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Ii The Battte-Gy _ _ By CHARLES NEVILLE BUCK Anther el nasCalefthaCmssarltadi" JyC D. Rhode* (Copyrttht by Charles Neville Buck.) CHAPTER XI. That summer .Tuanlta'a cabin rose on the small patch of ground bought from the Widow Kverson, for In these hills the raising of a house is a simple thing which goes forward subject to no delaya of striking workmen ot balking eoi.'.rectors. The usual type, with its single room, may be reared In a few days by volunteers who turn their labor into a frolic. She ad owed mach to Jerry Everson ana to Good Ans? Talbott. for nad ber building force been solidly of Havey or Mc Briar ecmpiexlon the school woula henceforth have stood branded, in na? tive eyes, a feud institution. But Good Anse asd Jerry, who were tolerated by both factions, and were gifted with a rough-hewn diplomacy bad known upon whom to call, even while they bad sc emed to select at random. The cablg.had been finished Just be? fore the news car in of the death of Fletch MoNash, and Jerry Everson had gone over with her to survey and admire It Aa he stood under the newly laid roof, sniffing the fresh, woody fra grance of the green timbers, he pro doced from under his coat what lookea Use a giant powder-horn. He had scraped and polished It until it shone like varnish, and he hung it by its leather thong above the hearth. "What is It for, Jerry?" demanded the girl, and with that he took It down again and set it to his Hps and blew. A mellow sound, not loud, but far carrying, ljke the fox-huntor'B tally-ho. 'floated over the valley. "Our house hain't more than a whoop ant a holler away," he said awkwardly, "but when ye're livtn' over hyaf by yoreself, ef ye ever wants any? thing In ther nighttime, Jest Plow thot horn.* After she had almost burst her cheeks with effort he added: "Don't never blow this signal onless ye wants ter raise merry hell." Then he Imitated very low, through pursed Hps, three long blasts and three short ones. "What's that signal?" she demand? ed "Ye're heered the McBriar yell," he told her. "Thot horn calls ther Havey rally In' signal. When thet goes out every Havey thet kin tote a gun's got ter git up an' come. Hit means war." "Thank you. Jerry. I won't call the Haveys to battle." The night after she bad flung ncr challenge down to Pad Anse Havey Joanlta stayed at the McNash cabin to be with Dawn and the widow. The next day she went with them to the mountainside "buryin -ground," where Good Anse performed the last rites for the dead. After It was all over, and It had been decided that the widow was to take the younger children up Meeting? house fork to live with a brother, the missionary and the teacher started back. Jeb waa to stay hero alone to run the larm, and when Juanlta re? turned to the ridge Da.vn went with her. They were passing a tumbling wa terfall. shrunken now to a trickling rill, when Dawn broke tho long silence. "Wunst when I war a leetle gal,' she said. HUnc' Perry war abiding out up th / branch from ther revenuers. I used .or fotch his victuals up thur ter him " Juanlta turned suddenly with a shocked expression. It was as if her little songbird friend had suddenly and violently reverted; as if tne tiower had i turned to poison weed. And as Jua r nlta looked Dawn's eyes were blazing and Dawn's face was as dark as her black hair?durk with the same ex preeaion which brooded on nur broth? er's brow. "What is It. dear?" Juanlta asked and In tense and flory voice the younger girl exclaimed: "I wishes I war a man. I wouldn't wait and set still like Jeb's doin. By heaven. I'd git th?d, murderer. I'd cut his heart.outen his body." "I tola ye," quietly commented Brother Anse, "thet ther Instinct s in ther blood. Anse Havey went down ter Frankfort an' set In ther legislator ?but he come back ther same man thot went down. Somethln' Ceiled him. Somothin' calls ter every moun? tain man thet goes away, an' he hark ens ter ther call." "Anse come back." repeated Dawn triumphantly. "An' Anse Is hyar. I t Jeb sets tbar an' don't do nothin'. I I reckon Anse Havey won't hardly k ' hit go by without doin'nothin'. Thun heaven, thar's some men lelt in tlu-r hills like Anse Havey- but ef Jeb don't do nothin' 111 do hit rnvs> If." Agsln Juanlta shmhb-p'd, but it was not the time for argument, and so she wont on. bitterly accusing Hnvy 111 her heart for his wizard hohl on those people?a hold which in<ir>d Ikees 10 bloodshed as the fanuthul priests of the desert urge ou their wild tribes men. She Ma not know that Bad Anse Ha vcy went