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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23

purely, unselfshly. Her words came
stumblingly in their haste. Her eyes
were near TO black in their anger.
He didn't kill him, He didn't kill
him.' she fairly Kissed WHY. he's
the most wonderful man in the world
You sha'n't hurt him, Nobody shall
hurt him! III fight to the end of my
life for Dick Gilder!"
Burke was boamiug ioyously Al
last-a long last,-his hnesse had
won the victory over this woman's
subtleties
We'll, that's just what I thought. d"
he said with SNUG content AMI
now, then, who did shoot Griggs2
We've got every one Of the sang.
They're all crooks See here" me
went on. with "a sudden change TO thu
respectful in his manner why dom
you start fresh2 It'll give YOU every
chance in the world. I'm dead on the
level with YOU this time"
But he was too late. BY now.
Mary had herself we'll in hand again.
vastly ashamed of the short period of
betrayal caused by the officials
artifice against her heart. As she lis
tened to the Inspectors assurances.
the hooking expression Of her face
was not encouraging to that astut-
individual, but he persevorcd man
fully.
Just you wait" he went on cheer
fully, and I'll prove to YOU that I'm
on the level about this. that I'm real
~ your friend There was a
letter came for YOU to your apart
ment. Ny men brought il down 20
me. I've read it. Here il is. I'll read
IT 20 yOui"
He picked up an envelope, which
had been lying on the desk. and drew
out the single sheet Of paper it con-
tanned Mary watched him. wonder
revealed over this new development.
Then, as she listened, quick interest
touched her features to a new life In
her eyes leaped emotions 20 make or
mar life
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By MARVIN DANA from the
Play by BAYARD WELLER,
TO-DAY'S INSTALIiMENT.

My husband shot a burglar" she
said, languidly And then her inso-
lence reached its elimination in a
query Of her own: Was his name
Griggs?" It was done with splendid
art, with a splendid mastery of her
own emotions, for. even as she spoke
the words. she was remembering those
shuddering seconds when she had
stood, only a few hours ago, gazing
down at the inert bulk that had been
q man.
Burke betook himself to another
form of attack.
oh, you know better than that, "
he declared, truCulently. You see,
We've traced the Maxim silencer.
Carson himself bought it up in Hart
ford"
For the first time, Mary was caught
off her guard.
But he told me-" she began.
then became aware Of her indisCre-
ton, and checked herself.
Burke seized on her lapse with
avidity
What did he tell you?" he ques-
toned, eagerly.
Now, Mary had regained her self
command, and she spoke calmly.
He told me-" she said, without a
particle Of hesitation. that he had
never seen one. Surely. if he had
had anything of the sort, he would
have shown it to me then"
Probably he did, too" Burke re-
Joined, without the least suspicion
that his surly utteranCe touched the
truth exactly. Now, see here" he
went on, trying to make his voice af-
fable, though with small success, for
he was excessively irritated, 81 can
make it a lot easier for you If you'll
talk. Come on, now. Who killed
Ctriags ~
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WITHIN THE LAW
4 POwertul Story of Adventure, Intrigue and Loce

Copyright, 1913, by the II. K. Fly Com
pany The play within the Law" Is
copyrighted by Mr.. WELLER and this
novelization Of Il is published by his
pany is the sole proprietor Of the ex-
elusive rights Of the representation
and performance Of Within the Law"
in all languages.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
The Manicure Lady
. o .
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

at home He said he couldn't imag-
what the other pillars of his
church would say if a brother deacon
got nifty / asked him if he didn't
have any conscience of his own, and
ne said that he had one. but it al
ways got scasiCk when he was cross
ing the ChattahoOChee River, so he
left it at home.
1T is TOO bad. George that old man
Nero didn't have "a few of that kind
of church members for his lions and
bonfire men 10 practice on instead of
the noble people that had to he mar
tyrs Pa used to go to church a lot
when we lived over in South Carolina,
but ] guess me ran into so many good
little tOads like the gent Of which ]
am just speaking Of that he got sick
Of the job.
A Perfect Dear.
"The old gent may travel to the
sideboarl little too often some
evenings, but he amt no hypocrite
and there is lot of other men like
him that would bc there every Sun
day whel the plate comes around if
there wasn't so many Old fakes with
sidcwhisaers carrying the plate.
81 asked the old geezer what he
did week days TO rest up from going
TO church. and he said that he had a
big factory whore children could learn
"a good trade and grow up useful mem
bcTs Of society nike him
do You follow me, George What
a perfect old dear he must be to his
wife and children, Honest to good
ness. George, if I could find out where
his wife lived would send her a
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Not So Hard

