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ohn Henry Gets a Shock I By GEORGE V. HOBART I Hunch and I want lato a restaurant and found Btguor Pstroakineki, who waa looking for us. Hit right name was Jeff Mulligan, bat Petroektnski sounded bio re for? eign, and he fell for It 1 introduced Sklnakl to Bunch, anl la fire minute* all the boeiness do* tails of a scboms I sprung were aottled. Sainakl needed about ffOO to par tor a couple of new Illusions which were being built for aim. and Bunch was appointed a committee to go down to Sixth avsnue and disburse too 1 funds. "I think we're got the real graft, ) don t you. Bklnskir I sold, after the luncheon had been ordered. Its a pipe!" Sklnskl replied In pure United States, much to Bunch'tt surprise. Prom the name and tho make-up I suppose Bunch ax pect ec Sklnskl to yelp in Bulgarian or throw out signals la Ormeeo-Roman. Sklnskl was a warm member with fas gab thing He got his start traveling with a 1 geedlcine wagon in the west and what he didn't know about the show bust boos wann t necessary. "Bay, people!" our star want on, I've s couple of new card tricks up say sleeve that win leave the Reubens gasping for air. And when I pull my now illusion, entitled. Keno, or ths Curious CUge,' on the public It will bo a ease of counting easy coin Say! did I ever tall you about that gold miss I won in ths wast many moons ag*r "Ntx on the dream work. Bkiaski." I cut la. "We're put up our good money to start you. so lot's got down to ths Programms." "Oh. vsry well." said Sklnakl; "bur I was down to nee my brokers today tn Wall street md there are doings I've got a plant ?tion full of gold out gtaar the Blue bills, sod-?" "Please dont smoke, there aro la dies present!" admonished Bunch. "Oh. varyvwst !'* said Sklnskl. and forthwith he launched into a dsscrlp tJoa of his variois tricks I The waiter h.id just brought our gaaeheon when s large blondlned shadow fell scrtus the festive board and Sklaskl jun pad to his feat, fol? lowed by Bunch and yours eur fjrissdly. "Permit si!" SklnssJ said; "our new baoksrs. Mr Jefferson snd Mr. JOBB Henry! this is Mademoiselle 7>odo. the human 0 uses works. Shs's say assistant la the miad-raadlng testa, and she's all to ths elegant. Will you feed ths faoe, Dodsy f" | "Too bete her sweat !M Dodo replied, aa she splsshed into the caalr pro sided by the waiter, while I glanced at Bunch sideways and found him on tns rargs of a fainting fit Tv* told Dodsy all about you two glad boys." Sklnskl want on. "and ; sms's for you, alat you, Dodsy r j "You batcher swswt!" Dodo chimed | and Dodey fretted over It, didn't you, Dodeyr I "Ton beteher tweet!" the lending ; ! lady replied, with both eyea following | the efforts of the waiter, who wet opening a bottle of Green Seal. Bunch waa beginning to get uneasy and I had a bad attack of fidgets. -Say, Dodey!" our bright and shin? ing light went on, "I want you to make a fuse over theae two young genta, because they are the only near? ly silk on the counter. They've put up their good cash to send me on tour . without ever dragging me before a police justice to swear that I'm on the ; level, and If ever that gold mine?" ?Tush!" I interrupted. "I saw you work, Sklnakt, and you're a wonder; that's good enough for my money." Tea, but you never once put a sleuth over the back trail to throw \ the spot light on my past life," Skin ski babbled on. "You're the first white man that ever took a chance with me I without Irshlng me to the medicine 1 hall, and IH make good for you, all right, won't I. DodeyT' "You batcher tweet 1" sho mumbled, with a mouth full of wine. "Say!" said Sklnskl to me, after we had ordered some breadstuff for the leading lady, "you're not such a late train with the sleight-of-hand gas yourself, Mr. Managerl" i "Ohl I'm only a piker at it," I re plied, modestly. "I can do a few moth- ; eaten tricks with the cards and I've studied out a few of the Illusions, enough to know bow to do them with out breaking an ankle, but I'm not cute enough to be on the stage." Sklnskl laughed, and Dodo looked , over another glass of Oreer. Seal long enough to say, "You beteher tweet!" "Well." said Sklntkl, leading a bevy of French-fried potatoes up to his mustache, "you 11 know enough about it after I rehearse you to go on and do the show when we hit a fried-egg burg, where there's only a