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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10

shuddering at the pity OF 1t: we II
pass on to the next, If you don't mind"
"Curiosity comes next" resumed the
girl obedientIy. "A woman is weak
until she knows everything. Then
comes a funny one that you won't I'M
derstand at all. It's called Because.
Because he had on a coat that re-
minded her of an old coat that a man
she had loved used to wear.
"My dear girl" protested Mr.. Ran
dolph.
81 said they weren't interesting"
she reminded him dispassionately, Her
eyes widened. "And now" she con-
tinued. Eve 90 up and up-.splte that
stabs its own heart; the lonely soul;
consuming fire, and, last and greatest
reason of all, just love-" Her eyes
glowed to some distant focus. IF all
myself, my honor, my past, and my
| future dissolve to the single drop OF a
present moment in the crystal cup OF
love, then let me give myself to a
lovers lips for, once drained, nothing
will be left upon which to hang the
badge of shame-nOthing remain in
all the world but the spirit and-and
the sacrifice"
Girl" said Mr.. Randolph, crushing
her to him as though he snatched her
back from just beyond his clasp,
"where is your mind wandering? What
have you been thinking? That / was
asking you TOTO give yourself to
me?"
Her eyes came suddenly to his face.
EYES," she said; II thought that"
He stared at her for long silent mo-
ment, his lips wavering nervously be.
tween pity and severity. A flush
swept over her face, and into her eyes
crept a look of fear. "You don't want
me-" she whispered; then, as he did
not speak: kiss me. l wish you to
kiss me-
There was something In her insist.
ence that clutched at his heart and
bent him forward. He drew her head
up slowly to meet his lips and kissed
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
"Slim Hervey," taxi.driver.
(TO BE CONTINUED
HAD REHEARSAL OF FUNERAL
Curious Notion Held by Spanish Mon.
arch Concerning Ceremony in
Which He Would Figure.

Charles V, king Of Spain and emperor
Of Germany In the Sixteenth century,
was a pious ruler. Toward the end Of
his life he conceived the curious idea
of rehearsing his own funeral, not be-
cause he wished to have the event 60
off without a hitch when the time
should come, but because he thought
the performance Of the ceremony
would rebound to the credit and we'll.
being Of his soul In the after.world.
His friends sought to dissuade him,
but, deeming it holy act. the ruler
went ahead with his preparations. A
catafalque was erected and the serv.
Ice performed. The high altar, the
catafalque. and the entire church
shone with wax lights; the friars were
all in their proper places and the
household of the emperor attended in
deep mourning. 1.-THE pious monarch
himself . was there, attired In sable
Weeds" according to the monkish his
torian, land bearing a taper, to see
himself inferred and to celebrate his
own obsequies." While the mass fol
the dead was sung. he came forward
and gave his taper to the officiating
priest as a symbol of his desire II
yield up his soul. Not only once, bu
| for many years, until he finally diet
| In 1868. Charles V performed THU
strange ceremony annually.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
By George Agnew Chamberlain
Copyright, The Bobbs. Merrill Company

promptly hit the mat in the hope of
catching up with Elysium. He slept:
he slept too deep for dreams, and was
beyond the reach Of the call Of any
motorhorn when Mr.. Milyuns' town
car tried to shoe him along at eight
thirty of bright morning.
Once more was Mr. Randolph
dragged BY main force to wakefulness.
"Good-m0rning, Thomas he re-
marked. as the old man up?"
"Hully gee! Mr.. Randolph! What
ave You been up to now"
"None Of yours, Thomas said Rob-
ert Hervey, in kindly but firm voice
"Get me a bit of paper and a pencil"
The chauffeur discovered the re-
quired articles in Mr.. Milyuns' car,
handed them over, and curiousiy
watched Mr.. Randolph write his note
to the effect that Miss 1mO.ene Pa
mela Thornton would receive her legal
representative at Mr.. RandOlph's
rooms in Fifty-ninth street between
nine and ten. 1t was added that the
said rooms, upon which rent had been
paid to the end Of the quarter, and all
they contained, including the man.
Tomlinson, were at the perpetual dis
position of the sai0 Miss I.
| snow, Thomas" said Mr.. Randolph
"you take this in to the old man him
self and tell him q chauffeur with ar
empty cab brought it. If you say an
other word I'll have you up at the
union for losing me my job, and IL
lick the stufings out Of you besides
Get me?'
"Sure thing, Mr.. Randolph" sale
Thomas. leave it to me to help yOl
make trouble whenever you feel likt
it. It's a slow world except for thu
likes of you"
As soon as the man had entered tn
house, Mr.. Randolph started his cal
and made for a point Of vantage il
the park, from which, in due course
he beheld the arrival of the lawyer a
Tifty-ninth street. He waited lont
enough to make sure that the Iega
gentleman had penetrated to Mis-
Thornton; then he threw up his fla;
and made for the garage.
He sought out the manager.
} Say" he plunged, pat O'Reill.
. lost his job to me last night shOotin,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
A RICH FIELD.

