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CHAPTER u--continued.


'In the form Of a child, born to a
quadroon girl named Della. The
mother. II seems, was able In some
way to convince the judge of the
child's %parentage. All this happened
shortly before Beaucaire's second mar
riage, and previous TO the time when
Haines came TO the Landing. Exactly
what occurred Is not clear. or what ex-
PLANTATION was made to the bride. The
affair must have cut Beaucaire's pride
deeply, but he had TO face the condl-
tions. 1t ended In his making the girl
Della his h~ousekeeper, while her child
the offspring of Adelbert Beau
caire-was brought up as a daughter.
A year or so later the second wife
gave birth to n female child, and those
two girls have grown up together ex-
actiy as though they were sisters.
HalR4s insists that neither of them
knows to this day otherwise"
'i1ut that would be simply impos-
slbie," I insisted. 1.-THE mother would
never permit"
1.-The mother Which mother? The
slave mother could gain nothing by
confession, and the judges wife died
when her baby was less than two
years old. Della practically mothered
the both Of them, and Is still In COM
plete charge OF the house."
"You met her?'
"She was pointed out ( o me--a gray
hNfrod HiuufGoI xvo,,o, ~~.I..
white as scarcely to be suspected OF
negro blood"
"Yet still a slave?'
II cannot answer that. Haines him
self did not know. If manumission
papers had ever been executed it was
done early, before he took charge of
Beaucalre's legal affairs. The matter
never came to his attention"
"But, captain" I exclaimed, "do you
realize what this might mean? If
Judge Beaucaire has not issued papers
OF freedom this woman Della Is still
q slave.''
Certainly"
"And under the law her child was
born into slavery?"
mo doubt of that"
"But the u~nspeakable horror of it,
his young woman brought up as free,
educated and refined, suddenly to dis
cover herself to be q negro under the
law, and a slave. Why, suppose Beau
caire should de- or lose his property
suddenly she could be sold to the
cotton fields, into bondage TO anyone
who would pay the price for her."
There is nothing on record. Haines
assured himself as to that some years
ago."
what are the two girls snamed?"
"Rene and Eloise."
(which n is the d~aughter?"
Really. lieutenant, / do not know.
You see / was never introduced. but
merely gained a glimpse of them In
the garden. / doubt IL I would recog-
nize tho n from the other now. You
see all THIS story was told me later"
! sat there a long while, after he
had gone below. the taciturn mate at
the wheel. Totally unknown to me as
shesc two mysterious girls were, their
strange story fascinated my imaginu-
What possible tragedy lay be-
fore them in the years? What horrible
revelation to wrench them asunder-
to change In a single instant the quiet
current OF their lives? In spite Of
every effort, every lurking hope. some
way I could not rid myself OF the
thought that Beaucaire - either
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To remove plmples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash on In five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to In.
clude Cuticura Talcum.-Ady.
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Knox escapes from the
river only to encounter
greater danger.
Cro BE coNTINUED.)


Typists' fingers are the most amaz-
ing travellers in creation. and are ca
pable of going tremendous distances
without the fatigue that would come
to the feet and legs in performing q
similar journey. In ordinary type
writing the hand may travel. according
to an expert. 10000 miles a year ana
,lot-A.dteate my impairment Id en-
qe1& This refers. Of Course, to the
average typist In an Office.
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nv pniiio-d
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's e e.
table Compound. /
did so and got re-
lief right away. !
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for 1t has
done such pood
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Eiuina the Bill.

THAT parrot you sold me last week
doesn't talk at ALL"
mo, mum you said you wanted
one that wouldn't be a nuisance to
the neighborhood." Boston Tran
script.
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The Silly Nlaht.

The most ~consoling thing about GO
Ing to the movies is seeing so many
m In the pictures opening their
mouths and not saying a word you
can hear.
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"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety Slayer Cross" Always buy an
unbroken Bayer package which con-
tains proper directions to safely re-
lieve Headache, Toothache, Earache,
Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin
boxes of II tablets cost but a few
cents at drug stores-larger packages
also. Aspirin Is the trade mark of
Bayer Manufacture Of Monoacetic-
acidester Of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
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Wearisome Rivalry.

