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(Continued)


Mrs. Oliver came daily and spent her
time with Marylyn She did not feel
that Dallas needed buoyiag Dallas,
quiet, self poised and stanch. Yet all
the while the elder girl v as growing
wan under the strain, for having given
generously Of her strength there was
no one from whom In turn She might
take. Aud so her thoughts came often
to be OF the one who had faithfully
watched over them, how faithfully
shown by the fact that catastrophe
had followed swift upon his leaving
And in her heart she cried out for
him
The tragedy on the bend furnished a
nine days wonder for Brannon. but
the garrison felt little grief over it.
Lancaster had earned their dislike by
Insults open and yelled and by his de.
termination to cut his family off from
every friendly influence. The enlisted
men were even inclined to treat his
disappearance facetiously. When they
heard about the pole they declared that
in his fright over 1t he had fred a shot.
cut a finger, broken a crutch and cit
cut" One wag announced that the
section boss was mired in some alkali
mudhole; another, that he had been
bitten by polecat; a third composed
some doggerel lines in which Lancaster
was described as having gone "over
the range" Notwithstanding this the
troopers had deep sympathy for the be-
reaved girls.
Oliver, never too popular, they scored
roundly for his treatment of Matthews
and vowed to the latter that he had
ample grounds for walking of and
leaving the whole shooting match, but
Matthews gently chided them, remind
ing them that any moment an inter
prefer might be badly needed Fur
thermore, he said, he would disregard
the unfairness shown him, for he knew
his duty.
Brannon was still asking who and
why and how in the Lancaster affair
when Squaw Charley discovered and
showed to Captain Oliver the testi-
mony that had in some way escaped
the scout. Under a willow clump on
the beach before Shanty Town was a
well defined mark in the sand, shap-
ed, long and quite deep. 1t was the
mark left by the Prov of a boat that
had been pulled out of the water and
fs95ca at the rivers edge 1t was al
Il q bcertain proof of the route taken,
and coming, by Lancaster's as
Stat. "a
b absolute facts were unearth-
ed AS. the days slipped by this cruel
one became apparent-the section boss,
with his wild outbursts OF anger, his
implacable hatreds, his suspicious and
his tantrums of jealousy, was gone.
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the interpreters. Simon was paving
with alternate hoofs and tossing dirt
and grass into the air With each
stroke he gave a sullen rumble.
Now" proceeded Matthews, speak
Ing from one side of his mouth, you
and me wouldn't jibe" He giggled
with a feeble attempt at mirth But
your sister, she's a nice little gal, and
she'd like me- I'm
He got no further nor was Dallas
given time to reply. A resonant blare
rang through the lanes of corn. Then
came the sound of trotting They
turned, to behold Simon advancing
He.had jerked up the picket pin.
Matthews saw his peril. With a
curse of alarm he dropped coat and
hat and made for the coulee.
But to no use. The sight of that fee
Ing red maddened the bull. His feet
stretched to q gallop, his broad horns
lowered until his muzzle touched the
grass, his tail sprang out to the level
of his curly back With the picket
rope kissing across his tanks and with
no eye for his mistress he bore down
upon the hapless Matthews
Shoot him. Shoot screamed
Matthews The bull was at his heels
With quick thought he side stepped
1t gave him a brief respite; but,
since Simon went on for q space and
then wheeled, it also cut him off from
the coulee. He tore toward the shack
now. After him. tether whipping
among the stalks, charged the bull.
Again the interpreter side stepped,
just in time and with the dexterity Of
a matadore. But Simon was more alert
and came about like COW pony. emit
ting terrible bellows. Matthews fed
toward Dallas. His face was sickly
green. His hair was loosened and
waved backward in the sun.
simon cried Dallas as the two
went by.
Matthews was winded. and when the
bulls hot breath famed his back for
the third time he resorted TO strategy.
Once more stepping aside and escap-
ing the sharp horns by less than a
foot, be followed, and, in desperation,
seized Simon by the tail.
And now the bulls anger was sud
denly changed to fear His desire to
horn that scarlet thing became a desire
to get rid of it. With a bawl of terror
| he darted this way and that, trying
TO shake himself free and swinging
Matthews clear OF the ground. This
| method failed. At once be adopted
new tactics. Believing. he raced away
through the corn. dragging the inter
| prefer astride of the stalks, blowing
up the earth with him. rolling him feet
/ first or sidelong down the rows; but,
/ like grim death and with raucous
/ oaths, Matthews hung on.
! Out of the corn TO the coulee road
/ they went-when Simon saw the grove
at the landing Among those trees
many a Fostering buffalo fly had been
outwitted; there, where grapevines tan
I gled. many q mosquito had been rub
bed away. Quick as a fash Simon
made for the cut, with Matthews com
ing braathlessly after.
(To be Continued.l
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agin you. JUS believe I didn't hurt
your pa. And l admire you and your
sister, sure l do. By golly. You're
blamed sandy
You take big chances to come here"
''NoN.. Miss lancaster His chin
sank. He wegged his head dolefuIly
Then, whether from warmth or a de-
sire to display the glories of his raj
ment, he took of his blouse.
AS he talked in a half whine that
was meant to be placating Simon sud
denly became a more interested spec
tator. He began to revolve again. and
at the very end of his rope, slipping
around with tigerish gracefulness. or,
the rope taut, he halted as near as pos
sible to the two In the corn, stamped
one forefoot angrily and shook his
curly head. There, bold afTront, was
that blot Of glaring scarlet. 1t awoke
in him long slumbering lust for fight
But the Interpreter did not remar'
the bull. After repeated praise and
coincidence he had arrived at the main
object Of his visit
Il got q proposition to make you. :"
he was saying the while he cooled
himself with his hat. Its JUS this,
and it puts a. end to the hull row
you and me will forgit what's past
and done Eh?' He paused impress
lively and threw out an arm toward
the shack Smoke was curling our of
the chimney. A slender figure was
fitting to and fro within the open door.
And If I come to see the little one
maybe it'll be O. ky To make him
self clearer he touched hand TO his
mouth and waited toward the house a
smacking kiss
Sudden fury seized Dallas. Her lips
moved.
A few rods away was another as fu-
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FAILURE OFTEN COMES.

