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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-22

WANT ADVER Using SPACE. is about the
lowest priced thing Of value you buy in this city.
This phrase Of the matter probably occurred to you.
But think it over Suppose that the rate for ad-
versing in this newspaper were one dollar world A
pohbitve rate, you say9 Perhaps, for classes Of
business.
But you were compelled to sell real estate dollar
word for an ad would still be pro6treturnng rate for
you if found the best market for your property. 1t
would be cheap rate for Situation Wanted ad. if it
found twice as good job for you you have had
1t would be profitable way tenant for vacant
property.
In fact, perhaps half Of the want ads would pay the
advertisers at dollar ood and great many Of them
would be paid for that this newspaper charged
that rate.
purpose of this
advertising rates.buf to bring mind
Oanf ado noosotd genuine bargain
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

TH l. and Insertion Be and0c values 1000 yards will this while
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
December Clearing Sale on Dress Goods

cotton and mixed dress goods grade clearing Sc pieces red and blue Henrietta goods ....... 15c b red blue and black worth 5Oc yard 20 of Panama English hair
 stripes soc and 65c values while they last 2oc pieces waterproof coor and black all going this sale 20 ribbon all and black sold for than Ladies Misses while the TWO 15c
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
Clothing at Half Price

34 Mems Wool suits, sizes 34 to 37, would cI oE
 be be cheap at $8, clearing sale price Qf.I IO A All Wool suits, all colors, 35 to 37, S1O Ck En and SIP value, never sold less than 0,at QO.JO 22 suits, 85 to 40, $12.50 value rH on clearing sale price .Q QJ .OU 49 suits, 36 to 42 SIP 50 and $15 suits, Q oE clearing sale price. .............. C.kO 31 Youths suits, grey, black and colors, CA nO $8 value, to clean up, choice ......... pf.OO One lot Boys suits, ages to Is, C1 % while they last go at .............Q4 Q4 .OO One lot Boys suits ages 8 to Is, t1 <E while they last go at ...........p1 p1 .OJ One lot Boys suits, ages to Is, r1 n while they last go at .......i.QH QH.LO One lot Boys suits ages to Is, ro 7E $5 value, clearing sale price QL.GO
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

All our Grey, Blue and Red figured % calicoes, fast colors go in this sale, ten .1HC yards to a customer
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

36 Ladies Heavy Skirts in grey and black, clearing sale price. :...................
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09

He barred the outer door behind the
Waterman and went on, AS he reached
David Stlres' room the door opened
and ,Iessica came out, She spoke to
him in low. anxious voice, II was
coming for you" she said II am
afraid he is not so well. | cannot rouse
him. VIII you come In and see what
you can doW
The doctor entered, and glance at
his patient alarmed him. Until dawn
he sat with Jessica watching. When
the early sunlight was flooding the
room, however, David Stires opened
his eyes and looked upon her quite
naturally.
"Where is Harry Sanderson" he
asked. 81 thought he was here"
She looked at him with Il forced
smile. "You have been dreaming" she
answered.
81 suppose So" he said, with sigh,
"but it was very real thought he
came in and spoke your name"
She stroked his hand. at was fancy,
dear"
He lay silent a moment. Then he
said, 'oIf it could only have been Har-.
ry you married instead of Hugh, for
he loved you, Jessica."
She flushed as she said. "Ah that
was fancy too"
1t was the first time since the day OF
her marriage that ne had spoken
Hugh's name.
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"HUgh mas pttt6 w at once. During
these last few days. the impulse to tell
all that she had concealed had been al
most irresistible. Now the barrier had
fallen. The secret she had represSed so
long came forth in a rush of sentences
that left him mute and amazed
IL should have told you before" she
ended. but | didn't know wasn't
sure She broke down for very Joy.
He looked at her with eyes mn3t-
uraly bright Tell me everything.
JeSsica" he said Everything. from
the bpginnng,"
He was young and irresponsible.
jessica." said the old man. Money al
ways came so easily. lie didn't realize
what be was doing when he signed
that draft. He has learned a lesson out
ia the world 1t won't hurt his tureer
In the end. for no one but you and
ana one other knows it, Thank God
II his memory comes back
"Oh. IL willr' she breathed 1T must.
That day on the Knob he only noes
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looked at the paper again with painful
intentness. 1t was cancelled. therefore
had been paid without question Yet
the man it had robbed had stamped it
with that yenomOus hallmark. Clearly
the law had not stepped in. for here he
was at liberty, owning his name He
had been let go, then, disowned. TO car
ry his badge of crime here into the will
derness! And how had he lived since
thenI
He stumbled TO chair and sat
down, his frame rigid He thought
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09

