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or anxious to hurry others. He was
a well dressed handsome young fellow
and he seemed fiustered and excited.
The stranger looked over Tim, then
his hack. and then old Ready. II was
apparent from the disappointed ex-
pr ssion OF his face that the layout
was not encouraging.
See here" he said rapidly, sis
there a public garage anywhere
near?"
Mile Gown the avenue" vouchsafed
Tim.
Again the man looked over Tim and
his equipment.
Are you ready for q hard rum" he
inquired.
Well. sir" replied Tim. "as ysu see.
old Ready Is no racehorse. but IL It's
a sure steady plugging gait he can't
be beat"
Get up on your box and follow OF.
ders. then" directed the stranger.
You shall have good pay. cnly do
just as / direct yOu." and to Tins
surprise the man got up beside him an
though resolved TO act as pilot direct
He pulled his coat collar well up
over his face and spoke crisply, nerv-
ously when he spoke at all. After
devious turns and windings he or
dered Tim to drive slowly down a dark
lane. Behind n three-story brick
house he whispered an order to halt.
Then he was lost In the darkness of
the yard beyond for some minutes.
When he returned. to the amaxement
OF Tim he carried in his arms a girl
ish form wrapped up In q great water
proof coat
See here. mister" exclaimed Tim,
aghast. what's this-kidnaping?"
NO." aared out the young man
breathiessiy. "vii!a;nyi Poor dear!"
and he held the form more sheltering-
ly. Get US away quick. IL you want
to help q good cause"
The mar disposed of the senseless
form Of the girl within the vehicle.
Then he spoke hurriedly and definite
ly to Tim He wished TO reach n Ger.
tain point. a little suburb eight miles
distant
No trasersed roads," he explained.
You must cut across the prairies
west Of the city"
-Itn be slow work for this old rig.
that" repCrted Tim dubiously.
DO your best-you shan't lose." as
sared his fare.
II was. indeed. slow work, and m
pleasant and venturesome at that. The
old vehicle wobbled and creaked as
they left the paved streets. Old Ready
stumbled. puffed and had to halt fire.
Quentiy for o rest Then q mile or
less from their destination. a wheel
broke on In rut The hack nearly
pitched over. Ready gave fnai gasp
and sank down smashing the shafts
and, lying in the mud and mirs. col
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HIS STRANGE FARE
ey AUGUSTUS coopRIcH sHsa.
WIN.

Big Tim finished the last crumb Of
his midnight lunch ON the drivers seat
OF his oid-fashioned four-wheeled hack.
Then he took n red luscious looking
apple from his pocket.
No." he said suddenly. drawing it
back as he was about to sink his
teeth In In juicy depths-"old Ready
win cheer up bit IL give 1t to him
and he deserves it-brave, loyal fel
iow!"
So Tim got down from the seat,
broke the pippin In two with his strong
fists ane fed the sections to the horse.
The latter tried to express his appre-
citation OF the cheering feast. He
munched at the last shred OF the tooth
some dainty. his eye fixed gratefully
on his master and then rubbed his
frowsy check against that OF Tim.
Its all right. Isn't it?' chirped Tim.
Ever the best Of friends, hey, old
scout? What chums we've been nigh
on to twenty years. And now-ah
mel"
Tim sighed. and well he might. The
good old days were gone, indeed.
Square by square. mile by mile laws.
ordinances. the police had pushed the
old cab stand farther and farther from
the city center. New centers had
been formed. but chauffeurs and auto
mobiles and electric cabs had IN
truded.
Thus for over year Tim and Ready
had been obliged to make their night
stand at the present corner-a street
car junction. An occasional fare came
along. There were some exigency
midnight calls from doctors. the hospi-
tai. or some belated convivialists.
Tim had grown old and hardened In
the service. Ready was dropping and
gray. The hack had seen both It's
best and its worst days. There was a
family OF four at home. Tim knew
nothing but driving a hack. 30 he was
fast going down hill with q failing
business.
"f ! only had the capital to buy
an electric cab" he mused longingiy.
And new suit. Then me for a
fashionable hotel stand or the depots
and a good rest for you. old Ready.
Fare. sir?,
Tim. always on the lookout for busi-
ness. az feature Of routine hailed a
man who had suddenly appeared. look
ing about him as though in q hurry
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meals to prepare. Not only because
the appetite is then most capricioGs,
but one must use care not TO fall into
the rut of bacon. eggs. toast and cof-
fee until the sight of a piece OF toast
Is reason for saying things.
As toast is so Inevitable and withaI
so necessary. we should learn to spare
our families the infiiction of under.
done or sSorched. tough or greasy
pieces. Cereals which are light aud
require little cooking are more favor
able for hot weather than the heartier
oatmeals and wheats There Is no
moro delicious breakfast dish In tho
summer than fresh fish with radlshes
and bit OF French fried potatoes.
Steamed eggs make n nice breakfast
dish and when cooked In a steam
cooker are no trouble to prepare. Eut.
ter the cups. drop In the raw egg.
sprinkle with salt and pepper and
steam Until firm. Slip each egg. which
viii be beautifully round. on rounds
OF butteTed toast and serve.
H-m .ri Poaehed Eap.-MIx two
'NptuiS VI FH'fg Cuopptu COOKED nam,
one tablespoonful OF prepared mus
tard, one teaspOOnful OF minced pars-
ley and two tablespoonfuls OF cream.
Xix thoroughly and form into cakes.
Mako n depression In each, drop n
raw egg in the center of each, sprinkle
with salt and pepper, dot with butter
and lake In n moderate oven until the
eggs set Remove and cover each
With the white of the egg beaten stifT,
aust with salt and pepper and return
10 the oven TO brown.
Pinssp pple and Banana Puree.-Press
ripe bananas though a potato ricer.
add orange juice and sugar. and heap
on TAN sEce5 cf pine lTp.s, pia,3 lus-
cious straw berry for cornish aud
serve ice cod. This is nice for a fruit
course at luncheon.
Steamed bananas served with lem.
on Juice on wellbuttered toast make
~ other nice breakfast dish. I'so
plenty OF butter and q little lemon
juice.
Te<xG M~,<..skl-c..'
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POULTRY
sFNTS.
CARING FOR INDIAN RUNNERS,
Green Feed 10 Nest important Part %
Ration Whenever Fowis Are Net
Free 70 Range.
CBy c. @ VALENTINE. Pouhrymaa.

