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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25

then he paused, moistened his lips and
rubbed them roughly with his hand
How long" he repeated, Shall we
have to wait before 1t opens up?"
1T won't open up again this sea
son-not If l know anything about the
arctic" said the captain.
ut will freeze, though" Mr.. Fan
shaw said, freeze into a solid pack
that we could cross afoot. How long
shall we have to wait for that?"
IT'S hard to tell. Generally in this
latitude the pack Is pretty solid by
the first Of September. But that
warm current which caught Felding's
ship, which caught the Walrus-the
current which makes, every summer
apparently, that long gap Of open wa
ter which enabled us to reach the
land that Fielding r~eached-that cur
rent would keep loose fleld-ice floating
about for at least another month"
Tom Fanshaw's eyes had almost the
light Of madness in them. But she
can't live a MONTH" he cried. She's
alone, unarmed! She has no food; NO
shelter but those bare huts!"
1.-THE Walrus people doubtless left
some stores there, If she could find
them" said Captain Warner. But,
still, what you say is perfectly true.
She can hardly hope to keep a live a
week"
Then" said Tom, In dull, passion
ate rebellion-"then, in some way or
other, we must go back to her. II you
won't go-if you won't take the Au-
rora back, I'll take one of the little
boats and go myself"
IF you want to commit suicide"
said Captain Warner, you could do 1t
less painfully with q revolver. The
small boat would not live 80 seconds
after we put her over the side. You
know that, If you are not mad. AS
for the Aurora herself, il she had not
been built the way she Is, she would
have been crushed hours ago. And
II l we're to lower the propeller and
start the engines, they would simply
twist the screw off Of her before she
had gone a ships length, and leave us
helpless in the event Of u ever find
ing open water. We may never live
to find 1t, but there's a chance that we
will. There are more than 80 lives
that l am responsible for aboard this
yacht. and l mean to live up to that
responsibility. II we ever do find open
water, then I'll do whatever you say
l will take you to Point Barrow and
the yacht can winter there. Their
when the pack is solid, II you car
find dogs and sledges, you can at
tempt the journey across the ice.
don't believe 1t can be done. l dom
believe there is a chance in a hun
dred that any single member Of thC
party that set out would live to reacl
that shore. That, however, Is not MI
affair.
"Or, If you wish, we can take thu
yacht back to San Francisco, reft he.
and come back next summer. / thinl
that with our knowledge Of the cur
rents and where the open water Ia
we might get back to Fielding bay b!
the first Of July. Then we can flnd-
whatever there is to find"
His own voice faltered there, an,
there were tears In tho deep weather
/, beaten burrows Of his cheeks. "d0
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
CHAPTER XII.
Tho Aurora.

Il tell you sir, the thing is beyond
human possibility. There is no help
no human help in the world. l
would swear to chat before God. But
l think you must know it as well as
/ do" Captain Warner, standing upon
the Aurora's bridge, was the speaker.
The two Fanshaws, father and son,
their faces gray with despair, turned
away and looked over the great mass
es Of loose, churning 6eld-ice, which,
alIing the sea out to the utmost hori-
zon, confirmed the captains words.
How long Tom Fanshaw began,
any possible chance l would take it,
but there ID none-none in the world,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25