The trouble with most hostesses
who try too hard to please. is in a
bad selection Of dishes. They try new
dishes and experience the usual fate
Of experiments. and after a miserable
season at the table. they are glad to
part with the guests, whose presence
keeps alive the memory Of the uncom-
Portable meal. 1t is a thousand times
better to have meats and vegetables
and desserts, with which they or the
cooks are familiar and leave the new
dishes to be tried on the family.
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JUST AS GOOD AS MONEY.
Amos Budd's Little Contribution to
the Church.

Stories have been told OF buttons.
tacks and various extraneous sub.
stances found in contribution boxes,
but it is seldom that a church-mem-
Der strikes a blow so severe as was
that delivered by Amos Budd of Por-
terwille on one occasion. 1t was at
the close of a missionary sermon that
Mr.. Budd, whose wont was to contrib
ute ten cents to each of the charities
to the support of which the church
subscribed. was seen to take take a
blue slip from his pocket and look at
it keenly and affectionately. When,
After slight but evident hesitation
he dropped the slip, carefully folded.
into the box, Deacon Lane, who was
passing it, could hardly refrain from
an exclamation of joy The Lord will
bless you, Brother Budd," he said,
when the sermon was over. hurrying
down the aisle to overtake the pros
porous grocer. Il hope So" returned
Mr.. Budd, dryly, but I'm afraid you
callate on that being a check that /
dropped In the box 1t want Twas
a receipted bill for kerosene the
church owed me last year. and It had
been overlooked. Of course it's jest
the same as money. though. when you
come to that"-Youth's Companion.
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FURNITURE COVERS.

The housewife who has highly pol
fshed furniture in bedroom or dining
room will like the new covers of fleece
lined pique These include bureau
scarfs. doylies. tea cloths. etc The
feecy side goes next to the table or
bureau TO protect it from scratching,
and the unique side looks like corded
linen and can be decorated IN any pep
ular style. The best finish of all for
these articles, however. is a scalloped
edge with buttonhoIe stitchery. For
bureau scarfs just now there is quite
a craze for emproidering in one corner
the initial or monogram of the owner.
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Lost q Good Thing.

