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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

(, ger steamers start from-lower down
d, Good Well watt
Quest hung up the receiver.
See here, professor" he continued
that fellow wouldn't dare to send
this message If he weren't pretty sure
of getting Off He's made all his
plans beforehand. but it's my belief
we shall just get our hands upon him
after all
Presently the heard the automobile
stop outside and French appeared.
Anything doing?" he asked.
Quest showed him the card and the
sailing list.
The inspector glanced at the clock.
"Then we've got to make tracks, -
he declared, land pretty quick, too:
She'll be starting from somewhere
about number twenty-eight dock, a
long way down. Come along, gentle
men"
They hurried out to the automobile
and started off for the docks The
latter part of their journey was ac-
complished under difficulties, for the
street was packed with drays and
heavy vehicles. They reached dock
number twenty-eight at last, how
ever, and hurried through the shed
on to the wharf. There were no signs
of a steamer there.
Where's the Durham?" Quest
asked one of the carriers, who was just
getting his team together
The man pointed out to the middle
of river, where a small steamer was
lying.
There she is" he replied. She'll
be off in few minutes. You'll hear
the sirens directly when they begin
to move down."
Quest led the way quickly to the
edge of the wharf. There was
small tuG the-e. the crew Of which
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

b FLORENCE e. YODER

i else. While she may allow herself t.
fall in love with some highly ineli
gible youth, at the same time she IL
too worldly-wise to do as her parents
did before her, and face the world to
gether on limited income. And sc
there is some sort of an understand
ing" which drifts along for many
years, or there is an engagement
which all too frequently is broken.
And what of the man and his par
ticular point of view on the expediency
or inexpediency of early marriages
When poverty comes in at the door
love flies out of the window is very
frequently his motto. Therefore he is
content to spend the best years of his
life in a variety of fiirtatiOns, affairs,
entanglements-but none holding the
matrimonial moose at the end. Yes,
the modern young man does think
marriage somewhat of nOose-and
small wonder that he should ,thlnk so,
as all his training tends toward that
opinion. For he knows full we'll how
much sacrifice it would involve for
himself AS long as he is single and
a bachelor, he realizes that he will be
welcome in his parents home. He
knows that his expenses will be small
and his pleasures large! He knows
that he can indulge every taste and
that he has no one else to consider
but himself. His time is his own, his
are just what he chooses
to make them, and he is a welcome
guest at very many pleasant houses.
He can have all the pleasures of love
affair and none of the sordid cares
which he assures himself that matri-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

Quest stretched out his hand ant
picked up from the top of the cigars
, small black box! He laid it on the
table.
Unless I am very much mistaken.
ne said, ut is another communication
from our mysterious friend"
'Impossiblel" the professor ex
claimed hoarsely.
How can he have been here?" LIE
nora cried.
Quest removed the lid from Tho
box and drew out a circular card
Around the outside edge was a very
clever pen and ink sketch of a life
buoy, and inside the margin were
several sentences of clear handwrit
ing In the middle was the sigma
ture-the clenched hands, Quest
read the message aloud:
In the great scheme of things, the
Supreme Ruler of the universe di
;vided an inheritance amongst his
children. To one he gave power, to
another strength, to another beauty
but to his favorite Re gave cunning
They all looked at one another.
What does 1t mean?" Lenora
gasped
"A lifebuoy!" the professor muir
INJURED.
They both stared at Quest, who re
manned silent, chewing hard at the
end of his cigar.
Every message" he said, speaking
half to himself, has had some sig
iniicance. What does this means
lifebuoy?"
He was silent for moment. Then
he turned suddenly to the professor
What did you call those men in the
lmotortruck, professor-river pirates
And a lifebuoyi Wait"
He crossed the room towards his
desk and returned with list in his
hand. He ran his finger down it,
stopped and glanced at the date.
THE Durham" he muttered, cargo
cotton, destination Southampton, Sails
at high tide on the 10th. Lenora. is
that calendar right"
It's the 10th. Mr. Quest" she an.
swered.
Quest crossed the room to the tele-
phone.
Il want number one, central" he
said. Thank you! Put me through
to Mr. French's office. -. Hello.
French! I've got an idea. Can yol
come round here at once and bring
an automobile? / want to get down
to the docks-not where the passen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
CHAPTER XVII.

