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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30

Mrs Garner Kimball of Vardaman
returned from Memphis Monday
last and was the guest Of her sister
Mrs Baxter Knox for a few days.
Miss Louise Evans spent We'd
nesday and Thursday at Vardaman,
the guest Of her sister. Mrs KimbalL
Mr. and Mr. b N Knox and vir-
einia went for a weekend visit to
relatives in POntotOc Thursday.
Miss Florence Ford left for her
hone at Enondale Thursday last;
after a pleasant visit to her sister,
Miss Ruby Lee.
Miss Evelyn Davis, who teaches
at Pontotoc spent few days at
home last week.
Miss Mae LOrene Ford spent the
weekend with friends in Calhoun
City last week.
Mrs Stella Stacy, of Houston
passed thru PittsbOrO Tuesday from
Banner where she had been called
by the illness of Miss Mary Hutchi'
sOn.-CalhOun County Monitor.
We don't have to be told thai
The Hummer is not up to the aver
age paper this week. We have
been showed under" with job WORK
for the past month and could moi
do the paper justice. So we are
giving you a short paper this weel
to enable us to knock out" the jOt
work, and get in shap to givee you
a good paper, which we intend Il
do in the future.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30
Baptist Church.
School GAS a. m.

Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Subject:-"Saul tries to kill Da-
vid. II Sam. 10.
Preaching at II a. m. Subject:
Playing the men for God. Text Be
of good courage and let us play the
men for our people, and for the cit
les of our God; and the Lord do that
which seemeth him good. q Sam
1912.
No services at night on account
of the Methodist meeting.
You are cordially invited to come
and worship with us.
G. w. Riley, Pastor.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30
GALAXY Club.

The Galaxy Club was most de-
entertained on Thursday
of last week at the home of Mrs. G.
W. Golf. Six tables Of club mem
bers and guests were present to en-
Joy Mrs. COTS hospitality After
dainty refreshments was served,
the club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. J. E. Harrington on the regu-
lar club day.
Mesdames. Hightower, TOOmer,
Jamison and Oliver made the high
est score and will sit at the head
table at the next meeting.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30

JIM Griffin, Adit
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30

NONRESIDENT Notice.
The State of Mississippi
Chickasaw County.
To William Davis, Defendant,
Whose post Office address is m-
known:
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court Of the
County Of Chickasaw, in the said
State. on the 4th Monday in May
A. D. 1915, to defend the suit in
said County of Ella Davis. wherein
you are Defendant
Witness my hand as Clerk, with
the seal Of said Court hereto affixed,
this the 9th day Of April A. D.
1915.
HE Brann0n. Clerk
by J C Williams, D. G.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30
Confederate Veterans Meeting.

A meeting Of the UhickasaW
Camp, No. 1900, U. C. v, will be
held at New HOulka. on Saturday,
May 1st, 1915, when delegates to
the General Reunion viii be ap-
pointed and other matters viii be
discussed. All members of the
camp are urgently requested to at
tend and bring 25c each, per capita
dues.
W. H. Griffin, Com.
]. NJ. Griffin, Adit.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30
Houston Locals.

Rev. J. W Bell Of Aberdeen was
q pleasant visitor here this week.
Miss Hattie Tindall Of Calhoun |
City was a pleasant visitor to HOus-
ton Thursday.
Miss Ethel Henry Of Derma was
the guest Of Miss May Belle Riley
Thursday.
Mr. Guy Hollis Of Derma was a
pleasant visitor to Houston this
week.
The several patients at the HOus-
ton Hospital this week are doing
well.
Mr.. &c FurgersOn Of Vardaman
underwent a very serious opera
ton the Houston Hospital Tuesday.
DR. AyecOck of Bentley was a
visitor at the Houston Hospital
Sunday bringing a little patient for
an operation.
Mrs Martin of New Albany is the
guests Of her daughter Mrs JEFF
Busby this week.
Mrs Ella May Davidson Of Wood
land was the guest Of relatives
Sunday last
Mrs w L Hill returned from a
pleasant visit to relatives at Meri-
dian, Saturday last.
Messrs Will and Ed Atkinson Of
Pidkens were visitors here this
week.
Miss Margaret Walker spent the
weekend at Houlka in attendance
of the Commencement Exercises.
Miss Annie Medlin has accepted
a position as music teacher al
Verona, next year. She has beer
teaching at Houlka the past two
years.
Mrs Malcolm Tabb returned home
from KOsciuska Sunday after q
pleasant visit to relatives there.
Miss Leland Reid left Saturday
for Hattiesburg and Vicksburl
where she will visit relatives.
Mrs and Mrs A P OdOm anC
Mary Evelyn spent several days I
at McCOndy this week.
Rev W D Borders, pastor of thu
First Methodist church at Aberdeen
was a pleasant visitor here Wed
nesday.
Mr. John w Hill and his it'll
grandson, John Edgar left Tuesda!
for a weeks visit to relatives il
South Mississippi.
Mrs Orion Tabb and children re
turned home Friday last, after
pleasant visit to relatives in Jack
son.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30
JUNIOR RECITAL.