You never complain of the wealth
err" "Why complain? The best you
can do is to start somebody In an ef-
fort 20 show that he is a more accom-
nlished kicker than you are"
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you DIRTY, Low-DowN THEFT"

synopis-In 1892 Lieutenant Knox o. the regular army Is on duty at Fort
Armstrong, Rock Island, Ill, in territory threatened by dsanected Indians
The connandant sends him with dispatches to St. Louis. II AXE passage
on the steamer Warrior and makes the acquaintance of Judge Beaucaire, rich
planter. and of Joe Kirby dhe Devils OWN. notorious gambler. Knox learns
Judge Beaucare has a daughter, Eloise. Hes also learns strange things about
the Beaucafre family.
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JIm--"I hear you are getting a big
salary now" Jack-"Why- err
thought 1t was until l got It,"
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IN M'sEEBBRE YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, rowa.-"For years I was
simply in misery from a weakness and
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10

Through the generosity Of
certain Okolona citizens. the city
now has a splendid ball team
and it is planned to have two
games a week. Yesterday this
team met and defeated the
Houlka team 6 tod. The Houlka
team was regarded the strongest
team in this part of the state.
Tomorrow Houston comes here
for a game to try to
retrieve the loss she suffered to
Okolona on the 4th, when they
lost on a score of 5 to A. A
game has been arranged with
Aberdeen for Friday, the 18th,
and it is expected that a game
will be played with either New
Albany or Pontotoc on Wsdnes-
day before. Let everybody go
out to these games and support
the home team. Tomorrow's
game will be called at five
O'Clock promptly.
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Of 5 cents per inch for all composition.
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money collected for any purpose.
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medicine for woman's ailments l ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, R. No. l,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
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table Compound, a trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
toLydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience is at your service.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10
Special Election Officers

Officers of Special Election to
be held in Supervisors District
No. 3 of Chickasaw County,
Mississippi, July Is. 1919.
North Okolona
H. G. GlidewelI, H. B. Lacey,
G. w. Bean, Sr., Managers; w.
]. Williams, Jim Beatty, Clerks;
w. P. Knox, Baliff.
South OkoIona
T.R. Schrimpsher, B j. Boone,
B. j. Abbott, Managers; Jess
Dawson, L. L. Abernethy,
Clerks, M. H. LaGrone, BaIiff.
Egypt
Joe Sullivan, Lee Henderson, J..
7. Lyon, Managers; A. v.
Thompson, Albert King, Clerks;
M. Al. johnson, Baliff.
j. M. Griffin,
Chairman Board of Election
Commissioners.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10
NOTICE

Complaints are quite numor'
Gus about Automobile speeding
within the City limits.
II we had half dozen special
Police II would be Impossible 10
handle the situation, ~ ! am
told II takes place oil over town
and at several places at the
same time.
But we haven't the half dozen
special Police, and handling II
from a Police standpoint Is out
of the question.
II the law abiding citizens Of
the town would report the
"speeders" 1t could be handled a
good deal better. But the citi.
zens don't like to do disagreeable
things, and besides they figure
they are paying other people to
do this work. This is true; but
unless officials have cooperation
and moral support from the peo-
pie themselves nothing can be
done. This is true where towns
have the best officials that can
be obtained. AS to the officials
of Okolona. can only speak for
myself and say the Mayor is
sorry enough.
In trying to do my duty, which
is a hard job / confess, ! find
that disagreeable things take
place not only daily. but hourly
and if you don't find it that way
in your own experience, you are
not trying to do much for the
betterment Of conditions.
/ started out in this article to
talk to the "Speeders" and !
have this to say to them:
Mr.. "Speeder" if you were a
good citizen it would not be
necessary for an official to watch
you in order to keep you from
running your car at an insane
speed through the streets, en-
dangering the life and limb of
men, women and children.
You would be law abiding be-
cause it's the right and honor
able thing to do. If you are not,
YOU IRE not, only not a good
citizen but an unappreciative.
selfish Tolsheyik, who accepts
creature comforts from organic
ed society and then at a time
when you think they are not
Hooking. and you can escape
without harm to yourself turn
your high powered car loose in
the street where innocent child
rem are always walking or cross
ing, knowing that you may
crush the life out of one at any
moment.
For my owl part if any child
should get run over by any
suche lawIess, selfish human be-
ing, / shouldn't blame the citi-
zens to deal with him as he
deserves.
It's always the hit dog that
hollers and if you holler | hope
you will think about it long
enough to see this proposition as
it is and if you have any human
instincts left try to mend your
ways. If not there is a way tc
stop it.
R. L. Fitzgerald,
Manor
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10
The Dixie Herald Misses the
Mark.


