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CHAPTER I.
You have felt the thrill of the
chase? Your pulses have leaped like
an arrow at the yip. yip of the dogs
In close pursuit? You have dashed
madly over fences, taking the hurdles
without regard to personal danger as
the prey suddenly sprang from Its
covert and whisked swiftly into the
hazel brush ahead? You?but wait!
Fancy! Did you ever behold ten
pretty, vivacious lithe-limbed young
women chasing a handsome man?a
perfect stranger?through a dogwood
swamp, their dresses swirling high
above pretty ankles, their baying.
shrieks nf hvsterlenl In ncrM nr 7
"Catch him! Catch him!" shrilled
u slender blonde to the leading lady
running ahead with an athletic stride,
her head and shoulders back, her hair
rippling in the wind.
"Get him, Jackie!" panted a ravenous
brunette, close behind. "Darn
these narrow skirts, anyhow. I'd like
to be a man long enough to wear?"
"Oh, gee?this is?too?much for
tne!" and a solidly built blonde with
a retrousse nose and a red sweater
toppled onto a bed of moss under a
thornapple tree and gasped for breath
that persisted in cross-circuiting a
chorus of chortles struggling for
freedom.
"E-Yip-l-Addy-I-Ay-I-Ay!"
"Run, girls, run!"
"Go it!"
"Hot foot!"
"Whoo?p!"
A startled rabbit, aroused from his
breakfast of alder shoots, sat up in
mazy bewilderment, took one hasty
glance and bounded away into tho
marsh grasses. his funny little tail
bobbing through the squashy places
like a meteor of down.
Ahead the man was running freely,
taking an occasional swift glance
over his shoulder at the foremost of
the toe. One by one the pursuers
were falling by the way, their laughter
becoming more and more distant.
Suddenly the man swerved behind a
groaf ash along the trail and waited.
Through the brush behind he heard
the leader coming like a wood nymph,
light and airy.
The man crouched. She was upon
him now. Agilely he sprang from his
hiding place and opened his arms!
With a gurgle of surprise, her
cheeks as flaming red as the Oriental
poppy on a sunny morning, she collided
with his manly breast, Before she
could free hersolf, the man's lips
were at hers, sipping the honey with
an ecstasy of delight!
"Oh!' she gasped, struggling.
"Were you looking for me?" asked
the man, taking toll again and holding
her close.
"But?" she cried. "But?" between
kisses. And then with one freo hand
pne boxed mm soundly on the ear.
He Jet her go instantly, rubbing his
head regretfully.
She stood staring at him, her laughter
given way to anger.
"Sir:" her eyes blazing. "How
dare you?"
"Never mind," said the man humbly,
"I'll take it back!" coming nearer
and reaching for her slim waist.
Some lame philosopher has said
that a woman with a sense of humor
has never been born. In refutation,
the girl suddenly broke forth Into
peals of laughter, backing away from
lilni until she leaned against a tree
trunk for support.
The man kept his eyes on her.
"Anyhow," ho said finally, "I like
the game. Who invented it?"
Coming closer, he reached forth his
hand and touched her lightly on the
arm
"Tag!" he cried, and started to run.
The riil sat down unceremoniously
In a tangle of grape vines.
' f hmt m V finenru ernojo/1 ' " ? ? ?
.. ?? o VIUOOCU. out? \J i i.Jtested?and
the man came back, dis
appointedly.
"I'll wait until they cramp," he said
determinedly, crouching at a respect
able distance.
"There ain't agoin' to be any core!"
nodding her golden head positive!)
,, and striving to keep back the blushes
The man seemed saddened.
"Listen." she said soberly. "If ]
expo, ..od ever to see you again, I'd bf
mortified to death. Hut I don't, and
I'm going to make a clean breast ol
It. because." with maidenly modesty
"It served me right!"
He waited patiently, nodding bj
way of approbation.
"You're the first man that's com*
?p to this forest primeval In flv<
weeks. Wo were hunting for mocca
In flowers when we caught sight ol
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"'Girls! there's a man!' shouted
Bess Winters?and In a Knlrit nf mtu.
chief wo set out after you. It was
only a flash of feminine deviltry, that
would have died out at one?but
when you ram?well, it was so funny
we ran alter you. I'm something of a
sprinter and I?I got In the leud?aud
) 1?didn't expect you would?would?"