every few days over to the desolated cabin and often persuaded the boy to ride home with him and spend a part of the time in his larger brick house. She did not know that Had Anse was coming nearer to lying than he had ever before come in with? holding his strong suspicions from the boy because of his unwillingness to incite smother tragedy. So when one day a McBriar hench? man by the name of Luke Thixton had lift the mountains and gone west, Anse hoped that this man would stay away for a long while, and he refrained frone mentioning to Job that now, wuen tho bird had flown, he knew definitely of his guilt. While Dawn, under the guidance of her preceptress, wa3 making the ac? quaintance of a new and sweeter life, whose influences fed her imagination and fired her quick ambition, ner brother was more solemnly being molded by the Havey chief. The water-mill of old Bob McOreegor was tho nearest spot to the dwelling of Bad Ans? Havey where grist could be ground to meal, and sometimes wnen Jeb came over to the brick house he would volunteer to throw upon his shoulders the sack of corn and plod with it up across the ridges. He would sit there in the dusty old mill while the slow wheel groaned and creaked and tne cumbersome millstones did their dorr stint of work. So one day, toward the end of Au? gust, Juanita, who had climbed up tho path to tno poplar to look over her bOtUofloM and renew nor vows, saw Jtb sturdily plodding his way in long, resolute strides through the woods toward the mill, a heavy sack upon his shoulders and a ritlo swinging at his side. That day ennnce had it that no one else had come to mill and Bob Mc? Oreegor had persuaded the boy to drink from the "leetle blue kag" until his mind was ripe for mischief. While tho mill slowly ground out his meal Jeb McNash sat on a pile of rubbish in tho gloomy shack, nursing his knees in interlocked fingers. Old Bob drank and stormed and cursed the In? ertia of the present generation. The lad's lean lingers tautened and gripped themselves more tensely and his eyes began to smolder and blaze with a wicked light as he listened. "Ye looks like a right stand-up sort of a boy, Jeb," growled the old fire eater who had set more than a few couples at each other'e throats. "An" I reckon hit's all right, too, fer a fel? ler ter bide his time, but hit 'pears ter me like ther men of these aays don't do nothin' but bide thar time." "I won't bide mine no longer than what 1 has tor," snapped the boy. "Anse 'lows ter tell me when he finds out who hit war thet got my pap. Thet's all I needs ter know." Old Bob shook his head knowingly and laughed in his tangled beard. " "I rockon Anse Havey'll take his lei sure. He's got other fish to fry. He's a-thinkin' 'bout bigger things than yore grievance, son." The boy roao, and his voice came very quietly and ominously from sud? denly whitened lips. "What does ye mean by thct, Uncle Bob?" "Mebby I don't mean nothin' much. Then ergin mebby I could give ye a protty good idee who kilt yore pap. Mebby I could tell ye 'bout a felier? a feller thet hain't fur removed from Old Milt hissclf?thot went snoopin' crost ther ridge ther same day yoro pap died with a rifle-gun 'crost his elbow and his pockets strutty with ca'tridges." "Who war he?" came the tense de? mand with the sudden snap of rifle flre. "Who war thet feller?" Old Bob filled and lighted his pipe with fingers that had grown unsteady from the ministration of the "leetle blue kag." He laughed again in a drunken fashion. "Ef Bad Anse Havey don't low ter tell ye, son," ho artfully demurred, "I reckon hit wouldn't hardly no becomin' fer me ter name his name.' The boy picked up bis battered hat. "Give me my grist.'' he said shortly. He stood by, breathing heavily but silently while tho sack was being tied, then, putting it down by the door, he wheeled and faced the older man. "Now yo're a-goin' ter tell me what I needs ter know," he said quietly "or I'm a goln' ter kill ye whar yc stands." Uncle Hob laughed. He had meant all the while to impart tnat succulent bit ot Information, which war no infor? mation at all, but mlschlef-maklng sus? picion. Ho had held off only to Infu? riate and envenom the boy with tho cumulative force of climax. "lilt warn't nobody but?" After a pause he went on, "but old Milt Mc Briar's own son, Young Milt." ? Phot's all," said Jeb soberly; "I'm obleegdd tor ye." Hi went out with the sack on his ?b?Uldeff and tho rifle under his arm. but when ho had reached a placo in the woods where a blind trail struck buck he deposited his sack carefully Under a lodge Of overhanging rock, for the cloud I WON mounting and bonking now in a thront Of rain and It was not Ml own meal, so he must be careful of its safety. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Eiiihtv/lcr ArVCUtOd? Pittsburgh, Dec. Ii. William J. CuppleOi formerly clerk of Bwlsevale Borough, h;?s boon arrested, charged with tmbemllng H&.OOO, Plans r??r the supper i?" given by the Business Men's t'lass early In Jan? nary, to the senior niemltora <>f the Y M. c. A. art progressing nicely. Those in Charge are trying hard to make this an eujoyahlv evening, CONTROL SAN JOSE SCALE Do Not Let Winter Pass Without Mak? ing Effort to Get Rid of This Fruit Pest by 8praylng. The time to spray San Jose scale Is in winter when the trees are leaf? less and dormant, because tho mate? rials that have to be used are so se? vere that they would destroy the foli? age if applied when the leaves are on. The most satisfac'' .-y spray is limo sulfur wash. When purchased from a reputable house it is more uniform? ly effective than when boiled accord? ing to the old method. Directions for preparing the home-made wash, how? ever, will be furnished on request. To prepare the apray from commer? cial wash, dilute one gallon of the wash with eight and one-half gallons of cold water. Ordinarily, one spray is enough. In bad cases, spray as soon as the leaves are off and repeat in February. We do not recommend spraying with this material after the buds have started. Lime-sulfur wash will not success? fully control the gloomy and cottony maple scales so common to maple trees, nor will it successfully control oyster shell scale of the orchard Foi these we recommend heavy oil emul? sions at the rate of one part of the oil to twenty parts of water. Owing to the variety of oils now being tried out, any one wishing definite informa tion about oils for these pests should write us. Oils bought from standard houses are generally well emulsified, but it is always well to make a separa? tion test as follows: After making up the spray ,set oae-half tumbler of the mixture in a quiet place for an hour. If no separation shows in the form ol light oils coming to the top, the oil is safe to spray according to direc tions. When a separation takes place the manufacturers are always willing to adjust the matter. A. F. CONRADI, Professor of Entomology, Clcm8on Agricultural College. tie and them PERMANENT PASTURES Bermuda and Bur Clover Make Most Desirable AII-the-Year Pasture For South Carolina. Bermuda grass and bur clover make the most desirable permanent pasture for South Carolina and Bermuda espe cially isj recommended by Clemson College i$ a pasture grass to all farm? ers in tqis state who are raising cat ogs or who expect to raise e of the most essential steps in any ^(re-stock development is the establishment of a good permanent pasture. Experience has shown that Bermuda is the tjest pasture grass for the South. One of its valuable qualities is that it may be planted in practical? ly any month, the only precaution nec? essary in winter being to cover the roots deeply enough. In sowiaig Bermuda grass, It is best to use tpfe roots. Run turn plow fur? rows two feet apart, drop a small root every two feet in these furrows and throw qrje furrow on each planted row. Allbw to grow for one summer, with only light grazing, and turn un? der or otycrwise break in fall, just at or soon after frost. The long runners thus covered will furnish a new plant the following season from each cover? ed Joint and you will have an excel? lent sod. If done in this way a good sod can be obtained within two years at small expense. If Bermuda grass is put in this win? ter, bur clover can be added next Aug oat EXTENSION DIVISION, Clemson Agricultural College. TREES LOOKJS IF SHOT Effect of Shot Hole Borer on Fruit Trees and What to Do to Control This Insect Pest. Whenever your fruit trees die back and you find little holes in the bark that make you think somebody had shot into the trees with a shotgun loaded with No. 8 shot, those trees are infested with shot hole borers. If with your knife blade you peel off the bark you will find not sap wood, but a mass of sawdust instead. Shot hole borers usually attack a tree that has been weakened. The principal causes of weakening in treas ure scalo and borers. A badly infested tree should be cut out and burned during winter. Badly infested branches should be cut from a tree and the tree stimulated. Insects stay over winter in bark as littlo white grubs and pupae. By care? fully watching tho tree ono