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Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13

of bird-I do not remember what
bird it was-and then she whispered !:
"Will you love me always and for
ever?"
"Yes." I answered in the careless
way of youth.
She stopped and looked into my eyes
and looked into hers.
"May I kiss you?" I asked, and
afraid, with cheeks burning.
She turned away and answered: II
guess you can If you want to-"
Now seem to be in Aladdin's tower
and to see her standing so red and
graceful and innocent in the sunlight
and that strange fire kindled by our
kisses warns my blood again.
That night I heard whispered con-
ference below after I had gone up
stairs. l knew that something was
coming and wondered what ii might
be. Soon Uncle Peabody came up to
our little room looking highly serious.
| sat, knlf mdresSed and rather fear
full, looking into his face. AS | think
of tn" immaculate soul of the boy, I
feel a touch of nathos In that scene.
Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13
NINETEEN NEW VICTORY
RESOLUTIONS FOR 1919

I. will not quit but will push
my personal job in helping clean
E up the war.
2. viii! buy wisely, save
saneIy and invest securely, and
will insist upon getting 100 cents
* value for every dollar spent. .
8. will take the "IF" out az .
LIFE and make it build Up y
THRIFT. o
4. will have a personal share "
in my country's victory finance.
5. I will have enough sand to IS
* hold on to the slippery dollar.
6. ! will increase my savings, "
not tomorrow, or next day, but .
* now!
7. will capitalize myself .
* through saving; | am my own big
q gest asset.
8. will not sell my Govern "
ment securities for mess Of pot
tage.
9. will join the "eet Ahead" !"
movement, such as one of the
Government savings societies.
:" 10. will not let the "War-is-
over" idea make mo ungratefuI to /"
x those who have fought and bled
for Liberty.
II. will be behind our end of
the peace table with my heart,
brains, labor, encouragement and q
money.
+" 12. ! will employ all practical y
" means Of stopping the foolish drip =
from the pocketbook, which un-
dermines the foundation of Family
* Success and save through War .
Savings Stamps, Thrift Stamps .
and Government bonds and other
safe measures.
13. will make thrift a happy
habit and solid business which
secures continuous profit from the
spending of money wisely.
IA. will remember that thrift
is one Of the great lessons taught
by the war.
IS. ! will not set aside my
newly acquired habits of thrift and
sacrifice, but will "carry on" with
greater zeal and enthusiasm than 4
ever before.
is. | will keep written &C
count Of what | buy, study it
weekly, and try to reduce my fool
Ish spending, and increase my
ability to buy wisely.
II. will look ahead and not
allow my impulse to spend
thoushtIessIy rob me of some big
opportunity for advancement which
may come in the future. will
save for "Turn Around Fund" .
which will enable me to meet an I
unexpected need, or better, an un-
expected opportunity.
10. will save-not through !
miserIiness or to support future :
lazlness-but to live we'll now and :,
In the future. 7
10. will conserve my time, my
energy, and my money, that | may !
work, without financial worry,
with clear head and fresh '
vision.
Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13
BOOK TWO
Which Is the Story of the Prin.
cipa| Witness.
CHAPTER Viii.

