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N0TICE

e a the intention Of the Commissioner
% Supervisors District No. 9 Of Norubee
County. Mississippi. and Of the Board Of Su-
DervisOrs0f said county for and on behalf Of
said District 20 borrow on January 9Th. 1913
Three thousand Dollars, for road eonstruc-
ton Of said district. to become due and pay
able on February 18th, 1913. 70 bear inter
est AZ s per cent per annum from date Of
allowance a warrant and % be secured By
first lien on taxes for Maintenance Fund and
for Connecting and Constructini Fund Of
said District No. 2.
This notice is given so that all interested
in said District may object TO the making Of
said loan. il they so desire.
By order of the Board Of Supervisors Of
Noxubee County, Mississippi, this December
9Th. 1918 (See Minute Book %. page 52)
JOHN A. TYSON,
Clerk Board Of Supervisors Of Noxubee
County. Mississippi.
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids are invited to be filed with
the undersigned clerk on or before z o'clock
p. M, on Monday. the 9Th day of January,
1919, for furnishing the material for and con-
structingt according to plans and specifca-
tons now on file in the Chancery Clerks
office of Noxubee County, Mississippi, the
following
Two Brick Arches over Ash Creek, on the
Macon and Cooksville Road just west of
Cooksvilie. Mississippi,
Said work to be completed within thirty
days from the date of awarding the con-
tract.
The contract will be let to the lowest bid
der who must, during the meeting at which
the contract is awarded enter into formal
contract and furnish bond, with sufficient
%sureties, for the prompt, proper and efficient
performance of the contract, in penalty not
less the contract price. The Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. on
tractor to pay for recording contract and
bond.
By order of the Board of Supervisors vid.
Minute Book %, page 53) this 9Th day of
Decemb 1918.
JNO. A. TYSON, Chancery Clerk,
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NOTICE.

State of Miss, Noxubee County
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
d~ersigned Commissioners of District
No. 3, of Noxubee County, Mississippi
pi, will receive bids on
Monday, the 9th day of JAM, 1919,
at the Court House of Noxubee Coun-
ty, Mississippi, for one teamster for
the year 1919, and for one managing
teamster for said year; salary paya-
BILE monthly. Said teamsters to work
on good roads of District No. 3,
Noxubee County, Mississippi, under
the direction of said Commissioners.
This 9th day of December, 1918.
L. M. ADAMS,
PAUL AUGUSTUS,
]. A. BOSWELL,
Commissioners of District No. 3,
Noxubee County, Mississippi.
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Notice to Creditors.


