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Via Crucis," by F. Marion Crawford.
A splendid book, beautifully published
always reminds me of some noble building
large stately of outline, and perfect in
every part of the structure The finished
product of each bears such complete evil
dence of having been carefully planned
with the draughtsmans keenest skill of the
persistest labor of construction, and SUBJ
sequent delicate polishing of all by the
masterhand. Such a beautiful structure is
'Via Crucis," by F. Marion Crawford. The
work of this master needs no special pre-
sentation to his own countrymen, who al
ready hold his work so dear. Only that
''Via Crucis" has now emerged from its
serial state and is sent forth in an ex-
quisite cover of white and red to an eager
and appreciative public.
The opening scenes of the story are laid
in England during the stormy period of
Stephen and Matilda. After the presenta-
ton of the hero and heroine with all the
singular circumstances of their relation
and subsequent separation the reader fol-
lows the young hero, who is sort of Sir
Galahad, to the court of France. In the
worlds history 1t was but fifty years after
the time when Peter the Hermit had fired
all Europe with his impetuous eloquence
ana personal magnetism, anu leu tuem I'll
that mighty crusade which resulted in such
reckless expenditure of blood and life.
Though the army was scattered and broken
the fiery zeal of the wonderful preacher,
the healthy enthusiasm of human hearts
and the spirit of the first crusade still hung
over the whole of Europe and only await
ed the touch of the second great preacher
to burst forth once more into flame. At
such a time our young hero and knight,
with two attendants, an outcast from his
own home, went forth into the world to
carve fame and fortune
Upon his arrival in France is given a
fine strong picture of the court of Louis
VII of France and his beautiful Queen
Eleanor, born the richest heiress of her
time, feudal suzeraine in her own right of
Poitou, Guienne and Aquitaine; wife of two
kings and mother of two; ancestress OF
thirteen pantagenet kings, and of all Eng
lands monorchs since Henry IL. In TINS
beautiful woman is centered the supreme
interest of the book. Her queenly demean-
or and more than regal beauty; her per
feet triplicity of beauty, grace and elastic
strength" her unlimited power and sway
yet, coupled withal with such passionate,
tender love as almost broke the proud
spirit and showed her only a loving woman,
with a .agenius to he loved" Beside this
masterful woman, this marvellous spirit
who one moment as the queen boasts Il
WILL" and in the next rises to supremest
heights Of selfsacrificing action, is placed
a heroine, though but slightly sketched,
winsome and strong. Amidst such royal
scenes and surroundings arises that second
preacher of the second crusade-Bernard
of Clairvaux. Before his burning ana We
hement words, his impassioned zeal colu-
ness melted and reluctance fled. AT Veze-
lay as he closed his fervent appeal the air
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present during the recent war In Cuba as a
war correspondent, and whether he made a
creditable name while acting In that capac-
fty or not, one thing Is certainly true, and
that Is that Mr.. Crane does his very best
work when describing war. The scenes of
war; the prelinrinarles which lead up to
battles. and descriptions which character
ize 1t are ably treated by Mr.. Crane and
here we see evidences of his best work AS
IN "The Red Badge of Courage" he seems
to possess Inmate intuitlons which give his
descriptions and his narrative great realis-
tic power In fact he possesses greater
ability as a descriptive writer of narra-
tive than as a writer of romance ar fiction.
His characterizations, though, are hope
lessly embarrassing and dull; he will have
to inject more life and spirit into MAR
jary," his heroine, before his readers can
love her, even IL Rufus does seem to pos
sess q sort Of lackadaisacal interest in her,
which the author seems to think passes for
genuine love.
No doubt, though, "Active Service will
have many readers; every one does not care
to have his hero or his heroine too 1nsanely
and excessively in earnest. 1t is all ques-
ton of taste.
1.-THE House with Sixty Closets" by
Frank s. Child. Lee & Sheppard, publish
ers. For sale by Smith & Montgomery.
1.-THE House With Sixty Closets is the
for young folks and old children, as the au-
thor frank Samuel Childs puts 1t, and the
delight increases as the book Is examined.
