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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26
CHAPTER Ill.

The streets of New York were COW
cred with thin, powdery snow as the
very luxurious car of Mrs. Delarey
drew up outside the front of the Le-
land hotel. little after midnight. Ella
leaned over and kissed her hostess.
Thank you, dear, ever so much,
for your delightful dinner" she ex-
claimed, land for bringing me home.
AS for the music, well, / can't talk
about it. am just going upstairs
into my room to sit and think"
The car rolled off. Ella, large
umbrella held over her head by the
doorkeeper, stepped up the little strip
of drugget which led into the softly
warmed hall of the Leland. Behind
her came her maid, Lenora, and Mac
dougal, who had been riding on the
box with the chauffeur. He paused
for a moment to wipe the snow from
his clothes as Ella crossed the hall to
the left. Lenora turned toward him.
He whispered something in her ear.
For a moment she shook. Then she
turned away and followed her mis-
tress upstairs.
Arrived in her apartment, Ella
threw herself with little sigh Of CON
tent into a big eassy-chair before the
fire and gave herself up for few mo
ments to reverie.
A log stirred upon the fire. She
leaned forward lazily to replace it and
then stopped short. Exactly opposite
to her was door which opened on
to a back hall. 1t was used only by
the servants. Just as she was in the
act Of leaning forward Ella became
conscious of a curious hallucination.
"Lenora, come b ere at once"
The maid hurried In from the nexi
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you will take your own maid with
you, of course" Lord Ashleigh contin.
ued. 'Ienora is a good girl and am
sure she will look after you quite well,
but have decided to supplement Lee
nora's surveillance over your comfort
by sending with you, also, sort OF
courier and general Standardization
do you think? Well, Macdougal. He
has lived In New York for some years,
and you will doubtless find this q
great advantage, Ella"
Ella glanced over her shoulder at
the two servants who were standing
discreetly in the background. Her
eyes rested upon the pale, expression
less face of the man who during the
last few years had enjoyed her IA
theirs confidence.
For moment queer sense of ap-
pre- ension troubled her. Was it true,
she wondered, that she did not like the
man? She banished the thought al
most as soon as it was conceived
you are spelling me, daddy" Ella
sighed.
'Tf you think so now" he remarked,
Il do not know what you will say to
me presently"
He laid upon the table a very ia
miliar morocco case, stamped with a
coronet.
Our diamonds" Ella exclaimed.
THE Ashleigh diamonds"
The necklace lay exposed to view,
the wonderful stones flashing in the
subdued light.
In New York." Lord Ashleigh con-
tinued. "it is the custom to wear jew
elry in public more, even, than in this
country. Allow mel"
He leaned forward. With long, capa-
BILE fingers he fastened the necklace
around his daughters neck.
1T is our farewell present to. you, %
Lord Ashleigh declared.
Ella, impeIled by some curious i'm
pulse which she could not quite un-
derstand,s glanced quickly around to
where the manservant was standing.
For once she saw something besides
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1.-THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYS.
Terry"
CHAPTER !.

