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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

this and that about him to tell
O'Rourke more plainly than words
that his profession was something
nautical; he was most probably a cap
tain. from a certain afr of determine.
ton and command that lurked be.
meath his free.and-easy manner.
Therefore. having summed the
stranger up IN a glance. And when
did yo get In. ~captain?" inquired
O'Ruurke.
The man Jumped with surprise and
shot a f~rightened-at least a cues,
tio%ning-glance at O'Rourke. Then.
seeing that he was smiling In a friend.
Iy fashion, Gained and continued to
cool his face and heat his blood by
tanning himself vigorously with a
straw hat
low the dooce do you know I'm a
captain7" he demanded. with n slight.
ly aggrieved manner
1T shouldn't take a man an hour TO
| guess that, c~aptain-any more than
1t would to pick ye out for an Eng
lishman."
The captain stared. gray eyes wild.
euIng. An perhaps you'll tell me my
nyme next?' no suggested rather
truCulently.
"Divvle a bit. It's no ~claIrvoyant 1
am" laughed 0'Rourke, But | can
tell ye me own. 'Tis O'Rourke, and
It's delighted | am to meet a white
man In this heather country. Sir, your
handl"
He put his W across the table and
gripped the captains heartily.
Mines Ole" the latter informed
him.
"Ole?" queried o'Rourke. "Ole
what?"
Not Ole nothing" said the cap
tain with some pardonable asperity.
Il didn't sly Ole. | sgd Ole"
"of coursa." O'Ronrks assAntad
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
AN INDIAN MAID WAS SHE
Relics Unearthed Near Laurel psv,,l
Work of Art.

Laurel.-There has been found on /,
farm about two miles from Laurel /,
specimen OF the handiwork of son,
primeyal Michael Angelo, who rOana
the piney woods OF South MiSsissippi !,
years gone by.
While blowing over an old Indian
mound, which has been almost leyela
to the ground by the erosion Of IN
elements, a quantity of Indian reHs
were unearthed. These comprised Ii,
usual Indian arrow heads, pounding
stones, and other handicraft of the m.
ages; but included in the lot was /,
well cut figure of the head of an India,
maiden, moulded of clay. This had been
broken in two, and when put together
showed no little artistic ability. Tn,
features were perfect, and the hr
showed the braid uusally employed by
the Indian girls, holding the tress 10
getler.
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Bill the phIIosonbsr

wise remark, by Bill, the Philosoph.
er:
There's one good thing ohou. (.
Anybody who talks about b,maa,f ali
the time hasn't time I, be a knocr.
err"
KNOW any OF 'em?-San Francisco
Chronicle,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Will Aid Oyster Industry.

BiloXi,-That the oyster industry VIII
again resume its former proportions u
Biloxi, If indeed, it does not exceed is
former proportions, is the belief Of NJ.
/. H~eidenheim, based upon the bedei
that the test case o in the Louisiaah
courts will be decided favorably to 'm
Mississippi Gamers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
CONFIRMS IRON ORE FIND.
State GeOlogist Lowe Makes His Report
On Deposit.

Jackson,-Dr. f. n. Lowe, state
geologist, has finally submitted his re-
port on the carbonate iron ore deposits
in Marshall and Benton counties in
North Mississippi. The report, although
couched in the judicial language OF a
calm and dispassionate man, is never
theless sensational. 1t shows first OF all
that the ore is the richest carbonate
ore in the United States with one eX.
ccption and far richer than most of the
celebrated Swedish ore.
Furthermore, the report shows the
iron ore in workable quantities and can
be proftably handled, and from the ex-
animation made by DR., Lowe at Potts
Camp in Marshall county, and Hickory
Flat and Winbourne in Benton, the field
officially is about eight Or ten miles
square.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Prepare for June Rise.

Acknowledgements of what the Ms
sissippi river commission does to make
funds available for levee worl; between
now and the June rise" the state Of
Mississippi is going to make a light 10
keep the flood out of the stale Il il
possible. Just as soon as the waters II.
cede sufficiently for work to be resumed
the creyasse at Beulah will be rcaiei,
and other points strengthened.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Press Meet PoStnonnd.

misunderstanding John G. Mcclure
has announced that on account OF the
high water and the fact that the peo.
pie OF Natchez are busily occupied in
the care of flood refugees, that the
Mississippi Press Association, which was
to convene in that place on May 81,
will not meet until June 8.
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VETERANS SPECIAL WRECKED.
Forty Passengers and Members of Crew
Injured.

