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| THE BLUE STOCKliU "
;; By OSBORN JONES. j||
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"You know President Wilson began 113
his career as an Instructor In a worn- g?
an's college," said Justine Craddock,
dean of Jones' College for Women,
^ 5C
wnen Ajan tuiDy weai iu uw vum ..v
consult her regarding his acceptance
. of a position Just offered him as the oj
new professor of economics. ^
Alan had gone to see her, partly be- t
cause he had known her several years
before when they were both students
- at a co-educational college in the West, t
and partly because the offer at Jones
college was distinctly better than the th
assistant professorship he held In a th
man's college. ~
#"It doesn't seem like a man's job,"
he told her frankly, and she had looked ^
at him not with the amusement he cc
expected. T]
"Hang It all, Justine, It's just that 1 ai
can i sianu iuis uiuc-siuwiug ^
phere. I think it's that as much as
anything else." pi
"There are very few blue-stockings
here," said Justine. "In fact, sometimes
I wish there were more. Bluestockings
have their good points, you
know."
"From a woman's point of view, perhaps.
But I'm primitive enough to
like a feminine woman, and it goes
against the grain to see these girls,
some of them pretty, almost all of
them healthy and happy, being fed Into ^
this mill, to have the woman and the 'a
femininity ground out They ought to a'
be marrying, most of them?marrying
and making men what they onght to
be, and having children and keeping 031
house." |t0
"Of course you have never married , *h
yourself," suggested Justine. ' &
"No, and when I do I shall not look j 'e
to a woman's college for a wife. Fm ; sH
not educated up to that yet" a
"From all of which, I suppose, lam P
to infer that you do not accept the po- on
' sitlon?"
"No. The fact Is, I think I do. It's
too good to turn down." !
So Alan Kilby became professor of
economics at Jones. The first lecture tl<
was more uncomfortable than he had
expected It to be. As time went on the K|
lectures were easier and Alan had time
to look about him. Sometimes there g,
were suppressed giggles, and sometimoQ
thrpp whlsnerine heads bent to
gether In the back rows of seats, un-;
mindful of a word of the lecture?unmindful,
too, that from the vantage ne
point of his desk the professor could wl
not only see them but could catch ba
snatches of their whispered converse- j fe
tion, | wl
"If 1 do say it, 1 look awfully well dr
In yellow," said one whisper. j in
"Not that lemon shade?more of a be
salmon, don't yon think?"
"How long is the skirt? They are co
getting longer." ! st
"1 know, bnt my Tom likes them ke
short. Have you learned the new ! a
steps. No, that new wiggly waltz step. P?
1 mean. He doesn't see us, and we te
can get the notes from Ida." "Isn't w
he a perfect dear?" "Ida's quite crazy wl
about him. That's why she sits in w'
front and takes such long notes."
And later: "Well, anyway, Kilby's Fi
dear. Did yon ever see such eyes?" |
Going down the corridor later in the Ui
' day he chanced the meet the dean.
"Good morning, Mr. Kilby," she said,
always with the same serenity. "How
are the blue stockings?"
"Blue stockings," muttered Kilby. "If
there are any they haven't elected economics."
|to
inihr flwl from the building to his 01
own study In his boarding house, j *?
There as he puffed at his comforting
pipe he took a leather picture case
from his pocket and opened It It
contained a picture of the dean that he m
had clipped from the magazine article
on "The Youngest College Dean." The
picture showed her In cap and gown, '
with none of the graciousness and almost
motherly large heartedness that
Kllby had come to appreciate within
the few weeks he had been at Jones. ^
Still, he found satisfaction in looking
at the picture?just as a reminder, he p
said, of the allegiance he owed to his j "
chief. This day he looked at the picture
longer than usual. : 'p
"I've got to get a better picture," he
told himself as he rose from his chair I
and hurried through the campus to'
the dean's office. But when he reached
there he forgot the picture and thought
only of the original." w
' "How are the blue stockings?" asked
the dean, as she closed the papers she
was working over at her desk and pre- j w
pared to take an easier chair by the j jg
open fireplace, where she might chat in !
comfort with Alan. j
"Blue stockings?there aren't any," i
groaned Alan. "You're a blue stock- j
ing, and they're?they're Just girls.
Listen,i Justine, I've decided that the ]
only type of woman I truly admire is
a blue stocking. I used to think that p
that was the trait in you that kept us
apart, back in the college days when
i was half in love with you all the
time. But dow I know that's what is
- drawing me to you."
