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thiniy touched with pain 30
ne looked UP. with a calm eye. ~
the car numbered past him imps-
riously. showering his side-path
with its scattering of muddy
water. AZ he did. 90 he caught
sight Of q woman's face through
the misty side-windows.
II was a thin face. q milky.
white face with wide-set eyes and
full lips slightly touched. with re-
volt.
And he knew II was Torrisu.
She. was seated beside q small
and narrow-shouldered man who
looked colorless and fragile in the
dark otter-trimmed greatcoat In
which he was swathed. q man
who appeared Ill and fretful and
impatient Of the delay which had
befallen what must have been q
holiday tour across the outland-
er's peninsula
Yet he refused to turn and look
after that mud-spattered automo-
bile. He went on to the black
smith shop. where he waited
until his broken link was repair.
ed. But quite often. during the
next few weeks, he thought Of
that milky-white face with the
shadowy eyes, SO neetingiy
giimpsed through fog-coversd
celluloid. softened and etherealized
by tho misted transparency.
Then. a. June slipped away and
the summer grew older. he
thought of It less and less. His
work on the land kept him very
busy.
And IN the months wore on hs
learned to think less often Of the
past.
THE END. -.-
Copyright. 1890. by Arthur strinssr.)
published by arrangement with In
ternationai Feature service. Ino.)
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Widely Known Lecturer and Author
and a National Authority on
Juvenile Problems.

a FAMILY of modest means
a are sending their seventeen
year-old daughter to a col.
leee 500 miles distant, although
there is a school OF equal stand
ing at the edge Of the home city.
"And why Is that?" ! asked the
father. ITO break up old habits
and to start the girl to thinking
for herself" was the interesting
reply.
The idea is right, and 1t should
be passed on as an admonition to
all parents of high school gradu-
stes. To break old habits-that
n a big incident in the life Of
an ordinary young woman. Hero
was a good girl who had grown
up in an environment which held
her in its grip.
The same set of friends, the
same kind of social affairs, the
same things always expected Of
her-same, same, same-the stale
ness of the good old home place
holds many a bright girl back.
Nobody expects her to be any
thing but her same young self.
Now, send this seventeen-year-
old away Beyond the sight or call
81 a single familiar person. and.
presto! She is a new creature.
before entering the strange coll
lego environment your happy
young daughter perhaps has the
FIRST thrill OF her life in the
thou ht of presenting q new self
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BY Arthur Stringer.

BY Arthur Stringer.
WeIl-Known Author and Novelist
Z Of Country-Wide Reputation.
THE girl with the bobbed hair
seemed unable to understand
him. Yet more pointed in
spection Of his figure assured her
he was something more than a
building inspector or mere street
beggar. a.:
-I'm afraid I'm interrupting
you," the stranger was saying.
.But the truth -of the matter is,
this room was once-I mean that
Ilmyself lived here once, and"
THAT must have been some time
ego" interrupted the girl with the
bobbed hair, almost skeptically.
5And her visitor remembered
that. as time was reckoned in her
Oily of unrest and change, 1t was
asvery long time ago.
Between the two big windows
where his Sentinel Wolf had
once stood, was pinned an array OF
girls heads in sepia. all amazing
~ alike. an amazingly doll-like in
their dehumanizing prettiness.
Some Of them, he remembered, he
had seen on magazine covers, but
he gave them little time or
thought, for they were not to be
rcckoned among the links which
were leading him back to the past.
Yet many other trivial details
Of the room, as the rain con-
tinued to beat on roof and sky
light. with an immeasurably sor-
rowful mind. he drank in hun
Erily and with an increasing look
Of, abstraction in his eyes. For
It seemed a, very long time ago.
now, since this was his home.
sAnd as he continued to stand
there, communing with his memo
ries, confronting the days Of his
dead past, the youth with the
aperted face reached up to the
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why Stay Fat?
You Can Reduce

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And He Sees TOrrie.