The professor reused himself from
what had apparently been very
gloomy reverie.
Well" he announced, 81 must &c
home. Ii has been very kind Of you
Mr.. Quest, to keep me here for sc
long"
Quest glanced at the clock
Don't hurry, Mr. Ashleigh," he
said. I'VE may get some news at any
moment. French has a dozen men
out on the search and he has prom
ised to ring me up Immediately he
hears anything"
The professor sighed
"A man." he declared, who for
twenty years can deceive his master
as utterly and completely as Craig
has done me, who is capable of such
diabolical outrages, and who, when
capture stares him in the face, is
capable of an escape such as he made
today, is outside the laws of prob
ability. Personally, I do not believe
that | shall ever again see the face
or my servant, any more tnan that
you, Quest, will entirely solve the
mystery of these murders and the
theft of the Rheinholdt jewels What
can we do against men who have re-
volying staircases and trolley-loads
of river pirates waiting for them?
You may be a scientific criminologist,
Quest, but that fellow Craig is a
scientific criminal, if ever there was
one"
Quest crossed the room towards his
cigar cabinet, and opened it, His little
start was apparent to both of them.
Lenora laid down the bag which she
had just lifted up. The professor
leaned forward in his chair.
.".Whet is i Qmest?" he demanded.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

tossed about the bed, hunting for a
sleepy corner; for, though the nurse
had begged him not, he had eaten too
much cake at supper and now could not
sleep.
At last he decided he was thirsty,
and called fretfully for water. But no
one heard him. so he tumbled sleepily
out of bed, clutching his little silver
mug. Bobby had never been out of
bed alone at night before, and was
wee bit frightened at first at the 81
lence and shadows, but he knew there
were not really any bugaboos that
hurt little boys, so he trudged through
the nursery on his way to the bath
room. AS he passed by the doll house
he heard an odd little voice say:
Dinner is ready; / do wish you
would all come before the turkey gets
cold" Bobby looked at the doll house
and there, in the doorway, stood
little doll tanning her pink cheeks with
her apron. He sat down in wonder,
while the dolls of the nursery family
came tripping in and sat down to the
doll dinner. Last came the pink plush
pig, rudely pushing everyone out of
his way.
81 want the biggest chair" he grunt-
ed. and pumped himself down in it,
though Maria Ann, the oldest doll in
the nursery, always sat there.
The other dolls frowned, but Maria
Ann merely said quietly: "You know
they have all kinds of ill-bred toys in
the shops these days; he hasn't been
in our family long enough to learn.
good manners"
But when the pink plush pig ate up
most Of the turkey and put half the
plum pudding on his plate, the others
were angry and disguised with him.
And after dinner he seemed to be all
of everything, paying no attention to
the protests of the little dolls, except
to scOld them. Bobby was furious
with the way his pig acted, and
wanted to get up and spank him
soundly but found he could neither
move nor speak. At last, when Maria
Ann came down in the parlOr and
found the pink plush pig sitting with
his feet on the table, even she grew
angry
"You are the rudest thing ever In
this house." she cried, Indignantly.
Il should think you would be ashamed
of such manners
"Ohi not Bit" replied the pink
plush pig, with an impudent grunt. Il
do just like my little master, Bobby. y
"You are right" said Maria Ann,
ssadly. "Bobby hasJust such manners
as yours; just what you might expect
from a pink pig
81 haven't | haven't" screamed
Bobby, and just then his mother came
in and found him sitting on the nur-
sery floor, clutching his little silver
mug, and crying bitterly, so she cud-
died him up and he was soon asleep.
Next morning Bobby insisted that
tba dolls had haen talking and he |
felt very much ashamed of what Maria
Ann and the pig had said about his
selfishness. So he called the other
children and generously gave them a
good share of his toys. But he kept
the pink plush pig, though he gave it |
a good sound spanking, and just loved |
it to d cath, because it had made him
learn how spoiled and selfish he had|
been.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

