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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16

handy to us. oil be together. and set
up housekeepin' This beln' Christmas.
didn't know but II the idea pleased
ye. ia give We q years rent. That
suit you. Lottie? Now bout 1t. Mary
Alice? Car lines handy. You can go
to town every day"
And so 1t had come around again,
the little cottage with the green grass.
Mrs. Brown had never dared dream OF
it. Two children, a home. and-a hus-
band, good. clean. Industrious: the bit
ter years rolled up ike a dlngy and
solled curtain.
Mary Alice's arm stole around her
mothers neck. and one hand CROPPED
out for the big paw Of Lem Brown
as hard and knobby as the field stones
he juggled so earnestly. but. unlike
them. quite warm. and capable of Civ
ing comforting and cheerful squeeze
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16

"Oh, Lem. how could you?" Martha
said. blowing her nose
'Lookut this" said Lem, spinning
the chair about like top. THAT there
little tralIin' wheel Is swlveled. see?
And this kind Of hoop thing on both
wheels Is to grab with your hands, SOS
t you can push 'er round and steer
'er any place you want to go. 1t works
just as easy--don't take no effort at
ALL" H
He looked about. proud as a boy;
then he suddenly picked up Charlie.
cushions and all, and deposited him
gently in the new chair. Charlie was
speeches.. gazing from one face to an
other in blissful daze.
Makes that other old homemade
thing look like thirty cents, don't it?''
Said Sam.
mo it don't. no 1t don't" cried the
little boy. as no such a thing
amt never goin' back on my old chair
You come ere, Boss; come ere, Lem,
The two great fellows went and
I SICOu w AWdIuly ny TIE ittic Doy. L1e
reached up and laid hand on the coat
Of each. clutchng both with the griI
of great affection.
"Lem understands. don't you. Len
You don't expect me to go back on my
old chair, do you, Lem 2"
you bet don't Charlie. If you'd
rather have 1t, I'll take this new raj
trap and"
mo you won't. I'm goin' TO keep
em both. longs live. even when
get so can walk good as anybody
Maybe I'll use the new one more. tc
get used to travelln' around. But I'm
goin' to sit some in the Boss every
day. It's awful comf'table. Gee, Tn
turribIe lucky boy. There amt no
body ever comes near me that don't
do somethin' nice for me. l guess It's
Merry Christmas every day, all the
year round with me-"
He paused for breath. Into bis
cheeks had crept the delicate, warn
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
SYNOPSIS.
u

II While trundling the clean washing up
lFlipper Hill Mary Alice Brown Is set up
Jpn BY some mischievous boys. who spill
fthe washing into the dirt. She is rescued
and taken to her hone in Calvert street
llby Francis Willett. a Galahad knight.
nShe Is punished by her drunken father for
llreturning without the wash money. Mary
IlAlice wanders away from home, takes a
lFrolley ride into the country and spends
The night at the farmhouse of Sam Thorn
as. In the morning she meets little Char
lpe Thomas. a cripple. Sam takes Mary
Alice home and finds that he and Mrs.
Brown are old acquaintances.5 Sam takes
her and Mary Alice to his home for a
IEisit while Lem Brown. the drunken IA
ither, Is serving workhouse sentence.
lEharlle is made a Galahad knight. Fran
lEis visits the farm and Is saved from
ldrowning by Mary Alice. Lem Brown
IEets out OF jail and goes to work for Sam
ffThomas as hired man. Francis Wiilett
ms sent away to preparatory school Mary
Alice gets a job in a department store.
lfrhe Thomases have wonderful Christ
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16

