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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
By Louis Joseph Vance
author of"7he Brass BOwL =
"No Mans Lana, 4" Etc

down over the spreading panorama of
the islands.
Contours and topography alike hadI
altogether disappeared or were revealed
only as the vaguest masses. in the starr
light-tempered darkness. Far below him,
bound in the velvet blackness of their
tree-clad shores. harbor and sound layl
like a sheet of FURNISHED gunmetal,
duly lustrous borders picked out here
suggested there. by rows and stringsI
and dots and groups of lights, from thel
giow-worm cluster that marked Hamil-l
ton, far across the waters on. his right,
to the distant twinkling stars of Ireland
island straight ahead. and to his ex =
treme left where the murky skies werel
being swept continually by great wheel-I
ing shafts Of radiance. from the Gibbs
Hill lighthouse.
Family moved by early puffs of tnel
night wind, the air was aromatic with
the fragrant souls of innumerable now-
ers. In shrouded coppice near him al
night bird was singing, singing as
though its heart would break.
And from behind him. in the direction
Of the house, came the sound of his
name softly fiuted-a voice incompar-i
able.
He turned and stumbled blindly to-
ward the brightly Illuminated verandas,
guided less by sight than hv instinct.
Something moved before him in the
shadows, and then aDrupt1y a bright
window in the hotel was unshutteredl
and its wide, warm bar Of light, falling
athwart the lawn, discovered the gfrrl
almost within arms length of him.
In his bosom his heart checked, then
hammered madly; in wrists and throa,l
and temples his pulses raced and
drummed. like distant thunderings.
Unspealcably bewitching In his vision
Cynthia stood waiting for her lover.
Ter face soft in shadow, with little
more than her glorious hair, the sweet
line OF her cheek, the gracious and DELI
cate curve Of her slim throat and lifted
chin, etched by the kindly. generous
light
'Bruce?" Again she called him IN
her voice Of gold. Bruce. are you.
there7-
"cynthiaF' Her name broke from hts
lips like sob Of happiness.
She started and came quickly to him.
her hands light upon his arm. Bruce.
has anything happened? :. :. Tell
me. dear heart"
He swung an arm round her and
slowly murmuring, drew her with him.
away into the scented night OF the
fower-haunted gardens.
CTHE ENID
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Cynthia-of -the-Minute
Copyright 1911 Ry Louis Joseph Vance

It through, and all the time had in the
back of my mind a picture of me walkin'
up to my wife with wod of dollars and
sayin': Kid, take me back. You
see, she never wasted any money gettin'
divorce from me. and there wouldn't
he nothin to prevent our beginnin' again
where we left off-and no questions
asked. Her right name was Lee
titia Savaran." said the Red Man quietly.
but 1 reckon you'd know her better as
Lefty Noon"
After many silent moments. during
which the sunset faded In the darkling
sky and the evening shadows closed
softly about the two men. hiding their
faces from one another. Rhode sat up in
his chair.
We'll" he said. huskiiy 81 guess
gotta be goin'. Macklin said take my
time, but :"
You understand" said Crittenden.
controlling his voice with difficulty.
what this means to me-what / am to
infer from what you've told me?''
We'll. yes; at least. I think I DO. OF
course. since 1 was Lefty Moons hus-
band when you married her. 1t follows
that the second marriage wasn't legal.
That's all there is to it, You're as free
as air."
The speaker laooriously hoisted him
self upon his feet, Crittenden rising to
face him.
''I been meanin' to tell you this ever
since / seen how things wos with Miss
Cynthia and you. Only we'll,
somehow, didn't want to. guess you
understand how 1 felt"
YES" Crittenden agreed simply. He
put forth q hand that was promptly en-
quilted in one almost twice fits size. II
can't-it doesn't seem a matter can
thank you for"
ooh. that's all right" Rhode inter-
rupted uncomfortably. ''Of course ] had
to wise madum up to how things stood.
She's on. She never had much use for
Letty-hasn't seen her in a good many
years. But 1t begins to looks II
wasn't never goin' to get over 1t. .
Well. take care of yourself. So long.
He gave Crittenden's hand a parting
wrench, dropped it and numbered hur-
rfedly away. "G'd night" said he.
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which takes the heart" from men and
women and makes it impossible for them
to do good work. To the sick workman
in shop or store, every hours work is an
hour of discomfort often, though
willing to work, duties are shirked, for
the physical strength is not equal to the
works demand. On the farm or ranch
nothing can handicap the tiller of the
soil like personal bodily ill-heaIth. Ev-
cry farmer has natural troubles about
the place. which he overcomes by the or
binary methods Of good farming, but
when personal ill-health is Joined to
these troubles, success takes wings and
flies far in front. The fields may be
calling for the pillow, or crying for the
seed or the cultivator, but how can good
work be done when every move of the
body may be a torment The housewife,
too. needs health If the home is to be
success, the family circle happy and the
children brought up in the way they
should go.
The Disease-Driven Man Ts
A Prisoner to His Sickness
The dlsease-driven man is a prisoner
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the constant effort. steady strain and
perpetual grind Of the struggle to win.
The stops and breakdowns Of sickness
are drags which pull backwards. In the
race for success the sick body goes to
the wall and is brushed aside by the
bodies OF the strong and healthy. bodies
which awake each morning with rich,
red blood coursing through the veins.
with vitality tingling in every nerve,
with energy swelling every muscle, with
effort a pleasure and work a joy. The
modern hustle and hustle Of life, now
existing on the farms and ranches as
well as in cities and towns, makes good
health an absolute necessity to avoid
failure and achieve prosperity. Only the
strong swimmers breast life'5 current
and make Roadway. while the weak ones,
with ability dulled and stunted by the
iron grip Of disease, are tossed pitiably
about on the waves, like a ship whose
power has failed.
The Spirit May he Strong,
But The Flesh rs Weak
The story Of the sick body is the same
the world over. The spirit may be
strong. but the flesh is weak, weakness
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icOntinuatiOn Of chapter XXX


