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0. HENRY'S STORIES IV.-New York by Camp Light By O. HENRY Cswrtti. 1911. ty to-b'fdiy. Pest ft Jh WAY out In tile Crook Nation we /% learned things about New y 1 ^ York. iVb we>re on n hunting trip mid were ramped one night on the bunk of n little stream. Bud KingK 1 mrv WUK our skilled t,(inter sud guide, mid it WHS from bis Ups t hut wc bud explanations of Manhattan nml the queer folks tba! liilmblt it. Bud lind ouee spent i< month In the metr?polis, nnd u week or two nt other times, omi lie wits uleaevd tu discourse to us of what lie lind aeon. Fifty yunis uway from our camp waa pitched the tepee of it wandering fi: in ?ly of ?inli:i ns Unit hud com*" up aud settled Itter? for the night. An "Misc Stirling tights op and begins te do same cooking."* old. old Indian woman waa trying to' build n lire under un Iron pot hung tipott three stiel;.-. Hud went over to her ns?'.?; tn nee and noon hud her Ure going. When he m nie back we roniplluiented bim playfully upon his gallantry. TOU.V said t?fl?, "dont mention it. lt's a way I huve. Whenever 1 nee ? nt?y trying 1<? Wwii Hiing? In n |u>t and h\tvlntr4roitl>fe?.i* always KO. rp the res rue. I dune (he willie thine; ouee In II high toned holli*-.' lu New York elly. lieut? big sovlely tepco on Fifth ave-, une. Timi Injun lady kimi of recalled ii to my mind. Ye?. 1 endeavor to IK* polite abd help the Indies out," The t ump demanded the partletilnrs. "i wak manager or the Triangle B rn nc h In (he Panhandle.'* said-Bud. "lt was owned at Unit time hy old mint Sterling or New York. He wanted to nell out, und be wrote for ma lo come on to New York und explain tba rn neb to tho syu^lea'te that wanted to buy. Sd 1 net:ds to Fort Worth nud hus a forty dollar suit,of ek&iuN made, and hit* the It-ail for tba big village. "Well.#wbou I got there old ??nu Sterling ?nil bis outfit certainly '?ali] tUeuiseheu out to be ugiveable. Wi lla d business und-plcux-ttre so mixed up tba. you couldn't tell whether it was a treat ur a trade half the time. We 1? i'd trolley rides ii nd cigars und the ater roundups anti rubin.-!' purtles." "Rubber -rn rt lea V an ht a listener tn-' Q alii ugly. sftl Brid. "Illdn't you never Attend '?'?iV You walk ?round mid try to look at the tops of the akywraiiers. Well, we sohl (lie raueh. rtta] old mun Sterling asks me round to his house to laka grub oil the hight In-fore 1 Htart ed back, lt wusn't any high collared nffon-Jit^t me nutt the old mun und h?a vri?? Sud ;ln;.?!;?; r. Bttt they -.ms a tine haired outfit, nil tight, nml the tillea or the Held wnsu't tn it. They wade my Fort Worth clothes cnr??c?ter look like a denier lu horse blanket-1 nm! gee strings, ami then the *Btbl? .**TU* nil pompons with tinware. *ad there was n whole kit of t<s.ls laid ont beside everybody'* plate. You'd hare thought' ?roil was Axed out to Imrguir lae a restaurant before yon could" pet your grub. But Pd Inton I? New York over a week then, find 1 wits getting on to stylish way*. 1 kind of (tailed behind and watched tba others UKO the hardware supplies, ami then I ; the ch wk with tho jutitw wnip It ain't much 'trouble to travrt Ith tlie blgh fliers niter you And out r gait. 1 got liions Une. 1 was feeling cool and agreeable, and pretty .ooh I Was talk lng ..ajsaty .tfuetit n? yin: piease, ntl, ?be west. nn<l ?< diann eat gi iM?d, nah that Miw* Steril ?he ranch .rn how the trew nod sm loy nf that fens} .?list n little trick (?ha tr**, not bigger than two Mts' .wbrttPef .ifck-rrrfntr pia*, but abe hmi n way alKiut her Hint seamed to say she van "the iwitt*. ami 'ton Ivell?v?d lt. lld at lae UK* name ns if I Ituial/e while 1 was telling rt-fc ilog feint and lUtcue-l new* from hom?. "By nnd by, after we Initient oysters und Rome watery soup arni truck tbnt never wns in n?y repertory, a Metho dist preacher bringa in n kind Of en mp Htuve arrangement, nil silver, on long logt?, with a ump nullor lt. "Miss Sterling lights up and (?egina to di? some cooking right on Ibe (Hip per table. 