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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
BATTLE BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH
Ridgely Lady Tells of Her
Fierce Struggle and How
She Finally Won.

Ridgely. Tenn" 1t had not been
for Cardui. the woman's tonic" says
Mrs Jennie Estes, OF this town Il
honestly believe would have been in
my grave to- day Therefore. | want
TO say something good for Cardui, but
can't begin to say enough.
y was sick abed with womanly
troubles, from February until octo-
her, and was in very bad condition
was treated three or four times a
week, but it did me no good
y battled between life and death
and my husband thought surely
would die
"one day thought would give
Cardui, the woman's tonic. trial.
lad no confidence in It at all bu
bought a bottle. In few days wa,
up and doing my housework Now
have gained IS pounds and feel al
well as ever felt in my life
Il advise all sick and SUFFERING
women to try Cardui Il cured m,
when an other medicines failed
u you are weak, tired worn out o.
suffer from any Of the pains reculia
to weak women such as headache
hackache, pains in arm. side or limb.
or any other symptoms OF vomani
trouble. you are urged to try Cardu
the woman's tonic We think II vii
help YOU
y. B.--Write e. ladies' ka,lxo,
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine co chat
fancoga Tenn. for Special instru,tton,
and ga page book Home Treatment n
Women, sent ia plain wrapper, on r.
sucst.-Adyt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
CERTAINLY.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Is il proper for a young man
q years of age to have a social
gathering on his birthday and toA
ask cousin whether she would
mind having 1t in her house.
What amount should II cost him?
r. r.
II would be proper, and the cou-
sinly relationship permits you TO ask
sour cousins assistance.
The cost depends on the number
invited, the character of the enter
tainment, etc That Is question YOU
must answer yourself.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
TENTH CHAPTER.

IN URING the fortnight in which
my mother was confined to her
bed | was her constant COM
panion and attendant With the
mighty eagerness of a child who
knew nothing of what the solemn
tin e foreboded flew about the house
on tiptoe, fetching my mothers medi-
cine and her milk and the ice to cool
it, and always praising myself for my
industry and thinking l was quite in
dispensable.
You couldn't do without your lit
tie Mally. could you, nanny"
would say, and my mother would
smooth my hair lovingly with her
thin white hand and answer:
NO, indeed, | couldn't do without
my little Mally' And then my little
birdlike beak would rise proudly in
the air.
All this time saw nothing of Mar
tin and only heard through DR. Con-
rad in his conversations with my
mother, that the boys broken arm
had been set. and that as soon as it
was better he was to be sent to King
Georges College, which was at the
other end of Elan. What was to be
done with myself ! never inquired,
being so satisfied that my mother
could not get on without me-
| was partly aware that big letters.
bearing foreign postage stamps and
seals and coats of arms, with pic
lures of crosses and hearts, were
coming to our house. | was also
aware that at intervals, while my
mother was in bed. there was the
sound OF voices, as IL in eager and
sometimes heated conference, in the
room below, and that my mother
would raise her pale face from her
pillow and stop my chattering with
''Hush!" when my fathers voice was
louder and sterner than usual. But it
never occurred to me to connect these
| incidents with myself until the aft
ernoon of the day on which my moth
er got up for the first time
She was sitting before the fire, for
autumn was stealing on, and I was
! busting about her. fixing the rug
! about her knees and telling her IL she
wanted anything she was to be sure
and call her little Mally. when a timid
knock came to the door and Father
Dan entered the room can see his
fair head and short figure still, and
hear his soft Irish voice, as he
\ stepped forward and said
Now, don't worry, my daughter
Above all, don't worry"
BY long experience my mother
knew this for a sign Of the dear
Fathers own perturbation. and | saw
her lower lip tremble as she asked /:
Hadn't Mary better run down to
the garden"
No. Oh. no. said Father Dan. 1T
is about Mary come to speak. so
our little pet may as well remain"
To Be Sent Away.
Then at a signal from my mother
J went over to her and stood by her
side, and she embraced my waist with
a trembling arm. while the Father
took seat by her side and. FUND.-
| ling the little silver cross on his
! chain. delivered his MESSAGE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
THAT DEPENDS.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
About two months ago my
chum and ! were introduced to
couple of young men, whom we
have been keeping company with
steadily. Last time we were out
with them we made an engage
ment for the end OF next week.
but my chum says that she does
not wish to keep II. ] like my
friend and do not want to lose his
company Would IT be proper for
me TO keep the engagement alone
am seventeen years old.
NELL.
infer he is respectable. or yol
surely would not have accepted hi
for two months. And alst
that the place To which he will TAX,
you is above question. Also that you
mother does not disapprove. If | an
right, accept his invitation
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
A Born Gentleman.

