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is quite commendable," I volunteered.
"were you surprised at the size of your
Christmas bills?'' asked Peggy presently.
''oh. I'm always surprised when see
things on paper" said candidly, and, of
times out of ten than 1 expected
AT this statement Peggy drew herself
up to great heights; the corners Of her
mouth dropped bit. and knitting her eye
brows, like the heavy villain in the Mel
ler-Drammer." she said:
''This is my Dunn and company's bill.
Look at the length of it! Little teen-y,
ween-y writing over two whole pages.
Looks like a legal document of some sort
or other"
sat mute and waited for her to re-
sumo her TRADE.
was rewarded quickly. for she ex-
claimed, looking intently at the long
sheets of paper:
What do you suppose this Is? What
in the name of wit. is a and C Set?
What COULD it be?'
Search me- said as 1 racked my
poor brain for some article correspond
ing to the aforesaid Set
II never bought a C and C Set in
my life." Peggy declared furiously. Il
wouldn't have one in my house, They've
got my bill mixed with some body else
by my name. I just know that my bill
isn't s20S. I'll just scratch that C and C
Set off right now. That reduces it S2.9S.
I'll bet anything that that Mrs. Brown
who lives down the street from me got
that Set. and they just charged it TO re.
Whoever she is. I'll say that she is a
most extravagant person to be buying
anything SO foolish as and S Seti'
Collar and Cuff Set l called out
wildly, as I supplied the words for the
missing Word Contest
| "What?' shrieked Peggy.
Didn't you give somebody Collar
and Cuff Set for a Christmas Presently
| asked
Peggy began to scratch her head and
think hard.
"Of course did, she answered pres
emily. 81 sent it to masculine cousin
of mine--but why don't bookkeeDers
write out things plainly instead of alb
breviating them and giving a person a
fright like that
Are the other articles on your bill
correct?" l asked smiingly.
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ject of the story. and what happens to
him and his various experiences are
clearly enough to make the book at once
readable and lilSeable.
After Christopher gets to be man,
and takes charge of the Steel Mills back
in Pennsylvania, there is quite a bit Of
absorbing interest in Mr.. Britts dis
cussions regarding the question property
owners and their employees.
The story is very good indeed and is
well worth the attention of those who
care for a real original and well told
tale.
~ HE TEMPTING OF TAVERNAKE,.'' .
BY E. Phillips Oppenheim. illustrated
by Edmund Frederick. Little Brown
& Co., Boston.
E. Phillips Oppenheim's autumn novel
is the story of young Engiishman,
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THE WINDS WILL

BY Albert Britt. Moffat Yard and Com
pany. New York
A very live story abounding in human
interest is Albert Britts ''The Wind S
Will.' which has to do with one Christo-
pher Durham who to all intents and
purposes at the opening of the story IS
poor boy working on a farm in Illi-
nois trying to get enough money to-
gether to buy himself a bicycle
As the story runs, Christophers father
is a very wealthy man. but wanting his
boy to grow up as though he had no
wealth, he has given him over to the
keeping. SO to speak, of friend of his
IN an Illinois farm, and the boy is to
york his way up just as all the other
%arm hands. not knowing anything of
lie wealth his father possesses.
Christopher, of course, is the main OBJ
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more easily tangible clues. is constantly
catechized by him as to her discoveries
and is praised or good-naturedly cnioeu
as she has been clever or dull Valeska IL
no whit less fascinating than Astro him.
self. and her sweet grlshness adds q os-
lit;htful touch to the story.
Between these two there seems 70
exist the relation of perfect friendship
But for the occasional hint OF kihu-
ness" as Adam Bede would say there
are no open avowals of love until near
the end of the book, when, through
series of unusual circumstances, Astro
and valeska learn what they really ara
to each other But through it all, the
reader Is aware of the undercurrent
which Is tending toward the culmina-
tion of their happiness, and this knowl-
edge makes both Astro and Valeska
unusually likable.
The various adventures in which tho
master of mysteries and his charming
assistant take part are fresh and un-
conventional. 1t Is hard for the writer
of mystery stories to discover now
plan of action but in this case the au-
thor proves an exception His plots
are well laid, and the incidents which
aid in the development OF the theme
are at all times unexpected, exciting
and bizarre
THE Master of Mysteries Is a book
which will be welcomed and rclished
by every reader who loves story OF
battling mystery which is told in en-
tertaining style, introduces characters
with whom one becomes intimate, and
is surrounded with. an aura of the un-
usual The book is profusely illustrated
by Karl Anderson and George Brehin-
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Conditions In China