Mr. and Mrs Audience to greet our earnest endeavors. Bay, boys, you'll get a lot of fricasseed experience trailing with this troupe, believe me!" I "I'm only going to be with you for a few days." I answered "Mr. Jef? ferson will be your permanent man? ager." ] "The devil I will!" tpluttered i Uuneh Then he got red in the face. : glared at Dodo, and grouched out a "beg pardon!" "You beteher tweet!" the replied, patting the Oreen Seal. "Say, John, you know well enough : 1 cant leave New York for more than j two or three daya Just tt thlt time without having a good excuae to give ?lice." Bunch growled, while Sklnskl and the Circassian lady put the knives to the chicken livers en bro chette "How shout me!" I snapped back. ! "I cant go out of town at all, except In the daytime. Ill have to duck back to Rurtidene after the thow every evening or loaa my card In the Happy "You ??tch.e.r ***** th. Mumbled, With ? Mouth full of vW fem, with a hu Ii Kr" gUor? at the soaked staff "1 told her we had a business onset aai here, but If she wanted to squeeze la she wouldn't be In anybody's way," ?kiosk! continued "Dodey's an aw fal cbrrer girl, and she wouldn't be In this bit eight hours If that gold "Bure. I knov!" T Interrupted; "poe afbly Mademoiselle Is thirsty?a little wine. eh r "You botcher sweet!" the stout per ?on replied, wirb a celerity that made Bench sit up au<! look about the room to saw If anyone suspected him "Dodey Ii always for the suds thing. " Sklnskl < hipped In "But never to eicesn, never to excess. I aarer see rx?dev lit up but once, and that was in l>ayton. Ohio, the night we played to the Janitor of the hall and his four children When we came to the place where hodey Is blind folded and do#* the decimal fractions ?font on the blackboard the Janitor's oldest child fooled Dodey Into doing ail nsst week's lessons In arithmetic Mr. and Mrs. Nelll O lH>nnel| hare Husbai.ds union. It's different with 700, Bunch; you're not married yet." "It len t different at all." Bunch whlpeawed me. "And you haven't any buetnest to expect tne to hfko over the country with this outfit while you stay at home and read Bunyan s lllgrlm's Progress*" "I won't read that at all." I coun tered; Til read nothing hut the ship newa to see If you are atranded." "Well. I won't do It!" snorted Hunch. "You'll have to do It If you want to win out that wedding money," I re? torted, "la thla the way you thank me for what I've done for you?" "Done for me nothing!" Bunch bit hack "1 put up aa much coin aa you did. and no* you want me to do all tho work!" "Work!" ( echoed; "what work la It to count money, eh, Sklnskl?" "fCounting money is a hot pastime, Isn't It, Dodey?" he answered. "You beteher sweet!" responded the fair ladr, gating dreamily at the empty flagon. gone on a Western trip nnd will he "Wall, taka my word for It." snarled Bunco, "I don't hanker for that sort of amusement. If there's any traln hopplng to be done It's up to you, John. It's your game, not mine." "Say, are you going to welsh on me now that we've passed over our con? tract to Sklnskl?" I asked hotly. "No, I'm not going to welsh," Bunch came right hack, "but I'm only a si? lent partner in this concern, so you for the Bad Lands to do the barking for the show." "Why didn't you flash this stingy talk before we got started?" I wanted to know, "it's a shine play to wait till you get me all tied up with these artists here!" Sklnskl and Dodo both took a bow. "I didn't," Bunch cackled. "You framed up the whole thing, and now you're sore because I won't leave home and friends to plug your game." 1 "It's as mach your gams as mine!" "It isn't!" "It is I" "Rats!" "Make it twice on ths Rats!" In two seconds more I suppose we would have corns to blows, but just then a Veil-known voice behind us gurgled, "Hayo, John! why, I hadn't any idea you were here! And Bunch, too! I'm glad to see you!" It was Peaches, and behind her, smiling sweet approval, stood Aunt Martha. Heart failure for mine as I stum i bled to my feet and caught the Inter ' ested expressions on the faces of { Sklnskl and Dodo. i "Aunt Martha and I have been shop-, ping, and we dropped in here for A Larpe Blondlned Shadow Fell Across ths Fsstlvs Board. luncheon," my wife rattled on, while I was slowly recovering. "Of course we don't wish to be de trop," she added, glancing curiously at the famous Sklnskl and