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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11

er of that walk. l had almost reached
the limit of endurance: with every
step the broken ends of the bone
grated together. We found the farm
house without difficulty, and l remem-
Der wondering if l could hold out to
the end of the old stone walk that led
between hedges to the door.
Allah be praised" said with all
the voice | could muster. Behold the
coffee pot" And then put down the
cup and folded up like a iack-knife on
the porch floor.
When l came around something hot
was trucking down my neck. and a
despairing voice was saying, oh. l
don't seem to be able to pour it into
your mouth. Please open your eyes. "
But l don't want it in my eyes," l
replied dreamily. Il haven't any idea
what came over me. 1t was the shoes,
l think; the left one is a red-hot tor
ture." was sitting by that time and
looking across into her face.
Never before or since have faint
ed but l would do it ioyfully, a dozen
times a day, if l could waken again
to the blissful touch of soft fingers on
my face, the hot ecstasy of coffee
spilled by those fingers down my neck.
There was thrill in every tone of
her voice that morning. Before long
my loyalty to Mcknight would step
between me and the girl he loved;
life would develop new complexities.
In these early hours after the wreck,
full of pain as they were, there was
nothing of the suspicion and distrust
that came later. Shorn of our IS and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
Dying by Organs.

It has been discovered that If a
human being dies after an ordinary
Illness and not a violent death he
does not die all over and all at once
he may have a diseased liver, heart
81 lung, and this may be the cause
Of his death; but it has been found
that II the diseased organ could have
been replaced by a healthy one life
might have been maintained indefi-
ntefy. This is no imagination or
SPECULATION. 1t has been confirmed
by the most careful experiments by
he ablest medical scientists in the
eomtry-Leslie's Weekly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
Exhibition Of Real Faith.

william Spills little girl, who had
been playing at making mud pies.
aided by tiny sprinkling can for a
reservoir, ran to her father as he
slighted from a car, bearing a pack.
age Of dry-cleaned wearing apparel
Pointing to her muddy little boots Fa-
tier Spill admonished his tiny daugh-
ter, impressing her with the value of
neat appearance.
That night the young lady offered
her usual prayer with great earnest
ness. And don't forget, dear Lord"
she prayed fervently, Ito dry-clean our
street, and my shoes, for Jesus sake,
Imenf'-Cleveland Leader.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11

under the summer sun, growing
parched and dusty and weary, logged
ly leaving behind us the pillar OF
smoke. l thought knew of trolley
line somewhere in the direction we
we're going, or perhaps we could ind
a horse and trap to take US into Bal
timore. The girl smiled when l sug-
gested it.
I'VE will create a sensation. won't
WEI" she asked. Isn't it queer-or
perhaps it's my state of mind-but l
keep wishing for a pair OF gloves,
when | haven't even hat"
When we reached the main road we
sat down for moment, and her hair
which had been coming loose for some
time fell over her shoulders in little
waves that were most alluring. 1t
seemed a pity to twist it up again,
Int when | suggested this, cautiously
Che said 1t was troublesome and got
in her eyes when it was loose. So she
gathered it up, while held 4 row OF
Iitrle shell combs and pins, and when
II was done it was vastly becoming.
ron Funny about hair: A man never
knows he has it until he begins TO
lose it. but it's different with a girl
Something of the unconventional stu
alton began to dawn on her as she put
in the last hair pin and patted some
81 -ay locks to place. =,
81 have not told you my name
she said abruptly. Il forgot that be-
cause | know who you are. you know
, ching about me. am Alison West,
and my home is in Richmond. ,
{, ~ as 1t! This was the girl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
p,MpLEs COVERED HIS BACK
anil How did you become a

.My troubles began along in the
.,,u,mer IN the hottest weather and
,oov the form of small eruptions and
aching and a kind of smarting pain.
I, took me mostly all over my back
IA heut getting worse until finally
~ hack was covered with a mass OF
.,n,nIes which would burn and itch at
,,vbt so that l could hardly stand It.
This condition kept getting worse and
v.rse until my back was solid mass
y lie sores which would break open
nd run. My underclothing would be
a clst OF blood.
II tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years ana I was not
Getting any benefit. It seemed was
N eternal misery and could not sleep
nm nv back or lean on chair. was
fraffy given a set of the Cuticura
Remedies and inside of two weeks
could see and feel a great relief.
kent on using Cuticura Soap. Ointment
and also the Resolvent, and in about
rbree or four months time my back
vas nearly cured and felt like a new
being. Now am in good health and
no sign Of any skin diseases and l
am fluffy satisfied that Cuticura RENE
dies are the best ever made for skin
diseases. would not be without
them" (Signed) w. A. Armstrong,
Corbin, Kan, May 26, 1911. Although
crtSerra Soan and Ointment are sold
bs druggists and dealers everywhere,
sample of each, with 32-page book,
WIN be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept q X, Boston.
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STRONGER THAN MEAT
judges Opinion of Grape-Nuts.

