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IN THE ROUGH By JACK LAWTON. . a o o e . o ?So ..........?.............ft* .Copyright, 191S. Western Newspaper Lawn.) Q'he great stone house back from the beach had long been kuown as a select Lakeside boarding place. Its mistress, daughter of the man who had in fortunate circumstances built the imposing residence for bis summer home, was to be relied upon as bring ing together only congenial people. Many fashionable as well as staidly respectable city folk felt free to send their daughters unattended to Mrs. Van Rensaler's for the summer. Very exacting were Mrs. Van Rensa ler's summer people in their unspoken mles of social convention ; and one evening when the women in their ex quisite organdies, and the men in the proper attire of the hour, were gath ered upon the veranda, the stranger who scorned both rule and convention arrived. In the full light of the setting sun. his coarseness of face and feature were plainly visible. "Repulsive crea ture," was what Dolly Flanders called him. and she was not far from right. Without waiting to change in's Stained tweed suit, the stranger seated ! i himself in apparent brazen confidence opposite Dolly Flanders and her moth er. That acknowledged social leafier observing in disgusted silence the man's detached absorption to his meal. | arose and went forth presently to inter- j view Mrs. Van Rensaler ?t the office, i With her usual dignity and with more than her usual reserve, the mis- . tress of Stone House, refused to dis cuss her new guest. Moreover, indig nant protest had no effect. "Mr. Carson would be there for the rest of the season." she announced, "he had come with her full permis- ; sion." When lat'T, the stranger settled : himself In ?n isolated corner of the veranda to smoke his pipe, general in- ; dignation grew. It lind to be admitted that the mnn knew his place. Though he continued i to pass coolly among them clad in stained loose-collared woolens, nei- I ther by word or look did he seek corn- j panionship or favor. Once when Dolly Flanders' saddle 1 horse roared and became unmanage- j able at the mount, the scarred stran- 1 ger went quietly to her assistance, but i at her grudging "Thank you," he faded to raise his hat. "Might be a burglar, judging by ap pearances," she said to her escort. Each morning the stranger left the ? hotel to go to work; returning at noon from the direction of the factories across the bridge, dirtier, more stained than ever. Mrs. Flanders was disgusted anew at the condition of the man's hinds. Mrs. Van Rensaler had been unaccom- : raodating in not placing a separate table. Then one evening when the favored few were indulging in a corn roast on the beach, Mrs. Van Rensaler added to the chagrin by a new an nouncement. "Mrs. Carson is coming to join her ' husband tomorrow," she said, and smil ing serenely passed out from the pres ence of her guests before they could voice their outraged f^elinirs. "Was not the man impossible enough," they complained, "without forcing among them the sort of crea ture his wife was sure to be? What had happened to Mrs. Van Rensaler?" And in the sunshine of the morn ing came the beautiful young woman of channing personality. "Who is she?"^he women whispered .wonderingly. Ajrain Mrs. Van Rensnler smiled. **That." she replied, "is Mr. Carson's wife." "It could not be possible," the guests ! said among themselves, but down the j path at noon the beautiful one went 1 to meet the red faced man, coming back with him. smiling happily into his lined face. At table sie? sat. dressed irreproachably and in most becoming fashion : before the meal was ended, Mrs. Flanders found herself convers ing not only with the newcomer, but with her heretofore silent husband as well. "The woman is-charming," she con- j fided later. And it was only when she had won ; her way into all hearts, that the ob- j jectionable stranger's wife sat one j evening among a bevy of girls. Her ! lovely eyes gazed tenderly down the , "way ber husband was wont to come. ' They had been speaking jestingly arid i seriously of love and its ways. Little Mrs. Carson smiled. "Love is ! -strange." she said. "When I first j saw my husband, he lay ill in a hos pital bed, his face hideously burned 1 by some chemical. ? had left my own home with an exalted purpose to be ! a nurse and thus aid suffering human ity Pleasing suitors had come and gone in my father's home; there in the hospital looking down into a pa tient's scarred and swollen face,'I lost iny heart completely; and I have never j regretted the losing. His own heart is as fine as his face i* rough, his mind, ; a continual unfolding joy. My bus- ? hand's accident was the result of hero ism, the testing of a dangerous chemi cal which others faired to try. Having given years of study to the subject, he offered his own services for the test. That same knowledge Is now at the disposal of Iiis government. This commission is on" 'of Mr. Car son's greatest, it absorbs him to the exclusion of his own shuned clothing. The chemicals just ruin bis clothes! But," the experimenter's wife laughed as s>? ninrtcd down the path to meet him-"Oh, my diamond Is in the rough," she said. HOW TO SELECT BEST LAYERS Methods Outlined to Determine Which Fowls Are Fit to Keep for Winter Producers. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) As a hon stops laying there is a tendency for her to take on fat. This is noticeable in!examining the pelvic bones, the two bones which can be felt as points on either side of the vent. When the hen is laying these bones are comparatively thin and flex ible. When she is not laying they feel thicker and less flexible, due to the fat which lins accumulated there. The ?prend or distance apart of these pel vic bones is also a valuable indication of whether or not the hen is laying. When laying they are wider apart than when not laying. This spread can bo roughly measured for practical purposes by determining how many lingers can be laid between the bones. If the spread, measures two fingers or less, the probabilities are that the hen is not laying, while if the spread Well-Selected Flock of Young Hens of Uniform Size, the Kind to Keep for Winter Layers. ls greater she is probably laying. In measuring the spread the size of the liens of ditTeront breeds with the cor responding difference in the spread must be kept in mind. The distance from the rear end of the keel bone to the pelvic bones in creases with a consequent increase In Size of the abdomen. A spread of three or more finders in the smaller breeds, as the Leghorn, and four or five lin gers in thc larger breeds, such as the Plymouth Kock, indicates that the hen is in laying condition. A spread of less than two finsor.s in the smaller broods and less then three finders in tho larger breeds indicates that she ls not in laying condition. TURKEY IS ACTIVE FORAGER Fowl Must Have Plenty of Range and Chance to Feed on Roughage Picks Up Own Food. Turkeys aro active foragers and must have a chance to roam and feed on roughage at will. In :o doing they will pick up a greater part of their food, which is far better for them than that which is given them, and is ot considerable value. DEMAND FOR YOUNG GUINEAS Big Call for Birds Weighing From One to Two Pounds in Late Sum mer and Fall. The biggest demand for the guinea fowl ls in late summer and fall. At this time there is a big call iu the city markets for young birds weighing from one to two pounds each. Tho usual method ls to place them on tho market unplucked. ANiMAL FEED FOR CHICKENS Bone Meal, Beef Scrap and Tankage Furnish Good Material-Skim Milk ls Excellent. We can supply the hens with animal feed by feeding bone meal, beef scrap and tankage. Skim milk is also excel lent for laying hens. In cold weather the milk must only be put out In small quantities or it will freeze before they have time to consume it. GREEN STUFF FOR CHICKENS Sprouted Oats Are Excellent-Hens Also Relish Cabbage, Turnips, Beets, Mangels, Etc. The hens should bo furnished some form of green stuff when they are kept up. Sprouted oat-; an? probably the best, but cabbage, turnips, beets, man gels, etc., will bo readily devoured by the hens and will answer the purpose for green feed. ROAD-BUILDING ROCK TESTED Value of Material Gathered in Many States Given by Department of Agriculture. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Results of physical tests in 1916 and 1017 of road-building rocks are given in Bulletin G70, recently issued by the United States department of agricul ture. This bulletin supersedes the de partment's Bulletin 537 and supple ments Bulletin 370, which gave the re sults of the more common physical tests of approximately 3,050 road building rocks examined prior to Janu Repairing Road-Cheapest and Best Way ls to Attend to Holes and Ruta While They Are Small. ary 1, 101 G. The rock tested came from most of the states. In a number of cases, in addition to other tests, the crushing strength of the rock also is given. The bulletin also contains a complete record' of all the crushing strength tests made by the office prior to January 1, 101G. The average crushing strength ol graidtes and gneisses lies between 20, 000 and 21,000 pounds per square inch, according to data in the bulletin, and the average crushing strength of lime stones and dolomites Is between 18,000 I and 10.000 pounds per square inch. Granites, gneisses, schists, sand stones and quartzes should not in gen oral be used in the wearing course ol water-bound macadam roads, it is stated, and shales and slate should never be used In this manner. Cement j lng value tests, therefore, have beer I discontinued on these materials. j MOTORCAR IMPROVES ROADS ! Farmer in Secluded Rural District Keeps Highway in Good Condi tion Without Effort. _ A friend who spent the entire sum mer and some of the fall in a secluded j rural district was telling us the other i day about how the farmers kept their I roads in good shape In the section In I which he was sojourning, says a writer j In Cleveland Plain Dealer. "There aren't any state roads in that part of the country,** he says, "and no brick or macadam. But the farmers keep the gravel and dirt roads in ex cellent shape. Whenever my landlord I took a trip to lawn, or anywhere, he used to hitch a road drag to his motor car. Then the ear would pull the drag along the mile or two that ho was in terested in keeping up. Ho would unhitch the drag and leave It by the wayside. On the way home he would pick up the drag where he left lt and drag the other side of the road going back. And he'd make a round like that nlnv ; every time he took the car out." CULVERT GUARDS ARE URGED Particularly Serviceable at Night in Preventing Accidents-Railings Painted White. Because unguarded culverts