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"The Battte-Cty _ By CHARLES NEVILLE BUCK "TacCelef ?V?^CamberUnd*' fUmmtrmthnt hy C D. KW? (Copyright Vy dbtxiM NevUI? Buck.) "No," he agreed, "ye couldn't hard ly outrage your holy conscience by tryin* to teach cm things in a way they could understand, could ye? If Job had come to ye, like he came to me, askln' the name of the man be ?ought to kill, ye would have said tor him. 'It was so-and-so, but ye mustn't harm him. because somebody writ in a book two thousand years ago that killin' is a sin.' An' the hell of it is yo'd low such talk would satisfy him. "Yo couldn t do no such wicked thing as to stop an' reflect that he's a mountain boy. an' that for two hun? dred ^ears the blood in his veins hes been a con' n' down to him full of grudge-nursiu' an' hate. Ye couldn't make allowances for the fact ihat he wasn't hatched io a ^arnyard to peck at corncobs an' berries, but in an eagle's nest?that he's a bird of prey. Yo couldn't consider the fact that the klllln' Instinct runs In the current of his blood an' was drunk in at his moth? er's breast. Ye'd Just teach barnyard lessons to young agles. an' that's why yo might as well go home." "I'm grateful for this teacher's course," said Juanita hotly, "and I'm not going home." Anso Havcy went on: "But I know that boy. I know that If I'd talked thataway he'd just about have gone out In the la'rel an' got somebody. Hit might not 'a' been the right feller, and he might have found that out rater. I reckon ye never had a father murdered, did ye?" "Hardly," answered the girl with a scornful toss of her head. "You see, 1 wasn't reared among gun-fighters." *'Well, 1 hsveT* reiponded The man. "1 was In the legislature down at Frankfort when It happened, a-helpin' to make the laws that govern this state. I wae fer them laws in theory? but when that word camo 1 paired off with a Republican, bo's noi to lose my vote on the floor, an' I come back hero to these hills an' got that feller. I reckon I ought to be ashamed to tell ye that, but I'm so plumb ign'rant that 1 can't feel it. I kuew how Jeb felt an' so I held him off with a promise to wait. Of course ye couldn't accept the' help of a man like that" Ho turned and withdrew his hands from his pockets. "I'm through," he added, "an* I'm obleeged to ye fer harkonin' to me." "Thero it something in your point of view, Mr. Havey," she acknowl? edged. "But it Is all based on twisted and distorted principle. "I don't think myself a saint. 1 guess I'm pretty weak. My first ap? peal to you tt-as pure weakness. Bat 1 stand for Ideas that >he world has acknowledged to be right, and tor that reason I am going to win. That 1b why, although I'm a girl, with none of your physical power, and no gun fighters at my back, you are secretly afraid of me. That is why you are making unfair war on inc. I stand for the Implacable force of civilization that must sooner or later sweep you away and utterly destroy your domi? nance." For the first time Bad Anae Havey's face lost Its IrapasBiveness. His eyes clouded and oecame puzzled, surprised. "1 reckon l don't hardly follow ye." he said. "If ye wants it to be enemies all right, but I ain't never made no war on ye. I don't make war on wom? enfolks, an' betides I wouldn't make a needless war nohow. All I've got to do is to give ye enough ropo an' watch ye hang yourself." "If you think that." she demanded, with a quick upleaping of anger In le I pupus. "why did you feel it necessary to prevent my buying laud? Why 04 you coerce your vassals, under fear ol death, to decline my offers? Why. if my school means no menace, do you refuse It standing room to start Itl tight?" The man's pose stiffened. ' Wtu> tald ye I'd Mndered anybody from sellln' ye land?" 'Wh. w r I Inquire It Is tho same thing. They must ask peituusiou ot Bad Anso Havey before they cau do as they wish with their own." ' My heaven, that's another lie." he said shortly. "But I reel.on ye believe that. too. I did advi.se folks hereabouts against sellln' to strangers, but that was afore ye come." Ho paced the length of the room a while, then halted before her. "Some of that property," he went on. and this time his voico was pas slonsto In Its earnestness, "has enough coal an' timber on it to make its own ?is ruh fotne nay. Nave yo seen any of the coal minm' sections of these hlilsT Well, go an have a look. Fi won't find any mountaineer richer fer the development. Yell find 'em plun il.T'd an" cheiitefl an' tohhe'j of their homes by your civilized furrlner. I've dono aimed ter pertect my folks against bein' looted. 