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The Delta independent., 1913-12-12
Fewer Lynchings.

Booker T. Washington, head of the
Tuskegee institute, makes the follow
Ing statement on the lynching of ne
groes:
"At the end of six months of the
present year there had been "a
lynchings. At the end of ten months
there had been As lynchings, reduc-
tion Of 4 as compared with the same
period last year. or this number only
seven individuals, or Is per cent, were
charged with assaults on women.
'In 10 months 45 persons have been
put to death by mob law. A reduction
in the number of lynchings of four, al
though small, means something in the
way of higher civilization"
The Delta independent., 1913-12-12
what II Cost. to Run w. S.

Secretary of Treasury McAdoo has
submitted the estimated expenses Of
the government, as follows:
Legislative. s7.533,331; executive.
$So,0o0,2 ,2ss; judicial. $1.242.rrO; agri-
cultural, s19,O61. 1872; foreign inter
course. $4,447,O42; postoffice. includ-
ing parcel post, $3O6.953,1f7; military,
s1O5. .544; navy. s139. .53t 1858; Indi.
an affairs, s10,20s, ,S65; pensions, $780,
10000; miscellaneous. $84,393,213;
$131 1876, ,407.
The Delta independent., 1913-12-12
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Try an EDISON Disc 4

= AS an entertainer it has no equal. .
II you were in a room adjoining =
= it would be difficult to realize that
, the music is a reproduction in .
, stead of the original production. .
The Delta independent., 1913-12-12

4 . . Q q q = . = = . . . = .
= GET AN EDIsoN-For ALL the .
q family. We have provided Santa =
. Claus with a liberal supply =
= enouoh to wish MERRY Xmas" =
. 70 ali on an Edison Phonograph. =
. swan" the Book Man. =
The Delta independent., 1913-12-12
WITH THE. THINKERS
>>>> 80 80

John A. esGher.-Bs frank with
yourself and see how much Of the
debts can be charged to your own
fault-a lack of foresight, trhsting
fishness, stupidity, extravaganza. fail
ure to learn by experience or refusal
to profit by advice Take few pre-
cious moments for self examination.
Do not mosrn because some one who
started in life with fewer advantages
than you had has done so much bet
ter. Think of those you have left be
hind in the race. Yourse must he 8
hopeless case if you are he last IL
line.
The Delta independent., 1913-12-12

Adam Boal.-I have just returned
from visit to Great Britain and while
there studied the condition existing
between the landlords and the people.
What interests most common people
there is the fact. real or assumed, that
land monopoly creates poverty on the
mately. Keep the people from access
to land and sources of supply are shut
off which means nothing to eat OF
wear as everything comes from the
earth. Grant a number of persons the
sole right to the land and It Is theirs
to make all other tributary
The Delta independent., 1913-12-12

William p. Malburn.-The main pur-
pose Of the new currency bill Is to es-
tablish our banking and financial sys-
tenn on such foundation that this coun-
try will not suffer in the future as
1t has in the past from monetary
crises. It is proposed to amend the
laws so as to enable the vast resources
of our banks to be more effectively
used and to maintain a better super
vision over the banks and their meth
DDS. To exercise this supervision 1t
is necessary that the government 1t.
self instead of the banks shall super.
wise. The objection on the part of
the banks is to this government sup
ervision; but supervision by the bank
ers themselves is not to be thought of
II we are to have any supervision at
all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Confined JTom pcgs Z