1 wondered why old man Sterling didn't hire u cook, with all the money he had. Pretty soon she dished out some cheesy taskliu; truck that she sahl wm? rabbit, but I ?wear there had never boon a Molly cotton tall In ti mlle of lt. "Tho Inst thing nu the program was lemonade, lt wns brought around in little dat glass bowls and set bj your plate. I was pretty thirsty, mid I picked up mine and took a big .swig of lt. Right there wns where the lit tle lady had made a mistake. She hud put lu the lemon all right, hut she'd forgot the sugnr. The best housekeep ers slip up sometimes. I thought may be Misa Sterling wns just learning to koop house and cook-Hint rabbit would surely make you think so-und I suys to myself. 'Little lady, nugnr or no sugnr. I'll stand by, you.' und I raises up my howl ugniu nnd drinks tho lor.t drop of thu lemonade. And then all the bnlance of 'cm picks up their bowls and does the same. Anti then I gives Miss Sterling the laugh proper. Just to carry lt off like n Joke. HO she wouldn't feel bad about the mistake. "After we nil went Into the sitting room sim sat down and talked to mc quite awhile. "'It was so kind of yon. Mr. Kings bury.' taja, slip, 'to bring my blunder ofT so nicely. It was KO stupid of me tu forget the sugnr.' " 'Never you mind.' says I, 'some lucky man will throw his rope over a mighty elegant little housekeeper some day not far from here.' "'If you mean me. Mr. Kingsbury.' says she. laughing out loud. 'I hope he will bo ns lenient with my poor house keeping aa you have been.' " 'Ih?n'? l?stottoa lt." say? ?. . afcj? thing to oblige the ladles.' " U'ld ceased his reminiscences. Ard then Home one asked him what ho con side-cd tho most striking mid promi nent trait of New Yorkers. "Tile most risible and peculiar trait of New Ifork folks." nnawored ?tnd. "I* Neef, Yaric Most of 'om has New York on the bruin. They have heard of_ other places, such as Waco mid Paris and Hot Springs and T.ondoti. hut they don't believe In 'em. They think that town Is ail Merino. Now to show you how much they care for their vlllugo I'll tell you about one of '.m Hint strayed ont ns far ns tho Tri angle It while 1 was working there. "This New Yorker cont? out there "Say, was that heavenf" .looking for n job mi tho ranch. Ile sold he was q unod hoi-vebock rider, s'lid lhere was pieces of tunlmrk hang ing ni? his cloth??? yet from lils riding - SChoie. "Well, for awhile they nut him to keeping honk* In tho rapen store, for he vre* n devil at Humes, But he got $tmi of that nnd .asked for something more in the line of activity, The boy*? nu the ranch liked him nil right, tatt lie made us !hed Nectarina: Now York nil the time. livery night he'd tell UR about Kant river nn? ?. V. Vn-f^r.D und the Kden mnwenad l?etty Oreen and f'ofitra! park tl!? we used to throw tin pistes nnd branding Irons nt him. .?Om? ?lay this chap get? on a pitch lug pony, nnd lite pony kin?! of sidled np bis UiK'k n*id went to tuting crass while..th? New- Yorker waa coming down. "We come down on bis heed on s ['liuuk ?if iiK'H(|iilt?' ivoi?d, ?md li?1 didn't ihow any sign* tmviml getting bp igaln. We luid linn out in II Ind. am.' UP begun to l?Mik pretty dead, Kn rjIbVnn Pense saddles up and blinni llie ??nd for (dil Dur Sleeper's rofl leiu-e in Dogtown, tidily inll?*s linroy. "Tho doctor coiill'M over und lie In vestigate* Hie patient. '..Boys.' says lie, 'you might nu well no to playing Keven up for ins saddle in?! riotti?'*. for Iiis In-ad's fracture*!, md If he lives ten minute* lt wli! IM* I remarkable ? ase nf longevity.' "Of course we didn't gamble for the "odr .rooster?