pink. His great eyes swan and shone.
his aureate curls shook vigorously. an
animated and genial halo about bis
clear-cut little face.
"Geevf he said again. 'T'm a tur-
rible lucky little boy. Three cheers
for ChristmasT
Everybody laughed; there had been
tension. constraint. LENS big,
white teeth glistened, his mouth wild.
ened, and the little lines of good hui
NOR spread away up to his eyes.
"Haw, haw!" he shouted. "Haw
haw! That's good one-three cheers
for Christmas. Hoo-raw"
The laughter walked up and scared
the drowsy Dick, who failed to catch
the humor of the situation and howled
dismally, only to get laughed at and
squeezed. and kissed and tucked away
with another warm bottle. 1t paid 10
be cross, then, even on Christmas.
"Now, folks" said Sam. beginning
to fidget and pull with large. futile fin
gers at his collar; Sits gettin' late, and
amt sprung my part of this cele-
bration yet. The young-ones has had
their presents and some surprises has
happened-I got word to say. It's
about this Lem, here, and you other
Browns.
Nov. LENS be'n with me quite
some time, and I'm gettin' more or
less dependent on him; amt l. Lem?'
Il don't know" said Lem. BE
your
"Sure be. T. other day bought a
little addition to the farm. That's the
five-acre piece on the Sheffield road,
down toward the car line. There's a
right good little house on it. Waters,
the Teller l bought the property from.
has got a job somewheres else. jest
wondered. longs Lem seems TO like us
folks and conterted with his job, how
! sou Browns ID lil.e to move out heTa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
tTo BE CONTINUED
Subject to Avoid.

Turkish women wear veil strung
across the bottom part of the face,
leaving nothing exposed but the eyes.
Queer custom, eh?"
Il wouldn't say So notice furs
are being worn that way this year
right here in town."-LGujsville Cour-
ier.Journai.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16

The disease Of liquor-Iove Is
terrible thing and one of the
hardest to shake off. Lem Brown,
surIy beast of a man, gradually
steeIs his will against the Devil
Booze. The first sign that he is
winning the fight appears dur
Ing the Christmas soason-de-
scribed here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16

And isn't Stubbs telling ex-
actly the truth? Still II every
family that has suffered directly
and Indirectly from the use Of
liquor entered the fight against
the traffic, doesn't Il seem that
two-thirds Of the people In this
country would be lined up with
the "dry" forces?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-16
By phoebe Wrap

COPYRIGHT 81 SMALL INWARD AND ooapaa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
MODERN JEAN VAL JEAN
IS RAISED FROM DEPTHS

Macon, Ga, Aug- 1-Thomas Ed.
gar Stripping, who for nearly Of the
fourteen years he was an escaped
convict from Georgia served as chiei
OF police at Danville. va under the
name OF n. Z. Morris, passed through
here today enroute to Join his family
at Columbus, Ga and announced thar
news OF his pardon yesterday by
Governor Nat i. Harris had been
followed by an offer from tho presi.
dent Of the board Of aldermen at
Danvile for him 10 resume his posi-
ton as police chief there The for
1ner Danvile chief said he wanted
TO rest for a short time and wouio
decide later what he would do
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
GIass.of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open slmces Of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, staonant matter.
'hoRe of Us who are accnstomoa ID

./ThoHe OF US who are accustomed to
feel dul and heavy when we arise I,
splitting headache, stufly from cold.
foul tongue, nasty breath acid
stomach. lame back. can, instead,
both look and feel as fresh as a daisy
always by washing the poisons and
toxins from dAe body with Alosphated
hot water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast.
a glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in
IL TO flush from the stomach. liver
Kidneys and ten yards oi bowels The
previous days indigestiblo waste. sour
bile and poisonous toxins. thus cleans
ing, sweetenng and purifying the
entire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action Of limestone' phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. Ii cleans
out all the sour lamentations. gases,
waste and aeidhy and gives one q
splendid appetite for breakfast and
~ is said TO be but little while until
the roses begin to appear In the
cheeks A quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate will cost very little al the
drug store, but is sufficient to make
anyone who is bothered with bilious
less, constipation, stomach trouble or
rhsfrnatism real enthusiast on the
sn act of internal sanitation TRY
II Nd YOU are assured that YOU win
look better and feel better in every
way shortly.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
GERMANS EXCEL
IN NUMBER Of
PRISONERS HELD


Berlin >ns 4 THE German gov
gnnent mas issued ifficialiy the fis
ues relating to inc conQrasts al l9o
end q HE second year Of the Ha ~
statement which reads
The central powers occupied i3I,.
oof square Mlomcters against s4 W
year ago. The enemy occupied 2
coo square Bilometers AGAINST I00l
d year ago
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
CALOMEL DYNAM|TES YOUR LIVER!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SAL|vATES

