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BLUFF BY BOWSER' For Orice It Is Called by the Missus. P A NEW DEAL IN THE HOME. -ti Grouch Hatched at the Ofice Side tracked at Dinner-Gets Orders to t Mind His Own Businste-Seeks Re- e poes Completely Awed By M. QUAD. a ECoyrisht. 1=t0. by Associated Literary Press.] IT bad been 31r. Bowser's bad day t at the oice. Lots of Uttle thn gs0 had turned up to perturb and an - noy, and as he made ready to start for home be gave a sigh of re lief as he realized that be could pitch into Mrs. Bowser and make her suffer fc- all. He admitted that she had been j, thne mies away all day and was not . directly responsible, but who but her a bad let him leave the house that morn- ti fng with a frayed collar on? C Mrs. Bowser had passed a pleasant t< day and had no premonition of what tj was to come until she saw Mr. Bow- m ser drop of the street car. His walk betrayed his feelings There were cer-1y tain things about which she could not be mwstaken. One of them was the way he kicked the gate open instead of , t] H tl k h, -b n 7 b ti 84 ai ti as wizr" coox capz nowms. atig itNwt respect The fonta or was opea and sbe was in the hal 1 ft meet him and remrk: "Dw is a ready, and as soon as ! have eaten I want to have a talk With you." h MtIh me?" be growled e air. Things can't go on this I sa h loner" suppm the cook has quit or a s1 "Nver mind what you suppose. You te wimlearn afabout it In duetime." b Mr. Bowser was taken by surprise- 61 Satanfer getig seated at the table he ineee his plans and inoed the ovrand turnd up his nose. wa~s about to ask i st came from a peny unte t when Mrs. Bowser H gtaedab2geranmesaid&c "Not a word, sir. It's the best I w' olddo and plenty good enough for a "By-thnas - oma, s this my F< Quase er some one else's? he ex-*c datmedas th r e eto his face. bc "E aqu aeesiuon, siur, to be setted & s~Iter en. Meanwhile I want no more ~geubmly at my table. You are alto getbe too free with yu words." Awed by Eavmestnse She spoke so quietly and en~stly 3btb a s awe~dand, thh belat u anshn of his appetite, he, nevet' blesfound no fault In words. He had aser een Mrs. Bosr exactly n 3:k this before, and he was pUaled to make her out During the la: are miues of dine he dceeae that the bi cas cafled for heroie treatm-nt and ft when the had reaced~ the sitting bl zoom he began: ~"No~w, womarr are you ready to apol egise to me for your language? "Noma, Iam not1 she eplied5 asb ab undon him. "If there are any 0f ~aploges coming you wi make themi" se ~"on are In yu right srem are - ourc "lam."'h 'nd you know who you are talking O "I do. Your meis Bowser." e~"Ia. my name Is Bowser, and I'm a.t aned to being talked toflike a hired man. Both our lawyers can be reached I alr telephone, and "Oh. I knw anl about your lawyers al ..tveree, alimony and an that-and 's ca settle the thn In an hour. I d anin to hale It-sett~ed." t *"Dy the great horn spoon, Mrs. Bow- tc er" "Never min about any born spoons. c Eem is the gas bill for last month. It c e cnsmore than for the month tV before. Of courseyouR say that I gave a ~taway or sold iter burned Itlithe c daytime to spite you. That's an old tl trick or yours, and I have got tired of I I. Only two nights ago you left two f< bumpsr Ia this room going at funl blast b all night." g "Hoty -mo-e wman. be began. bue a s throat choked up and she cutin on fe him with:P "No losferish language'In my pres- d ace, sir, and don't let me have to t! peak to you again about it! I had to f rder coal for the range today. Have tl jon got anything to say about my ex- e travagance landing us In the poor'. c Mr. Bowser was silent. That feeling again, and he was wondeing If Mrs' Bowser hadn't been hypnotized or gone crary. As he looked at her he thought a he could see a startling change- i "Cook hasgiven me notice," she went .