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| Erskir fePi?r ilfojohri ??tra<e? ^ ^ COPYMCNT BY CHA (Continued from loot week) CHAPTER XVI Up the James rode Ersklne, hidtni In the woods by day and clipping can"flously along the sandy road by night, rircllng about Tarleton's campflres, ?r dashing at full speed past some careless sentinel. Often he was flred ?t, often chased, but with a clear road In front of him he had no fear of rapture. On the third morning he came upon u ragged sentinel?an American. Ten minutes later lie got Ms tlrst glimpse of Lafayette, and then he was hailed joyfully by none other thun Dave Yandell, Capt. L>av ranch-11, shorn of hie woodsman' , dress and panoplied In the trapping of war. Cornwallls was coming on. Th boy, lie wrote, cannot escape nie. Bu the boy?Lafayette?did, and In tlm J pursued and forced the Engllshmai J Into a cul-de-sac. "I have given hi ' lordship the disgrace of a retreat, , 'said Lafayette. And so?York town! Late in August came the messagi that put Washington's great "soul ii arms," Rochambenu had landed si: thousand soldiers In Connecticut, am now Count de Orusse and a Frencl fleet had sailed for the Chesapeake General Washington at once resortec to camouflage. He laid out camps os tentatleusly opposite New York and li plain sight of the enemy. He mai!? i feigned attack on their posts, Ro chaiuheau rnOved south and reache< the Delawure before the Britisl grasped the Yankee trick. Then ii was too late. The windows of Phil adelphia were tilled with Indies waving handkerchiefs and crying bravoei when the tattered Continentals, theli clothes thick with dust but lutti plumed with sprigs of green, marchei through amid their torn hattle tlagi and rumbling cannon. Behind fol lowed the French in "gay white unl forms faced with green," and martin music throbbed the air. Down tin Chesapeake they went in transports and were concentrated at Williams burg before the close of September Cornwallis had erected works againsl the boy, for lie knew nothing of Wash ington and Count de Grnsse, nor Mac Anthony and General Nelson, whe were south of the James to prevent escape Into North Carolina. "To your goodness," the boy wrote to Washington, "I am owning the most beautiful prospect I may ever behold.' Then came De Grnsse. who drovt off the British fleet, and the mouth of the net was closed. Cornwallis beard the csnnon nnd sent Clinton to appeal for help, hut the answer was Washington himself at the head of his army. And then the Joyous nmrch. " 'lis our first campaign!" cried the French gayly, and the Contiuen' talR Joyfully answered : "'TIb our last!" At Williamsburg the allies gathered and with Washington's urmy came Colonel Dale, now a general, and young Capt. Harry Dale, who had brought news from Philadelphia that was of great Interest to Ersklne Dale In that town Dane Orey tiad been a close intimate of Andre, and that intimacy had been the cause of much peculation since. He had told Dave of his mother and Early Mom. and Dave had told him gravely that he must go get them after the campaign was over and bring them to the fort 1b Kentucky. If Early Morn still' refused to come, then he must brinfj his mntlipr anH Ha ronlfnnoil irrimlt that no mouth would open in a word that could offend her. Ersklne alsc tolu of Red Oaks and Dune Grey, bill Dave must tell nothing to the Dales? not yet, if ever. They inarched next morning at day break. At sunset of the second dnj they bivouacked within two miles ol Yorktown and the siege began. The allied line was a crescent, with each tip resting on the water?I.afayette commanding the Americans on the right, tlie French on the left undei Rochambeau. De Grasse, with hl? fleet, was in the hay to cut off approach by water. Washington him elf put the match to the first gun and the mutual cannonade of three or four days begnn. The scene wat "sublime and stupendous." Two British men-of-war lying In thi river were struck with hot shot and set on fire, and tha result was full oi (terrible grandeur. The sails caugh and the flames ran to the tops of th< masts, resembling Immense torches One fled like u mountain of fire to ward the hay and was burned to tlx water's edge. And then the surrender: The day was the 19th of October The victors were drawn up in tw< lines a mile long on the right nn< left at a road that ran through tin autumn fields south of Yorktown Washington stood nt the head of hi army on the right, Ilochnmbean nt tin head of the French on the left, lie hind <>n hoth side* was a great crowi of people to wateh the ceremonj Slowly ont of Torbtowo marched th British colors, cased drums beat Hi; jb significant.Kngllsh air: "The world turned topsyturvy." Lord Comwallis waa sick. Genera O'Hara hore my lord's sword. As 1?