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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-31
MT. VERNON
Represented At The Pythian
Sisters Convention
Of This District Which Was
Held In Mansfield
Ladies' From This City Take
Part..ln Program
Several State Officers We're
In Attendance
Mansfield Temple Royalty
Entertained Visitors

Mt. Vernon was well represented al
the annual district convention of the
Pythian Sisters held Friday in Mans.
field. One hundred and twenty-five
delegates and visitors were in at
tendance.
The district comprises Mt. Vernon,
Wooster, Ashland, Shelby, Crestline,
Mansfield, Bellville, Butler, Freder-
town and Greenwich.
The following was the program car
ried out during the day:
Morning session, 10:30-Call to Or
der and appointing of committees by
Deputy Sue Meyer. =
Registering of visitors and repre-
sentatives at desk of Secretary.
Dinner at 1880.
Afternoon session, 100 = Music,
Louella Brown, Trio.
Roll call of Temples. Response by
quotations.
Address of Welcome, Laura Dickson,
Mansfield. Response by Cornelia Far
ber, Bellville.
Solo, Mrs. Minnie Kett, Wooster
Reading minutes of 1910 convention.
Exemplification of Ritualistic Work
by Shelby Temple.
Solo, Lottie Cassei, Crestline.
Installation by Knox Temple Of
Fredericktown.
Paper-"A Vision" Edna Geissman,
New Washington.
Talk--"Our Home in the Past" Jen.
nette Bell, Cleveland.
Reading, Jessie Hitchman, Butler.
Quartette, Misses Cassel, Umberger,
Becker and Speelman, Crestline.
Reading, "True Sisterhood," Mrs.
Sarah Joliff, Wooster.
Piano Solo, Mrs. Myrtle Owens,
Ashland.
Paper. Little by Little" Hattie
Lauderbaugh, Mt. Vernon.
Talk, "Our Home In the Future"
Hattie Mott, President Of Home,
Cleveland.
Reports from Temples.
Question Box. Answered by Grand
Chief.
Business Session. Report Of Com
mittees.
Closing, "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds"
Evening session, 7:30-Reception to
Grand Officers. Orchestra selection.
Reading, Robert Phipps.
Piano solo, Amanda Thomas.
Address, A. s. Beach.
Vocal solo, Mrs. f. M. Brannon.
Address, Margaret Baddley, Grand
Chief.
Reading, Nellie Phipps.
Piano and Violin Duett, Mrs. Shock
er and Rusk.
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CONTRACTS
For Food Supplies For Ohio
Institutions
viii Be Enforced To Letter
By New Board

Columbus, o., Oct. 2S-That the new
State Board of Administration which
has charge of all the institutions NJ
the state is going to enforce to the
letter the specifications under which II
awards contracts for food supplies for
the various institutions was made eyi-
dent today which the board revoked
It's meat contracts with the Ben Cham
berlain Provision Company, OF Column
bus, and the Cincinnati Abattoir Com.
pany.
The cancellation of the contracts
was due to failure of the companies
to furnish meat which measured I'm
to the specifications which they prom.
ised to meet. Samples of meat were
submitted by the board to State Dairy
and Food Inspector e. Strobe. who re.
ported unfavorably.
The Cincinnati Absttoir Company
was to have furnished. shoulders of
pork weighing not less than 12 nor
more than IA pounds. Some of those
1t shipped to various institutions
weighed only five and a half pounds
each.
The contract of Ben Chamberlain
Provision Company was cancelled be.
cause it furnished inferior sausage
and frankfurters. Analysis of samples
sold to the state by this company
showed from So to 66 per cent of wat
er in the sausage and frankfurters
and per cent of corn starch. The
specifications allow only so per cent
OF water and 3 of corn starch. In his
report to the Board Food Commission
er Strobe calls attention to the fact
that DR.. Wiley, of the Government
Pure Food Department, condemns
corn starch as an adulterant in saus-
age and frankfurters.
The Cincinnati Abattoir contract
was for more than LOO pounds of
smoked shoulders weekly for various
institutions, while the Chamberlain
Provision contract was for about
$500 pounds weekly of sausage, bo-
logna and frankfurters in varying pro-
portions for different institutions.
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INSPECTION
llf Joe Hooker Relief Corps
On Friday Evening

