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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

Presently Nancy said:
DO you think falsehoodsa like those
the nurse told the little child could be
cataloged even with white lies? | say
there are certain little rose colored
lies that we are justified many times
in scattering about when our Judgment
tells us that they are needed
"Why not make the order larger2'
suggested Billy Bunting Il think may
be the world would be more cheerful
place, anyway, IL we Kept our pockets
full of those little pink lies to dis
tribute around every day to people who
need them'
81 wonder said Nancy. musingly.
how in the end the recording angel is
going to charge the lies of sheer kind
ness up on the human account?"
II believe" Billy Bunting affirmed
solemnly. that the recording angel has
wonderful scheme of bookkeeping
and lots of people are going to get
more credit for doing the kind thing
than others who freeze the soul out
of you trying to live up to some high
falutin' creed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
WELLS-ROBERSON

Mrs. M. w. Wells of Huntsville an
nounces the marriage OF her daughter
James Vance, to Mr.. Clarence Bishor
Robertson of st. Louis. Sunday, October
26, at O'clock Church of the Advent
the Rev. Middleton Barnwell officiating
Birmingham, Ala, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
HOOPER. .DARDEN
WEDDING OCCURS

The marriage of Miss Carrie Lou Dar-
den and Mr. Frank Foust Hooper oc-
CURED last night at the home OF the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

a word about the poor little girl, but
the nurse had made the little invalid
SO happy The little girl caught hold
of her hand and said
'Nurse Nurse Did they really say
those things about me?"
And the nurse, true to hee determina-
tion, declared they had said all those
things and more too"
Billy Bunting sat quietly by and
didn't say word.
The nurse had started on the down.
ward path" continued Nancy, "and so
every day when she came back from
her accustomed walk the little Grip
pied girl waited for her to tell her
something nice that somebody had said
about her Finally the nurse told all
the little crippled girls friends about
what she had done. and by the power
OF suggestion really got those little
tots to say something kind about the
child, and the starved little heart was
eomtorted and made happy by what
started out to be just little rose coll
ored lies!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

IContiaued On Last Pasel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

Tell us the whole truth and nothing
ut the truth" demanded Billy Bunt-
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IF we die" | shouted. remember
ways"
She nodded her head, her eyes glis-
tening. and then | lost sight of her
huge roller overlook us. The little boat
rose and rose and rose with a giddy.
furious motion Suddenly It began to
turn If it went broadside to the reef
and wave caught 1t or one broke over
II we should be lost. but l had foreseen
the danger threw out my oar and
with every pound of strength in arm.
leg and body | thrust blindly. desper-
ately. against the thrust of the sea. II
was an unequal combat. "a man against
the Pacific ocean couldn't have main
tanned 1t for long. And yet 1t seemed
hours, The strain was terrific
The wave we were riding broke just
n we reached the top. We sank down
into what seemed a valley OF water
the breakers roared In our ears. the
spray fell over us like rain We sank
lower and lower. there was sound OF
grinding along the keel We had struck
the coral evidently. ! thought this was
all. for another moment and the bottom
would have been ripped out OF her: but
no. we were over In safety
The last remainder of the wave
broke fairly over us and struck me in
the back as ! stood aft with such force
a. to bring me to my knees. However
In that position | acted as a sort of
breakwater and the dinghy was not
completely 6lled. Although she had
shipped quantities of sea. she still
hoated. The force with which we had
been thrown over the crest of the wave
drove US landward with tremendous
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confidently enough
"GOd?" asked she.

"God?' asked she.
His handiwork." I replied as IN
dicated with Al gesture the barrier rect
over which the waves were breakin.
But we passed 1t Sc
Yes. in light dinghy ana yom re.
member the difficulty AMI dunyer
They will never >urriount II In the
heavy cutter They will not attempt 1t
trust me-
But II there should he an Opening2'
II don't believe there IL one. was
my reassuring reply Il have no fear
that they can get nj u.s.
land we cant get to them" she
answered more composrdly
laughed.
You don't understand me. she per
sisted What keeps them out keeps
US in"
yes" | admitted. THAT IL true. but
for the present don't mind being kept
In SO long as they are kept out
She looked at me quickly md con-
fessed afterward that my words begot
some quick suspicion whir. she ad-
mitted was unworthy of her and IN
warranted by any act of mine. but !
looked so placid that 1t soon passed
from her mind As a matter of fact.
I had not appreciated the significance
Of my words | should have been per.
fectly willing. should be still. to pass
the rest of my life alone on that island
or anywhere else with my little mis-
tress only was happy then. had
got her to myself: she must look to me
for everything The naughty little
queen of the quarterback was now the
humble dependent by my side
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CHAPTER xi.

