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Her grandfathers fortune, or lot
tunes. since the plural rather than the
singular fitted their dimensions, had
come to her with his wish that part OF
them should go to advance education
in the Alleghenies. She was to be
his stewardess In overseeing the work.,
but that she should 90 In person and
permanently to that crude environ
ment had not been anticipated. Those
who had known her In her life OF nor
NAL luxury. OF dancing and playing,
and of deliciously rhythmic person
atty, would have laughed at the Idea
as absurdly incongruous. OF this fact
the young man had heatedly reminded
her on the night when she gave back
his engagement ring and announced
her determination.
"Juanita," he had e~xpostulated,
with a suffering Of hopelessness in his
eyes which she ached to comfort
"Juanita, dearest, courts and juries
and the b~ayonets OF militiamen have
struggled to civilize those savage
people, and for a hundred years they
have utterly failed. Their n god
is I~mplacable Hatred"
Il shan't go with juries or bayo-
nets" she had retorted.
you will go without knowing them,
their ways, their point Of view"
81 don't know them now, but I will
know them"
you haven't eve a letter of In
PRODUCTION"
Il never heard'-her voice rang
with a note against which he knew the
futility Of argument-"that the Savior
needed letters Of introduction"
And so an imagined heartbreak and
a crumbling world Of illusions-as she
fancied-had driven her suddenly into
self-appointed exile-and a mission.
Her education had been pointed to
fitting her to oversee such work-done
! by the hands Of others. Even then
had not he and all the rest goaded hel
VIII luOll lubIolCLI lClAoAh, Avn 81
do it," Now she was here.
She drew herself up straight as she
sat on the stile and impatiently dashed
away the moisture from her eyes. L
that other man had only had in hin
the iron wasted on this desperate
Anse Havey! She rose at last ant
went unwillingly back to the cabin.
The host sat barefooted before thu
fire and talked with the missionary
The girl heard their conversation
through the dullness Of fatigue, won
dering how she was to sleep in thi
pigsty, yet restrained from asking per
mission to retire only by her embar
rassment and unfamiliarity with tn
native code.
At last she heard Brother Talbot
suggest: Hits gittin' ter be late an
we've got a tolable long way ter jour
ney termorrer. l reckon we'd bette
lay down"
Juanita began counting heads. Their
were six in the room, and the boy Je'
was yet to return from the dance, an
while she was still trying to work ou
? the problem the woman pointed to
: corner bed and suggested: Il reckon
r you'd better bundle In with Dawn"
She saw the girl crawl into be-
3 Just as she was and the mission
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where 1t might meal a pitched battle.
So 1t had been awaited, too. up and
down the creeks and branches that
crept from the ragged hills, where men
were leading morbid lives of isolation
and nursing ~grudges.
During the three days that the sus-
pense continued each recess Of court
found the long.limbed frame Of Milf
McBriar tilted back In a s~plit-bottom
chair on the tiagstones at the front
OF the hotel. His dark face and pierre
ing eyes gazed always thoughtfully
and very calmly off across the dusky
town to the reposeful languor Of the
piled-up, purple skyline. Likewise,
each recess found seated at the other
end of the same house-front the short
er. heavier figure of n fair-haired mar
with ruddy face and sandy mustache.
Never did he appear there without two
companions, who remained at his right
and left. Never did the dark giant
speak to the ford man, yet never did
either fail to keep a glance directed
toward the other.
The man Of the sandy hair was Breck
Havey, next to Bad Anse the most
influential leader OF the clan. His in
fuence here in Peril made or unmade
the officers Of the law.
Whnp fbacn twn man nama tppnfhnr
as opposing witnesses in a homicide
case the air was fraught with ele-
ments Of storm.
"Thar's war a-brewin'," commented
a native, glancing at the quietly seat
ed figures one noon. An them fel
lers air In Their bilin'."
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airy kick of his brogans and shed his
coat. Taking of her own boots and
jacket, she slipped between the faded
"comforters" of the sheetless couch.
In five minutes the taper was out
and the place was silent save for the
cracking Of the logs. The little girl
at her side lay quiet, and her regular
breathing proclaimed her already
asleep. In another five minutes Jua-
nita, with closed eyes and burning lids
and aching muscles, heard the nasal
chorus Of snoring ~sleepers. She alone
was awake In the house.
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SYNOPSIS.