Joe Hooker Relief Corps was in
spected Friday evening by Mrs. Ella
Smith of Shelby, Deputy Junior Vice
President. Mrs. Smith was enter
tanned with six o'clock dinner by
the president of the local corps, Mrs.
Sabra George and at o'clock she in
spected Joe Hooker Relief Corps.
The inspecting officer highly COM
plimented the president and her corps
of officers for the efficient manner in
which they exemplified the work. The
inspecting officer also reported that
the books of the corps were in splen-
did condition.
Following the inspection refresh.
ments were served by the members of
the corps.
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500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will b
pleased 10 learn that there is at least on
dreaded disease that sc ence has bee
atarh. lldll's "a A'rn CHe Is Tie on,
positive cure now known TO the medic,
fratern.ty. cat.rrh beils q constitutions
disease requires cGostiiu .ional treas
ment Is.Pa Ca" rrh ure IS taken IN
ernally. acting d!ycciiy cpoI the bloc
nd Mucous surfaces ( the sys' EN-. thcr-
oy destroying the found ltcn of the di'
ase: and gag Tire plieHi strength I
,turn In d"i1g It's wcrl;. TIC rreprietor
ave so rruoh fifth ~ rs curative pov
rs that tev Ger Dnn Eundrcd DCllal
r any caae 'nTf Ills 20 cure. Ser
i'et Of testlrncniala
AdA-ess = j fii,'; = 60 Toleec, oti
Sold hy ri, Irvr-- .;.i'~. = ,.
Take Halls Family p.ils ior constipation
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sudden
Was The Death Of A Woman
At Nellie
Has Relatives Living At
DanvllIe, 0.

Coshocton, o., Oct. 28--Two hours
after she had chatted with some neigh.
bors on her way home from grocery
and was apparently in her usual
health, Mrs. Phillip A. Sells, aged rs
years, was found dead in the kitchen
of their home in the village of Nellie
Thursday evening. Death was due TO
an attack of heart trouble, from which
Mrs. Sells had suffered at intervals
during the past year.
At about o'clock, Mrs. Sells made
a trip to Wheeler's store and on her
way home, talked with several neigh
bors. Although she had not been In
the best Of health, yet she stated that
she felt better than for some time
and was in good spirits. This was
the last she was seen alive. Mr.. Sells
returned home at about o'clock and
as he stepped into the kitchen, was
Mortified to find his wife lying pros.
trate on the floor near the stove. He
at once called some neighbors and
summoned DR.. P. M. Moore of War
saw, who hurried to the homo. 1t
was found, however, that the woman
was beyond all earthly aid, death hav-
ing ensued at least an hour before the
body was found. Mrs. Sells had been
stirring some peach butter when
stricken. There being no question as
to the cause of death, Coroner Lower
was not summoned.
Mrs. Sells was formerly Gladys
Gaumer, daughter of Stuart Gaumer,
formerly of Cavallo, now of Nellie.
Eight years of her life were spent in
Cavallo and after her marriage she
came to Nellie where she had made
her home.
The deceased was well known and
highly respected in the community
where she had lived. She was pos
sessed of kind and generous disposi-
tion that won for her friends on ev-
cry hand. She was member of the
"Class in the Corser" of the Nellie
chapel. Sunday school and she was al
ways present and doing her part when
her health permitted.
In addition to her husband, her
father, Stuart Gaumer of Nellie, and
two sisters Mrs. Bryant Conkle Of
Danville, and Miss Sarah Gaumer of
Nellie survive.
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(GiI RI
From Country Used Gun On
WOuId-Be.fIirtS

Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 2S-Miss
Emeritt Adkins, of Leet, a lumber
town in Lincoln County, answered
some would-be fiirts with a shotgun
on a Guyan and Coal River Railroad
train this afternoon.
Miss Adkins was standing on the
porch of her picturesque country
home Is the train approached. There
was a shotgun in the corner amid
the herbs and tobacco hanging from
the roof
Several men of the train crew, it
Is claimed, waved to the girl and
threw kisses. Hello, sweetheart"
cried one OF the trainmen. In sec
ond the shotgun was in her hand.
She jumped to the edge of the porch.
The gun spoke once, and some of the
small shot took effect in the face of
brakeman on the train, who is al
legged to have started the Irritation.
The engineer of the train pulled the
throttle wide open and the train leap
ed forward The girl leveled the gun
again ami fred. By this time, how
ever, the tram was too far away for
the birdshot to take effect.
After the shooting the girl quiet
ly cleaned and reloaded the gun, and
set the weapon in the corner for fur
ther use
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FOR SAI.E-Eight room house,
large lot, well, cistern and good barn;
good cellar and fruit; must sell to
close estate. r. l.. Carr, Exc. phone
844.
Misses Ruby Huntsberger. Ethel
Vincent, Irene Cochran, Careta Coch-
ran and Leila Styers went to Columbus
this morning to witness the o. s. u
o. w. u. football game.
Mrs. e. NJ. Wright has returned
home after three weeks visit with
relatives at Indianapolis, Ind, Hamil-
ton, Columbus and Delaware.
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GRAND OPERA
To Be Given In Mt. Vernon November
"a And Is

