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BeSSen1er News

Bessemer October 10.-(Special.)- Bessemer's new city council held caucus tonight in the council cham Der and elected the following: Mayor George E. Rutledge, purchasing agent for the city; Eugene L. Huey presi- dent pro tenn of council; J. S. Jenkins, night warden; Tom Donoho. driver at No. 1 fire station with Osro Craig as relief driver; Frank Coins, as driver at No. ? fire station D. Mcfarland, regular patrolman.
 The first basketball game of the season will be played Friday night at the Athletic hall when the Bes- semer team will play the All-Stars. Between halves and after the game there will be a number of athletic ex- hibitions by several well known local, athletes. Both teams are evenly matched and the game, which is for the benefit of the Bessemer High school football team. promises to be an interesting one The lineup is as fol- lows:
 Bessemer-Shauber, forward; Will Johnson, forward; B. s. Clay, center: J. P Clay. guard; c. Bumgardner. guard.
 l-Stars-Bailey, forward B. John- son, forward; Lovett, center, Pickett, guard; Jim Donaldson, guard.
 Substitutes, John Donaldson, Haley, Cochrane, and Fillmore.
 Officials. Will lacey. referee Kuch- inski. umpire.
 Manager Tubb stated that game had been signed with the N. E. A. A. and I. l. to be played in Bessemer on October 25 and also a game with the Columbus Young Mems Christian as- sociation, to be played in Columbus on December G. The game Friday night will be called promptly at o'clock, the proceeds to be used to purchase uniforms for the high school football eleven.
 At the meeting of the board of the public library, James Trotter was elected secretary and treasurer of the library to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Rev. D. P. Taylor, who has accepted the pastorate of the Christian church at Selma. During the library association Rev. Taylor has given efficient service. Mrs. Kate Jones and Mrs. G. F. Goodwin were elected members of the board.
 Miss Lois Arnold and Mir. sam Hun nicutt were married last night by Jus tice of Peace W. D. Lanier at his home. The wedding was quiet affair. there being no attendants.
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From Uskup comes word that Seryian merchants are closing their business and leaving the country.
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Miss Lois Arnold and Mir. sam Hun nicutt were married last night by Jus tice of Peace w. D. Lanier at his home. The wedding was a quiet affair, there being no attendants.
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smiIey-G y-Gaudin-smith Co. Phones s.
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JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phones 1902.
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. q Rev. F. B. Powell of Oconee, Ga. has
 ! lW<rived in Bessemer to take charge of
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LICE LoY. Undertaken. Phones 7se.

SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones 3.
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Lexington, Ky.-Capt. Charlton R. Nor gan, brother of the famous Confederate general. John Morgan. and himself a for mer United States consul to Sicily, died here tonight. He was "A years of age.
 He served under his brother during the
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Dolly and the Crsty Old Bachelor Thanksgiving Day Dixie


butantes would at risque story and
then-gave himself completely away.
4 never really cared for her" he
was musing audibly. as he drew from
his pocket a fragrant Panathello, Love
is all poppyeock, anyway. It's ridieu-
LOUIS"
Never mind' I suggested. "Baeh-
elors will fail in love even in the best
regulated families. and the best regu-
lated bachelors are those who continue
10 look forward to the girl they left be-
hind"
The c. o. b. sat silent. looking in
the curling blue-gray smoke of the fire,
and | knew in my heart, he was think
ing over all the sweetness and tender
ness connected with that particular
girl and with that particular period of
his lonely life.
who mends your clothes?" l asked
presently,
oh Jack and I have sewing
woman WHO comes in once a week and
sews on buttons" he said. rousing hinf-
self from his reverie. "she charges us
95 cents a week. Isn't that cheaper
than a wife,"
4 verify believe that you are a hope
less person-absoutely devoid of the finer
feelings" ] deplored "Of course, If YOU
are putting matrimony on a commercial
basis, and are too stingy to pay for what
would make you comfortable and happy
why then guess you ARE thankful. and
will give unstinted gratitude this Thanks.
giving for your unencumbered state.
"rhere may have been a time when
men had TO marry said the G. o. b.
haughtily. Now wife is an appendage
| sive as an automobile, and often as dis
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ThEBOOK SHELF
BY THE BuBLoPHIEE

