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The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
Notice of Public Works

Notice is hereby given that the Road
Commissioners of the 5th Supervisors
District and the Board of Supervisors
of Lee County, Mississippi, will on the
5th day of July, 1916. at the Court
House in the City of Tupelo, Mississip-
pi, within legal hours, let to the lowest
responsible bidder. contracts for the
construction of the following roads in
said district, to wit:
Link No. l. Beginning at the Ita-
wanda County line, on the Verona and
Smithville road, and run west with the
said road to home of Henry Monaghan,
and thence South West to Nettfeton,
about 81 miles.
Link No. 2. Beginning at the east
corporation line of the town of Nettle-
ton and run west through the town of
Nettleton and thence west with the
Nettleton and Shannon road to the
town of Shannon, about six miles.
Link No. 3. Beginning at the east
corporation line of the town of Shannon
and run west to the NJ. & q. R. R. and
thence south to the main street of the
town of Shannon, about one half mile.
Link No. A. Beginning at the Meth
odist church in the Town of Shannon
and run west to Verner's Store, on the
Shannon and Troy road. thence north
west with the Shannon and Pontocola
road to the Pontotoc County line, about
eight miles.
Link No. 5. Beginning about 11 miles
west of Riley's Store on the Smithvile
and Verona road and run south about
one mile to the Providence and county
line road
Link No 6. Beginning at the home
of Henry Monaghan on the Smithville
and Verona road and run about two
miles with the Richmond and Camargo
road to the south line of the 4th Super
visors District.
Link No. 7. Beginning one-half mile
south of Verner's store on the old Troy
and Shannon road and run west one
mile.
Link No. 8. Beginning at Tranquil
School House on the Garmon Mill roao
and run north one mile to the west enc
of the Garmon levee.
Plans and specifications for said work
are now on file with the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Lee County,
Miss Each bidder will be required to
furnish good faith check in the sum
of $5O0.O0. The board reserves the
right to let the contracts in separate
links or as whole and to reject any
and all bids.
Bids must be sealed and filed with
Clerk of the Board.
This the 5th day of June, 1916.
j. w. BATTLE,
w. W. GRAY,
A. S. SUMNER,
Road Commissioners 9Th District
A. S. PARHAM, President,
JNO M. WITT, Clerk of
Board of Supervisors. IRA
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
c,cTus GOOD FOR THE cows
Prickly Pear, Tends to Increase
the Milk Flow.

Cactus. or prickly pear, the name 1t
goes by in the Southwest, has been
found good feed for dairy cows The
government has investigated its mer-
its and drawbacks with these results:
1t responds to cultivation, and after
two years growth from old roots will
yield as high as 100-tons per acre with
an average Of about forty tons. In a
Texas experiment, steers required 30
pounds of the prickly pear and two
and one-half pounds of cottonseed
meal to make one pound OF gain.
When planted artificially and culti-
waited cactus does well in rows eight
feet apart with the plants 80 inches
apart in the rows. Planting the rows
six feet apart was found to be too
close for convenient cultivation on ac-
count of the rapid growth of the cac-
tus.
Dairy cows fed prickly pear singed
in the field with gasoline torch ito
burn off the spines) gave more milk
than cows receiving an ordinary ra-
ton, but the milk was lower in but
terfat. Prickly pears are exceedingly
succulent. They had no influence on
the flavor of milk or quality of but
ter. Nor, as has been the belief of
some dairymen in southern Texas, did
the prickly pear injure the keeping
quality of milk
The cost of burning the spines off
The pears, was found to be about fifty
cents per ton. One and two-thirds
gallons of gasoline and so minutes
time were needed to SINCE one ton. A
cheaper way is to burn the spines off
over brush fire, but this is practical
only when small amounts are fed.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
POINTS THEsWAY
The Statement of This Okolona
Resident Will Interest
Our Readers

Our neighboring town, Okolona,
points the way in the words of one of
its most respected residents:
w. T. White, P. o. Box No. 753,
Okolona, Miss, says: 81 had a dull
pain in the small of my back and it was
hard for me to get around. If / bent
Lover it was hard for me to straighten
up again. had suffered for couple
of years and found nothing that would
help me until used Doan's Kidney
Pills. By the time l had taken half a
box the pain and weakness in my back
left and my kidneys acted all right
Two boxes improved my condition one
hundred per cent. and l have been in
good health ever since"
Price Soc at all dealers. Don simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills the same that MIR. White
had. Eoster Milburn Co., Props, Buf-
falo, N Y. m Ss
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
1 D. A. R. Meeting