From the New York sun.
Really you cannot make head or tail OF
it all. No one knows whether Yuan
Shihk'ai and Tank Shoa VI are honest or
dishonest. either to the country, to them
selves or to each other. Both times that
Tang has gone south to treat with the
Nanking crowd of adventurers he has
81 parently sold Yuan out completely.
There is not the slightest use in form
ing republic, establishing constitution
or in any other way changing the gov
crnment unless there is publication of
money morals of the men holding office.
SO far there has been no attempted de-
vsing of a system to correct that. the
one great evil China is suffering FROM
The revolutionary crowd at NanlSinx
asserts 1t has 100000 men under arms
that Yuan must find money to pay cff
and send back to their homes. OF the
supposed 100000 there not by any
stretch of the Imagination more than 25o.-
600 that could i'll any sense be called SOL
diers They are nuarreiing, fighting
among themselves, killing their officers.
electing new commanding officers every
few days. pilaging the cities. burning.
known to civilized law.
Personally, [ see no chance at all for
them except ,n the employment of capa-
BILE foreigners and the taking of their ad-
vice There is rot the slightest indica-
tion that they have as yet been beaten
tc that stage. on the other hand. tho
short haired, frock coated young states
men who have originated the Nanking
fiasco are agitating for the removal OF
the few really good foreigners now in
their service.
A foreigner high in rank in the Chinese
military service would be murdered the
very first time lie attempted to enforce
any order In the least disples sing to any
of the rank and file. Attempts have been
recently made to assassnate General Ii
Yuang Hunn the best man in the revo-
lutionary pastry Huans Hsin, the nsro
and idol of the Nanking bunch: you re-
member the attempt on Yuan Shih-k'ai;
governors of the provinces never lSuow
il they Will wake up when they so to
bed the new title OF Tutuh, given the
ranking revolutionary officer in each Pro-
vince. has been multiplied ad lib. by the
soldiers. There are from two TO ten
thtuhs in the various provinces, each In
| dependent of any one else In his province.
and none of them acknowledging full al
legiance to either Pekng or Nanking.
! China is very near foreign interyenuoM
SO far | can sec no way In which they
are going to avoid 1t. There must come
| from somewhere a force that can compel
order by forceful means. Every largo
city In the country, with the exception
of Shanghai (native city, and f'oocno".
| has been looted one or more times
The utmost distrust prevails oetweeA
the north and south.
Men have been pushed up and put In
cabinet positions who have no more nj
ness for it than and the negro officehoider
| in the reconstruction period following our
civil war.
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Leonard Tavernake, engaged in the real
estate business, but without experience
with the other sex. who befriended an
American girl, Beatrice Franklin. Be
cause he prevented Beatrice from suicide
and provided for her in a brotheriy way,
he was led to ask her to marry him on
two different occasions. but she, knowing
that Leonard did not love her sufficiently
refused him and proceeded to make Ler
own living on the stage.
In the meantime Tavernake has
business relations with Beatrice's fac
cinating married sister, Elizabeth, from
whom Beatrice is hiding. Having come
under her spell. Iavernake finds that
Elizabeth's wealth has been obtained
from her half-demented husband. a New
Yorker. After learning more of Eliza
beth's career from Pritchard, an Amer
lean detective, VINO has been following
Elizabeth and her husband Tavernake
becomes disguised and quits London for
his native town on the English coast
where he lives for a time with boat
builder.
Beatrice soon reappears on the scene
and then Pritchard. The detective, who
has been following Elizabeth and her
husband. Tavernake sees them both
and still finding that Beatrice prefers
professional career with her father, he
goes to British Columbia with Pritch-
ard. Both become mine owners and re-
turn to New York, where, after a
scene between Tavernake and Eliza
BETH the former meets Beatrice again,
declares his love and is accepted.
The story has all the ear marks of
typical Oppenheim tale. The plot is
original, the London atmosphere is al
Turing, there is ample incident with
out undue sensation. The characters
are cean cut and strongly contrasted
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keep the readers curiosity aroused from
chapter to chapter until the happy end
ing
"ELECTRIcITY: ITS HISTORY AND
DEVELOPMENT"
BY william A. Durgin. A. c. Nc
Clug & Co, Chicago.
Electrcity-our now familiar messenger,
carriage. light, heat. servant of all work,
yet ever a mystery--we all wonder about
it, fascinated but unsatisfied-
Romance and adventure have marked
the progress of discovery and invention
through the centuries which have wit
messed the securing to the world of this
universal blessing in it's manifold opera
tions.
In William A. Durgin's Electricity,
It's History and Development we have a
book which tells the story. and also gives
In clear and attractive manner fair
understanding of present-day electricity.
removing much of the mystery and point
ing the way to further triumphs.
s.BEAUTY AND THE JACOBIN-"
BY Booth Harrington. Harper Brothers,
New York.
Booth Tarkingtons story-play. Beauty
and the Jacobin." has perfection OF form
that is a delight in itself. There Is an
ingenuity in its conception, a literary and
dramatic effectiveness in every detail OF
its working-out, that make the reader
feel something Of the joy that the author
rns1nf have felt - 1t~ ~~~otsco Ulo shfuH
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Smiths wedding last month. and they
nearly killed me, they hurt so. I've a
good notion not to pay for hurting
shoes. I ought not to-"
"But that wasn't the merchants
fault" defended. "if you bought shoes
that were too tight"
well. at a church wedding when
ones feet are so conspicuous" Peggy
said, +" one is excusable for pinching
ones toes a bit, don't you think?' she
inquired.
Everybody to his own taste. as the
old woman said when she kissed the
cow I quoted.
At this stage of the game Peggy got
out pencil and presently began to
add vigorously in an attempt to de-
cipher a mistake of the bookkeeper.
She employed all her fingers and
most of her toes in the performance,
and she counted aloud. over and over
again until the pages of the bill were
dirty and worn and frayed
ut was s26s the last time | added
it up Peggy declared peevishly. Later
1t was ss66 and another time it was
only s265, and 1 believe the last fig
ure is correct"
She began to figure again and after
several successive attempts to prove
that the Bookkeeper's figures were
wrong. but all in vain. She added the
bill up again and it was exactly what
the Bookkeeper had made it out-s26S
Il believe I'll make resolution this
New Year's--it isn't too late--that I'll
NEVER make another bill as long as
live" Peggy asseverated emphatically
bills are the pest of my life; loathe
and detest them Here am I next week
invited to a number of lovely parties
I'll go. and suddenly in the midst OF
my good times, I'll wake with a start
and see that bill of SECS staring me in
the face like the headlight to an en-
gne, and then I'll just swoon.''
MY dear, let me tell you that bills
are a necessary commodity In this
world" L suggested, philosophically
They are one of the penances we pay
for LIVING, and il they did not exist
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have deepened into an uproarious laugh
had she but realized how absolutely Inn
possible it is for the person who gets
their name on the ledger of the reputabls
shop to get out of paving their billsi Its
one thing they've got to do-and that Is
to pay-it matters not how they hate
the bills. bills, bills--that come in every
nnnntbf
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PRAYERS FOR LITTLE MEN AND
WOMEN"