This habit of becoming late for
breakfast" Lady Ashleigh remarked,
as she sat down the coffee pot, is
growing upon your father. ANY news,
dear?"
Ella glanced up from a pile of cor
respondence through which she had
been looking little negligently.
None at all, mother. My CORE
spondence is just the usual sort Of rub
Determinations and gossip. Such a
lot of invitations. by the bye"
AT your age" Lady Ashleigh de-
clared, that is the sort of correspond
ence which you should find interest
ing"
you know l am not like that, moth
err" she protested my music is really
the only part of life which absolutely
appeals to me. Oh, why doesn't Della
rey make up his mind and let father
know, as he promised! Here
comes daddy, num-"
LORD Ashleigh loitered for a mo-
ment to raise the covers from the
dishes upon side table. Afterwards
he seated himself at the table
Il heard this morning" he said,
from your friend Delarey, Ella. He
went into the matter very fully The
substance of it is that for the first
year of your musical training he ad-
vises New York
81" have not finished vet This cable
gram" he went on, drawing a little
slip of blue paper from his pocket,
was brought to me this morning.
He smoothed it out before him and
read:
To Lord Ashleigh, Hamblin House, Dor
set, England: l find a magnificent pro-
gram arranged for at Metropolitan Opera
house this year. Have taken box for
your daughter, engaged the best profess
sor in the world, and secured an apart
ment at the Leland, our most select and
comfortable residential hotel. Understand
your brother is still in South America, re-
turning early spring. but will do our best
to make your daughters year of study as
pleasant as possible. Advise her sail on
Saturday by Mauritania.
ION Saturday," Ella almost
screamed.
u shall now" Lord Ashleigh said,
leave you to talk over and discuss
this matter for the rest of the day
At dinner time tonight you can tell me
your decision, or rather we will dis
cuss 1t together"
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No matter what her years, national
ity. social status and financial position
may be, the extravagant woman is
pretty much the same all the world
over. For whether she be black or
white, rich or poor, if she has the
germ of extravaganza rooted in her,
then she is going to get into trouble
sooner or later and that is quite sure
and certain.
The dress bills of an Indian prin-
cess, Sudrira Mander, were the sub.
ject of an auction in London quite re-
Gently. 1t transpired that the lady
was in debt to the amount Of about
$4,000, but the council for the defence
claimed that the princess received the
goods when she was under 81 years OF
age, and, therefore an infant according
to English law. The point round
which the argument circled was
whether, having regard to the prin-
cess position and her station OF me-
the goods were necessity. Clothing
certainly is a necessity, and the lady
was quite entitled to get goods upon
credit. But at the same time, the
dusky Princess Sudhira Mander had
doubtless been decidedly extravaganza
She is tall, handsome girl, and her
clothes are wonderful. But that didn't
prevent her losing her case and hav-
ing to pay $4,000.
Many women claim that extrava-
gance is hereditary, and that the child
of extravagant parents will be quite
prof1igate in the matter of money.
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FIRST INSTALLMENT
"sANFoRD QUEST, cRIMiNolo
CAST"

The young man from the West had
arrived in New York only that after
noon, and his cousin, town born and
bred, had already embarked upon the
task OF showing him the grea' city.
They occupied table in somewhat
insignificant corner of one of New
Yorks most famous roof garden res
taurants. The place was crowded
with diners. There were many nota'
bilities to be pointed out. The town
young man was very busy.
Tell me-" the country cousin in
quired, who is the man at table by
himself? The walters speak to him
as though he were a little god. Is he
a millionaire, or judge, or what?"
You're in luck, Alfred" the New
Yorker declared. That's the most in
teresting man in New York-one of
the most interesting in the world.
That's Sanford Quest"
who's he?"
Sanford Quest is the greatest mas
ter in criminology the world has ever
known. He is a magician, scientist,
the Pierpont Morgan of his profess
sion"
Say, do you mean that he is de-
tective?"
Yes" he said simply, you can call
him that-just in the same way that
you could call Napoleon a soldier or
Lincoln a statesman He is a detec-
tive, If you like to call him that, the
master detective in the world
When Sanford Quest entered his
house an hour later he glanced into
two of the rooms on the ground floor,
in which telegraph and telephone OPP
orators sat at their instruments.
Then, by means of small lift, he as
cended to the top story and entered
a large apartment wrapped in gloom
until, as he crossed the threshold, he
touched the switches OF the electric
lights One realized then that this
was a man Of taste. Quest drew up
an easy chair to the wide-fung WIN
dow, touching bell as he crossed the
room. In q few moments the door was
opened and closed noiselessly. A
young woman entered with bundle
of papers.
The criminologist glanced through
the papers quickly. mo further In
quiries, Laura?"
She left the room almost noiselessly.
1.-THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYS-
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Women and Extravaganza
Bv FLORENCE E. YODER