dividual master plumbers pledged as stock
holders and consumers, subject 10 the ia
vorablc action Of their union. The annual
meeting Of this body took place that year
in Kansas City. Thithcr | went, with DR..
Cottlc and Langstak in attendance.
In many towns throughout the Middle
West our firm had local stock statesmen and
managers. During the last few months |
hal used 81 score Of these men IN the Acme
work, among others our Kansas City mana
ger, Frank Orrin.
Its mainly up % McDTitt, Orrin de-
clarcd. Hes the richest and most influential
plumber in the State. Handles government
contracts and big Jobs I've done my best
with him; but / don't seem TO get any
where. wish YOU could SEE him before YOU
talk % the executive council.
I'll see him at once. Can YOU get him
e. come o. me-
Orrin shook his head Hes just refused
this morning.
Then III 20 % him
IN interview was arranged for that night
and ut eight o'clock Orrin, Langstak, and |
went 10 McDavitt's office | found him a
slender, gray-haircd, kccn-cycl man Of pos
Siblv sixty; more the type Of the successful
professional man than the plumber.
He gave me a quick. crisp greeting, re-
pressing any surprise he may have felt At
my physical appearance.
Our discussion lasted until nearly eleven
o'clock. Every detail OF finance and opera
ton was thrcShcd out, every claim and OBJ
lection analyZcd. II WAS easy to understand
MCDavitt'S success and influence after that
grilling argument.
Finally, to my great relief, for | was eX-
haustcd and in intense pain,-hc expressed
himself as favorably impressed.
Then | can count upon your assistance
tomorrow" | asked.
McDavitt looked at me gravcly. I'D
like 10 say yes, Mr. Craig. You certainly
deserve it, Sir. If your concern is a success,
every plumber in this country will be hcav-
lily indebted to YOU, | among them. But
sometimes. YOU know, there are wheels
within wheels. | cannot pledge YOU my
support tonight; but. if ii will be any salts
faction TO YOU, | will say that when your
matter is taken up by the council will not
vote against it.
With that negative assurance | had per-
force 20 be content.
During Our absence several reporters had
called at Orrin's home and DR.. Cottle had
given them an interview. 1t evidently
proved interesting copy to the men of the
press for the following morning the two
leading papers made my work and PERSONAL
ity the subject Of a front page story; one of
them, a copy Of which | have kept as
souvenir Of a remarkable experience open
ing with these startling headlines:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

I am proud 70 say I am known as The only
woman on the American stage who wears no
switches puiis, wool rolls or other makcshiits.
You may have a wealth of hair too, if YOU will
get one ounce Of bcta-quiuol from your drug
gst costing not more than fifty cents, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

Miss Suratt offers to send to any reader direct any
Of the articles named above, If there i, any difficulty
in obtaining them from the drug store In such case
send your name and address with remittance to
Valeska Suratt, Suite 329, Thompson Building,
Chicago, mentioning the articles you want.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

miN Il with eight ounces d
alcohol or bay rum and eight
ounces OF water. II forces
hair 10 grow in a remarkable
way. stop, hair from fall
ing and fills ont bald spots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
A Lily-Pure Complexion

Instead Of spending months using cosmetics
trying 10 bcautify your skin, use the following
formula. and every frccklc, red spot, blemish
and muddiness will soon give way TO pinky-
wilderness and purity that rival the petals Of
a rose. Get one ounce of ziutone from your
druggist; it will cost about fifty ccnts-mix
with half pint Of water and two tablcspoonfuls
Of Rlycerinc and apply as u cream.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

be produced in a short time
with the following formula,
for deep wrinkles. burrows,
light wrinkles. crows feet.
lines OF age and sagging
checks. 1t gives a Rirlish
plumpncss and freshness,
even in women Of middle
400 and INST. Get two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

ounces OF cptol from your druggist; il will cost
tbout iiftyc Mix with hall pint Of watcraud
wO ounces Of glyccrinc II will not grow hair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

rid Of the big and thcvcry
little ones, in a few minutes
by sprinkling some neroxin
on a sponge made wet with
hot water and rubbing the
face whit. It's the onlyrcal
blaCkhead remover / ever
used. Ncroxin will cost YOU
fifty cents al the drug store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Woodbury's
Facial Soap

For gllt 81 deJltyS M0HgH0W q
and CGN4lI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

alsoa shampoo made up Of a tcaspoontul OF cggol
dissolved in half 4 cup of water. You can get
cggol at anyRood drugstore for twenty-five cents
LISA wonder in cradcating dlndruif and cleans
ing the scalp from every particle Of scurf. This
lets the roots breathe and gives thcmrcncwodlic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
To Remove Wrinkles

zee Of ten years in appearance may
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
To Remove Superhuous Hair