Synopsis - Robert Hervey Ran
dolph, young New York man-about-
town, leav s the home Of his sweet
heart, Madge Van Teller, cha-
grined because Of her refusal OF his
proposal of marriage. His income.
$4,000 a year, which he must sur
render If a certain Miss lmogen
Pamela Thornton (whOm he has
seen only as a small girl ten years
before) is found, is not considered
by the girl of his heart adequate
to modern needs. In a don't care
mood Randolph enters a taxi, I'M
seen by the driver. and is driven
to the stage door Of theater. "A
man he knows, Duke Beamer, In
duces a girl to enter the cab.
Beamer, attempting to follow, Is
pushed back by Randolp,, and the
cab moves on. His new acqualnt-
ance tells Randolph she is a cho-
rus girl, and has lost her position.
She is n distress, even hungry, and
he takes her to his apartment.
There. after lunch, a chance re-
mark convinces him the girl Is the
missing Pamela Thornton. He does
not tell her of her good fortune,
out secures her promise to stay in
the fiat unit! the morning and
leaves her.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10

her as lightly, as impersonally as
brother ever saluted sister, but far
more fearfully. Immediately her body
went limp in. his arms, turned to a
dead weight Of uninspired flesh.
1T is true" she murmured, des-
perately. "You don't really want me
and I can never love you now" c
Randolph awoke to that still cry.
He shook her. seized her head in both
his hands. and forced her eyes to meet
the blaze in his.
"You generous, careless, adorable
little fool" he growled. "Why, you're
the most desirable and precious bundle
of lovable charm that robber man
ever trembled to hold In sacrilegious
arms"
She stared at him amazed.
"Why don't you kiss the way you
talk?" she demanded.
Because there's no reason for your
desperate barter, my dear Imogene
Pamela Thornton"
In one 1.-THE motion she was out of
his arms. on her feet, back to the fire,
head upthrown.
SLOW dare you-how dare you call
me by that name?" She was trans
formed; her eyes flashed with such a
light as made the blaze In his own a
paltry thing. do you think she would
lie in your arms?' She asked, gulping
out the words. "Vivienne Vivierre"-
her lips curled in distaste at the name
-"ah, yes; poor despairing thing! But
Pamela Thornton! Oh who are
your Why did your" She dropped
her face in her hands and sobbed as
though her heart had broken.
Randolph did not leap to comfort
her this time; he did not even watch
her. With his eyes on the edges OF
fire that peeped from between and
round her ankles, he began to talk.
II knew you; / knew Sport; l knew
Maggie. Just once met you all, and
i I've never forgotten. l couldn't" He
smiled crookedly. "You and sat down
50 hard together and you cried out
My, what bumpp and laughed and
laughed just like tonight. back thert
at the stage-door Of the Crocodile"
/ Pamela stopped crying.
$50 you were that awfully mic,
i boy" she said, disclosing tear-stainet
Il cheeks and looking him over as though
she were lnventorying long list 0,
d points Of deterioration.
Robert Herey Randolph, SIX Zee
I'm, freckled.nosed, open-faced, blue
Ued and broad houldered looked 4
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
CURE FOR EGG.EATING HABIT
Owner Should Make Good Use Of Ak
on Hen That Has Acquired De.
PRAYED Appetite.

The hen that eats her own eggs and
hose of other hens has formed a habit
that cannot be broken. Cut off her
head with an Ak. A depraved appe-
lite may be acquired by seeing some.
other hen eat an egg, as one hog learns
from another to eat chickens. A lack
Of food or of grit, especially of meat
scrap, may be contributing factor.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
PAMELA THORNTON.