But for one brief moment a. he
looked away over tho wet or
chardlands. fragrant and odorous
and 90 full Of promise. he wrung
q sudden consolation from that
Same humble nearness to earth.
It brought him courage. even
though It remained a courage
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This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the birth, in 1872 of
Charles Dickens, whose novels won him enduring
fame and did much to correct many fragrant abuses
prevalent in his day. David Copperfeld his best
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ance of the inevitable and with
the reaffirmed knowledge that the
dead who are dead have been duly
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HELP TO
sick WOMEN
Mrs. Baker, 80 much Benefited By
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetables Cen
pound, Anxious to Help Others

Lebanon, Indiana.-'T was com
pletely run down from women's trou-
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The Story of An Ambitious Young
Sculptor Who Goes to New York to
Win His Fortune

committed to earth. Yet back at
Pine Brae he found the spring
opening UP big with promise and
much work on the land awaiting
him. Here. too. he found plenty
to take up his thoughts.
One showery day. early In June.
as he carried a broken chain to
the village blacksmith. he caught
sight Of a heavy motor car being
fooled laboriousiy along the wheel
rutted highway.
It was spattered with mud. fits
running gear was dripping. and
the transparencies in its side cur
tains were thinly misted with
moisture from the breaths OF tho
passengers inside. But II went on
its way. lumberingly and deter
aimed.
As It drew closer to storrow II
impressed him n something mi
gratory and exotic, as something
meant for magnificence and yet
plunged into unhappiness. It car
ried a sense Of remoteness. of pom
derous impotence. In its onward
moving wheels. 80 that tho man
with the chain. trudging along tho
wet side-path. was nettled with an
opposing sense of humbleness. Of
being sordidly close to the soil, q
mere husbandman with a peasant
Ula o,,flook on life.
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A Stirring Narrative of the Influence
of Love in the Lives of a Girl :
and Man

piano-top for a all.stringed in
strument known as a ukulele,
and sounded a not-insignificant
chord or two on its wires. The
woman in the smock also moved
half impatiently to one Of the
windows. against which the rain
was beating quietly and steadily.
Her visitors rough face, which
seemed to have lost its earlier
russell tone, colored slightly with
embarrassment. He murmured
something about being very
sorry, and also being grateful.
and turned and walked slowly
toward the door.
Feeling Old.
He turned away and went slow.
ly down the familiar worn treads
of the stairs, feeling old and neu-
trail. with abstraction in his eyes
and a dull ache In his heart. He
stepped out into the gray light
Of the late afternoon weighed
down by a vague regret for his
wasted life. He wondered II 1t
might have been different If only
he had awakened earlier to his
power of directing 1t differently.
He even wondered If he would
have been happier had things
been otherwise ordained and
ordered, or If his was merely the
heritage of all human life. carry
ing at its core its guarded knowl-
edge Of failure. its hidden shadow
of defeat. which men so vainly
and yet so vigorously seek to dis
guise even from themselves.
So stabilized and at the same
time so disturbed was he in spirit
that he decided not to look up the
old friends he had been counting
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1t was the peace, he felt, the
plaintively final peace which
comes with life's belated accept
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It to others, as am sure It will be .
great help TO all sick women. Il 10 .
wonderful medicine, and give you
permission to use my testimonial and
my photograph: Mrs: EMMA
BAKER, 80 S. East St, Lebanon.
Indiana.
These letters recommending Lydia
z. Pinkhem's Vegetable Compound
ought to convince women Of the great
worth of this medicine in the treat
ment of ailments to which they are
often subject.
Mrs. Baker calls II ga wonderful
medicine" If you are su ffering
from troubles women often have, or
feel all run down, without any ambi-
ton or energy for your regular work,
take Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. It is natural restorative
and should help you. -
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TheiSun,mer Palace of the Sun

VOU can look at it now, but not next June, when
the sun will be occupying it. It is spot in the
midst of the Milky Way, and it crosses the meridian
about 9 o'clock . It is the Summer Solst1ce.
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RemUNpM0sg
lGMASxuky3a1s

Black and White Beauty Bleach
has many uses-will remove tan,
freckles, dark discolorations, pre-.
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mako the skin soft and smooth.
Your druggist can supply you
Black and White Beauty Bleach,
800 the jari Black and White Soap.
which should be used in connec.
ton with Beauty Bleach ESQ the
write Dept. r, Plough, Mem.
phis, Tenn, for o copy Of your
Birthday Readings and leaflet tell
lng all about Black and White
beauty preparations.
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Know That

Domestic articles which have the
appearance of polished steel and
vet need no cleaning are being
made by a new Sheffield process.
Bohemia proposes to coin a
small currency of glass. The new
coins will be much cheaper to
manufacture than the present
metal currency.
The height of horse Is spoken
OF as being 80 many -'hands"-a
hand measuring four inches. The
height is measured from the top
Of the shoulder to the ground.
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'bles and stomach
trouble and for Q
long time was
hardly able to do
my work. ! had
some friends who
had taken Lydia
E. Pink ha M
Vegetable Com
pound, and they
told me about 1t.
i KIN ow what Il
has done for me
and I recommend
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-23
MONDAY & TUESDAY