How We Landed on the Wondrous
A THOUGH our progress in the
"a water laden boat was slow. II
didn't take US long to reach
the shore. which was there
nothing more than strip OF sand
perhaps n hundred yards across at the
widest part II was rs bare OF any
thing as the palm OF my hand /
hauled the boat up on II after we had
disembarked and hastened to dis
charge its precious cargo The invai
liable powder and shot had been kept
in cans and TASKS in air tight lockers
forward and aft and were unda mayed
The rest Of her lading had been In the
water too short a time to be much
hurt II was all water soaked. OF
course. but an hours exposure In the
warm sun on the dry sand would make
it as good as new. Spreading all out
to dry ! pulled the plug from the boat
drained the water from her and haul
ed her up well on to the sand
A hasty glance assured me that the
cliff was OF coral formation, Jagged
and broken with many a crevice and
Granny After We had made every
thing shipshape ! suggested to Mis-
tress Lucy that We start at once ex-
ploring. | proposed that we follow
the course Of the sandy strip and see II
there was not some break In the cliffs
whereby we could get to the top and
learn what was within the wall And
so refreshing ourselves and taking with
us some provisions. for we might have
TO go clear around the island, we pres-
emily started out
felt very easy in my mind regarding
any present peril from the ship. for
knew that no boat she possessed could
run the reef as | had done. and even IL
she had had another like the dinghy
was confident that there was no man
aboard her that had the strength and
skill. to say nothing of the courage, to
bring her through If there were no
natives or wild beasts to be feared we
were at least safe for the time being.
Think you. Master Hampton" said
my little mistress. This is the island of
which my ancestor wrote?"
Il am sure of it" replied
He referred to 1t. If remember
right. as the Island OF the Stairs did
he notT'
Yes" was my answer. You remem
Der he indicated a stairway about the
middle of the island
surely. II we are to get to the tor,
of yonder wall it must be by stairs of
some sort
1T would not be difficult 10 climb
it." ! assented. for a man. that is.
save for one thing"
And what is thatT'
These pinnacles of rock are as sharp
as needles It would be like climbing
broken glass The climber would be cut
to pieces before he had gone half way -
Then If we find no stairs we are In
bad fix" she said thoughtfuily, ex
aiming the towering wall
There must be stairs" answered
There must be way. The latitude
and longitude agree with your nnces
tors description and l make no doubt
We shall chance upon them"
So we tramped along. searching the
shore and sea and finding nothing
Aftes perhaps an hours monotonous
going. when we had traversed about
a third of the distance OF the island,
we rounded projection of the cliff
and there before US rose the stairs!
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speed 1t was terrific. | was stunned
for a moment, but the sweetest voice
in the world recalled me to my senses
1T was glorious. magnificent cried
my mistress exultantly. Are you
hurt? Are we safer"
Her clothes had been drenched. of
course, but she was otherwise unharm
ed and there was strange light in her
eyes.
II am not hurt" answered "God
has preserved me thus far"
"For me-" she said softly.
For your service" answered
gravely. quite understanding that was
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" following the course Of the
barrier reef. seeking what
knew they would not ind-an entrance
to the lagoon and thence to the island
The lagoon narrowed In places unit!
had it not been for the roar of the
waves in the reef a hail could easily
have carried. I am ashamed to say
that l used insulting gestures on oc
casion. whereat some Of them stood mp
in the boat and shook their fists In our
direction Although ! was sure they
could not reach us. their presence was
a menace and barrier to US After
they had rowed the length Of the Is
land they gave II up and went back to
the ship. which had followed their
course
BY this time the day was far spent.
We retraced our steps and came to
the place where ! hnd hauled up the
dingy We were hungry The pro-
visions we had taken with Us we had
eaten during the journey The nrst
business was supper. ! had noticed
some cOcoanut trees and other strange
tropical fruits. SO had no fear Of
starvation We could live on the IL.
land indefinitely: therefore was not
sparing with the provisions. We kin
died n fire and made shift to boil some
coffee We had neither milk nor sugar.
but the taste of civiliza ton did US good.
For the night capsized the boat
and drew it close against the coral
wall. spread the sail and boat cloak
upon the clean. dry sand. gave her one
blanket and bade her take her rest Il
was snug. dry and comfortable
But your she asked
81 shall do very well here with my