His pensive silence endured so long
that Crittendens impatience moved him
to break in upon it,
Madame Savaran said you had some
thing to tell me?" he suggested.
Yes" The Red Man swung round
again, settling comfortably into his chair
I'm coming to that" he said. But Crit
tenden thought he was going in singu-
lar route toward 1t. whatever 1t might
prove to be.
You're kinda all in about Miss Gym
thia, amt your" Rhode demanded sud
denly Excuse me If 1 seem to butt in.
but gotta nobject."
WELL" Crittenden laughed a trifle
uneasily IT don't know that 1 really
mind telling you what Madame Savaran
has probably told you already. Yes, I'm
in love with Miss Grayce."
Want to marry her, of course?"
when I'm able. I believe you under
stand I'm not free, precisely"
"Uh-huh; 1 heard somethin' about that,
oncet."
but why"
Now. listen: I wanta tell you about
my own matrimonial experience. P'rhaps
it'll help you some. This amt none of
my business. 1 know; and yet, on the
other hand, In way 1t is"
He gnawed his cigar thoughtfully for
some moments ere proceeding. ''It comes
down to a sorta history of my life," he
said apologetically at length. IT was in
the theatrical business in them days
partner in a good firm. You've heard Of
Sterner & Rhode7 Well, we done well
for a good while. II. One day a
young woman fiuffed into the offs and
said she wanted to be a nactress. Be-
the moment I lamped that dame. She
had me goin' from start to finish. We
got married, on the quiet. and put all
1 had into maxim her happy-I mean,
maxim her what she wanted to be, a
star. I done It, too; but by that time
she had me runnin' round in circles and
foamin' at the mouth every time another
man took a squirt at her. And then we
had a coupla failures and my money
gave out, and she chuclked me cold"
He rolled his great head to and fro In
mournful wonder. 'Tt beats me what
dubs we men are about women. Now
just told you how this dame treated me,
but it's the Gods honest truth I'd come
right to heel and charge like q good
dawg If she was ever to give me the
whistle. That's what egged me on to
try turn at this plant. figured 1t out
1 stood to make KILN IL we could put
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
IT'S THE FOOD
The True Way to Correct Nerv7
GUS Troubles