on coun try highways are frequently the cause of serious automobile accidents, par ticularly at nicht, special pains is now being taken in many parts of the coun try to place railings at the ends ol such structures, together with suitable guards either side of the approaches An excellent example of such an Im provement is founu In the substantial concrete puards on a highway in Michi gan. The short lengths of fence are ol wood and are painted white to match 1 the concrete and to add to their con- ! Bpicnousncss, particularly at night. Value of Good Roads. The value of good roads is now ree ognized everywhere, but few know how easily and how cheaply they maj be had. Need Country Roads. People in towns riced country road? ns well ns paved streets, for their liv ing comes originally from the land. Thanks to Motorcar. Thanks to the pushful, pervasive motorcar, American road building hal "got a move on" ut lust. The Best Cough Medicine. When a druggist finds that his cus ;omers all speak well of a certain Dreparation, he forms a good opinion )f it and when in need of such a med cine is almost certain to use it him self and in his family. This is why so nany druggists use and recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. J. B. iones, a well known druggist of Cub run, Ky., says: "I have used Cham jerlain's Cough Remedy in my family cor the past seven years, and have Found it to be the best cough medi ane I have ever known." Bflalff Y?w Living W?tho&itBfl?Biey ??st v.*o arc all at a danger point. On the uso of good common sense in our 1919 farm and garden operations, de pends prosperity cr our "going broke." Even at present high prices no one can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy food and grain at present prices from supply merchant on credit, ar.d make money. Food and grain are higher in proportion than are present colton prices. It's a time above nil others to play safe; to produce a"I possible food, grain and forago sup] lies on your ow acres; to cat down thc store biiL A goori piteo cf garden ground, rightly planted, rightly tended and kept planted tho year round, can be made to f rnish nearly half your liv ing. It will save voa moro money than you made on tho best tv.\-> or three acres t~i. cotton you ever grew! Hastings' If*:9 Seed Boc:; tci's all about tho right fcir.d of a money sav ing garden and li:3 vegetables to put in it It tells about tho farm crops as well and shows you the dear road to real ard regular farm prosperity, lt's Free. Send for it today t.) K G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, 6a.-Advt There can be no doubt as to the merit of Cardui, the woman's tonic, in the treatment of many troubles peculiar to women. Thc thousands of wemen who have been helped by Cardui in the past 40 years, is conclu sive pro'of that it is a good medicine for women who suffer. It should help you, too. Take The Woman's Tonic Mrs. N. E. Varner, of Hixson, Tenn., writes: "I was passing through the . . . My back and sides were terrible, and my suffering indescriba ble. I can't tell just how and where I hurt, about all over, I think .. : I began Cardui, and rey pams grew less and less, until I was cured. I am remarkably strong for a woman 64 years of age. I do all my housework." Try Cardui, today. E-76 Ford Tractors. Have arrived the FORD TRACTORS THE LABOR SAVER that you have been looking for. Write us or come to Greenwood and see what they will do. Will give you any demonstration you want to see. They will pull anyplace a mule will. JOHN I. CHIPLEY, Greenwood, S. C Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to the estate af the late W. H. Crim will maka pay ment at once to the undersigned and all persons holding claims against the said estate will present them proper y attested for payment to the under signed. Mrs. L, J. Crim, Administratrix. NOTICE All persons are hereby notified not to lill holes in public road8 o? do any work whatsoever without specific instructions. The boan will not pay any more claims for | such work. R. N. BROADWATER, Supervisor. SOME STRIKE IT RICH BUTA SURE WAY IS IN THE BANK EVERY WEEK CoD?mht 1909. bi C. E. Zia^rmzD C0.--N0. 51 is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both' that it will grow, and that it is safe. OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E."Nicholson, vice-President E. J. Minis, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E | Nicholson, A.S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mime. J. H. Allen BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta.Georgia ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in I Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Seeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and lubes. None better, but our price is less YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our re prese nt nt i ve, C. E. May. ? ? ? ? ^-v^-' " ' : BBB- -^UmT^-: -.....i^i^J F. E. GIBSON, Pres. ?. C. LEE, Se*, and Treas. Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen is destined to be a year of great business activity. Concession from present values not anticipated. We would suggest to those contemplating construction work to complete their plans at the earliest date possible. We solicit your patronage and shall be glad to serve you Woodard Lumber Co. Corner Robert and Dugas Streets AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Thone 158