THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA. 1 ( ft Loyal, Valiant Towser By Augusta Goodrich Sherwin mi tri 5 4 lO0ljnht. 1911 r W.U Chapoian) Worthless, wandering Neal Rarrett opened a packago dune up in a newg paper and smacked bis lips In glow ing anticipation. Then as the con touts were revealed bis rugged face broke Into a untile. "A right royal hand-out!" he gloat d. "Chicken and cuke, and biscuits all buttered, too. Must have had a banquet at that house lust night" Neal sat down on a pile of hoards and started in to discuss the tempting via u ds that lay before him. In his grateful mind was n memory of the pleasant Utile housewife who had so sumptuously provided for him. "It's been hard grubbing for a day or two," soliloquized Neal, "but this makes up for it all. It's better than tree lunch and without the tempta tion. I don't pick up much work, hut I'm In a dry' district. That's my-only gaiety zone, and I'll stick!" He was a good-natured and a good looking fellow. Too good-natured b. Car he had been In the past. It had tod to big grieving a sweet fond girl. U bad ended in her father forbidding him the house. That was a good many miles from Neal's present town of temporary residence. Neal saw the Justice of his dismissal, for Mr. Par eeos was poor and Neal was spoiling the chances for marriage for bis daughter, Florence. Neal had lost his position through being too easy-going with a reckless, dissipated set. Me left town and Florence. Work was not easy to pick f mm He Looked Invitingly at Neal. up and lillenens killed Ins ambition. He became a wanderer, then a tramp. He was otib now, us a matter of fact. For a month, however, he had bet tered in one respect A drinking boat had got him in with a. criminal crowd, and hu.t he nut abandoned them ho would hae landed where they d'd - iu the penitentiary. The experience -senred him. Me took refuge in a local option dlslrict lie hud not tasted liquor for a month. With sobriety had com wrr saddened thoughts of '-he girl he hud left behind him. He 'had faithfully sought work, but did not find it. to do. So, handouts had tx-omc his portion. "Hello!" ejaculated Neul la aud- dn sprightly way. There had come a rustling In tut bushes behind him and then a big handsome collie deg bounded in tiopt of him, sr.iff.'d towards the outspread 'lunch and then sat up and held out a pnw. "Shake, old fellow!" balld Neal. ""Hungry? t see you are. All rilit We II make it fifty fifty, and there you re!" It did Neal good to sefl the half runlshed aniiftul enjoy the lootheiMue rival, which lij divided evenly wi'h him. It was getting on toward dusk. Neal had (ramped a good many miles tluit day. lie chose a soft gras.i plat Just oft Ih- ru.tii aud fttreiebei him lf out The dog made no demur, more 'ban . onntent to ituy with hia tie master na long .n the latter smoked and npokn ti hlrn. As Neal closed h!s eyes fur a nap, however, t'10 animal got up near to him, pulled his sleeve, pranced about, showed plainly that he lid not consider it bedtime, r.or the ita of tile bietta favorable for rent And comfort. "What you trying to tcil ice. old j'idlow?" queried Neal whimsically. "Want me to g: somewhere All right fniirch ahead." The auimai ut once adopted Uie methods of a ruldo. Down, the roiid ho proce-did, then across a lot and darting a.Umg a narrow lane arrived at an old birn structure. He looked invitingly at Neal as he 4 JKtered its doorway. There was a lalr of stairs and a loft with sufheitnt M4 hay on iU floor to make a very t-ocri fort able bed. "Well, well," laushed Neal-' tit tor tatr I bharo my meal and you pilot a to a lliit class bed. Good for you, TowBer!" They became close chums, those twg, during the next few days. The constant companionship of the animal released and cheered Neal. As to Towaer, u grateful tampl of true fidelity be seemed to be supremely couteuU One night, however, whea they arrived at the barn, they found Vhe doors burred and padlocked, and Ct was not so dark but that Neul coflid read scrawled Herons the new bur rtur the chalked words: 'Trespassers lll he prooouted aconllng to the It hud begun to rain and man and dog had tramped a long distance that afternoon. Neal looked for temporary shelter. He found It at the side of (ho bouse in a vine-embowered