his assist? ant in the mind reading tests. "No, no, Peaches; certainly not!" I spluttered; "hadn't ths faintest Idea you were coming in town today. Let me present Bunch's Uncle Cornelius McGowan and his Aunt Flora from Springfield?my wife and my mother in-law!" Sklnskl and Dodo were wise in s minute, and they never batted an eye, but Bunch took the full count. Of course he couldn't deny ths rela tlonshlp without giving himself away, so he simply stood there and looked foolish. "Have you been in the city vary long?" n.y wife said most pleasantly to Signor Petrosklnskl. "No, madam," he answered, with a courtier-like bow; "we only broke away from the cars this morning and we bumped into nephew quite by chance, didn't we, nephew?" > Bunch growled something that wouldn't sound well on the grapho phone. "Do you like New York?" Aunt Martha asked the other half of the sketch in an effort to be pleasant. "You betcher sweet!" said Dodo, whereupon Aunt Martha fell back two paces to the rear and looked pityingly at Hunch. "If youH excuse us, Uncle Corne? lius and Aunt Flor*, I'll take my wife and her mother to the train," I said nervously. "Not at all, not at all," piped 8kin ski. "Dodey?I mean Flo?and 1 don't mind a bit, do we, Flo?" "You betcher sweet!" she answered, and I saw Peaches glance question ingly at Bunch, who was glviug a bril? liant imitation of the last rose of summer. "But, John, I'm so hungry," Peaches pleaded. "I know, my dear, but you see Runeh has an awful lot of family hap P?nings to discuss with his relatives." I satd; "and we must give him a chance to get acquainted with Uncle Cornelius and Aunt Flore." Whereupon I grabbed my hat and ducked for another eat shop without ever glancing at Hunch. (Copyright, ?. w Dtltlagham Ca) -_ Bird Sticks to Old Wavs. As indicative of the conservative nature <>f birds a writer calli attention to ths habit of the gray wagtail, which offers a striking example Of the unde rlatlni flight of certain species This bird pusses Its winters In the heart of Africa and In summer it Is seen every where In BuropO, in Asia and even In Greenland. It has never bean known to travel to North America from Greenland. It goes to Greenland by way of Bngland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. The bird does not know and will not know any Itinerary ?!.-l hat not been laid out by the birds of ltr j species in the past. ahncnt three to four weeks. Hark! The low Insistent murmur Grows continually firmer. England, Germany nnd Franoe Step about with baleful glance; Other nations knit their brows In their diplomatic bows Come, my brother, though to us There is nothing in the Fuss. Let us shield our land from dangers: Let's go shoot some perfect strangers. Bring the drum and bring the flfe While we go and take a life; Bring the sword and bring the gun Bo that we may malm some one. Here the path of glory leads, Here are high and mighty deeds Come, my brother, let us brand With our blighting touch some land; Give it empty bins and mangers? Let's go shoot some perfect strangers. We are men that know no fear; Let us inarch with song and cheer? They, whoever they may be, " Will be ignorant as we Of the reasons why we will Seek them out to wound and kill? Postribly the statesmen grim Could explain this warlike whim; Or, forsooth, the moneychangers? But, let's kill some perfect strangers. Smith and Jones snd Green and Brown Let us go and shoot them down. They have never crossed our path; They have never roused our wrath. Nor have we to them done wrong. But, my brother, come along. They'll be Just as grim as we On the land and on the sea. Let us shield our land from dangers: Let's go shoot some perfect strangers. TOO FUNNY. "Look at me! Look at me!" plead? ed the distracted lover. "See how your aloofness affects me! Only give me a glance?" 