There is nothing which will remove super
fiuous hair so perfectly, so magically as simple
sulfo solution. II can be obtained at drug
stores for one dollar Ii simply dissolvcs the
hair, never irritatcs. rcddcns. spots or Injuries
the skin. 1t can be used on tcndcrcst skin, no
matter how stiff or soft the hair growth on any
part OF the body. Many women have down on
their faces or arms. Removed with this solution
the'dltierence in appearanec will be startling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

THE hour set for my appearance before
the executive council was three o'clock
that afternoon. Promptly on the hour, &C
companied by Orrin and Langstak, | was
carried to the platform and placed in a
chair beside the speakers table.
Michael Corrigan, chairman of the coun-
ell, introduced me. \ powerful, bull-neckcd
freshman, with rich North of Ireland
brogue, he presented me with a stammering
embarrassment contrasting amusingly with
his aggressive physical makeup.
While ne spoke scanned the faces OF the
men IN front of me. There, in that COM
mittee Of less than fifty, lay the power to
stamp my work with the seal of success, or
send 1t, and with it my firm and nearly half
million dollars intrusted to me, topping
into the slime of failure.
| tried to probe their minds, seeking for
the right appeal. The seconds sped on.
My own brain, tense to the swapping point,
refused to concentrate on any specific plan
OF attack. Thought after thought, some
brilliant IN conception, flashed by, TO be
Swamped III Kaleidoscope confusion by
Others verglng on insanity.
An now the gintleman will tell We whit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Healthy Scalp Necessary

While using the hair grower
mentioned, YOU should use
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
To Get Rid of Black Heads

You will never get rid OF blaclheads by trying TO
pinch them out. You Canpct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
IBERS' TRUST TO BE BUSTED
BY DYING MAN
HAS BET PHYSICIAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
HE CANNOT KEEP HIM ALIVE TILL JANUARY

Nearly two columns Of story followed. 1t
was a corling piece Of publicity, as the re-
porters seemed to take success as assured,
and gave very clear account, based on
the prospectuseS Cottle had given them.
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14

Il can't talk. can't think" he
cried, till l get it. You can see for
yourself how shaky I am"
l could see for myself that he was
suffering the torture OF the damned
Every muscle in his body seemed to
be jerking iHvoluntarily, doubling it.
self into little hungry knots that
joined his aching nerves in the shrill
clamor for morphiHe-morphine
Give me just one dose" he plead
ed, and I'll tell you anything, every
thing you want TO know I'll die if
! don't set il
SO pitiable wds his condition that
l found myself sympathizing with
him in spite Of myself My eyes fol-
lowed his glance to the chair near the
couch, where, beside the hypodermic
syringe and the morphine, Davis, as
if 20 accentuate the torture of his
letters. had placed the key that I'M
locked them. I would not have known
how to administer the morphine. even
ii ] had wished to do so, and besides.
| had strong aversion to drugging
there, | thought of a solution.
If | unlock the letters on your
arms" said |, so that you can reach
the morphine, will you promise me to
answer my question:
III promise on my word OF honor
to answer every question you ask. y
he replied, an eager light coming IN
TO his eyes.
i swear ton my mothers honor"
Thinking how amazed Davis would
be when he awoke to learn that had
the prisoners full confession, reach
ed for the key. Young turned over as
far as he could to permit me to IN
lock the letters.
Then. quick as lightning. as the
steel fell away from his wrists. his
hands shot out and cIutched my neck
with maniac strength, I felt my eyes
bulge, my lungs fill TO bursting. I
put forth my hands to try 10 shake
off his grip. but felt my strength fast
| failing
AthleticaIly inclined though l have
| always been. and matched though /
was against drug weakened wretch
/ with fettered feet, found myself no
! equal for his maniacal desperation
Back and forth over the couch we
swayed in a silent death-struggle, my
| cutoff breath all the while pounding
unpurified through my bursting lungs
/ my brain turning weak. and my sight
! growing dim. I was beaten. knew
could hold out but a few seconds
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14

