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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-06
NELSON TO JAIL.

Itta Bena, Miss, June 3.-~The
remains of w. M, Wade, local
agent for the Southern Railway,
who was killed last night by
Wade Nelson, former check clerk,
were shipped early this afternoon
TO his former hom at Nettleton, IN
| Lee County, accompanied by hls
widow and a number Of former
| friends.
w. &. Shropshire of Greenvllle,
brother of the widow, was in the
party S. o. Neyman, relief agent
Of Columbus, is in charge OF the
company's business here pending
the selection of permanent
agent.
Nelson is still in the Greenwood
Jail pending preparations for a
preliminary hearing which will be
held here. Friends and relatives
of the dead man will probably
employ counsel to assist County
Attorney Kimbrough in the prose
cution.
The preliminary hearing will be
postponed until this can be ar
ranged.
Sentiment as to whether the
killing was iustifiabIe is divided
and there is every prospect OF
hard legal fight for conviction ol
/ acquittal.
I
xys.. - 49,. "A Auuuata.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-06

FOR SALE.
Groom residence, 407 WalthaIl
street. Mrs. M. N. Parish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-06-06

For Weakness and Loss OF Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TAsTELHSS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetizer. For adults and children. Soc
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
It is cruel to force nauseatjna
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood d,,.
Remember the dose" mother insls,ss
on-castOr oil, calomel, cathar,io.
How you hated them, how yor fouOe,
against taking them.
With our children it's dineren,
Mothers who cling to the old form I,
physic simply don't realize what ths.
do. The children's revolt is weIl.fonns
ed. Their tender little 'insides" a..
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver ana
bowels need cleansing, give only dell
cious California Syrup of Figs" n,
action is positive, but gentle. MiIIIon.
OF mothers keep this harmless af,uI,
laxative" handy; they know childre.
love to take it; that 1t never tails :
clean the liver and bowels and swe.,.
en- the stomach, and that teaspoons,
given today saves a sick child tomo-.
row.
Ask at the store for 5O-cent bot,,.
Of California Syrup of Figs" Whleh
has full directions for babies, chiIdra,
Of all ages and for grown-ups pIalnlv
On each bottle. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
CHAPTER xI.-contInued.

Az he looked into her eyes. all aense
of the abnormal disappeared. u have
the imagination. Fran" he exclaimed
fmpulsiyely, "if II is your life"
~In spite of the lions?" she asked.
almost sternly.
you needn't tell me a word" Alb
bott said. 81 know all that one need
know; it's written in your face, story
OF sweet innocence and brave pa
thence"
But want you to know"
"Good!" he replied with a sudden
emile. Tell the story, then; II you
were an Odyssey. you couldn't be too
bong"
''The hrst thing remember Is wax
tng up to feel the car jerked. or
stopped, or started and seeing lights
cash past the windows-lanterns of
the brakemen, or lamps Of some town,
dancing along the track. The sleeping
car was home-the only home knew.
All night long there was the groaning
of the wheels. the letting on Of steam
che calls of the men. Bounder Broth
ers had their private train, and moth
or and lived in our Pullman car. Aft
ar a while knew that folks stared al
ex because we were different from 9th
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
SYNOPSIS.

Fran arriveS at Hamilton. Gregory's
home in iittleburg. but finds him absent
conducting the choir at camp Ineetlhg'
Sbe repairs thjther in search or MN
tangls during tbs, service and is asked 70
ieaVe Abbott Ashton. superintendent OF
achouls escorts Fran from the tent lie
ssecpIy Interested in charity work. and a
pillar or the church. Ashton DtCothes
greatly interested I'm Fran and while TAX
ing icave of her. holds her hand an1 u
Seen by Sapphire Clinton, sister OF ROD
ert Clinton. chairman OF the school board.
Fran tells Gregory she wants nome
will him Grace NOir. GregOry's private
OeCrc ary. takes violent dislike 10 iran
and advises her to go away at once.
tTran hints at a twenty-year- secret,
and Gregory in agitation asks Grace 70
teaye the room. iran relates lne s ~ =,
pspr'ugdeld while attending college ana
then deserted her. Fran is the CHILD OF
thai marriage. Gregory had married MS M,
preseni wife three years before the death
81 Fran's mother. Fran takes q liking TO
Mr. Gregory. Gregory explains that
Sran il the daughter of very dear FRIEND
iVho is dead. Fran agrees to the st9ry.
Mr. Gregory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her TO her
arms IL is decided that Fran must go TO
school. Grace shows persistent ln nv nsS
hints that Fran may be an lmposter'
FFan declares that the secretary must go:
Grace begins nagging tactics In an enort
10 drive Fran from the Gregory home. put
Mrs Gregory remains stancn IN her
friendship. Fran Is ordered before Super
tHtendent Ashton to be punished for IN
mIIhordination IN school Chairman Gin
hon rs present The affair ends In Fran
leaving the school In company OF the two
Aunen 60 the amazement OF the scandal
tnongers of the town. Abbott, while TAX
ing a walk alone at midnight. finds Fran
ON a bridge telling her fortune by CARDS
Che tells Abbott that she Is the famous
Non tanner. Fran NonpareiL She tired OF
IrfrctiS life and sought a home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