BY John Martin. With illustrations and
Decorations by John Rae. Harper Broth
ers New York.
In John Martins collection of prayers
For Little Men and Women there is
gentle sympathy which is very appealing.
They teach and spiritualize in a direct,
personal way the little minds and hearts
lust unfolding to the things which make
for character.
The book is beautifully gotten up and
would be an addition to any library.
THE MASTER OF MYSTERIES"
, Illustrated by Karl Anderson and George
Brehm The Bobbs Merrill company,
Indianapolis.
There is nothing more fascinating for
reader of fiction than to be given
peep behind the veil which cunceals from
the world the methods of palmists.
mediums. fortune -tellers and other psych-
les. This has been done in generous
measure in "The Master OF Mysteries" a
fascinating new book OF adventure in
which Astro. mystic and seer, plays the
10 the mystery of the affair, has. like
cipher: but that he Is a man who has
already made his mark In the realm of
story telling is demonstrated by the skill
full fashion in which THE Master of
MYSTERIES has been wrought.
Astro. close student OF human nature.
with a vast fund Of knowledge con-
cerning current events at his fingers
tips. is in reality an unusually clever
detective OF the deductiye school. But
he is detective in unconventional dress.
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decade of the nineteenth century in
the rich commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania and the social life of the proud
elegant little city of Philadelphia. sara
Vanderpoel, daughter of the stately
Magistrate Vanderpoel. farmer, mag
nate and country gentleman. is such a
dear, practical loyal, sparkling girl,
such delicious country girl and her
going to Philadelphia with OH so many
quaint, skimpt, dainty. high wasted
gowns, and making such funny mis-
take about her English lover-there
never was a sweeter love story in the
world neyerl
Sincere. direct. pure-toned, clear as
cameo, sympathetic, tactful-Miss
Hopkins work is all this. She has
chosen well her material and handled
1t with nice discrimination This, her
first story, is an accomplishment. and
a prophesy that the writer win have
to be reckoned among our future nov
elists
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IA u :,

