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thing as the wind. When l had
dressed and opened the door. heard
the waves still tapping on the beach.
garrulously attesting the fury of the
night. l had slept late. and I stepped
outside with sudden energy, bent upon
making up lost time as befitted q
dweller on Endeavor island.
And when outside, stopped short.
I believed my eyes without question,
and yet was for the moment stunned
by what they disclosed to me. There.
on the beach. not fifty feet away. bow
on. dismasted. was q black-hulled YES
sci. Masts and booms. tangled with
shrouds, sheets. and rent canvas. were
rubbing gently alongside. l could
have rubbed my eyes as looked.
There was the homemade galley we
had built, the familiar break of the
poop, the low yacht-cabin scarcely
rising above the rail. It was the
Ghost.
It came upon me suddenly, Q
strange, that nothing moved aboard.
Wearied from the night of struggle
and wreck, all hands were yet asleep.
Maud and might yet escape. would
call her and start. My hand was lift
ed at her door to knock, when l recol-
lected the smallness of the island.
We could never hide ourselves upon
it. There was nothing for US but the
wide raw ocean. l thought of our snug
little huts. our supplies of meat and
oil and moss and firewood. and knew
that we could never survive the wintry
sea and the great storms which were
to come.
And then, in q fash, the better solu-
ton came to me. All hands were
asleep. Why not creep aboard the
Ghost-well / knew the way to Wolf
Larsen's bunk-and kill him in his
sleep? After that-well. we would
see. But with him dead there was
time and space in which to prepare to
do other things; and besides, what.
ever new situation arose. 1t could not
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

the front of the case from cardboard.
with the opening Of the right size %
there win be q margin Of about one
quarter inch around the calendar, and
make the margin around the opening
about one-half inch wide. Mark out
back B with front A as q marker. and
glue enough of the strips c along the
side and bottom to make . thickness
a trifie >greater than that of the si1
calendar cards.
To assemble the case. bind together
A and B with paper Tapped over and
glued to their edges. Paste a piece
of tinted paper on the front to con-
ceal the binding strip. Fig. 2 shows
how to fasten q cardboard strip to
the back of the case to support the
calendar.
Perhaps you would prefer a perpet'
ual calendar to the kind just de-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

tiers inch wide and three-eighths of an
inch thick, for q mediumsized kite.
In the cutting of the sticks lays half
the secret of making q kite that will
fly successfully. II you live anywhere
near a mill 1t will cost but q few
cents to have sticks cut to the sizeS
wanted
Drive a small nail or large tack into
each end of the two sticks. to fasten
the Thanksgiving to Gigs. 4 and 81.
and notch the side edges Of the bow.
stick near each end for the attach
ment Of the bow-string Gig. 81.
The amount to bend the bow-stick
is important. For kite with a bow
40 inches long the distance between
the string and stick should be inches
Gig. 81. Use a strong twine for the
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scribed. The calendar In Fig. re-
quires q small cardboard box for q
case "a. Fig. g.. Remove one end Of
the box, then cut away the bottom.
with the exception Of margin Of
one-Quarter inch along the sides and
remaining end. Back B Gig. 81 dts
between the box sides, and extends an
inch above them. Glue its edges TO
the sides of the box.
There are sixteen calendar cards
Gig. y. two for the days." eight for
the dates" and six for the months"
Cut the date" cards two-thirds of the
length of the day" cards. and the
month" cards one-half of the length
of the date" cards. The calendar
pad from which you cut the days.
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HOMEMADE CALENDARS.

The little desk calendar in Fig. J
and 2 has . cardboard case Gig. -.
and six calendar cards Gig. -. First
make the cards. then the case. The
size of your calendar pad will deter
mine the size Of the cards. Fig. I
win give you an idea Of the relative
size. The card tops must extend
above the case as shown. Use light
weight cardboard or heavy letter pa
per for the cards. You will see by Fig
I that one month Of the calendar II
pasted upon each side If each Card. Cut
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Resignation.

