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The Washington times., 1921-06-14

ut had succeeded, too. UP to a point
Philip had felt pretty sick with
u himself as he saw her fall from the
chair. He had felt pretty sick. too,
as he lifted her in his arms an
carried her out of the room. For
quite five minutes he had been con-
vinced that he had broken her
heart and half killed her by his
faithlessness.
He had even been so utterly fool
ish as TO drop a remorseful kiss on
her golden hair when he thought
nobody was looking. and had stood
by in an agony of fear till she
opened her eyes and looked-with
deliberate intent, so II seemed
straight at him.
And that look had sown the see
Of doubt in his mind. The more
he thought of IL, the more sure he
was that the whole faint had been
put on, and young wniterdick
hated shams and srtificialities.
Was there nothing genuine in the
whole OF her dainty composition he
wondered. Had he just been an
Easy fool, caught by her eyes and
her smile and her pretty voice?
He thought of Eva in comparison
with relief and gratitude; and dur
ing the evening Calligan had un-
consciously famed the flame of his
feeling for her into something
greater.
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I know what l am talking about"
II hope" said Fem very quietly,
that you are not going TO tell
me that / mustn't see her any
more. She is very unhappy and
her nerves are in very bad shape.
1t isn't easy for her to hurt you
II am not going 10 tell any
body to do anything. / want this
affair to die, of course. and the
sooner the better. But / am not go
ing to kill II. made that mis-
take the other time. There is
no need OF repeating that mis-
take. Diana's feeling for you is
too violent II will die Of ex-
haustion."
Fem made no comment. but
he looked a little skepticaL
IF It doesn't" said Manners,
"if It doesn't die of its own ac-
cord. why you, of course. are the
person who must kill 1t. I take
It for granted that you are not
thinking Of myself, and that what
we want is Diana's happiness"
Il have said right along that
] thought Diana's best chance of
happiness was to stick by you
and Tam"
The man was so obviously sin
cere that a real weight was lifted
from Manners spirits, but he
couldn't help saying: IT'S great
pity that you allowed a situation
to develop in which so obvious a
thing as that ever had to be dis
cussed at all. But I don't blame
you too much. You don't look to
me in the least like a man who
deliberately wrecks another mans
happiness. And I am convinced
that you would not have made
love to my wife II she hadn't
wanted you to-"
"I hope you believe that 1 do
love Diana"
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
ANECDOTES
OF FAMOUS
Scene From the New

A LTHOUGH the love OF Dante for
u Beatrice often lie quoted as
type of earthly attachment, both
fine and rare. both Dante and Beatrice
married others. Dante having four
children by his wife. Beatrice died
when she was twenty-four. In all
the poet saw her but three or four
times I'm his life, the FIRST time
when she was eight
He never wooed her or dreamed
of marrying her. She was to him
merely a symbol for everything
that was good and beautiful, and
this symbolizing began when the
two were children and the grave
youth was taken to her fathers
house by his own parents on a
visit That she cared anything for
him beyond a careless friendship or
the careless regard one has for
seldom met acquaintance Is doubt
full.
Her full name was Beatrice Por-
tinari, and she died jr 1890. Dante
taking a wife two years later. In
speaking of her, Dante said: 81
saw her at about the end OF my
ninth year. Her dress on that day
was OF a most noble color, a sub
dued and goodly crimson, girdled
and adorned in such sort as best
suited with her tender age. Al
that moment ! saw most truly that
the spirit of life which hath Its
dwelling in the secretest chamber
OF the heart began to tremble 70
violently that the least pulses OF
my body began to shake herewith"
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
By Bricc Belden, M. ID.

-EOPLE who are more or less
chronically tired usually have
Il an idea that their condition
is due to overwork. People who
suffer from what they call over
work are practically always the
victims, not of work, but of bad
air. improper diet, poisoning, or
worry. BY poisoning we, Of course
mean the effect of tea, coffee, to-
bacco, or alcohol abuse, or auto
intoxication.
The young people who think that
they have injured their health
through study and middle-ased
people who imagine that their
breakdowns have been brought
about by overwork are common
examples of the popular delusion
under discussion. The trouble
with such persons IL that their
working capacity has been enor-
mously reduced by such factors as
lack of exercise, overestins' In
testinal sluegishness. or some
drug, or worry.
when people live hysienically
their working capacity is multi
piled many times. So-called
breakdowns are nearly always due
to bad hygiene, the system hav-
ing to exert itself 90 greatly In
order to resist the evil influences
which we have mentioned that any
work seems too great an addi-
tional burden.
II is this error which causes one
person to giye up tobacco smok-
ing. and another coffee when
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
Dramatic Story of Devoted Husband Who Discovers
His Wife is in Love With Another Man and
Battles to Keep Her Love

