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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

What lot of fun Carrie Nation
could have if she only had lived to be
a London suffragists! st. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-06

increased number of abstainers, which
last is the real goal.-Christian Her
aid.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

became the strenuous. emphatic
Briton he undoubtedly was by birth
and breeding.
Brave Words.
He said, dearest, that what you
wanted was some good Wine-nice
things to eat He is an awfully fine
chap, and am afraid I was rude to
him, but he didn't seem to mind 1t a
bit. and he is coming back soon with
chicken broth and port wine, and !
don't know what"
His brave words we're well meant,
but the mothers heart understood him
too well TO be deceived. A thin hand
caught his wrist and feebly drew him
nearer.
You say you were rude to him,
Phil? How can that be possible?
What did you say to warrant such a
description"
He hesitated for moment with
rare self-COntrOl in one so young. he
fiercely determined not to communi-
cate his own despair to his mother.
So he laughed gently.
We are so jolly hard up. you
know, and it sounded strange in my
ears to talk about luXuries which
could not buy. He has often told us
dear, that You would be better cared
for in the inirmary. ! am afraid now
he was right, only we couldn't bear
to be parted Could we, mother2"
Not all his valor could control his
tremulous lips. A beautiful smile
iIlumined the face of the invalid.
80 you are trying TO hoodwink me,
Phil, for the first time. | know what
the doctor said He told you that l
could not recover and that l had not
long to live; IN a word. that l am
dying"
Then the boy gave way entirely
He flung himself down by the side of
the bed and buried his face In the
Coverlet.
"Oh, mother. mother" he walled,
and his passionate sobs burst forth
with alarming vehemenCe. The poor
woman vainly strove to soothe him.
She could not move, being paralyzed
but her fingers twined gently in his
hair, and she sasped brOkenly:
Phil, darling, don't make it harder
for me. Oh, calm yourself, my dear
one, if only for my sake. have so
much 10 say to you, and perhaps so
little time Be strong Philip Be
strong and brave, ana all viii be Well
with you. l know you will miss me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
HIS WILD OATS"
BY EDITH M. THOMAS.

7 7 f isn't young and he isn't gay
His face is long and his foreIock is gray;
Good old boy" very likely you'd say
Yet he's sowing his wild oats.
Well is he known in these city streets:
You can count on the program he daily repeats
Time and place where he drinks and eats
con the hour of noon he dotes >
n Ut wherever he goes, the proof is seen
d OF his lavish ways-it is traced in green.
The very pavement stones between
That he's sowing his wild oats!
TrodgaI? Yes, he careleSSly spends
The bounty that luck providence sends;
But he never borrows and never lends,
And he CRAFTS votes!
A SERVANT-he isn't in anyone's pay.
~ Takes wl,at he gets and has nothing to say;
His faithful Flooding day by day,
An honest life connotes.
one of the city'S working force
i've him his due a matter Of course
les only Percheron-bg, grey horse
And he's sowing his wild oats.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

US die together If you cannot stay
with me, then ! swear
But a scream of terror. so shrin
and vchsvneut that il seemed tp bc
almost miraculous from So frdu
form, froze the vow on his lips
phil! What are YOU saying on,
nAV son. my son, do not break my
heart before / die Kiss me. dearest
l am cold. I can scarce see YOU.
Come nearer. Let me look once more
into your brave eyes. You will he
great man, Phil l know il. Who
should know your character like your
mother? But you must have faith iu
God always | have prayed for You,
and my prayers will surely be grant
ed | Will watch over yen. Is you
are in danger my spirit Will come
back across the void. We cannot be
parted oh, God, it is impossible
You are the life of my life. ! am not
dead while you stiIl live"
Even as she spoke. her left hand
and arm. hitherto untouched by the
Crue, blight which had made her "a
helpless invalid during many weary
months, became numb and rigid. She
was dying now, not with the struggle
against the king of terror. which
often marks the passing of humanity.
but with a slow torpidity more akin
to sleep
Her brain was clear, but the stock
Of nervous force had sunk so low hat
her few remaining words were spoken
with difficulty They We're mostly en-
dearing expressions. appeals to her
loved one to hope and pray, 70 trust
steadfastly in the all-wise power that
,1,rYIJ Ti~art his destiny kEffE rho
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

