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The Madison journal., 1913-03-15

At present speaking. the dark en-
chantress was the lawful welded wife
of the young blacksmith, and the
whole population had admired to see
her enter the holy estate in white
Swiss muslin and a voluminous veil
which she utilized, later. as a window
curtain. She now inquired with much
pleasing modesty of mien: Il Jest want
to ask, Mist Cheerman. how're veal
to cit Sist' Humphreys to go If she
don wanter?"
Signs, allied to groans. bore tesu-
bodings of the audience. But visit
ing brother who had the courage OF
his nOn-residenCc, came 10 the front;
he suggested that n letter be sent TO
the sister, announcing the sense OF the
meeting. saying that the congregation
was not edited by her mlnistrations
! and that the church house would be
closed until new pastor had been
| selected.
DE motion. as de cheer un 'erstands
ii. are to dismiss Sist' Esmereldy
Humphreys an shet de dos on her,
said the chairman. "ls-what is it,
Sist' Macklin?"
lie spoke kindly. and the woman
1 whom he addressed seemed in need OF
kindness. since she was trembling Wis
IDLY. She was little creature in the
pathetic compromise for mourning
which poverty makes with grief-her
accustomed winter Jacket of brown,
| but with a somber garnishment of
Grape. black ribbons on her old gray
hat. and a black border to her hand
kerchief.
The congregation looked at her, pity
| ingly, as she began in the high-pitched
voice of the unaccustomed speaker:
"Bruddah Morrow mean Bruddah
| Cheerman, | are right mortified Sist'
Hum phreys done chastise you all; but
| jest got 10 bar my testimony you-all
are mistaken bout her bein' crool. Oh.
| dear bruddahs an sistahs, she amt.
| You-all knows my-my boy"-she
! choked over the word, and the hearers
WdlIeu Ill HlulS anu AVN dlu u NOIhpho-
sion. because her boy. the last Of her
children, had been hanged at the little
| county-seat only a month before for
| the murder of his wife-"my boy
w'u'dn't repent; he w'u'dn't do muffin
but cuss de woman dat fotch him dar
an den nebber so much look at him.
| spen' ever las cent | had on earth
TO try git him off. an ! taken de Jail
wash. ! did, TO be nigh i'm an mabbe
git him a bite like he's uster to eat !;
but he w'u'dnt paht lips wild me; sayd
| ben a good mudder to him, but he
didn't want TO h'ar me begin an
pleadin' wild i'm to repent an make
peace wild God. Oh, did ben in de
brack water, wadin' deep! Look laak
| c'udn't enjure hit nohow. l reckon
| does nebber be able to see so we'll
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
HER PUNISHMENT
VERY SEVERE
Mrs. Chappell Says That Her Pun
ishment for Five Years Was
More than Anyone Could
Ever Tell.

Mt. Airy. " C.-In a letter from
this place. Mrs. Sarah VI. Chappell
says: 81 suffered for about years
with womanly trouble. also stomach
trouble. and my punishment was more
than any one could ever tell.
Several doctors had treated me. and
! had tried most every kind of medi-
cine | could think OF, but none did me
any good.
l read one day about Cardui. the
woman's tonic. and | decided to try it.
l had not taken but about six bottles
until | was almost cured. 1t did me
more good than all the other medi-
cines had tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why I
looked so well, and | told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking it."
Are you a woman? Do you suffer
from any of the ailments due to wom-
anly trouble. such as sleeplessness.
nervousness, weakness, and that ever
lastingly tired feeling?
If so, let US urge you to give Car
dui trial. You have everything to
gain. if it helps you. and we feel con-
fident it will help you. Just as it has
more than a million other women. in
the past half century.
Begin taking Cardui today.
N. B.-Wyir TO: Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Ladies Advisory Dept, Chattanooga. Tenn. for
Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain
wrapper. Adv.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15

