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I By JANE OSBORN. "Walter," the young wife began, "I have something important to say to you. Being a consistent suffragist, of course, I believe in the economic in dependence of women. I am going to start the first day o? our life together bj- being-being independent. I am going to get a job and have wages, and then I shall never have to ask you for money." "Sounds as if you had cribbed that out of one of Mrs. Catt's best speeches," said Walter, trying to be facetious in spite of the surprise that his little wife had just sprung. Artemisia's cheeks were red and her brown eyes flashed fire. "I am sure I snail never be a parasite. If I don't know how to support myself I shall learn. You know that what little money I had left me was almost used up in my education. What remained I spent on the suffrage campaign and my trousseau." "What do I care?" demanded Wal ter. "Thank goodness, I'm no pau per, and I've got a job besides. But what about the little apartment? Don't you like that any more?" "Certainly. We intended to keep a maid anyway. Well, she can keep house just as well when I am not there as when I am. We can both give her orders before we start out to work in the morning." It was a month after their return to their apartment and thirty days of worry they had been. At last, after a reign of four perfectly worthless maids, they had managed to induce a fifth to accept the position. Arte misia had found that it was no easy matter for an untrained, inexperi enced girl to get work in the busy city and Walter, for some reason, had giv en her no recommendations to his friends. But now for three weeks sha had hard work. To be sure, lt offered only a minimum wage, and as "counter girl" In one of the large publishing houses she stood very small chance of advancement. Thanks to the eight-hour law, she worked only from nine to six, but even at that she returned home at night an hour after her husband, and through sheer weariness on her part and the im patience of the cook to have the din ner things out of the way she always dined in the clothes she had worked tn. The pretty house dresses on which she had expended the last of her small inheritance hung unused in the wardrobe and there was small chance that she would ever use them. Then, one day, things went wrong from the morning to night. Artemisia started out in the morning with her ?-^husband and together they boarded ^the surface car. To her surprise, he paid only his own car fare. "You forgot me," she whispered aa the conductor held his hand out to her. "Oh, haven't you any cash with you?" he asked in surprise. "Yes," answered Artemisia slowly, though she had barely enough to pay for her meager luncheon, and as she offered her own hard-earned nickel to j the conductor she imagined that thr ! entire company had noticed the incl-, dent As a matter of fact, the con ductor smiled pityingly and under his ; breath said, "Pretty rough, ain't it, ; lady?" When Artemisia returned home that | night Bhe found Walter waiting for her at the apartment door. "Now, don't get excited, little girl," he began, putting his arm around her, ! "but that fine cook of ours has left j with aU *he silver. There was nobody ' home when I came, so I naturally i looked around. Did you leave any Jewelry?" "Yes, my engagement ring in my Jewel box. The rest is in the safe de posit. I don't like to wear diamonds at work." | "Well, there's nothing left in your, Jewel box now, but don't worry, dear, i I have telephoned the police." Together they prepared a little sup per and with all the delightful compan- ' ion8hip of the two young lovers that they were they sat down to the first meal that they had ever had alone to gether. . "I should think you would be cross," Artemisia said at length. "I should think you would tell me that if I had 1 been at home where I should be it wouldn't have happened." "Why should I?" asked Walter. "You I are only living up to your convictions." | "Yes, but you were BO very, very cross to me this morning. I felt just miserable about it ail day and I could hardly do any work. If you had slapped my face in the car I wouldn't have felt any more mortified." "But I was only letting you live up to your convictions, too. The mao who is economically independent pays his | own car fare. The idea that men must : pay women's way is only a survival of the middle ages, isn't it?" "But, Walter, I'm tired of my convic tions. Walter, don't laugh at me, but I've lost my job and I'm tired of being independent and I want *o stay home j and be old-fashioned. That Mrs. Catt's idea may be all righr. for some girls, but I'm not educated tip to it." And when the telephone rang to tell Walter that the detectives had cap tured the thief literally "with the soods on," Walter was too absorbed Ul em bracing his new-found old-fashioned wife to hear until the bell had rung at least ii*-e times. (Copyright, H'M. by VeCIure Newspaper Si :iui ;:.:>:.) EDGEFIELD COUNTY'S ANNUAL FIELD DAY. To be Held at Edgefield, S. C., Friday, April 7, 1916. All the people of Ed gen* eld county are given a cordial invitation to at tend Field