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Meade County news., 1916-06-08
CHAPTER ~.
Across the Line.

Across the Line.
A long silence fell. Kynaston was
the first to break it.
Sergeant" he said quickly, send
two men to round up that old priest.
He cannot have got very far, for he
is blind and could not see his road.
Stay after him till you get him and
then bring him back here to me.
Il want few words with him."
he added grimly.
Isn't this sweet mess?" he said,
turning to Major Updyke.
The older officer nodded.
Kynaston," he said presently,
take my advice and send a wire at
once to department headquarters re-
porting the loss Of the stone. It's too
valuable thing to leave to chance.
Don't you see that when those prison
ers of yours discover that it has been
lost they'll put up an awful howl?
Then If any investigation is made, it'll
only show that you had the stone in
your possession, and that you declined
to turn it over to the priest. The pa
pers'll make capital of it, and you'll
achieve very undesirable notoriety.
Report the matter at once. II you'll
write out wire I'll send it for you.
When will you be back?"
"In three hours at most, sir, think.
can't thank you enough, sir, for
the interest you have taken. Here's
the message. SIR
He scribbled a curt message and
swung into saddle.
"Good-by, major! III be back in
little while. Adios, sir. Right by
twos! Trot, march! Route order"
And the little squad of excited cav
alrymen moved quickly OF up the
road.
After Kynaston left him Major
Updyke sat deep in thought for some
time. He was finally rovsed by sol
diar's rsnalhG AentIs on the Hntpole.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
Laid Statue Of LIbertx Base.

David H. King. Jr., the pioneer in
skyscraper construction, died the other
day. He built Madison Square garden
and many other famous landmarks of
New York. Most Of his knowledge Of
the building trade he had acquired
himself, being "self.made man."
He had charge Of the erection Of
the first big structure In the city. the
Mills building. He also built the first
Equitable building, put up Washing.
ton Square arch. laid the masonry
base Of the Statue Of Liberty. and
placed the statue itself in position
when 1t arrived from France. Through
these and other building operations
Mr.. King amassed fortune reputed
to be more than million dollars.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
SYNOPSIS.

Automobile OF Miss Dorothy Upton and
friend, Mrs. Fame, breaks down at New
Mexico border patrol camp, commanded
by Lieutenant Kynaston. The two wom-
en- are on way to mine of Miss Upton S
father, located a few miles across the
Mexican border. Kynaston leaves women
at his camp while he goes with a detail
to investigate report of Villa gun runners.
Villa troops drive small force of Car
rama across border line and they surren-
der to Kynaston. Dorothy and Mrs. Fame
still at camp when Kynaston returns with
prisoners Blind Mexican priest appears
in camp and claims lnterned Mexicans
have in the spoils brought across the line
a wonderful emerald bell stolen from a
shrine by Zapata and taken from him by
Carranza troops. Priest is searching for
the emerald in order to return II to the
shrine. Kynaston finds jewel and reports
to department headquarters Major Up
dyke appears from headquarters to take
charge of valuables captured.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

Joyfully the grizzled soldier depart
ed. Soon his men were scurrying
about among the tents, While stuffing
his belt full of cartridges Kynaston
was interrupted by ar eager orderly.
"Sir, the major presents his compli-
ments and says that the lieutenant had
better turn over to him any valuables
that he has in camp, If he is going
to leave for any length of time"
Kynaston gasped. In the thought Of
seeing Mrs. Fame again he had forgot
ten the saddlebags and the Jewel. He
dashed across the tent, seized the sad
dlebags, and hurried to the tent that
had been pitched for the major.
Here it is, sir. I'm glad you
thought OF 1t. I'd have gone and left
it on the floor of my tent if 1t had not
been for you. Here 1t is"
He unbuckled the bags and turned
out upon the little camp table the un-
savory mass of dirty oiled rags that
he had SO curiously unwrapped few
hours before.
I'D have been in nice mess" he
said frankly, "if I'd left this here and
someone had walked on with It, Good
thing for me that you're here, sir. /
can leave it here wit you till l return.
What is 1t. trumpeter?"
For a disheveled and excited trum-
peter had thrust his way into the tent.
"Sir, Sergeant Black has directed me
to inform the troop commander that
the old padre has left the camp. The
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

work and washing for eleven and ] can
truthfully say Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has been a godsend
to me for / would have been in my grave
today but for it. would tell oil wo'
men suffering as l was to try your valu-
able remedy. Mrs. WIN. GREEN, SSz
S. Addison Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
There ishardly neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
If there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn
Mass.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
New Cause of DELAY.