me mon. Hit cakes up my hairt. She
new did have one single revival. Rev.
Bulkely of de Ridge he does have
mighty big one ever spring; you Kin
hear de screeches mos mile! lie
toll me hisse'f he w'u'd be willin' 20
minister a spell to dis sorely tried
flock, an, mo'ovah, he toI me dat We
all c'u'dn't have Sist' Humphreys nor
no woman preach TO us; for 1t be n
ag'in' de rule OF de Baptis' chu'ch
Hit ben forbid. We cayn't be Baptis'
an keep Sist' Humphreys"
With meek grace Susannah resumed
her seat and the sheltering support OF
the blacksmith's arm. She had won.
Now that a way Of escape was opened
"a way, moreover, ending in a daz-
zling vista of big revival. no
sympathy for the Widow Macklin
could induce Zion TO face the fiery
chariots of the Seventh Commandment
driven by Sister Humphreys.
In spite of the schoolmistress' elo-
quence and the stumbling speech OF
two boys who tried to tell that Sister
Humphreys had done heap for them,
when the vote was put, only six OF the
forty-eight persons present voted TO
retain the preacher. Brother Moore
declined to vote.
Susannah watched the downcast
faces of Sister Humphreys support
ers through her half-shut eyes, and
smiled her languid, mysterious smile.
But of a sudden one of the two
striplings who had spoken for Sister
Humphreys left his place by the win
dow and ran to the door.
With instant premonition Of peril,
the flock of Zion turned on the bench
es. deep intake Of breath signified
their dismay as there entered a tall
brown woman in widows weeds. She
cast a calm. full eye over the faces un-
der the lamplights-faces already
stricken awry with fear; for, notwith-
standing their numbers and apparent
strength of position. dread of the pas
tor insisted, as light insists through
closed eyelids.
Sister Humphreys walked with no
pause TO the platform. Brother Nor
row was so short man and she was
so tall woman that her handsome
head lowered above his. She was a
brown negro, but her lighter color and
her regular features and thinner
more sensitive lips were due to no ad-
mixture of white blood; they came
from a dash Of the yellow races mixed
long before her time in the old world,
where her ancestors were barbaric
princes. She stood with the incom-
parable grace that is given sometimes
to the bearer of burdens, tall, erect,
shapely. She spoke in a mellow rich
voice not raised a note above it's
speaking tone
rs this heah a meetin'?" gently in
terrogated Sister Humphreys of Broth
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
RESIN0L STOPS
ITCHING INSTANT,

II - positive fact that N.
he"ncl Ointment touches aDv .'s
SAin' IN" itching stops and heal;ns
G.u-. With the AID Of Re,inol S.t =
Quickly clears away all trace Of s
En-""rin, p.mr!c>, blackheads ~
'orm,n'ln- uu~irhtly eruption l.S
the skin clear and healthy. 'S
Md the best Of !, Is You mead
hesitate to use Eceinol Soap and p
mol Ointment. There is nothing in ne s
20 inJure the tcndcrcst surface p'
IS doctors prescription which !
eighteen years has been used bv -. =
ful physicians for all kinds Of ,k;n !,
fections. They prescribe Resinol t..S
confident that its soothing, heaIn, !.
tion is brought about bv medic,tis, H
bland and gentle as to be suited n -
most delicate or irritated skin-evs, .
a tiny baby.
Resinol is sold by every druer;,,
the United States, or sent by parcel y.
on receipt of price, Resinol Ointment d :
and 81, Resinol Soap, 2jc. You can n,,,
at our expense what Resinol will a 4
you. Write today to Dept. 3-K, Res.I
Baltimore, Nd, and We viii send ya
liberal trial.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Tradition Shattered.

The lady had no experience, but
she had a lot of sense and determin
alton. So when she entered the mar
ket, she was as good as the next per
son. She approached the stall of {
butcher and felt of the breastbons
of a fowl. Then she said:
rs this q good chicken"
Yes. ma'am." said the marketman
confldently-as was his wont.
Then the old saying is wrong" sal,
the lady.
What old saying?" demanded tn
marketman.
THE old saying that the good di
young!' !'"-Cleve,and Plain Dealer.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Was There, All Riqht.

Our house hired drummer some
time ago." relates a member of the
Sherwin-Williams office force, "and we
expected great things of him. Assigned
him some good territory in the west
and advanced him 500 to start out
with. Ten days went past. and we
didn't get an order from him. So We
sent him this telegram:
Nothing from you since you left
Are you still with us?'
"On the following day this answer
was received, marked collect:
"'Have drawn on you for $500. An
still with YOU
"He was, too. Liked our company
what?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Charity Without Pauperism.

A great defect of many charitable
schemes is their tendency to pauper
ize the beneficiaries. This is over
come by one of the methods adopted
by the Robert Browning settlement at
Vealworth. which supplies boots to
poor children. The footgear is hand
ed over in return for the payment by
the parents of small weekly rent
until the retail price has been covered
After the final payment the boots
still remain the property of the settle.
ment, without whose permission they
London Globe.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15