But the sun set over tine sea behind
us, the land in front grew dim. the
moaning tide rose around the quaking
rock and even the screaming sea fowl
deserted us, and still there was no
sign OF relief Ny heart was CULVER
ms through my clothes by this time.
but Martin, who had whistled and
sung. began TO talk about being hun
gry.
My goodness, yes, I'm that hungry
| could eat | could eat dog
we allus eats our dogs when we're
out ssplcsing."
This reminded me Of the biscuit. but
putting my hand to the pocket OF my
frock, found to my dismay that Il
was gone having fallen out, perhaps.
when ! slipped in my climbing. MY
lip fell and | looked up at him wi.h
eyes of fear. hut he only said
No matter! Nc never minds a biz
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29

and he might say prayer-it had been
decided that | should be sent away
to a convent 1t was to be con-
vent of the Sacred Heart in Rome
He was to take me to Rome himself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Now Go On
The Narrdfiue of Mary
O'NeiU
FIRST PART.
My CirIhood

Copyright. 1912 by Hearsts Magazine.
Copyright, 1918, by Hearst Magazine,
Copyright in Great Britain. COPYRIGHT
1918. by J. B Lippincott Company
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
THAT DEPENDS.

Dear Miss Fairfax
| am eighteen. and have been
writing to a man the same age
He has stopped writing TO me
II he should write again would
you advise fe to answer?
MATHILDA.
II your correspondence was war
ranted by credentials in the fest
place. and his reason for not writing
is credible, there Is no reason why
YOU should moi answer his letter II
YOU never hear from him again dc
not take II seriously.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29

and see me safely settled there. And
they (meaning my father and Aunt
Bridget had promised him-faith-
holidays came around he should be
sent to bring me home again. So
there was nothing to fear, nothing to
worry about, nothing to . to
Ny mother listened as long as she
could, and then-her beautiful white
face distorted by pain-she broke in
on the fathers message with a cry
of protest,
But she is so young Such a
child. Only years old. How can
anyone think of sending such a little
one away from home?"
Father Dan tried to pacify her 1t
was true l was very young, but then
the Reverend Mother was such good
woman. She would love me and care
for me as if | were her own child
And then the good nuns, God bless
their holy souls.
DoN Aie'i 10 al idNCs NIito lily
mother, land if they take her away
from me l shall be broken hearted.
At such a time, tool How cruel they
are They know quite we'll what
the doctor says. Can't they wait a
little longer?"
/ could'see Father Dan was arguing
O nst bif11ca1f n ie
he said:
It's hard, l know it's hard for
you, my daughter. But perhaps it's
best for the child that she should
go away from home-perhaps it's
all Gods blessed and holy will Re
member there's a certain person here
who isn't kind to our little innocent,
and is making her a cause of trouble.
Not that l think she is actuated by
evil intentions.
But she is, she is cried my
mother, who was growing more and
more excited.
Then all the more reason why
Mary should go to the CONVENTION
a time at all events"
My mother began to waver, and she
said:
Let her be sent to a convent in
the island, then"
81 thought of that, but there isn't
one" Father Dan said.
Then then then take
her to the Presbytery," said my moth
er. Dear, dear father" she pleaded.
'let her live with you and have
somebody teach her. and then she
can come to see me every day, or
twice a week, or even once a week
| am not unreasonable"
1T would be beautiful" said
Father Dan, reaching over to touch
my arm. ITO have our little Mary
in my dull old house would be like
having the sun there always But
there are reasons why a young girl
should not be brought up in the home
of priest, so it is better that our
little precious should go to Rome"
The Last Straw.
My mother was breaking down and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29