Misses Gertrude Reid. Mae LOrene
Ford and Waltenene Beasley will
give their junior recital in music at
the school auditorium. Friday even
ine. the 3Oth inst. These pupils
have had splendid training under
Miss Winter, their popular and eff
Gent teacher and we know all who
attend will be pleasingly entertain
ed.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30

The members Of the Young Mems
Bible Class of the Methodist church
cordially invites every member to
be present next Sunday morning.
Visitors are always welcome.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-30
NONRESIDENT Notice.
State of Mississippi,
ChickasaW County.

OAulC VI u4AooAooAPPAf
Chickasaw County.
To T M Harris Defendant:
You are hereby commanded to
appear before the Chancery Court
of the first judicial district of Chick
asaw county, in said State, on the
Fourth Monday of May, 1915, then
and there to plead, answeror demur
to Bill for divorce filed in said Court
by Mrs w D Harris wherein you are
defendant
Witness my signature, this the
18th day of April, 1915.
H. +. BTannOn. clerk.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-31
"CIassical" Music.

Many people have an idea that only the compositions of the old masters are classical and frequently imagine that these are classical because they belong to the past. It is not antiquity or the name of the composer that de- termines whether a piece of music Is classical or otherwise. The true mean ing of classical music is: Compost tions which maintain certain stan dard; music of the first rank. Compo- sitions can be classical and romantic at the same time. The word romantic, as appli d to music, means imagina- tive. fairylike. Music which is clas- sical and at the same time romantic, is more emotional. more fanciful, more poetic and less rigid and formal than strictly classical compositions. For example, Bs chs works are, more frequently, strictly classical. whereas Mendelssohns and Schumann's are both classical and romantic.
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comment and he glanced admiringIy at Allison after bis eye had roved around the little company of notables, The feat of bringing these seven men together at specific hour was great CT than having consolidated the bril- liant new Atlantic-Pacitic railroad
 Let's get to the details" parked a voice with the volume of a St. Der nard. It came from Arthur Grandin. the head of the Union Fuel company, which controlled all the wood and coal in the United States, and all the oil in the world. His bald spot came exactly on a level with the back of his chair. and he wore fierce mustache.
 I'm putting in the Atlantic-Pacif1c as my share of the pool, gentlemen" explained Allison. My project, as | have told you, is to make this the main trunk. the vertebrae as it were, of the International Transportation company. l have consolidated with the A.-P. the Municipal Transporta- tlon company, and 1 have put my en- tire fortune in it, to lay it on the table absolutely unencumbered."
 He threw down the Atlantic Pacific railroad and the Municipal Transporta- tion company in the form of one sheet typewriter paper.
 Wed better appoint someone to look after the legal end of things" suggested the towering Haverman. whose careless, lounging attitude con- trasted oddly with his dignified long beard.
 "I'll take care of it." said w. T. Chis- holm of the Majestic Trust company, and drawing the statement in front of him, he set a paperweight on it.
 "The first step is not one of incor- poration," went on Allison, Before that is done there must be but one railroad system in the United States '
 Smooth-shaven old Joseph c. Clark nodded his head. There was but one cereal company in the United States and the Standard, in the beginning had been the smallest. Two of the heads of rival concerns were now in Clarks employ, one was pauper, and three were dead. He disliked the pau l per.
 Robert E. Taylor of the American Textiles company, man who hat quite disproved the theory that con structive business genius was confined to the North, smoothed his gray mus tache collectively, with the tip of his middle finger, all the way out to it: long point.
 q can see where you will tear III the east and west traffic situation to { considerable extent" he thoughtful. commended; but without the impor tant north and south main trunks yol cannot make tight web."
 (TO BE CONTINUED)
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past two days. and now all at once he realized what it was: business.
 T cant see any possible new angle, |" returned Rabbit cautiously. and with backward glance at the dashing young Mrs. Rabbit, He headed in. stlnctlyely for the library.
 Laughingly Gail finished her third dance down. She had enjoyed several sparkling encounters in passing with DICK Rodley, and she was buoyantly exhilarated as she started to stroll from the floor with her partner. She had wanted to find cherub-cheeked Marion Kenneth, and together they walked through the conservatory, and the dining room, and the deserted bill Hard room with it's bright light on the green cloth and all the rest of the rooms in dimness. There was a mar row space at one point between the chairs and the table, and it unexpect- edly wedged them into close contact.
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CHAPTER TX.
Storm Center of Magnetic At
 traction.