"Good gracious! Wife! Well be
late for the theater! Aren't you near
ly ready?" shouted the husband from
the foot of the stairs.
"In a minute, DEAR came back the
reply.
Does it take all this time to put
your hat on?
ooh, I've had my hat on for. a long
line"
well, what on earth detains your"
"I'm putting on my spats!"-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
CHAPTER IlI-continued.

IT believe I'll send a detail over
there to see what is going on, sir. Ser.
geant, go and tell the old priest that
the major and are leaving camp and
shall not return till morning. Report
to me at my tent when you have told
him. Now, major, if you care to go
along can give you change of cloth
ing and fairly good horse to ride"
The major nodded assent.
"Of course I'll go. That's what l
came down here for-to see for my
self-and tell the general just how
things are going. Here come the
horses now"
Ten minutes later they trotted lei
surely out Of the camp, headed south
east.
A horned moon was swinging clear
Of the cloud-capped Buffalo mountains.
Southward they could see in the
moonlight the dim mountains in old
Mexico, standing like silent sentinels,
looking with grim disapproval on the
scenes of riot and disorder, of murder
and of pillage that were making the
unhappy land a veritable wilderness.
AS they reached the level ground the
old sergeant rode back to his young
superior, his hand raised to the brim
Of his scouting hat.
"Whal is it, sergeant" asked Kynas-
ton.
There's q little fire over yonder.
SIR"
The gauntleted hand stabbed the
dark, its finger in the direction of the
fire, and Kynaston's gaze followed. A
blade-shaped flame stood out in the
blackness of the night.
whats over there? Any houses?
Any Americans live over there" Ma
jor Updyke's query was as quick as a
shot.
Kynaston paused moment
mo, sir. That fires on the Mexi-
can side of the line. What can 1t be,
sergeant?"
The sergeant puzzled a moment or
two. Then:
"Sir, I know. It's the Santa Cruz
mine, where the Uptons live AS sure
as live, sir, the rebels are attackin'
the mine! Don't you remember, sir.
Mr.. Upton came through with the two
ladies' today? Sure as anything, them
rebels have attacked the place; heav-
en- help the Uptons!" he calculated.
ANY orders, sir?"
Kynaston turned to Updyke.
81 know, sir, what the orders are.
| know the orders are very strict that
no American shall cross the line un-
less he has residence there. wish
you were deaf, dumb and blind for a
few hours"
In the darkness Major Updyke
grinned behind his hand.
"Why?" he asked.
IF you were," said Kynaston slowly,
I'D go back to my camp and There
are two American women over there"
he concluded lamely.
81 am deaf and blind" said Major
Updyke impressively. 81 can neither
see nor hear at night. am quite sure
that"
"Twos left about! Gallop!"
The orders shot out like the shots
from machine gun; almost before he
knew it the major found himself gal
Looping back to the little camp.
Have twenty men saddle up at
once, sergeant" cried Kynaston.
Take nothing but canteens, rifles, and
a hundred rounds Of ammunition per
man. Get the men ready at once"
The sergeant hesitated and finally
ventured on a liberty that was rare in
deed for him.
Sir, is the lieutenant goin' to cross
the line?" he asked. DO you remem-
Der, sir, what the orders are? It'll
cost the lieutenant hts commission"
.Tf it'll cost my commission to help
couple y, American ladies who arc
in troubIe--thoa I'll haze 90 pay the
price, sergeant Hurry up! Tell that
old priest to come ever to my tent at !
oARa
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
'HUNCH' MADE GOOD
FORTUNE SMILED ON "HOBo
MATT" AFTER MANY YEARS.
Satisfied That Rich Ledge Of Gold Still
Remained In Abandoned Mine, He
Blded His Time and Struck
II Rich at Last.