tBy c. o. VALENTINE. Pouitrymsm.
Copyright. lsiA)
The very special care OF The Runner
younglings covers the frat week. for
they must not be chilled. overfsd or
ieft without water. They chill easily
at first and sometimes get cast en- their
little fat backs and may bs unable to
right themselves. Water OF blood tenn,
perature should be- the frwt suppiy.
then stale bread lightly moistened In
sweet milk After q week bran. mia.
dlings and later cornmeal and meat
scraps are added to the ration. sproue.
ed oats. chopped lettuce or cabbage or
any available palatable green feed In a
most important part OF the ration
whenever the ducks or d,,cklings are
not free to range. Nothing, however.
quite equals red or white clover or Al
falfa, either graEed or supplied artifl-
ciaily. A new producer of green feed
for yarded fowls Ia the Chinese cab
bage. which looks like a two foot lst.
tuce and is extremely tender.
Those who can should permit vide
range. with water privilege, after tho
ducklings are seven or eight weeks old.
for this gives great muscular strength
and lessons feed bills. while with ma
ture ducks II is likely to increase the
hatehability Of the eggs. In general,
bran, middlings. shorts and rod dog
are the main reliance to produce frame
and muscular development. Maise.
oats and ha
sieved while the duckiings are yet
smalD tend to add fat Meat halps
along both lines. and bonemeal helps
to make a good frame
Shelter may be OF the simplest. but
must provide comfort and eQuabie con-
ditions. These, after ample feed ana
water. being the key 70 success. and
those birds which. when well matured.
are thus provided and allowed TO order
their own lives within these limits
usually become tho largest producers.
The greatest success I have known
has come through using q barn base
ment for shelter. leaving food where
the birds always had access TO II and
freedom 10 20 and come at will. These
birds were handled by an elderly wom-
an. far past eighty. known as "a good
feeder" They produced for three years
under her systematic care an average
OF practically 6S eggs from each 100
ducks daily-more. Of course. In the
summer than In winter The best
general average production Of hens I'm
din. state In the Union tcensus repors)
is less than 2s eggs per 100 hens FOR
every day in the year. showing O bal
ance In favor OF the Indian Runner
duck OF Is eggs per year.
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This 10 pretty serious" grumbled
rtm- Il hope youu zee TO the dam