There are so many books of Indifferent
value published for the little ones that it is
real delight to come across one as charm
ing as this and consequently to single 1t out
for special notice 1t will not fail to fas-
cinate the youthful reader for 1t Is full of
that brisk fantastical romancing which the
children always enjoy, and the reality of
these imaginative occurrences will i'm
press them and lend a deeper and truer
meaning to the glad Christm time 1t
Is said that the blouse With Sixty Clos
cts" is the old Sherman mansion of Fair
field, Conn, Judge Sherman, a nephew of
Roger Sherman. one of the signers of the
declaration of independence, and a royal
host to many of the most eminent men of
the nation.
Today the Sherman mansion Is filled with
children, and it was in response to their
earnest opportunities that MIR. Child wrote
his fantasia, investing the story with the
atmosphere of the place" 1t is little story
that may well be unreservedly recommend
ed for 1t casts its fanciful, delicate charm
even upon the "grown up reader The
pen and ink illustrations, too, are worthy
of mention, for J. Randolph Brown has
caught the true spirit of the story and adds
to the uniqueness of the text.
Among the many books which will be
published this fall for the children two
will undoubtedly stand pre-eminent, and
both will be ready for the Christmas trade.
THE one entitled Santa Claus Partner"
by Thomas Nelson Page. The other Is
1.-THE Story of Bob" by Sidney Lanier, the
famous southern poet. Bob will be re-
published and newly illustrated, and 1t Is
safe to predict that 1T will be a ready and
genuine favorite.
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ECHOES FROM
THE MEGAPHONE

From the Clogtown Megaphone.
The editor begs to thank Jim Frost, of
the Haden community, for three pounds of
sausage and one pint of watermelon pickles
in payment for a years subscription to the
Megaphone. Let the good work go on.
Anything taken in payment for subscrip-
ton except promises and cold water. We
manufacture all the promises ourselves to
supply this market. We know the value
of them and certainly can not use more.
Henry Smith came into this office last
week with an axe In his hand. Thinking
that he was on the war path, the editor
Immediately crouched behind barrel in
which he stores coal when he has any,
and begged piteously that he be spared. 1t
was with considerable chagrln, however,
and other things of that nature, that we
crawled out when MIR. Smith called to us
that he had come in only to pay for his
paper But mistakes happen in the best of
families, especially In an editors family.
The man who has the most to say about
the absence of pie at hotel is usually
man who is accus STONED to corn bread at
home.
The Megaphone man was passing down
the street the other day and met two pref
ty young ladies' and a dog. The dog was
evidently hungry, as 1t Immediately turn
ed on the editor and tasted his left hind
leg, much to the amusement of the ladies,
who also had the audacity to laugh at a
orevice on the bosom of our trousers That
is all right, but if the father of those ladies
would only pay up for his paper those
ladies would soon learn what 1t meant to
wear ventilated clothing in the winter. We
could then find time to strut around with
no more cares on our hands than the man.
agement of little poodle whelp.
The Megaphone man was in Birmingham
the other day to attend the fair. Soon
after his entrance into the grounds one of
the fair managers gravely insulted US by
offering $1,000 per day If we would consent
to be placed upon exhibition, saying that
our hoofs and horns would attract a larger
crowd than any other single feature there.
If upon that depends the success of the
fair this paper shall never do anything
calculated to induce people to go there. If
the Almighty was rather liberal In giving
us more than our share of hoofs dt is not
for the fair management to coin money by
making the fact public.
The Megaphone is willing to bet that
there are more benevolent ladies in Clog
town to the square inch than in any other
village of the same size in the state. The
other day while we were sitting down to
dinner of fresh air and warm water, Mrs.
Susan Jones and Mrs. Lucy Clark both
came in and gave our wife plate each of
steaming cabbage and two large pones of
old-timey Indian meal bread. If we did not
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was rent with the cry: "Crossesl give US
Crossesp' and henceforth the second cru
SADIE was launched with all its impending
suffering and sorrow and miserable end.