JuanitA Holland. a Philadelphia young
woman OF wealth. on her journey with
her guide. Good Anse Talbot. into the
heart OF the Cumberlands to become a
teacher of the mountain children. faints
at the door of fetch McNash's cabin.
While resting there she overhears a talk
between Bad Anse Havey. chief Of his
clan, and one OF his %henchmen that ac-
Quaints her with the Havey-McBriar feud.
Juanita has an Improbable talk with Bad
Anse n they become antagonists.
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pleading with his God for his uHrepO0-l
tant people.
Outside a single whippoorwtll walled
plaintiyely. These poor hillsl These
poor hills!"
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CHAPTER III.

It Is related In the history OF the
Hatield.McCoy feud, which burst out
between neighbors yer q stray pig.
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cannlbal God.

cannlbai God.
F1jian cannibals worship 6 gea
named Mata WALDO, who has etEAk,
stomachs. and Is always eating.
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Sheriff Sale.

{. T. Russell rs. j. E. Childars. No. 70iG. In Sec
end District &c urt Eossier Parish, Louisiana,
10y virtue of writ of fieri facias,
IS issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, on Saturday, January g.,
1911, within the legal hours for sales,
the following described property, to- wit:
An undivided one-third interest in and
to the east fractional half of southwest
fractional quarter and the fractional
southwest quarter of southeast quarter
OF section II, south Of Fiat River; also
the following described land: Begin
ming thirty one chains and thlrty-th
links from where the dividing line be-
tween the east and west halves Of sec
ton 6 strikes Red River, thence north
is degrees east to the north line CT said
section, thence west on said section line
twenty-seven chains, thence south q
degrees west to the river, thence down
the river traverse to the point Of begin
ming; all of said land in township Is,
range IL, and ontainingin all 262 acres,
more OF less, in BOssier Parish, Lou
isiana.
Terms Of sale-For cash, subject tc
the benefit Of appraisement, to pay and
satisfy the sum of s56i.09, with 8 pei
cent per annum interest thereon from
April 10, 1915, until paid, subject to g
credit OF 1881, and. all costs OF suit.
J. +. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Nov. so, 1916. Jan4
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He Quit His Kidding.

1--WE quit Kidding" said business
man. THAT kind Of chickens come
home to roost and can't be driven away
again, I've found to my sorrow.
The way of it was this: A few
days ago l took my wife to well
known restaurant for luncheon. We
got table next to that occupied by a
pair of fellows whom | have 'kidded
unmercifully in times past. In mo-
men of temporary mental alteration l
introduced these fellows, both good
friends of mine, who can take joke
and never vince under it, however
severe it may he On them, to my wife.
"The quicker witted of the two, see
ing an opportunity to get square with
me fer the last joke I played on him,
said without IL smile: 4 am delighted
t. make your acquaintance, Mrs. B.
The last woman Mr.. b introduced
as his wife had red hair
when | tell you that my wife has
black hair you can readily understand
the position this placed me in. AS a
matter Of fact | am not out of it yet
DIS che more than half believed that
had ret these fellows with red head
ed woman whom | passed off as my
wife. don't know whether l will ever
be able to convince her that they were
kidding so I've stopped it."-Phila
delphia Press.
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Firm Bit Kind,

Ruston Leader: AS men of enlight-
eminent and mercy, we should look upon
the law machinery OF the land merely as
the means by which we may reform or
re-make the human character which I'M
toward circumstances have warped and
twisted out of its original symmetry.
The very idea CT punishment is repug-
nans to the soul CT the mereifu! man,
ard should have no place in cur scheme
Of life. We insist that the idea Of pun
i5hment as applied to the eviidoer is I'M
worthy Of the enlightened citizenship of
this great country. Reform the evil
doer, re-make the warped and twisted
character; restrain, if necessary, the in
curably vicious, but punish-never.
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Timber and StoEe Entry.

