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strikes his wife who nags him, but be-
cause he was afraid See where his
fist fell-seei'
"Yet, Nanette, even as Leblanc did
to you, you would have had Pierre do
to Marie here"
Monsieur! thought he was to
marry her. Pierre told me, if bring
Marie to Ste. Marie no harm is done,
because he loves her and he wishes to
save her from you, who mean no good
to her.
"From me, Nanette!" exclaimed Hill
airy, stupefied.
"Oui, monsieur, and then you go to
Ste. Marie to meet her and take her
home. And everybody say Monsieur
Askew loves her, and no doubt he has
wife in his own country"
Hilary looked at her in amazement.
He noticed that LATE was staring over
the side of the boat, as if he had not
heard.
"Nanette, if you went home, would
your father receive your"
"Ah, monsieur, do not speak of it.
Perhaps he is dead. Perhaps they are
all dead from grief"
Would you like to go home, Nam
ette?9
"Yes, monsieur, I viii go now, for
have nothing more to live for. I shall
go and beg on my knees"
81 shall send you home, then, Nan
cite. But now ask forgiveness from
Marie here and then thank Cod that
He has saved her tonight in spite Of
all the evil that was against her.
Nanette crouched toward Marie Du-
pont, whose arms stole round her neck,
and the two girls cried and whispered
together. Hilary turned away. He
thought of Madeleine, and breathed a
prayer that their lives might run to-
gether. and that they might strive to-
gether for the right all their days.
He turned back into the boat "Now,
Marie, no word of this nights doings
shall ever pass my lips" he said. but,
Marie, your life is unhappy. There is
good man in ST. Beniface who cares
for you. Do you think that you could
learn to care for him?"
"Ah pauvre Jeanl' wept the girl.
81 have been ungrateful to him. mon
sieur. And now I am not worthy that
he should have anything to do with
me-"
He shall know nothing unless you
tell him. said Hilary GAS to that. l
cannot advise. But you need have no
fears as to me-"
The black shadow of the wharf be-
gan to project out of the shore line.
with Baptiste's schooner moored along
side. Lights of lanterns were moving.
and as the sloop drew near Hilary per-
ceived a little group of people near
the wharf-head. Louis Duval let down
the Sails and guided the vessels PROV
toward the mooring ring Hilary
stepped out. but before he could turn
to give his hand to Marie woman
stepped forward.
1t was Madeleine. She ran to him
with a little cry OF gladness. She
| raised her lips to his.
Dear, | have been waiting since
dark" she said, pressing his arm. 81
only got your letter this afternoon,
telling me that you had gone to the
island, and I was frightened, Hilary.
/ He patted her arr Il am quite
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/ but narrow cleft that opened toward
the base into a wide recess.
Jacques saw them at the same time
and stood motionless. AS LATE and
Hilary advanced he seemed to be gal
vanized into life. He rushed toward
them, screaming, his face convulsed
with fury.
Hilary cast his eyes about to ascer-
tain the cause of the old mans fury.
He saw, near the caves mouth, large
slab Of granite, and heavy hammer
lying beside it.
Lets see what he's got there" he
said. "It doesn't look like traps to
