Industries of the people. Thus,
for instance, we have natives pounding the taro
to make poi, the national dish, and others cutting
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

from stone the pounders
used in this work. Others
are shown spinning and
weaving and making weap-
ons and fishing tackle.
One of the most striking
groups is that Of a kahu-
ma, or medicine man,
praying before a big Gala
bash, in order to draw
down a curse upon his
enemy. So superstitious
are the natives that even
in these days if a man
learns that a kahuna is
praying for his death he
takes leave Of his friends,
settles his estate, turns
his face to the wall and
gives up the ghost.
Among the valuable
specimens in this room is
a unique collection OF
kappa. or tapa cloth, made
from vegetable fiber. OF
all the islanders Of the
Pacific, these Hawaiians
made the finest tapa, and
Doctor Brigham has gath.
cred here wonderful speci
mems of their skill. Mos
of this cloth was made
from the paper Mulberry
a shrub that was cultivat
ed by all Polynesians
The bark from the lower
branches of these trees
was stripped off, dried anc
then laboriously beaten
and the fiber welded to
gether into sheets. The
pattern carved on the
beaten gave figure to the
tapa cloth, and the color
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12
c

rs Mr.. Blobb at homer asked a
voice over the telephone.
No. answered Mrs. Blobb, but |
expect him home in half an hour"
Then I'll call up later"
I'm afraid 1t won't be worth your
while. Two friends are bringing
him"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

We may build more splendid habita-
tons, all our rooms with paintings
and sculptures, but we cannot buy
with gold the old associations.-Long-
fellow.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

paid in the entire country was
95.4 cents a barrel in 1918 and 7s.7
cents in 1912.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

thoroughly American
lied as they are, these is
lands present a variety of
races that make their fu-
ture a problem for any
thoughtful observer. While
the Hawaiians are a rap
idly dying race, the Jap
anese have leaped into the
foremost place in num-
bers and have seized all
the small manufactures
and petty trades and in
d~ustries that were once
controlled by the natives.
With thousands of Chi
nese, these two people
have orientalized many
quarters of Honolulu,
while they give a peculiar
stamp to many of the
small towns throughout
the island. Together they
form 60 per cent of the
population. These orien-
tails retain their native
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

TUWVT IHdH U UtBTGGB anu M mIubUIT-
mer rarely climbs above IS degrees. To one used
to a harsher climate this equable temperature, with
Its soft, balmy winds, seems very enervating. Walk
Ing In the middle Of the day produces profuse per-
SEPARATION and energy is much relaxed. 1t is a posi-
tive effort to walk more than a block or two, and
mental work is not pleasant. After one is acclimat.
ed, however, the blood becomes thinner and old resi-
dents OF Honolulu declare that they can do nearly
as much work as on the mainland.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-12

HE Hawaiian islands are a lotus eaters
land, where it is always afternoon and
where the call to n work is sell
dom heard. They are an ideal place for
a vacation, especially in the winter
months, when ice and snow hold fast
most of the United States. Even to a
Californian the climate is singularly
equable," as the mercury seldom drops
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
wonderful RECORD III a. ssU,,u..IU
InstitutiOn-NOw 300 Pupils.

This institution, located in Clin-
ton, S. c., is for the education of de-
serving orphan children and for none
other, and only for those who are
unable to pay their own expenses. 1t
costs the institution 500 a year to
meet the expenses Of Il child. which
sum is provided by the generous
Christian public. The Young people
are not legally bound to the institu-
tiOn and are received rs into any
other school. the Orphanage not hav-
ing any right to distribute them to
families. They live in cottages of
about 20 to the cottage. ,nere .Cing
at present fifteen sven cottages. The
training is literary y, technical, domes-
tic and moral no child is received
under six years Of age, and as soon
as received is at once entered into
school, in WNich they continue for Il
grades, graduating at about 20 years
of age. The course is a thorough
one. In the mccHanical department is
the training includes printing, car
pentcring, farming, h'achipe work,
steam laundry work an1 all the do
mestic arts. There a.e now 800
pupils, requiring So 900 a year to
meet expenses. 1t is wonderful how
by the goodness of God and good men
and women, all this is provided.
Over thousand young people have
been educated in this school and
cared for in every particular. Rev.
DR.. VIM. p. Jacobs is the president,
and has been for 40 years. The rails
ing Of funds for the support Of the
home is in his hands. The school
is always crowded. and vacancies oc-
curing are quickly filed. Only de-
serving applicants are received.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
Geese With Age to Them.

