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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27

Blanche's case there was no apparent
reason why 1t should ever cease to
apply, or to be applied by every decent
tongue except her own.
Much the best tennis-player among
the ladies Of the neighborhood. she
drove an almost unbecomingly long
ball at golf. and never looked better
than when padding her old canoe. or
punting in the old punt And yet, this
wonderful September afternoon, she
did somehow look even better than at
either or any OF those congenIal pur-
suits, and that long before they
reached the river: In the empty house.
which had known her as baby. child
and grownup girl. to the companion
OF some part Of all three stages, she
looked a more lustrous and lovelier
Blanche than he remembered even OF
old
But she was not really lovely in the
least: that also must be put beyond
the pale of misconception. Her hair
was beautiful, and perhaps her skin,
and, in some lights. her eyes; the rest
was not 1t was yellow hair, not gold
en-, and Cazalet would have given all
he had about him to see it down again
as in the oldest of old days; but there
was more gold in her skin. for so the
sun had treated 1t; and there was
even hint or CLINT dn certain lights,
be it repeatedly Of gold mingling with
the pure hazel Of her eyes. But in
the dusty shadows of the empty house,
moving like a sunbeam across its bare
boards, standing out against the discol-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27

no inquired.
ored walls in the place of remembered
pictures not to be compared with her,
it was there that she was all golden
and still girl.
They poked their noses into. and
they had a laugh in every corner and
so out upon the leafy lawn. shelving
abruptly to the river. Last OF all there
was the summer schoolroom over the
boat-house, quite apart from the house
itself; scene of such safe yet reckless
revels; in its very aura late Victorian!
1t lay hidden In Ivy at the end of q
now neglected path; the bow-win-
dows overlooking the river were
framed in ivy. like three matted, whis-
kered, dirty. happy faces; one, with
it's lower sash propped open by a
broken plant-pot. might have been
grinning a toothless welcome to two
once leading spirits Of the place.
Cazalet whitfield twig and wedged
that sash up altogether; then he sat
himself on the sill. his long legs in
side. But his knife had reminded
him of his plug tobacco. And his plug
tobacco took him as straight back to
the bush as though the unsound floor
had changed under their feet into q
magic carpet.
You simply have it put down to the
mans account in the station books.
Nobody keeps ready money up at the
bush, not even the price of plug like
this; but the chap I'm telling you
about Il can see him now. with his
great red beard and freckled fists) he
swore / was charging him for half a
pound more than he'd ever had. We
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27

piece of cheese cloth kept for the pur-
pose. or course care must be used not
to allow food to boil over on the COOK
ing surface or into the burners. This
causes trouble even with gas stove,
and the burners OF an oil stove are
more work to clean than the gas
burner
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
SYNOPSIS.

=. steamer Kaiser Fritz,
~ - p III" had ruined his tai tIIr
e1 = dad and finds tnas III Inn +
mares the statero9ii Iav ~.r,.
sas raven 1 and also "a bla nls n.
~ s S, neighbor ana plas
:s; y: s::4 sy ss' :s "a f 5sa'
- Dee anacond sight. He thinks
s;t, I amateur defective " ,"Yr y
- e .ss murder lei which was com
!! : c... ~ sc old home. Toye hears Ears
20 Cs' ,bst scruton. who had been e.
4 Il ss.rS and the scapesoat .oi t
/! - Casaiet goes down '"s
vi meets Blanche.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
CHAPTER Iv-cont'nued'