PAUL RUNDEL."
By VIII n. Harden, Harper Brothers,
New York (Revewed for THE Book
Shelf by Paul Cook
VIII N. Harden has devoted his life to
the portrayal in fiction of rival Georgia
characters. Some are quaint. some are
deep and sincere, some are humorous and
some are not, but all are drawn with the
skill of writer who is thoroughly "a
milar with his subject.
In. his latest novel, Paul Rundel," Mr..
Harden tells the story of a Georgia boy
in the 'hill county, who battles upward
against adverse circumstances, and de-
velops into a fine type of manhood as the
result of overcoming the obstacles which
retarded him in early life. Paul Rundel
is a typical mountain boy when he first
appears in the pages of the book but
nevertheless already showing those rugged
traits of character which are destined
to help him in lfe's later battles. He is
the support of his invalid father and his
friy oIous. pleasure loving mother. who
has begun a Irritation with a swain of
the neighborhood. This incipient love
affair of his mother Is destined to change
the course OF Paul's whole life and end
that of his harrassed father. When the
father of Paul dies under tragic and es-
serually pathetic circumstances, just aft
err approaching his wife for her indis-
Greet conduct, Paul brooding over his
wrongs and enormously thinking that his
mother had been guilty of wrongdoing,
waylays the man In the case and empties
into his worthless body load of buck
shot.
Believing himself murderer Paul fees
in the night, with the friendly assistance
of his employer, jim Hoag, and takes up
his residence in far western state. AS
the years go by he studies hard and
eventually develops into prominent edi-
torial writer on the staff of a western
newspaper. As boy Paul was a scoffer
and unbelieyer in a spiritual hereafter
but the memory of his supposed crime
cannot be erased and at last the pangs
of remorse become so keen that he ex-
periences a change Of heart and decides
that he will go back to his home, there
to stand trial for murder.
Returning to Georgia, Paul finds his old
employer. Jim Hoag, more prosperous
than ever and learns also TO his intense
surprise that the man he thought he had
killed was alive and married to his moth
err Jim Hoag offers Paul position as
his manager. The former Mrs. Rundel
and her second husband are away in
distant state and for the first time In
many, many years an era of peace and
happiness dawns for Paul. In the days
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The Red Police