Synopsis. - Robert Hervey Ran
dolph, young New York man'about-
town, leaves the home Of his sweet
heart, Madge Van Teller. cha
grined because OF her refusal OF his
proposal of marriage. His income,
$4,000 a year, which he must sur
render II a certain Miss lmogen
Pamela Thornton (whom he has
seen only as a small girl ten years
before Is found, Is not considered
by the girl of his heart adequate
TO modern needs. In don't care
mood Randolph enters taxi. un-
seen by the driver, and Is driven
to the stage door of theater. "A
man he knows. Duke Beamer, In
duces girl to enter the cab.
Beamer, attempting to follow, Is
pushed back by Randolph and the
cab moves on. His new acquaint-
ance tells Randolph she Is q cho-
rus grl, and has lost her position.
She is In distress, even hungry, and
he takes her to his apartment.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
PART H..
Flesh, Spirit and the Yelled God.

Flesh, Spirit and the Yelled God.
Mr.. Randolph spent the day getting
acquainted and proved himself a good
mixer BY telling a few stories that
had not yet sifted down from Club
land and by standing a few drinks he
soon found himself made free of all
the technical information he Aeeded
and some more that was so ultra-tech.
nical that it could beat the brains that
invented the delicate mechanism Of
the taximeter. He also established
part ownership in comfortable room
in a house very much on the wrong or
west side of Broadway, in fact within
smelling an. almost splitting distance
of the North river q
While he was still In funds he
bought himself wooden khaki over
coat with one Of those enormous col.
lars which look like an inverted
bucket when they are up and surpass
In efficiency the traditional black mask
| so beloved by illustrators of the week
" press. He also had a speaking slot
cut in the glass of the cab window
Just behind his best ear and subse-
quently removed and lost the slide
that had been fitted over it with con.
siderable Skill and trouble.
During the next few nights he pro-
ceeded to have the time Of his life; SO
much so that he was constantly over.
whelmed with wonder at his stupidity
In not having become taxi-driver
years before! It should be remem.
bered that Mr.. Randolph was Of New
York Yorky;; he knew everybody cas-.
ually, from Mr.. Milyuns and his
daughter, Eileen, down to the latest
| addition to the pitiful ranks Of the
| midinette. More than that, SO broad
was his acquaintanceship that as q
sporting gent he had once or twice
been tipped of as to the where and
when Of proposed gun-play.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
USE OF WHITEWASH FAVORED
LIQUID Is Great Germicide and When
Germs and insects Are Hit Their
Course Is Ended.

Whltewash can scarcely he used too
frequently in a henhouse, especially IL
the house is an old one, or has been
made, from odd lumber. 1t is great
germicide and when germs and poul-
try lice are buried under It their
course is finished.
Whitewash has the further value Of
filling up the unsightly places, and a
rough board holds more Of 1t than a
smooth one. Some men whitewash
their poultry houses only once a year
some twice a year; but the man who
gives monthly application is taking
one of the surest ways Of protecting
his flock against lice and disease.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
E)O(L>IM
~ Y -
CAUSE HENS TO LAY BE77EK
Matter Of Feeding During Colo "e"s
er Entails Use Of Large Amount
of Common Sense.

Prepared by the United States Dep'''
ment of Agricultural i.
On the feeding of the flock depehu
o a large extent not only the sehelal
health of the birds, but also IN
economy which promotes success ~
is subject, however, which should De
studied with large amount OF coln'
mon sense, for there are no haro anu
fast rules which can be laid de"h AZ
applying to every case. The price u
feeds and the general environment
should be considered in determining
the. right rations, say poultry special
lists of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
For the largest profit good pro"
portion of the eggs should be secured
during the winter. If two extra eggs
A week can be obtained from each hen
good profit will be made, While II
the product is increased by only one
egg a week in winter, this one egg VILE
pay for all the feed the hen eats. 10
obtain this greater production not
only should the fowls be young ana
of a good laying breed, but the feeder
should have full knowledge OF the
proper feed and its preparation.
The nutriment in the feed Of laying
hens serves a twofold purpose-to re-
pair waste and furnish heat to the
body and to supply the egs-makine
materials. As only the surplus over
what is needed for the body is avail
able for egg production. the proper
feeds should be fed in sufficient guam
titles to induce this production.
In supplying feed to fowls there are
three kinds of constituents which
should be present in certain fairly
well-tixed proportions if the desiref
results are to be obtained most eco
nOmically. These constituents are
mineral, heterogeneous and carbona-
ceOus; all which are contained in corn,
wheat, oats and barley but not in the
right proportions to give the greatest
egg yield. In addition some animal
feed and green feed should be sup
piled.
In feeding poultry a valuable lesson
may be learned from nature. In spring
the production of eggs on the farm Is
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
TRAP NEST Is NOT POPULAR
Average Farmer or Farm Woman
Does Not Have Sufficient limo
to Give to contraptions.

