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Import to her. He did not guess the pang
It had caused her. He did not know tina
the mention OF Sibley's name had sent
the hot blood galloping through her veins.
for Sibley was to her the dearest thing
on earth. They had loved each other from
childhood, and only a month ago she had
seen and talked with him when she went
with her father to the town-seen him Sc
cretly, for Stbley was under the districts
curse since he had forsaken his old as
s%ociates and had gone to seek his for
tunes in the broader life of the town
The girl leaned against a tree. breathing
hard, as she thought OF her sweetheart.
He was a big strong men. who was some
how different from the rest of his kind
and kin. She thought of how he had
fretted his boyhood away in the narrow
confines of the mountain life. and then,
how in the first Hush of manhood he had
quit 1t all, taking with him as the one
pleasant recollection the face Of Becky.
And now he was coming bach against his
own people to destroy their distilleries and
deprive them of their means of living.
Oh, how horrible it all was. But She re-
membered they were going to be ready
for him. and his companions in the service,
and
She must do something to stop it-quick.
But what? How was she to save her
lover, for save him she would, she swore.
The thought of Sibley dcad-Sibley who
had told her SO many times he loved her
and had promised that when au,umn came
to make her his wife and take her away
from the miserable life where her soul was
amp and starved. He had told her
there were better things than the wretched
conditions about her mountain home. And
she loved hina-oh. how she loved him.
She fell, faint and weak. If she could
only see him and warn him of the ambus-
cade! But that was impossible. Becky
knew the revenue officers would divide
and approach by different routes. and Sib-
ley himself might come alone by any one
Of them. Then an idea flashed upon her
brain. Was 1t reasonable? She almost
stopped breathing. Yes, she would do it.
She would take the chance. Bill Jennings,
one of the youngest men of the settlement.
but a leader in all its enterprises. loved
her. She despised his rough love-making.
which her father persistently encouraged.
She decided to try to make him help her.
Quickly she started into the woods and
struck the short cut to the river bend,
where Jennings lived. Almost running, she
soon came in sight Of the log house of the
young mountaiEeer. and saw him sitting
IN the doorway examining his Winchester.
She shivered as she saw the murderous in
strument. Jennings looked up quickly as
he heard her approach, and when he saw
who 1t was a smile came upon his lips. and
then he redeemed with confusion. Tall,
we'll formed. he was a noble example Of
sturdy manhood. He greeted her with no
concealment OF his love. Becky seated
herself upon a bench near the doorway.
her heart beating violently as she gazed at
him steadily for a moment. Bill" sha
said, as quietly as She could, you've al
ways told me you would do anything l
asked Of you. haven, "c""'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-20
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Rocky" queried a small featured noun
%taineer, have ye seen Bill Jennings this
mornin', an hev ye heerd tell of the
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
oueerest Town In England.

The most curious town In England is
Northwich. There is not a straight
street nor, in fact, a straight house in
the place. Every part of it has the APP
pearance of an earthquake. Northwich
Is the center of the salt Industry In
Cheshire, England. On nearly all sides
of the town are big salt works, with
their engines pumping hundreds of
thousands of gallons Of brine every
week At depth of some 200 or 300
feet are immense subterranean lakes
Of brine, and as the contents Of these
are pumped and pumped away the up
per crust of earth is correspondingly
weakened, and the result is an occasion
al subsistence. These subsidences have
a pulling" effect on the nearest build
ings, and they are drawn all ways and
give the town an extremely dissipated
appearance.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
The Gender of the Moon.

In English. French, italian, Latin
and Greek the moon is feminine, but
In all the Teutonic tongues the moon
Is masculine. Which of the twain is
its true gender? We go back to the
Sanskrit for an answer. Professor
Max Muller rightly says con the Re-
ligions of India'o, "It is no longer de-
MED that for throwing light on some
of the darkest problems that have to
be solved by the student Of language
nothing is so useful as critical study
of Sanskrit." Here the word for the
moon is mas. which is masculine
Mark how even what Hamlet calls
words, words. Words lend their
weight and value to the adjustment OF
this great argument. The very moon
is masculine and.s like Wordsworth
child, is father of the man." Moon
Lore"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
VERY oBLIGING.