\ on after half a minute, "and I shall E~ have to get another one. YoWu say lt's it an mnyfaiilt for treating her llke a dog U instead of asking her to play the piano and receive my cnfler. Youll add that If you ran the house a servant would y stay for years and look upon the place t< as a paradise. Go ahead and say it. 3 and then I'l add that cook is leaving t soely on your account." "'I deny it!' he shouted. Opinion From the Kitchen. ''Makes no difference. She says you are a hen huzy and a faultfinder. A doen ote girls have left for the same reason." Mr.. Bowser opened his mouth to sbout back, but a sudden wene cane to his knees, and he sat down. Things were not going as he had planned. "And here's a butcher bill for 50 cents." said Mrs. Dowser as she took It off the mnantel. "I don't remember rg~tog lp. debt for meat, but. I so m .t te bill mus a right. It's an :- ar.::;' !r ye ~ abtout niy ek le~ss ex:-n::: and I'm waiting )r you to t A U.- :-y to ruini the hou-se, sT~w re;Cy. '-e:. :u . fcour- I ,.'nd it to the eati: r !!w orl.hl.s or burn it up nythinz to hustle you along to that uo hotLs.-. You don't half yell over it.** Mr Puwser gt-t up and sat down ;ain. and he choked and gasped and mrned red and white. but he couldn't ty a word. -And while on this subject of ex -vza.o t :=e say that your bgi for gars !n-t imi.nth was $12. During the lam : : you :ave me money to cy two :.irs f stockinigs at (Z cents pair. Your club epienses would dress te nicely. but of course 1 can't find xult with your extravagances. I am le one who is ;lloping this family rer the road to the porhouse!" "Woman"' Mr. owser managed to :sp with great efort. but while he as trying to think of something more le said: --When I went upstairs this morn ag after breakfast I found your othes scattered all over the room ad everythingt topsy turvy. The next me I find such a muss I shall throw rerything out of the window for yon > sort and pick up. I don't propose at you shall put an hour's extra -ork on me." "Such talk to me-to Bowser'" he hispered as he stared at her. A New Deal Ordered. "To you and to no one else, and 1 ant it distinctly understood that iere's a new deal on in this house. If are's to be any more kicking I'm Ding to do it myself. As a begining I the new deal you keep out of the itchen. if you try to mix in you'll ear something drop." "And you-you are talking to me!" "Yes, sir, and I want you to remem ir every word I say. There are to be o more bogs or chickens In the back ird. There will be no more experi enting with the gas meter or the ater pipek. You will let the electric efls alone and keep your hands off the lano. If you bring home fre escapes, nrglar alarms, patent larxps or fog rns they will go over the fence Into e alley. If you bring home hair es liver regulators, lung pads or Xything In that line they will go into be stove. "And she Is talkin to me-to Bow pr!" he murmured as he rubbed his es and looked around the room. "Yes, to you," she replled. -and I n not half through yet. I shall leave t rest until tomorrow night, how rer, as I am a bit tired tonight. I n now going to bed, and you can sit mre on the front steps, go to a club - stand on your head. As for a di arce, get one as soon as you please. ood night, sir!" "And she Is Mrs. Bowser and I am r. Bowser!" gasped the bluffer after l had gone. "I came home to-to can't understand It-I really can't." And two hours later, when she crept t~y downstairs, she found him asleep t the lounge and a look of awe ex nding from his chin clear over his aid pate to the beck of his neck. The offer bad been bluffed. nmania Falow A Cold But never follows the use of Foley's oney and Tar, which checks the ugh and expels the cold. M. Stock- - a11, Hannibal, ME., says, "It beats all e remedies I ever used. I contracted bad cold and cough and was threat ned with pneumonia. One bottle of ley's Honey and Tar completely tred me." No opiates, just a reliable sehold medicine. Dr. W. E. Brown Co. Sky Piloting.. "ve lost my way. Can you direct e to Newport?" .01 'See that purple cloud a-ont ten lies east?"a "Yes.' "See that flock of geese about five fles south of the cloud?' "Yes." "Well. Newport Is about two miles low where those geese were when I st pointed them out."