< approached, Washington saluted an< pointed to Genera) Lincoln, who hai been treated with Indignity at Charles ton.. O'Hara handed the sword t Lincoln at once handed 1 fT ~ ' , v 't nil I II I HI I. . I B leDale leefeg Fox,dr^? ' R.H.Livingstone between the lines the British marclie* on and stacked arms In a nearby field Some of them threw their muskets 01 the ground, and a British colonel bl the hilt of his sword from rape. .\b Tnrletou's lepion went*t>y, thre< pairs of eyes watched eagerly for on< face, but neither Harry nor Capt ' Dave Yundell saw Dane Grey?no; ; did Ersklne Dale. CHAPTER XVII To Hurry and Dave,- Dane Grey'i | absence was merely a mystery?1< j Ersklne it brought foreboding an( I sickening fenr. General Dole's woun< having opened afresh, made traveling j Impossible, and Harry had a sllsrhi < bayonet thrust In the shoulder. Ers s klne determined to save them all tin 3 worry possible and to act now as tin head of the family himself. He an e nounced that he must go straight t back at once to Kentucky and Cap e tain Clark. Harry stormed unavail 11 ingly and General Dale pleaded witl s him to stay, but gave reluctant leave " To Dave he told his fears and Davt ! vehemently declared he, too, would g< e along, hut Ersklne would not hear o! i It and set forth alone. ? Slowly enough he started, hut Witt 1 every mile suspicion and fenr grew i the faster and lie quickened Firefly's pace. The distance to YVUllamshuni 1 was soon covered, und skirting the town, he went on swiftly for Red l Oaks. Suppose he were too late, but l even If he were not too late, what - I should he do, what could he do? Fire 1 ! fly was sweeping into a little hollow i i now, and above the beating of hei t hoofs in the sandy road, a clink ol metal reached his ears beyond tin low hill ahead, and Ersklne swerved * ' aside into tlio hushes. Some one was r ! coming, and apparently out of the red * ! hall of the sun hanging over that hill 1 ' sprang a horseman at a dead run? s . black Ephrnlm. . j "Stop!" Ersklne cried, but the ne . ' gro came thundering on, as though 1 he meant to ride down anything in ? his way. Firefly swerved aside, am i Epliraitn shot by, pulling In with liotl - : hands and shouting: "Murse Ersklne . j jui.^iiii, xiiiiok uawu you si t j conic." >\ hen he wheeled he canit hack ut a gallop?nor did he stop. I "Come on. Mnrse Krskine!" he cried > "No time to waste. Come on, suh!" t With a few leaps Firefly was abreast, and neck and neck they rnn i while the darky's every word con : lirnied the Instinct and reason thai ' had led Krskine where he was. i "Yassuh, Miss Barbary gwlne t< i rnn away wid dat mean white man Yassuh. dis very niKlit." I "When did lie ?et here?" "I>ls niawnin'. He been pesterln her an' pleadin' wid her all day an i she lieen cryln' her heart out. bul mammy say she's gwlne wid lilm Tears like she can't he'p herse'f." "Is be alone?" "No, suh, he >jot an orflcer an' foui sojers wid him." . "How dirt they get away?" > "lie say as how dey waa on a scout I In' party an' 'soaped." I "Does lie know that Cormvnllls haf t surrendered?" "Oh, yassuh, he tol* Miss Burlmr\ 1 dat. Dat's why he says he got to gii isway right now an' she got to go wlr 1 hint right now." "Did lie say anything about (lenerai I Dale and Mr. Harry?" "Yassuh. he Ray del (ley's all rlghl 1 an' dat dey an' you will he hot on hit 1 trucks. Dnt's why mammy tol' me tr ride like de dehhll an' hurry you on > suh. Dis arternoon." the negro went ' on, "he went ovah to dat cuhin I tol ' you 'bout un* got dat American unl ' form. He gwlne to tell folks on rtt way dat dent udders is his prisoner.an' he takln' dent to Richmond. Del (ley gwlne to sep'rate an' he an' Ml? Harhnry gwlne to git married some whur on de way an' dey goln' on an f sail fer England, fer he say If he git captured folks'll won't let him b< i prisoner o' war?dey'll Jes up an i t : : WOODMEN MEETING The Chesterfield Camp of Wood men of the World, is held on the firs Saturday night following a ful moon. t: ) j. When Baby Frets 9 from teething, feverishness, cold, colic oi stomach and bowel irregularities there it HW nothing that t /ill give il |ft ?? quicker relief than ' DR. THORNTON'S EASY TEETHEK A famous baby's specialist's prescription successfully used for 15 years. A sweet powder that children