He Answered All Questions and Evsn
Offered Further Information.
A small. quiet looking man. smoking
q large cigar, sat by the side of a me-
dunn sized automobile that was drawn
out of the road as a large touring car
came along. driven by man with an
interrogatory aspect.
The man in the touring car slowed
up and leaned over.
How long you been here?'
About two hours"
Cant you find out what the matter
ISL"
"No"
Trouble with spark plugw.
think not"
How are your batteries7"
20 K"
Haven't got short circuit. have
your
ooh, no.
Got any gasoline in your tank?"
Plenty"
"Would you mind telling me, sir, just
what's the matter with that machine Of
yours p
In answer the man pointed to a
large red farmhouse in the distance.
"See that house out there?" he asked.
Eyes, SIR"
"Well, sir. there isn't anything the
matter with this machine, but since
noon my wife has been in that house
kissing her sisters first baby goodby.
When she gets through, If you are not
over 1000 miles away and will leave
your address, will telegraph or cable
you the glad news at my own ex-
pense."-Collier's Weekly.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

~ Is part Of an actual speech de-
FED in an East Indian court Of law
~ a pleader; what they say Is very.
II not most, ridiculously absurd to be-
lieye. Indeed. It is incredulous- They
say that the blood few. and they did
nothing to put the wounded into ease.
This, sir. is lie. an unmitigated lie,
or. rather, falsehood or fable or story
or, as Byron sarcasticalIy observes, a
terminal exactitude. These buffaloes
never used to Craze on the field. which
is not actually even proper grazing
meadow. The destination which they
started was half mile from tho
cynosure to which they went Unless
they did not ride on lightning horses.
how could they reach to that premises
In five minutes? Can any man--idiot
even-will not believe such stupid
concoctation.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
The Poet shaIIex.

Shelley lived With ardor among
ideas, aspirations and passions in
which there was something at once
irresponsible and abstract. He follow
ed every impulse, without choice or re-
straint, with the abandonment of a
leaf in the wind. "Oh, lift me as a
wave, leaf, a cloudw was his prayer
to the west wind and to every infiu-
ence. Circumstances meant SO little
to him that he was unconscious of the
cruelty Of change to sentiment, and
thus of the extent of his cruelty to
women. He aimed at moral perfec-
ton. but was really of perfect aes-
thetic selfishness. He was full of pity
and generosity and desired the liberia.
ton and uplifting of humanity, but
humanity was less real to him than
his own witch of Atlas. He only touch
ed human action and passion closely
in single one of his works, and he
said of "The Cenci:" 1T don't think
much Of it. My object was to see how
l could succeed in describing passions
have never felt."-Arthur Symons in
Atlantic.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

In the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexi-
co, parrots of the much priced double
yellow head variety, famous as con-
versationists, are found in countless
focks. Indeed the woods are literally
fun Of them and are vocal with their
harsh cry from sunrise to sunset. They
seem to have but one note. 1t is only
In confinement that they are initiative.
In this country they are worth $40
apiece. Parrots build their nests in
holes and holiows of trees. and in
parts of Mexico they are so numerous
that every available cavity Is occupied
by them In the nesting season. Never
theless the work Of procuring their
young is extremely arduous, even for
the expert natives. Trees in the trop-
les are commonly festocned with many
climbing vines Of thicknesses varying
from a thread to the size Of ships
cable, and all this network Of vegeta-
ton is usually infested by myriads of
desperately fierce ants of large size,
which both bite and sting. Many an
unfortunate peon, 1t is said, has lost
his life while engaged in this pursuit,
because tortured beyond endurance by
the. fe6Qc)AHs insects, he was unable to
Jret41 Eklp. Argonaut-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
THE GREAT RACHEL.
Fondness Of the Famous. Actress For
Scarfpins.