\ So it was all because of Alan Kllby
that the youngest dean terminated her
deanship so soon, and gave up that ^
career to be a professor's wife. ^
"Who would ever have dreamed," ^
said one of the girls, the day the announcement
was made, "that a man 0]
with eyes like that would care for a
blue stocking?"
(Copyright, 1917, by the McClure NewspaDer
Syndicate.) "
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The Brazilian coconut palm lives 8
from six hundred to seven hundred ?
years.
EST SEED FOR GERMINATION L
roper Rate of Seeding Can Be Do?
termlncd by Use of Wet Paper and
Two Dinner Plvtes.
Most of the commoner seeds, landing
the cereals, clover and alfalfa,
ay be tested for germination easily
id quickly on the farm. Take a fair
imple of the seed to be planted and
>unt 100 seeds. Fold a newspaper
> there will be a dozen thicknesses,
r by twelve inches; soak it in water,
[ueeze out so It will not drip and lay
1 a dinner plate. Place the seeds on
te paper so they will not touch each
her and fold the wet paper over the
p to-cover them. Turn another din;r
plate over this and keep at room
mperature for four or five days,
samlne the seeds and count out
ose which have germinated, and if
ere are still seeds which have neither
rmlnated nor decayed, wet the paper
fain if necessary and set away for
70 or three days more, and again
iunt those which have germinated,
tils shows the proportion of live seed
id the proper rate of seeding is dermined
accordingly.
EED COWS BEFORE CALVING
il* Preparation Has Much to Do ]
? A -M RltM. I
wiin Amount ox mnit ?nu outw
fat Cow Producei.
The proper time to begin feeding a
iry cow Is six or eight weeks before
lvlng, and practical dairymen agree
at this preparation has more to do
1th the amount of milk and buttert
which a cow produces during the
ctation period than does the feeding
irlng any other period.
For cows calving during the Burner
or early fall most dairymen like
have a small pasture away from
e herd, but with an abundance of
ass, and, In addition, they like to
ed a suitable grain mixture. Corn
age, with clover or alfalfa hay and
limited grain ration of three parts
ound oats, two parts of bran and
ie part of oil meal is especially good
r cows calving during winter or early
ring. After calving the cows should
brought slowly up to full feed and
ereby steadily to a higher produc>n.
_
ILL GREEN CABBAGE WORMS ^
V
ccellent Plan to Let Children Catch White
Butterflies?Also 8pray y
With Paris Green.
Give children a few cents to make en
its of mosqu'to bar and catch the ,,,
aite butterflies flitting over your cab
- - - - nr
ige and cauliflower fields, since tne ?
male moths deposit the eggs from te:
tilch the cabbage work comes. Chll- th
en might well be paid, also, for plckg
off the green worms before they vii
ive done much Injury.
Spraying with paris green Is quite f0
mmonly practiced, and cabbage will ^
and a strong application. A mar>t
gardener of our acquaintance uses w(
spray as strong as five pounds of
iris green in a 50-gallon barrel of war.
Cabbage may be sprayed up to
ithin a week or so of being gathered, is
hen necessary, without any damage
hatever, or any danger. Isi
\RMER SHOULD KEEP LAMBS
M.
rgent Message From Department of
Agriculture to Save Every Breed* Ks
Ing Animal Possible. Sa
Save every ewe lamb possible for
eedlng, Is the urgent message the
ipartment of agriculture is sending
? - * - -- 1- x I XJJ
sheep owners. MarKet ror siaugiuer
ily those being absolutely worthless
r breeding stock. There Is a strong
!mand among farmers for breeding
ock, and owners of ewe lambs should
ive no trouble finding a breeding to
arket for them through county agents El
the state agricultural colleges.
leep specialists of the department be>ve
that, although prices for breed- qj
g stock now are high, those who
art production of wool and mutton
1 a moderate scale will have nc\ re et
purchasing breeding stock at presit
figures. co
ONTROL APPLE LEAF-SEWER
:o
isects, If Not Checked, May Serlouf. ou
ly Affect Foliage?Use Arsenate Ca
of Lead Spray. co
nc
The apple leaf-sewer, sometimes ?
rmed the apple leaf-folder, Is readily
mtrolled by the use of a spray of two c
rands arsenate of lead to 50 gallons ar
! water. In older orchards spraying i
1th arseniccls for the codling moth ry
ill also protect the trees from tbe (f
af-sewer. ce
These Insects, K not controlled, may dc
:riously affect the foliage, as the larva pj
!ter folding one leaf and exhausting
s food supply passes on to other
aves. One larva may damage several
aves in a season. &r
to
LAN FOR PRESERVING EGGS ?