for you"
do you hear that, O'Toole?" the
other remarked, turning around. Get
up, you blackguard!"
A man rose from underneath the
oilskin. He. was wearing Craig's
clothes, but his face was the face of a
stranger AS quick as lightning Quest
swung round in his place.
Hes fooled us againi" he ex-
claimed. Head her round, captain
back to the Durham"
The sailor shook his head.
We've lost our chance, guvnor,"
he pointed out. Look"
Quest set his teeth and gripped the
inspectors arm. The place where
the Durham had been anchored was
empty. Already, half a mile down
the river, with a trail of light behind
and her siren shrieking, the Durham
vas standing out Stewards.
ITO BE CONTINUED1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

rs the decrease in marriage today
due to the selfishness of men or the
selfshness of women?' is question
frequently heard. At first thought one
might answer: six of one and half
a dozen of the other." But reflection
brings a very different solution. Mod
crn social conditions are chiefly re-
sponsible for the situation. The aver
age girl is brought up to expect that
she will marry very comfortably and
that she will at least enter home as
good if not better than the one she is
leaving.
She takes little heed of the fact that
that particular home was only
achieved after years and years of
struggle on the part of both her father
and her mother. For their training
has inculcated in her a very genuine
forgetfulness of that fact. 1--WE don't
want our daughter to go through the
struggles we know SO well!" declare
her fond parents indulgently. I'VE
want her to begin where We left off!
A happy, sheltered life is what the
child has always had, and she isn't
fitted to start out all over again and
face poverty and hardships. Although
our love survived the test, things
weren't so hard for us, for we both
Lad been accustomed to poverty. But
for our child-well, she is different"
So the daughter grows up with the
firm belief that work is derOgatOry to
her dignity and that money matters in
more than does anything
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
HELPFUL HINTS.

Leftover coffee grounds, slightly
moistened, make fine preparation for
sweeping floors. 1t is clean and will
not stain.
When running curtains on a rod,
slip the finger of an old glove on the
end and this will prevent the curtain
from catching.
Precipitated chalk is excellent for
cleaning furnished silver Place a lit
tie ina saucer and add Just enough
liquid ammonia to moisten it. Rub
this lightly over the silver, and the
stains will quickly disappear. Then
wash in hot suds, dry carefully and
polish with clean chamois leather.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

mony invariably bring-at any rate
that matrimony in conjunction with
his particular income would certainly
bring.
NO." says he sagely and with q
martyred air, although she is the
dearest girl in the whole world, | sim
ply can't afford marriage! OF course
it is unfair to her-I am keeping. all
the other men away by my attentions
But she loves me and | love her, Sc
what does that matter? If she still
cares for me 10 years from now, things
may be different"
And this Micawber-like attitude is
all that the lady of his heart has to
pin her faith to. Yes, it is hard for
her-and hard for him, too. if he does
care for her. But they are both rather
selfish, and neither is willing to give
up any of the comforts they now en-
joy.
Marriage on a limited income holds
small attraction for the modern young
man and woman For the age Is a
prosaic one, and material things count
for very much. Youthful marriages
are reckoned as successful only in the
amount of money which is brought to
the contract And men and women
wait to marry until the first
glow of youth is long since past.
1t is a pity that this should be the
case. For the early marriages of long
ago, although they were financially not
yet carried a certain sporting
spirit and much real happiness with
them of which the present generation
is largely ignorant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

Chicago, May 1S.-The announce
ment of Miss Eileen Dunno, daughter
of Governor and Mrs. Edward F.
Dunno, of Illinois, to William j. Cor
boy, of Chicago, which was made by
the. Governor recently, is a complete
surprise to the friends of the young
people. Miss Dunno is a great social
favorite at Springfield, the state CAPT
tai. The wedding will take place in
the fall at Springfield.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

Boston, Mass, May 1S.-In little
room at the Massachusetts state
House, surrounded by countless mil
lions of germs of all kinds, Miss Edith
A. Becker, state bacteriologist, is
playing an important part in the pre-
ventive measures in detecting and
checking disease epidemics in the old
Bay State. She does not consider her
work dangerous, although she makes
many thousands of tests for the state
authorities
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
WOMAN 8 PART IN
THE NEWS TODAY