Formerly q telephone had stood on
the bracket in the corner. The brack-
ct had been made expressly for the
phone. 1t had been so exceedingly
convenient TO call up her friends that
the woman Immediately noticed the
change; for on the bracket in place
Of the telephone stood a statuette that
she didn't much care for What have
you done with it?" she asked Of them.
The company tried TO collect the
BILL" they said I am sorry,'" the
woman sighed, because at that mo-
ment she thought OF about a dozen 10
whom she would have liked to tele-
phone. so are all our friends" said
they pointedly.
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FOR MADAM AND MADEE6OISELLE
By BEATRICE HANSEN

and they can be used between a soft
lining and any elaborate CoHy. No
housekeeper who uses a polished din
ing table can always prevent the plac-
ing on the table Of dish so hot that
1t will injure the polish OF the table if
she serves her food hot enough TO be
palatable. or course. these mats can
not be used under eyelet work doilies
or centerpieces. and If Used with cluny
trimmed articles. the mat must not be
larger than the linen center.
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SA ribbon, stretched the Milky
ssSFS, Way. The braves in the stock
EAgS5J ade were watching it, their
faces reverently upturned They sat be
fore their lodges In silent knots Of two
or three or stood apart here and there,
shrouded in summer sheets of dressed
cowskin and motionless as statues
When they moved, it was to draw
heavily upon a plpestone bowl and
watt the incense of lzinnilIinick toward
the glimmering strip overhead-the sa-
cred road that leads the Sioux to the
happy hunting grounds.
One moon had passed since the sig
nal smoke arose on Medicine mountain
In that time, though they had tasted
and prayed. not a crumb of hope had
come to feed their languishing spirits.
Truly 1t seemed as If the pied buffalo
were bringing them more than a gen
erous share of I'll luck. The interpreter
told them only evil news-that all but
sixty of the pony soldiers had gone to
hunt and kill Indians AS for the dis
tant peak. from it had curled up no
news at ALL
They gambled no more. They spoke
no more Of the captive white women.
The four condemned brooded in their
wigwams, with eyes gloomy, with hair
unkempt Among the squaws, hot dis
content was working They greeted
even those who brought them rations
with black looks anu menacing GEES
lures And all-warrlors as we'll as
squaws-got up with the sun and paced
along the log walls like prisoned ami
mails, wearing q deep rut into the
earth.
Throughout the winter they had been
contented enough with their lot In no
other winter had they enjoyed such free
dom from labor and care. such health.
comfort and abundant food. But now
the grass was grazing high The
new leaves were opening The willows
were In bud The wild fowl were bacE
and nesting by the river and slough.
Ia lonely ravines the antelope kids
were Dieating-pro0f that it was the
killing season OF the pronghorn. Ana
here tie village was yet shut in a pen
like pigs,
Soon-it might be any day-the four
chiefs would be dragged out TO die by
the rope. If the rest Were sent away.
would Il not be to some reservation
And If by chance they got free? Their
ponies were gone. Where could they
get others? Then it would be late in
he summer perhaps. On what would
heir women and children live? There
would be no dried meat for pemmican,
20 caches Of roots or berries, no pack
q hsh, no smoked tongue. no backfat
nothing. And all would go hungry.
Inc post saw how terrible was the
ierment among the hostage crew and.
following David Bonds last visit 10
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side cores form very effective and
somewhat unusual trimming Self
covered buttons and machine stitching
give the finishing touch and are all
the decoration needed. AS illustrated.
1t was made of chiffon broadeloth. but
mohair, serge. Panama. wolfe and linen
will all develop stylishly For 26inch
waist measure four and one-fourth
yards of 44-inch material will be re-
CURED. Sizes for %, "A, 20, %. so
and 80 inches waist measure.
This pattern will be sent to You on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure TO give size and number OF pat
tern wanted. For convenience. write
your order on the following coupon:
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Baked Pumpkin-Cut the pumpkin in
quarters; remove the seeds. but not
the rind Place in a baking pan, with
the rind downward and bake in a slow
oven until tender. When done serve
in the rind; serve by spoonfuls as you
would mashed potatoes.
New Chocolate Pudding-A cup OF stale
bread crumbs Meats of a dozen Eng
lIsh walnuts chopped but not fine. Make
a boiled custard of a cup OF milk, four
tablespoons sugar. and one beaten egg.
As it is taken from the fire beat in half
a square chocolate. Mix in the crumbs
and nuts. turn into a baking dish, and
bake about ten minutes Serve hot,
with cream. A good emergency des-
sert and easily doubled.
Herring SaIad-This is a tasty dish, and
easy to prepare. Remove the skin and
bones from the fish and broil them.
Then break them into flakes with a
fork, dress with oil and vinegar sea
soned with drop or two of tabasco
sauce and serve on bed of shredded
lettuce Rye bread is the best &C
compartment for the salad. The her
ring may be used without broiling
but the broiling improves their favor
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ASBESTOS TABLE MATS.