Louis VII, his queen, 300 of her ladies. with
a vast throng of mobiles, of gentlemen, of
the common people, took the cross and
turned their faces toward Jerusalem.
Through the many scenes that follow
there are numberless ones of great beauty
and power; the exquisite scene of the
knighting of Gilbert Warde, the tender
love scene between Beatrix and Gilbert and
the sudden appearance of the queen the
scenes of religious fervor which are de-
scribed with such selective power and
sense of proportion and value, and innu-
merable others which the reader comes
across with glad surprise.
Every part of the book is agreeable and
delightful. The historian will approve its
conscientious historic accuracy; every lover
of adventure will find much to quicken and
refresh, which the romantic reader will
find such passionate, pure inspiring tale
love as will hold him spel1-bound.
The true meaning of "Via Crusic" is best
expressed in the closing lines of the book
which are indeed beautiful in spirit and
form: Moreover, and last of all, he had
learned and understood that the cause. of
God lies not buried among stones in any
city, not even in the most holy city of all,
for the place of Christ's suffering is in
mems sinful hearts, and the glory of his
resurrection is in the saving of soul from
death to everlasting life, in refreshment
and light and peace"
1.-THE Trial OF the Sandhill Stag" by
Ernest Seton-Thompson.
Like a deep, inviSora ting breath from the
forest Is a glimpse into a recent book en-
titled "The Trial of the Sandhll Stag
Mr. Ernest Seton-Thompson, who is a ma
turalist to the government of Manitoba,
is already we'll known to us through his
delightful "Wild Animals I have Known,
but charming as that book may be. his
latest story which is less than one nun
bred pages is even finer. The book, which
will make an exquisite gift book is most
originally and daintily published there are
some sixty drawings, all unique and full of
suggestive grace which adorn every page,
by Mrs. Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson.
One should in reality be a true lover of
outdoor sports to imbibe the inmost OF ma
lures free, full life here so enthusiastically
described But even the prosaic drudler
of the city catches something of the witch
cry of her spell as he reads and his heart
throbs with enthusiasm with freedom ana
with fullest sympathy for the "Sandhill
Stag"
The sentiments of "Jan" are tenderly In
scribed upon the title page-these are the
best days of my life. These are my golden
DAYS Instinctively the reader feels TINS,
as he follows Jan, "a tall, raw Lad in the
last of his teens" as yet no hunter, but
a tireless runner and full of zeal as ne
pursues the monarch of the Sandhill Will
derness. The boy has been told that there
are no deer; yet, as the boy went one DAY
for a cooling drink from certain spring,
he came at last on the trail of deer ana
thought, cat the other end of that line Oh
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Alabama Pensions

Washington. November 1.-THE following
pensions have been granted in Alabama:
Original-George w. Sewell, Mobile, g.:
Ben Runnels, Florence. 6; George w. Cody.
Kendall, 6.
original Widows etc.-Mary A. Mcclure,
Pisgah, s. -
original-David Allen. Maplesville, 6. I Il
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Sacred Concert, $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon at fair grounds
for benefit of st. Vincent's
charity hospital; admission
25 cents. No complimentary
tickets honored. 4
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TROTTERS AND JERSEYS
FOR SALE.

The Trotters consigned by
the Piedmont fair will be sold
Tuesday, the 18th; also ele-
CANT Jacks belonging to Har-
ris & Rand, Huntsville. !
Be sure to go to the Jersey
sale on Monday, the 18th, and
get your wife a nice jersey. /
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have feast fit for the gods then we don't
know what that means. The life of coun<
try editor ds not all thorns we would have
the public understand. J. e. G.
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For quick and good repairs
on any kind of Machinery,
Phone 210. John d. Lykes.
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FINE STATIONERY,
Perfumes, Toilet Articles, etc,
Fox's Cut-Rate Drug Store,
1923 Second avenue. Agency
Gunther's Candies.
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WANTED AT ONCE.
An experienced furniture
packer and shipping clerk.
Apply at the Superintendent's
desk.