arbor. A long bench Invited blin to rest and then unconsciously to slumber. It must have been three or four hours Inter when Neal awoke. Tow ser was pulling at bis coat. Neal sat up and then sprang to bis feet, as from the Inside of tho houso an echo ing scream of terror or pain rang out, "Something wrong," uttered Neal all his keen senses shrowdly alert la an Instant, "and Towser knows it." The dog, with an eager Impatient glunce back at hU master, had start ed for. the house. Neal followed. The front door was open. Down the hall the dog stole to where a door stood partly ajar. Beyond It Neal peered for the moment, horrified and spellbound. Across a table In his night o" .ss lay tho hermitlike occupant of .0 house old Jacob Wise. He waa ..ed across It There was a fire In tho Btovo, and stuck between Its red hot bars was a poker. A rough-looking man was standing over tho aged Wise. "Now then, I've got you safe and sound," he was saylug. "You'vo got a fortune hidden away In some odd cor ner of this old house and I want It, understand?" Jacob Wise made no roapon3e. The robber drew the poker from tho stove. "Tell where that money is," he spoke, "or I'll give you a touch of this." The Intruder waved the red hot poker menacingly. lie moved It across tho bare soles of his victim's feet "I'll tell! It burns! Ill tell!" shrieked the tortured old man. Just then Neul pushed open the door. The intruder turned quickly, Neal sprang at him. They grappled. Then the robber prcsted a revolver against the side of his opponent The last thing that Neal llarrett saw as he sank unconscious to the floor was the dog, his teeth at the throat of the wretch who had downed bis master. The waking moment came days later, although Neal did uot realize that fact when he first roused up. In amazement be stared. Old Jacob Wise sat at bis bedside in a comfort able room. Through an open door way, moving about engaged In domes tic duties, Neal saw Florence Par sons! "Ah! better!" chuckled the old miner. "Good boy! I've been awfully anxious. Know her?" and he nodded his bead towards the tidy, graceful figure in the next apartment "Yes," whispered Neal weakly, but his face aglow with tenderness and dcllpht. "She's true blue," declared the old uiau fervently. How "true blue," Neal Barrett knew after a little explanation. The faith ful Towser had driven the robber away, terribly lacerated. Jacob Wise, grateful to man and dog who hnd saved to hiiu a part of his hoarded for tune, had given Neal the best caro possible. Some memoranda found on Neal had advised Wise of the existence of Florence. He had written her. She had come to nurse tho unfortunate man she still loved. "I'll call her iu now," advised Wise. "She knows I'm sjing to start you out on a new. life, with plenty of capital. You're a brave man, and that dog shall have a real silver collar. As to tho young lady don't miss your chance to get a good w ife." Which Neal did not, and Towser, loyal, valiant Towsur! was not shut out from guest-hip wheu the happy wedding took place. SHE TOURED WORLD AT 85 Elderly L:dy Enjjyed Trip, and Livtd Two Years to Talk About It Mrs. llary J. Scrogc;fl. who enjoyed the unique distinction of having trav eled around the world and enjoyed every mile of the tour when shn was eighty-five years old. died at the res idence of her son. Dr. 0. A. Scroggs, at I.OS Angeles. Particularly free from illntds throughout her lite, she was III but a dliort tlmo before death. She was eigluy-seven years old. Two years ngo Mrs. Scngcs decid ed to take a trip around th globe. Many friends had known that she longed to niulre the tonr, bi:t were amazed when she announced that she had completed arrangements, liugged end with a mind particularly recpptlve and al'-rt, she traveled through tbn ali'ui Inn Ih with the greatest enjoy n.ent. and jrmhercd an unusually largs fui 1 of Information. rite win accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Doctor Scroggs. and her niece. Miss Klliabeth P. Dalley. Tho old at woman ever to make such a trip, according to the reeords of all trnusj ort.it ion companies, she was not ill from ocean travel, and did not miss u day trom sii;htfipetng. Mrs. Scroggs went to Los Angeles li years ago froi.) Iieverly, Pa., hav ing lived the greater part of her