OF hungry Wnen we re out aSplorlng.
did not know then, what now
know, that my little boy who could
not learn his lessons and had always
been in disgrace was Rrn gentle
man, but my throat was thick and my
eyes were swimming, and to hide my
emotion / pretended to be i'll.
II know" said Martin. "Dizzing-
tory (dysentery)! We allus has dir
zingtory when we're out asploring."
There was one infallibe sure for
that, though-milk,
Il allus drinks drink of milk. and
away goes the dizzingtory in iiffy.'
This recalled the bottle, but when |
twisted It round on my belt hoping
TO make amends for the lost biscuit, !
found, to my confusion, that it had
suffered from the same misadventure,
being cracked in the bottom, and
every drop of the contents gone.
That was the last straw. and the
tears leapt to my eyes. but Martin
went on whistlng and singing and
ringing the big bell as n nothing had
happened.
The darkness deepened, the breath
of night came sweeping over the sea,
the boom OF the pillows on the rock
became still more terrible, and l be-
gan to shiver
The sack" cried Martin I'VE al
lus sleeps in sacks when we're out as
ploring"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
The Last Straw.

My mother was breaking down an6
Father Dan followed up his advan-
tage.
Then wisha, my daughter think
what good thing it will be for the
child She will be one of the chill.
hren OF the Infant Jesus first. ther
child of Mary, and then of tn,
Sacred Heart itself. And then re.
member, Rome, The holy city! The
city of the Holy Father, Why. who
knows. she may even see himself
some day"
Yes. yes, | know" said my mother
and then turning with her melting
eyes to me she said:
Would my Mary like TO go-leay-
ing her mamma but coming home in
dhe holidays-would she?
was going to say would not be-
cause mamma could,not possibly get
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
To Be Sent Away.

Then at signal from my mother
! went over to her and stood by her
side, and she embraced my waist with
trembling arm. while the Father
took seat by her side. and. FUND.-
ling the little silver cross on his
chain. delivered his message
After long and anxious thought
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
The Sleeping Sack.

think OF something | had read in a
storybook. and half choking with
sobs. said:
Martini"
What now. shipmate?"
Its all my fault . and I'm just
as frightened as Jimmy Christopher s
sister and Messy Macleod and Betsy
Beauty and I'm not a sumner
and yop1l have to give me up :. and
leave me here and save yourself
and ="
But Martin stopepd me with a
shout and crack of laughter.
Not me. Not much, We never
leaves pal when we're out asploring
Long as we lives we never does it.
Not never!"
That finished me. | numbered like
baby, and William Rufus, who was
sitting by my side, lifted his nose and
Joined in my bowling.
What happened next day ! never
rightly knew | was only aware
though my back was to him, that
Martin, impatient of his string, hat
leapt up to the bell and was swinging
his little body from the tongue tC
make louder clamor one loud clans
| | heard, and then came crash and a
crack. and then silence.
What is it," l cried, but at frs
there was no answer
Have you hurt yourself?"
And then. through the thunderou.
boom of the rising sea on the rock
came the breaking voice of my boy
| The had broken his right ARM. min
/ gled with the sobs which his uucon.
quered and uncomfortable little sou
was struggling to suppress
We never minds bit of hur
we never minds nothing wher
we're out asploring."
Meantime on shore there was
great commotion. My father was rail
ing at Aunt Bridget, who was up
braiding my mother, who was cryins
for Father Dan, who was flying of
for Or. Conrad, who was putting hi
horse into his sig and securing tn,
parish in search Of the two lost chill
dren
But Tommy the Mate. who remem.
bered the conversation in the pot.
ting-shed and thought he heard tn,
tinkle Of bell al sea, hurried off Il
the shore. where he found his boa
bobbins on the beach, and thereby
came to his own conclusions.
BY the Aght Of lantern he pullee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29

n B-Wrfte 70. ladies' Advisor,
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine co ,sha,
ianooga Tenn. fof Special instru,tions
and 64-page book Home Treatment a.,
Women, sent ia plain Wrapper, on re-.
sucst.-Adyt
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02