me-"
The sun, now very low, shone full
into the interior. Il revealed a cavern
Gus depth, whose recesses were lost in
gloom, a high arch, and the remnants
of many fires on the granite slabs that
paved it almost as regularly as those
of a city sidewalk. Somebody had
eamped here for a long time-pos-
sibly Jacques, though he must have
burned whole cord of wood, to judge
from the charred remnants that were
scattered everywhere.
'Look" shouted LATE, pointing.
The ground was covered with frag-
ments of some sort of ore, and a trail
of chips and dust led out of the mouth
of the cave into another recess among
the rocks. Among the brambles, I'M
der roughly constructed roof, was a
small hand machine, consisting in the
main of two steel rollers, white with
crushed rock.
Looks like hand fiour-mill," said
Lafe 81 thought maybe it might be
gold. But it amt gold. Alluvial's
washed in stream, and quartz gold
has to be got with cyanide"
A pick next caught their eyes. Some
body, or party, rather. had been work.
ing at the rocks, apparently to take
samples of some ore; but there was
certainly no gold in the Laurentian
granite.
Suddenly LATE uttered an exclama-
ton and, STOPPING down, picked up
matted handful of some fibrous, wool
like material that had been stuffed
into cleft. He pulled out yet anoth-
er handful. and more and more-stiff
wool, yet of stony consistency-spun
stone, if such thing were possible.
"Rock fiaxe he exclaimed. ST seen
it down Thetford way years ago, Mr..
Askew. Look therel The cliffs alive
with itp'
"Asbestosi" cried Hilary.
"a regular asbestos quarry" said
LATE. There's thousands of dollars
worth here. Look at i'll"
Hilary could see now that the coarse
fibers ran through the side of the cliff
in every direction. They were SO
blended with the notified stone that
he had not even noticed them.
'That accounts for everything" he
said.
eyes, Mr.. Askew. I guess Brous-
seau wasn't paying all those hands at
Ste. Marie and pretending to work his
limits just to jump your timber rights.
/ knew he had something up his sleeve,
but I didn't know what. I knew there
wasn't no gold round here"
$50 that's why he wants to get me
out of the way"
"That's the whole game, sir. He
knew you'd hit upon this mine sooner
or later. though he'd left the island
off the map of the seigniory. Lord,
what a fool was not to have known !"
'Theres more to it than that, LATE.
That's why he tried to draw US off the
scent on the subject of the river boun-
dairy. He thought that if he could get
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afford to be magnanimous. eve heals
for week past that you'd quaITelsss
but I'm not the sort of man 70 puS
in where he isn't wanted 5,
"Eaouard." said the girl qulelp'
how much are you willing to pay =
me?''
Brousseau stared. "Eh? All, mOs ',
Dieu, why do you talk about MONEY
Haven't / enough?" {.
Il am going to have an agreell's q.
in place of an indefinite undefs'aD 81
ing. If / marry you at Christmas 'r
will, on the morning Of the cerenlo IA
destroy my fathers mortgage, anu ~ .S
will wait until his death to own s 81
seigniory. 1t won't take long
ended, with a flicker of scorn.
(TO BE CONTINUED
In the Birmingham district OIL =.
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CHAPTER XIV.