like?takes the plac? of castor oil. Contains no opiatas or harm ful drays. Package, 25c, at your druggist j. If it fails to help, your money refunded I h i.lie joes not consist In holding i ' good hand, but In playing a bad han< well. In the Middle ages they had Uttli doubt that their souls were to , ?v,l. In politics one finds that the lm j I portance of rewarding people can't to ft .. . . Mot nun. An* oat wwr mim bmbary oioa' to death an' he'p make bar go wld him. Mammy heab'd ever* word dey say." Ersklne's brain was working fast, but no plan would come. They would lie six against him, but no matter?he urged Firefly on. The red ball from which Kphrnlm had leaped had gone | down n<>w. The chill autumn darkness was settling, hut the moon waa rising full and glorious over the black expanse of trees when -the lights of Red Oaks flrst twinkled ahead. The negro turned from the road through a gate, and Ersklne heard the thud of his horse's hoofs across the meadow tnrf. He rode on slowly, hitched Firefly as close to the edge of the road as was safe, and crept to the edge of the garden, where be could peer through the hedge. The hall door was open and the hallway lighted; so was the dining room; and there were lights In Barbara's room. | j There were no noises, not even of ant- | I mnl life, and no figures moving about j or In the house. What could he do! t One thing at least, no matter what hapiiened to him?he could number e Dane Grey's days and make this night ' his last on earth. It would probably be his own last night, too. Impap tlently he crawled back to the edge o| the ropd. More quickly than he expected. he saw Ephralm's figure slipping through the shadows toward him. , "Dey *s jus' through supper," he reported. "Miss Barbary didn't eat wld > 'oui. Khe's up in her room. D*t ud1 der orflcei been stonnln' at Marse 1 Grey an' liurryln' him Up. Mammy 5 : been lioldln' de little missus back all t i she can. She say she got to make j i? like she heppln* her pack." ' "Ephralm," snld Ersklne quickly, . "go tell Mr. Grey that one of his men - j wants to see him right away at the t . sundial. When he starts down the path you run around the hedge and be on hand in the bushes." 1 "Yossuh," and the boy showed his I teeth In a comprehending smile. It 1 I was not long before he saw Grey's ' ' tall figure easily emertre from thp hnll r , door and stop full In tlie light. He saw Ephralm slip around the corner 1 and Grey move to the end of the porch, doubtless in answer to the ' black boy's whispered summons. For a moment the two figures were nio' tlonless and then Ersklne began to 1 tingle acutely from head to foot. Grey came swiftly down the great path, which was radiant with moonlight. : . As Grey neared the dial Ersklne j ' . moved toward him, keeping In u dark i shadow, but Grey saw hhn and called ' In a low tone but sharply: "Well, what is it?" With two paces , more Krskine stepi*ed out into the j moonlight with his cocked pistol at Grey's breast. ' "This," he said quietly. "Make no noise?and don't move." Grey was startled, but he caught his control Instantly and without fear. "You ure a brave man, Mr. Grey, 1 and so, for that mutter, Is?Benedict 1 Arnold.* J "Captain Grey," corrected Grey insolently. "I do not recognize your rank. To me you are merely Traitor Grey." "You are entitled to unusual freedom of speech?under the Circumstances." ' "I shall grant you the same free doin." Ersklne replied quickly?"In a moment. Twice you have said that * you would tight me with anything, any time, any place." Grey bowed slightly. "I shall ask you to make those words good nnd I shall accordingly choose the weapons." Grey bowed again. "Enhralm 1" The hnv ?tonnoH I from the thicket. "Ah," breathed Orey, "that black devil!" "Aln' you gwlne to shoot him, Marse Brsklne?" "Kphrnim !" said Erskine, "slip lulu the hall very quietly and bring me the two rapiers on the wall." Krsklne addressed Orey. "I know more of your career than you think, ^ Two British Men-of-War Lying in the \ River Were Struck With Hot 8hot , and Set on Fire. I I Orey. You have been u spy an well i as n traitor. And now you are crown* Ing your Infamy by weaving some 1 spell over nty cousin and trying to carry her away In the absence of her father and brother, to what unhupplt : ness Clod only can know. I.can hardly - hope that you appreciate the honor I .mil tiding >uu. "Not as much as I appreciate your * courage and the risk you are taking." Erskine smiled. ; e CARS. TRUCKS. TRACTORS SERVICE FARTS The risk Is perhaps less than jom think." 