may deter? mine the time when tho last brood of beetles has come out, which is about, th* middlo of Soptember. At that time the following wash should be ap? plied to the tree: Quick lime.20 lbs. SotvpOiot coal tar or na. htha) 3 lbs Sulfur .0 lbs. Salt .Gibs. Water .25 gals. Dissolve the soap in 2 gallons of hot water. With water batter the sul? phur into a paste. While the lime is slaking in a barrol, add the soap and the sulfur and slowly dilute until the whole mass makes 25 gallons. The salt has no advantage except to make tho wash stick faster to the trees. This wash can be applied with a siij.ill paint or whitewash brush. Tho trunk and larger branches should be ' tiiorouKlily covered. A. F. CONRADI, Professor of Entomology, ClemBun Agricultural College. AMICRICAN TAKEN FROM SHIP. Wilhelm Garbe, German in Procctl of Naturalization, Seized by 1 Ycneh Cruiser, New York, Dec. 20.?Wilhelm Garbe of Brooklyn, purser of the American steamer Borinquen, was re? moved from the vessel off the harbor of San Juan, I*. R., by officers of the French cruiser Descartes, accord? ing to the Borinquen's skipper. The ship arrived here today. According to Capt. Dow of the Borinquen, the incident occurred about .1 a. in. on December 15 while his ship was live miles outside San Juan harbor. Garbe, it was said, was a German but had taken out his lirst citizen? ship papers some time ago. He had been employed by the line about throe years. TO PROTEST AGAIN, United States Will Demand Immedi? ate Cessation of Practice. Washington, Dec. 20.?The United States still is awaiting a reply from the French government to the vigor? ous protest recently lodged against the action of the commander of the cruiser Descartes In stopping three steamers of the New York-Puerto Rican line and taking off Germans and Austrian*. As soon as the state department is officially advised of the latest in? stance of what it holds to be flagrant violation of the protection of the American flag, involved In the re? moval of Wilhelm Garbe from the steamer Borinquen by the same French commander, supplementary representations probably will be made to France with the intimation that an immediate cessation of such acts is expected. TUSKEGEE HEAD SELECTED. Moton Chosen President of Big Negro School. New York, Dec. 20.?Robert R. Moton of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural institute, Hampton, V;.., was selected to succeed Booker T. Washington as president of Tuskegee institute, Tuskegee, Ala., at a meet-, jing (jf the special committee of the trustees of the institute here today. The choice was unanimous. tl The committee making the selec? tion yyas composed of Seth Low,) chapman of the Tuskegee trustees; ,Franjk; Trumbull of the Chespeake & Ohio railroad; Edgar A. Bancroft; W, \Y; Campbell and Victor H. Tu lane.^ > ?? Moton will not be installed as head of the famous negro institute un? til the commencement exercises in May, 1916. Until that time he wilt give his services to the campaign for the Booker T. Washington memorial fond. In a statement issued by the com? mittee it is declared by the election of Moton "the policies, aims and at? titude of the institute will be con? tinued." Moton is a 1 e,rr, of unmixed blood, tracing his ancestry back to African 1 slave days. He was born in Amelia county, Virginia, In 1867 and spent his early years at "Pleasant Shade" as the Vaughan plantation in Prince Edward county was called. His mother was cook at the big house and his father led the hands on the plantation. lie was sent to a free school opened in the neighborhood and after his first taste of knowledge he became ambitious to go to the Hampton institute. Entering the in? stitute In 188 5, ho graduated five years later and was prevailed upon by Gen. Armstrong to remain as drill master and assistant to the command? ant of the school cadets. Shortly af? terward he became commandant, a position which lie has held to the present day. Moton arid Washington were intimate friends, admired and respected each other's abilities and were heartily agreed as to the best methods of dealing with the race problem. Both in his speeches and his writ? ings Moton has the reputation for ability to get at the heart of the ne? gro question in a way that has won I the respect of both races. IIOIJ)S PROOF AGAINST SERBIA. Minister Says Serb Government Was Direct Accomplice in Assassination. Berlin, Dee. 22?(By wireless to Sayville.)