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day; allowed TO see no one except by
the doctors permission, and may not
even read. The patient is entirely cut
OF from the world, as it We're. Dickie.
you a be down the whole time nearly
and papa Will never know"
It's splendid" agreed Dick enthu-
siastieally. And, by Jove!" he cried.
"Sll work at my books like blazes and
see II l can't persuade Aunt Jemima
to come down. She want a change,
and the water cure would do her worlds
OF good. I'll show her no end of atten-
ton and try to get into her favor again.
She's q good old sort, but has never
forgiven me for shooting her favorite
cat and having to pay for all those
windows I broke at college. Ii told
me she altered her will, as l was a
s~capegrace, and all sorts of things. And,
Maisie, she-she a chaperon you and
need know nothing of your fathers or
ders about me-eh?"
Indeed" said the girl, its a capital
plan-and Dick?"
Yes, DEAR"
NUNS the world"
"Rather!"
I'm a week I shall have papa at the
hydro, n l think it would be better if
IT,"
Il avoided you for the present"
asked Dick.
Yes, dear. If you don't mind?"
VI COURSE 1 lHlIQ, Dut 1 III 90 H..
Go into the country so thai l a
tell papa you've gone away"
"Maisie, you're q born scEemer!!" re-
piled Dick, sweeping her into his arms.
Mr.. Benjamin Banks, Maisie's father,
offered many excuses why he should
not try the Weir Mitchell cure, but all
objections We're gradually overruled by
the p%ersuasions of his daughter, for
whom he had a Very soft spot in his
tender old heart.
AS he proceeded to put as many OBJ
stacles in the way as he could, Maisie
very promptly and carefully pulled
them down. pointing out why there was
every reason that he should at least
give the process a trial. She was packed
by their friend, Or. Porter, who,
whether suspecting tTickery or not,
heartily supported Maisie, and en-
phatically agreed hat it would effect
Il speedy and certain cure.
Such visions of health and strength
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HOW -HOW DARE YOU, SIR ROARED
Mr.. BANKS CHANGING AT AND MAIS1E.

Fenning nodded. Secret meetings,
hafr-Sreadth escapes from the osle's
discovery, bribing the servants, and all
tina sort of thing" he murmured.
Nothing of the sort" replied M:,isie,
with a scornful toss of her pretty head.
eve got an idea by which you md
d be in the same house. Dicl.le-
house," she repeated with emphasis,
land he shall never know"
Shall never know" repeated Fen
ming incredulously. Impossible. II
can't be done, Maisie.'
Maisie, kissing him (Which neces.itat-
ed a longer pause than she had intend
ed), 1T can be done. shall be done,
and we are going to do it,"
Nov for the plan" said Maisie.
looking sweetly fascinating in her ex-
element. Ever since papa had Il spill
In his motor car he has no felt quite
the thing
Dick o mischievously at Maisie-
and tapped his head soielnnly three
times. rs that itY"
YES" cried Maisie, laughing 1T
buzzes. His dear old head s,yims and
buzzes sometimes
Always, l Think chimed in Dick,
under his breath.
Wicked boy!" laughed Maisie.
ct on" said Dick.
DIR. Porter-papa's doctor, you
KNOW, ana q great TREND OF OurS-he'd
do anything for me, Dickie-says he
wants two months perfect rest and
quiet, and the only way to obtain the
real thing Is by the Weir Mitchell proc
ess. which means complete res, and
isolation for six weeks at least"
Il don't see how that's going To help
us. We can't go in for it, and IL we
did couldn't see each other"
Have patience, sir. and you will
See put in Maisie with the calm of
evaporation. DIR. Porter knows of
a large hydro in the north where the
Weir Mitchell process is carried on TO
perfection."
"Ah!" exclaimed Fenning with a nod
of approval, beginning TO realize the
scheme.
What I have to DO" went on Masie,
Zig to get DIR. Porter to send papa 10
this hydro with me. When papa is
safely isolated I shall wire for you to
come down. Now. you silly old darling,
do you see?" cried Masie in e~cstasies.
Fol- expressive reply Dick placed
Masie's head in the n~eighborhood of
his shoulder.
But are yon sure OF the rules of
this rest curc"" he asked. after u few
minutes.
Yes, dear. quite. The patient re-
mains IN bed for at least six weeks,
living he life OF a slightly animated
snail, merely eating, sleeping, and be-
tnG massASed THEE OF four zines \
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Missed the Name.