man than Manners had Thought
He had a good nose and very fine
teeth. Like most men who have
been brought up in the West, he
was a shade too we'll dressed. The
shyness and lack OF ease which he
had showed at their frst meeting
seemed to have been of the moment
His voice and his whole manner
were very easy now and very quiet.
I'm distressed by what has hap
pened," said Manners But
should not be honest II l said that
was surprised. You are not my
wife's first affair"
Not Consistent.
"She has told me-" said Fem.
" "And that being the case, ! am
not as badly frightened as l might
be. My wife will get over this"
Fem said nothing.
Before" said Manners, having
no precedent to go on, / Insisted on
a sudden and drastic separation.
said that they mustn't see eacn
other any more or communicate.
Diana demanded one fnal interview
(women always do, l imagine). and,
of course, had to give in to that.
I imagine. but | am not sure, that
Diana asked the man to run away
with her. and that he, having some
faint residue OF common sense, and
some faint regard for the integrity
OF his skip. refused. Anyway, they
said sood-by. And three months
later the love that Diana had had
for that man was as dead as a door
nail. But she had tasted liberty.
and since that time she has not
been a very satisfactory wife. But
she has been a good mother"
she hasn't been consistent in
her loves or in her friendships.
Those come and go. But she has
been a mighty good mother. and
a wise mother. That is the one
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Cause of BreakdOwns


what is really needed is an all
round. well-balanced reformation
of ones personal hygiene. Merely
to turn vegetarian, or teetotaler, or
golfer, or outdoor sleeper, may be
to make onlys one correction in
the daily order OF life. when quite
a number of changes are called
for.
All that has been said applies
with equal force to the resisting of
colds and other Infections as well
as TO the prevention of breuk-
downE from so-called overwork.
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
BY Ann Lislc
whose Present Serial Has Won q
Nation Wide Success.

Copyright. 1921, King Feature Service, Inc
S" don't know that any
" one actually shot your
brother" said NJ SIS
Rathbun uneasily in answer TO my
frightened plea for information
concerning Meals assailant and his
motives. He might just have been
cleaning a gun when II went OF.
Those things do happen"
II wouldn't be possible to live
through the day without knowing
how the dear lad was doing. But
there was another anxiety gnawins
at my heart How had Neal come
by his wound7 Self-inflicted IL
wasn't Neal would never handle
firearms so carelessly that he'd get
an accidental wound.
Some person had shot Neal. But
who? And why?
When Miss Rathbun came TO tell
me II was lunch time she susxested
that II would be wise TO have my
luncheon In bed and to take the
extra rest to mako up for my
rocklessness In sneakins down
stairs, agreed with seeming
guilelessness.
I'm hungry, too" ! announced.
Bring mo a nice, hearty lunch ami
I'll eat very crUmb. 80 you can have
the credit for that when your doctor
man comes"
Miss Rathbun preened an
stretched like a cat rising from the
heartruE to descend on a saucer of
cream. Thon, with an air OF great
cleVerness, she asked:
And you'll promise not to go
snooping downstairs II I leave you
for minute7" she asked.
II won't do a single sly, under
handed, despicable thing" re-
piled, laughing gayIy,
30 luncheon passed OFF pleas
nntly. I said nothing about Neal,
and Miss Rathbun seemed to take
II for granted that i was enough
of an invalid to be so absorbed In
myself that I'd forgotten all about
my brother, When we began to
dress In preparation for the doc
tors coming I shivered bit
"Oold, dear9" asked the nurse
anxiousiy, Maybe you'd better
stay in bed"
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
Beautiful Hair
With Miller's
Cocoanut Oil
Rinse Thoroughly

