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CHAPTER V.
The Head of the Corner.


 Everybody wore their company man ners to the breakfast table-the first time in the whole history of the home when company manners had graced the initial meal of the day. Being pleasant at supper was easy enough. Aunt Nancy used to say, for every one save the unreasonably cantankerous. and being agreeable at dinner was not especially difficult; but no one short of a saint could be expected to smile of mornings until sufficient time had been given to discover whether one had stepped out on the wrong or the right side of the bed
 This morning. however. no time was needed to demonstrate that everybody in the place had gotten out on the happy side of his couch. Even the deaf-and-dumb gardener had untwisted his surly temper. and as Abraham entered the dining room, looked in at the east window with a conciliatory grin and nod which said plainly as words:
 'Tis a welcome sight indeed to see one of my own kind around this estab- lishment,"
 Why don't he come in?" questioned Abe. waving back greeting as well as he could with the treasured cup in one of his hands and the saucer in the other; whereupon Sarah Jane. that ugly duckling. explained that the fellow. being a confirmed woman hater. cooked all his own meals in the smoke house. and insisted upon all his orders being left on a slate outside the tool-house door. Abe sniffed disdain. fully. contemplating her homely coun- tenance. over which this morning s mood had cast a not unlovely trans forming glow.
 Why, the scalawag!" He drowned so at the face in the window that 1t mean ter tell me he's sot agin yew gals? He must be crazyl Sech 8 handsome, clever set O women never did seel"
 Sarah Jane blushed to the roots oi her thin. straight hair and sat down suddenly disarmed of every porcupine quill that she had hidden under her wings; while there was an agreeable little stir among the sisters.
 Set deown. all hands Set deown,' enjoined Miss Abigail, fluttering about with the heaviness of a fat goose. Brother Abe-that's what we've all agreed to call yew. by unanimous vote-yew set right here at the foot of the table. Aunt Nancy always had the head an me the foot; but I only kept the foot, partly becuz thar want no man fer the place. and partly becuz was tew sizable ter squeeze in any whar else. Seein as Sister Angy Is sech leetle mite, though, guess she kin easy make room fer me tother side O her"
 Abe could only bow hie thanks as he put his gift down on the table and took the prominent place assigned to him The others seated there was a
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Planning New Highways.

The logging of the proposed Little Rock-Fort Smith highways. one on each side of the river, having been completed, State Highway Engineer Carter is now at work on the esti- mates, The department will draft a special act creating the district for the construction of this road. to be submitted to the next legislature. The department will also present a special act for district to construct road from Conway to Heber Springs. which has been partially surveyed.
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Population of Penitentiarv.

There is now a total of l,O1S in. mates of the Arkansas penitentiarv o, whom @l5 are white men, 67o black men, and 27 black women. The nrison continues free from the presence o, any white woman.
 During the month of July thera voro 46 discharges as follows: ExpEation of sentence 26, escaped (of whom three were recaptured). pardoned 7 sent to reform school 4, and died 3 During the same period 40 were re. eeived All who died were negroes
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County Examiners Slow.

Up to the present time only 19 county examiners have made their an. nual reports of enumeration to the state superintendent, upon which the annual apportiomen. Of the school fund is based. But those counties show an increase of 4,237 over the enumera- tion for 1913. All the reports are re qulred by law to De made by next Monday. The apportionment will be made September r.
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PaYina on State Capitol.

Approximately S4o,0OO was paid out of the state capitol fund last week at the monthly session of the State Can itol Commission. Warrants were issued to General Contractor N. Pelligreen for s12.000, to the boiler house con. tract for S15,000 and to the landscape contractor for s7,00O
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Increased to s3o,ooo,ooo.

The Pierce oil Corporation. a Vir- ginia concern, which succeeded the Waters-Pierce Oil Company in Arkan- sas. has filed a notice with Secretary of state Hodges showing an increase in its capital stock to $3O,000.0 900.
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Live Stock Association.

J. w. McCleisch of Gum Springs. president of the Arkansas Live Stock Association, John C. Small, the sec retary, and Commissioner John H. Page, have called meeting Of the Executive Committee at the office of Mir. Page at the capitol August 2l
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The coming man is seldom noticed until he arrives.
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Depends.