The blood swept back to his heart
IN a food Ward, not daughter He
could still keep the one sweet thing
left him His love was justified Tears
sprang to his eyes, and he laid the
parchment back and closed the desk
He hastily brushed the drops away as
the Waterman entered and set down
two glasses and a bottle.
There you are. That'l be worth
five miles to youy' He poured noisily.
His guest drank. set down the glass
pnd held out his hand Good luck!"
lie said.
The dog thrust a cold muzzle into
his hand as he walked down the gray
ell path slowly, feeling the glow of the
liquor gratefully, with the grudging
release it brought from mental ten
sion. He had not consciously asked
himself whittier now. In some SUBJ
conscious corner OF his brain this had
been asked and answered. He was
going to his father. Not to seek to
change the stern decree, not to annul
those bitter phrases-"his dissolute ca.
reer, the memory of his misspent
YOUTH Only to ask his forgiveness
and to make what reparation was pos
Bihle; then to go out once more to the
world to fight out his battle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09

aim room had become an imminent de-
mand.
What if l love her! What right
have to love her, with a wretched
name like mine? She has refinement,
Il measure of wealth no doubt, and |
am poor as poverty, dependent on the
days glubbing in the ditch for tomor-
rows bacon and -four. Yet that would
not stand in the way. am no venal
rogue, angling for the loaves and fishes.
Whatever else she cursed me with ma
ture gave me brain, and culture and
experience have educated it. With
hand or brain can hew my own niche
to stand in"
So he had argued, but his argument
ended always with the same stern
and unanswerable conclusion: ITO drag
her down in order to lift myself! Be-
cause she pities me-pity is akin to
love-shan | take advantage of her
interest and innocenceY"
In the cabin through the long hours
till the dawn began to infiltrate the
dark hollows of the wood he had lain
wide eyed, thinking When day came
he had cooked his breakfast and there
after sat watching the havoc of the
storm through the window. Hours
passed thus before the fury of the
wind had spent itself At length he
rose, threw open the door and stood
looking out upon the wind whipped,
foliage and the drab desolation of the
fog. Then he threw on his mackipaw
coat picked up his gold pan and climb
ed down the slope Beneath all other
problems must lie the sordid problem
of his daily food. He had uncovered
a crevice in the bed rock at the end of
his trench the day before, and now he
scraped a pailful of the soggy gravel
it contained and carried it back to the
cabin.
With sigh he took off his damp coat
and threw a log on the fire. He alb
stractedIy watched it kindle then filed
and lit his pipe and turned to the book
shelf. He ran his hand absently along
the row. Where had been that wide.
lin eXpanse of library walls that how
cred like mirage beyond his visual .
sight? He chose a volume he had been .
'eading and turned the pages. /
All at once his hand clinched He 4,
gave a cholled cry. He was staring at .
/ Cancelled bank draft bearing his own
lame-a draft across whose face was
written in the cramped hand resem- |
bling the signature word that seemed |
etched in livid characters of shame |
PAY to Hugh Stires-the sum Of
5000" He read the phrase in 4
loarse, husky monotone, every vein {
,eating fiercely, his body hot with the
heat of a forge. There it was, hid /
.Ous chapter of it, the damnable truth ,
rom which he had shrunk!
Did the town know? He snatched at
he draft and read the date. More than
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spidery framework of the long black
railroad bridge that hung above "the
| hole" The warning light from signal
post threw a crimson splash on the
ground Its green pane cast pallor on
a bearded face turned out over the
gloomy water
Tt was here" he said aloud. He
stood a moment, his hands clinched.
1.-THE new life began here Here, then,
rs where the old life ended" From
where lie stood he could see blossom
ing the yellow lights of the little city,
five miles away. He set his shoulders.
whistled to the small dog that nosed
down the road.
Once in the streets he turned up his
coat collar and settled the brim of his
felt hat more closely over his eyes. He
crossed an open square and presently
came TO the gate of Gothic chapel set
well back from the street. Its great
rose window was alight, for on this
evening was to be held a memorial
service for the old man whose money
had built the pile, who had died fort
