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The Era-leader., 1917-10-18

Wiley Gray. of Hammond
spent Sunday with friends in
Franklinton.
Notice. e.-No hunting with dog
or gun on the land of the under.
signed. II. E. Williams.
Miss Hazel Watson attended
the Tangipahoa Parish Fair at
Hammond last week.
We have complete stock of
all kinds of fertilizers.
The Darlington Store, Inc
Rev. J. J. Walker visited Rev.
Marvel Fortinberry at Varnado
the first of the week.
Mrs. Flora Burris of Boga-
lusa arrived Monday for a weeks
visit with relatives here.
Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day of each week will be Per-
oxide sale days-A 25c bottle
for 15c-Ideal Drug Store.
Bob Magee of the U. s. N,
stationed at Key West, Fla. IS
spending a fifteen days fur
Tough with his parents, here.
Just received one of the, best
assortments of guns ever shown
in this town.
The BabiDgton Store, Inc.
Price Magee and Albert Sim
mons from their headquarters
at New Orleans and Alexandria
respectively, were at home thru
the weekend.
Miss Tommie Jackson, after
Z
lengthy visit at her old home in
Hammond, returned to Frank.
linton Friday for the winter
here with her sister, Mrs. W. |
M. Wood.
For Sale-115 acres and i'm.
provements, two miles from Mt.
Hermon, La. If you are inter
write to me, !
Fl. M. Schilling,
R. F. D. 3, Meridian, Miss.
Notice-The Washington Bank
& Trust Co., will be closed at
II o'clock Thursday and Friday, |
October 18th and 10Th on &C.
count of Fair.
w. 8. Burris, Cashier. |
G. V. Breithaupt of Alexan.
1ria, Field Secretary of the
Methodist State Sunday School
spent Sunday here
IN the interest of his work and
delivered two splendid addresses
N the Methodist church, one
1t the morning servics and one
N the evening.
The Era-leader., 1917-10-18

Dr.. and Mrs. Claude Sew
spent Monday in Covington.
John Ulmer of Uneedus, spep
the weekend with his famil,
here.
.. H. Carter attended to bust
ness in New Orleans the latter
part Of lat week
j. d. Kerr of Covington was a
business visitor to Franklintor
the first of this week.
SEMDAC, LIQUID GLOSS,
Try it.
Motor Sales & Service Co,
Mrs. L, D. Greenlaw returned
Saturday from a fortnight's
visit with Hazlehurst relatives,
We have just received a car of
one gallon Syrup Cans. Get
them while you can.
The Darlington Store, Inc.
Republic Trucks are growing
in favor. Two just received.
One for City of Bogalusa and one
for City of Columbia, Miss.
P. E. Greenlaw, Agent.
Mrs. Josie LaCour came down
from Jackson Tuesday, return.
ing home Wednesday with her
niece, Miss Florence Babington,
who will be her guest thru the
Mississippi State Fair next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Wood
and Master Wiley Wood, Jr. ,and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Afford and
daughter Beryl, and little Miss
Mamie Brock motored to Pom
chatoula and Hammond Sunday
for a day with friends.
Married-At the reidence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Smith on October,
IA, 1917 by G. T. Corkern, Mr..
James O. Bckhaln and Miss
Maud Smith. After the cere-
mony they departed for Boga-
lusa where they will make their
home for a while.
NOTICE - The undersigned
stores will close Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 18th and 10Th at II
o'clock, noon, and open at 8 p.
m., giving our clerks chance
to shake hands and welcome our
friends to the Fair.
Burris Bros, Ltd.
Scott-Love Co., Ltd.
S. H. Burris, Inc.
R. M. McElveen & Sons.
The Boston Store.
The Darlington Store, Inc.
Z. B.Erwin & Son, Ltd.
Mrs. L. H. Magee. i
The Era-leader., 1917-10-18


all the apostolic college Of humorists
The man that makes me laugh is my
benefactOr. God bless all skillful pun.
sters, all those who mirthfully surprise
US with unusual juxtapositlon Of words
Theirs is q divine mission"
MIR. Bingham is an impersonator, q
humorist, q viollnist, a pianist and q
vocalist. His wife travels with him
and plays the Accomplishments for his
vocal and violin selections,
At High School Auditorium,
Franklinton, La.
Saturday night. Oct. 10th.
The Era-leader., 1917-10-18