The Estate of G. w. Cunningham.
deceased-No. Alto.
In the Chancery Court of Noxudee
County. Mississippi.
Letters of administration on said
estate having been on the 14th day
of November. 1918 granted to the
undersigned by Jno. A. Tyson. cham
Gerry clerk of Noxubee county.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requird to have same
probatd and registered by said clerk
within one year from this daate.
A failure for one year to probate
and register any claim will bar the
same.
This 14th day Of November, 1918.
T. W. TATE,
Administrator Of said estate.
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NEW OltLEA NS.-Red Cross DUR
ing the Civil war? Why, bless you,
there was no such thing-nor any Oth-
er organization to relieve the suffering
and distress of the wounded soldiers"
And Rev. Gordon Blackwell sighed
deeply and there was a break in his
voice as he reviewed those days Of
part.
with due respect to Il boys, they
will never see war as we have seen It."
continued Reverend Bal, wei "thanks
to the noble work of the Red Cross.
In those days there were more who
died through ignorance, lack OF proper
attention, and avojdable disease than
from the Yankees bullets. AS for those
that were killed, their lot was fortu-
nate compared to that Of the poor,
wounded wretches.
"To be sure, we chaplains did our
bit in the line of d0ctoring and nursing.
During a big battle we we've at the
front among the soldiers, cheering on
the fighting, rendering what assistance
We could to the wounded and praying
with the dying.
draining? Why, two days on the
battlefield was all the training we re-
CURED. | tell you we were experts on
oil the first-aid problems" boosted the
old veteran.
No Canteens in 1861.
sand after many days of ceaseless
fghting-what then? No smiling-faced
young women-I believe you call them
canteen workerS-to serve hot choco-
late and coffee to the WORKOUT fighters
often not even a little water to
qucnch their fevered thirst. AS for
food, that was pretty often out of the
question. When we wanted food we
had to fight for It,"
Reverend Blackwell has Lad the
thrilling experiences of a soldier as
well as the somewhat tanner expert
ences of Il chaplain. He first enlisted
as an orderly sergeant, and, after Inc
battle of Shiloh, received an honorable
discharge on account of ill health.
Upon his recovery he re-enlisted as a
Chaplain.
One of the stories he delights tell
Ing Is how he escaped being shot Us a
spy. He was on the train when he met
two young V!rginiaus "who had never
smelt gunpOwder" and boasting how
they would "do the Yankees up." II
remarked said Reverend BAkewell,
that though our enemies, they had
made us respect their fighting ever ut
the lannon's mouth When the train
stopped at Atlanta, two detectives inn
mediately arrested the young soldier.
lie knew what was in store for him
he would be tarred and feathered and
hung without Judge or jury. Fortunate
ly, Judah 7. Benjamin, then secretary
of state to the C~onfederacy, was pass
ing through Atlanta. The suspected
young soldier was well known to the
secretary, who vouehed for his loyalty
and begged him to excuse the disagree
able mistake. The soldier was imme-
diately released.
when ! went back on the train
everybody wanted to hear al ont my
exciting experience. Tired OF telling
and retelling the story, l stool up in
n of the cars and told the paSsen-
gers all about It"
Praises Red Cross.
Reverend Blackwell Il nIuety.slx
years old md has hesh in charge Of
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TRINITY cnapel In New orleans Stree
1884. He takes a keen interest in the
work Of the Red Cross and in all Nar
activities. He regards membership in
the Red Cross a sacred privilege.
But to go on with the story of a wal
without the Red Cross. Reverend
Blackwell can tell only a little part of
the horrors Of such warfare. One Of
the things that the soldiers suffered
most from was mOnotony-yes, and
the blues" The soldier of today does
not know what that word means with
the Red Cross and canteen workers
and the Y. M. G. A. to entertain him
when he is well and to care for him
when he is i'll or wounded. Read the
following extract from the diary Of N.
M. Baker, a chaplain of the One Hun
tired and Sixteenth Illinois regiment,
TO get an idea Of the camp life ir he
days Of eighteen sixty-something.
Bang, bang, Bang! The constant
firing for sc long a time becomes mo-
hotonous, II longs for something new,
something that will cause excitement
and shake off the ennui induced by
this hot weather. Excitement at last
ia woman in camp, Mrs. Hoge of the
sanitary commission.
Reminded Of Mothers.
ut is amusing to see as she passes
how the boys leave off their rude
pranks and settle down as demure as
kittens. She stops and talks kindly
TO every group and the boys all feel
better after it. They are as polite and
proper in their conduct toward each
other for full five minutes after she is
gone as if they had suddenly beer
transported to civilization and to the
drawing room. Oh, what a refining and
restraining influence even this wom-
an can exert. She is an old lady
and not handsome, but to use the ex-
preston of the boys, she has a soul as
large as a wagon wheel and somehow
reminds them all of their mothers"
Here is another typical day in camp
described in the same diary:
"Rained today. Oh, how tedious a
rainy day is in camp! We eat break
fost, then lie down, then get up, eat
dinner, and lie down again, etc. etc.
Nothing to read, nobody to talk to,
nothing to do but to dream Of home
and loved Ones"
Even these few stories cannot half
describe war without the Red Cross.
What about the food the soldiers had?
What about the conditions in the hos
pitfalls? These questions can be an
sWcrod from the diary of another Civil
war veteran, Frank L. Richardson, a
well-known New Orleans attorney, who
entered the war when a lad of seven
teen, and unfortunately spent most of
the time between those years of 1Sj1-
1865 in army hospitals.
No one Il appreciate the work of
the Red Cross as wei as we Civil war
veterans" says Mr.. Richardson.
"That is why | am proud to have my
own daughter so to France and do her
part"
His daughter, Miss Caroline Rich
ardson, for many years Identified with
the English department at Newcomb
college here, will leave for France
with the Newcomb caRteen unit.
The "trouble' department, as the
Home Service Bureau of the American
Red Cross in Italy is called, is receiv.
ing allotment checks at the rate az
$4,000 a month.
ahes
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Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the nm
dersigned clerk on or before Q o'clock D. m. ON
Monday. the 9th Day of January, 1919
for furnishing supplies for the county copv;eta
for the month of January. 1919, to be delivered
at Macon, Brooksville or Shuqualak. Miss, to the
Convict Overseer. as called for.
Supplies to be furnished as heretofore.
Contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder.
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids.
bee County, Mississippi. this 9Th day Of nSr
1918. JNO. A. TYSON Cbsm c,o.L
BvP. c., BARKLEY, Dent. G. C.
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TURKEYS FOR SALE
Forty Bourbon Red Turkeys. Ex-
ira large and very red.
T.. S. BOGGESS.
Evening journal., 1918-11-25
do Pont Bowling League