Arthur Chapman. in Harper's Weekly,
Wraps Ups His Tail, mounted on a
swift pony, circled i'm front of the SOL
diers, crying lamentations. He knew
that every Grow warrior ON the other
side OF The Little Big Horn carried
arms beneath his blanket, and was only
waiting some encouraging manifesto :
ton TO overwhelm the little band of
soldiers. The medicine-man cried in
carnations, and tossed white powder
in the air Word was given to fire over
his head. When the volley was dis
charged and the medicine-man did not
fall. It was whispered that the magic
powder had blinded the soldiers a
sergeant's horse became unmanageable
and bolted from the line straight to-
ward the medicine man. Wraps Up
His Tail drew a revolver and shot the
soldier through the body The medi-
cine man then waved his terrible red
sword. but no heads fell The order
was given to charge, and as the cavalry
swept toward him the medicine man
fled toward the river A Hotchkiss
shell burst under his pony at the edge
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as brave and as Intelligent a fighter of
fire, perhaps. as ever lived, has done n
great service to the American people
by writing this book, Fire Prevention
We have carried the business of fight
ing fires to very great efficiency. We
have the best machines, the greatest
variety Of helpful devices, and the
bravest and best firemen In the world !;
but the total OF our losses continues
10 increase; and the per capita loss
is far greater than among any other
people What we want now Is fire pre-
yenton. Here's a book about 1t, cot
tanning the ideas OF a man who was for
years the best chief OF the best fire
department in the world.
"WILLIE WYLD; LOST IN THE JUN
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class known as -er-er-spinsters Bach
elor Maids-what you will-Mere Man is
constantly reproaehing her for it. and at
the same time gives one hundred per-
feetly good excuses and.not one good rea-
son why He is still unmarried"
'Iumphi' chuckled the crusty Old
Bachelor.
why shouldn't a Bachelor marry and
assume the responsibilities of society,"
l asked naiyely. why should he not
marry, and make some miserable woman
happy by giving her frocks and bonnets
and frills and furbelows? Why should he
not live in comfort. himself, instead of
in confusion-or worse? The Bachelor is
the left over of society and however
much he may try to conceal the fact, he
is dubbed 'nnattraettye,' DID, 'grouchy,'
hard to please. undesirable and Cranky
else some nice woman would have mar
ried him long ago. The 'adamesaue' at
titude that he assumes of being the
WHOLE SHOW is entirely erroneous, il
he could only realize it,"
Whenever I see the phrase Arts and
Crafts, | always think Of woman the
c. @. b. flung back at me quickly. II
don't live uncomfortable to begin with.
As matter of fact, al the present mo-
ment l am living rather comfortably.
Jack Jones and I have a two room and
bath apartment, in the incest apartment
house in town. Our rooms are beautiful
ly cared for. 1t is very different from
11c 81 MI mt. .
soiled collars lay on the floor for days
at time. You could write your name
in the dust on any article of furniture
IN the room. Once [ remember throwing
some papers in the waste basket and Jack
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| of his adversely a beautiful little girl
had crossed his path and he had never
forgotten her sweet face, or the few
kind words she spoke to the shy, awk-
ward boy at one or two casual meet
ings. This little girl was the niece OF
Jim Hoag. She has by this time grown
into most attractive young lady and as
she frequently visits her uncle. she and
Paul learn to love each other, the court
ship prog ressing under the most favor
able circumstances. with Just enough de-
lays met with here and there in the
proceedings TO lend piquancy and charm.
The result is, of course, a happy union
at the end of the story, although there
are passages of sombre tint before thu
contamination is reached.
One of the best drawn characters in
the novel is Jim Hoag. a prosperous man
of type well-known to the smaller towns
and villages of the south. He is strong
in a. brutal way. vain OF his success.
fond OF showing his power and a victim
of certain habits that are far from COM
mendable. One of these habits Is drink
ing whisky in copious quantities, and the
other is lynching negroes, a pastine
which he INDUCES in as leader IF the
local whiteeaps.- The fact that he and his
followers make a little mistake OH une
of their midnight adventures and lynch
the wrong negro eventually brings about
his deposition from the leadership Of the
band. after he had shown the white
feather. and his death at the hands Of a
vengefu black man
Mr.. Harden has built up large and APP
preciative following by his novels os
North Georgia people His admirers : i'll