does not need such an arrange
ment to so great an extent; but clothes
that are frequently worn and used
should be cared for In a well-ventilated
room, and sunlight also is a wise pro-
vision. Mirrors are frequently placed
in closet doors, occasionally on the In
side,, where the effect Of the wood
work finish Is not interrupted by
the mirror-paneled door: but. more
often. they are placed on the bed
room side.
Shallow closets, or wsrdrobes. while
not 80 hygienic, are sometimes a ne
cessity, and they may be made most
convenient. When built along one
side of room with mirror doors. they
make an attractive feature. Shallow
drawers are frequently built below the
main clothes space. and a cupboard
above for hats. There are firms
which manufacture fixtures for clos
cts Of this type. The fixture consists
OF pole. which pulls out and exposes
the clothes placed on hangers. This
shallow closet takes up more wall
space In a bedroom: but, where com
preston of floor space is a necessity,
1t may be easily arranged and made
very convenient
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Turkish Slaves.

Abdul Hands view that the slave
in Turkish household Is much better
on than servant girl is fully support.
ed by Mr.. Duckett Ferriman In "Tur.
key and the Turks" The chief points
urged are that the owner Is responsible
for the slaves maintenance and cannot
turn her adrift, that she is treated as
one Of the family. has light duties, and
10 taught accomplishments. and that
she has chances Of rich marriage.
An Englishwoman, governess and com.
panion In a house on the Bosphorus,
was asked by some English visitors
who were the charmingly dressed girls
they saw. Servants" she said, mean
ing to spare the girls feelings. But
when the visitors had gone the girls
bitterly reproached her for "shaming"
them. You are a servant You are
paid. we are not. We are slaves, not
servants. Why did you tell falsehood
to shame usf"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
HAD NO DELUSIoNS AT ALL
Sweet Angelina Did Not Give the
Sweet Response Henry So Ar.
IDENTIFY Expected.

Loves young dream IL indeed a
beautiful thing. Sweet Angelina and
Henry thought 1t hardly possible such
bliss could be theirs as they sat on
the river bank in the cool Of an Aug
ust evening.
They met only at week-encs, for
he was toiler In the city, and he
fund it cheaper to lodge near his
work.
And now the blessed weekend
spent at home was here, and he could
see nothing but uninterrupted happi-
ness till Monday morning. He slipped
his arm round his sweetheart's waist
"Dearest!" he said
Her gaze was fixed on the water.
"Darling!" he murmured again,
drawing her towards him. Can you
guess why l come home every Satur-
day."
YES" was the scarcely whispered
answer.
What is IT, dearest?" be asked.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Age and Celebrity.

'In a few days." says a letter in a
Vienna paper. "Adelina Patti, born in
Madrid Of Italian parents, will reach
the age Of seventy. Since her seventh
years. when she made her first appear.
ance on the concert state, she has
been known the world over, and al
though she is now the Baroness Ceder
strom we know her still as Patti. She
was only little girl when, in 1859
she appeared in Lucia di Hammer
moor and as Rosina in The Barber.
but she never. in the course OF her
long stage career, received greater
applause than she did on those occa-
sions. | heard her when she came to
Vienna for the first time. in 1868.
remember it so well, and also my en-
thusiasm, that it seems difficult to
think of the singer as seventy years
old-except when look in the mirror.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
lPETRIFIED FALLS IN ALGERIA
Remarkable Mineral Formation Which
Puzzles Scientists Called "The
Bath Of the Damned"