BROADWAY ROSE" starring
MAE MURRAY. The drama of a
dancer who knew the most dangerous
streets in the world better than her
own heart. This Metro photoplay com
bines all points OF appeal-the gorg
eous gowns, stupendous sets, alb
sorbing love story, and clever dancing
which have made Mae Murrays pre-
yious pictures, such great hits. As a
Broadway dancer who sacrifices her
career for love, only to find her lover
tickle and shallow, Miss Murray Gre
ates a charmingly sympathetic char
acterization. The lavishness of the
production, the gorgeousness of the
costumes and the thrill of the drama
in the drama stamp Broadway Rose"
as the most startling production in
which Robert Z. Leonard has present.
ed and directed the brilliant screen
actress.
St John COMEDY.
FOX NEWS and MOVIE CHATS
ADMISSION 10c and &c.
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MR.. AND MRS. DICKEY
ENTERTAIN

Mr. and Mrs. Lon Dickcy entertain
ed at an elaborate midday dinner on
Wednesday the 22nd, in honor of the
Seventy-fifth birthday OF Grandma
Boyd, the mother OF the hostess.
The following guests were present:
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dickey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Garwood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank James. Mr. Cleon Howell. Miss
Ethel Boyd. Thomas and Warren
Dickey, Evelyn and Charles Garv.ood.
Louise James and Marcia Dickey. At
this time Mrs. Boyd has livin~, seven
children. twenty Grand children. and
six great grand chilrden.
\ lack Homer pie was arranged at
the plate Of the honor guest, and when
opened was found &c contain gifts from
various members OF her family.
Grandma" Boyd's greatest inter
est at the present time centc-s in
priscilla of the Wiregrass" the con-
tinued story in the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. by Stewart F Gelders and War
rem Preston Ward. Il can hard'-
wait for next Sundays paper" SIC
said on her birthday. "toc see il
they get to old Aunt Rhoda Har
! graves, who lived on Seventeen creek
! IN the eastern portion of Coffee cour-
~. somewhere near Waresboro"
. As Marcilla Babcock Smith. Mrs
i Bovd was left an orphan a: a very
early age and was reared by wild
owed aunt. Mrs. Narcissa Friar. III
| Coffee County near the .Ocn'"'"re
River. Being the Youngest OF i"-t>e
| family who soon became scattered tc
the four winds, and her aunt being
very busy with her thirty-odd slaves
and their Young children, she paid
| little attention to the genealogy o.
her family. but she remembers her
visits to the home of Aunt Rhoda'
Hargraves with the greatest pleasure
her handsome county home, the beau
tiful woods and wild flowers. and her
pleasant and interesting family
Uncle Abe" HarPraves was The
man of the family, and Mrs. BOYD re.
members that one OF the sons wa
sent to New England to bring bach
legacv left by some relative who
had died She remembers relics o
the Revolutionary War in the Har
pravee home. and that when "Uncl'
Ahc" d;ed tho family had one hundred
shots fi-cd ove- his grave. One n
his dauoh'ere she Save was the moth
or of Mr. p. I. Hilia-i who forner1,
i''.crI =, Fi'7nerald and uos the moth
! "r ~ the free Mrs. II Wid"man
o. Wee Central Avrnre.
Mrs. Rovd rcrrets that ehc lid nj
enc'--e n'o-o information from hnr
aged relatives concerning tn earl'
SETTLERS NJ he wircrraes country. anr
I -,1ooc,,rn ft1t IIn,,
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LOUISE WILLIAMS is
SIX YEARS OLD