life in that community. Wanted the Open. liunng nil automobile trip last sum-m-r a San Francisco man stopped ono night with a party of teamsters In the inoiiiitali.H. Strolling about the camp, he uetcd that many of the men had put tb';lr blankets under the wagons One man, however, had takon particular pa'rs to carry bis bedding a consider able distance away from the wagons and the rest of the men. Seeing him thus by himself he asked the man why lie did not sleep under the wagons the same as the others. ( "Who me?" asked .hesold fellow as ha twisted around In his blankets. "Not much. Me for right out In the open. It's too durn confining to sleep under a roof." Carlyle on Warfare. Are uot all true men that live, or thut ever llv?d, soldiers of the same army, enlisted under heaven's cap taincy, to do battle against the same enemy, the empire of darkness and "wrong? Why should we tulsknow one another, light not against the enemy, but against ouroelves, from mere dif ference of uniform? AU uniforms shall be good, so they hold la them true, valiant moo Carlyle. ACME OF CONTROL Harry Vardon, In the opinio i . . tlarry Vardon, Ilia Engllfh golf expert, the acme of con trol lies in tho ability to slice or pull a ball at will. On occasions Vardon has extricated himself from tight places by resorting to this form of master shot, but it is doubtful If any one has the pulled ball down to such a point of science as had the late Will Anderson. It was at Oakland some fifteen years ago when the course at Bay Side consisted of nine boles that An derson had a chance to show his won derful cleverness in this line. Helng tho Mautusol professional at the time, Anderson hnd been Belected by James A. Tying as a partner In four-ball match against Walter J. Travis, then a member of the Oakland Golf club, and Dave Hunter, at that time the professional there. In playing what was the homo hole the drive was over a deep valley to a level stretch of turf beyond, after which the hole turned sharply to the left around a I o!nt of woods. In those dnys of tho solid ball, golfers considered It a good "stunt" to drive past the bend so as to have an open shot for the green on their GOSSIP T YAMOAQ I I SPORTS That the outlook points to a revival of football at Columbia seems now cer tain. Fred lilanding, the husky pitcher of the Naps, says he is through with the game. Mike Mowrey will return to the entne and play third base for Oases' Pitt feds. Cash betting on tho New York tracks and open bookmakliig is the forecast fcr the season. .Toe Shugme says that he Ih fight ing his way Into a law school with Intention of practicing. Kverybody is nlive to the serious ness of war now. Kngland has called off the 1013 golf championship. Charlie Cutler, hurling a thoupand d!lar wrestling defy at the retired champion, pays that Gotch fears him. Til 11 Carrigan, the pilot of the Hed Pox, has four lrft-hnndrrs on his ros ter and will hnng On to nil of them. .Miller Muggins has signed with the Cardinals. The little manager Is per fectly satisfied with the terms of his contract. The Feds have adopted a rulo which will cause a fine of $210 to be aUuched to the pitcher who dares to use the emery ball. Stuffy Mclnnis of the Athletics blames the Feds for breaking up the Athletics last fall, and not dissension, ns some think. Connie Mack says that the players are exacting AO per cent of the profltR ef baseball and seek more through threats to jump to the Federals. Klehenlaub, the battering ram full back of ajotrc Dame, has retired from athletics, which In his case means the raptalncy of the 1915 track team. Hiri7 Lord would be a welcome ad dition to tho White Sox. Manager Clarence Rowland says he would bo glad to have the third baseman rfluiu. "Home Run" Baker says traveling U nlstasteful, yet we remember one round trip he made at the Polo grounds that must have been enjoy able to him. An umpire's Job Is a thankless one, according to most baseball fans, but there were 300 applications filed with President Blewctt of the Northwest ern league for berths on his staff dur ing the 1!U5 season. Among the latest students at In land Stanford university Is R. A. For tune, who for the last five years has represented All-Ireland In Interna tional rugby football games, playing right