Farmers and farm women, az a, ~.
are not taking very kindly toa j.
rap nest, the best method yet for spot
ing the laying hen, for the simple.
eason the average farmer or farm
woman does not find sufficient time.
0 give trap nests the attention they
sQuira
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10

an easy matter. Fowls at liberty to
roam find an abundance of green and
animal feed on their range, which wityJt
grain furnishes a perfect ration fe,a
laying hens. In addition to this thu
get plenty of exercise and fresh air.
So far as lies within his power, then,
the feeder should aim to make the
winter conditions springlike.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
PROPER SHELTER FOR SHEEP
Animals Do Not Require Expensive
Buildings but Must Have Protee.
ton in Wet Seasons.

Sheep do not require expensive
buildings but should have some pro-
lection from wet weather. A shed
open to the south with a well-dralned
yard is excellent quarters In which to
house sheep.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
Accounted For.

"These pampered animals are gen.
eraly ill-tempered." Don't blame
them; 1t is only natural for pets to be
pettish."
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craps. My clock read twenty-eight
dollars this morning; here's my Slip"
The manager glanced at the slip,
and took q long look at Mr.. Randolph.
you're on, kid he decided. stake
any shift you like. What's your
name?"
"Slim Hervey," said Mr.. Randolph
promptly.
zone of them earned Names" COM
mented the manager. "All right. Go
to It."
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10
Rank Shown by Hioh Heels.

When high heels were introduced In
Venice they were highly decorated.
The height Of the heels proclaimed .he
rank Of the men and women wearing
them.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10

Even when a fellow tells 4 girl he
would die for her 10 balks at hayinD
! hsr a the data
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-03-10

What q woman says gOes--when she
talks into q telephone receiver.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09

in Seattle, and was later at Petulana,
California, which is the greatest poul-
try center in the United States.
She also saw the Charles Weeks
Rlace, where on less than one acre, s.
600 chickens are raised. On this 600
acres, which is divided up into one
acre lots, all fitted out for chicken fan
ciers. already 100000 chickens have
been raised, and the interest in this
big development plan is increasing all
the time
What can be done in California
could be accomplished just as easily in
Escambia county" said Mrs, Forbes.
4There they fit out these one-acre lots
with house, chicken yards and even a
start in pure-bred chickens, so that on
the very day you buy your place and
move in, YOU may have fresh eggs for
breakfast. That is real intensive
chickep-raising
Mrs. Forbes has a large chicken
plant herself, not far from Albany
Ala, and also owns a large 285-acre
farm near Albany
On leaving Pensacola Mrs. Forbes
Will go to Columbia, Tenn, and Boze-
man, Ala, where she will render the
same assistance as at the Eseambia
county poultry show, which she con-
siders one Of the best shows at which
her services have been given.
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eyinced a favorable attitude on this
proposal but regarded the working out
Of a plan as difficult
American valuation as worked out
in the Fordney bin. Lippitt said
would afford an additional protection
of from five to six per cent but both
witnesses took the position that even
under this plan the rates were too
low.
Charles D. owen, of Providence
representing makers Of blankets and
blanket cloths. asked the committee for
Ia 80 per cent I'D varolem rate on blan-
kets and blanket goods made of cot
ton, while Ward Theron Of Boston.
asked for higher rates on piled fabrics
such as velvetines. He suggested 10
per cent advalorem in addition to the
80 Is per cent duty provided by the
Fordney bin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09
COTTON INDUSTRY
WANTS PROTECTION
Claim Cotton Schedule in Fordney
Tariff Bill Would Work Serious
Injury to Textile Industry.
(ey Lac AssoeIated Pressl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.-Serious in
Jury to the cotton textile industry in
New England would result from enact
ment of the cotton goods schedules in
the Fordney tariff bill, former Sent
tor Henry f. Lippitt of Providence. r.
T., declared today before the senate
finance committee. He described the
schedules as approved by the public
as the most Revolutionary" put for
ward under a protective policy since
the signing of the first tariff bin in
1864.
Both Mr.. Lippitt, who spoke for the
New England manufacturers, and Ar
thur II. Lowe, of Fitchburg, Mass,
who spoke for associations of cotton
goods manufacturers, north and south,
declared that the schedules failed to
take care of the fine, fancy figure
woven goods turned out in the New
England mills at a much higher cost
than the ordinary cotton goods.
These lines, built up largely dur
ing the war, face extinction, it was
contended by reason of the old and
firmly established industry in Europe.
Mr.. Lippitt brought for inspection of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09
TROOPS GUARDING
TENNESSEE JAIL
Precaution Against Possible Reeur-
renee of Mob Demonstration
Against Negro Suspects.
fRy The Associated Press)