.,.Ae, who can have done II!
J. 4 Tho police, and they don't
ma like finding OUT" 49,,
.s,t have been for his watch
.,,,, don't you think? And yet
~ 10 had SO many enemies.
4 l.pt silence; but she thought
rh,,d. "0f course 1t must nave
AZ man who ran out OF the
/. de concluded hastily. Where
mu when It happened, Sweep?
..vhat hoarsely he was recall
4. Mediterranean movements OF
r,,ef Fritz, when at the first
80 d the vessels name he was
lsckled.
1vse you don't mean to say you
uEs German steamer
- Il was the first going. and
AsQld | waste a week? Besides.
s generally get a cabin to your
il the German line"
3 hats why you're here before
4 Of Tia month";" said Blanche.
q | call 1t most unpatriotic; but
nhp IN yourself was certainly
.ueuSe."
nj reminds me-" he exclaimed.
hit It to myself all the way;
h ~ another fellow In with me
= Genoa: and the last night on
N Il cane out that he knew you!"
No an Il have been?"
M lis name was. Hilton Toye."
n American man! Oh. but |
y lin very well." said Blanche in
- beth strained and cordial. Hes
Mn, Ut. Toye, with his delight
lnaicanisms. and the perfectly
~ wy be says them!"
nl9 puckered like the primitive
~ M, when taken at all by sur
nj that anybody. much less
~ should think Toye. Of all peo-
d1w delightful" or great fun"
j ahinly Z surprise to him. II it
ntahs else. OF course 1t was
- elSe, to his immediate knowl.
! aill he was rather ready to
Dat Blanche was blushing. but
4 indeed he had been In a fit
y ~ It at the time, that she
~ himself the same high com
- across the gate. On the whole,
~ b said that Cazalet was ruff
lssAout feeling seriously disturbed
ln ~ essential issue which alone
~ b Bic mind. ..
Asae dld you meet the fellow"
nfed, with the suitable admix
= Z confidence and amusement.
sue afst instance, at Engelberg."
eaoerg! Where's that?"
'vsv one Of those places In Swift.
= where everybody goes now.
y i@ what they call winter
M
~ not even smiling at his ar
snorance; she was merely ex-
one geographical point aud
q general information. A
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27

/, OF II to remain On the surface OF the
furniture. Remember that the Office
OF a renovator is simply to remove
dirt and grease and not TO give 1t a
new surface Hence. when you ruO
with a renovator. follow 1T with an
other rag and wipe of thoroughly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
polishInu and Renovatino.

When the furniture begins to lose
tts original appearance OF freshness
II should be renovated. A standard
polish calls for raw linseed OIL tur
pentine and vinegar. well shaken: but
while this IL really q good polish.
there 10 danger OF allowing too much
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
Fewer Germs or Linen,

Experiments have shown that germs
do not increase as rapidly on linen
as on wool, silk and cotton. This Is
why il is OF so much value in surgical
use and why many persons think 1t
the most hygienic underwear
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
To Cure Corns.

Soft corns can be quickly cured by
putting talcum powder and piece Of
tissue between toes. Do not use cot
ton, 1t Is too heating, and moisture 10
what causes soft corps.-Good House
keeping.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
Its Kind.

That fellow has what l call para
doxical impudence."
How do you mean?"
He is always to the front with bach
talk"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27

It's time to look out when . bust
ness will not bear looking Into.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
Write for Free Book
Tho Mysesry Of the Lost Woman
and Free Color Scheme Cards
Special Stencil Offer

Stencils arc for border desxns In the regular way .hsy
would you from Soc 81 90 each. Our free book tells
you you ret stencils your practically free
charge Our Color Scheme Cards suggest coo,s that
hamonze for your rooms You should have free bok
and free Color Scheme CardA Wrk for them Today
Address
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
CHAPTER v.
An Untimeiy Visitor.

She really was one still, for In these
DAYS 1t Is an elastic term. and IN
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
The Alabastine Co.
S01 Csandvills Rd. Grand Rapids, Mich

Be cure the rcd cross and cire
Alabastine you buy Alabas,ine
10 sold by most druggists, hard
ware dealers and paint stofes
everywhere.
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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04

Continued on last page
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
Bonds Defeated:
Sims Nominated
TharpelsFar
In Lead; Next
Man Is Terry