Storm Center of Magnetic At
 traction.
 Brother Bones," said Interlocutor Teasdale commandingly, with his |ckles on his right knee and his bw at the proper angle.
 Yes, sir, MT. Interlocutor," replied lis Cunningham, whose "black-face keup" seemed marvelously absurd (onnection with his brown vandyke. Brother Bones, when does every " love a storm?"
 I don't know, MT. Interlocutor, ad- ted Brother Bones Cunningham. |ching his kinky wig with the tip or finger. When does everybody e storm?"
 Ted Teasdale roved hls over the assemblage, Of fifty or Ire, in his own ballroom, and smiled a superior fashion. The ebony led semicircle of impromptu min |els, banded together that morning he'd forward with anticipatory grins ley had heard the joke in rehearsal Twas a corker! When it's Gail," he replied |ereat Gail Sargent, at whom every fy looked and laughed. flushed pret '. and the bones and tambos made |aourish. and the nferiocutor an
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looks of admiration, just what people were saying; that they were an ex- traordinary handsome couple.
 There is no century plant" he shamelessly confessed.
 'T knew it." and she laughed.
 "T don't mind admitting that 1t was a point-blank lie," he cheerfully told her. q wanted to get you out nere alone, all to myself" and his voice went down two tones. He did 1t so prettily!
 My happy, happy childhood days. laughed Gail. "The boys used to talk that way on the way home from school"
 q don't doubt it," and Dick smiled appreciatively. "The dullest sort or a boy would find himself saying nice things to you; but I shall stop it."
 "Oh, please don't!" begged Gali' "You are so delightful at it."
 He pounced on a corner half hidden bv a tub of ferns. There was no bencn there. but it was at least semi-isolated' and he leaned gracefully against the window ledge, looking down at her earnestly as she stood. slenderly out ined against the green of the ferns, in hor gown of delicate blue sparkling with opalescept flakes.
 aThat's the trouble" he com
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nounced that the Self Help Glee club would now sing that entrancing ditty, entitled Mary Had a Little Calf"
 It was only in the blossom of the evening at Ted Teasdale's country house, the same being about eleven o'clock, and the dance was still to be- gin. Lucille Teasdales vivid idea for making her house party notable was to induce their guests to amuse them selves; and their set had depended upon hired entertainers for so long that the idea had all the charm of dis tlnct novelty. Fine? No end of it! One could always be sure of having lively time around Lucille and Ted Teasdale and Arly Fosland Gerald Fosland was at this party Fine chap, Gerald, and beautifully decent in his attentions to Arly. Pity they were so rotten bored with each other; but there you were! Each should have married a blonde.
 Gail Sargent fairly scintillated with enjoyment. She had never attended so brilliant house party. Her own set back home had a lot of fun, but this was in some way different. The people were no more clever, but there were more clever people among them; that was it. There had been a wider range from which to pick, which was why, in New York, there were SC many circles. and circles within circles.
 The men whom Lucille and Arly had collected were an especial joy. They had all the accomplished outward sym bols of fervor without any of its op pressive insistence. Gail, as an agree able duty to her new found self, ex perimented with several of them, and found them most amusing and pleas ant, but nothing more disturbing. Dick Rodley was the most persist ent, and, in spite of the fact that he was so flawlessly handsome as to ex cite ridicule, Gail found herself, by | and by, defending him against hel own iconoclastic sense of humor. He | reached her after the minstrel show | while Houston Van Ploon and Willis Cunningham were still struggling pro | fanely with their burnt cork, and he stole her from under the very eyes ot Jack Lariby, while that smitten youth was exchanging wit, at tremendous loss-Wjth- caustie Arly Fosland.
 Have you seen the new century plant in the conservatory? Dick asked, beaming down at her, his black eyes glowing like coals.
 He strolled with Gail to the seat be- hind the rose screen, but 1t was fully engaged, and he led the way out to- ward the geranium alcove.
 "Where is the century plant?" He was a tremendously pleasant fellow. When she walked through crowded room with Dick, she knew, from the
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-31
CHAPTER X.