the level Of my eyes; and 1 pass for q
tall man"
His father abandoned the subject
abruptly, and for a while contrived to
talk Of other things; Of the details Of
the fight and how different members
Of the crew had borne themselves.
But his mind was filled with a new
terror, and as soon as he could feel
that his son was in condition to be
left alone, he left him, with a broken
word of excuse. He must either set
this new terror at rest, or know the
worst at ace There had been no
one, either among the survivors or the
slain Of the Walrus party, who in any
way resembled the monster Tom had
described.
An hour later he went back to the
bridge to talk again with Captain
Warner. He thought that they had
sounded the depth Of despair that
former time when they had talked to-
gether there, but in this last hour he
had sounded a new abyss beneath II
all. He knew now why the yacht had
been 80 easily taken. He knew all the
details Of the devlllsh plan which had
80 nearly succeeded. More than that.
he knew the story of the man Roscoe
from the time when Captain Planck
had taken him aboard the Walrus.
down tO the hour last night when he
had sprung into his boat again and
pulled shoreward. Captain Planck
was dying, and old Mr.. Fanshaw'S
questions had enabled him to enjoy
the luxury of a full confession.
So they knew now, those two men
who stood there on the bridge, white
Tipped, talking over the horror Of the
thing-they knew that Jeanne was not
alone upon that terrible frozen shore,
The mar Roscoe was there, too.
A sound on the deck below attracted
Mr.. Fanshaw's attention. Tom, with
the aid of a heavy cane, was limpine
p~recariously along the deck toward
the bridge ladder, and, to their amaze
ment, when he looked up at them
they saw that somehow, his face haC
cleared. There was a grave look o.
peace upon H..
I've thought Ct something" he
said, after he had climbed up beside
them-"Ive thought Of something tina
makes 1t seem possible to go on lv
ing, and even hoping"
The two older men exchanged
swift glance. He was not to know
about Roscoe. If he had found some
thing to hope for, no matter how II
lusory, he should be allowed to Rec
ito hug 1t to his breast, in place o
the horrible, torturing vision of tn,
human monster which the other tw,
men saw.
, What is 1t you've thought Of
Tom?" his father asked unsteadily.
"It's-it's Cayley. He's there wit,
her; I'm sure he Is" He turne
away a little from Captain Warne
and spoke directly to his father. +"
don't know how l know, but it's as
, I saw them there together. He ha
fallen in love with her, l think. II
quite sure she has with him. l wante
, to kill him for that yesterday, bu
now" his voice faltered there, bu
: the look in his eyes did not change
the light of a serene, untrouble
hope.-"He's there with her" he WEI
on, and with Gods help he'll kee
her alive until we can get back wit
0 the relief"
e He said no more, and he clutche
the rail tight in his gauntleted hand
and gazed out north, across the ice.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25

For a while they sat, side bg side.
upon his great sheepskin, warming
their fingers and watching the drip
Of the melting Ice in the biscuit tin.
But presently Cayley got to his feet
breakfast" he said.
rs there to be anything bssides :
good big drink of water apiAcs7 II
there isn't, I'd rather not Think about
1t until the yacht comes back"
UNLESS I'm mistaken, there's an
excellent breakfast waiting fer US not
far from where we got the fire-wood.
But I'll go and make sure before |
raise your expectations any higher"
He walked away a halt-dOsen PAGES
without waiting for any reply; then.
thinking suddenly Of something else
he came swiftly back again.
De you know anything about IRE
asked! IF you're accus-
toned To- shooting Til leave my re
volver with you-No," he wedt. on
answering the question which she he
not spoken-"no, l don't foresee a
danger to you. It's Just on gener
principles"
I'm a pretty good shot But g.
you're going on a hunting expedition
for our breakfast and there isn't any,
~foreseeable danger to me in being leff
alone, 1t seems reasonable that you
should take the gun"
He took the revolver from his bell
however, and held 1t out to her. "Qh
breakfast doesn't have to be shot.
as a concession to my feelings
it's nothing more than that-I'd rath
you took it."
She did as he asked without II
demur, and he went away Wh{
was left alone, the girl added
sticks to the fire, and then, In
Of any more active occupation
up the red-bound book which
side her and began once more y {
ruse its pages. She had by nd
! exhausted them. In her rea
the night before, she had skipA
pages of scientific description
those parts Of the journal which
most purely personal. Even ne
whole pages of carefully tai
data concerning the winds, 81
temperature, and magnetic vac
got scant attention. In her
mood the homeliest little adv
the idlest diversion Of a wintA
meant more to her than an
theirs discoveries put togetheq
she saw Cayley coming back
her ACROSS the ice, she put
down half reluctantly.
Evidently his quest for
had not been in vain; he hs
black and white bird In his Ii
you suppose it's At to
called out to him. How In
did you manage to kill It wifi
r~evolver7"
Fit to eatl It's a M
more, It's an elder, whiA
her coat is worth saving"
But how did you contr
herr"
81 didn't. She killed he
was flying too low last nh
pose-going down the gale
fog she went smack into
the cliff and broke her nee
a very destructive storm e
There must be SO Of them
and another, lying deadV
the top Of the talus, at III
cliff"
, ITO BE CoNrTN51M
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
ITO BE CoN.rTNe
Prayer Unansw

IT
1t had been raining al
tie Mark, shut up in
anxious to get out
mother, in another
that she heard him tai
entity inquired to WIZ
81 was talking to CO
child replied. Il asked
Il stop raining SO / co,
butt don't think He
about 1t. He never
heard me at aIlI~
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
JOHN A. MILLER DEAD.
Slight Illness Became Suddenly Severe
 and Brought the Eud.