Day. Th>' trustees, patrons and friends in each district are urged to accom pany their school, and thus give en couragement and inspiration to the pupils. THE PROGRAMME: Parade-T. J. Lvon. The parade will b?t formed prompt ly at 10:30 o'clock on Main street, loading from the public square to the depot. Schools will be placed in line in alphabetical order. Each school should carry a banner with the name of the school on it. A $10.00 prize will be given to the school having the greatest per cent, of its enrollment present. Edire field school is not eligible for this prize. In case of a tie the prize will go to the school making the best appearance on parade. In or der to raise money for this prize each school will be assessed. If twenty schools are in the parade eaoh school will pay fifty cents. If forty schools enter each would pay twenty-five cents. Welcome Address-Ex-Gov. J. C. Sheppard. ATHLETIC CONTESTS. Each school is limited to two contestants except in the humorous contests. CONTESTS FOR BOYS. (Harris Copenhaven.) 50 Yard Dash-Boys under and over fourteen. 100-Yard Dash- Boys under and over fourteen. 220-Yard Dash-Boys over four teen. 440-Yard Dash-Boys over four teen. Running High Jump-Boys un der and over fourteen. Running Broad Jump-Boys un der and over fourteen. Standing Broad Jump-Boys un der and over fourteen. Standing High Jump-Boys un der and over fourteen. Rope climbing contest open to all boys. HUMOROUS CONTESTS. Sack Race-Open to all boys. Shoe Race-Open to all boys. Three-Legged Race-Open to all boys. CONTESTS POR GIRLS. (Misses Ella V. Hiott, Hortense Padgett.) 50-Yard Dash-Open to all rirls. Running High Jump-Open to all girls. Running Broad Jump-Open to all girls. Standing Broad Jump-Open to OD tie revene t'iie of this tiJy i yon v/ill rend: "Process Patente 30th. 1907," which has mide (Art eznoke pipes where one smoked t all irids. bunding High Jump-Open to all ??irls. Rope Climbing Contest-Open to all girls. Flag Race-Girls under fourteen. McNTAL CONTESTS-SPELLING. (Miss Sara Nicholson.) Tn thi- contest tacll SCI??H?I is al lowed one l.o.v ail?! one yiri to be se lected fruin the seventh y rade ur above. 'J'tie cuiiUs: will bu iu writing. Paper will be furnished the contestants, bm each one should bring his own pencil well trimmed. Each pupil will be numbered and they will write their number plainly at the top of the page. DECLAMATION AND RECITATION. This contei>t will take place in the evening. Each school is al lowed one boy and one girl to be selected from the sixth grade or above. No selection can be over ten minutes. Eighty per cent, will be allowed for delivery and twenty per cent, for selection. Each con testant will be numbered and no names will be called. Goid medals will be presented lo the boy and girl who makes the highest per cent. * Appropriate prizes will be award ed to the winner in each contest. Competent and impartial judges will be selected for each coutest. BASKET BALL. (Miss Elizabeth Raiosford.) In the afternoon a game of basket ball will take place. The teams will be selected from Edgefield, Johnston or Trenton. A series of games will ba played between the teams of these schools prior to Field Day. The iwo teams making the highest score will play for the county championship. For further information address the CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Edgefield, S.*C. c|o T. J. LYON. KEEP YOUR SKIN CLEAR AND HEALTHY. There is only one way to have a. olear, healthy complexion and that ia to keep the bowels active and regular. Dr. King's New Life Pills will make your complexion healthy and clear, move the bowels gently, stimulate the liver, cleanse the system and purify the blood. ? splendid spring medicine. 25o. at your Druggist. 3 Come to us for your garden need. We sell Buist's seed, the kind that never fail to germinate. The best , cost no more than inferior seed. Penn & Holstein. How To Give Quinine To Children. FEBRILINE is the trade-mark name elven to an improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. 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Jeremiah or dered the children of Benjamin to "pour out the engine of shot" against Jerusalem (Jer. 6:6). Ezekiel also prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar would pour out the engine of shot and would set up engines of war against the walls of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 26:9), Only One "BROMO QUININE". " To get the cent:inc call (or fall name, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for iignature of E. W. GROVE. Caret it Cold in One Day. Stops couch and headache, and works of! cold. 25c. For Weakness and Loss off Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening* tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drires out Malaria and builds ui> the system. A true tonic nv* ?ur. Appetizer. Por adi ita and child ?en. 60c. To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply ?t once th? wonderful old reliable lit. PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sui rlcal dressing that relieves pain and buis * the same time. 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