There is a good deal of truth in this.
For the spendthrift spirit is handed
down from generations to generation.
It is very hard to overcome. But at
the same time, if it isn't cured, it is
going to make entire shipwreck of the
lives of its possessors. For extrav.
agance is not a stationary affair. Up
on the contrary, if you don't overcome
it, then rest assured that it's going to
entirely overcome you. And to be in
the grip of that sort of failing spells
ruination and unhappiness and the
end of everything.
The recent number of divorce cases
cited do not give the wherefores and
the why's of the separation. But on
Investigation it will be found that one
of the leading factors in the estrange-
ment was due to extravaganza on the
part of either husband or wife. The
financial proposition that is so i'm
pOrtant in matrimOny was not tackled
in the right spirit. There was a lack
of comradeship in the spending of the
income. Quarrels arose over the due
apportioning of funds. The wife. re-
scented what she was pleased to call
her husbands miserliness, or she
sneered at his inability to make more
money, or she considered that she was
being robbed of her rightful allowance
as the keeper of his home and the
mother of her children.
On the other hand, the husband may
have been goarded by his wife's ex-
travagance into variety of more or
less unpleasant remonstrances, or into
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, line of action that completely es
tranged her affections from him. He
on his side, ceased caring what she
thought about him, since, through her
extravaganza in matters financial, she
has so clearly proved her inability to
fulfill her position as his wife and
helpmeet. For nothing ruins domestic
felicity sooner than extravaganza.
Nothing is more surely calculated to
break up a home than the foolish
squandering of money that could be SO
much better and more usefully EN-.
ployed.
II lost my husband entirely through
my own fault" declared young WON
an the other day, land that fault was
extravaganza. Yes, we were pretty
we'll OF from the financial point OF
view. But he was Scotchman-and
Scotchmen don't like extravaganza IN
a woman. In fact, no man On the lace
of the earth really does. He may
overlook it and pretend to be quite
pleased for a while-but only for a
short while. Then the day of reckon
ing comes, and that day isn't going
to be at all pleasing for the wife. For
she is going to learn some unpleasant
truths then. And if she doesn't cure
herself of extravaganza her>home and
happiness and husband are all going
to be lost to her"
And this is the reason that lies back
of thousands of the divorces that hap
pen yearly in every country of the
world
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LABOR REFoRMERs AT MEMPHIS.

Memphis, Tenn, April 26. - Dele
gates appointed by the governors OF
the southern states gathered here to-
day for a conference on woman and
child labor. The results of the work
so far accomplished, suggestions for
the future, and the possibilities of a
uniform child labor law will be dis
cussed by able speakers, both men and
women. .L
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Billie Postum.
why, l can make you well right
away" cried Jack Rabbit, forgetting
all about his own hunger in his wish
to help someone else. "Just wait a
minute" And with that he hurried
home just as fast as his four legs
would carry him and put all his nice
hot dinner in basket and carried it
down to Billie Postum Then the lazy
fellow felt too stuffed to walk home,
so he said:
Jack Rabbit. I'm too weak to get
home. Won't you carry me?"
Indeed, WILL" said kind-hearted
Jack Rabbit. II will go and get MI.
Fox to help me-" And he ran on to
Mr.. Foxs house and told him about
how sick and weak Billie Postum was
and to come and help carry him home.
Now, Mr.. Fox was just as smart as
| Billie 'Possum, and when Jack Rabbit
told him how he had given up all his
dinner he told Mrs. Fox to cook enough
dinner for Jack Rabbit and all the lit
tie Rabbits. Then they started OF to
carry Billie Postum home. But when
they got there there wasn't a sign or
Billie 'Possum. For he knew, you see.
| that the fox would know he had been
playing a trick and spank him for 1t,
so he had run off just as soon as JACK
Rabbit left. But Jack Rabbit was very
much distressed and commenced to
crv because something had eaten poor
Billie 'Possum. And he was very much
shocked when he saw Mr.. Fox stand
ing there laughing just as hard as he
could.
"Why. Mr.. Fox he said, how can
YOU laugh at something eating up poor
Billie 'Possum?"
Did you ever hear of playing pos
sumo asked Mr.. Fox.
mo, never did," replied Jack Rab-
bit. What is that?"
well, it's pretending to be sick
when you want to get something you
are not willing to work for, or to keep
from doing something you don't want
want to do. Little children, when
they don't want to learn their lessons
or go to school often play 'possum by
pretending to be sick, so that their
mothers will let them stay home and
play. Now, Billie Postum was not
really sick; he was just too lazy to go
and get his own dinner, so he pretend
ed to be sick and got you to bring him
yours. Now, hereafter, when you are
going to do a kind thing for some
! body. look first and see that they are
not playing 'possum in order to 1901
you. But you have a good heart, JACK
Rabbit, and you shall not go hungry,
so get YOUR wife and little rabbits and
! come over to my house, where there
is plenty of dinner for all. 1t is better
to make a mistake trying to do good
than it is not to try to do good at ALL
So they got the little rabbits and
went over to Mr.. Fox's and had line
dinner. And while the little foxes and
little rabbits were romping after din
ner, DR.. Goose came flying by in
great hurry.
I'm just on my way over to see Bill
lie 'Possum," he said, as he stopped te
get a drink of water. He ate toe
much dinner today and has just awfu
cramps. I'll have to give him some
j nasty medicine and make him stay IN
bed a week for eating too much.
| II the entire population of the world
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26