* Ruddle- that was one of l)0C*s Jokes. Hut wo Htocxl around reeling solemn, and all of UK forgive idiii fon having talked UH to death :ihont -New York. "? never saw anybody about to hand ia lils checks net more peaceful than lilts fellow. His eyes wore ttxed 'way up In the air. and be waa using ram? l iing words to'hluiiudf all nixon sweet i artife! anti beautiful Street* and white robed forms, and lie waa amlllng Uko dying was a pleasure.' "'He's shout gone now.' said Dot*. 'Whenever they begin to think they R?'e heaven lt's ail off.' ' '.lamed If that New York man didn't sit right up when !)?. heard tho Doo say that. " 'Say.' says he. kind .if dlsappolnteil. 'was that heaven? Confound lt all. I thought it was Broadway! Some of you follows g? t my cloth**. I'm t^o!;,? to get up.' "And i'll IKJ blamed." eonolinhsl Bud, "If ho wasn't on th?? train with a ticket for Now York lu lils po? ket four days aftcrwurdr' 0. HENRY'S LETTERS. Quaint Eplstlos That Show His Happy' go-lucky Spirit. A fewiyenrs before O. Henry** death Robert II. Davis of Munsey's secured bis services as a contributor. He sigh ed a five Jrear i-ontrnet to have first choice of all his contributions. The letters, nddrossisl to Mr. Davis. will?li follow, te!', tlielr own story ?if tho friendship between tho two men and reveal the whimsical, happy-go lucky, improvident spirit of the author: Thursday. Dear OM lilli -At las? I have hove un clior at - Wa verle./ lilac?- aird have an n.i.h.- B to sive you. I am In Oilman Hull':; apartment ami car now continue to turn out the ??Iel blown-ln-thc-bottle braml of Action. I am a man of ilernwl few words. I wmit }12> (don't rend that a ?flnllar and n quarttr). That In addition to tho HM that t ccrcwed out of Merwin during your al> seneo will mako a total of 1375. which will be more than covered hy the moral mut entertaining tole thut 1 hereby agree tn have llnlatKsl and delivered to you all hy 10:30 a. m. Monday, Aug. 27. or perhaps earlier. Pursue the liberal policy and Bet the best stuff. Pei.-..nally nnd officially I greet you and make obeisant Consistently. DILL TflK BEDOUIN. P. 8- I want the ?lough, not a-check (but a i heck will do) by the bearer or else a few ..:'.! chosen words ot refusal. Thursday. Dear nw-WM you be~nl?>o~'enrroRh -to let me KO over tho proofn of all my std-1 i les before they are published? Tho print er, willi hts usual helinredn?*8s, seems to always butcher the meaning by setting up \\ ..ni..; that do not appear lu the Md. Also Idease tell your proofreader. Hoping, etc., yours. O. II. Pear Hill-Here she are. I reckon you or sumo Intelligent porrvn. in tho otilen can tell where tho patches flt?' If- you don't like the new title sr.y so. There ure others. Fulsomely. \VH.T4IK. | Mon Cher lilli-Caw you raise the imme dlate goods for thia.ind one... more rescue, linio Ituby from certain death? The bis story will be handed tn Monday for you to try on the plano. From next week on I'll show you a Stovy every week. I'm going- to make nome of the liest sam ples of 2.000 and 2,Wo word stuff that's pos sible. That's the u-ua th that count H. I'm feeling fine amt hope these few lines will-say, don't forset to send the SS. Don't do lt if you can refuse to do it. Tours as ever, O. H. Saturday. Hello. Mr. Bill! Say a fool and bis money, etc. Is there anything doing for about $49.98 today for the purpose of purchasing things offered for sale In the marls? I had tn send most of all that stuff abroad that! you gimme theother day.. Don't pi ess: the matter! If lt seems out qt order. I'll be ev. u and ahead of the Ramo pretty soon. Thete fwln come to you on Monday the nsw ?tory, Qreettnga And undying veneration tn ei ther case. ?. H. * Denr mil-'tferewlth submitted one MS. Ita va .another J Oe? ready *.o typewrite, which you cetn read tomorrow.''" Olvo the full speed ahead signal and whoop 'em through, pro or con. Orent business. Thf mill U grinding at the old gah. Yours, HILL SJ. Monday. Deer Mister-Would you put a tail on flits kite for nt again? She will fly ?rn the ?late advertised. Please send the c*?n If you've Rot lt on hand. Bay. the story Wilt be brought tn you hy me *n YV?DNK8DAY. lt will bo an .Ml right one. Moping, etc.. and' yours truly. O. H.. Reading the Barometer. Do yon property understand ft ba rometer? Mn ny people tap the glass, note a risc or fall, say lt will there fore be wet or ffffe and thew. ei,d. But there'.-i more In barometrical science than that. Tb? following key mt gip. be cut out fo. 'reference: A steady rl?o shows that Ano weather may be expected and. ta ylfter, first, A rap id rise Indicate? unsettled wvethrr. Fine weather Immediately nf ter ft risc must not ho expected to last The ba rometer often rises from n northward change In the wind. A fal! of half a tenth or iiuno In au hour ls n Mire warning of n fjfwin. A tall with a low theriu?init?ts*\ foretells snow or rain: with a rising theiammeter wind or rain from Hie nuntin A ?Vii in win ter ludientes warmer weather; In hot wrnthcr. thunder. Fine- woalber may ?eur wltb a low glass, hut it precs-oV* wind or rain. The riso or fal! of n ba rometer rather ' than Its absolut? belRht shows nn approaching ?-hange, an the usual words "r'alr." "Change." etc.. cannot always ls? ?l?.i?eitd?sl e.?. The rls?F from ??: low |*>li)t liKltcnivs rhe ?lose apl>RgH.tf, tja te m.-lowden Answers. THE NEW SILHOUETTE. Flans Featured For Fall e*d Winter Costumes, I x Pm %1L\WWW ' ^k\\\\WliL\\\\\\\\ . BI.Vi; AFTKnNOO?T GOWN. . . : ' ite .. n . < U\V? .. Tho new silhouette ls striking. Glance at the fall gown pictured here if you wish to know how lt differs from those it is superseding. Yon will otaeno that there ten decided flare to the tunic, which is open in the front. The skirt was of dar!; hine Velvet. Purk'blue taffeta '-.was used for the two tiered tunic end combined with velvet1 for the bodice. The collar and vest were of white organdie. Dyeing Rugs or Carpets. Cheap faded rugs and carpets that or? uot too badly worn should be dyed all over. To do this successfully lt la first nec essary to scrub the rug. then rinso tt Mix the dye and keep lt well-stirred In the vessel, so tbnt tho color will be even. While the rug is still wet apply tho dye witta n clean whitewash brush. It colors evenly, t-hl* way. If the rog ls dyed on the floor place a great ninny newspapers under lt to absorb the moisture. It should be thrown double over a line to dry or else allowed to dry on the floor, lt will shrink slightly. For britton!'rug which turns ?-,dirty white use such colors as dark green, mahogany, red nnd delft Wm1;' 'Jute rugs miry be dyed tn n similar manner, -but th? "dye in this case should be *\> piled t?^be drj- rug. . * ,Th? ?fcyScraper Hst. There ls nothing ' startling 'tn the height of trimmings applied to fall and ?J, ? ^HE S ' S^^^^^^^IB*MB^B^BS^BS^BST R?? .NEW *Si.VET TC BF, AS wtnteMbilllnery. The hat'sbown hero ts of btack velvet with p novel deco ration of coque. ^ 01 -_ Cuff?:.-are roaching u startling sbte. some of them almost touching the cl bow. ?Uli? women nn wearing with their fall street frocks or.dark serge or wornt** and motin lr mixture bern stltchav organdie eolian* i<*r!th deep cuffs ?. match, and the effect ls ex ceedingly smart If the accessories are Irreproachably fresh und effctp. Only ri tall, slender wofrnthvhowever, should .'.wear tho v?ry deet? /Cliffs of white fabric on a dark costuma On a short.