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The Appeal of Khaki By JANS OSBORN (Copyright, 1918, by the McClure Newspa per Syndicate.) "I shall shriek-I certainly shall shriek If I come to unother khaki hero." H. B. Shanie; mumbled this rather to herself than aloud as she sat before her high piled desk in the ed itorial offices of "The Purple Book; all-story, five-cent weekly." H. P. Truman, the remainder of the editorial stair, laid a gentle hand on his bald head and looked over his shell-rimmed spectacles ' at his colleague on the other side of the roora. He looked Just In time to see Miss Sbnnley dash off her own shell-rimmed spectacles, lean supinely back In her swivel chair and at the same time emit a stifled yell. "There, I said I'd do it, and I did. The very next manuscript I turned tp began right In the first pnrngraph with .Her hend dropped on his khaki shoul der. Good-by, she whispered and pushed him away,' and then at the end: 'If I thought you were there walting for me I could light a thou sand Huns.* They are all like that. If the hero isn't in khaki he is In sailor blue and half the heroines are nurses." "Was that what made you make that funny little shrleky-noise?" asked Mr. Truman, obviously relieved. "Certainly, why shouldn't I? Every blessed story that comes in ls tho snme. How I nm going to get enough possible stories for you to make up the magazine out of here I nm sure I don't know. They are all alike. The contrlbs have lost their balance. They think thnt all they have to do ls to bring In n little trench slang, a lot of mush nnd twaddle about broad kha ki shoulders, clinking spurs and that sort of thing and their story is sold." Mr. Truman suggested that possi bly the readers of the Purple Book liked clinking spurs and khaki shoul ders; there were a good mn ny men In the comps who rend tho magazine and they Phoilld'bo rntorrd tor "To be sure," agreed Miss Bhanley, Slitting tho next largo envelope that lay before her and unfolding tho man uscript mechanically, "Bul I've found it out. There aro only about seven days a soldier can foll in love, and we've used each ono of those plots nt least five times over. It's mo notonous. There Is the mun who doesn't know he loves the plain lit tle girl at home till he gets away In the trenches, and there ls the girl who doesn't know she loves the awk ward, frank-cyed, broud-shouldered hero till he gets away. Then there is the girl who wants to be a suf fragette or something and won't marry the man till he's gone and then she gets an Idea that she ought to 'keep the fire burning' and she sends for him or something and-" "Yes, I know," said Truman, who was rather bored than otherwise nt his as sistant's analyzing tendencies. There were times when she wns delightful, really too delightful for his own peace of mind. But in this mood she was trying. "Well, please don't shriek about it next time-you gave me quite a scare. I thought you were having a fit or something." "I told you I was going to," argued Miss Sbnnley. "I thought you were Jesting. Sup pose Instead of doing that you whistle Joyously when you come to a hero out of khaki? Really I quito agree with you that we do need some really gripping stories of a nonmilitary na ture." Then Mr. Truman went back to his editorial work, and graduolly there began to creep over him'a pleas urable consciousness. He had had on undercurrent of conviction that his colleague disapproved of him because he had not enlisted; ho had feared that lt would bo necessnry ns n meons of winning ber permanent esteem for him to don tho kbokl or snlloi blue. But apparently he had been mistaken. She could not have spoken ns she had about broad khaki shoulders if She had admired them ns much os most young women were reputed to do. Suddenly Mr. Truman started In his chnlr so violently that his spectacles fell off from bis nose, Miss Sbanley had emitted a whistle so piercing nrtd shnrp that lt had violently