"A gentleman who has acquired a jul
uieial turn Of mind from experience
"a inc bench out in the Sunfower
oeate writes a carefully considered
Uplaion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
@ lood. He says:
For the past 5 years Grape-Nuts
-, s peen a prominent feature in our
oil Of fare.
me crisp food with the delicious,
au'V navor has become an indis-
pensaole necessity in my family's
everyday life.
~ mas proved to be most healthful
uu beneficial, and has enabled us to
tcaily abolish pastry and pies
IN our table, for the children prefer
~speNuts, and do not crave rich and
uaWholesame food.
usape~Nuts keeps us all in perfect
s,cal condition-as a preventive of
80. .ase 1t Is beyond value. have been
S -, impressed, by the benefi-
~ enects of Grape-Nuts when used
M. suies who are troubled with face
FINISHES finishes, skin eruptions, etc. 1t
up the complexion wonderfully.
,s, - 70 its nutritive qualities, my ex-
aee Is that one small dish Of
No.. s0..Nuts Is superior to a pound Of
,,.t - 10f breakfast, which is an impor-
~. consideration for anyone. 1t sat-
49, - ehe appetite and strengthens the
OF resisting fatigue, while its
s., Involves none of the disagreeable
nqaences that sometimes follow
~ breakfast" Name given by
ROa I'm 20, Battle Creek, Mich.
VAN, me little book, ''The Road to
ie' in pkgs. There's a reason"
Que srnr ad the above Ietterg A new
are rsp,.a from time to time. They
hterrS1. true, and full of human
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
At the Prune Club.

why Is a baseball umpire like
mother-in-law?" asked the thin board
er, coming down to breakfast without
his collar.
Because they both watch the game"
suggested the fat man.
MIX replied the thin one.
Because they both put man out
uniustly." came from the shoe clerk.
Good, but not the right answer"
came from the thin one. tits really too
easy to give up. but here it is-both
are very unpopular"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
no 80 CONTINUEp.
Cold and AToof.

"Lcrd Cu-zon. during the visit that
ended in his marriage to Miss Letter
proved very interesting in his cold.
proud way"
The speaker. a Chicagoan. smiled
and resumed:
Cold and proud as young George
Curzon was. he regarded the house of
lords as colder and prouder He told
me once that when he asked his IA
Their If his first speech in the house
of lords had been difficult the old gem
tleman replied:
Difficult! 1t was like addressing
sheeted tombstones by torchlight!"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
CHAPTER TX.
The HaIcyon Breakfast.

We were still dazed, I think, for we
wondered like two troubled children
orr one idea at first to get as tar
awav as we could from the horror be-
bird MS We were both bare headed
g grim pallid through the grit. Now
and then we met little groups OF coun-
Nv folk hurrying to the track; they
stared at us curiously. and some
Wished to question us. But we hur-
Red mast them; we had put the wreck
behind us. That way lay madness.
Only once the girl turned and look box
- behind her. The wreck was hid
gap but the smoke cloud hung heavy
and dense. For the first time | re-
T m,.T that my companion had not
heeD a1oon on the train. .,s
"' ~. here" I suggested. "lt
~ on ~ " Will
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CHAPTER vIiI-continued.