Not me sed Mister stone don't
have no time for such foollshness, & I
wuddeut trust that Holloway nohow.
turned him and his no good family out
OF one of my houses last winter. he
sea, E fl would be jest like him to I'll
10y hide fun OF bird shot. You bet I
know who my enemies are. he sed
You must have a vary ree-tentivs
memory, sed Ma poant you ever feel
Kind of ashamed Of yurseself wen YOU
are alone at mite. Doant YOU ever Won
der n you wuddant have been happier
If you haddent always been so hard
with peepui2
All 1 want Is my Just due, sed Mister
stone
uoa1t worry, sed Ma After you die
You will get it, & get Il good, all that
Is cumming 70 you. Gooduite, Mister
stone BE sure & doant call to see us
ag-eun, won't you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
81 81

.as-t0u of the brain. and practically
never regaiHed his senses. though he
fingered for some weeks and was
subjected 10 two operations. Mrs. An
sons spine was damaged, with the
result that she changed from a bright
and vigorous woman into a decrepit
invalid doomed to death from slow
paralysis.
When the great expenses attendant
on these mishaps were paid she found
herself not only absolutely poor, but
rendered incapable of the slightest
effort to turn her many and varied
talents to account in order TO earn
livelihood. She came 10 London,
where her late husbands employers
generously gave her rent free posses
sion OF the tenement in which she
was lylna dead. helped her with funds
To- furnish IL modestlv, and found a
ciarkship for Philip, with a promise
of early promotion.
To De Continued To- morrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
No. 8, Johnson S News.

S 49,. ,.. ,--.-,..
- i'o -op'' 0oo 'oi
Absolutely none-now."
IF she had gone TO the-the
,vorl, house i,.r,, -,,o,,I5 sba be,.a
a., "'U s'ie ia
HVeu
The doctor paused. The gulp be
fore that hateful word wa not lost on
~,
ny" "a 9'oi'a' 10y
and bestowed some care on the but
toninC Of a glove.
81 an, s,rnriso4 " be .,t5 "tL.+ a.,
'ACeilshl woman IKE your motner
'l"u'" encourage your ieelilSs or
Tepusnah'e toward er-- con
i"unq ~. no\ nave you no relatives
or Irienos
NO, Er, we are alone IN the
"orld.
AND hard up, en-
ue BOY aug a. mana INTO POCKET
win me stoIid indifference OF de-
SPAR. He produced two shjliings and
some PENNIES. he picked out the sil
yer, ana the man redeemed IN protest.
Don't be stupid, Philip. That is
my fee ! VIII ask for II. Your mother
needs nurse. win, chicken broth.
gu are Ola enough 10 reaIlze that a
like his migbt Van n s9cb filings him him
self and whistle for them. But in the
-er-infirmary they are provided by
the state
Would my mother have lived had
Sne consented to be taken there a
month ago"'
Again the man wondered AZ the
stony persistence Of the questloner,
fearless-looking, active boy of 10, at
tired in worn clothes too small FOR
him, and wearing an old pair of boots
several sizes TOO large. The strong.
Young face, pinched with vigils and
nriVation. the large. earnest eyes,
heavy with unshed tears, the lips
quiNerln" in their resolute compress
sion over a chin that indicated great
strength Of character, appealed far
more to the doctor than the whimper-
ing terror with which the children Of
the poor usually meet the grim vision
Of death
The wrestle with the glove ceased
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
He Didn I Count.

ct heard your wife talking two hours
straight Of last night"
eyes. she and were having an argu-
meut"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
He Ran Up Stairs.