Reading, Pa, March S.-Petty,
the oldest goose in Berks county, and
probably in the United States. be-
longing to Miss Catharine Trait. Of
near HartZ Store, this county, died
several days ago. 1t was sc years
old. Miss TAFT says the goose laid
until four years ago.
About the same time ! 35-year-
old goose owned by Peter McCaffrey
OF Cressona, died. 1t is not known
here that geese ever reached such
ages as these.
Petty nearly always kept close to
the house. In front of the Trait
nome Is a stone wall, and it was
while walking along this wall that
it slipped and fell over the three-foot
embankment. The goose died few
hours later.
The CrcssOne goose died after be-
ing Ill less than "a hours.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
FIVE MINUTE CURE
IL STOMACH is BAD.
When "Pnpe's Diapcpsin" Reaches
stomach All Indigestion, Gas
and S0uIncSS Disappears.

You don't want a slow remedy
when your stomach is bad--or an un-
certain one-.Or a harmful one-your
stomach is too valuable; you mustn't
1njurc 1t with drastic drugs
Pape's Diapcpsin is noted for its
speed in giving relief; its harmless
ness; its certain, unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs
It's millions Of cures in Indigestion,
dyspepsia, gastritis and other sto-
mach trouble has made it famous the
world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor
IN your home-keep 1t handy-gct a
large hfty-Cent case from any drug
store and then if any one should eat
something which doesn't agree with
them; If what they eat lays like lead,
fermcnts and Sours and forms gas;
causes headache, dizziness and nau-
sea, eructations Of acid and undigest-
ed foOd-remembc as soon as Pape's
Diapepsin comes in contact with the
stomach all such distress vanishes.
It's promptness, certainty and ease in
overcoming the worst stomach disor-
ders is revelation TO those who try
II. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25

!.... ..i,. "a, i'.tssSaSe Gar ana held
Up Express Messenger.

Beaumont, Texas, March 1S.--A
lone robber held up the express mes
senger on Santa Fe railroad train
near here to-day and is reported to
have secured $4,000. The robbery
occurred on northbound train No.
2O2 at Helbig, 4 miles north of this
place
Deputy sheriffs and policemen from
Beaumont started in pursuit of the
robber, who is said to have leaped
from the car and disappeared in a
thickly wooded country. The train
left here at 1915 p. m. The $14,-
600 was being sent by a local COM
pany to Browndell, Texas, for pay
roll use.
Rob Martin, the express messen-
ger, reported the robbery was COM
hitted by middle-aged white man,
no had hidden himself in the bag
glge car behind some boxes and
Trunks. When the train was going
through stretch Of timber country
north of Helbig, he sprang from his
hiding place, and, covering Martin
with revolver, relieved him of the
money.
Railroad officials said the robber
apparently had been hidden in the
car some time, and he may have
boarded the train at Houston.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25

20 minutes they haG him up on his
feet, and driving him just t. my no.
tion-everything right in q bunCh.
1t was not long till they ran right by
us; King seemed like he was off the
grOund-I never saw such running
as he was doing-and the Others
were right at him. Old Lowd did
the best running he over did. in fact.
1t seemed to me that all Of them mn
derStOod the situation and just tried
their level best. They had been run
ming about 20 minutes not making
bobble, and | asked one Of the mcu
If that was the old, hard hitter rhGy
all said that was him, and that he
would throw the dogs off in less
than 10 minutes. The dogs poured
it to him about another 20 inmates,
never making hush. | would have
bet anything that they would chew
him in less than two hours He tried
all his tricks on them, and deciding
this would not do, got down to fat
footed running. He would go OF for
nearly a mile. then right back he
would come, just tearing the earth
open, and the dogs right In behind
him, me with my hat in my hand-.jt
would not stay on my head. ! could
tell the fox was getting weak. and
the dogs seemed to be just getting
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25

down to good business. About
Q CLOCK he started across some clear
ridges and they picked nlm np, maxi
ing the race about two hours. When
we got to the dogs they had the fox
torn INTO strings, with old Lowd apd
klng trying to fight over the pieces
Ihis ended the race, and a good one
It was, too.
those fellows tried to trade me
out or some Of the dogs, but I told
them that none of them was for sale.
ana that they were all South Caro-
ma dogs. | knew you would not
part with them; if you should want
10 would not let YOU. / know Won
nave never heard King run as good
as | have. The fox did not run as
sood races last fall as they do at
inns season OF the year. If you could
come down now you could hear some
good, stout races. You had better
ceride to let me keep all the dogs
Gown here through the summer.
Maybe can keep any Of them from
dying, though it's tough on dogs
Gown here through the summer
months. r w
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
JIM's DOGS Still RUNNING.
Way Down I'm Mississippi, Oconee
Dogs Lead the Bunch.