''Is a ton of coal very much. par Tt depends on whether you are shoveling 1t or burning It."
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Samples Free bv Mall

Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold tb,o,,cA...... world. Liberal sample Of each mailed , @ sSo. Inc DOOR, Address "Cuticura" Dept lgB, Bos,o, ''-e
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the begging boatmen. the quarreling
of the children and the barking Of I'M
pedigreed dogs-these noises were in.
cessant from dawn until sunset
The artist glared down from his
square window at the ruffled waters.
or scowled at the tieeting SHOWS on
the mountains over the way. He
passed some ten or twelve minutes in
this useless occupation, but he could
not get away from the bald fact that
he had acted like a petulant child. To
have shown his hand so openly, simply
because the Barone had beaten him in
the race for the motor-boat. And
Nora would understand that he was
weak and without backbone. Harri-
gan himself must have reasoned out
the cause for such asinine plays as
he had executed in the game of check
ers. How many times had the old
man called out to him to wake up and
move? In spirit he had been across
the lake, spirit in Hades. He was
not only fool, but coward likewise.
He had not dared to
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AMERICA MODEL FOR EUROPE
Baroness Won Suttner Calls the United
States "Land Of Unlimited
Possibilities"

1.-THE land of unlimited possibilities
and conquered impossibilities" is what
baroness Bertha Won Suttner calls
America.
ut is to America, the young, new
world, exuberant In strength. glad In
it's daring, that tired. cynical Europe
looks to find new hope and faith in
progress" says the baroness, who
declares that Europe is being Ameri-
canized by returning immigrants.
But" she says, 1T Is pity that
80 few people of our better educated
classes travel in your country as you
Americans travel here. But. do you
know. / have >often wondered If you
know us as we'll as you know our art
and antiquities.
"One of my dear American friends
confided to me that they. she and her
husband. had never been in a private
home in Europe until they visited me-
Even though everything is not rosy
In YOUR political arena, though there
is brazen-faced practice Of corruption
how do you call it. graft, trusts.
strikes, bribery-though you have con-
ditions as complex and problems as
difficult as everywhere else. we look
to you for the solution. for America
ia full of hope, strength. and you
Americans are striving and working"
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try at the present time. Its origin 10
commonly given as a cross between
the black Java and the American Do
miniQue. Besides the Java other Ash
attic blood has probably been used in
making the breed. The Plymouth
Rock is more like the Asiatic than
like the European chicken. 1t ap-
proaches in size and fattening quail
ties the Cochin or Brahma, but has
lost the excessive feathering, slowness
of growth, and general clumsiness OF
those breeds. The greatest recon-
the farm is the excellent growth made
by the young chickens. In this quality
they have no superior. The Plymouth
Rock pullets are good layers. but as
yearling hens are prone to turn the
feed into fat rather than eggs. An
other objection to the barred variety
is the difficulty in keeping the breed
true to the standard type. The pure
bred birds are required to have even
and distinct bars of the same shade
In male and female. These are diff
cult points to maintain, and resort Ia
often made to double mating or the
keeping of two breeding pens, one to
produce cockerels and the other pull
let's.
The white and buff Plymouth
Rocks are later products than the
barred variety. Much Of what has
been said will apply to these also. The
following differences might be noted:
The white variety Is free from tbs
color objection Of the barred type,
but the objection to the fattening
tendency applies to hens OF this va
riety perhaps more forcibly than to
the barred. Buff Plymouth Rocks
will probably average smaller than
the other varieties of the breed. AL
though a solid-colored bird, they. like
all buff breeds, except the buff Co
chins, will be found difficult to breed
Of one color, owing to the tendency to
possess black or white in the wings
and tail.
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games; and what had become OF So
and-so, who always drank his whisky
neat. and what s-his-name. who In
vented cures for snake bites!
Abbott deliberately pushed over an
oak bench Am | host here or not?'
ABBY, old man, how are YOU" said
Courtlandt, smiling warmly and hold
ing out his hand. My apologies; but
the colonel and | never expected TO
see each other again. And | find him
talking with you up here under this
roof It's marvellous
Its a wonder you wouldn't drop a
fellow line" said Abbott. in fault
finding tone, as he righted the bench.
When did you Gomez
Last night. Came up from Como.
Going to stay long,"
That depends. | am really on my
way to Zermatt. I've a hankering to
have another try at the Matterhorn
Think &C that exclaimed the
colonel. He says another try
You came a roundabout way" was
the artists comment.
oh. that's because ! left Paris for
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-07
CEMENT FLOORS KEEP CLEAN
Droppings Easily Scraped on and Foul
Smells Avoided-Cheaper Than
Anything Else.