Through the efforts of Mrs. Iva
Sproule Baker. the music-loving peo-
pie of Mt. Vernon will be given an
opportunity of hearing grand opera in
this city on November "a and 25 at
the High school auditorium.
On the above date the LeBrun
Grand Opera Quartet has been secur-
ed to give two concerts in English.
The organization is one of the finest
in the country.
Ire quartet will give excerpts from
Faust, "Cavalleria Rusticana,"
Martha" and II Trovatore."
The company carries over $4,000
worth of costumes and scenery.
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PUBLIC SALE

Columbus Ewalt as Assignee of
Leander Hays will sell at public auc-
ton on the farm residence of Lean
der Hays, Thursday, November the
End at 10 o'clock sun time: Horses.
cattle, sheep, hogs. hay in NOW, and
corn in shock. Lunch stand on
premises.
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JUDGE LEE
To Deliver Memorial Address
For The EIkS

Judge Richard Fl. Lee, attorney and
judge of the municipal courts in the
city of Cleveland, has been secured
to deliver the annual address at the
Elks' memorial service to occur on
Sunday evening, December 4.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been appointed and
qualified executor of the estate OF
JOSEPHINE S. KERR
late of Knox county, Ohio, deceased
by the probate court of said county.
October goth. 1911.
WILSON 8. KERR.
Executor of Josephine S. Kerr decd.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-31
COURT HOUSE NOTES

Administrator Appointed
Newton Donnelly of Mt. Vernon has
been appointed administrator of Grace
Donnelly, giving bond in the sum of
$4,000, in surtey company. The ap.
praisers are Clyde Mitchell, v. II.
Cook and IL. IIolton.
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First and Final

First and Final
A first, final and distributive ac-
count has been filed in probate by
Lewis b. Houck, executor of Alfred
Uphold, showing the following: Re-
ceiyed s4OO. paid out $473, due exc
cutor $73.03.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grunder of
indianapolis, Indiana, is making an ex-
tended visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Logsdon of Danville.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-31

NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fled
for settlement and will be heard on
Tuesday, November Z, 1911, at 8 a. m.
Third and final account of Geo..
Davidson, guardian of James Mercer
ct al.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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Verdict Sustained By The
Circuit Court

Akron. Ohio, Oct. 2S-The circuit
court here today sustained the COM
mon pleas in its conviction of Earl
Sprankle, Akron autoist, tried for
manslaushtcr. The court scored auto
drivers generally.
Sprankle, an Akron auto dealer, ran
down and killed Helen Starr and
Laura Waldkirk, high school girls, last
summer.
He was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter and sentenced to an indefinite
term, in the Mansfield reformatory.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-31

NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been fled
for settlement and will be heard ON
Tuesday. November Z, 1911, at o a. m.
First and final account of Camilla
Williams, administrative of A. v. VIII
liams, who was administrator of C. C.
Marsh.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE zuURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF KNOX COUNTY, OHIO.
Lenora p. rrice. Plaintiff.

VS..
Nicholas e. Price, Defendant
Nicholas e. Price. whose place of resi-
dnece is unknown, is hereby notified that
Lenora p. Price las filed her petition
against him for divorce, alimony and
the custody of their children in case No.
90T9. of the Court of Common Pleas of
Knox County, Ohio, and that said cause
7th 1911.
Lenora 4. Price. Plaintiff.
Waight & Moore, Attors. for Plaintiff.
1924, 81 I-.4I,H,2SS
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been filed
for settlement and will be heard on
Tuesday, November :, 1911, az 8 a. M.
First and final account of w. w.
Walkey administrator of Henry w.
Swigert.
PATRICK A BERRY,
Probate Judge.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ACCOUNT.
Following account has been filed.
for settlement and will be heard On.
Tuesday, November z. 1911, at o q. m.
Second and final account of ID. d.
Elliott. administrator of Arthur Esil
OFT.
PATRICK A BERRY.
Probate Judge.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-12
PORTUGUESE REVoLTs.