"Gentlemen, There Is Your Empire!"
 The seven quiet gentlemen who sat with Allison at his library table, fol lowed the concluding flourish of his hand toward the map on the wall. and either nodded or blinked appreciative- ly. The red line on his map was com- plete now, broad, straight line from the Atlantic to the Pacific. and to 1t were added, on either side. irregular. angling red lines like the legs of cen tipede, the feeders of the various sys- tems which were under control of the new Atlantic Pacific railroad.
 That's a brilliant piece of engi. neering. Allison" observed huge Rich ard Ha Nerman, by way of pleasant
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OWED SUCCESS TO CHANCE
Accidental Discovery Enabled Man to Build Machine That Simplified
 Diamond Separation.

young man in the Kimberley dia- mond mines had been experimenting for months In an effort to find a way to separate diamonds from other stones so as to eliminate the tiresome, tedious, manipulating process. His ef- forts and labors had all been in vain, but he refused to be discouraged and adhered to his purpose.
 One day he was working at his bench when a small diamond and a garnet happened to be lying on a board before him. In some way he tipped the board at such an angle that the two stones rolled together to- ward the edge. It happened that there was a small grease spot on the board, and when the diamond reached it, it was stopped and held, while the gar net passed on and fell over the edge. Wondering whether this had been a mere accident or whether the grease possessed the peculiar property of at tracting diamonds and allowing other stones to pass over it, he tried again and again with the first diamond and with various others and found that if a board were coated with grease and vibrated slightly while held in an In clined position the diamonds placed on it would be caught and held by the grease, while all of the ether stones would roll off He at once set to work and as a result of his accidental dis covery soon built machine which was a success from the very begin ming In a short time 1t was doing all of the work that had formerly been cone by hand, saving considerable time and expense in the operation Pathfinder.
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SYNOPSIS.