A Letter From Morris.
The weather continued mild, and
Hilary's financial prospects continued
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In the Birmingham district OIL ~
land there are several factories i,
turn out 100000 or more pins 4
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
ViCkSburg Newspaper Man
Complies Greed.

Vicksburg. Mlss.-A newspaper
man, Charles w Miller. city editor
of The Herald here, has compiled
An American Creed" consisting
of passages from the Old and New
Testaments. The selections trans
posed and arranged in such a man.
ner as to preserve the continuity of
the creed unbrokcn to the end, are
said by Mr.. Miller to contain the
wholesome truths handed down from
the prophets, the Savior and the
apostles.
There are seven quotations from
the Old Testament and q from the
New Testament, making total of
more than 800 words in the creed.
1t begins with the words of Timothy.
Goodness with contentment is
great gain. For we brought moth
ing into this world, and it is certain
We can carry nothing out The
second paragraph is introduced by
a passage from Malachi. Have we
not all one Father? Hath not one
God created us? Why do We deal
treacherously every man against his
brother by profaning the covenant
of our Father? The creed closes
with these words from Timothy
Now unto the King eternal i'm
mortal, invisible. the only wise God.
be honor and glory forever and ever. :"
w. +. Bond, state superintendent
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Boys Going to A. s M.

l am expecting large crowd oil
boys to go to A. q NJ for the me-
chanic short course. The meeting
will be held from Aug. 10th until
Aug. Goth. Everybody should make
arrangements to go as the board will
only cost So, and the railroad fare
will not be over 81. am seeing as
many boys as it is-possible because
| realize that the boys that do not
GO will miss good meeting. | am
hoping that l can have more boys
represented than any other county.
| will very likely go down and stay
all of the time with the boys while
they are there. | hope the fathers
and mothers Will not keep their boys
from going for fear they might get
home sick. As | am urging so
many good boys to go, / want the
boys that will not be obedient and
will not try to learn something to
stay at home. | am going to see
that all of the boys from Monroe
county will have the very best time
that is possible. l will have all of
my boys on the same floor and will
let you have your own room mate.
Boys you see there is no chance of
you becoming dissatisfied and get
ting homesick. | want all of the
boys to report at my office before 3
D. m, Monday afternoon. Aug. 9th,
at which time we will leave Aber-
deem. Be sure that you bring some
old clothes so you can work with
the machinery. | want you to bring
two sheets, some towels, soap and
comb Boys. | do not want you to
disappoint me by not coming; | am
lookiog for big crowd.
Owing to the low price of cattle
think that it is advisable for you to
wait awhile longer before you try
to ship The price is very likely to
improve a little later, and | am sure
you will make by keeping the cattle
a little longer | would like for you
to list the number that, you have for
sale with me, and as soon as the |
market improves. | will notify you
as to the date that / will ship.
Your friend,
w. E. SIMMONS, Co. Agent.
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Increase in Freight and
Passenger Rates.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has authorized rate in
crease to the railroads that will
aggregate 81, 5OO,OOO,OO0. Freight
rates will be advanced about one
third. passenger fares one-fifth
and Pullman charges one-half.
Following is a statement of the
increases:
Freight rates. Southern territory,
% per cent. increase; eastern terri
tory, 40 per cent; this including the
roads between Mississippi river and
Rocky Mountains; west. between
Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast,
% per cent. increase.
Passenger rates, 20 per cent. in
crease general Throughout the coun-
try
Pullman fares. so per cent. sur
charge general throughout the coun-
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of education in Mississippi writing
to the compiler. said: This is a
splendid creed, and we should ike
very much to have a copy in the
hands of every school child in fine
state"
Mr.. Miller, who has been a news
paper men more than 3Oyears said.
In this age of goddess selishness.
the tendency OF the time is running
steadily and rapidly into a state OF
unrestricted license, regardless of a
high STANDARD of life. Something Is
needed to assist in turning the atten-
ton of old and young to their duty
to God and their neighbors The
H oily Bible will give the correct
answer TO every conceivable question
that can be framed by man. 1t is
the rule and guide for humanity e"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

Natchez has good mayor and
knows it in the person of Mayor
Benbrook, who is SO years young.
and has served the City on the Hill
as mayor for the past thirty-three
years, and is a candidate for re-
election with no opposition. May
he live to reign many more years.
Coast Beacon.
Aberdeen can parallel the record
of Natchez in mayoralty tenure OF
office as far as it has progressed in
the policy of the city's business
first.
Aberdeen's present mayor h a s
held the office for more than two
decades of years. and when he shall
have attained the age of four score
and three years as the veteran may
or of Natchez has done he would
have eclipsed the record of that
official because he began his incum-
bency at much younger years-that
is, if he should desire to fill the
Office up to that ripe old age.
Mayors, like all other executive
business men, grow more efficient
in the management of affairs, the
more experience and knowledge
they obtain of the details of the
business which they are called upon
to transact.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

The congressional races in the
fifth and seventh districts are es-
peCially holly contested. In the
fifth Hon. Ross Collins is trying
for the seat of w. w. Venable,
the present incumbent, who
wants 10 90 back. Hugh V.
Wall, the present district attor-
ney of the seventh district, is at
tempting to displace Percy Quinn
who also wants TO go back. Elk
Senator Jas. K. Vardaman and
Gov. Lee NJ. Russell are making
speeches in the interest of Col
Inns and Wall respectively, and it
is speculative to forecast the re
suit of the elections in either of
the districts.
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Charlie Marshall to Hang.

Jackson. Miss, Aug. 2.-Thert
will be no interference by the
executive department with the fina
carrying out of the sentence of the
law on Charlie Marshall, now held
in the Tupelo Jail awaiting bis
execution for the ruthless murder oil
four in the Miller family at Amory
the past January. Efforts have been
made to secure a reprieve beyond
the date set by the supreme court
for final execution. which will be
Aug. 20, bnt, as stated by Gov.
Russell, he does not intend to inter
fere in any way.
As matter of fact. as learned
here. Charlie Marshall has about
made up his mind for the inevitable
and at most his interest in the
efforts to prolong the period of his
life has been passive.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