There is a lot of church members
now that wouldn't have stood the
gaff then" said the Head Barber.
There is a lot more church members
now, but the going amt so hard
That is just what I was thinking
when ! was reading that book" said
the Manicure Lady. There was "a
smooth, chop whiskercd old geeZer in
here yesterday to have his nails did,
and the way he purred around me
and kind Of insinuated would make
you sick He said that he lived over
in a little Alabama town, and ! asked
him if he was the same kind of "a gay
old dog among the Birmingham
manicure girls. Mercy, no. he told
me He said that he had To be "a diff
| fcrcnt person altogether when he was
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Helen Morris Letter.


rms was the letter.
/ can't go without telling YOU
how sorry ! am. There won't
never be a time that ] won't re-
member il was me got YOU sent
up, that YOU did time i'm my place.
! amt going to forgive myself
ever, and ! swear I'm going
straight always. Your true friend,
HELEN NORRIS.
For once. Burke showed a certain
delicacy. When he had finished The
reading, he said nothing for "a long
minute-Only sat with his cunning
eyes on the face of the woman who
was immobile there before him. And
a S he looked on her in her slender ele-
gance of form and gentleWoman.E
lOveliness of face a loneliness intelll-
gent and refined beyond that of most
women. he felt borne i'm ON his con-
seriousness the fact that here was one
to be respected. He fought against
the impression. II was to- him pre-
posterOus, for she was out of that
underworld against which he was
ruthleSsly at war Yet he could not
altogether overcome his instinct to-
ward a half-revereut admiration
And. as the letter proved
she had been innocent at the outset
She had been the victim of "a mis-
taken justice, made outCast by the
law she had never WTongcd.
His mood of respect was inevitable
since he had some sensibilites, though
they were COarSoned, and they senseo
vaguely the maeistrOm Of emotions
that now swirled in the girls breast
To Be Continued morrow.
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IlT WAS reading a book last night
that certainly gave me the
Winies," said the Manicure
Lady. "Wilfrcd brought it home from
the library. It was all about the way
them Romans used to go after the
church members, and 1 never seen
such terrible accounts Of anything in
my life. Why, George, them Romans
used to burn the Christians i'm boiling
pitch, Gee. I'm glad ! wasn't around
then, amt you2'
If had been around / would prob
ably have been one Of the Romans.
said the Head Barber. 81 amt no
church member. even though ! know
that ! ought to be one. ! am always
so tired after Saturday is over that I
like to sleep tin noon, and in the aft
eTnoon and evening me and the
Missus usually goes somewhere like
to the seashOre or out in the country.
If / had more time I would go to
church, because il don't hurt anybody
to 60 and think of all the good re-
liEiOn has done
That's why ! co. said the Mani
cure Lady. Sometimes / feel as if
the preacher and me don't quite agree
on everything he says, but / always
make allowance for the preacher.
was just saying 60 mother last night
that the people that goes to church
now ought to be very thankful that
they didn't live among them Romans
and that the brave people who did
live in them days was ever on earth
TO start the churches and bring all
that good into the world
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Mary Stood Rebellious.

Mary cast off pretense finally, and
spoke Indignantly
That's for you to find out" she
said sneeTing.
Burke pressed the button on the
desk and when the dOOrman appear
ed, ordered that the prisoner be re-
turned to her cell
But Mary stood rebellious, and
spoke with a resumption of her Cyni-
cal sCorn.
q suppose she said. with a glance
of contempt toward Demarest, that
it's useless for me to claim my con-
stitutional rights and demand to see
a lawyer
Burke, too, had cast off pretense at
last
Yes" he agreed, with an evil
smirk, you've guessed it right the
first time"
Mary spoke to the District Attor-
ney.
q believe" she said, with a new
dignity of bearing. that such is my
constitutional right is it not, Mr..
Demarest2"
The lawyer sought no evasion of
the issue. For that matter, he was
coming to have an increasing respect,
even admiration for this young wOm-
an who endured insult and ignomny
with a spirit so sturdy, and met strata
gem with other stratagem better de-
Vised. So, now, he made his answer
with frank honesty
1T is your constitutional right
Miss Turner
Mary turned her clear eyes on the
Inspector, and awaited from that Off
Cial a reply that was not forthCom-
ing. Truth to tell, Burke was far
from comfortable under that sur
Vey
Well, Inspector" she inquired, at
I4et
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
BY GARRETT P. SERVISs.