~
Fondness Of the Famous. Actress For
Scarfpins.
A rather comical story relating to the
great Rachel and at pne time her de-
voted admirer. Prince Demidoff, runs
this way:
1t seems that upon the occasion of
the princes visits to the charming
actress she would often greet him in
playful mood and while criticising his
attire. which was the special object Of
his thought, would draw from his
necktie the pin which. secured 1t, a
cameo. topaz, ruby or whatever 1t
might chance to be, and place 1t in
her pincushion or upon her corsage.
This habit greatly amused the prince.
1t seemed so childish and such a mis-
Hchievous act, and it really added to
her charm in his eyes. One day, how
ever, he called wearingsa sort of stock,
and consequently had no jewel.
The Qbsefvant maid noticed that
there was no pin in the tie of Demi-
doff, and when she announced him to
his mistress mentioned the fact. "It
is the prince. but he wears stock"
Then say am out" replied Rachel.
Finding himself refused an inter-
view. the prince set about learning the
real reason. 1t nightly amused him,
and thereafter he never appeared with
out the bauble that had always proved
the sesame to the great actress pres
ence.- Minneapolis Journal
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
POISONED GLOVES.
They Had Their Home In Italy With
the 1orpias and Msdicis.

They Had Their Home In Italy With
the 6orpias and Msdieis.
Perfumed gloves have contributed
largely to the bright and cruel side Of
romance, Of fact and Of fiction. They
had their home in Italy, the home Of
the Borgias and De- Medicis. and 1t IS
said. with how much truth win never
be known, that many an untimely
death was caused by wearing perfum-
ed gloves whose scented palms con-
cealed asldeadly poison. 1t seems to
have been favorite pastfme of the
notorious Alexander vi. and Of his
more notorious son, Caesar Borgia, to
invite friend to dine. show him every
attention as guest, present him with
beautiful pair Of perfumed and poi
soned gloves and next day send flowers
to his funeral, accompanied by little
note. polite, but firm, requesting the
immediate transference of all the prop
erty of the deceased to the Golfers Of
the Borgias
There is an Interesting and very ugly
story of a famous poisoner of the fif-
teenth century who confessed under
the water cure to having murdered for
consideration about fifteen people by
means Of poisoned gloves The poison
she employed was so slow in taking
effect that for years she remained I'M
discovered and finally came to grief
through her own foolish boasting.-
Kansas City STAR
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

Users of everyday catchwords are
constantly quoting that ubiquitous per.
son Shakespeare. Dead as a door.
nall" "long and short Of it." getting
even" "tag-rag," birds of a feather"
that's fat" num-" "scarecrow,' :
solid" "miIksop." "loggerhead," ''bae
and baggage" "a mere song" dane
ing attendance" send him packing"
kill with Kindness" 'sgive and take =
ian eyesore," ito boot" and 1.-THE man
In the moon" are all his.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
Impertinert.

Clara-Well, aunt, have your photo
graphs come from Mr.. Faceallo? Miss
Maydeval (angrily) Yes, and they
went back, too. with note expressing
my opinion of his impudence. Clara
Gracious! What was It? Miss May
deval-Why. on the back of every pic
ture were these words: 1.-THE original
Of this is carefully preserved Lon
don Chronicle.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
s.Portrai, and Slipper.

A touching anecdote, associated with
a picture In the National gallt a
Edinburgh. is told by an End 81 46(I
in her book, "Potpourri Fret irfo
Garden" She writes. Gt8f1l 15jc-
lures stand out with pecliliat ink8fe est.
of the young Mrs{ 1Ane. She sat
for the picture ~ ride: but before
it came home she dead and her
husband had gone g HE wars. When
he came back he meyer had the cour.
age to open the which contained
his young x1f6 prtrait. On bis
death, many I'M Iars after it was
painted, 1t wa& he'd by his heirs,
and inside was the little
white slipper a left with the
painter to heIN 10 finish bis pic.
ture. The p9tf vas given to the
Edinburgh q and' the slipper
was kept by b.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

Il wish | knew how to make q bar
rel of money"
I'm tell you how" ..A
"How2''
"Spend kegin advertising I1ouis-
Vile Courier Journal.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

II You have anything to say to Z
mule. say Il to his face. Chicago News
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
pipIomaey.