County Engineer Warner Stinson
is busy making plans and specifica-
tions for a number of bridges to be
built in the near future. The coun-
ty commissioners will receive the bids
and let contracts for the bridges on
Tuesday, October 6.
One 100 foot steel span with 15l
feet of wood approaches over Blue
River. between Bennington and Wade
One 100 foot steel span with "a
feet of wood approaches over Blue
river south of Blue postoffice.
One AZ foot span with 2S feet of
approach over Mineral Bayou, be-
tween Durant and Kiersey.
One AZ foot truss span and ~ feet
of approach over branch two miles
southwest of New Allison.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
DIR. Baynham Locates Here.


DR. C. w Baynham. of Little Rock
Arkansas, brother-in-law of DR.. j.
b. Smith, of this city. and practic-
ing physician of Little Rock for the
past twenty years. has come to this
city to make his future home, where
he will be associated with DR.. Smith
and G.. M. Rushing with offices over
the Rushing Building on North
Third avenue.
DR.. Baynham has taken five post
graduate courses in different special
lines of the medical profession, and
was in Vienna. Autria, this summer,
only booking his passage home two
days before Austria declared war up
on Servia. Had he delayed his trip
home a few days later he would prob
ably have been marooned there with
other Americans.
DR.. Baynham is the only Arkan-
sas physician having the degree of
F. r. S. (Fellow of Royal SchooD
from Marlborough. Scotland.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
Sunday school Diner.

Mulberry School House. five miles
West of Colbert, All day Sunday. Oc-
tober 4. Dinner on the Ground
The above tells the story of what
promises to be one of the biggest
days in the history of Sunday schools
in Bryan county.
The folks in the Mulberry district
have been busy for month getting
ready for the big day and the word
comes that arrangements are com
Iplete.
The program will start promptly
at 10 o'clock and continue until :ate
in the afternoon; II you are interest
ed in Sunday schools, and you ought
to be. and want to get in line on what
the county association is doing to
arouse interest on this subject, make
it convenient to spend the day with
the Mulberry school.
]. B. Hickman. president; and w.
t. Wallace. secretary of the associa-
tion, will be present during the day
and will address the meeting.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
-FOUR BRIDGES
5-s TO Be BUILT

The c-ounty Commissioner Prepare
to Erect Four More Stee! Bridges;
County Engineer now Preparing
The Plans for Them; Building TO
Commence Soon.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02

The supreme court this week decid-
ed the case Creek county against
the state banking boar din an opinion
by Justice Riddle which adds some-
what to the bank deposit laws of the
state*
The case was that wherein the
County Treasurer OF Green county
had on deposit in the Farmers and
Merchants Bank OF. Sapulpa at the
time Of its failure, the sum Of s106,-
1886. Part of this account was to
the credt of the county treasurer and
part to hs credit as a special depcs-
Il. The opinion follows that o. this
court in the Columbia Bank ana 1rpst
company case that the deposits of the
state are not general deposits such as
come within the scope of and are
covered by the depositor's guaranty
fund 1t holds that the same rule
applies as to the county deposits.
Another rule that is laid down IN
this case Is that where the court holds
that the "Bank commissioners and
the banking board are a part of the
executive branch of the state govern
ment and suit in mandamus seek
ing to compel said officers in their
official duty to allow and pay said
claim out of the depositors guaranty
fund suit in effect against the
state and canot be maintained with
out the consent of the state"
A similar case is pending in the
Supreme Court of the United States
on an appeal from this court.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
FAVOR REDUCING
COTTON ACREAGE