CINCE the sinking of the Titanic a
y year ago, icebergs have been
studied as never before. and
great amount of curious knowledge
about these frozen monsters of the
deep has been accumulated. with the
result Of increasing the safety Of
ocean navigation.
Just as a living being procIaims its
presence, even when it can not be
seen, by telltale sounds and vibra-
tons and by carnations which are
perceptible at surprising distances to
olfactory senses as delicate as those
possessed by some of the lower ami
mails, so icebeTgs betray themselves.
in the darkness of the night. or the
far more dangerous obscurity of a
fog, by their effect upon the temperl-
ture of the air and the water.
A remarkable mechanical sense
organ, called the micro thermometer,
which is simply a thermometer of
great deliCacy and special construc-
ton, dragged through the water by
ship, is now employed to measure the
changing temperatures of the water
Al the vicinity of iceberEs, and some
unexpected facts have been devcl-
oped by its use.
A great steamship provided with
micro thermometer lowered into the
water is like a hunted deer shifting
the air with its sensitive nostrils and
detecting its enemies afar off.
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better and nobler existence in the
hereafter. May he rest in that peace
to which his Christian belief and up
right life surely entitled him.
MYRTLE SIPEs.
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noted as a writer Of Florida stories
These are left as the honorable herit-
age Of man and woman who wrought
out the problems Of human life far
more successfully than many.
Mr.. Perkins was as also his wife
naturally of strong literary cast.
He was not a dreamer, but a thinker.
While he was not a volatile and or
nate writer, no man could more
strongly draw on pure English to ex-
press his thoughts.
L. S. Perkins was here and direct
ed the details of the funeral. and
with bowed head wept like child
over the graves Of a father and moth
err and sister which lie in the shade of
stately ce6ars within stones throw
of the room in which over fifty years
ago they were united in marriage.
TO the family and friends our con-
dolence 60 as we take final view of
the sad scene.
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Children's Day at Buena Vista

Independents:
want to say few words through
the Independent, about our children's
service which we had at Buena Vista,
Sunday, June the eighth. We had a
crowded house and the service seemed
to be enjoyed bv all. We had an in
teresting program and the children
delivered their recitations nicely.
The opening speech was delivered
by H. D. Maxedon. The Mt. Giliad
choir was with.us and gave US some
nice music, Mr.. Monroe Casey was
organist. We enjoyed the music fine.
We think this has been the best
children's service that has ever been
at Buena Vista. 1t made we smaller
ones rejoice. when we heard the sob
and cry Of the older ones ringing in
our ears. 1t made US feel that we
were doing the right thing, that we
were working for our Lord; and we
trust that we may grow stronger, and
do more for the cause of Christ in
the years to come than we have in
the years past.
After the children had rendered
the program for the day, we had ex-
cellent talks by ]. F. Wilson, j. R.
Lockman and our pastor, Rev. H. Y.
Bagby. Then we adjourned for din
ner and at two o'clock the audience
was called together by the choir, when
our pastor, Bro. Bagby, preached an
excellent sermon from the text,
Thou shalt have no other god be-
fore me-" EssIE, MAxEDoN.
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Lulu Williams q

On the 23rd Of May, the Death
Angel visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Williams, and took away
their youngest daughter, Lulu, aged
20 years.
She was the pet of the family,
loved and adored by them all, and all
who knew her loved her. She was a
bright girl, educated beyond her op-
portunities, always loved books, po-
etry and flowers, and during her i'll
ness would quote entire passages
from Shakespeare and her other
favorite authors regarding life and
death.
While attending school at Chatta-
nooga she contracted measles which
settled on her lungs, resulting in her
death within few months. She bore
her suffering with fortitude and al
ways told those who asked her. ,that
she was feeling all right.
She had the best medical attention
in the state and all the care that
love and money could bestow, but
the sweetest flowers are sometimes
soonest plucked. She was a favorite
with schoolmates and teachers and
made friends wherever she went.
Beautiful and impressive funeral
services were held by Rev. Cornell Of
Bethel Springs, in the presence of
several hundred of her girlhood
friends.
She was conscious until the last,
and babe the family all good night
before expiring,
TO her parents, brothers and sis
tiers, the loss seems almost unbeara-
BILE, but the laws of Nature must be
fulfilled, and our greatest consolation
is that she died happy, her last re-
quest being that she wanted to 60 to
Heaven in her sisters arms.
HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
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Greatest Screen Ever Invented