Paying a high tribute to Pres.
ident Wilson and his influence on
Europe, "Information," of Paris,
expressed the hope that he would
he able to visit that country as
soon as the American war ma
chinery is running smoothly.
The Era-leader., 1917-10-18
Talent SELECTED
FOR OUR COMING
LYcEUM COURSE
Attractions for Season Of
191H1918 Announced.
ALL TASTES CONSIDERED
Local Committee Provides Select
years Program at Popular Prices.

with more than $4,000 Lyceum
courses in the United States, averag.
ing tive numbers each and attended On.
nually by 100000 people, the SUNNY
OF clean' wholesome winters entertain.
ment IN this country is enjoying a
substantial and healthy growth. Thou.
SANDS 5 OF towns and cities have learned
from : experience that Lyceum course
Is beneficial to community life in
many ways. Only entertainment
which Is worth while can grow and
stand the test Of years as the Lyceum
movement hes done.
The Era-leader., 1917-10-18
RALPH BINGHAM.

RALPH Bingham. another number on
the forthcoming entertainment course
IS humorist who for thirty-fve years
has been making large audiences laugh
and still IS In the prime of life. This
IS accounted for by the fact that his
nrst appearance was at the age of six
years, when he Travelled as the "Boy
Orator Of America" His appearances
on the American continent number
nearly 10000.
I. De Witt Talmage, after hearing
Bingham, said: "Bless Bingham and
The Era-leader., 1917-10-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15

A. M. Throckmorton, President H. A. Moseley, 1st Vice-Pres. ! A. c. Montgomery,
 End VicePres. Geo. Bilbe, Secretary. c. F. Manly, Treasurer. R. P. McDavid, Jr.. Executive
 Secretary. Hill Ferguson, National
 Committeeman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15
THE AGE-HERALD

is the only paper in Birmingham carry ing a page devoted to the Realtors ex- clusively.
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TRUSTEES I. c. Beatty J. H. McCary Jerome Tucker
 w. G. Oliver
 Robt. J. Malone Robert Jemison, Jr. Jno. Leedy T. H. Motion
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-17

Or A WIFE
S OUT AT DISASTERS.
At the time 1 did not realize was
talking slang and it must have
sounded Grass and hard to Dick.
was under such powerful excitement
l think I was like a person who says
things under an anesthetic she
would never have thought in her nor
nal mind.
l have noticed all through my life
that under great stress Of feeling 1
have been sarcastic and not partic-
Ular about my English. wonder if
subconsciously there is another Mar
gle Waverly even l do not know.
1t was only when Dick set me on
my feet near shore without a word
and then strobe up to the first aid
tent that l realized what l had said
and then, little book, l laughed hys-
terically-yes, strange as it may
seem, l sat down in the shallow wa
ter right where the thought came to
me, and laughed
My mirth must have been maudlin,
for a number Of persons rushed to
me and picked me up bodily, strug-
Cling, laughing, even trying to strike
and bite the people who we're helping
me.
Here is the peculiar psychological
side of this incident. The conven-
tiOnal Margie Waverly knew and was
ashamed she was doing these things,
but the primitive Margie WaVerlv
was mad, quite mad with grief for
Malcolm and contempt for Dick.
WAS it her husband who was
drowned?" someone asked.
NO" answered another. But I
guess she thinks it was, poor lady"
as Malcolm dead?" I demanded
suddenly still
mo, lady, your husband is safe. It
is the other one"
Evidently they thought Malcolm
was my husbands name.
-%sTT
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-17