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb
aodden's drug store-bulb headquarters.
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Godden's drug store-bulb headquarters
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Twenty-Five per cent discount on Trunks.
Bags and Suit Cases-a rare opportunity to
secure high class Trunks, ETC., at a bona
fide discount of % per cent. Odd Trunks,
Bags and Suit Cases which have been on
show and have become slightly soiled or
marred-among them you will find Steamer
Trunks, Gentlemens Trunks. Travelling
Bags and Suit Cases.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-28
how lie Helped Editor Torn,nn ou,

How lie Helped Editor I'orn,nn Out
Saturday Evening Post: Allan For
Ia of New York, the editor of the
Journalist, the pioneer newspaper
journal in the country, has had many
controversies with men both in and
out Of journalism. and in his long ca
rcer has made rather more than his
share of friends and enemies. Only
once, however, has he been obliged to
seek advice. He had in the line of
duty exposed the record of a notorious
politician who threatens to shoot him
on sight. Forman is no coward, but,
as he did not fancy being shot for such
a cause, he went to consult a retired
newspaper editor who was in the
newspaper clipping business.
what would | better doe" he asked
after he had told his story.
Give him another dose of pub
licity."
1--we said all l know
"l'l help you out" returned the
clipping man, and he turned to Il case
Of pigeonholes and drew out a small
bundle of clippings. II guess you'll
find all the material you wan there"
II shouldn't want to get into a fight
with YOU" said Forman. do you
keep many records like this?"
ooh, a few" replied his friend,
grilnly, as he reached up into the case
and drew out a double handful of
| clippings marked "Formun."
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5.ooo Guitars nj $2.05.

For those who nre accustomed to send
i!ng away from home for their goods 1t
Is Of, the greatest importance to know the
character and reliability OF the establish
ment selling goods to families from cat
aloglcs. The great emporium OF the
John N. Smyth Co., lochted at $50 to 16G
West Madison street, Chicago. has been
established for a third of a century, and
has furnished over half q million homes
in Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm
enjoys the confidence OF the public by its
many years of fair denGng. 1t issues IN
immense illustrated catalogue that should
be in every family, us 1t describes and
gives the price Of every article required
for household use. A sample Of the ex-
traordinary values offered by this firm is
shown in the illustration of the guitar at
So. G5 in another column of this paper.
These instruments are indeed wonderful!
values, and yet they are hut n sample OF
the thousand and one useful articles IL
Illustrated and described in the beautiful
catalogue Of the John N. Smyth Com
pany.
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PERU'S NATIONAL DRINK.
Peculiar Methods of Manufacture
(,nuse Eorci.ncrs tn Shun 1t.

Cause Foreigners To Shun 1t.
Peruvian letter in Chicago Record:
The corn is peculiar, the ears being
short and thick, not more than three
inches in length. Two crops are raised
every year. and they constitute the
staple food for the Indian population,
as well us the basis of the national
drink called chicha, which was offered
in a golden goblet to Pizarro in the
bay of Tumbcz when he first entered
the Peruvian waters. The chroniclers
relate that the great chieftain drank
the beverage, smacked his lips, say
ing, Els muy bueno' ut is very good),
casually put the golden goblet into his
saadlebag and rode on without further
ceremony.
Chicha tastes like Il mixture of yeast
and sour milk, and strangers are not
fond of it, but vast quantities are con
sumed by the natives. Perhaps the
stories that are told of the methods
of its manufacture have some intlu-
ence upon the appetite of foreigners.
The corn is first immersed i'll lye,
which cats off the crust or hull. 1t is
then crushed in a great carthen jar
with a pestle, and warm water is
poured upon it. 1t swells and fer
ments. in Il few days, being subject
to the extreme changes of tcmpera-
turc, a liquid containing about thirty
parts of alcohol is produced. A novel
method of promoting fermentation is
to add to the mixture small quantities
of corn that have been 1nasticated by
old womcn of the family who have not
outlived their teeth and have nothing
else to do. People who visit the In
dian villages tell of seeing long rows
of ancient danes sitting with Their
backs against the wall on the sunny
side of the house, chewing away will
great industry and patience. As fast
as a mouthtul of corn has been re
duced to the proper consistency it is
placed in a little earthen dish and q
new mouthful fresh from the cob is
subjected to the same process. have
not been able to ascertain the chemi,
cal formula, but it is asserted shat the
saliva of old women applied to thu
corn gives the chicha a flavor which il
cannot otherwise obtain, and thai
adds greatly to its popularity.