Tricks the flies and mosquitoes out,
Don't consider any other screen. until
you know about WRIGHT'S ESCAPE
SCREEN then you won't have any
other.
1st. Write how many panes of
glass are il your lower window-sash.
End. The size of one pane, and
Ord. How many screens are needed
We will tell you price. All about
them. Put ESCAPES on old style
screens. Anyone can attach them.
For ordinary screen: Ice delivered,
Give wire width between screen stiles.
FRANK WRIGHT,
Cave Springs, Ga.
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Death Of T. D. M. Perkins


There passed away at his winter
home at Winter Garden, Florida, June
9th, 1918, E. D. NJ. Perkins, who
was born May llth, 1886, in Hardin
Co., Tenn.
His body was laid to- rest beside
his wife in the family graveyard ten
niles east of Selmer, Monday, June
9th. Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. j. H. Curry of Selmer.
The following members Of the Grand
Army were present from the Fielding
Hurst and jim Grissom Posts: P. H.
Thrasher, D. r. Hurst, ]. ]. Williams,
w. A. Grant and Henry Harris.
After short but impressive service
by Rev. Curry, p. II. Thrasher on be-
half Of the G. A. Il. delivered a eulogy
on the life Of the deceased; after
which J. w, Purviance spoke of his
long acquaintance with the deceased,
giving a number of "reminiscences in
his life; after which the remains
were laid to rest beside the wife
whom he adored and who died over a
year ago.
Deceased was born in Hardin Co.
and taught school shortly before the
war. He married Miss Jennie S.
Sanders in March, 1861.
Soon afterwards he entered the
federal army as a member Of Co. A,
Second Tennessee Mounted Infantry.
He also served as a scout on the staff
Of Gen. G. NJ. Dodge. He was a
daantless soldier and the records show
number of acts Of heroism and
bravery. lie was a member of Lin
coln Post G, A. r., Of Washington
D. G.
Ia 1877 he went to Atlanta and in
1878 to Florida, and on tract Of
l60 acres of virgin wilderness near
Lake 0popka be began developing al
orange grove and which he was So.
pervising when he died.
He leaves surviving him three sons
and one daughter, as follows: L. S
Perkins, special Examiner in the Pen
sion Bureau now stationed at Het
kimer, NJ Y. Adam c. Perkins
Chief Of the Dead Letter section
of the Washington postofiiee. E
D. NJ, Perkins, formerly railwa,
mail clerk, cat nov engaged in mer
ohaudisiag at Pine Castle, Fla. Hi
daugNer, Mrs. Lydia F. Peaster, !
noted magazine writer Of New Yorl
City, contributing to Harpers, Leslie
and other leading magazines. She il
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START YOUR LIVER,
DON'T STOP WORK.
Dodson's Liver Tone Acts Mildly. But
Surely. Livens up the Liver and
You Stay on Your Feet.

1t is the experience of calome
users that if they take enough oil
the drug to have the desired effect
it seriously interferes with their work
the day after. But this is the least
important item, for calomel is often
dangerous drug and acts on the
system violently.
Don't take chances with calomel
Get bottle of the pleasant, safe and
perfectly harmless Dodson's Liver
Tone, guaranteed to take the place
of calomel. Instead of making you
feel worse the next day it makes you
feel better-and you actually are
better for no remedy in the whole
world livens up the liver, regulates
the bowels and really rejuvenates the
system any better than this dose.
You are the sole judge of it's mer-
its. B. L. Browder is fully author
lied to hand you back your money
without question if it fails to please
you-and relieve you.
Remember, if you feel constipated
and bilious, what you need is Dodson's
Liver Tone. A large bottle and a
good guarantee for so cents from B.
L. Browder.
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Obituary---R. B. Cox