Nervous troubles are more often caus-l
ed by improper food and indigestion than
most people imagine. Even doctors some-
times overlook this fact. A man says:
Until two years ago waffles and butt
ter with meat and gravy were the MAIN
features Of my breakfast Finally dys-
pepsia came on and I found myself in al
bad condition, worse in the morning than
any other time. I would have full, sick
feeling in my stomach. with pains in myl
heart, sides and head.
'At times would have no appetite forl
days. then / would feel ravenous, neverl
satisfied when did eat and so nervousl
felt like shrieking at the top of myl
voice. I lost flesh badly and hardly
knew which way to turn until one dayl
bought box of Grape-Nuts food to seel
If I could eat that. / tried II without
telling the doctor, and liked it fine nadel
me feel as If 1 had something to eat
that was satisfying and stin I didn't
have that heaviness that had felt afterl
eating any other food.
II hadn't drank any coffee then in fvel
weeks. 1 kept on with the Grape Nuts
and in month and half 1 had gained
Is pounds. could eat almost anything II
wanted, didn't feel badly after eating andI
my nervousness was all gone. It's al
pleasure to be well again."
Name given by Postum Co., Battlel
Creek, Mich. Read the book. ''The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a real
son."
Ever read the above Ietter?|
A new one appears from time
to time. They are genuine,
true, and full of human inter-
est. -tAdvsrtisement)
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PROHIBITION CANDIDATE
SAYS TAFT is DEAD ONE
az Associated Press. }

ST. PAUL, Oct. 5.-"Theodore Roose-
welt and President Taft together will
not carry ten states in the coming cleo
ton, and either Wilson or myself Will
be elected president" declared Eugene
Chain, Prohibition candidate for presi-
dent in his speech here last night.
Mr.. Chain spent all of today in St
Paul and Minneapolis, making six
speeches in each city. He ended with
an outdoor mass meeting tonight.
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Mrs, Leona Watson Dead
Especial Dispatch to The JOurnaLD

Especial Dispatch to The JournaL)
LAGRANGE, Ga, Oct 5.--Funeral of
the late Mrs. Leona Watson. aged sixty
FIVE years. who died Thursday afternoon
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. r.
P. Abraham, in Greenville street, was
held Friday afternoon, and was in
charge of Rev. Samuel Ledbetter. of the
First Methodist church. Interment fol-
lowed the services and occurred in Hill
View cemetery. Mrs. Watson leaves
three daughters, Mrs. Abraham, of this
city; Mrs. William Lycett. Of Atlanta.
and Mrs. ]. B. Harris, Of Pensacola,
Fla Pallbearers were Messrs. F. p.
Longley, j. E. Dunson, c. v. Truitt, E.
B. Clark, w. L. Cleaveland, ]. Il Ed
mondson, ]. NJ. Barnard.
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GOOD HEALTH, SUCCESS
AND PROSPERITY GO
HAND IN HAND


Good health is blessing. the greatest
that can be given 70 mankind TO enjoy.
II has q value which can hardly be cal
culated. for there Is nothing by which
it can be compared. IL cannot be
judged by price or money. for without
ID. the value OF all things else is chang
ed There can be no real happiness. no
perfect peace. no true content in life.
where health is absent. and neither mon
ey nor the comforts which money buys
can compensate for its lack. Health is
necessary for the proper enjoyment Of
life and right performance OF LIES du-
ties. and doubly necessary TO every man
and woman who seeks success and pros
perity. for Health. Success and Prosper
ity go hand IN hand
stops and Breakdowns Are
Drags which Pun Backwards
The entire bodily machinery must be
strong and well regulated TO Withstand
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GOOD NEWS TO
STOMACH SUFFERERS

A Chicago chemist is giving away TEN
thousand bottles Of a remarkable Stom-l
ach Remedy that is accomplishing won,
derful results for all Stomach, Liver
and Intestinal Ailments, Appendicitis
and Gall Stones. In many cases onel
dose has accomplished a cure. The dis,
coverer Of this remedy, Geo. H. Mayr.i
$50 Mayr Bldg, 156 Whiting St, Chi
cago, Ill, has been so encouraged byI
the good this remedy has been doing
that he Is making this most liberal offerI
to those who are in need OF a cure.
Write him today and he will send you al
full s1.0O bottle free advertisement
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MANY EXHIBITS SHOWN
AT WHITFIELD FAIR

DALTON Ca. Oct. THE Whitfield
county fair opened Monday, and the ag-
ricultural building is filled with excel
lent farm exhibits. Numerous shows
and other amusement features have
taken up all available room within the
grounds. and the week promises many
interesting days.
On Wednesday, Educational day will
occupy the main interest. Thursday is
Boys Corn Club day, and Friday the
singers of the county will participate
in a big contest
Gov.-elect John M. Slaton has been
invited and may be here. If he can so
arrange his engagements he will spend
one day at the fair Congressman Cor
don Lee will be visitor on Thursday.
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Plan Road Work