with ali the beauty Of q cataract OF
living water, there Is in Algeria re-
Imarkable petrifed waterfall which re-
Gently has been engaging the attention
sof scientists.
This is the Hammam-Meskhutin.
(which means The Bath OF the
Damned" and is located 81 miles from
,Constantine, on the site Of the ancient
town Of Cirta. This solidified cascade
In the production Of calcareous de-
posts from sulphurous and ferrugin-
Ious mineral springs. issuing from the
depths Of the earth at temperature
Iof s5 degrees Ceutlgrade-
The Bath OF the Damned" even from
Ia near viewpoint. looks for all the
world like a greet wall Of water dash
ling into a swi:ljng pool at its foot, yet
It's cleaning. graceful curves and the
apparently svirltng eddies at its base
iare as fixed and immovable as II
carved from the face of q granite
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Boiled Salad DRESSING.

Mix three teaspoons of sugar. one
half teaspoon Of mustard. one tea
spoon. of salt; beat the ingredients
into the yolks of two eggs. add three
tablespoons Of cream. either sweet or
sour; one-half cup Of vinegar and the
beaten whites Of two eggs. cook until
1t thickens. stirring constantly; re-
move from the stove and stir in four
tablespoons Of olive oil. This Is a par
tIcularly good dressing for any one
no accustomed to mayonnaise dress
ing, as a slight flavor Of the oil Is OBJ
tanned. For use with fruit or vege-
tables the amount of sugar may be
changed to ones taste.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
CHAPTER XII.
Grace Captures the outposts.

The next evening there was choir
practice at the Walnut Street church.
Abbott Ashton, hesitating to make his
nightly plunge into the dust-clouds Of
learning, paused In the vestibuIe to
take peep at Grace. He knew she
never missed a choir practice. for
though she could neither sing nor play
the organ, she thought it her duty to
set an example Of regular attendance
that might be the means of bringing
those who could do one or the other.
Abbott was not disappointed: but he
was surprised to see Mrs. Jefferson in
her wheel-chair at the end of the pew
occupied by the secretary, while be-
tween them, sat Mrs. Gregory. His sur
prise became establishment on discov.
ering Fran and Simon jefferson in the
choir loft. slyly whispering and nib
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
More Treasures Leave EnoIand.

One Of the best preserved master
pieces Of Elizabethan interior decora-
ton In England is doomed to be dis
mantled in order to adorn the man.
sion Of some American magnate. A
West End firm has acquired, lock.
stock and barrel, the Elizabethan
building, with its Queen Anne addi-
tons, known as Rotherwas. the seat
of the Bohemian family, situated
about two and half miles from
Hereford, The mansion had. descend.
ed In unbroken line from George
Bohemian, who lived in the reign of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
PAINFUL ECZEMA ON HANDS

Bienville, La.-"T was troubled viii
eczema in my hands for several years.
The skin would break and look N.
1t had been cut with a knife and nv
hands we're so sore / could hardly
bear to put them in water and could
hardly use them. When l used then
the blood would run out. They would
heal little and then they would &c.
worse than ever again. They were
,e-.~ painful. The eczema got 70
breaking out on my arms In pimples
which itched and burned very badly
Il used different remedies, also used
ell kinds Of facial creams and -
ON my hands and arms and ! did not
get any relief until ! used Cuticufa
Soap and Ointment. / cured NJ
hands and eczema with Cuticurs Soss
and Ointment" (Signed) Miss Fannie
Mostiller, Oct. s, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment solt
throughout the world. Sample Of e.ek
free, with SIP. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. --Ady.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