The cement floors In poultry houses
are the best possible kind, for many
reasons. They will last much longer,
can be kept cleaner, and as they have
no space beneath to admit the air, are
much warmer. The droppings can be
scraped with a mop and hot water
often enough to keep down all smells.
and as they can be wiped almost en-.
tireiy dry there is less dampness
about. When cement Is 30 cheap and
30 easily used any man can do tho
work himself, which makes 1t cheaper
than anything else to be had
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SYNOPSIS.

uaanora de Toscana was singing in
~ which, perhaps. accounted for Ed
~ Courtlandt's appearance there Null
5silonaire. he wandered about where
- dictated. He might be in Paris one
nd Kamchatka the next. Following
opera he goes to cafe and Is ac-
BY a pretty young woman. She
EM him the address OF Flora Desimone,
G rival OF Toscana, and Flora gives
1the address Of EleanOra. whom ne Is
mined to see. Courtlandt enters
Dofa's apartments. She orders him
- and shoots at him. The next day
q shocked by the mysterious dis
france Of the prima donna. Realizing
he may be suspected OF the abduc-
q Eleanora Courtlandt arranges for
EtxM Eleanora reappears and accuses
llhndt of having abducted hers His
, satisfactory to the police and the
v dismissed. Eleanora fees to
y Como to rest after the shock. She
oaoWed by a number of her admirers.
~ them the prince who really pro-
her abduction.
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ed with the cat in her. The cat In
kitty is wild to the tip of her twitch-
ing tail. Watch her-if she hasn't al
ready scratched you-as, crouched
in the grass, she makes her way to-
ward some unsuspecting bird, advises
Dallas Lore Sharp In the Atlantic.
A shiver runs through you. You can
feel her claws-so tiger-like Is she.
SO wild and savage, 80 bent on the
kill. Or come upon her at dead of
night in some empty, dimly lighted
alley. She is on the prowl. The light
of the narrow. gulchlike street falls
on her with a startling largeness and
marks her silent shadow on the flags.
She moves stealthily out to the cor
ner, and, well within the shadows.
stops to glance furtively up and down
the open cross-street. But the peo-
pie are all within the shut doorA
There is no one for her to devour.
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She's the right sort But a woman
can't take man by the scruf of his
neck and chuck him"
But l cam declared Abbott saw
agely.
Tut, tut. He'd eat you alive. Be-
sides, you will find him too clever to
give you an opening. But he'll bear
watching He's capable of putting her
on train and running away with her.
Between you and me. | don't blame
him What's the matter with sticking
the Barone on him? He's the best
man in southern Italy with foils and
broadswords. Sic 'em, Towser; sic
emf" The old fire-eater chuckled.
The subject was extremely distaste-
full to the artist The colonel. rough
soldier, whose diplomacy had never
risen above the heights of clubbing
a recalcitrant hillman into submits
sion, BADLY inferred that he under
stood the artists interest in the rose
Of the Harrigan family. He would
have liked to talk more in regard to
the interloper. but it would have been
sheer folly The colonel. in his blum
the subject again at tea-time and put
everybody on edge He had. unfor-
tunately for his friends, reputation
other than that Of soldier: he posed
as peacemaker He saw trouble
where none existed, and the way he
Matched I'm IMAGINARY uuarrolS would
have strained the patience of Job. Still,
every one loved him, though they lived
in mortal fear of him. So Abbott came
about quickly and sailed against the
wind.
BY the way" he said II wish you
yours. He's got profile like me-
dallion Where did you pick him up?"
In the Hills. He's a Sikh, and
first-class fighting man. Didn't know
that you went for faces"
Not as usual hing. Just want it
for my own use. How does he keep
his beard combed that way?"
I've never bothered myself about
the curl of his whiskers Are my
clothes laid out? Luggage attended
to? Guns shipshape? That's enough
for me- Some day you have got to
go out there with me-"
Never shot a gun in all my life. l
don't know which end to hold at my
shoulder
Teach you quick enough Every
mans a born hunter Rao will have
tigers eating out Of your hand He's
a marvel: saved my hide more than
once. Funny thing; you can't show
'em that you're grateful. Lose caste
If you do. l rather miss it. Get the
East in your blood and you'll never
get it out. Fascinating! But my liver
turned over once too many times Ha!
Some one coming up to buy picture"
The step outside was firm and I'M
wearied by the climb. The door opened
unceremoniously, and Courtlandt came
in. He stared at the colonel and the
colonel returned the stare.
"Caxley-Webster! Well, l say, this
globe goes on shrinking every day!"
cried Courtlandt
Inc TWO pumPeu uduus eueTSetiCaI-
ly. sizing each other up critically.
Then they sat down and shot ques-
tons, while Abbott looked on Devil
dered. Elephants and tigers and chit
tabs and wild boar and quail-running
and strange cultural names; weltering
nights in the jungles. freezing morn
ings in the Hills: stupendous card
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A well-known violinist Is the father
of two lovely and intelligent children.
The other day he overheard CONVEX
sation between the two in which they
were trying to recall the first names OF
all the great opera singers. What ia
C'ruso's first name?" he heard the
Younger ask. Don't know" replied
the other in disguised tone. why,
it's Robinson, OF counsel!
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CHAPTER vl-Continued.