boat cloak and one Of the blankets. and
l shall lie across the stern Of the boat
between 1t and the cliff, out Of sight.
but within touch or call II you need
me-"
81 am afraid" she said softly
Nothing can come to yon except
over my body and ! am light sleep
er Anything will rouse me-" said
reassuringly
81 would not have you harmed.
either" she persisted
Il shall not be
There may he wild beasts"
81 do not think there Is an animal
on this island | laughed. land We
have seen no signs of man The ship
certainly would have attracted the at
tention Of some one had not the island
been deserted
But those men out therer'
You forget the rampant that God
has flung about us Now. madam. you
can go to sleep in safety. I assure you "
Before that" she said. dropping
down on her knees In the sand and
motioning me to follow her example.
which I did nwkwardly enough hope
am not a mocker or disbeliever. but
confess that didn't often bend the
knee I'VE will have a prayer to
gether
She had slipped a little prayer book
within her dress. and she now drew
1t forth from her bosom and by the
light Of the FIRE read the Psalm Of Da-
vid. which begins: "Out Of the deep
have called unto thee. o Lord. Lord.
hear my voice" And then she prayed.
using some of the old collects Of the
church and adding one Of her owl
making in which she besought God t.
care for us further. while she thanked
him for having raised up a defense
for her in my poor person. only she did
not so describe It listened very hum
bly,. saying heartfelt Amen" at the
end
There was a silence for little space
when she had finished. and in that 81
lance l devoted myself before God to
Continued on PaGe s,
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l
NO" said these are coral rocks
and there is no sign OF lava about
them. YET II has somewhat OF the ap
pearance. especially that hattened Fill.
lock in the center"
| l have sirsre talked with many mes
and studied the writings of the most
learned biologists They have fan
cied that perhaps the rocky projection
in the middle of the valley. where we
saw the great altar of sacrifice with its
| attendant idols later on. was the orig
inal island, which was once surround
ed by coral reef. which was now be-
come wall. and that some great up
heaval had lifted the whole up out of
the water in ages gone by and that
the barrier reef over which we had
passed was the second attempt of the
busy little insects to surround the is
land again.
"What is to be done now?" asked my
little mistress.
II hardly know" answered. What
Is exercising me most now Is, first of
all. what is going on in that same mu-
tinous ship. and. next. how we shall
finally get away from here"
You are impatient" returned my
lady. smiling.
Impatient for you, madam" inter-
rupted, checking myself from further
self revealing speech just in time.
Zone thing at a time" she continued.
"By the favor Of God. we have escaped
from the murderers and mutineers.
We shall not starve upon this island.
and have no doubt that sooner or
later you will devise some means Of
our escape"
1t was past noon by this time.
made sure of 1t by looking at the sun
and confirming 1t by my watch. which
I most carefully kept running during
all our sojourn on the island. which
indicated close on two bells. / o'clock
Our talk of the ship recalled me to my
self.
II think" said I, that we had bet
ter postpone the exploration Of the is
land until another day and go back
to our landing place. II know the
men on that ship they will guess that
we have escaped to this island and
they will bring her round to this side.
where we may have them under view
and they u.s."
think you that they can come at
usT' she asked, in sudden alarm
81 think not" ! answered confident
ly. "but still to make sure ! should
like to have them under observation"
Well. to make a long story short. we
retraced our steps over the broken
path until we reached the stairs on
the other side. The descent Of them
was much easier than the ascent, and
by 2 Of the clock we stepped on the
sand again There before Us In the
ofhng was the ship. We saw them
quite plainly and l doubt not they
caught sigst Of US Immediately also.
They were scarcely quarter Of
mile away from the reef. perilousiy
near. I thought. and we could mark
them crowding the rail and staring
landward We could see them bran
dishing their weapons and we could
Imagine the yells which must have
arisen from the decks when they
caught sight OF us.
The rufiians aboard the ship did not
content themselves with simply star
ing at us. for presently they assem-
bled on the port quarter-the ship was
under all plain sail on the starboard
tack at the time. the wind having fall
en- to a gentle breeze during the day
and clambered into the cutter. swing
ing at the davits AS she was lowered
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By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
co,,hsh.. ',,a. :, q ru. Townsend sr.d,

