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John Henry s ~J\ PIPE _ By GEORGE V. HOBART Bunch and I had ipant our flrat day te disguise at the race track as con? servators of I'ncln Peter's fortune. w? had schemed to get him to buy hit beta with Ikey Schwartz, specially engaged by us. in order to get hin money and give it back to htm when he saw the error of his ways. Bunch, as a Dago bootblack, had had a funny aceance with the real ehlne?. to which I, unknown to Bunch, bad been a apectator. When I reached the hotel Hunch was peeling off the make-up, and ho was so mad he couldn't tell his own name "Damunclepeter!" he spluttered aa I entered the room. "Hello, old Cherryrlpe!" I chortled, pretending not to know anything about hit throwdown. "Why didn't you keep your date with me it the track "Damunclepeter!" he snorted, and I had all 1 could do to choke off the laugh. "He can take his money and his matches and have a prairie fire, for all I care?I'm through!" What. Bunch?" 1 exclaimed with w 11-slmulated Indignation; "leave me 0at now that we've got our plan cook? ing fine? Shake me now after letting Uncle Peter win $300 of our good aooney<> Pump me to the tanbark }ast when the wheeze Is ready to pull" What's the matter with you? "Matterhell!" y !hd Bunch, and then he told It all Didn't I land your gat headed old uncle for a shoe shine five minutes after 1 strvick the grounds! Didn't I work like a beaver to put the sparkle on his ferryboata, and didn't I tell him there wasn't any charge so's to get solid with him and be able to use him later on! And what then? Why a mob of real Mac aroals hustled me away from the the old man how important it was to break even on the day. All good bet- , tora do that. "Art you tor the Dago make up to? day. Bun~h?" I asked "Not on your fresco!" he shouted. "I looked over enough Italian scenery yesterday to last me for a life-time. I'll be Ikey's sheet-writer today and keep away from the emigrant shii>, thank you kindly!" Ikey and Bunch went off to the merry-go round with all their pockes empty ig order to facilitate the han? dling of Uncle Peter's coin when the 1 battle was over, and I followed a lit? tle later. i The name of the horse in the first race which Ikey said waa poisoned in the running gear was Beans, and I soon committed that to memory. It didu't take me long to locate Un? cle Peter. He was talking earnestly , with Barney Sullivan so I waited till the Tad pulled out and then I hooked up to the old gentleman and talked shredded oats to him till I had him all over the farm. j "Well, Mr. Dodd," he said at length; "your aelectlon was very fortunate yesterday, wasn't it?" "fright reart!" 1 answered, Otting into a prop straw I carried be twee I my teeth; ' I'm some acquainted with hoss flesh. Bettln' mu^h today?" "I haven't quite decided yet," Uncle Peter replied. "Do you know of any? thing good?" I "Beans!" I said, and stopped ther I thought Uncle Peter's eye twin? kled, bui I wasn't sure. "Beans," be repeated; then to himself, "I'll do it! II] do it!" "I'm layin' a small amount n Beans," I went on, as a teacer. "Are you walk In' my way?" "I believe I will," answered Uncle ?ncl. P.t.r v.ok th# Mon#y ,rom ,k#y jn an 0ff.Hand Jhat ?ro My Heart. snaln push and demanded to gag my uoton card How d I know thaf. all the Guinea boot blowere belonged to O eecret socle- y * They wanted to kaew what m> MUM was and I had to keep my mouth shut like a beef j ?tew riow could 1 tell what my name la in Italian?" It's a strange fart 'hat en, h?.H to hand almost double Ig Pf de I to un? tere a pair of Hook I? N Bunt b couldn't s?'(. ii j i i , which was ju.;t aa well "They kept me t! ere, a husky bunch Of them, fof gfOf mi bOOf OfOMflng vp Italian eogipllfgeoti in garlic and hitting bm on tbe Booe *ith fhem,M Bunch gJOfri gg In iOOg llggugt ' Then e fr??*h Cog rolhaf up .md threw me off the farm DOOiUOOlopetOf!" Uy itot of mu' i. patteoee, pofooav aftoo. talk, and no laughter at all. 1 finally sm i at dad In getting Hunch down on the earth i<hii, and he agreed to go to Humidem- uith me to begin that week's visit. The trip to the V/OOdlandl cured blm. and by the time we reached Dove * ffoot Villa Hunch was as i h gear as or vore and rather inclined to ?ee a laugh geojtfsjg 11 rough the Mren uo.is c\?nts of the d.iy. U n< I peter cano home that even Ing ?pr> as a i r:< n. I but 00*01 a word ahoOl IM "- k or the hoi so* passed his lips or OUrO Neit morning we dnlnt even m gash of the old feho v loot Hartal aald he had left haj Iowa Bgfl] Ohl tend to nome vry importgnl bUllnOM At Zurberg s hotel later on l unch and I met Ujoy and W4 BrePOTOd a plan to mak* (,'ncle Peter sick and ttrsd of horses, thereafter and foiever Ihey gave me * lUt of skates, one la each race, and not one of them, he waa certain, had any more chance than a bundle of feathers In a hot air factory la my cspsrlty as Mr Dodd front srwasnpacott. 