The Following letter from Strebor,
Miss, was recently received by Jim
ones, OF Madison, fox hunter by ma
ire, railroad man from necessity:
Dear jim: Your letter OF several
lays ago received. Would have writ
en- sooner but have been very busy
OK hunting. rhe weather has been
"a little against me in this line Of
business, but ] have been driving
Them just the same. A fox can't
outrun nor Out-fgure these dogs.
King drives fox more and more to
my notion every race | have.
I left my place a few mornings ago
about o'clock, went about two
miles, and heard King strike fairly
rold track. Lowd was next to join
him, and all the other dogs began to
drop in. | was by myself and foot
0ack.' They all got busy, and soon
Ning and Nell went off trailing in one
oirection; Lowd, Rachel and Jessie
'ent the other way. That did not
ouNd so good, but presently | heard
ling and Nell coming light back to
lie, wide open. running just like they
we're looking at it. Ny old hat was
way up on my head by this time, and
! was stepping around on tip-tces.
by this time the other dogs heard
hem and fell in ranks, and | said
0 myself, the big thing Is going to
come Oft here in these woods. They
arried him several rounds. right
Yer and around me. 1t was mighty
lard, but | stood it as best could.
Everything was laying right up in
he collar-King just little in
ront, and they held him in close
quarters. Into one little bay. ont
INTO another, he would go, and in a
faw minutes here he would come
lack right by me. About 7 a. m.
yhey picked him up-a large old fell
low.
rested a while, five or six miles
rom home, dreading to start home;
out | decided | would pull them in.
went about mile, and old I.owd
made strike pretty cold; King fell
Il at once, and soon all Of them
were trailing, and they trailed off
light away from home, getting way
ahead Of me, and when | did get in
hearing of them again, they had him
Up on his feet right, but kept going
from me all the time. | had some
bad branches to cross, and it took
me long time to get up with them,
out | did at last, and right there I
lad the finest race yet They had
lim on a goodsized creek, first on
one side then on the other. He bad
a big pine log that he crossed the
creek on, so | went up and took a
seat on the log. I don't know how
many times / saw him cross this log.
out several. | had my pup with me
under chain. I thought Of you a
hundred times in this race. | never
heard such close packing in my life
the music never hushed from start
70 finish. AS soon as thought they
had him pretty we'll broken down. /
turned my pup loose right in behind
lim. How he did squall when he
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
TESTING CORN BRINGS YIELDS.
Any Farmer Can Make Own Germi-
nation TestS--EulI Explanation.

Clemson College, March 23.-Spe-
cial Every farmer in South Caro-
lima who plants corn should begin Sc
lecting his seed for planting at once.
is the advice of Prof. w. l.. Hutchin-
son, Of Clemson College. Prof
Hutchinson urges every farmer to
make termination test Of his seed
which numerous experiments have
proved beyond a doubt will result in
Il large increase in yield. An car-tO-
row test with seed that has been
tested for terminating powers will
be sure to pay farmer handsomely
in future crops, but even If he makes
only the termination test this year
lie is likely to have his yield incrcaS-
ed from five to ten bushels an acre
at least. The test is 90 simple and
requires so little time in proportion
to results that there is no farmer in
the State who cannot make it.
The average farmer i'm this SCatC
selects his planting ears by sight
alone, picking out the ears which ap-
pear sound. Unless he is an OK, ert
and has had training in corn judg-
ing, this method is not Of great value
to him What he should do is to
select his best looking ears and then
put these through a termination
test.
How Test is Made.
After selecting the best looking
ears. arrange them side by side on
plankS, driving ten-pcnny nail af-
ter every tenth ear. The ears should
then be numbered cOnsecutively,
which can be done by marking the
number Of each ear on the plank
with lead pencil. They should then
be left until after the termination
test is completed, except when they
are taken out one by one for the
purpose Of getting kernels from
them.
One Of the simplest and best
methods Of testing is the use Of
sawdust box. Use a box about two
feet square and four inches deep.
Fill the box to within an inch and a
half Of the top with sawdust, well
packed. Select a piece Of white
cloth little larger than the box and
mark this off in two-inch squares
with a pencil, numbering enough Of
the squares to tell the number OF
any Of them without trouble. BY
leaving outside rows vacant all
around the box. there will be about
one hundred squares. Tack the
cloth inside the box so that 1t rests
firmly and smoothly over the saw
dust.
With the box near at hand, take
the ears from the plank one by one.
Select from each ear six kernels, TAX
ing them from different parts Of the
ear and no two from the same row.
Place the six kernels from ear No.
I in square No. l on the cloth, and
so on with all the ears. Kernels
should be laid with the germ side up.
Put each ear back in it's place on the
plank.
When each square in the box ex-
cept those in the outside rows, con-
tains six kernels, sprinkle water into
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-25
The FOrtY-Year Test,

An article must have exceptiona,
merit to survive a period of forty
years. Chamberlain Cough Remedy
was first offered to the public in 1872.
FROM small beginning it has grown
IN 1aV"r and popularity until it has
attained worldwide reputation.
4ou will find nothing better for a
cough or cold. Try it and you will
understand why it is a favorite after
q period OF more than forty years.
1t not only gives relief---it cures For
sale by all dealers. adv.