Mrs. BIS Lent a season of rest
with your husband?
Mrs. W.-Indeed it is, my dear, /
make him accompany me to church ev-
cry day, and he never fails to 60 to
sleep during the service.
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II you're finished" said the policeman.
I'll do . little writing myself. Here
IL . summons for you to appear in
court for having with you dog that 10
unleashed. unmuxxled and unlicensed" 90
It cost the good citizen just IS when
he got before the judge.-New York
Correspondence Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Xox PopulI.

The moral standard Of the people.
.cting somehow, is always there,
whether it be high or low. At its
highest, however. it does not approach
he noblest motives of the individual.
or it is a communal conscience. not an
Individual conscience. 1t Is never
more than the highest common demon
nator of goodness.
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A. MALAY OR rAILLEss KITE.

The Malay Is probably the most
practical boys kite ever invented.
Figure / shows the completed Ma
lay, Fig. 2 the kite In fight. Fig. 8 its
completed framework. and Figs. 4. 8
and 6 the details for preparing the
frame sticks.
The kite has . vertical stick and .
bow-stick, each Of which should be
40 inches In length. about three-quar-
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CHAPTER XVI.

awoke, oppressed by mysterious
sensation. There seemed something
missing in my environment. But the
mystery and oppressiveness vanished
after the first few seconds Of waking.
when l identified the missing some
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
The Child Critics.

Parents are living daily before the
most critical audience in the world
their child. The small deceit, the loss
of temper-all such things are seen
by the small critic, and they all color.
in later years, his feeling for his par
ents.-From the Delineator.
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IMITATION Is slNcEREsT FLATTeRv
but like counterfeit money the imitar
ton has not the worth Of the original.
Insist on la Creole" Hair Dressing
rs the original. Darkens your hair n
the natural way. but contains no dy&
Price $1.00.-Adv.
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Work.

Wo.k touches the keys of endless
activity, opens the infinite and stands
awestruck before the immensely Of
what there il 70 do.-Phillips Brooke
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Hard TO Understand.

Hard to Understand.
Did you ever meet q wizard OF
finances"
I'm on fairly intimate terms with
one"
Indeed"
Yes. He contrives to keep mo-
tor car on the same salary I get"
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Fitted For u.
Il hear our shoemaker has gone In
for missionary work and breaches re
form to all his customers"
well. he ought to be successful
after all the practice he's had in saw
Ing peoples soles."
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Contrary.

Contrary
Mrs. Closefist-Let's stroll down the
boardwalk and visit the shops.
Mr.. st-Why-er-dont you
think the sun makes these boards too
hot?
Mrs. Closefst-Not 30 hot but
that you get cold feet when want to
shop.
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True Happiness.

Happy the man who. remote from
busy life. is content, like the primitive
race Of mortals. to plow his paternal
lands with his own oxen. freed from
all borrowing and lending-HoraeA
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No CHARGE for InhaIina.

you don't seem much worried over
tho high price of gasoline"
why should / be worried?" replied
tho hapless pedestrian. Il can be suf-
located on the fumes without It's cost
ing me q cent"
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ON FIRST SYMPTOMS
use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ 10 beyond
repair. "Renovine" 10 the heart ana
nerve tonic. Price Soc and $1.00.-Adv.
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Her's Failed Him.

Hers Failed Him.
$50 poor Tow died Of heart fail
ure."
yes; his girl Tilted him and hs
committed suicide. Evening
Transcript.
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just q Way They Have.

just . Way They Have.
Say. conductor" remarked the In
Qnisitive passenger. I'm speaking Of
time, which is proper. q quarter to six
or a quarter Of six'?"
I'm sure I don't know" replied the
railroad man. II always say '5:46."
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Letter to
DR.. Kilmer o Co.
Binehamton. N. r.


Prove What Swsmp-Root VIII Do For Yos
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for q sample size bot
tie. It will convince anyone. You viii
also receive a booklet of valuable infor.
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular 6fty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
etores.-Adv.
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Uncle Eben.