II the rising against the present re-
publican government in Portugal
should ever attain formidable proper
tions or even if it should overthrow
the new republic and place Manuel on
the throne once more. it would be
folly 10 conclude that the efforts made
for the last year to create better con-
ditions than the wasteful and corrupt
monarchy formerly maintained. had
been wholly futile. There have been
important gains. and Portugal will not
slip down quite so far as it was in the
mire Of misgoyernment
That is, at the worst which can be
considered possible. The odds are in
favor Of the much more cheerful
guess that the forces Of the republic
will triumph over the monarchists
and that the present government will
stand. at least for some time TO come.
But If IT falls the reaction will be due
not to any merits Of the monarchy
but to the unhappy state Of the Por-
tuguese people.
It is easy to stir up revolts against
any government in a country which
has long been extremely poor and
greatly burdened by taxes and obliga-
tions which no government can do
away with. The wretched state OF
Portuguese finances and the back
wardness Of Portuguese industries and
commerce are the result Of conditions
so deep seated and so long establish
ed that it is beyond the power Of any
rulers to bring about general and i'm
mediate Improvement enough to salts
fy the hopes and demands of the peo-
pie
Hence there is chronic dlssatisfac-
ton with the public authorities and
constant willingness to listen to the
fair words OF those who preach re-
volt and revolution. 1t Is a state OF
things which will make the hold OIL
any government precarIous for a long
time TO come.
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

A Berlin hit called "The Lady In
Red" is to be imported to this coun-
try.
William Faversham has new play
by Edward Knoblauch. the author OF
The Fawn."
Henry w. Savage will soon produce
Little Boy Blue" a successful Vien-
nese opera.
Elmer y. Harris dramatization Of
''The Wild Olive" will be produced i'm
New York in December.
Judgment" in which Valerie Ber-
gere has been playing. is to be elab-
Grated into a four-act drama.
Alfred Sutro author of THE Walls
Of Jericho" has had produced "A new
play entitled "a Perplexed Husband"
Margaret Ellington viii try i'm the
west wan Aliens Wife" the play
which Fannie Ward appeared in Lon
don.
Every member of the cast now APP
pearing in Alma, Where Do You
Live?' was at one time or another in
vaudeville.
Gustave Frohman's production Of
Father Jerome with Orrin johnson
as the star, opened In Red Bank. N.
j., the other night.
May Buckley and Frederick Burton
will be featured in Partners" the
dramatization Of f.. p Roe's novel "He
Fell i'm Love with His Wife,"
a newspaper playlet has been pre-
sented in Philadelphia called "The
Swag." The story is that of a young
reporter bribed to suppress big
story.
Frederick Thompson has engaged
Robert Druet for role of newspa-
per reporter in w. y. Maloney's new
play, Graft" that is to be produced
soon.
Harry Watson, Jr.. who has been
appearing in THE Folies of 1911" mas
been engaged by F. Ziegfeld. Jr.. for
Anna Held's company in Miss Inno-
cence"
George Bronson Howard, author OF
"Snobs," that is now current at the
Hudson theater New York, has COM
pleted new play. which is to be l<ed
by Blanche Bates at the end OF her
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run in "Nobody's Widow" under BE.
lascos management.
Ben Greet has been given charge of
the rehearsals of the company that is
To support Nine. Simone i'm 1.-THE
Thief beginning at Days Theater
New York, next Monday.
Georgia O'Ramey, who played Kit
McNair I'm Seven Days" has been en-
gagged for one of the principal roles
with Thomas \. Wise and John Bar
rymore i'm the cast of Uncle Sam"
Before he leaves London for this
country Harry Lauder will have a fine
advertisement for mis- tour i'm the
shape of a command" performance
before the British Royal family.
Several leading theators in New
York have raised the price Of seats
for their Saturday evening perform
ances TO $500 and it is expected that
other houses will soon follow the ex-
ample
Paul Wilsatach. author of the dram
attic version of "Thais," has written
play for Tim Murphy called THE
Poor Rich" which Mr.. Murphy will
make his starring vehicle about the
middle Of November.
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY"

1f92-Columbus first sighted land o
his voyage 20 the New World.
93-Corncrstone Of the Univers't
Of North Carolina was laid.
1S22-The Independence Of Brazil
was proclaimed.
ls44-Mme Helena Mojjeska, ceIe
brated actress, born I'm Gracow. p.
land. Died in Bay city. Cal. April s
1903.
1s51-Commodore Lewis Warning
ton famous American naval officer
died. Born. Nov. 3. 1882.
1s5f-F'irst zinc works at Bethlehem
Pa. began operations.
ls7O-Gen. Robert f. Lee died. Born
Jan. 10, 1907.
1ssi-Joseph q. Holland, poet an,
novelist died iu Ncw York. Born ir
Delchertown. Mass, July a, 1919.
tS9S-The bsttleships Oregon ant
Iowa sailed from New York for Ma.
Mia.
l9io-Rique saenz Pena inaugural
ed President Of Argentina
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rHAT CHINESE Fuss.