1 all I had to do was to tout Uncle Pa er on ?o those cold po tsvioss. sad try to pry him loose from o btgger wad em h succeedlog raca. fkey aald I could do this by showing Olva ue your Job work. i Peter, and he appeared to be in deep thought. I led the way to Ikey's kiosk tl 1 noted Hunch with his back to us bent I double over the ?bent I ' T? n iawbttckl ?ui this here Hean*. Mi Bookmaker/' i said in my u- - Pwampacott and 1 could see Hum .1 shaking Iroin pit to dome. Ikey was getting Utod to me now, and he didn't ihj :it the dialect. what is Beam quoted at0" i:? quired Uncle Peter, with his sla kes: \\ ail street accent "For you, 9 to 1." replied Ikey as though conferring a favor ten feet bmg. ' I m aa!" btaltated Uncle Pete:. Tbl n be Bashed his wad, peeled I f! two yellow hacks and said, "A thou- ? i fand on Beam ;tt *.? to 1, please!" Ikey t uned a trlfli pale and Hunch ' began tO tnt a It ad pencil, but 1 te. ' Utting i p g <>n wing It's a pipe." 1 i it saying to I y keif; "it's a hlp?'' II Wi cuti DOS* him tO drop tW6 Of three Ol those bl| Mill In the gilt frame hi U be ready to quit foi ket pj It's a pipe!" I ncli Petei took his ticket and turned I greet hike Lawrence n y ? >i<t friend hike the booac killer, Dtke'i permanent addreei is No ~s i am up; gain itreet, corner of Thirst avenue, near the tank factory. Dtke'i principal occupation conlati of leading his frltndi tip to the \,a - i he ?an maid them with mixed drillkl |*bej strolled off together and tl I heard BllBCh saying hoarsely to lk< f, Yen. 1 ktiou . hut what If It w ins!" Ikev only shrugged his shoulders and sild. "HOSM ain't wanted today. I cant hear from hi in at all If every other plug drops dead. Henna may bite the wir" firat, in that event you'll have to dig. dat'a all, aee!" You don't think there's any chance for Beans, do you. Ikey*" I asked, inable to atand the strain longer with out a word of encouragement Cut it out. Reub!" Ikey came back; the old Qneobi Will get wise and It's us to de woodlauda. lie on your trip Send us your Job work. West! Be on your tr'p West!" I moved off to watca the race, which was Just abojt to start, and a few minutes later Ikey and Bunch, hotn too nervous to s:ay In the back? ground, had cuddled up to the fence near me. None of us said a word. The horses got a way like a scram hied egg. I wasn't taking very much interest in the mix-up, till suddenly Iksy yelled. "Pipe! it's Beans in the Itad! But wnit a minute, one of deni i other b' gs will uptat the plate and spill Beans all over the place! What! lieuns is pu'.lin' away from the bunch! Oh!" But, no; it's too pair ful to relate In detail. Beam win by a week and when that sad eyed skate did a camel-b; clt up to the wire poor Bunch was on tbi way to the undertakers, "Dig!" yelled Ikey, hoarsely. "De old Oaaabe gets his $9,000; dig or I'll be pitchin' pennies with the wel chers!" With a groan Bunch flashed the balance of our capital stock, and as key grabbed the wad and rushed Hs Was Talking Earnestly With Barney Sullivan. back to his pie counter the firm of life-savers known as John Henry and Bunch Jefferson went out of business* ?down and out. Bunch looked at me and I looked at Bunch us we amh'.ed sadly over o take a last peck at ou* good mom y before Ikey threw It at Uncle Peter, And the old gentleman was Chat"a On-the-cars, all r'gat. and with him was the delighted Dike Lawrence. Uncle Peter took the money from Ikey in an off hand w r y that broke my heart and 1 could hear Bunch's mind give way with a crash. Then the old fellow got a flash of me and he chuckled, "Why, Mr. Doddl you're certainly the best horse picker I ever met! Won't you let me buy you a dinner or something to show my appreciation?" "No. thank you." I groaned, we k and taint all over. "Suppose we crack a magnum of Green s#:il In honor of this victory!" si:?.: ? d !>".'?: and if looks w i ? short ; rm jabl Dike's noddle would have hit the Moor. "Well Mr Dodd," said Uncle Pe? ter, I do hope to have the pier911 re of meeting you soon again. Perha] 1 some dav i may be able to return tl I favor" Then he waddled off to the hose cart with the thirsty Dike. Bunch and I went silently to our room in the hot#] and after I had shed my tteub mg^ for the last time, v, 3 sat in brooding silence and looked out the window, "Damunclepeter!" s;iid Bunch after a l< ng, long pause. (Copyright by Q W, Dilllngham Co.) Wasu.in"ton p.''d His Card Debits. Willlan Lanier Washington, who Is a Tim ai descendant <n "T? orge TV \?