I paid not the slightest attention to
him. I wished I never had to speak
to him again, never to look upon his
face.
IF I were sure Malcolm Stuart
were drowned, I whispered to my
self, 81 would swim out until l could
swim no longer and go with him to a
farther shore even than that he had
asked me to-"
For the first time since 1 had
known him told myself loved him
and 1 upbraided myself for not tell
ing him so when he asked me just be-
fore he swan out to eternity.
You see, little book, was sure he
was dead, was sure he would never
speak to me again and because of
this felt great rush of love for him
I had never felt before.
Perhaps this was because Of my
puritanicaI conscience which would
not let me, a married woman, love
any other man while living with an
other as his wife. 1t is very hard to
analyze my feelings, little book, as
rushed in shore followed by Dick
One moment I was saying to my
self, Come back, Malcolm, come
back to me and I'll tell you I love
you, will go anywhere with you. The
next moment 1 was mOnOtOnOUsly
murmuring, HE is dead, he is dead
and I am tied to the coward who let
him die. ="
Almost the biggest breaker I ever
saw struck me unaware and l was
bOwled over. I did not try to help
myself at all, but Dick had come up
behind me by this time and putting
his arms around me said: STEADY
now, Margie, steady"
I fought him off with all my
strength. Don't touch me, leave me
alone" screamed.
81 can't leave you drown" he an
sWered.
ooh, go on. You bet you can. That
seems to be one of the hest little
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14
800 Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there 10 At
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure In all its
stages and that is catarrh. Cstarrh
being greatly influenced by consti-
tutional conditions requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Medicine II taken internally and acts
thru. the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces OF the System thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease.
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The prop
rietors have SO much faith in the
curative powers of Halls Catarrh
Medicine that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars Tor any case that It fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, Ohio. Sold by ali Druggists.
75c.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14
CHAPTER XXI.
De spaln Worries.

They parted that evening under the
shadow of Music mountain, agreed to
meet in Calabasas just as soon as Nan
could get away. She hoped, she told
him, to bring good news. De Spain
arranged his business TO wait at Gala
basas for her, and was there. after
two days, doing little but waiting and
listening TO McAlpin's stories about
the fire and surrnises as to strange
men that lurked In and about the
place. But De Spain, knowing Jeffries
was making an Independent investi-
cation into the affair gave no heed to
McAlpin's suspicious.
To get away from the barn boss Dc
Spain took refuge IN riding. The sea.
son was drawing On toward winter,
and rain clouds drifting al Intervals
down from the mountains made the
saddle less dependable escape from
the monotony Of Calabasas. Several
days passed with no sight Of Nan
and no word from her. De Spain, as
the hours and days went by, scanned
the horizon with increasing solicitude.
When he woke on the sixth morning,
he was resolved to send a scout into
the gap to learn what he could Of the
situation. The long silence. De Spain
knew, portended nothing good. He
sent to the stable for Bull Page.
The shambllng barnman, summoned
gruff1y by McAlpin, hesitated as he ap-
peared at the Office door and seemed
to regard the situation with suspicion.
He looked at De Spain tentatively. as
If ready either for the discharge with
which he was daily threatened or for
renewal of his earlier, friendly rela-
lions with the man who had been
queer enough to make a place for him.
De Spain set Bull down before him
In the stuffy little office.
"Bull" he began with apparent
frankness, 81 want TO know how you
like your job"
Wiping his mouth guardedly with
his hand to play for time and as an
introduction to a carefully worded re-
ply, Bull parted. "Mr. de Spain,
want to ask you just one question"
go ahead. Bull"
Bull plunged promptly into the sus-
picion uppermost in his mind. HAS
that slat-eyed, flat-headed, sun-sapped
sneak of a Scotchman beer complains
ing Of NY work. That MI de Spain"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14

look mad at me. She was hot. bur I
kept a-winkin', and / says to her kind
of huskylike: Got any letters for
Calabasas tonightT Say, she looked
at me as if she'd bore holes into me.
but stood right up and gIared back
at the little girl. Come from there
this mornin',' says /. 'gsing back to-
night. Someone waiting there for
news
by jing Just as I got the words
out O. my mouth, who comes a-stalk-
ing in but Gale Morgan. The minute
he seen me, he lit on me to beat the
band-called me everything he could
lay his tongue to. l let on was
drunk. but that didn't help. He Cd
dered me off the premises. N the
worst Of 1t was, Nan chimed right In
and began to scold Bunny for lsttin'
me in-and leaves the room, qu1ek-
like. Bunny put 1t on Pardaloe, and
she and Gale had 1t, an b. jing, Gale
put me out-said he'd pepper me. But
wait till / tell y how she fooled him.
1t was rainin' like HI, m IT looked
as II / was booked for ride through
1t and hadn't half drunk my second
cup of coffee at that. I starts for the
barn, when someone In the dark on
the porch grabss my arm, spins me
around like top. throws flasher up
Into my face, and there was Nan
Bull she says, I'm sorry. I don't
want to see you ride out in this with
nothing TO eat; come this way quick
"She took me down cellar from the
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14
G NAN Of 9
MUSIC MOUNTAIN
By frank H. SpedrmdN
Author Of Whispering Smith