in warm water. THIS is very impor-
tsnt. Three changes of warm water
will not be too much. After every bit
of the lather has been rinsed, wiring
the hair and rub briskly with a heavy
Turkish towel After the hair is
Thoroughly dry brush IL until 1t fluffs
MILLER's CocoANUT SHAMPOO /.
a product made by the Miller labora-
tories after years Of experimenting
and practical application and expe-
rience in the Miller Barber shops.
where Il Is now used extensively. IT
is Just rich enough In cocoanut oil to
make II very beneficial to the scalp
and hair.
Use Miller's Cocoanut Shampoo OIL
for a month and notice how IL i'm
proves the beauty of your hair II
comes In S-ounce bottles-twice as
much as the ordinary shampoo oil
offers, and sells for only 7bc So from
the standpoint OF value II IL also ap-
pealing Bear In mind that Millers
Cocoanut shampoo Oil Is the kind
used in ALL Miller Barber Shops: IA
is the BEST that money can make.
nsturally
Get a bottle today at any store Of
THE PEOPLES DRUG STORES 80
any MILLER BARBER SHOP.
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rageous breach OF good manners
and of common decency. And the
imperturbable calm of which he
imagined himself to be possessed
was darkly and almost violently
ruffied.
No Evidence of Embarrassment.
During the next half hour Man
ners found himself looking oftener
at Fenn's mouth than at any other
part of him. But he made no other
outward manifestation of his real
feelings. He seemed more like a
good friend of Diana's than her out
ragged husband.
, Manners began the interview with
a smile and an offer of cigarettes. AT
the same time he said:
"I hope you are not as embar-
rassed as / am
Fem gave no evidence OF embar-
rassment, though he felt himself to
be in an exceedingly trying situa-
ton. He accepted a cigarette, gave
thanks for II, and lighted II. He
was a taller. better-proportioned
and altogether a more significant
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
Advice to the Loyelorn
Beatrice Fairfa1
LOOK FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAXi .....
There Is "A young man with
whom i am very much infatuated,
He sings tenor in a quartette of
which / am a member, and at enc
time he paid a great deal of at
tention to me.
Recently stranger has been
attending the same church and
the young man has turned his at
tention to her. Tell me what can
l do to win him back.
YOUR SUBSCRIBER.
Just continue TO be your dear,
sweet self, and II he won't be
won back, he just won't, and
that's all there Is to It. In which
case look around for someone
else.
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
BY GOuverneur Morris
Author of -His Daughter" "Whsn
NY Ship Comes In" "The Seven
DarlinGs." and other
Notable Fiction.

N LANA and her husband reached
their apartment few min
utes before the time at which
Fem had promised TO meet them
there, and because the place was
small and the partitions thin,
Hilda. Diana's maid. was at once
dispatched upon an interminable
round of errands. Diana had made
out the list on the train.
How are we going to stage
manage this AFFAIR." Manners
asked. do we both see Fem at
once, or do you see him first, or
. do II" He spoke laughingly. and
Diana. keen and full of life at
the Immediate prospect of seeing
her lover, and hearing the sound
OF the voice that had grown so
dear. laughingly answered:
"Oh she said, "I'll let him in and
turn him over to you, and then I'll
40 in the front room and twiddle
my thumbs till I'm sent for. And
then 1 suppose he'll want to see me
alone. ....
At this moment the doorbell rang.
and Diana darted into the hall with
an eagerness that stabbed her hus-
band like a knife. He heard the
sound of the door opening and of
their mingled voices. And then
there was a silence. And Manners
knew as surely as II God had told
him that during the silence his wife
was giving her lips to another man.
He had anticipated no such out
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
1 teaspoon of vanilla
n rnn Y,,fIE

Cream butter and sugar, add yelks s
OF eggs we'll beaten, then milk and
flour alternately-last, fold in beat
en- whites-bake about twenty min
utes In moderate oven.
CREAM FOR FILLING.
Juice OF one orange. also grated
rind. tablespoon of lemon Juice, fill
UP cup with water; n cup sugar, 1
teaspoon of flour. esq beat light.
COX In double boiler till thick
Mrs. T.. T. Mccarthy. 322 A street
southeast.
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
More Prize Cake Recipes
ANGEL BooD CAKE.

ANGEL FooD CAKE.
Whites Of ten eggs.
u cups of sugar
cup of -four.
u teaspoon Of cream Of tartar.
] teaspoon Of vanilla.
Bake In moderate oven. increas-
Ing heat last nfteen minutes, for
one hour'--Alleyne scheitlin. 1910
Biltmoro street.
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
REAL WHITE CAKE.

One-half cdp OF butter
One cup oil sugar
Two cups of -four
Three tearpoonfu's of baking
powder
Three egg whites
Iwo-thirds cupfui OF milk
One-half teaspoon cf favorinR
Bake In moderate even forty min
Ites.-Alleyne Scheitlin, 1910 Bilt-
more street
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
The Story So Far

Frank Manners. an artist OF
reputation. is doing some work
for a rich woman in California.
He has always been devotedly
attached TO his wife, Diana. He
reads over her letters Of the last
few months and feels that she 10
neglecting their small daughter.
He decides to go East without
letting Diana know beforehand.
On train he meets hunter who
tells him a tale OF wild goose.
When Manners arrives home he
meets Ogden Fem, the man with
whom Diana Is in love. He 10
keenly, disappointed in Diana's
conduct and in ner coldness to-
ward him. but finds much JOY In
the love OF his daughter, Tam. He
tries to find out what is troublins
Diana, and she finally tells him
she is in love with Ogden Fem.
The Washington times., 1921-06-14