1 "You have not been Idle?" "I have learned more of my father's swords than I knew when we used them lust." "I am glad?It will he more interesting." Krsklne looked toward the house and moved impatiently. "My brother officer has dined too welt," noted Grey placidly, "and the rest of my?er?retinue are gambling. We are quite secure." "All!" Erskine breathed?he had seen the black boy run down the steps with something under one arm and presently Ephraltn was In the shadow of the thicket: wive one 10 mt. urey, Ephralra, and the other to roe. I believe you aid on that other occasion that there was no choice of blades?" "Quite right," Grey nnswered, skillfully testing his bit of steel. "Keep well out of the way, Ephralm." warned Ersklne, "and take this piatol. You may need it, If I am worsted, to protect yourself." "Indeed, yes," returned Grey, "and kindly Instruct him not to use it to protect you." For answer Ersklne sprang from the shadow?discarding formal courtesies, "En garde!" he called sternly. Grey was cautious at first, trying out his opponent's increase in skill: "You have made nia ked improvement." "Thank you." smiled Krskine. "Your wrist Is much stronger." "Naturally." Grey Imped backward "1 Know More of Your Caroor Than You Think, Grey." and aarrle.l lust In tln?? ? thrust that a-qs like a ilart of lightning. "Ah! A Frenchman taught you that." "A Frenchman taught me all the little I know." "I wonder If he taught you how to meet this." "He did," answered Erskine, parrying easily and with an answering thrust that turned Grey suddenly anxious. Constantly Grey maneuvered to keep his hack to the moon, and just us constantly Erskine easily kept him where the light shone fairly on both. Grey began to breathe heavily. "I think, too," said Erskine, "that my wind is a little better than yours ?would you like a short resting spell?" From the shadow Ephraim chuckled, ana Grey snapped: "Make that black devil?" "Keep quiet, Ephraim 1" broke In Erskine sternly. Again Grey maneuvered for the moon, to no avail, and Erskine gave warning: "Try that again and 1 will put that moon In your eyes and keep it there." Grey was getting angry now and was beginning to pant. "Your wind is short," said Erskine with mock compassion. "I will give you a little breathing-si>*ll presently." Grey was not wasting his precious breath now and he made no answer. "Now I" said Erskine sharply, and i Grey's blade flew from his hand and lay like a streak of silver on the dewy OTP QQ HPAV pnchnH I* "D?n you!** he raged, and wheeled furiously?patience, humor, and cau- ; tlon quite gone?and they fought now ! In deadly silence. Ephrnlm saw the British officer appear In the hall and walk unsteadily down the steps as though he were coming down the path, but he dared not open his Hps. There was the sound of voices, and It wns evident that the game had ended In a quarrel and the players were coming up tin? river hank toward them. Krskine heard, hut If Grey did he at | first gave no sign?he was too much concerned with the death that faced him. Suddenly Krskine knew that Grey had heard, for the fear In his face gave way to a diabolic grin of triumph and he lashed suddenly Into defense?If he could protect himself only a little longer! Krskine had delayed the finishing stroke too long und he must make It now. Grey gave way step by step?parrying only. The blades flashed like tiny bits of lightning. Krsklne's face, grim and Inexorable, brought the sick fear hack Into Grey's, and Krskine saw his enemy's lips open. He lunged then, his blade went true, sank to the hilt, and Grey's warped soul started on its way with a craven cry for help. Krskine sprang hark into the shadows and snatched his pistol from Rphralm's Imnil "(Jet out of the way now. Tell them I did It." Onee he looked back. He saw Barbara at the hall door with old mammy behind her. With a running leap he vaulted the hedge, and, hidden in the litixhes, Kphraiiu heard Firefly's hoofs ben dog ever more faintly the sandy road. (To be continued next week.) And 80 It Would Bel Movie Director (visiting Niagara Falls)?By Jove, Bill I 1/ we could fix It so aa to let the heroine get about * SWATOW EXPOSED TO THE TYPHOON City That Was Nearly Wiped Out Is Least Protected of Chinese Ports. SQUATS ON ALLUVIAL PLAIN Coolies and Embroidery Have Helped Make It an Important Town?One of the Beet Eastern Markets for Foreign Goods. Washington.?Swatow, all but swept off the map by a typhoon, was put there by coolies and embroidery, says a bulletin from the