wlng-three-qnarters. OF LITTLE GOLF BALL English Golfer. next, but In this particular mutch An derson startled the gallery by Impart ing some mysterious spin to the ball, thereby causing It to travel straight for 150 yars or so and then gracefully turn to the left, finally disappearing round tho bend well on Its way to ward the green. Four times did An derson accomplsh this feat that day without a mistake, and on each occa sion It enabled him to get home with an Iron, whereas the others were com pelled to use brassies with Indifferent results. Since that day Anderson won a dozen or more championships. In cluding the national open four times and the western on three occasions. Another master stroke rarely at tempted was brought off by Find lay 3. Douglas during tho national cham pionship at Morris county back In 1S98. In those days Douglas showed a preference for a wooden putter, which he brought over with him when he said farewell to old St. Andrews, ami decided to cast his fortune with the land of the free. Although ofteu called a bad putter Douglas gotalo.ig remarkably well In this tournament with the old-fashioned wooden con trivance, almost obsolete now. DISCOVERS HE HAS METHOD Georges Carpentler, French Champion, Never Knew He Had One Until He Wrote Book. Georges Carpentler. French cham pion boxer. In his amuBlng little book, "Xy Method," gives some sound and Interesting advice to amateur athletes. He begins with the confession that the pen has always appeared to him M a dangerous Instrument and that ho was horrified when his friends first suggested that he should write a book on his methods. "Besides," write Carpentler, "I did m:t know that I bad a method and no one could have been more surprised than I when I was told I had one." He goes on to tell how, with the help of a friend, the book was labo riously compiled, and how at the end Georges Carpentler. ' of his labors ho discovered himself; bo thnt after all there was some Justific ation In calling the book "Ma Methode." Carpentler is a good all round athlete and when training does a great deal of rowing, tennis, sprint ing, ropo-sklpplng, jumping and Swe dish leg and arm Joint exercises, al ways accompanied by scientific deep breathing. Fortune for Players. The purchase of Kddlo Collins for ."i0,000 brings up the total of money paid by Charley Coinlskey for stars within the past few years to $117,500. This Includes only six men, and puts tho Chicago White Sox owner In a class by himself when It comes to loosening up the pursestrlogs In an effort to produce a pennant-winning ball club. Here are the big stars In recent years bought by the White Sox: Eddie Collins, J"iO,000; Chap pell, $18,000; Fclch, $l!.5O0; Pduck burne, $11,000; Roth. $S,000; Schalk, $R,000. "Lajole Day" at Cleveland. Cleveland fans have started a movement to make Sunday, May 9, tho first day on which the Athletics appear In Cleveland, during the com ing season, "I-sJole Iey." " " t Browns Oet Lee. Tho St. Louis club has purchased outfielder Lee of the Athletics. PASSING OF ROWDY PLAYERS Drinking, Carousing and Other Formi of Dissipation, Once So Prevalent, Are Seldom Noticed. No game under the sun has Im proved In regard to the personnel ol Us participants as baseball, according to Scott E. Chesnett of Birmingham, a Southern lengue umpire "There are very fow rowdies In the game today," be added, "and time will soon come when a rowdy will no more bo tolerated In baseball than In any other profession. Drinking, carousing and other forms of dissipation, once so prevalent, are very seldom wit nessed today. "Baseball players have learned that rough tactics avail them nothing, but this is directly the result of the firm hand of Judge Kavanaugh, president of the league, and the frequent expression of disapproval on the part of the fans. Throughout the 19U season, I was compelled to put out of games only three men, whereas In the olden days umpires often put out half a dozen In ono afternoon. And another Improve ment which Is noted Is that no longer do sporting editors attompt to rout umpires. During the season 1 waa not adversely criticized a single time, un less one might construe a remark to the effect that I 'missed ono or two' In the nature of a criticism. "All in all, the game Is on a very