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Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
WORLDS MOST LONELY SPOT
Not DesoIate Island Nor the Center
Of Crowded City, but the Un.
friendly Heart.

Asked to name the lonesomest place
in the world, traveller once answered.
''The island Of Tristan d'Acunha. far
off the coast Of South America. Its
population is 76, and it Is visited by
vessel only once in two yeals."
But the traveller was all wrong. Iso-
lated, remote, limited in society, the
island may be. But why lonesome? ?
The last thing we heard from it was
that all the inhabitants were working
together to fight dangerous plague
Of rats. When people can get togeth.
er for common purpose they aren't
lonesome.
A man told US the other day that
the ionesomest place he ever found
was New York city, where he didn't
know soul and his being there didn't
matter to anyone. And he was right
but he set about changing that condi.
tion, and he didn't find even New York
lonesome very long. For the lonesom.
est place Is no question Of geography
or population or economics. The lone.
soonest place is always the human
heart which hasn't learned how to
reach out to other human hearts in
the sure knowledge that there will
be something In common, that If 1t has
affection to spend, and loyalty and
truth and friendliness, there are these
things in return waiting to welcome it.
Milwaukee Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
The Voice Of the Pack
By EDISON MARSHALL
By EDISON MARSHALL
Copyright 1o2o By Iittie, Brown q CO.

Copyraght 0o0 By Iaeta. Brown q Co
precedes his leap. He had not forgot
ten the wild rapture Of that moment
be had inadvertently sprung on I.andy
Hildreth-or how, after his terror had
died. he had come creeping back. He
hunted his own way, waiting on the
trail; and his madness was at its
height. He was not just Whisperfoot
the coward, that runs at the shadow
Of tall form in the thickets. The
consummation was complete, and that
single experience Of q month before
had made Of him a hunter of men.
His muscles set for the leap.
So intent was he that his keen
senses didn't detect the fact that
there was curious echo to the girls
footsteps. Dan Failing had slipped
down from his terrified horse and was
running up the trail behind her. pray.
ing that he could be in time.
Snowbird heard the pat, pat Of his
feet: but at first she did not dare to
hore that aid had come to her. She
had thought Of Dan as on the far.
away marshes; and her father. the
only other living occupant Of this part
OF the Divide, might even now be ".
ing dead In his house. In her terror,
she had lost all power Of interpreta.
tion Of events. The sound might be
the cougars mate, or even the wolf
pack. Jealous Of his game. Sobbing,
she hurried on into Whisperfoot's am
bush.
Then she heard voice, and it SEEM
ed to be calling to her. "Snowbird-
I'm coming, Snowbird," mans strong
voice was shouting. She whirled with
sob Of thankfulness.
At that instant the cougar sprang.
Terrified though she was, Snow.
birds reflexes had kept sure and true.
Even as the great cat leaped. long,
1.-the shadow out Of the shadow, her
finger pressed back against the trigger
Of her pistol. She had been carry.
ing her gun in front Of her, and she
fired 1t, this last time, with no con-
scious effort. It was just a last in
stinctive effort to defend herself.
One other element affected the Is.
sue. She had whirled to answer Dams
cry just as the cougar left the ground.
But she had still been in range. The
only effect was to lessen, in some de-
gree, the accuracy Of the spring. The
bullet caught the beast in mid-air;
but even If it had reached its heart,
the momentum of the attack was too
great to be completely overcome.
Snowbird only knew that some vast,
resistless power had struck her, and
that the darkness seemed to roar and
explode about her.
Hurled to her face in the trail. she
did not see the cougar sprawl on the
earth beside her. The flame in the
lantern almost flicked out as it fell
from her hand. then flashed up and
down, from the deepest gloom to a
vivid glare with something Of the ef-
feet Of lightning Pickering in the sky.
Nor did she hear the first frenzied
thrashing Of the wounded animal.
Kindly unconsciousness had fallen, OBJ
scuring this and also the sight Of the
great cat, In the agony Of its wound,
creeping with broken shoulder and
barred claws across the pine needles
toward her defenseless body.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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in the silence. But he felt no pain.
He crouched a moment. shivering.
Then he bounded on again.
The third shot was q miss too: IN
fact, there had been no chance for 9
hit. A sound in the darkness is as
unreliable a target as can possibly De
imagined. And 1t didn't frfghten him
as much as the Others. He waited.
crouchlng, and the girl started on.
She was making other sounds now
queer. whimpering sounds not greatiy
different from the bleat that the fawn
utters when It dies. 1t was fear
sound, and if there is one emotion
with which the wild beasts are &C
Quainted, in all its phases, 1t Is rear.
She was afraid Of him, then, and tnat
meant he need no longer be IN the
least afraid Of her. His skin began 10
twitch all over with that terrible mad
ness and passion Of the fesh-hunters.
This game was like the deer. ana
the thing to do was lie in wait. There
was only one trail. He wasn't afraid
Of losing her in the darkness. She
was neither fleet like the deer nor
courageous like Woof the bear. He
had only to wait and leap from the
darkness when she passed.
When Dan Failing, riding like mad
over the mountain trail. heard the
third shot from Snowbird's pistol, he
felt that one Of the debts he owed had
come due at last. He seemed to know,
as the darkness pressed around MIN,
that he was to be tried In the fire. And
the horse staggered beneath him as
he tried to hasten.~
He showed no mercy to his mount.
Horse-flesh isn't made for carrying
heavy man over such trail as this.
and she was red-nostriled and lath-
cred before half q mile had been COW
cred. He made her leap up the rocks,
and on fairly level stretches he loosed
the reins and lashed her into gallop.
Only q mountain horse could have
stood that test. He gave no thought
to his own safety. His courage was
at the test, and no risk Of his own
life must interfere with his attempt
to save Snowbird from the danger
that threatened her.. He didn't know
when the horse would fall with him
and precipitate him down a prec.pice,
and he was perfectly aware that to
crash into q low-hanging limb of one
Of the great trees beside the trail
would probably crush his skull. But
he took the chance. And before the
ride was done he found himself plead
ing with the horse, even as he lashed
her sides with his whip.
The lesser forest creatures sprang
from his trail; and once the mare
leaped high to miss a dark shadow
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