night before in a distant sanitarium.
He turned at the sound of wheels,
and the blur shocked itself apart to re-
veal a kindly face that looked at him
for an instant framed in the window
of passing carriage. Inside the car
rage Bishop Ludlow settled back.
with sigh. only face on the pave
ment," he said to his Wife "but it re-
minded me somehow of Harry Sander
son"
How strange it is she said-the
bishop had no secrets from his wife
never a word or a sign, and every
thing in his study just as he left it.
What can you do, John? 1t is four
months ago now, and the parish needs
a rector"
He did not reply for moment The
question touched the trouble that was
ever present in his mind
81 know" he said at length. II may
have failed in my whole duty, but |
haven't known how to tell David
Stires, especially since we heard of his
AIhSsS Hdu NIllltu W nm 'AS
whole story The ink was not dry on
the paper when the letter came from
Jessica telling US of his death"
Behind them as they talked the
man on the pavement was walking on
fevershly, the dog following with a
reluctant whine.
At last he came to a wide. dark
lawn set thick with aspens clustering
uLo.j a white house. He hesitated
moment, then walked slowly up the
broad, weed grown garden path to-
ward its porch In the half light the
massive silver door plate stood out
clearly He had known instinctively
that chat house had been part OF his
life, and yet a tremor caught him as
he read the name-Stires. The intui-
ton that had bent his steps from the
Etreet, the old stirring of dead memory
had brought him TO his past at last
This house had been his home!
He started \ man in his shirt
sleeves was standing by a half open
side door regarding him narrowly.
Thinking of buying" The query
was good humoredly Satire. "Or mays
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a year ago, and
it had been pre-
scented for pay
ment in a dis
tantcity, the city
near which he
had been picked
up beside the
railroad ira ok.
The forged name
was the same as
Ills OWN. W ITO
W a S d a V d
StiresI His ia
Their? Had that
city been his
home once and
that in ia IN Gus
act the forerun-.
ner of his fight
or exile He
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| the clew! When | tell him who am
| he will know me lie will remember II
all. am sure-sure. VIII you let me
| bring him to you?" she added softly.
YES" he said pressing her hand,
tomorrow. ! shall be stronger than. "
she rose and lighted the lamp, shad-
ing It from his eyes,
$40 you remember the will, Jessi-
ca" he asked her presently THE will
| drew the day he caIAe' back? You
never knew, but signed 1.-THE night
of your wedding Harry Sanderson
was right, my dear, wasn't he?
81 wish now hadn't signed it, Jes-
sica." he added Il must set 1t right!
| must set 1t rightr He watched her
with a smile on his face 81 will rest
now" he said. And she adjusted the
pillows and turned the lamp low.
Crossing the room, she stepped through
the long window on rs the porch ana
stood leaning on the railing The
words Of the Biblical narrative flashed
through her mind: And he arose ana
came 10 MS ldtlcl' pul NIl'sl w was
vet great way Off his father saw
him and had compassion ana ran and
fell on his reck and kissed him So
Hughs fathe, would meet him now
Harry had abored, snurrod by
fierce haste to make requta Till the
last ounce OF the rich "pbrket' had
been washed and the whole taken To
the bank in the rowu no one had
known Of the find. II hnd repaid HE
forgery and left him a LnodrnI Of dol
lars oycr--euoagh TO take hiu far
away from the only thing that made
life worth the effort
A gradual feeling of apprehension
had come to .j,'ssiya ~ Impression Of
Darkness and chill that affected her
strangely She sto1i srilI frightened
at the sudden se.I2" Of utter sound.
lessnesS
She caught mp the lamp and. turning
the wick. approached the Aee She
put out her hand and touched the
wasted one on the cOVeret. Then a
sobbing cry came from her lips.
David Stires was gone. A browning
JOY had goldened his bitterness at the
last moment, and he had gone away
with his sons face in his heart and
the smile of welcome on his lips.
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est and principal,
to the bank to
my account"
For a moment
she stood trans
fixed. The talk
she had mechan-
ically heard leap
ed into signif-
canoe, and her
mind ran back to
the hour when
she had left the
draft at the cab
in. She caught
the old mans
hand l1nelt by
his chair, laugh
ing and crying
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To be continued.

"Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles Nothing helped me un-
til used Doan's Ointment. 1t cured me
permanently."-Ion. John r. Garrett,
Mayor. Girard, Ala.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09
G " BlIZIIZ!E:LI.LI..
UNDERTAKEN
At L. G. Wilson'S Store,
Portland St., MOrrisyille.

Where | have a complete and up
to-date line of Undertakes Goods.
Lowering device and Grave Innings
furnished without extra charge.
Prompt and decentralization given
TO all calls, day or night. Arterial
Emhalning a speciality.
Telephone No, 25-2, MorrisvilIe, or
6-I2 Stove. :. :.
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larry m&de his way
down the mountain in
the blank and heavy
dark, correcting his
path by the lightning,
he had faced squarely
the uupStion that i'm that
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09

be Just looking the old ranch over with
n view 10 Il shakedown"
The tresmsser smiled grlmly. 1t
was not the first time he had seen thnt
weather beaten face "You have CIV.
en- up surgery as profession, | see"
he said.
The other came nearer. looked at
him in puzzled way. then laughed
"Ic n isn't the cove we picked no on
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Chapter z z

ARK was falling keen
and cool, for frost was
in the air, touching the
fall foliage on the hills
to crimson and amber
and etching delicate
hoar tracery on the
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
lNTERURBAN WILL
SOLVE PROBLEM
'' THE L. p. CUTS OFF GREELEY
''"rfifnan's Policy Mverts Traffic
from Colorado.

"A question that is of vital import-
ahce to the city of Greeley is the
Present attitude of .E. H. Hartman.
IN beth retrenchment and devclop-
ment policies of the Union Pacific
railroad.
me Kansas Pacific line between
Denver and Kansas City is to be
abandoned as a transcontinental
route, and it will be made into a
local road. The through traffic is
TO be diverted over a new line now
under construction in Kansas and
none of this business, after the new
line is completed, will even touch
the state of Colorado.
II the statements made are true,
and it should develop that cutoff
from Platteville to Laramie by way
OF Fort Collins should become a
reality, then Greeley would become
station on an unimportant little
" jerkwater' line extending from La
Sale TO Cheyenne. The fact that
four motors have been taken Off in
the past few days looks ominous.
Give us one of those electric lines to
Denver and the trunk roads will have
more consideration for Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
HUSBAND NOT LOST.
Mary Hears from John in Denver.

After vain search for her hus-
band, Mrs. Mary Smith of this city
has received word from her husband
from Denver, where he has been for
the past ten days, while distracted
wife anxiously tried to obtain news
OF his whereabouts. Mrs. Smith last
night received the following tele-
gram; "Mary-Meet me at the
fountain, midnight-Albany hotel,
Denver-Great Show.-John."
Mrs Smith was much mystified
and got into communication with her
husband by telephone. Mr.. Smith
explained to his wife over the wire
that he had such a good time in Den
yer he did not remember to write
He y stopping at the Albany ant
1kNa there was something going OF
every minute. Said it looked bette
to him than the Waldorf and hi
wife must hurry and join him. Mrs
Smith says she will leave tonAgh
and will meet John ,as he proposed
at the fountain of the Albany at mid
night.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
NO LIMIT TO TERM.
Irrigation Commissioners Must Draw
Lots for Length of Term.