no doubt find Paul Rundel" much 10
their liking. II is A wholesome sort of
story. affording vivid glimpse II oul
development In the character of its hero
and with just enough sentiment to make
the story romantic. The scenes and in
cidents of the book. tha people dsscrib ID
by Mr. Harden and their views OF life
are presented to the reader with con-
Vincing realism
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~ A UNIT DINAH." "Bm@ and
~ have been fairly bubbling
4 a over with enthusiasm and
seething with joyous excitement dur
ing the past week, for Thanks
giving" is at the gate, the .'big
pot and the little ONE are on the fire and
the relatives, old and young, rich and poor;
the girls coming home from school and
the boys from College-and the whole air
in Dixieland is fraught with the happy
seasons memories.
Aunt DinaEr is out on the back
porcE' swinging to and fro in little
old-fashioned rocker as she peels away
at the big yellow pumpkins. and her dear
old voice, despite her age. still holds the
strength and wildness and sweetness that
Is heard only in the "darkeys" melody
the peculiar inheritance of that raee-as
she croons ever and anon, 1.-THE Old Time
Religion"
Hit wuz good fer Paul en- Silus,
Hit wuz good fer Paul en- Silas,
Hit wuz good fer Paul EN- Silas,
Hits the Old Time Religion,
En- hits good huff fer me.
You could almost imagine that the re-
cent warm November sun had brought
the MoclSing Birds back to sing in the
Magnolas, and the last flowers and
leaves still lend beauteous color to the
gray days which have come at last.
The pantry shelves are filled with
goodies" for Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Plum Puddings are in the maxi
ing, While "Black Fruit Cakes and spice
Cakes" "Cocoanut" and Orange Cakes
and Caramel Cakes galore are waiting
and ready for the joyous season.
The Turkeys are strutting and COB
bling" in the back yard and the Gran
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remained silent and presently he
started again:
After a while I suggested to Jack
that we'd move because it really wasn't
the kind of thing l had been used to
with my mother and sisters and so we
took the Apartment I've been telling
you about and we've lived happy though
single ever afterward."
why didn't you so to your landlady
in the first place and complain openly
to her" | suggested, "instead of betting
be busted and how long 1t would be
before the papers in the Waste Basket
would be removed"
eOh, we sort of hated to say anything
to the poor lady about it," he answered
kindly. She was a good natured soul.
but terribly slip-shod. and untidy. Be-
sides It was easier to Just pick up and
move-it's cheaper TO move than TO pay
rent any way, and we've never regret
ted II a single moment since Now We
can kick to our hearts content, and it
hurts nobody's feelings But TO return
to our muttons. Why should ! marry
when ] have a perfectly comfortable
home which is maintained at much
less expense than II [ were married
No! MOI The chief thing that | have to
be grateful for during this glorious
Thanksgiving season in the year OF
our Lord 1sl2--is for my unattached
state"
4 still contend that I don't think
a ts IN he nrO1H of -
ventured rather peremptorily. What
made You bachelor
It was a ''chance shot" but 1t told
for the G. o. b. flushed as deep Grim
son as the youngest of the seasons de-
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them and himself. makes story which,
behind its laughter and keen criticism of
our democratic times, has beautiful and
haunting tenderness. Moreover. II is a
study i'm social values. Does Roddles fail?
Is he not more prosperous in usefulness
than his two sons. with their grand posi-
tion and fat accounts at the bank?
The creation Of RIDDLES is a literary
triumph for its author b. Paul Nenman.
His wise philosophers and ingenious eX-
cuses for his own shortcomings nave not
been equalled in their kind since Dickens
died
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of the river and killed the animal but
Wraps Up HsTail plunged into the
stream, and had he reached the other
side no doubt he would have been as
sisted to escape, even IL his sympathiz-
ing tribesmen did not go so far as to
shoot down the cavalrymen who were in
pursuit But Fire Bear, seeing that the
drama had reached it's crisis. and that
something must be done at once, rode
down to the edge of the stream, and be-
fore the crows realized his purpose
had leveled his heavy service revolver
and fred at the medicine man. The
Indian policeman's aim was true, and
Wra ps- Up -fIis-Tail tossed up his arms
and disappeared in the swift current OF
the Little Big Horn, while the cavalry
men halted on the opposite bank and
watched the wailing Crows search for
the body of their prophet.
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"A DIXIE ROSE IN BLOOM