-Browning's hgane. Accused at Stealing E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me., T aldly accuses Bucklen's Arnica Salve sealing-the sting from burns or alds-thc pain from sores of all kinds the distress from boils or piles. "It bs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and in ries of their terror," he says, "as a saling remedy its equal don't exist." t aly 25c sit all druggists. Jungle Housekeeping. The negro housewife in the West adan jungle finds housekeeping very sy. Fruit and vegetables grow wild I about the hut and the river abounds ith fish. On wash day all she has to s is to pick a few of the berries of ae soap berry tree, take her clothes >the river and use the berries as she ould use ordinary soap. Even her 'king pots grow on the trees, the labash cut in halves being used for its purpose. Calabashes are used Iso for bowls, basins and jugs for irrying water from the river, while ie small ones make excellent cups. i the afternoon, when she is ready >r her cup of tea, the negress picks lf a dozen leaves from the lime bush rowing at her door. boiLs them,. meezes the jusce from a sugnr cane >r sweetening and the cocoanut sup lies the milk. Thus she has a deli ous cup of tea without depending on se grocer for it. She makes the mats I ,r her floor out of the dried leaves of he anana, plaited and sewed togeth r as the old country people In this auntry makbe their rag mats.E Thirty Years Together. Thirty years of association-think of d! .Uow the meritof aigood thinz stands w t in that time-or the worthlessness gi a bad one. So there's no guesswork pa Stnis evidence oftThos. Ariss. Concord. [ich., who writes: "I have used Dr. st :g's New Discovery for 30) years, andi se s the best cough and cold cure I ever sed " O.nce it inds entrance in ahomne p: au can't pry it out. Many families have ia sed it forty years. It's the most infal ble throat and lung medicine on earth. at nequalled for lagrippe, athmna, hay tU ~ver, croup.quinsy or siore lungs. Price C: )c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaran- of ed by all druggists. tU at st Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female to weaneses they ar"e the supreme remedy, as thousands have testif'ed. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND ( STOMACH TROUBLE I it is the best medicine ever sold AA The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per. sonal supervision since its infancy. Allowno one todeceive you in this. All Counterfeits Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacme-The Mother's Friend. CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The K&d Yoll Have wlways Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. "Mg OCU?54D 600""U. "T 6Mua&Ys.. new teM CaYW. 'There's Is Just One Drug Store Where I Know I Will Get Exactly What I Ask For." When you hear that remark you can take it for grant ed the speaker means us. Whatever you want from any drug store can be had here-if we haven't got it we will get it for you. There's never a fear of disappointment. You get what you ask for or what your doctor wants you to have, or you get nothing-You never get "something just as good" here, because we only have one best. Does not tLis assurance warrant your trading here? We think s. ZEIGLER'S PHARMACY, ANNING. - - -.S. C. "IT -RIAST AN EQA" id the Automobile people know it. I am selling the iiy practical business Automobile on the market. I 11 offering The Brush Machine FOR $450.00. he most practical economical, and certain car made. GUARANTEED go over 20 miles of our worst road with just one 3.lon of gasoline. We guarantee the springs not to break, no matter e load or the road. Write or ask us about this machine if you are terested. lUM.MEINHRDWR60 SUMME~RT'oY, S. C.. January -3, 1911. ITOR THE MASNING TIMES, Manning, S. C. ~ar sir: We wish to thank you and all of our friends for fine trade given us ring the holiday season just past. We believe the Max'x; TIMES "Ad." ch we have been running for several weeks, has been responsible in at measure for the inquiries and trade which camne to us from different Comencing with the New Year it will be our intention to carefully dv~ the wants of our many patrons and endeavor to give them a good ection at the most reasonable price possible. We have now with us Mr. E. J. Robertson, an expert tinsmnith. We are *pared to furnish