John A. Miller. age 69 years. died Sunday night at 11:20 after a brief Illness. A short funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at the Patton & Company's undertaking rooms by the Rev. T. A. Park and the remains were shipped on the afternoon train to iiis former home, Des Moines, Iowa. They were accompanied by his daugh- ter, Mrs. E. N Hopkins and Mir. Hop kins.
 MT. Miller came to Mena six years ago and has lived quiet retired life, but has made many friends, always being ready and glad to serve his friends and neighbors in time of need. Last week he was taken ill and Mir. and Mrs. Hopkins came from Fort Smith to see him. His condition was not serious until Saturday night when he was taken with convulsions caused by uraemic poisoning and death came last night.
 The deceased was prominent in the business affairs of his old home, Des Moines. He served with the Union forces during the civil war and has been an Odd Fellow for over forty years. also Mason.
 Besides Mrs. Hopkins there are two other children. Mrs. c. M. Durham and MT. Leslie Miller, both living at DesMoines where the remains are to be buried beside the body of his wife who died number of years ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
COL. VIM. COCHRAN DEAD.
Noted Newspaper Man of Montgomery County Passed away Last
 Night.

Pole McPhetrige received word Mon day morning of the death of Col. Wm. Cochran, which occurred last Sunday at his home at Mt. Ida.
 Col. Cochran was "A years of age and has devoted his entire life to the newspaper work and was probably as well known among the old time print CTS and newspaper men as any man of the profession in the Middle West.
 William Cochran was printer in St. Louis at the outbreak of the civil war and enlisted at Camp Jackson but was captured before going into the field and when released he again went into the newspaper work. He became prominent in his work with the Globe-Democrat, but about 1885 he severed his connection with that pa per and came to Arkansas During the mining boom at Bear Mountain in Montgomery county he established a paper there and later moved with another boom to Silver City in the same county. Later he moved his plant to Mt. Ida and for many years published the Montgomery County Herald. This paper has passed through several changes and is now known as the Times o. L. Cooper, now employed with The Star, was a partner with Col. Cochran for a short time before the veteran gave up the work on account of his age and sold the paper to the present editor, George Sherman.
 There are few of the old citizens of Arkansas who have not known Col Cochran and it is said that many of big city papers over the country have men prominently connected with them who learned the trade under him.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
$loo Reward. Sloo

1he readers ot this paper will be D eased ts S 664n that there is at least one dreaded dis 1x@e that nature has been able to cure Tn al 1t4 1<ages. and that is Catarrh. Haifs Catarri C11D Is the only positive cure now known te 111 medical arrternity. Catarrh being a COZ 1[1[@tional disease. requires constitutions. X14tment. Halls Catarrrh Cure is taKen il 1C<UAliy, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. thereby des tfEf'tng the founuation of the disease, anf GlxInGthe patient strength by building uD ths 0uurtitution and assisting nature in doing ifr W0<k. The proprfetors have so much faith n Hs curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it falls to cure. /1U1 for list of testimonials. Address:
 FL gH EHEf & co. ToiedcG-
 IU1n bY aIiDruRRfsts. 15c-
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Extra Specials White Goods

SLEEPING Strictly all pure Linen Sheeting, weight and finish making it a prime favoritc for spring and summer suits 90 in., worth QE~ $1 yard; now only ... O0N SHEER LINEN Twenty pieces of Sheer White linen, for daintily trim med as well as tailored waists, full 36 inches in width and worth 12r 45c yard, this sale. OOO LINEN LAWN Never before such tempting low prices. White All Lin- en Lawn, rboth waists and dresses, 36 inches wide and selling for 2Er 50c yard, this week OS1 PLAIN FLAXON that regu- 1Ec larly sells for 20c yd. this sale ASU PLAIN FLAXON that regu- 10c larly sells for 25c yd this sale 1OO PLAIN FLAXON that regu- 1Ec larly sells for 29c yd. this sale 11O PLAIN FLAXON that regu- 20c lrrly sells for 35c yd. this sale OOO INDIA LINONS Sheer book fold. Linons Never before offered at these prices. g., 10, 12s and 1Sc LONG CLOTH Beautiful quality for underwear, 36 inches wide. Very Special. yd.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
New Baptist Church.