agitated his delicately strung nervous organ ism. "That," she announced, "wns to let you know I'd found the gripping story you were wishing for. It's n thriller and the hero ls an Argentino cowboy, and there Isn't one reference to war. I'm going to accept lt without walt ing tor you to rend lt, I'm so sure lt ls what you are looking for." flYou might tell tho young woman that wrote lt that we appreciate not having the hero In khaki and would like more In tho samo vein," smiled Mr. Truman as Miss Sbnnley hailed tho diminutive stenographer from the next room so that sho might at once write her letter of acceptance. "It Isn't a young womnn-it's one Patrick Henry Madison." "You never can tell," commented the superior editor. "That's Jast the sort of name a girl writer would choose. The letter notifying "Patrick Henry Madison" of the acceptance of his story and the announcement that he would receive his check "on date of publication" was brief but encourag ing. It wau signed H, B. Bhanley, and left: little suspicion lo Ito abrupt bud* nesollke wording that H. stood for Helen and B. for Beatrice. Perhaps Patrick Henry Madison had seldom re ceived editorial letters so encouraging, perhups he read between the linos-at all events he wrote a letter of con siderable length sending in ?his next nonmilitary story-the hero this time was a South Sea island planter, with out a suspicion of khaki-and of so friendly a character that H. B. Shan ley was constrained to write an equally friendly letter In reply. Again that editor congratulated him on his rare discernment lu keeping his he roes out of the war game. "Unless you cnn tell your story like a genius and have an entirely new twist,,any war story now would be deadwood. They have all been written except the really great ones." The correspondence con tinued for several months and the stories appeared at close Intervals. Then "Patrick Henry" asked permis sion io meet H. B. Shaniey and the interview was carefully arranged to take place In the Purple Book editorial office on the afternoon In the week j when Mr. Truman played golf. He j had quite set himself at ease on tho matter of enlisting now, so sure wus he of Helen's attitude on that score, and lt was only because he had not definitely decided whether when he did ask this colleague of his to be come Mrs. Truman he should stipulate that she should continue her poBt In the office--he dreaded the presence of anyone else-or whether he should arrange to have her do the house keeping In some conveniently arranged Tittle flat, that he hnd not ns yet taken her Into his full confidence as to his intentions. He was planning to set tle this question for himself that after noon on the golf course. Perhaps the next day he would make his declara tion. But the next day he was in no hurry. Helen was In a wonderfully joyous mood nnd this seemed decided ly auspicious. It would be time enough nt five o'clock to ask her. "Patrick Henry turned out to be of the feminine gender, I dare say?" he asked, as he glanced over proofs on his desk of that writer's latest con tribution. "Miss nothing," laughed Helen, "and the funny thing was he-" "So it was a man after all?" Mr. Truman felt an Irritation that he contd not account for. "It was so funny. He ls really per fectly wonderful. I hadn't told you, but we bad got vefj well acquainted w.?vh ead; other through th*: letters we have wrlttou,. 