Il Mrs. J. r. Jones was hostess
to Mary Stuart Chapter. Friday
afternoon. May 26. There was
a full attendance of members and
all enjoyed the following pro-
gram: National Music of Amer
ica."
Paper, National Musics-
Mrs. Foster
Paper. Introduction of Choirs
and Our Officially Recognized
American National Songs" Mrs.
Anderson.
Music on Victrola MY Coun-
try 'Tis of Thee, " Hail Colum-
bia," Columbia. Gem of the
Ocean, . Just Before the Bat
tie, Mother" Dixie.
Paper, 'Some of the Best
American Folk Songs" Mrs.
Troy. s.sa
Music-"The Old Folks at
Home" "Massa's in the Cold,
Cold Ground" Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot" Home, Sweet
Home"
Music of American Indians -
Mrs. Robins.
Music Indian l. a m e n t +"
From the Land of the Sky Blue
Waters"
Paper, Patriotic Education"
Miss Edmonds.
After the program delightful
refreshments were served.
Mrs Jones' lovely home is al
ways the center of social attrac-
tlons, but none is given more
cordial welcome than Mary Stu
art Chapter. D. A. R.
The Chapter members bade
adieu for the summer and planned
delightful social entertainment
for the beginning of the next
session to meet in October.
The past session has been filled
with interest and quite a number
Nof new members have been add
ed. An automobile ride to Shan
non the past week proved to be
a pleasant attraction as well as
swell the fund for our state cor :
ference, which is to convene in
Tupelo in March, 1917.
LEILA B. DICKSON. Sec.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
Summer Normal at Bonneville
to Open July 10

The Summer Normal for the counties
of Alcorn, Prentiss ard Lee will open
at Bonneville on July 10th and continue
for six weeks, closing August 18th.
This Normal has been planned to meet
the requirements OF the new school
laws. The course of study as outlined
by the State Board of Education will
be carried out, thus affording an op-
portunity of general review work in
all the branches formerly constituting
the public school curriculum, and in
addition thereto, courses in the sub
jects which have recently been added,
will be offered
A summary of the new school law
pertaining to the renewal of state or
county licenses is given below:
l. An applicant for the renewal of
state or county license of the first or
second grade expiring between April
1st and October lst of any year, must
take not less than three, nor more than
four hours day, IN a summer school
for term of six weeks during the
year IN which the license expires.
z. An applicant for the renewal of
county or state license which expires
IN April of any year may have same
iSHow GU Wy aIISHuinS GUNNER NOr-
NAL during the year Immediately pre-
ceding, under the same conditions as
set forth in paragraph |.
g. One of the subjects taken by the
applicant must be in Education, and
one in Agriculture. Manual Training or
Domestic Science The industrial sub
ject may be omitted if the applicant
has had any college training in said
subject.
a. A license renewed under the pro-
visions of this Act is valid in any coun-
ty in the State.
5. An actual attendance upon all
lectures and classes for twenty five
days of the six weeks is required for
the renewal of license.
6. Certificates of the work done,
including the examination grades on
each subject taken, must be signed by
the Director OF the Normal, and by the
Instructors in the different subjects
The fee for the renewal license is
Sl.50. Board for the six weeks will be
$500. The matriculation fee is 81 so.
Every teacher in Lee county should at
tend this or some other Normal.
T. M. MILAN,
11-3t Supt. Education.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
Bankrupt's Petition for Dis
charge