National Geographic society. The coolies go soueh to the Straits Settlements, whence they send home much money and come J themselves when their toll In the tropics has won them a competence. Just as the Canton Chinese have lm- : pressed themselves on America, the Nlngpo merchants made their way In most of the trade marts of China, and the Shantung coolie on the battlefields of France, so the Swatow coolie has had his share In the development of the Straits Settlements and more than one has risen to affluence thereby. Relief Measure Creates an Industry. Swatow also produces a peculiar grass cloth or native linen, made, not from flax, but from a form of hemp. Table sets of this material, embroidprpd In urhlta aw aaa fwn ? ? ?? v? vvuiiaoiUIK L'UIUI O, with storks and drngon.s and other fanciful designs, are admired and prized throughout the world. This Industry was started hy a missionary as a means of relief during one of the many disasters from which Swntow has suffered, and It has attained huge proportions. Swatow embroidery, drawn work and grass cloth today are "best sellers" In native shops from Hongkong to Shanghai. If In China you overhear a reference to "Swatow Blues," do not conclude that the city Is going In for Jnzz. An Important Swatow product Is indigo, and the city has a full share In making China "the land of the blue gown." Leading Market for Foreign Goods. The influx of money from the Straits and the Philippines Is so great that Swatow can always import more than It exports, and It has been one of the best markets for foreign goods to be found on the whole wrinkled coast of China. Sugar la also one of Swatow's chief products and the British and American consulates are situated near the main rtflnery on Kakchloh. Hongkong, however, Is winning away the sugar trade from Swatow, which was once the center of sugar production. The fields Inland from Swatow produce huge crops of sugar cane, and the Mandarin oranges of the region are famed throughout the East. Swatow's Location Invites Di&ater. One of the Important ports that hide here and there along the very irregular coast line of China, Swatow's misfortune is that of being less protected from the sea than her neighbors to the north and south. Shanghui Is several miles up the Woosung. Hangchow, the city of the famous tidal wave or bore, which resembles the one in the Bay of Fundy, Is far enough from the sea to escape the force of the storm. One ascends for miles between lowlying bapks, dotted with Icehouses for preserving fish before coming to Nlngno, Foochow is several hours' run up the Min. Amoy Is situuted very much like Swatow, but lies oft much higher ground. Hongkong Is on the landward aide of the Island of Victoria and the safety of Its harbor Is as famous as Its beauty. Swatow owes Its existence to the Ban Kiang, whose muddy waters built up the low plain on which a small Ashing Tillage grew to a treaty port of considerable importance. And It Is upon the low-lying alluvial plain on both banks of the Han that the port depends for its Importance. j From August to October, the typhoons sweep np the Chinese const, and opposite Swatow the hills of southern Formosa form a funnel whose .force Is most felt along the low-lying const In which Swntow squats. So potent are the winds that many of the missionary buildings are hid among the low hills of Kakchloh, across the tempestuous roadstead from Swatow proper. j To the tourist Swatow Is an uninteresting city. It has only one good road, that the newly macadamized Malo 01* great road, which more or less parallels the wharves from the large piers of the ocean-going vessels to the tiny havens to which the Ashing honts and un-rlver 1unks rennlr Rooster Hatching Brood. Rutland, O.?Emory Ralph Is boosting of a game rooster In his thick which has taken up the "setting" duties of a hen. Ralph says the rooster has been sitting on a clutch of eggs for more than ten days and leaves the nest only once a day to feed. Ralph also asserted that the little bird will Oght anything or unybody that approaches the nest. Tsblet to ^Delicious" Apple Tree. Wlnterset, la.?A tablet, commemorating the original "delicious" apple tree, a variety which In the last 2.1 years has been planted In neurly all apple-growing sections, was dedicated recently at Wlnterset. Prompt. "Villi nr? Rtrnnir In mmr iimiuo nt the Brokers and Stokers Magazine." "I am." "Yet they have never printed any of your poetry." "No, but It doesn't take thein two months to decide that my stuff won't do. They get It back to me In the next mail."