Department of the INTERIOR
U. S. Land Office al Baton Rouge, La.
Octoter IS, 1867
NOTICE is hereby given that Mrs.
~ Georgia B. Denton, whose post
office address is care Otis w. Bullock,
attorney, Shreveport, La, did, on the
2Oth day of October, 1915, file in this
Office sworn statement and application,
No. OF 1888, to purchase the southeast
quarter of section 80, township 10, north,
range IL, west, Louisiana meridian, and
the timber thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 5, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the climber and
Stone Law" at such value as might be
fixed by appraisement, and that, pur-
suant to such application, the land and
timber thereon have been appraised,
$40, the timber estimated 10000 board
feet at 81 per thousand, and the land
$3.50; that said applicant will offer final
proof in support OF her application and
sworn statement on the 18th day of De-
camber, 1916, before the Clerk OF Court,
at Benton, La.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initiate q
contest at any time before patent issues,
by filing a corroborated affidavit in this
Office, alleging facts which would defeat
the entry.
E. D. CHAMELEON, Register.
October 26, 1915. dec Is
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Jake G. Levy VS.. j. W. Davis. No. 6l25. In Sec
ond District Court, Bcssicr Parrish Louisiana.
10Y virtue OF writ Of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to ne directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, la, on Saturday, December %,
1916, the following described property,
wit:
An undivided half interest in and to
the southwest quarter OF southwest
quarter, west half of west half of south
east quarter of southwest quarter of sec
ton 10, township II, range II. North
west quarter of northwest quarter, west
half of west half of northeast quarter
of northwest quarter of section Is, town
ship II, range II. Southeast quarter Of
southwest quarter of section 5, township
II, range II, All in Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, together with buildings and
improvements thereon, containing 40
acres, more or less.
Terms of Sale-For cash, subject to
the benefit of appraisement, TO pay and
satisfy the sum of S476, with per cent
per annum interest thereon from No
vember /, 1914, until paid, and all costs
of suit, including 10 per cent on said
sum and interest as attorneh's fees.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Nov. is, 1915. dec21
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AN Ordinance

Carrying into effect the will Of the prop
erty taxpayers of Ward Five, Bossier
Parish. Louisiana, as expressed at an
election held on September IL, 1915,
and levying a special road tax OF 5
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
\ uation of all assessable property in
Ward Five, for the period OF i've
years, beginning with the year 1917
and ending with and including the
year 1921, for the purpose Of building,
constructing anticipating bridges and
building, repairing and maintaining
public roads in said Ward Five, Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana.
Section /. Belt ordained by the Police
Jury of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, that
pursuant to an election held in Ward
Five of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, on
September IL, 1916, at which election a
special road tax Of mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation Of all assessa-
bic property in Ward Five was voted by
the property tay-paying voters, the said
special road tax of mills is hereby
levied for the year 1917 and for each
subsequent year to and including 1921.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the Tax Assessor Of Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, be and he is hereby author
lied, ordered and instructed to extend
said special road tax Of 5 mills for the
year 1917 and each subsequent year until
and including the year 1921, and the
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector for
Bossier Parish will collect said tax.
Adopted at Benton, La, October TO-
1916. J. G. LOGAN,
President Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
Attest:
RIB. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
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Partition Sale.

Alice Rodgers ct ais versus J. B. Ladd ct ais.
No. TOSS In Second District Court, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana.
10y virtue of an order and commission
- for sale, issued in the above en-
titled case, and to me directed, authoriz-
ing and requiring me to sell for purposes
of partition between the plaintiffs and
defendants the herein described land,
owned in indivision by them, will, on
Saturday, December9, 1916, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, within the legal hours pre-
scribed by law, proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
the following described lands:
The southwest quarter of section and
northeast quarter of northeast quarter OF
section 8, in township %, range II, sit
uated in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and
containing 200 acres more or less.
Terms of Sale-For cash, subject to
the benefit of appraisement.
j. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and x-officio Auctioneer fol
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Nov. 2, 1916. dec7
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g. The --s
Scrap Book
Ruined His Climax.