emphasized Bull, leaning forward, "ls
what l want to know tirst-is it fair
question:
Bull" returned De Spain with
corresponding and ceremonial empha-
sis, ''it is a fair question between man
and man. l admit it; it is fair queS-
ton. And l answer, no, Bull. McAl-
pin has had nothing on the face Of
the desert to do with my sending for
you. And add this because l know
you want to hear 1t: he says he
couldn't complain OF your work, be-
cause you never do any"
THAT man." persisted Bull, re-
enforced by the hearty tone and not
clearly catching the drift of the very
last words drinks more liquor than
/ do"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14

if gripped by an ague. Bull, picking
his staggering steps 10 the fire. and
sinking in a heap into n chair, sym
bOlized the uttermoSt tribute of man
hood TO the ravages of whisky. lie
was not drunk. He had not even been
drinking; but his vitality was gone.
He tried to speak. 1t was impos-
sible. His tongue would not frame
words. nor his throat utter them. He
could only look helplessly at De
Spain as De Spain hastily made him
stand up on his shaking knees. threw
big blanket around him, sat him
down, kicked open the stove drafts,
and called to McAlpin for more whis-
ky to steady tie wreck of it crouch
ing over the fire.
McAlpin. after considerable and re-
luctant search. produced Il bottle, and
unwilling. for more reasons than one,
to trust it to Bulls uncertain posses
sion, brought a dipper. Bull held the
dipper while De Spain poured. Meal
pin. behind the stove. hoped first on
one foot and then on the other as De
Spain recklessly continued TO pour.
When the liquor half filled the cup.
McAlpin put out unmistakable dis
tress signals, but Bull. watching the
lrown stream, his eyes galvanized at
The sight. held fast TO the handle and
made no sign to stop. Bull :" thun-
dered the barn boss with an emphatic
word. That is Elpaso's bottle. What
are you dreaming of, man? Mr.. de
Spain. you'll kill him. Don't We see
he can't tell We TO stop?
Bull. with the last pickering spark
of vitality still left within him. looked
steadily up and winked at De Spain.
McAlpin, outraged. stamped out OF
the room. Steadying the dipper in
both hands, Bull with an effort passed
one hand at the final moment prelimi
narily over his mouth. and. raising
the bowl. emptied 1t. The poison cleo
trified him into utterance. Il seen
her" he declared, holding his chin
well down and in, and speaking in
pardonably proud throat.
Good. Bull :"
They've got things tied up for fair
over there" He spoke slowly and
hrokenly. Il never got inside the
house till after supper. Toward night
helped Pardaloe put up the stock.
He let me into the kitchen after my
coaxing for cup OF coffee-he's an
ornery, cold-blooded guy that Parda-
loe. Old Duke and Sassoon think the
sun rises and sets on the top of his
head-funny. amt it?"
De Spain made no comment.
whilst I vas drinking my coffee"
who gave 1t TO you?"
"Old Bunny. the Mex. Pardaloe
goes out TO the bunkhouse I sits down
TO my supper. alone, with Bunny at
the stove. All of sudden who comes
a-trippin' In from the front OF the
house but Nan. l jumps up as
strong as l could, but l was too cold
and stiff to jump up real strong. She
seen me, but didn't pay no attention.
dropped my spoon on the floor. II
didn't do no good, neither, so l pushed
a hot plate of ham and gravy off the
table. 1t hit the dog n he jumped
like kingdom come. Old Bunny sails
into me, Nan a-watchin', and while
Mex was pickin' up and cleanin up.
| sneaks over to the stove and winks
at Nan. Say, you oughter. see her
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14
He must be some tank, Bull"