that crossed in front. AS she caught
her stride, Dan heard a squeal and a
rattle Of quilts that identified the crea-
ture as porcupine.
BY now lie had passed the first Of
the worst grades, coming out upon a
long, easy slope Of open forest. Again
he urged his horse, leaving to her
keen senses alone the chosing Of the
path between the great tree trunks.
Then he heard Snowbird fire for the
fourth time: and he knew that he had
almost overtaken her. The report
seemed to smash the air. And he
dashed his horse into the fastest run
she knew-a wild. sobbing figure In
the darkness.
"She's only got one shot more" he
said. He knew how many bullets her
pistol carried; and the danger-what-
ever it was-must be just at hand. Un-
derbrush cracked beneath him. And
then the horse drew up with jerk
that almost hurled him from the sad
die.
He lashed at her in vain. She was
not afraid in the darkness and the
rocks Of the trail, but some Terror in
the woods in front had in an instant
broken his control over her. She
reared, snorting; then danced in an
impotent circle. Meanwhile, precious
seconds were fleeing.
He understood now. The horse
stood still, shivering beneath him, but
would not advance step. The silence
deepened. Somewhere In the dark
ness before him a great cougar was
waiting by the trail, and Snowbird.
hoping for the moment that it had
given up the chase, was Fastening
through the shadows squarely into it's
ambush.
Whisperfoot crouched lower: and
again his long serpent of tall began
the little. vertical motion that always
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
|Cutcura SOapl
Clears the Skim
and Keeps itClear
New Alloy Promises Much.
Soap 25e, Oh.ns.t Is end soe, Talegm 2se.

A metal lighter than any yet known
and as strong or stronger than steel
has for years been the dream Of many.
and every now and then runners are
circulated to the effect that at last 1t
has been discovered. The latest re-
port relates to a new magnesium al
10y said to have been discovered by
q metal company In Montreal. The
new alloy, 1t Is stated. is only two
thirds the weight Of aluminium. and
is 'as strong as Steel" 1t is said to
be especially suitable for pistons and
connecting rods of aero and motor car
engines, where strength and lightness
are desirable.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
Correct Way to Receive BURGLAR.