cause l cry so stiddy dem days. An
all de cry of my po' OIL HART ben, o
Lawd, l dom no mo- ak you to save his
life, but, o Lawd, DON let i'm die GUS
sin! Fotch i'm 'ome! l kin bar hit
to have i'm go, il he sho' goes whar he
kin be good an be happy an be safe;
TO | does know dat boy new aim to
be mean An wen my HART ben
broke wild longing an mis'ry, Sist'
Humphreys she come. She done holp
me all fru; an now she went to my
boy; he halter see her. | don know
wat she say; but she come back to
me an say. Praise God. dat po' sim
nah hab foun' peace an joy-an' he
want his mudder!' An | did come.
An he put his po' haid on my knees
les lax wen he ben a lille boy an
uster laff bout de big kin'lin-pile he
alters keep TO- his nanny. An Sist'
Humphreys, some way she git dem
jailer-men be so kin an tender to i'm,
lax I cayn't noways tell. An he did
die happy. De Lawd sustain him, an
he sustain me. Blessed be de name
Of de Lawd, an blessed be dat oman
dat is his ministah!"
She sank down in her seat and wept
quietly, while the impressionable Afri-
can temperament sent forth pio.ss
calculations: "Holp, Lawd!" "Fotch
comfort" BLESS de mo'nahs!" The
schoolmistress was in tears, and the
stalwart young man near her openly
wiped his eyes. Brother Moore bent
his brows; even Brother Morrow
winked hard: but Sister Susannah's S
emotion was most in evidence; she
was sobbing violently into a pink-em'
broidered handkerchief. Presently
she rose to her feet. Now Susannah
was the woman who had lured the
wretched murderer through a brutal
passion to a brutal crime, and the
eyes Of the congregation We're focused
upon her.
"Bruddahs, sistahs," said Susannah
In her wonderful voice. with Its
chords Of plaintive music, which made
her hearers grin out Of sheer emotion
81 new did aim to do dat po' young
man hurt; but he sayd things to me
t'ings"-she sighed and hung her heat
he hadn't orter have sayd. hin
bein' a married man; an | ben right
mad at him. an / own up l done hin
right onchristian an onmussiful, fol
didn't show NJ sympathy or even gt
see m hanged. Now, do repent. But
1t amt mare preachin' Of Sist' Humph
reys done give me brokin an con
trary HART Her scorchin' don MAKE
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Alfonso Enjoys Reminders of Danger

King Alfonso of Spain is said to be
a fatalist, and being of this temper
he is able to derive enjoyment from
occurrences that would alright most
people. A knife that he knocked out
of the hands of an assassin is hung
up in his den. The hides of two hors-
es killed in bomb explosions have
been made into rugs for his cozy cor
ner. On his wedding day an attempt
was made on his life, and the next
day he visited the spot and pointed
out to his young wife the spot where
the assassin stood.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Dat drremdrk incinerated false dn
wieked notions bout Unc'AltCk Pope
Who tye, nigh de cunnels chicken
yard:

er Morrow. "or have you-all done
aju'ned?"
I'VE done aju'ned. sistah," Brother
Morrow replied quickly. fiinching from
a possible trap.
In that case" Sister Humphreys ar
gued at once, will you kindly take
you seat an let me speak To- de las
time to Zion Baptis' chu'ch?"
1t was impossible to refuse hear
ing. Brother Morrow shuffied into a
lower seat.
My people, "a vague. incompre-
hensible thrill Of apprehension and
magnetic fascination stirred the at
tentive faces, all save the Widow
Macklin's; hers was bent on her own
withered, toil-crooked hands while she
prayed-'I want to say, first, that
new did aim to keep on hu'tin' you
feelin's. But am 'bleeged to save you
souls. You-all know how my po' hus-
ban toiled an prayed. Thar's Of
people who loved him an followed his
teachin's, but they went to their re-
ward, an he was lef' with a genera
ton Of young niggers who feared
neither God nor man nor the grand
jury-lying. stealing, with no more
morals than pigs an no great cleaner.
1t broken my po' OIL mans heart, so he
hadn't nc strength to stand the breast
complaint. so he died. The last night
/ heard him praying for you, an l
1 he 81
me l knowed l couldn't hold him; l
knowed he amt never again goin' look
Up at me with the light In his eyes an
the love In his smile like he looked
then. An sayd to him, 'Silas, honey,
don you worry bout that there wuth.
less flock Of yours; I'll save 'em.
know the way. l sho' do!' An he be.
lieved me; because of his believing
me. his end was peace. So you see
my people, am 'bleeged to save you
l top him | know the way; / do know
1t. You pastor. who Is a saint IL
heaven, done used always the ways
Of gentleness. He preached the love
OF God. an you swallered 1t down
smiling and happy; an 1t amt done
you-all no mo- good than stick candy
does do a person that done taken poi
son an needs wahm water an mus
tard. What you-all needed didn't be'r
loving kindness, but the terrors Of tn,
law. an not strained, neider. An 1
it takes the las day of my pilgrimage
you'll git 'em till you begin to repen
an show works meet for repentance
But when you begin to repent, tn,
word Of mercy will come. Cause whe,
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
What Wearied Him.