The Herald comes at ~ for
calling Johnston n bond lssueF.
The Herald says:
THE Messenger Is right. Mr..
Johnston Ia n bond Issurer, See,
for instance. fifty Agricultural
High Schools In the state Of
Mississippi today as against
none when Longino was Cover.
nor. See. for instance, tkous.
ands Of miles of graveled and
hard surface highways In Miss.
ippi as against none when Lon.
gino was governor. See, for in
stance, numerous consolidated
schools and hundreds Of sub
stantial churches in the country
districts, made possible by good
roads and progress. See, for in
stance, thousands CT acres of
overlooked lands drained and
made susceptible of cultivation
and worth today millions of dol
lars to the state. Yes Mr.. John
ston is a bond issurer.
Johnston stands for progress.
Johnston is a young man of Wis
ion. He is not a figure of the
past, and any man who stands
against bond issues in Mississippi
today is a re-actionist and under
the administration of a re-ac.
ZIONIST the state of Mississippi
will go back further in -four
years than it would progress in
ten. We are for Oscar Johnston
for the very reason that he is
clean. able and progressive. /"
The Dixie Herald needs no one
to say that none of the progress
named by it was made at state
expense. The state has never
constructed a mile of road; bull
a high school building, or done
any other things it points to with
such seeming pride. The state
has merely passed enabling acts
and the counties and districts
great and small, have made thu
progress. The voters know thi.
too, and nobody is to be fooled
by such falicious arg lements.
What the state has done, snt
Mr. Johnston helped, is to rGr
the state in debt to the tune o.
So, 594, 900. 90. for current expen
SEES alone. These are figures
but those made by a joint com
mittee of which both Mr.. Russell
and Mr.. Johnston were members
and made January 1918 to thu
legislature of which the editor
of the Herald was a member
See page 16 of this report, be
ginning with the last line yol
read: 1T is a striking fact tina
five-sixths of the total payable
outstanding bonded Indebtedness
of the state is made up of cur
rent expense bonds. Of $1,000,
100000, there are So, 594, 900. o.
of this class of obligations"
| Nobody objects to the one
sixth of out bonded Indebtedness
because it went for progress
But the People very wisely oh
ject to the five-sixth which wen
for God knows what" Blu
whatever it did go for, there
nothing to show for it except tn
history of a great many junket
ing trips and other things of
like questionable nature. TIL
people are tired Of paying fo
Esuch things. and they are goin
to put a stop to such waste G
their hard earned money.
nm
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10

30 weak al LlLIleS i
could hardly get
around to do my
work, and as | had
four in my family
and three boarders
itmade it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
cartainlv the hest
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10

Obituaries. Tributes Of Respect,
ETC.. Except from regularly organized
bodies. signed by officers or commit
ee) will be charged for at one cent a
word for all over 100 words. cash to
accompany copy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10
Announcement Fees:
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized to announce
the following cal.Didates for the
Offices named, subject to the
action of the Democratic party
n the primary elections in 1919,
and pursuant to the statutes
made and provided in such cases.
For State Revenue Agent
STOKES v. ROBERTSON
For Penitentiary Trustee. 3rd Dit
j. E. TATE
For Railroad Commissioner
w. B. WILSON
For Representative
j. A. LEWIS
E. M. VERELL
For Sheriff
WA. DENDY
JOHN R, PORTER
B. M. SMITH
W. P. KNOX
D. 1. NEAL
j. C. BEASLEY
HENRY L. HARRINGTON
For Chancery Clerk,
W. A. WILKINSON
re, KIRBY
JOHN CLIFTON WILLIAMS
For. Circuit Clerk
JOE c. DAVIS
D. S. BISHOP
JOF1N-E. DAVIS
For Tax Assessor
j. B. HASTINGS
EBERT w. NANCE
j; i. KlMBROUGH
C. L. WOODBRIDGE
For Superintendent of Education
GEO. D. RILEY
H. F. SANDERSON
For County Prosecuting. Attorney
j. E. HARRINGTON
N. W. BRADFORD
For Supervisor 3rd District
p. E. HADLEY
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10

sThe Road to Happiness
Don't spend ALL you earn.
Buy w. S. s.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10
MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E. Pinkham'o
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio" suffered from
Irregularities, pains in my side and was
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10
West Point Electric Shoe Shop