?"According to the Sofia newspaper, Dnevnik," says the Over ?eas News Agency today, "the form? er Bulgarian minister to Serbia, M. TchaVprachlkoff, says tbe Bulgarian government holds proof In writing that the Serbian government was a direct accomplice in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo. The Bulgarian govern? ment, il was stated. Will shortly pub? lish t !)'? documents." X?>w that the season for firecrack? ers is here, it would be well for all householders to see that their prem? ises are free of leaves and other trash which might catch lire from the llre \\ orkw. PRAISES WILLIAMS' WORK. .Medical Association Committee Would DeOM Any Change Just Now Calamitous. Columbia. Dec. 21.?Julius H. Tay lor, M. D., of Columbia, chairman of the committee on legislation and pub? lic policy of the South Carolina Medi? cal association, In a circular addressed to the physicians of the State, says in part: . "A personal inspection of the State Hospital for the Insane shows a most [praiseworthy change for the better i in the institution along every line i under the superintendency 01 Dr. C. Fred Williams. We would deem it a calamity If any change In the admin? istration takes place at this time. The appropriation! asked for by the board of regents we urge to be granted. Furthermore, we wish every member j of the legislature to make a personal I inspection of the improvements being I made there before any action is ! taken." SUCCESSFUL YEARS WORK. Insurance Commissioner Reports to Governor. Columbia, Dec. 21.?The State in? surance department has just passed through one of tho most successful years in its history, according to a personal letter from F. H. McMaster, commissioner, accompanying his an? nual report to the governor. During the year, the letter says, there has been collected from insur? ance companies and other companies licensed by the department a total of $179,017.14. This has been turned into the State treasury as collected. : Under the act establishing the in? surance department, there has been collected specifically for its mainte? nance, $1G,313.40. Under the amounts appropriated there has been expend? ed by he department $7,315.$G. . Under the act of 1904, providing for investigation of incendiary fires and inspection of buildings, a balance of $G76.35 was brought forward and there has been collected $2,749.56. During the year this amount has been lexpended. On account of the act permitting eductions in license fees on account of (investments in the State, companies .have received In abatements a total ?Of. $35,724.25. . f I ORDERED IAS OWN CASKET.. - - I, ?. *? . (lias. Johnson, of Winy; *i Bay, Shoots , ,\, Himself. -Georgetown, Dec. 20.?Charles Johnson, keeper of the lights on the western channel of Winyah Bay, com? mitted suicide Saturday night at his home on South Island, using a thirty two calibre pistol. For some months Johnson had suffered from tuberculo? sis of the throat, and had reached the point where he was starving because of his inability to swallow. He had made repeated threats to kill him? self. Saturday night his wife, after making him as comfortable as she could, retired to her room and slept. Sunday morning early she went to his room, and to her horror found her husband dead with a bullet through his head. The dead man still grasp? ed the weapon with which his death had been accomplished. The bullet entered the head just above the right ear and passed entirely through, fracturing the skull, but not passing out. Death must have been Instan? taneous. The coroner held an inquest yester dav and a verdict of suicide was ren? dered. Johnson left a number of notes to persons In this city and else? where. To the coroner he addressed a note asserting that an Inquest was unnecessary?that his death was by his own hand and Intentional. To the inspector of lighthouses, with head? quarters in Charleston, he addressed a communication notifying him of his passing and recommending a man as his successor. To his physician in this city he wrote, deploring the law which prevented his getting a suffi? ciency of cocaine to relieve his suffer? ing. He also wrote a note to a local undertaker, ordering a casket. Sev? eral weeks ago Johnson came to the city and purchased a casket. He made a careful selection and went so far as to get in the casket and try it. (Joint Upholds South Carolina Law. Washington, Dec. 20.?The South Carolina statute making railway car? riers liable to one another and all liable to a shipper for damages to a Shipment was upheld today by the supreme court as constitutional. The decision was rendered by Chief Justice White In the case ot II. W. Glehn, suing the Atlantic Coast Line, the