Atlantic City, N. j., May 1S.-Miss
Bessie Townsend, Atlantic City's girl
Comptroller, has a big undertaking on
her hands this week. She is disposing
of $663,000 worth of municipal bonds
for resort betterments.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

We, the undersigned, agree to close
our places of business and make nj
deliveries of orders taken after l p
IN. on Saturdays during the months
of June. July and August.
Southern Distributing Company
Union Produce Company.
Grey Supply Company,
Merchants Grocery Company,
Hattiesburg Grocery Company.
15-1S-22-25-29-c
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

Pekin, China, May 1S.-TO DIR.
Yabei Kin, the first woman doctor of
modern China, has been entrusted the
task of organizing a medical depart
ment for women in northern China.
Dr. Kin came to America twenty
years ago to be educated, and COM
pleted her medical course in New
York.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
CURES OLD SORto, OTHER REM
EDlES WON'T CURE

The worst cases, no matter of how
leng standing, are cured by the won.
derful, old reliable DR.. Porter's Anti
septic Healing Oil. 1t relieves pain
and heals at the same time. CSC. soc,
s1.0Q
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18
TOMORROWS MENU

Doubtless God could have made {
letter berry, but doubtless God never
id!"-Isaac Walton.
Breakfast.
Strawberries
Cereal and Cream
Coddled Eggs
Graham Gems Coffee
Luncheon or Supper.
Cold Ham Lettuce Salad
Cheese Fingers
Crullers Sliced Oranges
Dinner.
Clear Tomato Soup
Roast Pork
Apples French Fried Potatoes
Asparagus Salad
Brown Betty
Graham gems-Beat one egg thor
)ughly, add a cupful of sweet milk, q
teaspoonful of baking powder, a hall
a teaspoonful of salt, and graham
flour enough to make a thin batter
Butter and heat the muffin pans before
pouring in the batter. Bake for about
20 minutes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-18

Adv.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

The annual report of State
Treasurer Nit Sims for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1915, is
out. The booklet containing
the report consists of thirty-two
pages and shows an itemized
statement of finances of the
state for the year and also a
detailed report for the same pc
riod of the receipts and expen-
ditures of the treasury, showing
total annual revenue and pay
ments as required. The receipts
for the year amounted to So, 525,- :
1915 and the disbursements
So, 702, 041. So. There was a bal
ance in the treasury on June 80,
1914, of $753, 298.73. The de-
fcit for the year ending June
80, 1915, was $176, 249. 72, leav-
ing a balance June 80, 1915, of
$557, ,049.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10
CHEER UP

These are dark days for the
world. The shadow of the war
is heavier than ever on all
hearts, whatever their sympa-
thies. There is little exultation
now even in victories, for we
know at what a price of blood
every victory is won. But there
are many things besides war in
the world. Except for our ac-
tive imaginations, most Of us
would feel life running on pretty
much as usual. There is the
same sunshine, the same life
giving air, the same autumn
colors in the woods, the, same
JOY in bountiful harvests.. There
is the same quiet satisfaction OF
soul that has always come with
the fall season, whether in coun-
try or city. Here, in our Amerl-
can isolation, we can live out
our lives in spite of wars and
rumors of wars. There is need,
to be sure, of taking thought for
the future, preparing against
the time when war may bring
home to us the WretchedneSs
that we knew half a century
ago and that Europe knows
today. But that is matter of
calm decision, not for alarm and
fear. We are today the most
fortunate nation in the world.
There is no reason why we can
not continue so. 1t is a good
time for the nation to take to
heart the philosophy that is
preached so much today to in
dividuals the philosophy of con-
fdence. of optimism. of positive
thought. 1t is right and proper
that we should feel the woes of
Europe, and it is our duty to
alleviate them all we can. But
it is wrong to let those woes
weigh on our spirits until we
lose our buoyancy and pose. 1t
is better to regard the war as a
doctor or a nurse regards sick
ness-as something to be cured,
whose cure can be effected not
through outbursts of sentiment
alism but through intelligent
and cheerful service. -Ex.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

w. H. Hams, editor of the
Gallup Independent, has been
summoned to appear in the su-
perior court on account of some
thing he printed in his paper in
regard to said court. Last year
Willie had a $4,000 libel suit to
contend with and this last affair
isn't worrying him a bit.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10
THE WORK THAT
MUST BE DONE