Finding one of her pupils in pc
culiar distress over his lesson, 9
teacher in a primary school inquired
as to the trouble. The boy stated
this arduous problem:
"If Richard has three red apples
and John has four how many have
they both together"
''Is that so very hard?" she asked
"Yes, ma'am."
But surely" the teacher contin
ued, you know already that thre,
and four make seven. There can b,
no trouble about that"
81 know that, ma'am." was the pa
thetic response. But the process
It's the process that wears me OUT"
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Just Her Hat.

II am afraid that girl has cerebro
spinal trouble" said the near-sighte,
man.
No she hasn't" answered his wife
"She is merely trying to walk in sucl
a way as to keep her large hat a
precisely the proper angle. Wash
ington Star.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Line on the Great Writers.

Chaucer says do" Mallory "avoid,
Spenser study" Shakespeare be-
London Athenaeum.
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15
Her Efficiency,

Are you good at pyrographyT
81 can make fine mince ones"
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15

prrects
hills are
erveS.
bey enr
hing IT,
be nuuI |
| Pre-
The Madison journal., 1913-03-15

H>01 p PACKAGES post cards at loc each and get
ARvv big sleeping doll or beautiful watch free
OSuu Write c. H. Wilson Supply Co.. SashviIIs Teas.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

II think my proposition prior one,
he remarked with logged precision;
but, of course, Miss Reynier must
decide He recovered his temper
enough to add, quite pleasantly, con-
sidering the circumstances, Unless
Madame Reynier will take my part?"
turning to the older woman.
"Oh, no, not fair" shouted Jones.
Madame Reynier's always on my
side. Aren't you, Madame?"
Madame Reynier smiled inscrutably.
I'm always on the side OF virtue In
Distress" she said.
That's me, then, isn't it? The way
you're abusing me, Madomoiselle, lis
tening here to Van Camp all the eve
ning!"
But Melanie, tired, perhaps. Of be-
ing patiently tactful, settled the mat
ter. 81 can't go to luncheon with any
body, tomorrow" she protested. I've
had a touch Of that arch-enemy, indi-
gestion, you see; and l can't do any
thing but my prescribed exercises, nor
drink anything but distilled water"
Nor eat anything but food! We
know" cried the irrepressible Jones.
But the Little Gray Fox has a spe-
cial diet for just such cases as yours.
Do come!"
Heavens! Then l don't want to go
there!" groaned Aleck.
Melanie gave Jones her hand, half IN
thanks and half in farewell. mo.
hop II
time soon; perhaps Thursday. Will
that do?" she smiled Then, as Jones
was discontentedly lounging about the
door, she did a pretty thing. Turn
ing from the door, she stood with face
averted from everybody except Van
Camp, and for an instant her eyes met
his in a friendly, half-humorous but
wholly non-committal glance. His
eyes held hers in look that was like
an embrace.
81 will see you soon," she said
quietly.
Van Camp said goodnight to Jones
at the corner, after they had walked
together in silence for half block.
Goodnight, Van Camp" said Jones
then he added cordially: "By the way
I'm going back next week in my pri
vate car to watch the opening of the
Liza Lu, and I'd be mighty glad il
you'd go along. Anything else to dor
Enthusiastically; but I'm going
on a cruise"
AS Aleck entered the piously exclu
sive hall of the club his good nature
came to his aid. He wondered wheth
er he hadn't scored something, after
all.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
TOLD HER LIFE'S AMBITION
Small Girl Somewhat crudcIy EN-
pressed Her Desire to Be
Teacher When She Grew Up.

At one time or another during the
ward school life of little girl there
prevails the ambition to become .
teacher. Perhaps 1t is the indisputable
authority possessed by the hand that
Yields the rules or the nonchallant dis
play Of wisdom on topics surrounded
by the most inaccessible difficulties
to the small boy and girl. They will
nearly always tell their ambitions to
a well liked teacher, and one rather
surprising declaration was given by a
little maid in one of Miss Clara Town
sends room before she became prlnci
pal Of the James school.
Among the special favors coveted
by the youngsters Is the permission
to stay behind after school and clean
the blackboards. One evening little.
girl was given the desired privilege
and while engaged in the task she
struck up shy sort Of conversation
with Miss Townsend. Finally the
usual confession was made.
When | grow up. am going to be
a teacher" she announced.
THAT SOP" pleasantly asked Miss
Townsend. And why do you want
to be teacher"
WELL" was the rather surprising
answer, I'll have to be either a
teacher or a lady. and I would rather
be a Observation-Disclosures News.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
CHAPTER v.
MeIanie's Dreams.