Mr.. Bud keifer, of Ohio, went to WASH.
ington a short time ago to see the sights.
Two OF the sights he wanted to see were
Senators Foraker and Dick. He got over
to the senate chamber after a time and
asked the ~doorkeeper to bring out Senator
Dick. The doorkeeper reported that Dick
was not there, and that Foraker was too.
busy to come out for some time.
Amt there nobody from Ohio In there.
that will come out?' asked Bud.
Yes" said the doorkeeper, George.
G%illilland is In there. He is Senator Clarks.
secretary, but he came from Ohio"
George Gililland." shouted Bud. why
I know him. We went to school together.
l amt seen him for twenty years"
Gillilland came out. He and Bud had FL
fine time talking about the old days. Az
they talked a senator or two came BY. and.
Gillilland introduced Bud to them. Then.
Vice President Fairbanks strolled by.
"Ah, my dear G%illilland," he said. III
am GLAD to see you again."
Ihe vice president, who never misses an.
opportunity to meet people, waited for an.
Introduction.
Mr.. Vice President" said Giuiland..
this is Mr.. Bud Refer Of Ohio.,' ~:
The vice president stuck out his hand.
Bud grasped 1t briskly and said, GLAD TO,
meet you, sir. What's the name, please?',-
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did their joint p~ersuasions %conjure up
that In the end the old gentleman
stoutly denied every having re-
scented the idea, and finally declared
that nothing o. earth would prevent
his going at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
AT any rate" he said to Maisie,
that good-for-notNing boy, Dick, won't
dare to follow us. 1t wouldn't do at all
for you to be at the hydro with him
there, no chaperon, and l shut up in
my bedroom for six weeks. You
Where Is he? He's not been here this
last few days"
Gone into the country. papa dear"
"Ah, has he? He'll prove himself a
sensible young mar IL he STAYS there.
Why. my dear child. it's a folly for
you to be engaged to q penniless pau
per with no prospects. and not. l
denotes for work"
On. papa. he's not penniiess!" broke
out Maisie; hes got 200 pounds a year
and writes awfully clever books!"
Two hundred tddlesticks! Heaps
OF people write books, but they can't
sen en-, chiid! contemporary re-
piled he retired
Mr.. Banks had been a steady bust
ness man all his life, and scorned the
lee OF money-mak1ng by anything
but legitimate business. With him, ar
lists and authors were beyond the pale.
Whoever knew one who made any
money!" he asked.
lie fondly anticipated q good mar
riage for his pretty daughter-good,
that is, from his and the worlds point
of view.
You cant msrry on two hundred a
year, Maisie." he said. patting her
cheek. No. you must give up ali
thoughts of Mr.. fleming.
Perhaps he added TO himself. this
absurd i~nfatuas..'n will dwindle If they
don't see each other for a couple of
months"
At this thought he was more than
ever determined to get away, and a
rev DAYS later saw them comfortably
installed at q handsome and we'll APP
pointed hydro fitted With every APP
pliance and bath Known and unknown
to the scientific world.
For three days Mr.. Banks looked
about him and was initiated into the
mysteries of h~ydropathy. and found it
healthful and diVerting. Then. having
consulted the doctor, commenced the
rest cure. Els daughter was permitted
to visit him three times a week. each
visit to last only a quarter Of an hour.
The time was passed in sleeping, eat
Ing (evcry two hours), and being mas
saged. Reading vas forbidden. His
life, therefore. did not promise to BE-
very active for b next sts v~sks. But
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She Hunts Lions and Tigers.
From the Chicago American.

