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can't learn to ride on bicycle that's
in another town."
. "Well, we've ye got to stop it:"
divorce" because that was how he
talked. what is there to stop but
the divorce, I'd like to know! That's
the only thing to stop, ain't.it?"
We'll. how are you going to stop
IF Bony was to get the diptheria,
and get 1t bad. that would stop it," he
said.
I saw that was so. If Bony got the
at her AND got It bad a they ng mt
mother couldn't go to his grandmoth-
ers. and that would stop it. So said:
yes, and while he was sick we
could use his bicycle all the time.
HoW,s he going to get diptheria?" =.
why, as easy as pie" Swatty said.
he's got to do Is to go down there and
sneak in and stand around in Billy
Markses bedroom until he gets 1t.
Diptheria Is one of the easiest things
you can get. Anybody can get it,"
1t looked like a mighty good plan to
me. Me and Swatty went on talking
about it and the more we talked the
better it was. We talked about how
long it would be after Bony got ex-
posed to it before he would really
have it. and Swatty said that wouldn't
matter. All Bony would have to do
would be to go right down to Markses
and get exposed and then hurry home
and tell his mother. The divorce
would stop right away and wouldn't
have to wait until he was sick in bed
before 1t stopped. So then I said
that, anyway, Bonys father would
send for the bicycle right away be-
cause fathers always hurry up to get
things when their boys are good and
sick. It was all bully and fine and
me and Swatty felt pretty good about
1t, but Bony spoke up. ~.
II amt going to get diptheria" he
said. .-
Well, that's the way some fellows
are! You go and work your brains all
to pieces thinking up things to help
them out of their troubles and then
the say something like that. We saw
it wasn't any use to coax him.. II we
wanted to stop the divorce we would
have to do 1t another way. i said:
II know the preacher that Bony's
mother goes to the church Of"
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a stop to this sort Of thing. / have
had enough years of 1t. I'm going to
see Mr.. Rascop."
Well, we knew who he was; he was
q lawyer.
very WELL" said Bony's father, ego!
I assure you you cannot get divorce
too quickly to suit me-"
I guess that when the loud noise
stopped Bony thought the fight was
over and listened again. Anyway he
was listening now, and he heard what
they said.
II thought that" said Bony's moth
er. This Is not the first time by
will be glad to be rid Of me and l of
you. My mother will be glad enough
to have me with her. / shall, of
course, take the boy.>
"As you likew said Bony's father.
1.-THE boy" was Bony, SO he began to
blubber worse than ever. He was
pretty much ashamed and when his
out shouting, me and Swatty began
to be ashamed, too. We felt the way
you feel when there's just been .
baby at your house-as II we hadn't
ought to be there. So Swatty picked
up his hat.
"Come ont" he said. Lets go. 1t
amt no !, fun up here in Bony's , room"
was scared to be left there alone, so
we waited. He came along with us.
We tiptoed downstairs and outdoors,
and tell you 1t was good to get out
side where there wasn't any divorce,
but just good spring mud and things.
Well, we sat down on the grass un-
der the, tree and me and Swatty
talked pretty loud and tightly because
Bony wasn't saying anything at all
and was looking SO earnest 1t made
us feel sort of ashamed.
But Bony didn't laugh. He didn't
even smile. SO Swatty took some mud
and stuck 1t on his nose and pretended
1t was medicine or something. to make
Bony laugh. But Bony didn't laugh.
1 guess he felt pretty bad. Maybe a
kid always feels that way when his
folks are going to get divorced. So
then Swatty said:
Hey, George! this Is tho way I'll
ride on Bony's bicycle when he gets
it,"
So he pretended he was on a bicycle
and ne pretended to fall of all sorts Of
ways and to run into tree and every
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SWATTY STORIES AND OTHERS

well. what's that got to do with II!
Swatty asked.
"Well, couldn't we tell him about 1t
and get him to stop the divorce? When
Jim Carter wouldn't marry our COOK
my father told the Catholic priest ana
he made Jim Carter marry her as
easy as pie"
"Thats no good" Swatty said.
THAT was marrying. That's what
priests and preachers are for-marry,-
ing folks together-they amt for d.
vorcing them apart again. II 1t was
somebody I wanted to have married
together, of course, I'd have thought
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thing. Then l thought of something,
I said:
"Say! IL they get a divorce and Bony
goes away we can't learn bicycle rid
Ing on his bicycle!"
We hadn't thought of that before
and right away we forgot about
whether Bony was feeling sick or not.
We hadn't stopped to think that n di-
vorce Bony's folks were getting would
make a big difference like that to me
and Swatty. It kind of brought US
right into the divorce ourselves.
Swatty looked frightened.
= "Garsh! that's So" he said. 1--WE
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The "DiVOrce'

neat as pin. She looked at herself
then walked around Bony's father and
went toward the door into the hall.
where are you going?" Bony's
father asked.
Going? she said, or something like
that. I'm going to see IL I can't put
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
Portrait Of Henry VII.