Tone tonight. your druggist or dealer
sells you a 80 cent bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone under my personal money
back guarantee that each spoonful will
clean your sluggish liver better than a
dose of mast, calomel and that it won't
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone il real liver
medicine. Nou'U know it next morning
because sou viii wake up feeling llne'
Your liver wli be working headache
and dizziness gone. stomach will be
sweet and bowels regular.
nodson's Liver Tone is entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless and can not
saliyate, Give it to Your children.
Millions Of people are using llodspn !
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous ealomel
now Your druggist will tell yon that
the sale d Galomel is almost stopped
entirely here,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
WESTERN LEAGUE.
chamberlalns Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

EYory family a....s.ee'' EXCEPTION
should keep this preparation at hand
turing the h0t weather Of tbe sumner
months Chamberlain Collie, Cho
ra and Diarrhoea Remedy is worth
many times its cost when needed anc
is almost certain to be needed before
the summer is over Il has no su
1eror for the purposes for which 4
y intended Buy it now OBTAIN
1hle eyervRhete.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
"Dodson's Liver Tone" Starts Your Liver
Better Than CaIomeI and You Don't
Lose a Days Work

Liven up your sluggish liverl Feel
fine and cheerful, make yom work i
pleasure; he vigorous and full OF ambi-
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel because it makes you sick and
yon may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
0alomel crashes into sour bile like
ynamite breaking it up That's when
on feel that awful nausea and cramplng.
Listen 10 me- II You want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing You ever experienced lnst take
"a spoonful! y! harmless Dedseas Liver
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01

bITUUbHtsS dIU oIUVTdUTT TTVUHTU'
Two years ago | suffered from
frequent attacks of stomach trouble
and biliousness. writes Miss Emma
verbryke. Lima, Ohio = could cat
verg little food that agreed with me
and ! became 80 dizzy and sick at my
stomach at times that had TO take
hold OF something to keep from fall
ing. Seeing Chauherlain's Tablets
advertised / decided to try them.
improved rapidly 0atainable every
whore.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
OKLAHOMA GARAGE

Stock Of United States and Ajax
tires Storage cars $500 per month.
Quick service. Open day and night
Harry Hall in charge of repair shop
Phone Z Ralph Ellis, Prop.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01
COTTON CROP FINE

Unless much rain fails in this
county during the next Two weeks,
cotton picking will begin about Au-
gust 18th The crop is unusually fine
in the county this year and the acre
age is much larger than in 1915.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01

! Fresh But,ermiIA. cr.... =.
Whipping Cream, Prone sss. H.. a'9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01

Dt4els q tAe dlaMatet Fef40Hae II
the scenario ma vi ana Nrs Ed
y lnd Naeoun Town ST. and more
attorneys whose services are under
c4acior of tbe Towns The lawyers
aeHts the fati~r aud the mother 10
1ote hucsiy about tdc romance of
folie and Caroline which cluaxcd
fp1onaf ~hcn the children bei0oE
Themselves 70 cro@n Point. and III
im 'air ttretna Green were joined in
tae bonds of vedoek
The parents ot Eddie seek to hayc
tfa marriage annuIloI Nr Town tbc
elder am instructor ID Crane rocaH
eaI men chooI ana wealthy rem os
tftc owner Of the west side. Is Keen
lts tta youthful bridegroom III hid
ing much to the distress Of The bride
SIZE SAYS ifs an om aud out case Of
kidnapping
Nothins e sa, positively not
word admonshed Mrs Town
"Rai whore & Eddie Theg say be
has teeH Bidna8ed
And the speaking tube wa discon
nacted
Neiehbors. WHO ARC takinq an ac
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
Nan In The Sunshine.

There are only two kinds OF peope ~
the world-the people who live In tne
shadow and gloom and those VINO i've
on the sunny side OF the street ines.
Swallowed ones are sometimes e1iiN'
pessimists. sometimes people OF MEAN
choly temperament; sometimes tne'
are called disagreeable people. but
wherever they go, their characteristic
IS this-their shadows always travei on
before them. These people never pear
their own burden, but expose all tneii
wounds 10 others. They are all sc
busy looking down for pftfalis ane
sharp stones and thorns on wnlch q
step that they DO not even know ina
there are any stars in the sky. Thes'
folks live on the wrong side OF tns
street And yet 1t is only twenty rec
across to the other sidewalk. wher'
sunshine always lies.-Newell Dwigh
Hills.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
Divorces In Ancient Home