high plane In the Southern league." SCHAEFER GOES TO NEWARK To Act as Coach and Utility Man for New England Club WM! Put on Humorous Sketches. "Germany" Schaefer, diamond come dlan and former second bareman, has Joined the Feds. It was announced In New York tho other day that the ret eran who was released recently by mam mm "Germany" 8chaefer. Washington, had signed a two year contract with Pat Powers' Newark club. It It) supposed Schaefer is to act as coach and utility man for the new Fed club and put on his humorous acrobatic sketches for the amusement of the fans. HORSEHIDE IS GOOD ENOUGH Mistaken Idea That Hide of Siberian Pony Is Used in Manufacture of Baseball Covers. Manufacturers of baseball sappliea are laughing at a report which baa gained circulation to tho effect that the national sport will be seriously handicapped next season, due to an Insufficient number of baseballs for major and minor league use. Accord ing to tho report, the hide of the Si berian pony was tho only leather suit able for baseball covers, and since the war bad shut oil thin supply of Ektos the world's series might have to bo played next October with defective, balls, If played at all. Investigation showed that plain, er eryday American horsehide Is tho only sklu used for covering baseballB, and that there Is the itnual supply In sight This hide does not stretch or sag un der the impact of bat and has always proved satisfactory. "Perhaps," re marked one manufacturer, "the Siber ian pony skin would stand up better under the batting of Ty Cobb or Jake Dnubert, but for the average hitter of tho major and minor leagues Ameri can horsehide can stand his lUBtleat belts and ccme back for more. la fuct, if what some or the club man agers tell ino about their battcre la true, ordinary wrapping paper would sustain the strain." LEAGUE TRAVEL COSTS WAD Pittsburgh Leads All Teams With 12, 53S Miles Expense of All Clubs Placed at $41,796. The National league schedule for the coming season requires tho eight clubs to travel 83,593 miles. The weBtflrn clubs will cover more mileage than the eastern teams. Pittsburgh leads with 12,595 mlloe. and the New York Giants hare the least traveling to do, their total for the seaeon being put at 8,825. Flgur Ing on teams of twenty-one players and four others. Including manager, trainer and secretary, this gives a to tal of 2,089,825 for the 200 playem and others In the league. At two cents mile, the minimum railroad mileage charge, the sum to be expended by the clubs between April 14 and Octo ber 7 will amount to $41,796.50. Meals and sliieplng bertha will add many thousands to these figures. ' ! ' n t i M-h-fi mm ff .... o c Advance Stylos in : ' v in rt I I i ft ' ALTHOUGH many of the new spring blouses and dresses are made with hlfch collars, there bio many of them that show an open throat. Practical ly every collar Is high at tho back and sides, but at least half of them are "V" shaped In front, or may bo worn cither open or closed. Two styles appear to be In tho run ning for first place for warm' weather. They are the collar of lace or sheer embroidery llko that shown In the picture, or the high fitted collar of net or organdie which sets close about the neck, worn with n second collar which finishes tho bodice at tho back and sides and Is wired to stand away from tho neck and to turn over. There Is almost no end to the num ber of designs In which these fancy collars nro made. Many of them have ruffs to match and are suited to the blouse or coat A narrow frill of lace or net about tho throat attuclied to a baud of vel vet or satin ribbon is worn with waists having round necks, This is becom ing to those with long and Blender figures who can wear the high closely fitting collars nl.'