1 aims to go on pcrtectln' 'em." 'ignorant e won't protect them, she Insisted. i NN ve we wa? distrustful of fur rln^rs " went on Mar y. 'Some day n.-ro'il bo a oigger wur hero thau the TTovoy McBrtat mi fo'tf Been :omo thin' oi' that. That Other ggf will be Wim four people, ah' when it cornea Mure won't ue any Mc-Uriars or Havf ri Wo'll ft]] be mountaineer*-, stand in' together Aft1 hoUUn' what God gATf us. God knows 1 hate Milt Mc Br ai ?in his tribe?hate 'em with all the power of hatin* that's in me?an' I'm a mountain man. Hut Milt's peo? ple an my people have one thing in common. We're mountain men. an' ie liills are ourn. We have the >.i inc k?hn' instinct when men ieeh to rob us', We want to be let alone, an' if we light amongst ourselves it ain't not hin' to the way well fight, shoulder to shoulder an* back to back, against the robot ri from down below." The man paused, and as Juanita looked into his blazing eyes she shud h:ed, for it seemed that the killing instinct of which he spoke was burn? ing there. She thought of nothing to say. and he continued: 'Tt's war betv.cn families now?but when your people come?come to buy for nothin' and fatten on our starva "Who Told You 1 Hindered Anybody From Selling You Land?" ?.ion, we men of the mountains will lorgi t that, an' 1 reckon we'll fight to? gether like all damnation against tho rest. Tin tVwhy I'm counselin' folks not to sell heedless." "Then you did not forbid your peo? ple to sell to me?" inquired the girl. "Why, in heaven's name, should I I make war on ye?" he suddenly de-1 manded. "Does a man fight children? We don't fight the helpless up hero in the hills." "Possibly," she suggested with a trace ot irony, "when you learn that I'm not so heipleAt you won't be so merciful." "We'll wait till that time comes," said the man shortly. lie paused for a moment, then went on: "Helpless! Why. beeren knows, ma'am, 1 pity ye. Can't ye see what odds ye're contend in' against? Can't ye see that ye're fightia' Cod's hills and sandstone an' winds an' thunder? Can't yo see ye're tryin' ier take out of men's veins the lire in their blood?tho tire that's been burnin' there for two centuries? Ye're lik,? a little child tryin* ter pull down a jail-house. Ye're singin' lullaby ?OOgl to tho thunder. Yes, I feel right sorry fer ye, but I ain't u-rightin' ye." I "I'm doing none of those things," ! she answered with a defiant blaze in her eyes. "I'm only trying to show tlnw pfonle that their ignorance! is not necessary; that it's only part of a scheme to keep them vassal3. You talk about the wild, free spirit of the mountain men. I think that free men will Meten to that argument." Anse laughed. "Change em!" ho repeated, disre? garding the slur of her last speech. "Why if ye don't give it up and go back to your birds that pick at berries, do you know what will happen to ye? tH tell ye. Thar will be A change, but it won't be in us. It'll be in you. Vou'll be mountainized. "Ye ean't uta where the storms come from an' where the rivers are borg an' not nave their spirit g<"t into your blood. Yo may think ye're in partner! with God, but r reckon ve.'U And the hills are bigger than you Le How much land do yo need?" "Why?" "BecAUAC I aim to s-e ye get it. Ye say ran eOAlred of ye. 1 aim to show ye how much I'm scaired. I aim to !? I j go you? own fool way an* lloun dor In your own quicksand-. An' if nobody v ..n't A4 !1 ye what ye want rat me know i?.n*. by Almighty God, I'll make jrt A free gift of a farm an' 1*11 build your school myself, Tb< l*e how much I'm sein d of ye, I've tried to be friendi with ye, on* ye won't ha-.e it. NOW ju;-i go as fur as ye feels In? clined en' ice how much I mind yo,' He turned Abruptly on his heel and went OHt, QUleily closing the door be? hind hiae. (TO BI CONTINUED.) How In Thl ' F;i the published proceedings of i.'lty Council in the mutter of rcjojulr iiH owner i?l plgvons in ihc elly liio ttu keep the pigeon conllned, the miyor did nol Ihlntk 11 would be law nl for Council to puss un ordinance i hftl effect I but idnt< <i t hnl h ? houghl Ihc parlies trespassed upon t'ould have Iho rlithl