Congressman T. w. Sims has
apparently been renominated
by a majority of about 900 votes
in the district, according to fig
ures given out by H. E. Graper,
of Lexington, Sims manager,
about 10 o'clock Thursday night.
Dudley Porter carried Henry
county by about 1000 majority,
and according to Mr.. Graper's
figures had a majority of 27
votes in Benton county. with two
precincts out.
Sims, Mr.. Graper stated, car
ried Carroll county by 476; Ches-
ter 70; Decatur 1873; Hardin 176;
Madison 80; Henderson 365;
McNairy 96; Perry 254.
Porter headquarters here re-
fused to concede the nomination
to Congressman Sims at a late
hour last night.
Two years ago Congressman
Sims defeated Gen. B. j. How
ard, of Jackson, by 1000 ma
jority.
In the race for Representative
John G. Tharpe, of Cottage
Grove, led the field with total
of 1877 in the eighteen districts
reported. R. M. Terry, of Pur-
year, is second with 439; Thos.
J. Browning, of the old Second
has $40 and R. w. Lyon has 371.
AS there are eight districts
yet to be heard from in this race
it is impossible to say whether
Terry, Browning or Lyon will be
in the run-off with Tharpe. If a
run-off is necessary it will be
held on August 10.
I While returns are very incom-
plete on the road bond election,
it is evident that the proposition
has been defeated by a large
vote. The Paris precinct gave
the bond issue vote of about
two to one.
The constitutional convention
proposition has probably carried
the county by a safe majority.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04

you will recall. You told me
that you would go to Nashville
and let me know. Yesterday
you returned, and told me that
the first suggestions were unsat-
isfactory, and thereupon, after
again canvassing the matter
with you, | telegraphed Gov.
Rye as follows:
"Dr. McAlister here. 1t has
been suggested that state COM
mittee ce urged to select Thad
Cox vice-chairman and he and
Judge Hill jointly run campaign.
Also executive committee select
from committee three of your
friends as additional men or
campaign committee. How does
this strike you? Wire answer;
Last night received the
following telegram from Gov
Rye:
"McAlister authorized to sub
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
MISS MABEL WILLIAMS
DIED HERE WEDNESDAY
Popular Young Lady Taken III
While Attending Teach
ers' Institute

Miss Mabel Williams, aged 20,
a popular young woman Of near
Elkhorn, passed away at the
Hoyland hospital on Wood street
here about three O'Clock Wednes.
day afternoon, after a brief ill.
ness.
Miss Williams was an accom-
plished young woman and one OF
the most popular teachers in
Henry county. She became i'll
very suddenly while attending
the teachers institute here last
week. She suffered a congest-
i've chill, and from the first, little
hope was held out for her recov.
cry.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Elkhorn today friday }
at 10 o'clock by Rev. w. F. Tu-
ten. She was a consistent mem
ber of the Methodist Church and
many friends mourn her death.
The funeral was attended by a
large number of relatives and
friends.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
Petition Filed to Drain Big
Sandy River Bottom from
Town of Big Sandy to Hollow
Rock Junction.---Health Con-
ditions Will Be Improved.

Many thousand fertile acres
along the Big Sandy river bottom
in Henry, Benton and Carroll
counties will be reclaimed as the
result of a bill filed in county
court this week by Lewis & Bry.
ant and Fitzhugh & Morton, rep
resenting about fifty petitioners,
land owners, in the three coun-
ties, seeking to drain the swamp
lands along the river from the
town of Big Sandy to Hollow
Rock Junction.
The petition will be increased
during the next week by the ad-
dition of probably 100 other land
owners.
The bottom along this river is
from one to two miles wide, run
ming a distance of 70 miles, and
containing thousands of acres of
landHTn swamps, lagoons and
raasshes, now almost valueless,
Nv, cen drained and reclaimed
vii sie the richest land in the
three counties, and prove one of
the most productive bodies of
farm land to be found anywhere.
The draining of Big Sandy
river bottom will also mean the
destruction of millions of mos
quitos, and will be a great bene-
fit to health conditions.
The counties of Weakley, Glib
son, Dyer and Madison have all
established drainage districts un-
der the drainage law, and thou
sands of acres of land have been
redeemed. making the owners
rich.
The petitioners and attorneys
are being congratulated upon
their efforts to drain and reclaim
some of the most fertile land in
the state, and, what is of vast
more Importance to humanity, to
destroy the malaria and improve
the health of the citizens along
the river. The river has been
obstructed by fallen trees and
drifts until a large rain would
result in the waters overfiowing
the area of the entire surround
ing country.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04