YQwne-Of course the scheme Is a.
zone, but do you think your wife
>rove of it? Browne-Yes. II by
Qting can get her to formu-
4 and make her believe It's
parsons Weekly.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
!ns

Such an inc usband my Jim
| isr'
Yes; SO ~ INDUCES q
little too md etimeS. doesn't
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15

Wigwag- Wilt your wife mad
about now Ike Her absent
mindedness. going to scold-
me about son Ind she can't re-
Record.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-15
.cravitatlon.

cravitation.
What do you know about
the earth's attraction7
lit is the strongest at
lock In the morning. File
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
THE SHOES THAT PlNCHED.
BY BELLE MOSES.

For some time after the civil war the
southern people found 1t very hard to get
regular supplies into their cities and small
towns. and shoes were almost priceless arti-
cles Indeed, priceless, that unless
families were willing to patronize the con-
viot labor OF the states. the Impoverished
girls and boys night have been forced to
go barefooted.
It happened In a certain Alabama city
that a shipping of shoes was expected
from one OF the big prisons. and great
many people were anNiously awaiting them.
There to be big dance for the very
young people at the Maynard place, and
there were certain shoeless boys and girls
whose fate depended on the incoming trains.
81 never could dance step in these" said
Lulu Calvin. spreading out her shabby lit
tle feet for her mothers inspection.
Mrs Calvin looked at them critically.
They do look pretty bad, but backing
can work wonders. If the supply doesn t
come in. dear child. you will have to make
the best of It.
81 suppose So but Dick is such a dandy
that II he takes me I'll never hear the end
OF the Sc shoes: he takes advantage because
he's my cousin
You needn't borrow trouble. little girl"
said a voice from the doorway. for Mr.. Cal
win had Just come in. They are all at
Dayton's right now. and I've left an order
for one pair around.
Lulu clapped her hands.
I'll go down for mine this afternoon,
She announced.
But so many had been before her that
the task of selecting pair proved much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
A TWO-SIDED JOKE.

A few thousand years ago very risky
young chaps dwelt on the banks OF the his
toric Irawaddy. They were forever giving
each other stunts and challenges and they
were great practical jokers.
They really lived upon opposite sides OF
the river. but this was no obstacle to their
sport, for they were both adept swimmers.
Besides. though the Irawaddy has a width
worth talking about, these playmates could
sit on opposite banks Of the river and bel
low their jokes across at each other with
out the least Inconvenience.
You understand of course, that this was
ages and ages before Adam. 1t might be
mentioned also that these two chaps re-
sembled young elephants more nearly than
anything else that can be thought OF. one
of them was nearly the size OF a grown
elephant. the other was not more than
eleven-sixteenths as large. But what the
smaller lacked in size he fully made up In
agility If he had lived in the twentieth
century he would have been known as the
Irawaddy Splinter.
One day these two playfellows were sun
ming themselves on a sandy spot when
swim was proposed. No sooner said than
off came their skins and they were rolling,
putting and snorting, blowing water into
each others faces and trying to hold each
other under water. 1t was rough-and-
tumble play. but 1t was good-natured until
the little fellow got squarely on the big
fellows back and held him under long
he swan a few yards away to see the
victim of his joke come up.
Instead of coming up with jump and
q fling the big chap came up very slowly.
He seemed to have barely strength to Lift
his head for breath Another minute and
there would have been one elephant less
in the jungles, and one more In the Ira
waddy.
The air that soon restored the big fellow
to his usual activity did not restore his
good humor. There was anger and ven
geance written all over his brown counte-
nance The small chap saw 1t and wisely
climbed out of the water, the sight OF his
enraged pursuer smote him with terror.
Hastily picking UP his hide, he took to
the tangled forest His one thought was es-
cane for he knew Of the two he was the
better runner. 1t was near nightfall when
he stopped. Not until then did he think of
putting on his skin.
Shades Of his fathers! He had the wrong
hide! Should he go back? He dared not.
He must seek new home and new friends.
Oh the awkWardnesS and the chagrin he
felt when he put the skin on and saw how
it hung in loose ugly folds ABOUT him.
Suddenly he thought of the big chap try
ing to get into a skin much too small for
him, and he roared with laughter until the
Jungle shook. How could he help exclaim-
ing: That's one on him.!
Yet, there were two sides to this joke.
The little fellow could not keep the skin
In place over his head, SO he cut a hole just
In front of his eyes. and ran the end of his
trunk UP through 1t. In time this end be-
came hardened from being held in one posi-
ton and when 1t turned to bone they called
the chap rhinoceros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
BEN'S RAINY DAY.