At an early hour Saturday morn
ing, May 81, 1918, R. B. Cox an
swered the summons of the Master,
and as the sun shed it's glory on this
world, his spirit followed the ever
lasting light into the fadeless dawn
of eternity.
Mr.. Cox was born May %, 1878,
and as he grew into manhood he de-
veloped into one of the purest and
best. Was married March 5, 1899,
to Miss Dora Kendrick.
Mr.. Cox had been in feeble health
for some time, and in spite of the
most vigorous medical efforts bafled
every skill Of affection to combat it BY
his life long friend DR.. H. C. Sanders.
He was bright and remarkably
cheerful throughout his illness, and
has left light of his past life that
will lead others to purity and success,
and the patience and sweetness of his
own nature will be an inspiration to
| all lives that have been blessed by the
touch of his own.
Mr.. Cox was conscious almost until
the last breath, and few minutes
before death he called his relatives
and friends to his bedside, told them
the end was near, that God had called
him and he had submitted, clasped
them by the hand and babe them
goodbye, telling Mrs. Cox and his
three children he regretted to leave
them but ne must go. babe the children
goodbye by telling them to obey
their mother and be true to the ex-
amples he had taught them; also
babe his mother, Mrs. Eliza Younger,
and sister, Mrs. Matte Cole, farewell.
The sense Of sorrow is almost uni
versal throughout this community,
where he had lived life that was
sincere, helpful and devoted to the
best and highest ideals of Christian
citizenship. What help to the COM
munity was such a man!
The interment was at the Zion
cemetery. A large gathering Of rel
atives and friends attended, services
being conducted by Rev. Curry; also
some very impressive talks were made
by Messrs. Wesson, Jim Surratt and
j. P. Sipes, after which the Odd Eel
lows took charge, and by their i'm
pressive ceremony, the body was laid
to rest.
He leaves wife and three chill.
dren, mother, Mrs. Eliza Younger
two sisters, Mrs. Matte Cole and Mrs
Bette Gam, and two brothers, Hugh
Cox and John Cox, all of whom are
made to feel very sad by his death
TO each one of you | extend my sin.
cere sympathy in your sad bereave.
ment.
Mr.. Cox will be greatly missed il
our Sunday school and church, where
he was indeed a great worker.
Certainly such life as he lived die
not end in death, for surely the 10,
and sunshine which he carried in thi.
world has been carried into worlt
that exists beyond the grave, for VIZ
believe that his life on this eartE
was but the prelude of a higher, {
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Sad Death

On May 20, 1918, the death angel
visited the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Land Wood and took from them their
loving baby, which it was hard to
give up, but He says, Suffer little
children to come unto Me and forbid
them not, for of such is the kingdom
of Heaven.
Little Rachel made her stay on
earth 16 months and departed from
this world May 20. 1t was hard to
give her up, but the Lord gives and
thsLord takes away; blessed be the
name of the Lord. Little Rachel
was budded on earth to bloom in
heaven. Weep not, father and
mother, for little Rachel has gone to
that home above where there are no
heart breaks, no farewells, no tears,
no goodbyes.
Let us live and meet her up there.
She paid the debt we all must pay.
Little Rachel is singing, praising the
Lord and His angels, reckoning us to
that home.
Memory now gently telling of past we
used to know
And my thoughts are saddening on the
scenes of long ago.
She is gone but not forever will the
separation be;
She beside the radiant river, waiting
there for me;
Waiting there with friends to greet me
On that golden shore
Where we part no more.
Little Rachel can't come back tc
us but we can go to her.
FROM ONE Who LOVED HER.
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The idea Of establishing at
Washington a permanent Expo,
sition seems to be gaining ground
and congress is favorably inclined
to put into active operation the
steps asked by the preliminaries
already had. The plan OF hav-
ing an Exhibition made up by
each state having It's own build
ing and exhibits. as well as all
other governments doing the
same, would result in having q
permanent Exposition open all
the time instead of a continue
ton of the idea Of Expositions
continuing as m the past as
temporary concerns, with great
cost and little profit, will meet
the wants Of the people.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-13

It is probable that the little
promised whirlwind will be paci-
fled for the present through di-
plomacy or treaty. But the day
is c9ming when the sword will
decide whether the white and
yellow nations will be on equal
ity whether the yellow race will
have privileges Of equal citizen
ship rights with all other people.
1t VIII not be an issue between
this government and Japan but
between the Monaghan and white
peopled nations Of the world.
Then will truly be the Arranged
on Of the worlds history. The
result cannot be foretold.