from lne chicago American.
Ten thousand miles from Chicago and
LOCO miles into the heart of Darkest
Africa, a quartet of Chicagoans-three
men and one daring little
hunting big game today, tracking the
fierce lion II tiger to their lairs, chas-
ing the zebra and elephant, sharing the
deadly puff adder and the twenty foot
python. risking their lives in the unex-
plored jungle to secure specimens for
the new Marshall Field Columbian
museum that will go up on the lake
'front.' as a memorial to Chicago's late
millionaire merchant.
Mrs. c.. E. Akely, the most daring
huntress that ever sighted an express
rifle, is the modern Diana of this great
expedition.
Sixty of the bravest and strongest
Zulu warriors compos an army to
whom the o Chicagoans have trusted
their lives. Six crack Shikaris, or
trained huntsmen of mixed blood are
guiding the hunt.
Little parties of scientists. sent from
Chicago, are today working through
the brilliant tropics of South America
searching out rare fishes. reptiles, birds
and eggs They are uncovering the
wealth of long e In land Of the IRE
historic races.
They are exhuming new Pompeiis in
search for the marvellous sculpture of
Phidias' time.
They are searching out the secrets of
the old Egyptian kings.
Bones of prehistoric monsters. big as
a modern battleshtp. they are chipping
from the great stone cliffs of the Da.
kota bad lands.
All over the face Of the earth they
are scratching. pecking, searching away
TO enrich his great institution with
specimens of ~anthropology, botany.
geology, zoology and ORTHODOXY in the
hope of giving Chicago the greatest
museum of natural history in the
world. 1880 Wv
Interest centers. of course, in the ex-
petition of the big game hunters in
darkest Africa.
The personnel of the party follows:
Carl y. Akely, worlds greatest tax
lderm1st, famed for the natural and
!ife-like mounting of big game hunts
man.
Mrs. Akely. crack shot with a rife,
expert i'm the art of taxidermy. and
modern Diana.
Vernon Shaw Kennedy. globe trotter
millionaire, long time hunter of big
game. e
Edmund Heller. animal collector and
trained trapper Of Wild beasts.
Now the hunters are in the Jungle
bordering Lake Tanganyika, cut off
from all communication with humanity
for a Wild fina animal hunt that viii
last three long months.
F'or a 1000 miles. almost due west
straight under the line Of the equator
the hunt has been mapped out.
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The Most Beautiful Baby.
From the Chicago Tr1hnna

Yves Doucet, aged 5 years, is the
most beautiful baby in the world. He
rs prett1er even than your baby. and
Ihat Is admitting a whole lot. Perhaps
half the women in the world-the half
that have babies of their own-will dis
pute openly or secretly the claims of
Yves Doucet-but it is useless. He is
perfect and he is beautiful. Besides,
1t is utterly useless to dispute the claim
TOT he was awarded the grand prize at
Paris. A1
Babies from all over the world were
shown in a LiIiputian wonderland in
one of the great halls. and against hun
dreds Of competitors Yves Doucet. q
Partisan Of Parisians. the child OF a
beauty vas chosen as perfect. The de-
clsion OF the judges must have been
wise, for those volunteer Parises
aroused no complaints when thew
awarded the golden apple. Even the
mothers Of other babies were forced to
admit that possibly Yves was a wee
mite prettier than their darlings.
The shopkeepers Joined the %scientists
and the mothers in making the interna-
tlonal show a success. blu the scientists
really We're responsible for almost as
much of the public interest as the ba-
bies themselves. They were government
scientists. members OF a commission on
child life saving, appointed by the
OWN WHICH Is SlTlVlQR
scientifically to save the lives OF chill
dren killed by careless and bad feed
ing.
But that is getting a long a from
Yves. Brown hair. hat almost is black
IN its glossiness; q perfect figure. plump
yet 1.-THE; great brown eyes, that are
filled with intelligence and good humor:
a mouth that forms a perfect Cupid's
bow: clear. yet not fair, complexion
tina CLOVIS with health and exercise.
describes this almost beautiful baby.
The wonder OF it all is that for once
he people and the scientists agreed
unanimously upon Yves as the most
beautiful baby. First. the committee Of
seven judges measured and examined
and sounded him-measured his cum
utng little nose. examined the tints Of
his " the color and fiber Of his hair.
the regularity Of his eyebrows, the
OF his teeth, the exact length
of his arms and legs, the comparative
measurements Of body and limbs and
as they did all the other
beautiful babies-and then they de-
clared him the most beautiful from a
scientific standpoint.
And without knowing this the public
that visited the baby show dropped BAL
lots into boxes stating their ideas as to
the most beautiful baby.
And after the scientists had decided
upon Yves, the ballot boxes were open
ed and 1t vas found that the public had
made the same choice and that Yves
had received more votes fer the grand
prize than all OF the other babies put
together.
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What The Crops Mean to the Country.
From Success Magazine.