Romance still clings to the gold min
ing of the West.
Even today there are fortunes made
all of a sudden, dreams realized, hearts
broken from hopes destroyed; tragedy,
and comedy alternating in the dreams
which has gold for its title.
The other day for instance, Hobo
Matt" Kelly struck it rich in the Old
Bodie mine. And somewhere In Cal
ifornia the long-neglected wife of "Ho-
bo Matt" will receive fat check soon
In evidence Of the fact.
The ghost of mine and the ghost
Of a man. The only two things "Ho-
bo Matt" believed to have remained
true to his faith--his wife and the
gold ledge Of the Beehive days. He
has won lifetime's gamble. He will
have 100000 in good, clean gold be-
fore his work is done.
Hobo Matt" is known in all the
mining camps of the West. When
"Old Bruin" Kelly, his uncle, was win
ming his fame upon the Comstock and
as superintendent of the Bodie mine
Matt was his trusted messenger. He
became q miner. When the Beehive
was turning out It's millions Matt was
there, He knew every inch Of those
honeycombs of wealth.
He gambled in Bodie stocks and
won. He spent his money as easily
as he made 1t. He had married, but
even his wife's love could not hold
him from the mad delights of those
feverish bonanza days.
Then Matt became Hobo Matt"
With his blanket on his back he be-
came wanderer. In the back of his
mind was the constant thought of an
undiscovered ledge Of gold in the
Bodie, which he meant to have one
day. Even in his cups he never dis
closed his secret, biding his time.
Last fall Matt decided that the time
had come to go back to Bodie. He
found the place once held 10000 busy
men changed into dreary, sleepy viii
lage of 200 inhabitants. The Old Re-
liable was silent, the Standard COM
pany had dissolved, and ]. s. Cain,
mining broker, had gathered in the
old Bodie properties.
When Hobo Matt" appeared in
camp and asked for the lease on the
old mine he was laughed at. No one
had any faith in the old wanderer.
Cain turned him down.
He went to a man who had known
him in his better days-Lester Bell
and told him the secret, Offering to
share with him IL Bell could get the
lease.
Bell did not have much faith, but
he agreed to try in few days. Cain
gave the lease to Bell. The com.
pany's engineers had gone again into
the mine and pronounced 1t worth
less.
Then Hobo Matt" became young
again. The years dropped away from
him as he shouldered his pick and
shovel and went to work in the we'll.
remembered lodges. A drift was start
ed. and after sleep OF 40 years q
ledge rich in true colors, deep in ex-
tent, was uncovered.
Hobo Mats" dream came true by
the light Of candle In an old mans
hand, far down under the surface of
the white earth.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
Didn't Think Much of PAS Job.

Shortly after Sir Edward Carson
nad relinquished the post of solicitor
general he was speaking of the meth
DDS Of examining candidates for the
service and told the following story:
II had son that went through that
ordeal and when 1t was over asked
him what had been said to him.
"'A lot of rot!' he replied. They
asked me if my father was the solicit
tor general and when / said that he
was they asked me why didn't follow
In his footsteps. told them that
might take that up after had failed
1t this job"
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

sentry on the picket line says he seen
him pull his freight out on the trail
that leads up on the mesa just after
the lieutenant and the major went out
of camp an hour ago.
Kynaston, his brow wrinkled with
astonishment, picked the bunch of rags
to pieces.
Then he began frenziedly to turn
over the saddle-bagg. Finally turning
them inside out he threw bags and
rags upon the blanket-covered table
and leaned forwcrd with whitened
face.
"The Bell is gcne!" he said in
voice that shook with anger and NOR
tification. "The Bell is gone!"
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
Eorehanded,

Husband-I don't see, Estelle, how
you could draw all your money out Of
the bank and spend 1t, when spe-
cially told you that wouldn't be able
to give you any more for some time?
Wife-But did 1t on purpose, dear.
Suppose the bank should fail?-Life.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

down CnaL i coulO
not work. I was
thin, pale and weak
weighed but 1o9
pounds and was In
bed m ost Of the
time. ! began taxi
ing Lydia E. Pink!
hams vege table
Compound and FIVE
m onth 8 ater j
weighed S9pounds.
1 do all the house,
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
COVETED aY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours Is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store 1t to it's former beauty and lus.
ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress
Ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

AS deer-hunting state Vermont
now rivals Maine, with 5000 deer
killed in 1916, compared with from
5000 to 10000 in the Maine wilder.
ness.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

IMITATION IS slNceREsT FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

The production of electrolytic iron
sheets and tubes from cast iron is the
purpose of process which is being de-
veloped by French scientists,
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

Even when a girl doesn't want a
young man to kiss her she may angrily
detest his lack of desire to do so.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

Would you risk your Job, and
perhaps your whole future In
life, to rescue two American la
dies from house besleged by
Mexican bandits? Or would you
stick to your Job and watch
gang Of Iiquor-fired halfbreeds
; bind and carry the women away
to fate worse than death?
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

To lend slS on Friday may be bad
luck.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
Influenced.