Interchangeable persons, including
three women and two children, were
killed and tfty-tve persons injured when
the first section of the wan Zandt Con-
tederatc Veterans, special' of eleven
cars, en- route from Texas to the annual
reunion at Macon, Ga, was wrecked on
a trestle a mile south of E~astabuchie,
on the New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad.
The locomotive, baggage car, one day
coach and three tourist sIecpers were de,
rallied and tumbled down a high embank-
ment, making a conglomerate mass OF
wood and iron debris. Although several
hundred Confederate vetearns were
aboard the train, not one was numbered
among the dead. Several of the veterans
were injured, though none fatally.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

Progress has been completed TOT lhs
annual meeting of the Mississippi GFaaa
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, to be heiu
at Gulfport from May 18th to 18TH u
elusive. Fully 500 delegates are sN
pected at the grand lodge meeting
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CHAPTER xI.-(contInued)

And 20 have 10 propose
"a plan after your " heart d
your courage the credit to believe II
monsieur. with another man, whom
| had studied less eXhaustively,
should propose a combination o
forces, a division Of profits" O'Rourk'
made an impatient gesture. But VIII
you. Colonel O'Rourke. no esteem
-Four address and determination tot
highly aDd-pardon me II ! spear
plainly dcspise and hate you toe
utterly to become Willingly your part
ner."
Go on begin to Ike yo better
Ye grow interesting"
THAT does not intereat me.
The situation, then, Is sImplifed. Es
sentially It Involves two propositions:
frat, we cannot combine. second. d.
yided we both fail. while both of US
live. mon colonel. the Pool Of Flame
will nsver earn It's value"
"'Tls meseIf takes exception to
that Let me once get me hands on
the stone. monsieur, aud III back me.
self against a dozen vicomtes-and
houorables,'
While ! live" the Frenchman stat,
ed, unruGied. you will not touch the
Pool OF Flame; while you live, | can.
not dispose OF II to the best ad.
vantage. II would seem that one or
the other Of us must die"
Il am armed" remarked O'Rourke
slowly, IF ye mean ye've brought me
here TO murder me-"
Glonsieur speaks-pardon-crude-
~ | asked you. you cam OF FOUR
own will-to fight for the Pool OF
Flame" o'Rourke started; a CLINT Of
understanding danced in hls eager
eyes. Il see you catch my meaning
What | have to propose is this: you
will take pen and paper and write
the name Of the person who offers the
reward, with his address. This you
Will enclose in an envelope, seal, and
place IN your pocket The Pool OF
Flame~-you see | trust you--is here %
ohouEhe got upon his ioet with an
exclamation; the vicomte was NAV.
ing a bold hand. Before tho lriShman
had grasped his Intention be had
thrown upon the table a ruby as Iarrc
or larger, than an egg; an exquisite
!e"e,' Supero'y cut and polished
FASCINATED Oltourke remembered
h'u!so" al" S", down
iou see Tue Yicomte's cold In.
SlS''o zones cut tue silence. Slowly
ho extended a hend and took UP the
sFeat ruby, replacing 1t In his pocket.
mere 49, ne said evenly, " q level
stretch OF grass beyond the veranda.
me hlsht' ADMIT, Is dark, but the
llght rom these long windows should
De sufIeient ioF VS., II you stay me.
take the ruby and 20 In peace: this
hot WIN u conlemptuous glance at
tue UNCONSCIOUS nohoFRbIe-"Wtll new
" "'au'' you. Il you ole, take the
NU'e 'IUul your POCKET Ihe issue is
'"i WIN you nsnt' 'FiShmanY'
koufkeS Inst crashcd upon the
laoie as ne rose Fight" he cried
r"''n, 1'o o tn'nk ye had this in
ye. '''tois' snalI II NeF'
lhahR you said the yicomte, with
I" eourtly BOW, but am an indIGer.
eht shoI mad you chosen rapters at
monte carlo one OF us would never
nave lei' the heid alive"
lie went to a side table, returning
with a sheet OF paper. m envelope.
pen n lnk. II when ORourke had
Suppeo inc paper into his pocket he
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Railroads at Gulfport.