The Engineers took three games
from Works Supplies on Wednesday.
giving the Engineers a comfortable lead
In the league. 10 looks as II there Is
not any combination that the league
can get together that is able 10 beat
this team. Riley Of the Engineers rolled
exceptionally well making 20J, $50, 200.
Herpel, Rodrigues and Henderer each
made over 500. Howett fell down in
the last game which, prevented him
from making 500.
Skeet Barnhill was high man on the
Works team, making 500. Go get EN-
Skeet. We think you can give p.
Howett a good run for the high three
game.
Clark was after a 500 total. but weak
ened I'm the last game.
p Howett was also In the 500 GLASS.
Pierce and Bowland helped the En-
gineers win by rolling below their usual
average.
Traffic and Purchasing postponed.
sales Department took three games
from the Urger Division on Friday eve
ming.
Sales made 939 in one game this being
high single for the season, beating the
LuklnttIs score OF so1.
Lening OF Sales rolled well making a
total OF 546. He made 200 In the flrst
game. Good boy Buck.
We had with US a Mr. ODonneli. who.
by the way. Is no slouch as a bowler.
We hope he Will stay in our midst as
his bowling was enjoyed by all the
rOOters.
Cy Morgan was knocking them dawn
some, when he gets In position on the
alley, we know some one has TO go some
10 beat him. Yet they say fat men can't
bowl. Stop in some time and watch
this fellow.
Jensen, the trapshooilng star, was
also In the game and helped consider
ably 10 win. -
The Urger Division team was con-
siderably outclassed In this contest.
This team seems TO be carrying a links.
Captain Roth Is trying 10 ind out
who 10 Is. SHORTY Price says II is not
him as he did not roll Friday night and
the team lost Just the same.
We notice some OF the teams forfeit
games on the nights they do not roll the
Urger Division. They think they can
beat them with any old kind OF a team.
There is not. much 10 say Of the un-
divided scores except Tadman. who
made i9i In the first game. The bal
ance rolled only an ordinary score.
Poole shops won two from Brandy
wine.
Dickinson was missed from Poole's
lineup but Boss Burns did well, max
ing i9i in the las. game. 10 shows the
right spirit 10 have a boss in the lineop.
Anderson came close 10 the 800 mark
making Az
Death was after 600 but fell short
making ls2.
Craig and Downey did not do as we'll
Evening journal., 1918-11-25

mighty physique, solved the problem
by pitching Ruth in his regular turn
In the box and using him IN the out
field In other games.
The writer was talking 10 Ruth last
June just after he had broken the
worlds record for home runs in con-
secutive games by hitting four home
runs in four days. one each day, and
asked him what was his method OF
hitting.
Pooh" said Babe, with a grin, take
a good grip on the bat, dig in your
toes and swing"
While Ruth did not equal Socks Sey-
bold's American League record Of &c
home runs in a season, this may have
been due TO the curtailment Of play on
account OF the war.
r. The American League fans are eager
ly awaiting the opening OF the 1919
season to see II Ruth VIII come back.
and wagers have already been laid that
he will beat Seybold's record next year.
Evening journal., 1918-11-25