By Shetland Bradley. The John Lane
Company, New York.
The Durbar is wonderfully interest
ing spectacle to the tourist. and as many
of us cant be tourists 1t brings to mind
the fact that the next best thing to actu-
ally seeing The Durbar is reading about
it.
In Shetland Bradleys 'An American
Girl at the Durbar." We find the first
novel containing a proper account of that
great ceremony--the Durbar. The author
was present at this wonderful event and
has been able to visualize for us its many
unusual features. The narrative itself is
charming and the pen pictures of India
are excellently DONE
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"ELMIRA PRISON LIFE"

BY Clay w. Holmes. A. NJ. With Sixty
Illustrations. G. r. Putnam's Sons. The
Knickerbocker Press, New York
"Elmira Prison Life" by Clay w.
Holmes contains all official correspond
ence concerning the prison, many letters
from Confederate prisoners confined
there the story of the famous tunnel
escape, personal "reminiscences, commune
cations from citizens of Elmia and all
known facts regarding the prison. 1t is
ernbellished with pictures OF the prison
and surroundings. A list Of the Con-
federate dead in the National cemetery
also finds place in the volume.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-11-21
SHANNON.

T. C. Lauderdale and Nose
Smith have returned from St.
Louis, where they purchased a
car load of fine horses and mules.
Mrs, M. A. Cowden and Miss
st. John spent last weekend as
the guests of relatives in Brooks
vile.
Nh. and Mrs. Frank Redus
spent Sunday in Aberdeen where
they were the guests of Mrs.
Redus' sister, Mrs. Woody Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gibson
have returned from a visit to
Rives, Tenn.
Mrs. M. l.. Jacob spent We'd
nesday in Okalona.
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NETTLETON.

Miss Ethel Hansell has been
at home with her parents for a
few days.
Mrs. L. T. Wesson, of Saltillo,
has been the guest of relatives
the past week.
Prof. C. L. Mcneil, of Bald
wyn, spent Saturday with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Riley
and Frank and Merle Bryan
spent Sunday with Miss Eva
Bryan in West Point, going and
returning in Mr.. Bryan's car.
Mrs. Jas. M. Wiygul enter
tanned her mother, Mrs. Har-
rison, and C. M. Harrison and
wife at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. w. C. Webb spent the
first of the week in Memphis.
Mesdames VIM. Wiygul, Jos.
Wiygnl, Rob't Hansell and Miss
Millage Reed Wiygul went to
Amory Friday in Mr.. w. E.
Wiygul's car.
Mrs. G. L. Francis spent from
Saturday until Tuesday with her
daughter, Mrs. G. S. Bigham,
at Water Valley.
Tupelo High School defeated
Nettleton High School in a game
of foot ball Friday afternoon by
a score of Is to 0.
Mrs. H. G. Phillips. who has
been visiting her father, Capt.
j. P. Sisk, for several weeks,
returned to her home in Denison.
Texas. Sunday.
Misses Willie Ferguson, Bertha
CULLEN. frankie McGaughey and
Mrs. W. O. McGaughey spent
Tuesday in Tupelo.
The members Of the w. @. w.
enjoyed a banquet in the K. of
P. hall Friday night. Sixty
members were present.
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News From all Over the County
SHERMAN