?Louisville Courier-Journal. Pollcel It should encourage habits of cleanItnern to notlco that tha man wh? - Renew your health by purifying your system with (alotaDS i??oc m?*? ?c? The purified and refined | calomel tablets that are free I from nausea and clanger. No salts necessary, as Calotabs act like calomel i and salts combined. Demand the genuine in 10c and 35c packages, bearing above trade-mark. I 1 :| Promise of Napoleon to ' | Marshal Ney Carried Out i| Faris.- -The promise made by :j; Napoleon to Murshnl Ney has I|1 Just been fulfilled l?y tlie comnils- jit ;i; sion governing tae Soar valley ;? I;l| under the supervision of the l;i I|;l League of Nations. The conimls- jl| ;l|; slon has authorized the lnstitu11; tion of a supreme eourt at Saar- |;l| lil louln, the celebrated marshal's ii i birthplace. Ill It Is a town of less than 10.- |;l; III 000 inhabitants, which was the l;> ;|; old capital and military strong- ;l? |l| hold when the Saar was a ? ! I; French province. When General L j Mangin passed through the Saar ft I;; with his troops on the way to S | l|;l the Rhine some of the old inhale z< Itants who retained French sym|!| patliles reminded him of the em- >2 ji; proper authorities." ? i III "But I'm not Napoleon's sttc- ft l|;l cesser." General Mnngln replied. >2 ;l; "ntni the Judiciary Is not my line. ft III I will pass on the request to the ft , jl;l proper uutliorties." ft ;>!; General Mangin was relieved ii III of his command in the Rhlnelnnd ft l|;l before he could take steps in the ft ;i; matter, but the Saar commission ft !;<! found no objection to the proj- ft 1 III eet, since It was not only grnti- ft j |l|; fylng to the town of Snnrlonls, ft | hut was considered of real util- ft ^ OLD FAITHFUL IS OUTDONE | New Yellowstone Geyser Starts Business on Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Park. Yellowstone, Wyo.?With n prodigious cough on the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Yellowstone park as n national playground, a new geyser spouted Into the air from an old hot mudhole, shooting higher than "Old Faithful" and smashing all previous records for altitude. II. M. Albright, superintendent of the park, took a look at the newcomer to the wonders of the place and decided to cnll It the Seini-tVntenninl geyser. A motoring party tlrnwn close to the Innocent old mudhole called It j various other things, for the machine j and members of the group were bathed In gooey mud and pelted witti bricklike fragments of rock, apparently baked mud. Government rangers later formed a guard around the place. Tlte new geyser Is near Hearing mountain. Its tirst eruption threw mud and stones 8(H) feet In the air. Trees in n wide radius were coated with slime, which quickly dried and left them wearing a dry gray crust. The mudhole had been tranquil for many years. Tourists (locked from many miles away to see the new wonder, which has set ttself nn hourly schedule for Its eruptions. __.______ MINE MULE KEEPS EYESIGHT He Spends Hln Life in Dark Tunnels, but Does Not Go Blind. Hazleton, I'a.?The coal-mine mule. which ordinarily spends years of his life In the darkness of mine tunnels far under ground, retains his eyesight even though he does not use his eyes. So veterinarians In the anthracite region have determined, following examination of many of the mules-which have been brought to the surface since the mines closed down last spring. With this announcement the veterinarians exploded a theory held by many for years?that because he did not have any use for his eyes, the mule lost his sight. The coal-mine mule usually begins life like any common farm mule. Once he becomes a mine worker, however, things change. He Is sent far under ground Into the dark workings of the hard-coal mines and there he stays, often for the -emalnder of his life. Helng a hardy animal, he sometimes remains in the mines for 20 years without seeing daylight. When the mules were hoisted to the surface and turned loose upon the companies' properties, some of them blinked a bit at the sunlight. When the veterinarians looked them over they found their eyes were there and as good as ever. The Mysterious Stranger. "Well, sir," said tlio gaunt Missourian, "a powerful funny tiling happened to me while I was In town yesterday. I was sorter standing around, as it were, when a tollable well-dressed feller ennie up, stnek out his hand and called nie out of my name. When I told him who I was he congratulated me on resembling a mighty fine