NIT only proposition l care to
entertain.
This morning you handed me
the above quoted proposition as
coming from Governor Rye.
This proposition in effect ig-
nores the entire party organiza-
tion in the state, and no matter
what the intent may be its effect
would be to cast discredit upon
the state executive committee.
My reply to the proposition is,
that | am standing with, and am
going to continue to stand with,
the democratic state executive
committee in this and all other
matters over which it has juris-
diction.
1t is not my duty, or my
prerogative, as conceive it, to
select any committee, or its
chairman, or dictate, or control
it's organization. | am unwilling
to take any position or make any
agreement that ignores the dem.
ocratic state executive committee
in the state or that might dis.
credit the democratic organiza.
ton in the state, and under nc
circumstances would | be a party
to the creation of an Independent
committee to be appointed with
out the authority and approva
of the democratic state executive
committee. However, | am will
ling now and at all times to d.
anything, or agree to any plan
that the state executive com
mittee authorizes.
While am perfectly willing
to go to any length to meet tn,
personal desires or wishes of an,
other candidates, whatever thei
desires may be, still, as a demo
crat | am unwilling to take an.
steps, the effects of which Nigh
be to bring the organization o
the party into disrepute, o
which might be regarded as al
assault on the integrity of tn
state committee. | felt that
went to extreme lengths yester
day morning whenI agreed t
the suggestions, which | wire
Governor Rye, and which hav
been quoted above. At a
events, cannot agree to max
the recommendation asked fC
about it. If this is desired
: Continued on last page
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04

For Trustee

Ac cording to reports received
at ten o'clock Thursday night
former Mayor E. H. Crump, of
Memphis, had been elected Trus-
tee of Shelby county by ma
jority of probably more than
1000 votes over H. H. Litty.
Mike G. Tate, the Democratic
(Crump) candidate for Sheriff,
defeated w. ]. Hayes, candidate
of the Mooney Fitzhugh- Monte
verde faction, by about the same
vote and w. B. Weisiger won
out for Tax Assessor.
The Commercial-Appeal con-
ceded the election of the entire
Crump ticket, it is said.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
Adams & Currier Form New
Realty Firm: Joe GrayRetires

have a continuance of same.
Both Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Currier
are we'll known business men and
possess the confidence of the
people of Henry county. Both
are hustlers and will make a sue
cess of the business. Mr.. Gray's
friends regret his retirement,
but wish him success in any
future business enterprises.
The office of the new firm will
be at the old stand, second foo
of the building on the East sid
occupied by the New York store
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04

Chas. P. Currier has purchased
the interest of Joe Gray in the
real estate firm of Adams &
Gray, and in the future the firm
will be known as Adams & Cur
rier. real estate, loans and insur-
ance. Mr.. Gray retires and it is
said that he will probably locate
ipsMississippi about the first of
next year,
The firm of Adams & Gray has
enjoyed a good business here,
and the new firm will no doubt
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
SHILOH MONUMENT TO
BE UNVEILED IN FALL
Mrs. Alexander B. White Sc
cures F unds For Monument
to Southern Soldiers

| DlllCG JHG dltlUuHCGfucHC Cn6
first week in July that the Shiloh
monument, located at Shiloh
national park, in Corinth, Miss.
a short distance from the Tenn
essee- Mississippi state line, erect
ed to commemorate Southern
soldiers, will be unveiled In the
fall, and that ground has actually
been broken for it, and further,
that nearly all the $50, 900 needed
to pay for the monument has
been secured, there has been a
bigrevival of interest manifested.
There were doubtless many
who, realizing the difficulties
with which women secure funds,
thought it would be impossible
for them to finance such a large
undertaking, but it has been ac-
complished by Mrs. Alexander B.
White, Of Paris, Tenn. as direct
or-general of the Shiloh monu-
ment fund, ably assisted by the
directions from each state having
charters of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy and other
loyal women who are desirous of
placing an enduring monument
to that body of Southern fight
ers whose answering loyalty
and remarkable efforts. made in
the face of gigantic obstacles,
have made them at once the sur
prise and admiration of men and
women everywhere.
Mrs. White, who has charge of
the work, announces that contri-
buttons are still coming in, and
the few thousands of dollars need
ed to complete the $50, 900 which
the monument will cost are ex-
pected to be in by the time for
the unveiling if those who are
working for the cause continue
their vigil.
Just below the central group
of figures, which is in heroic size,
in which Death and Night are
snatching the laurel wreath from
Confederacy, will be a profile
head of Gen. Albert Sydney
Johnston in high relief. In order
to secure a good likeness of the
general, Mrs. White wrote to
Gen. Johnston's daughter, Mrs.
Prichard, of San Francisco, who
furnished pictures of him.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
M'kELLAR REPLIES To
RYE PR0POS|T|0N;;,HE
WITHSTAND BY PARTY
Nominee for Senator Declares
His Confidence In State
Executive Committee
GOVERNOR WOULD DISPLACE
HEADS OF PARTY In STATE
Mcclellan Sends Message That
He Does Not Wish To
Dictate or Control