Rhubarb Pie-Pare the rhubarb
stalks and cut them into small pieces.
Wash and dry thoroughly before par
ing. Allow a pint of rhubarb to each
pie. Mix two tablespoonfuls of sugar
with cupful of flour and add to the
rhubarb with a well-beaten egg. Bake
thoroughly between two crusts until
the upper one is rich brown.
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TRY SLAYER OF TWO WON EN-.

Newark, N. j., April 26.--Trial is
set for today of Hiram e. Craig. a
salesman, charged with the murder OF
two women, Miss Hattie Reeve and
Mrs. Mary Clark, her landlady. Craig
was found wounded beside the bodies
of the two women on February 20, last
Jealousy is ascribed as the motive OF
the murder, and it is believed that
Craig attempted suicide.
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CHAPTER n.

Il am to take it, / believe" Lord
Ashleigh began after dinner that eve
ming, that you have finally decided.
Ella, to embrace our friend Delarey's
suggestion and to leave US Saturday."
If you please" Ella murmured.
with glowing eyes.
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the perfect automaton. His eyes, in
stead of being fixed at the back of his
masters chair, were simply riveted
upon the stones. A queer little feeling
of uneasiness disturbed Ella for the
moment. 1t passed, however, as in
glancing away her attention was once
more attracted by the sparkle Of the
jewels upon her bosom.
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necessary. Form into cakes or GRO
quettes, roll in crumbs, beaten egg
and more crumbs, and cry brown in
deep fat Roll in sugar or serve with
a sweet sauce.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26

If the entire population of the world
resided in Texas there would be only
an average Of 10 persons to the acre.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26
TOMORROW'S MENU

And then to breakfast with what
appetite you have. shakespeare.
Breakfast.
PruneS
Oatmeal and Cream
Baked Fish
Toast Coffee
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26
Dinner.

Clear Beef Broth Roast Mutton
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Peas Nut Salad
Rhubarb Pie
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26

Baked Fish-Cook half a cupful OF
breadcrumbs, milk and grated cheese,
stirring all the time, to a smooth
paste. Cool, then add half a cupful
of faxed cooked fish, the yolks, well
beaten, of two eggs, salt, paprika, a
teaspoonful of lemon juice, table
spoonful of chopped parsley and a
dash of mustard. Fold in the stiffiy
beaten whites of two eggs and bake
20 minutes.
Apple roquettes-Measure two cup
fuls of sweetened apple sauce, and add
to it three-quarters of cupful of fine,
soft breadcrumbs, more or less il
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-26

Luncheon or Supper.
Sliced Ham Potato Salad
Graham Bread Apple Croquettes
Tea
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-31
Hamden Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Hurt are
rejoicing over the arrival Of 9 boy
at their home north of Echo.
Mrs. Robert Wright is on the
sick list at this writing.
Walter McCurry and Joe Kelly
returned home from Nebraska to
spend Xmas with homefolks.
Frank Smith our old star route
mail carrier returned home from
Colorado Saturday.
Tia Cook spent Saturday with
Lottie Prather.
Mrs. William Pleyer still con-
tinues very low.
DR.. Earl Kavanah and wife
from Appleton City, Roy Hol-
man and wife from Macon are
listing at John Baynes.
MIR. and Mrs. r. Jackson cele-
brated their fortieth wedding
anniversary Sunday.
Brother Russell closed a very
successful meeting at Beulah
chapel Sunday.
George Parks and family visit.
ed at Mrs. A. Rows Saturday.
We regret to hear that Miss
Margaret Wright who is teach
ing school near Mendon had tC
give up her school on account Of
poor health.
Claude Rafferty, who has beer
attending college at Glasgow u
home for the holidays. He was
accompanied home by his frienC
Paul Jeffrey,
Frank Doweil and wife arr
here from Idaho at the bedside
of the formers sister Mrs, Viii
liam Plyer.
J. F. Brewer and wife arr
visiting the latters parents ii
Caiiao.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-31
Death Of James Keeton