"Mebbe de man dat never has to
!ght," said Uncle Eben, "ain' a.
.eaceable % he is lucky"
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For any sore use Hanford's Bal
sam. Adv.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-08-17
o the Editor of The State:

To the Editor of The State:
In your issue of August | there
appears on page 6 an article entitled
"Favors Assistance to Flood Victims.
,, House Military Committee Indorses
Ragsdale Resolution in Aid of Suf-
ferers." The article states the COM
mittee on military affairs made a
favorable report on the Ragsdale
resolution appropriating $4,000
for the relief of sufferers in South
Carolina, Alabama and other States.
This article is misleading and evil
dentlyyour correspondent was wrong
ly informed. introduced the only
resolution for the relief of the flood
sufferers of South Carolina and it
was referred to the committee on
military affairs, of which Represent
ative Nichols IS a member. l ap-
peared before the committee in ad-
vocacy of my resolution. No resolu-
ton was introduced by Mr. Ragsdale
and he did not appear before the
committee, but reported an omnibus
resolution carrying an appropriation
for all the States which suffered from
the food and combined the resolu-
ton introduced by the members
from the respective States.
The resolution which was passed
today by the House was the Senate
resolution in practically the same
words as contained in the House res
olution as reported by the commit
tee. RICHARD S WHALEY.
Washington, August 2.
Following is Mr. Whaley's letter to
Mr. Evans. with letter to Mr. Whaley
from Hon S H Dent. Jr, chairman of
the committee on military affairs,
which is self-explanatory:
August 7, 1916.
Mr. James D Evans,
Florence. S C.
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt Of Your
telegram reading:
"Ragsdale yesterday at Kings
tree reiterated publicly he in
troduced bill incorporated ia
measure for relief of flood sUf-
ferers. That you also Offered
bill which wasn't utilized. De-
MED statement in your letter to
State of I'd. Wire or write me
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COUNTY CANDIDATES AT TRIO TUESDAY
Start Second Week Of Campaign in Lower
Section Of County.
BETWEEN 300 and 400 PEOPLE HEAR SPEECHES
Candidates Speak Under Large Shed and Receive Respect
full Hearing---Party at Greelyvile Today.

The second week of the county
campaign opened Tuesday at Trio.
The candidates had had an opportu-
nifty to rest up since last Thursday
and get their speeches rounded out
into apple pie order for their audi
ences.
The editor of The Record, as he
stated last week he would do, accom-
panied the party to Trio for the
purpose of giving synopsis Of what
the various candidates had to tell
the voters. This we are forced to
make as brief as possible on account
of lack of space, there being a great
er demand upon the columns of The
Record for advertising space this
week than we had anticipated when
We struck out for Trio Monday af-
ternoon.
The meeting. was held under a
large shed in the heart of the town
and was presided over by Mr. W 7
Rowell. one of the big-hearted citi-
zens of the village and himself a
candidate for the office of Sheriff.
The meeting was called to order at
1890 and opened with prayer by Mr.
Williams, a village layman. Candi-
dates for the office of Magistrate at
Trio were the first to speak. Mr. j
w Lockliear was present but did not
speak on account of sickness.
FOR CORONER.
Following these gentlemen, the
aspirants to the office of Coroner
were next introduced. Mr. j Han
ma was absent.
Mr. Eddie D Epps announced his
candidacy and told the audience that
he was competent to fill the Office.
Mr. H M Burrows said he had held
the office twelve years ago and filled
it acceptably; he was a poor man
and a cripple and needed the office;
he lived IL miles from the county
seat but could be easily reached and
would always be on the job at short
notice.
Mr. H J Brown, the veteran candi'
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Southern flood situation. l take pleas
ure in stating the facts as they came
under my observation.
A number of resolutions were in
troduced by different members of
Congress providing for relief Of
Southern flood sufferers. Some Of
these resolutions went to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs and some
to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Committee on Appropriations
took no action at all.
AS ranking member of the Com
| mittee on Military Affairs and rep
resenting a portion of the section in
volved in the State of Alabama,
had charge of the hearings and was
directed to draft an omnibus resou-
tion covering all the Southern States
included in the flood situation, and
to make the report to Congress.
These hearings were had, and this
action of the committee taken Mon
day, July 81, 1916. recall distinctly
that you had a resolution covering
the State of South Carolina, that
your resolution was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs, and
that you appeared on the above date
before the committee in behalf of
your resolution. The committee, in
drafting the omnibus resolution cov-
ering the various Southern States
suffering from food conditions. used
your resolution as a basis for includ-
ing South Carolina.
This form of resolution, after the
Military committee had approved it
and instructed me to report it, was
given by me to Senator Underwood
of Alabama, who introduced it in and
had same passed by the Senate Tues
day, August !. Wednesday. August
2. the House met for the first time
after the resolution was ordered re-
ported by the Military committee,
and reported the House resolution
at that session. The resolution was
called up and the Senate resolution,
identical, as l have stated, with the
House resolution except by adding
the State of Tennessee, was adopted
in order TO expedite its passage. The
President promptly signed it the
next day.
These statements are mainly mat
ters of record. Those that are not, |
am personally familiar with.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) SH DENT, JR.
published as advertisement.
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Mc|NNES RAPIDLY
GAINING STRENGTH.
ASPIRANT FOR CONGRESS FROM
DARLINGTON HAS MANY
FRIENDS HERE.