6, doirt tempt me," said the gentle damsel, keeping her eyes averted. "Don't tempt me to look at you. I have a fever blister on my Up and can't laugh." Bcred Her. "There is something about Mr. Squinch that bores me," commented the fair young thing, "but I can't say exactly -hat It Is. There is simply some undefinable, yet perfectly ap? parent, attribute of the man that has that effect on me." "I don't wonder," said the friend. *T never could endure him. He Is such a peculiar looking man, with bis gimlet eyes and?" "That's just It!" exclaims the fair young thing. Bright Future. "Do you know anything about palm? istry V asked the soulful individual of the cross person. "A little," boasted the cross one. "Well, I wonder what are all those little lines in my hand that run to? gether right In the center of the palm." "Huh. Those are railroad line*, and they form a merger at the money getting spot. That's easy." Why Not Use Itf "I," said tho librettist, proudly, "T can write a whole comic opera and simply use one single joke as the ba? sis of the whole thing." "1 know you can," replies the well meaning friend. "You bet 1 can." declared the lib? retti^ "But why don't you?" Innocently in qnlres the other. Revised the Proverb. "Silence gives consent," muted the lover, when the maiden turned a deaf ear to his propogal "Silence la gold? en," he said furthermore, congratulat? ing himself upon winning her. Next day he learned that she had eloped with another man. "Silence," he raid, bitterly, "is a gold brick " ^encli us your Job work. MANNER OF STICKING FOWLS Common Pocket-Knife, With Medium Sized Blade, Makes Excellent In? strument for Operation. When the market calls for a bird to be bled, the best plan is to stick it In the mouth; and by so doing avoid the unslghtjiness so common where they are hacked about the throat. Using this method, one should first of all have a stout cord co/pprcT cur or mouth. ?y? ?MD QTBEAJC. Where to Stick a Bird. fastened to the ceiling, with a two pound weight attached to the lower end. This should be just high enough to hang the bird to be picked at a convenient height. The weight is used to save tying a knot each time; as all that is necessary is to v!nd the string around the bird's legs, and the weight will hoM it securely. Use a box or barrel to catch the feathers; and a small paint-can, with a hook fastened to the handle, is hooked Into the bird's mouth to catch the blood and prevent its soiling the feathers. It requires very little prac? tice to kill the birds In this manner. After the bird is banged by the legs, cross the wings at the back and grasp the head in the left hand, the back of the head in the palm; and, with the end of the second finger, hold the mouth open; then, with the knife In the right hand, make a diag? onal cut across the roof oi the mouth, just where the arteries enter the head. Then, with the point of the blade, pierce the brain in about the middle of the roof of the mouth, which will loosen the feathers. The moment the operation is finished, the bird should be plucked, ns the cool? ing of the body makes the feathers harder to pick. A common pocket knife, with a medium-sized blade, makes a good Instrument for stick? ing. DUST BOX FOR WINTER USE Combination of Hard Coal Ashes and Powdered Tobacco Stems Keeps Hens Free From Lice, Thinking the hens did not use :helr dust bath as much as they ought, and believing the reason for this to be because the dust mate? rial was so cold, we changed condi? tions In this way. A dry goods box three feet long, twenty inches wide by eighteen Inches deep was obtain ad, says a writer in the Homestead. The bottom boards were removed and a new bottom nailed on, which was one-fourth inch thick. Another box. Just enough larger to allow the first to slip Inside easily, was next found. This was placed in the sun? niest spot in the hen house and filled to within four inches of the top with fresh horse manure. On top of this the smaller'box was set and filled to i A Winter Dust Box. i within six inches of the top with I sifted hard coal ashes and some pow > dered tobacco stems. In a short I time the ashes felt, warm and the hens soon found this out They have : kept remarkably free from lice, due, we believe, to the tobacco. Fresh , horse manure Is put in two or three times during the winter. SALT IN THE POULTRY FOOD No Living Thing Can Get Along En? tirely Without It and Chickens Should Have Food Salted. Many people labor under tho im prsssion that no salt should ever be put Into poultry food, simply because highly salted food, such as palt tlsh or pickled meat, has sometimes killed chickens. Ab a matter of fact, no liv? ing thing can get along entirely with? out sali In some form. Chickens can always get salt In Bummer by eating grass, which absorbs a certain amount from tho soil. But in winter it is different. During cold weather all prejvnred chicken food, such as mashes and boiled vegetables, should be salted in about the same propor? tion as for human fool. If thip is done, the poultry wj',1 be heal .hier and more prodectivo. Give us your Job work. I DEL?X3ATU TO STATE COXVfcLV TIOX. Post ?... to Send a Full IH'legaUon in May?Post in Fine Slui|>e?tom naitteee. Post G.. T. P. A. has derided on Us list of delegates to the annual suite T. P. A. convention which meets in Darlington May 2 and 3. The tilg gatca who will he sent from her.