Yes. yes: within half an hour. Tell
your mother to expect me"
Philip ran up the stairs Long
practice had enabled him to move
with a minimum of noise. 1t was
pitiful to see the manner in which he
emerged with stealthy activity, into
the Creaking loft above. Here, at
first glance, there was an astOnish-
ing degree of comfort. odd pieces
of worn carpet, neatly Joined Gov
cred the floor The two windows
facing only to the front Of the dwell
ing, were Curtained. The whitewashed
walls We're almost hidden by cuttings
from the COlOred periodicals published
during the previous Christmas sea
son. A screen divided the room into
two compartments, each containing
a tiny bed. on one of these, propped
up with pillows, lay the wasted fig
ure Of woman over whose face the
shadows were falling fast. The ex-
treme thinness, the waxen pallOr, the
delicate texture OF debilitated skin
and unnatural brillianCy of the eyes,
gave her a remarkably youthful ap-
pearanCe This fantastic trick of
death in life accumulated the resep-
blanCe between mother and SON The
boy too, was sharply outlined by
hunger, and in the fading light of a
March day the difference between the
dread tokens of approaching collapse
and the transient effects of a scanty
regimen on vigorous youth was not
readily distinguishable.
DO you want anything, mother
dear?" said the boy, laying his hand
tenderly on the clammy forehead
only to ask you, Phil what it was
that the doctor told you
The voice was low and sweet-the
diCtiOn that of an educated woman.
The boy too, though his tones were
strong and harsh spoke with the ac-
cent of good breeding. His manner
and words gained some distinction
from A slight touch of French ele-
ganCe and precision. This was only
noticeable in repose. When excited,
or moved to deep feeling, the Con-
tinentaI veneer acquired at the Lycee
in D;eppe instantly vanished, and he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

small amount of wine. In the shops
they sell things in tins that make
chicken broth, don't they? ] have a
fire and a kettle. Would you mind
telling me"
There, there! You go to your
mother, and endeavor to cheer her up.
| will see what | can do. What.
Would you argue with me? Go at
once; | insist. Listen, she is calling
for you"
In that poor tenement there were no
secrets A TiCkety staircase, Crudely
built against the retaining wall Of
the only living room on the ground
floor led Steeply to an apartment
above, and eliminated in an opening
that suggested a trapdOor The walls,
roughly paneled, were well provided
with shelves and pegs. The back door
was fastened with "A latch. a con-
trivanCe rarely seen in London Of to-
Gay. The front window looked out
into a badly paved court girt by
tumble down stables. A smaller win
dow at the back revealed dismal
yard dariIened by lofts. Although
little more than stones throw re-
moved from the busy Mile End Road.
the place was singularlv quiet 1t
was already dead. and only waited
the coming of men and pickaxes and
Crowbars to sweep away the ruins
The boy heard his name whispered
rather than spoken. The sound gal
vanized him into vivid consciousness.
Doctor" he said earnestly you
will come hack p"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

we have been all in all to each
other since your fathers death. But
my memory must be sweet, not bit
ter to you. When YOU think of me |
want the recollection to inspire you
TO do that which is right regardless
of consequences, to strive always for
honor and for the appreciation of
your own conscience. My own dear
boy, we must bow to the will of God
We have indeed been sorely tried
you far more than l. for | can look
back on years of perfect happiness
with loving husband and a delight
full child, whereas you have been
plunged into poverty and misery at
an age when life should be opening
before you with every promise of
successful career. Perhaps, Phil,
your trials have come to you early
as mine have found me late. | trust
| have borne reverses Of health and
fortune with patience and resignation.
My present sufferings will be a last
ing joy to me it, in the life to come.
| can know that my example has been,
a stimulus to you amid the chances
and changes of your career Promise
me. darling, that you viii resign
yourself to the DEGREES of Providence
even in the bitter hour OF our part
ing"
Last Words.
Her voice failed Tears stood in
her eyes The knowledge came to
her anew that natural emotions can
at times conquer all restraints. The
maternity strong within her clam
ored for the power to shield her off
spring from the dangers that would
beset him. There was maddening
plan in the thought that a few brief
hours or minutes might unClasp her
arms from him forever.
II was Phil who first gave utter
ance to the wild protest in their
souls
Mother" he mourned. bitterly Il
don't want to live without you Let
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
Begin This Great
Story TODAY

Copyright, 1904, by Edward J. Clode)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

became the strenuous emphatic I
Briton he undoubtedly was by birth |
and breeding
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

CTS there no hope, DOCTOR"
Absolutely none-now"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22

To BE Continued To- morrow.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
Watch the Wheel.

when crossing a crowded thorough.
fare on which automobiles predomi.
mated" remarked a pedestrian. ut
used to be difficult for me to decide
whether a chauffeur intended to go
straight ahead or suddenly turn and
dart around the corner.
81 endeavored to solve the matter
by watching the eyes of the chauf-
feur, the same as a boxer watches
the eyes of his opponent to discover
where he intends striking blow. But
the method proved unsatisfactory
THE other day accidentally dis
covered a way to tell in which direc,
ton the chauffeur intends to turn. II
is very simple All that is necessary
is to keep your eyes glued on the
steering wheel. OF course the chauf
feur cannot turn his car without twist,
ing the wheel, and by watching which
way he twists 1t you can tell in which
direction he intends to turn"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
HINTS FOR THE HOME SEWER
Some Useful Suggestions for Those
Who Try to Do Their Own
Needlework.