BY Augusta Kortreeht Colored Front
ispiece by Ethel Pennewill Brown. !. b.
Lippincott company. Philadelphia.
Dainty and sweet and quaint as It's
name Indicates, is "A Dixie Rose IN
Bloom" by Augusta Kortrecht.
IT is a wholesome little picture OF
school girl life in the south of today
Jean is a dear. funny little soul and
her adventures are told with zest and
sympathetic insight. The Incident OF
the borrowed suit case and the bunch
of bananas is worthy OF Kate Dougla IS
Wiggin at her best. OF course, nice
hero materializes during the progress
of the story. and everything Is straight
ened out before the last page is
reached.
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THE FRESHMAN

BY James Hopper. Illustrated by Harvey
T. Dunn. MoGat, Yard & Co.. New
York
This story, THE Freshman" was writ
ten by a man "who has played the game
and ono, too who is very clever writer
James Hopper has keenly dramatic in
stinct and an unusual gift for analysis
and description. From the first page to
the last 1.-THE Freshman has our APP
preciative sympathy for his boyish mod
esty and his determination, and for that
quality called sand" which wins so many
contests on athletic fields and in later life.
It's a rafting good football story-terse,
vigorous. and crisp as the autnmnal air
OF the football season. THE Freshman
makes good as we hope he will and
in making good he exhibits those quail
ties which are typically American.
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No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels how much your head aches;
how miserable and uncomfortable you
are from constipation. indigestion, bill
iousness and sluggish intestines-you
always get the desired results with
Cascarets.
Clean your stomach, liver and bowels
tonight; end the headache, biliousness,
dizziness, nervousness, sick, sour, gassy
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BOWELS SLUGGISH, LIVER TORPID,
HEADACHY, B|L|OUS?- "CASCARETS'

stomach, backache and all other dis
tress: relieve your torpid liver and
constipated bowels of all the sour bile,
gases and clogged-up waste which is
producing the misery
f0-cent box of Casearets keeps
your head clear, stomach sweet liver
and bowels regular and you feel cheer
full and bully for months. Don't forget
the children their little insides need
a good, gentle cleansing, too.
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THE GOLDFISH.


By Julian Street, Illustrated in Color by
Eugene Wireman. The John Lane
Company. New York,
Julian Streets story. .'rhe Goldfish"
Is among the first of the pretty Christ
mas books that the publishers have
sent out. and IL is a delightfully."- original
and charming volume.
The Goldfish" is proclaimed as "A
Six and Sixty
Mr.. Streets happiest and cleverest
style is employed In the telling of the
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ar1pr pRENENr1oN. ;.

By Edward r, CROKER, Formerly Chief
OF the Fire Department OF New
York City. Dodd Mead & CO., New
York.
Edward +. Croker, for years New
York fireman, and for the last 2 years
of that time head of the department,
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berry Sauce is steaming away on the
kitchen stove, the aroma of it's fumes
filling the house with Thanksgiving
odors
Through the open door comes again
the low grooming voice OF Aunt Dinah,"
once more singing
''Hit wuz good fer John de Baptis
Hit wuz good fer John de Baptis',
Hit wuz good fer John de Baptis',
Hits de Ole Time Religion.
En- hits good huff fer me-
The concord of sweet sounds is brought
to an abrupt close by a loud knock at
the door. and my frlends the Crusty Old
Bachelor pokes his head in. just in time
to interrupt me as I am Illuminating
over my manifold blessings at this beau
tlful Thanksgiving time.
Come in ! command. and extend him
a cordial hand in greeting. What have
THAT am still a Bachelor" he crouch
lily answered. and then sat down.
Toasting his toes before the big open
fire. he said suddenly. after giving me
time to digest the premeditated disagree
ableness of his remark:
What will take the moths out of a
dress suit?"
"A wife, I answered, the first shot
out of the box
"Heavensi l could buy dozen dress
suits a year for what one wife would
cost. Can't you suggest some sensible
remedy?" he growled
Il have never understood why any man
should be proud OF being a BACHELOR, "
l said haughtiy. 1T certainly lends. him
no distinction, much as he may think so
| When a woman is unwed-belongs to the
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and made a bet to see how long they'd
remain there. and it was exactly four
days Jack won the bet. OF course, It
was all due to the poor housekeeping OF
the woman we rented from.