An interesting art discovery has
Just been made at Geneva, Switzer-
land. by Luxembourg antiquarian,
which, If confirmed, will AL vacancy
I'm England's historical records. NJ.
Jean Bervard has found a miniature
on wood which he Identifies as a por-
trait OF Henry VII, the first of the Tu-
dor dynasty. No portrait Of this mon
arch is known here to exist in any
museum or private collection.
BIr. Bervard, without giving details
rs to how or where he discovered this
unique work, says that It was painted
by Godfrey Tory de Bourges (1S40-
1888, and is the only painting known
by him. although he was an egraver
and drew illustrations for four his
torical works.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
COL. KOHN TO DIRECT
S. c. FOOD SAVING DRIVE
Chosen by Administrator Elliott.
Joe Sparks Will BE Movements
Executive Secretary.

Columbia Feb. 1S.--The state
food administrator, William Elliott,
has announced that Col. August
Kohn, OF Columbia. had been ap-
pointed chairman of conservat ton
and production. Colonel Kohn's du-
ties will be to act as general direc-
tor OF the campaign for conserva-
tion and production from the stand
point of the food administration and
in cooperation with the state de-
partment of agriculture, commerce
and industries and the state council
of defense
Joe Sparks, who has had eXecu
tive secretarial control of the food
administration heretofore. has beer
assigned as executive secretary OF
Colonel Kohn's department. and will
hereafter devote his entire time tC
the work of conservation and pro
duCtion
T. w. Coleman. Of Whitmire has
pS''i ppp'ihItt tSt'ullNt secretary
having particular charge of the gen
eral Office
o. Frank Hart. of Columbia, ha,
been designated as chairman OF tn,
fraternal organizations and has a
once entered upon his work MI
Harts appointment. said Food Ad
ministrator Elliott. is to further tn
cooperation of the various funda
mental organizations which has be
come so valuable.
Governor Manning has signed 20
of the acts passed by the recent gen
eral assembly. Those OF state-wid
importance given executive approve
were the act allowing the women G
South Carolina to practice law III
der the same rules and regulation
as men end the one repeating til
state income tax law.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
PLENTY OF STORAGE PLACES
Woman Who Has Made Home Into q
VeritabIe "House Of a Thou
sand Closets"

One little woman living not far from
New York, says Harriet Sisson Giles
pie in'the Mothers Magazine. has been
able by the expenditure Of moderate
sum OF money to transform an imprac-
ticable closetless dwelling into one In
which housekeeping is not only a
pleasure, but where the problem of
storing away clothing has been salts
factorily solved.
Among her friends It is known as
"the house OF a thousand closets, /"
which is nearly II not literally true.
Every little cubby hole be,ow the
shingles has been utilized for closet
space. There are banks OF closets on
both the second and attic floors, to say
nothing Of a cedar closet with sun and
air and electric light, for the recep.
tion OF the owners choicest posses
sions. Some Of the closets are cedar
lined, others sheathed with matched
boards Of North Carolina pine, vel
shellacked to keep out the moths and
frequently sprayed with liquid ir
which oil Of cedar plays a part.
A printed list Of every article con
tained In the drawers and cupboards 1.
tackled IN plain sight In order that the
| frantic search for inanImate thing.
that seem suddenly to have taker
wings and flown away. may be entirel,
obviated.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
YOUNG BRIDEGROOM is
IN BAD IN WASHINGTON
Chesnee, :. c., Soldier is Charged
With DesertiOn aud Passing
Bogus Checks.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 1S.-A
bridegroom of only three weeks, AL
bert Herman Ezell, 23 years old, a
first sergeant in company II, 215th
infantry, Camp Meade, whose home
is at Chesnee, S. c., is being held at
police headquarters on charges os
deserving from the national army.
and with passing alleged bogus
checks in Washington
According to Inspector Grant,
Ezell deserted from the army on De
cember 23, and the government au-
thorities have been searching for
him since then.
Three weeks ago, according to
Ezell, he married at Charlotte, Miss
Efie Smith. to whom he had been
engaged a year before he is alleged
to have deserted.
After his marriage, Ezell, who is
said to have come from we'll
known South Carolina family, came
to Washington and with his wife
lived at a Pennsylvania avenue ho-
tel. He is alleged to have given a
check for food and lodging, which
turned out to be bogus. His father
however, Detectives Kelly and Nor
gan assert, made the check good
Later Ezell is alleged to have passed
two other checks which it is stated
were worthless.
| Ezell is locked up at the first pre-
! cinct station. His wife is greatly
! distressed over his arrest and has
appealed to Inspector Grant to re
lease her husband. Inspector Grant
will turn ,Ezell over to the govern
/ ment authorities. Ezell claims h,
| did not desert from the army, but
/ that he had been released on sick
leave and that he and his father haC
a joint bank account and when ht
| passed the checks he believed IN,
money was on deposit in a nationa
bank OF South Carolina.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
Korean Quick at Elaures.