Replying TO a pr0posltlon MADE
by Governor Rye through DR.. j.
D. McAlister that the three state
nominees McKellar, Rye and
Enloe name campaign COM
mittge to act apart from the
regular party organization, Con-
gresham Kenneth D. McKellar,
nominee for United States Sena-
tor, stated pointedly that he had
confidence in the Democratic
State Executive Committee and
| its officials and that he did not
consider it his duty to select any
separate committee, or its chair
man, or dictate or control its or
ganization. He declined Gov
ernor Rye's proposition.
The proposition made by the
Governor grew out OF the Cover
nor having failed to control in
the election of a chairman of the
State Committee. The members
Of the committee elected Judge
L. D. Hill, the present chairman,
for another term over Rye's op-
position, although Hill success
fully managed the Rye campaign
two years ago. Since Judge Hill
was reelected the governor has
appeared "peeved," and has in
timated that he might name a
separate committee TO direct his
own campaign. In the mean,
time, Judge Hill has opened Dem
ocratic headquarters at Nashville
and is organizing the state in the
interest of Wilson, McKellar,
Rye and the other nominees.
Now comes the governors pro-
proposal to Congressman Nickel
lar that they, with Col. Enloe,
name a separate committee.
The proposal was submitted by
DR.. McAlister, and Congressman
McKellar's reply, which was
pointed and meets with the ap.
proval of Democrats generally,
! is as follows:
July 27, 1916. Dear DIR. Nc
Alister; You have just handed
me the following propositions:
That the three candidates,
Rye, McKellar and Enloe, select
their own campaign committee
outside of the state executive
committee, each member of the
campaign committee to be mu
tually agreeable to the candidate
and the campaign committee tt
select its own chairman anC
secretary, who shall be mutual.
agreeable to the three candi
dates. All other employees ant
Eattaches to be selected in tn,
same way.
This is handed me for tn
, first time on this morning abou
II o'clock, July q.
when you came to Washing
J ton last week to see me abou
this matter you and | both wen
, over it at length, and I agree
that we all ask the state execu
/ tive committee to appoint tw
r additional friends of Gov. Rye o
e the campaign committee, an
certain other suggestions ths
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
MANY THOUSAND FERTILE
ACRES TO Be RECLAIMED
THRU DRAINAGE PROJECT
DUR0CK sow MOTHER OF
LARGE LITTER OF PIGS

J. E. Douglas, of Route 2,
was in the city Saturday and
told a representative of The
Partisan that a red Durock
sow on his farm became the
mother of seventeen pigs one
night recently. This seems to
be the record, at least no one
has so far disputed it.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
GET YOUR MAP NOW

The Parisian's second order
of premium wall maps has
arrived. Those who are due
a map will please call at The
Partisan office Immediately for
same. A map is given with
each one-year paid subscrip-
ton to The Partisan.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04
DR.. J. D. Weldon Gets
Guard Appointment

DR.. j. d. Weldon, of Paris, has
been commissioned first lieuten-
ant, Tennessee National Guards,
Dental corps, and left early this
week for Nashville.
Some weeks ago DIR. Weldon
attempted to raise a company of
militia here, but was unsuccess.
full. His many friends will be
glad to learn of his appointment.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-08-04

L0ST-On streets or in court
yard Thursday one $500 bill.
Reward at The Partisan Office.