breath I thought at first that the
strain had been too much for his drug
racked body, but soon ! saw what
had happened. His muscles had not
weakened, but his will. Standing
over him was Davis with a revolver
pointed at his head. Even before |
had recovered myself Davis had the
letters readjusted and the rope passed
through them.
Our lives were saved The mystery
might yet be solved. despite my fool
hardness.
AS soon as my aching threat would
permit me to speak | began making
abject apologies for my fooihardy con
duct and trying to express my thanks,
but he would not listen to me.
Il guess you'll guard him safely
enough now" he said, and once more
was fast asleep.
With something of the feeling of a
chastised school-boy who knows he
deserved far more than he got, sat
down beside the couch and for four
long hours watched the struggles and
heard the curses and listened to the
entreaties of the drug-nad prisoner.
But row / had no sympathy left tor
him.
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house IN
great excitement over the attempted sNl-
eide of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
an inyesti2a ton and finds that Hugh
trardail sutton for Katharine. who had
been forbidden the house hy General Far
rish, had talked with Katharine over the
telephone Just before she shot herself.
\ torn piece Of yellow paper is found.
at sight of which General Parrish Is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandaii has left town hurriedlF.
Andrew Elser. an aged banker. commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
attempted her life \ yellow envelope Is
found in Elser's room Post Oftice In
speetor Davis Kent's friend takes up
the case. Kent Is convinced thai Gran
dali is at the bottom Of the mystery.
katharine's strange .outery puzzles the
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
dalFs room and find an address, Lock
Box Il. ArGway, y. J. Kent goes % Ard
way 10 investigate and becomes suspi-
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel a
yellow letter also figures in this case
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone and finds that she had Just been
called by Crandall from the same booth
Cook disappears. The ArdWaN post
master is missing. Inspector Davis ar
rives at Ardway and takes M inEes,
tigatiou He discovers that the dead
woman is Sarah SacSet Of Bridgeport
Louise telephones Kent imporing him to
drop the investigation. Kent returns 70
New Ork To get an explanation III u
Louise He finds the body of a woman In
Central Park and more yellow letters
He sees Crandall whom he recognizes as
Cook" enter the Parrish home. Louise
again mpiores Kent TO drop the investi-
CATION and refuses to give any explana-
ton. Later Kent sees Crandall and Louise
in an automobile. Kent returns TO Ard
wav. Davis announces that he has
manned to arrest the missing postmaster
and also the master criminal While seek
ing the criminals Kent comes across
Louise and Crandail. Pursued bv Davis
the peHmaster jumps Off precipce and
Is Killed. Aleck Young, the master Grim
inal. Is found in a hut in a morphine
stupor. Louise tells Kent that she and
Crandall had come 70 get papers from
Young which gave him a strange hold
over General Parrish T. Is shown that
Crandall's only interest in the case was
to help Katharine recover her fathers
paners Young is shacNlsd and bound
with morphine inst out Of his reach. In
an attempt Ia make him confess and give
Up the papers.
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14

longer saw nothing ahead Of ne
but death-strang!ed to death by a
drug tiend.
There passed through my mind in
my struggles vivid picture Of that
was about to happen Young would
silently choke me to death Silently
he would houble with his fettered feet
to where Davis lay in the lean.to
sound asleep and brain him with a
bow. lie would cast off his letters and
long before the constable would re
turn 10 find our bodies would make
his escape on Rouser's bicycle The
mystery OF the yellow letters mover
would be explained Poor Louise
Young's hands fel. Grom my throat
and STAGGERED hack gasning for
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14

tors from whom l received only tempo
ravy relief. l decided 70 give Lydia E.
Pinkhan 5 Vegetable Compound fair
trial and also the Sanative Wash. have
nov used the remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for what
they have done for me.
If these lines will be Of any benefit
you have my permission to publish
them. - Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, ass
James Street. Elkhart, Indiana.
Lydia E. pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know Of and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
III you have the slightest doubt
chat Lydia L.. Pinlxham's Negeta-
bile Compound will help you, write
60 Lydia E.Pinkham NedicineC Co.
ScOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by n woman.
and held in strict confidence,
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14
CHAPTER XVI.