COMMERCE, Ca. Oct. THE local
board OF trade has decided to expert
ment in road work. It will bear the
expenses OF a force or hands and al
team for two months to repair every
public road emanating from Commerce.
for a distance OF six miles. The board
believes that roads should be repaired
as necessity demands it and not follow
the antiquated plan Of working them
twice a year.
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TroopS to Visit FORSYTH

FORSYTH, Ca, Oct. 3.-Troop d Of
the Eleventh Cavalry, U. S. army will
encamp in Forsyth on the night OF FRI
day, Oct II. This troop composed of
some of the most expert horsemen inl
the army will give exhibition drills att
the Macon fair, making the tripl
through the country. from Fort Ogle-l
thorpe, Ga, to Macon. They viii ar-l
rive in Forsyth on Friday afternoon,l
will bivouac here for the night and
leave the next morning for the Central
City.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
IN A GARDEN.

Crittenden. suddenly realized that he
had been standing. bareheaded, in SPELL
bound contemplation Of the futures
glamorous illusion for so long that,
without his knowledge, night had closed
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IN ct FREE ~ The fun 81 g Sssas VIII hs sent
xAr IT ToDAY-wRIrE
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Don't Lose Hope

Don't suffer all this pain; don't dose
yourself with every medicine and try every
treatment when Mayr's Wonderful stom-
aoh Remedy, which has cured and made
thousands and thousands of sufferers happy
is offered to you. Mayr's Wonderful stom-
aoh Remedy is absolutely pure and harm
less. It is guaranteed under the Pure Food
and Drug Act-Serial No. 25792. This
medicine has been successfully taken by
children of nine years of age, and by old
people Of eighty-eight years, and will not
harm you in any way.
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Below we show an exact Pho
tograph-actua1 size Of Poisonous
Mucoid Accretions removed by
my remedy. They are the causes
Of about 90 per cent Of all stom-
ach, Liver and Intestinal An
ments.
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STOMACH SUFFERERS
Let Me Send You a
Of NY Wonderful STOMACH REMEDY

everyone suffering from STOMACH, Liver OR IN
TEsTINAL TROUBLES and GALL STONES send at ono
for a FREE BOTTLE.
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digestive
a Of h
aGnd Il or o
required sayemp 1t is u
na me TO and l TO
n H
have
the valley Of Depata brought
perfect harmony is o
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The entire bodily machinery must be
strong and well regulated 10 Withstand
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GEO. n. MAYR, Mfs. Chemist,
sS3 Mayr Building. i5e Whiting Street, Chicago
References; Mercantile Agencies Bank of Chicar
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Avoid Dangerous Operations.

Stomach Liver Intestinal Trouble Gas Indigestion Dyspep
@ Pressure of Gas around the Heart Sour Stomach Distress after
eating Nervousness Dizziness Painting Spells Constipation Conges
ted and Torpid Liver Yellow Jaundce Sick Headache Appendicitis
and Gall Stones.
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POST CARDS
Worth Blowing About

Permit us to blow our horn. The
welcome sound thereof will be music
in the ears of those who have been
waiting for the new arrivals among
our series of 100 local views.
To those who are not acquainted
with these cards, to which we have
been adding new subjects, from time
to time, We wish to explain that they
are works of art, hand colored pho
tographs, worth framing; and while
pictures of this class cannot ordin-
arily be sold for less than five or
ten cents each, our price of practi-
cally 2 cents Csc per dozen) is made
possible only because of the i'm
mense number we purchase Of them
at one time.
On the back of each card is dis
cription of the subject, which adds
very materially to the value thereof.
and as they are largely of historic
interest every Benningtonian should
possess a set of them, If he would
post himself on our early history.
We have just received about twenty
new subjects, that are especially in
teresting, which, when sent to your
friends will not find their way to the
wastebasket, but will be kept for
their beauty.
These cards are for sale at our
stores, at Braman & Co.'S and Har-
woods and Gokay's drug stores.
Remember that IL you are looking
for the cheaper cards we have the
largest and best assortment of local,
comic, birthday and motto cards In
town at &c and 10c per dozen.
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WILDS OF ENGLAND.
Dsvonshirs's Rolling Slopes Are .
Wilderness In Winter.