In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern Division of the
Northern District of Mississippi.
In the matter of Lindley Bros. and j.
H. Lindley, Bankrupts. In Bankrupt.
cy. No. 233
TO the Honorable H. G. Lilies, Judge
of the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District of
Mississippi:
Lindley Bros. & J. H. Lindley, a
partnership composed of w. C. Lindley.
J. H. Lindley and C. C. Lindley, and
the said members of said partnership
as individuals, of Baldwin, in the
County of Lee and State of Mississippi.
in said Division and District, respect
fully represent that on the 18th day of
January last passed they were duly
adjudged bankrupts under the Acts Of
Congress relating to bankruptcy, that
they have duly surrendered all of the
property and rights of property of said
Lindley Bros. & J. H. Lindley and of
the individuals composing same, and
nave fully complied with the require
ments of said Acts and of the orders of
the Court touching said bankruptcy.
Wherefore they pray that said Lind
ley Bros. and j. H. Lindley and the in
dividuals composing same may be de-
creed by the Court to have a full
discharge from all debts provable
against the estate of said Lindley Bros.
& j. H. Lindley and the individuals
composing same under the Bankrupt
Acts, except such as are excepted by
law from such discharge.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1916.
Lindley Bros. & J. H. Lindley
By w. C. Lindley.
C. c. Lindley.
j. H. Lindley.
w. c. Lindley.
Bankrupts.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
ORDER oFlNoTICE THEREON

Northern District OF Mississippi.
On this End day of June. 1916, on
reading the foregoing petition, it is Or
dered by the Court that a hearing be
had upon same on the 7th day of July,
A. D., 1916, before said Court at Aber-
deem, in said Division and District, at
IL o'clock, noon, and that notice there
of be published in The Tupelo Sournal,
newspaper printed in said District.
and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause, if
any they have, why the prayer of SAID
petitioners should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court, that the Clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies of
said petition and this order addressed
to them at their places of residence as
stated. Z 2 af7
Witness the Honorable Henry C.
Niles, Judge of said Court, and the
Seal thereof at Aberdeen, in said Di-
vision and District, on the End day of
June, A. D., 1916.
| (sEAL) l.. F. Oldham, Clerk.
By R. D. Crenshaw.
.t Deputy Clerk.
A True Copy '5Js r.
L. E. Oldham, Clerk. (sEAL)5 pa.5 g
By R. d. Crenshaw, Deputy Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
SOIL ADAPTED TO soRGHuMs
Good Crops May Be Expected on
Sandy Loams-Piant Does Well
on Loose Clay Land.

No crop perhaps responds better to
good soil than sorghum. yet there
are few which will succeed on so many
different types. A rich. loose. we'll
drained, clay-loam soil is best.
Good crops may be expected on
sandy loan and on heavy clays when
the latter are well drained.
The sorghums will not give profit
able returns, however, on clays which
are water-logged or on extremely
sandy soils. Where the soil is poor or
unproductive an application OF ferti-
lizer strong in nitrate should be made
at planting time.
Liberal applications OF barnyard ma
nure will always greatly increase the
yield
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
Notice to School Children

All pupils desiring to do summer
work will please meet the teachers at
the High School building, Monday, May
u, at 8 .. m. for tie purpose of al
ranging for the work. All pupils exs
.pecting to do work must begin nt t
week Work will be given for pup $
desiring to make up back work and
also for those desiring to DO advanced
work. !. G. WINDHAM, S1pt.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09

Put YOUR foot on the soft pedal
when you motor through Verona.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-06-09
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria, ,enriches the blood and builds uDthe sys-
tenn. A true tonic. For adults and children. Soc.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-09-06
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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-09-06
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uus~M