West Point Electric Shoe Shop
MAIL Us YOUR SHOES
We are prepared 10 do any and
all kinds Of Shoe Work. All
work guaranteed to give salts.
faction. Mall W a trial order
today. We have oil the latest
machinery and experienced work.
men.
Respt.,
West Point Shoe Shop.
Thrift Is power. Buy W. S. s
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10

Just ARRIVED Big car Ameri-
can Garden and.Field Fence.
OkoIona Hardware Co.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-07-10

Thrift Is power. Buy W. S. s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
LABOR PICNIC
BIG EVENT If
PLANS MATURE
PROGRAM ARRANGED ~ CON-
MITTEES INDICATES DAY WILL
BE WELL FILLED WITH SPORTS

/. Organized labor in Pensa cola Is all set
for her biggest day. Monday will see
bration in all the history of the city
with men of every trade participating.
Women and children also will be well
coined at the big picnic at Palmetto
Beach and special plans are under way
to entertain the young people.
The great event OF the day will be
the ball game between the Cushnocs of
Pensacola and the McGowin-Lyons ag-
gregation of Mobile. The game Is set
for three o'clock and the crowds are ex-
pecting excellent contest.
The picnic will be essentially q eco
pies frolic with no money-making
schemes allowed. Dressing tents for
men. women and children swimmers will
be free and life guards will be on duty
as matter of precaution. Sandwiches
grounds and ice water given to the
crowds.
Merchants of Pensacola have made
generous contributions in prizes for the
various events.
The following is the program:
IL a. m.-Boys' cake eating contest. be-
tween ten boys under 16 years old.
1870 a. m.-Boys' shoe mixing contest.
IL noon-Boys' bicycle race.
! p. m.-Ladfes' foot race, so yards.
1870 D. m.-Gentlemen's foot race. 100
yards.
1:4o p. m.-Fat mems race. 200 pounds
and UP. SO yards.
1:5o p. m.-Man or lady having the
most children on the ground.
8 p. m.-Baseball game, Cushnocs VS..
McGowins of Mobile.
g D. m.-Free for all swimming race.
$50 p. m.-Men's tug o. war IL men
to the side.
Voting. for the most popular lady and
6 o'clock
The most popular lady to be decided by
the votes Of the men only. The most
popular gentleman to be decided by the
votes Of the ladies only.
Dancing and bathing free.
Committees appointed for the picnic
are: General chairman. Len Lebanon;
secretary, r. d. LaMont.
Grounds-C. Van Natter boiIermakers
chairman. j. T. Clarke. assistant: J. M
Woodland. C. Hollingshead. J. Sharit,
Engineers Local No 725; w. E. Roland,
G. G. Brown. Machinists Local No. 75S;
J. T. Raines. Local Carmen No. s33.
Sports and entertainment-E. l. Short,
Carpenters Local No. SIS. chairman: J.
G. Mcconnell. Carmen No. s33: J. E.
Waters. w. p. Taylor. H r. Davis. r.
w. Murphree. B. NJ. Mcclure. C. Neal
Bourman. L. Roach. J. T. Raines.
Prizes-R. l. Bryant. BARRIERS Local.
chairman; c. A. Canarlay. c. c. Strick-
Creamer.
Refreshments-B. l. Davis. Machinists
No. 1172 Chairman: F. J.. Muller, r. H.
Massey and C. c. Brown.
Printing and pubiicity-R. D. Lamont.
Typographical union. chairman; F. B.
Pierce. A. F. Pfeiffer.
Music and dancins-M- J. Flores. Retail
Clerks. chairman: Joe Santo. NJ. Cuti. c.
d. Croak.
Committees from the families Of the
care for the wants Of women and chill
dren.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
HOLDS
CELEBRATION
FOR SOLDIERS
THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE HON.
OR MEN WHO FOUGHT IN THE
HARDEST BATTLES OF THE
GREAT WAR.