-?Jiump woman the??"conspicuous eViffa jWfe aii'eff*<t whlclfWBotainnrt. bnt bef|y amt Inartistic. Gloves and Beet* Th^ ?On>an who dM.reste'look smart and ujfp-il at?! he ?K??V?OII> romrdence ment 1* fa?tldlou* about her gloves and hoots. Clove? u i:h rather wide stitching on ihe back ire liked Just now. and rhlto gtev*tr?*houid not In* worjtf bofPTo 2 o'eloek^P the nflernn Butte* d limits with eurve^l"heels and tops ot -oiitmrtlng. kid "'are fashion's cholea for town wear. Ml Living Creatures Fly Before The3e African Terrors. FHEY BUILD LIVING BRIDGES. ti'rmn an Army of These Formidable .nd Ferocious Insect? Want to Cross ? River a Suspension Tub? of Their Own Bcdies Provides the Way. Why .should driver uuls cruse rivets) :..?<!* of our own woods buve no ?Ucb desire; they ure busy little people, too much engaged in the prnctleal tusk s? flMiiii.,' and Mt?rrlig foou So'hnte BU** pagarles of this ?ort. They lire con tented and lmriulcss if not disturbed or annoyed. Au angry tint is to be avoided, .nul- un angry swarm eau mob.. itu tll?nleHBUrt* felt lo " v?,rc on *T - ' '"" . '"" " "* plgtisnnt way. ns every one kaows who ha? carelessly broken Ultu u nest. Hut lf?left alone Uley ure peaceful little win knien, absorbed In their owu affairs. jjthe great driver or Bnsliikoney apt. IK; ever, hit? uothiug peaceable in lils composition. He ls nothing If not ag gressive and spiteful: neither ia be con tented. In the great foresta of Africa these insects multiply to nu alarming extent. They swarm in thousands, perhaps millions, and. formidable nt any time, during tue season of migra tion they ure a terror to the whole district in which they live?. Myriads of these insects ure seized with a restless desire for change. Obey ing some mysterious instinct ?%* follow? hui tile commands of their <iut*pn. they set out upon their tm vets, und woe betide the man or lienst that crosses tlieir path! In a moment the hapless creature ls covered willi nuts, und in an incredibly short space or time noth ing is left hut hare boues. The driver ant is KO en I led because it drives uway nil living creatures When this nio?t terrible host ls on the march men and nnimuls, great and ?mnll. take iliuht. Lions and tigers may hr? seen rushing ulong side by aide with the timid gazelle. All nre too much frightened to dream of at tacking or avoiding each other. Tor once In their ilves they ure united In their terror of the common enemy. Size nnd strength ure of no nvnll. und a rhinoceros or nu elephant ls na much terrified und is In as much danger na ?ttabblt. >Vben the vnst nrmy or ants arrive ont the bank or a river n halt nv* call ed. T.hey have no idea or turning b?tojM* to 4,(9* iwiaimf?jm mtk haven, bri? I ge. a nd. thc _mn king. pf. thl?~ bridge takes time, ii nd probably the engineers of the nrmy have tn .bustle sp to the front. ; The making of un nnt bridge ls one of the most wonderful things' in the world. The ants swarm on' h tree, choosing one which overhangs the riv er. Upon tho bough which reaches farthest,.over the stream they muss themselves and begin to. form, n thick topo of tholr^otrn bodies. This they do hy means of holding on firmly with, their hind legs, while with the front pair of legs they grasp the helles of other nuts. constantly . v ?:th ants range themselves In front, nnd so the ropo grows and grows nut ii nt last lt touches the water. ' By and by the floating chain ls enr rled by the current toward the other side where probably grass and great rends spring opt of the wnti-r. The foremost ants seize upon the first ob ject ibe.v touch, an?* from one- slender foothold to another they climb until at Inst they, roach hind. Th?' nearest tree ls quickly, climbed, the foremost pn irs of lug? doing nil the work* and j very soon the living rope Is swinging high above-tho/river. .The'bridge Is innde. and quickly tho nrmy crosses the stream. ?Da^Chnlltti. in-kls African ,travels, had sn opportunity of observing noe fffi these bridges.