Tho man grinned.
""A bird In the hand is worth two |
in the bush!'" he quoted. "1 thought
you'd beat 'em?and 1?but I hear
voices. Shall we run away?" entlcI
ingly.
"By all means, no," she replied sej
verely.
"Very well, then, I surrender?to
| you."
The girl shook her head.
"1 don't want you."
"What, after chasing mo across
I that confounded swamp!" lookiry; {
meaningly at her wet and bedraggled j
skirt.
She reddened.
"It Ik ft woman's privilege to reject
t ?even after she has chased a man
to cover."
"And you stand on your rights?"
earnestly, but with mirth In his eyes.
"I do!" positively.
"Why?" he persisted.
"Because!"
He bowed profoundly.
"Before woman's final and always
, conclusive reason I seem to accept
j the inevitable?but do not bo deceived,
i fair lady, 'things are not always what
they seem,'" quoting. "1 have caught
you fairly 011 the lirst lup. I, too.
shall stand on my rights?the rules
of the game!"
"Oh, here they are. Come on, girls!"
cried an eager voice.
One by one nine warm, giggling
: summer girls came into view, ranging
a galaxy of beauty beneath tho green
trees.
"Did you catch him, Jackie?" cooed
the brunette. "Did you?"
The golden haired one dropped her
! eyes.
| llJLS rr tthA ilifi ? "
man, sponking for her. "Is this the
! pack?"
"Who are you, sir, that dares call
! us dogs?" demanded a red llpped
I blonde with hair like flax.
"I am the fox!" replied the man.
He arose to his feet and put his
thumbs Into the armpits of his vest,
: a habit ho had, facing them mocki
ingly.
I "Look!" screamed the short one,
j "he is an officer!"
Jackie started.
With a deft movement the bru|
nette reached forth and laid hack the
lapel of his coat, peering at a tiny
gold star, engraved.
"Oh, girls," she cried dramatically,
a ring of mischief in her voice, "look
who's here; HIS HONOR, THE
MAYOR!"
CHAPTER II.
"The jury will arise and be sworn!"
"Jackie" Vinlng, the judge, waited
Impatiently.
"What's the matter with you, girls?
Mabel, Lucile?don't you know you're
jurymen?er. on the 1urv. Stand m>!
1 There!" with satisfaction. "Now raise
your hands?no. no: your right hnnds!
1 That's better. You solemnly swear,
: cross your hearts, hope-to die, you will
; carefully weigh the evidence In this
: cose and render a verdict according
to the statutes?er, according to what
you think this wretch deserves?" maliciously.
Six pretty heads nodded, in unison.
"He seated," said the judge sternly.
"Ills honor, the mayor," sat on a
soap box in the center of the front
veranda, a mere man In the hands of
i the enemy, waiting his fate and try1
ing to look unhappy.
"What's the charge," demanded
I Alice Mason, appointed by the court
j to defend the prisoner.
The Judge moved uneasily in her
I chair. Then, In a low, cutting tone
j she said:
"He's a thief!"
The mayor looked up appreh'en]
slvoly.
"I object," he protested, "to the
The Mayor.
court's statement of the case. It Is
' irregular tn?"
"Order in the court!" interrupted
the judge. "Who's running this
I case?"
> The man lowered bis eyes, acceptI
ing the inevitable.
' "This defendant," began Jackie, "is
. a thief. He stole a kiss from?froiu?
from a perfectly proiH-r young woman
r who had never been kissed except by
?by?well, hy those who had a per?
feet right. I might say that he not
> only stole one but?I believe it was
- several the young lady claims he
f .(All. 11a .. a. A.l_ ?- a .wl.l ?...A
? : owio. iic uui *>iuj ia n unci, UUl?
' "Whom did he klas? We demand
."?*^?y .' (juy
to know who the victim was?" cried
the culprit's lawyer, vindictively.
"Overruled!" snapped the Judge.
The mayor sighed. Things looked 1
black enough.