The soft wash silk shirt waist is
made more or less plain, according to
the figure that its wearer possesses.
For those who are plump the plainest
models are chosen. But shoulders are
long and so are sleeves.
The neck of these waists is finished
with a turnover collar and tie. The
collar is soft and rather high at the
back. Cuffs are turned back, and link
buttons are worn with some of them.
By the way of little frivolity, ia
bots Of net or lace provide finishing
touch which seems superfiuous with
the four-in-hand tie, but is neverthe-
less in evidence. 50
When made up for a slender figure
these waists are set to yoke in the
back and fulled into the shoulder seam
in front. The collars are widened.
Soft waists of crepe cloth are made
plain with long sleeves and wide sailor
collars, as we'll as in the regulation
designs just described. Turn-back
cuffs are often finished with crystal
buttons. These waists are opened at
the throat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
Followed the Stars.


In certain parts of the south, "all
over hell and half of Georgia signi-
fies the limits of the known earth.
Also, there are many who believe the
myth that the Pleiadee point the way
home for the traveler-they lie al
ways in the heavens directly over the
haven where he would be. Both OF
these were reasons why Uncle lobe
Braddish stayed in North Carolina,
which, according to his own story. he
hated.
Yes, sir" remarked lobe, there
come time years ago, when | want
ed to leave this place and go back to
Tennessee. And soon's the seven sis
tiers come up, went straight after
them same as a bee martin to his
hole. But along to'ards midnight
they doubled back on me, and by the
time I'd finished followin' them at
sun-up was right back In this settle
ment agin. Every night for year |
travelled all over hell and half OF
Georgia after them stars. and never
got nowhere but here. And reckin
I'll stay Have you got plug OF
chaw terbaccer?"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13

ment. The living room and dining
room are of large size and open to-
gether by means of an arch opening.
The kitchen is well away from the
rest OF the house, being separated
from the dining room by the pantry,
an arrangement which has been found
to be very satisfactory. There are
two good sized bedrooms very well
placed. The bathroom is convenient.
ly located.
The attic space In this cottage is
valuable for storage purposes and
since 1t Ia well ventilated serves to
keep the first story cool during the hot
summer weather The exterior Is sid.
ed with clap-boards, having band
courses and corner boards used for or.
namental effect. The cornice is rath.
er wide and is of open timbered con.
struction. Altogether this Is an ex.
ceptionally attractive and economical
little. residence for the small family.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
Cabinet officers Get Queer Mali.


Melody reached Secretary Houston
of the department of agriculture
through his mail In the guise Of three
pieces Of music, one a love song the
others patriotic in their appeals. Fur
thermore, one of the worlds dreamers
has sought his support in trying to es-
tablish world centre" for the promo
ton Of broad humanitarian principles.
A third contribution in the polygot
mass of matter was formidable-sized
volume containing a jumbled masN Of
alleged universal genealogical infoI ma
ton, collected from almost every
source under the sun, astronomy and
mythology, signs and symbols having
been utilized,
One palpably spurious and one EVIL
IDENTIFY genuine request for financial
aid in agricultural work and several
requests for autographs also came in
the days grist of mail. The bona-ilde
request for aid, which was from a
western homesteaders wife, was an.
swered, although of course no money
could be sent, as the department has
no funds for such relief-Washlngton
Evening Star,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
MAKE SALADS OF ALL KINDS
Many Tasty and savory Dishes Are
Easily Prepared at Very
Small Expense.