iapsed.
This 10 pretty serious" grumbiee
Tim Il hope youu zee TO the dam
age"
"Doubly over. my man." promised
the fare. "Ah!" he exclaimed joyful
~. looking within the vehicie-"Aida
II is J. We have escaped" and he
hastened over some explanations. Il
viii be back an soon as I get my
charge TO the town just beyond here. .
ne assured Tim and half supporting
his companion he disappeared amid
the darkness.
"Hm!" commented Tim lugubrious
iy -the end has come Cor the old lay.
out. ] guess"
Il was about an hour later when
Tim. anxiously stroking poor Ready
who appeared TO be at his last gasp
was startled by the appearance oi
two men. They were breathless from
running and In o minute or two Tim
knew that they were on the trail oI
his recent fare. They looked inside
the vehicle. Then they began TO ques
ton him as to the direction his pas.
sengers had gone.
Sturdy Tim gave them no satisfac
tion and they tried to force him 70
speak. He beat OF one OF his as
sailants. The other seizing a stone
was abogt to lay him out, when Ready
staggered to his feet. With a quick
nip he seized the mans arm between
his powerful jaws. There was q
crunching sound. q curdling yell and
then the two baffied fellows sneaked
away.
Daylight was dawning as a welcome
figure appeared upon the bleak spot
on the prairie. There was q happy
relieved look In the face OF the young
man.
We'll, my man." he hailed cheeriIy,
thought ] was going to forget you.
I've had lots to do-among other
things getting married to the young
lady you have helped out of the hands
OF scheming cruel relations"
why. sir. q romance" intimated
Tim.
We'll nigh a tragedy" said the
young man seriously. "They had
drugged her to spirit her away, but /
got ahead OF them. Now she Is safe.
Dear! Dear! q wreck. indeed. isn't
itr
Yes. the old hack will never run
again-nor Ready. much." observed
Tim.
The stranger asked q few questions.
Then he became interested and
pressed his inquiries still further.
Il see your mind IL on an electric
cab" he observed finally. "Weli. old
Ready deserves retirement. I'll settle
the bill for the new layout. uniform
and all"
That Is why. arrayed in a spick and
span suit and proud owner OF the
nobbiest cab In the city, Tim Dow ney
does thriving business as q popular
up-todate chauffeur.
Copyright. 1914. by W. q. Chapman,
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through the fun It reduces ths fever
which is in their blood at this tims.
II you have windows in the hen
house. keep them clean. an the hens
need all the sunlight they can get
these days.
Hens suffer from a damp hen house,
30 II is well TO keep the fioor covered
with litter.
BE sure to keep plenty Of fresh wa,
ter before the hens.
A great amount Of water is used 70
form an egg.
Put your thinking cap on and don't
let other work crowd out tho chicks.
Lot the poultry have q share Of the
sour milk.
II you have not had the nerve 20 use
the open front house during the win
ter you had better begin now by re-
moving the windows on the north and
use muslin. -
Eggs from hens that have made q
fair showing In laying this winter win
be more fertile than those that did
heavy laying.
Keep flock OF hens. a good COW or
two. prepare for a good garden this
year. and you won't have TO complain
Of the high cost Of living.
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SUMMER SHADE.
ROY II. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.
During the hot summer months
chickens fimPiy must rave a refuge
from the hot rays OF the sun. Ths
corn field on the farm makes an al
most ideal place for such refuge and
as q place for them to range in.
Aside from furnishing shade the corn
field also provides sn abundance or In.
sects which to a large extent viii take
the place Of costly beef scrap. The
weeds and grass In the rows and about
the fences furnish sufficient greeD
feed and the birds get plenty Of exer
else In such q large range. Further
more the ground Is usually soft and
dust wallows are easily made by the
birds 90 help them In keeping free OF
lice In the warm weather. II is neces-
sary. however. 20 look out for chicken
enemies. Inc uding hawks. crows. owls,
weasels. dogs. etc. although IL is doubt
full in my iaind II the cornfield Is a
disadvantage In this respect The ad-
ditional hiding places furnished the
chickens should more than Offset the
advantages TO these enemies especial
ly when the corn has reached sone
sixa
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

The Case of L. L cantelcu

The ease of J.. l.. Cantclou. Clarcn-
don, Texas, is similar to that of many
others who have used Chamberlain :
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
He says: AFTER trying a doctor for
several months and using different
kinds of medicine for my wife who had
been troubled with with seve1e bowel
complaint for several months. I bought
n pc bottle of Chamberlain Colic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Az
ter using the second bottle she was
entirely cured" For sale by all dea-
lers. adv.
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Teok ttimse,f SerlousIv