The governor general of Korea pre-
sented watch to a native lad named
An Myengwhan, an accountant in the
employ of the land investigation bu-
reau at Seoul, in appreciation of his
high mathematical talents.
Among his other accomplishments,
says the East and West News, he can
mentally add column of % items Of
four figures each in seven seconds.
This Is much less than half the time
required by the most expert account
ants lii Japan. This boy Is only six
teen years old. His father died two
years ago and he is now supporting his
mother, brother and sister on 20 sen
(3Th cents) day-an unprecedented
high wage for Corean accountant.
Mr.. An was honored by gift last
year from Count Terauchi when gov
ernor general Of Corea.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
WOULD HAVE UNITED
STATES OPERATE YARDS
Delays I'm Shipbuilding Construction
Is Charged to Labor
Difficulties.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Delays in
shipbuilding construction, charged
to considerable extent to labor diff
ficulties, has brought agitation in
congress for government operation
OF the yards, and it was learned the
shipping board has been asked to
consider the matter of taking over
at least some private plants. Here
tofore the board has taken the posi-
tion that If the labor situation is
Strengthened out the yards will turn
out as much tonnage under private
management as they would il run by
the government
Virtually all ship construction now
under way in the United States is
for the government but the yards
themselves are operated as private
enterprises The shipping board is
having three government-owned
fabricating steel yards built near
Philadelphia but their management
too, is in private hands.
Shipping board officials declined
to say what their attitude towards
government operation of yards now
is, but it is known that if any yards
are taken over it will be those which
are not producing ships rapidly, and
that Others which are doing good
work will be left with their present
managements.
Despite the high wages paid ship
yard workers, there have been as
many strikes in the shipbuilding in
dustry as in any other line of war
work. The shipping board is en-
gagged now in trying to work out
uniform wage scales for shipyard
workers, and already has put scale
into force on the Pacific Coast
Complaints have reached the ship
ping board from shipyard owners
that riveters are not driving the
number of rivets they should, and
that they are held down to a small
maximum by union regulations The
board will attempt to raise the
maximum, at the same time insisting
that wage scales for piece work shall
not be reduced where more work is
done.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
ENJOY THEIR WALRUS FEAST
Eskimos Have Solid Repast When One
Of These Big Creatures Has
Been Taken.