The present revolution In China Is
the most serious that has yet threat
ened thc government Of that country
The fact that the rebels are organ
lied and that there is disanection
among the regular troops make the
uprising look most formidable and now
that the rebels have captured WI
chang and invaded Hankow the move
ment may spread rapidly. The efforts
Of the government 10 put down the
rebels will depend almost entirely on
the loyalty OF the majority Of the
troops. All foreigners. including the
missionaries, are reported safe, and
are even being protected by the reyo-
lutionary forces who realize that not
20 do so would be 10 invite interference
on the part Of other nations. The
Chinese government IS rushing troops
10 Hankow and on the result Of the
anticipated engagement there no doubt
will largely depend the further sue
cess Of the rebels.
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BY WOODROW WILSON. Governor of New
Jersey

1 HERE very interesting implication in the Lords Prayer
begins with this petition: Give this day daily
~ bread and all of life based upon the physical susenance
it, for keep his mind soul right if his
stomach empty Ny agriculture therefore, hope
thar by GET TOGETHER SPIRIT the farmers may bring
about BETTER MARKET CONDITIONS and get BETTER
RAILROAD RATES by of economical shipments from
bined storehouse
TOGETHER PROPOSITION THE PROBLEM OF ALL
POLITICS THEN THERE COMES UPON THE MIND
GREAT ILLUMINATING DISCOVERY THAT COMMON
TEREsT INTEREST INDIVIDUAL THERE
ENLleHTENINe DISCOVERIES,
SERVE YOUR FELLOW MAN YOU SERVE YOUR OWN INTER
EsTs VASTLY BETTER THAN COULD SERVED
SEGREGATED THEM.
This the spirit of America. This the BREATH OF IN
upon which shall be lifted STEP BY STEP to
greater, broader and more hopeful things.
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which Father Vaughn sailed for New
York. To keep in practice during the
voyage the sunragists arranged a
meeting on board ship and Father
Vaughn was requested 70 occupy the
platform. He listened to number OF
rabid suffrage speeches and finally the
ladies urged him also 10 deliver an
address. The feelings Of the suHra-
gettes may be easier imagined than
described. when Father Vaughn told
them IN SO many words that his idea
az the ideal woman was not one who
marched 10 the polls. but one who took
care OF the home and reared her chill
dren properly. After that Father
Vaughn was not persona grata with
the sunragists
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-12
"A LITTLE DANDERINE WILL
MAKE YOUR HAIR LUSTROUS.
SOFT, FLUFFY, ABUNDANT
Get a rs Cent Bottle Now and
Forever Stop Failing Hair, Itching
Scalp and Dandruff
II you Wish 10 Double the Beauty
OF your Hair in Ten Minutes surely
Try Danderine Hair Cleanse

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy,
abundant and appears as soft, lustrous and
beautiful as young girls after Danderinc
hair cleanse. Just try this moisten cloth
with little Danderine and carefully draw il
through your hair, taking one small strand
at time. This will cleanse the hair of dust,
dirt and excessive oil and in Just a few
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A delightful surprise awaits particularly
those who have been careless, whose hair
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OF dandruf; cleanscs, purihes and invigor-
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Try as you will, after one application Of
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or toilet counter, and just try it.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-12
THIS IS ny 9th BIRTHDAY

George w. Gable. the noted writer
Of southern stories. WIS born in New
Orleans, oct r., 1874. and received his
education in the public schools Of MS
native city At the age ~ fourteen no
was required. by the death Of his IA
Their. to assist in tho support OF the
family and no secured employment IN
q commercial house. -Four years later
though but frail youth, he enlisted
In Confederate cavalry regiment
and served until the close Of the war
He then returned 10 New Orleans and
resumed his counting-room employ
ment. remaining In II almost contin-
uously for fourteen years. In the
meantime he had written some short
stories 81 Creole life and the success.
with which they met Induced him ir