estimates and do guaranteed work in this line, espec Ily roofing, at any point in the surrounding country. While our trade in the genuine Jas. Oliver Chilled Steel Plows (there i neveral imitations) has been good we still have a supply of one, two and ee horse plows and full line of repairs in stock. To those who prefer attanooga Plows we can say that our line is complete. In fact, anv. kind a plow can be bought of us at a price much below the average. WVe are e county agents fori the justly celebrated Southern Cook Stoves, and our ek is complete. We are also one of the county agents (Or The Great jestic Range. This range stands by itself as the par excellence of the ye builders art. Any one calling at our store will be shown a list of our rhasers during the past ten days, and we are still selling themi. A study this list will effectively knock out the knocks of our competitors, who ye hoisted themselves by their petard. WVe still have a few miles of Pittsburg Perfect Fence which we are offer at a special price. We are daily expecting a carioad of American and wood Wire Fence. These are the superior lines of fencing. Our pr ices these are belowr thco surroundingt markets. WVe have a well appointe ek of Hardware and its kindred lines. WVe expect to succeed by the rit of our goods, the living price, the fair and just t:-eatment of our cus ers. Wishing &gain to thank you and our many friends, we are, Y'urs truly, ~ummerton Hardware Co., Suc mmxnerton. S. C. DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THE NI BARGAIN I CYCLONE I AT 3 D. HIRSCHMANN'S. I aI I mlmmmmmmmmirmm**VillHHHHHHHrHiawEM Attention! Another Car ]Pittsburg Welded Fence-a in all heights. Corn and Cotton Planters. Majestic W and Ureka Ranges, and Cook Stoves in all sizes. Builders' Supplies, Paints, Oils. Etc. Everything in First-class Hardware, and lowest prices. Yours for business, I lwde HBe CoiEv Truckers and Gardners! If you want a fine garden and truck patch this year, u~se our - High-Grade Vegetable Fertilizer, Manufactured by us, espec ially for vegetable crops. Put up in 100 pound bags which are much more easily handled than the regular 200 pound bag. Price, $1.50 per bag. Manning Oil Mil. Physicians Advise the use ofagoodlaxative, to keep the bowels ope:: and prevent the poisons of undigested fooduc mi g ttn -irs VELSO Laxative Liver Syrup, purely vegetable, gentle, relabl a.d Io- a leasant. aromata taste ev acts onthe ier pas las o h biliousness, sick headache, feverishness, colic,tlatulence, etc. Try VF t V E V LAXATIVE LIVER SYRUP Coffee, IN Appling & COUNTIES, GEORGIA. Pierce We are just opening up for sale, 25,000 acres, comprising some of the fiest farming lands in the famous wire grass section of Georgia, for farms, in - sizes to suit purchasers, same lying near the towns of Nich ols, Alma, and other towns Eastward toward Offerman on the line oi the A. B. & A. Railroad, a first-class railroad rec ently built through that section. For the First Time These choice lands are being offered-for sale, in. farms of thirty acres, or larger, and upon easy terms. The lands are. productive, lay .rolling enough just .for good drainage, and in a corn munity of chiefly white. people, and lying near growing towns, with good schools, churches and society. The lands are well drained; water good; and easily secured and health unexcelled. NO SECTION. OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA is advancing more rapidly than this particu lar section. Good lands are still cheap here. Do You Want to' Own- a Farm? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE to get agood farm near a growing town. in one of the very best sections of Georgia. and on easy terms. We are now ready to offer about fifty good farms. all within three miles of I the city of Nichols. a growing city of about fifteen hundred people, at a price ranging from $10 to $15 per acre. Terms one-third cash, balance in one and two years. seven f per cent interest. ARE YOU INTERESTED? If so. write to us. or better still, call on us at our office at Nichols. Georgia. and let us show you. ALBERT FEIDIDG & COEPANY, A. J. MEEKS. Manager. Niholas, Georgia.