Wifey-"Well. how was the circus.
Hiram? Hubby-"RottenI The folks
at the door made me pay full price for
little Hiram" Wifey-"Well, he's a
good deal more'n twelve. you know"
Hubby--"Course he Ia. but fer the sake
ov q year or two ! don't see why
them sraspin' circus interests should
antagernize the farmin' community"
Pittsburgh DISPATCH.
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GOOD POULTRY SUGGESTIONS
Rroedy Hens, Not Intended for HATCH
Ing, Should BE Broken up-kesp
House In Good Order.

tBy MRS. q. w. RANDLET-T. North "a
kots Agricultural coiiSsa)
IL you intend TO uae hens For hatch
ing. set them In dry place where the,
ventilation is good
II you do not intend to use hens for.
Matching. break them up at once and
get them to laying again.
A good way TO break up q broody
hen is TO put her in light airy coop
with wire or slat bottom that you
can hang UP. This permits a free cir
culation OF air and aA II blows up
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

Ordinarily It Is neither advisable or
recegGary 70 fertilize crimson clover.
but when seeded on very poor land an
application at the time Of seeding OF
about 25o pounds per acre Of acid rock
and 30 or 80 pounds OF muriate of pot
ash gives profitable returns.
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tions TO delight tho
taste"D equal To the deli
cate chicken.
Minced Chicken With
Green Peppers. - Bod
two green peppers ten
minutes. Remove tho
seeds and cut the pep.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

II requires practically twice as much
ground lime, stone or oyster shells,
and one and one-fcurth times as much
hydratsd lime as burned lime to de-
the same amount Of good.
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wAfl Arranaed

Aaid-Mrs. Naybor returned much
cheaper coffee than she borrowed,
mum.
Mistress-weli. Mary. put Il In a Jar
by itself and lend II to her when she
sends over again.-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

To be healthy. and sane and well
and happy. you must work with your
hands as well as with your head.
wise man does not need advice and
q fool viii not take IL.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

That man only is really worthy 20 be
called educated who Is able to DO nt
least one useful thing well: who hns a
sympathy which is universal. and who
~ Ia the line OF evolution.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

Happiness Only Comparative.
We may anticipate bliss. but who
ever drank Of that enchanted cup unat
loyedi-Colton.
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ing fruits, and the
the first meal OF
the day Is well
started IL some
variety Is served
IL is the general
opinion that
breakfast is one
Of the hardest
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20
HOTEL SAINT
MARYS
Leonardtown, Md.

HOTEL ST MARY'S is a
new building equipped will
gas. steam heat. hot and cuIi
water. well furnished rooms.
with telephones and spIendic
service.
Since the first of November
The establishment has been
under the management of w
A. Fenwick. who for the pasl
IL years has made such a
success of the Donald" in
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
" ssa'idEganiA IdtH ?
to the county Patronage.
There is a grill room and
the Bar is unexeellei
All in all Hotel St. Mary's is
the most completely equipped
hostelry in Southern Mary
land.
You can always be .ac-
cOmmodated.
Rates moderate.
YIN. 4. FsnHiek. Prop.
Dec -19-,f.
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LEFTOVER CHICKEN.

There is no cold meat which Is
never refused (even by those palates
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20
BREAKFAST DISHES.

The warm weather Of midsummer
creates the desire for juicy. refresh.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-20

w. p. 81 G. Railroad Time Table.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY q, 1913.
Trains leave Mechanicsville at LAO
p. n, arrive at Brandywine at $50,
p N. Pope's Greek Line leaves Brandy
wine at 6:l1, p. m. Arrive In Balti-
more at 600 p. NJ, and Washington ai
$40 p. u. Trains connecting with the
Pope's Creek Line at Bowie leave
Washington T:45, A. NJ; Baltimore at
$50 A. n. No Sunday trains to or
from Mechanicsville.
Observation-Disclosures every
day, except Sunday, for Mechanics
vile at I:30 A. NJ; leaves Mechanics
vile as soon rs mail is sorted, nos
later than p. N.
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Saint Marv's Beacon
JOB PRINTING

BILL HEADS LETTER HEAD
Staten ENTS
ENVELOPES BUsIN EksS CARD
HANDnfLLS
INVITATIONS PROGRAMS
POSTERS LEGAL BLANKS, gTt'
The Taney County republican., 1914-05-07
That Big Acre Yield