G%ulfport.-At a meeting held St Ses
Orleans there was effected o reorga'Aa
ton of the P~ascagoual, Moss Point y.
Northern railroad. This road, formerly
known as the Denny road, atd "hlep
extends from Pascagoula north 2 h,aus
ton, Miss, joining the Mobile, 0aCs,oa
and Kansas City, was sold sons ~
ago.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
May Bridge Big River.

Natchez.-A letter from Chicago con.
veys the information that there is a
movement on foot to bridge the Missis.
sippi river at tbs point, and that tn
Illinois Central and the Hartman in.
terests are pushing IL aioag,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Truck Growers to Meet.

interchangeable Truck Growers Az.
ISOLATION will meet and arrange for co.
operating with business interests Of N,
town in promoting TIT proposed annual
sair for Hattiesburg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
State Has 1,741 Autos.

Jackson, According to AOdl'o'
Thompson's office, there are 1,74i au'o'
mobiles in the state; $4,000 will proe
ably be added to the state treasury y
auto tax.
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MYSTERY OF LAKE BAlKAL

lake itself during the long ages of its
existence, and the rest is a portion OF
the prehistoric fresh water fauna OF
Siberia which 1t has p:eserved.-Har.
per's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Prison Population.

Jacksonville secretary of the peni,
Tertiary board Of trustees has Just com
pleted his report for April, and it shows
that during the month, at the beginning,
there were 1913 convicts. There were
forty-siN new one received and one re.
capture, making total receipt of 1890,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Lafayette Gets Roads.

Oxford-The First district of Lafav-
cite county held a special election on
the authorization of a bond issue for
building roads under the new roal law
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10
Hardware Dealers Meet.

Hattiesburg,-The annuei Ineeng
the Mississippi Retail Hardware peue
Association was held in this cay
1850 delegates in attendance.
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wl'h a shigerins crash. musical as
glass.
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The Value Of Exercise