This story has been made into .
motion picture by Cosmopoiftnn
Productions under the mastery d.
section of Albert Capeilani and II
Released aH a Paramount picture.
The Washington times., 1921-06-14

ORANGE CREAM CAKE.
> eggs
"a cups sugar tgrsnulatedl
scant y cup nut butter
cups flour. sifted. with. . level
teaspoons Of baking powder
The Washington times., 1921-06-14
Ireland and the Census

IsOR seventy years there been progressive decrease
in Irelands population. In 1901 the Irish figures
showed population of $4,000. In 1911 the population
was 43l92l9 barely so per Of what in l84l
The Washington times., 1921-06-14

Copyright. 1921, King Feature Service, Inc.
HVT don't know that any
" one actually shot your
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
SUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
ThedfOrd's Blaek-Draught Highly
Recommended by q Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re-
sultng from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville. Tenn The effIO
iency of Thedford's Black Draught, the
genuine, herb liver medicine, il
vouched for by Mr.. W. N. Parsons, q
grocer OF this city. at is without
doubt the best liver medicine, and I
don't believe could get along without
It. take It for sour stomach, head.
ache, bad liver. indigestion, and all
other troubles that are the result Of
q torpid liver.
IL have known and used II for years,
and can and do highly recommend It
TO every one. won't go to bed with.
out It in the house. II win do ali Il
claims to do. l can't say enough for
It."
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black.
Draught Just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable in regulating the liver to
its normal functions. and in cleansing
the bowels Of impurities.
Thedford's laek.Draught liver medi-
cine is the original and only genuine.
Accept no limitations OF substitutes.
Always ask for rhedfordA 20
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
TRUSTEES SALE

The State Of Mississippi,
| County of Lowndes.
By virtue of the power vested il
me as Trustee in a certain Deed OF
J Trust, made and delivered on the 30tl
day Of March, 1921, by Gertrude Kidd
and Luther Kidd to secure the pay
ment to Mary A. Johnson, of certain
Indebtedness therein mentioned; recorC
of which said Deed Of Trust is made
in the office of the Chancery Clerk OF
said County and State, in Deed Book
Numbered 1T, Page 1852, | will sell
at Public Auction, to the highest bid
der for cash, in front of the Court
House door in the town of Columbus,
said State and County, on the 10Th
day of December, 1927, within legal
hours, the following property, to-wit;
That part Of square (110) one hun
bred and ten, North of Main Street,
City of Columbus, Mississippi, De-
scribed as follows: Commencing at
the Northwest corner of said square,
one hundred and ten (110), from this
point running South along the West
eln boundary line Of said square fifty
five (55) feet, thence East parallel
with the Northern boundary line of
said square, one hundred and ten
Q10) feet, thence North parallel with
the Eastern boundary line of said
square, ffty-five ! (55) feet, to the
Northern boundary line Of said
square, thence West along the North
en boundary line of said square, one
hundred and ten (110) feet, to the
point of beginning, the same to be sold
to liquidate said Indebtedness and all
costs Of this foreclosure sale The
said property is lease-hold estate, SUBJ
ject to an annual lease to the Trus-
tees Of the Franklin Academy from
August list, A. d., 1920, for (99)
ninety-nine years, renewable forever,
payable in advance to said Trustees.
The title to the above property be-
ieved to be good, but ! will convey
)nly such title as vested in me as
under said Deed of Trust.
- w. c. MEEK, Trustee.
Columbus, Miss, Nov. 23rd, 1921.
-23-30&7-14
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07