In the earlier period of the Roman
republic divorces were quite unknown
and We're rare right up to the time OF
the SULTAN wars. In the old days the
husband and wife who wished to sep
arate appeared for the last time before
the common hearth, priest and priest
ess being present AS on the DAY OF
marriage. cake of wheaton -four was
presented to the husband and Wife
but instead OF sharing 1t between then
they rejected it. Then instead OF
prayers they pronounced formulas OF
strange. severe. spiteful character, by
which the wife renowned the worship
and gods Of the husband. From thai
moment the religious bond was broken
and. the community of worship hay
ing ceased to exist, the marriage with
out further ado was forever dissolved
Exchange.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
The Double Balls.

Shuangh chiu-er. although the name
may sound like disease, is not form
of writer's cramp. On the contrary
their" purpose Is to prevent 1t. The
words mean ''the double balls" and
shuangh chi'u-er are two iron balls an
inch or SO In diameter. which nestle In
the right hand of every Chinese man
of letters for hours each day, one be
ing revolved about the other until they
are worn bright. They are just large
enough to make handful, and the &C
ton of shifting one about the Other
brings the fingers into play and lends
them that suppleness and digital dex
terity which are necessary in the ma
nipuation of the Chinese lettering per
or fine pointed brush. or what a sim
plicity.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

,.., reasonable capital. YOUTH
.,rc,,,tb character and know'eus ,
NJ the language fortunes can oe n''u, !,
relatively easier on the frontiers u
o,,',,,zat;o, than at home. There are
,owever many privations to be borne.
You are away from friends MANS a. a.
-. cowe once week. News Is
scarce Daily papers exist only IN
,netronoli,an towns, and the data ln. e..
contain are meager In many doe"i,-
lies fresh vegetables cannot De nau'
t,r,nk,nv water isS'positively danger
ous Fleas. bugs. mosquitoes ana .
nost Of winged singing, biting, insects
vrc nresent to annoy during day anu
n,rht Most hotels are bad ana tn ,e
food strange. unpaIatable and poorly
cooked.
For women but few real opportuni'
Ties exist. I know OF but TWO wo,i,n
Iauvers in Latin America, and tnere
orc perbaps the same number OF uo,
tors and dentists. Relatively small
nronortions OF the fair sex follow com.
merc,al callings. In the far east ana
Africa caste. the system OF 'purdan
and the general belief that woman =
inferior TO man have retafoeo he'
nropress.-W. f. Aughinbaugh IN Les
la'a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN

Much interest is being manifest
ed in the proposed membership cam
paign of the Chamber of Commerce.
No general solicitation of members
las been had for about thirty months,
and the reduction by deaths, re-
moyals, Withdrawals, etc. has
brought the membership down to a
point where something must be done
and that at once.
At the last meeting of the direc-
tors it was ordered that a whirl-
wind effort would be put forth at al.
early date, Each director was made
chairman of committee of three,
the other two members to be selected
by the director. This will put six
teen committees in the field at the
same time, and it is expected that
the work will be completed in one
day.
sherman recently raised $4,000
for its Chamber of Comerce along
these lines. Ennis raised $4,000 in
one day. With the usual loyalty of
the 'WaXahachie people there is no
good reason why $4,000 should not
be raised for the work in Waxaha-
chic.
Ii is planned 10 raise a fund suf-
toiantly large TO take care of all
the activities Of the Chamber with
cut sending out any committees to
solicit funds. The people are now
contributing a sum equal to the sum
asked, and the proposed plan only
simplifies the manner of giving
The different standing committees
are now making up estimates of the
amounts of money that viii be need
ca for the different causes, and the
purpose is to raise sufficient funds
to take care Of all the activities.
The membership committee will
meet tonight, and assign to the dir
ferent committees the names of every
citizen OF Waxahachie. The gather
ing OF these names together has been
large task. and il is believed that
this plan viii be successful. SO wnen
the committee comes TO YOU, ask
yourself thls question:
III every citizen was just like me.
What kind Of town would this
town be-"
There are many citizens of WaNa-
hachie who are not contributing 10
this effort tor the gpbuilding Of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