1 knew I liked him, bu? Y Imagined he was going to bo some quiet studious little man of about your build." "Well?" Mr. Truman was distinctly irritated at that remark. "Well, he wasn't .at all. You see he had discovered In the third letter that I wasn't _n man, and-well, I don't know how lt happened, but we got aw fully fond of each other, and-well, he asked me to marry him, and I said I couldn't say yes till I'd seen him. And he said there was something about him that I might dislike very much. He thought I would, he said, from something I said In one of my first letters. Yon see I told him I was glad his heroes didn't have broad shoulders, or something like that, and -well, you see ho has, and he turned out to be Capt. Patrick Henry Madison. Isn't that wonderful? I explained, of course, that what I sold about stories had nothing to do w'tli the way I felt as a girl. So I just said 'yes' right away, and I thought I'd tell you first be cause you and I have always been such good chums, and-Patrick and I will be married In a week or so. I thought you ought to have time to find some one else to fill this chair." Mr. Truman was signing letters with an air of considerable preoccu pation. He gently stroked his bald patch and straightened hts bluo serge shoulders. "It's very funny that a man in the service would be content to leave all patriotic flavor out of his stories. I should think he would be so enthusias tic he would want to." Mr. Truman hod definitely decided he wouldn't like Captain Patrick. "Oh, he's enthusiastic, all right, and he's going to write one great big thrill ing war story. He's Just been walt ing till he could write a really great one. You'll toke It, won't you, \St. Truman?" "Yes-unless Tm not here either. You see, I've been thinking of getting I Into ibo war myself. There ls a mighty I strong appeal about khaki and all that sort of tWnc." nnd the associate editor I assured him that ibero waa. -,-; Many Bridget ?Mono. (Greenwood Journal, Aug. 18.) j Yesterday's heavy rains did great da mago to bridges In McCormick county. Three bridges on Long Cano, Patterson's, Bradley's Mill and tho iron bridgo; two on Hard Labor, Horn's Mill and Cheathom's Mill I bridges. It ls possible that many ? more bridges have been washed away In that county. So far as is known, there wore no bridges washed away in Greenwood county. Will Veto Daylight Saving Repeal. Washington, Aug. 14.-President Wilson, It was said to-ay, will veto the law proposing repeal of the day light saving net. Tho mensure bas been before the President since the fi th of August and ho is expected to return it. to Congress nt an early dato. Efforts to pass tho agricultural bill with Its repeal rider over tho Presi dent;? veto failed last month, and MUOH FOOD SEIZED AT TAMPA 4 Reporte Tend to Show a General Ac tivity Against Profiteering. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 14.-More than a million eggs, hundreds df thou sands of tons of canned goods and about 30,000 pounds of sugar figured in a seizure of foodstuffs here to-day by Department of Justice agents op erating under Federal District Attor ney H. S. Phillips. Six wholesale concerns were served with pupers libeling hugo stocks of goods, the charge being that the goods so llbel I ed are being held for an advance in ' prices. ? Goods libeled and the firms in ! volved are: Crenshaw Bi's. Produce Co, 4,000 cases of eggs; Joe Gurcia, 41,450 i pounds of salt.. 3r240 cans of peas, I 58,536 cans pf tomatoes, 30,200 j pounds of rice and 27,6 50 poundB of sugar; Charles H. Moorehouse, 1,800 pounds of oatmeal, 2 4,000 cans of peas, 4,000 cans of baking powder, 22,800 cans of corn, 47,648 cali* of tomatoes, 36,000 cans of tomato pulp, 20,580 pounds of flour and 7,000 pounds of tea. Swift & Co., 29,568 cairn of beans, 4,800 cans of salmon, 14,400 cans of corn, 20,208 cans of peas and 31,224 cans of tomatoes; Jose Sua ! ares, 30,000 pounds of salt, 14,400 cans of tomato pulp, 1,080 cans of beans and 1,752 cans of peas; Reina Bros., 12,000 cans tomato pulp, 720 cans of tomatoes and 3,000 pounds of rice. In each instance the libel filed I states that the food is illegally held from the market for the purpose of unreasonably increasing the price of the goods. Mr. Phillips says that other like cases will be brought to light within a few days. Ohio Men Indicted, j Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 14.