From Success Magazine.
Early in the spring the country begins
to ask, How are the crops?' Our prosA
perity during the twelve months following.
the harvest depends. in a very large meas
ure. on the answer to this question. Out
OF the GROUND comes our wealth. In these
Ike from the earth. each harvest season
products Of a value OF 4,000,O 900, 600. and
more than a third Of this enormous sum
represents the two great crops OF, the
West-corn and wheat.
The question, How are the crops?" be-
comes, each year, therefore, as the harvest
time approaches, one OF vital Importance,
and the earlier the knowledge of the size
and quality of the crops, the more valu.
able 1t is to the commercial community.
Railway men need to know, in advance, tho
outcome of the harvest. that they may
prepare for the transportation of the crops
to the markets. Bumper crops mean big
tonnage, not only Of products from the
farms to the consumers, but also Of mer-
chandise from the manufacturing towns to.
the farms, bought by the farmers witk
their produce. When railways men are
assured of big crops they spend millions. OF
dollars for new locomotives and cars and
rails. and many millions more for the Inn
provement Of their road beds and the e1-
tension OF tnelr INES INTO new territory.
The steel makers are Jointly Interested
with the railway men in the harvest, for
one-fourth of the enormous product OF
the steel mills of this country is purchased
by the railways. When the crops fail the
railways cancel their orders for rails and
bridges and equipment, and steel descends
from prince to pauper. Then all the big
manufacturers of the country, whether OF
wagons or plows. or shoes or clothing,
must know whether their great customer.
the farmer, is to I've money to spend
from harvest to harvest. So ii Is with tho.
merchants all through the agricultural
country. Even more important is early
knowledge of the crop prospects to the
bankers, who must not only finance the
movement Of the crops to market,
must also know whether the harvest Is to.
cause expansion or contraction of capital
ventures through the country. Then there
are the flour millers and elevator owners,
who are directly interested in the market.
ing Of the crops. Finally, there is the,
great body of men who speculate n4he-
rise, and fall in commodity prices. andswho
risk many millions of ollar insbacking
their opinions as to the volume of the
crops and the demand for them in the:
markets of the world.
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4nsting from s o'clock in the morning
until dark. There was so much Grim.
inal business the court had to work
overtime. The jailer and hangmen
We're naturally busy men. The jailer
was j. d.. Berry. a brother of United
States Senator Berry, of Arkansas. Tho
hangnaan was George Lawson, a deputy
marshal. Between the two they had
bought hundreds of yards of rope for
executions n knew the kin that
would do the grewsome work without
breaking.
Care Used at Executions.
w buy ropes that are ropes said
Jaller Berry. Those officers who try
to hang men and let the ropes break
as the trap falls ought to be indicted.
1t is their business to see that the ropes
they can do it is by testing them with
dummies as we do. We don't run any
risks. The ropes are softened with
linseed oil before being used on a la
in addition to the tests they get from
the dummies. People write me from
of rope we have hanged men with and
pieces of the gallows on which they
are stretched. We can't oblige all these
people and we don't try, because no
man is made any better by handling
such Objects"
NV SS SAiS Il VII olll1llA III
man, had pulled the iron pin that
dropped nearly 100 men to death. He
was known far and wide as the coolest
man who ever pulled a trigger from
under a criminal. He said that the first
time he did it he dreamed about the
dying man for weeks afterward, but
he soon got over that and cared MOTH
ing for assisting in putting away the
hardened characters sentenced at Fort
Smith. He really thought he was do
ing them q favor. He had hanged five
men at one time n never f1inched as
they shot through the trap and strug-
gled a few minutes until relieved by
Inconsistencies.
1t was Lawson who pulled the trig-
ger on the Buck gang the toughest set
of men in the southwest. Five of them
were strung up at one time. They We're
part Indian and up at one time, and
their leader was Rufa Buck. Nobody
knows how many people they did kill
or how many robberies they committed.
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Would setti. Big Problem.

From the London Mall.
By placing a tax Of Ell (S5) per acre on
the Scotch deer forests. said Mr.. Charles
Lansbury at a meeting OF the Poplar Bor-
ough club. the chancellor OF the exchequer
would obtain sufficient funds to deal with
the question Of providing for the uhem-
ployed.
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he ren,ened himself , o hi. fate. bid a