Waxahachie but who profit directly
by everything that is being done.
There are others who subscribe to
most every cause presented, but do
not give Systematically. Some
months they may give $25 and the
next month give nothing. 1t is with
view of regulating this abuse that
this campaign is being launched.
One firm in the last twelve months
has given $120 to the activities of
the Chamber, but is not a member.
Several other firms have given al
most as much, but are not members.
Other firms are members, but on
account of location are often missed
by the soliciting committees and
thus do not contribute for many of
these good causes.
When the committee calls on you,
greet them with a smile. and do your
part for the upbuilding of your
home town.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

feating the Beaumont Oilers by a
score of l to 0. The ex-college
player held Beaumont hitless until
the eighth inning when scratch"
hit was secured off his delivery by
one of the oilers. 1t is claimed that
Watson's binding speed caused
twelve OF the Oilers to saw the air.
He was trifle wild 1T first but set
tied down TO usual form and made
em dizzy. Such showing on his
first time up indicates that Watson
is permanent fixture with the
Houston Bluffs and further that
Jennings eXeryised good judgment
in signing the college pitcher.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
WaYa of the Mole.

No animal is more wonderfully adapt
ed to its kind of life than is the mole.
Moleskin is famous for its exquisite
smoothness and softness. The finest
velvet cannot bear comparison with 1t.
This is evidently provision of nature
for enabling the little animal to pass
rapidly through its narrow under
ground galleries without impeachment or
friction. going backward or forward
with equal ease. 1t fits its burrow like
a piston and pushes itself swiftly with
hind feet. The burrows and nests, too,
are lined with fine, soft vegetable
fibers.-New York Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
Correct Diagnosis.

The minister hurried down the
aisle and grasped the strangers hand
Il am glad TO see you with US to-
night" he said II can see by the
expression on your face that YOU are
laboring under some deep sorrow,
some great disappointment"
You are right. came in here
thinking this was a movie, and hav-
ing got in. ! didn't have the nerve to
get up and walk out. Michigan
Gargoyle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. April TO- -
THE Bronchos made IL two straight
from the 1915 pennant Winners here
yesterday, defeating Waco, II to A..
It was a case OF too much good
pitching on the part OF the local
twirlers that spelled an early de-
feat for the Nayigators.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

"Chink" Watson. who flung aside
the laurels OF amateur standing and
a college career with the hope OF
making good IN organized baseball
was given his try-out on Saturday
with the Houston bali team, and
today the e2-Trinity player is the
much talked OF "phenom' Of base
ban circles. "Chink" celebrated bis
departure from college baseball b.
striking out tweny-siT men in thir-
teen innings, and celebrated his adj
vent into the organised rms 5y de-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok, April 10
-Frigid WINDS that would have been
more seasonable in midwinter swept
Saratoga park yesterday afternoon,
but did net deter the Oklahoma City
Western association and Dallas Tex
as league clubs tangling for pair
of seven-inaing games, nor q fair.
sized crowd Of fans and fanettes turn
ing cut to see them play Though
unable TO do themselves justice on
.account OF the cold. the players
stuck cheerfuny 70 their tasks. while
the spectators huddled like sheen IT
protected parts Of che grand stand Is
keep warm. Dallas won both games,
the first G to and the second c to
l.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

Iris Speaker, star outfielder OF
the Boston Red SoX, has been sold
TO the Cleveland Indians. The price
paid, according to some sources,
was $4,000, the highest ever paid
for ball PLAYER Speaker has been
holding cut on the Red Sox because
Of salary disagreement and it is
claimed that this had much to do
with the sale of the Hubbard City
man.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
Banner Carried hx Cortes.

In the national museum in Mexico
City there is very interesting relic 1uf
the Spanish conquest of this country
known as the banner of the conquest
1t is said TO be the original standard
carried by Cortes In his wars Of con-
quest In the land of the Aztecs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10
Makinu IL asst.

Mistress Ito chauffeur. who is crawl
ing downhilD-Why are you driving so
slowly? Chauffeur ex-coachman)-
Well. ma'am, you told me to be as eco
nomical as possible, so l was putin
the brake on to make the downill last
as long as possible.-London Punch.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-10

Mass meetings viii be held at
Terrell and Temple tonight to per
feet arrangements putting out teams
in the Central Texas league, Adj
vices received this afternoon by tel
ephone say enthusiasm runs high
and that team is assured.