1t used to be the annual custom of
MI Ledger, proprietor Of the London
Era and a clever journalist, to enter
tain the theatrical celebrities of the
day at dinner and to commemorate the
occasion by some Lucullan freak.
He once had eighty strawberry plants
carefully nurtured in pots so that at
dessert he might say to his guests,
each opposite a blooming strawberry
plant, "Now. my dear friends, gather
your own fruit"
The dinner had progressed finely to
the dessert when the service seemed
slow. Ledger cried to his man:
Come, come. The dessert!'
IN a minute, SIR" was the reply.
They've nearly finished picking the
stra berriesr'-London Globe. -
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government.
In order that America may be pre-
pared to defend her great wealth from
nations that might make war upon her
for the reason that all wars are made,
we are building a great navy that will
guarantee the keeping Of the peace in
our hemisphere.
For all these things and more, the
President of the United States has named
this day, November 30th, as a Day OF
Thanksgiving unto God, the author OF
all blessings. Therefore let US rejoice,
and pray IS We rejoice; for He has not
been SO mindful Of any other people.
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Succession Of Nose Harris, deceased.
No. IS. In District Court, Booster
Parish, Louisiana.
10y virtue of an order of sale, to me
- directed from the honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish of Bos-
sier, l will, on Saturday, December 2,
1916, at the late residence of the de-
ceased, in Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
within the legal hours of sale, proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property, to-wit:
The north half of southeast quarter,
southeast quarter of northwest quarter
and southwest quarter of northeast
quarter Of section 5, township 81, range
ii, containing f20 acres, more or less,
and situated in Bossier Parish, Lou
.isiana. ....
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appraise-
ment or two-thirds thereof be bid, else
on a credit of twelve months, according
to law. ]. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex- officio Auuctioneer fol
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Oct. 26, 1916. nov 90
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Roads and Prices.

Bunkie Record: Forty three farms in
Dinwiddie, Va, sold for s83S to s43.7O
per acre in t9C0-t4, before the roads
were built, and from s24.7Oto $3.50 per
acre after the roads were improved. 4
careful Investigation in Dallas county.
Ala, shows ;1at road Improvement has
added at least $500 t. each acre Of land.
Land that sold from$8 90 to $1,000 before
Improvement OF good raads, are now
bringing from $50. 10 $500 per acre
Local real estate men OF I.auderdala,
Miss, place the Increase ia land values
on account Of improved roads at from
IS to 50 per cent. The improvement Of
roads in Manateo county,. Fla, has ad-
ded $50 per acre on all lands within one
half mile of improved roads.
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Timber and Stone Entry.


Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La.
October Is, 1867
NOTICE is hereby given that Henry
~ S. Denton, whose postoffice ad-
dress is care Otis W. Bullock, Shreve-
port, La, did, On the 20th day of Octo-
Der, 1915, file in this Office sworn state
ment and application, No. 1882, to
purchase the northeast quarter of sec
ton 80, township 10, north, range L.,
west, Louisiana meridian, and the tim
Der thereon, under the provisions of the
act of June 5, 1878, and acts amendatory,
known as the climber and Stone Law"
at such value as might be fixed by ap-
praisement, and that, pursuant to such
application, the land and timber thereon
have been appraised, $40, the timber
estimated 10000 board feet at So per
thousand, and the land $3.50; that said
applicant will offer final proof in support
OF his application and sworn statement
On the 28th day of December, 1915, be-
fore the Clerk of Court at Benton, La.
Any person is at liberty to protest this
purchase before entry, or initiate con-
test at any time before patent issues, by
fling a corroborated affidavit in this
office, alleging facts which would defeat
the entry.
E. D. CHAMELEON, Register.
October 26, 1916. dec %
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No Peace, says Simrnonas.