/ could have screamed. when the
door OF tho room suddenly opened
and Durand appeared
Tho two greeted each other with
q nod
is tho boy h.rs'-
Yes"
Good Now listen 10 your in.
h,ruciionA Al eight O'Clock shall
30 the bankers and get the money
At eight fifteen. or a little before.
Francois will &c, hla signal and
repeat TO you. II he flashes the
blue lisht. lock the door. and 60
90 the Place du Trocadero. From
the tobacco shop you will telephone
the address OF this place--No ~.
isn't TITO Monsieur Staple;nn.
That will be about half past eight.
10 not telephone before that Then
val, for me In from, Of the shop.
And II ! ret tho red signal
In that event. DO not release the
boy. but come 20 the tobacco shop
I will communicate with you there.
But | do no, think there will be
any trouble. You will yet the blue
light"
"Severtheiess. n anything goes
wrong. what shall We do them"
III you get ID. rcd signal. and
do not NEE, you Mt MArtcile'n at
half past eight. como back here and
take tho boy 10 Iaviilac. Before
you do so cut off His left hand. and
send II 10 sapleton with letter
telling him that n am not set
free at once. you will send his
head. Tha, will bring them TO
terms"
As he spoke the man rose. vent
to small mirror. and carefully re
moved the black beard.
Pretty hot. this thing he an
nounced. as he threw ., on the
table Got anything TO drink I'm
thirsty"
Along toward noon tho older man
readiuated HIS disguise and left the
house. The other was soon snor-
lug loudly.
Tho long hot afternoon wore
itself on. After a time. the low
complaining OF the child began
again, at firs, faint and seemingly
far off. then growing in volume.
At last Il awoke the sleeping man.
Soon after shutdown the man took
a short black cylinder. which Grace
saw was an electric tearehlight.
and sat in the sill OF the large
double window which faced the
north The window was directly
opposite the closet. and Grace could
see the figure OF the watcher, sill.
houetted against the night sky.
Presently she heard tho man
utter quick oath. and saw him
peer out OF tho window. a pair Of
field rlasses TO his eyes. He had
dropped the glasses. picked up his
searchlight. and flashed a signal
into the darkness. then rushed to
the door, turned the key in the lock
and clattered down the stairs.
Grace crept swiftly to the win.
dow. seized the field glasses and
swept the horizon. Far off toward
the Avenue Kleber there cleaned
light. high in the upper room OF
a house.
The light was red
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A Novel
A Week!
MEENlHlzsz 4 NJ

lay third car. its powerful engine
shaking Two men sat in the ton.
neau. One was watching a window
IN the rear OF house on the Ave
nue. klcber with a pair OF field
glasses. The other kept his gaze
fixed upon the road before him.
Suddenly the man with the field
glasses turned. and pointed toward
the car which was Just passing
from sight along the Bots. Quick"
he muttered. After HIM"
The automobile shot forward like
\ racchorse.
For several miles the two swept
on. the rear car gaining slowly.
Suddenly the forward car began
10 slow up. In a moment the Pre-
fectis men ranged alongside, and
covered the solitary passenger with
their rcyolvers
Surrender" Vernet cried. You
Hre my prisoner"
The man in the other car looked
up Are you a bandit. my friend ?"
he inquired calmly.
Il am an agent OF the police.
monsieur"
Il am Anton Lemaitre. stock
broker" He handed card 10
Vernet. y am trying a new auto
mobile. which think OF purchas.
ing. ] saw You following me. I
wish TO own n fast car. directed
my driver 90 see what he could do.
Vernet directed his companion 10
get in with Monsieur Lemaltre.
Drive 10 the Prefecture" he said.
and let the gentleman tell HIS story
TO Monsieur Jefcvre." He ordered
bis chauffeur TO drive TO Mr.. Staple
TONS house. He felt he must see
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A Novel
A Week!
Continues From Our Last ls,uel

Continues From Our las, lssuel
A MAN was moving about
u among the buildings to the
- right. He harnessed a horse
which he presently attached To
low. two-wheeled cart with a dizzy
canvas top. Then he began TO put
into the cart baskets OF vegetables
and fruit and cans OF milk. Pres
ently he stopped aud went toward
the house
In a few minutes he returned
This time a woman VAS with hin
They carried between them a large
covered wicker basket. which they
placed In the wagon, close beside
the seat.
A the man drove down the lane
aud ratified down tho hill. Grace
suddenly realized that she mus, fol
low. The missing hoy must be
hidden In that basket, She ran out
into the lane. and TO the main road
The vehicle already was some dis
lance away. headed for Paris.
Several other wagons were sp
preaching. Tho first was driven
By a huxom young woman. Grace
hailed her. win you be 80 good
madame. as TO take me 10 Partsf
Il have a heavy load. mademoi
selle."
Il will pay you francs"
The woman pulled up her horse
Five francs. mademoisellc7 Get
In"
Grace ciambered up beside the
woman and glanced down the road
ahead. The wagon ahead was nov
out OF sight. over the brow OF the
hill.
Would you like 10 make :
louis" Grace took gold piece
from her purse.
The woman drew back suspi
ciously. What do yon mean
msdemoiseile7"
There f. ahead OF us a canvas
covered wagon. with white horse
II you will keep that wagon in
] sight until We get TO Paris. ! Will
I give you this louis"
The woman pulled in the rcins
"Allons. Susette'"
The horse started forward more
rapidly. In ten minutes they were
close behind the canvas-coyered
wagon.
The wagon in front OF them
headed off In the direction OF
Passy. turned into the Rue Nicolo
and came TO a stop before a small
brick house.
Grace jumped down. gave the
woman the louis and started
slowly up the street.
The old man who drove the GOV
cred wagon approached the house
and rang the bell.
| One OF the windows on the tor
floor was thrown open. and mar
looked down. The window was In
stantly closed. and a moment Later
the door OF the house opened and
the man came out. He stood talk
ing with the driver a few moments
Then the two men went 20 tbs
wagon. lifted out the large basket
and disappeared with II into the
house
After a time, the old man re
turned with the basket. tossed 4
carelessly into the wagon and
drove OF.
Grace was cold and hungry. a
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CHAPTER XIV.