Her voice and my arm were bring
ing me to my senses. 81 hear" I said.
I'LL sit up in a second. Are you
hurt?"
mo. only bruised. Do you think
you can Walk"
I drew up one foot after another
gingerly.
They seem to move all right" 4
remarked obviously. Would you mind
telling me where the back of my head
has gone? l can't help thinking it
isn't there"
She made a quick examination. ITS
pretty badly bumped" she said. You
must have fallen on it."
had got up on my uninjured elbow
by that time, but the pain threw me
back. Don't look at the wreck"
entreated her. IT'S no sight for O
woman. Tiff there is any way to tie
up this arm, might be able to do
something. There may be people un-
der those cars!"
Then 1t is too late to help" she re-
piled solemnly. A little shower of
feathers, each carrying it's fiery lamp,
blew over US from some burning pill
low. A part of the wreck collapsed
with crash. In resolute endeavor
to play a mans Part in the tragedy
going on all around, got to my knees.
Then I realized what I had not no
ticed before: The hand and wrist of
the broken left arm were damned
through the handle of the sealskin
grip. I gasped and sat down sud
denly.
you must not do that" the girl
insisted. I noticed now that she kept
her back to the wreck, her eyes avert
ed THE weight of the travelling bag
must be agony. Let me support the
valise until we can get it cut off,
will it have to be cut OFF," I
asked as calmly as possible. There
were red-hot stabs of agony clear to
my neck, but we we're moving slowly
away from the track
Yes" she replied. with dumfound.
ing GOODNESS. IF I had a knife |
could do it myself You might sit
here and lean against this fence
BY that time my returning faculties
had realized that she was going to cut
off the satchel, not the arm. The dir
ziness was leaving and was gradual
ly becoming myself
"If you pull, it might come | sug'
gested. "And with that weight gone
I think l will cease to be five feet
eleven inches of baby"
She tried gently to loosen the ham
die, but it would not move, and at last
with great drops of cold persptration
over me, had to give up.
I'm afraid I can't stand it, l said.
But there's a knife somewhere around
these clothes, and if l can find it, per-
haps you can cut the leather"
AS I gave her the knife she turned
it over. examining it with peculiar
expression. bewilderment rather than
surprise. But she said nothing. She
set to work deity, and in few min
utes the bag dropped free.
That's better" l declared sitting
I'D. Nov. if you can pin my sleeve
IN NV coat, 1t will support the arm
so we can get away from here.
.The pin might give" she objected
land the jerk would be terrible. She
looked around, puzzled; then she got
ND. coming back in a minute with a
draggled. partly scorched sheet. This
she tore into large square ana aiteF
she had folded it, she slipped it under
the broken arm and tied it securely
at the back of my neck.
The relief was immediate, and, pick
ing IN the sealskin bag, walked slow
" beside her. away from the track
The first act was over; the curtain
eoIIor The scene was STRUCK"
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"No, Did Not intend to Go Home"

"No, Did Not Intend to Go Home"
ting out of her mind something that
obtruded now and then. It brought
with it a return of the puzzled express
sion that had surprised early in the
day, before the wreck. caught it
once, when, breakfast over, she was
Tightening the sling that held the
broken arm. had prolonged the
morning meal as much as l could, but
when the wooden clock with the pink
roses on the dial pointed to half after
ten, and the mother with the duplicate
youngsters had not come back, Miss
West made the move had dreaded
IF we are to get into Baltimore at
all we must start" she said, rising.
You ought to see a doctor as soon as
possible"
Hush" I said warningly. Don't
mention the arm, please; it is asleep
now. You may rouse it"
IF only had a hat" she reflected.
'It wouldn't need to be much of one,
but" She gave a little cry and
darted to the corner. Look" she
said triumphantly, the very thing.
With the green streamers tied up in
bow, like this-do you suppose the
child would mind? I can put IS or
so here-that would buy a dozen OF
them"
1t was a queer affair of straw, that
hat, with a round crown and rim
that Topped dismally. With a single
movement she had turned it up at one
side and fitted it to her head. Gro
tesque by itself when she wore it it
was thing of Joy.
Evidently the lack of head covering
had troubled her, for she was elated
at her find. She left me. scrawling a
note of thanks and pinning it with a
bill to the table-cloth, and ran up
stairs to the mirror and the promised
soap and water.
did not see her when she came
down. l had discovered a bench with
tin basin outside the kitchen door,
and was washing, in a helpless, one
sided way. felt rather than saw that
she was standing in the doorway. and
made a final plunge into the basin.
How is it possible for a man with
only a right hand to wash his left
| carr" I asked from the roller towel.
was distinctly uncomfortable: Men are
more rigidly creatures of conven'
ton than women, whether they admit
| it or not. There is so much soap on
me still that if l laugh l will blow
bubbles. Washing with rain water
and homemade soap is like motoring
on a slippery road. only struck the
high places"
Then, having achieved a brilliant
polish with the towel, looked at the
girl.
She was leaning against the frame
of the door, her face perfectly color
less, her breath coming in slow, diff.
ficult respirations. The erratic hat
| was pinned to place, but it had slid
rakishly to one side. When l real.
lied that she was staring, not at me,
but past me to the road along which
we had come, l turned and followed
her gaze. There was no one in sight;
the lane stretched dust white in the
sumo moving figure on it, no sign
of life.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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The Ultimate Limit,

First Dentist-My work is so pain.
less that my patients often fall asleep
while am at their teeth.
second Dentist-That's nothing
VINE all want to have their pictures
aken to catch the expression of de-
light on their faces.
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Hat Authority.