*;? ington's brother has the best co! Mon of Washingtonia in this country, and is constantly adding to it. ' ?? went o Boston the 01 her day and nb ked up for a la:1'"}' price at an n c? lion aale one of Lund Washington's account books, which run-- through a period of twent) years, Bund W'asblngto 1 was manager or rrerscer for the father of his (?. a try The first account with the lm? nortal George begins in 17GI and is leaded, "Colonel George Was! ?:? fon' ; later the account is in th of Major General <; lorge Wai h 'on Under the latter is an item < f Lund's as follows: "Dr. to play!' ; whist at Mount Vernon, 7 shilling while on the oppordte page, tint I three da\s later, is the following; "Cr. to won at whist a! Mount V. r non, T shillings 8." thus Indicating thai Washington was prompt In pay lug in ??? uibllng debts, New Yori Teleg-aph Spider Web Prophecy. Some spiders are weather prophets, Perhupa some of you have notice'! 1 the fields In a summer morning * grass covered ai h little cobweba. \ nder each web there is a spider that comes out rV a hole In the ground, and all the pplders are alike When these \\ehH are on the mass if i*. quite sure not to rain Once Was Enough. ' IHd you ever." said one preschcr to another, stand at the door after your sermon, and listen to what people aald about It as they passed out?' Re? plied he I did once," a pause and a algh "Bui I II never do It again."? Mouon Eloquence, Bend us your Job work. PORTABLE COLONY HEN HOUSE Structure Is Suitable for Brooding Early Chicks and May Be Ucee on Range In Summer. (By H. L. KEMPSTER, Michigan Experi? ment Station.) The illustrations show a portable colony house which has a universal use. being suited for brooding early chicks, when fitted up with indoor brooders. It may be used as a colony house on the range for growing cli cks during the summer, or as a special Side View of Colony House. pen for breeding hens in the early spring. The house is 7V2 feet by 12 feet. It is built on runners four inches 6quare, extending lengthwise of the building. Pieces of 2 by 4 inch ma? terial are placed on edge for joists 4 feet apart, and the floor is then laid before the frame work is constructed. The studding is then toenailed to the floor, being 6 feet long In front and 4 feet in the back, and placed three feet apart. Two by four inch pieces are used as plates. The door in the center is 2 feet 6 inches by 6 feet. On each side of the door is a nine light 8 by 10 inch glaai window, hinged at the top to swing out and fitted in a way to permit its removal in sum? mer. The house can be easily hauled from one location to another, largely eliminating the question of yarding young chicks, and making the summer care of growing chicks comparatively ' easy. Simplicity of construction, economy of building material, efficiency of ven? tilation and lighting, with due regard to location and dryness are the essen? tial points to be considered in build? ing a poultry plant. All fixtures should be movable and simple in con? struction, being so placed as to utilize Front View. the least possible amount of floor space. F? ed boxes, hoppers, nests, etc., should have sloping tops and win? dows should be arranged in a way to prevent birds from roosting in objec? tionable places. A little forethought In planning will make the house much more satisfactory and convenient. I - Peed lime and charcoal liberally. Do not breed from fowls that are too old. Millet Beed la an excellent egg pro? ducing grain. Many poultrynien ralso lettuce just for hen feed. An incubator will not trample on and break the eggs. A few undesirable eggs will lower the juice of a whole crate. Cut clover hay has helped revolu? tionize the poultry business. Feeds rich In protein should make up a large part of the ration. A male bird is past his best si ago after be has seen two breeding sea eons. ?