Among the Smith Sound tribe OF
northernmost Greenland the favorite
diet is walrus meat. says Fitzhugh
Green In Popular Mechanics Magazine
When one of these animals has
been hnrpooned and, after struggle,
sometimes lasting many hours, Is fin
ally dispatched, his 2,OOO-pound car
cass Is towed to the Ice edge and
hauled out for butchery.
Shoulders. filppers, and sections of
the trunk are buried under n pile Of
stones to guard against the depreda-
tions OF thieving foxes. Entruils are
wolves which form North Greenland
dog teams.
Follows then the feast. For entree
segment of the outer fipper has
been saved. n little stringy as rule.
but of peculiar rancid flavor exceed
ingly tasty to the native palate.
The creatures stomach may con-
tain several ga!'ons of CLANS. One rip
Of knife and the yellow lumpy broth
foams out over the snow to the i'm
mense delight OF the hunters. Instant
ly all turn to and swallow great mushy
handfuls OF the repulsive, half-digested
mess.
BY this time the pot is on and some
thick Jumps OF meat and fat from near
the backbone are boiling with frag-
rant Ito the Eskimo) odors. Much
meat has already been devoured raw
by those too hungry to wait.
Men are almost full. Sleeping skins
nre spread. Tales begin In sleepy,
droning tones. Brother. a bit OF mum
muk-to-suaq" (the most delicious part)
one suggests. At which young man
rises and goes out. Presently he re-
turns with the huge tusked head Dan
CLING from IT is foot or so OF thick
white windpipe. This Is cut into short
lengths, apportioned out, and eaten
with the greatest gusto.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
VERNON CASTLE FALLS
TO DEATH IN PLANE
Famous Dancer Who Has Gained
Fame as Aviator Killed
at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 49,
Capt Vernon Castle. of the British
royal flying corps, who braved death
for more than year over the Ger
man lines with but only minor
wound, met death on a peaceful fly
ing field Friday in an effort to avert
a collision with another aviator.
The cadet aviator with whom he was
flying, r. Peters. was only slightly
injured.
Captain Castle, world famous as
| a dancer, was killed when he pre-.
vented what would have ben Ger
tain death for him, the cadet with
him and an aviator in another plane
who was landing nearby at what Is
known as blind angle" The
aviator could not see Castles ma.
chine which was on the ground and
could not hear II because of the
noise OF his own engine.
Captain Castle saw the collision
coming and "zoomed up" seventy
five feet, but went at such an angle
that his engine died. unable to pusf
the plane farther. SO close was tn,
escape from a serious collision tina
Castles plane struck the othe
planes tail. smashing it,
Castles plane turned on its side
then plunged se-downward [,
earth. He sought to right it bu
there was not time enough. Had h
been 20 feet higher he could hav
} landed safely.
Captain Castle was one OF the hes
liked men on the aviation fields
Tears streamed down the cheeks o
officers and men as they worked re
leasing his badly mangled body from
the wrecked plane.
A detachment from the royal fly
ing corps will escort the body to New
York for burial.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
HIGHER WAGES MEANS
INCREASE OF $S2,OOO,OOO
First Official Indication OF What
Proposed Railroad Wage Ad-
vances Would Cost.

Washington, Feb. 18.-The frs
official indication OF what proposed
railroad wage increases would cost
was given at yesterdays hearing be.
fore the railroad wage commission
when ]. A. Franklin presented the
claims of the railways employees de-
partment of the American Fedora.
tion Of Labor.
Figuring an average of 33 1-3
per cent increa Sc, on the fiat in
creases asked. the additional cost
would be $s2,OOO.OOO annually
Secretary Lane, chairman of the
committee, computed.
Mr.. Franklin said the estimate
seemed correct based upon increases
for 250,0O0 organized men. He also
had suggested that any increases
should apply to unorganized work
ers of the same trades, numbering
about 100000, who were not igur-
ed in the rough calculation. The
/ wage basis asked was Sc a day for
| skilled men, such as carmen. ma
chinists and blacksmiths, $3.50 a
day for helpers and time and a half
for overtime, Sunday and holiday
work.
None of the witnesses before the
commission has submitted estimates
of what the increases requested
would cost, all apparently taking the
position of A. b. Garretson, of the
conductors, who said that it did not
matter what the cost would be since
the increases were essential to main
tain the standard of living and that
If an industry did not maintain the
men serving it, the industry did not
deserve to survive.
Low wages have been blamed by
the witnesses for the exodus OF rail
road workers to other industries.
with the result that many skilled
men have been lost Mr.. Franklin
said the various shop unions he re-
presented had lost Is per cent Of
their membership to shipyards and
still others to munition factories.
Warren S. Stone, of The engin-
GERS, told the commission that never
before this winter have the rail
roads entered the bad weather sea
son with equipment in such rot
ten condition, and said that lack
OF skilled men in shops was respon-
sible for curtailment OF output there
to 60 per cent of normal He said
there would be no shortage of en-
gines if provision was made to care
for motive power.
A. E. Parker, speaking for the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees, said his men were on the
verge OF quitting because they saw
living costs mounting steadily with
out advance in wages
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19

these excellent wheatless biscuits.
First, the cornmeal-one-half a cup
Is put In a shallow pan placed in the
oven and stirred frequently until 1t
Is delicate brown. The other ingre-
dients are teaspoon Of salt, cup
Of peanut butter and one and a half
cups Of water. Mix the peanut but
ter. water and salt and heat While
this mixture is hot stir in the meal
which should also be hot Beat thor
oughiy. The dough should be Of such
consistency that II caa be dropped
from spoon. Bake In small cakes
In an ungreased pan. This makes i6
biscuits. each OF which contains one
sixth OF an ounce OF protein.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19