wnar sne meant
And now to make the landing The
boat. while 1t had come to a standstill
was filled with water. but | couldn't
stop to bail 1t out then. so I stepped
carefully forward. shipped the oars
and rowed slowly forward across the
lagoon
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usl"
into the water. fully manned. Mistress
Lucy drew closer to my side. selling
my arm with both hands.
"Let us ty. They are coming to
take usr' she cried in great alarm
But they are on vain Grand" /
treasured her
But why? How can you know
that? Oh. Master Hampton. let us
hasten away"
I'VE have a protector" l answered
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CHAPTER XII.
Inside the Barrier.

l. trudged along the sand par
allel to the boat. which was
folio wing the course Of the
barrier reef, seeking what
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
REVIVAL IN PROGRESS
Rev. Fitzgerald. Evangelist. Doing
The Preaching.

Revival services were begun at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday by the
Rev.P M Fitzgerald of Arlington,
Texas. Those who have had the privi-
lege and the opportunity of hearing
Mr.. fitzgerald have nothing but praise
for him. He is Jealous, able, persua-
sive, interesting and inspiring in his
sermons, and one can not listen to him
without taking a retrospective view of
his past and without having an earnest
desire to measure the future. He i'm
presses n as being a mar full of good
works and with earnestly desiring to
bring the world within the fold of the
gospel of a crucifed and risen Lord.
Other congregations are taking part
in the services and those of the Presby-
terrain church earnestly desire the CO.
operation and aid OF every church mem
Der in town in making the meeting a
success.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
CRITICIZES THE BOARD.
Citizen Protests AGAINST
Dipping Cattle.

Editor Sentinel: A word or two in
regard to the board of supervisors. |
noticed in a recent issue of your paper
that the board expects to float bonds in
the sum of $40, 900 at its June meeting.
II these bonds had been issued before
the last term of our circuit court, the
people would not have had to discount
their warrants from IS to Is per cent.
If the board had the proper appreci-
alton of the ballot given them BY the
people of Grenada county. they would
surely keep money enough in the treas
board is too broad in some things and
too narrow in others.
Now as to the ticks and dipping:
This is a big expense to the old farmers
who are already groaning under the
load they are carrying and taking care
of the balance of the world. The min
utes of the board show that there was
paid out at the last meeting 1892. "a for
Is days tick work. What would have
been the amount had a full month been
put in? If the board will look at our
roads and bridges, they can put the
money they are paying on the tick dip
ping to much better service. The board
ought to ride out when they meet, to
see some of the roads. In places they
are bad. Then the county poor house
might have some money spent on it
and yet not be what it ought to be.
|. The supervisor of our beat, 5, had 5
head of his cattle killed by dipping, and
if the other four supervisors had stood
by him we would not have been taxed
with the tick business again.
There are some on our board that
need to be somewhere e Sc; it would
suit them better to be between the
pillow handles helping the poor farmer.
Our board thinks, l guess, that they
can toat the load, so we had as vel
put it on them. People should keep uI
with what the board is paying out. Il
we can not stop tick dipping any othel
way We can be sure to stop it with {
Ku-klux club. Wild Bill.
Holcomb, Miss.
(The above should have appeared las
week but was unavoidably left OUT
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
TRIED AND
PROVED GUARANTEE