The old plan Of offering a burglar
cigarette and asking him to take
chair while you telephone to the po-
lice is not now so successful as In the
past. The best plan Is to tackle the
fellow right away. For this purpose
you should step behind him, take hold
Of his coat and force it over his face.
Then tie his left arm to his right leg
across the back. Properly carried out,
this method rarely fails.-London
Punch.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

one suher1ng as !
did. I had pain
In my side and
could scarcely eat
nythin 6. My
back hurt all the
time and I was
very nervous. No
medicine did me
any good until !
took DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Ii
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

Favorite Prescription. together with
the Pleasant Pellets. After taking
four bottles of each I could be up all
day."-MRS. SARAH R. TERRY.
All druggists, or send 10c to DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel In Buffalo,
N. Y, for a trial package Of any Of
his remedies.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied In NostriIs Opens
Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-nO waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and You
can breathe freely. No more hawking.
snuffling, blowing, headache, dryness.
No struggling for breath at night;
your cold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
q little Of this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage OF
the head, socthes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuned-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
The Astrolooer In China.

From the earliest times astrology
has been one Of the arts surrounded
by mystery. But In China it is a
very perilous profession. When a So
called prophet predicts an event which
does not occur, he loses his head.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
WOMEN! USE "DlAM0ND DYES"
DYE Old skirts, Dresses, Waists,
Coats, Stockings, Draperies-
Everything.

Each package Of diamond Dyes"
contains easy directions for dyeing any
article of wool. silk, cotton. linen, or
mixed goods. Beware! Poor dye
streaks, spots, fades, and ruins mate
rial by giving it "dyed-look-" Buy
Diamond Dyes" only. Druggist has
Color Card.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
The Brute.

She-Do you remember, dear. how
before We were married you used to
tell me was worth my weight In
gold?
He-Yes; and do you remember
how terribly skinny you were in those
daysHBoston Transcript
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

When q young man feels that he
doesn't want another fellow making
goo-goo eyes at his best girl-that Is
love.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

The average man is dissatisfied
either with what he has or what he
hasn't.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
Side and Back Hurt

Jordan Mines, Val am making
this statement for the benefit of any
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

Many man has risked acquiring Q
wife in order to acquire sister.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea. It is
composed wholly of simple, health-giving
herbs.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

Good resolutions may be CLASSIFIED
as self-binders.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

W. N. u, BALTIMORE. NO. 11-1o21
The McCarthy weekly news., 1921-10-01
WE NEED LEGITIMATE BOOSTING NOT EXAGG
 FRATION

Mccarthy being, as it is. the junction between the steel and the trail, has more opportunity of seeing travellers to and from the creeks than any other place
 Sometimes cheechakO StrOllS through. perhaps on prospecting bent, though pro>pectOrs just now are lew and far bet veen, or looking for job, realizing that a sure one for the season at $500 a day and beard, even though a ten honr day, is infinitely bet ter than the same wages outside especially when jobs are doubt ful.
 Occasionally we see motion picture man taking his appar- atus over to the creeks to repro duce the big hydraulic plants for the benefit of those who have never travelled this far
 It frequently happens that these people see a cleanup for the first time and are greatly impressed thereat, naturally they will remember all they have seen and go on their way telling of the wonderful resources of the country, the big nugget seen and then some.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1921-10-01
THE MCCARTHY WEEKLY NEWS

Entered aS second class matter. Septem Der l1th, 1918 at the | Fost Office, at Mccarthy. Alaska. under the Act of March 3. 1879.
 Subscription Rates
 Single Copies g Three Months .25 Six Months , 50 One Year , .OO
 Payable In Advance c. F. M. COLE. Manager NJ. M. COLE Editor Saturday Oct. 1st. 1921.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1921-10-01