Farley Christensen, presidential
nominee of Farmer Labor party,
has issued a personal challenge
TO Gov. Cox and Senator Hard
ing 10 visit the Tennessee legis-
lature and influence a majority
vote that does favor ratifica-
ton of the suffrage amendment.
Christensen charged Democratic
and Republican parties are in a
conspiracy TO stifle ratification by
Tennessee.
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Normal Music School at Bigbee

On Aug. 10th the Normal Music
School will begin at Bigbee un-
der the direction of Prof. ]. A.
Armstrong, the leading musician
of northeast Mississippi. This is
indeed a rare opportunity brought
right TO our doors. There will
be work offered to meet demands
in the primary, the intermediate
and the advanced departments,
and the school will close with a
concert on the evening of Sept
4th. Prof. Armstrong will sing
at the Bigbee High School on
the afternoon of Aug. 18th, and
will conduct the song service at
the Baptist church in Amory at
the evening service of Aug. 18th.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

August 18th, first primary cleo
ton day. is a good time for every
real Democrat TO go 10 the aid OF
the party. Democracy means
free speech, free press and a
majority rule of the people.
Those that Clamor for and prac-
tiCe a minority rule secured by
maneuvers that get control of
the party machinery and sup
press representation of the mi
nOrity are not Democrats-they
are autOcratS. Such people are
out of place IN free America; they
would be in more congenial ter
Titory if they were IN Europe
where a privileged class has
ruled and always will rule. Every
Democrat should go TO the polls
next Tuesday week and cast a
real Democratic vote for that
choice of candidate who will
most nearly stand for free speech,
a free press and a sovereign in
dependent nation.
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w. E. SIMMONS, Co. Agent
Beating the Boil WeeviI.

Those of our farmers who have
been using calcium arsenate to
poison boil weevils on their cotton
express themselves as very much
pleased with the results so far.
Numbers of dead weevils are found
in these fields and the cotton is
blooming luxuriantly. - Woodville
Miss Republican.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

The main difference between Gov.
Cox and Senator Harding are that
Mr. Cox has a record as governor OF
Ohio, which is second to none in
the matter of progressive reforms
given to his state; and Mr.. Harding
has a record as a United States
Senator which is second to none in
point of conservatism and subser-
vience to party control and the
bosses. -Bessemer Advertiser.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
Why People Buy Rat-Snap In
Preference to Rat Poison.

"a RAT-SNAP absolutely kills
rats and mice. (2) What it doesn' t
kill it scares away. (3) Rats killed
with RAT SNAP leave no smell,
they dry up inside. az Made in
cakes, no mixing with other food
80 Cats or dog. won't touch it.
Three sizes. 25c. SOC, 81.
Sold and guaranteed by Phoenix
Drug Co. and w. B. Harrison.
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Contract is let for the drilling oil
oil we'll in Clay county and super
intendent Kelly is simply waiting
for arrival of timber and iron to put
up the big derrick. Work is pro-
crossing on the drilling site and
houses for accommodation of twelve
men. Work is going on drilling a
large, deep water we'll to supply
water for the boiler and for drinking
and cooking purposes. Considera-
BILE work has been done on the road
between the drilling site to the
Southern switch in order to have it
in shape to haul heavy timbers and
steel in the near future. Times
Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
Compulsory School Law.

The compulsory school law takes
effect in Monroe county outside the
towns Oct. IS. Under that law
children must attend school 80 days
which is four month term. Pen
atty for failure to comply with law
is 81 for the first offence; not less
than.s1 and up to $40 for second of
tense and from S. to S25 or ten days
in Jail or both for third and sub
sequent Offenses.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

The conflicting reports that
come 10 this office relative TO the
presence of the boil weevil and
damage ii is doing are exasperat-
ing for a solution. Farmers from
the same neighboThoods enter
tain opposite opinions, some con-
tending that the weevl is doing
practically no damage, others
that il is destroying the squares
and young bolls. The weather
has been favorable for the past
several weeks for all crops which
have improved 10 a most crafty
ing extent. The grass worm in
some sections has injured the last
planting of corn, and while it
has abated, in particular sections
OF the county it is still at work.
Efforts are being made to exter-
inmate it by the use of poison
and other methods. Taken as
whole, however. the crop pros
pect IN this section is better than
il was at a corresponding date
last year.
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Some people are wondering il
Cox's acceptance speech is going to
accord with Wilson's position as to
foreign diplomacy. Wilson is no
longer the leader of the party now,
and If there is going to be any har-
monizing Mr.. Wilson must harmo-
nize with the new leader of the
party, as all Democrats have been
required to bow to him Columbus
Dispatch.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