CO
fater Glass Is Recommended as Best
Means?Carefully Remove All Impurities
From Water.
to
One of the most successful methods 0f
et devised for preserving eggs is by
le use of water glass (soluble sodim
silicate). When eggs are to be a\
ept for a period of eight or nine jn
lonths, the formula recommended Is
oe part water glass to nine parts ye
f water. If eggs are be kept only ar
short time, a one-to-fifteen solu- cr
on will prove satisfactory. The
'ater used should be boiled or dislled
to remove all Impurities, and
Doled before making up tbe mixture, j ?]
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The above pri
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but we intend can
possible from seas
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MT. CARMEL. V
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Mt. Carmel, Aug. 13.?Miss Florce
Patterson of Lancaster, and "
iss Nelle Patterson, of Charlotte, q
e spending a while with their sisr,
Miss Susie Patterson, much to ^
e delight of their many friends.
Misy'Mary Dixon of Atlanta, is
siting Miss Elizabeth Hester. ?
Mrs. William Harrison, of Frank- E
rt, Ky., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
. R. McBride. V
Mis3 Dorothy Talbert of Green>od,
is visiting Miss Elizabeth Hesr.
?
Miss Thelma Keller of Tignall, Ga. ^
visiting Miss Ruby Smith.
Miss Louise Conner is visiting Miss
ibelle Sanders in McCormick. C
Mrs. Cowan of Calhoun Falls, is
siting her daughter, Mrs. W. R. "X
cBride. Is
Misses Eunice McCelvey and j
ithryn McKellar are visiting Miss g
ira Harkness. q
The young folks of Mt. Carmel en- g
yed a ride to Calhoun Mills last
lursday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
iwrence Hester chaperoned them. ^
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VISITING HER SISTERS.
Mrs. J. Davis Kerr leaves Friday ?
visit her sister, Mrs. Stillman of ^
izabeth, New Jersey, and Mrs. P. ?
. Miller of New York.
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ROWING CORN AND I
CO I I UN AINU LLUVLR 3UU
s
By using clover as a fertilizer ^'or!
rn, we can "Move the Corn Belt }
>uth." We have recently seen corn j
>rwing on clover sod that was hard g
beat?not a leaf fired and with- g
it a particle , of fertilizer. Clover
n best be utilized as a fertilizer for
rn though i* can be used ezo- ^
imically foi cotton production,
owever, we are of the opinion that
over sod had best be seeded to corn "
id some other cover crop be uteliz- C
I for the cotton lands. Abbruzzi
e when turned at the right stage; ?
rom 6 to 8 inches high) is an ex- ^
fA fnrn frtr r?nfff?n T X
11CIU vivp l/V IfUlil AVi v-w ?vw...
les not interfere with the early
anting of cotton which under boll
sevil conditions will be imperitive.
over does not make sufficient
owth to enable you to get the cotn
in early enough* and for this
ason, we recommend clover for
>rn and abruzzi rye for cotton. a
hile we do not recommend clover g
r cotton we cannot recommend it u
o highly for corn. A single crop
' C'
clover has been known to double
e yield of corn per acre and on
'erage lands it will enable you to j
crease vour yields per acre from a
iar to year, and to lower the'v,
nount of fertilizer necessary to
op production.
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the face of such a h
rying out our policy
on to season.
ANDERS
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"AMERICA."
We find the following in the Indinp
proceedings and quoted by one
t AV. 1 ? .
1 uic upcaivci D
Briton or Teuton, it matters not,
>nce we've been through the melting
pot,
lhanged forever - each heart and
mind,
>ld-world fealty left behind?
[enceforth, Yankee, in blood and
bone,
7e have our country, and one alone,
AMERICA.
Land of the larger, nobler view,
and of the immigrants' dreams
come true;
lountry where tyranny, caste and
clan
leld to the sacred rights of man;
ration whose glorious history
Irightens the hope of humanity;
torehouse of treasure, rish and vast,
rift of a providential past,
pared by fortune of time and place
'o nurture a new and favored race;
.and of our opportunity,
And of our children's destiny?