He must be some tank, Bull"
And l don't hide IT, Mr.. de Spain"
YOU'D have 10 crawl under Music
mountain TO do that. What l want to
know Is. do you like your jobY"
On this point it was impossible to
get am expression from Bull. He felt
convinced that De Spain was press
ing for an answer only as a prelimi-
nary TO his discharge. mo matter"
interposed the latter, cutting Bulls
ramblings short, drop it, Bull. l want
you to do something for me, and I'll
pay for it,"
Bull, with a palsied smile and
deep, Quavering note of gratitude, put
up his shaky hand. Say what. That's
all. I've been paid"
you know you're a sot. Bull"
Bull nodded. 81 know it,"
"a disgrace to the Maker whose
image you were made in"
Bull started. but seemed, on refiec-
ton, to consider this a point on which
he need not commit himself.
"Sdll, believe there's a man in you
yet. Something at any rate, you
couldn't completely kill with whisky,
Bull-what?"
Bull lifted his weak and watery
eyes. His whisky-seamed face bright
ened into the ghost of a smile. "What
I'm going to ask you TO do" continued
De Spain. sis q mans job. You can
get into the gap without trouble. You
are the only man 1 can put my hand
On just now that can. / want you f
ride over this morning and hang out
around Duke Morgan's place till you
can get a chance to see Miss Nan
At the mention Of her name Bull
shook his head a moment In affirma
tive approval. "She's a queen" hs
exclaimed with admiring but pungent
explosives. "a queenl"
81 think 50, Bull. But she is II
troublesome circumstances. You know
Nan and I"
Bull winked In many ways.
"And her Uncle Duke is making u,
trouble, Bull. want you to find her
speak with her, and bring word to m,
as to what the situation Is. Tha
doesn't mean you're TO get drunk ovel
therein fact, | don't think anybody
over there would give you a drink
Don't believe they would"
"And you are TO ride back here will
what you can find out just as quick
after you get into the clear, as a hors,
will bring you"
Bull passed his hand over his moutl
with show OF resolution. 1t indI
Gated that he was pulling himself to-
gether. Within half an hour he was
on his way to the gap.
For DE Spain hours never dragged
as did the hours between Bulls start
ing and the setting Of the sun that
night without his return. And the sun
set behind Music mountain In a drift
Of heavy clouds that brought rain. AL
evening it fell steadily. At eleven
o'clock De Spain had given up hope
Of seeing his emissary before morn
, ing and was sitting alone before the
stove in the Office when he heard the
sound of hoofs. In another moment
Bull Page stood at the door.
lie was sorry sight. Soaked to
the skin by the steady downpour
rain dripping internationally from his
frayed hat, his ragged beard and ia.
tered coat shaking with the cold as
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-14

outside. under the kitchen. When
Gale goes out again she tlings up the
trapdoor, speaks to Mex. pulls nll the
kitchen shades down, locks the doors,
and | sets down on the trapdOOr steps
n eats pipln' hot supper; say
Well, | reckon | drank n couple
quarts of coffee. Bull she says, i
never done you no harm. did IT
Never says |, and | never done you
none, neither did 1? And what's
more. never will do you none Then
| up and told her. Tell him. says
she. 4 can't get hold OF horse. nor
Il pen, nor n piece of paper-l can't
leave the house but what l am
watched every minute. They keep
track OF me day and night. Tell him.
she says, 4 can protect myself; they
think they'll break me-make me do
what they want me to-marry-but
they can't break me, and I'll never do
it-tell him that
But says l. that amt the whole
case, Miss Nan. What he'll ask me,
when he's borin' through me with his
eyes like the way you're BORN me
through with yours. is: When will you
see him-when will he see your
"She looked worrit for mint.
Then she looks around grabs up the
cover Of an empty 'bacco box and a
fork and begins a-writing inside Bull
with as much OF n smile as he could
call into life from his broken nerves,
opened up his blanket. drew carefully
from an inside coat pocket an oilskin
package, unwrapped from it the HAT.
square top of rim tobacco box. on
which Nan had scratched n message
and handed it triumphantly 10 De
Spain.
He read her words eagerly:
Wait; don't have trouble. can
stand anything better than bloOdshed,
Henry. Be patient"
While De Spain. standing close TO
the lantern. deciphered the brief note,
Bull. wrapping his blanket about him
with the air Of one whose responsible
ity is well ended. held out his hands
toward the blazing stove. De Spain
went over the words one by one. and
the letters again and again. II was.
after all their months OF ardent meet
ings the first written message he had
ever had from Nan. He famed an
grily at the news that she was pris-
oner IN her own home. But there was
much TO weigh in her etched words.
much TO think about concerning her
feelings-not alone concerning his
own.
He dropped into his chair. and. OBJ
liviOus for moment of his compan-
ions presence. stared into the fire
When he started from his revery Bull
was asleep. De Spain picked him up
carried him In his blanket over to
cot. cut the wet rags off him. and.
rolling him In second blanket.
walked out into the barn and ordered
up d team and light wagon for Sleepy
Cat. The rain fell all night.
Ito be continued)