Ponchatoula Guide: It IS evident
that "ecouomic" exhaustion cannot enc
the struggle at any early date. Each
side can carry on agriculture and bust
ness and pay the necessary war bills.
Competant critics assert that "oot b
British and German finance is sound"
All assumptions OF peace have been
based upon n exhaus.cd Germany, bat
Frank H. S INN )ntls in the Review of
Reviews says" tho simple truth seems to
be that Germany is very far from being
sufficiently czhauste ! % demand a truce
or ask for an end of the war on unfavor-
able terms, while her foes are sufficiently
encouraged by the events of the sumner
to be prepared to continue through an
other year at war, struggle, the end OF
which they are now satisfied will he a
complete triumph and a peace which
will guarantee the things for which they
believe they are fighting. Actually the
prospects OF peace have not seemed darker
at any moment since the war broke
out than they appear in the twenty
sevent2 m n5n.'
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Il THANKFUL PEOPLE.

While the greater part Of the world is
at war, America has peace and the great
est prosperity in her history.
Many nations are scourgad by plaques,
and famine threatens TO reduce the pop
ulation OF Others, while America ri Jcss
in normal heaithfulaess and no one goes
hungry to bed.
In order that some may not starve in
countries at war, all are limited IS to
what they may buy to eat; because the
nations are afraid OF being betrayed, no
one may leave his country or rlovc fr9m
place to place without answering II Any
questions and giving security as to his
loyalty; because these countries at waT
fear subit'ction ID Il fcrejga enemy, ali
a5le5oiied nea are lighting and millions
are dying while their women toll in the
ammunition factories, il the fields a1t
in the industries from which men have
been taken. While all other peoples
are suffering these. hardship3 Americans
SO about their business and pleasure in
even greater security, freedom and al
finance than ever b-sora.
Our country has just been given law
that frees the people to a great degree
from fear Of the terrible financial panics
that have been brought about in the past,
it is believed, by selfish organized inter
ests. Many hundreds OF thousands OF
children that were m de to work in IA
tories have been freed by another law
from such labor. And other law, made
for the happiness ana freedom of our
people have beea placed upon the statute
books. The Government that cracted
these laws has been returned to power in
and election wherein the enemies OF
free institutions did their utmost to de-
feat it and the American people arc as
sured of four years more of liberal
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Teddy Roosevelt is not dead. He is
shown to be alive by letter he has
written in which he advocates the limit
ing CT the right to vote to those citizens
who have served in the army not less
than six months. The returns from the
late election have displeased Teddy
greatly, some think, and the idea Of dis
iranchising the "poitroons and cowards'
is probably with view that none hut
the brave shall vote in future to the end
that the bravest Of the brave shall be
elected President in 1920.
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Succession Of Mrs. Susan NJ. Abneg, de-
ceased. No. II. In District Court,
Bossier Ptrish, Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given that A. D.
~ Scanland, dative testamentary ex
ecutor OF Mrs. Susan M. Abney, has
this day flied his fiAal account and il
same is not opposed within the time pre-
scribed by law 0he san9 will be approved,
homologated and made the Judgment of
the Court.
Given under my hand and seal Off
cially on this, the 10Th day of Novem-
Der, 1915, JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Clerk Of District Court for Boss;er
Parish, Louisiana. Dec7
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Succession Sale.

Succession Of Nose Harris, deceased.
No. 45. In District Court, Bossier
Perish, Louisiana.
10y virtue of an order of sale, to me
- directed from the honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish Of Bos-
sier, l will, on Saturday, December 2,
1916, at the late residence of the de-
ceased, in Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
within the legal hours of sale, proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property, to-wit:
Two old mules, 2 COWS and calves,
2 sows and s pigs, and Is bushels OF
corn, more or less.
Terms OF Sale-Cash, if the appraise-
ment or two-thirds thereof be bid, else
on credit of twelve months, according
to law. J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer for
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Nov. 2, 1916. nov 80