Girls of Yazoo City will be inter
ested in knowing that in Paris they
are making dresses out of paper.
And right now paper is just about
short enough to make a modern
skirt. Yazoo Sentinel.
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Total No. of talks given ...... 16
Sixteen talks given explanatory to
my work and assisting in organizing.
One official visit. Eighteen tonsilec-
tonnes and acknowledgements perform
ed on school children.
ETHEL MILLGAN, r. N,
Public Health Nurse For Monroe Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

The question of who has the
prettiest bathing suit will be decided
on as soon as judges are found who
concentrate on the suits.-El Paso
Herald
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

600 has more limitations than
any other Chill and Fever Tonic
on the market, but no one wants
limitations. They are dangerous
things in the medicine line Adv
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Honesty and Poverty.

Some men are poor because they
are honest and some are honest be
cause they are pOor.-Sioux City
Journal.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06

Sixteen store buildings and one
residence were destroyed by fire at
Pontotoc Wednesday. Loss esti-
mated at half a million.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
Honesty and Poverty.

Some men are poor because they
are honest and some are honest be
cause they are pOor.-Sioux City
Journal,
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
Public Healti: Nurse Notes.

We are doing quite an extensive
work in Amory this week. Miss
Heard and Dr. Underwood are max
ing a survey of malaria and intesti-
nal parasite cases; l am not only
doing the school follow up work.
but am also going into the homes
| of young mothers and mothers with
young babies and instructing them
how to keep them we'll and hardy
1t is marvellous how anxious they
are to have a 100 per cent. baby.
wish / could impress upon the peo-
pie of Monroe county just how to
play safe for 100 per cent. babies.
If you want a good ear of corn you
first get the best corn to plant In
other words you begin with the pa
rent How can we obtain a good
healthy baby only from a good,
healthy mother and father? Lord
George, of England, said in an adj
dress short time ago: If we only
had America of Lincoln's day"
Why is the world crying for our
forefathers? Amt we just as good
as our forefathers? If not. why not?
There is a reason for the worlds
condition today and we are to blame.
Are we willing to 60 along in the
same old rut and let the rest of the
world solve the problem? God helps
those who help themselves. ,Amory
and Nettleton are solving their own
problems. Is Aberdeen so perfect
it has no problem? The only way
to see your own faults is to see your
self in the other fellows mirror.
r,.>,,
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
Mr.. Vaughan. Farmer. Tells How
He Lost All His Prize Seed Corn.

Some time ago sent away for
some pedigreed seed corn. Put it
in gunny sack and hung it on a
rope suspended from roof. Rats got
it all-how beats me. but they did
because | got 5 dead whoppers in
the morning after trying RAT-SNAP.
Three sizes: 25c, SOC. ST..
Sold and guaranteed by Phoenix
Drug Co. and w. B. Harrison.
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Executive Committee Meets.

The members selected by the
Monroe county convention to com
pose the County Democratic Exc
cutive Committee met Wednesday
in the court house and organized by
electing f. j. Underwood chairman
and T. T. Davenport secretary
The following were selected as mem
bers of the congressional, judicial
and senatorial executive commit
tees:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

4 or SbAD5 highway commissioner
First District,
d. W. ROBINS.
of Tnpelo, Lee County.
Supreme Court Judge. Northern
District.
HON. SAM @. COOK.
for reelection.
HON. W. d. ANDERSON.
Of Tupelo. Lee County.
FOR CONGRESS
1st Congressional District
JOHN +. RANKIN
of Lee County
JULIUS Z. BERRY.
of Prentiss County
E. 3. GAMBLER
OF Alcorn County.
For Re-elsetiOn.
W. p. STRIBLING
Of Columbus. Lowndes County
W. w MAGRUDER,
Of starkviIle, Oktibbeha County.
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charge of one cent a word wall be made and col
lected. Count the words IN your copy and re-
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