That expression proves that your
'haess Is sane again. Have you
1ised the annoyances, the embar-
1ments, you have thrust upon me
Year pursuit? Have you not read
oAndalous innuendoes in the news
III Your Highness, i was not
4 o. the Continent, SO ! look upon
work from a point Of view not
mon to those of your caste. ] am
u OF it. and l look upon 1t with
). honor. l. am a woman, but
not wholly defenseless. There was
re when l thought / might num-
among my friends a prince; but
hive made that impossible.
eme," he said hoarsely: let US
md find a priest. You are right.
Nc you; l will give up everything.
ything!"
~ D moment she was dumb. This
elute surrender appalled, her.. But
- good fortune which had ever been
her side stepped into the breach.
= as she saw the tall form of the
rome approach. she could have
own her arms around his neck in
fe gladness.
oh. Barone!" she called. Am l
Ting you miss this dancer"
lt does not matter, signorina. The
rome stared keenly at the erect and
- figure at the prima donna's side.
You will excuse me, Herr Rosen."
= Nora, as she laid her hand upon
i Baroness arm.
3er Rosen bowed stifny: and the
J let him standing uncovered in
y moonlight.
What is he doing here? What has
been saying to your the Barone
handed. Nora withdrew her hand
IN his arm. Pardon me-" said he
ntr!tely. Il have no right to ask
such questions.
Y was not long after midnight when
) motor-boat returned to its abiding
ee. On the way over conversation
4ed. and finally died altogether.
Harrigan fell asleep against Co
rs shoulder, and the musician
Rer deviated her gaze from the sill.
] npples which flowed out diagonal
aDd magically from the PROV OF
) boat. Nora watched the stars
WY ascend over the eastern range
nountains: and across the fire of
! Vulnerable cigarettes the Barone
ascAed her.
A. the boat was made fast to the
|ading In front Of the Grand hotel,
1e1te observed man In evening
~. lounging against the rail Of the
~. The search light from the Gus
- boat. hunting Tor tobacco SNUG
~ dashed over his face. She could
repress the little gasp. and her
q ughtened upon Nora's arm.
what Is it," asked Nora.
Nothtng. thought was slipping"
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Brescia. They had some good flights
there. Wonderful year! They cross
the channel in an airship and discover
the North Pole"
''Pah! Neither will be of any use
to humanity; merely fine sporting
proposition" The colonel dug into his
pocket for his pipe. But what do
you think of Germany"
Fine country" answered Court
landt, rising and going to window;
fine people, too. Why"
do you-er-think they could whip
us?"
ION land, yes"
THE DEVIL"
''On water no."
Thanks. In other words, you be-
lieve our chances equal?"
so equal that all this war-scare Is
piffle. But l rather like to see you
English get up in the air occasional
ly. 1t will do you good. You've an
idea because you walloped Napoleon
that you're the same race you were
then, and you are not. The English
speaking races, as the frst soldiers,
have ceased to be-"
well, l re dem!" gasped the colonel
Its the truth. Take the American.
he thinks there is nothing in the world
but money. Take the Britisher. to
him caste is everything. Take the
money out Of one mans mind and the
importance of being well-born out OF
the other ;" He turned from the
window and smiled at the artist and
the empurpling Anglo-Indian.
Abbott" growled the soldier. that
man will some day drive me amuck.
What do you think? One night, on a
tiger hunt, he got me into an argu-
ment like this. A brute of a beast
Jumped into the middle of it. Court
landt shot him on the second bound.
and turned to me with-'Well, as ]
was saying!' l don't know to this day
whether 1t was nerve or what you
Americans call gall"
Divided by two" grinned Abbott.
"Ha, l see: half nerve and half gall.
I'll remember that. But we were talk
.
ing of airships."
Il was" retorted Courtiandt You
were the man who started the pow.
wow" He looked down into the street
with sudden interest. Who is that?"
The colonel and Abbott hurried
across the room.
What did l say. Abbott? l told
you | saw him He's crazy; fact.
Thinks he can travel around incognito
when there Isn't magazine ON earth
that hasn't printed his picture"
well, why shouldn't he travel
around IL he wants to?" asked Court.
landt coolly.
The colonel nudged the artist.
There happens to be an attraction
in Bellaggio." said Abbott irritably
THE moth and the candle" sup
plemented the colonel. Deering over
Courtlandt's shoulder Hes we'll set
up" grudginsly admitted the old fell
Low.
(ro BE cONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER VII.
Colonel caxIey-Webster.