as they are capable OF doing.
We viii have 10 hand II 20 Brandy
wine for being game for getting team
together after being in last place.
Moore made 20s and had total OF
529.
ONeil, we did not know you were
working at Brandywine, but II is all
right. We are glad TO see you help the
boys out You made a good score too !;
493 Is no slouch game.
Stillwell is still-well, according TO the
scores he Is making.
Riley has done better. Oh. well what
Is the use Of making excuses.
Sussdorf and Taylor had a hard turn
seeing which OF them could be low man.
Never mind boys, better luck next time.
We think the Engineering Depart
ment team Is as good a team as there
Is in any league I'm the city. We don't
know how they feel about II but n
there Is any other team that thinks II
can beat the bunch, let us know. This
IS the opinion OF the rooters In this
league. We know the members Of the
team are too modest 10 think this way,
but we do know they are as fine a
bunch OF sports as you would want 20
roll against. Come up. boys and look
them over, you VIII be welcome.
Evening journal., 1918-11-25

There were many stars in last years
baseball armament, but there was only
one Babe Ruth.
Ty Cobb, Waiter Johnson. Jim
Vaughn. Benny Kauff and other stars
received their usual amount Of inter
est, but the fan always returned to
the question: Did Babe Ruth make a
home run today?
Known at the start Of the 1918 sea-
Son as a great pitcher. he soon set the
fans talking by his wonderful hitting
Substituting In the outneld and at
first base, Ruth played these positions
perfectly In addition 10 his hitting.
And this fact gave Barrow. manager
OF the Red Sox. plenty to worry him.
Should he play Babe regularly in
one OF these positions and get the bene-
mt Of his war club, or should he use
him as a pitcher where he would prob
ably win 30 or more games7
Barrow. taking advantage OF Babes
Evening journal., 1918-11-25
FARMER HURT in
FALL FROM WAGON

Special 70 The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Nov. 25. - Falling
from a wagon loaded with gravel which
was being hauled on the State road
between Robbins and Bllendsle, John
Maza, farmer residing near Robbins,
was painfully hurt
The Rev. Wilmer Jaggard, OF Mills
boro, who for the past four years has
been suffering from paralysis and re-
Gently suffered a stroke OF apoplexy,
died on Thursday. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday and intermeni
Evening journal., 1918-11-25
On Face and Arms. Lost
Rest From Burning,

Soreness on my face and arms
started with one small pimpie which
Evening journal., 1918-11-25

made in Brotherhood Cemetery. with
Masonic rites.
Spences willis, lad OF Lincoln City,
Is suffering from a broken shoulder
blade as a result OF falling from a bench
at his home.
Evening journal., 1918-11-25
BOY DIES AS RESULT
OF BLOOD POISONING

Special to The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETONN, Nov. 25.-A number
OF the young men OF Middletown gave
delightful dance at the Century Club
on Wednesday evening. About 30 guests
attended and Curtis Brothers from Fort
DUPONT furnished the music.
Carl r. Douglas. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Douglas died on Thursday
morning. The boy was thrown from a
horse on October 81 and fractured an
arm badly at the elbow. After the
fracture was reduced, blood poisoning
developed which resulted in his death.
The funeral services were held at his
fathers home on Sunday afternoon with
interment in Drawers Cemetery, near
Odessa
Mrs. Katherine DonOhue has received
official notice that her son, Private Jas.
a. Donohue, who went 10 France some
months ago, has been missing since Oc-
tober Il.
The United States Civil Service Com.
mission has announced an examination
10 be held at Middletown on December
"a, TO Ill a vacancy in the postoflce at
Warwick, Nd.
The Peace Jubilee which had been
planned for next Friday. has been post
pOned indefinitely because Of the many
cases OF influenza In and near town.
Mrs. Mary Eta Collins, mother Of
Undertaken Collins, Of Townsend, died
last week. The funeral services were
held last Friday, with interment in
Union NJ. +. Cemetery, near Townsend. 1
Evening journal., 1918-11-25

men hit the ball to the infeld and the
attempt TO nail the man scoring from
third failed, while the batsman reached
first.
Many official scorers contended that
inasmuch as no error had been com
mitted and no retirement made the
batsman should be credited with hit
Others argued that IL worked an un-
warranted hardship on the pitcher, in
that the ball so frequently could have
been flelded 10 first base ahead OF the
runner.
Evening journal., 1918-11-25
Musical Instruction
Alexander Zenker

First violinist OF the Philadelphia or.
teach In Wilmington one day week. For
appointment. address Alexander Zenker.
care Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy OF
Music, Philadelphia.
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CHAPTER XIII.