rarily retired from the world.
Directly her father was confined to
his ROOM, from which there did not ap-
pear TO be any possible hance of es-
cape. owing to the tender solicitude of
Il most a~ssiduous attendant. Maisie
dispatched the following Wire to Dick:
Come at once. Father commenced.
"Maisie."
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the congress and the supreme court OF
the United States can only nominate
it's candida tes by the courtesy of Dem
ocrats: and after their nomination,
these candid ates have no voice in the
appointment of commissioners, the
count and return of votes, nor the
promulga alton of reviews OF such re-
turns.
A halt must be called somewhere,
and I believe the time is opportune to
call halt. There is one right left un-
der the law-the right of a secret ball
lot. The law provides for voting
booth for every precinct and for every
100 voters. These booths must be
three feet square, six feet high and
with four sides enclosed, one to open
as door extending within two feet OF
the floor. These booths must be at
least six feet from the ground rail OF
the enclosure from which the public is
excluded. I enjoin upon my friends
and party associates throughout the
district to see that this provision OF
the law is strictly complied with. |
request that any violation of this pro-
vision and of the absolute secrecy OF
the ballot be reported to me, and |
promise to use every legitimate effort
to have the vote of any polling place
thrown out where such violations of
the law occur, whether such action af-
fects me or my opponent.
believe that the people of my state
are honest and that the time has come
when they, regardless of politics, will
declare for an equal division of the
election machinery between the two
great political parties OF the country
and for the right Of said parties to
make nominations aud regulate their
party affairs without let or hindrance
from partisan boards. When such a
condition is brought about we will
have clean politics and the rule of the
majority honestly ascertained. To
secure these reforms the Republican
party must buckle on its armor, and
if redress is denied elsewhere, it must
knock at the door Of the congress OF
the United States.
Yours very truly,
JOHN DEBLIEUX.
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Lee Lodge No. 8, Ancient Or
der of United Workmen.

MAJ EETS second end fourth Tuesdays of each
1XA month at .. M. IN Masonic Temple. Rail-
rosd avenue Largest beneficiary fraternal or
Ter 10 the world. Life insurance of 5000 at
tlon, including proposition fec. medical exam
ination and beneficiary certificate, only S..
Past master workman. Waiter Lemann; Mas
ter workman, e. D. Melanconi Foreman, A. G
eWhlddsn; Overs eer, Charles Langbecker: Re-
eaiver, w. J. Leblanc; Recorder, Jno. F. Terrio !;
Finaneier, q Langbeckeri Medical examiners,
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Office address Box 1S9. Donaldsonville, La.
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Kenneth Lodge, No. Al,
Knights of Pvthiasa

GoNVENES in Masonic Temple the second
" and fourth Thursday evenings of each
,nonth at o'clock. Visiting brethren cordially
welcomed. Sick benefits, funeral tax and all the
fraternal features. Members have option Of
joining endowment or insurance rank. Chan
celior Commander. DR.. D. g. Brumfield: Vice
Chancellor Commander, E. Langbecker: Master
OF Work, VIM. A. Terrio Prelate, Fred. Landry !;
Keepernf Records and Seal, J. E. Blum: Mas
ter OF Finance, Wm. Pforzheimer; Master of
Exchequer, Jacob Blum.
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They All DO If.

Try one bottle of Royaline Oil, the great anti
septic. and sou will then use nothing else
That's the way they alI do Why2 Simply be
cause it gives the best value for the money. Ii
il stronger than the others. If you want il
weak like them, add water to suit and save
yoRr money. Pleasant as a perfume Strong
For sale by F. L. Trepsgnier, j. j. Leche and
Edmond Richard.
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1t is alleged that peonage is extern
siyely practiced in southern Florida
and portions OF Alabama, aud the
department. of justice will send an as
sistant attorney general to make an
investig alton.
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The negro battalion implicated in
the recent race disturbance at Browns
vile. Texas. will be dishonorably dis
charged If the names OF the guilty
soldiers are not revealed.
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For Sale.

A FINE RESIDENCE avery large grounds
IA fronting the Mississippi river q short de-
lance below the town of DonaldsanYiIle. CON.
tanning ten large Tooms-sIx downstairs aud
rooms, diniDg-rpom, pantry. Kitchen ca9;naf
and bathroom. Gomnodious stable, nhicLanss
mouse. ana all necessary improvements. Numer.
Gus fruit trees and pecan trees Property ba.
ing enlarged by construction of new Iegaa. Easys5
terms, Apply to or address. r-'s
JOS. RApEAU. Donaldsonvilla Il,
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The Mississippi state board OF edu-
cation ruled that Italian children are
entitled 70 attend white schools, and
that the board had no authority to
establish separate schools for them.
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The federal grand jury at ackson,
Tenn, returned 500, o00-word indict-
ment against the Standard Oil Com
pany containing 1924 counts, and il
maximum fines are imposed the total
will amount to more than $50, 600, 900.
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DR.. james Donaldson, member oil
the faculty Of st. Andrews University,
Scotland, has endorsed the new sys-
tenn OF simplified spelling.