A msn recently tried out the guaran-
tee which Hughes drug store gives
every bottle of Dodson's Liver
Tone. He bought a bottle and then
went back to the drug store and said
the medicine hadn't helped him.
This druggist just handed him half a
price of the Liver Tone. But
the gentleman didn't take the money.
He owned up that he was just trying
the guarantee and, as a matter of fact,
he had found Dodson's Liver Tone the
best remedy for constipation and bill
i%ousness he had ever tried. Why"
he said, my wife wouldn't be without
a bottle in the house for anything. It's
the best thing in the world for the
whole family, and the medicine that
prefer to give to my children for a lazy
liver
Hughes sells Dodson's Liver Tone
and guarantees it to start the liver
without violence. 1t is taking the place
of calomel everywhere. If you buy a
bottle and don't find this p~leasant-tas
ting vegetable liquid the best thing to
start a lazy liver, he will hand your
money back with a smile.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
Negro Boys Drowned.

A negro boy lost his life here Mon
day while trying to save a comrade
while in bathing, and displayed a hero
ism worthy of the highest conmenda-
ton. HIS act cost him his own life and
still did not save the life of the other
boy. The boys, it seems, had been in
bathing and all had come out and were
lounging upon the sand, when n of
them launched back into the water, and
in a moment or two called for help.
The other boy said, II cannot see him
DROWN" and jumped in against the
protest of his comrades, to try to save
him. He got hold of the frightened lad
and had gotten within ten feet OF
the bank, when he was seized by the
neck in such a way tnat swimming was
impossible and as a result both went tc
to a watery grave in ten feet of water
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
Most Children Have Worms

Many mothers think their children
are suffering from indigestion, head
ache, nervousness, weakness, c~ostive-
ness, when they are the victims of the
most common of all children's ailments
worms. Peevish, ~ill-tempered, fret
full children, who toss and grind their
teeth, with bad breath and colicky
pains, have all the symptoms of having
worms, and should be given Kickapoo
Worm Killer, a pleasant candy lozenge,
which expels worms, regulates the bow
els, tones up the system and makes
children we'll and happy. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is guaranteed. All drug
gists or by mail; price 25c. kickapoo
Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and
St. Louis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06

There is a saying, rapid eating is
slow suicide" If you have formed the
habit of eating too rapidly, you are
most likely suffering from indigestion
or constipation, which will result event
ually in serious illness unless corrected.
Digestion begins in the mouth. Food
should be thoroughly masticated and
insaiivated. Then when you have a
fulness of the stomach and feel dull
and stupid after eating, take one of
Chamberlain's Tablets. Many severe
cases of stomach trouble and constipa-
ton have been cured by the US of these
tablest. They are easy to take and
most agreeable in effect. Sold by all
dealers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
Guaranteed Eczema Remedy

The constant itching, burning, red
ness, rash and disagreeable effects of
eczema, letter, salt rheum, itch, piles
and irritating skin e%ruptions can be
readily cured and the skin made smooth
and clear with DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. j. C. Cleveland of Bath,
ILL.,, says: 81 had eczema rs years and
had tried everything. All failed.
When l found DR.. Hobson's Ointment
found a cure" This ointment is the
formula of a physician and has been in
use for ~years-not an experiment; that
is why we guarantee it. All druggists,
OF by mail, price SOC. Pfeiffer Chemi-
cal Co., Philadelphia and st. Louis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
A Great Discovery.

G. w. Eatman of Grenada Miss, has
discovered a wonderful liquid medicine,
greaseless; known as K~uykendall's Ec-
zema Remedy. 1t is a never-failing
remedy for eczema, letter, ringworm,
poison oak, itch, fever blisters, frost
bites, chicken pox, prickly heat, net
tie rash and all skin affections. The
healing power of this remedy is so
great that it has cured old, stubborn
sores Thought to be cancers. On sale
at G. w. Eatman's 14mar52t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-06-06
Take Notice

There will be a meeting of the off,
GERS of the Fair Association at my Of
flee over the Grenada Trust G. Banking
Co., at 3 O'Clock Saturday, June 7.
We will be glad to have anyone inter-
ested in the Fair attend this meeting.
If you can not attend in person, We
will appreciate any suggestions you
may make by letter to the president or
secretary of the Fair.
Let everyone in the county take an
interest in making this years fair the
best we have ever had.
j. L. Barnard,
President.