The dance went on for fifteen min
utes yet, but then-quite Unexpectedly
AL the arena guards together fired a
volley at the roof, and the dance
stopped as IL every dancer had been
hit. Painting at the mouth.
some Of them-the dancers ran to their
seats and set the crowd surging again,
leaving the arena empty Of all but the
guards.
Now a man stood up near the edge
of the crowd whom King recognized ;
and recognition brought no Joy with 1t.
The mullah without hair or eyelashes,
who had admitted him and his party
through the mosque into the caves,
strobe out to the middle of the arena
all alone, strutting and staggering. he
recalled the mans last words and drew
no consolation from them, either.
"Many have enteredl Some went
out by different road~
Cold chills went down his back. All
at once Ismail's manner became unen-
couraging. He ceased to make fuss
over the dancer and began to eye King
sidewise, until at last he seemed I'M
able to coRtain the malice that would
well forth.
"At the gate there were only words !"
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CHAPTER xiI.-continued.

aye! The liar says the Germans
gave 1t to him. He swears they Will
send more. Who are the Germans?
Who is a man who talks of jihad that
Is to be, that he should have gold coin
given him by unbelievers? l saw
German once, at Nuklao. He ate pig
meat and washed it down with wine.
Are such men sons Of the Prophet!
Wait and watch, say II"
Money!" said King. sand should
40 more money Gomez"
This was courteous conversation and
received as such-many long league
removed from curiosity.
'sWho am to foretell mans kis-
met? I know what / know, and think
what / think! know thee. hakim, for
q gentle fellow, who hurt me almost
not. at all in the drawing of bullet
out Of my flesh. What knowest thou
about me?"
"That I will dress the wound for
thee againi"
Artless statements are as useful in
their way as artless questions. Let
the guile lie deep, that is all.
may, nay! For she said nay Shall
fall foul of her, for the sake of new
bandage?''
The temptation was terrific to ask
why she had given that order, but King
resisted it; and presently it occurred
to the Pathan that his own theories on
the subject might be Of interest.
"She win use thee for reward" he
said. "He who shall win and keep her
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.Throw Il | Throw Ill Throw Itl,

"Throw It'll Throw It'll Throw itir
The crowd was growing impatient.
Many men were standing, waving their
arms to draw attention to themselves.
Catching Yasmini's eyes, he knew it
had not entered her head that he might
disobey.
He looked past her toward the river.
There were no guards near enough to
prevent what he intended; but he had
to bear in mind that the guards had
rifles, and If he acted too suddenly one
of them might shoot at him unbidden.
Holding the head before him with both
hands, he began to walk toward the
river, edging all the while a little to-
ward the crowd as IL meaning to get
nearer before he threw. He reached the
river and stood there.
His next move made every savage
who watched him gasp because Of its
very unexpectedness. He held the
head in both hands, threw 1t far out
into the riv& and stood to watch it
sink. Then, without visible emotion Of
any kind, he walked back stolidly to
face Yasmini at the bridge end, with
shoulders little more stubborn now
than they ought to be, and chin shade
too high, for there never was man
who could act quite perfectly.
"Thou foolw Yasmini whispered
through lips that did not move. She
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She nodded once; and then all was
over in minute. With a ringing "Ho r.
and run, the guards lifted their vic
Tins shoulder high and bore them for
word. At the river bank they paused
for a second to swing them. Then, with
another "How they threw them like
dead rubbish into the swift black wa
ter.
There was only one wild scream that
went echoing and re-echoing to the
roof. There was scarcely splash,
and no extra ripple at all. No heads
came up again to gasp. No fingers
clutched at the surface. The fearful
speed of the river sucked them under,
to grind and churn and pound them
through long caverns underground and
hurl them at last over the great cata-
ract toward the middle of the world.
"Ah-h-h-h-h" sighed the crowd in
ecstasy.
'Is there no other stranger?" asked
Yasmini, searching for King again with
her amazing eyes. The skin all down
his back turned there and then into
goosefiesh. And as her eyes met his
she laughed like bell at him. She
knew! She knew who he was, how he
had entered, and how he felt. Not a
doubt Of it!