Mrs. Wiley Williams has invited
s. OF her little daughters friends to
celebrate her sixth birthday anniver-
sary with her at o'clock on Friday
afternoon. \ color scheme Of pink
and yellow is planned for decoration
and refreshments
Mrs Williams will be assisted in
entertaining the merry little crowd by
Mrs. w. /. Hammock who is her
house guest and by Misses Laura
Whitley and Atavis Paulk. Those in
vited are: Willie Fletcher, Mildred
Fletcher, Elsie Player, Eleanor Play
CT. Carolyn Stillwel, Beulah Coates,
Mary Ruth Stephens, Clara Lovett,
Frances Milton, Sara Ann Pryor,
Harriet Rogers, Evelyn Garwood, Al
lice Coates, Vivian tombstone, Mary
Catherine Bryan. Naomi Spell, Gus
sic Dixon, Merle Russell, Lois Dor
miney, Martha jenkins, Charlotte
Jenkins, Baby Ruth Jay, George VIII
liamS, Charles Garwood, Bill Coa,cs,
Jack Register, Charles Milton, Willis
Paulk, Wright Paulk, Forrest Farmer.
Jr, Malcolm McGoo2an, Charles Mil
ION g. {. Player and Joe Robinson.
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MUSIC STUDY CLUB

The Music Club met on last Thurs
day at the library at 4 P. NJ. The
membership is now twenty-five and
almost all were present at this first
program meeting. Miss Biles is the
president and Miss Godbee is the
secretary. Mrs. U. J. Bennett gave
an Introductory paper on American
music and each performer on the
program gave points about the COM
poser and his works.
Negro music was the particular
theme and a feature was the presence
and the splendid singing of Ida Kirk
lands large chorus OF negro boys and
girls about s. in number. Their selec-
tons and manner OF singing was typ
ical. The "Spirituals", Come Out OF
the Wilderness IT'S the Old Ship
OF Zion,' Listen to the Lambs. and
Swing Low Sweet Chariot, and the
pathetic ballad LII Gal" were sung
with richness of melody and harm
ony seldom heard with others than
negro children at that age Club mem
were highly pleased with their sing
ing and Mrs. Bennett expressed the
sentiments of the club as a whole in
urging these young people to no d
and cherish the old style singing and
pass it on to the next generation as
it is valuable as class OF music dis
tinct from every other and full OF
meaning, and the white people prize
IT as being real folk songs which
with that of the Indians is all that
America can claim.
Piano numbers OF particular nitric
acy OF harmony were skillfully render
ed by Mrs. J. B. Norman and Miss
Biles which weer OF negro compost
ton or OF theme suggestive of that
race.
The ballads Sweet Mary" and
Jean, My Jean. were swcetly sang
by Mrs. Frank Ward and Mrs. Carl
Fellars and the world favorite "Su-
vance River" was sung with splendid
effect by Mrs. Shannonhouse after
giving an impressive account OF its
origin. and the description OF the
scenes suggested
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NOVEMBER U. D. c.
MEETING

Mrs. X. Z. Lee and Mrs. r. H. Nc
Kay united in entertaining the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy at the home
of Mrs Lee Friday afternoon, Mrs.
G. R. Womble presiding.
! After several business matters were
dispensed with, the chapter heard with
pleasure the report given by Mrs. Lee
| delegate to eDcatur. The Lady OF
the Red Geranum", Miss Rutherford,
is always a welcome and striking fig
ure at the Georgia L. d. c. Conven-
tons where this flower is always pro-
vided for her 10 wear. and her enthus-
lasm and brilliant intellect always con-
, tributes to the happenings OF these
gatherings
Mrs. Walter Lamar OF Macon. is
another striking personality at both
state and national conventions, and at
Decatur she was presented with CAV
Ell made OF crepe myrtle tree in the
Jefferson Davis yard in Mississippi.
It would be impossible to put in
writing the many interesting THINGS
mentioned by our delegate, but the
chapter was impressed with the growth
and prestige Of the u. D. c.. Per-
haps the most noted chapter in exist
ence is the General de Polnac chap
ter OF Paris, France, OF which the
Marquise de Courtivron is president;
and ll2 volumes have been placed III
the Sarbonne Library there by the
chapters, besides shelves in London
and Ottawa libraries In fact, there
are chapters and libraries almost thru
out the civilized world wherever
few daughters are gathered in the
name of the Confederacy."
The growing Importance OF the Stone
Mountain project claimed special at
tention, the plans being almost over
whelning in their magnificcnce
Owing to the iatcness of the hour
several good things were omitted from
the program. including Mrs. Harold
report which will be given by Mrs.
K. H. Mckay at the January meeting.
Mrs. Clayton Jaw directed the program
Mrs. Lon Dickey told in few
words OF Georgia's first Thanksgiving
feast at Augusta in 1855 and Mrs. Al
bert Fielding concluded the program
with a reading, When the Moon Rose
AS Miss Ianic Kirkland OF Atlanta.
Mrs. Fielding enjoyed unusual priv
leges for study in expression and
proved herself a reader of marked
ability.
A scN'ial hour followed the program
when tea was served from a beautiful
ly appointed table which had for its
centerpiece vase of exquisite white
chrysanthemums resting on a lace
cover. Chicken sandwiches. sailed
nuts, and ether dclicacies were served
a group Of intimate friends assisting
the hostess.
In her report Mrs Lee very hum
crously said that other chapters re-
ceived SO many nrizes and banners tina:
she felt like little child at Christ
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mas tree whose name was never call
I'd, SO upon her return she went out
after a certain banner and silver loving
cup by securing new members for our
chapter, the followig being reelected
to membership at this meeting.
Mesdames O. L. Bradshaw, Harvey
Mathis, J. {. Register, ]. H. Melon
aid, Dan Mckay, Arthur Day. Will
liam McLendon, Newton Mathis, Har
~ Forbes, {. J. Munnerlyn. James
Mathis, Roy Bragg, ], H. Whitsed,
Humbert Watson, Chester Strickland,
W. p. Coffee, ]. Nj. ] Luke, Harry
Vinson, Mark Mathis, Willis McDon-
aid, Prestley Kirkland, !. H. Dorm
iney, r. NJ. Pryor. Albert Fielding,
Earl Anthony, c. c. Parker, Joseph
Grcenawalt. A. J. Phares, Ida Dickey
Taylor, Molly Smith, Sam Hughes.
and Misses Ethlyn Russell and Hazel
Jelly.
This gives Ben Hill Chapter a to-
tai OF 81 members:
Mrs Lon Dickey, Reporter.
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DRAMATIC CLUB
To MEET