Midnight and the relaxation OF slum-
Der could subtract nothing from the
high-browed dignity of the club off,
Gals, and the message that was wait
ing for Mr.. Van Camp was delivered
in the most correct manner. "Mr.
Hambleton sends word to Mr.. Van
Camp that he has gone away on the
Jeanne Dare. Mr.. Hambleton may
not be back for some time, and re-
quests Mr.. Van Camp to look after the
Sea Gull"
VERY well. thank you" replied
Aleck, rather absent-mindedly. He was
unable to see, Immediately, just what
change in his own plans this sudden
turn OF Jim's would cause; and he was
for the moment too deeply preoccu.
pied with his own personal affairs TO
speculate much about 1t. His thoughts
went back to the events OF the eve
ming, recalled the picture OF his Di-
ana and her teasing ways, and dwelt
especially upon the honest, friendly.
wholly bewitching look that had flown
to him at the end Of the evening. Alb
surd as his own attempt at a declara-
ton had been, he somehow felt that
he himself was not absurd In Melanie's
eyes, though he was far from certain
whether she was inclined to marry
him.
Aleck. on his part. had not come to
his decision suddenly or impulsively;
nor. having arrived there. was he to
be turned from II easily. True ~ Z
vas that Re sincerely and affectionate
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
GET THIS FOR COLDS
Prescription for Positive Results
Don't Experiment.

from your druggist get two ounces
Pine Compound (Copcentrated Pine).
Take these two ingredients home and
put them into a half pint OF good whis-
spoonfuls after each meal and at bed
time. Smaller doses to children ac-
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only the genuine Globe Pine Compound
concentrated Pine. Each half ounce
bottle comes In a tin screw-top sealed
case. II your druggist is out OF stock
he. will quickly get II from his whole-
sale house. Don't fool with uncertaia
mixtures. II Is risky. Local druggists
say that for the past six years this has
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer, starting
for an auto drive In New York, finds a
stranger sent as her chauffeur. She Is
annoyed but he remains. Leaving the car.
she goes into the park to read the Will OF
an old friend of her mother who has left
her property. There she Is accosted by a
stranger, who follows her to the auto,
climbs in and chloroforms her. James
Hambleton OF Lynn. Mass, member or an
old New England family. decides he needs
a holiday. He goes to New York and
there witnesses the abduction OF Agatha
Redmond. Hambleton sees Agatha forci-
bly, taken aboard yacht. He secures a
tug and when near the yacht drops over
board. Aleck Van Camp. friend OF Ham
bleton. had an appointment with him. Not
meeting Hambleton, he makes call upon
friends, Madame and Miss Melanie Key
nier. With the latter, Van Camp Is very
much in love.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
King Of American Islands

to that island. Other Mormons joined
the colony from time to time, and by
the winter of 1S48 they were suffl-
GENTLY numerous to threaten control
OF the island. On July s, 1850, Strans
was crowned king with elaborate GER
emonies. There was much contro-
versy between the Mormons and the
other inhabitants of the island, most
ly fishermen. While on a visit to De-
troit President Fillmore heard OF this
little kingdom within the domain of
the United States. He sent an armed
vessel to Beaver island, and King
Strang was captured and tried for
treason. He conducted his own do
tense and made such an eloquent plea
that he was acquitted. In 1850 he
was ssinsted.-Philadelp REQ,
ord.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
Balanced.

Representative Pujo was talking In
Washington about the currency.
1T must balance" he said. "It
must balance automatically and deli
cately. 1t must resemble the Christmas
husband"
"'Oh. John. dear said this chaps
wife. I'm so sorry you've got all those
heavy parcels to carry!'
"Well, you see.' John painted. re-
assuringly. my pocket is very much
lighter now"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
Shoppera Cramp.

Simeon Ford, at dinner of hotel
men in New York, discussed a new
disease.
There's a new disease called shop
per's cramp." he said 1T appears
early in December. becomes violent
ly epidemic about the middle of the
month and ends suddenly on the eve
ming of the oath.
Women feel shoppers cramp in
the arms. the limbs. everywhere; but
1t attacks the husband only in one
place-the pocket"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-02-01
Kecpinu Her Word.

Josephine-Do you know to whom
Stella is engaged?
Margaret-Yes, but I promised I
would not tell. However, l don't
think there'll be any harm in my writ
ing his name on piece of paper for
you.-Satire.