Mrs. Bacon-"In Dresden the mail
authorities make special provision for
the transportation of millinery and
hats in boxes"
Mr.. Bacon-"Tn this country the fe-
male authorities have to do with mil
linery."
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Sudden Change.

Little Edgar-'Uncle John, did you
used to be little boy like me?'
Uncle Jchn-"Yes, E5sar."
Little ElGar-"D.dnt you feel awful
ly queer tor a few days after you got
to be a nan?''-Exchange
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-11
There's a Reason.

Boatman-Peter an neil not be
able to take ye out fishin' tonight,
man; but Peters nephew will be
afther takin' ye av ye like.
Lady-Well, hope Peters nephew
is cleaner than Peter is.
Boatman-He is, man; he's young
er.-Punch,
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They Won't Blow Away.

She with newspaperl-"Another cy.
clone out west. 1t has swept dozens
OF farms clear of everything"
He-"I'u bet the mortgages didn't
bulge an inch."-Boston Transcript
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A Mether's AnxletN.

Willie-Ma. can't | go out on the
street tor a little while? Tommy
Jones says there's a comet to be
seen.
Mother-Well. yes; but don't you
20 too uear-Boston TRANSCRIPT
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not be
tonight,
will be
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
SAVED LIFE.

A basket of tomatoes saved q
Paris woman's life the other day.
Her husband, a grocer, had put q
flag out Of his window for the ma
tional holidays. Weeks after these
we're over the flag still hung there,
and the woman suddenly made up
her mind that she would take it
down herself. But as she struggled
to take it out Of the iron sheath in
which it was fixed she lost her bal
ance and fell out of the window.
Through a glass shelter over the
grocery store she crashed, and as she
was about to land on the pavement,
customers in the shop screamed in
horror. They thought she would be
killed, but the basket of ripe, red
tomatoes stood right on the spot
where she was to fall, and sure
enough she landed in it amongst the
ripe fruit. The tomatoes suffered,
but she did not.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
WE u YOUR MONEY
IF YOU KEEP YOUR
FRECKLES.
Try Wilson'S Freckle Cream.
1t Is Sold Under an Alb
solute Guarantee.

That the greatest care should be
ahown in selecting d cream or lotion
for facial application is generally
known. But to be able TO purchase a
cream which is absolutely guaranteed
to remove freckles or pimples and get
your money back from the druggist IL
it fails TO do SO, is something new.
Wilson's Freckle Cream is not only a
splendid toilet cream. but also a HARM
less, mild face bleach.
Try a 50-cent jar of WILSON'S Freckle
Cream. and you will find that your
freckles will p~erceptibly fade. A sec
ond jar will cause them to completely
disappear. If it does not do this, your
money will be refunded without argu-
ment by the druggist from whom YOU
purchase the cream.
II your druggist cannot supply you.
send his name and 50 cents to the Will
son Freckle Cream Company. Charles
ton. S. c., and a full size jar will be
mailed you.
Sold by st. Clair Drug Co., Tupelo.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
CONCEALED HIS IDENTITY.

A curious story is told of how Mo-
named Ali, the ex-shah of Persia,
was able to effect his escape from
Austria without attracting the at
tention of European diplomats.
After stating that he was suffering
from gont, the ex-shah and his fam
lily went to a resort near Vienna. He
lived quietly there under the name
of Khalli. until the other week.
when he disappeared, informing his
family that he was continuing his
sscure" at, Marienbad. A few days
after a man appeared At Marienbad,
but he was not the ex-shah, who was
then on his way to Persia, but :
Persian resembling him.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
CHANGED HIS MIND SUDDENLY
Jake Sparrow Decided That, After All,
He Would Now Mr.. lemhard's
Lawn.
CONTINUED Next Week.