A decree has been entered d!
Judge Nixon of the county court III
regard to the manner in which COM
missioners of the Henrylyn irrlsa-
ton district shall be elected ana
designating the duration OF their III
cumbency. j. NJ, Bowles, c. NJ ire-
land and Frank Hensley were eject
ed as such commissioners but lhe
length OF their terms was never spe, ,,
cified. The Judge has ordered that
they draw lots for their respective
terms OF one, two and three years
and that one man be elected each
year hereafter for the term OF three
years
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
WHISKEY BRINGS GRIEF
Three Months in Jail for Sale of One
Quart.

When Chester Brown gets out OF
jail he will probably change his vo-
cation. Three months for the sale
Of q quart of booze ought to make
fair impression upon his gray mat
ter" Brown is the man who was
caught in the Gilcrest lumber yard
Saturday last by Sheriff Florance:
He was caught with the goods on and
of course plead guilty. The fine was
$3.50, which means three months IN
Jail. This makes the second case IN
a few days where the offenders nave
been given the limit.
1t is a good hint to others that the
judge ia exerting himself to stop the
LIQUOR traffic in Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
BEETS COMING FAST.
Spu(is Not Active. Heavy sh'Pms"'S
Expected Soon.

The exit of spuds has not ih'reas-
ed materially during the past "eeh'
The Creeley shipments amounted 10
only thirty cars and the outlying
districts in proportion. There were
thirty-two cars of beets loaded mere
for Eaton and | 80 cars were receive.
for the local plant. 1t is expected
that this average on beets VIII ot
kept up for the next two weeks, pu. I
the shipments of spuds should more p,
than double by that time, The local
market remains at 70 cents.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
WITNESS IN PIG CASE.
Says Young Miller Struck Woman
After She Struck His Father.

After She Struck His Father.
A man by the name Of Moore. who
worked for the Genthers near La
Sale. and who saw the fight be-
tween his employer and the Millers,
has been brought to Greeley and de-
tanned as a witness against the Mil
lers. Moore says that young Miller
struck the woman. THE woman had
the milk stool and struck the older
Miller with 1t several times" says
Moore, land then young Miller took
it away from her and struck her
and knocked her down" He also
says that Genther snapped the re-
volver at the pig and not at Miller
and that young Miller then took the
revolver away from him. Moore
says that he just stood near and
watched the fight. without taking
any part, as 1t was none of his fu
neral.
The authorities are awaiting the
result OF the woman's injuries be-
fore arraigning the Millers.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
WRECK AT NEW ORLEANS.
Eleven Persons Are Killed In Rear
End COllisiOa.

Special to the Daily Tribune
New Orleans, Nov. l1.-Eleven
persons were killed and many more
badly injured in a wreck that oc-
Cured this morning at Little WOOD
twelve miles north of this city. on
the New Orleans & Great Northern,
when one of the trains on that road
plunged into a Northeastern railroad d
train. The latter. running on the
tracks of the former. was iate and
was overtaken by the New Orleans
& Great Northern train. The
wrecked train consisted OF five pas
senger coaches and one baggage car.
All were wrecked.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11

Try n Round Oak range lh, h,,,,,r.
on earth For sale at ~ IA
thur 4 Co.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-11-11
MURDER TRIAL THURSDAY.
Weatherford Case to Jury At
O'Clock This Afternoon.

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the
Judge read the instructions In the
Weatherford case. The arguments
were short and the case went to the
jury shortly after 4 o'clock.
The Phillips murder trial will be
taken up next. and 1t is likely that
jury will be secured by Thursday
noon. Self defense will be argued
by Attorneys Ewing and DeWeese,
who appear for Phillips. who says
that he was justified in the homi-
eide. Some twelve to fifteen wit
nesses will be examined In this trial
and 1t II likely to occupy several
days.