lo shoot in >lgcons when dcprodatlnH on their ?remli s, Is Ihls lo no Im- tood I hnl Ibc my or will so net Ion shooting within Kb* tjlty lUraltaH Inquirer. LANDS ABE ROBBED BY WINTER RAINS Uncovered Hillside Soils Lose Tons of Fertility Annually That Could Be Saved. TERRACING WILL SAVE IT _ i Laying Off Terraces on the Slopes and Growing Winter Cover Crops Will! Save Millions to South Carolina; Farmers?Hillside Erosion Especial ly Costly In Piedmont Section of State. South Carolina farmers, and espe? cially those in the hilly Piedmont sec-1 tlon, need to terrace their lands to | keep the soil from being washed awayj by erosion, which is a weaung away j caused by wind and rain. The ero-l slon caused by rain water washes ' I thousands of tons of soil annually from the lands of this state, with a consequent loss of fertility. Nature's I method of preventing erosion is toj I keep tho soil covered with trees, ler^s, and grass. Man's method is I to terrace and grow winter cover cropn. A terraco Is a ridge of soil thrown up in such a manner as to prevent water from flowing rapidly down a hillside or slope. Only steep or rolling I lands need terracing. Use a leveling instrument in run I ning lines for terraces. One can be1 had for from $12 to $25 and can be used for many othev kinds of work on the farm. It is necessary also to have a "hillside" plow, so that the dirt can be thrown always down hill. After determining on the line of the terraco, by tho use of the leveling in? strument, begin on that line and throw the first furrow up hill. Going above It, using a hillside plow, throw the next furrow down hill. Throw each succeeding furrow down hill until the proper 'distance has been covered to get an elevation of about three feet. This system, having the terraces about three feet high and vertical* will give what is known as the levjel bench terrace; the land between any two terraces becoming a level bench with no fall in any direction after a few years' cultivation. The lewel bench! terrace Is best suited to most of the farms in Piedmont South Carolina. 1 The strongest and highest terraces should bo located, as a rule, noar the upper edge of the hillside field, be? cause if the top terrace breaks it is well nigh impossible to prevent the terraces below from being swept away. Run a terrace or ditch at tho upper edge of the field to care for the sur? plus water which may come from an adjoining field, pasture or woodland. Such surplus water often proves too much for any system of terraces toj control. Crossing terraces with teams, plows or wagons will form depressions that i will allow water to break over and ?tart gullies, whii*h weaken and rle-j stroy a terrace. Avoid this by leav-i ing at the end of the field a sodded slone to be used as a road to get from one terrace bench to another. EXTENSION DIVISION, Clemson Agricultural College. HOME-MIXED FERTILIZER Farmers Can Save From Three to j Five Dollars Per Ton by Mix? ing Materials at Home Farmers can save from throe to five dollars a ton by mixing their ffcr tilliteri at home. Three other advan? tages of home-mixed fertilizers aro stated as follows by Clemson College authorities: 1. It ia possible to know definitely from wiiat sources the ammonia in your fertillteer is derived. 2. It tm possible to prepare for each crop the special grade of fertilizer , best suited to It. j o. There Is a sa\'ng in freight.' hauling, and dlstributiu;: by not hav i ing to handle a lot of "l : ;?" that is put In ready-mlxfed fertilizer. Farmers can get Circular 10, "Home Mixing of Fertilizers", by writ? ing to the Exttiivsiou Division, Clem? son College. i USE WILT RESISTANT SEED. i Somebody estimates that the South loses about ten million dollars annu? ally as the result of the ravages of! cotton wilt and root-knot. South Car-, oiina bears a large part of this loss, it Is not difficult, however, to protect outs cotton ciop from wilt. The usoi of wilt-resistant varieties of cotton isi tho course urged by the botany divis? ion of Cleuison College and this divis Ion is co-operating with a number of farmers in the stctte who are produc-i im; carefully grown seed of these wilt resistant varieties to sell to farmers who need them. The botany division, of Clororon Colsrce win be glad to , answer nuestiou^about wilt and rout 'fe*. ? 