The seconds that elapsed while
Grace Duvall stood in tho deserted
studio. waiting for tho arrival Of
the person who was ascending the
stairs. seemed like eternities. so
crowded were they with terror.
Nearer and nearer came the
creRking footballs A closet prom
lsed temporary safety. II seemed
her only chance. and she took IL.
closing the door softly behind her.
| In her haste one arm OF n coat
which hung upon a hook became
jammed in the door. leaving a crack
half an inch wide Grace could see
part OF the room before her.
The man she had seen In the
pastry shop came In. and at once
began to prepare breakfast. a
small alcohol lamp served for cof.
fee. and butter. rolls and fruit he
produced from paper bags. There
was also a bottle Of milk.
Tho man was apparently about 80
years of age. dark and swarthy
Once or twice he made n move as
tho to approach tho closet; but
each time something else claimed
his attention.
Suddenly she heard sound
which made her start forward.
tense with excitement. Tho man
had gone for moment beyond the
line OF her vision.
The sound was the voice OF a
child. clear and distinct 81 want
to go home!" II said. Il want 10
see my mammal"
The man answered roughly.
You can't go now. Come eat your
breakfast. Hurry up! I've got to
go out"
Grace strained her face against
the opening, striving In vain to see.
She heard the boy begging TO 20
out and play. His captor. however.
silenced him with a sharp word,
accompanied by a blow. Get in
there, and keep quiet" Grace heard
him say a moment later.
Then the man reappeared. put on
his hat. and. going out. locked the
door behind him.
| front door close, then quickly went
/ to the side OF the room 10 which
the man had gone for the child.
There appeared no place where the
latter could have hidden. She ex.
amined the walls and floor, but
found no traces OF hiding place.
A sound of footsteps on the
stairs sent her scurrylng back into
the closet. The man who came in.
| however, was not the one who had
left short time before, but an
Older man. more heavily built. and
with a heavy black beard. II was
the kidnaper himself-the man
she had seen at MIR. Stapleton' 3
house the night before,
An hour passed, and the air in
the closet became close and hot.
Grace felt 20 nervous that she
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BY
Arnold Fredericks

csprrfsht ~ the
Ffahh A Aunasy CO

growlcd. You will. In return for
this money. send mo word At once
where my son il TO be found"
Within half an hour. provided.
OF course. am not lnteffered with
In my escape"
The kidnnpcr HRt down with the
utmost GOODNESS and began TO count
over the notes. A. soon as he had
finished. he placed The bundle care.
fully Ia an inside pocket and left.
For eight or ten minutes he
walked, at The expiration OF which
time he crossed 10 the pavement
surrounding the great triumphal
arch.
suddenly n big black racing car
swept from tho line OF traffic and
approached the curb. The man on
the sidewalk raised his hand. The
car quiyorcd Co the side OF the
street. pauslng but the fraction %
a second as the kidnaper stepped
In. Another moment. and Il had
swept around the great arch and
vas Tying down the Avenue du
Bots do BouloEne
Close behind n came n second
car. which. like tho first. contained
but single occupant IN addition
To the Chauffeur. With scarcely
NIFTY feet between thom. the two
machines swept toward the inter.
section with the Avenu. Malakoff
Both reached Il. but here their
ways parted. The first car. turning
In dangerous quadrant. swept in.
to the Avenue Malakoff and sped
southwark Ike the wind. The sec.
ond continued on toward The Port
DAurhin..
Just inside the Avenue Mafakoff