DYERSBURG, Tenn, Dec. S.--State
troops stood guard at the county Jail
here tonight ais a precaution against
a possible recurrence of a mob DEM
onstration in which several hundred
men gathered outside the jail enclos-
ure last night and threatened to lynch
VIII Virgins and four other negroes
held in connection with the killing Of
r. T. Burkett, a Newbern, Tenn,
farmer.
While conditions outwardly were
calm tonight and officials expressed
the opinion that no further attempts
at mob violence would be made, de-
cision to retain the troops here was
reached when it was reported that
Virgins had made a statement to the
county officials in which he is alleged
to have admitted that he witnessed
the killing of Burkett and implicated
two of the men under arrest.
Virgins was taken to the scene Of
the killing today where he is said TO
have repeated his statement.
The troops, a detachment Of fifty
men from Memphis, were sent hare at
the request of Mayor Carr Of Dyers-
berg, who asked Governor Taylor for
aid when he learned that the mob was
forming last night. Appeal by the
sheriff and other officials to the crowd
not 10 attempt mob violence resulted
in the route Of the mob before the ar
rival of the troops.
Plans were made to arraign the
negroes tomorrow.
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the committeeman numerous samples
OF fancy goods which he displayed as
he talked.
Urging forty per cent protection
for these goods as against the present
average of % per cent, Mr.. Lippett
said:
Poker chips get a forty per cent
protection. 1 think the cotton industry
is equally entitled to that much pro-
lection"
Opposing any embargo on dyes, Mr..
Lippftt and Mr.. Lowe said they be-
lieved the dye industry should be cpro-
tected but at the same time provisions
should be made in the tariff bill to
cover the dyes in imported goods. since,
they said, the foreign manufacturers
obtain their dyes at lower price than
do the American manufacturers. Ma
jority members of the committee
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09
INSURANCE MAN
IS FOUND DEAD
on Advice of coroners' Jury Police Are
Holding TWO Men for Investigation.

WINSTON SALEM. n. c, Dec. S--Aft-
er an all day investigation the coroner 5
jury in the case of III. 3. Ashburn, super
intendent OF the local branch Of the Gate
City Insurance Company, who was found
dead in his office this morning with two
bullets through his head and one through
his neck. decided that Ashburn came to
his death as the result OF pistol shot
wounds caused by some unknown person
or persons. on the advice OF the jury
the police are holding in connection with
the affair ]. c. Brown and j. L. Thomp-
son. who have been employed by ASH
burn as agents. A warrant has been
issued for the arrest of another rhan.
whose name the police decline to divulge.
Thus far the killing of Ashburn seems
cloaked in mystery. Yesterday afternoon
he received a telegram bearing the sigma
ture of ]. F. Thompson. President of the
Gate City Insurance Company. saying
that he. (Thompson) would be in Winston
Salem last night and would meet Ash
burn al the latter's office on urgent busi-
ness. Today ]. F. Thompson denied that