may have told Of the clever little
housewife who used to make a veal
pot pie with plenty Of gravy and sink
ers and not much meat" Take leaf
out of her book and feed your family
on stews with vegetables and light,
delicate dumplings and we'll seasoned
gravy, and see If this win not suit
them as well as meat in coarse abund,
ance. Try Italian combinations Of
macaroni and cheese or noodles and
cheese enriched with a meat gravy.
Make savory rice dishes in which the
meat Is neglible quantity and is yet
sufficient to render the compound ap-
petizing. Introduce salads of all kinds,
with French dressing or mayonnaise,
or one of the good boiled dressings.
Turn to the generous choice of vege-
tables that come to us in the summer.
Fill tomatoes or peppers or cucum.
bers or egg plant or potatoes with a
we'll seasoned stuffing which contains
no meat or only enough to give zest to
the food. Compose scallops along the
same line and vegetable stews of a
like kind.
Do you think am contradicting my
self when tell you In one breath to
simplify life and in the next urge you
to study variety? The two pieces of
counsel do not interfere with one an
other. The time and strength you
save by reducing the work of keeping
your house clean and in order is not
all spent in cookery, even If you have
novelties on your table. They need
not require much care or labor and the
change of menu, like the change you
achieve by altering your room and its
/ furnishings, will give you something
different that will be an equivalent to
fresh surroundings. Try 1t and see if
am not in the right.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13

that houses are built to live in and
not to look on" he will do we'll to
give more attention to the soundness
Of the walls and roof and the relative
positions Of dining room and kitchen.
Let the man with $4,000 to spend de-
termine that he will have as much
good sound building as $4,000 will buy
and Herewith be content. II this
means being content with two sitting
rooms instead of the desired three, or
abandoning a projected ingle-nook,
there is a solid consolation in the
knowledge that all the material used
in the house is thoroughly sound and
has been put together In workman
like manner.
When the essential thing-good
buildings secured man may find
1t possible to indulge his fancies in
many matters of detail, but he should
be warned against too earnestly striv-
ing after the ideal of the picturesque.
Having determined on the accommoda-
ton he desires and can afford, he will
be well advised to be guided in regard
to the design by his architect.
The little cottage illustrated here
with is an example of building thor
oughly constructed and arranged &C.
cording to the very best ideas for con-
venience; yet at the same time some
little thought has been given to make
the building attractive In appearance
without adding materially to its cost.
For $1,000 this five-room cottage has
been built, using the very best meth
DDS Of construction and finishing the
building on the inside with oak, birch
and yellow pine.
A glance at the floor plan will show
the desirable features of its arrange
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
Elavored Xlnenars.

Favored vinegars are welcome addi-
lions to the spring salad. One which
is useful for potato or meat salads,
which are improved by the addition of
a little onion flavor, is made by graf
ing two large Spanish onions and let
ting them stand with two teaspoonfuls
of sugar for an hour or so and then
adding quart of vinegar. Bottle this
and shake the bottles every day for
a couple of weeks. then strain the
vinegar through cheesecloth and bottle
it In small bottles, corks and keep in
a cool dry place until It is wanted
1t Is better to bottle 1t permanently
in small bottles, so that when only
little of it is wanted only little need
be uncorked.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13
Infant Hxnlene at School.

Out in Cleveland II trained nurses
are now giving lessons in infant n.y.
giene to the girl pupils attending Is
public schools. 1t is reported that the
girls have shown an intense and de-
lighted interest in the lessons, absorb
ing eagerly an shat relates to the
proper care of babies. This kind Of
instruction in the public schools repre-
sents something more and better than
the activity of faddists. America, like
other countries. has very large In
FAINT death rate. Thousands of infants
die annually because they have not re-
ceived proper care. 1t is easily con-
ceivable that the proper training of
girls might save the lives of many
babies.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-06-13

But the want Of money is secondary.
The matter Of primary Importance is
that people should have right ideas as
to what constitutes good architecture
and sound building, and should insist
whenever they cause buildings to be
put up upon having only those which
are both we'll designed and we'll built.
Good building the first essential.
and here, no doubt, is a point of dan
ger. The popularlzlng of architec-
ture is a good thing so long as the de-
mand is for good architecture. A great
uninstructed public demanding
quaint" houses and picturesque"
bungalows would get what II wants,
but the result is not likely to make
for real progress in architecture, or
for healthy conditions in the building
trade.
When the house-hunting man turns
with disgust from the desirable villa