Local friends and supporters of
Hon Julius S McInnes, candidate for
Congress from this district, are ju-
bilant over his prospects of election.
They say that reports received from
all parts of the district indicate that
his support, which has been strong
from the first announcement Of his
candidacy, is daily increasing, and
that the gain in the past two or
three weeks has been especially graf
flying. He has made a clean, clear
cut and aggressive campaign, but
has not INDUCED in the game of
singing mud. Standing squarely on
the Democratic platform, pledging
loyal support to the present admin
istration, and believing that there
are yet many constructive measures
to engage the attention O congress
which vitally affect the well being
OF the South as wei! as the economic
life of the nation, the friends Of Mr.
McInnes feel that he is eminently
the proper man to represent this
district.
Letters which nave been received
here from prominent men in every
county in the district tell of the
good impression which Mc[nnes has
made everywhere by the manly way
in which he has conducted his cam
paign, and say that the people gen.
orally desire as their representative
man under the tongue of good
repute.
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date of the party, told of his war
record. He had never asked for a
pension; had taken part in the Ku
Klux and Red Shirt clans. Mr.
Brown lives at Cades; is II years
old; can drive a buggy as fast as
anyone and will be on hand when
needed.
Mr. ] | Morris presented himself
as candidate for Coroner the Sec
opd time, thanked the voters of Trio
for their past support and told them
that in the present contest they could
not vote for man who needs the
office more than he.
Mr. j L Blakely announced that ne
was candidate for Coroner, was
thoroughly competent to fill the Of
flee and pledged a faithful perform
ance of its duties if elected, and
would hold more inquests than any
other Coroner this side Of Black river.
Mr. T ] Spring told the audience
that he was neither politician nor
a statesman, but an honest citizen as
piring to be Coroner. He referred to
the office as an important one, be-
cause in case the Sheriff becomes in
capacitated his duties fall upon the
Coroner. It.was therefore necessary
to elect competent man to the Of
fee. His advantage over other can
didates lies in his residence at the
county seat, where all matters per-
tanning to law and order have to be
referred. He promised a faithful
performance of duty if elected.
Mr. w l Tisdale announced himself
candidate for the office of Coroner
and pledged his very best efforts to
| fill the office satisfactorily if elected.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
There being no other candidates
for Coroner present, Mr. jackson V
McElveen, candidate for the office of
Superintendent of Education. was
the next speaker. He was educated
at the State university and had since
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full particulars Immediately"