The Rev. J. s. Edmonds returned Sunday evening from Wickes. where he went Saturday to dedicate the new Baptist church which has just been constructed there. MT. Edmonds aays the Baptists of Wickes. aided by the other good people there. have con structed splendid house of worship. There was large attendance at the dedicatory services.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Narrow Valenciennes Laces
Wide Valenciennes Laces

Platt Val Lace, Edges and Insertic to 6 inches wide. Beautiful under : wear laces, 25c value. ...........-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
TWO MURDER CASES
 SET FOR HEARING
Supreme Court Selects February 20 for Ford Case and March 27 to Take Up the Coughran
 Case.
] snecIal I'd rhe star.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, Jan. 30.-The supreme court today announced that the Coughran murder case would be post poned until March 27. The reason for this action is to allow a correction to be made in the records of the cir cult court to show the ruling of the court upon the appellant motion for further time in which to prepare the bill of exceptions.
 Feb 20 is the date set for oral argu- ment of the case of J. R. Ford and wife who are held in the Sevier coun- ty jail under a sentence of death.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Snowy Every Description
: Zion Laces.

We are exclusive agents at Mena for Zion City Laces and they will be shown here for the first time during our White Sale.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
DOUBLE MURDER
IN BARNYARD
Contractor and His SOn-lD-lav
Shot Dead.
SUSPECT UNDER ARREST
Bodies Of Victims Were Riddled With
Shot-One Was Shot In 8ack-Own-
et OF Farm Held by Police.

The community about Rifles Cross
Ing W. Va is astounded over muir
Der surrounded by mystery.
The bodies of J. L. Nickel, aged
nfty-two years, a carpenter and con-
tractor, and his son-in-law, stephen
Evans, aged twenty-siX years, we're
found, riddled with bullets, in the
barnyard OF w. K Fades. The crime
was committed in broad daylight and
within a short distance of their own
home.
Thirty-eight shot entered Evans
face and head Both eyes were shot
out and four shot entered the brain.
Nickel was evidently running away
from his assailant His body was found
about 200 yards from where he had
been shucking corn. He had fallen face
down, fourteen shot entering his back.
There were also eleven shot wounds
on his fingers and two on his elbow
Two shot entered his neck. AS far as
known no one witnessed the crime
but the shots were heard.
w. K Fades is under arrest The
evidence against him is circumstantial
]. l.. Nickel formerly lived on the land
where the shooting occurred and rent
ed from Fades. About three months
ago the house was burned down an(
Nickel and his son-in-law moved away
Nickel had a corn crop on the Eade'
farm, and Nickel and his son-in-laV
| Nuara Sbuckinp cOrn whep shot II an
pears that bad blood had existed be
tween Fades and the murdered mel
for some time
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
DEATH OF MOUSE
OARKENS -FOUR TOWNS
Peculiar Accident IN Delaware
Electric Plant.

The towns of Laurel, Seaford, Del
mar and Bridgeville, Del. were thrown
into complete darkness tor several
hours by the electrocution of mouse
The accident was as peculiar as the
result was effective The rodent at.
tempted to cross a generator switch in
the power house of the Sussex Light
and Power company. which supplies
Laurel and the other three places with
electricity.
The animal did not get very tar. Its
body formed a connection and short
circuited the entire system, causing the
wires to burn out The finding of what
was left of the mouse explained the
cause to the electricians who repaired
the damage.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
NEW AIR RECORD
ParmaIee, In Wright Bipane. Re
mained Up over 1-2 Hours.

Parmaee. In Wright Biplane, Re
mained Up over 1-2 Hours.
Philip o. Parmalee. the Wright avia-
tor, established q new American rec.
ord for duration. and incidentally also
made the first record during the pres
ent meet at San Francisco, Cal, when
he cruised the upper air currents over
Selfridge field for three hours thirty.
me minutes and foTty-eight seconds
before bringing down his machine 70
the ground.
Parmalee's feat breaks the record of
three hours and seventeen minutes
made by Arch Hoxsey of the Wright
team, shortly before his death. The
record will stand as official, being
made in the presence of Major Ernest
e. V. Smith, of the Aero Club Of
America
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
HONDURAS REBELS
LOSE The HORNET
American WaTShlp SGIzGs the
Little FiIihuStGTeI.

The Bonilla revolution in Honduras
has received a severe blow, accord
ing to a private cable dispatch re
ceived in Washington, which says that
Commander Archibald H. Davis, of the
United States cruiser Tacoma, seized
the rebel chiefs principal asset, the
armed vessel Hornet, in the harbor at
TruXilla, put her crew ashore and
manned her with Americans.
General Bonilla, the provisional
president of Honduras, has been in
arms against President Davila for
some time, and his use of the Hornet
in expeditions along the coast caused
Commander Davis to take action.
Before seizing the boat he warned
Bonilla of his purpose, but the latter
sent back a defiant note, which pre-
cipitated an ultimatum from the Amer
lean commander.
The insurgent left the issue to Com
mander Davis, and the latter imme
diately took possession of the boat
placing her under the command o.
Lieutenant Walter Roper.
The state department has insisted
throughout the Honduras uprising tha
American interests should not be mo
Tested. When the Hornet left New Or
leans she was searched, but showed u,
evidence of a warlike nature
| Commander Davis had general in
structions to watch the little tilibuS
tering boat after she had declare
herself, and his first action in seizin
her is the result of orders to use hi
own discretion in an emergency.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
HAS DIVORCE BILL READY
Count de Beaufort Will Be LenIent u
Rich Wife Will See Him.