\ lousy hen never thrives and daily atentlon should be given to keep lice and mites down. Alfalfa, gri en or the dry leaves, pro? duces ail ideal color In the yolk when the hens have an abundance of it. All eggs used for eating should bo from hens that have no male birds running with them. Such eggs are Infertile. It will pay the poultr) grower to make a careful study of the color and quality of y-ik thai is demanded by the high class trade, and then learn bow to produce it. The poultryman should endeavor to feed all that the hens will consume and return a profit for It, and skill and experience are necessary to de? termine this amount. Kggs aio bought by tho dozen, but tho poultryman who always markets large, heavy eggs soon gets a premi? um of 5 cents or more a dozen above tho price for ordinary eggs. The wisdom of giving the fowls a well balanced ration may not appeal to many, but a practical demonstra? tion of what the well balanced ration will do will convince the most skep? tical Ssnd us your job work. WIFE'S PLAN DID NOT FAIL Hubby Shelled Out Promptly When He Realized Who Wrote the Letter to Her. Here is a little scheme which a wife tried on a good?but rather tight?bus band when the wanted a particular something for Christmas, which Is commended to wives of a like mind. One night when h? was comfortably seated alter dinner smoking his pipe, she brought out a bundle of papers and said she had hesitated tor a long time whether or not to read him some letters she had received. He pricked up his ears, seemed interested and she took the rubber band from the package, telling him he must promise not to ask who the writer was until she had finished, and then not to go gunning for her correspondent. He promised, with curiosity at boiling point, and she began to read: "My own darling," she began, "I think of you all day and dream of you by night. Wherever 1 go you are with me, and I live for you alone. The other night when I discovered that you loved me?" ut this point hus? band's pipe went out and he sat up very straight. "What?" he said, rising with a red face, "who vhe?" "Now." said his wife, "you promised to wait until the end, to be quiet until I had finished." "But?" said her hus? band. She continued to read, "your eyes are my sun, your mouth Is the mouth of dreams, your lips?" "Well, I'll be?" said her husband, furiously. "I dream of a day when you'll be mine and mine alone," read on his wife calmly, "and I long for the day ?when I can call you?" "Stop that!" shrieked the irate hus I band. "Who wrote that rot? Just let me get my hands on him?" 1 "You've got your hands on him now, dear," said his wife, sweetly, "you wrote these letters when we were en? gaged." He sat down and lighted his pipe. "What did you say you wanted for Christmas?" he asked?St. Paul Dis? patch. - PROVIDING GRIT IN WINTER Hens Should Be Allowed to Take as Much as They Require?Don't Feed It In Their Mash. v (By W. P. PARRISH.) When winter comes and the ground freezes, or is covered with snow a good deal of the time, grit must be sup plied. Gravel or grit should be sharp, so as to both cut and grind. Smooth pieces of gravel will not answer the purpose. Gravel dug from a pit will make one of the best grits. When pounded into small pieces, broken crockery will make excellent grit, also. A little sand mixed with the other grit is helpful, but it will not answer for exclusive use, not being sharp nor coarse enough. i If you prefer, you can buy prepared grit from the dealers in poultry sup? plies. A good many people do this and a good many other people buy oyster shells with the belief that they are obtaining grit. The hens need some of the oyster shells, as they sup? ply the system with lime and car? bonates, but they will not take the place of grit. They are too soft, and digest rather than grind. Keep well filled grit boxes where the hens can run to them at will dur? ing the winter months and you will I find that they consume quite a lot of I the material in a month's time. Pro? viding tho grit In boxes and allowing I the hens to help themselves is the best way of feeding it. They will then uso I as much as is necessary for their health, as they are tho best Judges of this matter and consequently will not consume more than they require. I If we always knew how much would be needed for tho health of tho birds. It would be all right to mix the grit with the feed. But since we do not know this, we would best not force grit upon them as we would be dcJng if we mixed it with the feed Books With Uncut Leaves. In tliis country and Germany tho practice of publishing books and magazines with uncut leaves has largely fallen into disuse, but it Is still common in France, where its prevalence provides a dissatisfied au? thor with a cause for grumbling. In "l>a Grande Revue" among other hindrances to the reading habit which is so much In need of encouragement, at any rnte from the author's point of view, he instances