- are <;< . . <\ Warren, P. O. Leak, C. B. Yeadon, U I. Parrott, L. B. Philips, ! J. W. MciKiever, W. It. Phil jlips. H. L. Scarborough, J. H. i Guthrie, W. Percy Smith, and M. Kiddle. The secretary and president were , authorized to appoint alternates to , attend in place of any of the dele j gates, if they were unable to attend the convention. ) The convention is expected to be , one of the biggest that the State T. P. A., has ever had and the Sumter i bunch of delegates will do all in 1 their power to boost their own town ' and post as much as possible at the meeting. A banquet will be held Thursday night, the hrst night of the convention, at which Messrs. L. I. Parrott and A. V. Snail of this city are to be two of the speakers. ; <?n Friday night a banquet especial? ly for T. P. A. men will be served and business matters will be discuss? ed. The following chairmen of commit? tees have been appointed by executive committee for Post G. ; Railroad Committee, E. L. Wither ."ix'on, president; H. R. Van Deventer. Hotel, W. R. Phillips. Legislation, J. W. McKiever. Employment. L. B. Nettles. Good Roads and Utilities, J. \f. Brogdon. Special Entertainment. W. B. Boyle. Post G. now has 88 active members, all of whom take an interest in the post and are working for it and the good of the T. P. A. cause. The offi- * cers are: President, L. I. Parrott; Vice-President. L. B. Phillips, J. H. Guthrie. Secretary and Treasurer. Directors. W. R. Phillips, J. W. McKiever, H. L. S<?arborough. W. R. Boyle, J. C Lanham, \V. Percy Smith, H. R. Vanl )e\ enter. Chap-4 lain, Iff. H. Covtngton; Surgeon. Archie China. Sumter's post also has a good rep? resentation on the State association committees: Rev. H. H. Covington is State chaplain; L. I. Parrott is chair? man of the Committee on Legislation 1 for the State association, and H. L. Scarborough is chairman of the Com? mittee on Good Roads and Public Utilities. ' WHITE MAX LYNCHED BY XFfC.H BORS. t Georgian Put to I>eath as Result of Attacking Young Step-daughter. Cordele. Ga., April* 17.?When the tx dy of Lee Chitwood. a white far? mer of this county, was found in a stretch of woodland near his home, according to news which reached here today, it became known that he had been taken from his home by a party ..f seven white men and quietly lynch? ed. The affair followed the charge made In a warrant by Chitwood's wife-" that he had attacked his 13-year-old I step-daughter. The men took charge of him. it is said, under pretense of guarding him until officers could take him. They marched him nway, ajid he was not seen alive again. No ar? rests of any of the seven men has been made. ( ARME SMITH IX JAIL. Xcgro Woman \rre-icd Baoajsd l ime on Change of Selling Whiskey. Carrie Richardson, alias Carrie Smith, was arrested Wedn.sdav fOf | the second time in two weeks on the charge of selling whiskey. She was I placed In jail pending a preliminary hearing OH the tive charges which j were .mule out against her. the war? rants being taken out by Sam New"^ man, one of 'he three rural police? men In the county. Carrie Smith was arrested some? what over a week ago on the same charge on a warrant sworn out by Deputy Sykes and at the time of the second arrest was out on bond awalCM ing trial at the court of general ses? sions. In The Police Court. There were several cases tried in the recorder's court Thursday. * Sam Davis, transporting whiskey, was - ontlnued. Charley Jones, drunk, cursing, and resisting arrest. was sentenced to serve B t??t il of Id days or to pay $ 1 r. on the 11"-1 two offenses and ?vi on the last offense. .1 W. Law reitc?>. refusal to pay board, was sentenced to 1 >i*y a tine of $r. ?>r serve ten days. TWO new bank buildings going up at one time Jusi across the street frotgm each other and two hotels being ballt within calling distance of each c?h.-r. is going SORie, even n>r Sumter.