In Which Meet Other Great Men.
1t was a sunny day late in Septem-
Der on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Pea
body took me and my little pine chest
with all my treasures in it to the viii
lage where l was to go to school and
live with the family of Mr.. Michael
Hacket, the schoolmaster.
1 remember the sad excitement of
that ride to the village and all the
words of advice and counsel spoken
by my aunt.
l remember looking in vain for Sally
as we passed the Dunkelbergs'. I re-
member my growing loneliness as the
day wore on and how Aunt Deel stood
silently buttoning my coat, with tears
rolling down her cheeks while I
leaned back upon the gate in front of
the Hacket house, on Ashery lane, try
ing to act like man and rather
ashamed Of my poor success. Uncle
Peabody stood surveying the sky in
silence With his back toward US. He
turned and nervOusly blew out his
breath. His lips trembled a little as
he said:
II dunno but what it's goin' to
rain"
l watched them as they walked to
the tavern sheds, both looking down
at the ground and going rather un-
steadily. Oh, the look of that beloved
pair as they walked away from me =
the look of their leaning heads! Their
silence and the sound of their foot
steps are, somehow, a part of the pic
ture which has hung all these years
in my memory.
Sally Dunkelberg and her mother
came along and said that they were
glad / had come to school. I could
not talk to them, and seeing my trouble
they went on, Sally waving her hand
to me as they turned the corner below.
I felt ashamed of myself. Suddenly I
heard the door opel behind me and the
voice Of Mr.. Hacket:
"Bart," he called, 'I've friend
here who has something to say to you.
Come in"
turned and went into the house.
'Away with sadness-laddie buck %
he exclaimed as he took his violin from
its case while I sat wiping my eyes.
"Away with sadness! She often raps
at my door, and while try not to be
rude, l always pretend to be very
busy. Just light word O. recognition
by way O. common politeness! Then
laugh, if ye can an do it quickly, lad,
an she will pass on"
The last words were spoken in a
whisper, with one hand on my breast.
He turned the strings and played
the "Fisher's Hornpipe." What romp
of merry music filled the house! I
had never heard the like and was soon
smiling at him as he played. His bow
and fingers flew in the wild frolic Of
the Devils Dream" 1t led me out
of my sadness into world all new to
me.
"Now, God bless your soul, boy!' he
exclaimed, by and by, as he put down
l.is instrument. "We shall have a good
time together-that we will. Not a
stroke O. work this day! Come, have
guide here that will take us down
to the land o. the fairies"
Then with his microscope he showed
me into the wonder world of littleness
Of which I had no knowledge. .
"The microscope is like the art O the
teacher" he said. "I've known a good
teacher to take brain no bigger than
a tly's foot an make it visible to the
naked eye"
One Of the children, of which there
We're four in the Hackcf home, called
us to supper. Mrs. Hacket, stout
woman with.a rrh and kindly face. sat
Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13

bony little woman who was never seen
outside of her own house-said that
ne was working out on the farm of a
Mr. Beekman near Plattsburg. He had
gone over on the stage late in June
to hire out for the haying. I observed
that my uncle looked very thoughtful
as we rode back home and had little
to say.
"You never had any idee who that
robber was, did ye?" he asked by and
by.
"No-I could not see plain-it was
so DUSK" said.
The swift words, "Your money or
your life" came out of my meraory
and rang in it. l felt it's likeness to
the scolding demands of Mr.. Grim
shaw, who was forever saying in eff.
feet:
your money or your homei"
That was like demanding our lives,
because we couldn't live without our
home. Our all was in it. Mr.. Grim
shaw's gun was the power he had over
us, and what terrible weapon it
was! i credit him with never realiz-
ing how terrible.
We came to the sand1iils and then
Uncle Peabody broke the silence by
saying:
II wouldn't give fifty cents for as
much O. this land as a bird could fly
around in day."
Then for a long time I heard only
the sound of feet and wheels muff1ed
in the sand, while my uncle sat look
| ing thoughtfully at the siding. When
spoke to him he seemed not to hear
me.
Before we reached home I knew
what was in his mind, but neither
dared speak of it.
| People came from Canton and all
the neighboring villages to see and talk
with me, and among them were the
| Dunkelbergs. Unfounded tales of my
bravery had gone abroad.
Sally seemed to be very glad to see
me. We walked down to the brook
and up into the maple grove and back
through the meadows.
The beauty of that perfect day was
upon her. I remember that her dress
was like the color of it's fireWeed bios
SONS and that the blue Of it's sky was
in her eyes and the yellow of the sun.
light in her hair and the red of its
| clover in her cheeks. / remember how
the August breezes played with hel
hair, fiinging its golden curving strands
about her neck and shoulders so that
it touched my face, now and then, as
we walked! Somehow the rustic OF
her dress started strange Vibration
in my spirit. put my arm around hel
waist and she put her arm around
mine as we ran along. A curious feel
ing came over me. I stopped ant
loosed my arm.
"It's very warm!" I said as picked
stalk Of fireweed.
What was there about the girl which
so thrilled me with happiness?
She turned away and felt the rib
bon by which her hair wis gathered
at the back Of her head.
After a moment Of silence I ven
tured:
II guess you've never fallen in love-
eyes, I have"
"Who with?"
II don't think I dare tell you," sh'
answered, slowly, looking down as sht
| walked.
'pll tell you who love if you wish,
I said
tWho?" .-......
"You." I whispered the word ant
was afraid she would laugh at me, bu
she didn't.
We stopped and listened to the song
Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13