-o. But for the rort neck and full throat tho "V" shaped opening at the front is altogether best. It lengthens the neck In eppenrance. A very smart and new collar Is made of sheer organdie and Is shaped to fit closely about the neck. At the top Empire Night Dress, THOSM underniuslma in which car row crocheted edgings or tat tings are used with a little sheer em broidery are very effectively made up after the same patterns as those In whioh band-made cluny lace Is used. All thoM trimmings are equally dura ble and will outlast almost any of tho fcheor fabrics which are favored tor the body of these garments. If sewed In by hnnd they wilt not bo difficult to transfer to a second term of serv ice In new material. In the niit dress shown In the pic ture very narrow hund-made cluuy lace in an Insertion and edging are used with an embroidery insertion about two Inches wide. This Insertion Is a fino Swiss pattern having tiny single blossoms scattered over the sheerest of batiste. Three strips of this embroidery set together with the luce insertion form the small yoke at the front, which Is mode up of one short piece across tho front and one at each side, extending to tho shoulder seam. Tho yoke is outlined with tho Insertion, which sorvos to join it to tho material of the gown. . The neck is finished with a narrow edgin; of clnny. The short, gathered empire sleeves are finished with a band of embroid ery Joined to them by the cluny Inser tion and edged with lace like thut about the neck. The short empire waist of the gown U sot on to the skirt, which Is simply Filial Fondnes. "What Is tu the mall from daugh terT asked mother, eagorljr. "A thou sand kisses," answered father, grimly, "ad sixteen handkerchiefs, two waists and four 'jatches of ribbons for you to waRh and me. d." Kansas City Jour nal. Carrying It Toe Far. v Aa agreeable disposition Is a nice thing, but some people are so easy to Ret along with that H'a no fun to get alone with tbesa. r ST i mm ij 1 1 1 ii null i ii ii iijuiiii 1 1 "J1 1 ' 1 II "'I' i ' nil i i mil in i I "i Spring Nockwear 3L xn . :j. a i ' ' ' 'l V?!11 a narrow, wired flange of organdi stands out ut right angles to the haiiii concealing tho thront and neck. It i, not a particularly comfortablo-looklni piece of neckwear, but will cover uj a multitude of defects, such u wrinkles or sagging muscles. The Parasol Veil. Another novelty of note Is tho . called parasol veil. This la a hug circular veil thrown over the hut & that It falls In equal ripples on ai sides. A border of ribbon comblnti with velvet dots renders this creation a striking one. Still another new Idea Is featured It a fancy mesh veiling with a sand-col ored kid flower applied, so that would nppeur over tho mouth whet the veiling Is adjusted. This style ! strongly suggestive of the old tlm vanity veil. Lemon Instead of Soap. By taking a lemon und cutting It ir two and squeezing the juice Into tlk dishwater no soap is needed. Th lemon will cut nil grraso and In few days' time the silver, such a- knlves, forks and spoons, will beooini bright us new. All dark spots w also disappear from pitchers ami cups. Use the lemon over and ov.n again. Handmade Trimming two straight lengths of the material with a strong beading of narrow em broidery. The ever-present lingerie ribbon I? threaded through tho beading at the waist and reappears In '.he edging a' the neck and sleeves. It Is tied I" simple bows with long loops. F.xcert for tho long felled seams ' the side, the work on a gown of this kind la much more elegant If done b! hand. Even the panels of set-In en broidery that form tho yoke will not take a great deal of time and af more elegant than machine work. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Beaver Fur Only for Young Women Heaver fur grows more and mof? fashionable and who would have dreamed, a year ago,' of wearltis benver again? The soft, dainty pdl Is used for collarettes andsleere tit legs on frocks of pussy willow slit and on tailored frorks of white clvtb Sometimes a broad band of beaver borders a ripple tunic, but, of course, this lavish trimming Is exoeedlnglf expensive. The older women should fight rather shy of beaver, however for Its delicate fawn color Is becoic ing only to fresh, youthful complet ions. . - Economical Costume. A blouse of lace -with a aeparut' skirt will make a costume approval"" for many occasions. Romance to Reality. Girls are such sentimental creature' that it gives romance a rude Jolt whff the honeymoon is over and they f Algernon In his shirt sleeves, chop ping up kindling wood out in the btf' ; yard. Florida Timoe Union Publlo Life. Public life Is a situation of PP" and energy; he trespasses against b" duty who sleeps upon his watch " wet as he that goee over to the V emy. Durke. ' ' i. ' i l,,i,,B...v ... .3 i