Jake Sparrow assumed the lofty
air which he reserved for summer
residents who proved unappreciative
of his special talents. 81 wouldn't
NOV the Lombards' lawn, not if they
come to me on their Bonded knees"
he remarked to Mrs. Sparrow. "Aft-
er their engaging the Stoddard bog
last week, right over my circs1ar tina,
| sent 'em, and know they got it, for
| saw him take it out of the Office
with my own eyes! Let 'em get on
as best they can, with a lawn al!
knubbles. There isn't money enough
in the world to tempt me to do it
for 'em."
The words were scarcely out of his
mouth before Mr.. Lombard APP
peared, walking briskly.
SLOW are you, jake he IN
CURED. 81 suppose you know what
I'm after. We had the Stoddard
boy NOV the lawn last week, just
the first rough work of the season,
YOU understand, to clear the way for
YOU. How about a dollar a week
for keeping it in good condition?
Will that be right"
Mrs. Sparrow had d~iscreetly with
drawn out Of hearing. Jake took out
his watch.
at just happens that ! can accom-
modate you this week. he said. I'll
be over in about half an hour, and
after this I'll make arrangements
with the other parties that assist,
50 | al give YOU a regular time,
was just saying to my wife that
you'd hired the Stoddard boy to
kind Of"
But the sound Of Mrs. S~parrow's
heels on the gravel path close to the
porch caused his voice to trail off,
and he babe Mr.. Lombard goodby
in 4 subdued tone.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
KINGSLEY AND IN AERohaUT
How the Author, BY = Flight Of Fancy,
Feared He Had Offended
0altoonist.

Charles Kingsley was at a dinner
once with the aeronaut Coxwell. 1t
was shortly after Coxwell and a COM
panion had made a flight in which
they had risen so high that Coxwell's
hands were frozen and he had time
only to tear open the air valve with
his teeth. A. C. Benson tells the
story in a recent installment of "Tlie
Leaves Of the Tree" in the North
American Review. After dinner
Kingsley suddenly said: az have
often thought the the first man that
ever went up in a balloon must have
been a d-dentist.' Some n laughed
and said, what an extraordinary
ideap 1 don't know said Kings
ley; "a man who is always looking
down peoples Threats, and pulling
their teeth about. and breathing
their breath, must be inspired with a
tremendous desire to get away and
above it ALL
"Coxwell leaned forward and said
very good-lumoredly, We'll, Mr..
Kingsley, it is true that | am a den
fist, but it was not that that made
me become an aeronaut.' NY d-dear
Mr.. Coxwell,' said Kingsley, flush
ing red. 4 am sure l beg your par
don. | had no idea it was SO. You
must have thought me singularly i'll
hammered to make a joke Of it,
kingsley could not recover his
spirits for the rest Of the evening.
He hated giving pain to any human
being more perhaps than anything
in the world"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
Illinois Central R. R.
Efficiently Serves a vast
Territory \

by through service to and from the
following cities:
CHICAGO, I'LL. OMAHA NEB-
COUNCIL BLUFF. IOWA. MIN
NEAPOLIS. MINI. ST. PAUL,
MINI. PEORIA. ILL. EVANS,
VILE, IND. ST. LOUIS. MO. GIN
CINNATl, OHIO. NEW ORLEANS,
LA. MEMPHIS. TENN HOT
SPRING, ARK. LOUISVILLE. KY.
NASHVILLE. TENN. ATLANTA,
GA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Through excursion sleeping car ser-
vice between Chicago and between
Cincinnatti
AND THE PACIFIC COAST
Connections at above terminals for the
EAST, SOUTH, WEST, NORTH
Fast and Handsomely equipped steam
heated trains dining cars Buffet
library cars-Sleeplng cars-Free re-
clinIng chair cars.
Particulars of agents of the Illinois
Central and connecting lines
s. G. HATCH. Pass'r. Traffic Mgr.
Chicago.
H. j. PHELPS, Gen'l. Pass'r. Agent.
Chicago.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-11-03
Notice of Election.
#. the Qualified Electors of Lee

r. the Qualified Electors of Lee
County:
Whereas, the Hon. E. f. Noel. gov
ernor of the State of Mississippi. has
issued a writ of election to the under
signed Election G mnissioners OF Lee
county, directing themto ord r an cleo
ton to I'LL a vacancy in the office of
Representative caused by the resigna-
ton of the Hon. G o Fl. Hill from said
office, said election to be held and con-
Quoted at the same time as the gen
eral election under Section 4l91 and
Section 4l92 Of the Code of 1876.
1t is therefore ordered by the said
Election Commissioners that said cleo
ton to fill 8 id vacancy shall be held
and notice is hereby given that on the
7th day of November. 1911. a special
election will be held in "a d county for
the purpose OF filing the vacancy in
the office of Representative from Lee
county, caused by the resignation OF
thu HIM Geo. Fl. Hill Said election
to be held and conducted by the officers
appointed for the holding Of the gener-
IL election to he held ON that date at
the various precincts in said county.
None u qualified electors may par
ficipate therein.
Witness u hands this October rs.
1911
J X Erazer.
Jno 7. 81 yson,
w. j.. Bunch.
Election Commissioners of Lee Coun.
tt, Mississippi.