from the yard. l went to my window.
/ looked out The moon was bright.
but there was very dark shadow
about the front gate. heard voices.
One was that of Fran. The other was
the voice Of" her tone vibrated In its
intensity-"the voice of mani"
1T was not Fran's voice." Mrs.
Gregory declared earnestly.
What man was it," Abbott In
quired. rather resentfully.
II do not know. / wish now, that |
had called out" responded Grace, pay
ing no heed to Mrs. Gregory. THAT Ia
Were l made my mistake. The man
got away. Fran came running into
the house. and closed the door az soft
ly as she could-after she'd unlocked
1t from The outside! / CONCLUDED II
would be best to wait till morning, be-
fore said a word. So this morning.
before breakfast, l strolled in the yard.
trying to decide what l had better do.
/ went to the gate. and there. on the
grass-what do you suppose l POUNDS"
Abbott was bewildered. Mrs. Greg.
DRY listened. pale with apprehension.
ct was a card" Grace said, with
awful significance. "a gambling card!
As long a. have lived in the house.
nobody ever dared to bring a card
there. Mrs. Gregory will tell you the
same. But that Fran. She
had been playing cards out there at
midnight-and with a mani"
'T cannot think so." said Mrs. Greg
DRY firmly.
After making up my mind what to
do" continued Grace evenly, II took
her aside. l told her what had seen
and heard. 1 gave her back her card.
But how can we be sure she will not
do it again? That is what troubles me.
Oughtn't l to tell Mr.. Gregory. so .
scandal can be avoided?"
Abbott looked blankly at Fran, who
was singing with all her might She
caught his look, and closed her eyes.
Abbot asked weakly: what did she
say?"
Grace answered: "She denied 1t, OF
course-said she hadn't been playing
cards with anybody. hadn't dropped
the card found, and wouldn't even ad-
NIT that she'd been with a man. II
tell Mr.. Gregory about her playing
cards with man at that hour, / donr
believe he will think he ought 10 keep
her longer, even II she does claim To
be his friends daughter"
But you tell u.s." Mrs. Gregory In
terposed swiftly, that she saiG she
hadn't been playing cards.,
she said" Grace echoed unpleas
antly, she said!"
THAT card you found" began Alb
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
FOR THE BEDROOM CLOSET
Row Of Shelves Easily Arranged That
Will Be Found Most
Valuable.

The bedroom closet is frequently a
secondary consideration, although IL
may be made an economic and artistic
portion of the house. The perfect
closet should have a window which
readily opens. Under this chest OF
drawers is arranged. II the room be
sufficiently wide. a portion OF these
drawers can be built to accommodate
hats, after the fashion of the hat-boxes
purchased in furnishing stores. Pro
vision for shoes and slippers in shall
low drawer is a convenience often
overlooked.
Whenever possible. the clothes-closet
should be easily thrown open to out
door air and light The linen-closet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Fruit Satads.

Take a ring Of fresh pineapple and
Ill the center with sliced banana and
strawberries and serve with French
dressing or mayonnaise. Oranges and
watercress make another good salad
Remove the fiber from the orange and
cut into sections. Place on lettuce
leaves with a portion Of watercress. A
French dressing IL best for this.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

Many centuries have, OF course, gone
to the making Of the deposits. and the
springs were well known to the an
cient Romans. The name Hannah
Meskhutin was given to the stone
cataract In an allusion to a legend
that the waterfall was petrified by
Allah. Furnishing the impiety of unbe-
levers by turning all the members of
tribe into stone. At night, SO the
story runs, its stone dwellers OF the
remote past are freed from their
strange letters, come to life and re-
sumo their normal shapes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
once Upon a Time.

Once upon time there lived and
nOurlSneQ III SmHII city z WOTT6F
man. He was devoted to his nativs
place; he loved it's streets and stone.
its strange odors, its smoke, its hleh
rates, its Indifferent water supply. h
clubs and cafes and everything abov,
It, Nothing could induce him to leave
1t even for the briefest period. Il
vain did the railway companies spread
their holiday arrangements before ii,
eyes; he returned with the more salIs
faction to his favorite seat overlook.
ing the central square. And, thea. on
day, the king of that country, who was
full of capricious impulses, issued {
decree that no one in this little clsy
should ever leave 1t again, under pain
of fearful penalties. And immediaiely
our friend began to be consumed with
a longing for travel.-Punch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Biscuit TortonI In Boxes.

One cup dried macaroons finely
crushed. two cups thin cream. one-half
cup sugar, one-third cup sherry. one
pint heavy cream. Soak macaroon In
thin cream one hour. add sugar. wine
and freeze to mush; then pack in
salt and ice and let stand two hours.
Turn lady fingers. arrange on plate in
form Of box Remove ice cream from
brick, cut a slice three-fourths inch
thick and place In box.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
currant Mumns.