man, told me his own name, and then walked away, without mentioning anything about heing a candidate for CAUGHT IN PASSING jj A perfectly good lie sometimes falls to serve lis purpose. Itest cure for complaining la a realization of how little good it does. Civilization gathers up a lot of "Im-' proveiuents" that are very trying. J The longer some people live ths less popular they are with themselves. A man often feels the loss of his first wife most after securing a second. ^ Speaking of well-preserved women. Lot's wife wag probably the best of them. It gives us a terrific Jolt every time we hear our friends praise our enemies. Every time a man has his fortune told he g<-ts rid of a small portion of It. A few people read the Declaration of Independence and tell the rest what's in It. llardlv ever. now. does the splendor of anything surprise you because of Its cheapness. His good health, says a vegetarian, Is the result of eating no meat and chewing it well. Wages of sin Is death; and the salary of sin doesn't go on for a noticeably longer period. Romantic names can he given the children, hnt what If they should try to live up to them? A feud Is usually the result of too much silent contemplation and not enough church socials. Almost as soon as a man Joins a Don't Worrx club tliey begin making trouble for him nhmit his dues Don't make a nasty muss of blowing "tit your brains; if you want toj kill yourself drink lots of Ice water. HAD NO BUSINESS TO CRAWL Motorist's Ingenious Plea Only Made Judge Look at the Case a Little More Sternly. "How fast were you going?" "Your honor, I was just crawling along." "it's rather curious that most of the people wito are charted in this court with speeding say they were "crawling along.' " | "Your honor, I'm a professional aviator. An ordinary observer might have thought my car was traveling at high spied, but to me It was crawling." "Ahem! I understand your point of view exactly, and out of respect to your hazardous profession, where speed is essential to safety, I'll tine you for crawling."?Birmingham Age-IIcrald. A Dying Request. "It seems odd to hear grand opera In a 'hot dog' establishment." "It's this way," said the proprietor. "When I installed that machine for my guests I had nothing but Jazz records. The other day a gentleman in reduced circumstances catue in. He told me confidentially that he didn't Have but a nickel between himself and i starvation, but he asked me as a favor to an unfortunate who might fill a pauper's grave in less than ten days to cut out the jazz."?Birmingham Age-IIernld. , Deer as Bush Slashers. W. J. Murray Hihbon, the successful novelist, in writiinr of tCronoh-Cnnnitl. an (Snides in the Nineteenth Century Iteview, tells a tale <>( one culled Van, of TohWpte river, encountered in his own spacious ch'uriug: "Must have taken some work to clear this hush," 1 remarked. "Not a hit," he said. "All it cost me was a little salt. It v:.s the deer that did It?a shot of salt at the root of each hush, and they cleared the whole I yard." All He Had. Alfred?"Say. Morris wait! Have you a minute to spure?" Morris?' "Yes. hut nothing else. Make It ?nappy." J A. racking [&neivjl;-r iierc.c.clie I MENTHOiLATtJM | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?I want a good, reliable man t go into busiiio.-s for himself in the east half of Ch"- Urli-'U! County Silling Rnwleigh's (J?mm| IK- ,1th Products to farmers. !' rmanrnt, profitable ami pleasant. Very little capital requii tl. See me personally. 3p- 10 E. 11. Melton, Angelus, S. C. MEN ami women average $1.00 per hour selling hosiery, four pairs guaranteed to wear four months or new hosiery free. We pay 30 per cent commission. Free samples to worhing agents. Complete line of wool and heather mixtures. This is the l>ig hosiery season. Experience unnci i . ary. Entries Hosierv WnrW P:ir, Pa. ltp-47CITATION NOTICE The State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield, !>v M. .7. llouj*h, l'robatc Judge: Whereas Mis. Nancy A. Odom made : it . t me to riant her betters of Administration of the estate and etfccts of W. .1. Odom, deceased. These ate, herefore, to cite and ad | mom m mi and singular the kindred ; and 01 'liters of the said W. J. Odom, deceased tint they l?e and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Chesterfield, S. C., on the i 5th day of October, next, after pub; lication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if , any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. 1 Given under my hand this 20th day