-Two food : concerns and six individual dealers ! were indicted by the county grand Jury here to-day as the first result of an investigation that has been under way nearly two weeks. The indictments charge member ship fri an unlawful (rust to control trade and prevent competition'. Ibo grund jury Investigation Is being continued, and according to the pro* secuting attorney of tho county other indictments are to be expected. Preparing for Action in Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 14.-Government prosecutors who are waging war on food hoarders and profiteers will go before Federal District Judges here soon and seek writs to seize surplus food supplies in cold storage and sell them to the public.. Thousands of tons of meats, poul try, fish, butter and eggs are held in warehouses by brokers and specu I lators here, according to reports by I the United States bureau of mar ' kets. Price-Fixing Committees. Trenton, X. J., Aug. 14.-Appoint ment of price-fixing committees in each of the 21 counties of New Jer sey, in accordance with the sugges tion of Attorney General Palmer, was directed to-day by United States District Attorney Bodia in telegrams sent to the county food admin?stra lo rs. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. ' Booze Buys Moro than Money. London, Aug. 13.-Three silver fox skins for which $2,500 had been refused in London, were obtained In Archangel for six bottles of whis key by a British officer who has just returned from northern Russia. Another officer traded a case of champagne for a diamond necklace, which is said to be worth thousands of dollars. Immediately on obtain ing the champagne the former owner of tho necklace went into a room and drank tho champagne. Ho was found in a serious condition and re quired hospital treatment to save his life. Catarrh Cannot bo Cured with local applications, as thoy can not reacli tho seat of tho disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional condi tions, and In order to cure lt you . :\ust tako an Internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine ls taken internally and acts through the blood upon tho mucous surfaces of tho system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by ono of tho best physicians in this country for years. It Is composed of some of tho best tonics known, com bined with some of the best blood purifiers. Tho perfect combination of tho ingredients in Hall's Catarrh Medicine is what produces such won derful results in catarrhal conditions. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio. All druggists, 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion.-adv. loaders in both the House and Sonato doubt that the two-thirds majority necessary fo pass the repeal law over the executive's hoad can bo mustered. COUNTY CLAIMS. APPROVED, Follow lug aro the claims that were parsed on by the County Board of Commisioners at their regular monthly meeting held on Friday, the Isl day of J August, 1910: ?Balarles, ter .\% 125.00 i. 5.00 .1 F? HunAloutt. 5.00 M. R .McDonald . 20.83 John F. cjraig . 25. 00 j D. A. Hmt^h. 46.94 R. H. Alexander . 46.94 Thoa. A. Smith . 83.33 W. M. Alexander. . 100.00 W. R. Cobb.'.. 37.60 J. C. Kink . 25.00 NV. I,. Littleton . 83.33 J. G. -Mitchell . 83.33 J. W. Hooves . 83.33 M. T. Hughs . 16.66 J. YV. Todd . 12.50 W. M. Dillard . 12.50 Total Salaries .$ SH .13 Contingent. R. H. Alexander.$ 4.00 rhos. A. Smith . 4.50 P. A. ?mlth . 4.23 M. lt. McDonald _.... 3.40 W. L. ittleton . 2.00 '.'note A ! 'avies Co. 4.15 Foote , davies Co. 1.9 9 YV. A. Seybt & Co. 25 . 10 V. F. artin . l. 68 O'. D. \'abott . 3.00 YV. M. Alexander. 50.00 J. G. Mitchell . 6.95 C. G. J nynes . .75 Tot;'! Contingent .$ 111.75 Lunacy. V. F. i tin .$ 30.00 pr, J. SV. Wickliffe. 5.00 Dr. J. Bell . 15.00 W, M Alexander . 70.so Dr. J. J Phode. 5.00 Tola! Lunacy .$ 125.80 Dieting Prisoners. W. M. Alexander.$ 13.00 Public Buildings. C. W. & I E. Bauknight. .$ 31.80 Ugh ts und Fuel. Walhall? Electric Plant . .$ 5.63 w. M. Alexander. 5.00 ."?'