"Your honor." he sa!d approhenslve- i
ly. addressing the court, "I appeal for |
a change of venue. I have rcasou to i
believe that the judge la prejudiced !
against uio. I?"
Judge Vinlng pierced him with a |
glance.
"The idea!" she cried, with asper- j
ity. "Sit down, sir."
"Well, anyhow, It was worth It!"
he shot back, resentfully.
The judge blushed as she opened
the hotel cook book and searched ostensibly
for the criminal act relative
to kissing ngatnst woman's will.
"Call the first witness!" ordered the
court.
Pretty Molly McConaell, her raven- j
crowned head held at a serious angle,
her dimples set In u solemn back- j
ground, took the stand.
"It was barely sun-up this morn- ;
ing," she said, quietly, "when we set
out across the meadows after ladyslippers.
Aurora was taking her mat- i
utiual bath In dew as wo trudged :
down Simon's hill and camo to the
bottoms. Just as we were about to
enter, we saw the defendant skulking
in the wood. Somebody said, 'Man!' !
and wo started In pursuit. Instead of
ouncuuiTiug, me vuinm lieu at top
speed. We ran after htm! Jackie?
er, I beg your pardon, your honor, led
the chase. 1 was second until I
caught my toe In a briar tendril and
collapsed in an alder bush!"
"What happened next?" encouraged
Margaret Farnsworth, the prosecut- |
lag attorney, brushing a stray curl
from her violet eyes, and fixing the
witness with a steady eye.
"1 heard a scream from the wood
ahoad and then sounds of osculation!"
*1 object!" interrupted Attorney Mason.
striking a legal attitude. "There
is no evidence that this witness is an !
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"How Dare You, Sir?"
affection expert?that sho knows anything
about osculation at close range,
let alone long-distance kissing. Young
lady, have you ever been kissed?"
"The objection is sustained," gurgled
the court, mercilessly.
The witness blushed rosily.
"I refuse to answer," sho said, i
stubbornly.
"On what grounds?" demanded the ;
judge.
?rin ?hn n.l- "-If ' 1? '
***? 'JimuD UI nvn-iill (Illtanuil
and coercion," sho snapped, her chin j
in the air.
"The court reverses itself," easily.
"Witness need not incriminate herself.
Ask the next question, attorney."
"To the best of your knowledge and
bollef," began the state's attorney, i
picking a burr front her skirt and toss- ;
ing it carelessly to the floor, "were
the noises you heard such as to make
you think that somebody was being,
er?kissed?"
"Wait!" interrupted the defense, "I
object on the grounds?on the?it's a
hypothetical question and?without
proper foundation in fact," Impressively.
(TO nK CONTINUED.)
Movlea Make Target.
An Ingenious adaptation of moving
pictures to a shooting gallery has
been made by an Englishman. In this
gallery the marksmen have the satisfaction
of shooting at rapidly moving
deer or other animals, and the sue- ;
cess of their shots is automatically re
corded. In tho rear of the gallery is
a metal screen painted white. Tinpictures
are thrown on this screen and
the rapidly moving objects serve In
pluce of a target, and afford much
more excitement. Ity means of an
electrical device in back of tho somen
a shot that strikes a mortal spot on
tho deer, or whatever the mark may
be, is instantly recorded in the front of ,
the gallery. The marks also show on
the white paint, nnd after these marks
become too numerous the screeu cau
be painted over again.
In Women's Interests.
Miss Lucy Good'j White has been
elected president of the California
League for the Protection of Motherhood,
which was organized with 100
charter members. It Is not planned to
make this a permanent organization,
but it is to exist only long enough to
obtain t^e passage of a state law pen- \
sloning widowed mothers with de- 1
pendent children and providing for pe- j
cunlary assistance during enforced !
idleneso to women who work to sup
I port themselves and their children.
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BIRD IS FRIFNn OF faducdi
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Goldfinch Benefits Agriculture by Consuming
Seeds of Noxious Weeds*
Especially Thistle.
By H. W. WEISBKROER. In the Farm
and Fireside.)