There are wonderful resources in this country. if we were not positive of it we would not be here, but unfortunately some people have a bad habit of great ly exaggerating what they see, especially if it's gold in a pan.
 Recently, one of these cheecha KOS paid a visit to the creeks, saw some gold in a prOSpectino pan, and, returning to the coast reported that a certain prOSDeC- tor had struck ground which ran $2O.0O to the wheelbarrow.
 CrO old and experienced pros pectOrs, GhiS is to laugh arG make glad, for if there were any ground handy which ran S2". .OC to the whnelbarrow, there WOnld soon be big stampede, such as' all pioneers long to see again.
 This has been proved to be a gross eXa0TnrhtiO1 IS Drivatp a letters to residents of Mccarthy from the claim owner. State that panS hrve not gone higher than thirty cents and never less than two cents, aud he further states that the ground would not rav to work except by hydraulic methods. so that he plans install ling a hydraulic plant next sea son, if possible, as it would bn . good money getter.
 Exaggerated reports on min, ing in mining country do not tend to encourage the mining industry.
 Those who are temporarily in. fluenCed to prospect will throw up their hands, if they do not get these amazing results, and the prospective buyer will get so diSguSted that even though ad jacent claims should turn out to be Bonanzas afterw ards. they will all he classified as wild cats which all gives the country a black eye, deters legitimate min ing deals and holds Alaska back just at the time when she needs all the legitimate boosting that every one can give her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
Shots Are Fired Into
Bedroom Of Woman
klan Leader
WAS WAITING ON
SICK DAUGHTER
Mrs. Tyler Is Head Of
Woman's Section Ku
Klu Xklan.
Associated Press

ATLANTA, Oct. i2,-County off
GERS are today investigating what
they characterized as an evident at
tempt last night To assassinate Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyler, head of the woman's
department of the Ku klux Khan.
Five shots were fired into a bed.
room window at her home, Mrs. Ty-
ler reported to the police, The bullets
whiz2iug over her head while she
leaned over the bed of her daughter
who was i'll. The bullets were found
imbedded in the walls Of the room.
NO RELATION WITH BODY
WASHINGTON, Oct. I2.--~paul s.
Ethredge who designated himself as
the supreme attorney for the Klan,
declared that Mrs, Elizabeth Tyler
OF Atlanta, had no relation with the
imperial body and according to his
information, was with the propagat-
ing department. Ethredge denied the
published reports that several teach.
ers in Atlanta were defeated for re-
election by the school board "be-
cause they were Catholics,n and as
serted that there were no Klansmen
on the board, Simmons is expected
to testify late today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
HAS COMPLETED
ARGENTINE ANT
Survey Of GreenwOod--Made BY As.
sistant Entomologist Smith OF
State Plant Board.

Mr. M. r. Smith, Assistant Ento.
mologist Of the State Plant Board,
has just completed a survey Of the
Argentine Ant situation In Green
wood. 1t shows 98 blocks north of
the Southern Railway infested, and
some parts Of the city south of the
Southern. This pest under natural
conditions extends its range an aver
age Of 400 feet in every direction in
the course Of a year. This is independ-
ent Of distribution by various other
means, such as retail deliveries of
food, etc. The estimate for handling
the present situation is as follows:
16 thousand cans at thirty dollars
a thousand, $4,000;
500 gallons Of syrup at 65 cents
a gallon, $3S5.00;
100 pounds Of sponges at so cents
a pound, $4,000;
500 work hours at IL l-2 cents an
hour, $7b,00;
10 pounds of nails at 1-2 cents a
pound, $4.55;
Lumber for ladder and brackets,
$3.50;
Express on 18 crates Of cans, and
freight on II barrels of syrup, $100.-
90;
Total, s110s.Ob,
The question Of campaign for
the determination of these ants is
not one Of choice. 1t has to come
sooner or later, No other method
than concerted action combined with
competent and intelligent methods
have ever succeeded. The fight right
now will, 1t is estimated, cost less
than half what it will if delayed until
absolutely forced, and that time is
not far distant, Over dozen cities
and towns Of this State have recent
ly been compelled to take this step.
In Aberdeen the infestation was so
bad that it's campaign cost more than
that estimated for Greenwood.
All the civic bodies In the city are
going to be asked Immediately to
take concerted action I'M the matter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
THE METEORIC
CAREER OF THE
Young Archbishop OF Baltimore Who
Will Ascend The Throne Graced
BY Gibbons.