Here's an old fashioned recipe for
corn mullins that has recently been
revived and used with unusual success
In several Of the larger New York ho-
tells: To make three and a half dozen
mullins take one quart milk, six ounces
butter substitute, twelve ounces OF
light syrup or honey, four eggs, pinch
OF salt, two ounces baking powder
one and a half pounds cornmeal and
one and half pounds rye -four. The
butter and syrup should be thoroughly
mixed; then add the eggs gradually
Pour I'm the milk ard add the rye flour
mixed with cornmeal and baking pow
der.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
SERVE POTATOES
AND AID HOOVER

To save the wheat for ship
ment abroad the food admins
tration makes an earnest re-
quest that housewives double
their use of potatoes and cut
. down on breads.
II you have been cooking all
your potatoes by boiling, bak-
ing or frying, try some of all OF
these 2S cooking suggestions
and serve your war-worried
country.
Boiled
Chips
Lyonnaise
Mashed
Pan Drowned
Salad
In chowders
Baked
Shoestrings
flashed brown
MdSHtu lTleu
Stuffed
In fish cakes
In light bread
Plain fried
French fried
Gauffre
Souffie
Riced
In hash
Biscuits
Saute
Creamed
Croquettes
Au gratin
Soups
In stewS
In meat-pie crust
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19

Nick Pate and Ennis Pate. ct AL.
Plaintiffs,
Henry Eubanks, Defendant.
Pursuant to decree made in the
above case by Judge Ernest Moore.
dated February Sth, 1918. will sell
az public auction to the highest
bidder, at Lancaster Court House.
on the first Monday in March next.
within the legal hours of sale, the
Following described real estate. to
wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract OF land lying, being and situat
ed in the County Of Lancaster, State
aforesaid, containing forty (4O)
acres, more or less, and being bound
ed and described as follows: North
by lands of julius Mungo and Dali
ton Miller, south and west by the
estate lands of William Pitman. and
west by the public road known as the
Camden Road. and being the same
tract of land conveyed to Hennie
Pate by A. V. Mungo by deed dated
December 9Th, 1898, and recorded
In the office of Clerk OF Court for
Lancaster county. in Book "H" at
page 343.
Terms of sale. cash. Purchaser
to pay for papers.
PAUL MOORE,
G. C.. G.. l.. c..
D. Z. Massey. Plaintiffs Attorney.
33-3t-Tuesday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
LEGAL ADS
TAX NOTICE.
Taxes Are Payable from Octo-
ber 18th, 1917. to March
18th. 1913.

A penalty OF one per cent will be
added for January payment, two par
cent for February, and seven pei
cent for March.
The levies for the different pur-
poses are as follows:
For State purposes 81-2 mills,
Constitutional School Tax mills.
Ordinary County purposes 41-2
mills, Public Roads and Bridges
mills, Interest on Past Indebtedness
Bonds 1 mill, Interest and Sinking
Fund on G.. C C. Railroad Bonds
1 IA mills, Interest on Borrowed
Money 1-2 mill. Total "a "a mills.
For payment of interest on Town
ship Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Town
ship "a Of l mill, in Gill's Creek
Township l 1-2 mills, and in Cane
Creek Township 1 "a mills.
Special School Taxes for the va
rious districts are as follows: Dis
tricts 6 and 13 two CD mills, dis
tricts % and As three CD mills,
districts 1, 3, 4. 5, 8, 20, FL, 90, 26,
27, 80, AZ and 4S four ca mills,
districts 36 five (5) mills, district
z six Co mills, district IA six and
one-half &c 1-2) mills, districts 2,
10, IL. IL, Is, II. IS, 19. "a, 25,
81, 80. 33, "a, 80. AZ, AZ, 46 and
49 eight (S) mills, district 3S ten
(1OO mills, and district 40 eleven
(1D mills.
All male citizens between tho
ages OF 21 and So years are liable
for capitation tax of three
($3.0O dollars for road purposes,
and all male citizens between the
ages of FL and 60 years are liable
for poll tax Of one (s1.00) dollar,
except those exempt by law.
T.. l.. HILTON,
County Treasurer.
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Not Including Meanness.

The average human body, besides
the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nj
trogen Of which 1t is chiefly composed,
contains c% pounds Of lime, pound
IL ounces Of phosphorus, 2 % ounces
of potash, 2A ounces of sodium, 3-5
ounces each Of magnesium. sulphur and
silica and abou: one-sixth of an ounce
Of iron.