Went With Him While He Fed His
Chickens and Two Small Shotes. s
the reading-an announcement which
caused me and the children to clap
our hands with JOY.
Mr.. Hacket thoughtfully repeated
the words from Job with most i'm
pressive intonatiOn.
He passed the letter back to me and
tCoutinuad Next Week)
Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13

day. He was a traveller on his way
to Canton and had missed the right
trail and wandered far afield He had
big military saddle with bags and
shiny brass trimmings and a pistol in
a holster all Of which appealed to ny
eye and interest The filly was litle
tired aud the stranger ana 1 were rid.
ing abreast ut n walk while pu.viS
Courier Democrat., 1919-03-13

CHAPTER Iv-Silas Wright evinces
much interest in Barton, and sends box
OF books and magazines to the Baynes
nome. The election of Silas Wright to
the United States senate is announced.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made In ~.
payment Of the debts and ohlisations
secured to be paid IN certain warrnrvv
deed with lien retained, executed M
18th day OF August, 1918. by L. +
Oliver, to the undersigned as trustee
as same appears OF record In the ~.
flee Of the Register OF Shelby County
Tennessee, IN Book S75, Page ais. and
the owner OF the debt secured hayins
requested the undersigned to advertise
and sell the property secured by naId
instrument, this Is to give notice, thai
we win. on
FRIDAY, JULY IS, 1918,
commencing at u o'clock noon. at The
southwest former Of the c~ourthcuss
Memphis, Shelby County. Tennessee
and at the Adams avenue entrance
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described property.
to-wit:
Situated in Shelby County. Tonnes.
see. as follows; Lot I09 OF the Hin
crest subdivision as per plat OF record
in Plat Book g., Page rs Of the Registers
office OF Shelby County. Tenn. and
more rarticu'" rly described as follewel
Said lot No. 109 fronts fifty (5ol feetl
on the west side OF Hudson street. IL
a depth of one hundred. forty nine ana
si1-tenths 0496) feet between parallel
lines.
All right and equity . redemption.
homestead and dover waved in said
instrument. and the title is believed to
be good, but We will sell and convey
OILY as trustee,
Ry g. j SHEPHERD. Trust OFFICER.
LAMAR HETSKELL, Attorney.
This June 10, 1919.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the
payment of the debts and obligations
secured to be paid in a certain war
ranty deed. with lien retained, executed
the 14th day of March, 1914, by J. T.
Burns (singlel to the undersigned as
trustee. as same appears of record in
the office of the register Of Shelby
county. Tennessee, in book 593, page
IS, and the owner of the debt secured
having requested the undersigned to
advertise and sell the property secured
by said instrument, this is to give no.
THURSDAY. JULY "a, 1919,
commencing at 70 o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner of the courthouse.
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, and
at the Adams avenue entrance thereof
proceed to sell at public cutlery to the
highest and best bidder for cash, the
following described property, to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county, Tennessee,
&c follows: Lot No. twenty-five (25)
of the Bon Air subdivision, as per plat
of record in plat book 6, page 81, OF
the registers office, Shelby county,
Tennessee, and more particularly de-
scribed as follows: Said lot No. %
Bon Air street and has q depth be-
tween parallel lines Of one hundred and
se~venty-five G75l feet.
This lot is subject to an easement
on the south side of six (6) feet, more
or less, for natural drainage.
All right and equity Of redemption;
homestead and dover waived in said
instrument. and the title is believed
to be good, but we will sell and convey
Cnlv as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.
Trustee,
BY s. ]. SHEPHERD, Trust Officer.
Lamar Heiskell. attorney.
This U,lv I 1919
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the
payment Of the debts and obligations
secured to be paid in a warranty deed,
With lien retained, executed the 18th
day Of March, 1914, by Malvi K. Briggs
twife Of C. j. Briggs) to the under
signed as trustee, as same appears Of
record in the office Of the register Of
page $50, and the owner Of the debt
secured having requested the under
signed to advertise and sell the prop
erty secured by said instrument, this
Is to give notice that We will, on
THURSDAY, July "A, 1919,
commencing at - o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner Of the courthouse,
Memphis, Shelby county. Tennessee.
and at the Adams avenue entrance
cry to the highest and best bidder for
cash the following described property,
to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county. Tennessee,
as follows: Lot No. f~orty-five 645l OF
the Bon Air subdivision, as per plat
Of record In plat book 6, page 81, Of
the registers office of Shelby county,
Tennessee, and more particularly de-
scrihed as follows: Said lot No. forty
east side of Bon Air street, and has
q depth between parallel lines of one
hundred and s~eventy-five Q75) feet.
All right and equity Of redemption,
homestead and dover waived in said
instrument, and the title is believed
to be good, but we will sell and con-
vey only as trustee.
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO,
Trustee.
|, BY S. ]. SHEPHERD, Trust officer.
Lamar Heiskell, attorney.
This ,Julv / 1919
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