al OF the governors who pledged them
selves to call special sessions OF tho
state legislature to enact prohibitive
taxes on the cotton production in
1915 in excess of fifty per cent or
the 1914 crop Many Of the govern
ors wese understood to have contend
ed that such laws would be an exer-
else OF police powers and that the
state constitution forbade the exer-
else Of that power beyond prescrib-
ed field A committee had reported
that the State had full authority but
It was impossible to reconcile diver
gent views.
The suggestion that Federal tax
alton law be enacted met with the
opposition OF Congressman. That
was also abandoned.
It was suggested that the cotton
growers represented one-third of the
population and the cotton consumers
,two-thirds, which would make It vir-
tuallly impossible to enact measures
tending to increase the cost to the
consumer.
Representative Hill of Texas spoke
in behalf OF the bill proposing a gov
ernment three per cent loan to the
growers on surplus cotton. That a
measure of such general nature be
urged by the Southern Congressman
as a unit is indicated in the resolu-
tions, but the conference did not spe-
officially approve the Henry bill
The subject Of Federal aid will be
discussed again tomorrow by the
Southern Congregational committee
which called the governors into con
ference.
The committee which will call upon
the president, 1t is understood, will
ask his aid particularly with respect
to the exemption of state banks from
taxation imposed by the Emergency
Currency Act
That has been debated in Congress
and ii was said today that the Presi-
dent is thought to be favoring the
measure sought.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
unabr.lged Dictionary Free.


The News has on hand copy of
Webster's unabridged dictionary, c.
G. c. Merriam Standard edition which
it will give to the first country school
district whose teacher. or pupils, Sc
cure five new subscribers to the
Weekly News at $1.00 each. I'M
abridged webster's cost close to $40
and this is a new edition. There are
no strings to the offer. Should one
or more school districts secure the
five subscriptions. those other than
the winner will be paid a commission
for the collections so made. This Of
fer is open only to the Rural Schools
Advertisement
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
BANK CASE
IS DECIDED

Supreme Court Holds that state and
cotrnty Deposits are Not General
Deposits nor within the Scope OF the
Guaranty Law.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
Show People skipped.

Mr.. Rose and Miss Williams, the
people, who for fortnight operated
the motion picture show here, under
the temporary name of the Wilro,
suddenly took to the timber last Sat
urday, leaving many unpaid bills and
obligations in this city, and giving no
one any idea of their future where
abouts. Miss Lea Bea Vert, who had
merely leased the show house and fix
lures to them, has again taken the
management Of the show and renam-
ed II the Beavert.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
The Bird Man

This issue of the News contains
a long advertisement about the Bird
Man who will perform for the visit
ors Of the Bryan County Rair which
will be held in Durant October IA.
is, 16. and II, 1914. The aviator
advertised is reputed to be one OF
the best in the business and a thrill
is guaranteed at each flight.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
Sanders Gone 70 GreenvIIIe

George Il. Sanders. for year or
more employed in the mechanical de-
partment of the Durant News. left
Monday for Greenville. Texas, to ac-
cept the business management of the
Greenyille Messenger. weekly paper
published at that place. While in
Durant Mr.. Sanders made many
friends. who regret to lose him from
4he city's citizenship.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
May Move 70 Durant.

A large manufacturing concern in
Iowa, whose specially Is the manu-.
facture OF windmills, steel tanks
brass and iron lined cylinders, also
water specialties and fire escapes
are making preparations to move
their plant and are favorably CON
sidering Durant as a location.
II is evident that the manufactur-
ing concerns appreciate the trade
territory in and around Durant as a
number Of them are making efforts
to locate in our city.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
Remington Typewriter.

Model 6. serial number over ITO
thousand. Used few years but in
spIcndid working condition. Bought
II right and will sell it right. The
first party with $3.50 in real money
gets it. do not believe you can
beat it if you need typewriter p M.
Evans, Durant, Oklahoma. adv.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02
YOUNG Pigs.

1 have seven fine pigs three months
old, that will weigh full thirty pounds
apiece. They are in fine condition
Would not sell them at all but have
no room to take care of them. Make
an offer. Address pig" care the
Durant News. Durant, Okla, Ad
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-10-02

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name FEBRlLrNli is blown Ia bottle. Is cents.