Why do I class the goldfinch as a
winter resident? Simply because I
think that many a farm boy sees
them and hears the familiar "canary
notes'' and does not know them to
be our common black and yellow
"wild canaries'' of the summer timo.
This is what they are, but they have
donned the greenish-yellow garb of
the female. Often, if they have found
a food feeding place with plenty of
goldenrod or a ragweedy corn field,
they will remain until the seeds have
Deen consumed, which often requires
weeks of time.
They must not, however, be confounded
with another, similar northern
winter bird, the plne-slskln, whoso
notes are somewhat Identical, but
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The Goldfinch.
whose streaked breasi can bo distinguished
from the solid color of the
goldfinch.
During tho winter they travel In
small flocks, often In company with
tree-sparrows and juncos. Hut when
spring comes they pair, and then begins
a long season of courtship, for
they do not breed until into July. The
males aro very ardent and affectionate
lovers. Goldfinches are among tho
few birds that may be observed indulging
In kissing ono another during
the courting period.
In the late summer and fall they
visit the gardens, both in the country
and in town, to gather what lettuce
and sunflower seen thov finH nwoitino
them.
They benefit agriculture by eating
the seeds of noxious weeds, especially
the common thistle, and in feeding
their young upon harmful insects. Being
with us, to some extent, throughout
the winter only tends to add to
their usefulness.
LOWLY HOG IS ECONOMICAL
?uts to Good Use All It Consumes,
Eighty Per Cent, of Carcas3
Being Available.
The American hog is the most economical
of animals. Of what a horso
eats 52 per cent, goes to waste. Fortyfour
per cent, of the food consumed by
cattle is similarly lost, and 32 percent,
of all that sheep take into their stomachs.
Only 12 per cent, of what a pig
eats is wasted. Fifty-two per cent, of
the food eaten by a hog goes to make
growth. A sheep utilizes only 25 i>er
cent, of its sustenance for growing,
which means, of course, the production
of meat. These figures aro obtained
from recent experiments made
by government experts, who find, as a
result of their study, that the pig has
what they call an "economic superiority"
even over poultry. That is to
say. it produces more meat in proportion
to its weight, and tho animal
weighs more in proportion to tho
amount of food it. consumes. Kightyfour
per cent, of the carcass of a hog
iH utilized as meat; of the beef animal,
75 per cent, is edible, and of tho sheep
only 54 per cent. Tims it appears
that a greater percentage of the pig Is
available for food than of any other
domesticated creature.
Acid Phosphate In Henhouses.
The best practice is to use acid
phosphate or floats freely in the henhouse.
You can put the manure into
order for drilling by thorough exposure
"to drying air and then pounding
up and running through n coarse
sieve. It. is deficient in phosphoric
acid, which the soil usually needs
and at least 50 pounds of a good
grade of acid phosphato should be
added to each 100 pounds of the dry
manure. Four or live hundred pounds
per aero may be the most profitable
amount for your rye.
For Skin Disorder.
The following powder given each
day Is said to be good for skin disorder
In horses: Finely powdered
iodine of potash, 4 ounces; granu
lated sugar and common salt, of each
1 pound. Mix well together and divide
into thirty-two powders. Feed
no corn, but let the grain feed bloats
and wheat bran. I'se tincture of
iodine on the lumps every second
day until tho skin becomes a little
tender.
Danger of Poor Ventilation.
If yon want your sheep to die, shut
them up in a tight pen where they
cannot move about much, and stuff
them with hay and .grain all the
time. The way to have healthy sheep
Is to let them have a r>pin aroui.d the
lot every day.
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Opening Up Drain Outlets.
A few hours spent now to see that
all the drain outlets aro well opened
may save considerable delay on account
of wet fields In the spring.
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COST OF BUILDING CREAMERY
One Mutt First Figure on Expense and
Then on Equipment?Pays
to Build Well.
tBy G. A. Oil-BERT. Colorado Agricultural
College.)
Creamery builders must figure the
eostf first, of tho building, second, of
tVl** Dflll Inmon t A onUn K1?
venient building will contain a main
work room, store room, refrigerator,
engine and boiler room, coal room and
an office. Such a medium sized creamery
would measure 28x48 feet. In
some sections lr.bor and material ato
much cheaper than in others and the
cost varies accordingly. However, we
cun place the limit of cost of such a
construction between one thousand
and fifteen hundred dollars.