1 LfSADEtt TELLS OF HOPF, TO BRING PEACE. E\cry Nation in World Will Applaud When Men arc Brought From Trenches. Christiania, Dec. 10 (via London).? "Every nation in the world will soon look upon the American peace pil? grims as taking the initiative in stop? ping history's worst war. The landing of the peace expedition in Europe will he recorded as one of the most benev? olent things the American republic ever did," said Henry Ford today to the Associated Press representative on stepping ashore on Norwegian soil. The steamship Osc ar II, carrying the Ford peace expedition, arrived here Saturday, after a 14 days' voyage from New York. The delegates expressed much displeasure because the vessel was delayed three days by the British authorities at Kirkwall. Mr. Ford said he was confident the expedition would result in getting the men out of the trenches before the winter was over. He declared he had information from official sources that this peace plan was looked upon ap? provingly. He added that his motive in coming to Europe was to develop to the fullest extent an understanding throughout the world by the time peace sessions were begun at. The ? Hague, where William Jennings Bryan, former secretary of state, was expected to join the peace party. Mr. Ford explained that the pres? ence of the American party in Norway was merely intended to convince the Norwegians of the fervent wish of Americans for peace. He expects to gather a Norwegian delegation here and then in about three days proceed to Stockholm, Sweden. He aaid the party would grow as it traVeled through neutral countries and that this wool i convince the belliger? ents thai the reit of the world de? manded peace immediately. By the time Copenhagen was visited and The -Hague reached, probably two weeks hence, Mr. Ford said, the peace moye i merit would have a definite pro gramme. Th< members of the Font Peace party landed at S o'clock this : morning' and went to various hotels, i The weather is tine, so the travelers will have a good chance to see Nor? wegian winter life. I ? After holding meetings while crqss !ing-the Atlantic and disagreeing over the question of the American pre? paredness policy the 150 delegates ?on arr*vrng wore anxious to learn what attitude would be adopted towards them by Europe. Receptions by Christiania preachers and university professors and an ofh cial call made by Albert C, Schmede man, American minister to Norway, marked the first day here of the peace party. Formal meetings will begin Monday. Christiania newspapers publish long accounts regarding the Ford expedi? tion, accompanying the stories with cartoons from foreign newspapers. Just before the Oscar II reached Christiania. the Ford guests held a [public meeting aboard the ship, Sam? uel McClure Of New York said that I unless the peace pilgrims composed their difference! of opinion regarding 'President Wilson's preparedness poli? cy it would cause disaster to the ex? pedition. He declared American pre ! paredness was necessary and was not j related to the peace efforts. The Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the First Congregational church of San Fran? cisco, maintained it was ridiculous for I Americans to urge peace abroad while a i" solution declaring that the ideh_ates were unanimous for Euro* pean peace was adopted. lp* MUCH MY COOPERATION. Washington, Dec. 19.?-Farmers' j cooperative marketing and purchas? ing organizations will transact this year a total business amounting to more than 11,400,000,000, according to an estimate made in the annual report in the offices of the bureau of markets. While agricultural cooperation in the United states is far more prev? alent than is generally believed, the report says, i Is not yet upon a suf (lelently strong business basts. For this reason the office has studied the [various methods employed and is en? deavoring to aid in perfecting them. V. I), c. Expresses Its Appreciation. The large audience that saw the production Of "Fi Fi of the Toy Shop" on the second of this month knew then that the play was a success from an nrtlstlc standpoint. Dick Ander? son Chapter LT. D. C. is glad to an? nounce that it was also financially a success as the chapter cleared $.152.18 from it. The chapter is greatly in? debted to all those who took part in I be performance and by their faith? ful work made possible this success and also t( the many Who