From the statement of Count Albert
Jaques Won Mourik de Beaufort in Chi
cago that he intends to file bill of
divorce against the countess, and that
it will be the naughty one. too,' Chi
cago society folk have arrived at CON
clusions.
Many persons believe that the count
has three or four other bills up his
sleeve and that he is trying to intimi-
date the countess, and intimates that
if she consents to see him he will be
lenient with her. The couple separated
several months ago, when the count
beat his wife and her father threw him
from the house.
The outcome of the bill to be f1led
will be watched with a great deal OF
interest
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
HEAVY FIGHTING
IN MEXICO
Bloody Battle is Being FOughl
al GaIGana.
300 DEAD AND WOUNDED

Courier Reports That Many Womer.
and Children Were Killed In Their
Homes, Which Were Occupied by
Rebels.
Fighting still continues at Galeana,
Mexico, south of Casas Grandes, and
the runners who brought the news
to Casas Grandes say that among the
dead were many women and chill
dren, killed in their homes as the fed
erals fired on the insurgents in the
houses
Unless these couriers are greatly ex-
cited it promises to be the bloodiest
battle of the present insurrection When
all losses are totaled. Reports say the
dead and wounded will total 800 Casas
Grandes is still in the hands of the
federals, but the inhabitants are not
certain how long il will be held.
1t is claimed now that the rebels are
attempting to take all towns along the
FL Paso Northwestern road south OF
Galeana and hold the line in order to
use it to take supplies to their troops
from Ell PasO.
AS indicating that the Mexican gov
ernment places credence in these re-
ports, it sent another hundred cavalry
men to Juarez from Chihuahua. FISCAL
guards in JuareZ reported that 200 rev.
olutionists crossed the Rio Grande at
Guadalupe, east of Ell Paso, going
south. This report was made to their
commander.
Reports from Guerrero and Ojinaga
show that the federals as in as serious
condition there as at Cabeana- Ma
varro is completely cut off from Chi
huahua, and the rebels boast that theil
retreat from Guerrero was to draw
him further away from his base of sup
plies and then annihilate his command
He has been cut off for a week, anC
the rebels are attacking his commands
in all the smaller towns around Guer
rero and TemOsachic, assisted in thei
attacks by the Tarahuamara Indians.
At Ojinaga General Euque has hat
to send out all the troops he cal
spare to reinforce the small garrison
he placed in the smaller towns. and i
now said to be surrounded himself b,
rebels at Ojinaga. The loss among tn
federals around Ojinaga is known {
have been heavy of late. CensOrshi
was placed on the wires of the Mexic
Northwestern southwest of here
Casas Grandes.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-25
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
1t Is An Internal Disease And Re-
quires An Internal Remedy.

quires An Internal Remedy.
The cause of rheumatism and kindred
diseases is an excess Of uric acid in the
blood. To cure this terrible disease this
acid must be expelled and the system so
regulated that no more acid will be
formed in excessive quantities. Rheuma-
tism is an internal disease and requires
an internal remedy. RUBBING with
Oils and Liniments WILL NOT CURE,
affords only temporary relief at BEST
causes you to delay the proper treat
ment, and allows the malady to get a
firmer hold on you. Liniments may ease
the pain, but they will no more cure
Rheumatism than paint will change the
fiber of rotten wood.
Science has at last discovered per-
feet and complete cure, which is called
Rheumacide. Testedin hundreds of cases,
it has effected the most marvellous cures;
we believe it will cure you. Rheumacide
gets at the joints from the inside, sweeps
the poisons out of the system, tones up
the stomach, regulates the liver and
kidneys and makes you well all over.
Rheumacide strikes the root of the dis"
ease and removes its cause. This splen-
did remedy is sold by druggists and
dealers generally at SOC. and 81 bottle
In Tablet form at 25c. and SOC. a package.
Write to Bobbitt Chemical Co., Balti-
more, Md. Booklet free. Tablets sent
by mail.
For sale IN Smyrna by
B. N. WELDON, Druggist.