- und be declares that lt ls made with II hollow center, the Uv nig" iK-nTca^oT tne'bnfc* rcYratrdr tho., walls of a tunnel, through which the ?ualii ?body afj?its J^Xtf'?^^?VC'r: tho vvtit*r| ^\%if ert^sjLnnt; bus crossed ?nd the' bridge ls "no longer needed. tij? nuts in tim rear release their holli and the rope or tunnel drops Into the river. The'ants do not like water, hut they aro noun released from tblH position, for th? vanguard ?re ???* peraliig us fast ns they can. and the self sacrlOctng ants who begun the ?rent clmlrr aro quickly upon dry land. lt ls alt eery, strange nnd very won derful. Why do they travel nt all? By what direction end by whnt laws do they ?ct. and how did they learn to make bridges': Our naturalists have learned much of their ways nnd their doings, bot thesfe questions they cannot answer; r*?y. nre part, of'th.e^ mystery of life and nat un?, of which the .w?c*t knows little.-J..Cutlet in l/ondon Fata lly Herold. Even lip. 8hoidc?^Aw-~riw~??4t most ?a -very itnpieaitkSrt for you Americana to So governed by . peoplo-aw-whom yon TVouldrVt ?sk to di mit. r. Aaiertcnn Belle-Well, not'rti?rc so. perhaps, tba? for ron In Eng?niid to be governed by people who 'wouldn't ask yens to din ner. - Christin n Iteglster. 5?r*forr?ng His Suit. Cynthia-Ob. Tom. think of coming to ask pana'? ?-onsent in such shabby 1 om-Ttiat'j, right; 1 had one suit ruined.-Judge. The snrest way not tb f??l ts to da termina taaocccM.^be?*?-^ ?nJiJnusual Opportunity The special departments of Anderson College can enroll a few more pupils, and the College invites the ladies of Anderson and vicinity to take advantage of this op portunity. Piano PROF. and MPS GOODE Voice : MLSS ,STRAN?THAN . ; Violin MISS SMITH - Art MISS RAMSEUR Domestic Science Expression MISS WAKEFIELD Whether you contemplate taking up the study or any ct these studies or not, wc wi? bc glad to have ycu visit the College and see the work that is being done. Anderson College DR. JAS. P. KINARD, President. Ir LOW ROUND-TRIP RATES FOR EVERYBODY OFFERED BY THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY "The Progressive Railway of the South." -TO Atl^f.V r;f" 1\I I ??,l? Fellows (I. 0. 0. F.), Sever, /atlantic V4ty, IN. J-elgn Grand Lodge and I'ulrlnrcln Militant, September 21-2?, 1911. Atlanta, Ga* - National Woman's Chris!Inn Tem perance Cnion, November 11.18, lilli, ' FOUBTH American Hoad Congress, Nov. S-l*. 1914 Atlanta, Ga. . Cartersville, Ga. grt1?i;iiCo,,n,J FaIr' 0ctolM,r *? Birmingham, Ala.?? ^ Fair' *** ^ TX rr AMERIC AN INSTIT1TK OF HANK. Llallas, 1 ex. INO, sept 22.2t, mu. " _ :?lt!i ?mnnul meeting Farmer? Nn. rt.- Worth, TeX. Monal Congress, October 14-17, 1914. I -? International Association nf Fire lMeW VJrieanS, L*a. Engineer*, October 20-2:1, lilli. 1|".?IW?P!?Y*mmWUJJrP"? >'"^WrlteHni-??M' ?on Rifle 'MWeno^H* --. . Y-ouKonj rta. oct. fr.22, iou. 'Winder, Ga. .Woodrn?? Nord: Georgia Fair, Oe lobar 6-50, ISM. 1,, ' For specific ' rate, cchcdules or o'.her information; call on SEABOARD Agents, or write, C. S. COMPTON, FRED GEISSLER, * T. Pi A.j S. A. L. Rwy. Asst Gen. Pasc. Agt. Atlanta^ Ga. Atlanta, Ga. ' m HP HE Vptd Tirn?s is a magazine l l ??. devoted iq |the automobile 'jjj , I public in general-and to Ford ?'. where between itt cover* will be .11 found something pfinterest to j j everyone, ' j h . ,? : . ill it is published monthly by the Ford Motor Com pany, and-like the Ford car-bas a world-wide dis tribution, it will be mall ed free each month to any one? anywhere, upon re quest. TODD AUTO SHOP Iii .vii:*; 1UO Bi fi^%a^BBBN^HimB ^fet^^v ^HfMm' AKHI ftk^B^?IC?n? mmL&fl&^V* VkviJtV'I I THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER j fl pJOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT 1