assisted otherwise int<< gifts and interest. It is hoped that the public will be interested enough to keep up with the wOlk of the l\ D. ('. ttlld see if Uns money ib wisely expended. ford ship if mm. I TTJEXrtVS PARTY ?RRfVFS 'tit 1 CHRISTIANSAND. Motor Maker Denies Disagreement Story but Newspaper Men Confirm . Report of Clash.. London, Dec. 19.?The steamship Oscar II, with the Ford peace party on board, arrived at Ohristiausand at i 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ac- i cording to a Reuters dispatch from : Christiania. No official or other re? ception was accorded the party and only newspaper men boarded the ves? sel. Henry Ford ami Mine. Rosika Schwimmer denied that there had been a disagreement en route. It was said that some members of the expe? dition would leave the party at Chris? tiania on account of sickness. News? paper men who accompanied the party confirmed the story that a disagree? ment had occurred. TROUBLE AT START. Hard to Get Rooms for Ford Peace Party. I Christiania, Dec. 18 (via London).? Efforts to make arrangements here for the reception of the Ford party on its I way here on the steamship Oscar 11 'have failed. The hotels are crowded for the holidays and will not agree to reserve 108 beds from day to day, while awaiting the arrival of the trav? elers. The Christiania branch of the Clergymen's peace association is con si Jering plans to hold a prayer meet? ing for peace when the party arrives. Capt. James Totten, American mil? itary attache at Copenhagen, is on the way to Christiansand, the first port at which the Oscar II will touch. Ho denies his trip is connected with the rFord party. OTHERS HELD UP. Related Members of Peace Mission Taken to Kirkwall. London, Dec. 18.?The 22 members of the Ford peace party who sailed .from New York December 8 on the Frederick VlII are detained at Kirk? wall, as was the first party. The Fred? erick VIII was taken into Kirkwall yesterday by the British authorities. WO^AN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Mrs. Tom Holly Drawn From Well Without Having Suffered Serious In? jury. McCormiek, Dec. 17.?Mrs. Tom Holly of this place attempted suicide yesterday by jumping into a well. After sending her husband to do some errands about the barn and her cook to a store to make some purchases, she climbed up on the well and slid down through a small opening in the top. The well is on the back porch of the house and is about 65 feet deep and is walled on the inside with rock. The cook on returning to the house missed her mistress and after calling several times was answered from the bottom of the well. After a stay of nearly half an hour she was drawn to the top, having uffered no broken bones, but some severe bruises. Mrs. Holly has been suffering from pellagra for some time. PAY OWNERS FOR COTTON. (Jermnns, However, Will Confiscate Pass of Raima ha. Hamburg, via London, Dec. 19.? German Prize court considering the case of the American ship Pass of Balmaha, captured while bound for Archangel, Russia, with a cargo of cotton, has decided that the proceeds be paid to the owners. The ship itself Is to be confiscated with all its equip? ment and provisions. The Pass of Ralmaha was owned by the Harby Ship Company, of New York. The cargo of cotton was sold after she was captured for about $025,000. j J. T. Hamilton, white, was brought [from the State farm at Hagood on Sunday morning and lodged in the county jaif on the charge of obtaining goods from O'Donnell & Co. by false (pretenses. Hamilton finished his term on the Slate farm yesterday. It is al? leged that he is from William.Nburg county, but has been living in Clar? endon county, where there are other charges held against him. Mr. R. J. Bland was endorsed by ?he Sumter Bar Association at a re? cent meeting for the position of ref? eree in bankruptcy, and the endorse? ment sent to Judge H. A. M. Smith of the Federal court ai Charleston. The recommendation was made upon the resignation of Mr. I. C. Strauss, who has heretofore held this position. Panama, Dec. 19.?Another slight movement of material in Oalllard cut last night prevented the passage of Vissels througl ie Panama canal today. It is expected that the canal will be cleared for tho transit of ves? sel* tomorrow or Tuesday. ??c? SITUATION SE??S. I'lTXA AND HIS FOLLOWERS HIT TER AGAINST UNITED STATES. American