Have you seen the new asbestos
table mats? Very thin mats OF this
material may now be obtained at any
up-to-date kitchen furnishing store,
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His Wife-Why Is it that you never
wear a high hat, John?
Her Husband-Your hats come too
high, my dear; that $1.9S is my limit
Chicago News.
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ONE DAYS MENU.

BREAKFAST.
Pears.
Cereal and Cream
Baked Beans. Raisin Brown Bread
Coffee.
DINNER
Tomato Soup.
Roast Duck. Potatoes.
Baked Pumpkin.
Apple Salad.
Chocolate Pudding. Coffee.
SUPPER
Herring Salad.
Fried Cheese Sandwiches.
Chocolate. Sponge Cake.
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The Truth at Last.

Young Mother-The doctor thinks
the baby looks like me.
Visitor-Yes; / wanted to say so,
but feared you might be offended.
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Our Pattern Department
SMART WALKING SKIRT.

Pattern No. 595Q.-One Of the most
attractive models Of the season is
shown in this stylish seven gore skirt.
II has an air Of combined smarness
and simplicity that makes it decidedly
ohic. Extensions on the front and
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COULDN'T Store That.

Father, are you going to put the
automobile away for the winter?"
Yes, my boy, all but the mortgage"
Detroit Free Press.
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Furninhed Rooms for Rent or Page :.
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CHAPTER XXVT

CROSS the sky, a pale shining
ribbon, stretched the Milky
Way. The braves in the stock
ado yvaya votnbInO ~ +bagr
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he sank 10 the prairie, where he cross
ed his legs like q brave Now VITA
deep breath he drew upon the stem.
His nostrils filed. he tipped back his
head and from them, upward to the
path, sent wreath upon wreath of
adorinG smoke.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
JACKSON WANTS
new fire Chief

Daily News Special.
Jackson, Miss, July 20.-Jackson
wants fire chief and it is probable
that she will go outside of the city to
get him. 1t is understood that num-
Der of local gentlemen would like to
have the place, but from the best in
formation that is obtainable 1t seems
to be the policy of the fire commission
to get some fireman from larger city
to handle the department. Two new
fire stations are now being erected,
one in the southern and the other in
the northern part of the city and the
equipment for them has been ordered.
The commission feels that 1t is the
best thing for the city to get man
who has, had come experience to
handle the station. The citizens OF
jackson have raised quite nice little
purse for Mrs. Waters. the widow OF
the chief who lost his life at the Ar
mour packiag house fire.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
BIRDSONG PARDON
ELECTS Comment
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
jackson. Miss July 2O.-The quick
pardon of Mrs. Angie Birdsong by
Governor vardaman was somewhat Of
surprise to every one 1t was gen.
orally conceded that the Governor
would pardon the woman. but 1t was
thought possible that he would not do
so before Saturday. This ends what is
probably the most celebrated and SEN
sational case In the criminal jurispru-
dence of the State. People not only
in Mississippi, but all over the coun-
try have taken the greatest interest
in the case ane and much sympathy
has been expressed for the woman.
The case establishes the fact that the
unwritten law is as much for a woman
as 1t is for a man in Mississippi. Ar
gument by attorneys for the defense
were made purely on the ground Of
the unwritten law. The only place
Iwhere there was bitter opposition to
1.-THE pardon of Mrs. Birdsong was in
Lawrence County. where the senti-
tment seems to be much against her.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
SPIRITED CONTEST
FOR GIRLS COLLEGE

a..
jackson, Miss, July 20.-The race
for the diocesan college is getting very
interesting. There are some five or
six towns in the running among them,
Jackson Hattiesburg, Meridian, vicks.
burg. Canton and Winona The Jack
son campaign is being waged by the
Board Of Trade and committees are out
in the interest of the donation that
this city will offer for the location of
the school. The question is to come
up on the 26th Of this month when the
committee meets to receive bids from
the various cities which want the
school and there is every Indication
that the competition is going to be
very lively.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
FOOT CRUSHED
BY MOVING TRAIN
MEMBER AMPUTA1s