.' rhts and Fuel. . $ 10.63 Outside, Boor. >ha:iuge .f 10.00 C. W Ha i '. . -. 4 .00 I m . 6 . dd Moss v .\usel . 6.00 Total outside Poor_$ 26.00 Poor Farm. YV. IL Col I) .$ 101.45 (!. G. .lay ned . 35.50 C. W, (?? j. E. Bauknight.. 124.40 Arthur Rogers . .5.00 Total Poor Farm.$ 271.35 Chain Gang. sin lor Furniture Co. . ..$ 52.00 Bradley : ?ondedWarehouse ( tampu i / . 67. 45 Living Lon & Co. 323.34 C. W. ii E. Bauknight. . 1 . 50 Frank li Shirley . 327.44 Tnllison ii Hunnic.utt. 33.45 Moll Cobb . 651*.66 \ wart (2) . 21.00 tal i lalngang.$1477.93 Roads. lt. i. Kori".$ 57 . 00 M< ore. 22 4 . :\0 ih toms. 55.20 V. Brown . 14.50 Stone . 106.40 \ * axander . 12150 . li, L<. 6*'. .70 lt . Knox . 253 . 05 M . Bryant. 43.00 \ Cox. 10.50 ? camey . 21.00 . 14 8.00 J tribling . 24 .2? L. 1 Glib spio. 3.00 Kelley . 2.00 , : . . itli . 29.00 Cowan. 102.00 W ight. 114.6*0 ! \\ ?: .. Bates . 17.00 \V Cobb . 6.75 V\ i ?bb . 24.65 Iberson. 96.00 loj Hardware Co. ... 137.12 in H ros. Bridge Co. . . 4 5.86 11 gm Hardware Co... 49.93 ,. e. 130.50 i ' Junkin . 55.00 ( A ./. E. Bauknight. . 1.00 ?. Il ;ers. 15.80 Itt! on . 19.80 . Grant. 25.36 Smith . 82.20 ll I.ar by (for auto lek) . 2054.19 Highway Dept .... 4 6.25 ?. Rllenberg. 160.30 'lota! Hoads.$4362.57 Bridges. i. V. Grant .$ 18.50 Orr . 40.60 . ii Leo . 103.95 ti Spencer . 5.00 lie Duckworth . ... 18.10 ?. O. Brown .... . 157.17 C \. GOSS . 255.00 W? Gumbrell . 4.00 J Lay . 38.00 \V J. Huskamp . 37.00 ?tai Bridges .$ 677.33 fir and total, $7,010.20. BJ. N. FOSTER, Supervisor. M. R. McDonald, Clerk. (adv.) m Children Cry Th? Kind You Have Alway* tn use for over over 30 ye and sons Alio All Counterfeits. 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TAKE CARDUI The Woman's Tonic She writes further* *1 am in splendid health... can do my work. I feel I owe lt to Cardui, for I was In dreadful condition." If you are nervous, run down and weak, or suffer from headache, backache, etc., every month, try Cardui. Thousands of women praise this medi cine for the good it has done them, and many physicians who have Used Cardui successfully with their women patients, for years, endorse this medi cine. Think what it means to be in splendid health, like Mrs. Spell. Olve Cardui a trial. All Druggists Sn YOU NEED NOI SUFFER Fl But You Must Drive It Out of Your Blood. Catarrh is annoying enough rwhen it chokes up your nostrils and air passages, causing difficult breathing and other discomforts. Heal danger comes when it reaches down into your lungs. * This is why you should at once, realize thc importance of the prop er treatment, and lose no time ex perimenting with worthless renie fM**-"'"" * >I??IIIMM..?..-?I ??..MW?. for Fletcher's ? 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State & Federal Court Practice. ?J? ?j. ?2* *I* .!* *I* *I* *I* .?* *t* *I* *l* Kurfees Paints and Oil. Gutter and Repair Work. x>. E. ooor>, TINNER; - , WALHALLA. S. r. NOTICE OF FINAL SEPPLIiMENT DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that tho un dersigned will mako application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconoe County, in tho State Of South Carolina, at lils ofllce at Walhalla Court House on Saturday, the 6th day of September, 1910, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or ns soon thereafter as said application can bo heard, for leave to make final settle ment of the Estate of MRS MARY E. SMITH, Deceased, and obtain final discharge as Administrator of said Estate. JOHN L. SMITH, Administrator of the Estate ot Mrs. Mary E. Smith, Deceased. Aug. 13, 1919. 33-36 r ROM CATARRH ?dies which touch only the surface. To bc rid of Catarrh, you must I drive thc disease germs out ot your blood. Splendid results have been re ported from the usc ot S. a. S., which acts on thc catarrh germs in thc blood. If you wish medical advice as to the treatment of your own indi vidual case, write to Chief Medical Adviser. 42 Swift Specific Co., At lanta. Cfo,