some Of these big buns wouldn't be
getting away with the graft like they
are doing now and how they do II is
over my head. It sure gets my goat.
Here a year ago when ! and a lot OF
other good men were scratching coolies
over there these guys were scratching
alibis on a exemption sheet. But at
that | believe this Dempsey Is going
to cave a hole in Willard that YOU can
put a cocoanut in II he can get through
Jessie's long reach.
I've saw both Of these birds mix it,
and take it from me, big Willard better
put down a barrage Of fists for II he
don't Jack will sure make him think
he's run into the busy end of a mule.
| seen this Dempsey once when he
jolted a guy bigger than Willard under
the jaw and knocked him clean over
the top of the ropes into n policeman's
lap in Frisco. 'rhey's one sure way
for Dempsey to COP. this battle and
that Is to take a $40 bill in the ring
with him and when the bell rings wa We
this flag of freedom in Wizards face
and that shark loves money so well
he'll forget all about being in a fight
and reach over to grab the kale and
then Jack can knock his block off. But
it would be a good thing If they both
landed at the same time and knocked
each others block off OF themself.
I'll say it would. Yours respectively,
WILL WISE.
Sl3 Madison avenuc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
SPORT
George Sister
Pulls Greatest
Play Of Year

George Sisters play at first base
furnishes some odd one often because
Of the speed with which his mind and
body coordinate, but a play he pulled
in the recent St. Louis Washington
series probably climaxed any stunt he
ever pulled. Foster was on first with
one down in the eighth inning when
Milan smashed a hard bounder between
first and second, Sisler knocked the
ban down about 20 feet inside first base.
with his glove hand and DETECTED it
toward second base. Broke vas COM
ing over from his position near second
to back up a possible play, The ball,
bounding from Sisters glove, bounced
high into Bronkie's hands.
Sisler did not know that Rronkie had
the ball. but his mind told him that
II he did then there was a possible
chance for a play at first base. With
out turning to watch the ball and not
knowing where II might be. Sisler
dashed to his station, whirled about.
and took a quick toss from Rronkie.
who himself was no SLOUGH in the per-
Torrance.
The fleet Milan, and he can GO down
TO first as fast as any of them. was
caught by a step. The play was so
smooth and neat that the spectators
hardly realized the perfect mental
mechanism and physical skin that op
Grated to make il.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

Under and by virtue Of the authority
vested in the undersigned as trustees
by a certain deed of trust executed by
r. C. johnson and wife, Maude M.
Johnson, bearing date August 10. 1917,
recorded in book 45S, at page 339, in the
registers office Of Shelby county, Ten
nessee, default having been made IN the
payment OF part of the Indebtedness
therein secured and all Of same having
been declared due, the Undersigned as
trustees, at the request and BY the
direction Of the holder Of said indebted
MSS TUESDAY, JULY s., 1919,
within lawful hours, at the Adams ave-
nue. entrance OF the courthouse, in the
city OF Memphis. offer for sale at pub
lie outcry, to the highest bidder LOT
cash. a certain lot or parcel Of land and
the improvements thereon. situated In
the city of Memphis, Shelby county,
Tennessee, to-wit:
Trustees subdivision of block Of
Lambs subdivision, as per plat OF sala
M s. McGehee, Trustees subdivision.
of record in plat book 6, at page L, OF
the registers office Of Shelby ounty
Tennessee, said lot being more partlc-
ularly described as: Beginning AT a
avenue, one hundred twelve ana
one half Q1214) feet east from the m
tersection Of the east line Of North
Montgomery street with said south line
of Overton Park avenue, n runs
thence east with the south line of Over
ton Park venue fifty 600 feet: thence
south one hundred and fifty Q5OJ feet;
tbenne west fifty 500 feet; thence north
one hundred and fifty l5o) feet to the
beginning; being the same property
described in the aforementioned trust
deed. ~ a.
a prior mortgage Of about $4,000. Equity
of redemption, dover and homestead
waived, and the title is believed to be
good, but we will sell and convey as
trustees only.
This June I, 1919.
C. c. GILLESPIE,
NORMAN M. BYARS,
Trustees.
McGehee, Livingston & Farabough' AT
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Heavyweight Challenger Says
He Will Be in Absolute Pink
When First Gong Sounds.
by JACK