Messrs J. P. Caldwell a n d
Moreland visited Tupelo on bust
ness Friday.
Mrs. John Witt and children
and Miss Pat Jones visited Mrs.
Ben Witt, of Belden, Friday
G, S. Beasley spent Monday Of
last week in Memphis.
Archer Stokes, of Guntown,
spent Sunday of last week with
w. F. Brown and family.
Mrs. R. P. Finley spent Thurs
day and Friday in Tupelo,
Floyd Hancock is back from
Iuka where he has been for the
past month.
Mrs. PANEL, of near Bluff
Springs, was the guest of Mrs.
w. P. Littlejohn Wednesday
night of the past week.
Misses Mary Powell and Madge
Jones accompanied Mr.. j. j. Liv-
ingston to Tupelo in his automo-
bile Friday Afternoon.
Miss Lucille Sullivant, of Ecru,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Annie Hancock.
Prof. D. G. Langston was
among the visitors to Tupelo
Saturday.
Miss Jeffie Sanders visited Tu-
pelo Saturday.
Miss Elise Allmon visited in
Holly Springs Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. G.. w. Gordon filled his
regular appointment at the
Methodist Church, Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Raspberry was the
guest of her mother. Mrs. Minnie
McClough, Monday.
R. P. Finley is erecting a new
black smith shop where the old
building formerly stood.
J. S. Livingston spent Monday
in Tupelo.
Mr. and Mrs. Mears, of near
Guntown, spent the first of the
Aeeh here.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Redus left
Monday for Memphis, where they
will-spend several days.
Mesdames j. H. Smith and
Matt Wright were visitors to
Tupelo Wednesday.
Mrs. Metcalf has returned to
her home in Sulligent, Ala,
after spending several days here
with relatives.
Miss Matte Foster, of Oko-
Iona spent Sunday as the guest
of Miss Theresa Francis.
The Rev. E. B. Miller, of West
Point, filled his regular appoint
ment at the Baptist church here
Sunday. After the services a
business meeting was held and
the discussions were for a new
church. Finance and building
COMMITTEES were appointed and
a new church will soon be erect
ed. Mr.. ]. @. Williams gave a
desirable lot and the old church
and site will be sold. The church
will be modern in every respect.
consisting Of a large auditorium
and several Sunday school rooms.
They hope to be in the new build
ing by spring.
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Misses Lila May and Gladys
Kyle visited Tupelo Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Long visited rela-
tives in Tupelo last week.
Misses Virgie and Cleburn
Turner camei in from their
schools and spent the week with
home folks.
Mrs. Cummings, of Blair, is
the guest of John Patton and
family,
Jake Epting, of Blair, spent
Tuesday and Friday here.
Miss Lydia Thompson spent
Friday in Tupelo.
Rev. Beatty, of Shannon, filled
the Baptist pulpit Sunday.
Jack Roper made a business
trip to Tupelo Monday.
trof. Buchannon, Miss Ouida
Willis and Mrs. Mary Stovall,
our corps of teachers, went to
Tupelo Saturday on business.
F. M. Roper was a visitor to
Tupelo Monday.
Bob Kellum visited the county
seat Monday.
Little Misses Melvill and Sarah
Hunt, of Tupelo, visited relatives
here recently.
Jap Archer, of Okolona, visit
ed home folks here last week.
Mrs. Hal Holloway went to
Tupelo Saturday.
Messrs. J. l.. Langston and
Ben Long made a business trip
to Tupelo Saturday.
Monde West was a visitor to
the metropolis of Lee county
Wednesday.
Messrs. Dewey Parkham and
Trilby Bostic spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives at the A.
Il M. college.
Mrs. Robert Stovall, of Gun
town, was the guest of Mrs.
Henry Pearce and family re-
Gently.
John Bickerstaff and family
visited relatives in the country
Sunday.
e. C. Langston, of Verona,
visited j. L. Langston and family
Sunday.
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Not Always Our Own Master.

That which we are we shall teach,
not voluntarily, but involuntarily.
Thoughts come into our minds by I've
nues which we never left open, and
thoughts go out Of our minds through
avenues which we never voluntarily
Opened.-Emerson.
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CALIFORNIA JAPANESE
WANT STRONG ACTION

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30. -
{ Associated Press Cable) - The
San francisco Japanese Associa-
ton, which includes majority of
the Japanese leaders in the State
among its members, resolved last
night TO take a strong stand in
the matter of the Californian
Anti-alien Land Law and to i'm
press upon the Japanese ambassa-
dor at Washington and the Japa-
nese foreign office the necessity
OF taking active measures TO pro
tect the Japanese in California.
Tho enforcement of the law. de-
clSres the association, would ruin
his Japanese colonisis in the
State.
In order that they may be sure
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that their side of the question is
properly looked after, at a meet
ing last night two representatives
were selected to proceed to Wash
ington and to confer with Ambas-
sador Chinda.
The members of the association
look towards the granting of nat
uralization privileges as the ulti-
mate remedy, as evidenced by a
resolution passed at a previous
meeting and cabled to Baron She
busawa, president of the Nichi-
bel Doshi-kai, of Toxic, which
said:
"There are indications that the
Washington governments is in
Favor of granting the Japanese
naturalization rights, in order that
this question may be radically
solved.
we are at this time anxious to
realize our ultimate ends by an
absolutely prudent attitude. We
take this opportunity to solicit our
brethren at home to maintain
their prudent attitude, and not to
weaken the sympathy of America,
and to settle this question most
amicably."