FIVE cannot estimate the value of
W physical exercise. 1t is food and
tonic to us. The boy and girl
who would be strong and finely de-
veloped physically should not neglect
the daily long, brisk walk in the
b. lcing weather. 1t is best to take
your physical exercise of mornings,
but If that is not possible, take it
whenever you can, but take it. Do
not try to find an excuse for not run
ming half mile every day and walk
ing three times that far. If the
weather is extremely cold, omit the
running and increase the distance of
the walk. Indoor exercise is better
than none, but that is all that can be
sad in its favor. -. regulation GYM
nasium cannot give to the children
what a mile of open country road can
give, and the gym costs money while
the highway is gift to each from
God. Fresh air, sunshine. rain, fog
wind. calm, all are the necessary in
gradients of health and right-living.
Give the children these which
are free=and add to them the right
amount of sleep and wholesome food,
and the proper moral training, and
soon we would have perfect world a
world devoid of crime, sickness and
poverty.
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sword, but he's got his fists. GU after
him.
'All right" promised Ned. IND he
started in the direction pointed cut by
Mike. AS he went along he saw two
of his school mates approaching him.
They were both a bit smaller than
himself. and had no weapon. So Ned
decided to make an attack on them
before going on to engage the fight
ing Art O,Toole.
"Holdi' he cried, rushing towards
the two little boys, whose names were
Paul and Sammy Jones. Hold I'm
a warrior bold. Give UP to me your
marbles and tops and strings for I'll
carry them to the king as plumber
from my war;
Ned's face bel g very fierce and his
words hurried, Paul and Sammy did
not stop to listen to all that he said
They turned about and fled down the
street. Ned after them with appraised
tin sword. "Holdl' he kept crying.
Hold I'll take you prisoners and
carry you back to the king"
But Paul and Sammy darted into
their fathers store and Ned paused
in front of the door. peeping in. He
feared Mr.. Jones-a big, look
ing man--so he did not pursue his
boys into their stronghold. But he
turned about in quest of other prey.
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told me I'd go to the pen yet-'less
mended my ways. Well, kiddo, then
words stuck in my head an set me t.
thinkin.' And l says to myself, Teddy
If that kid can live by the sweat O. his
brow, so kin you. Get long, you flu
ture jail-bird, an quit before it's to,
late. Keep yourself Shed o. the iron
barsl Well, after I'd talked that way
TO my own face, there was nothin' else
to do but to beat it out o. the city. S.
| beat it. First night, reached here
crept inside this mill an got ready t,
go to sleep on the floor. But the rats
You couldn't accounted 'em with a
countin' machine. Well, you know ]
got my name from my rat-catchin
talent So gets me stick an sets Il
work. BY mornin' / had fifteen grea
big granted rats layin' out on thi.
mill floor. l then goes to sleep, an
so the head-miller found me.
lie had some trouble gettin' mt
awake, an when he did / says to him
Ask me no questions till gets outside
of some grub So he laughs kindly
an sends boy back to his house for
some victuals what | swallered whole,
was thu starved. Then l pointed
to the rats and told hin, Of NV hattie
during the niobt II come ont obo,,,-
pion, says l.
~ see Won did, saws he. Then he
asl.ed mo io+ - rs,.t;e,, ~. ,,,o
ended by my acceptin' a proposition
TO work-an, kin rats ), Teddy SAT
smiling and WAITING for uobhIer to ra-
ply.
"Sav. vou,re al rigbt Teddvn s.3a
Hobbler. his voice cbolxing And
vo,l,ll be-bonest va,,t ,o,,9,,
"Sure thing, nroY,,iva5 rreddv his
face serions ..If,s tl,a tirst tive 7
ever had the chance 10 do honest Ia
Dor. an believe me lsiaao IFS b,llv-
fne reni b,,t ,rr,,t tr,st 80 -
you're earnin' n bonsst1v ant saw
what,re Won doin, %,
Hobhler soon fla h,s s+orv ord
Teddy took hold Of his shou1dars iii a
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oUlc in the
Home.
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~ HILDREN naturally love music.
Even a crying baby, that cannot
be pacifed in any other way, will
become quiet when music is played in
the room where 1t is. We are ali fa-
miliar with the saying that music will
soothe the savage beast. Take all the
music-vocal and instrumental-out
of the world and a sorry place 1t
would be. Music Is the most univer
sally loved art we have. and it reaches
into most every home. But it does
not reach the height in the every day
life that 1t should. Music should be
a part of every child's education,
something one can have at home, and
have 1T of the very best. The boys
and girls of every household should
organize an orchestra, one playing the
piano. another the violin, another the
guitar, and another the mandolin. Be-
gin by playing simple but good music
by the best composers and it will be
surprising to find how soon your lit
tie orchestra will be trying the more
serious compositions. You will hear
the best bands and orchestras playing
and you will observe many little tricks
of hands and lips you were ignorant
of before and you will thus get les
son from professionals that you never
would have needed had not you been
a member of your own home orches-
ira.
Music has refining influence on
the home. Where the children of the
family take a great interest in music.
the parents will reward them by pro-
curing for them the best musical in
struments. teachers and sheet-music.
Boys find staying at home of evenings
to practise on their band or orchestra
instruments more entertaining than
going to a moving picture show or to
other kinds of public attractions. The
girls prefer it to making fancy work
or to giving the entire evening to
reading. An old German professor
once said Music makes a good
sauce for any kind of work. Try it."
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MISSIONER, The Great Painter

Once he grew brave enough TO take
four little sepia drawings to an editor
to illustrate a fairy tale in magazine
for children. The editor said the
drawings were charming, but he could
not afford to have them engraved, and
so returned them with thanks
I'm 1886 his Chess Players and
The Little Messenger attracted a
crowd of admirers. Each sold for
twenty dollars. He had struggled for
six years in Paris. 1t was high time
that his unremitting work should find
approval. The people were amazed at
so vast an amount of labor on SO small
a space. They had been accustomed
to large canvases, glowing colors and
heroic or romantic sentiments; but
here was something vastly different
here was wonderful workmanship
And then it was that MISSIONER be-
gan to receive public mention in the
press. and soon patrons came to his
studio to buy. Then followed art
dealers and critics. and soon Parisians
recognized that great genius had
leapt into their midst-or so they
thought. But they did not know of
the long, tedious years of suffering
that ne had passed among them. un
known and uncared for -
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THE FAIRY OF THE MILL