In reply l beg to say do not care
to take or have any part in the Con
gressional race in your district anc
am only replying in order to keeE
the record straight.
introduced resolution for reliei
of flood sufferers of my State July
rs. appearing before the Military
committee July 81 in advocacy of it
Mr. Nichols of Spartanburg is mem
Der of that committee. We were the
only South Carolinians present. The
committee included all the resolu.
tions introduced by members of diff
ferent States in one resolution. This
committee resolution with South
Carolina included along with other
States was acted on by the House
August 2. l searched the Congress
sional Record for a resolution intro
duced by Mr. Ragsdale up to the day
this resolution was passed by the
House and could find none for my
State except my own. Mr. Aiken and
Mr. Nichols searched the Bill Clerks
office and made inquiry and could
find and learn of none and so inform
ed me. Thursday morning when the
Congressional Record of August e
came to our hands | found on page
1889 the following:
PUBLIC BILLS. RESOLUTIONS AND
MEMORIALS.
Under clause ) of Rule
XXI, bills, resolutions and me-
MORALS were introduced and sew
orally referred as follows;
(Omitted from the Record of
July 29, 1915.
by Mr. Rsgsdale; Joint Res
olution III Res 2S6) autkeriz-
ing the Secretary of Wax to
loan, issue or use and to pur-
chase quartermasters' supplies
for the relief of destitute per-
sons in the districts overhowed
in South Carolina, and to pur-
chase and use tools and employ
such persons as may be neces-
sary to perform labor upon the
highways, roads and bridges of
said flooded districts; to the
Committee on Appropriations"
House of Representatives,
Committee on Military Affairs,
Washington, D G.
Congressional Record, Wednesday,
August 2, 1916.
The Appropriation committee has
never acted on this resolution for
the reason that on August 2 the Mil
itary committees resolution was
cetled up in the House and the Sen
ate resolution submitted for passage.
This Senate resolution was a copy OF
the House resolution.
| attach copy of letter sent me by
S Hubert Dent, Jr, ranking member
of the Military committee who had
charge of all resolutions referred to
that committee.
Respectfully yours,
RICHARD S WHALEY.
August Z, 1916.
Hon R S Whaley,
House of Representatives.
MY dear Mr. Whaley:
Knowing your interest in the
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Ragsdale's Statement mKingstee Claiming Cred
it Denied by Richard S. Wha]ey.
LETTERS BELOW SHOW WHO DESERVES THE CREDIT
Charleston Man Doesn't Want to Mix in Sixth District Fight
but Wants Records Kept Straight

Saturday, August s. Mr. Ragsdale
went to Kingstree and by special ap-
pointment spoke to large number
of Williamsburg citizens to whom ne
undertook to explain the flood suf-
ferers' relief measure which passed
Congress August 2. In the course of
his remarks MIR Ragsdale stated that
he understood that his opponent, Mr.
Evans. had circulated a letter pub
lished in The State of that morning
signed by Mr. Richard S Whaley, a
member of Congress, from the First
district of South Carolina, denying
that Mr. Ragsdale had offered any
resolution for the relief of the food
sufferers or that the Military COM
mittee of the House had considered
any resolution looking to that end
except his (Whaley's). Mr. Ragsdale
stated that he would put up $500 to
90 to the food sufferers if it could
be proved he had not offered the
resolution which was incorporated in
the measure that passed Congress.
provided Mr Evans would put up
$100 fof the same purpose if Rags
dale WAS not able to prove that he
had offered that resolution. Mr. Ev.
ans stated that he had circulated no
report of any kind; that he had read
and directed attention Of several to
Mr. Whaley's letter, that he did not
vouch for the accuracy of either Mr.
Whaley's or Mr. Ragsdale's state
ments. that being a question of We
racity between those two gentlemen.
Mr. Ragsdale then read resolution
which he stated he had offered in
Congress.
Returning to Florence, Mr. Evans
sent a telegram to Mr. Whaley in
Washington which appears below.
Mr. Whaley replied to that telegram,
as also appears below, as does ALSO
the letter published in The State
from Mr. Whaley on the I'd instant.
WHALEY PRESENTED
RELIEF Resolution.
introduced Measure 10 Provide
Afd fSs South CarollSA Sufferers.
The following isMs Whaley's CON-
munication to TIE State published
August 5:
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WHALEY PRESENTED
RELIEF RESSfUTION.

introduced Measure 10 Provide
Ala fSs South caronsA Sufferers.
The following is Ms Whaley's CON-
munication to TIE State published
August 5:
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