COLONEL CaxIey-Webster.
ootts studio was under the roof
|ne Of the little hotels that stand
ous!y and humbly. yet expectant-
seeeween the imposing cream-stuc-
~ the Grand hotel at one end and
eADorate pink-stucco Of the Grande
ne at the other. The hob-nailed
OF the Teuton (who wears his
1in Kit all the way from Ham.
q Paiermo) wore up and down
lfs all day; and the racket from
SISTERS carts and hotel omni-
arriving and departing from
emboat landing, the shouts Of
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Marks End Of Childhood.

Children pass out of stage-open.
beautiful, exquisitely simple-into ST.
lences and discretions beneath an
imposed and artificial life And they
are lost. Out Of the finished. careful,
watchful, restrained man and woman
no child emerges again.-"The Pas
siopate Friends"
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PLYMOUTH ROCK IS POPULAR
Greatest Recommendation on Farm 10
Excellent Growth Made by the
Young Chickens


The American breeds OF poultry
have been made by the mixing OF Ash
attic and Mediterranean, or non-set-
ting breeds of fowls. They have been
formed TO meet. the demand for a
general-purpose chicken, and they full
fill this demand better than any breed
thus far considered. These breeds arc
more variable i'll traits than breeds
with more years of uniform ancestry
to their credit. If strict selection IS
not maintained the American varieties
nre inclined to vary and revert to an
oestral types This would at fist seem
a disadvantage, but in the hands OF
careful breeder this tendency to vary
may be turned into good account In
improving the breed.
The barred variety of the Plymouth
Rock Is the original Plymouth Rock,
and is. perhaps. all things considered.
the most popular breed in this coun-
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The Cat In Kitty.

Stroke kitty the wrong way and
she spits. Yet she sleeps IN the
kitchen BY the IRE. What of It! The
very lap of her mistress has not count