initial carrier, for damages oc? curring to a shipment while on the Southern railway, a connecting car? rier. The shipment was from Chester, S. C, to Latta, S. C. Hank Holidays. All Of the banks of Sumter will, according to custom, be closed for two days on aci tint of the Christmas holi? days, Saturday December 25 and Monday, December 27th. HEARIHS OH SOLICITQRSH1P. GOV. MANNING WILL LEARN CLAIMS OF VARIOUS CANDI? DATES IN 1ST CIRCUIT. Leo-Darlington Annexation Conunis ssiouers Appointed. Columbia, Dec. 21.?Gov. Man? ning will give a hearing on Thursday to several delegations of citizens from different parts of the 1st circuit who are endorsing various candidates for solicitor to fill out tho unexpired i term of the late P. T. Hildebrand. : Among those who have been endorsed .for the vacancy are: E. C. Mann, of iSt. Matthews; Wm. C. Wolfe, J. Stokes ! Salley and A. J. Hyc ick, of Orange burg; J. Walker Utsey, of St. George, ! and E. J. Dennis, of Moncks Corner. All of these have strong recommenda? tions, and letters and endorsements of ; Bar associations are reaching the Governor in large numbers. The appointment will hold until the next election, at which the qualified voters will choose the solicitor. Gov? ernor Manning has not intimated when he will make the appointment, but it will probably be before many > days, for Court convenes at Orange | burg early in the new year, and the ' new solicitor will have to be appoint? ed before that time. The Governor has appointed the fol? lowing gentlemen to act as commis? sioners in re proposed annexation of a portion of Darlington County to Lee County: C. C. Seegars and M. S. McKinnon, of Hartsville; A. E. Gran tham and J. L. Luyton, of Bishop ville. NEGRO HIGHWAYMAN ARREST? ED. Attempted to Rob Mr. Jerome Turner in Broad Day Light. Florence Times. Amos Evans and John Sncwden, two negroes, are in jail here charged with highway robbery and burglary. They were arrested by Rural Police? man Sam Cole, who captured them at one o'clock Sunday morning in Jeff? rey's Creek Swamp, near the pump house. The negroes were both armed with pistols, and attempted to draw on Mr. Cole and his deputy Jim Wil? liams the pump house man, who had been, hurriedly sworn in by Mr. Cole. The officer was t too quick for the highwaymen, however, and had them covered in a twinkling. It vas not long before they were behind the bars At two o'clock Saturday afternoon the negroes attempted to hold up and rob Mr. Jerome Turner on the Mul drow's Mill road. At the point of pistols they demanded Mr. Turner to throw up his hands. The flapping of the reins frightened the mule Mr. Turner was driving and the animal wheeled quickly and dashed back to? ward Florence. The highwaymen fired two shots at Mr. Turner, neith? er of which took effect. Later Satur? day night the negroes entered a ten? ant house on the place of Mr. Ed. Childers and stole property amount? ing to about $40.00. In the loot was a shot-gun which they pawned at a local dealers. Having secured descrip? tions of the negroes, Mr. Cole imme? diately began a search for them and finally captured them in the swamp. A good deal of the stolen property was recovered. UNCENSORED NEWS OF WAR. Helen Kellyr and Others Said to Be Getting It. New York, Dec. 22.?Miss Helen Kellar and other blind persons In the United States are obtaining uncen sored news from the capitals of b*? llgerent nations in Europe in newspa? pers published for the blind in Lon? don, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, ac? cording to Miss Kellar. These news? papers are not censored, she says, be? cause they are printed in shorthand Braille, a point type used for the blind which the censors are unable to read. "These uncensored accounts of con? ditions in the warring countries tell me the true sentiment among the working people and the intolerable conditions that surround them,"' said Miss Kellar. "Their hearts are al? most at the breaking point." Miss Kellar made this explanation to show how she obtained informa? tion concerning the war disclosed in a speech she made recently on pre? paredness. CANNON SIGHT LOST. Reversible Telescopic Device Missing From Armory. New York, Dec. 22.?A reversible telescopic indirect firing sight, the property of the United States army, the design of which has been care? fully guarded by the government, has diasppeared from a three-inch field gun in the armory of the second field artillery of the National Guard, it was stated tonight. Its Intrinsic value was small The supposed theft has been reported to the police.