. vestry meeting of the Market
 church Gail tbe ssrEsnt sas at stsne hs ehSpoa tS
 uss,ys nsnts to Edward E. Allison, local
 siIsa I's, king. and when asked her opin-
 % of the church by Rev. Smith Boyd, f ,s apparently lucrative business s,nrise, Allison takes Gail riding in
 motor motor car When he suggests he, Is |tIed to rest on the laurels of his ksvements, she asks the disturbing Pstion: "Why~ Gail, returning to her |sls Jims home from her drive with Al Rev Smith Boyd, who is calling there.
 bobsled party Gail finds the world Lomfortably full of men. and Allison fs Tim Sargent that his new ambition to conquer the world. Allison starts a Epaign for consolidation and control of entire transportation system of the tn Gail becomes popular. Allison Es control of transcontinental traffic arranges to absorb the Vedder court Lment property of Market Square trch. Gail visits Vedder court and meets Id there.
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With sharp intake of his breath, the fellow, a ruddy-faced, thick-necked, full-lipped young man who had fol- | lowed her with his eyes all evening, suddenly turned, and caught her in his embrace.
 Gail, turning, hurried out of the side door to the veranda. Her knees were trembling, but the fresh, cold air steadied her, and she walked the full length of the wide porch, trying in- stinetiyely to forget the sickening hu- initiation. She was near a window, and. advancing step, she looked in. k was the library, and Allison sat S.-sn- clean and wholesome look ing, with his pink shaven face and his white evening waistcoat, and his dark hair beginning to sprinkle with gray at the temples. He was so sturdy and so strong and so dependable looking. as he sat earnestly talking with Bab- bitt. Gail hurried to the front door and rang the bell.
 Hello, Gail" greeted the cheery voice of Allison, as she came ln. My dance next, isn't it?"
 His voice was so good, so comfort ing, so reassuring.
 q think so," she replied, standing hesitantly in the doorway, and thank ful that the lights were canopied in this room.
 Allison drew the memorandum pad toward him, and rose.
 By the way, there's one thing l for got to tell you, Rabbit, and it's rather important" He hesitated and glanced toward the door You'll excuse me just half minute, won't you, Gail?"
 She had noticed that assumption of intimate understanding in him before, and she had secretly admired it. Now it was a comfort and joy.
 Surely" she granted, and passed on in to the library alcove, sheltered nook where she was glad to be alone, to rescue herself from the whirl of anger, and indignation, and humilia- tion-above all, humiliation-which had swept around her. Her face was hot and cold by turns, and she was ai- most on the point of crying, in spite of her constantly reiterated self-ad' monishment that she must control her self here, when Allison came to the door of the alcove.
 All right, Gail," he said laconically.
 She felt suddenly weary. but she rose and joined him. When she slipped her hand in his arm, strong, and warm, and pulsing, she was aware of a thrill from it, but the thrill was just restfulness.
 "You look little tired" judged the practical Allison, as they strolled, side by side, into the hall, and he patted the slender hand which lay on his arm.
 Not very" she lightly replied, and unconsciously she snuggled her hand more comfortably into its resting place. A little sigh escaped her lips, deep-drawn and fiuttering. It was a sigh of content.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-31
CHAPTER VIiI-Continued.

You are blaming the church with a
 Ut which lies in the people," pro-
 ted the rector, shocked and dis
 bed and yet feeling it his duty to
 Gail right He was ashamed of
 hself for having been severe with
 in his mind. She was less frivol-
 than he had thought, and what she
 eded was spiritual instruction. "The
 bple are lukewarm."
 What else could they be with the
 tery spiritual gruel which the
 brch provides?" retorted Gail.
 T am interested in knowing what
 r particular new religion would be
 g." remarked Daddy Manning, his
 hkling eyes resting affectionately
 her.
 It would be return to the simple
 th in God" Gail told him reverent-
 Tt is still in the hearts of the
 ple, as it will always be; but they
 Fe nowhere to gather together and |rship"
 Daddy Manning laughed as he de |ted that bit of sarcasm.
 According to that we are wasting
 new cathedral"
 FAbsolutely!" and 1t struck the rec
 with pain that Gail had never
 ked more beautiful than now, with
 cheeks flushed and her brown
 snapping with indignation. Your FfeufHf 'wiffff be monument, built of the profits wrung from squalor, the vanity of your congregation. If Fere the dictator of this wonderful F of achievement, I would decree lt cathedral never to be built, and |dder court to be utterly destroyed!" |lt is perhaps just as well that you not the dictator of the city" The fng Rev. Smith Boyd gazed down at from his six feet of serious pur- Fe with all his previous disappro- intensified. "The history of Mar Square church is rich with in- |nces of its usefulness in both the ritual and the material world. with |dence of Its power for good, with |dfication for it's existence, with req F for it's acts. You make the con- p mistake of judging an entire body n one surface indication. Do you bose there is no sincerity, no con- ence, no consecration in Market bare church?" His deep, mellow Ftone vibrated with the defense of purpose and that of the institution Fh he represented. Why do you bose our vestrymen, whose time is Enormous value, find space amid Fr busy working hours for the af- |s of Market Square church? Why You suppose the ladies of our guild, have agreeable pursuits for every F of the day, give their time to Pmittee and charity work?' He sed for hesitant moment. "Why Eou suppose I am so eager for the |ding, on American soil, of the most Bnificent house of worship in the |d?"
 hil's pretty upper lip curled. Personal ambition!" she snapped, without waiting to see the pallor eh struck his face to stone, she led her way out through the mud Ter coupe.
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Really a Serious Matter.

Two neighbors bad long litigation about small spring, which they both claimed. The jadge. wearied out with the case. at last said: What Is the use of making so much fuss about a little watere" Your honor will see the serious nature or the case" re- form you that the parties are both milkmAn."