the practice of publishing books with uncut edges. Time, ho says, la growing more valuable every year and yet the read? er of a French volume of average proportions hag to spend about twenty minutes in the pettifogging work of cutting the leaves In order to get at the contents, Some people of course who take their reading in leisurely fashion rather like being checked by the need for using a | nper knife, but the ordinary reader does riot want to be bothered In this way. He likes to go straight ahead without being compelled to cut his way through the book aa he proceeds?Westminster UaztVte. Safe. "Have you a hair tonic that you can safely recommend.'" asked the man who was growing bald. "Yes," replied tho druggist, as he got a bottle down from a shelf "This Is thoroughly safe. My baby drank nearly half a pint of It the other night and wasn't harmed in the least." Olvo us your Job work. (Ol KT JITM.KS CANNOT CONE. From the Dally Item, Itey I. SlIRltCf had expected to h.i\. the pleasure tomorrow of bavins h?-r.; ail of Uta mambari of the Btata Hu promt Court, bul the Invitation <>f tha Sum* tor liar Association to this effect, was declined, the mem bore, othtr than Justices Frsssr and Woods, being un? able to coma* The Bar A enactstlon had expected to have a lag plenl and Rah fry (or the learned men of the State, but owing to their inability to accept the invitation, the dit |ng will not be held, Justice Woods, however, will be the guest <d' Judge T, B. Kruser while here. i Friday afternoon Judge Woods will be the orator of the occasion ;.t the I Memorial services to be held a! tin cemetery in commemoration el the Confederate dead, lie was chosen by tin- members <?t Dick Anderson Chap? ter, i*. D. <'.. s<nne time ego to make the address and kindly SO cepted their Invitation, Will He Do It : Manning Times, The Mayor of Charleston has put the ban on the slot machines in thai city, and he proposes to make chose who will violate the law less hold and more decent. The blind tiger ele ment will have to get off King street and so Will the gambling houses. Mayor Grace has a problem to solve j which his predecessors felled at. The gambling houses and the blind tigers came down to him from the Rhett administration, if Grace succeeds In c urtailing the vice he will do wonders. The concrete foundation for the Claremont Hotel Is being laid and it won t be lone: now before that build? ing will be above ground. Candidates' Cards. Announcements of candidates will l ? printed in this column until the ' io>e of the campaign tor $0. No aids accepted on credit. Tor Sheriff. ^ ('apt. E. S. Carson is hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, havirg before discharged the duties of that office with promptness and efficiency, we ' ike pleasure in recommending hi-m for said office, subject to the rules of I the Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumtcr County, subject to the rules of thei Democratic party. J. K. BRADFORD. I hereby announce myself a ca:i i didate for the office of Sheriff of -?unter County, subject to the rules governing Democratic primaries. W. H. SHADE Ca.pt. Geo. C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of lice of sheriff of Bumter county, sub? ject to the rubs of the Democratic primary. VOTERS. Foe House of Representative:.. I hereby announce myself a c .ndi date for the House of Representatives from Bumter County, pledging myself to abide by the result of the Bemo* cratlc Primary. 4 R. D. EPPS. Dr. F. If. Dwlght is hereby unani? mously nominated, as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules governing the Primary. We bespeak for him the suffrage of 1 ins fellow countrymen. The WedgelioM Democratic Club. For Suitcrvfoor. l hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office yo? Supervisor of Bumter County, subj.' ? \ to the rules of the Democratic pri? mary. P. If. PITTS For Clerk of Court. l hereby announce myself a candi? date for re-el ? n to the office "f^ Clerk ot Court for Bumter County, (subject to the tub s of the Demo* i ratio party. D. 1 PARROTT. The name ol H. D. Scarborough presented as a candidate for Clerk >>? Court for Bumter County in the com* lag Democratic primary election. i hereby announce myself a candl date for Clerk of Court of Sumter county, subject to the action of t Democratic primary. JOHN R SUMTP1K. For Solicitor. T hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office et solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit^ subject to the rub s of the Democretl? Frlnmry. PHILIP H. STOLT^