"of course you favor votes for WON.
en?"
81 don't know" replied Mr.. Meek.
ton.
But you used to-"
Eyes. But Henrietta has raid 50
little on the subject of late that
think she may have changed hsr
mind"
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

A man without country is one who
lives in town.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

Silence is golden except when
counterfeit.
Meade County news., 1916-06-08
WIFE TOO ILL
TO WORK
IN BED MOST OF TIME
Her Health Restored byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Indianapolis, Indiana. = "My health
was so poor and my constitution so run
Meade County news., 1916-06-08

Millions of particular women now use
end recommend Red Cross Ball Blue. All
Rrocers. Adv.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18
Exec Itors Notice to Probate
Claims

etters of Administration having
been granted to the undersigned on the
estate of the late w. d. Tynes, SIR
deceased on the 18th day of January.
1916. any Ierson or pers n having
claims ag ainst said estate are hereby
gwen notice to have the same probated
ard registered by the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lee County, Miss,s-
sippl, within one year from this da:.
and thai a ia lure TO SO probate and
register the same within the time re-
quired nv law will bar the same.
This January 10Th, 1916.
w. d. TYNES, JR
A M. TYNES,
MRS M. j. TYNEs.
Executors of the Estate of w. ID.
Tynes, ST., deceased. 40
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18
MRS. MELONS LETTER
10 Tired Worn-out Mothers

jackson, Miss.-''I shall feel repaid
for writing this letter if / can help any
tired, WORKOUT mother or housekeeper
to find health and strength as | have.
II have a family of five, sew, cook
and do my homework and ! became very
much rundown in health. A friend
asked me to try Vinol. did so and now
! am well and strong and my old time
energy has been restored. Vinol has no
superior as q tonic for worn-out, run
down, tired mothers or housekeepers."
Mrs. j. N. MELTON. Jackson. Miss
Pound Kincannon-E lkin Co., Druggists,
Tupelo. Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18
HOW TO CULTIVATE THRIFT,

8 First learn to distinguish be-
o tween Injuries and necessities.
O You do nyt need all you think
o, you need. and certainly not all
o you buy. You want things be-
o cause you see them-that is what
o shop windows are for. Second,
8 learn to know good value. Learn
. where and when and how to buy.
o Learn to know good meat from
o bad. nourishing from the worth
8 less. Learn to judge clothing
9 and shoes. and buy good mate
o rial-it pays in the end. Third.
I. keep track of your expenses.
o Know how much it costs you to
q live. and how much you spend
!. on various items of the house
!. hold. Limit your pleasure 0
I. ey and choose wholesome pleas
= nres. Ii you like the theater,
. learn where to see the good plays
. at reasonable prices. and go con
/. ~sistently.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18

Philadelphia. The plans for the Boston
bank must have been well matured.
for in December of 1916 the "Provident
Boston was chartered, being the first
public act of legislation In the world
which recognized the beneficial charac-
ter OF the savings bank. This bank in
five years had deposits Of 100000 and
paid one per cent. quarterly.
Following the letter received from
his English correspondent, Mr.. Eddy
and a group of public spirited men be-
gan an agitation that eliminated in the
Bank for Savings, now located at
Fourth Avenue and Twenty-second
Street, New York, a hundred-million-
dollar bank In the meantime, Phila-
delphia had been busy, and organized
the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society.
which opened its doors on Monday,
December 2, 1916. being the first bank
Of its kind to open for business on the
Western Continent.
In spite of this early beginning. the
sayings bank. as 4 mutual institution
has ~rcnanlned a New England institu-
ton. n that this TYPE Of bank has
nerer become ! financial factor in the
West andfoith, there be ng less than
laffv OF these banks west of Buffalo
and South of Baltimore.
According to latest reports, there are
GA banks of the mutual type. located
us follows: Maine. As; New Hampshire.
4G; Vermont. 81; Massachusetts, 100:
Rhode Island. 10; Connecticut, 81; New
York. 40: New Jersey, 2G; pennsyl
vania, 10; Delaware. =; Maryland, Is:
which accounts for all but 81 in the
United States.
The deposits IN these six hundred
banks total S3.9l5,G GIG, 100. of which
81, 100,G3, 166 is in New York. followed
by Massachusetts with $S61.416,SS0.
In ~depositors New York likewise leads.
having 3%,114,240 depositors, while Mas
sachusetts has 2.249,S24.
These figures do not include the
SiOth SaN lllSS. DdHhN, VI Which, lItle
are upwards of 1900 in various parts
of the country. nor banks of discount
operating savings departments. Nor
is it to he inferred that one is better
than the other; but the Centennial ceIe-
bration which commentaries d cen
fury OF savings banking is to do honor
to the mutual savings bank with no
~disparagement to other types, whose
history is not so clearly defined. al
though their operation may have done
as great Il good. In his first message
TO the Legislature i'll 1920. Governor
Clinton of New York characterized the
savings bank as IAN institution to
cherish meritorious industry, encour
age frugality, and to promote the wei
fare OF families, the of morality
and the good order of society" And
he was right. 1t has done all this in
thousands of instances for a hundred
years and well merits all the honor
and credit that may come to it after
a century OF honorable conduct.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18