Copyright, 1919, by the Evening Mail
Syndicate).
TOLEDO, July IL have reached
the point where I believe the final
conditioning has come, Just a little
more boxing and I will be on edge
Then there comes the days intervening
feeling that will make me so eager to
box that l will feel like flying into the
ring.
My drying out stunts will be left
behind. / will spend only q few
hours getting the liquid out Of my
system, for / perspire very easily. /
will drink scarcely any water
Just enough to keep me from suf-
fering thirst. Friday will find me taut
and strong, the sduashy liquid gone
from my stomach, my fighting brain
eager for a clash with the heavyweight
champion, my Y quick and bright, my
skin and muscles hard.
There's a lot of satisfaction in going
into this test. l feel the call Of the
struggle: l want to fight and I prefer
to fight Jess Willard. Yet, despite this
feeling there is nothing bloodthirsty
| succeeded in drawing blood on the big
champion. l merely am a fighter who
wants to win a championship because !
am ambitious. If I don't win / will feel
like | have been cheated out of some
thing. l can hear the crowd calling me
champion now. There is nothing primi-
| tive or uncivilized about such a feel
ing.
Imagine yourself an artist, an en-
gineer, a captain in the army, an au-
thor, or anything of the sort. II you
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
BONE DRY"

A political drama in three acts with
four words.
Scene-Police headquarters, Memphis,
ACT J..
June 20, 1879
c. W. Miller, police and fire COM
missioner, seated in his office, silently
cussing the activities of the bootleg
gers.
ACT II.
July /, 1879
C. B. Quinn, police and fire commits
sioner, seated in his office, silently
musing on the activities Of the boot
leggers, and the dedication Of the Re
publican party.
ACT III.
(Sept. /, 1879
C. B. Quinn, police and fire COM
missioner, seated in his office. reading
report Of arrest by federal officers, OF
the last Of Memphis bootleggers. He
speaks the four words, aloud!
SEE WHAT | DONE"
(Curtain,)
Dear Sir: 7 want to express my
APPROVAL Of what you said yesterday
about this Willard and Dempsey and
II all the sporting writer's would take
a fall out OF them big stiffs l believe
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

Default having been made in the pay
ment of the debts and obligations Sc
cured3to be paid in a certain warranty
deed, with lien retained, executed the
Goth day of February, 1914, by /. Gale
otti to the undersigned as trustee: as
same appears Of record in the office
of the register of Shelby county, Ten
nessee, in book $50, page 514, and the
owner OF the debt secured having re-
quested the undersigned to advertise,
and sell the property secured by salc
instrument, this is to give notice n a
THURSDAY. JULY "a. 1919,
commencing at IL o'clock noon, at the
southwest corner of the courthouse.
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, and
proceed to sell at public cutlery to the
highest and best bidder for cash the
following described property, to-wit:
Situated in Shelby county: Tennessee;
as follows: Lot No. ffty-ftve (56) OF
the Hillcrest subdivision. as per plat
the registers office. Shelby county.
Tennessee, and more particularly de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a point
the northeast corner OF summer
avenue and Baltic street, extending
thence n~orthwardly with the east line
of Baltic street one hundred and sixty
five and seven-tenths .d66,D feet;
thence eastwardly parallel with sum
mer avenue fifty-seven and three
tenths (57.S) feet; thence southwardly
parallel with Baltic street one hun
bred and sixty-five and seven-tenths
G65.7 feet; thence westwardly with
the north Tine of Summer avenue fifty
seven and three-tenths (57.3) feet TO
the point of beginning.
All right and equity of redemption.
homestead and dover waived in said
instrument, and the title is believed
10 be good, but we will sell and convey
only as trustee. ~
BANK OF COMMERCE & TRUST CO.,
~ Trustee.
Nv s, ]. SHEPHERD, Trust Officer.
Lamar HeiskeIt. attorney.
I'LL. In1.n 1 1910