AMERICA.
Heroes of History's reddest page,
7rit in an awe-struck modern age,
[insmen, our comrades of yesterday, <
Itand embattled in deadly fray.
)im though the conflict be understood,
itrong are the claims of our brotherhood,
,
ret, mid the world-engulfiing wars ?
lenacing dark our adopted shores, j
Itronger than ties of blood or birth, <
Itronger than all the ties of earth, 1
'irst and last shall our passion be ^
'hy honor, peace and integrity? i
' AMERICA. j
Race or nativitv matters not.
>nce we've been through the melting ;J
pot, | j
.oyal forever in heart and mind, <
ilien prejudice left behind? i
rankee, always, in blood and bone, j
Ve have oue country and one alone,;
AMERICA. j
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FREAK BEANS.
Mr. G. L. Flynn sent us yesterday
couple of freak snap beans, that
rew in his garden. The beans measre
3 feet in length and are almost
ollow on the inside. They are a
uriosity.
Mrs. R. S. Link, Susan, Bob and
ack Link have returned to Abbeville
fter spending six weeks in Alabama
rith Mrs. Link's relatives.
i>. Li. Ttiomson ana itusseu xnom- 1
an went over to Atlanta Monday 1
vening and spent until Wednesday c
n business. J
WOF
>SUPPERS
c ppir
Li 1 1V1V
$4.19
$3.90
$3.50
$2.90
. .$2.50
. . 4 $1.95
$1.99 ;
$1.29
... .89
o weeks. We hesit
igh leather market
of carrying over i
ION COM
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Fruits, Vegetable*, Candy, Ci
anything to be found in an upstore.
j
We especially invite you to p
cream parlor where you will al
teous attention, and are assuri
anything in our line.
Bear in mind that we deliver i
Columbia G
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next to court house.
:rimson clover
has no equal
For building up a run down soil or
for maintaining the productiveness
>f a fertile soil, crimson clover has
10 equal. It is especially valuable as
i source of humus, an element much
leeded in our soils, and as a source
)f nitrogenous fertilizer for corn,
[t draws down nitrogen from the air
valued from $10 to $20 per acre.
a _ -J? i -4.
is a source ui uumus, n, ia on insurance
policy against drought. Soils
;hat are rich in humus are produc;ive
because they retain moisture
longer, they do not set up or bake
ifter hard rains, they respond more
eadily to cultivation and to the use
)f commercial fertilizers. Humus
ind nitrogen is the crying need of
southern soils and this great crop
supplies both at a low cost per acre
md does it while the land is resting.
VIost of our lands lay idle during the
"all and winter?an easy prey to hte
vashing and leaching rains. We
leed to protect our soils from the
ictions of these agencies and to conserve
the plant food that is lost
;hrough drainage during this time.
iVe need cover crops to absorb this
)lant food and to store it for the
'ollowing crop. Our mild winters
vith alternate freezes and periods of
;haw make it necessary to protect
;he soil. As the land thaws after a
'reeze, plant food is loosened and
mless assimulated by a cover crop
;he plant food is lost by the next
ain. Crimson clover is a valuable
:over crop, ready to plow under in
^pril and is a splendid fertilizer for
,
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we have now,
as few goods as | ?
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gars, and Cigarette*, and in fact
to-date fruit and confectionary
atronize our soda water and ice t
Iwayt receive prompt and conn
ed of receiving only the best ?t?
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Summons. For Relief /.
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STATF ftF ^nilTH rAROMNi
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
Court of Common Pleas.
R. 0. HUNTER, Plaintiff,
against
LOUISVLLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD
COMPANY, Defendant.
To the Defendant Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint iij
this action, of which a copy is here- ^
with served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said r
| complaint on the subscriber at his
'office at Abbeville Court House,
! South Carolina, witiin twenty days
i after the service hereof, exclusive of
jthe day of such service; and if you
'fail to answer the complaint within
'the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in
this action will apply to the ^ourt
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated 25th day of May, 1917.. i
WM. P. GREENE,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
To the Defendant, Louisville and'
Nashville Railroad Company, a i
non-resident.
Take Notice: That the Conyrfaint
in the above stated action was, on
June 1st, A. D. 1917, filed in the office
of the Clerk of Court of Common
Pleas for said State and county, at
Abbeville, South Carolina, where it
is now on file.
WM. P. GREENE,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
June 1st, 1917. 8-8-3..
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