According 10 newspaper reports, W.
NJ. Huston, Of Carlisle county, Ken
lucky, last year grew more than 23l
bushels Of corn on a single acre Of
land, says an editorial in the Missouri
Ruralist. Two neighbors OF Mr.. Hus'
ton helped measure the ground and
the three men furnished aiIidavits to
the total Weld. The corn grown was
Reid's Yellow Dent planted on river
bottom land that had no fertilizer
applied. The seed for the acre plot
cost $1.25, which indicates that it was
from carefully selected seed corn.
There seems no reason TO doubt the
sworn statement make by this hustling
Kentuckian and his neighbors. Mr.
Huston has set a high mark for the
corn men OF other states 10 shoot at,
but if 231 bushels OF corn can be
grown on an acre in Kantucky as
much more can be grown on like
plot in Missouri. And 1914 would
be a good year to do it.
The Taney County republican., 1914-05-07
Wilson Wedding, To-Day.

Washington, D. c. Miss Elrarora
Randolph Wilson, youngos, daughter
Of President sud Mrs. Wilson, and
William G. McAd5o, secretary Of the
ueaesure, will be married on May 7
in the blue room II the White house.
AS The guest list has been limited
to members Of The two families, the
cabinet and the vice president, the
White house family decided not to
use the large cast room, which was
the scene Of the wedding last Novem,
Der Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frances B. Sayre.
President Cleveland was married
in the blue room, the central parlor
Of three which connect the east room
and the state dining rooms. The
room, notable as the scene Of many
historic events, is covered in heavy
corded blue silk and is handsomely
furnished in white, blue and gold.
The Taney County republican., 1914-05-07
4 Printing Feat.

The government printing office at
Washington has just accomplished a
feat which is worthy of a place in his
tory, It got out the largest issue Of
the Congressional Record ever printed,
the other day. 1t contained 1856
pages, averaging about 1000 words to
a about $4,000 words. The
entire work Of setting the type, cor
recting the proof, printing and bind
ing was accomplished in eight hours.
1t was the complete record Of the
exciting day Of speech making and
disputing in both houses Of congress
turned over in the evening to the
printing office and returned as usual
in the shape Of the printed Record, in
time to be delivered the first thing tn
the morning at the home OF every
The Taney County republican., 1914-05-07
Japan DOdged Embarrassment.

A Washington dispatch states that
Huerta first asked Japan to act for
Mexico through its diplomaticssrepre-
senlatives in dealing with the United
States and that after that country
declined he made the requset of Spain,
which accepted. The japanese EN-
bassy declined 10 confirm the report.
1t could not very gracefully have con
irmed such rumor, even though it
may have been responsible indirectly
for the birth Of it. 1t would have
been embarrassing to both Spain and
Mexico. That Japon's declination was
an evidence Of that counlry's friend
illness to the United States does not
follow. II there had been no Sus
picion as 10 Japan's lriendliness it
might have accepted the invitation.
Spain's acting l3r Mexico is not re-
garded as an evidence Of that conn,
try's hostility 10 the United States
Japan is in a ticAlish position in its
relations with the United States. The
people of Japan have Seizsd on every
opportunity to make hostile demon
STATIONS against this country, loud
expressions Of sympathy for the
Huerta government being one Of the
forms such demonstrations have taken.
The folly OF such hostility has been
recognized by the Japauise government,
which has done everything within its
power TO suppress these demonstrations.
While the chief official dispute be.
tween Japan and the United States has
arisen over the alleged violation Of the
American Japanese treaty by the State
Of California, there have been some
side issues which have aroused bad
blood. The rumor that Japan sough
10 secure cosling station off Mexict
was responsible for a resolution b,
Senator Lodge declaring such acquisi
ton against the welfare Of the Unitet
States. There has long been a rumo
that only the advice Of Great Britain
an ally Of JAPAN, prevented the latte
The Taney County republican., 1914-05-07

winter, shoes for the unshod feet,
were the cows contribution to the
early needs Of American man. With,
out her aid the pioneer must have
returned, discouraged, to the old
world. With her help all obstacles
were overcome and great things made
possible.
Drouth may come, crops may fail,
but the COW takes a lew blades Of
grass allotted to her use and prosperity
smiles upon her owner The trick
ling milk becomes a golden stream
which means better homes, an educa.
ton for the children, labor saving
machinery for the house and farm
What she takes from the soil she re
turns for its enrichment, and increas-
ing numbers mean greater agricuI
tur1l possibilities. The COW has been
mans beue!ac;or, may he be herI
friend. Let US prove worthy the 10y
atty that has remained unshaken
through centuries Of service, and &C
knowledge the debt we owe.