Where only gathered cream 1b received
the equipment required is less
than where whole milk is received. In
the first instance, of the gathered
cream plant, the following would be
necessary: 15 H. P. boiler; 10 H. P.
engine; a well and pump; weigh cap
und scales; Babcock testing equipment
complete; combiner churn, capacity
600 lbs. butter; buttermilk vat;
cream ripener; starter can; wash sink.
Besides this there will be shafting,
pulleys, piping, belting, etc. By making
two churnings a day in the rush
season, 1,200 pounds of butter could be
manufactured per day in a plant of
this size. The cost of equipment would
approximately be $1,200.
Tho total cost of a creamery without
artificial refrigeration will vary
from $2,200 to $3,000. In the long run
it pays to build well and to uso first
class equipment In a creamery, and
this is the baBls of tho foregoing figures.
In many cases on record creameries
started by promoters of representatives
of construction companies
have cost exhorbitaut prices and out
of all proportion to the business they
nre able to do.
NECESSARY FOR TOOL SHOP
One Essential Is Water and In Receptacle
Large Enough for All
Needs?Tub Is Best.
Wherever the farmer has his own
blacksmith shop, it is almost nocessary
to have water handy, and have It
in a vessel large enough for the needs
of the shop. Tho half barrel makes
a very good vessel for this purpose.
The hnlf of a common coal oil barrel
will nidL'n n rorv wao/1 ??!? ?
..... iummw .? ?< ? j inu. X UU
notches, shown in tho illustration,
form good supports for tho wagon
Water Tub for Shop.
wheels when cooling the sot tires.
The notches will also be found handy
for other purposes about the tub, such
as keeping tongs, lays. etc.. from slipping
to the bottom of tho tub when
set upright to cool.
When Soils Cease to Produce.
The trouble with soils when they
censo to produce as they did when
new is not that the elements of plant
food are actually exhausted from the
soil, but the nocessaary forces for tho
liberation are exhausted. Ono of
these forces Is bacteria. It 1b estimated
that in tho common soil thero
are 150,000,000 bacteria to tho ounce.
These bacteria must have for their
food, humus, then they will liberate
food for the growth of plants. To bo
a good farmer ono needs to grow legumes
and other cover crop plants
to turn under for humus, and to encourage
these beneficial bacteria to
perform their functions in tho solL
Fattening Market Fowls.
To fatten poultry for market, remove
them from the yards and place,
without overcrowding, In a coop which
should he provided with a canvas cover
to draw down and keep tho inmates
In darkness. I)o not feed for
about r.lx hours after placing in the
coop, and then feed all they will eat.
Feed three times a day, and keep
fresh water and a basin of grain always
before them.
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Attention to Colts' Feet.
Don't forget to give the colt's feet
attention. Now is when the set of
limbs is determined. There is always
a reason for a poor set of limbs. It
may bo hereditary, but it is generally
carelessness on the part of the owner
who did not keep his feet trimmed
down level with tho frog. A colt'a
feet aro continually breaking off and
splitting if they are not attended to
promptly.?IForso Journal.
Treating Nail Wounds.
One. who has tried it says that the
most successful treatment that he has
found for nail wounds in horses' feet
is to clean the wound and pour full of
hot. tallow or lard. This seems to
give verv little nnin and nnn treat.
mont generally cures.
Clean Milk.
Milk that makes gassy curds Is usually
dirty. Clean milk and clean utenoila
will never produco gassy curda.
before and after
marriage
Advice Given Mother n Regard tt -ft
Young Daughter Proven Valuable
to Daughter Even > |
. After Marriage.
|| Pollock, Tex.?"When I wu a girl.
sdoui i? years or age." writes Mrs.
Winnie Delaney. of this town, "I waa
in awfully bad health. I tried different
treatments, but they did me no
good.
A friend advised my mother to give
me Cardul, the woman's tonic. She #
gave me one bottle, and it straightened
me out all right.