hours, the following property, to-
wit;
One Gasoline filling station. One
brick store and fixtures and Lot: Be
ginning at the Southwest corner Of
the Drug Store, at the center of the
west wall Of same, known rs the
Harrington. & Broyles Building; run
ming west fifty and one-haH feet
(5Ola ft.) along Main Street to the
center Of G. p. Walters East store
wall; thence North Eighty 500 feet,
more or less to an alley, thence East
Fifty and One-Half (501s) feet, more
or less; thence South along the line
of Harrington and Broyles Eighty
1901 feet, more or less to the point
Of beginning. Said lot embracing the
west half of the west wall of Drug
Store Building, and the East half Of
the East wall of G. P. Walters store,
building. Situated in Southeast COR
ner Of SEA Of Section 28, Township
II, Range 16 East. Said property
situated in the town Of Crawford,
County Of Lownde3, and State of
Mississippi.
| vii convey only such title as is
vested in me as Substituted Trustee
under said Deed Of Trust which is be-
lieved to be good.
FRANK C. OWEN,
Substituted Trustee.
November %, 1921.
II %. 90&7-1d|
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The State of Mississippi
Lowndes County.
Letters TestamentaTy have been
granted and issued to the undersigned
upon the Estate of c. 3. Hardy de-
ceased, by the Chancery Cont of
Lowndes County, Mississippi, on the
18th day of November, A. D., 1921.
This is to give notice to all persons
having claims against said estate to
Probate and Register same with the
Chancery Clerk Of Lowndes County,.
within six months from this date. A
failure to so probate and register said
claim will forever bar the same.
ETHEL G. HARDY,
Execut~!N.
This November -, 1921.
l6-23-3O&12-7
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07

fer Of Hattiesburg One OF the best
men ] ever knew, Why can't every.
body be good
We rise TO thank om' good neigh
Dor, Mrs. Nora Adoir, for ner recent
kindness and help in the hour Of need
Mrs, Johnnie was not able TO work
with the sausage meat and Mrs. Adoir
stopped in and put up eight quarts for
next summers use, Many thanks.
If the editor Of the Dispatch will
drop in sometime and put his feet
under the Blackgum table we will set
him up to whole quart Of as good
sausage as he ever put in his jaw.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
HANDSOME GIFT

One Of the handsomest and most
acceptable gifts that can be bestowed
at Christmas time is a box of mono.
gram stationery. The Dispatch has
the Harcourt agency in Lowndes
County for engraved and embossed
work. Orders placed now will be
ready in time for the holidays. Call
and let US show you samples and give
you prices.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
POSTED NOTICE
JOHN RICE and
JEPPIE CLARK.
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES SALE


The State Of Mississippi,
Lowndes County.
Whereas, w. C. Flournoy did or
the 9Th day of February, 1919, ex.
ecute and deliver to E. c. Halbert
as Trustee, certain Trust Deed to
secure a certain Indebtedness to the
Bank of Brooksville, Brooksville
Mississippi, which Trust Deed is rec
torded in Trust Deed Book No, 100,
pages 1868 of the records of Deeds
of said Lowndes County, Mississippi;
And, whereas, the said Il. G. Hal
Ebert having refused and neclined to
act as Trustee, and to execute the
provisions of said Trust Deed, said
.declination being recorded In Trust
Deed Book 113, page 361 of the rec
lords of Lowndes County, Mississippi,
and the said Bank of Brooksville,
Brooksville, Mississippi, having APP
pointed Frank c. Owen, Substituted
Trustee in lieu of the said E. c. Hal
bert, said appointment being record
ed in Trust Deed Book No. 113, page
362 of the records of said Lowndes
County, Mississippi, the said declina-
ton to act by F. c. Halbert and the
substitution of Frank C. Owen appear
of record in the office of the chancery
clerk of said Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, and were actually spread at
large upon the record before the first
advertisement or notice of sale was
posted or published;
And, whereas, the said f. c. Hal
bert, having declined to act as said
Trustee, and the Bank of Brooksville,
Brooksville, Mississippi, being the
owner and holder of the Indebtedness
secured by said Trust Deed, did on
the 21st day of November, AID, 1921,
appoint Frank c. Owen as Trustee in
said Trust Deed in the place and stead
Of the said L. c. Halbert, said SUBJ
stitution being duly recorded in Trust
Deed Book 113, page 1862 of the rec
ords of the county Of Lowndcs and
State of Mississippi:
Now, therefore, ] Frank C. Owen,
By virtue of the rights, power and
vested in me as Substituted
trustee as above set out, will on the
18th day Of December, A. d., 1921, I
iell at public auction to the highest 1
bidder, for cash, in front of the Court /
House door, at Columbus, Lowndes |
County, Mississippi, within legal /
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
rnR MFN

When your brain is dull and you
cannot hold your own in test Of wit
among your fellows. ii means your
liver is torpid and your stomach and
bowels are full Of bilius impurities.
To brighten up your mental faculties
and make you feel right, Prickly Ash
Bitters is the remedy you need. 1t
cleans the brain and braces the body.
Price Sl.25 por bottle, All dealers
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The State of Mississippi,
Lowndes County.
Letters Testamentary have beer
granted and issued to the IN
dersigned upon the Estate Of J. r.
Thomas deceased, by the Chancery
Court Of Lowndes County, Mississippi,
on the 10th day Of November A. D.,
1921.
This is to give notice to all persons
having claims against said estate to