James C. Keeton was born in
Boone county, Missouri. Decem-
Der IA, 1914. He was married to
Amanda Reese. September q,
1866. To this union were born
five daughters four OF whom
still survive.
In early life he united with
the Presbyterian church but
later identified himself with the
Christian church of which he
remained a member until his
death.
He leaves to mourn his loss
the four daughters mentioned
above, nine grandchildren be-
sides other relatives and friends.
He passed away quietly in the
early morning of December 10Th
at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Florence Howe, with whom
he had lived for the. past fifteen
years.
The funeral services we're
conducted at the home BY Rev.
w, C. Whitehouse after which
the remains were laid to rest in
the Old Mendon cemetery Men
don Constitution.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-31
Surprise Home Gathering

Frank and Jim Mason and
their families of Kansas, City
were here for Christmas with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Mason of our northern suburb.
A surprise party was given the
senior mater, a dinner and the
visitors being unsuspected by
her. Don Mason and Mrs. Waller
were the two children unable to
be present.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Waller Of
Marceline joined the family
surprise party at the j. L. Mason
home Sunday, one day late but
in on the good cheer just the
same. Don is east and could not
be present or the circle would
have been complete.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason were
thoroughly surprised by.theil
children. Those from Kansas
City scattered ont in the neigh
borhCod at 8 A. %. and the
clothes hampers and baskets
filed with eatables were at the
back door next morning and tht
gathering assembled before tht
parents were aware of anything
unusual. 1t was a Merry Christ
mas for them all.
Mrs. Jas. L. Applegate ant
daughter left Wednesday fol
Shreyenport, Ia. fog 4 visit.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-31
Mrs. Chas. Clarkson

The death of Mrs. Chas. Clark
son mentioned last week was sad
in the extreme. She was tuber-
cular, and for some years had
been in poor health, but no one
thought her worse than usual
and when her husband left for
his work, Wednesday afternoon,
she was bright and cheerful, but
when he returned at six O'Clock
he found her prone upon the
floor dead. There was evidence
OF a hemorrhage and this it is
supposed caused her sudden de-
mise. Deceased was 35 years
Iold, a member of the Preshyter-
liam church. agood wife. a noble
woman noted for her sweet dis
position and charming graces.
Short funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home by Rev Hem
inway, her pastor, and remains
taken to Brunswick for inter.
ment. She leaves a heart brok-
en- husband, one brother and
many relations. Words are emp
ty in a case like this, but we
wish to condole with the be-
reaved ones and do what We can
to help them bear this sad blow.
Miss Nell Moseley visited re.
latives at Shannondale during
Christmas and will spend New
Year holidays in Carroll County.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson, a sister OF
Mrs. L. E. Cook, and her hus.
band of St. Louis. arrived Sat,
urday to be with the sick woman,
Prof. W. W. Gibbany spent
the holidays at his old home,
McFall Mo. joining Mrs. Gibbany
who had preceded him several
days.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dougherty
and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn CravenS
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Veatch and Miss Ida Wed
nesday.
New York is now about /;
quarter million population mOrt
than London. The war partially
responsible for Londons loss
New York gain.
Misses Urcel and Paula
} Snavely returned TO Kansas City
Wednesday after several day.
with their sick grandmother,
Mrs. L. E. Cook.
Prof. Fred Cowles left las
week for Kansas City where h,
spent a few days visiting hi
father after which he visitet
several points in the west.
Roy Cropper went to Kansa
City Wednesday. He viii return
. in a day or two and then he an,
i Mrs. Cropper and daughter viii
move to the city to make theil
. residence there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Bunton an,
children were here for Christina
with Mrs. Buntons mother, Mrs
Sally HALEY. Josh returned t.
jefferson City Monday and Mrs
! Bunton, Marguerite and Harr,
remained for the week.
I.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-31
Funeral and Wedding

AtMartinsville Ind. while the
minister was about to begin
funeral ceremonies over the
body of Mrs. Mary Mitchell,
Nettie Mitchell, her daughter,
and P. F. W. Newman came
down stairs, approached the
coffin and asked to be married.
The marriage ceremony perform
ed and then the minister continu.
ed the funeral sermon. The
brides mother had opposed the
marriage for 20 years and the
daughter had declared she
would marry as soon as her
mother was dead and her lover
waited J. but not quite long
enough.