One cupful milk. two cupfuls Of
-four. two tablespoonfuls fat. one
fourth cupful sugar. one-half teaspoon
full salt. one teaspoonful baking pow
der. one egg. one-half cupful currants.
Mix and sift dry materials together.
add milk. then beaten egg and melted
fat. Stir In currants, which have
been washed and sprinkled with lit
tie -four. Bake in a moderate oven
about 20 minutes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

eFs. We were show-people. Then the
ching was to look like you didn't know.
or didn't care, how much people
stared After that, / found out that
had no father; he'd deserted mother,
and her uncle had turned her out of
doors for marrying against his wishes,
and she'd have, starved II it hadn't
been for the show-people."
Dear Franz" whispered Abbott ten
derry.
Mother had gone to Chicago. hoping
for a position in some respectable Of
ace, but they didn't want typewriter
who wasn't stenographer. 1t was
NVinter-and mother had mel was so
sittle and bad! In cheap
lodging house. mother got to know La
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Oatmeal Rannock.

Sift three cupfuls of oatmeal. one
cupful Of -four and teaspoon of salt
well together. Boil one pint OF milk
and in 1t melt two tablespoonfuls of
butter. Make hole in the middle Of
the sifted meal and -four and pour in
the milk. Stir into soft dough as
quickly as possible. roll into thin
sheet, cut into round cakes and bake
on a hot griddle. Butter while hot
and serve. Also good cold.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

teen years Olu, IL you II DCiAt'S my
Well, And what was ] saying-you
keep looking so friendly, you make me
forget myself Goodness. Abbott. it's
so much fun talking to you
I've never mentioned all this to one
soul In this town Weil-oh.
yes; | was to have come into the ring,
riding Samson. Everybody was wait
ing for me- The band nearly blew It,
self black in the face. And what do
you think was the natter"
Did Samson ba1k?
NO, it wasn't that. ! vas lying on
the cage floor, with my head on Sam
son-Samson the Second made such a
gorgeous and animated pillow!-and !
was learning geology. I'd just found
out that the world wasn't made in sew
en- United States days. and it was
such surprising news that I'd forgot
ten all about cages and lions and tents
if you could have seen me lying
there-if you just could"
But ! cam" Abbott declared
your long black hair Is mingled with
his tawny name. and your cheeks are
blooming"
And my feet are crossed" cried
Fran
And your feet are crossed; and
those little hands hold up the book,
Abbott swiftly sketched in the details;
land your bosom is rising and falling
and your lips are parted-like now
showing perfect teeth"
Dressed in my tights and FUZZY lace
and jewels" Fran helped. with bare
arms and stars all in my hair g.
But the end came to everything when
when mother died. Her last words
were about my father-how she hoped
some day I'd meet him, and tell hin
she had forgiven. Mother sent me tc
her half-uncle. My! but that wal
mighty unpleasant" Fran shook hel
head vigorously. "He began telling
me about how mother had done wrong
in marrying secretly. and he threw Il
up to me and / Just told him
But he's dead, now. l had to go bacl
to the show-there wasn't any othel
place. But few months ago was o.
age, and l came into Uncle Ephraim'.
property, because l was the only liv
ing relation he had, so he couldn't hell
my getting 1t. I'll bet he's mad, now
that he didn't make a will! When b.
said that mother-it don't matter wha
he said just walked out of his door
that time, with my head up high lk'
this oh, goodness, we're here.
They stood before Hamilton Greg
ory's silent house.
Good night" Fran said hastily. TT
a mistake to begin q long story on |
short road Myi But wasn't that I
short road. thought"
Sometime, you shall finish tina
story, Fran. l know of a road mucl
longer than the one we've taken-w,
might try 1t some day, II you say So"
81 do say 80. What road Is it?"
Abbott had spoken of a long roat
without definite purpose, yet there wa
glimmering perception of the reality
as he showed by saying TREMENDOUSLY
This is the beginning of it"
He bent down, as II to take her Il
his arms.
But Fran drew back, perhaps with
blush that the darkness concealed, Gel
tainly with little laugh. I'm afrai
I'd get lost on that road" she mul
INJURED, "for don't believe you knov
the way very well, yourself"
She sped lightly to the house, III
locked the door, and vanished.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Varnish the Case.

Straw mating suitcases and shop
ping bags can be very much improved
In looks and usefulness by a coat Of
wagon varnish, which makes them wa
terproof. A good wetting will general
ly spoil them. but the varnish causes
them to shed water like duck. This
should be done once a year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

Henry l. to Count Lubienski Boden-
ham, who died last year. The superb
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Jacobean and
Queen Anne-of thirteen of the apart
ments is now to be taken to New
York. Rotherwas Is mentioned in
Domesday Book.-London Globe.