TAMPA, Fla, Oct. 12,-Ten years
a priest, all of them in Florida, and
seven years the bishop of this dio-
cese preceded by four years in the
Propaganda University at Rome,
comprise the meteoric career of the
young Archbishop of Baltimore, who
will ascend the throne long graced
by the great Gibbons, on November
30. Today Archbishop Curley will
celebrate his 42nd birthday.
Michael Joseph Curley was born in
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland,
October 12, 1879, one of ten children
and happy boyhood included among
his playmates the celebrated tenor
John Mccormack. Devoted to his am
bition to become a churchman--first
determined upon, he says at the age
of ten--the new archbishop's career
may be said to have begun at six
teen when he rode for the first time
on a train, his first trip away from
home carrying him to Limerick to
the College Of Mungret in 1895. From
then on his rise has been steady.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
EXTRA CONDITION
REPORT WANTED
Senator Harris, Democrat, OF Geor-
gia, Makes Request OF The De-
partment OF Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Senator
Harris, Democrat, Georgia requested
the Department Of Agriculture to is
sue statement of the estimate Of
cotton conditions at the same time
The census bureau makes public on
Oct. 18 the next ginners' report show
ing the number Of bales Of cotton
ginned in the new crop. The condi-
ton report issued Oct. / was the last
scheduled for the year.
Director Steuart Of the census bu-
reau is expected to recommend to the
secretary of the Department Of Agri-
culture that an accompanying state
ment be issued, according to informa-
ton given to Senator Harris, and it
is very likely, said the Georgia Sem
ator that the Department of Agrieul-
ture will make some kind of state
ment, the scope Of which has not been
agreed upon.
Senator Harris said he made the
request because, IL the next ginners'
report shows a large comparative
amount Of cotton ginned without an
additional report estimating the pro-
portion Of the total crop ginned to
that date, 1t might result in an or
ganized effort of "bearish" specula-
tive interests to depress the price Of
cotton.
The Department Of Agriculture and
census bureau have not announced
what plans they have agreed upon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
TO RAISE FUNDS
OLDLADIES HOME
Plans For Statewide Home Week,
Beginning Nov. 7th, Are Now
Taking Definite Shape.

JACKSON, Miss, Oct. l2.--Plans
are taking definite shape for state
wide Old Ladies' Home week, begin
ming Nov. 7 and lasting through the
twelfth, and Mrs. Archie Gordin Of
this city, president of the Associa
ton has sent urgent letters asking
that every city, town and community
in the state contribute generously to
the cause. The letter suggests max
ing use Of the meetings Of all organ
izations as media Of spreading the
need of the association Of $4,000 to
pay for the annex to the home In this
city which will include accommoda-
tions for 40 Of the $50 applicants for
admission. While adding these rooms
the contractor will install a new heat
ing system throughout the building,
the expense Of which is included In
the total.
Though one Of the worthiest Of the
charitable activities Of the state, this
organization has not, like many 9th
ers, an endowment fund for it's main
tenance, or definite source Of main
tenance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
Fall Term Circuit
Court At WinOna

WINONA, Miss, Oct. 1.-THE fall
term of the Circuit Court was con-
vened yesterday morning by Judge
Lamb After empauelling the Grand
Jury and selecting J. B. Herring as
foreman, Judge Lamb spent an hour
impressing the body with their duties
as citizens and officials. He empha-
sized that citizenship had the kind
of law enforcement that it desires.
That the laws Of our land are based
on the ten commandments, and taking
up each commandment he forcibly
showed how our laws apply to each
one. Tuesday morning the Grimm
al docket was taken up. District At
torney David f. Crawley was pre-
sent to look after the States interest,
The Spring term of the Court was
and the present session
is confronted with a heavy docket Of
Civil and Criminal Cases. :
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-10-12
Funds Are Provided
For Prisoners Wife

Mrs. B. T. Bellflower, with her two
small children aged three and one and
a half years came to Greenwood a
week ago with the intention Of stay
ing here with her husband, B. T. Bell
flower who is confined in the Coun-
ty jail, he having been arrested and
convicted Of forging checks in this
city. She came here without funds
and has been at the Jail since her ar
rival.
The Baptist people of Greenwood
heard Of her predicament, and as she
claimed to belong to their denomin-
alton, they furnished funds for her
to return to her people; however she
came here with the intention Of re-
naming and after receiving the funds
made call on the charitable organi-
cations here asking that they furnish
her room and board, but feeling that
the place for her was with her peo-
pie and also feeling that charity
should begin at home they advised
her 10 go on, SO she left this city
this morning.