damp, cold room he shared with old
Granny Daniels, the aged rag picker.
On arriving there he found Granny
very i'll. She had caught a severe
cold, and 1t had attacked her old
lungs. And as poverty had done its
work with Granny's bent body. she
had no powers of resistance. So Hob
bier had to nurse her for several days,
during which time he called in the
neighbors, who lent what little assist
ance they could.
But after the fifth day Hobbler
came In from selling the morning
papers and found a crowd in Granny's
wretched room. among them two
cops as the poor of the slums called
policemen.
And then 1t was told to Hobbier
that Granny had tried getting out to
work after he left the room. and had
fallen down the. steps-dead.
Hobbler waited for nothing more.
He went quickly away blinking back
the tears which filed his eyes. He had
been fond of old Granny Daniels, for
she had been his only friend. So off
he wandered. a heavy heart in his
breast.
But soon returned that idea which
had come to him sitting under the
Elevated the idea to go away from
the city. He had gone to tell Granny
of the idea and to promise that If he
ever found a good job where fields,
gardens, orchards, rivers, trees, and
open skies abounded, he would send
for her, or himself return for her.
But now that Granny had gone to
solve the Great Mystery he had Moth
ing to hold him back.
"Tll go today" said Hobbler. So
he set his face towards the Hudson
river, and when there found enough
pennies in his pocket to pay his way
on the ferry. But once on the oppo-
site side, he had nothing left to pay
his way any farther.
But the cold bracing air of the
country coming to him, Hobbler set
out walking south. He went on and
on, and after a while hunger became
so keen that he was obliged to listen
to its demands.
TN go to farm house." said he,
land ask to work for my supper and
a place to Sleep" So he kept on, and
towards dark a large building came
into sight. Hobbler could see its
great red roof shining in the evening
light above thicket of leafless trees.
Hobbler had spent the day walk
ing. and had eaten nothing since
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life the gifted artist seldom spoke,
for the memories of those days of
hardship and suffering were always
depressing 10 him.
At nineteen the youth left his
wretehed and therefore unhappy
home and went 10 Paris. He made
the jourf ey on foot and had only
small sum in his pocket with which to
buy bread. But he had fine consti
tuition and great energy, and hope
doomed big before the budding genius.
as II ever does.
But Paris did not open her doors to
the young art student who came
knocking at them. Indeed, the world
is cold to the poor. even though the
greatest genius comes to ii in that
guise. And it was not long before
Meissonier found that he must pave
his own path in life. and pave it up
very rugged incline. No hand was ex-
tended to give him assistance. So he
began the battle bravely, lighting his
way step by step, till at last he stood
on the highest pinnacle of fame. But
oh, the years of suffering and struggle
he had to live through before at last
came his SUGGEST
OF Meissonier a biographer has
this to say: THE lad was a close OBJ
server, and had learned to draw ac-
curately. He could give every variety
of costume, and express almost any
emotion in the face of his subject.
But he was unknown in Paris He
might do good work. but nobody
wanted it. He used to paint by the
side Of Daubigny in the Louvre, 1t is
said, for one dollar a yard. Later his
Amateurs In Painting a canvas of
six inches in size, was purchased by
Leon Say for six thousand dollars
Such is fame.
Time was SO necessary in his early
struggle for bread that he could sleep
only every other night; and for many
months his finances were SO low that
he existed on ten cents a week. No
wonder that the sorrows of those days
were never mentioned by him later in
life..
His first work was that of painting
the tops OF bon-bon boxes and fans.
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To Make Candy Figures

GIRLS who are in the habit of
NJ making many kinds of candy
know little or nothing about
modelling candy. But this is very
simple thing to do and modelled candy
is so unique and dainty for an evening
party that no girl can afford not to
know how to do 1T.
Almond paste is the basis of mod
eled candy. You can procure the
paste at any good candy-maker or at
your grocer's. 1t usually sells for one
dollar and half for five pounds
This almond paste is the basis of
macaroons. When you get such a
large quantity of paste you would bet
ter put it in large glass jars and place
in the ice box or cool cellar
About half pound of the paste will
make good-sized batch of candy.
Into this amount of paste work all the
sugar that it will take. When the
mixture shows a tendency to crumble,
stop kneading it. as it has all the
sugar necessary. Break off small
pieces and model into any forms you
wish. fruit. fish, animals or flowers.
These shapes should be made rather
small as they dry and harden more
quickly and hold to their original
form. The drying of the modelled
candy should be done on an impro-
vised wire drying rack.
Pure vegetable coloring pastes are
harmless and may be used for coloring
the candy figures. If fruit is made,
the tints, true to the kind should be
used. Animal and bird heads are
pretty in this candy, and look unique
when placed on a dainty plate.