Y a little stone cottage in Ruthwell.
Scotland, in 1910 the Rev. Henry
Duncan established the first saw
ings bank which was organized
and operated on the recognized savings
bank principle which is: that from the
deposits received, the bank should. by
judicious investment, earn enough to
pay the expenses of management, pay
interest to the depositors and establish
a guaranty fund to protect them from
losses incident to all business.
DR.. Duncan was by no means the
first to see the need of a safe deposit
DRY for the savings of the people, for
several others as high minded, but not
SO practical, had heretofore attempted
to establish savings banks. but in their
zeal to make the proposition attractive,
combined features that smacked of
charity, and therefore failed as bust
ness ventures. AS early rs 1898 the
"Wendover Bank" was instituted by
the Rev. Joseph Smith, who with two
rich parishioners agreed to receive
sums ON deposit and repay the same at
Christmas with a bonus of One-third
the amount deposited. 1t was In sub
stance like our modern "Christmas
Club" Priscilla Wakefield in 1899 or
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNS0lOOL
LESSON

tBy e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday Schoo Course, Moody Bible
I~nstftute.)
Copyright. 1916. Western Newspaper Union.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-02-18

ganized a society to receive certain
sums ON deposit monthly. according to
age and to pay the same as a pension
after sixty years of age. In sickness a
weekly benefit was allowed, and on
death IA funeral benefit. This was in
substance like our modern Sick and
Aid Societies so common among Eu-
ropean nations. But Duncan,s plan
was the only one to prove adaptable to
all peoples and to all times, and which
would support itself. His bank would
sustain itself on the earning power OF
money. rather than on the money earn
ing power had accumulated. From the
humble Scottish village the idea spread
throughout England and Ireland and
Scotland until there were over two
hundred such banks i'll 1916.
As an outcome of Duncan's bank,
grew the Edinburgh Savings Bank.
which dates from 1911 and which is
still i'll existence. 1t was III this bank
that We find the same methods as are
still in vogue, the modus operandi OF
the savings bank having changed but
little in the century past. This bank
issued pass books. the recognized form
of savings bank evidences of indebted
ness. 1t was managed by a body of
| trustees who gave their services gratis.
1t paid all depositors the same rate of
interest. 1t had no stock and conse-
quently no stockholders. 1t was a mu-
&,,n r.atir,rfiAt, I atlrI1t Cnfnfx fiitSt
and profits afterward. 1t sought the
highest forms of investment, namely
government bonds.
Owing to the close association be-
tween the mother country and the 0
onies. it was but natural that any
movement that succeeded there should
he adopted here. and the idea was not
| long in crossing The Atlantic.
The new country had its problem of
poverty no less THAI the old. and IN
| the endeavor to ameliorate the cOndi-
| ton of the lower classes numerous I'M
| dertakings were begun, which were
based on the sick and aid society idea.
| Even lotteries were legaliZed in the at
| tempt to alleviate the current distress
| Tammany Hall was originally insti-
| tuted as a society to afford relief to
! the INDECENT and distressed members,
| their widows and others" Fully forty
| such societies were organized for sim
| liar urpoSes before the advent or the
| savings bank.
Historians are in doubt rs to whom
is due the credit of bringing the idea
over to America. hut il is conceded that
| Patrick Colluhoun. a London Magis-
trate. wrote Thomas Eddy of New
| York a letter in 1916. outlining the plan
| then in successful operation III Eng
| land. A similar pamphlet fell into the
| hands Of James Savage Of Boston in
the same year. and the first public an
nouncement of Il savings bank IN this
country appeared in the Christian Dis
| ciplt. a small religious paper. in De
cembcr. 1916. This article stated that
snch institutions We're in successful
operation in England and Scotland and
that such a hank was proposed for
W EKat Ma GHNK 2TMG EAA