Two days-two unforgetGble days
We passed there in tbs hat, Davis and
/ and our self-torturad prisoner. Each
day the constable came and went. the
first day to tell us that the inspectors
plan for disposing OF the Fostmaster's
body had been successful and that no
suspicion had been aroused The sec
ond day a pleasanter mission brought
him to deliver kilograms from Gran
dali and Louise that all was well,
that the general was slowly improv-
ing and that Katharine was recover
ing rapidly
And all the while Young lay there
bound, defying US, now eursing. now
pleading, now in brilliant phrases
striving to convince US by logical ar
gLments so deft, SO forcefrl, SO cum
ming that weaker and less wise man
than Davis might have been CON
WINGED by them.
His logic falling he would turn to
merciless invective and ribald threats.
his penetrating voice making the
whole hut hideous as he prophesied
for Is both grotesque horrible deaths.
Misunderstanding punishments in this
world and the next. Then, overcome
once more by tho intensity OF his un.
satisfied desire for the drug that had
long been his master, he would moan
and plead and weep for morphine.
At times decisions would seize his
brain BY the hour he would rave OF
beautiful cities and wonderfully fair
women and pleasant pastimes. Ma
jestic lines of poetry would flow from
his fevered lips. to end in shrek of
agony as his quivering, knotted mus
cles all but tore his nerves apart.
Again the weird morphine fantasies
would take hold Of him and a rush OF
horrible grotesque ribaldries would
foul the air.
But after forty eight hours OF this
terrible torture nature would be put
of no longer she demanded rest
Young had sunk into a troubled, IN
easy sleep about seven III the morn
ing. Davis and I, having spelled each
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14

other as guards during the night. sat
talking about our prisoner. | hap
rened TO remark that it was a pity
thar capital punishment could not re-
move .uch criminals as Young from
the earth. The inspector. in spite OF
the rigorous way he had kept up the
torture, seemed TO have Strong sym.
pathy for Young.
Il don't believe in capital punish.
ment at all" he said eXplosiyely. our
whole system Is wrong. It took us a
good many centuries to discover thai
insane persons didn't need prisons
bQt doctoring. They Just can't hell
being criminals. Stand behind a line
Of prisoners as they march in tc
breakfast ir tho penitcntiary Not
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14
one of them will have a normal head.

one of them viii have normal head.
Is that their fault? 1t Is the fault Of
society It's our fault"
There was a stir on the couch and
Young opened his eyes. The fire Of
the drug-madness and the look OF
hate seemed to have vanished
Il give up" he said II can't stand
the strain any longer. I'll tell you
anything you want to know"
He spoke quietly and calmly. Yet
there was something in his voice that
rang true + felt that this time he
meant what he said Apparently
Davis. too, realized that at last
Young's spirit was broken. without
hesitation. he seized the hyDodermfc
The Forrest City times., 1913-02-14
BEFORE AND
AFTER MARRIAGE
Advice Given Mother in Regard to
Young Daughter Proves Val
liable to Daughter Even
After Marriage.

Pollock. Tex.-"When I was girl
about IA years of age" writes Mrs.
Winnie Delaney OF this town, 81 was
In awfully bad health l tried differ
ent treatments, but they did me no
good.
A friend advised my mother to give
me Cardui, the woman's tonic. She
gave me one bottle, and it straighten-
ed me out all right.
| did not have any more trouble IN
til after was married | had several
bad spells then, but | began taking
Cardui again. and my health started
to improving right away.
l can safely recommend Cardui to
all women sufferers as l think it is
the greatest woman's medicine on
earth.
You may publish this letter If you
wish
Cardui is good for young girls, as
well as older women, because it con-
tains pure. harmless. vegetable ingre-
dents. which act gently. yet surely.
on the delicate womanly organs. 1t is
a tonic prepared exclusively for wom-
en-.
For more than so years. Cardui has
been in widely extended use. by WON.
en- of all ages, and has given entire
satisfaction, as a remedy for rebuild.
ing womanly health and strength.
You can rely on Cardui. 1t will do
for you. what it has done for thou
sands of others. 1t will help you.
Begin to take Cardui, today.
NJ B.--I,yte To, Chattanooga Medicine Co.
Ladies Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn. tor
S.-etai iHsrnct,orS on your case and 64page book.
Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain
wrapper. Adv.