Yesterday about noon young man
was brought to the city from Wingate
suffering from crushed foot.
He was taken to the Gulf and Ship
Island Hospital where an amputation
was found necessary and performed,
the foot being taken on at point
above the ankle
The name Of the young man is p,
w. Jones, II years Of age. whose home
is at Wright's Louisiana. and who has
been travelling for a book concern in
Meridian. '-ft-dppears 'tsiet the young
man works in the summer time to ed n
money enough to pay for his schoof
ing during the winter and 1t was in
the performance of his work that he
was injured.
1t is alleged that he stepped from
the train at Wingate while it was
still moving and without waiting for
it to come to a standstill tried to board
it again. In trying to get on the NOV.
ing train, his foot slipped and he fell
so that his foot was crushed by the
wheels of the train.
He was brought to the city witt
the result as stated and was saic
to be resting easy today at noon.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
STATE PRINTING SHOULD
BE KEPT IN MISSISSIPPI

Under the law as 1t now stands the
board Of contracts which let's the print
ing has no discretion in the matter
and must give It to the lowest bid
ders, no matter If he Is from Missis-
sippi or Maine. If those whose inter-
ests are affected by such policy
would get together and wage vigor-
Gus campaign to keep the printing in
the state they would win. The print
ing was done in Mississippi years ago
when the offices were not as well
equipped as they are now and there
is no reason why 1t could not be done
again.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WILL
Be KEPT WITHIN THE Law
More Than 100000 Have Registered
and Those Who Have Failed to
Qualify Are sitting Up and Taking
Notice-Too Late to Repent Now.


Daily News Special.
jackson, Miss, July Pop Politicians
are doing considerable figuring on the
vote that is likely to be cast in the
coming state primary election. There
are over hundred thousand voters
registered in the state and it is be-
iieved that not exceeding 20 per cent.
will fail to exercise their franchise.
In most OF the counties In the state
the rolls have been purged Of delin-
quents and those who are on the
sbookA are entitled to vote. Every
body in the state As taking great in.
terest in the political game just now
and even the poll tax delinquents who
will have no part in it are sitting up
taking notice.
People In the north do not under
stand why it is that in Mississippi and
most of the other Southern States SC
few votes are cast at the general cleo
ton, but II they would come down into
Mississippi now rhey would see how
1t was. Our primaries stand in the
same light down here as do the selec
tions in the north. In Mississippi nov
no man who is not a qualified votel
can vote in the primary. 'rhe day o
the tax dodger and poll tax delin
quents in state politics has gone for
ever.
The vote to be cast in the two pri
maries in this state next month will
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compare favorably with the votes of
many states in the North. It will de-
monstrate that people do take an in
terest in politics end do exercise their
suffrage. though when we come to
elect the ticket in Novembe- we may
not cast oyer $4,000 votes.
The average Mississippian is ever
eager to exercise his franchise when
there IS contest on but IT takes a
contest TO bring him our He does
not believe in shooting his rife when
there is no game in sight, hence he
does not turn out In very large and
enthusiastic numbers when the gen.
eral election comes around.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-20
REIGN OF TERROR
IN NEW YORK CITY;
MURDER RAMPANT

story. 1t is not thought that she will
survive.
Mary Kiley, girl of twelve. was
lured into a cellar, where she was re-
peatedly assaulted.
Mary Tussio was attacked in her
own home. but saved by her mother
who heard her screams and came to
her assistance with a revolver.
Michael Garrone, an Italian. was ar
rested this morning and charged with
several OF the crimes. He narrowly
escaped lynching The police were
forced to .fight in order to protect the
prisoner, who tried to suicide when
he thought that he would fall into the
hands of the crowd.