The Dramatic Club will meet at the
home of Mr.. G. A. Jolley, Saturday,
November 18th at O o'clock. Miss NJ; d.
den, Wylen .Jolley and Kitty jim
Wideman being joint hostesses.
The program will be:
Song-America, the Beautiful
Roll Call-giving name of fayorte
poet.
Business.
Piano solo-Catherine Clarke,
Mcdonald
Can You Imagine-Evelynn Owens.
Song-Myrtle Cannon, Kitty Jim
Wideman, Gussie Graham and lula
Turner.
Reading, What Joe Dislikes-Ioe
Jones'
kcading-liclen Claire Varnadoc.
Rad ng-Frances Denmark.
fantomine Game-by all.
Reading-Ernestine Seagrave.
EVELYN Owens, Reporter
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MISS ROBITZSCH
ENTERTAINC

Miss Jewell Robitzsch was hostess
FRIDAY evening to few of her friends
at her beautiful country home near
Ashton, The color scheme of yellow
and pink chrysanthemum were ar
tistlcally used in the living and din
ing rooms. Numerous games were
enjoyed in and out doors. Then an
hour OF conversation was enjoyed aft
or winch the guests were invited into
the dining room where delicious re
ireshments were served by the host
ess, Miss Juell Robitzsch and Miss
Josie Mae Gaffney.
The guests included Misses Marg-
rett Wright, Dimple Roberts, Olethia
Robitzsch, Josie Mae Gaffney.. and
Lucille Robitzsch and Messrs James
Horden, Buford Robitzsch, C. ]. Dill,
Wanzandt Barna and Lewis Harden.
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FLOYD EADS JR.
CELEBRATES

The fifth birthday of Junior Eads
was observed with a nice party to
which twenty OF his little friends were
invited from 3 to E P. NJ. The guests
being very small Mrs. Floyd Eads was
assisted in amusing them by her mo-
Their, Mrs. Beauchamp, Mrs. J. A. Jus
tice, Mrs. w. Ra:ne and Mrs. w. C.
Hankin Outdoor play was mostly en-
joyed and Refreshments were served
in picnic style as best adapted to such
tiny folks. Placed on each plate was
a little rubber ball as a favor, and the
little host received many nice tokens
OF the day.
The children present were Sarah
Ann Pryor, Mary Helen Woodl1am,
Charlotte Jenkins, Geraldine Hankin,
Dorothy Morrison, Ave Frey. tennis
White. Geraldine Myrick, Frances Ina
Beauchamp ard Annie Laurie Warren
also S. G. Pryor III, w. c. Hankin
r., Woodrow Dykes, Julian Bryce,
Thomas jenkins, Vernon Phillips,
Charles Mun1erlyn, Stephen Morrison.
Morris Gelders and Floyd Eads Jr.