Sometimes I like stormy days, sometimes
I don't. I never like them unless I can
play what I choose. Today I played boat
with trunk tray. We sailed over the sea
and back. Then cut out a lot OF pictures
for my scrap book. Nurse always requires
me to pick up the things I scatter about,
which never like to do. There is no fun in
that. and I tell her SO.
When nurse wasn't looking I climbed UP
on the end of her bed and dived of In the
middle Of It. That is much nicer than
jumping on the floor. Then I attacked
nurse with pillows She asked me to stop,
of course, so I had to turn somersaults.
Mamma says because I am her only boy !
should not be so reckless: I might break
my neck turning somersaults, but l never
do.
I found a gas stove and some rubber
tubing Then large fire broke out. was
the fireman and tried desperately to put out
the fire.
When the wfndc-r of my room was
opened pulled my hat low down. took my
gun and pretended 1 was in a fort. shout
ing at the enemy.
A new chair came for me by express. I
put 1t on nurses bed. Then took my gun
and sat on the chair and sailed away to
What do you think! Sister called me a
baby this morning I told her If she ever
did that again l would certainly have to
fight her. She should know better. When
1 ride on the cars 1 never get on the seats
with my feet or my knees like children do.
Men never do that.
At o'clock I ate my supper on my own
little table in the nursery. Then nurse
read to me until she said It was bedtime,
Before she could catch me 1 climbed up on a
chair and turned out the gas. Then l
quietly hid under the bed. Nurse said:
''Good night, Johnny Bear. You may stay
In your den all night" That wasn't so
much fun SO came out and let her I'M
dress me.
My crib has very high ideas. When l
was small they had to help me in. Now /
climb in alone right over the highest end to
let them see how brave / am. l climb out
the same way in the morning.
After l am in bed nurse reads fables to
me- had many questions to ask, and she
told me at last she would read no more. /
begged for just one more. and when she
read 1t I told her how I loved her. She
thanked me and 1 told her she was well
come,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
THERE WAS MUCH LAUGHTER

harder than she had anticipated, and In
the end she was obliged to take most I'M
comfortable At. They pinched and pressed
In unexpected places, and she was afraid
each moment of wearing tnem would have
Its weight of misery
Perhaps they'll stretch after while.
she said to herself consolingly. Anyhow,
abe was saved from disgrace on the night
OF the party.
She was able to put on the shoes with
toerable ease and they did not hurt her
at all while she sat quietly awaiting her
escort. but the short walk from the Calyins
TO the Maynards' made her set her teeth
that she never noticed how unusually silent
Dick was. Indeed. she only too thank
ful to get safely into the Maynards' dress
ing room and to fall into chair.
Il can't stand it, she said to the group
OF sympathetic girls. Il couldn't dance
In these things to save my life. II only l
had my old. home shoes I'd be thankful.
] wouldn't like Dick to know-that's the
trouble. He'd never stop teasing me-"
Wait a minute said Alice Maynard,
the young hostess IF l can find Ephraim,
II won't take him ten minutes to cut across
the field and back"
Alice put her head out of the door and
listened. There was no sound but the
distant scraping of a violin IN the parlor.
She gave a soft low whistle, and woolly
head appeared round an angle In the hall.
Come here. Ephraim." she called. and
Ephraim. in all his dress up for the
party, came nearer
He was a funny figure Of a child. He
was about ten years old, and his costume
consisted of blue Jean trousers down to
his bare feet, a bright pink shirt, spot
ted red necktie and an old felt hat which
VAS little more than rim
Now, Ephraim, said Alice. you're to