1 did not have any more trouble until
after I was married. I had several
bad Bpells then, but I began taking
Cardui again, and my health etarted
to improving right away.
I can safely recommend Cardul to
all women sufferers, as I thlnlc it is
the greatest woman's medicine on
earth.
You may publish this letter if yon
wish."
Cardul is good for young girls, aa
well as older women, because it con|
tains pure, harmless, vegetable ingro;
dlents, which act gently, yet surely.
I on the delicate womanly organs. It is
a tonic prepared exclusively for wornj
en.
i ui uiuio luuli uu ?fttiB, v.araui nai
been In widely extended use, by women
of all ages, and has given entire
catlsfactlon, as a remedy for rebuilding
womanly health and strength.
You can rely on Cardul. It will do
: for you. what It has done for thou'
sands of others. It will help you.
Begin to take Cardul, today.
N. B.? Writ* to.- Chattanooga Medicine Co..
i Ladies Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga. Tenn., for
i Sttcial Inttruchom on your case and 64-page book.
! "Home Treatment for Women." sent m plate
| wrapper. Adv.
Determined to Be Observed.
"You may announce that I intend
to retire to private life," said the
industrious statesman.
"What for?"
"It seems to bo the only method
Just now by which I can attract public
attention."
A Confession.
Startled by convincing evidence that
they were the victims of serious kidney
and bladder trouble, numbers of
prominent people confess they have
| found relief by using KURIN Kidney
and Bladder Pills. For sale by all
medical dealers at 2Sc. Burwell &
Dunn.Co., Mfra.. Charlotte, N. C. Adv.
Limitations.
"Is your wife a auffragette?"
"Yob," replied Mr. Meekton. "To a
certalu extent. She thinks she ought
to have the ballot, but she knows a
lot of of women who she is sure do not
deserve it."
Important to IKotnars
Examine carefully every bottle oi
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and Beo that it
Dears the ST& //iTja . sr
Signature of
In T78o For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castori*
Result.
"I'll hurl the insult back in that
fellow's teeth."
"Then he'll have to eat his words."
TO UBIVE OCT MAI.ARIA
ANI) KCII.ll l'l' THK SYHTKM
Tako the Old Standard OROVBH TAHTKLKSH
Cllll.l, ToNIt!. You know what you arw taking.
The formula la plainly printed on ovary bottla.
showing It laalmply yulntno mad Iron In a taataloaa
forui. and lha moat a(T. dual form. For grown
peoplo and children, 60 cents.
It is far better to make your mark
in the world than it is to be an easy
one.
Dr. Fierce** Pleasant Pellet* first put up
years ago. iney reguino aoa invigorate
sumach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tloy granules. Adv.
Art may be long, but it's different
with most artists.
ITCH Relieved in 30 Minutes.
Wnolford's Haultary Lottou tor all kind* of
contagious Itch. At Druggists. Adv.
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Whon a merchant "assigns" he geni
orally assigns the wrong reason for it.
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PILES CURED IN<TO 14 DATfl
Y?nr druggist will refund money If FAZO OINTM
KNT fails to care any case of Itching, mind,
11 loud lug or l'ro trading PUsa In 6 to 14 days. SOc.
As a sticker a porous plaster hasn't
j anything on a bad habit.
CONSTIPATION
0
* A Monyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all other
laxatives or cathar'
tics. They coax the
. ',* .jj^K liver into activity by
gentle methods! they
I do not scour; they do
. I I ^ ^ UJI not gripe; they do not
IM Li Mweaken; but they do
irf Y| flVAu start all the secretions
ljHjlV|||^S of the liver and stom1
ach in a way that soon
" Puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
Corrects constipation. Mnnyon's Paw-Paw
Pill't'are a tonic to the stomach, liver and
, nervds. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they .enrich the blood instead of impover
ishmg it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price 25 cents. All Druggists.
Kodak Finishing
. ijiW\ Cheapest prices on earth by
I ''DlnTHfc. photographic specialists. DeI
ve'?Pin8 any roll film 5c. Print*
l ' 2c and ac. Mail your films to
OepL K, PARSONS OPTICAL CO244
KING ST., CHARLESTON. 80. CAROLINA
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