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MRS. CLARA MAKEMER.

Mrs. Clara Makcmcr, h%ousekeeper for
the Florence Crittcnden Anchorage Mis-
sion of Chicago, writes the following let
ter from 302 Chestnut street, Chicago:
"Pcruna is the best tonic have ever
known for general debility, a sure cure
for liver complaint, and Il never failing
adJnster in cases of dyspepsia.
Il have used it in cases of female ir-
Irregularities and weak nerves commo to
the sex, and have found it most satisfac-
tory"
From early girlhood TO the end of the
child-hcaring period few women are en-
tircly free from some degree of catarrh
of the pelvic organs.
With Peruna the thousand and one all
mcnts dependent upon catarrh of the
pelvic organs can be wholly avertcd.
Health and Beauty" sent free to wom-
on only, by The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Ohio.
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A REMARKABLE OPERATION.
Walter Durycn, Who Broke Hi
Neck, Will Recover.

Waiter Durycn, Who Broke His
Neck, Will Recover.
New York Herald; AS the result of a
rare operation performed in Roosevelt
hospital Monday Walter A. Duryea, who
was taken there more than six wceKs
ago with Il broken neck, Is expected to
recoVCr.
Physicians and surgeons in all parts of
the United States have awaited with keen
interest the outcome Of efforts that have
been making to save duryea's llfe. Ills
injury. similar To that which caused the
death of Mrs. William c. Whitney, baf-
fled his physicians for weeks, and several
times they gave up all hope of saving his
his spine, however, and thus located his
injury so accurately that an operation
which might be successful was decided
to be possible.
ferer, Is a wealthy starch manufacturer
In Gle Cove, L.. l.. Walter is his only
son. An operation was proposed to MIR.
Duryea, and he lent his consent, depend
ing upon the wishes OF his son. Walter.
after listening to. an explanation of his
injury, pluckily directed that the opera
ton be performed. He discussed 1t with
cagcrness and looked forward with In
terest to the tins when the surgeons
would perform their work.
About Il dozen medical men were in
at Roosevelt hospital Monday afternoon.
when the operation was performed. Louis
Duryea, a cousin of the patient, was the
only relative present. The operation was
begun at Il quarter to 4 O'Clock, and 1t
was finished in forty minutes.
The exact, nature of Duryea's injury
and many of the details OF the opera
tion performed Monday have been care
fully guarded. The patient sustained n
| fracture of the fifth vertebra on August
Z while diving In shallow water at Oyster
bay. He was taken to his homo in Glen
Cove, but his life was despaired of. Sew
| eral OF the most eminent surgeons in the
the injured man gave directions that no
expense should be spared to save his life.
1t was thought. however. that nothing
could be done. Young Duryca was nth.
letic and OF splendid courage. and he bore
his suffering with such rare pluck that
his attendants took hope. He was re-
moved TO n private room in Roosevelt
Won the admiration and interest of his
| own and other physicians. Tho opera
ton does not restore the spinal cord to
Its natural place, leaving It pushed out
ward slightly. But the pressure on the
cord is thought to have been relieved
sufficiently to give the patient a splendid
chance for life.
opcratipn. Cocaine WAS APPLIED about the
point at which the %incision was made, but
the patient at times suffered considerable
pain. He was cheerful throughout the
operation. and at all times showed the
kecnest interest in what the surgeons
We're doing. realizing that upon their sue
cess depended his life.
Young Duryea is expected to remain
in perfect quiet in tho hospital for sew
cral weeks. No immediate change in his
condition is expected to follow the oper-
ntion.