Houses Bcintf Looted by Rebel General and His Followers? Six Americans Held for Ransom. El Paso, Dec. 17.?The Mexican sit? uation is again approaching a serious stage, owing to the increasing bitter? ness of Villa and his followers against the United States. Villa is fostering this ill feeling by repeated charges that the United States is aiding Car ranza, and by his confiscation of American property and the seizure of citizens for ransom. Dispatches from Chihuahua state that American houses are being looted. Six employees of the American Smelting Company are being held lor ransom. W. A. JAMES COMES HACK. Sets Forth More of His Views on Piv paredness and Misery Which he Thinks Will Attend. Editor Daily Item. While the "navy league" has thou? sands contributed by munition people, at its command to press their prepar? edness campaign, we poor stand-pat? ters have to call on our friends to get out views before the public and so I come pleading for a little more space in your widely circulated publica? tion. To begin, I must say that your scripture can hardly apply, as Jesus was only using it to illustrate that he was not casting out devils by the power of the deyiL As to Mr. Warren's scripture. I will say that I am now trying to "render unto Caesar" that is to "rule diligent? ly'' by looking after my political inter? est. We are admonished to live peace? ably with all men so far as in us He, land it appears to me, that it would ,be one of the blunders of the age to [-express our fighting side and expect the other fellow to do the gentle talk. For a century now we have trans? cended greatly by good the evil we i have committeed, and it will readily appear If we call to mind the present to China, the friendship Japan, tho help to the starving Russians. Ital? iens, British, Indians and Irish and also the work of our missionaries abroad where we And hospitals and schools r.ll over the whole "world. With one act we bless mankind, and the next we are to express our belligerent side; what philosophy! I a.n a general welfare man. If it could jc. shown where such a step, as spending live hundred millions for hideous engines of destruction will help the people Jesus loved, i. e. the common people, I would be more than willing to see it go thiough. While the plain folk are up let me say that of each dollar of value in our common country two individuals own 60 cents of it and 98 individuals own 40 cents of it. Twenty per cent, of this country's school children are underfed. Workers are out of jobs on an average of one-fifth of the.'r time. Thirty-five per cent, of the wives and mothers are fcrced to work to help to support the family, and so it strikes me that we should expend our energies doing good as we find oppor? tunity. I read somewhere lately of a church with 60 members contributing $600 for foreign missions. Now that membership can be depended upon to eschew the very appearance of war because they have exhausted them I selves doing good. During the revo? lutionary war congress would not al? low recruits to enlist for more than six weeks at a time, so fearful of a standing army were they. Napoleon, Wellington, Washington, Grant and Sherman all expressed de? testation of war, and did not we too a few months ago heartily decry the very suggestion of preparedness. But now even after that brave man Hob son, baa been retired to private life wo find a great spirit abroad in the land, fooling the very elect leading on I think to tho ruin of our common? wealth, and in the language of anoth? er, "If these unscrupulous inolochs of misery and death cannot be muzzled and forbidden to feast In glee on the dead and dying men in war, we can but expect greed and gold to keep the world In conflict." W. A. James. Holidays for tho Public Schools. The holidays this year for the pub? lic schools of the city will be from the twenty-third of December to the third of January, inclusive. On account of the unusually crowd? ed condition of the school buildings no place could be found to puit a Christmas tree. The Knights of Py? thias are determined, however, that the little children shall not be en? tirely disappointed. They have, there? fore, arranged with Santa Claus to pay his usual visit as a bearer of fruit. Next Christmas there will be plenty of room and a tree will bo ready, as has been the case for so many years.