Moline staged the first big celebra-
ton held in Escambia county for re-
turned soldiers. sailors and marines,
back from the world war. last night.
The town was turned over to the
men in uniform who have returned
from overseas and the service men
who have just been mustered out. 1t
was a grand frolic. with girls from
the surrounding towns attending and
almost the entire county off on a
holiday.
Interest conferred around speeches
delivered by II. s. District Attorney
John L. Nicely and Chairman Harry
Thompson of the Frank Marston Post
American Legion. Their addresses
were tribute to the men who won the
world war and stirring appeal for
the new patriotism Of America at
peace.
The celebration was held in the open
air and nearly 800 attended the speak
ing and the banquet which preceded.
of is men from Moline who went to
war and fought in some OF the hard
est battles, every man returned
Mr.. Thompson urged the men 10
ioin the American Legion. and an Ell
fort is to be made to organize post
at Moline If the men there do not wish
to Join the local post.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
NEGRO rs DEAD
WHO VOICED A
DIRE PROPHECY

Eastman. Ga. Aug. 2S.-The charred
body Of Eli Cooper, an aged negro.
who is alleged to have said the negroes
have been run over SO years but this
will change in 30 days." was found in
the ashes OF a negro church near here
this nHrning. White residents were
informed of q negro uprising set 80
days from yesterday. Cooper's wife
said he was taken from home last
night by q score of white men. The
church is near the line Of Dodge and
Laurens counties. and Dodge has been
free from racial troubles. Efforts are
being made to apprehend the guilty
parties. 1t is alleged that the circula-
ton Of a Chicago newspaper among
the negroes several days caused un-
rest among them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29


tating hoursJof work. wages and SELL
ing prices at the same time.
The new era OF justice has just be-
gun. We demand and will get q fair
return for labor's share In production
And we shall not resort to the trick
OF calling the non-producers anar-
chists and Bolshevists' as they are be-
ginning to term everybody who wants
a square deal.
I'VE assert absolutely that or
gained labor in factory. railroad
mine or on the farm, is the giant bal
ance wheel OF industry. 1t is the one
constructive force. whereas many
other lawless forces tend to profiteer-
ing, vote buying and packing legisla-
lures. We in other Industries are not
as well qualified as the two million
railroad workers are to dictate how
best to handle the railroad situation.
As they seem to have decided on q
plan that seems just to them 1t Is our
business not to question their sin
certify but support their plan till 1t
be given a fair trial.
"The enemies Of labor can be ex-
pected, as always. to distort the facts
and throw mud. Such tactics VIII
continue to lose them whatever public
support they have had in the past.
Now as never before 1t is necessary Tor
producers all over the world to join
hands, and continue to work in season
and out OF season for peace on earth
and good will to men,
wv. A. LAND,
"514 East Wright street, and other
working men," !.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
STREET REPAIRS
Five Blocks Of Wood Pave to Be
Roiaid.

The city of Pensacola will begin
extensive paving and repairing OF
streets within the next few days
Blount street from 18th avenue to
Bayou Texar will be paved, and Al
caniz street from Gadsden to Con-
zalez. Five squares OF wood block
block paving. inundated by the recent
heavy rains, will be entirely relaid
and other streets In various sections
OF the city wf1l come in for repair
work.
Money for the $4,000 worth OF
municipal Improvement bonds, re-
Gently bid In by s. G. Hill & Co.. OF
Cincinnati. Is expected to be avail
able this week. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars of this fund will be set aside
for street purposes and Immediately
the money Is received street work
win begin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
LIQUOR DEALERS
NOT FORGOTTEN
BY GOVERNMENT

Washington. Aug 2s.-Liquor dealers
who have been violating the war time
prohibition. secure in the belief that
they were safe because department OF
justice agents were too busy in the
high cost of living investigation to give
attention to them are due rude
awakening according to Attorney Cen
eral Palmer. Recent arrests in New
York and other cities, Mr.. Palmer said,
were only the forerunner OF what is to
come and those who believe prohibit
ton laws can be evaded will be shown
differently.
The attorney general expressed be-
lief that the chief offenders were those
liquor dealers who had kept their es-
Establishments in tact in the hope the
wartime ban would be raised before
constitutional prohibition goes into
effect.