It's not the work you'd like to do,
The work that pleases most,
Or represents the best in you,
Of which you really boast.
It's work that's done from 10y
atty,
That means a triumph won;
And ones best work must ever be
The work thai MUST be done.
For time and tide wait for no
man,
And Duty's clarion call
Rings out; you do the best you
can;
You give your heart and all;
Though oft the heart is full of
tears,
And hidden be the sun,
The world will judge you, it
appears
By work that MUST be done.
What though the task heart
breaking be,
Or scarce seem worth the while!
The painted clown you some
times see
Might reason in this style.
His sorrows-what are they tC
YOU?
His to provide the fun;
And thus he does, as you must do,
The work that MUST be done.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10
The Business Man
Stock1nan and
Farmer
..... j.
Is Judged by the Character
Of His Stationery

Attractive letter heads, neat
statements, bill heads and enveL
opes and well executed printed
matter create a favorable impres.
sion on a prospective customer.
They are business makers. If
printing is to be done at all it
should be done well---else it fails
of it's purpose. Money spent on
good printing is money wisely in
vested. Money spent on poor
printing is money thrown away
With the best equipped print.
ing plant in northeastern Arizona
the HERALD'S JOB DEPART.
MENT excels all others. We do
neat work and prices are right.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

Miss Sharlot Hall, former state
historian, who was seriously i'll
in California for several weeks,
has regained her health and re-
turned to her home at Prescott.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

They are organizing for a big
rabbit hunt at Williams, the hunt
for the two fellows who recently
shipped into that town a couple
trunks of Gallup booze having
been temporarily given up.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

The Winslow Mail says our
representative in the legislature,
Sam Proctor, has no attention
of becoming a candidate for the
state corporation commission;
that he is after the Winslow
postoffice.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

President Wilson and Mrs.
Norman Gait will be married
Saturday. Dec. 18, SO says the
latest from Washington, D. c.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

A Moki Indian, a student of
the Phoenix Indian school, broke
the Arizona mile running record
the other day. He made the
distance in 4 minutes, 423 sec
onds, beating the former record
of Swiggett (student Phoenix
high schooD by about 4 seconds.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

Bob Fitzsimmons, ex-heavy-
weight champion pugilist Of the
world, announces that he is in
favor of woman suffrage. Bob
has been married four different
times, and should know what he
is talking about.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

A piano box containing thirty
cases of Sunnybrook whiskey
was shipped from Ell Paso to
a lady in Miami recently. The
woman couldn't be found, so the
officers took charge of the wet
goods.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

Christmas comes on Saturday
this year and on the same day
of the month as last year.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

Andrew Carnegie claims to
have given away $50 million dol
lars and now has left only 20
millions. Mr.. Carnegie has said
that he wanted to die a poor
man and it may be that his wish
will eventually come true.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

Thatcher girls won the first
prize for canned goods at the
recent state fair.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10

Gallup IN. M.) has Henry
Ford. That town is assuming
: such proportions that it will soon
be in shape to produce almost
ANYTHING.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-12-10
A Cure for BlOat

Recently it has been found
that formalin is an efficient rem
edy for animals suffering from
bloat. This should be given as
soon as possible after the ami
mails are noticed to be in pain
and the left side greatly dis
tended. Ruminants, such as
sheep and cattle, are most fire.
quently affected. Cows should
be drenched with l quart of
water. to which has been added
40 cubic centimeters of forma-
lin-this is one-quarter of a cup,
or about three tablespoons. One
fourth of this amount is suffi-
cient for sheep. Relief usually
comes inside of 20 minutes, and
there are no bad effects follow
ing, such as the results from
the use of the trocar and canula,
or sticking" with a knife. =
r. H. ''Williams, Animal Hus-
bandman, U. of-A. Ag. Ex. Sta.