Dsvonshirs's Rolling Slopes Are .
Wilderness In Winter.
The western quarter of England has
a set Of literary associations second to
no other district. not even the far
famed lakes of Cumberland and West
moreland. The "Quiller-Couch coun-
try" which is Cornwall; the BLACK
more country" which is North Devon;
the Kingsley country" which is all
Devonshire, and the Hardy country"
which is Dorset, will be found under
rated rather than Overrated in beauty
and interest, which are greatly in
creased by their associations with
Lorna Doone" or Tess of the dur
bervilles."
The two great Devonshire towns
Exmoor and Dartmoor are particular
ly beautiful and oIer happy hunting
ground to the artist. Ii seems strange
that spaces of such wildness exist
within the restrained and highly cul-
tivated boundaries OF southern Eng
land. The casual visitor would find
1t difficult to believe that on these
splendid rolling slopes, purple with
heather in August, people go astray
and die of starvation every winter.
No visitor to England can afford to
miss VISIT to Devonshire, which
around May especially is one Of the
most beautiful bits of country In Eu-
rope.-Exchange.
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ALPINE LIFE LINES.
The Ropes Are Selected For Strength,
FlsxibiIity and Liehtness.


The ropes used by Alpine climbers
is of special manufacture, combining
as far as possible the differing quail
ties OF strength. flexibility and light
ness.
Three qualities are In general use.
being made from sisal Italian and
Manila hemps respectively. and occa-
slonally. when cost is not a considera-
ton. of silk. The latter. though very
light and strong, Is not SO durable as
the others. That which finds most IA
vor among British mountaineers is
known as Buckingham's Alpine rope
II is made of the best Manila hemp.
In the year 1864. Mr.. McLeish re-
calls. committee Of the Alpine club
made tests upon a number OF ropes
suitable for mountaineering or the
two that were approved one was made
OF Italian hemp and the other of Ma
Mia. They both had a breaking strain
OF two tons and sustained the weight
of a twelve stone man after falling
from height OF ten feet.
Nonmountaineers have sometimes
considered this insufficient. but II is
highly problematical whether the hui
man anatomy could survive the sud
den compression Of a thin rope arising
from any greater fall.-Fry's Maya
zine.
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SLIDING DOWN A ROPE.
u 10 Both Easy and Safe When Done
In Sailor STYLE.

In Sailor Style.
Sliding down q rope Is not so simple
as 1t seems. Few know how to do 1t
properly. If you try to descend by
letting the rope slide through your
hands the friction will burn the palms
so that you will have to let go after
few feet. II you try to lower your
weight from one hand hold to another
you are sure to become tired and will
be forced to drop. You cannot slide
with the rope between your knees, for
the swaying of your body will jerk the
rope out Of the clutch of your knees,
and then you are likely to fall.
The easiest and safest method you
can employ is that used by firemen
and sailors. Standing upright. throw
out your right leg and give 1t turn
around the rope. Next put the rope
In the crook of your right elbow and
clasp It tightly. not in your hand. but
In your arm.
In that way you can slide to safety
without the slightest trouble. The
rope does not touch any part OF the
body that is not protected by clothing,
and your speed can be regulated by
either Strengthening or cramping your
leg. Once learned this method Of slid
ing down n rope may prove in an
emergency the means Of saving your
life or the lives Of other persons
Youths Companion.
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UNWRlTTEN BOOKS.
Thackeray and Conan Doyle Both
Found Themselves ForestaIIed.

Found Themselves Forestalled.
How strange are literary coinci-
dences occasionally is Illustrated In the
case OF Thackeray and Dumas. Thack-
cray says: II came near writing a book
on the same subject, Les Trois Nous
Quetaires.' and taking NJ. d'Artagnan
for my hero. D'Artagnan was real
character OF the age Of Louis XIV. and
wrote his own memoirs. remember
picking up dingy copy of them on an
old bookstall in London, price six
pence. and intended to make some
thing Of It, But Dumas got ahead Of
me. He snaps up everything"
A coincidence quite as remarkable
occurred with Sir Conan Doyle for cen.
trail figure. He learned while spending
holiday In a mountain inn In Swift
zerland that during the winter months
for some reason two men remained in
occupation. For four or five months
they were isolated from the rest of the
world. Suppose one Of them went mad
or committed suicide or The posi-
bilities were endless. He forthwith de-
termined TO embody the idea in story.
On his way home he happened to pick
up a book of tales by Maupassant.
There. in IL. under the title "L'Au-
berge." he found himself forestalled in
every particular